09-04-1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

Comm. Hinutes--September 4, 1990 Discussion: Sheriff Rudnick said his department has again been approached by NDSU to assist at football games, and they request that a supervisor be present. If he doesn't pay them overtime, he said they have to take a day off from their regular duties. He said the County is reimbursed by the agency requesting their assistance. 512 Hr. Shannon said the County receives reimbursement for other agencies also. He said this is a management question of how the Sheriff uses his staff. Hr. Wieland was also concerned about how this would affect other departments. Robert Hoy said he talked to Chief Deputy Jim Thoreson, but he has not talked to the Personnel Director about this situation. The County doesn't have to pay overtime for exempt employees but there is nothing that prevents them from doing so if they wish, according to Hr. Hoy. However, he said the County cannot do it to ,the extent that it ignores the exempt/non-exempt status. Mr. Eckert said it's important that someone in charge be available as requested by NDSU. By not paying supervisors, Hr. Riches said subordinates are paid more. He said the County is reimbursed $20.O0/hour per employee working at special events. Mr. Wieland asked if this includes total County costs, including benefits. Hr. Thoreson said income from special events is about $6,000 more than paying out salaries over the years. He said the reserves are used at some of the dances. Mr. Wieland asked about the City of Fargo, and Mr. Thoreson said they pay their supervisory staff at special events. Hr. Shannon asked for names of lieutenants from the City who work special events. Hr. Thoreson said he thought they have sergeants there, and he did not know if they are exempt level employees. He said the County Sheriff's Department has no field sergeants at the present time. At the call for the question and on roll call vote, the motion failed with Mr. Eckert, Mr. Sondrall and Mr. Wieland opposing. MOTZON, failed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to permit exempt level personnel in the Sheriff's Office to receive monetary compensation at straight time for events authorized by outside agencies for a period not to exceed 30 days, and to review that policy at the first meeting in October with the intent of seeing whether or not the personnel policies and procedures manual will be adopted by that time. Discussion: Mr. Sondrall didn't feel this would provide a solution and at the call for the question and on roll call vote, the motion failed with Mr. Shannon, Mr. Sondrall and Mrs. Toussaint opposing. The Chairman said the Commission has reached an impasse so will continue existing policy, which is exempt employees are exempt and not entitled to straight time in lieu of overtime pay.