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WARD: Ward
COMMITTEE: Human Resources
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Approval of modification to Personnel Policy EMP 7-0 Overtime and Compensatory Time and authorize Mayor to sign related document
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ISSUE: Modification changing FLSA overtime calculation period from 28 days to 14 days for Fire Department
BACKGROUND: Currently, overtime for Fire personnel is based on an FLSA 28-day period (212 hours). FLSA allows for a 14-day (106 hour) period for Fire and Police. The City's current timekeeping system is not able to calculate OT on a 28-day cycle. This results in fire supervisory staff manually calculating and entering overtime every 28 days. However, the timekeeping system can automatically calculate on the 14-day cycle. This change will significantly reduce the need for manual entries and the possibility of errors which could result in overpayments/underpayments.
Changing to the 14-day cycle will also match the same FLSA period used for Police.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: Approval of modification to Personnel Policy EMP 7-0 Overtime and Compensatory Time and authorize Mayor to sign related document