HomeMy WebLinkAbout03656 ORD - 02/10/1954January 13, 1954
AN ORDINANCE N0. 3656
ADOPTING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE CITY SER-
VICE; REPEALING ALL MDINANOES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AN) PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRLSTI,
SECTION 1. DEFINITION AND ADOPTION OF COMPENSATION PLAN
(a) Salary Schedules. The pay of city employees shall be on the
basis of appropriate salary schedules prescribed herein for the respective
grades of positions in the classified service as established by the civil
service board and for the respective unclassified positions as listed herein.
Each salary schedule shall consist of an entrance rate, intermediate rates,
a maximum rate and two longevity rates. The schedules of salaries as shown
in the following sub - section shall comprise the compensation plan.
(b) Adoption of Compensation Plan. The compensation plan with monthly
salaries for all positions except those of laborer and semiskilled laborer
is hereby adopted according to the following and as amended from time to time:
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MONTHLY
NINTHLY
BASE SALARY BATES
LONGEVITY SALARY RATES
After 20
Entrance
Maximum
After 10
Years Serv-
ate
Intermediate Rates
Rate
Years Service
ice and
and I Year
1 Year at
Salary
First
Next
Next
After
at Maximum
1st Long—
Salary
Grade
6 months
12 months
12 months
30 months
Rate
evity Rate
Grade
1
$125
0132
$139
$146
$154
$162
1
2
132
139
146
154
162
170
2
3
139
146
1514
162
170
178
3
4
146
154
162
170
178
187
4
5
154
162
170
178
187
196
5
6
162
170
178
187
196
206
6
7
170
178
187
196
2o6
216
7
8
178
187
196
206
216
227
8
9
187
196
2o6
216
227
238
9
10
196
206
216
227
238
250
10
11
206
216
227
238
250
262
11
12
216
227
238
250
262
275
12
13
227
238
250
262
275
288
13
l/
238
250
262
275
288
302
14
15
250
262
275
288
302
316
15
16
262
275
288
302
316
331
16
17
275
288
302
316
331
347
17
18
288
302
316
331
347
364
18
19
302
316
331
347
364
382
19
20
316
331
347
364
382
401
20
21
331
347
364
382
401
421
21
22
347
364
_ 382
401
421
442
22
23
364
382
401
421
442
464
23
24
382
401
421
442
464
487
24
25
401
421
442
464
487
511
25
26
421
442
464
487
511
536
26
27
442
464
487
511
536
562
27
28
464
487
511
536
562
589
28
29
487
511
536
�r562
589
617
29
30-
511
536
562
/ ', 5891
617
647
30
31
536
562
589
617
647
679
31
32
562
589
617
647
679
713
32
33
589
617
647
679
713
749
33
34
617
647
679
713
749
787
34
35
647
679
713
749
787
827
35
36
679
71,3
749
787
827
869
36
37
713
749
787
827
869
923
37
38
749
787
827
869
913
959
38
(NOTE: Column
headings indicate salary
progression
of employee
who enters at
the
first step rate and
meets manner of performance requirements
for each step.)
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The compensation plan with hourly rates for positions of laborer and
semi- skilled laborer is hereby adopted according to the following and as
amended from time to time-
Entrance
Rate
First
3 Months*
Laborer $ .93
Semi - Skilled
Laborer $1.08
HOURLY HOURLY
BASE WAGE RATES LONGEVITY WAGE RATES
Intermediate
Maximum
After 5
After 10
Rate
Rate
Years Ser-
Years Ser-
vice and 1
vice and 1
Next
After
Year at Max-
Year at 1st
9 Months #
12 Mnths*
imum Rate
Loneevity Rate
$ .98
$1.03
$1.08
$1.13
$1.13
$1.19
$1.25
$1.31
* Indicates minimum service required at each rate.
(c) Full-Time Basis of Salary Schedules. The salaries prescribed in
the salary schedules are fixed on the basis of full -time service for /+0 hours
of work per week or as otherwise indicated for certain classes in the civil
service rules. Salaries of part -time positions shall be determined as provided
in Section /+ of this ordinance.
