HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6272RESOLUTION NO. 6272
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA, ESTABLISHING THE WORK CYCLE FOR
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN FIRE PROTECTION
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND RESTATING
POLICY WITH RESPECT TO OVERTIME WORK AND
COMPENSATION THEREFOR.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The work cycle for employees of the City of Azusa
and compensation for overtime work is hereby established as follows:
A. The work period for all employees, except safety personnel,
shall be 40 hours for a seven-day period beginning at 12:01 a. m, each Sunday
morning. The work period will normally consist of five days a week and eight
hours a day.
B. Pursuant to Section 7 (k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA), as amended in 1974, employees of the Fire Department engaged in
fire protection activities will have a work period of 28 consecutive days beginning
at 8:00 a. m. on December 29, 1974, and renewing each 28 days thereafter, a
normal work shift will be 24 consecutive hours.
C. Pursuant to Section TW( ofrthe FL•SA, as amended in 1974,
employees of the Police Department engaged in law enforcement activities (sworn
personnel) will have a work period of 28 consecutive days beginning at 12:01 a.m.
on December 29, 1974, and renewing each 28 days thereafter. A normal work
shift shall be eight hours per day.
D. Daily hours of work (or shifts) for employees within depart-
ments shall be assigned by the department head as required to meet the operational
requirements of the department.
E. Overtime Defined: (1) Emergency overtime is that which
is required to preserve the public peace, health or safety. (2) Scheduled overtime
is that which is required in all other instances.
F. Overtime:
1. All employees, except safety personnel, shall receive
overtime payment at the rate of one and one-half times the hourly
rate of the employee for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in
any work period.
2. Employees engaged in fire protection activities shall
receive straight time pay for all hours worked in a work period to
a maximum of 240 hours. All hours worked in excess of 240 hours
during any work period shall be compensated at one and one-half
times the hourly rate of the employee.
3. Employees engaged in law enforcement activities shall
receive straight time pay for all hours worked in a work period to
a maximum of 240 hours. All hours worked in excess of 240 hours
during any work period shall be compensated at one and one-half
times the hourly rate of the employee.
4. Hours Worked: Holiday hours, sick leave hours and
vacation hours shall not be considered hours worked in the computa-
tion of premium (one and one-half) overtime pay.
G. Cash payment for accrued compensatory time off due an
employee at separation from City employment and earned prior to May 1, 1974,
shall be at the hourly rate prevailing at the time the overtime was worked. The
employee must request such payment of the City Administrator, after approval of
the Department Head.
H. Compensatory time off must be used by all employees, except
for safety personnel by April 30, 1975. Safety personnel must use their compensatory
time off prior to December 31, 1975.
I. As required by 29 of R 553, issued by the Department of Labor
pursuant to the 1974 amendment to the FLSA, it is the policy of the City of Azusa
that voluntary shift trades between safety personnel in either the Fire Department
or Police Department may be made only within the calendar year, January 1st
through December 31st. All trades must be fulfilled within the calendar year.
J. Authorization for Emergency Overtime may be ma. de by
the Department Head, who shall, on the following work day, report to the City
Administrator, the name of the employee, hours worked, and the reason the
overtime was necessary. This procedure shall be followed on all overtime by
Safety personnel.
K. Authorization for Scheduled Overtime may be made by the
Department Head only after receiving prior approval by the City Administrator.
L. Employees, at the supervisory, administrative or executive
level (i. e. - those above the first level of supervision) will not receive cash payment
for overtime worked without recommendation of the Department Head and approval
of the City Administrator.
SECTION 2. Resolution No. 5925 of the City Council of the City of
Azusa is hereby repealed.
resolution.
1974.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Adopted and approved this 16th day of December
MAYOR
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th
day of December 1 1974, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Solem, Cruz, Decker
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Arkison,
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CITY CLERK