Columbus, Georgia

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AN ORDINANCE

NO.





An ordinance prohibiting payment of ?gap time? between authorized minimum

scheduled work hours and the threshold number of hours for overtime payment

required under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and for other purposes.

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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:



SECTION 1.



Effective July 1, 2014, no payment in addition to base salary shall be

made for any hours worked below the threshold number of hours for overtime

payment required under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Such thresholds for

overtime payment are shown on the attached chart.



SECTION 2.



This ordinance shall not affect supplemental payments to firefighters

or law enforcement personnel for education advancement, OLOST supplements,

court appearance pay, or similar supplements provided by separate ordinance or

administrative procedure.



SECTION 3.



All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance

are hereby repealed.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

26th day of November, 2013, introduced a second time at a regular meeting of

said Council held on the ______ day of _______________, 2013, and adopted at

said meeting by the affirmative vote of ______ members of said Council.





Councilor Allen voting____________.

Councilor Baker voting____________.

Councilor Barnes voting___________.

Councilor Davis voting____________.

Councilor Henderson voting________.

Councilor Huff voting_____________.

Councilor McDaniel voting_________.

Councilor Pugh voting_____________.

Councilor Thomas voting___________.

Councilor Woodson voting__________.







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TINY B. WASHINGTON TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON

CLERK MAYOR









Maximum Hour Standards for work periods of 1 to 28 days- section 7(k). 29

C.F.R. ?

552.230.



Maximum hours standards

Work period (days) 'Fire protection Law

enforcement

28............................................... 212 171

27............................................... 204 165

26............................................... 197 159

25............................................... 189 153

24............................................... 182 147

23............................................... 174 141

22............................................... 167 134

21.................................;............. 159 128

20............................................... 151 122

19............................................... 144 116

18............................................... 136 110

17............................................... 129 104

16............................................... 121 98

15............................................... 114 92

14............................................... 106 86

13............................................... 98 79

12............................................... 91 73

11................................................ 83 67

10............................................... 76 61

9........................ 68 55

8................................................. 61 49

7........................ 53 43







When determining compensatory time for either law enforcement personnel or

firefighters who miss a shift due to illness, vacation, personal leave, or any

other reason, hours missed will not count as hours worked and are not

compensable for overtime purposes. 29 C.P.R. ?? 553.201,

553.230.



15. Civilian radio operators, clerks, secretaries, and janitors of police and

fire departments are on a 40-hour work week with time and one-half for all

hours over 40 hours per week. They do not qualify for the law enforcement

officers or firefighters' "work period" hours exemption. 29

C.P.R. ?? 553.210, 553.211.



Civilian radio operators, clerks, secretaries, and janitors of police and fire

departments are on a

40-hour work week with time and one-half for all hours over 40 hours per

week. They do not qualify for the law enforcement officers or firefighters'

"work period" hours exemption. 29

C.P.R.?? 553.210, 553.211.

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