10/24/2011 11:10 AM
Steve, here with the City of Springfield MO, we are non-exempt and earn comp time when going over 40. We do not get overtime except for the rare holiday worked when we don't take off another day. The issues we do deal with at times is the amount of comp time we do earn. We can earn up to 240 hours but have been trying to avoid more then 160 the last few years. Actually last year I think I got to 120 and this year I was at just over 100 until this week when I used about 20. They always scream about us using it up quickly as we head into the winter but we are still using vac and floating holidays before Dec. 31st. I think there is some bookkeeping issue when it's on the books. We always have to be at 0 by the end of February. Our positions are a combination of management and working ourselves. We direct all employees under us, take care of paying most of our invoices, time-cards, schedules along with mowing, spraying, cup changing, irrigation repairs, but I believe we could be classified as exempt.
When I worked for a county in NJ, we over saw the complete facility and we were exempt.
I personally would prefer a bump up from our topped out salary of $38,000 and make me exempt. We did have a Golf Facilities Supervisor that did all of our budgeting and invoicing but he retired and that has fallen onto us. He was exempt.
Mel
Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO