§ 2-37.15 — Compensation during declared emergencies

§ 2-37.15 - Compensation during declared emergencies.

For the purpose of this section, "emergency" shall not include the COVID-19 and future medical pandemics. (a) During an emergency which has been declared by City Council or the City Manager, the following shall apply for non-exempt employees: (1) When City Hall is open during a declared emergency and a non-exempt employee works their normal scheduled hours, the employee will be compensated for time worked during said emergency at two times their normal rate of pay. (2) When City Hall is open during a declared emergency and a non-exempt employee works additional hours outside of their normal scheduled hours, the employee will be compensated for hours worked during said emergency calculated as overtime at two times their normal rate of pay. (3) When City Hall is closed due to a declared emergency, non-exempt employees who are not requested to work receive compensation for their normal work hours at their normal rate of pay. Non-exempt employees who work during the time City Hall is closed shall receive compensation at the rate of two times their normal rate of pay for any hours worked. (4) When a non-exempt employee is on leave at the time an emergency is declared and City Hall is closed, the employee shall be paid for their normal scheduled hours of work and will not have leave hours deducted. When a non-exempt employee is requested to work during a declared emergency when scheduled for approved leave, the employee shall be compensated as set forth in Section 2-37.16(a)(1)(2) and (3) above. Any time City Hall is open during a declared emergency, an employee who either was on leave prior to the declared emergency or does not report to work for any reason, shall be deducted leave hours for all hours of their normal number of work hours the employee is not at work. (b) During an emergency which has been declared by City Council or the City Manager, the following shall apply for exempt employees: (1) When City Hall is open during a declared emergency and an exempt employee is requested to work, the employee will be compensated for all hours worked during said emergency at their normal equivalent hourly rate of pay, whether they work normal scheduled hours or hours outside of their normal scheduled hours of work, regardless of the day of the week. (2) When City Hall is closed during a declared emergency, exempt employees who do not work, shall receive compensation for their normal work hours at their normal rate of pay. (3) When City Hall is closed during a declared emergency, exempt employees who are requested to work during the declared emergency shall earn additional compensation. Additional compensation is pay in the amount of two times the normal rate of pay and is in lieu of the normal rate of pay. The additional compensation may only be earned on Monday through Friday for the first eight hours of the workday, for a maximum daily amount of eight hours. The maximum amount of additional compensation permitted to be earned per declared emergency when City hall is closed is twenty-four (24) hours. For all hours worked when an employee is not eligible for additional compensation, exempt employees shall be paid their normal rate of pay. (4) When an exempt employee is on approved leave during a declared emergency and City Hall is closed, the employee shall be paid for an employee's normal scheduled hours of work and will not have leave hours deducted. When an exempt employee is requested to work during a declared emergency when scheduled for approved leave, the employee shall be compensated as set forth in Section 2-37.16(b) above. Any time City Hall is open during a declared emergency, an employee who either was on leave prior to the declared emergency or does not report to work for any reason, shall be deducted leave time for any number of hours up to eight hours per day that the employee is not at work.

(Ord. 32-20, § 1, 4-20-2020) (Ord. 55-18, § 1, 7-29-2019; Ord. 26-21, § 2, 4-7-2021)