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Home My WebLink About05757 ORD - 05/11/19604 IMS:JKH:4 -20 -60 .• AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3656 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN', AS AMENDED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A PLAN OF COMPENSATION FOR MERIT FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS OF THE CITY EXCEPT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 3656, AS AMENDED, BE AMENDED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 1 THEREOF BY DELETING FROM THE SECOND SENTENCE OF SAID SUBSECTION THE WORDS "A MAXIMUM RATE" AND IN LIEU THEREOF SUBSTITUTE THE WORDS "MERIT RATES ". SECTION 2. SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE No. 3656, AS AMENDED] IS HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING THE SCHEDULE OF SALARY RATES AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR THE SCHEDULE OF BASE SALARY RATES AND MONTHLY LONGEVITY SALARY RATES MARKED EXHIBIT "B" AND ATTACHED HERETO. SECTION 3. THAT SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 3656, AS AMENDED IS HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING THE SCHEDULES OF HOURLY' RATES FOR POSITIONS OF LABORERS AND SEMI - SKILLED LABORERS AND IN LIEU AND IN SUBSTITUTION FOR HOURLY BASE WAGE RATES THE FOLLOWING IS HEREBY ADOPTED AND MADE A PART OF SUBSECTION (B): HOURLY BASE WAGE RATES AFTER 5 AFTER 10 YRS. 1ST YEARS SERVICE 3RD SERVICE AND 5TH 6TH MERIT AND 1 YEAR AT MERIT 1 YEAR AT 1ST MERIT MERIT MONTHS 9 MONTHS 12 MONTHS STEP MAXIMUM RATE STEP LONGEVITY RATE STEP STEP B C D D E E F F F 1 1 1 2 LABORER $1.02 $1.07 $1.12 $1.14 $1.17 $1.19 $1.22 $1.25 $1.28 SEMI - SKILLED LABORER $1.17 $1.22 $1.28 $1.31 $1.34 $1.37 $1.40 $1.43 $1.47 SECTION 4. THAT PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 3656, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING ALL OF SAID PARAGRAPH EXCEPT THE FIRST SENTENCE AND IN LIEU THEREOF THERE IS HEREBY ADOPTED AND MADE A PART OF SAID PARAGRAPH (1) THE FOLLOWING: 5757 „THE CITY MANAGER MAY APPROVE INITIAL COMPENSATION AT THE B OR C STEP IN THE APPROPRIATE SALARY SCHEDULE WHEN THE EXPERIENCE, SKILL, TRAINING OR TEMPORARY CONDITIONS OF THE LABOR MARKET JUSTIFY THE ACTION.” SECTION 5. THAT PARAGRAPH (5) OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE N0. 3656, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING IN THE LAST SENTENCE IN SAID PARAGRAPH THE WORDS "THE MAXIMUM AND LONGEVITY RATES" AND IN LIEU THEREOF THERE IS HEREBY SUBSTITUTED AND ADOPTED THE WORDS "HIGHER STEPS IN GRADE". SECTION 6. PARAGRAPH (1) OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 3656, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING TO SAID PARA- GRAPH THE FOLLOWING: "HOWEVER, EMPLOYEES RATED AS {OUTSTANObNG'OF THEIR GROUP WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE C AND D STEPS AT THE END OF NINE (9) MONTHS UPON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR." SECTION 7. PARAGRAPH (2) OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 3656, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING THE WORDS THE MAXIMUM RATE" AND SUBSTITUTING IN PLACE THEREFOR THE WORDS "D STEP." SECTION 8. PARAGRAPHS (4) AND (5) OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE No. 3656, AS AMENDED, ARE HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING THE ENTIRE PARAGRAPH (4) AND CHANGING THE NUMBER OF PARAGRAPH (5) TO THE NUMBER OF PARAGRAPH (8) AND ADDING PARAGRAPHS (4)) (5)1 (6) AND (7) TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "(4) PROGRESSION FROM STEP D TO D -1, FROM STEP E TO E -1, FROM F TO F -1, AND FROM F -1 TO F -2 WILL BE BASED ON MERIT, THE DETERMINATION OF MERIT BEING ASCERTAINED BY A FORMAL SEMI— ANNUAL RATING PROGRAM PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY MANAGER. THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY MANAGER SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 1. A PERIOD OF ONE CALENDAR MONTH AT SEMI — ANNUAL INTERVALS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE RATING OF THE MERIT OF EMPLOYEES ON THE BASIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL EMPLOYEES FOR THE PRECEDING SIX MONTHS. -2- 0 . . 