HRP 301 Compensation

Question 1

Who is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the classification plan? (HRP 301)

Answer 1

Human Resources and Risk Management Director

Question 2

Are classification decisions appealable or grievable? (HRP 301)

Answer 2

No

Question 3

When a position is reclassified to a class in a higher pay range, what happens to the employees pay? (HRP 301)

Answer 3

It will remain the same unless the employees current wage is less than the new minimum salary in which the employees wage will increase to the new minimum salary

Question 4

If a position is reclassified and assigned a lower pay range, what happens to the employees pay? (HRP 301)

Answer 4

The employees pay will not be reduced. If the employees current salary is higher than the new maximum salary, the employee will not be eligible for any additional increase in salary until the pay range maximum is once again higher than the actual salary

Question 5

Compensation for the City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney, Presiding City Judge, City Judge, and Hearing Officer is determined by who? (HRP 301)

Answer 5

City Council

Question 6

A promoted employee will be placed in the new pay range that provides at least how much of an increase? (HRP 301)

Answer 6

5%

Question 7

An employee who is involuntarily demoted shall be placed in the new classification and their pay reduced by what? (HRP 301)

Answer 7

5% unless the maximum in the new classification is still lower than the pay will be further reduced to the max of the new classification

Question 8

How will an employees pay be handled who requests a voluntary demotion? (HRP 301)

Answer 8

Paid at a rate within the new pay range as recommended by the department director

Question 9

What is the City’s established workweek? (HRP 301)

Answer 9

12:01 a.m. on Saturday - 12:00 midnight Friday

Question 10

The City may adopt a work period of what for sworn fire and police personnel? (HRP 301)

Answer 10

28 days

Question 11

Meal periods are generally how long? (HRP 301)

Answer 11

30-60 minutes

Question 12

Are meal periods considered time worked? (HRP 301)

Answer 12

No

Question 13

If department head’s allow rest periods, when are they not allowed to be taken? (HRP 301)

Answer 13

Beginning or end of a work shift, or immediately before or after lunch

Question 14

Fire employees who work 24 hour shifts will receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of? (HRP 301)

Answer 14

156 hours in a 21 day work period

Question 15

Maximum number of compensatory time hours that an employee may accrue? (HRP 301)

Answer 15

80 hours

Question 16

An employee is determined to be on unrestricted stand-by when they are required to what? (HRP 301)

Answer 16

Be available for work and fit for duty if called back to work. The employee’s activities are not so severely restricted that they cannot pursue their normal life activities

Question 17

Employees on unrestricted stand by will be paid what for each hour on stand by? (HRP 301)

Answer 17

$2.00/hr

Question 18

If an employee is called to report to work while on unrestricted stand by, how will they be compensated? (HRP 301)

Answer 18

Minimum of 2 hours work, or the actual time worked if greater than 2 hours

Question 19

How is an employee placed on restricted stand by compensated? (HRP 301)

Answer 19

Considered as hours worked and compensated at their normal rate of pay

Question 20

Second shift differential pay shall apply to those employees that work at least 50% of their time during what hours? (HRP 301)

Answer 20

4:00 p.m - 12:00 a.m.

Question 21

Third shift differential pay shall apply to those employees that work at least 50% of their time during what hours? (HRP 301)

Answer 21

12:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Question 22

Shift differential pay will be paid only for time that is? (HRP 301)

Answer 22

Actually worked (Comp time, Vacation, Holiday, Sick, Maternity, Family Illness, Military, Jury/Witness Duty, Bereavement and other types of leave are not subject to shift differential pay

Question 23

What is the compensation for second shift differential pay? (HRP 301)

Answer 23

50 cents per hour

Question 24

What is the compensation for third shift differential pay? (HRP 301)

Answer 24

60 cents per hour

Question 25

What is the compensation for stability pay? (HRP 301)

Answer 25

$80 for each year of regular status service beginning with the 5th year

Question 26

What is the maximum compensation for stability pay? (HRP 301)

Answer 26

$800

Question 27

Temporary assignment pay will typically be limited to how long? (HRP 301)

Answer 27

90 days

Question 28

Temporary assignment pay will generally be compensated how? (HRP 301)

Answer 28

5% of the employees current base pay level

Question 29

If the tempory assignment is for the performance of duties due to a vacancy at the department director level or above, the assignment pay will generally be for how much? (HRP 301)

Answer 29

10% of the employee’s current base pay level or the minimum of the vacant position’s salary range whichever is greater

Question 30

Time Adjustment Pay will be for how much? (HRP 301)

Answer 30

5% of the employee’s current base pay level

Question 31

What is the minimum duration of Time Adjustment Pay? (HRP 301)

Answer 31

2 full pay periods