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RESOLUTION NO. 95-033
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF S~%NTA ANA TO AMEND RESOLUTION
NO. 82-110 TO ADD CERTAIN PROVISIONS
PERTAINING TO PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE
EMPLOYMENT
W/qEREAS, Section 1004, Article X of the City Charter of the
City of Santa Ana requires the City Manager to prepare, install and
maintain a position classification and pay plan subject to civil
service rules and regulations and the approval of the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 1982, the City Council passed and
adopted Resolution No. 82-110 revising and reestablishing the Basic
Compensation Plan for all officers and employees of the City of
Santa Aha; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 1995, the City Council passed and adopted
Ordinance No. NS-2258~ which amends Chapter 9 of the Santa Aha
Municipal Code to provide for a new status of part-time civil
service employment; and
WHEREAS, certain changes are now needed in the City's Basic
Compensation Plan to implement the above ordinance by providing
policies, procedures and compensation components governing this new
status of part-time civil service employment; and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to amend Resolution No. 82-110 in
order to effect these changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Santa Aha, that Resolution No. 82-110, as amended, is hereby
further amended as follows:
1. That Section 1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. There is hereby re-established a Basic
Compensation Plan for all officers and employees of the City of
Santa Aha, except for certain classifications which may have
separate Council Resolutions containing certain compensation
provisions specific to them."
2. That Section 2, Paragraphs One and Two, are hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Section 2. SALARY AND WAGE SCHEDULE. The basic salary and
wage schedule, shown below in a matrix format, provides numerous
salary rate ranges, each compromised of five (5) steps or rates of
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pay expressed in monthly amounts. For full-time and part-time
civil service employees, the purpose of each step and length of
service required for advancement ~o the next step within a
particular salary rate range is summarized as follows:
A Step
B Step
C Step
D Step -
E Step -
Normal beginning pay rate.
For full-time civil service employees, after
six months in next lower step. For part-time
civil service employees, after 1040 hours in
next lower step. Also optional hiring rate.
For full-time civil service employees, after
twelve months in next lower step. For part-
time civil service employees, after 2080 hours
in next lower step. Also optional hiring
rate.
For full-time civil service employees, after
twelve months in next lower step. For part-
time civil service employees, after 2080 hours
in next lower step.
Merit rate. For full-time civil service
employees, after eighteen months in next lower
step. For part-time civil service employees,
after 3120 hours in next lower step.
Specific regulations governing advancement within salary rate
ranges for full-time and part-time Civil Service employees are set
forth in Section 7 of this Resolution."
3. That Section 3, Paragraph One, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 3. ASSIGNMENT OF CLASSES OF EMPLOYMENT TO SALARY
RATE RANGES. Classes of employment included under this Resolution
shall be assigned to Salary Rate Ranges on the effective dates as
set forth next below."
4. That Section 3.1, as amended, is hereby further amended to
change the title to read as follows:
"Section 3.1
FULL-TIME CIVIL
SPECIFIED)."
SPECIAL COMPENSATION PROVISIONS (APPLICABLE TO
SERVICE EMPLOYEES ONLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE
5. That Section 3.1 subsection Bilinqual Pay is hereby renumbered
and amended to read as follows:
Section 3.1.1 Bilinqual Pay
A. Criteria. Qualified full-time and part-time Civil Service
employees who meet the following criteria will be paid a bilingual
pay differential:
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(1) Assignment by their department head to a full-time
or part-time position requiring frequent use of bilingual
capability in both English~.and~,Sp~a~ish or Vietnamese or other
language designated by the City Manager; and
(2) Certification by the Director of Personnel as having
satisfactorily demonstrated conversational fluency in both
languages, at a level appropriate to their position assignment; and
(3) Approval of the City Manager.
B. Differential Amounts. Unless otherwise specified in a
current Memorandum of Understanding covering their position
classification, full-time and part-time Civil Service employees
will receive a pay differential above their current base salary
step as follows:
(1) Positions where it has been determined by the
department head that bilingual proficiency is essential to carry
out duties and responsibilities of a critical and/or emergency
nature without ready access to backup assistance, or positions
where bilingual public contact is a major, essential or integral
element of the work being performed, will be designated as Primary
Bilingual Assignments. A qualified incumbent of such position will
be paid a monthly differential of one hundred dollars ($100) (or an
hourly equivalent where applicable) above his or her then current
base salary step.
