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POLICY & PROCEDURE
Subject: Indea: PERSONNEL
COMPENSATORY TIME
Number: 300-29
Effective Date Supersedes Page Staff Contact roved By
12/1/92 2-15-86 1 of 2 B.Nelson Glode u
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1.0 PURPOSE:
To establish policy and procedure for the use of compensatory time.
2.0 ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED:
All departments/divisions.
3.0 REFERENCES:
3.1 Resolution No. 2265
3.2 Labor Agreements
3.3 Fair Labor Standards Act(FI,SA)
3.4 Policy 300-53 -Types of Employees, Pay, Benefits&Retirement
3.5 Policy 300-48 - Overtime Eligibility
4.0 POLICY:
4.1 Compensatory time off is given to employees in lieu of overtime payment at the rate of time
and one-half.
4.2 Compensatory time may be granted at the request of the employee and with the approval of
the employer.
4.3 If an employee requests payment for overtime worked and refuses compensatory time as a
means of overtime payment, then overtime must be paid to that employee.
4.4 The employer may deny compensatory time requests and impose overtime payment if
compensatory time off is not practical.
4.5 The maximum compensatory time that may be accumulated by an employee shall not exceed
forty(40) hours.
5.0 DEFIl TITIONS:
5.1 Exempt positions not covered by this policy are identified in Appendix A: Positions Exempt
from Overtime Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
5.2 Fair Labor Standards Act Guidelines: Accrual Ceilings for Public Safety and non-Public
Safety non-exempt employees:
5.2.1 Non-Exempt Public Safety employees may accrue up to 480 hours (320 hours
actually worked) of compensatory time per year under Section 7.(0) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act before overtime cash payment becomes mandatory.
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5.2.2 Non-Exempt Non-Public Safety employees may accrue 240 hours (160 hours of
overtime actually worked) per year of compensatory time before overtime cash
payment becomes necessary.
Note: FLSA accrual standards are for information only. They are not to be used as a ceiling for accrual
of compensatory time for City of Renton employees. As compensatory time generally represents an
unfunded liability to the employer, compensatory time accrual levels should be in compliance with
Section 4.5.
6.0 PROCEDURE:
6.1 Records of overtime and compensatory time must be maintained by each department and
submitted to Payroll as it is earned or taken. All accrual and use must be reported each pay
period to the Payroll Office on time sheets for tracking by the City's central data processing
system to ensure compliance with FLSA reporting requirements.
6.2 These records should reflect the following:
6.2.1 Date overtime worked and number of hours worked.
6.2.2 Compensatory time earned if not taken in overtime wages.
6.2.3 Date compensatory time taken and number of hours used.
6.2.4 Current balance of compensatory time accrued.
6.3 Employees requesting to use compensatory time must complete a Leave Request form,
indicating the type of leave as compensatory time or "C" on the form calendar.
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APPENDIX A
POSITIONS EXEMPT FROM OVERTIME
PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
DEPARTMENT POSITION
Executive Mayor
Executive Assistant to Mayor
Community Relations Specialist
Municipal Court Municipal Court Judge
Court Services Director
Personnel Personnel Director
Personnel Analyst
Personnel Supervisor/CS Examiner
Hearing Examiner , Hearing Examiner
Administrative Services Administrator
Accounting & Budgeting Director
Budget Analyst
Information Systems Director
City Clerk
Fund Accounting Supervisor
Utility Accounting Supervisor
Community Services Administrator
Parks & Recreation Director
Recreation Services Manager
Parks & Facilities Manager
Building Superintendent
Parks Maintenance Superintendent
Recreation Supervisor
Library Director
Assistant Library Director
H & HR Manager
Police Chief
Captain
Lieutenant*
Staff Services Manager
Fire Chief
Deputy Chief
Battalion Chief/Fire Marshall
Battalion Chief/Shift Commander"
Battalion Chief/Safety/EMD
Assistant to Fire Marshall
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APPENDIX A (cont)
Planning/Builidng/Public Works Administrator
Administrative Analyst
Utilities Systems Director
Transportation Systems Director
Planning & Technical Service Director
Development Services Director
Maintenance Services Director
Airport Supervisor
Plan Review Supervisor
Utility Engineering Supervisor
Solid Waste Coordinator
Transportation Engineering Supervisor
Transportation Maintenance Supervisor
Transportation Operations manager
Transportation Planning Supervisor
Street Maintenance Manager
Waste Water Maintenance Manager
Water Maintenance Manager
Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Technical Services Manager
Building Official
Principal Planner
Paid at time and one half when called out as a commanding duty officer.
Paid at straight-time for overtime hours worked as a shift commander.