HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 215-2005 Personnel Policies.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 215-2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 6 OF THE CITY OF ANNA PERSONNEL POLICIES
MANUAL, ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2001-12, BY AMENDING
SECTION 6.01 RELATING TO WORK PERIODS AND SECTION 6.04
RELATING TO OVERTIME; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Anna has reviewed Chapter 6 of the City of
Anna Personnel Policies Manual regarding work periods and overtime policy for police
officers; and
Whereas, the City Council has determined that changes need to be made regarding
work periods and overtime policy for police officers in the City of Anna Personnel
Policies Manual in order to provide for a more effective, efficient, and orderly operation
of City business;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA:
Section 1. Section 6.01 of Ordinance No. 2002-12 Amended
Section 6.01 of the City of Anna Personnel Policies Manual, adopted by Ordinance No.
2002-12, is hereby amended to read as follows:
6.01 Work Period
(a) Except as otherwise set forth expressly herein, the official work period for all City of
Anna non -police employees is a five-day period beginning at 8:00 a.m. on
Thursday and ending at 5:00 p.m., on the following Wednesday. Normal working
hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with one hour off for
lunch, for a total of 40 hours per work week. Morning and afternoon breaks of
fifteen minutes each are available to each employee if duties permit, but this time
does not accumulate if not taken. Part time regular employees work the hours
assigned.
The official work period for non-exempt police officers if working a standard 40 -
hour week is a 14 -day period beginning at 112:00 a.m. on Thursday and ending at
11:59 p.m. on Wednesday of the second week following Wednesday. Normal work
hours are assigned by the Chief of Police with approval of the city manager. When
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the police department changes to a 12 -working -hour -per -day schedule, the official
work period will change to 28 -day periods with a standard 84 hours paid in the first
pay period with overtime and compensating time figured on the second pay period
at the end of the work period.
(b) In addition, the department head may set other hours of work for field employees,
individuals, or groups of employees, if necessary or desirable.
(c) All employees are expected to report punctually for duty at the beginning of their
assigned workday and work the full workday established. An employee who is
expected to be late to work or needs to leave before the end of the workday should
notify the department head as early as possible.
Section 2. Section 6.04(b) of Ordinance No. 2002-12 Amended
Section 6.04(b) of the City of Anna Personnel Policies Manual, adopted by Ordinance
No. 2002-12, is hereby amended to read as follows:
6.04 Overtime
(b) For non -police officer employees who are covered by the overtime provisions of
the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the policy of the City is to grant 1.5 hours off
during the same forty hour work week for authorized hours worked in excess of 40
working hours. In the event it is not possible to grant time off during the same work
week in which the overtime was worked, the City will pay the employee one and
one-half times the number of overtime hours worked at the employee's regular
hourly rate.
For police officers the policy of the City is to grant hours off during the work period
if a non-exempt police officer works more than 86 hours if on a 14 -day work period
or 171 hours if on a 28 -day work period. In the event it is not possible to grant time
off during the same work period in which actual hours worked are above 86 hours
if on a 14 -day work period or above 171 actual hours worked if on a 28 -day work
period the non-exempt police officer will receive 1.5 times pay or 1.5 times
compensatory pay up to a maximum of 84 hours of accrued compensatory time.
The Chief of Police may approve payment of overtime in lieu of compensatory
time.
Section 3. Repealer Clause
All ordinances of the City of Anna in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
repealed to the extent of that conflict.
Section 4. Savings Clause
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
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reason held to be unconstitutional, void, or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions
of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of the City Council in
adopting this ordinance that no portion thereof, or provision or regulation contained
herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of the unconstitutionality or invalidity of
any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed this day the 28th day of June, 2005, by the City Council of the City of Anna,
Texas, by the following vote:
Ayes: 6
Nays: 0
Abstentions: .0
ATTEST:
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Cathy ClOhe Interim City Secretary
APPROVED:
Pelham
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Mayor