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ORDINANCE NO. 6
(Series of 1976)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE
CONCERNING WAGES AND VACATION BENEFITS OF CITY EMPLOYEES, SPECIFICALLY;
AMENDING SECTION 2-76 EXTENDING THE PAY SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE THREE i(3)
ADDITIONAL STEPS, PROVIDING FOR HALF-STEP INCREASES, AND ELIMINATING
LONGEVITY INCREASES ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE; ~MENDING SECTIONS 2-79 AND 2-81 TO PERMIT DISPATCHERS TO
ENJOY ADDITIONAL VACATION TIME IN LIEU OF HOLIDAYS; AMENDING
SECTION 2-80 TO INCREASE PAID VACATION TO EIGHT (8) HOURS PER MONTH
FOR EMPLOYEES OF LESS THAN FIVE (5) YEARS, AND TWELVE (12) HOURS
PER MONTH FOR THOSE WITH FIVE (5) OR MORE YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT; AMEND-
ING SECTION 2-81 TO GIVE THOSE WITH TEN (10) YEARS OF SERVICE, IN
LIEU OF ADDITIONAL VACATION TIME, A 2% INCREASE IN THE CITY'S CON-
~RIBUTION TO THEIR PENSION FUND; AMENDING SECTION 2-88 SO AS TO RE-
QUIRE VERIFICATION OF SICK ABSENCES ONLY ON REQUEST OF THE CITY
MANAGER; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-91 TO INCLUDE TWO NEW WAGE BRACKETS
AND RECLASSIFYING VARIOUS POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID WAGE
SCHEDULE.
~HEREAS, the Aspen City Council has been presented with
a series of amendments to the wage and vacation provisions of the
Aspen Municipal Code and wishes to adopt the same,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That Section 2-76, subsection (a) of the Municipal Code
of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(~a) Employees shall be employed in accordance with
their respective pay grade number classification as
determined by the pay schedule and position classif-
ication in effect at the time of their employment
and shall commence under Step A for twelve (12)
months probationary period; thereafter, upon approval
of the City Manager, such employees may be raised to
Steps B, C, D, E, F and G (or half steps between).
For a period of one (1) year from the effective date
of this ordinance, every employee in a permanent
status shall receive in addition to their base
salary a three (3%) percent longevity increase upon
commencing their second year of employment and a
one-half of one percent (1/2%) increase for each
year of uninterrupted service thereafter. All
longevity increases shall be awarded on the anniversary
date of employment. No such longevity increases shall
be awarded after such time but nothing herein shall be
construed to eliminate longevity increases awarded
prior to or enjoyed at that time.
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Section 2
That Section 2-79 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-79 Holiday work
A permanent employee or probationary employee for
the City shall be compensated for time worked on
holidays at the rate of time and one-half or by
equal time off (if permitted under law) as agreed
upon by employee and supervisor concerned. Police
personnel (including dispatchers) shall be granted
extra vacation allowance in lieu of holidays as
provided in Section 2-82.
Section 3
That Section 2-80 of the Municipal Code of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-80 Regular vacation leave
Every police officer and~ permanent or probationary
employee in the City service, except temporary and
seasonal employees, shall receive paid vacation
leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per month;
provided, however, that those police officers,
permanent, and, when applicable, probationary
employees who have completed five (5) years of
continuous service shall receive paid vacation
leave at the rate of twelve (12) hours per month.
Vacation leave shall not be granted to any employee
who has not completed a minimum of six (6) months
of employment.
Section 4
That Section 2-81 of the Municipal Code of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-81 Pension benefits in lieu of additional
vacation
City employees who have completed ten (10) years of
continuous service with the City shall receive, in
addition to that regular vacation leave provided for
in Section 2-80, a two (2%) percent increase in the
City's contribution to their pension funds in lieu
of additional vacation time for such extended ser-
vice. Those employees not participating in any
retirement plan of the City shall receive, at the
end of each calendar year, a cash payment equivalent to
such two (2%) percent contribution.
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Section 5
That Section 2-82 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-82 Vacation leave for police personnel
Police personnel (including dispatchers) shall be
credited with nine (9) calendar days additional
vacation allowance, in lieu of holidays, at the
end of each completed year of service. Pay will
be based on current basic salary.
Section 6
That Section 2-88 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-88 Sick leave
Sick leave will be granted to every officer or
employee in the City service, except temporary
or seasonal employees, on the basis of one (1)
day for each month worked. For periods of sick
leave over two (2) days duration, the empl~ee
shall, at his expense, and on request of the
City Manager only, furnish the department a
certificate or letter from the attending doctor
setting forth the reasons for the sick leave.
Abuse of such leave shall be grounds for dis-
ciplinary action up to and including discharge.
