Classification and Compensation Flashcards
A. DEFINITION
Special Duty Assignment pay is payment reflective of the overtime rate (this rate will be established by the Department of Human Resources each year) or compensatory time at straight-time (hour for hour) to specific employees in the classifications of Battalion Chief and Police Lieutenant designated by the respective Department Director who are required to work non-scheduled work time beyond the _____ hour or fifty-six (56) hour workweek in any of the following circumstances:
1. Employee is called back/called out to work.
2. Employee is required to work a minimum of three (3) additional hours per scheduled work shift.
3. Employee is scheduled to appear in court for work related cases during
unscheduled work shift.
4. Temporary high priority project assignments with mandatory deadlines.
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B. GUIDELINES
1. Both the employee and supervisor shall discuss in advance, where applicable the need for usually longer work hours or workweek. The supervisor will determine what work shall be governed by this policy and document all hours worked beyond _____ hour or fifty-six (56) hour workweek.
2. Attendance at routine/required meetings or holdover time during non-scheduled
work shifts will not be eligible for Special Duty Assignment Pay.
3. In no instance shall an employee be eligible for Special Duty Assignment Pay, unless given special approval by the Department Director or designee.
4. The request must be pre-approved and submitted in writing, in instances where applicable prior to the work being performed.
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C. AMOUNT OF SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY
All approved time worked in excess of the 40-hour workweek or 56-hour workweek will be paid at a rate of pay reflective of the overtime or may receive compensatory time at ______ time (hour for hour) if approved by the Department Director or designee. This rate will be established by the Human Resources Department each year.
The pay code for special duty assignment pay, for the hours worked shall be entered into the payroll/personnel system by the respective department timekeeper, upon receiving written authorization from the respective Department Director or designee.
Straight
- POLICE SERGEANT PROMOTING TO POLICE LIEUTENANT
An employee who is promoted shall receive the lesser of either:
a. a ten percent (10%) promotional increase
OR
b. the ______ level salary of any employee currently within the Police
Lieutenant rank.
Lowest
Longevity Pay (Uniform Police Dept. Employees)
Longevity Payments shall be distributed to employees biweekly. Employees will receive longevity pay in the following:
Five (5) dollars per month for each year of service up to and including the fifteenth (15th) year.
Six (6) dollars per month for each year of service from the sixteenth (16th) year through the completed______ year.
25th Year
Holiday Premium Pay
Holiday premium pay shall be equivalent to ______ days pay. The daily rate of pay shall be computed by dividing the base pay, including holiday pay, by 260.
9 Days
Differential Pay
For non-twelve (12) hour shift employees: A shift differential of 55 cents per hour will be paid for all hours worked by an employee when a majority of the employee’s regularly scheduled shift hours occur after 3:00 pm and before _____ pm. A shift differential of 80 cents per hour will be paid for all hours worked by an employee when a majority of the employee’s regularly scheduled shift hours occur after 11:00 pm and before 7:00 am.
For twelve (12) hour shift employees: A shift differential of 80 cents per hour will be paid for all hours worked for the 7:00 pm to 7:00 am shift, or 6:00 pm to 6:00 am for early shifts.
Shift premiums will be paid for hours worked during the shift except for work performed as overtime work or work performed earlier than an employee’s normal shift. Shift premiums will not be paid for any paid time off.
11:00 pm
