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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 61-85RESOLUTION NO. 61-85 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD SETTING SALARIES AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD. WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Bakersfield, Section 12, authorizes the City Council to provide for salaries and related benefits for officers and employees of the City; and WHEREAS, the Council has determiae~ ~hat such salaries and related benefits should be for such officers and employees of the City to be in effect on the first day of January, 1985, or as otherwise herein specified, and until further changed by this Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. Resolution No. 99-83 together with amendatory resolu- tions is superseded by this resolution. SECTION 2. Salary Schedule Commencing on the first day of January, 1985, as other- wise therein specified, the attached document shall be the Salary Schedule and related benefits for officers and employees of the City of Bakersfield and is hereby adopted and incorporated into this resolution as though full set forth herein, thereafter this resolution shall be published in printed form. SECTION 3. Car and Mileage Allowances A. Department heads who are not furnished an official city car shall be reimbursed for automobile use at the rate of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($285.00) per month. B. Those city officers not furnished an official City car who shall be reimbursed at the cate of FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) per month are the Planning Director, Assistant City Attorneys, Deputy City Attorneys, Assistant Public Works Manager, Assistant Auditorium Manager, Finance Director, Assistant Finance Director, Community Development Coordinator and Economic Development Director. C. Mileage allowances on the above where the car is in use on City business shall be allowed based upon factors of gaso- line costs and maintenance costs; provided, however, that City officers named in subsection A. shall receive mileage allowances only for out-of-town travel on City business. D. The car allowance provided in paragraph ~ shall be annually determined based upon the factors of leasing costs, gas- oline costs and up-keeD cost increases, if any, from year to year. SECTION 4. Health and Dental Insurance Effective December 24, 1984, the city shall provide bi- weekly contributions toward a health and dental plan for all officers and employees of the City, subject to the following max- imum City contribution: Bi-Weekly Maximum Employee Only $ 42.14 Employee and One (1) Dependent $ 84.97 Family $114.05 Retired EmDloyees: Effective May 1, 1985, retired employees covered under the City's health plan shall receive City contributions based on the following formula: the City shall contribute two percent (2%) of the monthly premium for Health Net (under age 65 rate) times each year of service (to the nearest half year) for single-party coverage, and one and one-half per- cent (1 1/2%) of the monthly premium for two-party coverage for Health Net (under age 65 rate) times each year of service (to the nearest half year) for retired employees with two-party and fam- ily coverage. Effective January 1, 1985, only employees retiring with a minimum of fifteen (15) years' accumulated service shall be eligible for participation in the Retiree Medical Insurance Program. Retired Safety Employees: The fifteen (15) year minimum requirement for participation shall be waived for employees retiring and awarded a job-related disability. Employees retir- ing with job-related disability shall be credited with either eight (8) years of service or their actual accumulated service time, whichever is greater for the purpose of calculating the retiree medical allowance under the City's adopted formula. Retired Non-Safety Employees: Effective January 1, 1985, only employees retiring with a minimum of fifteen years' accumulated service shall be eligible for participation in the Retiree Medical Insurance Program. The fifteen year minimum shall be waived for employees retiring because of disability. City Attorney: Effective December 24, 1984, the city shall continue to provide the total bi-weekly contributions toward maintaining the medical and health insurance program for the City Attorney. SECTION 5. Life Insurance The city shall provide a basic term life insurance pol- icy of $2,000 value for City Councilmembers and all employees included within this resolution. In addition, the City shall provide contributions toward a life insurance plan as follows: A. Management Unit - Fifty percent (50%) of the insur- ance premium for each officer and employee, such insurance cover- age equal to their projected annual base salary to the nearest $5OO. B. Employees in the White Collar Unit Classified as Confidential before July 1, 1981 Fifty percent (50%) of the life insurance premium for $10,000 life insurance per employee. C. General Employees, Supervisory Unit - Fifty percent (50%) of the life insurance premium for a policy equal to the employee's projected annual base salary to the nearest $500 of a minimum amount