HomeMy WebLinkAbout15102 ORD - 09/05/1979AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 8127, PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRA-
TION OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE
CITY SERVICE, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 501,
AS AMENDED, BY SUBSTITUTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY SCHEDULE
FOR POLICE AS REFLECTED IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO,
TO PROVIDE FOR AN 8.17% COST -OF -LIVING INCREASE EFFECTIVE
JULY 30, 1979; ADOPTING A NEW SUBSECTION, 706, LONGEVITY
PAY; AMENDING SECTION 950, LEAVES OF ABSENCE, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION 952.3, PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF ACCRUED SICK
LEAVE, AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH HEREINAFTER; 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 Ordinance No. 8127, providing for administration
of the Compensation Plan for all positions in the City service, as amended,
be amended by amending Subsection 501, as amended, by substituting the
Public Safety Schedule for Police as reflected in Exhibit "A", attached
hereto, to provide for an 8.17% cost -of -living increase effective July 30,
1979.
SECTION 2. That there is hereby adopted a new subsection, 706,
Longevity Pay, to read as follows:
"706 Longevity pay for Police Officers shall be $6.00 per
month for each complete year of service up to a maximum of ten years of
service. Thereafter, for each additional year of service, longevity pay
shall be $4.00 per month for each year up to a maximum of 25 years of
service."
SECTION 3. That Section 950, Leaves of Absence, is hereby
amended by amending Subsection 952.3 to hereafter read as follows:
"952.3 With the exception of Police Officers, payment of accrued
sick leave not to exceed 90 working days shall be paid to employees or
their beneficiaries upon termination due to TMRS retirment of any full-time
employee, termination at age 62 or over upon completion of a minimum of
10 years continuous service with the City, disability retirement in accord-
ance with TMRS or Social Security regulations, or death. Payment of such
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accrued sick leave shall be at the rate of the employee's last monthly
salary or hourly rate for an equivalent period. Payment of accrued sick
leave to Police Officers upon termination shall be based upon the following
schedule:
1. Less than four full years of service: zero days.
2. Four full years of service: not more than 30 days.
3. Five full years of service: not more than 40 days.
4. Six full years of service: not more than 50 days.
5. Seven full years of service: not more than 60 days.
6. Eight full years of service: not more than.70 days.
7. Nine full years of service: not more than 80 days.
8. Ten full years of service: not more than 90 days.
9. Twenty -Five or more full years of service: not more than
180 days."
SECTION 4. 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,
word, phrase or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its
purpose.
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise may be provided herein, the
effective dates of the above changes shall be July 30, 1979.
SECTION 6. The necessity to maintain at all times 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 intro-
duction but that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three
several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that
such emergency and necessity exist, having requested the suspension of the
Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its
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introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the —5' day of September,
1979.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
5th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1979:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Assistant Citorney
Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP SALARY SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE JULY 30, 1979
Police
Class
Code Class Title Starting 6 18 30 42
914 Trainee $ 876
915 Police Officer 1,018 1,070 1,124 1,183 1,243
916 Sergeant 1,243 1,305 1,369
918 Lieutenant - 1,440 1,512 1,588
EXHIBIT "A"
Corpus Christi, T xas
day
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 suspension 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 ordinance finally on the date it
is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
The Charter rule was suspende
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
by the following vote:
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
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