Sick leave may be accumulated up to ninety (90)
days. Payment for sick leave shall be at the
discretion of the City Manager.
Section 7
That Section 2-91 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Aspen, Colorado is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-91 Pay schedule; position classification
The employees' compensation plan with salaries for
all pay grades is hereby adopted according to the
following schedule in dollars per calendar month:
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Range
Number
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
PAY SCHEDULE
Annual Annual
Rate Rate
A B C D E F G Minimum Maximum
525 567 612 661 714 771 833 6300 9996
567 612 661 714 771 833 900 6804 10800
612 661 714 771 833 900 972 7344 11664
661 714 771 833 900 972 1050 7932 12600
714 771 833 900 972 1050 1134 8568 13608
771 833 900 972 1050 1134 1225 9252 14700
833 900 972 1050 1134 1225 1323 9996 15876
900 972 1050 1134 1225 1323 1429 10800 17148
972 1050 11341225 1323 1429 1543 11664 18516
1050 1134 1225 1323 1429 1543 1666 12600 19992
1134 1225 1323 1429 1543 1666 1800 13608 21600
1225 1323 1429 1543 1666 1800 1944 14700 23328
1323 1429 1543 1666 1800 1944 2100 15876 25200
On approval of the head of an employee's department, one-half
step raises (constituting a four (4%) percent increment) may be
recognized in the above schedule and be granted an employee
in lieu of full step increases.
The pay schedule applicable to the respective classes of
positions, as designated by pay grades, are as follows:
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Position
Clerk Typist I 3
Accounting Clerk I 3
Bookkeeper I 3
Custodian I 3
Lifeguard 3
~o~puter O~erator
wltchboar~ Operator ~
Secretary I 4
Clerk.TypiSt II 4
Custoaian II 4
Laborer I 4
Court Clerk 4
Cashier 4
Bookkeeper II 4
Receptionist 5
Accounting Clerk II 5
Secretary II 5
Bus Driver I 5
Maintenance Man I 5
Humane Officer I 5
Laborer II 6
Deputy City Clerk 6
Maintenance Man II 6
Rec.~taff Inst. I 6
Engineering Aide I 6
Bookkeeper III 6
Humane Officer II 6
B~s;!~Driv~r: II ~
Mechanic I 7
Engineering Aide II 7
Rec. Staff Inst. II 7
Exec. Secretary 7
Equipment .Operator 7
Carpenter 8
Plant Oper. i 8
Lineman I 8
Equip. Operator II 8
Meter Repairman 8
Salary Salary
Range Range
Number Position Number
Eng. Tech. ~ 8
Draftsman 8
Storekeeper 8
Pool Supervisor
Eng. Tech. ii 9
Computer Programmer 9
Plant Operator II 9
Greenskeeper 9
Lineman II 9
~ransp0rta~ion Supr. 10
Admin. Assistant 10
Surveyor 10
Civil Engineer I 10
Court Administrator 10
Mechanic II
Foreman 11
Asst.Bldg.~nspector 11
Civil Engineer II 11
F~e. Ma~sh~ll 11
Chief Filter Plant Oper.12
Asst. Economist
Asst. City Engineer 13
Asst. Financ~ Director 13
~sst. ~Planner~ 13
Parks &Rec. Director 14
Transportation Director 14
Water Superintendent 14
Street Superintendent 14
City Clerk 14
Chief Bldg.lnspector 14
Electric Superintendent 14
Health,Officer
Director of Finance 15
City Engineer 15
Planner 15
Asst. to City Mgr. 15
Extra or part time employees are to receive wages compar-
able to those paid within the community as determined by
city department heads with the approval of the City
Manager.
~ection 8
If any provision of this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such in-
validity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid pro-
visions or applications, and to this end the provisions or
applications of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
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Section 9
A public hearing on this ordinance shall be held on
the ~ day of ~/~'~%~ , 1976, at 5:00 P.~. in the City
Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by
law by the City Council of the City of Aspen, at its regular
raeeting held /~L'/~ ~;~, 197~6/~ /~- -~
~ACY/ST~-LEy, I ~I, MAWR
KATHRYN ~. HAUTER, CITY CLERK
1976.
KATHRYN S/ HAUTER, CITY CLERK
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
SS. CERTIFICATE
I, Kathryn S. Hauter, City Clerk of Aspen,
Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
ordinance was introduced, read in full, and passed on
~--'~~ reading at a regular meeting of the
City council of the city of Aspen on
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197~, and published i~ the Aspen Times, a weekly newspaper
of general circulation, published in the City of Aspen,
Colorado, in its issue of ~.c~ ~ , 197~,
and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting
of the city council on
and ordered published as Ordinance No. ~ , Series of
197__~, of said City, as provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this /.~ ~
day of ~~ , 197~.
Kathr~ S. Hauter
City Clerk