(2) Positions where it has been determined by a
department head that regular and frequent bilingual usage is
necessary to the performance of duties, but not a major, essential
or integral element of the work, will be designated as Secondary
Bilingual Assignments. A qualified incumbent of such position will
be paid a monthly differential of forty dollars ($40) (or an hourly
equivalent where applicable) above his or her base salary step.
6. That Section 3.1 subsection Shift Differential, as amended, is
hereby renumbered and further amended to read as follows:
"Section 3.1.~ Shift Differential.
Non-management full and part-time Civil Service
employees who are regularly and continuously assigned to a schedule
of work which requires that they actually work a minimum of 4 1/2
hours between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. will be paid a shift
differential for their entire work shift of ten (10) salary rate
ranges (5%) above their current base monthly or hourly salary rate;
however, this shift pay differential shall not be applicable to
employees in the classes of Park Ranger and Supervising Park
Ranger, Park Maintenance Worker I and II, Library Department
employees and classes represented by the Fire Benevolent
Association and the Police Officers Association (except the POA
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classes of Animal Control Officer I and II, Forensic Specialist I
and II, Police Communication Supervisor, Police Property and
Evidence Specialist, Police~Ser~i~e. Qfficer, and Police Services
Dispatcher who are eligible to reCeiVe shift differential)."
7. That Section 3.2 is hereby amended to change the title to read
as follows:
"Section 3.2 POLICE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGP~AM (for full-time
Civil Service employees only)."
8. That Section 3.3 is hereby amended to change the title to read
as follows:
"Section 3.3 FIRE SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM (for
full-time Civil Service employees only)."
9. That Section 3.4 is hereby amended to change the title to read
as follows:
"Section 3.4 RETIREMENT PLAI~ CONTRIBUTIONS (for full-time
Civil Service employees only)."
10. That Section 3.5, as amended, is hereby further amended to
change the title to read as follows:
"SECTION 3.5 PART-TIME AND TEMPORARY RATES (for Non-Civil
Service Part-time Employees Only)."
11. That Section 3.5.1, as amended, is hereby further amended to
change the title to read as follows:
"Section 3.5.1
Other Unaffiliated
Employment."
Class Titles and Waqe Rates For Seasonal and
Categories of Non-Civil Service Part-Time
12. That Section 3.5.2, as amended, is hereby further amended to
change the title to read as follows:
"Section 3.5.2 Class Titles and Wage Rates For Lonq-Term
Represented Cateqories of Non-Civil Service Part-time Employment."
13. That Section 4, Paragraph One, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 4. APPLICATION OF BASIC COMPENSATION PLAN. The
salary rate ranges and steps contained in Section 3 hereof are
monthly salary rates. All officers and employees working in
classes of employment included in this Resolution shall be
compensated at a monthly rate, except that non-civil service
employees hired for temporary work in a position which has an
anticipated duration of less than six (6) months, non-civil service
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employees employed on a part-time basis (averaging forty (40) hours
or less per semi-monthly pay period) and Civil Service part-time
employees (averaging more tha~ 40 hqU~S but less than 80 hours per
semi-monthly pay period) shall be paid at a rate per hour for
actual time spent in the duties of his or her employment. Any
hourly rate of pay, defined as the regular hourly rate of pay,
shall be computed by dividing the monthly salary rate by 173.33.
In determining the hourly rate as herein provided, computation
shall be made to the nearest even cent and a computation resulting
in an even one-half (1/2) cent shall fix the rate at the next
higher even cent."
14. That Section 6 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 6. SERVICE. The word "service" as used in this
Resolution shall be deemed to mean continuous, full-time service
(or an equivalent number of hours) in the classification in which
the officer or employee is being considered for salary advancement,
service in the higher classification or service in a classification
allocated to the same salary rate range and having generally
similar duties and requirements. Employees hired after the first
(lst) working day of the month shall not be credited with "time in
service" for that month when determining the length of service
required for salary step advancement. A lapse of service by an
officer or employee for a period of time longer than ten (10)
calendar days by reason of resignation, quit, or discharge, shall
serve to eliminate the accumulated length of service time of such
officer or employee for the purpose of this Resolution and any such
officer or employee reentering the service of the City shall be
considered as a new officer or employee, except that he or she may
be reappointed as provided in SAMC 9-114 and may be placed in the
same salary step in the appropriate salary rate range as he or she
was at the time of termination of employment."
