Chapter 2.72
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND
FRINGE BENEFITS1
Sections:
2.72.080 Legal defense and claims of employees.
2.72.090 Claims against employees.
2.72.070 Fringe benefits.
All full-time salaried employees and all elected officials now or hereafter employed by the city shall receive, as part of their compensation for employment with the city, such fringe benefits as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 286-74 § 1, 1974)
2.72.080 Legal defense and claims of employees.
The city, through its city attorney’s office, shall provide the legal defense and the paying of valid judgments and claims of employees and officials of the city arising from their actions or conduct during the course of their official duties; provided, however, this section shall not apply to those occurrences covered by a policy of liability insurance. (Ord. 287-74 § 1, 1974)
2.72.090 Claims against employees.
The city shall not pursue a claim for damages against its employees or officials due to the actions or conduct of such employees or officials arising in the course of their official duties; provided, however, appropriate disciplinary measures may be taken against such employees or officials. (Ord. 287-74 § 2, 1974)
2.72.100 Compensatory time.
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)
For the Charter provisions concerning civil service, see Charter Art. VIII.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Salary schedules are on file in the office of the city clerk.