Employees will work their scheduled hours pursuant to work schedules
established by the administration. The standard workday for Village
employees will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise directed
by the department head. Employees will not be paid for travel time
from home to the site of their work within the Village of Bosque Farms
or from the work site to their home. Actual work periods may fluctuate
at the discretion of the department heads. Part-time employees are
scheduled to work pursuant to scheduling set forth by their department
heads. Part-time employees will generally work the same number of
hours each week.
Full-time employees take a one-hour lunch break. Full-time employees
are entitled to two fifteen-minute breaks per day; employees working
four hours or less per day are entitled to one fifteen-minute break
per day. Supervisors may limit or delay breaks if continuous work
is required because of an emergency or unusual conditions. No breaks
shall be taken until 1 1/2 hours after the shift has begun or
after 1 1/2 hours before the shift ends.
Employees shall be paid every two weeks.
"Tour of duty" is defined as the established forty-hour workweek
of an employee. An employee normally works eight hours during the
day, usually from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a designated one hour
off for lunch. Occasionally, some employees are called on to perform
job functions outside the normal tour of duty. When this occurs, it
is the policy of the Village that the employee will take off time
the following workday, said time to be equal to the extra time worked.
The employee must schedule the time off with his/her supervisor. Exceptions
to this policy are:
A. A police patrolman and their tour of duty remains the same.
B. When an emergency occurs within a department, the supervisor may
allow the employee to take the time off on another day within the
pay period.
Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.4, overtime
pay shall be paid only when overtime work is authorized by the department
head. Employees working overtime work without proper authority may
be subject to disciplinary action. The rate shall be 1 1/2 times
regular pay for each hour of overtime, and such payment shall be made
only in cases when a nonexempt employee works over 40 "actual work
hours" in a normal workweek. Overtime pay for law enforcement employees
shall be paid when the employee works over 80 actual work hours in
a normal pay period. Holiday, vacation, sick, educational, and other
leave hours shall not be considered actual working hours. Fair Labor
Standards Act-exempt employees shall not receive overtime pay.
An employee who resigns shall receive a final paycheck on the
first regularly scheduled payday following the employee's effective
date of resignation. Any employee who is dismissed shall receive a
final paycheck by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day following dismissal.
Day one begins the day of dismissal and includes Saturday and Sunday.
In case of death, final salary and compensation for unused annual
leave shall be paid to the employee's named beneficiary or, if
unnamed, to the employee's estate.
An employee in a designated job with the Village may be required
to wear special clothing to perform the job function. An employee
who is required to wear special clothing shall be provided a clothing
allowance from the Village.
All employees are prohibited from accepting gifts or other considerations
from vendors given with the intent of modifying the employees'
performance of duties or encouraging the employees to make purchases
from the vendor involved. Employees will maintain the highest moral
standards, and any attempt to influence an employee's performance
by a vendor or other person will be reported to the department head.
All payments of per-diem and mileage allowance to Village employees
will be made pursuant to policies established by the State of New
Mexico. In no event shall any per-diem or mileage allowances be made
for travel by a Village employee in connection with the employee's
regular job duties within the boundaries of the Village of Bosque
Farms without the express prior written consent of the supervisor.
At the end of each pay period, and upon approval by the Clerk/Administrator
or designee, the time sheets will be forwarded to the Treasurer's
office. The Treasurer will keep a cumulative record of all leave time
accrued and used. Time sheets will be signed by the employee's
immediate supervisor. Time sheets must be submitted prior to issuance
of the paychecks.
All Village employees, except casual and temporary employees,
are required to join the Public Employees Retirement Association of
New Mexico (PERA). Copies of the latest PERA rules and provisions
may be obtained in the office of the Treasurer.
The Village provides medical and life insurance benefits to
its full-time regular and qualified appointed employees. Insurance
plans may be changed at the discretion of the Village Council. Specific
benefits of the current policy may be obtained from the Treasurer's
office.
The Village of Bosque Farms supports the further education of
its employees. When the education assists the employee in the performance
of his job, the employee may request reimbursement of the tuition
from the Village. The Mayor may approve payment of the tuition or,
if the Mayor deems it appropriate, he may seek approval from the Village
Council. Denial of payment is not subject to disciplinary action appeal
procedures. For those courses in which an employee will be graded
by the educational institution, the employee will be reimbursed for
the tuition at the end of the course, provided the employee passes
the course. If the Village has paid the tuition for a course and the
employee either resigns or is dismissed within the six-month period
following the Village's payment of the tuition, the employee
shall reimburse the Village for the amount of the tuition. This reimbursement
provision shall not apply if the employee is laid off or terminated
for medical reasons.