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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1977-0231 - Repeal WR Ord #'s 207, 218, & 226 - Providing 5% Employee Pay IncreaseINTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN TURNER Ordinance No. 231 Series of 1977 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 207, SERIES OF 1976, ORDINANCE NO. 218, SERIES OF 1976, AND ORDINANCE NO. 226, SERIES OF 1977 BY PROVIDING FOR 5o PAY INCREASES FOR CITY EM- PLOYEES RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 1, 1977; ESTABLISHING NEW POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS, AND PROVIDING THAT ALL CLASSIFI- CATIONS, PAY GRADES AND PAY RANGES SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT HEREAFTER UNTIL CHANGED BY ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO THAT: Section I. Merit and Civil Service Classifications Merit and Civil Service classifications, pay grades and pay ranges for Merit and Civil Service position classifications are hereby established for employees of the City. The City Council hereby finds and declares that those classifications designated with the letter (E) are profess- ional, supervisory or administrative in nature and are, therefore, exempt from overtime payments. Pay Grade 4 7 12 13 13 14 14 15 Position Title Pay Range Clerical Aide Clerk Typist I Secretary I Clerk Typist IT Switchboard Operator Accounting Clerk IT Police Cadet Secretary IT 18 Clerk Typist III 18 Deputy City Clerk 18 Secretary III 18 Accounting Clerk III 18 Recreation Leader I 19 Public Works Maintenanceman 19 Parks Maintenanceman I 19 Auto and Equipment Serviceman 21 Recreation Leader IT 21 Engineering Aide I 21 Animal Control Officer I 21 Planning Draftsman 21 Assistant Park Ranger 22 Accounting_ Clerk IV 22 Executive Secretary 479 - 623 516 - 671 585 - 761 600 - 780 600 - 780 614 - 798 614 - 798 630 - 819 678 - 881 678 - 881 678 - 881 678 - 881 678 - 881 695 - 904 695 - 904 695 - 904 731 - 950 731 - 950 731 - 950 731 - 950 731 - 950 749 - 974 749 - 974 - 1 - Ordinance No. 231 Pay Grade Position Title Pay Range 23 Engineering Aide IT 768 - 998 23 Enforcement Officer I 768 - 998 23 Police Dispatcher 768 - 998 24 Light Equipment Operator 786 - 1022 24 Planning Technician 786 - 1022 24 Parks Maintenanceman IT 786 - 1022 24 Traffic Technician I 786 - 1022 25 Animal Control Officer II 807 - 1048 26 Building Inspector 826 - 1074 26 Recreation Supervisor (E) 826 - 1074 26 Auto and Equipment Mechanic I 826 - 1074 27 Engineering Draftsman 847 - 1101 28 Public Works Inspector 868 - 1128 28 Enforcement Officer IT 868 - 1128 29 Heavy Equipment Operator 890 - 1157 29 Parks Maintenanceman III 890 - 1157 29 City Arborist (E) 890 - 1157 29 Personnel Technician (E) 890 - 1157 29 Traffic Technician IT 890 - 1157 29 Administrative Officer (E) 890 - 1157 30 Police Officer I (Step B) 912 - 1186 30 Engineering Technician 912 - 1186 30 Park Ranger/Naturalist (E) 912 - 1186 31 Automotive and Equipment Mechanic IT 935 - 1216 32 Planner I 958 - 1245 32 Police Officer IT (Step B) 958 - 1245 32 Parks Foreman (E) 958 - 1245 32 Planning Coordinator 958 - 1245 34 Public Works Foreman (E) 1007 - 1309 34 City Shops and Yards Foreman (E) 1007 - 1309 35 Purchasing Agent (E) 1031 - 1340 36 Civil Engineer I (E) 1057 - 1374 37 Senior Police Officer 1084 - 1409 38 Police Lab Technician 111_. - 1444 38 Police Detective 1111 - 1444 38 Coordinator of Technical Services (E) 1111 - 1444 39 Planner IT (E) 1138 - 1479 39 Chief Building Inspector (E) 1138 - 1479 40 Civil Engineer IT (E) 1168 - 1518 43 Police Sergeant (E) 1257 - 1634 46 Police Lieutenant (E) 1352 - 1758 49 pity Engineer (E) 1455 - 1892 Ordinance No. 231 Section II. Administrative, Department Heads and Special Staff Pay for Administrative, Department Heads and Special Staff will be es- tablished by City Council based upon qualifications and re spons ibility, within the following pay ranges; all positions are exempt from overtime: Pay Grade Position Title Pay Range 48 Director of Administrative Services (E) 1420 - 1846 49 Director of Community Development (E) 1455 - 1892 49 Director of Parks 9 Recreation (E) 1455 - 1892 52 Director of Public Works (E) 1568 - 2038 52 Chief of Police (E) 1568 - 2038 City Administrator (E) Section III. Pay Grades and Pay Ranges Pay Grade Pay Range 1 444 - 577 2 455 - 592 3 461 - 599 4 479 - 623 5 484 - 62q 6 503 - 654 7 516 - 671 8 530 - 689 9 543 - 706 10 557 - 724 11 571 - 742 12 585 - 761 13 600 - 780 14 614 - 798 15 630 - 819 16 646 - 840 17 662 - 861 18 678 - 881 19 695 - 904 20 713 - 927 21 731 - 950 22 749 - 974 23 768 - 998 24 786 - 1022 25 806 - 1048 26 826 - 1074 27 847 - 1101 28 868 - 11'8 29 890 - 1157 30 912 - 1186 31 935 - 1216 32 958 - 1245 33 982 - 1277 34 1007 - 1309 35 1031 - 1340 36 