O-2005-2684-A (original in 2003)

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Federal Law. This includes emplovees of one devartment serving in an emergencv capacity for anv other devartment or function as assigned. COMPENSATION FOR HOURS WORKED DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY 1. During declared emergency status, at the director's/supervisor' approval exempt- status employee(s) may accrue compensatory time up to 160 hours. After the 160 hours are exhausted, the exempt-status employee(s) base salary will be computed to arrive at an hourly rate; then the City will pay the exempt-status employee(s) 1 1/2times their hourly rate. 2. During the Emergency Period, employees released from work or who are not required to report to work due to the emergency event shall receive pay for their normally scheduled workday. These hours shall count as "time worked" for the purpose of computing overtime for non-exempt employees and shall be clearly noted on the time sheet with the appropriate emergency coding as designated by the Finance Department. 3. During the Emergency Period non-exempt (hourly, overtime eligible) employees shall (subject to section 1) be paid at a rate of two times (2x) base straight pay for normally scheduled hours and one and one-half times (1.5x) for all hours worked outside their regular scheduled work hours during the declared emergency conditions, when other employees are allowed administrative leave, until the City Manager declares that it is safe for all employees to return to work. After such time, the employee will be paid according to the normal pay policy. 4. During the Emergency Period and Post Impact/Recovery period, exempt employees shall be compensated by receiving payor compensatory time subject to section 1 for all time worked in excess of forty (40) hours in each work week during the declared emergency/disaster and Impact/Recovery period. The rate of pay for such additional hours worked shall be equivalent to the exempt employee's hourly rate of pay computed as if the employee was not paid on a salary basis. The additional compensation shall be in addition to the employee's regular salary. Each department will provide the appropriate forms for exempt employees to document their hours worked. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the exempt status of such employees. 5. Employees who are out on prior-approved leave or who called in sick or took unscheduled discretionary day during any of the three periods will continue to be charged for such leave. 6. All other policies concerning remuneration shall comply with the City of La Porte's Personnel Rules and the Fair Labor Standard A Employee Policies Handbook/Page 19