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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3658, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING
CERTAIN SALARY GRADES, CREATING CERTAIN POSITIONS,
CHANGING CERTAIN CLASS TITLES, CHANGING CERTAIN JOB
CODES, AND DELETION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS, BY AMENDING
SECTION 4 THEREOF; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 8127, AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 1, SUBSECTION (b) SO AS
TO SUBSTITUTE NEW FIFE AND POLICE SALARY SCHEDULES. /�
OF FISCAL YEAR 197t-7]; AMENDING SUBSECTION (g) OF
SECTION 1 SO AS TO CHANGE THE WORDING OF "SIR DAYS
PER WEER" TO "FIVE OR SIR DAYS PER WEER "; AMENDING
SUBSECTION (b), PARAGRAPH (4) OF SECTION 2 SO AS TO
DELETE STEPS Dl, E1, and Fl AND PROVIDING FOR MERIT
STEP F2TO BE CONTINUED AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED;
AMENDING SECTION 3 BY ADDING SUBSECTION (g) SO AS TO
PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS PERSONNEL INTO THE
COMPENSATION PLAN AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUOUS SERVICE
CREDIT WITH THE CITY; AMENDING SECTION, 7, SUBSECTION
'(b) BY PROVIDING FOR OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES IN GRADE 22 AND BELOW; AMENDING SECTION 7,
SUBSECTION (c) TO CLARIFY THAT ALL DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS
SHOULD REFLECT ALL ANTICIPATED OVERTIME REQUIRRHMS;
AMENDING SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 9 BY CHANGING THE
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY FROM THE 30TH DAY OF MAY TO THE
FOURTH MONDAY OF MAY; AMENDING S,UBSECTION,(b) OF
SECTION ID SO AS TO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE OF SICK LEAVE
ACCRUAL FOR EMPLOYEES WORKING AN EXTENDED WORKWEEK
AND PROVIDING THAT ONE FULL DAY OF SICK LEAVE BE
CHARGED FOR ANY ABSENCE ON THE SIM DAY OF SIX -DAY
WORK WEER; 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,
SECTION 1. That Section 4 of Ordinance No. 3658 be, and the
same is hereby, amended by changing the titles of certain Groups as
follows:
From To
Administrative and Clerical Group General, Clerical and Library Group
Custodial and Guard Group Custodial, Guard and Humane Group
To change the titles of certain Series:
From To
General Administrative Series General Series
Guard Series Guard and Humane Series
Assessing and Collecting Series Assessing, Collecting and Loan
Processing Series
To add the following Series title:
Library Series
By creating the following positions
Class
Class
Code
Class Title
Grade
157
Trainee
6
807
Temporary Crewman
6
214
Kennelman
12
208
Cook
13
823
Garage Serviceman III
13
156
Personnel Technician I
14
155
Land Use Data Systems Clerk
14
313
Planning Technician I
18
842
Instrument Technician
22
428
Senior Buyer
26
700
Assistant Equipment Maintenance Superintendent
28
300 •
City Planner II
31
By transferring the following positions from the Unclassified Service into_
the Classified Service:
Class
Class
Code
Class Title
Grade
158
Junior Library Aide
4
159
Senior Library Aide
10
160
Principal Library Aide
14
161
Library Assistant I
15
162
Library Assistant II
18
163
Librarian I
21
164
Librarian II
25
By deleting the following positions from the Classified Service and trans-
ferring, to the Unclassified Service:
Class Class
Code Class Title Grade
151 Data Processing Manager 35
By reclassifying the following positions:
Class
Class Grade
Code
Class Title
From To
829
Electrolysis Technician
18 19
217
Humane Supervisor
18 23
126
Paving Coordinator
26 27
By changing position titles as follows:
Class Class Titles
Code From To
120
303
310
601
703
712
721
724
735
739
778
781
786
Personnel Technician
City Planner
Asst. General Supt., Sewer
System
Buildings Plans Checker
Sewer Cleaning Crew Leader
Sewer System Foreman
Senior Sewage System Foreman
Asst. Sanitation Supt.
