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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 8127, GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS
THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, BY AMENDING SECTION 'j, SUBSECTION (B),
CHANGING OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR FIREMEN; BY AMENDING
SECTION 5, SUBSECTION (c), TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION FOR
EXTENDED WORK WEEK UP TO 52 HOURS; 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 7, SUBSECTION (B), OF SAID ORDINANCE
N0. 8127, BE, AND THE SAME 15 HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
„(B) OVERTIME COMPENSATION. FULL -TIME HOURLY PAID EMPLOYEES,
EMPLOYEES IN POSITIONS OF CLASSES IN GRADE 22 AND BELOW IN THE LABOR AND
TRADES GROUP, AND ALL POSITIONS IN THE POLICE AND FIRE SERIES EXCEPT POLICE
AND FIRE CHIEFS, SHALL BE PAID FOR AUTHORIZED OVERTIME WORK AT THE RATE OF ONE AND
ONE -HALF TIMES THE REGULAR RATE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH RATE FOR POSITIONS IN
THE FIRE SERIES WITH SCHEDULED WORK WEEKS OTHER THAN 4O HOURS SHALL BE
COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF 173.33 HOURS PER MONTH. COMPENSATORY TIME OFF
EQUAL TO THE ACTUAL HOURS OF OVERTIME MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
HEAD CONCERNED AT THE REQUEST OF THE EMPLOYEE. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IN
POSITIONS OF CLASSES IN GRADE 22, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1VlS, ENGINEERING
DESIGN PERSONNEL, AND BELOW SHALL BE COMPENSATED FOR AUTHORIZED OVERTIME
WORK BY BEING GRANTED EQUAL TIME OFF; PROVIDED THAT THE CITY MANAGER MAY
AUTHORIZE PAYMENT AT THE REGULAR SALARY RATE FOR OVERTIME IN CASES WHEN
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THE GRANTING OF EQUAL TIME OFF IS NOT PRACTICAL. OTHER SALARIED OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES IN POSITIONS OF GRADE 23 OR ABOVE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
REGULAR OVERTIME COMPENSATION AS PROVIDED ABOVE, BUT MAY BE GRANTED COM-
PENSATORY TIME OFF IN UNUSUAL CASES WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY MANAGER,
EXCEPT UPON AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER, OVERTIME MAY BE PAID ON
A STRAIGHT TIME BASIS FOR WORK PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR CIVIL DEFENSE PURPOSES."
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p SECTION 2. THAT SECTION 5, SUBSECTION (C), OF SAID ORDINANCE
NO. 5127, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
of C) COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR EXTENDED WORK WEEKS. IN THOSE
POSITIONS IN THE LABOR AND TRADES GROUP IN CLASSES OF GRADE 22 OR BELOW,
OR OTHER POSITIONS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED BY THE CITY MANAGER, WHERE COMPEN-
SATION IS BASED ON A WORK SCHEDULE WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF 140 HOURS PER WEEK,
EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO REGULARLY AND CONTINUOUSLY WORK ON A SCHEDULE OF 44
TO 52 HOURS PER WEEK SHALL BE PAID ON AN HOURLY RATE EQUAL TO THE REGULAR
HOURLY RATE FOR THAT POSITION, GRADE, AND STEP FOR A REGULAR 140 HOUR WORK
WEEK. OVERTIME WILL BE COMPUTED ONLY FOR HOURS WORKED OVER THE SCHEDULED
WORK WEEK.
SECTION 3. EXCEPT AS HEREIN AMENDED, ORDINANCE ND. 8127, AS
AMENDED, SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
SECTION 4. 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 5. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ABOVE CHANGES SHALL BE APRIL
15, 1969•
SECTION 6. THE NECESSITY TO MAKE THE HEREINABOVE SET FORTH
AMENDMENT AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE 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 DECLARED SUCH
EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF
THE CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF
ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND Ef FECT FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE zff�__pw
OF MAY, 1969.
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APPROVED: C/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
T DAY OF MAY, 1969:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
,/ DAY OF - 19e
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 IS 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,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE ,r
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR,e!
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. IJ
BABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL e
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTSi
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE ✓
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.✓
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. �'
GABE LOZANO, SR. /� p
KEN MCDANIEL '
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS./