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Effective date: January 1, 2014 Subject: Personnel

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AD1\1INISTRATIVE REGULATION GOVERNING THE MAXIMUM ALLOW ABLE WORK
HOURS FOR NON-REGULAR EMPLOYEES.

SECTION I: Purpose:

To provide clarity on definition ofregular and non-regular employee status.

To provide direction for monitoring the total number of hours worked over a calendar year period for
non-regular employees.

SECTION II: Clarifications:

For the purpose of healthcare only, definition of a full-time employee according to the Affordable Care
Act is defmed as any employee who works equal to or in excess of 1560 hours over a one year perjod.

Regular status: Section 21-5-5 (a) of the Personnel Rules defines regular status.

Non-regular status: Temporary or seasonal positions are considered to be non-regular status positions.
Sections 21-5-5 (b) (d) of the Personnel Rules outline the rights associated with temporary or seasonal
positions.

Part-time or full-time is a sub-category of regular and non-regular status and is not directly related to
whether or not an employee is regular or non-regular.

SECTION ID: Statement of Regulation:

It is the policy of the City of Farmington that non-regular employees shall not work equal to or in excess
of 1560 hours within any one calendar year period.

SECTION IV: Procedure:

City of Farmington Department heads and Division managers are responsible for monitoring and
scheduling accordingly to meet this standard. Scheduling should consider an adequate "safety margin" to
ensure no "non-regular" (temporary or seasonal) employee works in excess of 1559 hours. There are no
exceptions to this administrative regulation that have not received advanced approval and budget
consideration by the City Manager.

The calculation for total number of hours worked includes any and all positions worked for the City of
Farmington regardless of department or division within the same calendar year.

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