Utility Field Representative
Sewer System General Foreman
Sewage Plant Operator
Senior Sewage Plant Operator
Sewage Plant Maintenance
Supervisor
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Personnel Technician II
City Planner I
Asst. General Supt., Wastewater
System
Chief Permit Clerk
Wastewater Cleaning Crew Leader
Wastewater System Foreman
Senior Wastewater System Foreman
Sanitation Office Manager
Field Representative
Wastewater System General Foreman
Wastewater Plant Operator
Senior Wastewater Plant Operator
Wastewater Plant Maintenance
Supervisor
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Position title changes, continued:
Class Class Titles
Code From To
803 Garage Serviceman Garage Serviceman I
810 Senior Garage Serviceman Garage Serviceman II
811 Sever System Mechanic Wastewater System Mechanic
changing the classification codes of certain positions as follows:
Classification Code
From
To
Clara Titles
400
100
Youth Manpower Coordinator
409
314
Assistant Manpower Planner
410
602
Property Advisor I
424
603
Property Advisor II
432
604
Rehabilitation Supervisor
433
316
Urban Research Analyst
611
151.-
Relocation Officer
By deleting the following positions:
Class Class
Code Class Title Grade
801 Semi - Skilled Laborer 9
110 Clerk- Stenographer I 13
SECTION 2. That Section 1, Subsection (b), of Ordinance No.
8127, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended by substituting the
attached schedule of salaries for Fire and Police series personnel.
SECTION 3. That Section 1, Subsection (g) of Ordinance No.
8127, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to hereafter read
as follows:
"(g) Refuse Collectors, Equipment Operators, and Truck Drivers,
required to work 5 or 6 days per week on garbage or brush collection, on
a regular basis shall be compensated for a minimi+m of 44 hours with the
hours over 40 being paid on a time and one -half basis."
SECTION 4. That Section 2, Subsection (b), paragraph (4), of
Ordinance No. 8127, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to
hereafter read as follows:
"(4) No advancement of salary within a salary schedule shall
ever be made to step 72 of the salary schedule. The salary step of any
employee who has attained step F2 of the salary schedule prior to the
passage of this ordinance shall remain unchanged until such time that the
employee is promoted to a higher class or until the salary schedules
are changed by the City Council. The salary schedule for merit pay
step 11 F2 shall be $493."
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SECTION 5. That Section 3 of Ordinance No. 8127, as amended,
be and the same is hereby amended by adding Subsection (g) thereto, to
hereafter read as follows:
"(g) Any employee entering into a position under this compensa-
tion plan as of July 6, 1972, having been employed by the Neighborhood
Youth Corps, shall receive compensation as set forth in Section 1. For
compensation purposes only, continuous service with the Neighborhood
Youth Corps program, as continuous service is defined in this ordinance,
shall be considered as service with the City but such service shall be
considered for longevity purposes only and not for retirement or vacation
determinations."
SECTION 6. That Section 7, Subsection (b), of Ordinance No.
8127, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to hereafter read
as follows:
"(b) Overtime Compensation. All full -time employees in positions
of classes in Grade 22 and below, Equipment Operator IV's, Engineering
Design personnel, 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 posithns in the Fire series with scheduled work weeks
other than 40 hours shall be computed on the basis of 173.33 hours per
month. Overtime will be computed only for hours worked over the scheduled
work week. Compensatory time off equal to the actual hours of overtime
may be granted at the discretion of the department head concerned. Other
salaried officers and employees in positions of Grade 23 and above,
excluding Equipment Operator IV's, and Engineering Design personnel, sball
not be eligible for regular overtime compensation as provided above,
but may be granted compensatory time off in unusual cases when authorized
by the City Manager, except upon authorization of the City Manager, over-
time may be paid on a straight time basis for work performed under con-
tracts with the Federal Government of Civil Defense purposes."
SECTION 7. That Section 7, Subsection (c), of Ordinance No. 8127,
as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to hereafter read as follows:
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"(c) Overtime Administration. Where the need for overtime work
to be compensated in cash can be anticipated, funds shall be provided
in the departmental activity budget. In unforeseen emergencies, the
department head may authorize overtime work to be compensated in cash
when he deems it essential to the proper conduct of the department opera-
tions. In all such cases, proper report with justification shall be made
to the City Manager as prescribed in administrative instructions of the
City Manager. The allocation of funds to a department or unit in antici-
pation of emergency overtime payments shall not constitute authority
for overtime work per se. Department or Division heads may authorize
overtime work to be compensated by equal time off without approval of
or report to the City Manager.
"In cases of employees who are compensated for overtime work by
equal time off, detailed records shall be maintained by each department
of overtime work and compensatory time off granted each employee.
Accrual for time off purposes shall not exceed fifteen (15) working
days at any time. In the event of termination, compensation for time
accrued compensatory time shall not exceed fifteen (15) days."
SECTION 8. That Section 9, Subsection (a), of Ordinance No. 8127,
as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to hereafter read as follows:
"(a) The following days, or parts of days, are hereby declared
Holidays for all City Officers and employees:
The first day of January (New Year's Day)
The fourth Monday of May (Memorial Day)
The fourth day of July (Independence Day)
The first Monday of September (Labor Day)
The fourth Thursday of November_(Thanksgiving Day)
The twenty -fifth day of December (Christmas Day); provided,
however, that whenever Christmas Day falls on a Saturday that
December 24,ehall be a Holiday instead of December 25."
