(a) In addition to the compensation authorized by section 10-31, eligible employees as defined below shall receive compensation as premium pay, as provided in this Section.
(b) Premium pay will only become activated during the time period commencing the first day of the pay period following an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster and will end on the last day of the pay period of the date the local emergency or local disaster has been officially declared substantially eliminated. Premium pay is not activated by a local health emergency or local disaster that was declared on a date prior to September 9, 2020, even if that emergency continues in effect on and after September 9, 2020.
(c) The director of human resources is responsible for the administration of premium pay, including but not limited to establishing additional eligibility criteria and designation of eligible positions, as deemed necessary during an officially declared local health emergency or an officially declared local disaster. Employees may be required to perform emergency work, in addition to their regular assignments, depending on the nature of the emergency or disaster and the need for additional personnel.
(d) City employees who are eligible to receive premium pay are limited to employees for whom both of the following are true:
(1) The employee is required to report to the workplace to perform functions the appointing authority has determined are essential for departmental operations during an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster; and
(2) performing this work during the declared emergency or disaster presents greater risk or physical hardship than what is normally considered in the classification of the position.
(e) Premium pay shall be paid at the rate of one hundred sixty dollars ($160) per pay period when the full pay period is worked under an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster; OR sixteen dollars ($16) per day when only certain days are worked under an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster.
(Ord. No. 11780, § 1, 9-9-20)
Editor’s note – Ord. No. 11848, § 2, adopted June 22, 2021, and Ord. No. 11910, § 3, adopted February 23, 2022, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2022. Ord. No. 11935, § 2, adopted June 7, 2022, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2023. Ord. No. 12012, § 2, adopted June 6, 2023, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2024.