(a) Lunch periods for employees are one-half hour in length, depending upon the employee's work schedule and preference. The employee's immediate supervisor will discuss and set the employee's lunch schedule at the time the employee's work schedule is set. All employees are required to clock out/in for lunch break except for Police Department Personnel.
Neither supervisors nor employees may arrange for a lunch period of less than the employee's scheduled lunch break, nor may employees forego the lunch period in order to shorten the work day or to accumulate hours in active pay status with a goal of obtaining overtime compensation. Violation of this policy may constitute grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including discharge.
(b) Approved lunch periods are not considered as work time. Each employee shall be completely relieved from work duty for that time period. This paragraph does not apply to the Police Department.
(c) Lunch periods are not paid, excluding the Police Department. Lunch periods which are interrupted by authorized calls to duty must be paid time, since the employee would not be considered to be relieved of all duties. (Ord. 2011-11. Passed 7-6-11.)