(d) Application of Compensation Plan to Positions in the Classified
Service. The grades assigned to each of the salary schedules refer to the
grades established for each class of positions in the classified service by
the civil service board and included in the classification plan as adopted
and amended from time to time by the board. Each employee shall be paid
within the range for the grade of his position subject to the provisions of
Section 2 of this ordinance on the administration of the compensation plan.
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(e) Application of the Compensation Plan to Positions in the
Unclassified Service. Each position in the unclassified service, as estab-
lished below, except those of laborer, shall be paid according to the salary
schedule for the respective grade indicated below and at the rate within the
appropriate schedule to be determined by the city manager on the basis of his
evaluation of the experience, ability and length of service of the incumbent;
provided that such determination in the case of the civil service director
shall be subject to the approval of the civil service board.
salary
Grade Title
ADMINISTRATIVE AM EXECUTIVE GROUP
18
Corporation Court Clerk
20
Director of Welfare
22
Veterans Service Officer
24
Civil Service Director
27
Airport, Manager
27
City Controller
29
Tax Assessor - Collector
31
City Secretary
31 -
Fire Chief
31
Police Chief
32
City Engineer (Principal Civil Engineer)
32
General Superintendent (Gas System)
32
General Superintendent (Sewer System)
32
General Superintendent (Water System)
32
Purchasing Agent
32
Street Superintendent
34
Director of Parks and Recreation
34
Director of Public Safety
36
Director of City Planning
36
Director of Finance
38
Director of Public Utilities
38
Director of Public Works
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Salary
Grade Title
LIBRARY GROUP
2
Junior Library Aide
7
Library Aide
10
Senior Library Aide
ij
Principal "Library Aide
18
Library Assistant
22
Senior Library Maistant
26
Librarian
PROFESSIONAL GROUP
27 Attorney
30 Senior Attorney
37 City Physician
37 Corporation Court Judge
38 City Attorney
(f) Application of the Compensation Plan to Positions of Laborer and
Semi - Skilled laborer. Positions of laborer and semi- skilled laborer shall be
compensated on the same basis as for other positions and the provisions of
this ordinance shall apply thereto except as otherwise provided.
(g) Wage rates on construction work designated by the city council to
be done as city force account work shall be established by the city council
as provided by law.
SECTION 2. ADNLNISTRATION OF COMPENSATION PLAN
(a) Entrance Salary Rates.
(1) Starting Rate on Initial Employment.- On original appointment
to any position the salary shall be at the entrance or first step rate
except as otherwise provided herein, and advancement from the entrasr; °e
rate to the maximum rate within a salary range shall be by successive
steps. The city manager may approve initial compensation at a rate higher
than the minimum rate in the appropriate salary schedule, provided that-
the position involves executive, administrative or professional duties
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and responsibilities; provided further that any such exception is based
on the outstanding and unusual character of the employee's experience
and ability over and above the minimum qualifications specified for the
class; and provided further that longevity rates shall not be authorized
as initial compensation. The city manager may also approve initial com-
pensation at the second step rate in the appropriate salary schedule for
positions in the class of special equipment operator and the building
trades series.
(2) Starting Rate on Return to Duty. When an employee returns 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, such employee shall 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 rates
(3) Starting Rate on Return from Military Service-. Any employee
who leaves or has left the city service to enter the active service of
the armed forces of the United States and who subsequently is reinstated
to a position previously held by him shall be entitled to receive a
salary at the step rate to which he would have been entitled had his
service with the city not been interrupted by service in the armed forces,
assuming his manner of performance to be that evidenced prior to his
military service.
