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Committee approves raising municipal comp time cap from 40 to 60 hours after staff recommendation
Summary
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee voted 4-0 on Aug. 13 to raise the city’s compensatory-time cap from 40 to 60 hours, a change staff said responds to employee feedback and aims to increase scheduling flexibility.
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee on Aug. 13 approved an amendment to the city’s fringe benefits policy to increase the maximum compensatory time (comp time) bank from 40 to 60 hours. The committee vote was 4-0.
Why it matters: Comp time allows nonexempt public employees, when permitted, to bank overtime as future time off rather than receive overtime pay immediately. Raising the cap from 40 to 60 hours gives employees—particularly those in departments with irregular extra hours such as public works—greater flexibility to schedule time off instead of cashing overtime.
Staff presentation and rationale
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