of $15,000. D. Police Unit - One Hundred Percent (100%) of the pre- mium for each employee for a life insurance policy in the amount of $10,000. E. Policy Supervisory Unit - One Hundred Percent (100%) of the insurance premium for each employee, such insurance cover- age equal to the employee's annual base salary to the nearest $500. F. Fire Supervisory Unit - Fifty percent (50%) of the life insurance premium for a policy equal to the employee's pro- jected annual base salary to the nearest $500 of a minimum amount of $15,000. G. All of the provisions of Section 5 are subject to each officer's or employee's option to have insurance in the amounts they desire within the limitations herein set forth. shall be Plan. city shall provide funds as additional compensation those eligible officers and employees who are participants SECTION 6. Additional Compensation--Deferred Income All probationary and permanent employees of the City eligible to participate in the City's Deferred Income to in the City's deferred income plan as follows: A. Management Unit - The following personnel shall receive ten percent (10%) of the annual base salary for such City Manager city Attorney Public Works Manager Police Chief Fire Chief Community Services Manager Auditorium Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager Assistant Public Works Manager Assistant City Attorney Finance Director classification: Director of Water Resources Planning Director Building Director Deputy Fire Chief Assistant Police Chief Assistant Auditorium Manager Assistant Fire Chief B. The following personnel shall receive seven and one- half percent (7-1/2%) of the annual base salary for such classi- fication: Assistant to the City Manager Fire Battalion Chief City Clerk Police Lieutenant ~uilding Plan Check Engineer Information Systems Manager Deputy City Attorney I Deputy City Attorney II Economic Development Director Traffic Engineer Civil Engineer IV Assistant Planning Director Assistant Finance Director Assistant Director of Water Resources Community Development Coordinator Insurance Coordinator Communications Coordinator Personnel Coordinator Equipment Superintendent Parks Superintendent General Services Superintendent Sanitation Superintendent Recreation Superintendent Street Maintenance Superintendent Wastewater Treatment Superintendent C. General Employees Supervisory Unit - equal to five percent (5%) of each employee's annual base salary. D. Police Supervisory Unit - equal to two and one- half percent (2-1/2%) of each employee's annual base salary. E. Fire Supervisory Unit - equal to two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) of each employee's annual base salary. Such additional compensation, together with the base salary, shall constitute the total compensation of such officer or employee. SECTION 7. Administrative Leave In addition to the officers and employees who may be granted administrative leave under Section 2.84.620(d) of the Municipal Code, administrative leave for employees in the White Collar Unit, classified as Confidential Unit before July 1, 1981, shall be allowed each employee up to one (1) day with the appro- val of the department head and the City Manager. SECTION 8. Uniform and Tool Allowance The city shall provide a uniform allowance as follows: A. Police Supervisory and Police Management, safety members - FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) per year, payable in July, 1985. If such ~mployee terminates before July 1, 1986, said employee shall reimburse city on a pro rata basis. B. Motorcycle officers, Supervisory - Additional TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) per quarter. C. Miscellaneous Police Supervisory, nonsafety employ- ees required to wear uniforms - TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00 per year, payable semi-annually. Temporary employees of the Police Department required to wear uniforms will be paid ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) annually, payable semi- annually. If an employee terminates before conclusion of the period for which payment has been received, such employee shall reimburse City on a pro rata basis. D. Fire Management - FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($400.00) per year; payments in 1985 shall be made as follows: TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) payable in July, 1985, and an additional TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) payable on December 1, 1985. E. General Supervisory employees required to wear uni- forms will be furnished uniforms at no cost to the employee. F. General Supervisory employees who are required to provide a full complement of hand tools shall be reimbursed for replacement of such tools up to TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) annually. SECTION 9. Accumulated Sick Leave Payment of accumulated sick leave in event of death or resignation of a member of the Management Unit, General Employees Supervisory Unit and Police Supervisory Unit shall be as follows: A. One-half of the unused sick leave shall be paid to the member's beneficiary or estate in the event of such member's death prior to his separation from City employment