(4) Starting Rate in New Position. Whenever an employee is assigned
to duty in a position of a different class not previously held by him and
such change is not in the nature of a promotion, he shall receive the
entrance rate in the salary schedule established for the class or such
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other rate within the applicable salary schedule as he may be entitled
to by reason of crediting him in his new position with such prior service
that is found to meet the following conditions- the character and nature
of the duties of the position to which the employee was assigned are
similar to those of the new position, the service in the former position
provided experience which is valuable to the performance of the duties
of the new position.
(5) Rate of Pay on Promotion. In any case where an employee is
promoted to position of a class with a higher salary schedule, the
entrance salary rate shall be at the lowest step in the higher salary
schedule that will provide an increase over the salary received immediately
prior to such promotion. Subsequent advancement to the maximum and
longevity rates will be on the same basis as described in paragraph (b)
below.
(b) Advancement of Salary Within a Salary Schedule for Positions in the
Classified Service. Advancement in the salary of an employee within a salary
schedule shall be based upon the achievement of minimum periods of service and
prescribed standards of performance.
(1) The minimum period of service required for the first salary
advance after the appointment to a position shall be six months. For
each succeeding advance, at least one year of service in position shall
be required.
(2) Advancement to the first longevity rate shall be made after
completion of at least one year of service in a position at the maximum
rate and at least ten years of continuous service with the city.
(3) Advancement to the second longevity rate shall be made
after completion of at least one year of service in position at the first
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longevity rate and at least twenty years of continuous service with the
city.
(4) In order to be eligible for advancement to the higher steps in
the salary schedule, the manner of performance of employee as determined
in accordance with the civil service rules must be as follows-
For advancement to the second step rate ....... satisfactory
For advancement to the third step rate ....... good
For advancement to the maximum step rate ...... very good
For advancement to the longevity step rates ... very good
(5) Police and .fire personnel shall not be eligible for longevity
pay as provided above, In lieu thereof they shall receive longevity pay
in addition to the base salary rates prescribed above at the rate of
$2.00 per month pay for each completed year of service, in accordance
with the state law.
(c) Advancement of Salary Within a Salary Schedule for Laborer and
Semi — Skilled Laborer Positions. The minimum period of service required for
the first salary advance after appointment as a laborer or semi — skilled
laborer shall be three months. For advance to the third step rate at least
nine months of service at the second rate shall be required, For advancement
to the longevity rates, at least one year of service at the next lower step
rate and 5 and 10 years respectively of continuous service with the city shall
be required. In order to be advanced to the higher steps in the salary
schedule, the manner of performance of employee shall be as follows=
For advancement to the second step rate ....... satisfactory
For advancement to the maximum rate ..,.... good
For advancement to the longevity rate ....... very good
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(d) Recommendations for Salary Advancement Within Grade. The department
head concerned shall recommend in writing to the city manager the advancement
in salary rate of each employee in his department who has met the requirements
for salary advancement as enumerated above. This recommendation shall include
a certification as to employee's manner of performance during the three months
Immediately prior to the effective date of the recommended advancement in
salary, stating whether such performance was satisfactory, good or very good,
(e) Reduction of Salary Within Salary Schedules In any case when an
employee has failed to maintain the manner of performance required for advance-
ment to the higher salary rates in a salary schedule, his salary shall be
reduced to the highest step rate justified by his manner of performance and
periods of service for subsequent advancements shall start with the effective
date of such reduction,
(f) Recommendation and Appeals on Salary Reductions. The department
head concerned shall recommend in writing to the city manager any reduction
in salary of an employee with reasons therefore and shall forward one copy to
the employee. Upon receipt of such notice the employee may appeal in writing
to the city manager and a review of the case shall be held by the city manager
or his designated representative. The decision of the city manager after such
review shall be final.
SECTION 3. INITIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN
(a) In order to bring all salary rates into conformity with those
provided in the compensation plan, the following rules shall be effective in
fixing the rates of pay of incumbents of all classified positions, Pxcept
positions in classes of the police and fire series, at the time of adoption
of the compensation plan.
