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4.04 4.4 Labor and Policy Issues\Reclassifying Employees—11-7-16 RESOLUTION RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES DUE TO FLSA CHANGES EFFECTIVE 12/1/2016 RESOLUTION NO.: , 2016 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: WHEREAS, the Fair Labor Standards Act has been amended effective December 1, 2016 to change the minimum salary of employees who may be designated exempt by the Town of Queensbury to $913 per week/ $47,476 per year, and WHEREAS certain employees are now eligible to receive overtime pay, and WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to change the employment status of employees Jennifer Baertschi France, Gary Crossman, Mark Demers and Victoria LaMarque to overtime-eligible/non-exempt due to these changes in federal law, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Town of Queensbury employees Jennifer Baertschi France, Gary Crossman, Mark Demers and Victoria LaMarque are reclassified as overtime-eligible/non-exempt, effective December 1, 2016, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that such employees may carry over 2016 vacation time through December 31, 2017, after which time, vacation time carryover shall be controlled by the provisions of the Town of Queensbury Employee Handbook, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 7 I day of November, 2016, by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: