HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-020 Approve Amended Policy Change to Hours of Work Policy CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 24-020
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AMENDED POLICY CHANGE TO HOURS OF WORK
POLICY
WHEREAS,the city is amending the policy language to reflect what is currently being practiced
for payroll purposes; and
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approve the changes as
follows:
1. Employees' hours worked will be rounded to the nearest quarter-hour; Policy 6.22.g
ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council on this Sth day of February 2024.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE:
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M Hellier, Mayor
Ann Orlofsky, City Clerk
HOURS OF WORK
Policy 6.22
1) PURPOSE
a) In order to adequately provide city services and to provide the basis for employee
compensation,the city must assure the availability of personnel and specify the number of
hours and days the city expects employees to be at their jobs.
2) POLICY
a) Forty(40) hours of actual attendance on duty will constitute the regular work week for most
full-time employees,with the average work month to be one hundred seventy-three and one-
third (173 1/3) hours for the purpose of computing vacations,sick leave and fractions of a
month's work.
b) Except as otherwise provided,the regular workday will begin at 8:00 a.m.and end at 4:30 p.m.,
with one-half(1/2) hour period therein constituting a lunch period. The lunch period will be
scheduled by the department director in such a manner that service will always be afforded to
the public. The regular workweek will consist of five (5)consecutive eight (8) hour workdays,
Monday through Friday,or an equivalent number of hours pursuant to a work schedule
arranged with the department director and approved by the City Administrator.
c) Department directors,with prior approval of the City Administrator, may establish the
scheduled hours of work for employees within their departments. Such hours cannot be less
than the minimum hours described in this policy but may vary for shift requirements and other
times deemed necessary to properly provide city services beyond regular business hours.
d) Flex-time schedules may be established only with the approval of the department director and
City Administrator. Each employee must adhere to a schedule which has been established by
taking into consideration the department workload and necessary services provided by the city.
e) All overtime must be approved by the appropriate department director or the department
director's designee prior to being worked. (See policy on overtime payment.)
f) Incidental time will be excluded from overtime consideration. Incidental overtime means
overtime worked at the beginning or end of an employee's shift in an amount not to exceed
fifteen (15) minutes at either end of the workday.
I g) For payroll purposes,overtime will be rounded off to the nearest^�� *�^*" �' �'^�''� uq arter of
an hour.
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