I-1 - Collective Bargaining Agreement - Draft - 7-1-23

7.6 – Meal Period. Every reasonable effort will be made to grant employees an uninterrupted unpaid lunch period of no less than one-half (1/2) hours, nor more than one hour during each work shift. Meal periods are subject to the employer’s right to assign duties of such a nature that requires immediate attention. 7.6 – Call Out. Hourly paid employees recalled back to work hours not previously scheduled shall be compensated for a minimum of two (2) hours at the applicable rate. This call out pay will be provided only when the hours of work are not contiguous with the employee’s regular hours of work. If an employee is recalled more than once between regularly scheduled shifts, the employee shall only be compensated for two (2) hours at the applicable rate, unless the employee works more than two (2) hours. ARTICLE VIII OVERTIME 8.1 – Rate of Pay. Overtime shall be defined as any time properly authorized by the employer in excess of the employee’s normal forty (40) hour work week, in excess of the employee’s normal eight (8) hour workday. Overtime shall be paid at one and one-half (1½) times the employee’s regular hourly rate. Any work in excess of the normal work period must be approved in advance by the City Administrator or designee. However, in case of emergencies, if both are unavailable, then approved in advance by the employee’s immediate supervisor. The City has the right to require overtime work as may be necessary to meet the City’s service needs. When overtime is required, each employee is expected to be available for such assignment. 8.2 – Distribution. The City shall reasonably attempt to distribute overtime within a department equitably among the employees. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to require the City to give overtime to any employee who is not qualified to perform the particular task subject of the overtime hours. 8.3 – Compensatory Time Off. An employee may elect to use compensatory time off, in lieu of overtime payment, to be taken at a later date, which will be computed at one and one-half (1½) times the time actually worked overtime. Compensatory time off shall be taken and used only at the direction of the or at the convenience of the employer and with the prior approval of the City Administrator. Compensatory time shall be allowed to accumulate to a maximum of sixty (60) hours. Unused compensatory time shall be paid on the first pay period of the new fiscal year at the employee’s regular rate of pay. 8.4 – Computation. Scheduled vacation time and holidays shall be counted as hours of work for the purpose of computing overtime except that the pyramiding of hours will not be permitted. ORIGINAL 8