1521 ORD FIXING WORKING HOURS FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN

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ORI?INANCE NO. 1521 AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE WORKING HOURS FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN, PROVIDING GOMPENSATION FOR THE WORKING HOURS OF FIR.EMEN AND POLICEMEN AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM HOURS TO BE WORKED BY FIREMEN, EXCEPT IN CASE OF DIRE EMERGENCY, AND BY POLICEMEN, EXCEPT IlV CASE OF DIRE EMERGENCY, PROVIDIING FOR COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME DURING SUCH EMERGENCY, AND PROVIDTNG FOR AN EFFECTIVE DA TE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section l. That from and after the 1 st day of July, 1960, no member of the Fire Department of the City of Paris, Texas, shaIl be required to work in excess of seventy-two (72) hours during any one calendar week. Provided, however, in case of dire emergency, a mem- ber of the Fire Departrnent ma.y be required or permitted to work in excess of seventy-two (72) hours in any one calendar week, and --in the event of such emergency and such working in excess of seventy-two (72).- hours per week, said member of the Fire I?epartment. shall be compen- sated for such overtime at a rate equal to one and one-ha,lf times the compensation paid to such fireman for regular hours. Section 2. That no policeman of the Paris Police Department shall be required or permitted to work in excess of forty-four (44) hours in any one calendar week. That each policeman during his working day shall take, on or near the middle portion of his shift, forty (40) minutes for his lunch hour or rest hour and shall not be on duty during such forty -minute period of time, and shall not be called to or permitted to work during such forty-minute period. That the Chief of Police shall stagger the lunch hours in order to keep a working force in effect. Provided, ho~xvever, in case of an emergency, any policeman who is called back to duty from his lunch hour, or who is required to work in excess of forty-four (44) hours in any one calendar week, he shall be comp ensated for such overtime at a rate equal to one and one-half times the compensation paid to such policeman for regular hours. Section 3, This ordinance shall take effect midnight, June 30, 1960. Passed and adopted this 13th day of June, A. D., 1960. ATTEST: , Acting City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: •-c ~ i y Atto ney.