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Home My WebLink AboutORD NO 915 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 915, NEW SERIES AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3 AND 8 OF ORDINANCE NO. 879, NEW SERIES 0F THE CITY 0F BAKERSFIELD. WHEREAS, since the last amendment to the basic salary ordinance of the City of Bakersfield the cost of living has risen substantially, and is continuing to rise; and WHEREAS, during the same period wages and salaries in private industry have been raised to meet the increased cost of living while wage and salary rates for City officers and employees have remained relatively stationary resulting in greater inequality between compensation paid in private and public employment, and as a consequence some employees of the City are now seeki~ better paying positions in private business and industry; and WHEREAS, because of lower salary scales, the City is experiencing increased difficulty in securing qualified personnel to fill vacancies in the City service; and WHEREAS, this Council hereby finds and determines that an emergency exists making it necessary to provide for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety and for the daily operation of the municipal departments; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council Of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1 Section 3 of Ordinance .No. 879, New Series, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 3. The basic compensation plan shall consist of the various schedules hereinafter listed in this section. Each such schedule shall include six (6) steps or rates of pay except that the schedu-le-for uniformed members of the Police and Fire Departments shall include five (5) steps or rates of pay. (a) Compensation schedules for officers and employees of the City, other than uniformed members of the Police and Firei~,Departments: --1-- Step I Step II Step III Step IV Step V Step VI Beginning After AFter After After After Schedule Rate 6 months I year I year I yr.& 6 mo. 2 years No. in next in next in next in next in next lower rate lower rate lower rate lower rate lower rate lO $167 $175 $184 $192 $2oo $208 11 17%. 184 192 200 208 216 12 184 192 200 208 216 227 13 192 200 208 216 227 237 14 200 208 216 227 237 247 15 208 216 227 237 247 258 16 216 227 237 247 258 268 17 227 237 247 258 268 280 18 237 247 258 268 280 293 19 247 258 268 280 293 3O6 20 258 268 280 293 306 319 2i 268 280 293 306 319 335 22 280 293 306 319 335 350 23 293 306 319 335 350 366 24 306 319 335 350 366 381 25 319 335 350 366 381 397 26 335 350 366 381 397 412 27 350 366 381 397 412 433 28 366 381 397 412 433 453 29 381 397 412 433 453 474 30 397 412 433 453 474 495 31 412· 433 453 474 495 515 32 433 453 474 495 515 541 .3.3 .....453 ...... 474 495 515 541 567 . %92 618 36 515 541 567 592 618 37 541 567 592 618 644 670 --2-- Step I Step II Step III Step IV ~tep V Step VI Beginning After After After After After Schedule Rate 6 months 1 year 1 year 1 yr.& 6 ~o. 2 years No. in next in next in next in next in next lower rate lower rate lower rate lower rate' lower rate 38 $567 $592 $618 $6!I;! $670 $695 39 592 618 ~!J! 670 695 721 40 618 61!J[ 670 695 721 752 41 644 670 695 721 752 783 42 670 695 721 752 783 814 43 695 721 752 783 814 845 J~J~ 721 752 783 814 845 876 45 752 783 814 845 876 907 (b) Compensation schedules for unifox-med members of the police and fire departments: Step I Step II Step III Step IV Step V Beginning After After After After A year iL years 2 years 2 years Rate ~ in next in next in next in next lower rate lower rate lower rate lower rate 20 $300 $310 $320 $330 $340 21 310 320 330 345- 355 22 320 335 350 365 380 23 335 35O 365 38O 395 24 350 365 380 395 415 25 365 380 395 415 435 26 380 395 415 435 455 27 395 415 435 455 475 28 415 435 455 475 495 29 435 455 475 495 520 30 455 475 495 520 545 31 475 495 520 545 570 32 495 520 545 570 595 33 520 545 570 595 620 34 545 570 595 620 650 35 570 595 '620 650 680 36 595 620 650 68O 710. -3- SECTION 2 Section 8 of Ordinance No. 879, New Series, of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended as follows: (a) Classes of employment other than uniformed classes in the police and fire departments shall be allocated to the compensation schedules provided in Section 3 (a) hereof as follows: Schedule No. Class 27~ Accountant 17 Account Clerk 24 Appraiser 20 Assistant Appraiser 36 Assistant City Engineer & Supt. of Streets 32 Assessor 36 Assistant City Manager 16 Bookkeeping Machine Operator 25 Building Inspector 32 Chief Building Inspector 30 Chief Mechanic~Public Works Division ~28 Chi~ef MeChanic-Police ~ 37 City Attorney 30 City Auditor 28 City Clerk 40 City Engineer 45 City Manager 32 City Planner 31' City' Treasurer and Collector 32 Civil Engineer 24- Civil Engineering Assistant 28 Civil Engineering Associate 25 Electrician 20 Electrician's Helper 19 Engineering Aid 19- Equipment Operator, Grade I -4- Schedule N__~o. Class 21 Equipment Operator, Grade II 23 Equipment Operator, Grade III 24' Field Accountant 17~' Fire Alarm Operator 16- Intermediate Clerk 17~ Janitor 13~ Junior Clerk 17' Laborer 24 License Inspector 25 Maintenance Leadingman 30 Maintenance Superintendent 23- Mechanic 19' Mechanic's Helper 19 Parking Meter Maintenance Man 25 Park