PURPOSE
To fairly compensate team members during emergency conditions.
POLICY
The City Manager or Assistant City Manager has the sole authority to declare emergency operations exist for the implementation of this policy. Pay during emergency operations will be as follows:
- Team Members may be required to work alternative schedules in place of their normally scheduled work time.
- Team Members not required to report to work will receive their normal pay.
- If a Team Member reports to work and is sent home due to emergency conditions, the Team Member will receive their normal hours for that work day/period. These hours count as hours worked.
- If a Team member is required to remain on site during hours they are not scheduled to work, these hours will be considered time spent on site standing by and are counted as hours worked and will be paid at applicable emergency overtime rates (listed in #12)
- The Executive Team, Senior Management, Exempt Supervisory, PBA Supervisory and IAFF Supervisory team may elect to receive flex time off in lieu of extra pay, subject to Department Director approval.
- Team Members will receive normal holiday pay, if eligible.
- Team Members released from work and permitted to leave City property will not be compensated for such time they choose to remain on City property.
- All Team Members who are on approved paid or unpaid leave during the emergency, e.g.,vacation, sick leave, family or medical leave, etc., will not be compensated in accordance with this emergency pay policy. For Team Members who work during the emergency, hours worked will include approved paid leave.
- Team Members who cannot return to work after the emergency operations due to circumstances outside the City’s control must use applicable leave time.
- Team Members, who are primary responders, are expected to be available to be called in to work during emergency operations which would include before, during and/or after the emergency.
- Team Members performing primary responder duties will be required to work as deemed necessary by the City Manager or Assistant City Manager, Department Director or designee. Team Members who are required to work but do not report to their work assignment during emergency operations will be terminated.
- Emergency hours paid and applicable pay rates for weekly hours worked over 40:
|
Team Member Classification |
Additional Overtime and On Premise Standby Time Paid |
Pay Rate for Emergency Overtime |
|
Executive (Directors & Asst. Directors) |
Yes. Beginning on the 8th day of emergency operations |
1.0X normal rate. Beginning on the 8th day of emergency operations |
|
Senior Management |
Yes |
1.0X normal rate |
|
Exempt Supervisory |
Yes |
1.0X normal rate |
|
PBA Supervisory |
Yes |
1.0X normal rate |
|
IAFF Supervisory |
Yes |
1.0X normal rate |
|
Non Exempt Supervisory |
Yes |
1.5X normal rate |
|
Professional (exempt and non-exempt) |
Yes |
1.5X normal rate |
|
PBA Union |
Yes |
1.5X normal rate |
|
IAFF Union |
Yes |
1.5X normal rate |
|
CWA Union |
Yes |
1.5X normal rate |
|
Part Time/Variable |
Yes |
1.5X normal rate for hours over 40 |
