4.2. ERMUSR 05-14-2019 - Laserfiche WebLink

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City policy on firefighters: Employee Participation in the City Fire Department Employees are allowed and encouraged to participate as a part-time paid firefighter in the Elk River Fire Department.The following pay provisions,in accordance with state and federal laws, apply to employees who also work outside of their regular department as part-time paid firefighters: Fire Calls During Working Hours An employee will be allowed to respond to fire calls as approved and determined by his/her department director,based on the work assignments and responsibilities of the employee. Employees responding to fire calls during regular work hours will be compensated at the same rate as his/her regular city position with no additional firefighter paid compensation. While on vacation or compensatory time off, or if s/he makes up the time so a full eight hours of work in his/her regular position are completed on the same day as the fire call, s/he may receive firefighter pay for the period claimed as vacation,compensatory, or make-up time. Fire Calls During Non-Work Hours Employees will receive their normal firefighter compensation for fire calls and training that do not occur during the regular work hours of their regular position. Application of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Employees will be paid overtime in accordance with the FLSA and the city Overtime Policy.Actual time worked will be used for determining overtime payment,with no consideration to the one hour minimum call out pay provision for firefighter pay. For example,a false alarm that requires 15 minutes of work will be counted as 15 minutes for FLSA purposes even though the minimum call out of one hour of pay would apply for firefighter pay purposes. By advance mutual agreement, overtime earned for performance of fire department activities may be paid at one and one-half times the employee's firefighter pay rate. 361