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Council directs staff to draft timecard requirement for all employees; vote 5–1
Summary
The council directed staff to return a proposed HR handbook revision requiring all employees to record time in and out. Councilors debated legal, morale and FLSA implications; city manager and legal counsel described current comp‑time practices and limits.
The council voted to direct staff to draft revisions to the employee handbook requiring all employees, including exempt salaried staff, to record time in and out. The mayor framed the change as a management tool to document workloads and identify overworked employees who may need additional staffing.
Councilors expressed concerns about morale, the risk of reclassifying exempt employees under FLSA, and the administrative burden; one councilor urged caution and asked that legal review be included. City Manager James Arp (for the record) and counsel explained current comp‑time practices and that requests for comp‑time are not automatic but are used for off‑schedule events. "I don't think it's that much to ask to write what hours you're in," the presiding officer said; the motion passed 5–1.
