Alpharetta is a city and a suburb of Atlanta located in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, Alpharetta's population was 57,551. The estimated population in 2014 was 63,038. 1 History.
Overtime for fighting fires outside of the county is reimbursed to the cities, including administrative and overhead fees, in such a way that there is NO COST to the cities and towns for this common overtime pay. Like many private sector employees, many firefighters depend on this extra work to help make ends meet.
Under current rules, employers can declare certain executive, administrative and professional workers as exempt from overtime pay. However, those rules says that white-collar employees who are paid on a salary basis and earn less than $455 per week ($23,660 annually) automatically qualify for overtime pay.