Article 10
Overtime
Overtime must be approved by the Library Director or designee before overtime work is performed.
Any hours worked over 40 in one work week will be paid at time and one-half in money or time and
one-half in compensatory time, at the discretion of the employee. Part-time employees will be paid
straight time up to 40 hours and time and one-half for any additional hours in either money or
compensatory time at the discretion of the employee.
Compensatory time for hourly employees will be subject to the requirements of State and Federal
law, however, where the Collective Bargaining Agreement provides for a greater benefit the
Agreement shall control. Beginning July 1, 2021, employees may accrue no more than 240 hours of
compensatory time (for 160 hours of time worked). Use of compensatory time for salaried and
hourly employees will be granted upon the employee’s request, subject to the approval of the
Library Director or designee. No such request will be unreasonably denied. Upon separation from
service unused compensatory time will be paid to the employee. In the event of the death of an
employee, his/her unused compensatory time will be paid to the spouse or estate of the employee.
Article 11
Seniority
Seniority is defined as length of service within the bargaining unit. Seniority shall be determined on
a pro rata basis.
For example,
40 hour work week 1 year = 1 year
30 hour work week 1 year = 9 months
25 hour work week 1 year = 7.5 months
Service ceased due to resignation, retirement or termination shall cause all accrued seniority to be
lost. Employees who are laid off and subsequently rehired under the recall provision shall upon
his/her return, be entitled to all previously accrued seniority.
Seniority shall not accrue while an employee is on unpaid leave. Unpaid leave does not include
Workers' Compensation leave, during which seniority will accrue. Seniority will cease to accrue on
the beginning of the first full month after leave is granted.
The Board shall furnish the Union secretary/treasurer with an up-to-date Seniority List on a
quarterly basis, if requested. The Board will also furnish the names of all new hires, promotions,
layoffs and terminations on a monthly basis.
Until a new hire has served the probationary period, the employee has no seniority status and may
be discharged or laid off without cause. Upon successful completion of the probationary period,
seniority will accrue retroactively to the date of hire.
