HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1095 MERGENCY ORDINrANCE NO. .1095 NEW SERIES
AN ERG}+ CSC ORDI'N 15CE ESTABLISUING A BASIC
'COMPENSP.1"1011 PLAN FOR OFFICEPS AND EMPLOYES
OF THE CITY OF BAKE tSFIELD:, 1,i0 REPEALING ALL
ORDINANC^S XN COFFLIC T HERE ITT.
WHEREAS the Col-w.cil of the City of Bakersfield ield. did by
Ordinance No. 679, New Series;, establish a basic compensation plan
fc:r officers and employees of the City of Ba.kor^sfield.. which ordinance
has from time to time peen amended., and
WHEREAS v It li s tho desire of this Ccizic: ? to consolidate
all such ordinances Into one ore-i-.ance for =3>ic purpose of simplifying
and clarifying the intents and purposes of the bash; compensation
plan. heretofore estiLbl fished, and to .repeal all ordinmices ' :ins confliet
herewith, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists making v necessary to provide for.
the daily operation of municipal departments,
NOVI, ITEREF ORE, BE IT ORD11 NED by the C ot-.nc i o of the City
of Ba_kersfiel.d9 as folloirs.-
SECTIOA+ 10
BASIC COMPENSAT ON PUl G There is he-:-eby readapted tbie
basic compensation plan for all officers and emaployess of the City
of Bakersfield„ as tine smae was established -and intended by Ordinaroe
No. 879s leU. Series of the City of Bakersfa r ld,, and muerndments thereto.
SECT:i Old 20
STEP COMMSATION PI-.4N. Subject to r.11e limitations contained
in this ordina_ncep there is hereby created a step campen,ation plan
which shall be applied to all officers and employees of the City with
the exception of- those officers and employees for. "hich a single rate
of compensation is provided herel.n.
SECTION 37
PERSONNEL DMEC TOR G hj ';h~ City Maneger shall act as
,�P.eypr�Jsorynyn�/etly{ Director to adamirniste:� i:he basic cn,�pensat•i on plan herein
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of the City, of Bakersfield who is a neiy employee of the City, or who
has been promoted or transferred to an employment: assigned to a
different salary schedule, ih any salary stop in such schedule within
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and including the first three steps. Provided, however, that if at
the time of promotion, the officer or employee is already receiving
a rate of compensation equal to or greater than that provided within
the first three steps, he shall be placed In the lowest step in such
schedule as will-entitle him to receive a compensation greater than
he was receiving at the time of his promotion. In determining the
proper salary step for such emmployee, the Personnel Director shall
tape into consideration the previous experience and qualifications
of such officer or employee, both within the service of the City of
Bakersfield and elset-faere and shall reoelve emd consider reports on
such employee from the head of the department in which such person
is to be employed. Provided that the officer or employee shall be
assigned his proper salary step upon the commencement of his service
in the position or employment to which the schedule applies, and such
assignment having once been made shall remain. In effect until the
said officer or employee, by reason of required length of service,
shall be entitled to advance to the next salary step.
DEVIOTIORs, STEP TO BE PLACED' IN., UPON. (b) When an officer
or employee of the City -has been demoted to .a position assigned to
either the same or a different salary schedule, he shall be placed
in the highest salaz7 seep in such schadules provided, however, that
should the lass: salary step an such schedule provide for the same or
a higher salary than the particular officer or employee was being
paid immediately prior to his demotion, he shall .be placed in the
highest salary step In such schedule which provides for a salary
lower than the such officer or employee was being paid immediately
prior to his demotion.
. TEMPORARY A SSII1 7,M&WIT `O HIGHM YhenG .
ever any employee of the City is assigned temporarily to a higher
classification and/or schedule, he shall, at the termination of his
service in said higher classification or schedule, be returned to
his original classification and placed In. the step to which he would
have been entitled had he not been so temporarily assigned,
2.
SECTION 49.
TEMPORARY SERVICE, RATE OF PAY. rersons employed for the
performance of temporary services in the several departments of the
City9 with the exception of the Fire Department, shall be paid at a
rate per hour for an'bua,l time in the performance of the duties of their
employment. The rate of pay for such an employee shall be based upon
a standard forty (40) hour work-creek and shall be computed by dividing
the assigned monthly rate by one hundred and seventy-four (174) . In
determining the hourly rate as herein provided, computation shall be
made to the nearest one-half (1/2) cent.
SECTION 5.
