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"(j) Ifa majority of police officers working for a municipality sign a written waiver of the prohibition in subsection (fl, the municipality may adopt a work schedule for police officers requiring a police officer to work more hours than permitted by subsection (f). The officer is entitled to overtime pay if the officer works more hours during a calendar month than the number of hours in the normal work month of the majority of the employees of the municipality other than firefighters and police officers." (emphasis added) Consequently, subsection (.j) would authorize the adjusted work schedule which would result in forty-four (44) hours per week ifa majority of all the police officers in the department (and not just those in patrol directly affected by the proposal) sign a written waiver agreeing to your proposal. The waiver must satisfy the requirements of subsection (j) as recited above. For your use, I am enclosing a copy ora draft waiver which I believe would satisfy the requirements of subsection (j). Furthermore, I have revised your original memorandum to serve as an exhibit to the waiver document to be able to illustrate that each officer was duly informed as to your proposal prior to making an election as to whether or not to accept and approve the waiver. Ifa sufficient number of your certified police officers approve the waiver, thereby accepting your proposal, fifll implementation of the proposal still woold require adjustments to the staffing levels of your department as reflected in current ordinances. A draft ordinance containing those suggested changes is Iikewise enclosed with this memorandum. After you have had the opportunity to review these documents, perhaps we can discuss them further. If you have any additional questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. /Iw cc: Michael E. Malone, City Manager