[Ord. No. 34-88, §§ 1, 2; No. 12-91, § 4; No.
25-96, §§ 3, 4, 5; No. 14-99, § 4; No. 7-2011,
§ 16]
(a)
The normal workweek of the administrative staff consists of a thirty-five-hour-a-week
schedule. The employees' schedule is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
with a one-hour unpaid lunch period and a fifteen-minute morning break.
(b)
The normal workday (eight hours) for the Department of Public Works
personnel is 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with an unpaid one-half-hour
lunch period. Any modifications in the work schedule are made at the
discretion of the department heads.
(c)
(Reserved)
(d)
The Police Department shall be governed by the schedule set forth
by the Chief of Police.
(e)
During an emergency, each department head may vary the work hours
to accommodate the crisis. The Personnel Director shall be advised
by the department head.
(f)
Assigned lunch periods and rest periods must be strictly adhered
to. Lunch periods and breaks cannot disrupt Borough business and cannot
be taken at the end of the workday or accumulated for future use.
(g)
Being on time is a very important part of the job. The smooth operation
of a department cannot be impaired by employees arriving late to work.
As with attendance, this factor is taken into consideration in the
employee's overall evaluation and will become part of his/her
personnel file.
(h)
Administrative employee lunch hours shall be scheduled between 11:30
a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and shall be no longer than one hour unless otherwise
authorized by the department head or, in the absence of the department
head, authorized by the Personnel Director. The department head shall
be responsible for overseeing the staggering of employee lunch times
so that offices are covered by staff at all times.
(i)
During hours of work, employees shall also use personal cell phones
with discretion. Excessive cell phone use that interrupts the flow
of work will result in disciplinary action by the Borough.
(j)
Borough employees who are volunteer members of the Morris Plains
Fire Department will be granted time off to respond to fire alarms
during their hours of work. When such employees are called to respond
to alarms within the Borough of Morris Plains during their hours of
work, they shall be excused. (N.J.S.A. 40A:9-160.1)
[Ord. No. 34-88, §§ 1, 2]
(a)
Authorization for work beyond the regular tour of duty is the responsibility
of the department head. Discretion on his/her part is essential in
order to remain within budgetary constraints and to foster a policy
of fair distribution among the staff.
(b)
Certain occasions may arise that require employees to work beyond
their normal workweek. In order to maintain a uniform, equitable practice,
the Borough policy is explicit in its scope.
(1)
All salaried employees of the Borough are excluded from overtime
pay.
(2)
Overtime assignments are rotated, when possible, among the employees
of the departments.
(3)
Overtime, unless authorized in advance by a department head,
is not eligible for payment.
(4)
Time-and-one-half of the regular straight-time hourly rate will
be paid for all work performed in excess of 40 hours in any workweek.
Vacation and sick days will not be considered as time worked.
(c)
The rate of pay for overtime work is 1 1/2 times the hourly
rate of pay. The overtime pay rate is calculated in increments of
15 minutes.
(d)
Employees called in on emergencies are paid a minimum of three hours
of overtime.
(e)
Time spent traveling, outside of normal duty hours, is not considered
overtime unless the travel requires the performance of actual work
while traveling.
(f)
Nonpay absences during the week leave without pay, furlough or suspension)
must be made up by an equal period of service, during the same week,
before overtime is paid.
[Ord. No. 34-88, §§ 1, 2; No. 7-2011, § 17]
(a)
The basic workweek shall be 40 hours per week, exclusive of lunch,
consisting of five days at eight hours per day.
(b)
All work performed in excess of the normal workday of eight hours
shall be considered overtime and shall be paid at the rate of time-and-one-half
as provided by applicable Borough ordinance and policy.
(c)
When an employee works less than one hour of overtime, he shall be
entitled to overtime pay (time-and-one-half) according to the following
schedule:
(d)
Snow removal.
(1)
Employees who plow snow shall be entitled to a break after four
continuous hours of work on the snowplowing detail. This break shall
be taken at the direction of the Superintendent or his/her designee
and may be for a maximum period of one hour.
(2)
If an employee is recalled to duty, he shall receive a minimum
guaranty of three hours of compensation (work performed in excess
of eight hours shall be considered overtime) for all work performed
under such circumstances, provided that said recall duty is not contiguous
with the employee's normal shift.
(3)
The Borough shall have the right to retain the employee on duty
for the minimum time period.
(e)
Emergency. A department (or the governing body) may require any employee
to be in attendance for work on any day or days whenever an emergency
so requires.
[Ord. No. 34-88, §§ 1, 2; No. 5-2002,[1] § 1; No. 7-2011, § 18]
(a)
SALARIED OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE
Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
An official or employee who is paid a stated amount annually.
(b)
Compensatory time off. Salaried officials and employees shall not
be entitled to compensatory time off, with the exception of the Superintendent
and/or Assistant Superintendent or Foreman of the Department of Public
Works, who shall be allowed equivalent time off at the straight-time
rate, on the nearest workday practical thereafter, for time worked
during snow emergencies which results in time worked beyond 40 hours
in one week. All equivalent time off earned by the Superintendent
and/or Assistant Superintendent or Foreman of the Department of Public
works shall be used by the following June 30.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also stated that it would
apply retroactively from 1-1-2002.