COMPMWSATORY TIME FOR ADDITIONAL 'WORK. (a) In the event
any officer or employee of the City of Bakersfield works additional
hours or shifts over and above his regular iieekly or monthly Mork
schedule, compensatory time off equivalent to the additional hoary or
shifts so worked shell be allowedg or compensation shall be paid at
an hourly rage based upon such employeels regular monthly salary when
divided by the cumber of days, in the particular month In which such
additional work was perfumed and prorated to the number of additional
hours actually worked by such empl.oyee9 except that in the case of
members of the FIre Department such additional compensation shell be
paid only for full shifts worked over and above the regular monthly
or weekly schedule. Such additional compensation to be paid to each
member of the :dire Department working such additional shift or shifts,
shall be computed by dividing the monthly rage assigned to such
member by fifteen (15) and multiplying the resulting quotient by the
number of additional shifts worked over and above the regular monthly
- or- weekly -work schedule of such member. - In no event, however,.. shall
compensation be allowed for working such additional time without the
prior authorization of the City Manager or the Assistant City Manager,
that such additional work may be performed,
OVERTIME PAY, (b) In the event an employee Is called upon
to perform work over and above his regular eight-hour schedule by a
superior officer who has determined that an emergency exists which
requires the services of such employee, such employee shall be paid
compensation as provided in Section 4 hereof,
EMERGENCYs DEFINITION OF. (c) For the purpose of this
ordinance., the term emergency shall, mean an unforeseeable event or
occurrence requiring the immediate preservation of Life,, health or
property,
ATTE MANCE AT MEETINGS. (d) This section shall have no
application to attendance by €.n officer or employee at meetings of
the City Counoll or any board or cammi ssion of the City in the per-
formance of his regular duties
SECTION 6.
ADVANCEMENT. (a) After the salary of an officer or employee
has been first astablished and fixed under this plan, such officer
or employee may be advanced to the next step in his proper compensa-
tion schedules effective the First day of the month following the
date of completion of the length of service required for such ad-
vancement.
WHEN EMPLOYEE TO ADVANCE, (b) Every officer or employee
of the City who has completed the service required by this ordinance
for advancement. within and including the first three pay steps in
any ,salary schedule shall advance at the t1me specified In sub-section
(a) hereof. No officer or employee shall advance to the next steps
inhere such step is above the third step In any schedules unless the
department head in which such person is employed recommends to the
Personnel Director at least; thirty days before such advancement shall
become effecti.veg that such advancement be allowed, at which time
- employees not so recommended shall be -glees. notice thereof o ' The .
Personnel Director may, In his di.scretiong approve or disapprove
such recommendation subject to approval by the City Council. In the
event the department; head2 s recommendation for advancement is sus-
tained by the :Personnel. Director and the City Councils the officer or
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employee shall be advanced to the next salary step as provided herein,
Employees not recdm mended for advancement may., after investigation
and consideration, be advanced to the next salary step by the Person-
nel Director, subject to approval by the Ci-iq Council,
SERVICE. (o) The word "service" as used In this ordinance.,
shall be deemed to mean continuous,, full time service In the employ
of the City. In. case of lapse of service of ean officer or employee
for a period. oil time longer than thisiy days by reason of resignation
or discharge, isuch officer or employee on reentering the service of
the City shall be considered a new officer or employee, An of'fiber
or employee land off for lack of work or funds or temporary elizinatlan
of a position may be reemployed and placed In the same salary step In
the appropriate compensation schedule as he was at the time of his
lay off.
REALLOCATION OF COMIMNSAT%ON SCHEDULES (d) Any of fiver 'or
employee who is employed in a classification wbAch is reallocated to
a different pay schodule from that previously assigned shall be retained
in the same salary ,step in the new schedule as he or she had previously
held in the prior schedule and shall retain credit for length of
service in such step toward advancement to the next hIghar step,
REAr LOCATION FROM SINGLE RATES TO COMPENSATION SCHEDULES.
(e) Any officer or employee who, on the effective date of this ordi-
nance, is employed in a classification which is reallocated from a
single rate of compensation to a numbered pay schedule shall be
assigned to a specific pay step In such schedule in accordance with
the provisions of subsections (a) , (b) and (c) of this section and
Section 10 except that, in order to prevent inequities and to insure
the angst effective operation of the basis compensation 'plan.--at the
time of this adjustment, the City Council may by minute order place
an officer or employee in a pay step in the schedule assigned to
his position different from that in which he would be placed according
to this ordinance. Any officer or employee so placed shall be paid
the salary fixed for such stop until he ' advances to the next atop
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pursuant to this ordinance.
