(A) All employees in nonexempt service as defined in Article VIII, Lincoln Heights Charter are entitled to overtime compensation when earned.
(B) Overtime commences after regular employees have worked 40 hours per week and after police officers have worked 43 hours per week.
(C) Nonexempt employees are entitled to one and one half hours of overtime compensation time for each hour worked over the number of hours set forth in division (B) above.
(D) Instead of overtime compensation, an employee may choose to take compensatory time off.
(E) Compensatory time is based upon actual time worked and does not include personal leave, sick leave, vacation leave or any other leave of absence.
(F) For all staff except police, compensatory time must be used within 60 days of being earned. A maximum of 25 compensatory time hours or 25 overtime hours may be accrued before the employee must take compensatory time off or be paid overtime compensation. Any decision by the manager to approve hours above the 25 hours or carried over beyond 60 days should be brought before Council.
(G) Unused compensatory time shall be payable to the employee upon separation from village service.
(1995 Code, § 37.40) (Ord. 75-53, passed 6-9-1975; Am. Ord. 99-O-31, passed 7-12-1999; Am. Ord. 2003-O-01, passed 2-10-2003)