An emergency call-out crew for the Building Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department has been established to provide a guarantee that, in the event there is a problem, there will be qualified personnel available.

During the first week of January each year, all Construction & Maintenance Leadworkers, Construction & Maintenance Workers, Carpenter Leadworkers, and Carpenters in the Building Maintenance Division will be asked if they are interested in participating in the program. All employees who elect to participate (hereinafter referred to as "participants") in January, will be required to remain in the program for a one year period.

Assignment to the call-out crew will be rotated each payroll period among all participants. Participants will receive compensation as set forth under Article II, Section H.26.

Work hours for the Building Maintenance Division are Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants are required to be available for emergency calls and pages during all after-hour periods including, but not limited to, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Participants, who are scheduled to be on call, shall make themselves available to respond to emergency calls from the Police Department Dispatch Center, Public Service Guard, Verdugo Dispatch, and the Fire Department.

The participant who is paged will return the emergency page within fifteen (15) minutes of receiving the page and, if required, shall respond to the site of the emergency within forty-five (45) minutes of the page.

When a page is received and answered, each participant shall contact the Building Maintenance Supervisor for approval to respond to the emergency. If unable to contact the Building Maintenance Supervisor, the participant shall use their judgment to determine whether or not the situation warrants an emergency response. If the participant is uncertain, they shall contact the Fleet & Building Manager or the Assistant Public Works Director - Engineering/Field Services to determine if the situation warrants an emergency call-out. For this purpose, an emergency is defined as a situation which could cause hardship to the public or employees, damage to property, or injury to persons.