3.52.050 Compensatory Time – Overtime.
Unless otherwise set forth and agreed upon in a current collective bargaining agreement, it shall be the policy of the County to allow department directors to authorize for all employees not exempted by State law Chapter 49.46 RCW as further defined in the Administrative Guidelines or exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, to receive either:
A. Time and a half pay or compensatory time for hours worked in excess of 40 hours compensated per week; and
B. Compensatory time for hours worked in excess of their regular work week at the rate of one hour off for each hour of overtime worked up to and including 40 hours per week; or
C. Regular pay at the employee's regular hourly wage for time worked in excess of normal workday but less than 40 hours worked per week; or
D. Compensatory time accrued or taken must be recorded on the employee's payroll time record to the nearest one-tenth hour. The maximum amount of compensatory time that may be carried over from one pay cycle to another pay cycle shall be ten days; provided, that with the approval of the Appointing Authority or designee and the Human Resources Director, compensatory time in excess of ten days may be carried over into the next pay cycle. Compensatory time accrual shall be paid at the employee's hourly pay rate plus longevity, if any, upon separation.