161.01 EMPLOYEE CATEGORIES.

   An employee of the Municipality shall be any person who is employed to fill a job title listed in the Charter, ordinances, and Tables of Organization of the Municipality except elected public officials, non-paid members of boards, commissions, committees or other bodies, and all persons who have agreed in writing to serve in some capacity without compensation of any kind. With respect thereto, the Mayor shall cause the head of each department, board, commission, committee, or other body of the Municipality to submit annually with its budget for the ensuing year a job description including the job title, duties and responsibilities thereof and the skills or qualifications required to fulfill its responsibilities. Employee categories shall consist of:

   (a)   Exempted Employee. One who is employed to work full-time for the Municipality throughout the entire year and is paid an annual salary in an executive, administrative, professional, or management position in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The exempted employee shall not be entitled to overtime pay although entitled to all other benefits accorded full-time employees of the Municipality of this chapter. Except for compensatory time accumulated through December 31, 2018, the Building Commissioner/Chief Building Official, Director of Finance, Fire Chief, Human Resource Manager, Director of Information Technology, Police Chief, Director of Recreation, and Director of Service shall not be entitled to accumulate or utilize compensatory time as set forth in Section 161.14 beyond sixty (60) hours annually, but may request permission to utilize “flex” time or accumulated compensatory time in accordance with rules established by the Mayor’s Office, although entitled to all other benefits accorded full-time employees of the Municipality of this chapter.

   (b)   Non-Exempt Employee. One who is employed for the Municipality and who has not been deemed an exempt employee and shall include but not be limited to full time, part-time, special, contractual, or probationary employees.

   (c)   Full-time Employee. One who is employed to work full time forty (40) hours per week for the Municipality throughout the entire year and is paid an annual salary or hourly rate basis. Full-time shall mean forty (40) hours per week and/or the amount of hours deemed a standard work week pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreements currently in effect.

   (d)   Permanent Part-time Employees. One who is employed to work a regular schedule in excess of one thousand thirty-nine (1039) standard hours per year but less than a full-time forty (40) hour schedule throughout the entire year and is paid on an hourly rate basis, and shall not include special or contractual employees.

   (e)   Special Employee. One who does not work a regular schedule throughout the entire year and is paid on an hourly rate basis. The employee may either work a full-time or part-time schedule for a portion of the entire year; or a non-regular schedule throughout the entire year.

   (f)   Contractual Employee. One who is employed by a special contract or other agreement with this Municipality.

   (g)   Probationary Employee. One who is employed by the Municipality shall be deemed on continuous probation for one (1) year from the date of hire, unless otherwise designated. During this probationary period the employee is not guaranteed employment for the full probationary period and may be removed and/or terminated during the probationary period if considered unsuitable for the intended position by the Mayor, without any right of appeal or review. After one (1) year, and subject to Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations and the Collective Bargaining Agreements currently in effect, the employee shall be deemed to have satisfactorily served such probationary period, unless deemed otherwise.
(Ord. 123-2018. Passed 1-24-19.)