(1) All overtime earned by eligible employees and supervisors shall be reimbursed by compensatory time off at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) hours’ time for each overtime hour worked, or by salary compensation at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) hours’ pay for each overtime hour worked, the method of compensation to be determined by the department head.

(2) Any employee assigned to a position designated by the City as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act shall not be eligible for reimbursement for overtime either by compensatory time off or by salary reimbursement.

(3) Scheduling of employees’ compensatory time off must be approved in advance by the employee’s section/division supervisor, who shall make and retain an accurate record of the same. Scheduling of compensatory time off for supervisors must be approved in advance by the supervisor’s department director, who shall make and retain an accurate record of the same.

(4) Compensatory time off cannot be “borrowed” in advance of accrual. Accrued compensatory time cannot exceed eighty (80) hours, or one hundred twelve (112) hours for Fire Service personnel on a modified work schedule, without the prior written permission of the department head.