[CC 1996 §130.450; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
A. Five
(5) regular workdays of eight (8) hours each from Monday through Friday
are considered as a regular workweek for all employees except as follows:
1. Police Department personnel whose hours of work are determined by
the Police Chief in order to maintain twenty-four (24) hour per day
staffing coverage of patrol and dispatch capabilities.
2. Dispatch employees who work and are in standby capacity in their
home.
3. Any other employee or group of employees who are assigned to a different
schedule in order to provide necessary services to the citizens of
Bowling Green as determined by the Board of Aldermen and Mayor, City
Administrator or department head.
[CC 1996 §130.460; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997; Ord. No. 1683 §§I
— II, 11-21-2011]
The normal workday will be from 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M., unless
employees are assigned to shift work or unless regular work hours
are determined by a specific department in order to better meet the
needs of the public being served by the City employees.
[CC 1996 §130.470; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997; Ord. No. 1683 §§III
— IV, 11-21-2011]
Employees are generally allowed thirty (30) minutes for lunch,
unless the department schedule allows a lesser time. Lunch time is
unpaid time.
[CC 1996 §130.480; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
Employees are allowed two (2) paid fifteen (15) minute breaks,
one (1) in the morning and one (1) in the afternoon. Departmental
rules may be adopted to regulate time and place of such breaks, particularly
as they apply to employees working out of the office.
[CC 1996 §130.490; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
If training is required by the City, it is considered paid work
time. Travel time for non-exempt employees to and from authorized
training outside of the City is considered compensable time if the
travel is done outside of the regular workday or week. No compensation
will be paid to employees by the City if attendance at training programs
is not required by the City.
[CC 1996 §130.500; Ord. No. 1030 §1, 12-8-1997]
Regular and punctual attendance at work is required of all employees.
Employees who fail to observe attendance requirements and procedures
for recording and reporting of attendance shall be subject to disciplinary
action.