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County Administrator's Report 7. 4.

BCC Regular Meeting

Discussion

Meeting Date:	10/15/2020
Issue: Approval for Pay Procedures for Hours Worked for Hurricane Sally
From:	Jana Still
Department:	Human Resources
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Pay Procedures for Unclassified, Exempt Employees for Hurricane Sally that Occurred on September 16, 2020 - Jana Still, Human Resources Director

That the Board authorize the County Administrator to provide emergency compensation to the Unclassified, Exempt employees who worked during the declared State of Local Emergency for Hurricane Sally (Resolution 2020-124). The County’s declaration was originally issued on September 14, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., central daylight time, which activated the Emergency Operations Center to Level 1, running 24/7 operations. The Level 1 activation remained in effect until October 2, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., central daylight time.

BACKGROUND:

On September 14, 2020, the Emergency Operations Center activated to a Level 1 in response to the National Hurricane Center issuing a hurricane watch/warning for Escambia County for Hurricane Sally and the declaration of a Local State of Emergency. County employees, both Exempt and Non-Exempt, staffed the Emergency Operations Center 24/7 in various roles from September 14, 2020 - October 2, 2020, for preparation for and response to Hurricane Sally.

In keeping with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), all Non-Exempt employees will be paid time and one-half for any overtime worked and Classified, Exempt employees will be paid straight time overtime (STOT) under the current Escambia County Overtime Policy.

Board Action is required for the Unclassified, Exempt employees to get paid straight time overtime for hours worked. It is estimated that Unclassified, Exempt employees worked approximately 2,500 hours of overtime during the course of the Level 1 activation in response to Hurricane Sally.

This request is in accordance with past practice.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Funding for the above will come from each department’s established personnel budget.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

This request is in accordance with past practice of the Board approving such in the event of an emergency disaster.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Upon Board approval, the Human Resources Department will coordinate with Payroll and the affected employees to ensure hours are accurately recorded and paid.

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