Except as otherwise provided by Charter, any authorized time worked in excess of the forty (40) hour weekly work schedule shall be considered overtime compensable at the rate of one and one-half times the overtime worked whether by monetary pay­ment or compensatory time off.  In determining eligibility for overtime compensation any absence with pay shall be considered time worked.

Effective January 1, 2007, paid sick leave will not count as hours worked in determining overtime eligibility.