Feliz questions Tisch on World Cup 12-hour shift plan
Feliz asks about the 12-hour officer shifts planned for July 1-7 during the World Cup. Tisch explains officers will work five days with four hours added to beginning or end of tours, with training canceled and no planned RDO cancellations.
Thank you.
Thank you so much, Chair Lee.
Wow, we have a full house today.
We have almost enough members to hold a stated meeting and have quorum.
So a few questions.
I'll start my questions.
You attract a crowd.
I'll start my questions on the topic of large-scale events.
As we know, we're one month away from the World Cup in July.
With increased tourism coming to New York City for the FIFA World Cup, you issued a memo stating that officer shifts will be 12 hours from July 1st to July 7th.
How exactly will this work?
Are they expected to work three days per week for a total of 36 hours and then a half of a shift for 40 or 42 hours?
No.
They will either work pre-tour or post-tour overtime.
So importantly for our officers, during that week, we are not throwing out their chart.
They will continue to work their standard five days a week, just with four hours added either to the beginning or to the end of their tour.
And the chief of department is going to soon issue guidance to each bureau about how their 12-hour tours are going to work, meaning are they doing pre-tour or post-tour.
Chief, do you have anything to add to that?
All right, so five days a week, 12-hour tours.
Five days a week, 12-hour tours, but in that time, we are doing things.
like canceling training.
We are canceling all things that could otherwise be a drain on NYPD resources.
We do not expect to be canceling their RDOs, their regular days off, as a practice.
It may have to happen from time to time.