(a) The standard overtime rate shall be one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the normal hourly rate. When approved by the Chief or officer in charge, this overtime shall be paid for hours worked in excess of eighty hours in a two week pay period. Hours worked shall include: all hours in paid status except sick leave hours or injury leave hours.
(Ord. 49-2010. Passed 12-28-10.)
(b) It shall be the policy of the City to keep overtime payment to a minimum.
(c) Employees who are called out for emergency duty shall be paid a minimum of three hours pay, regardless of the duration of the work assigned which may be extended to include work unrelated to the emergency situation.
(d) Upon the completion of any overtime work performed and in lieu of overtime compensation, the employee may elect to receive compensatory time off at a rate not less than one and one-half (1 ½) hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required by subsection (a) above, provided that:
(1) Compensatory time off, when elected, shall be taken within the same calendar year and at a time mutually convenient to the employee and the Police Chief;
(2) The employee may accumulate not more than eighty (80) hours of compensatory time;
(3) If due to extraordinary circumstances the employee is unable to use accumulated compensatory time within the same calendar year, the employee may, with the Mayor’s approval, carryover up to forty (40) hours of compensatory time into the next calendar year;
(Ord. 14-2010. Passed 5-11-10.)
(4) On December 31st of each calendar year, any unused compensatory time will be paid to the employee at the rate at which it was earned; and
(Ord. 12-2015. Passed 2-24-15.)
(5) If an employee leaves City employment for any reason, accumulated unused compensatory time will be converted to overtime pay at the rate at which it was earned and be paid to the employee.
(Ord. 14-2010. Passed 5-11-10.)