after ten (10) years' service. B. One-half of the unused sick leave shall be paid to such member whose employment is terminated for any reason, other than discharge, after ten (10) years' service. SECTION 10. Holidays Designated Holidays - General, Police and Fire Supervisory Units and Management Unit A. All eligible employees in the General Employees Supervisory, Police Supervisory, Fire Supervisory and Management Units not working on a shift basis shall observe the following eight-hour holidays Tuesday Monday Monday Monday Monday Thursday Monday Monday with pay for calendar January 1 February 11 February 18 May 27 July 1 July 4 September 2 November 11 year 1985: New Year's Day Lincoln's Birthday Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Floating Holiday Credited* Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day Thursday November 28 Friday November 29 Tuesday December 24 Wednesday December 25 Tuesday December 31 Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving ½ Day Christmas Eve Christmas Day ½ Day New Year's Eve The floating holiday referred to above shall be selected by an eligible employee who is in the employ of the City as of July 1, provided such selection shall be consistent with the efficient operation of the affected department and the activ- ities and convenience of the City and shall first have the appro- val of the department head. B. Eligibility. All probationary and permanent employees specified in Subsection B(1) of this section, except those employees who are absent without pay one-half day or more immediately before and/or after the holiday, shall be eligible to observe holidays in the manner herein Drovided. C. Holiday Work. When such employee is required to work on a holiday, the eligible employee shall be credited for the holiday once at the straight time rate and shall be credited once again for the actual time worked as overtime at the employee's applicable overtime rate. General Supervisory Unit employees working on a holiday designated in Subsection B(1) shall be credited for overtime at time and one-half. D. ~olidays on Day Off. When a holiday falls on an employee's scheduled day off, the eligible employee shall be cre- dited for the holiday as overtime at the straight time rate. E. Designated Holidays and Manner of Payment for Holiday Work on Shift Basis - Police Supervisory and Management. All eligible employees in the Police Supervisory and Management Unit working on a shift basis, except those employees who are absent without pay one-half day or more immediately before and/or after a designated holiday, shall be paid at the rate of one and one- half (1-1/2) times their regular hourly rate of pay for the holi- days listed in Subsection B(1) except that in lieu of a floating holiday and one-half days on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve they will be credited for Columbus Day and Easter Sunday. One payment for all such designated holidays shall be made on or before June 17. All other eligible Police Supervisory and Police Management employees who do not work a shift basis shall observe holidays in accordance with Subsection B(1) of this Section. F. Holidays at Termination - Police. An employee leaving permanent City service shall be allowed regular compensa- tion for holidays worked up to the effective date of termination. G. Holidays - Fire Department Employees Assigned to 24-Hour Duty Shifts. Fire Management employees assigned on a 24-hour duty shift basis shall accrue holiday pay at the rate of five and one-half (5-1/2) shifts per year to be paid on a pro rata basis as follows: one-half (1/2) on December 1, and one- half (1/2) on June 30. H. Special Holidays. Occasional special holidays declared by the President or Governor and approved by the City Manager in commemoration or memorium of an extraordinary occur- rence shall be observed by the reduction of the operation of all departments as much as practicable. All eligible em91oyees who are required to work on such a holiday shall be compensated at their regular hourly rate of pay for those special holidays worked, and in addition be credited with compensatory time on a straight hour-for-hour basis for the special holiday hours worked, to be taken off on another day as determined by the department head. Compensatory time for Fire Department safety employees working a 24-hour duty shift on such a holiday shall be one-half of a shift (12 hours). SECTION 11. P.E.R.S. Contribution In addition to amounts presently paid by City, the City shall pay the folowing contribution to P.E.R.S. (Public Employees Retirement System) normally paid by the employee: A. Seven percent (7%) for General Supervisory Units who were in the employment of the City on July 1, 1983. Those employed after July 1, 1983, shall not be eligible to the seven percent (7%) City contribution to P.E.R.S. until the completion of six years of continuous employment with the city. B. Police Supervisory and Police Management - nine percent (9%) - Except those employees hired on or after July 1, 1983, the City shall pay four percent (4%) of the employee P.E.R.S. contribution commencing January 7, 1985, until the sev- enth uninterrupted year of service, at which time the City con- tribution shall increase to nine percent (9%). C. Fire Management seven percent (7%) - Except those employees hired on or after July 1, 1983, the City shall pay two percent (2%) of the employee P.E.R.