[Ord. No. 2009-44 §1, 10-27-2009; Ord. No. 2013-03 §1, 1-8-2013]
A. All
positions are designated as either "exempt" or "non-exempt" according
to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. For all full-time
employees except law enforcement and fire employees, the established
work period is forty (40) hours within a seven (7) day workweek which
begins on Wednesday and ends on Tuesday.
B. For
law enforcement, the work period is one hundred seventy (170) hours
within twenty-eight (28) days. For fire employees, the work period
is two hundred twelve (212) hours within twenty-eight (28) days. Non-exempt
employees are entitled to additional compensation, either in cash
or compensatory time off, when they work more than the maximum number
of hours during a work period. Only the employee's supervisor or City
Administrator may authorize overtime.
C. Overtime
pay is calculated at one and one-half (1½) times the employee's
regular rate of pay for all time worked beyond the established work
period. Sick leave, compensatory time, holidays and vacation time
are not counted as hours worked when computing overtime.
D. Exempt
employees are not covered by the FLSA overtime provisions and do not
receive either overtime pay or compensatory time in lieu of overtime
pay.
E. Pursuant
to principles of public accountability, exempt employees are expected
to work a forty (40) hour workweek. If an exempt employee is absent,
either a whole or partial day, that employee is expected to use sick
leave or vacation in the same manner non-exempt employees do. DOL/ESA/
29CFR541.710.
All employees are required to maintain a neat and clean personal
appearance. Each employee is subject to specific departmental rules
and regulations concerning proper clothing/uniform, personal hygiene
and grooming.
Employees may take one (1) fifteen (15) minute break for every
four (4) hours worked. All breaks shall be arranged so that they do
not interfere with work or service to the public. The employee's supervisor
shall schedule meal periods. The scheduling of meal periods may vary
depending on department workload. Meal periods are unpaid and usually
one (1) hour in length.
The Director of Human Resources keeps the official payroll records.
Each department head shall turn in on a regular basis a signed work
record for each employee within their department noting hours worked,
leave taken and overtime worked (along with an overtime report) during
the previous pay period. This report is due before 11:00 A.M. on the
last day of the pay period. Any changes in time reported for the last
day of the pay period must be reported to the payroll Clerk by 8:00
A.M. the following morning.