01.01 A-C - Police Chief Application Process

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complaints/grievances; disciplining employees; plaruiing work and determining techniques; determining materials, supplies, equipnient and tools to be used; plamiing and co�trolling the -� budget; and providing for employee safety. "Department or subdivision" means a unit with pennanent status and a continuing function. For exatnple, in a larger city, tl�ere may be separate subdivisions within the PuUlic Works Department for "Streets," "Utilities," and "Parks" and these subdivisions may meet the de�nition of a "department or subdivision" under the FLSA regulations. Ho�vever, "department or subdivision" does not mean a group of employees assigned from time to time to �vork as a team otl a specific job or project. "Paiticul�r weight" refers to the requirement that � certain amount of coiisideration be given to an employee's recoirui�endations if that employee's position is to ineet the execuiive exemption. Tl�e follo�ving questions are used to determiue "particular tiveight": • Is it part of the employee's job duties to make hiring/firing/job change reconimendations? • How often does the employee make sucli recoirunendations? • Ho« often are the einployee's reconunendations taken (vs. overridden) by the Cotmcil or higher management? An empIoyee c�i still meet the executive exemption duties test if he or she sometimes perfoims nonexempt work (e.g., the labor or production �,�vork of tiie employees he or she supervises). However, the employee's "primary duty" (see "General Definitions and Guidelines" section belotiv) mtist be manageinent. '� Administrative Duties Administrative employees must: • Be paid at least $455 per «+eek oii a salary basis; • Have the primary duty of performing office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general busiuess operations of the employer (t11e ciry). • T�e office or noii-manual work must require the exercise of discretion and independent judgrneiit on signiftcant matters. If the employee's primary duty is to adniinister the business affairs of a city, the employee is likely an "administrator." If the eniployee's primary duty is providing the goods/services of the organization, the employee is likely a"production" employee. Work pe�formed in areas such as f nance, accounting, insuratice, purchasing, hiiman resources, computer net��ork, internet and database administratioii is likely to be seen as administeriiig the business affairs of the city. Ta deterniine whether an employee exercises discretion and iudependent judgment on significant matters, tl�e city shot�ld ask these questions: •� Does the employee have authority to formulate, interpret or implement management policies? • Does the eniployee carry out inajor assignments and perfarm work that affects business operations to a substantial degree? • Does the employee have authority to conuuit the ciry in matters �vith a sigt�ificant fmancial impact? .-, �