2.48.030 General provisions.
A. Basic. The salary grades and rates stated in the salary schedule ordinance adopted by the city council pursuant to LMC 2.48.175 are established as a “basic pay plan” and “revised basic pay plan” and are to be applied to the several classes of positions as indicated in that salary schedule ordinance, except where otherwise shown in LMC 2.48.190, 2.48.192 and 2.48.195.
B. Work Day. The work day for full-time employees is normally based on an eight-hour shift.
C. Adjustments. General adjustments in salary ranges made hereafter by the city council by virtue of general increases or decreases in salary levels or cost of living in the community shall be appropriate standard salary levels herein provided. Where the salary range for a given class or for the several classes is revised upward or downward, the employees holding positions in classes affected shall have their existing salary adjusted to the same relative step in the new salary range.
D. Overtime.
1. Nonsupervisory personnel and supervisory personnel not identified as “exempt” as defined by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, who are called back for duty, for unscheduled work, or required to continue on duty for more than the normal work shift shall be paid at the rate of time-and-one-half for all hours exceeding the normal work shift, provided the overtime had the prior approval of the executive department. Increments of time shall be one-half hour, with the major portion of one-half hour to be paid as one-half hour.
2. Exempt supervisory personnel, as defined by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and as designated in the salary schedule ordinance adopted by the city council pursuant to LMC 2.48.175 by the letter “E,” shall not be eligible for overtime compensation.
E. Step Increase Dates. Adjustments shall be effective on the anniversary date of hire, or of the last step increase for those employees eligible for increase. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to those employees who are covered by the LEOFF Act or other negotiated union agreements.
F. Emergency Response Status.
1. Nonsupervisory personnel and supervisory personnel, as designated in the salary schedule ordinance adopted by the city council pursuant to LMC 2.48.175 by the letter “R,” scheduled to be immediately available for duty other than normal working hours shall be compensated at the same rate as those personnel performing standby duty under the terms of the applicable agreement by and between the city of Lynnwood and the Public, Professional and Office-Clerical Employees and Drivers Local Union No. 763.
2. Pay for emergency response status per evening shall include the hours between the end of the normal working day and the beginning of the following working day, Monday through Thursday.
3. Pay for emergency response status per weekend shall include the hours between the end of the normal working day on Friday and the beginning of the normal working day on Monday.
4. Pay for emergency response status per holiday shall include the hours between the end of the employee’s normal working day which precedes the holiday and the beginning of the normal working day following said holiday.
5. Pay for emergency response status on evenings, weekends, or holidays shall not be duplicated or pyramided.
6. Personnel assigned to emergency response status shall be eligible for additional overtime from the first callback and shall be credited a minimum of one hour on all such callbacks. (Ord. 3242 § 5, 2016; Ord. 3168 § 2, 2015; Ord. 2286 § 2, 1999; Ord. 2178 § 3, 1998; Ord. 2118 § 3, 1996; Ord. 2061 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2017 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1994 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1938 § 1, 1993; Ord. 1887 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1619 § 2, 1988; Ord. 1475 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1374 § 1, 1983; Ord. 1307 § 1, 1983; Ord. 1009 § 2, 1978; Ord. 958 § 1, 1978; Ord. 889 § 1, 1976; Ord. 824 § 1, 1976; Ord. 730 § 1, 1974; Ord. 609 § 1, 1971; Ord. 256 § 3, 1965)