HomeMy WebLinkAbout2179 Amending Employee Handbook by Adding Section 54P Regarding Additional Compensation for Designated Exempt Personnel Assigned to Special Events or Extended Special OperationsBILL NO. 2026-045 ORDINANCE NO. 2179
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK BY
ADDING SECTION 5.4.P REGARDING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR
DESIGNATED EXEMPT PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL EVENTS OR
EXTENDED SPECIAL OPERATIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside has adopted an Employee Handbook
establishing policies governing employee compensation and administration; and
WHEREAS, Section 5.4 of the Employee Handbook addresses pay plan
administration and related compensation matters; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen finds it advisable to amend the Employee
Handbook to authorize additional compensation, in appropriate circumstances, for
designated exempt personnel who are specifically assigned to provide command,
supervisory, planning, coordination, or operational oversight services for major special
events or extended special operations conducted within or involving the City; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen further finds that such amendment will assist
the City in addressing extraordinary operational demands associated with major special
events and extended special operations while preserving the exempt status of affected
employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 -AMENDMENT. Section 5.4 of the City of Riverside Employee
Handbook is amended by adding a new Section 5.4.P to read as follows:
P. Additional Compensation for Designated Exempt Personnel Assigned to
Special Events or Extended Special Operations
In accordance with 29 C.F.R. § 541.604, the City may provide additional
compensation to designated exempt personnel . when they are specifically
assigned by the City Administrator to provide command, supervisory, planning,
coordination, or operational oversight services for major special events or
extended special operations conducted within or involving the City, including but
not limited to Live Nation events and FIFA World Cup base-camp operations.
For discrete event assignments, such as Live Nation events, designated exempt
employees shall continue to receive their regular salary and, in addition, shall
receive additional compensation at the rate of one and one-half (1.5) times the
Designated Rate for approved qualifying event-assignment hours worked in
excess of forty (40) hours in the applicable workweek.
For extended special operations assignments, such as FIFA World Cup base"'
camp operations, designated exempt employees shall continue to receive their
regular salary and, in addition, shall receive additional compensation at the rate of
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BILL NO. 2026-045 ORDINANCE NO. 2179
one and one-half (1.5) times the Designated Rate for approved qualifying
assignment hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in the applicable workweek.
Any such additional compensation is paid in addition to the employee's regular
salary for the assigned duties and does not affect the employee's exempt status.
The City Administrator may require contemporaneous time records and prior
approval for compensation paid under this provision. As used herein, 'Designated
Rate' means the hourly rate obtained by dividing the employee's annual base
salary by 2080.
SECTION 2 -EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMEMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED
AND APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor
of the City of Riverside this 19th day of May 2026.
ATTEST:
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