SECTION 7.
MOBTEELY PAY. Except as otherwisq herein provided, all
officers and employees 4f the City of Bakersgiel.d shall be compensated
at a monthly rate. The campenswL-ion schedules contained In section 10
hereof are monthly- compensation schedules.
SECT101 8.
COUNCIL MAY PLACE WIP D0172 IN ANY STEP. The City Council
may, by resolution., place an officer or employee of the City in any
step in the salary schedule to which his pozition is allocated by
this or-dinanceg 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 em-
ployee Involved and is in conformity vdith the objects and purpoees
of the basic salaiT plan. Any officer or employee so placed shall
be paid the salary fixed for such step until he advances to the next
higher step, if any, pursuant to this ordinamce. Time served by an
employee 1.n a schedule and a step at the time of the adoption of any
such resolution shall be credited to the time -o be served in any
now or different schedule and/or step in WW ch he may be placed by
such resolution' for purposes of advancement to the next steps If
any there be.
SECTION 9.
BASIC WORK WXM. Subject to modifloations contained in
this ordinance,; there Is hereby established a basic work Week of
,forty (40) how:-s for all classes of employment In the City* of Bakers-
field( Tooth the exception of employments In the Fire Department, wblch
shgkll hate_ a basic work Week of seventy.' (72) hours with such
variations for the different classes of employment as will make the
actual hours of work equal for all employments In the department.
6.
SECTION 100
SCHEDULES AND RATES OF PAY. The basic compensation plan shall
consist of the various schedules hereinafter listed in this section.
Each such schedule shall include six (6) steps of rates of pay.
(a) Compensation schedules for officers and employees of the .
Miscellaneous Departments:
Siren I §,t_e&.IL UeR %%% S e .V atop MSt V
After After After After 1 yr. After
6 months 1 gear 1 year and 6 mos. 2 years
Schedule Beginning in next in next in next in next in next
Boe M rate loner rate lower rate loser rate lower rate lower rate
14 $230 $240 $252 $ 264 $276 $289
15 240 252 264 276 289 302
16 252 264 276 289 302 316
17 264 276 289 302 316 331
18 276 289 302 316 331 347
19 289 302 316 331 347 363
20 302 316 331 347 363 380
21 316 331 347 363 380 398
22 331. 347 363 380 398 417
23 347 363 380 398 417 437
24 363 3B0 398 417 437 458-
�5 380 398 417 437 458 480
26 398 417 437 458 480 503
27 417 437 458 480 503 527
28 437 456 480 503 527 552
29 458 480 503 527 552 579
30 480 503 527 552 579 607
31 503 527 552 579 607 636
32 527 ._. - .._..552 579 . .. 607 636 - _ - - 667. .
33 552 579 607 636 667 699
34 579 607 636 667 699 733
35 607 636 667 699 733 769
36 636 667 699 733 769 806
37 667 699 733 769 806 845
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Schedule Step I Step II Step III Step IV Step V Step VI
�o, Cam® � Como o Con ad o�edd . Conte
38 $699 0733 $769 $806 $845 $886
39 733 769 8o6 845 886 929
40 769 806 845 886 929 974
41 806 845 886 929 974 1028
42 645 . 686 929 974 1028 1076
43 886 929 974 1028 1078 1131
44 929 974 1028 1078 1131 1187
45 974 1028 1078 1131 1187 1245
46 1028 1078 1131 1187 1245 1307
47 1078 1131 1187 1245 1307 1371
48 1131 1187 1245 1307 1371 3439
(b) Compensation schedules for members of the Police and Fire
Departments:
t 3t St- ST S. Stet
.After Aft er After After 1 yro After
6 months 1 year 1 year 6 mos. in 2 gears
Schedule Beginning in next In -next in newt next in next
�o rate , ZoLSer rato 12X8,r rate toner rate ,c er rite
16 $290 $304 $319 $335 $351 $368
17 304 319 335 351 368 385
-18 319 335 351 368 385 403
19 335 351 3G8 385 403. 422
20 . 343 359 376 394 413 432
21 351 368 385 403 422 442
22 368 385 403 422 442 463
23 385 403 422 442 463 485
24 403 422 442 463 485 508
25 422 442 463 485 508 532
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26 442 463 485 508 532 558
27 463 485 508 532 558 585
