Marysville Municipal Code Art. 2 Attendance, In General

Except as provided by Section 9780, the established workweek and the hours of work shall, insofar as practicable, be uniform within occupational groups and shall be determined in accordance with the needs of the city service and the reasonable needs of the public who may be required to do business with various city departments and divisions.

(a) The workweek and hours of work for each department, division, section, office, and/or bureau shall be established by the department director with the concurrence of the City Manager.

(b) Tardiness with unexcused absence from work will be penalized fifteen minutes of pay for each fifteen minutes or fractional part thereof of tardiness.

Any employee whom the City Manager has not designated "Exempt" pursuant to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act shall be compensated for hours worked in excess of forty (40) per week, at the rate of compensation required by that Act; provided, however, that to the extent permitted by the Fair Labor Standards Act, such compensation shall be by compensatory time off (CTO), and not by cash payment, unless expressly approved in advance by the City Manager pursuant to Section 7550 hereof.

Lunch schedules and durations shall be set in a manner to best serve the public.

(a) Employees are expected to utilize their lunch periods during the hours designated by their supervisors.

(b) Unused lunch periods do not accumulate.

The head of each department, division, section, office, and/or bureau shall be responsible for ensuring attendance of all subordinate employees.

Each department director shall keep complete attendance records on all employees assigned to his department, including records of annual leave, sick leave, overtime, compensatory time, and the like.

(a) Records of attendance shall be reported as provided in this Chapter.

(b) Falsification of attendance records is a fraudulent act, and may subject the employee to possible criminal prosecution, in addition to disciplinary action.