HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0639-1981CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 6 39 -81
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KMC
23.25.060(b), KMC 23.30.050(b), AND KMC 23.40.020(c) TO CLARIFY AND
EQUALIZE ORDINANCE PROVISIONS FOR RATES OF PAY FOR OVERTIME IN VARIOUS
CATEGORIES, HOURS OF WORK, AND PAYMENT FOR HOLIDAYS FOR SHIFT
EMPLOYEES,
WHEREAS, the current ordinances for overtime pay for various
classifications of employees, rates of pay for overtime on various
days, and treatment of holidays are unnecessarily confusing and
difficult to interpret, and in some instances seem to lead to lack of
equal treatment between various classifications of employees, and
WHEREAS, because employees of the City are engaged in various types of
shift work that make equalization of pay and benefits difficult, and
WHEREAS, it is felt desirable to clarify the intent of the ordinances
and to make treatment of various classifications of employees as equal
as possible,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, as f ollowss
section is KMC 23.25.060(b) is hereby repealed and re-enacted to
read as follows$
"(b) When employees are required to work overtime, department
heads shall authorize compensatory time off or overtime pay.
Determination to grant overtime pay or compensatory time off
shall rest with the department head, City Manager, or acting
department heads, who shall give due consideration to desires of
the employee, to budgetary controls and to the provisions of
Subsection (c) of this section. Rates for overtime (in addition
to regular compensation based upon salary schedules) shall bes
(1) General Government (excluding Sewer Treatment Plant)s
Regular Workday
(for hours in excess of 8) 1
Saturday
1
Sunday 2
Holiday 2h
(2) General Government employees must be in a paid status for 40
hours in the work week before overtime may be paid.
(3) Public Safety and Sewer Treatment Plants
Regular workday (for hours in
excess of regular shift) lh
Saturday (See KMC 23.30,050
(b) and (c) ) lit
Sunday (See KMC 23.30.050
(b) and (c)) 2
Holiday (See KMC 23.40.020(c)
for treatment)
(4) Before overtime may be paid, Public Safety and Ewer
Treatment Plant employees must be in a paid status for their
normal work week, as follows:
Police
40
hours
Fire
56
hours
Communications
42
hours
Jail
42
hours
Sewer Treatment Plant
40
hours"
Sec_ tien 2s KMC 23.30.050(b) is hereby amended as follows%
"(b) Public Safety employees', not including administrators,
normal work week is:
(1) Police - 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
overtimes
(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 shifts lot and 3rd davit of the
(3 Communications and Jail - 12 hours on, for 3 days; off
for 3 days --equivalent of 42 hours per week, 2184 hours
2
a ,
a.
annually.
overtimes" -
section 3s KMC 23.40.020(c) is hereby amended to reads
"(c) Public Safety and Sewer Treatment plant employees shall
receive in December [PRO RATA AN ANNUAL] payment at 1h times
their norm 1 hourlv_nav [EACH DECEMBER) for authorized holidays
y.wU as follows:
Firefighters (56 hour week), 11.2 hours pay per holiday
Police (40 hour week), 8 hours pay per holidal
Jail and Dispatchers (42 hour week), 8.4 hours pay
per holiday
Holidays which occur during vacation shall be charged
against such leave."
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 4th day Of
February, 1981.
BET GLICK, VICE MAYOR
ATTESTS
duet Whelan, City Clerk
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First Readings January 21, 1981
Second Readings February 4, 1981
Effective Dates March 4, 1981
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