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Home My WebLink About16442 ORD - 08/05/1981ls:08/04/81;lst AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8127, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 501, AS AMENDED, BY SUBSTITUTING THE RE- VISED FIRE SALARY SCHEDULE ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A", FOR A GENERAL SALARY INCREASE OF 8% EFFECTIVE JULY 27, 1981 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981-82 AND AN 8.5% SALARY INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 26, 1982, FOR FISCAL YEAR 1982-83; AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 704.1 AND 704.2 CONCERNING CLOTHING ALLOWANCE; AMENDING SUBSECTION 705 FIELD TRAINING OFFICER PAY TO PROVIDE FOR AS- SIGNPITTM-N-50-VER-ROWITTOR FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE CERTIFIED AS PARAMEDICS ASSIGNED TO AMBULANCE SERVICE; AMENDING SECTION 700 SPECIAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION, 708, TO PRO- VIDE FOR CERTIFICATION PAY; AMENDING SUBSECTION 801 AUTHORIZED OVERTIME TO PROVIDE THAT DUTIES PER- FORMED DURING THE FIRST 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING A SHIFT WILL BE WITHOUT COMPENSATION WHEN SUCH DUTIES ARE RESULT OF RETURNING LATE FROM FIRE CALL OR AM- BULANCE CALL; AMENDING SUBSECTION 900.5 TO INCREASE PAY FOR HOLIDAY WORK AT ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES RATHER THAN STRAIGHT TIME; AMENDING SUBSECTION 952.3 CONCERNING ACCRUAL OF SICK LEAVE; PROVIDING FOR SEVE- RANCE; 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, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended by amending Section 501 Salary Schedules by substituting the revised Fire Salary Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "A", for a general salary increase of 8% effective July 27, 1981 for fiscal year 1981-82 and 8.5% salary increase effective July 26, 1982, for fiscal year 1982-83. SECTION 2. That Subsections 704.1 and 704.2 be amended to hereafter read as follows: 704.1 The City shall pay 100% of the cost to provide every uniformed officer with all required initial clothing items and equipment, excluding shoes. The City shall thereafter replace or repair all said required clothing items and equipment which are lost or damaged on the basis of 100% for Police Officers, excluding shoes. Effective July 27, 1981, Firefighters shall pay the replacement costs- of their own uniforms. The City shall replace all required clothing items and equipment which are lost or damaged in the line of duty, excluding shoes, without cost to the Mica iLM_ED„ ,SFP 2 ry laR4 , 16442 employee. The term 'line of duty' shall not include secondary employment. 704.2 A clothing allowance of $300 shall be paid to all Police Officers who are required by order of the Chief of Police to wear civilian clothing during their work assignment. For each year thereafter, the City shall pay up to $300 for replacement cost for those persons so authorized. A clothing allowance of $25 per month shall be provided to each Police Officer of the Police Department, and to each Firefighter of the Fire Department for the purpose of uniform and clothing cleaning and maintenance. Effective July 26, 1982, the clothing allowance shall be increased to $35 per month for each Police Officer and Firefighter. SECTION 3. That Subsection 705 Field Training Officer Pay be amended to hereafter read as follows: 705 Field Training Officer Pay. Field Training Officer Pay at the rate of $23 per pay period may be granted by the Police Chief in addition to regular pay to all officers for such duties as may be required in training and evaluation of recruit officers. dga Firefighters who are certified as paramedics assigned to ambulance service shall be paid assignment pay at the rate of $50 per month. SECTION 4. That Section 700 Special Compensation Provisions be amended by adding a new subsection, to be numbered 708, to hereafter read as follows: 708 Certification Pay. Effective July 27, 1981, Firefighters shall receive certification pay in the following amounts: intermediate certification at $15 per month; advanced certification at $20 per month; and master's certification at $25 per month. SECTION 5. That Subsection 801 Authorized Overtime be amended to hereafter read as follows: 801 Authorized Overtime. In emergencies, a department head may prescribe reasonable periods of overtime work to meet operational needs. Overtime shall not be established as a regular continuing extension of the normal work week. Overtime work performed by Police Officers of less than one-half hour following the end of each shift and by Firefighters working less than one-half hourX as a result of a late return'to the station from a fire call or ambulance call shall not be compensable. The preceding sentence shall not apply to a holdover by a Firefighter as a result of his having been ordered to be on standby or by his having been dispatched to a fire as part of the relief for another crew. Where thirty minutes is exceeded, all time worked as a holdover from a shift shall be paid at the overtime rate. The minimum working hours to be reported as call back time shall be three hours regardless of the actual time required for all City employees. With the preceding exceptions, all authorized overtime shall be reported to the nearest quarter hour. SECTION 6. That Subsection 900.5 be amended to hereafter read as follows: 900.5 Firemen and Policemen shall be credited with one day holiday leave with pay for each designated holiday worked. If a declared holiday falls upon the employee's normal day off, an extra day shall be added to his holiday leave. Unused Holiday leave shall be paid on termination. After July 26, 1982, Police Officers and Firefighters shall, in addition to holiday leave with pay, be paid overtime at the rate of one and one-half times the re- gular rate of pay for work performed on any City holiday. SECTION 7. That Subsection 952.3 be amended to hereafter read as follows: 952.3 With the exception of Police Officers and Firefighters, payment of accrued sick leave not to exceed 90 working days shall be paid to employees or their beneficiaries upon termination due to TMRS retirement 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 accordance with TMRS or Social Security regulations, or death. Payment of such 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 Payment of accruedsick leave to Firefighters 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 am=m002 fullfullyears of service: not more than 90 days. 9. Twenty ew-erer( full years of service: not more than 150 days. 10. Twenty-five or more full years of service: not more than 180 days. SECTION 8. Except as otherwise may be provided herein, the effec- tive dates of the above changes shall be July 27, 1981. SECTION 9. 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 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 10. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need for maintaining efficient administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this 5 day of August, 1981. ATTEST: Ci y Secretary APP ED: 2VDAY OF , 1981: a. BRUCE AYCOCK, TY ATTORNEY HE CI ' OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP SALARY SCHEDULE -'FIRE Effective July 27, 1981 Class Months Code Class Title Starting 6 18 30 900 Trainee $1,084 901 Firefighter 1,259 $1,322. $1,390 $1,493 906 Firefighter II 1,512 1,532 1,553 909 Fire Inspector I 1,512 1,532 1,553 911 Fire Inspector II 1,521 1,536 • 1,587 902 Fire Lieutenant 1,612 1,655 1,694 910 Fire Alarm Operator 1,612 1,655 1,694 903 Fire Captain 1,779 1,870 1,964 904 Master Mechanic 2,062 2,164 2,271 905 District Chief 2,062 2,164 2,271 ti •1 PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP SALARY SCHEDULE - FIRE Effective July 26, 1982 Continued Class Months Code Class Title Starting 6 18 30 900 Trainee $1,177 901 Firefighter 1,366 $1,435 $1,509 $1,620 906 Firefighter II 1,641 1,663 1,685 909 Fire Inspector I 1,641 1,663 1,685 911 Fire Inspector II 1,651 1,667 1,722 902 Fire Lieutenant 1,749 1,796 1,838 910 . Fire Alarm Operator 1,749 1,796 1,838 903 Fire Captain 1,931 2,029 2,131 904 Master Mechanic 2,238 2,348 2,464 905 District Chief 2,238 2,348 2,464 Corpus Christi, Texas day of , 1981 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it i$ introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, Council Members THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky 16142