(a) A full-time, non-bargaining City employee, whether compensated on a salary or hourly basis, who, upon the request of his/her/their department head, works in excess of the normal hours of work specified in Section 260.04, shall receive financial compensation for such overtime work on the basis of one and one-half times his/her/their hourly rate or equivalent hourly rate for salaried personnel. The basic hourly rate shall be determined by dividing the employee’s bi-weekly wage by eighty hours.
(b) In lieu of receiving financial compensation as set forth in section (a), employees may accumulate up to 120 hours per year of compensation time at a rate of one and one-half times the hours worked beyond a forty-hour work week. The department head shall have sole discretion in compensation time usage. As employees use compensation time, they may add time to the accumulated time as long as the total accumulated time does not exceed 120 hours.
(c) Compensation time off shall not be carried or credited beyond the calendar year in which it was earned. Such compensation time off shall be used during the calendar year in which it was earned within a reasonable time after the request, provided that such use would not unduly disrupt the operations of the department, as determined by the department head.
(d) If any compensation time off is not used during the calendar year in which it was earned, the employee shall be provided financial compensation for the unused time as set forth in division (a) above within thirty-one days after the end of such calendar year.
(e) The department head shall maintain a continuing written record of compensation time which has been permitted and earned and shall have such records available for inspection and information by and for the Director of Finance.
(f) Neither financial overtime compensation nor compensation time shall apply to heads of departments or Assistant Fire Chief(s) unless otherwise provided by Council. Seasonal and part-time employees shall be compensated for overtime work in compliance with applicable law.
(g) In computing a forty-hour week basis for allowance of financial overtime compensation or compensation time, time taken off during the week by an employee shall be deducted unless such time is for authorized leave.
(Ord. 22-108. Passed 7-11-22.)