§ 2.44.110. Establishment of workday and workweek.

(a)

Eight hours shall constitute a workday for all full-time employees.

(b)

Forty hours shall constitute a workweek for all full-time employees.

(c)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the board of supervisors or department heads from so arranging individual employee's workdays or workweeks so as to provide for the proper function of departments at such hours and times as may be deemed necessary; provided, that the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and Sections 2.44.030 and 2.48.050 are fully complied with, except as provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f) below.

(d)

Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to employees who have been designated as salary basis employees within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act to the extent that such employees are not subject to defined working hours.

(e)

Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to employees who are fire personnel or to employees on approved flexible workweeks.

(f)

Those county employees in employee organizations with executed MOU's authorizing flexible workweeks, may request their department head to schedule them to work a flexible workweek. Such a request, and any department head approval, shall be made on such forms as may be provided by the county; and if approved, shall be forwarded to the personnel department and auditor's office. A flexible workweek shall be defined as any workweek other than as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as granting a right to a flexible workweek. Department heads shall retain the discretionary authority to arrange an individual employee's workday and workweek, as authorized by this code, and to approve requests for flexible workweeks, as well as to terminate a flexible workweek schedule. Department heads shall also have the authority to schedule an employee to work a flexible workweek; provided, that any advance notice required by an MOU is first given.

(Ord. 2585 § 3, 1992: Ord. 2108 § 5, 1982: Ord. 1297 § 3, 1973; Ord. 662 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3-015)