§ 6.09.020. Definitions.

When interpreting this chapter, words having initial capital letters shall have the following meanings:

A.

"Benefit Hours" shall be substituted for Qualifying Hours when calculating the benefits accrued pursuant to Chapters 6.18 and 6.20. "Benefit Hours" are the total Work Schedule hours of a work period for any scheduled workdays that the employee (i) performs work, (ii) receives industrial or short-term nonindustrial disability coverage by county benefits or by California Labor Code Section 4850, or (iii) is on approved full-pay or part-pay leave of absence. Not included are (i) days while receiving long-term disability benefits, (ii) Work Schedule days on which the employee is on authorized or unauthorized absence without pay, (iii) overtime, or (iv) Regular Days Off.

B.

"Calendar-Day Rate" means the monthly pay rate, exclusive of flat dollar amount monthly, pay period, or hourly adjustments to pay provided for a class by this Title 6 divided by the number of days in the month.

C.

"Calendar-Day Rate Per Semi-Monthly Pay Period" means half the monthly pay rate, exclusive of flat dollar amount monthly, pay period, or hourly adjustments to pay provided for a class by this Title 6 divided by the number of calendar days in the semi-monthly pay period in accordance with CEO instructions.

D.

"Full Day" means an additional work assignment performed or work product produced outside the employee's normal work schedule which, when considered in the aggregate, is determined by the department head to be substantially equivalent to a full days work assignment or work product. A Full Day also means one full work or paid leave day.

E.

"Salaried Employee" means any county officer, any management appraisal and performance plan participant, paid pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 6.08, Part 3, who is required to be salaried to be exempt under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or any other county employee designated by the employee's department head and approved by the chief administrative officer to receive compensation for work performed in a manner consistent with the standards for exempt salaried employees set forth in the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and its supporting regulations.

F. "Work Day Rate" means the monthly pay rate exclusive of flat dollar amount monthly, pay period or hourly adjustments to pay provided for a class by this Title 6, multiplied by 12 months and divided by 261 workdays. The Work Day Rate may be adjusted to reflect the actual work schedule in accordance with CEO instructions.

G.

"Work Period" means a recurring period of seven consecutive days as determined by the department head.

H.

"Work Schedule" means the recurring workdays and regular duty hours of each such workday within one or more Work Periods during which a department head requires an employee to be on duty to perform work. This schedule shall be consistent with full-time employment.

(Ord. 2010-0014, § 39, 2010; Ord. 98-0003 § 14, 1998: Ord. 96-0052 § 9 (part), 1996; Ord. 93-0019 § 5 (part), 1993.)