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Policy 1033Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/01, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police DepartmentWellness Period - 1Wellness Period 1033.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on establishing and maintaining a "Wellness Period" program for sworn department personnel. Additional information on employee wellness is provided in the following policies: •Chaplains Policy 337 •Line-of-Duty Deaths Policy 1032 •Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy 1006 •Peer Support and Employee mental Health Policy 338 1033.2 POLICY The Santa Monica Police Department is committed to prioritizing employee wellness to foster positive work performance and support a healthy quality of life for department members. The department aims to promote every outcome to make employees healthier. In such spirit, the Department will provide a designated wellness period to support sworn members in the development of a proactive wellness strategy. 1033.3 WELLNESS PERIOD Sworn personnel are entitled to one wellness period of up to 60-minutes during their regularly scheduled work week. This applies to both employees on the 3-day / 12.5-hour schedule and the 4-day / 10-hour schedule. The wellness period will not exceed 60 minutes. The wellness period may occur at the start of watch or prior to end of watch. During the wellness period, the employee is authorized to participate or engage in activities selected from a preapproved list. 1033.4 APPROVED WELLNESS PERIOD ACTIVITIES Sworn personnel are authorized to perform the following activities during their wellness period: (a)General workout to include, but not limited to, traditional strength training, functional strength training, high intensity interval training, elliptical, walking or running on the treadmill, cross training, indoor cycling, jump roping, boxing, rowing, grappling, and Pilates (b)Stretching, mobility, core training, yoga, and/or breathing exercises. (c)Meditation and mindfulness training (d)Meeting with the Chaplain, Peer Support Counselor, or Wellness Cadre member (e)Organized team runs or exercise sessions (consisting of 3 or more employees) within the City of Santa Monica with approval of employees' lieutenant Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Wellness Period Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/01, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police DepartmentWellness Period - 21033.5 APPROVED LOCATIONS FOR WELLNESS PERIOD Generally, sworn personnel are expected to partake of their wellness period within the confines of the Public Safety Facility (PSF). The authorized areas include: •POA Gym •POA Mat room •Wellness room located on the 1st Floor of the PSF •Any appropriate location in the PSF that does not interfere with the daily operations of the facility •Any team runs or group exercise sessions must be within the boundaries of the City of Santa Monica and must be approved by the employees' respective lieutenant. 1033.6 EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES The employee will only participate in one wellness period per work week. The employee may take the wellness period at either the start of their watch or just prior to end of watch. The employee must schedule the wellness period no less than a week in advance and must do so with their immediate supervisor. If the employee is unable to take all or any portion of their wellness period because of the necessities attendant to performing required patrol duties, the employee will not be entitled to any overtime compensation for missed wellness periods or portions thereof. The employee may not use the allotted time of the wellness period to arrive late to work or leave work early. Employees assigned to light duty or modified duty will be allowed to participate in their wellness period. Employees can only participate in the approved activities that do not compromise the work restrictions of their modified duty status. If an employee is injured as a result of the wellness period, they are to follow normal work-related injury protocol and immediately notify a supervisor. 1033.7 SUPERVISOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES Supervisors should make every attempt to schedule the wellness period at the employee's desired time. Supervisors must consider the needs of the deployment when scheduling the wellness periods. Supervisors should monitor to assure each employee is only scheduled for one wellness period each work week.Supervisors should also assist in making available appropriate locations for the wellness periods. Supervisors should review the restrictions of employees assigned modified duty prior to those employees participating in activities during the wellness period. The purpose being to assure the activities will not exacerbate the employee's existing work-related injury.