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Attachments made to an employee's paycheck by legal authority or wage garnishment, regardless of cause, will be regarded as a mandatory deduction for the amount, and for the time specified in the order. Additional costs may be charged by the City of Batesville for processing fees. Each garnishment or levy will result in counseling with the employee. If an employee has three garnishment incidents, excluding Chapter 13 bankruptcy, it will be cause for review by management and possible disciplinary action up to and including termination. D. STANDARD WORK HOURS Except for firefighters, work hours for all full-time employees shall be 40-hours per week which begins each Monday. Work hours for the fire department employees shall be in accordance with state statutes and departmental regulations. All part-time employees will have specific work days and hours set by their supervisor. The City reserves the right to adjust and change hours of work, days of work, and schedules in order to fulfill its responsibility to the citizens of Batesville. In the event of an emergency, previously scheduled hours of work, days of work, and work arrangements may be altered at the discretion of the Supervisor. Changes ( in work schedules will be announced as far in advance as possible. ` Salaried personnel are expected to devote at least 40-hours per week to their job, but in many instances, the performance of their job will require more than 8- hour days or 40-hour weeks. This extra work time is a normal part of their job and they should expect no additional compensation. E. OVERTIME/COMPENSATORY TIME For hourly workers, overtime (one and one-half times their regular pay rate) will be paid for hours worked in excess of 40-hours per week. Hours paid for sick, vacation, or holiday time will not be considered as worked hours and therefore overtime is not received unless the employee is called out by their supervisor because of an emergency situation. The supervisor shall complete the "Request for Overtime Pay" form for any overtime request because of an emergency situation and/or for any overtime in excess of 4 hours per work week. If the Request for Overtime Pay is not attached to the employee's time card, overtime pay WILL NOT be given to the employee. A report for all overtime pay and the Request for Overtime Pay forms will be reviewed by the City Council on a monthly basis. The City of Batesville does not authorize the granting of"compensation time" to hourly employees other than firefighters. Salaried employees do not receive 9