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out payment, comp time will be earned and accrued at an equal amount as per the rules set forth in Section 4 (a-c). • Limitation: Any compensatory time earned must be taken before May 31st of each respective fiscal year (June 1st - May 31st) or will be treated as a request by the employee for cash payment for all such time earned in the preceding twelve (12) month period. Compensatory time may not be accumulated in excess of one hundred and twenty (120) hours per respective fiscal year. • Increments. Compensatory time may not be taken in increments of less than one (1) hour per day or in excess of 2 continuous weeks (80 work hours) unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. Each such redemption shall be with the consent of the Superintendent and/or Leadman with due regard for seniority, employee preference and the needs of the Division. Section 5. Equalization of Overtime Hours. Overtime work shall be distributed as equally as practical among employees in the same job classification within a given Division. Section 6. Required Overtime (a) The Employer's need for and right to require and assign reasonable amounts of overtime is recognized subject to the terms of this Agreement. Employees who refuse to work required overtime necessary to provide or restore service to Village residents without a reasonable excuse, thus jeopardizing the safe and efficient operation of the Village, will be subject to discipline per Article 8, Section 2. (b) An employee may petition the Superintendent to be excused from overtime service for a temporary period of time due to illness or personal reasons if other employees in the Division are able to provide the needed overtime. Section 7. Supervisory personnel outside of the bargaining unit shall not, except in emergency situations or for instructional purposes, perform work normally performed by employees covered by this Agreement if they gain thereby any benefit in the form of compensatory time off or overtime pay. Section 8. Management will make a reasonable effort to inform employees as soon as practical of overtime opportunities. ARTICLE 13 - REST PERIOD Section 1. Each employee will be granted one twenty (20) minute rest period to be taken during the first one-half (1/2) of the shift of the scheduled workday. ARTICLE 14 - JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS 15