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Hollywood Park council approves change to fire department overtime accrual to align with FLSA
Summary
Council approved a shift from a 14-day overtime accrual/pay-cycle to a 24-day accrual model for the fire department to better align with its 48/96 staffing schedule; town staff projected a modest net budgetary impact and a reduction in mandatory overtime hours.
Hollywood Park's City Council voted Dec. 16 to change the fire department's overtime-accrual pay cycle from 14 days to a 24-day cycle to conform to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guidance and reduce fluctuations in overtime pay.
Fire Chief Burnside told the council the department currently budgets 156 hours of overtime but is technically liable for about 240 mandatory hours under…
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