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(1) The rate of pay of an employee receiving less than the minimum
rate of the salary schedule prescribed for the class to which his posi-
tion is allocated shall be increased to the minimum rate; provided that
the rate of pay of an employee having 5 years or more continuous service
in his present position, or in an exactly similar position with the eity9
shall be advanced to the second step rate.
(2) The rate of pay of an employee receiving the same or more than
the minimum of the salary schedule but less than the second step rate
of the schedule prescribed for the class to which his position is
allocated shall remain unchanged unless or until the employee has completed
six months of satisfactory service in the position, when his salary shall
be advanced to the second rate of the salary schedule.
(3) The rate of pay of an employee receiving the same or more
than the second rate but less than the third rate of the appropriate
salary schedule shall remain unchanged unless or until he has satis-
factorily served in his position 18 months when his salary shall be
advanced to the third rate of the salary schedule,
(d) The rate of pay of an employee receiving the same or more than
the third rate but less than the maximum rate of the appropriate salary
schedule shall remain unchanged unless or until he has satisfactorily
served in his position 30 months, in which case he shall be advanced to
the maximum salary rate of the salary schedule.
(5) The rate of pay of an employee receiving the same or more
than the maximum rate, but less than the first longevity rate, shall
remain unchanged unless or until he has completed ten years of continuous
service with the city, and has satisfactorily served /i2 months in his
present position.
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(6) The rate of pay of an employee receiving the same or more than
the first longevity rate, but less than the second longevity rate, shall
remain unchanged unless or until he has completed twenty years of con-
tinuous service with the city and has satisfactorily served 54 months
in his present position.
(7) In any case where the present salary of an employee is at
or above the second longevity rate of the salary schedule, the salary
of such employee shall remain unchanged until such employee is promoted
to a higher class, or until the salary schedules are changed by the
city council.
(b) The base salaries of all employees in positions of the police and
fire series shall be adjusted initially as follows:
Patrolmen and firefighters -
with less than 6 months service in grade - to minimum rate
Patrolmen, firefighters, fire lieutenants, police
sergeants and fire captains -
with less than $10 merit pay - to second step rate
with $10 or more merit pay - to third step rate
Police lieutenants, police captains and other
police and fire officers except chiefs -
with less than $10 merit pay - to minimum rate
with $10 or more merit pay - to second step rate
Police and fire chiefs- - as described in
paragraph (a) above
Longevity pay as provided by state law shall be added to the adjusted base
rates as determined in accordance with the above.
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(c) The hourly wage rates of employees in positions of laborer and semi-
skilled laborer shall be adjusted initially on the same basis as described in
(a) above, except that when an employee's present rate is within the range,
service in position requirements shall be 3 months for the second step rate,
12 months for the maximum rate, and 2 and 3 years respectively for the longevity
rates.
(d) The salaries of unclassified employees, except laborers, shall be
adjusted to the rates of the appropriate salary schedules specified herein at
the step determined by the city manager; provided that longevity rates shall
not be used unless employee has met requirements for continuous service with
the city. The rate determined by the city mapper for the civil service director
shall be subject to approval of the civil service board.
(e) After initial adjustment to the rates of the compensation plan, the
rate of pay of employees shall be advanced in accordance with the provisions
of section 2 of this ordinance. Service in step requirements for such purposes
shall begin with the effective date of this ordinance; provided that in the case
of laborers and semi-skilled laborers, no further advance in hourly rate shall
take effect until August 1, 1951+.
In any case where the rate of pay of an employee is not adjusted on
the effective date of this ordinance due to insufficient length of service in
position, adjustment shall be made on the date service requirements as speci-
fied in section 3 are met, without regard to the effective date of this
ordinance.
(f) In any case where the strict application of the provisions of this
section shall, in the opinion of the city manager, result in undue disadvantage
to an employee, the city manager may adjust the rate of the employee one step
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higher in the compensation schedule than that provided above. Such adjustment
may be made upon initial adoption of the compensation plan or at any time
thereafter until August 17 1954.
