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Home My WebLink About08809 ORD - 03/20/1968• IMS:JKH:3 -19-68 . '- • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "ADOPTING AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE CITY SERVICE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVID- ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", BEING ORDINANCE 8127 PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 3, 1966, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING INJURED IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 2, SUBSECTION (A), PARAGRAPH 2, OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 8127 BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "(2) STARTING RATE ON RETURN TO DUTY. EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN FIRE AND POLICE PERSONNEL RETURNING TO DUTY IN THE SAME CLASS OF POSITION AFTER A SEPARATION FROM THE CITY SERVICE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, WHICH SEPARATION WAS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE EMPLOYEE, MAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER, RECEIVE THE RATE IN THE SALARY SCHEDULE CORRESPONDING TO THE STEP RATE RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF SEPARATION AND SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY BE PAID SUCH RATE FOR AT LEAST SUCH PERIOD AS IS NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE NEXT HIGHER SALARY RATE. FIRE AND POLICE PERSONNEL AFTER REAPPOINTED AS FIREFIGHTER I OR PATROLMAN, RESPECTIVELY, RETURNING TO DUTY WITH A SEPARATION FROM THE CITY SERVICE, WHICH SEPARATION WAS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE EMPLOYEE, MAY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER, RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR PRIOR EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING BY BEING PLACED IN A LONGEVITY PAY STEP FOR PATROLMAN OR FIREFIGHTER CORRESPONDING WITH ACTUAL PRIOR SERVICE WITH THE CITY AS PATROLMAN OR FIREFIGHTER IN THE SAME DIVISION; BUT IN NO CASE SHALL PRIOR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE BE RECOGNIZED IN A STEP GREATER THAN THE ACTUAL PRIOR SERVICE WITH THE CITY IN THE SAME DIVISION SHALL JUSTIFY." SECTION 2. THAT SECTION 2, SUBSECTION (B), PARAGRAPH 5, OF SAID ORDINANCE ND. 8127, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "(5) POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL SHALL RECEIVE LONGEVITY PAY IN ADDITION TO THE BASE SALARY RATES AS PRESCRIBED ABOVE AT THE RATE OF $2 PER MONTH FOR EACH COMPLETED YEAR OF SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND ANY OTHER LONGEVITY PAY AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ORDINANCE. ADVANCE- MENT TO THE SIX EIGHTEEN, AND FORTY -TWO MONTH LONGEVITY PAY STEPS FOR "PATROLMAN' AND'FIREFIGHTER' SHALL BE BASED ON UNINTERRUPTED CONTINUOUS SERVICE, EXCEPT THAT THE CITY MANAGER MAY RECOGNIZE PRIOR SERVICE IN THE SAME DIVISION WITH THE CITY." SECTION 3. THAT SECTION 1, SUBSECTION (B) OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 8127 BED AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY CREATING THE FOLLOWING POSITION AND CLASS GRADE: "MARINA SUPERINTENDENT GRADE 29 JOB CODE 020° SECTION 4. THAT SECTION Y, SUBSECTION (B) OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 8127 BED AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: °(B) ADOPTION OF COMPENSATION PLAN. THE COMPENSATION PLAN IS HEREBY ADOPTED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING AND AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIMES EXCEPT THAT THE CITY MANAGER SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO UTILIZE THE STATE MERIT SYSTEM COMPENSATION SCHEDULE AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE EMPLOYEES MEETING THE REQUIRED STEP AND GRADE QUALIFICATIONS AND WORKING IN THE SAME DIVISION WITH STATE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE UNDER SUCH MERIT SYSTEM." SECT ION 5. SECTION 10, SUBSECTION (C), PARAGRAPH 4 OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 8127 BED AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: 11(4) THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR DIVISION HEAD MAY BY THEM OR THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITY COUNCIL BE LIMITED EXTENDED WITHIN THE MAXIMUM HEREIN PROVIDED OR TERMINATED AT ANY TIME. "NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF SECTION 1O(Cb THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO GRANT DISABILITY LEAVES NOT TO EXCEED 12 MONTHS, -2- s • i TO ANY EMPLOYEE INJURED IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT AFTER THE FIRST CALENDAR WEEK OF ABSENCE CAUSED BY SUCH INJURY. THE FIRST WEEK OF SUCH ABSENCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUBSECTIONS (2) AND iii OF THIS SECTION 10 (C). ANY REQUEST FOR SUCH DISABILITY LEAVE WITH PAY FOR INJURY SUFFERED IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOY- MENT SHALL BE FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF ABSENCE AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY MANAGER BY THE RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT HEAD WITH SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND MAY BE EITHER APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED AS THE CITY MANAGER DEEMS TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY. THE RATE OF PAY DURING SUCH DISABILITY LEAVE SHALL BE REDUCED FROM THE REGULAR RATE OF PAY BY THE AMOUNT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BEING PAID TO SAID EMPLOYEE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME. SECTION 6. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE. SECTION 7. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE HEREINABOVE PROVIDED CHANGES SHALL BE MARCH 20, 1968. SECTION 8. THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED TO PROVIDE OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN NEW CLASSES AND A NEED TO MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF CITY AFFAIRS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 1968. ATTEST: c . • Cl CI rr SE ET AYORera ^9�1� THE TY RPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 1968: CITY ATTORN'E`Y CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS > DAY OF 19_0 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR Pig: IQ THE CIT OF RP S CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON Atylu_6 RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL aalr W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GAGE LOZANO, SR. -Qy KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER„ ROBERTS