(a) Whenever an employee works four (4) hours overtime contiguous to the regular shift, or when an employee has been called out for emergency overtime which exceeds four (4) hours, or whenever an employee works on scheduled overtime more than eight (8) hours, meals of a value of at least nine dollars ($9.00) or its equivalent shall be provided for the employees on the job site at the expense of the City. The food will be procured and transported to the job site by the supervisor, or under the direction of the supervisor.
(b) An additional meal shall be furnished for each additional four (4) hour period the employee works. In the event that the supervisor does not procure the meal, then the employee may procure the meal or meals and shall be reimbursed by the City in an amount not to exceed nine dollars ($9.00) for each meal procured.