SECTION 4. COMPENSATION OF PART -TIME EMPLOYEES.
(a) Compensation of Part -time Hourly Employees. A part-time employee
filling a position in a class of grade 22 or below shall be paid on an hourly
rate equivalent to the appropriate monthly rate in the salary schedule for
the class. Such hourly rate equivalent shall be computed by dividing the
monthly salary by 4 -1/3 times the normal number of hours per week for the class
as specified in the classification plan established in the civil service rules.
(b) Compensation of Part -time Salaried Employees. Any employee filling
• position in a class of grade 23 or above on a part -time basis shall be paid
• monthly salary according to the following.
(PT -A) - Authorized part -time service more than one -half and
not more than three - fourths full-time; eighty (80)
per cent of rates prescribed for full-time employment.
(PT -B) - Authorized part -time service more than one - fourth and
not more than one -half full -time, and part-time
professional services performed on an available -as-
needed basis; sixty (60) per cent of rates prescribed
for full -time employment.
(FT-C) - Authorized part-time service not more than one-fourth
full-time, thirty (30) per cent of rates prescribed
for full -time employment.
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(c) Advancement in Salary of Part -Time Employees. A part-time employee
may be advanced in pay within a salary schedule in the same manner as other
employees, provided that only actual hours of work shall be considered in
determining such advancement. yhen the hourly equivalent of required periods
of service has been attained, advancement to the higher step rate may be
effected in accordance with Section 2 of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. SPECIAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS
(a) Compensation While Serving in a Higher Class. In any case when an
employee is qualified for and is temporarily required to regularly and con-
tinuously serve in and have the responsibility for work in a higher class of
position, such employee while so assigned, shall receive the entrance salary
rate of that class or his present rate whichever is higher. A clerk =typistp
for example, assigned to work as deputy clerk of Corporation Court shall be
paid in the next higher range.
(b) Compensation of Working Supervisors. In case an employee is working
in a class and assigned in charge of one or more other persons in positions
of the same class or grade, such employee shall be paid at the corresponding
step rate in the next higher salary schedule.
(c) Compensation Adjustments for Extended Mork Weeks. In those positions
in classes of grade 22 or below where compensation is based on a 40 hour work
week, employees required to regularly and continuously work on a schedule of
44 or 48 hours per week shall be paid according to the followings
44 hours per week Next higher salary scheduls over that prescribed
for the class
4$ hours per week Second higher salary shcedule over that prescribed
for the class
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(d) Specialist Pay. When assigned to certain special duties, members
of the police and fire departments shall be paid additional compensation in
amounts which when added to their base salary will equal the respective step
rate of a higher salary schedule than that of the grade to which the class
is allocated, according to the following-.
Class Title Special Assignment Equivalent Salary Schedule
Patrolman Detective Next higher salary schedule
Patrolman, Gunnery Officer Next higher salary schedule
Police Sergeant Detective Next higher salary schedule
Police Sergeant Identification Sergeant Next higher salary schedule
Fire Fighter Driver Next higher salary schedule
Fire Fighter Fire Inspector Next higher salary schedule
Fire Fighter Fire Alarm Operator Second higher salary schedule
Fire Captain Chief Fire Alarm Operator Second higher salary schedule
Upon the termination of such special assignments by the chiefs of the respective
departments, the additional compensation shall be discontinued.
SECTION 6, DEDUCTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE FURNISHED IN KIND,
The salary rates established in the compensation plan represent total
compensation for full =time employment. In cases where quarters and /or sub-
sistence are provided to an employee by the city as part of the compensation
for the position the value of such maintenance shall be deducted from the
prescribed salary rates before payment to such employee. The value of such
quarters and subsistence shall be computed by the department head concerned
based on the approximate cost of providing such maintenance and shall be approved
by the city manager. In no event shall quarters and subsistence be provided by
the city for the sole convenience of the employee,
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SECTION 7. OVERTIME COMPENSATION
(a) Authorized Overtime. In emergenciesp a department head may prescribe
reasonable periods of overtime work to meet operational needs. Overtime work
shall not be established as a regular continuing extension of the normal work
weeks Compensation for a position requiring an extended work week shall be in
accordance with paragraph (c) Section 5 of this ordinance, and such work week
shall be considered a regular condition of employment for the position. Overtime
work shall be considered to include all work required and authorized in excess
of the normal hours of work per week established for the position, all periods
of work in excess of 10 hours in one dayg and all call-back time after regular
working day has concluded. Overtime work of less than 1/2 hour shall not be
considered for compensation except that the minimum working hours to be reported
as call-back time shall be 2 hours regardless of the actual time required.