15. That Section 7 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 7. ADVANCEMENT WITHIN RANGES. The following
regulations shall govern salary advancement within rate ranges:
A. Lenqth of Service Advancements: After the salary of
an officer or employee has been first established and fixed under
this plan, such officer or employee shall be advanced from Step "A"
to Step "B" or from Step "B" to Step "C" or from Step "C" to Step
"D," whichever is the next higher step to that on which the officer
or employee has been previously paid, effective the first (lst) day
of the month following the date of completion of the length of
service (or an equivalent number of hours) required for such
advancement as provided in Section 2 hereof.
B. Merit Advances. An officer or employee shall be
considered for advancement from Step "D" to Merit Step "E" upon the
completion of the required length of service as provided in Section
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2 hereof; the effective date of such merit increase, if granted,
shall be on the first (lst) day of the month following the
completion of such required length of service or an equivalent
number of hours. Advancemen~ to Merit Step "E" may be granted only
for continued meritorious and efficient service and continued
improvement by the officer or employee in the effective performance
of the duties of his or her position. Such merit advancement shall
require the following:
(1) There shall be on file in the Office of the Director
of Personnel a copy of each periodic efficiency or performance
report required to be made on the officer or employee by the Civil
Service Rules and Regulations and/or the City Manager during the
period of service time of such officer or employee subsequent to
his or her last salary advancement.
(2) The head of the department in which the officer or
employee is employed shall, at least twenty (20) calendar days
prior to the anticipated completion of such officer's or employee's
required length of service, file with the City Manager a statement
recommending the granting or denial of the merit increase and
supporting such recommendations with specific reasons therefor.
The officer or employee shall be notified by the department head as
to such recommendations and shall be informed of the reasons
therefor.
(3) No advancement in salary above Step "D" shall become
effective until approved by the City Manager, except when placement
on a salary step above Step "D" results from promotion under the
provisions of Section 9 of this Resolution.
C. Lenqth of Service Required When Advancement To Merit Step
Is Denied. When an officer or employee has not been approved for
advancement to the next higher salary step, he or she may be
reconsidered for such advancement after the completion of three (3)
months of additional service (or an equivalent number of hours) and
shall be reconsidered for such advancement after the completion of
six (6) months of additional service (or an equivalent number of
hours). This reconsideration shall follow the same steps and shall
be subject to the same actions as provided in subparagraphs B(2)
and (B) (3) of this Section."
16. That Section 8 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 8. REDUCTION IN SALARY STEPS. Any officer or
employee who is being paid at Merit Step "E" may be reduced to Step
"D" of the appropriate salary range, upon the recommendation of the
department head and the approval of the City Manager. Procedure
for such reduction shall follow the same procedure as outlined for
merit advancements in Section 7 above, and such officer or employee
may be considered for readvancement under the same provisions as
contained in subsection C of Section 7."
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17. That Section 12, as amended, is hereby retitled and Paragraph
One is further amended to read as follows:
"Section 12. EMPLOYEE'~ENEFITS~ FOR FULL-TIME CIVIL SERVICE
CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES. Each full-time civil service employee in
a class of employment designated in Section 3 of this Resolution as
Unaffiliated Confidential (UC), shall continue to receive as
additional compensation, any and all employee benefits provided to
non-management, general service employees on or after July 1, 1991,
except as modified as follows."
18. That except as amended by this Resolution, all other
provisions of Resolution No. 82-110, as previously amended, shall
remain in full force and effect.
19. That this Resolution shall be operative at such time as
Ordinance No. NS2258 is effective.
ADOPTED this
17th day of July
, 1995.
ayo EL A. ~ULIDO
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ATTEST:
~Ir~Eo~ ' t~eU?counc~
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
EDWkRD ~-~. ~P~R
City At t orne!7--
COUNCILMEMBERS:
PULIDO Aye
ESPINOZA Aye
LUTZ Aye
MCGUIGAN Aye
MILLS Aye
MORENO Aye
RICHARDSON Aye
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
State of California
County of Orange
I, IANICE C. GUY, Clerk of thc Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution
~-~0~3~ to be the original resolution adopted by thc City Council of the
City of Santa Aha on ~'-I 7-
,/// Clerk of the Cou6c~.~/
V ' City of Santa Ana