A.
The City shall adopt, from time to time, a Salary
Ordinance, setting forth the salaries and hourly rates to be paid
to all salaried City officers and employees and the manner in which
such salaries shall be paid. The Salary Ordinance of the City in effect
as of the date of adoption of this Code shall be continued in effect,
unless otherwise modified.
B.
Any person who shall be permanently appointed to serve
simultaneously in more than one office, position or employment shall
receive only one salary, which shall be set within the highest range
provided for either or any office, position or employment in which
the person shall serve. If the combined services required of any such
person exceed that necessitated by either or any of the offices, position
or employment considered separately, then the Mayor may, within budget
appropriations therefor, authorize such additional compensation as
is warranted by the total services rendered by such person.
[Amended 4-10-1972 by Ord. No. 13-1972; 1-27-1975 by Ord. No. 3-1975; 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 8-1977]
Each salary range shall be so established as
to contemplate salary increments in six steps. Salary increments shall
not be automatic but shall be based primarily upon recommendations
of the respective department heads embodied in the employee's progress
report to be made annually and filed with the Personnel Committee
no later than October 1 of each year. The Personnel Committee shall
thereupon review the reports, employee's submittals and other material
in the personnel file and make recommendations for salary increments
along with promotions to the City Council for inclusion in the budget
for the subsequent year.
Annual increments shall be effective as of January
1 of each calendar year. The annual increment as of January 1 following
the initial year of employment or reemployment shall be determined
by multiplying the regular annual increment by a fraction composed
of the number of months employed during the initial calendar year
divided by 12. Where the initial date of employment occurs on or before
the 15th day of the month, the entire month shall be included in the
calculation. Where the date of initial employment occurs after the
15th day of the month, no credit shall be extended for employment
during the month.
[Amended 1-27-1975 by Ord. No. 3-1975; 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 8-1977]
No salary as established in the City budget
or fixed in the budget of any responsible agency as submitted to the
Mayor and City Council in preparation of the City budget shall be
increased during the calendar year except after review by the Personnel
Committee and approval by ordinance or resolution of the Mayor and
City Council, such approval being by a vote of 2/3 of the members
of the City Council serving in office and not disqualified from voting
thereon. Any provision for retroactive salary shall be applicable
only to those persons currently in the City's employ at the time of
the adoption of such ordinance.
[Amended 2-24-1970 by Ord. No. 8-1970; 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 15-1980]
A.
All members of the City's unions who are receiving
longevity pay are subject to the applicable collective bargaining
agreements and personnel policies which shall be revised after negotiation
with the City employees and uniformed personnel and which shall be
left on file in the office of the City Clerk.
[Amended 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 52-2016]
B.
Other employees.
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981; amended 7-19-1982 by Ord. No. 38-1982]
(1)
Every nonunion City employee who works regularly 20
or more hours per week, after serving more than five years, shall
be paid longevity payments at a percentage of his or her base salary
in the following manner:
[Amended 11-21-2016 by Ord. No. 52-2016]
(c)
Effective January 1, 2017, all nonunion employees hired on or after this date shall not receive longevity payments. All nonunion employees hired before January 1, 2017, shall be eligible to receive longevity payments or continue to receive longevity payments pursuant to § 60-39B(1)(b).
(2)
Longevity payments shall be determined on the basis
of the above-listed schedule each year as of January 1 and July 1
and computed on the amount of base salary paid to each employee for
said year, as fixed and determined in accordance with the annual salary
resolution. Longevity payments to each employee paid on an hourly
basis shall be computed each pay period and computed on the hourly
rate during said year as fixed by the annual salary regulations.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by Ord. No. 35-1981]
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981]
Service, as used in this chapter, is determined
to be continuous as a regular employee, provided that any of the following
shall not affect continuity of service for the purpose of this chapter:
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981]
Any leave of absence without pay initiated at
the request of the employee shall not be computed as a part of said
five years' continuous service. However, the periods of employment
immediately preceding and immediately subsequent to such leave or
leaves of absence shall be considered to be continuous service within
the meaning of this chapter.
[Added 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 32-1981]
In the event of resignation of an employee and
subsequent reemployment of said employee by the City, all periods
of employment prior to the reemployment of said employee shall, after
five years of continuous service after such reemployment, be added
to the continuous service of such employee in computing the longevity
pay to which such employee shall be entitled.
[Amended 1-27-1975 by Ord. No. 3-1975]
An annual record shall be made by each department head on forms to be devised under the direction of the Personnel Division or by the responsible agencies as a basis for determining objectively eligibility for annual increments, promotions and in arriving at any penalty arising out of disciplinary proceedings. The record should include, among other matters, information pertaining to promptness in reporting to work, diligence, demeanor, extra duties assumed, initiative and any special courses of training or self-improvement as related to City employment. The departmental report shall specify those categories of employment which are incidental, casual and unpredictable in nature such that persons employed temporarily in such categories shall, of necessity, be exempted from review under this chapter and excluded from itemization for budget purposes. The records shall be confidential except as they may be needed for the purposes for which they are kept. Any employee shall have the right to submit in writing any information or data pertaining to his service, conduct, qualifications or background relevant to his duties, and such information and data shall be kept in the personnel file and be made available to the department head, Personnel Division, the Mayor and the City Council or responsible agency. A copy of all such reports or submittals shall be kept permanently as part of the employee's personnel file required under § 60-6.