With the preceding exceptions, all authorized overtime work shall be reported
to the nearest half hour.
(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
shall be computed on the basis of 208 hours per month. All other employees i11
positions of classes in grade 22 and below shall be compensated for authorized
overtime work by being granted equal time off, provided that the vity manager
may authorize payment at the regular salary rate for overtime in cases when
the granting of equal time off is not practical. Other salaried officers and
employees in positions in grade 23 or above shall not be eligible for regular
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overtime compensation as provided aboves but may be granted compensatory time
off in unusual cases when authorized by the city managero
(c) Overtime Administration. Where the need for overtime work to be
compensated in cash can be anticipated, authority to grant such overtime shall
be requested by the department head concerned and approved in advance by the
city manager. 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 operations. In all such cases,, proper report
with justification shall be made to the city manager as prescribed in adminis-
trative instructions of the city manager. The allocation of funds to a depart-
ment or unit in anticipation 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 the case 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.
SECTION 8. PERSONALLY _OWNED AND MOTORCYCLE ALLOWANCE
An officer or employee of the city who is required and specifically
authorized by the city manager to have available and to regularly operate his
personally owned automobile or motorcycle in the conduct of city business,
shall be paid monthly according to the following schedule for such travels .
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less than 100 miles per month $15000
100 to 200 miles per month 22.50
201 to 300 miles per month 30,00
301 to 400 miles per month 35.00
401 to 500 miles per month 40.00
501 to 600 miles per month 45.00
600 to 700 miles per month 50,00
700 to 800 miles per month 55.00
800 to 900 miles per month 60.00
900 to 1000 miles per month 65.00
1000 to 1100 miles per month 70.00
Over 1100 miles per month 7%00
In case of irregular or occasional need for travel with the use of a
personally owned automobile in the conduct of city business, the city manager
shall, in lieu of the above, authorize a mileage allowance of eight ($.08)
cents per mile for such travel.
SECTION 9. HOLIDAYS
(a), The following days are hereby declared holidays for all city
officers and employees with the exception of police and firefighting
personnel.
the first day of January (New Yeargs Day)
the thirtieth day 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 -fi
January 18, 1954
(c) No employee shall lose pay as the result of authorized absence on a
Prescribed holiday. Hourly paid employees and salaried employees in the Tabor
and Trades Group shall be compensated for time worked on a holiday at the
regular rate of pay plus extra compensation equal to the regular rate of pay.
All other employees in positions in grade 22 or below, shall be granted
compensatory time off for required work on a holiday.
(d) Any employee who for any reason is absent without pay on a work day
immediately preceding or following a holiday shall not be paid for the holiday
unless worked, in which case he shall be paid only at his regular rate of pap.
(e) One day shall be added to the vacation allowance of each employee in
a position of the police or fire series for each designated holiday worked and
such employee shall be required to work on holidays falling within their assigned
work weeks. If a declared holiday falls upon the employeets normal day off an
extra day shall be added to his vacation allowance.
SECTION 10. IEAVES OF ABSENCE
(a) Vacation leave. Every officer or employee in the city service,
except temporary and seasonal employees, shall be allowed vacation leave with
Pay at the rate of 15 calendar days each year.
Employees who have completed 15 years of continuous service with the
city shall be allowed. 22 calendar days of vacation leave with pay each year
thereafter.
