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c. Upon approval of the reclassification by Commissioners Court, the employee shall be
moved to the newly approved pay group. The step within the new pay group shall be the
same as the employee had before the change unless the reclassification shall result in a pay
increase of more than 10%. In such case, the Commissioners Court, after receiving the
recommendation of the appointing authority, shall determine the step in which the
employee shall be placed.
d. For covered members of a bargaining unit, salary shall be determined in accordance with
the applicable provisions of a labor agreement.
REEMPLOYMENT OF FORMER REGULAR EMPLOYEE:
3.19 Reemployment: Employees that resign or discontinue employment with Nueces County and
are rehired within six (6) months of their termination date, into the same position or pay grade may
not during the first year of reemployment, earn more than they were previously paid. All
reemployment salary determinations will be processed in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 3.11.
EQUITY ADJUSTMENT:
3.20 Upon request of the appointing authority, the Commissioners Court, if it determines that past
salary practices have resulted in the payment of an employee at an inequitably low rate as compared
to other employees in the same class, may raise the salary of such employee to the level it determines
most equitable. All such requests must be treated on a case by case basis and may not include retroactive
pay. Requests for equity adjustments must be submitted on a NCF-1.
OVERTIME PAY PROCEDURES FOR NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES:
3.21 FLSA Applies. In all instances, the definitions, practices, and procedures in regard to payment
of overtime for Nueces County employees are in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1936, as amended.
a. Work Period Defined: Effective hereafter and for purposes of calculating overtime pay,
the regular work week for all non-exempt employees of Nueces County will begin at 00:
01 Saturday Morning (one minute after Friday midnight) and will proceed for the various
categories of employees as follows:
1. Non-exempt, non-law enforcement employees will, from the beginning of the work
week through its end at midnight Friday next, be paid at straight time for up to and
including 40 hours of service performed during the defined work period. Thereafter,
said employees will be paid at time and a half for all other hours (over forty) actually
worked within the prescribed Saturday to Friday work period.
2. Non-exempt law enforcement employees will, from the beginning of the work
period through its end 14 days thereafter (which applies to all law enforcement
personnel), be paid at straight time for up to and including 86 hours actually worked.
Overtime compensation for said non-exempt law enforcement employees will be
authorized at the rate of time and one half for all hours over 86 worked within the
above defined 14 day work period.
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Approved by Commissioners Court on January _____, 2013