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December 14, 2004 Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 04 - 482 - Adoption of an ordinance amending the City's Classification and Pay Plan to comply with revised Department of Labor (DEL) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. Seven positions required a change in status from exempt to non-exempt related to the hours calculated for the purpose of overtime/compensatory time during a workweek. Recommended Action: · Adoption of an ordinance amending the City's Classification and Pay Plan to comply with revised Department of Labor (DEL) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. Summary: · This action is needed to bring the Code of the City of Portsmouth into compliance with federal law. Purpose and Need: · Amendments to the FLSA regulations have changed the FLSA classifications of certain City positions from exempt to non-exempt. · Non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime/compensatory time for hours worked in excess of a regular 40-hour workweek. · Positions listed in the Classification and Pay Plan were reviewed for the appropriate FLSA classification. · Amendment of the Classification and Pay Plan is needed to bring the Plan into compliance with federal law. Financial Impact: · All seven (7) positions requiring FLSA changes have changed from exempt to non-exempt. While the actual dollar amount of the financial impact cannot be determined at this time, the impact will be from the possibility of overtime/compensatory time pay to these non-exempt employees in the event that they are required to work over 40 hours in a given workweek. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2004-2005 CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN TO RECLASSIFY CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AS NON-EXEMPT." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 04 - 483 - Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed of conveyance to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) for a parcel of property located on the western side of Riverview Avenue. Conveyance of this property will facilitate the continued implementation of the Park View Revitalization Strategy. Recommended Action: · Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed of conveyance to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) for a parcel of property located on the western side of Riverview Avenue.