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Home My WebLink Aboutordinance.council.046-77RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves ORDI~ANCE NO. 46 (Series of 1977) AN ORDINANCE A~fENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 2 (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND REGULATIONS), SPECIFICALLY (1) SEC. 2-76(a) ELIMINATING LONGEVITY INCREASES, ?~DUCING PROBATIONARY PERIODS TO SIX (6) MONTHS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SWORN POLICE OFFICERS, AND PROVIDING FOR COST OF LIVING AND MERIT INCREASES; (2) SEC. 2-78(7) ADDING COLORADO DAY AS A HOLIDAY; (3) SEC. 2-~8 PROVIDING FOR CONVERSION OF SiCK LEAVE UPON RETIREMENT OR RESIG~ATION IN GOOD STANDING; (4) SEC. 2-91 ~%~NDING THE PAY GRADE SCHEDULE; (5) SEC. 2-92 BY ADDI~G THE CITY/COUNTY PLANNER; AND (6) DELETING SEC. 2-D3 POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS AND RAY SCHEDULES OF POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WHEREAS, 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, HOW, 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 classi- fication in effect at the time of their employment and shall commence under Step A for six (6) months probationary period with the~exception of sworn police officers which shall be twelve (12) months; thereafter, upon approval of the City ~anager, such employees may be raised to Steps B, C, D, E, ? and G (or half steps between). The City Manager and the Finance Director upon approval of the City Council shall determine a cost of living increase during budget sessions each year. Every employee shall receive this cost of living increase each year, one year from his last raise date. ]~erit increases must be approved by both the department head and the city manager. No longevity increases shall be awarded to employees but nothing herein shall be construed to eliminate longe- vity increases awarded prior to or enjoyed before March 15, 1976. Section 2 5'hat subsection 2-78(7) of the ~unicipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby repealed and reenacted to read RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves as follows: (7) The first Monday of August (Colorado Day)." Section 3 That Section 2-~33 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 employee shall, at his expense, and on request of the City Manager only, furnish the department a certficate 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. l~hen an employee retires or resigns in good standing with the City of Aspen, after six (6) months' ~mployment, said employee may convert sick leave at a 3 to 1 ratio for pay purposes with approval from the City Manager. Section 4 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: RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves GRADE PAY SCHEDULE A PROBATION B C D E F G 1 612 636 661 687 714 743 773 2 636 661 687 714 743 773 804 3 661 687 714 743 773 804 836 4 687 714 743 773 804 836 869 5 714 743 773 804 836 869 904 6 743 773 804 836 869 904 940 7 773 804 836 869 904 940 978 8 804 836 869 904 940 978 1017 9 836 869 904 940 978 1017 1058 10 869 904 940 978 1017 1058 1100 11 904 940 978 1017 1058 1100 1144 12 940 978 1017 1058 1100 1144 1190 13 978 1017 1058 1100 1144 1190 1238 14 1017 1058 1100 1144 1190 1238 1288 15 1058 1100 1144 1190 1238 1288 1340 16 1100 1144 1190 1238 1288 1340 1394 17 1144 1190 1238 1288 1340 1394 1450 18 1190 1238 1288 1340 1394 1450 1508 19 1238 1288 1340 1394 1450 1508 1568 20 1288 1340 1394 1450 1508 1568 1631 21 1340 1394 1450 1508 1568 1631 1696 22 1394 1450 1508 1568 1631 1696 1764 23 1450 1508 1568 1631 1696 1764 1835 24 1508 1568 1631 1696 1764 1835 1900 25 1568 1631 1696 1764 1835 1900 1984 26 1631 1696 1764 1835 1900 1984 2063 27 1696 1764 1835 1900 1984 2063 2164 On approval of the head of an employee's department one-half step raises (consisting of two (2%) percent increments) may be recognized in the ab4ve 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: GRADE Grade 1 Custodial Maintenance Worker Grade 2 Switchboard Operator/Receptionist Cashier Traffic Violations Clerk Grade 3 Traffic Control Officer Clerk Typist Municipal Service Worker I -3- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Grade 4 Crime Prevention Clerk Grade 5 Senior Traffic Control Officer Meter Technician Payroll Accounting Clerk Cash Control Clerk Humane Officer Municipal Service Worker II Police Dispatcher Grade 6 Utility Billing Clerk Accounts Payable Clerk Computer Operator Bus Driver Secretary Grade 7 Detective Bureau Secretary/Warrant Officer Assistant Water Plant Operator Grade 8 Deputy City Clerk Bus Supervisor Draftsman Construction/Maintenance Worker Grade 9 Purchasing Agent Administrative Secretary Transportation Secretary Chief Humane Officer Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Lineman I Assistant Police Dispatch Supervisor Heavy Equipment Operator Mechanic - Bus Water Plant Operator Police Officer I Grade 13 Mechanic - Shop Foreman/Operator Fire Marshal Administrative Assistant/Programmer Analyst Chief Bus Supervisor -4- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Grade 14 Administrative Assistant Assistant Recreation Director Assistant Building Inspector Police Dispatch Supervisor Personnel Director Grade 15 Lineman II Surveyor Mall/Parks Supervisor Parks/City Maintenance Supervisor Chief Transportation Mechanic Welder/Mechanic Grade 16 Assistant Planner Police Office II Electric Foreman Grade 17 Municipal Court Administrator Shop Foreman Police Detective Police Detective/Crime Prevention Police Sergeant Sanitarian Chief Building Inspector Grade 18 Grade 19 Assistant to the City Manager/ Transportation Director City Clerk Assistant City Engineer Grade 20 Assistant Finance Director Grade 21 Chief Transportation Foreman Grade 22 Deputy Police Chief Grants Coordinator Parks Director Water Superintendent Electric Superintendent Recreation Director Street Superintendent Grade 23 -5- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Grade 24 Grade 25 City Engineer Police Chief Grade 26 Grade 27 Section 5 That- Section 2-92 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec, 2-92 Employment of director of finance and planner at salary above that provided in SectiOn 2-91 Whenever, in the opinion of and on the recommendation of, the city manager, a candidate or a person presently filling the officers of director of finance or planner, presents credtials or experience or ability meriting appointment or continuation in office at a salary greater than the maximum salary provided for in section 2-91 the city council may, by motion, approve such increased salary. The director of finance and the planner so appointed shall enjoy cost of living increases without additional concouncil approval, but no subsequent base salary increases shall occur without notice to and approval by the city council. Section 6 That Section 2-93 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby deleted. Section 7 If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the ordinance RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves ATTEST: Kathryn ~. Hauter City C le~rk which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions or application of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 8 A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held January 23, 1977, at 5:00 p.m. 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, Colroado, at its regular meeting held at the City of Aspen on the 19th day of December 1977. Stacv ~tandley I_III / May o~/ '/ -.~ Kathryn S~/Hauter / City Clerk of RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100.'Leaves STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss COUNTY OF PITKIN ) 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 ~~ /~ , 197__,~ and publish- ed in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul- ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its issue of /~~t/ ZZ , 197 ~, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the Cit~ Council on ~Z~ o~ , 197 ~, and ordered published as Ordinance No. ~ , Series of 197z~_, of said City, as provided by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said City o~ Aspen, Colorado, this day of ~zc~z~_~ , 197 ~ . Kathryn ~ Hauter, City Clerk