City Policies Alternative Work Schedule Policy

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EMPLOYEE ALTERNATIVE
WORK SCHEDULE POLICY

DATE: MARCH 2025
PURPOSE/OVERVIEW:
The City of Muskegon Employee Alternative Work Schedule Policy outlines the process and criteria for city
employees seeking alternative work schedules.

The City of Muskegon maintains this policy with the objectives of:
 Providing flexibility for staff;
 Supporting work life balance for employees; and
 Ensuring efficient operations of city services.

OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES/ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Only full-time city employees are eligible. Seasonal, part-time, and union employees whose shift is governed by
the contract are excluded.
Work hours must be set within a range of 30 minutes before and after the department’s open hours. For
example, if a department is open from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, employees can schedule work from 7:30 am to 6:00
pm.
Supervisors can approve schedules that include work days outside of the normal days open to the public.
Approved alternative work schedules are reviewed annually by the supervisor, division head, and City Manager
and can be modified or canceled at any time as needed.
Hours that each building or department is open to the public will not change for this program.

PROCEDURES:
1. Employees must submit written requests detailing the following information.
 Number of hours to be worked on each work day
 Start and end times for each work day
 Time and duration of each lunch period
2. Supervisors will evaluate the impact on department operations and approve or deny based on operational
needs and staff requests. Alternative work schedules cannot negatively impact the operations of the
department, and all departments must be staffed during regular operation hours. Seniority will decide conflicts
in schedule requests.
3. There is no appeal process for denied requests. The City Manager or their designee will have the final
decision.

AUTHORITY:
The City Manager has authority to set work rules and require all employees to agree to and follow this policy
per Chapter III, Sections 6 and 7 of the City Charter.

VIOLATIONS:
Any employee of the City of Muskegon who violates the provisions of this policy may be subject to disciplinary
action up to and including dismissal.

AMENDMENTS:
Any amendments to this policy will be submitted to the City Manager or designee.
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Action Person Date Change
New L Mikesell 3-20-25 New policy

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