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A. Compensatory time accrual and usage must be approved in advance by the employee’s supervisor.

B. No compensatory time accrual will be allowed in excess of eighty hours accrual.

C. No compensatory time shall be accrued by department directors or program directors.

D. FLSA Nonexempt Employees.

1. Compensatory time for nonuniformed employees may be allowed in lieu of overtime at a rate of one and one-half hours for every hour worked over forty actual hours worked in a week (hours worked in a week does not include sick leave, vacation or time without pay), unless otherwise designated in an applicable bargaining agreement.

2. The work period for uniformed employees (fire and police) shall be twenty-eight days, and compensatory time off may be allowed in lieu of overtime pay at the rate of one hour and one-half for each hour worked by police department personnel in excess of one hundred seventy-one hours during a twenty-eight-day work period or in excess of two hundred twelve hours during a twenty-eight-day work period for fire department personnel.

E. FLSA Exempt Employees.

1. Compensatory time shall be at straight time and shall only be considered for hours worked over forty actual hours in a work week (hours worked in a week does not include sick leave, vacation or time without pay).

2. Up to a maximum of eighty hours of compensatory time shall be cashed out upon an employee’s termination or separation from the city.

F. This chapter shall not modify overtime compensation arrangements established under applicable collective bargaining agreements, except where prohibited by FLSA.

G. The mayor shall administer compensatory time pursuant to FLSA, this chapter and applicable bargaining unit agreements.

H. The mayor in consultation with the personnel director shall see that all appointive officer positions in the city are reviewed to designate those appointive officer positions which are FLSA exempt.

I. The personnel director is authorized to promulgate and enact rules and regulations governing the provisions of compensatory time. (Ord. 2494-00 § 3, 2000; Ord. 1866-92 §§ 1—9, 1992.)