§ 2.60.090. Hours of work.

A.

A work week shall be deemed to be forty hours.

B.

The work week shall be established as Sunday through Saturday.

C.

For purposes of computing fractions of hours worked, the time shall be computed to the nearest half hour.

D.

Employees shall have a meal period of a minimum of thirty minutes or more. Meal periods are not considered work time. Employees shall be completely relieved from duty for the purpose of eating meals. Employees are not relieved from duty if they are required to perform any duties, whether active or inactive, while eating.

E.

Each department head shall establish a fifteen minute rest period during each four hours of employee work time. Rest periods are hours worked and employees may be required to perform regular duties, if necessary. Rest periods shall be noncumulative and shall not be taken contiguously with lunch breaks or at the beginning or ending of a shift. Department management reserves the right to regulate the times and restrictions by which rest periods are provided.

F.

A four day, ten hours per day work week schedule may be established by any department head.

G.

All county offices which provide services directly to the public, other than hospital emergency services, shall remain open for public business Monday thru Friday, excluding the holidays, at a minimum from nine a.m. to four p.m. Office hours shall be posted by each department. The department head shall notify the board of supervisors of any changes in office hours.

(Ord. 1243 §1, 2000: Ord. 1171 §1, 1992; Ord. 1143 §1(part), 1990; Ord. 1087 §1(part), 1986)