2019/03/12 City Council Resolution 2019-027 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-027
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE OUTLINE OF
CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT,FRINGE BENEFITS, AND SALARY
FOR THE MANAGEMENT UNIT TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION
FOR DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2017,the Rohnert Park City Council adopted resolution 2017-
050 approving the Outline of Certain Conditions of Employment, Fringe Benefits, and Salary for
the Management Unit (Management Outline) for the period of April 30, 2017 through June 30,
2021; and
WHEREAS, State law declares all City employees disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, in the event of a local declared emergency City employees may be required
to work as disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, disaster service workers may be required to work hours in excess of their
normally scheduled 40 hours a week; and
WHEREAS, all employees covered by the Management Outline are exempt employees
under the Fair Labor Standard Act; and
WHEREAS, the Management Outline has no provision for additional compensation for
hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week; and
WHEREAS, a number of exempt positions in the Management Unit are likely to be
required to work as disaster service workers in the event of a local declared disaster; and
WHEREAS,the City wants the ability to provide additional compensation for exempt
employees working in excess of 40 hours in a week as disaster service workers during a local
disaster.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve amending the Management Outline to add Section
19 Declared Emergency Situations—Exempt Employees as follows:
19 Declared Emergency Situations—Exempt Employees
Exempt employees, when working as disaster service workers, shall be
eligible for overtime for hours worked beyond forty (40)hours in a work
week due to a City Council declared emergency. Such pay is non-
pensionable compensation. Overtime shall be equivalent to the
employee's straight time pay at the time of accrual;and shall not be
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accrued as compensatory time. Under no circumstances shall an exempt
employee be paid overtime except under the circumstances set forth in
this provision, or as may be set forth by the Rohnert Park City Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
hereby provides the same benefits of Section 19 to the City's at-will management employees
with employment contracts that incorporate provisions of the Management Outline.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 12th day of March, 2019.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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JoAnne M. Buergler, City Cler
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