2024/12/18 Council Agenda Packet

25 Section 12: Meal Break Locations Any employee working within the City limits shall go for a meal break to the closest designated work stations normally available to that department where sanitary facilities are available. Section 13: Meal Break Period The meal break shall be one-half hour. Exceptions are subject to assignments where the meal break period may be extended to a maximum of one (1) hour upon written notice provided by the appropriate department head. In the latter instance, it is expressly understood that the length of the meal period as it affects the hours of work should be consistent with the provisions of convenient service to the public. Section 14: Meals A. Meal breaks shall be taken no less than three (3) hours and no more than five (5) hours into the employee's regularly assigned work shift except by mutual agreement. B. Employees shall be furnished meals when required to work two (2) or more consecutive hours in excess of a regular work shift and each four (4) hour period thereafter if not given notification prior to a three (3) hour or greater break in service. C. Employees given three (3) hours or more prior notification of work required at a time or day not a regular working time or day, and not consecutive with regular working hours, shall be required to furnish their own meals. If employees are not given notification prior to a three (3) hour or greater break in service, meals shall be furnished for every four (4) hour period worked. D. If a meal, as specified in Section 12.B. is not furnished, the employee will be reimbursed up to a maximum of the current per diem rate as set by the U.S General Services Administration for the current year and location for meal expenses incurred within five (5) working days of being earned. Reimbursed meal expenses shall not include the purchase of alcohol. a) Claims for reimbursement must be submitted on approved forms within five (5) working days of purchase date. Reimbursement forms will be supplied by the employee’s department. b) Such claim for reimbursement must be signed by the claimant and the claimant’s supervisor and must include the receipt for the earned meal. Section 15: Rest Periods Employees shall receive a fifteen (15) minute paid rest period for each four (4) hours, or major portion thereof, of their working time. With their supervisor’s approval, employees may be authorized to take their breaks on an intermittent basis but may not exceed fifteen (15) minutes. An employee who does not receive a rest period will be compensated at the appropriate rate of pay for each missed rest period. Rest periods will generally be taken at job site. Section 16: Shift Differential Employees working a regularly assigned shift beginning at 2:00 p.m. and before 2:00 a.m. shall receive an additional 5% pay per hour above the individual’s current base salary.