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DRAFT 14AUG09 INTRODUCTORY* DRAFT 14AUG09
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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City Officers and Employees - Overtime Compensation
FOR the purpose of imposing a limit on the amount of overtime compensation that may be paid City employees; providing certain exceptions; and generally relating to overtime compensation for City employees.
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BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 7-8
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Subtitle 7. City Officers and Employees
§ 78. OVERTIME PAY.
(A) LIMITATION.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, NO EMPLOYEE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MAY RECEIVE, IN ANY SINGLE CALENDAR YEAR, OVERTIME PAYMENTS THAT AGGREGATE TO MORE THAN 50% OF THAT EMPLOYEE’S BASE SALARY OR COMPENSATION FOR THAT YEAR.
(B) EXCEPTION.
(1) THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES MAY AUTHORIZE OVERTIME PAY IN EXCESS OF THAT ALLOWED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, IF:
(I) THE AUTHORIZATION IS REQUESTED, FOR A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE, BY THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY FOR WHICH THE EMPLOYEE WORKS;
(II) FUNDS SUFFICIENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL O...
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