Vacation leave credit may be accumulated to a maximum of 22 calendar
days at any one time and such leave may be granted in periods of not less than
one day and not more than 22 days. Vacation leave credit accrued in excess of
22 days prior to the passage of this ordinance may be used during the first year
after passage; provided that any leave credit in excess of 22 calendar days
thereafter shall be permanently withdrawn and no further credit shall accrue
until the 22 day credit shall be reduced by use.
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Absence on account of sickness, injury or disability in excess of
that hereinafter authorized for such purposes may, at the request of the
employee and within the discretion of the department head, be charged against
vacation leave allowances.
An employee, or his beneficiary in event of death, shall be paid for
accrued vacation leave credit upon separation from the service at the rate of
his last monthly salary or hourly rate for an equivalent period.
Each department shall keep necessary records of vacation leave
allowances and shall schedule vacation leaves with particular regard to
seniority of employees and in accord with operating requirements and, insofar
as possible, with the requests of employees.
(b) Sick Leave. Every officer and employee in the city service, except
policemen and fireman, shall be granted one work day sick leave allowance for
each completed month of service. Such sick leave allowance may be used only
by an employee when incapacitated to perform his duties due to sickness or non-
service— connected injury, when quarantined, or,in the event of a serious illness
or death in the employee's immediate family..' All forseeable 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 certi-
ficate 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. Policemen
and firemen shall be provided sick leave benefits as prescribed in state law.
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(c) Disability Leave. All cases of injury occurring while in the course
of employment necessitating the employee's absence from work shall be compensated
for only under the provisions of voluntary workman's compensation agreement
concerning the particular class of employment, and the employee shall be con-
sidered absent without pay from and after the time of injury as provided by
said workman's compensation policy; provided that an employee may elect to use
accrued vacation leave credit in accordance with paragraph (a) above with the
approval of the department head concerned. Firemen and policemen will be paid
according to state law.
(d) Military Leave. Any employee who presents official orders requiring
his attendance for a period of training or other active duty as a member of the
United States armed forces, the Texas State Reserve Corps, or the Texas State
Guard shall be entitled to military leave for a period or periods not exceeding
a total of fifteen calendar days in any one year. During such leave the city
shall pay the difference in cases where the regular city pay exceeds the mili-
tary pay. Such leave to a maximum of fifteen calendar days shall also be
granted to employees who have at least five years of continuous service with the
city and are called to or volunteer for extended active service with the
United States armed forces. Military leave shall be in addition to and may not
be concurrent with authorized vacation leave.
(e) Special Leave.
(1) In addition to leaves authorized above, a department head may
authorize an employee to be absent without pay for personal reasons in accordance
with the provisions of the civil service rules.
(2) The city manager may authorize special leaves of absence with
pay for any period or periods not to exceed three calendar months in any one
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calendar year for the following purposes. attendance at college, university
or business school, for the purpose of training in subjects related to the
work of the employee and which will benefit the employee and the city service,
serving on a jury or attending court as a witness, and for purposes other than
the above that are deemed beneficial to the city service.
(3) The city council upon the recommendation of the city manager,
map grant leaves of absence with or without pay in excess of the limitations
above for the purposes of attending extended courses of training at a recognized
university or college and for other purposes that are deemed beneficial to the
city service.
(f) Absence Without Leave. An employee who is absent from duty shall
report the reason therefor to his supervisor prior to the date of absence when
possible and in no case later than noon on the first day of absence. Any
unauthorized and unreported absence shall be considered absence without leave
and a deduction of pay shall be made for such period of absence. Such absence
may be made the ground for disciplinary action.
