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Parks, forced out as police chief by Hahn, has complained about the rising level of homicides in his South Los Angeles district and linked it to the compressed work schedule Hahn approved for police officers.

Because many employees predictably take Monday or Friday off as part of their compressed work schedule, it is usually necessary to schedule meetings Tuesday through Thursday.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Among the work arrangements offered were regular part-time work, "flextime" (a full-time work schedule that permits flexible starting and quitting times), compressed work schedules (full-time work completed in fewer than five days a week), job sharing (two people sharing the responsibilities of one full-time position) and work-at-home options (employees working off-site, possibly linked by computer, who work a fullor part-time schedule).

Byline: Harrison Sheppard Staff Writer Implementing a compressed work schedule for Los Angeles Police Department officers could cost taxpayers an additional $4 million to $16 million a year, consultants told a City Council committee Monday.

Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer EAST LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeants running to unseat Sheriff Lee Baca in the March 5 election agreed on a number of issues Tuesday night, ranging from compressed work schedules to carrying weapons off duty.

Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer The benefits of a compressed work schedule for Los Angeles police officers in reducing overtime and other costs were questioned in a report filed Thursday by an independent consultant hired by the city.

The compressed work schedule has been studied to death; it is time to move forward with it.

We advocate compressed work schedules because they will promote safety.