The overtime guarantees set forth herein shall not be applied to those situations where the employee is attending a pre-scheduled meeting/event, for the pre-scheduled opening or closing of a facility, where there is need to conduct an inspection (such as street conditions, possible flooding), or to attend a required hearing as a witness in connection with their City employment; in such cases the employee shall be guaranteed two (2) hours pay at the appropriate overtime rate. However, employees working two (2) hours or more shall be paid no less than four (4) hours pay for each incident herein.
Time spent traveling to and from pre-scheduled meetings/events outside of regular work hours shall be counted as time worked, provided however that employees residing outside the city shall not be compensated for travel time outside the city limits.