28 485 508 532 558 585 613
29 508 532 558 585 613 643
30 532 558 585 613 643 674
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Schedule Step I Step II Step III Step IV Step V Step VI
NOn_ C 6 e Conti 0- C®n CO gde COntQ
31 0558 $585 $613 0643 $674 $707
32 585 613 643 674 707 741
33 613 643 674 767 741 777
34 643 674 707. 741 777 815
35 674 707 741 777 815 855
36 707 741 777 815 855 897
37 741 777 $15 855 897 941
(c) The below listed classes of employment shall be allocated
to the following schedules consisting of three (3) steps of rates of
pay:
Sty I Ste-0 II Steen. 7-11
After 6 mo a After 1 yr e
Beginning in next in next
Jglassif�cation �e raga lower rate dower rate
ml�ii"d16 by �Q ®'.mfS.Tdi�91
Refuse Collector A OP292. $306 $320
Refuse Truck Driven B 343 359 376
SECTION lle
CLASSIFICATIONS, (a) Classifications of employment in the
Miscellaneous Departments shall be allocated to the compensation schedules
provided in Section 10 (a) hereof, as follows:
Sch®deals No. Clams a�„t
26 Accountant
17 Account Clerk I
20 Account Clerk II
24 - - Appralser-
20 Assistant Appraiser
29 Assistant Chief Building Inspector
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achedule No, (Conted,) 91pif cat3on►, (Contedo)
40 Assistant City Manager
25 Assistant Planner
33 Assistant Superintendent of Streets
30 Associate Planner
16 Bookkeeping Machine Operator
26 Building Inspector
24 Building Maintenance Foreman
40 Chief Building Inspector
28 Chief Mechanic, Public Works
31 City Assessor
42 City Attorney
30 City Auditor
30 City Clerk
36 City Engineer
47 City Manager
30 City Treasurer and Tax Collector
27 Civil Engineering Assistant
30 Civil Engineering Associate
34 Director of Planning
40 Director of Public Works
30 Director of Recreation
24 Electrician
20 Electr cianos Helper
33 Engineer II
20 Engineering Aide
19 Equipment Operator, Grade I
21 Equipment Operators Grade II
23 Equipment Operator, Grade III
23 Equipment. Painter
23 Field Accountant
16 Intermediate Clerk
16 Intermediate Typist Clerk
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Schedule No, (ContOde ) Classification (Contod. )
17 Janitor
14 Junior Typist Clerk
17 Laborer
23 Legal Secretary
23 License inspector
24 Maintenance Leadingman
23 Mechanic
20 Mechanic Es Helper
24 Mechanic Working Foreman
24 Painter
28 Park Superintendent
• 22 Planning Technician
21 Poundman
22 Principal Clerk,
19 Principal Receptionist
30 Purchasing Agent
24 Refuse and Cleaning Foreman
28 Refuse and Cleaning Superintendent
22 Secretary to City Manager
22 Secretary-Stenographer
19 Semi-Skilled Laborer
26 Senior Appraiser
22 Senior Engineering Aide
19 Senior Typist Clerk
24 Sewage Plant Operators Grade I
21 Sewage Plant Operator:$ Grade II
19 Sewage Plant Operator9 Grade III
33 Sewage Treatment Superintendent
22 Sewer Maintenance Leadingman
17 Stenographer-Clerk I
20 Stenographer-Clerk II.
26 Street Foreman
24 Street Maintenance Leadingman
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8rsC186Tini e. .Ld o O (Cant 9 d O) glas S=owt n (Cont Q d e )
26 Supervisor of Recreation
21 Sweeper Operator
15 Telephone Operator do Receptionist
19 Traffic Painter
24 Tree Foreman
21 Tree Maintenance Leadingman
21 Tree Trimmer
21 Utility Maintenance Man
(b) Classifications of employment in the police and fire depart-
ments shall be allocated to the compensation schedules provided in
Section 10 (b) hareof, as follows:
Sc ed�a1,, Io, CAification
19 Animal Warden
28 Assistant Fire Chief
28 Assistant Police Chief
22 Captain a Fire
25 Chief Mechanic ® Police
28 Deputy Fire Chief
20 Desk Sergeant - Police
22 Detective - Police
25 Drillmaster - Fire
20 Engineer ® Fire
16 Fire Alarm Operator
22 Fire Alarm Techniclan
37 Fire Chief
25 Fire Marshal
20 Fire Prevention Inspector, Grade I
21 Fire Prevention Inspector, Grade II
19 Hoseman a Fire
25 Lieutenant m Police
25 Master Mechanic - Fire
19 Motor Patrolman ® Patrolman ¢
$25.00 per month
12.
