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Findlay committee pushes HR access, asks law director to draft pay-ordinance amendments after timekeeping rollout problems
Summary
Committee reviewed an auditor-led implementation of a new electronic timekeeping system, heard department heads cite operational and union complications, and voted to ask the law director to draft a resolution to amend how certain salaried positions are treated and to give HR admin access for implementation.
Findlay City's finance committee voted on March 17 to ask the law director to draft two resolutions after a lengthy review of the city's move from paper timecards to an electronic timekeeping system.
The committee's action follows a presentation from the city auditor, who said the state auditor's office and the U.S. Department of Labor require accurate time accounting and that the city's records showed problems with how some overtime-exempt employees'hours were being recorded. The auditor told the committee that the city must standardize time reporting in a digital format to protect public funds and to meet audit standards.
The auditor proposed two steps: amend the salary ordinance so certain unclassified, salaried employees could be designated as "accepted" (an assumed 40-hour workweek and different accrual treatment), and give the human resources office administrative access to the payroll/timekeeping software so HR can help departments implement the system. The committee voted to move both…
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