CITY OF LODI

                            ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL

 

 

 

 

 

SUBJECT:                                           :           WORKING HOURS - Policy

 

DATE ISSUED:                                   :           May 1, 1995

 

SECTION:                                           :           W

 

REFERENCE:                                     :           Fair Labor Standards Act

 

 

 

SECTION 1:                                        PURPOSE

 

                                                            The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance in understanding the hours of work of positions in the classified service, and to provide guidelines in the determination of work hours, rest and meal periods.

 

                                                            The provisions of this policy are subject to the terms and conditions of appropriate memorandum of understanding.

 

 

SECTION 2:                                        BUSINESS HOURS

 

                                                            The City of Lodi conducts business during normal business hours which are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Departments and their divisions may vary from these hours and days relative to the services they provide to the citizens of Lodi.        

 

 

SECTION 3:                                        WORK PERIOD

 

                                                            The work period is an established and regularly recurring period of work which, under the terms of the FLSA, cannot be less than 7 consecutive days nor more than 28 consecutive days.  Except for this limitation, the work period can be of any length, and it need not coincide with the duty cycle or pay period or with a particular day of the week or hour of the day.  Once the beginning and ending time of an employee's work period is established, however, it remains fixed regardless of how many hours are worked within the period.  The beginning and ending of the work period may be changed, provided that this change is intended to be permanent and is not designed to evade overtime compensation.

 

                                                            Work Day:  A work day shall be the time worked within a designated 24-hour period (12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.) such that an employee performs his/her duties in accordance with the duty cycle established by his/her department. 

 

                                                           

SECTION 4:                                        BREAKS AND MEAL PERIODS

 

                                                            Federal and State laws do not require public employers to provide breaks and meal periods.  Subject to the provisions of the appropriate memorandum of understanding, break and meal period duration and scheduling are determined at the discretion of the Department Head.  Such determination shall include, but not be limited to, considerations such as workload distribution among employees, workload priorities, and departmental priorities.

 

                                                            Breaks are considered as paid time by the City.  If approved, breaks shall not exceed 15 minutes in duration.

 

                                                            Subject to the provisions of the appropriate memorandum of understanding, meal periods shall not be considered paid time, and shall not exceed sixty (60) minutes in duration during an employee's workday.