Orland Park trustees voted unanimously Monday night to switch to 12-hour shifts in its police department, hoping that more days off will provide officers with a better work-life balance while saving the village money in overtime costs.
Trustees approved a one-year trial agreement with the police union to see how the new shift works out. The new contract goes into effect on February 1.
The current contract calls for officers to work five eight-hour shifts each week and have two days off. The new schedule will have officers working two 12-hour days and being off five days one week and the following week working five 12-hour days and being off two days…