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for which the employee may be compensated on any one day shall be one and one-half (1-1/2) times his/her twenty four (24) hour rate of pay. 7.2 Procedures For Filling Absences: The procedure for determining and filling overtime shall be that contained in Fire Department General Order (). 7.3 Overtime Compensation Overtime shall be paid in conformance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at any time the FLSA applies to municipal governments. The Fire Chief may temporarily assign employees in the classification of Firefighter, Fire Engineer or Fire Captain to a forty (40) hour week schedule for full week unit for the purpose of such employee(s) attendance at training courses, conferences and/or meetings. During such temporary assignment, employees shall continue to receive their regular rate of pay as specified. A. Suppression/FLSA 7(k) Exempt Employees: Any authorized time worked in excess of the employee's regular workweek (or FLSA work period maximum) shall be considered overtime. B. Fire Inspector, Hazardous Materials Coordinator, and Hazardous Materials Inspector assigned to a 2, 080 hours per year schedule: Any authorized time worked in excess of the employee's regular workweek shall be considered overtime. Overtime compensation shall be compensable at the rate of one and one-half (1.5) times the employee 's regular straight time rate of pay. Fire Inspector and Hazardous Materials Coordinator employees have the option to accrue compensatory time off in lieu of overtime at the rate of one and one-half (1.5) hours for each hour worked. Upon the approval of the Fire Department, compensatory time may be accrued but the total balance may not exceed fifty (50) hours at any time. Compensatory time off may be taken in lieu of overtime payment in accordance with the FLSA. Such time off shall be mutually agreeable to the employee and the supervisor taking into account (a) the normal schedule of work, (b) the anticipated peak hour workload based on past experience and (c) any emergency requirements for staff and services. Compensatory time off shall not be taken when the employee must be replaced by another employee who would be paid at the overtime rate. All accrued compensatory time off in excess of fifty (50) hours must be liquidated by monetary payment.