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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City of La Porte <br />Personnel Policies <br /> <br />SECTION 7 - STANDBY DUTY PAY <br /> <br />Overtime eligible employees who are required to be on standby duty shall be <br />compensated at a predetermined rate per day or any portion of the day officially on <br />standby status, which is not a normal work day. Employees scheduled for standby duty <br />must be able to be at the work site within one hour of the call to work. <br /> <br />Overtime eligible employees who work during their assigned standby duty period shall be <br />paid at one and one-half times their regular basic hourly pay rate as well as the standby <br />duty pay, if the hours worked meet the criteria above for overtime payments. <br /> <br />Standby pay shall not be paid to any employee: <br />(1) who is placed on standby due to emergency situations <br />such as hurricanes and floods. <br />(2) who is placed on standby while awaiting court proceedings. <br /> <br />SECTION 8 - LONGEVITY PAY <br /> <br />Longevity compensation is a benefit for length of continuous regular full time employment <br />with the City. On the first of December each year all regular full time employees who <br />have completed one full year's service with the City, will be paid this benefit. The benefit <br />is calculated on the basis of the number of months of continuous service at the rate <br />established by City Council. <br /> <br />Employees voluntarily or involuntarily terminating their employment are eligible to receive <br />longevity pay based upon their completed months of service, provided that the <br />termination is designated "benefits eligible" by the Department Director. <br /> <br />Employees terminating their employment as a result of retirement under the City's <br />approved retirement system shall, upon retirement, receive a longevity payment equal to <br />the number of completed years of service times the predetermined rate, times the number <br />of completed months of service since the last longevity payment. . <br /> <br />SECTION 9 - JURY DUTY <br /> <br />Employees shall be granted reasonable leave of absence from regular work hours when <br />called for jury service. This authorized absence is for the duration of the jury service only. <br />Employees who miss regularly scheduled work hours due to jury service shall return to <br />work upon completion of daily jury service, provided there are regular work hours <br />remaining. Employees on authorized leave for jury service shall receive compensation at <br />their regular pay rate for a reasonable time, in addition to any pay received for jury <br />service. Documented jury service slips must be furnished to the Department Director in <br />order for the absence to be authorized. <br /> <br />16 <br />