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7.2 Discipline will be in written form and shall be read and acknowledged by signature of the employee. The employee's signature is an acknowledgment of receipt of the discipline and does not constitute admission of guilt and does not prevent the grievance from being submitted to the grievance procedure. 7.3 Employees may examine their own individual personnel files at reasonable times under supervision of the Employer, as provided in Minn. Stat. § 181.961. 7.4 If the Employer has reason to reprimand an employee, the Employer shall attempt to do it in a manner that will not embarrass the employee before other employees or the public. ARTICLE 8 OVERTIME, COMPENSATORY TIME 8.1 All hours worked by an employee in excess of eighty (80) in a fourteen (14) day work period, that is not part of their regular scheduled hours, shall be compensated for at the rate of one and one- half (N) times the employee's regular straight time rate of pay or as compensatory time, figured at one and one-half (1%z) hours of compensatory time for each hour of overtime worked. Accumulation of and use of compensatory time is subject to approval of the Police Chief or Police Sergeant. Actual hours worked on a holiday do count toward "hours worked" for purposes of overtime. 8.2 Employees may accumulate compensatory time for overtime hours worked not to exceed one hundred 100) hours with a maximum compensatory time payout of one hundred 100) hours per calendar year. Compensatory time may be carried from year to year, but only to the accrued maximum as allowed under Section 12.3 of this Agreement. Compensatory time, over the allowed accrued maximum to be carried over, for the following year, shall be paid in cash if not used by December 31 of the year in which it is earned, unless an employee requests and receives City Council approval for the exception to this rule. In cases of termination, for any reason, accrued compensatory time shall be paid to the employee in cash. 8.3 Employees required to appear in court during their off -duty hours shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours pay or compensatory time at the rate of one and one-half (P/Z) times the employee's regular straight time rate of pay. Employees are required to check with Court Administration 1 hour prior to closing the business day prior to their scheduled date to appear at court. Should Court Administration notify the employee of scheduled court cancellation after 4:30 p.m. (on the day prior) to appear at court, the employee shall still receive the two (2) hour minimum pay. 8.4 Employees called back to work during their off -duty hours shall be paid a minimum of two (2) hours pay or compensatory time at their rate of one and one-half (1'/2) times the employee's regular straight time rate of pay. Employees must work the full two (2) hours in order to receive the rate of one and one-half (1 %z) times the employee's regular straight time rate of pay. 8.5 For the purpose of computing overtime compensation, overtime hours worked shall not be pyramided, compounded, or paid twice for the same hours worked. Overtime will be calculated to the nearest quarter of the hour. Overtime shall be paid for hours worked over eighty (80) hours that were not part of regularly scheduled hours. 7