(A) On-call pay is compensation for those employees who are regularly required to be available when needed to handle emergency situations occurring outside of standard working hours. It is available only to full-time nonexempt (hourly) employees.
(B) When conditions warrant, county departments may schedule sufficient personnel to work outside of standard working hours. Specific individuals who are scheduled to be on-call shall be scheduled on a rotation basis consisting of seven consecutive days per assignment.
(C) “On-call” will be considered to be a period of time when an employee is not required to remain at his/her usual work station and is free to engage in his/her own pursuits as long as the activity does not limit his/her ability to report for duty (i.e., use of alcohol or prescription medications), subject only to the understanding that the employee may leave word at his/her home and with a department dispatcher where he/she may be reached and report promptly as outlined by his/her supervisor.
(D) An on-call employee shall be paid compensation or receive equivalent compensatory time based upon County Manager approval for either a minimum of four hours at straight time, or overtime (if appropriate) for the time actually called out, whichever is larger, for each seven-day on-call assignment. Compensatory time earned for being on-call shall be accrued based on FLSA regulations.
(E) Employees shall be considered to be on-call only when so designated in writing by the appropriate department director and approved by the County Manager. A copy of this designation shall be forwarded to the official employee file located in the Human Resources office.
(‘77 Code, § 13-56) (Ord. 6896, passed 12-16-96; Am. Ord. 1214, passed 5-5-14; Am. Ord. 3918, passed 8-20-18)