HomeMy WebLinkAbout31-98 - Res. Amending County Code Section 2.26.020 and 2.26.050 Deleting 2.26.030 Establishing Different RESOLUTION NO.
AMENDING THE MASON COUNTY CODE, SECTIONS 2.26.020
AND 2.26.050 AND DELETING SECTION 2.26.030 WHICH
ESTABLISHES A DIFFERENT WORK PERIOD FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY PERSONNEL
WHEREAS, RCW 36.32.120 (6) states that the Board of County
Commissioners "have the care of county property and the management of
county funds and business..."; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.16.070 states that "...the Board shall fix the
compensation of all employees..."; and
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to minimize the differences between
employee groups with regard to compensation for overtime hours;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County
Commissioners do hereby amend Sections 2.26.020 and 2.26.050 (Attachment
A) of the Mason County Code to provide for a seven (7) day work period for all
County employees and to provide for compensatory time off as an alternative to
paid overtime, and delete Section 2.26.030 to eliminate the twenty-eight day
work period for law enforcement and security personnel.
APPROVED this 24th day of March, 1998
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Rebecca S. Roge'
,rs "I'l J-ohn A. Bolender
Clerk of the Board Chairperson
PPROVED AS TO FORM: Mary Jota#
Commissioner
Michael Clift Cynthia . Olsen
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Commis loner
Attachment A
2.26.020 Overtime.
Hours worked over forty hours per week shall be paid at the rate of time
and one-half the hourly rate except that upon the mutual agreement of the
employee and the employer such hours may be compensated by compensatory
time off. One and one-half hours of compensatory time will be earned for each
hour of overtime worked.
2.26.050 Compliance.
This chapter is necessary to comply with section 7(a) of the 1974
amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act.