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. regularly established number of hours a day, days a week, weeks a month or months per year, the amount paid to that employee shall bear a reasonable relationship to the full-time rate for that position as the time actually worked bears to the time required for full-time service. However, the amount paid to the employee shall be in such amount as deemed appropriate by the City Administrator and approved by City Council. 6. Overtime Payment. Overtime work may be required of employees on occasion. Employees are expected to work overtime when it is requested of them. Only employees to whom the overtime provisions of the state or Federal Fair Labor Standards Act applies are required to be compensated for overtime work. Eligible employees shall be compensated for overtime work at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times their regular rate of pay. Compensatory time off may be taken in lieu of overtime payment if it is approved by an employee's department head. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, compensatory time off shall be computed at not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) hours for each overtime hour worked. Special rules regarding compensatory time may apply to fire fighters and police officers. Time taken during holidays, vacations, sick-time and leaves of absence do not count as "hours worked" for purposes of computing overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The following conditions shall govern the payment of overtime: . a. Eligible overtime must be approved by a department head or the City Administrator. b. Overtime shall be calculated to the nearest fifteen (15) minutes. c. Overtime hours shall be distributed as equally as practicable among employees. d. Employees who falsify their time record or the time record of another employee will be subject to such disciplinary action as the City Administrator deems appropriate. e. Absent unusual circumstances, employees are required to work overtime if requested by their supervisor, department head, or the City Administrator. f. Attendance at official City meetings, where the good of the City's service is involved, shall be considered "time worked" for purposes of computing overtime pay. Such attendance must be approved in advance by the City Administrator. g. If an employee's compensatory time exceeds forty (40) hours at year-end, the employee will be paid the cash equivalent of the comp time earned in excess of forty . 7 .