Common use of Disasters Clause in Contracts

Disasters. In the event the City Manager declares an emergency condition due to a disaster, or in preparation for a potential disaster such as a hurricane, or other unforeseen event, such declaration being made at his sole and exclusive discretion, employees who are informed by their department head to remain at work or to report to work during the emergency will be compensated at two and a half (2 1/2) times their normal rate of pay for the duration of the emergency condition. Employees who are sent home on the day the emergency condition is declared will receive their normal pay for the remainder of that day. Employees who are directed by their department heads not to report to work on subsequent days of the emergency will be paid as follows: A. The first five days that a civilian employee would have been scheduled to work and is unable to do so as determined by his/her department head, will be paid by the City at the civilian employee's normal rate of pay. These hours of compensation may not be used towards meeting the 40 work hour requirement for overtime purposes. B. If the condition as declared by the City Manager continues beyond the initial five