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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3110-2020Sponsored by: Administration CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO . 3110-2020 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 23.55.030 -QUALIFICATION PAY, TO ADD ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION PAY ITEMS TO THE LIST OF THOSE FOR WHICH EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WHILE ON ANNUAL LEAVE OR WHEN RECEIVING HOLIDAY PAY. WHEREAS, the City Council recently passed ordinance 3098-2019 modifying KMC 23.55.030 Qualification Pay; and, WHEREAS, further review indicates additional modifications will allow more consistent application of Qualification Pay; and , WHEREAS , currently KMC 23.55.030 allows senior officers and driver/operators to be compensated at a rate that includes qualification pay during periods of annual leave and holidays, however, the same does not apply for the certified municipal clerks and police investigators; and, WHEREAS, the City benefits from consistency and equity in application of code to not only meet employee expectations but also for administration of personnel rules; and , WHEREAS, the proposed amendments do not require an increase to the adopted FY2020 budget; and , WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends amendments to the Kenai Municipal Code that would allow police investigators and certified municipal clerks to receive qualification pay during periods of annual leave and holidays. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, as follows : Section 1. Form: That this is code ordinance . Section 2. Amendment of Section 23 .55.030 (b) of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 23.55 .030 (b) -Qualification Pay, is hereby amended as follows: 23.55.030 Qualification pay. (a) In recognition of professional development, personal time, and effort of the individual to achieve same, the following annual recognition entitlement is authorized, payable on a pro rata monthly basis. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 3110-2020 Page 2 of 3 (b) This recognition entitlement, except senior officer pay, investigator pay. certified municipal clerk pay, and driver/operator pay, is not considered when calculating hourly rates for annual leave or holiday pay. (1) Police Department. (i) Certification in accordance with State of Alaska Certification Standards as follows : Pol ice Officer Intermediate Certification Advanced Certification Police Sergeant Intermediate Certification Advanced Certification Police Lieutenant Advanced Certification Police Chief Advanced Certification $1,800/year $3,000/year $1,800/year $3,000/year $3,000/year $3,000/year (ii) Recognition pay for qualified Senior Officers. Senior Officer pay is for Police Officers who have completed step 16E subject to an overall evaluation rating of "Meet~ Expectations" or better, as follows: Advance one (1) pay grade from 16E to 17E (iii) Recognition pay for qualified Field Training Officer personnel for officers temporarily assigned Field Training Officer duties for eligible shifts only as follows: 5% increase of the employee's current range and step (iv) Recognition pay for qualified "Investigator" personnel for temporary assignment as an Investigator when the assignment is the employee's primary assignment and the assignment has been approved by the City Manager or designee as follows: 5% increase of the employee's current range and step (2) Fire Department. (i) Recognition entitlement for an associate degree in fire science is four hundred eighty dollars ($480.00) per year. Eligible grades are fire fighter, engineer, and captain . (ii) Recognition entitlements for EMT certification for eligible grades of fire fighter, engineer, and captain are as follows : EMT I Instructor EMT II EMT Ill EMT-Paramedic $250/year $500/year $1,000/year (includes EMT II pay) $1,500/year (includes EMT II & Ill pay) (iii) Recognition entitlements for driver/operator qualified personnel for eligible grades of fire fighter are as follows: New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinan ce No . 3110-2020 Page 3 of 3 Driver/Operator Qualified One (1) pay range increase (pay range 13 to pay range 14) (3) Water and Sewer Utility. Certification in accordance with the State of Alas ka Certification Standards . W&Sll w & s Ill $300/year $480/year (4) City Clerk's Office. Certification in accordance with International Institute of Municipal Cler ks. Certified Municipal Clerk 2 .5% of the employee's base pay Section 3. Severabi lity: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction , such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or application . Section 4 . Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.0?0(f), this ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption . ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 181h day of March , 2020. ATTEST: BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR New Te xt Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Introduced : March 4, 2020 Enacted: March 18, 2020 Effective : April 17, 2020 'lftff~ aJ/t/r, a PaJ't, Ct'tf aJ1't/r, a h.tlif'e 11 210 Fidalgo Ave , Kenai , Alaska 99611 -7794 Telephone : (907) 283-7535 I Fax: (907) 283-3014 www. kenai .city MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council Paul Ostrander, City Manager David Ross, Police Chief Stormy Brown, Human Resource Director February 20, 2020 Ordinance No. 3110-2020 -Amending KMC section 23.55.030 - Qualification Pay The City Council recently passed ordinance 3098-2019, which modified a number of areas of police compensation in order to address recruitment and retention of experienced officers. After implementation of that ordinance , it was determined that qualification pays could be applied more consistently with revised language . The way KMC is currently written, senior officer pay and driver/operator pay are considered when calculating hourly rates for annual leave and holiday pay, while Investigator pay and Certified Municipal Clerk pay are not. These differences are not intentional nor necessarily equitable. This Ordinance would modify KMC to include the Investigator qualification pay and Certified Municipal Clerk qualification pay to apply during periods of annual leave and holidays. We are respectfully requesting your consideration of this ordinance modifying Kenai Municipal Code.