(A) There is established a compensatory time policy for the city, to be effective retroactive to July 1, 1963.
(B) Compensatory time can be accumulated after authorization by the department supervisor. The department supervisor will provide the City Auditor with a biweekly report of compensatory time accumulated, to be submitted on form designated by City Auditor.
(C) No more than 20 hours compensatory time may be carried at any one time. The employee must use his compensatory time within the next three months, or lose the time accrued previously to the date of accrual.
(D) When an employee elects to take compensatory time off for overtime worked, such compensatory time shall be granted by his immediate supervisor, on a time and a half basis, at a time mutually convenient to the employee and the immediate supervisor, for a maximum of 20 hours compensatory time.
(E) When compensatory time is used by a city employee, another individual will not be called in (not paid overtime or compensatory time to cover the loss of time from city business.)
(F) The proper city official shall designate those individuals who shall be entitled to compensatory time off for hours worked in excess of the normal work week. Compensatory time shall be limited to hourly personnel. No salaried city employee shall receive compensatory time, except the City Clerk.
(G) Compensatory time cannot be awarded prior to it being earned.
(H) When compensatory time is used by an employee, it will be documented and authorized by the immediate supervisor and the Safety Service Director or the Mayor. In the case of the Clerk of Council, the president of council will be the authorizing individual.
(I) Compensatory time which has been accumulated prior to the effective date of this section shall in no way be affected or connected with the provisions of this section.
(J) The following are the authorized reasons for the awarding of compensatory time:
(1) City duties required beyond the normal work schedule day, such as unpaid authorized overtime.
(2) Duties related to city employment that are necessary to and for the betterment of the function of the city.
(3) The required attendance to meetings by your immediate supervisor.
(K) Listed in this section are not authorized reasons for compensatory time:
(1) Working on your birthday.
(2) Working on holidays.
(3) Work that should have been done during normal working hours.
(L) Reasons listed in division (J) and (K) are not all inclusive and will be modified from time to time as the situation dictates per approval of Council.
(Ord. 41-81, passed 7-27-81; Am. Ord. 2-84, passed 1-9-84)