Chapter 2.16 — EMPLOYMENT HOURS

All persons employed by the city of Burlingame in full-lime positions, except police officers and firefighters, and all those employed as miscellaneous employees in the administration and water departments, shall work and be on a five day, 40 hour week.

Heads of all departments affected shall be authorized and are ordered to arrange a schedule of hours for employees under them to conform herewith. (1941 Code § 805; Ord. 482, (1949); Ord. 554, (1954))

(a) Police. All persons employed by the city of Burlingame in full-time positions in the police department shall work 40 hours per week.

(b) Firefighters. All persons employed by the city of Burlingame in full-time positions in the
fire department shall work such work weeks as may be established from time to time.

(c) Schedule. The chief of police and the chief of the fire department are authorized to arrange
an effective schedule of working hours for the employees in their respective departments
to comply with the foregoing.

(d) On Call. Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the personnel of the police
and fire departments shall be subject to call and must respond on any occasion when the
chief of the department may deem it necessary for the protection of life, property or the
safety of the citizens of Burlingame.
(1941 Code § 805.1; Ord. 529, (1952); Ord. 1049 § 4, (1975))