III Overtime and Compensatory Time
A. Overtime: All non-exempt employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime will be paid at a rate of time and one-half for actual hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week with the following exceptions:
1. Fire 24-hour employees are required to work over 136 hours in an 18-day cycle before overtime is paid.
2. Sworn Police Department employees working in Patrol are required to work over 80 hours in a 14-day cycle before overtime is paid.
B. Compensatory Time: Employees may be allowed to accumulate compensatory time off rather than being paid overtime.
At the end of pay period 7 compensatory time hours not already taken as time off will be paid out in cash at the employee’s hourly rate of pay. Amended 05/25/21 EO 21-151
C. Employees who are not covered or who are exempt from the FLSA have no right to overtime or compensatory time compensation.
D. Any overtime or compensatory time hours must be pre-authorized by the employee’s Supervisor. Failure to obtain pre-approval for overtime will not void entitlement to be paid for the time worked, but may subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.