$. contribution commencing January 7, 1985, until the seventh uninterrupted year of service, the City contribution shall increase to seven per- at which time cent (7%). D. (safety) follows: Management Unit, except - seven percent (7%). SECTION 12. Longevity Pay The City shall compensate employees police and fire management for longevity as A. Police Supervisory Unit After four (4) years of continuous service as a sergeant, police supervisory employees shall receive longevity pay in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the employee's base salary; after eight (8) years, six percent (6%) and after twelve (12) years of service as a 10. sergeant, nine percent (9%). Effective January 1, 1985, employ- ees receiving longevity pay shall have that pay converted to a flat dollar amount. Those employees shall continue to receive the dollar amount received as of January 1, 1985, for as long as they would have retained eligibility for longevity pay under the existing longevity pay rules. For all other employees, the lon- gevity pay program is eliminated effective January 1, 1985. B. General Employees Supervisory Unit - Effective the first full pay period in April, 1984, the City will institute a Longevity Pay Program for unit members as follows (the amounts are not cumulative): 10 or more uninterrupted years of city employment - two percent (2%) of base pay. 15 or more uninterrupted years of City employment four percent (4%) of base pay. 20 or more uninterrupted years of City employment six percent (6%) of base pay. Employees hired after January 1, 1985, shall not be eligible for longevity pay. SECTION 13. Incentive Pay Effective the first pay period after April 24, 1985, the City shall pay police supervisory employees an additional two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) of their salary as incentive pay in lieu of the two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) currently paid for supervisory certificate. This incentive pay and the supervisory certificate pay will be discontinued for all employees entering the Supervisory Unit after the date of this resolution. city shall contribute an additional five percent (5%) of employee's base salary to all police management and police supervisory employees possessing either an intermediate or 11. advanced certificate, or both, issued by the Police Officers Standards and Training Commission (P.O.S.T.). City shall contribute an additional five percent (5%) of employee's base salary to fire management personnel holding an Associate in Arts Degree which fulfills all requirements of a Fire Science Certificate and five (5) years' employment with the Bakersfield Fire Department, or two and one-half Dercent (2-1/2%) of employee's base salary for those safety personnel in the Bakersfield Fire Department who have obtained a Fire Science Certificate requiring thirty (30) units and eight (8) years' employment or Fire Management Certificate requiring twenty-one (21) units and eight (8) years' employment with the department. SECTION 14. Shift Differential General Supervisory employees shall receive a shift differential of FIFTY CENTS ($.50) per hour when a majority of the employee's shift falls between the hours of three p.m. and seven a.m. Effective the first full pay period in January, 1986, the shift differential shall be SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($.75) for those with a majority of shift which falls between the hours of midnight and seven a.m. SECTION 15. Stand-By Pay Police Supervisory Unit employees who are directed to remain on ready stand-by during off-duty hours shall be compen- sated at the rate of TWENTY DOLLARS ($20.00) per eight-hour shift of such ready stand-by service. Such employees actually called back to work during stand-by assignment shall be paid for both the ready stand-by rate and 'the hourly rate for one and one-half times the hours worked, computed to the nearest one-tenth of an hour (six minutes). All ready stand-by assignments must be authorized by the department head. 12. SECTION 16. Contract Services Attorneys who provide contract services to other cities, outside of the normal working hours, shall be compensated at the rate of fifty percent (50%) of the hourly rate paid to the City by the contract city. SECTION 17. Vacation The City Attorney shall be allowed carry-over of unused vacation up to a maximum of one hundred eighty (180) days. Said carry-over of unused vacation is payable upon retirement or if otherwise terminated. Any use of vacation time by the City Attorney in excess of two consecutive weeks shall require prior approval by the City Council. ........... o0o ........... 13. I ~{EREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 24th day of April , 1985, by the following vote: CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED this 24th day of April , 1985 MAYOR of the City of ~akersfield APPROVED as to form: CITY ATTOP~EY of the ~ity of Bakersfield RJO/bl 14. R.SALARY