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E . Employees assigned to a 3/12 - 4/12 Work Schedule who appear in court during their regularly scheduled workweek, and as a result do not receive adequate rest, will be allowed to flex their scheduled shift start time up to four hours, with the approval of the employee' s immediate supervisor and watch commander, or immediate supervisor and section commander. Alternatively, the employee may be allowed to use up to four hours from "Time Off Bank" or from compensatory time off at the beginning of their scheduled shift to ensure adequate rest . Section 15 . Creation of Compensation Time Bank. A. Any member of the Association who works overtime, or has accrued but unused holidays, can designate that he or she will contribute the value of such time to a bank for use by members of the Association for the purposes and subject to the restrictions provided herein. B. Any member of the Association may receive time off for the welfare of officers, community service and any lawful activity of the Association with pay drawn from the bank described in Subsection A of this Section, provided that said employee first gain approval for said use by the executive board of the Association in the manner specified by its rules as adopted from time to time, and subject to the approval or disapproval of the Chief of Police consistent with the operational needs of the Police Department . C. No withdrawal or use of such bank may be made by or on behalf of an employee ordered to take time off without pay for discipline imposed by the Chief of Police or his designee . Section 16 . Declaration of State of Emergency. Emergencies shall be governed by the provisions of Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 9-194 . Section 17 . Compensation of Voluntary Contract Overtime . Exclusive of other provisions of this Article, except Section 7 (No Effect on Other Benefits) supra, Police Officers and Police Sergeants who voluntarily agree to perform contract security services at games, parades, dances and similar public events shall be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times the employee' s regular rate of pay. The Chief of Police shall determine how many off-duty police officers should serve as security officers at each event . Police Officers and Sergeants represented by the Association shall be given first opportunity to volunteer for said off-duty assignments . If, after a reasonable period of time, an insufficient number of police officers have volunteered to work such assignments, the Chief of Police may offer the remaining "openings" to any person (s) he deems capable of performing the work at whatever straight-time 22