Common use of Compensated Time Off Clause in Contracts

Compensated Time Off. Employees may, subject to Management discretion, be permitted to accumulate up to 80 hours of compensated time off (CTO). On occasion, employees may accumulate CTO in excess of 80 hours for a temporary period of time. If an employee does not schedule and take CTO over 80 hours prior to the end of the fiscal year, Management may require employees to use accumulated overtime that exceeds 80 hours prior to the end of the fiscal year; require employees to use CTO that exceeds 80 hours in lieu of vacation (unless the mandatory use of compensatory time off would result in the loss of vacation accumulation) or other leave time; or authorize cash payment. In the event sufficient funds are not available to provide cash compensation for all or a portion of the CTO hours in excess of 80, Management may extend the time limit for a period not to exceed one year. In accordance with FLSA, no employee shall lose accumulated time off. Under no circumstances shall compensated time off in excess of 240 hours be accumulated. An employee who has requested the use of CTO must be permitted by Management to use such time within a reasonable period after making the request unless the use of the CTO within a reasonable period unduly disrupts the operations of the City department, provided that such CTO was earned pursuant to the FLSA definition of overtime rather than the MOU definition of overtime. (FLSA overtime is for all hours actually worked over 40 in the workweek; MOU overtime is for all compensated hours over 40 in a workweek.) Management reserves the right to develop 26 week/1040 hour or 52 week/2080 hour work periods under FLSA Section 7(b) [29 USC 207(b)(1) and (2)] during the term of this MOU for the purpose of increasing scheduling flexibility. Implementation of this work schedule is subject to agreement by the parties.