Schedule Noo (Cont'd* ) Classification (Conted* )
19 Patrolman m Police
20 Plainclothes Patrolman, Grade I
21 Plainclothes Patrolman, Grade II
37 Police Chief
25 Radio Technician ® Fire & Police
22 Senior Policewoman
22 Sergeant — Police
25 Superintendent of Fire Alarm
16 Telephone & Radio Operator o Police
SECTIOIa 120
- (a) The following step classifications shall apply to temporary
positions with the Bakersfield Recreation Departments
Stop Ae Beginning rate*
Step Bs After 1�00 hours experience*
Stop Co After 1000 hours experience*
(b) Temporary employees of the Bakersfield Recreation Department
in the following; positions* shall receive the hourly rates to which they
are entitled as herein set forth°
Stop
Name of Position Classification
A. B. Ca
District Recreation Supervisor ti)1*75 01,90 ti%2®00
Recreation Leader I 1*50 1.60 1,70
Recreation Leader II 1-40 1.50 1*60
Recreation Leader III 1*20 1*30 1.50
Junior Leader 1000 1010 1020
Pool Manaeor 1*50 1*60 1*70
Life+Guard .. - --- - -- ---� 1*30 -- - - -1.40 -- - 1050
Special Activity Leader 1*50 1*70 1.80
Officials (per game basis) 2000 3000 4-00
Scorers (per game basis) 1100 1*50 2.00
SECT IO N 13*
(a) The position of School Crossing; Guard in the Police Depart—
ment of the City of Bokersfielde shall be temporary and seasonal only*
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(b) Temporary and Seasonal work performed by any person as
school, crossing guard., shall not entitle the said person to any vacation
credit or sick leave. No such school crossing guard shall attain any
civil service status because of such employment.
(c) School crossing guards employed as such on a temporary and
seasonal basis as provided herein., shall receive an hourly compensation
of $1.44 for each hour so worked as a school crossing guard.
SECTION 14.
SALARY ADnSTa`KENT. Notwithstanding any other provision in
this ordinances
(a) Each and every employee of the City who is compensated at
a monthly rate., and who was in the employ of the City on or before
July 19 1956, and was compensated at a monthly rate, shall be entitled
to and he shall receive the spun of $20.00 as additional salary for
each -of the months of September and October, 1956, over and above his
salary for said months as provided in this ordinance.
(b) Each and every employee of the City who is compensated at
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a monthly rate, and who was In the employ of the City on or before
August 1. 1956, but after July 1, 1956,, and was compensated at a monthly
rate, shall be entitled to and he. shall receive the stun of $20.00 as
additional salary for the month of September, 1956, over and above his
salary for said month as provided in this ordinance.
SECTION 15.
REPEALER. Ordinances numbered 879, 9089 9519 9529 9559 960,
963, 964, 981, 987, 1004, 1008, 70179 10189 1032., 1036, 10379 10389
1055., 10569 1057., 10619 1062, 1066, 10729 1073, 1078 and 1086, all NGW
Series of the City of Bakersfield, and all other ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith, are hereby- expressly repealed.
SECTION 16.
EME UNCI MEASURE. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure within the meaning of Section 24 of the Charter of
the City of Bakersfield, State of California, and necessary to provide
for the daily operation of municipal departments, and shall be effective
on and after September 1,. 1956.
24.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Emergency Ordinance was
passed. anal adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 13th dad- of August, 1956,
by the f ollow1mg vote:
AYES: CARNAKIS, COLLINS, CROES, DOOLIN, EVELETH, SCHWEITZER, SULLIVAN.
NOES:
ABSENT:
City GIQ_i end ExpOr._ic10 C1e7k of ache
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED this Miah,4y of August, 1956
I''M of ho uy o:� Bakersf ie3.d
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Kern ss.
MARIAN S. IRVIN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting-and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that
on__________the 14th day of August, 56- she posted on the Bulletin Board at
______________________________________________________ , 19______-
the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a
the 13th day of August 56
meeting thereof duly held on______________________________________________________________________________ 19________- which ordinance
was numbered---.. "____________________New Series, and entitled:
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A BASIC
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, AND REPEALING ALL
.ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
Subscri d sworn to before me this
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