HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2011-46 Employee Break Time RESOLUTION NO. 2011-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING
POLICY 17.4 OF THE CITY PERSONNEL MANUAL
RELATED TO MEALS AND BREAKS; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS,
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority under Section 2(b), Article VIII, of the State
Constitution to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law;
and
WHEREAS, the City's Personnel Manual, which governs the conduct and employment of
all Winter Springs employees, except those expressly excluded therein, is required to be amended
by Resolution of the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to revise Policy 17.4 of the Personnel Manual as set forth
herein to provide increased flexibility and discretion for City management related to employee
breaks; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission believes adoption of this Resolution is in the best
interests of the citizens and employees of the City of Winter Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by this reference
and are deemed a material part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Amendment to Policy 17.4 of the City Personnel Manual. Policy 17.4 of the
Winter Springs Personnel Manual is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates additions
to, and stri�:e�hra�tgi� type indicates deletions from the existing language of Policy 17.4. Those
portions of Policy 17.4 not modified by this Resolution shall remain as is):
17.4 Meals and Breaks
All employees will receive a lunch period of thirty (30) minutes or sixty (60) minutes and
mav receive two (21 breaks not to exceed 15-minutes each durin� the course of the normal
work dav (as established in the wark scheduled by Department Heads to accommodate
operating requirements)
. Police Officer and Firefighter's meal and break schedules vary and axe
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flexible.
Employees will be relieved of all active responsibilities and restrictions (with the exception
of shift employees) during meal periods and will not be compensated for that time.
Employees must utilize their lunch period during the designated hours established for the
department. The lunch hour shall not be accumulated and cannot be saved for the purposes
of leaving work early. Employees are not permitted to work before or past their regularly
scheduled hours or during their lunch period unless specifically authorized by the
Department head.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or portion
of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption
by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
DONE AND ADOPTED in regular session of the City Commission of the City of Winter
Springs, Florida, this 12` day of September, 201 L
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Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of 'nter Springs only:
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
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