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POLICY: WORKING HOURS and ATTENDANCE, LUNCH and REST BREAKS 4110 Approved By: City Council Section: 2.01 Revision History 1988, 1997 Page: 1 of 1 Working Hours and Attendance Each employee is vital to the operation of the City. Each employee should be in attendance in his/her position in accordance with City rules and department rules and should work the normal hours and the minimum number of hours per week as established for his/her position. The City expects each employee to come to work on time, and regularly. From time to time, absences and tardiness are unavoidable. If you must be absent or late,you are expected to notify your supervisor, or the person designated by your supervisor, as soon as possible. Excessive tardiness or absence may result in disciplinary action, including discharge. Each employee shall ensure that time worked and absences are correctly reported and the distribution of hours worked are charged to their proper accounts. Supervisors also shall be responsible for approving entries for subordinate employees. Lunch And Rest Breaks Employees are allowed 30 minutes for lunch and 15 minute rest breaks per four-hours of work scheduled, in the morning and afternoon. Travel time, if any, will be included in the break . period. The break periods may be taken as one fifteen minute rest period per day and one forty- five lunch break or as two fifteen minutes rest periods and one thirty minute lunch break per day. Such time are to be determined by the respective supervisor. Break time can not be used for early leave or other compensation. Break periods should be scheduled, if possible, so that no department is left unattended during the normal hours of operation.