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OR IN CE NO.
Set±es of 1968
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, TITLE I, OF THE OFFICIAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, PERTAINING TO PERSONNEL, AND
DECLARING ~ EMERGENCY TO EXIST.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado:
Section 1: Chapter 18, Title I, of the Official Code
of the City of Aspen is hereby re-enacted in its entirety to
read as follows:
CHAPTER 18
PERSONNEL
SECTION SUBJECT
1-18-1:
1-18-2:
1-18-3:
1-18-4:
Pay Schedule; Position Classification
Classification; Compensation
Discipline or Discharge
Holidays and Leaves
1-18-1: 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:
PAY SCHEDULE
SALARY FUTURE YEARS ANNUAL ANNUAL
RANGE COST OF LIVING RATE OF RATE OF
NUMBER A B C D & LONGEVITY MINIMUM MAXIMUM
1. 370 400 435 475
2. 395 430 470 515
3. 420 460 505 555
4. 450 495 545 600
5. 490 540 595 655
6. 550 605 665 730
7. 610 670 735 805
8. 700 765 835 910
9. 780 860 950 1060
10. 860 950 1060 1150
11. 1060 1180 1280 1400
4,450
4,720
5,040
5 400
5 880
6 600
7 320
8 400
9 360
10320
12720
5,700
6.180
6,660
7 200
7 860
8 860
7 660
10920
12720
13800
16800
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The pay schedule applicable to the respec-
tive classes of positions, as designated by pay grades, are as
follows:
POSITION
SALARY SALARY
RANGE RANGE
NUMBER POSITION NUMBER
Secretary (General) 1
Dispatcher 1
Deputy City Clerk & Cashier 2
Lifeguard 2
Bookkeeper (1) 2
Bookkeeper (2) 3
Chief Dispatcher 3
Secretary (Administrative) 4
Pool Supervisor 4
Dog Warden 4
General Laborer 4
Recreation Staff Instructor 5
Storekeeper 5
Utility Laborer 5
Maintenance Man (General) 5
Heavy Equipment Operator 6
Maintenance Man (Parks &
Recreation) 6
Lineman 6
Patrolman 6
Police Sergeant 7
Maintenance Foreman 7
Sanitarian 8
Police Lieutenant or
Detective 8
Chief Filter Plant
Operator 8
Asst. City Engineer 8
Recreation Director 9'
Water Superintendent 9
Street Superintendent 9
Electric Superintendent 9
Finance Director 9
Building Inspector 9
Chief of Police 9
City Engineer 10
City Administrator 11
Extra or part-time help
($1.50 to $3.00 per hour)
No Range
1-18-2: CLASSIFICATION; COMPENSATION:
(a) Employees shall be employed in
accordance with their respective pay grade number classification
as determined at the time of their employment and shall commence
under Step A for twelve months probationary period; thereafter,
upon recommendation of the City Administrator and upon approval
of the City Council, such employees may be raised to Steps B, C
and D in intervals of one (1) year periods. After Step D in-
creases in salary shall be based on the percentage of increase
or decrease in the most recent cost of living index report plus a
one-half of one percent longevity increase.
(b) Original appointment to any position
shall be made at the entrance rate and advancement from such rate
to the maximum rate within a pay grade shall be by successive
steps when earned by merit. Upon approval of the City Administra-
tor an employee may receive initial compensation at a rate higher
than the minimum rate in the salary schedule provided such position
involves executive, administrative or professional duties and
responsibility, and provided further that such exception is based
on the outstanding and unusual character of the employee's
experience and ability over and above the minimum qualifications
specified for the class.
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(c) Based upon the recommendation of
the City Administrator and contingent upon budgeted funds being
available, a pay grade increase may be awarded by the City Council
for superior performance of assigned duties or suggestions which
materially benefit the City.
(d) For all permanent employees, the
hourly rates to be used as a basis for overtime pay and deductions
for each hour of lost time during which pay is not authorized
shall be calculated according to the following schedule:
The base monthly salary multiplied by 12 and divided by
the average number of regularly scheduled hours in the work
year (2080) shall determine the hourly rates.
(e) When any employee is promoted to e
class with a higher pay grade, the entrance salary rate shall
be the lowest rate in the higher salary schedule that will provide
an increase over the salary received prior to such promotion.
(f) Employees shall be compensated for
authorized overtime work at the rate of time and one-half in cash
or time and one-half in work time, whichever is agreed upon
between the City Administrator and the employee. Only such hours
as are worked in excess of the prescribed basic work week shall
be so compensated.
(g) An officer or employee of the
City who is required and specifically authorized by the City
~inistrator to operate his personally owned automobile in con-
duct of City business shall be paid a mileage allowance of ten
cents (10) per mile for such travel.
1-18-3:
DISCIPLINE OR DISCHARGE:
An employee may be discharged or dis-
ciplined for any of the following reasons:
ao Refusal or inability to follow
orders.
bo Inefficiency.
c. Violation of departmental regu-
lations, general regulations or
laws.
d. Drinking on the job, or working
under the influence of alcohol.
eo Excessive tardiness.
f. Willful destruction of City
property.
1-18-4: HOLIDAYS AND LEAVES:
(a) Holidays: The f~ollowing days are
declared paid holidays for all City officers and permanent and
probationary employees with the exception of police and fire
fighting personnel:
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1. The first day of January (New Year's Day).