1057 - 1374 2056 - 2673 - 3 - w Ordinance No. 231 Section III. Pay Grades and Pay Ranges (Continued) Pay Grade Pay Range 37 1084 - 1409 38 1111 - 1444 39 1138 - 1479 40 1168 - 1518 41 1196 - 1555 42 1226 - 1594 43 1257 - 1634 44 1288 - 1674 45 1320 - 1716 46 1352 - 1758 47 1386 - 1802 48 1420 - 1846 49 1455 - 1892 50 1492 - 1940 51 1530 - 1989 52 1568 - 2038 53 1607 - 2089 54 1646 - 2140 55 1687 - 2193 Section IV. Hourly Rates for Pay Grades and Pay Ranges Pay Grade Pay Range 1 2.561 - 3.329 2 2.625 - 3.413 3 2.660 - 3.458 4 2.763 - 3.592 5 2.833 - 3.683 6 2.908 - 3.780 7 2.983 - 3.878 8 3.058 - 3.976 9 3.133 - 4.072 10 3.213 - 4.177 11 3.294 - 4.282 12 3.375 - 4.388 13 3.462 - 4.501 14 3,548 - 4.612 15 3.635 - 4.726 16 3,727 - 4.845 17 3,819 - 4.965 18 3.917 - 5.092 19 4.n15 - 5.220 20 4,113 - 5.347 21 4.217 - 5.482 22 4.321 - 5.618 23 4.431 - 5.760 24 4.540 - 5.902 25 4,656 - 6.053 26 4.771 - 6.202 27 4.892 - 6.360 28 5,013 - 6.517 29 5.135 - 6.676 30 5,262 - 6.841 31 5,394 - 7.012 32 5,527 - 7.185 33 5.666 - 7.366 34 5,810 - 7.553 35 5.954 - 7.740 36 6.104 - 7.935 37 6.254 - 8.130 38 6,410 - 8.333 39 6.571 - 8.542 - 4 - Ordinance No. 231 Section IV. Hourly Rates for P Pay Grade 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Grades and Pav Ranges (Continued) Pay Range 6.738 - 8.759 6.906 - 8.978 7.079 - 9.203 7.252 - 9.428 7.431 - 9.660 7.615 - 9.900 7.800 - 10.140 7.996 - 10.395 8.198 - 10.657 8.406 - 10.928 8.613 - 11.197 8.827 - 11.475 9.046 - 11.760 9.271 - 12.052 9.496 - 12.345 9.733 - 12.652 Section V. Pav for Regular Part-Time, Part-Time and Temporary Work. Regular part-time employees paid on an hourly rate may be granted merit increases on a pro rated basis in accordance with the Merit System Rules. Pay for Part Time and Temporary Work. Parks and Public Works helpers employed as summer help only will be paid the minimum Federal Wage the first summer that they are so employed. Each summer thereafter these helpers shall be eligible for a possible increase of 25~ per hour for each succeeding summer that they are so employed. The right to receive such increase shall be based upon the individual's past proficiency and performance. Part-Time Recreation positions are assigned pay grades as follows: Grade 1 - Playground Leader I, Program Leader I Grade 4 - Playground Leader IT, Program Leader IT Grade 12 - Program Instructor I Grade 20 - Program Instructor IT Grade 28 - Program Instructor III Grade 38 - Program Specialist I Grade 45 - Program Specialist IT Training positions, including Ranger, Intern and Recreation Aides, will be paid $2.30 per hour or the minimum required by the Federal Wage and Hour Law. - 5 - Ordinance No. - 231 Section V. Pay for Regular Part-Time, Part-Time and Temporary Work (Cont.) Individuals hired as professional Park Rangers on a seasonal basis will be paid at the beginning step in the same grade as a full time Assistant Park Ranger. Senior Citizen Aide - Pay Grade 5, Range $2.83/Hr. - $3.68/Hr. Section VI. Overtime Pay. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1974, as amended, applies to all posi- tions in the City except those classifications designated exempt with the letter "E". Section VII. Fees and Special Contractual Rates Fees will be paid only for those positions not included in this ordi- nance. Rates will be as follows: Liquor or 3.2% Beer Surveys City Legal Services, Part Time per contractual agreement. $42.00 per case; $42,500 per year flat sum Section VIII. Court Personnel Municipal Judge - Effective January 1, 1977 $9,600 per annum, payable monthly. Deputy Judge - Effective January 1, 1977 $6,000 maximum per annum, payable $100.00 per three hour session; $30.00 per hour for each hour exceeding any three-hour session. Bailiff - $4.00 per hour, minimum $12.50 per session. Chief Court Clerk - Pay Grade 22, Range $749 - $974. Deputy Court Clerk - Pay Grade 18, Range $678 - $881. Section IX. Clothing Allowance Clothing allowance shall be paid to all uniformed Police Officers of the City at the rate of $175 per calendar year per officer, and shall be disbursed on a semi-annual basis. Those eligible for the $175 per calendar year clothing allowance are: Police Officer I, Police Officer II, Senior Police Officer, Sergeant of Patrol, Lieutenant of Patrol. The City will be responsible for the initial issuance of uniforms for the Police Officers when they begin employment with the Department. This will be one complete issue of uniforms. Any subsequent uniform acqui- sition or replacement will be the responsibility of the individual Officer. -6- Ordinance No. 231 Section IX. Clothing Allowance (Continued) An officer will not be eligible for his first clothing allowance until after completion of one year of service with the Wheat Ridge Police De- partment, and