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CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason Brown <br />County Administrator <br />FROM: Suzanne Boyll,b <br />Human Resources Director <br />DATE: November 16, 2016 <br />SUBJECT: Approval to Provide Lump Sum Bonus to Exempt Employees Who Worked <br />Additional Hours Related to Hurricane Matthew <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Indian River County employees performed exemplary in preparing for and responding to <br />Hurricane Matthew. Key employees were required to leave their families and devote their <br />attention to the needs of the County. Hourly employees were compensated for work performed <br />related to the hurricane at time and one-half. Salaried employees worked a total of 1,208 hours <br />additional hours without additional compensation. In order to recognize the effort of the <br />salaried employees, I am requesting approval for a lump sum bonus of either $200, $400, $600, <br />or $800 based on the number of hours worked beyond the normal work week in the amounts <br />below: <br />10 < 20 hours - $200 lump sum bonus <br />20 < 30 hours - $400 lump sum bonus <br />30 < 40 hours - $600 lump sum bonus <br />40 or more hours - $800 lump sum bonus <br />A survey of neighboring counties and cities reflects the following pay practices for exempt <br />employees during emergencies: <br />ORGANIZATION;, <br />EXEMPT EMPLOYEE POLICY/PAY PRACTICtDLLBINGFMERGENCY <br />Brevard County <br />Paid straight time, plus 1/2 time comp for all hours worked outside <br />normal work schedule <br />City of Port St. <br />Double time for the first 8 hours, then straight time for the rest of <br />Lucie <br />the day worked <br />City of Vero <br />Paid at hourly rate of pay for all hours worked outside of normal <br />schedule <br />Martin County <br />Below Director received 1x their hourly rate for each hour worked. <br />Directors and above will receive discretionary time to be used at a <br />later d ate <br />St. Lucie County <br />Straight time for hours worked beyond normal schedule <br />City of Melbourne <br />2x's their normal salary for work performed during normal work hrs. <br />Straight time for all hrs worked outside normal schedule <br />City of Palm Bay <br />Paid straight time, plus given 8 comp hours for each 24 hours <br />worked <br />27 <br />