2~-'--~'T~"~~'"da~'of February (Was~h~n~ton'~s'"B~).
3. The thirtieth day of May (Memorial Day).
4. The fourth day of July ( Independence Day).
5. The first Monday of September (Labor Day).
The eleventh day of November (Veteran's Day).
8. The fourth Thursday of November (Thanksgiving Day).
9. The twenty-fifth day of December (Christmas Day).
When any holiday listed above falls on Saturday, the preceding
Friday shall be considered a holiday, and when any holiday listed
above falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered
a holiday. Except in the case of holidays specified in the
Federal Act providing for uniform annual observance of certain
holidays in which case the day of observance shall correspond
to the date observed by the employees of the United States Federal
Government. In addition to the above, any day may be designated
a holiday by proclamation of the Mayor with the approval of the
City Council.
In order to be eligible for paid holidays, an employee must work
his scheduled work days preceding and following the holiday unless
he has received approval of absence.
(b) Holiday Work:
A permanent employee or probationary
employee shall be compensated for time worked on holidays at the
rate of time and one-half or by equal time off as agreed upon by
employee and supervisor concerned. Police personnel shall be
granted extra vacation allowance in lieu of holidays worked as
provided in Subsection (e) below.
(c) Vacation Leave, Regular:
Every police officer and permanent or
probationary employee in the City service, except temporary and
seasonal employees, shall be allowed paid vacation leave at the
rate of two (2) calender weeks each year. Vacation leave cannot
be granted unless the employee shall have completed one full
year's employment.
(d) Vacation Leave After 10 Years:
Employees who have completed 10 years
continuous service with the City shall be allowed three (3)
calendar weeks of paid vacation leave each year thereafter. Pay
will be based on current basic salary.
(e) Vacation Leave, Policemen:
~ ~] Police personnel shall be credited
with ~ ~ calendar days additional vacation allowance, in
lieu of holidays worked, at the end of each completed year of
service. Pay will be based on current basic salary.
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(f) Vacation Leave, How Taken:
Vacation credit may not be accumulated
or postponed. Each department head shall keep necessary records
of vacation leave allowances and shall schedule vacation leaves
with particular regard to seniority of employees and to accord
with operating requirements, and insofar as possible with the
written requests of the employees.
(g) Pay in lieu of Vacation:
If in the discretion of the City
Administrator, an emergency exists, an employee may be granted
the equivalent in money, of vacation leave to which such employee
is entitled for that year; but it is the policy of the Council
that an employee shall be granted a full amount of vacation leave
each year. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City that
vacation leave should be taken by eligible employees.
(h) MILITARY LEAVE WITH PAY:
Any permanent employee or probationary
employee who presents official orders requiring his attendance
for a period of training or other active duty as a member of the
United States Armed Forces shall be entitled to military leave
for a period or periods not to exceed a total of ten (10) regular
scheduled working days in any one (1) year, and he shall be
entitled to payment from City in such amount as to make up the
difference between payment received from the United States
Government for this period and the amount he would ordinarily
receive from the City. Military leave shall be in addition to
and may not be concurrent with authorized vacation leave.
(i) Military leave without pay:
Military leave without pay may be granted
to any permanent employee who presents official orders to active
duty. Military leave without pay shall have the effect of allow-
ing the employee to secure all seniority rights exactly as if he
were working for the City during this leave period. Except that
while on military leave no employee shall accrue any additional
sick or vacation leave.
(j) Military Leave Bonus:
A bonus in an amount equivalent to his
ordinary pay for fifteen (15) calendar days shall be granted to
any permanent employee who presents official orders for extended
active service with the Armed Forces during period declared by
the President of the United States to be a period of National
Emergency.
(k) 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 day for each month worked.
For periods of sick leave over two (2) days duration the employee
shall, at his expense, 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 sixty C60) days. Payment for
sick leave shall be at the direction of the City Administrator.
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(1) Personal Leave:
The City Administrator may authorize
extended personal leave with or without pay for any employee
requesting such leave through his department head. Such leave,
with or without pay may be granted for training purposes or for
urgent personal business.
(m) Reporting Absences:
Any officer or employee who finds it
necessary to be absent from duty due to emergency, shall report
the reasons therefore to his supervisor or department head by
telegram or telephone at least one (1) hour before working time,
on the first day of such absence. If this is not possible, the
employee shall report to his supervisor or department head at the
earliest possible time.
Section 2: Because of the matters and things hereinabove
set forth, the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, hereby
finds, determines and declares that an emergency exists, and that
this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the
pl~blic peace, health and safety.
INTRODUCEDt READ, ~2~D ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS
DAY OF ~,-~_~ , 1968.
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
City Clerk
FINALLY ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS ,-~ ~/~ DAY OF
Mayor
ATTEST:
~ ~ City Clerk
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
CERTIFICATE
November 25
Ordinance No.
provided by law.
I, Lorraine Graves, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introducted, read in full, and passed on first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Aspen on November 11 .,1968, and publish-
ed in the ~spen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul-
ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its
issue of No¥¢mber 14 ,196 ~., and was finally adopted
and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
,196 ~ , and ordered published as
37 , Series 196~., of said City, as
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this 26~h
day of November , 196 ~
SEAL