SECTION 11. REQUIREMENTS AS TO CONTINUITY OF SERVICE
Service requirements for advancement within compensation schedules and for
other purposes as specified in this ordinance, shall have the implication of
continuous service, which means employment in the city service without break
or interruption. Leaves without pay of less than thirty days and leaves of
absence with pay shall not interrupt continuous service and shall not be deducted
therefrom. Absences on leave without pay in excess of thirty days except for
disability leave and extended service with the armed forces of the United States
shall be deducted in computing total service but shall not serve to interrupt
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continuous service. All absences without leave in excess of one day shall be
deducted from and shall interrupt continuity of service. In case of repeated
one day absences without leave the city manager may consider the service of the
employee interrupted and shall have the personnel record of the employee show
the same.
For the purpose of establishing an initial basic record of continuous
service for all employees, no leaves of absence or absences without leave shall
be considered to have interrupted service nor shall they be deducted from total
service. The date thus recorded shall be referred to as continuous service date
and shall be adjusted forward in the amount of any deductible time occuring in
the future in accordance with the preceding paragraph. Upon interruption of
service followed by reinstatement or return to duty, the continuous service
date shall be the effective date of reinstatement or return to duty.
SECTION 12. ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPENSATION PLAN AND OVERALL
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
(a) Responsibilities of the City Manager. The city manager shall be
responsible for but may delegate the work of administering the compensation
plan including, but not limited to, the processing of salary advancements, the
determination of proper salary rates within the existing ordinance provisions,
and the preparation of recommendations and initiation of approved revisions
to the compensation plan on the basis of changes in cost of living and prevailing
rates of pay for comparable positions outside the city service. Any changes
recommended by the city manager shall be considered by the city council and the
changes in the salary schedules deemed appropriate shall be effective upon
favorable action by the city council.
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The city manager also shall have responsibility for and may delegate the
work of administering all personnel matters in connection with unclassified
personnel including, but not limited to, the recruitment and screening of such
personnel and the preparation of class specification including job descriptions
and desirable qualification requirements for the unclassified positions.
The city manager also shall, with assistance of others designated by him,
develop a program of overall personnel administration including, but not limited
to, in- service training and career development, organization and staffing studies,
long -range recruitment activities, employee and vehicular safety programs, and
a management- employee relations plan for furthering the cooperation of employees
and supervisors on personnel matters.
(b) Employee Requests for Compensation Adjustments. Any employee shall
have the right to the consideration of any request he may have with respect to
changes in the application of the compensation plan to his position. The employee
shall initially make his request to the department head who shall promptly seek
to arrive at a solution which is consistent with the compensation plan and accep-
table to the employee. inhere the department head is unable to resolve such a
request, the matter shall then be submitted to the city manager or his authorized
representative for consideration and final decision by the city manager.
SECTION 13. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINAMES
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 14. SAVING CLAUSE
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be
held, for any reason, to be inoperative, void or invalid, the validity of the
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Of the remaining portions of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby, it
being the intention of the city council in adopting this ordinance, that no
Portion thereof, or provision herein, shall become inoperative or fail by
reason of the invalidity of any other portion or provision and the city council
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas., does hereby declare that it would have
severally passed and adopted the provisions contained herein, separately and
apart one from the other.
SECTION 15, EFFECTIVE DATE
i
This ordinance shall tape effect on L l' �_ , 1954.
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SECTION 16. That the foregoing ordinance was ad for the;tirst time and
passed to its second reading on this the day of °Y » 19548
by the following votes
A. A. Lichtenstein
Ellroy King
P. C. Callaway
James S. Naismith (� -U
W. James Brace
That the foregoing ordinance as read for th4,second time and passed to
its third reading on this the day of 9 1954,
by the following votes
A. A. Lichtenstein
Ellroy King 1:'
P. C. Callaway I,
James S. Naismith
W. James Brace
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That the foregoing ordinance was r d for the third time and passed
finally on this the day of
195+, by the
following vote.
A. A. Lichtenstein
Ellroy King
P. C. Callaway
P -°
James S. Naismith
O
W. James Brace
this the
of , 1954-
PASSED AND APPROVED,
MAYOR
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ATTEST,:
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City Secretf
APPROVED AS ,,T0 LEGAL FORM".
City Attorney