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 DeKalb County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 20. PERSONNEL
 Article VIII. ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE

§ 20-161. Hours of work.  

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  • (a)

    The standard workweek for full-time employees shall generally be forty (40) hours; however, due to the requirements of certain positions, this standard may vary. Specific hours of work shall be set by each department head with the concurrence of the director and the approval of the chief executive. In any event, specific hours of work and compensation for overtime shall be in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Time worked in excess of the standard workweek, which is approved by the department head in advance or in cases of emergency as determined by the department head, shall be credited as overtime. In computing hours worked for overtime purposes, annual and sick leave and holidays shall be excluded. Overtime shall be accrued or compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times the regular rate. Compensatory time at the rate of one and one-half (1½) hours for every hour worked in excess of the applicable standard workweek may be given to employees eligible for overtime compensation in lieu of cash compensation.

    (b)

    Eligible law enforcement, emergency medical, fire and seasonal employees may accrue up to four hundred eighty (480) hours of compensatory time before overtime compensation must be paid in cash. All other employees eligible for overtime compensation may accrue up to two hundred forty (240) hours. Compensatory time may be utilized by the employee with prior approval of the department head under the same procedures as apply to annual leave as set forth in section 20-165, subsection (e). For employees eligible for overtime compensation, accrued balances must be paid to the employee at termination at a rate not less than the average regular rate of pay over the last three (3) years of employment or the final rate of pay, whichever is higher.

    (c)

    Employees exempt from overtime compensation may be granted compensatory time at an hour-for-hour rate at the discretion of the department head. If granted, such compensatory time must be used within one (1) calendar year of the date granted in accordance with procedures as apply to annual leave as set forth in section 20-165, subsection (e). Overtime exempt employees are not eligible to receive cash compensation for unused balances.

(Code 1976, § 2-3121)