Notwithstanding any of the provisions of § 2.51.010 to the contrary, a fire suppression employee's assigned monthly salary shall constitute straight-time payment for an average of 56-hours of work per week. Fire suppression employee straight-time hourly rate (the "straight time hourly rate") for purposes of calculating overtime pay shall generally be computed by multiplying the monthly salary by 12 months, dividing that product by 26 pay periods in a year and dividing that quotient by 112 hours per pay period.
(A) Scheduled overtime hours: Hours worked between the Federal Department of Labor established maximum hours standard (182 hours) and the standard number of hours worked in each work period per § 2.50.020(B) (192 hours) shall constitute “scheduled overtime hours.”
(B) Compensation for scheduled overtime hours:
(1) For any hours actually worked between the Federal Department of Labor established maximum hours standard (182 hours) and the scheduled overtime hours (192 hours) in a work period, (and in addition to the straight time compensation provided in § 2.51.030), an employee will be compensated at a rate equal to one-half the employee’s straight time hourly rate.
(2) Only scheduled overtime hours worked as defined herein are counted for the purpose of computing this form of compensation. Scheduled overtime hours:
(a) Shall not include any hours worked, on behalf of another employee, as part of a trade of duty with another employee;
(b) Shall not include periods when employees are absent from work on leave, vacation, holidays, personal leave time, administrative leave, sick leave time, jury duty, IOD, or any other paid or unpaid absence or leaves of absence.
(C) Unscheduled overtime hours: Any overtime hours worked in a 112 hour pay period shall constitute "unscheduled overtime hours." Unscheduled overtime hours shall not include any hours worked, on behalf of another employee, as part of a trade of duty with another employee.
(1) Employees shall be compensated at a rate equal to one and one-half times the employee's straight time hourly rate for unscheduled overtime hours.
(2) Hours that employees are absent from work on vacation, holidays, personal leave, sick leave, jury duty, or bereavement will not be deducted in computing any compensation for unscheduled overtime hours.
(Ord. 4326, passed 7-28-97; Am. Ord. 4327, passed 8-11-97; Am. Ord. 4425, passed 3-29-02; Am. Ord. 4426, passed 4-8-02; Am. Ord. 4659, passed 7-28-14)