§ 6.12.020. Working week.

A.

Five-Day Week. All persons employed by the county shall work on a five-day-per-week basis, except as follows:

1.

Where the chief administrative officer finds that a five-day workweek is impracticable, he may authorize work on a 40-hour-week basis in more or less than five days. Such change in the number of workdays shall not alter the basis for nor entitlement to receive the same rights and privileges as provided all five-day, 40-hour employees;

2.

In case of extraordinary emergency, the board may authorize more than five days in any one calendar week;

3.

Whenever in Section 6.28.050 the number of hours for a position is specified following the title of a position, that number shall be the basic number of hours per week for the position;

4.

Persons employed in departments which are required to operate on a seven-day-week basis may work a maximum of 40, 44 or 48 hours in less than the five, five and one-half or six working days of the seven-day week, but without time off for overtime by reason thereof. Such changes in the number of workdays shall not alter the basis for nor entitlement to receive the same rights and privileges as provided all five-day, 40-hour employees;

5.

As provided elsewhere in Title 6.

B.

Overtime Work. Except as provided by Section 6.15.040, a department head may require any person in his department to work for more than five days per week or for more than the regular number of hours in an assigned workday or week when public necessity or convenience requires such work.

C.

Persons on Daily, Hourly or Part-Time Basis. The provisions of this Chapter 6.12 relating to the five-day workweek shall not apply to any person employed upon a daily, hourly or part-time basis.

D.

When determined to be necessary and when ordered to do so by the department head, persons employed in the following training positions shall work more than a basic 40 hours in any one calendar week without compensation or time off for such overtime worked:

Item 4757	Dental Intern
Item 4760	Dental Resident
Item 5408	Physician, MD Postgraduate (1st Year)
Item 5411	Physician, MD Postgraduate (2nd—7th Year)
Item 5415	Supervisor of Residents, MD

 

E.

56-Hour-per-Week Personnel. A 56-hour-week employee may be detailed to work on a 40-hour-week basis, and a 40-hour-week employee may be detailed to work on a 56-hour-week basis when, in the opinion of the department head, such action becomes necessary for the best interest of the department. When such detail is temporary, the employee's rights and benefits shall be based on his regular workweek.

F.

36-Hour-per-Week. A 36-hour work week is defined as a 9/10 schedule. Each 36-hour work week shall include at least one weekend day (starting at 7:00 pm Friday and ending at 7:30 am Monday). For purposes of work schedules, the normal 36-hour work week shall be three (3) 12-hour shifts. Each 12-hour shift shall include three (3) 15-minute rest periods according to the needs of the work unit and a meal break of at least 30 minutes. FLSA overtime shall be computed upon completion of the 40 ^th hour of work in a work week consisting of seven consecutive days (168 hours).

(Ord. 2005-0019 § 13, 2005; Ord. 6222 Ch. 1 Art. 7 § 111, 1953.)