At Thursday night’s Leitchfield Utilities Commission meeting, commissioners approved a new on-call policy for utility employees.
The new on-call police was written because the commission was advised by its legal council that it needed to adopt an on-call policy to assure compliance with the Fair Standards Act of 1938, due to the utility requiring maintenance shop employees to be available for on-call duties on a rotating basis after regular utility hours
Crafted by Utilities Attorney David Vickery, the ordinance states:
The Utility Superintendent or designee shall select a minimum of two Utility Maintenance Shop employees for a week of being on-call outside regular hours, on a rotating basis. The “On-Call” employee is required to carry a cell phone with him or her always, or be available to respond to the listed land line phone, and while “On-Call,” remain within 30 minutes (of) travel time of the Utility Shop. Employees will be compensated for “On-Call” time by receiving a minimum of four hours of overtime for the week spent “On-Call,” regardless of actual time worked. The “On-Call” employee shall be paid for the actual time worked less the minimum four hours paid for being “On-Call.”
The policy goes into effect on May 5, 2018, and will be listed in the revised Personnel Policies and Procedures of the city of Leitchfield and the Leitchfield Utilities Commission.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
