Regular Overtime. 1. Authorization of employee's supervisor must be obtained prior to working overtime, except in emergency situations. 2. It is the intent of the City to attempt to schedule regular workdays whenever feasible. Said work schedule is subject to change by the City, as services require, and this provision shall not be construed as limiting or preventing the City from establishing other work shifts or hours as the need arises. 3. Compensation for overtime shall be in the form of cash payment or, if requested by the employee and approved by the Fire Chief, compensatory time off. A maximum of 40 hours of compensatory time may be accrued by each employee. 4. Employees leaving City service with accrued compensatory time off shall be paid for the amount of accrued compensatory time to the date of termination. Payment for accrued compensatory time shall be at straight time based on the employee's current rate of pay. 5. Employees shall be paid at a rate of time and one-half for any emergency recall or mandatory overtime worked, with a minimum of 2 hours paid per call. It will be considered emergency recall any time an employee is asked by the officer in charge to immediately: a. Relieve an on-duty employee who is either sick or has been injured. b. Respond to an emergency situation or cover a station during an emergency situation. 6. Except as provided herein, effective July 1, 2003, overtime for shift Fire Captains shall be paid for all hours actually worked as a Captain of a fire suppression crew in excess of an employee's regularly scheduled shift at a rate of time and one-half the employee's base pay. 7. Fire Captains will not be compensated for attendance at staff and management meetings.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement
