2019/03/12 City Council Resolution 2019-028 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-028
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 CONFIDENTIAL UNIT TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION
FOR DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2017, the Rohnert Park City Council adopted resolution 2017-
048 approving the Outline of Certain Conditions of Employment, Fringe Benefits, and Salary for
the Confidential Unit (Confidential 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,the Confidential Outline provides overtime compensation for non-exempt
employees working in excess of normally scheduled hours; and
WHEREAS, the Confidential Outline in section 3 specifically excludes overtime
compensation for positions that are exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and
WHEREAS, a number of exempt positions in the Confidential 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve amending the Confidential Outline to add Section
3.2 Declared Emergency Situations—Exempt Employees as follows:
3.2 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
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.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 12th day of March, 2019.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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