HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 1044-1985I m
Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 1044-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 23 BY CHANGING THE SCHEDULED
WORK WEEK OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS, Communications Department employees (dispatchRra)
currently work an average 42-hour work week in a six -day cycle by
working 12 hour3 per day for three days, followed by three days
off; and
WHEREAS, this shift is causing overtime to be paid due to the
frequency of work days withir. a calendar week, and not based upon
an employee working beyond his or her shift or from being called
to work; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration believes that overtime costs
will he reduced by changing the dispatcher's shift to a four -day,
ten-hour per day work week.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, that:
Section 1: KMC 23.25.060(b)(4) be amended as follows:
(4) Before overtime may be paid, Public Safety and
Sewer Treatment Plant employees must be in a paid status for
their normal work week, as follows:
Police 40 hours
Fire 56 hours
Communications 40 [42] hours
[JAIL — 42 HOURS]
Sewer Treatment Plant 40 hours
Section 2: KMC 23.30.050 be amended as follows:
23.30.050 Business Hours and Hours of Work: (a) The
hours during which City offices and departments shall
normally be open for business shall be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Department of Public Works - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
except Saturdays and Sundays, holidays, and furthor
excepting Police and Fire which shall be open for business
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24 hours n day. The library and Animal Control operations
shall be open for business as authorized by the City
Manager.
(b) Puhli,, Safety employees', not including
administrators, normal work week is:
(1) Police and Communications - 4 shifts of 10 hours
per week, 2080 hours annually. When working this
shift, 1st and 3rd days off shall be treated as
Saturdays and the middle day off (the 2nd day) shall be
treated as a Sunday for purposes of paying overtime;
(2) Fire - 24 hours on, 24 hours off for 6 day cycle,
then 3 days off --equivalent of 56 hours per week, 2912
hours annually. When working this shift, 1st and 3rd
days of the three day off period shall be treated as
Saturdays, and the middle day off shall be treated as
Sunday for purposes of paying overtime;
[(3) COMMUNICATIONS AND JAIL - 12 HOURS ON, FOR 3
DAYS; OFF FOR 3 DA`'S--EQUIVALENT OF 42 HOURS PER WEEK,
2184 HOURS ANNUALLY. WHEN WORK114G THIS SHIFT, 1ST AND
3RD DAYS OFF SHALL BE TREATED AS SATURDAYS AND THE
MIDDLE DAY OFF (THE 2ND DAY) SHALL BE TREATED AS A
SUNDAY FOR PURPOSES OF PAYING OVERTIME;]
(c) Sewer Treatment Plant employees work a 40 hour
week on a shift basis that allows at least one employee to
be at the plant on a given day. When scheduled days off are
two consecutive calendar days, the first day off shall be
treated as a Saturday and the second day off shall be
treated as a Sunday for purposes of paying overtime.
(d) All other employees' normal work week is 40
hours/8 hours a day, 2080 hours annually. Standard work day
is midnight to midnight succeeding. Standard work week is
midnight Sunday to midnight Sunday succeeding. Operating
hours may be adjusted to meet special situations on timely
notice.
Section 3: KMC 23.40.020(c) be amended as follows:
(c) Public Safety and Sewer Treatment Plant employees
shall receive in December payment for authorized holidays at
1-1/2 times their normal hourly pay (for that portion of the
calendar year during which they were employed) as follows:
Firefighters (56 hour week), 11.2 hours pay per holiday
Police and Dispatchers (40 hour week), eight hours pay
per holiday
[JAIL AND DISPATCHERS (42) HOUR WEEK), 8.4 HOURS PAY
PER HOLIDAY]
Sewer Treatment Plant employees (40 hour week), eight
hours pay per holiday
Holidays which occur 0-iring vacation shall be charged
against such leave.
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Section 4: KMC 23.40.030(a) be amended as Follows:
23.40.030 Annual Leave: (a) accrual :ate:
(1) Regular full-time classified and exempt employees
excepting firefighters[, COMMUNICATIONS, AND JAIL
PERSONNEL]:
16 hrs. per month - first two years of service
18 hrs. per month - three through five years of service
20 hrs. per month - six through ten years of service
22 hrs. per month - more than ten years of service
(2) Firefighters - Fire Engineers --Based on a 56 hour week
22.4 hrs. per month - first two years of service
25.2 hra. per month - three through five years of service
28.0 hra. per month - six through ten years of service
30.8 hrs. per month - more than ten years of service
[(3) COMMUNICATIONS AND JAIL PERSONNEL --BASED ON 42 HOUR
WEEK
16.8 HRS. PER MONTH - FIRST TWO YEARS OF SERVICE
18.9 HRS. PER MONTH - THREE THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE
21.0 HRS. PLR MONTH - SIX THROUGH TEN YEARS OF SERVICE
23.1 HRS. PER MONTH - MORE THAN TEN YEARS OF SERVICE]
Section 5: KMC 23.40.030(d) be amended as follows:
(d) Accrued and unused leave may be carried over from
one year to the next for the purpose of accumulating an
annual leave account or reserve. The maximum leave hours
that may be accrued is 640 hours for regular classified and
exempt, and 896 hours for Fire[, AND 672 HOURS FOR
COMMUNICATIONS AND JAIL].
Section 6: KMC 23.40.030(f) be amended as follows:
(f) It is required that each employee use a minimum of
80 hours of leave per calendar year for employees working 40
hours per week, and 112 hours for employees working the
equivalent of 56 hours per week[, AND 84 HOURS FOR EMPLOYEES
WORKING THE EQUIVALENT OF 42 HOURS PER WEEK], and affect
appropriate coordination with the department head. If
actual hours used are less then the minimum requirement,
then the difference shall be deducted from available leave
hours without any compensation to the employee.
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` PASSED 8Y THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 14th day
of May, 1985.
TOM WAGON k, M�
ATTEST:
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1lhelan, City Clerk
First Reading: May 1, 1985
Second Reading: May 14, 1985
Effective Date: June 14, 1985
Approved by Finance: c 9Q
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