for the balance of the second year, the payment will be pro-rated for the period of time remaining in that calendar year. Ex- ample: If an individual is hired July 1, 1977 he will be eligible for the clothing allowance on July 1, 1978, and will receive a pro-rated share, or one-half of the annual clothing allowance for 1978. The annual clothing allowance for Police Detectives is $230, payable on a quarterly basis. Those eligible to receive the $230 clothing allow- ance are: Police Detective, Lab Technician, Sergeant of Detectives, Lieutenant of Detectives and other designated representatives of the Chief of Police. Uniforms will be provided on an as-needed basis for Police Dispatchers and Animal Control Officers. When uniforms become worn out or irreplaceable, they will be replaced by the City for these individuals. The City will provide work clothing for all designated Public Works and Parks personnel and such other classifications as designated by the City Administrator. Section X. Cleaning Allowance The City will contract with a local cleaning establishment using the competitive bid procedure to clean two uniforms per Police Officer per week. The billing for this service will be made directly to the City. Those eligible for the cleaning allowance are Police Officer I, Police Officer II, Animal Control Officer, Police Dispatcher, Senior Police Officer, Sergeant of Patrol and Lieutenant of Patrol. The City will make a $75 cash payment annually to each Police Detective, Lab Technician, Sergeant of Detectives, Lieutenant of Detectives and other designated representatives by the Chief of Police for the purpose of cleaning and maintenance of clothing used on City business. These in- dividuals shall have a free choice of cleaning establishments. The $75 cash payment will be disbursed to these individuals on a quarterly basis. - 7 - Ordinance No. 231 Section XI. Court Pay for Police Officers A minimum of two hours of compensation shall be paid to individual police officers for Court appearances when required during off-duty hours. Section XII. Court Pay for Police Sergeants The City will pay the actual time spent by Police Sergeants in Court for the purpose of handling cases in which their appearance in Court is re- quired and not discretionary. The individuals will be reimbursed only for Court appearances which do not occur during their regular scheduled work day. Section XIII. Health Insurance Effective February 1, 1977, the City will pay 100% of the individual em- ployee's health plan premium,a portion of the health plan premium cost for employee dependents, subject to the limitation that the City's cash contribution, in any event, will not exceed $60.00 per month as a total City contribution toward the combined employee and dependent coverage. The intent of this provision is to establish a maximum City contribution toward health plan costs of the City for its employees. Effective February 1, 1977 the employee will be required to pay any diff- erence now, or in the future, above $60.00 per month for the plan selected by him, provided such plan is offered by the City. Health plans offered by the City shall be subject to annual review and approval prior to the renewal date of January 1 each year. Section XIV. Longevity Beginning with the Month of March, 1977, and every month thereafter, longevity pay shall be computed and paid on a monthly basis as a percen- tage of base salary according to the following formula: Years of City Service (Full Time and Regular Part-Time Only) 0 - 3 Years 4th and 5th Year 6th and 7th Year 8th and 9th Year 10th Year On Percentage 0% 0 20 of base salary 3% of base salary 4% of base salary 5% of base salary - 8 - Ordinance No. 231 Section XIV. Longevity (Continued) Base salary shall mean the direct salary paid to the employee as auth- orized in the salary ordinance for his classification, exclusive of fringe benefits, paid overtime, and other premium pay. Service with any other governmental agency or other employer shall not be included in the computation of longevity pay. Total monthly salary, including longevity pay, shall not exceed the maximum pay for the classification of the employee as established in the salary ordinance. Longevity pay as a benefit shall be applicable only to those employees who were employed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance and shall be discontinued as a fringe benefit for all persons hired sub- sequent to the effective date of this Ordinance. In order to adjust longevity payments from a lump sum amount to a monthly amount, all employees who are eligible for lump sum longevity payment during the calendar year 1977 shall receive such lump sum pay- ment on the payday following their anniversary date of employment, based on a percentage of