0 Z. PRIOR TO EACH SEMI - ANNUAL RATING PERIODS A STANDARD FORM OF RATING SHEET SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE CITY MANAGERS OR UNDER HIS DIRECTION APPROVED BY HIMS AND A COPY OF SAME PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY AND IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXAMINER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD. 3. SUCH RATING SHEET SHALL PROVIDE FOR RATINGS BY TWO STAGES OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. THE COMPOSITE RATING SHALL APPLY UNIFORMLY TO ALL EMPLOYEES. 4. EMPLOYEES WHOSE RATINGS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIT IS "EXCELLENT" WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MERIT SALARY INCREASES WITHIN BUDGETARY LIMITATIONS AND THE WRITTEN CERTIFICATION OF THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT HEAD. 5• UNITS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY MANAGER PRIOR TO SAID RATING PERIOD. 6. THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR MERIT PAY INCREASES SHALL BE PRO- RATED AMONG THE UNITS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY MANAGER. 7. IN THE EVENT FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY RATING PERIOD THE RATING SHALL NEVERTHELESS BE MADE AND THAT RATING AVER- AGED WITH THE RATING OF THE PERIOD FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. IF FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR TWO OR MORE SUCCESSIVE PERIODSp ALL RATINGS FOR PERIODS AT WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE SHALL BE AVERAGED WITH THE PERIOD RATING OBTAINED FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. S. RATINGS MADE BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES HOLDING POSITIONS OF DIVISION HEADS SHALL BE SENT TO THE CITY MANAGER -3- FOR CONSIDERATION IN AMENDING PAY GRADES FOR SUCH POSITIONS. NEITHER DEPARTMENT HEADS NOR DIVISION HEADS SHALL PARTICI- PATE IN MERIT PAY PROGRAMS. n(5) EMPLOYEES RATED AS 'OUTSTANDING' IN THEIR UNIT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR TWO MERITINCREASES INSTEAD OF ONLY ONE AS PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH AND SUCH INCREASE WILL, IN EFFECT, BE FOR EXAMPLE, AN INCREASE FROM STEP D TO STEP E, OR FROM STEP E TO STEP F, AS THE CASE MAY BE. SUCH MERIT INCREASES SHALL BE GIVEN ONLY ON THE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION OF DEPARTMENT HEAD, APPROVAL BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES. SUCH INCREASES SHALL BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO DESCENDING ORDER OF, RATINGS GIVEN EMPLOYEES OF ORGANI- ZATIONAL UNIT. 116) THE CITY MANAGER SHALL DISTRIBUTE ALL MERIT INCREASES TO SALARY GRADES 141THIN UNITS. THE CITY MANAGER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM AND SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND DUTY OF GRANTING ONLY SUCH MERIT PAY INCREASES AS CAN BE MET WITH FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE. "(7) ADVANCEMENT TO STEPS B, C, D AND THE LONGEVITY STEPS WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE RATING AS INDICATED BY THE EMPLOYEES SEMI - ANNUAL RATING AND THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES." SECTION 9. SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE N0. 3656, AS AMENDED, IS AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: "HOWEVER, LABORERS AND SEMI - SKILLED LABORERS SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR MERIT INCREASES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2- B- 4 -6.,, SECTION 10. SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE No. 3656, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED by ADDING TO SAID SUBSECTION (C) THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE; "HOWEVER, THE MERIT COMPENSATION PROVISIONS OF SAID SECTION 2 -B -4 -6 SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT PART -TIME EMPLOYEES." -4- THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS Jq:A0jFOR THE FI IME AN PASS96 'LO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE A 0 AY OF G��l, 99 (p 0 i BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAV READ FOR THE NO TIME AND PASSED TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE 0 DAY OF 19 Q BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE Q GABE LOZANO, SR. _ ALI THAT THE FOR EEqpp /p ING ORDINANCE S READ FOR TH THIRD TIME AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE !/ DAY OF 19� BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: �T7 /T�� ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE A CITY SEC AE RY o APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS - DAY OF CITY ArTbRNEY 19 `o MAYOR , THE CITY F CORPUS CHR S I� TEXAS