FLEX TIME & PER DIEM:
A. Purpose: Flextime or flexible hours program refers to the replacement of fixed work hours with
flexible hours chosen by an employee within the parameters established by the Chief of Police or his/her
designee. Flextime is the option of working a shorter tour of duty on one day to offset a longer tour of
duty on another day in the same work week due to unusual Department assignments or job
responsibilities.
B. Exempt Employees (Flex Time & Per Diem):
a. Only employees who are exempted from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) shall be eligible for per diem or flex time. Exempt positions are not eligible for
overtime. However, exempt personnel may be allowed flextime off by their appropriate
supervisor within thirty (30) days of the overtime worked in exchange based on each
situation.
b. When exempt employees are required to report to work on a weekend (from Friday at 8:00
p.m. until Sunday at midnight), holiday, or vacation day in emergency or non-emergency
situations to assist any City/Departmenit, agency, or specialty unit, the exempt employee
shall be compensated at a per diem rate of one and one-half (1 ¥%2} times their base hourly
rate from the time they report to work until such time as they are released from work by
their supervisor.
C. Approval of Flextime: Flextime must be approved by the appropriate supervisor or designee before
the employee is allowed to change his/her duty hours.
D. Disputes: Disputes concerning personal days and flextime shall follow the Grievance Procedure
through Step 3, at which point, the decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.
E. Emergency Situations: During special times such as emergency operations or during snowstorms,
non-essential civilians may be sent home early from work. For these special situations, those civilians
who continue to work the normal work day will not receive additional pay, and those civilians who are
allowed or asked to leave the work day early, will not be deducted any amount from their normal weekly
pay.
SPECIAL PROJECT STIPENDS:
Employees, who are normally ineligible for overtime, may receive a stipend based on special projects which
fall outside of their normal areas of responsibility. The rate will be based on 1.5 times the hourly rate of
pay. The amount of the stipend allowed per week will be determined in advance by the Chief or Deputy
Chief of Police.
ARTICLE 27: COMPENSATORY TIME (TIME COMING)
NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES:
Non-exempt employees may convert overtime worked, but not less than one hour of overtime at a time,
into a maximum amount of +6-24 time coming hours.
EXEMPT EMPLOYEES:
Exempt personnel do not receive time coming for time worked beyond their normal work hours; however,
they may be allowed flextime as outlined under the Overtime Article.
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