Eployment Policy

Question 1

The __________________ serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of the City and supervises all branches
of the City service, except those otherwise provided for in the City Charter.

Answer 1

City Manager

Question 2

The _____________________ shall provide administrative interpretation of Employment
Policies to the various Department Directors and act in a staff and advisory capacity to the City
Manager.

Answer 2

Chief Human Resources Officer

Question 3

When an individual is re-employed in a previously held classification and the previous
service was ______________, the Chief Human Resources Officer may authorize a salary rate
corresponding to the salary at the time of previous termination.

Answer 3

satisfactory

Question 4

The Municipal Counselor and the City Auditor have control and administration over
classifications and positions within their respective departments, as authorized by the 1988
Guidelines and Criteria adopted by Council Resolution on ________________.

Answer 4

August 23, 1988

Question 5

Step progression pay adjustments may not be denied for employees on active duty
_______________.

Answer 5

military leave

Question 6

The Department Director, the Chief Human Resources Officer and the __________________
or their authorized representatives shall be the only authorities for adding a new employee to the
City payroll.

Answer 6

City Manager

Question 7

No employee shall be compensated for serving in more than _____ position in the City.

Answer 7

one

Question 8

____________________ shall mean paid leave accrued as a result of overtime hours
worked by non-exempt personnel.

Answer 8

Compensatory leave

Question 9

The maximum compensatory time accrual shall be ____ hours (based on 160
overtime hours x 1½ rate) except for those employees engaged in law enforcement, fire-fighting,
emergency snow/ice removal, or other emergency activities as approved by the Chief Human
Resources Officer. Employees engaged in these activities shall have a maximum compensatory
time threshold of ____ hours

Answer 9

240

480

Question 10

Any employee who has accrued the maximum number of compensatory leave hours
(240 or 480, respectively) shall be paid _______________ for any additional overtime worked.

Answer 10

overtime compensation

Question 11

Non-exempt employees shall be paid their compensatory leave balances prior to being placed in an _________ position.

Answer 11

exempt

Question 12

The compensatory leave
balance shall not be transferred to the _________________.

Answer 12

new department

Question 13

Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) non-exempt employees shall not be compensated for
_______________ absences from duty.

Answer 13

unexcused

Question 14

All full-time employees who leave the municipal service or who die while in the
municipal service shall be compensated for all earned, but unused __________ leave.

Answer 14

vacation

Question 15

Employees not covered
under bargaining unit agreements approved by Council: a maximum of ___________ of the
sick leave balance shall be paid at the time of retirement (disability or regular), death, or voluntary
resignation; provided that the fifty percent (50%) maximum payable hours will be reduced two and
one-half percent (2.5%) for each year less than twenty (20) years of creditable service.

Answer 15

fifty percent (50%)

Question 16

A Department Director may award up to __-hours of customer service incentive pay to
part time employees. Part time employees are eligible for up to __ hours of pay per calendar year.

Answer 16

8

Question 17

Full time new hires with less than __-months of employment are ineligible for the
customer service incentive program unless authorized by the City Manager.

Answer 17

6

Question 18

Any public holiday which occurs on Sunday shall be observed on the following Monday, and any occurring on Saturday shall be observed on the preceding Friday, or as directed by the City Manager upon approval by the _________________.

Answer 18

City Council

Question 19

A non-exempt employee required to work on a holiday shall be compensated at ____ times the regular hourly rate of pay except as covered by collective bargaining agreements. An exempt employee required to work on a holiday may have another day off in lieu of the observed holiday.

Answer 19

two

Question 20

Days off in lieu of Memorial Day and _____________ shall be taken
within 180 days of the observed holiday but are not limited to the fiscal year.

Answer 20

Juneteenth

Question 21

An employee must be in a ____________ status for the entire shift of the last regularly scheduled work day before and the first regularly scheduled work day after the holiday to receive compensation for the holiday.

Answer 21

fully paid

Question 22

Employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement will be permitted to convert up to a maximum of forty (40) hours of sick leave (sick leave described below in Section 712) to ___________ leave each fiscal year.

Answer 22

vacation

Question 23

An employee shall receive an additional four (4) days (32 hours) bonus vacation leave on their _________ anniversary date and each tenth (10) anniversary of consecutive service thereafter.

Answer 23

tenth (10)

Question 24

A maximum of ____________ workdays off with pay may be granted in the event of a death in the family of the employee or employee’s spouse.

Answer 24

three (3)

Question 25

Voting leave shall not apply to an employee whose shift begins ____ hours or more subsequent to poll opening or ends ____ hours or more prior to poll closing.

Answer 25

three (3)

Question 26

A full-time employee injured on the job shall continue to receive regular salary, or rate of pay during absence from work, in lieu of total temporary disability (TTD) not to exceed a period of __________________.

Answer 26

one thousand forty-four hours (1,044)

Question 27

An employee shall report a work-related injury to their supervisor within ____ hours of the injury.

Answer 27

twenty-four (24)

Question 28

Termination date of insurance coverage will be the ____ day of the month following separation of employment provided insurance premiums are paid in full.

Answer 28

first

Question 29

An employee is responsible for notifying the Employee Benefits Division of the Human Resources Department in writing, of any change in name, address, telephone number, marital status or status of any enrolled dependent within __ days of the occurrence of the change.

Answer 29

31

Question 30

A full-time employee will be eligible to use ___ hours of pandemic leave per pandemic. Part-time employees will be eligible to use the number of hours equal to the number of hours that such employee works, on average, over a 2-week period.

Answer 30

80

Question 31

The Pandemic Leave Program is activated and deactivated by authorization of the ____________ in the absence of any Federally or State mandated paid leave program.

Answer 31

City Manager

Question 32

_______ or more moving traffic violation convictions (excluding parking tickets) within the last 36 months will be disqualifying where the approved job description for the position requires possession of commercial or noncommercial licensure.

Answer 32

Three

Question 33

The applicant will be given ____ business days to provide information that negates the validity and relevance of the criminal record.

Answer 33

seven (7)

Question 34

Examples of gifts that would be appropriate, provided the receipt would not compromise or be viewed as compromising the employees’ impartial performance, are items with a nominal value ($___or less) that can be consumed, such as a meat/cheese or deli tray, a meal, a box of candy, a tin of popcorn, a fruit basket, etc.

Answer 34

$50

Question 35

The OKC 4Ethics Hotline number is ______________. The online reporting form may be found at InsideOKC. The email address is 4ethics@okc.gov.

Answer 35

(405) 297-2227

Question 36

_______________ is a materially adverse action against an employee for bringing a complaint of, or participating in an investigation related to EEO-related discrimination and/or harassment (including sexual harassment), or bullying.

Answer 36

Retaliation