Maintenance Leadingman 30· Park Superintendent 25' Painter 24 Planning Assistant 22~ Planning Technician 29' Purchasing Agent 24 Refuse and Cleaning Foreman 30 Refuse and Cleaning Superintendent 21~ Secretary to City Manager 19 Semi-Skilled Laborer 20 Senior Account Clerk 22- Senior Engineering Aid 20. Senior Stenographer Clerk 20 Senior Typist Clerk 26 Sewage Plant Operator 22 Sewage Maintenance Leadingman 22 Storekeeper 25~' Street Maintenance Leadingman -5- Suhedule N_~o. Class 21~ Sweeper Operator 14 Telephone Operator and Receg~iSni~tt 19 Traffic Painter 25. Tree Foreman 21 Utility Maintenance Man (b) Classes of employment among uniformed members of the police and fire departments shall be allocated to the compensation schedules provided in section 3 (b) hereof as follows:~ Schedule N_~o. Class 28~ Assistant Fire Chief 29~ Assistant Police Chief 25' Battalion Chief--Fire 22~ ~aptain--Fire 29~ Deputy Fire Chief 21- Desk Sergeant--Police- 22' Detective--Police 21 Engineer--Fire ~ 22o. Fire Alarm Technician 36 Fire Chief 25- Fire Marshal 20' Hoseman--Fire ~ 25' Lieutenant--Police 25' Master Mechanic--Fire 21. Motor Patrolman--Police- 20~ Patrolman-_Police~ 36. Police Chief 25 Radio .Technician,-Fife'Poi'ice 22' Senior Policewoman 22. Sergeant--Police *Drill Masters shall be paid an additional $15.00 per month while serving in such positions. --6-- .(c) The below listed clas'ses of employment shall not be allocated to a compensation schedule but shall be compensated at the single rates indicated:: Class .- Rate Per Month Refuse COllector $247.00 Refuse Truck Driver $293.00 (d) Except as otherwise herein provided, all officers and employees of the City of Bakersfield shall be compensated at a monthly rate. The compensation schedules contained in Section 3 hereof are monthly compensation schedules. (e) Except as provided in subsection (f) below, every officer and employee of the City holding a position allocated to a compensation schedule as provided in this section, shall be placed in the same salary step in the new schedule to which his position is allocated by this amendment as he would have been placed in the schedule to 'which his position was allocated previous to this amendment on the effective date hereof, had this amendment not been adopted. Service in said salary step in the old schedule shall be considered tlhe same as service in said salary step in the new schedule for all purposes. (f) The City Council may by resolution place an officer or employee of the City in a step in the salary schedule' to which his position is allocated by this amendment different from that provided by' subsection (e) above, when it finds and determines that such action is Justified by the nature of the position held by such officer or employee and the individual capabilities and experience of the officer or employee involved, and is in conformity with the objects and purposes of the basic salary plan. Any officer or employee so placed shall be paid the salary fixed for suc~' ~9~p " until he adwances to the next higher step, if any, pursuant to this ordinance. 'rime of service necessary for advancement to the next highest step shall be computed from September 1, 1951. -7-- SECTION 3 This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure within the meaning of Section PJ~ of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield, and shall take effect immediately upon its passage; however, the salary rates established for officers and employees of the'City pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 879, New Series, prior to this amendment shall continue to apply to services rendered for the City of Bakersfield during the month of August, 1951 and the salary rates established by this amendment shall apply to services rendered for the City of Bakersfield on and after September l, 1951. ---O00--- i HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 27th day of August, 1951, by the following vote: AYES.: CARNAKIS, MORELOCK, 'SAUNDERS, SHURLEI', SULUVAN, VANDERLEI, VEST NOES: ......... ABSENT: __.~_ MARIAN S. IRVIN City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield By ~w~.z,~A~ ~~, ~ ~ Acting 'C'lerk APPROVED this .27th day of August, 1951 MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield, California. -8- ffi av t of ast ng (Ore,nantes STATE OF CALIFORNIA } County of Kern ss. Mildred Salzer I~1~Kgll~/3~X~ll~, being duly sworn, deposes end ,e~,:Acting Thet she is the duly .appointed, acting end quelifled/~ity Clerk of the City of Bekersfleld; end thet on ....................... _~u~us.t...28 ............................................ 19~.~.. she posted on the Bulletin Boerd et the City Hell, · full, true end correct copy of en ordlnence pessed by the Council of seld City et · meeting thereof duly held on ........................... ~..u..~.~.~....~] ........................................... 19..5.1 which ordinance was numbered ...... ~.~.~ .............. New Series, and entitled: AN EMERGENCY ORDIN~.NCE AM1ENDING SECTIONS i',' 3 AND 8 OF ORDINANCE NO. 879 NEW SERIES ,.-.~,......... ,..,. .~ "'Subscrlbed end sworn to before me this, . · .-' ~ ¥'... ~28.1~h .... ~!~ of...Augus ~ ,~,!~9 %1. . .; ~ ............................. ;, -.~,. · ~orory ~'~c in and for the County/~fJKern, · . ,. , ~, ~/ Slate of California.