SECTION 9. That Section 10, Subsection (b), paragraph 1, of
Ordinance No. 8127, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to
hereafter read as follows:
"(b) Sick Leave. Every employee in the City service, except
part -time employees, temporary employees, and Fire and Police personnel,
shall accrue and be allowed sick leave with pay on the number of regular
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hours worked per week, upon recommendation of the division or department
head, in accordance with the following schedule:
40 hours per week 12 working days sick leave per year
44 hours per week 13 working days sick leave per year
48 hours per week 14 working.days sick leave per year
Police and Firefighting personnel shall be granted 15 days sick
leave leave per year in compliance with State Law. Any employee of the
Sanitation Division required to work on a sixth day in any week will,
when absent on the sixth day, due to 'sick leave' as defined below, be
charged one full day of sick leave. Such sick leave allowance may be
used only by an employee when incapacitated to perform his duties due
to sickness of non - service- connected injury, when quarantined, or in
the event of a serious illness or death in the employee's immediate
family. All foreseeable leaves for such purposes shall require specific
prior approval of the department head. In the event of sick leave for
any purpose, the department head may require a certificate of a medical
doctor or other competent professional individual giving information as
to the circumstances involved. The immediate family for these purposes
shall be regarded to include the parents, spouse, children, brothers and
sisters in any case, and also shall include grandparents, grandchildren,
and immediate in -laws when living in the household of the employee."
SECTION 10. That Section 1 (a) of Ordinance No. 8127, as
amended, be and the same is hereby amended to create the following position:
Class Code Class Title Class Grade
080 NYC -0 /S Director 31
By deleting the following positions from the Unclassified Service and
transferring into the Classified Service:
Class Code
Class Title
Class Grade
026
Junior Library Aide
4
028
Senior Library Aide
10
029
Principal Library Aide
14
043
Library-Assistaut I
15
030
Library Assistant II
18
057
Librarian I
21
058
Librarian II
25
To add the following
position by transferring
from the Classified Service
into the Unclassified Service:
Class Code
Class Title
Class Grade
001
Data Processing Manager
35
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To change certain position titles as follows:
Class Code Class Title
From To
015 General Superintendent, General Superintendent,
Sewer System Wastewater System
To change the class codes of certain positions as follows:
Class Codes
From To Class Title
026 082 Community Renewal Program Director
027 076 Assistant Park Superintendent
To delete the following Group Titles:
Library Group
Labor Group
To delete the following positions:
Class Code Class Title
002 Laborer
002 Temporary Laborer
SECTION 11. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid
or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction,
it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite
intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect
for its purpose.
SECTION 12. The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect
and be in effect from and after its passage.
SECTION 13. The fact that there is a need to maintain at all
times an efficient administration of City affairs creates a public emer-
gency 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 but 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
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effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this
the / tk day of September, 1972.
ATTEST:
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APP 0P:
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1972:
1 C
ity Attorney
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MAYOR
THE CITY 0 CO ISTI, TEXAS
SAURY SCHEDULE
PROPOSED 1972 -73
POLICE SERIES
JOB
STARTING
AFTER
AFTER
AFTER
CODE
JOB TITLE
PAY
6 NOS.
1S %10S,
42 MOS.
914
Police Trainee
$ 500
-
-
-
915
Patrolman
575
600
635
655
919
Policea:oman
575
600
635
655
BASE PAY
ArTrR 2
YFI,RS
916
Police Sergeant
$ 700
$
725
918
Police Lieutenant
770
800
917
I4entificaticn Supervisor
825
860
920
Police Captain
825
86Q
922
Police Cocanuer
895
935
921
Assistant Police Chief
980
1025
FIRE SERIES
JOB
STARTING
AFTER.
AFTER
AFTER
CODE
JOB TITLE
PAY
6 NOS.
18 FOS.
42 MOS.
901
Firefighter
$ 555
575
605-
630
BASF. PAY
AFTER 2 YEARS
906
Firefighter II
$. 650
$
675
909
Fire Inspector
650
675
902
Fire Lieut�aanc
° 695
725
910
Fire Alarm Operator
695
725
903
Fire Captain
.755
790
904
Master Mechanic
870
910
905
District Fire Chief
870
• 910
_ 908
Assistant Fire Chief
' -
980
1025 -
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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) I, 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.
ESPE TFULLY,
YOR
THE CI Y -OF US CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING -VOTES
RO NNIE S12EMORE
- - CHARLES A. BON NIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH -
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. SONNIWELL .
ROBERTO BDSQUEZ, M.D.
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK