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Sponsored by: Tones
Introduction Date: Tanuary 10. 1994
Public Hearing Date: Tanuarv 24. 1994
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 94-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, CREATING NEW CITY CODE
~ 3.15.061, STAND-BY TIME COMPENSATION
WHEREAS, the limited size of the city's work force often requires supervisors to
place employees in an on-call status during off-duty hours; and
WHEREAS, although stand-by time does not qualify as hours worked, it is the
desire of the city to provide some compensation for non-exempt employees who serve
in this capacity;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. The Seward City Code is hereby amended by adding a new Section
3.15.061 to read as follows:
3.15.061 Stand-by time compensation.
A. A non-exempt, full-time employee assigned by his supervisor to be
on stand-by during off-duty hours, under circumstances where the stand-by time
does not qualify as hours worked, shall be compensated one hour of overtime pay
for each stand-by period the employee is asked to serve when such stand-by is
approved by the supervisor in writing.
B. A stand-by period is defined as the period from the time the employee
leaves his work site after the conclusion of a normal work day to the following day
when he is scheduled to return to work. When an employee is placed on stand-by
during the weekend or on a holiday, each weekend day or holiday is considered a
separate stand-by period. For example, an employee who normally works 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday who is on stand-by from Thursday at 5:00
p.m. until 8:00 a.m. Friday morning will be entitled to one hour of overtime pay
for one stand-by period. The same employee placed on standby from Friday at 5:00
p.m. until 8:00 a.m. Monday morning will be entitled to three hours of overtime
for three stand-by periods (one stand-by period for Friday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, one stand-by period for 8:00 a.m. Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Sunday, and one
stand-by period for 8:00 a.m. Sunday to 8:00 a.m. Monday).
C. The employee shall be required to be reachable by supervisors by
telephone, radio or electronic paging device.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 94-02
D. The employee is free to pursue personal activities as long as
communications are possible and the employee is in a state of readiness to respond
in a reasonable amount of time to a call for service.
E. If called to perfonn duties during the off-duty hours, the employee
shall be compensated at overtime rates addressed in subsections 3.15.060 A. and B.
of this chapter.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enacbnent.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
24th day of January, 1994.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Dave W. Crane
Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Anderson, Bencardino, Crane, Krasnansky and O'Brien
None
Darling and Sieminski
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson &
Brecht, Attorneys for the city of Seward,
Alaska
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