the base salary received in the prior calendar year, according to the formula stated earlier in this Section, exclusive of overtime and other premium pay. The monthly salary for such em- ployees shall thereafter be adjusted to reflect the payment of longevity benefits in accordance with the formula indicated above. Section XV. Incentive Pay Increases Employees shall be eligible for merit pay increases when recommended by the immediate supervisor and approved by the Department Head and the City Administrator for meritorious work which clearly and consistently exceeds the basic requirements for the position as evidenced by a Per- formance Evaluation completed on the form prescribed for this purpose. The amount of merit increases awarded at any one time when the employee is eligible may be 0%, 1%, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 6° of base salary. The increases must be expressed as a whole percentage and not a fraction of a percentage, except in those cases where a full percentage point will cause the total compensation, including merit increase, to exceed the - 9 - Ordinance No. 231 Section XV. Incentive Pay Increases (Continued) maximum base salary of such employee's classification. The merit in- crease raises the level of the employee's base salary and shall not in any case exceed the maximum base salary for the employee's classifica- tion as established in the salary ordinance, including longevity pay. Average or satisfactory performance shall not be considered justifica- tion for merit increases. An employee performance evaluation shall be completed on each employee at least once each year. Department Head performance will be reviewed annually by the City Administrator, and merit increase recommendations for Department Heads shall be subject to the review and approval of the Mayor. The City Administrator shall be subject to review and approval by City Council. Employees will be eligible for merit increases following the successful completion of a probationary period and at twelve-month intervals there- after. Section XVI, Cost of Living When a cost of living pay adjustment is granted by the City Council, the minimum and maximum salary rate for the classification as estab- lished in the salary ordinance shall be adjusted accordingly, and the base salary of all employees to whom such increases is applicable shall be adjusted accordingly. Section XVII. Sick Leave Conversion Pav On the effective date of this Ordinance, cash payment for unused sick leave shall be discontinued for all employees, except when an employee retires from the City's service in order to take advantage of benefit payments under one of the City's retirement plans. Payment for unused sick leave at time of such retirement shall be made to the employee on the basis of one (1) day cash payment for each two (2) days of sick leave exceeding sixty (60) days of accrued sick leave. Under this policy, employees may continue to accrue sick leave without limit until retirement less any sick days used. - 10 - Ordinance No. 231 Section XVIII. Administrative Authority All hiring, promotion, reclassification, and other policies relating to City personnel shall be provided by the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of Wheat Ridge, or Civil Service rules, whichever is applicable. Section XI;'. Emergency Clause The provisions of this Ordinance are necessary for the preservation of the public health and safety of the citizens of Wheat Ridge for the following reasons: (1) The adoption of the new pay scale for the City employees auth- orized under this Ordinance is considered of vital public interest; (2) The higher salary levels are justified as soon as possible to accurately reflect the adopted prevailing wage policy of the City; (3) The revised salary schedules have a direct bearing on employee productivity and morale and are, therefore, in the public interest for immediate implementation. Section XX. Effective Date for this Ordinance Sections I through VIII of this Ordinance shall be retroactive to Jan- uary 1, 1977. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force immed- iately after publication following final passage providing it shall have been passed by an affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the members of the City Council. Otherwise, said Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication following final passage. INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on first reading by a vote of 5 to 1 this 14th day of February , 1977. READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 4 to 1 this 28th day of February , 1977. SIGNED by Mayor Frank Stites on this _2nd day of March , 1977. /it"c ,L 1, -J -t G Frank Stites, Mayor ATTEST: Carol F. ampf ; City Clerk - 11 -