COUNCIL COMMUNICATION

  DATE:

 

 

 

      9-16-02

 

 

 

 

     SUBJECT:  FINAL READING ORDINANCE 2002 –O-234

 

Amending the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances as follows:  Chapter 2, Article II, Division 6 (Pay Administration), Section 2-87.7 (12)(a) except as otherwise stated in any collective bargaining agreement and providing for an effective date of September 29, 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  INITIATED BY:                           

STAFF SOURCE:

Larry Dovalina

City Manager

Daniel E. Migura, Jr.

Administrative Services Director

 

 

 

 

 

  PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:

At the September 3, 2002 City Council meeting, Council introduced the ordinance amending the Pay Plan for an effective date of September 29, 2002.

  BACKGROUND:

 

            During the Budget Workshop a proposal was given to the City Council for consideration.  This

            proposal included a Cost of Living Adjustment of 2.8% on September 29, 2002 and continue with

            current pay plan,  except as otherwise stated in any collective bargaining agreement and continuation 

            of current merit pay plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

                                                                   

 

 

   COMMITTEE/BOARD RECOMMENDATION:

    None.

 

 STAFF:

That City Council approve this ordinance.

 

 

ORDINANCE NO.   2002-O-234 

 

AMENDING THE CITY OF LAREDO CODE OF

ORDINANCES AS FOLLOWS:  CHAPTER 2,

ARTICLE II, DIVISION 6, (PAY ADMINISTRATION)

SECTION  2-87.7 (12)(a);. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE

STATED IN ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR AN

EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2002.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS THAT:

 

Section 1:  That Chapter2, Article II, Division 6 numbered paragraph (12) (a) of Section 2-87.7 of  the Code of Ordinances be and is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

 (12)Effective September 30,2001   September 29, 2002, the city's wage schedule shall be amended as follows:

 

a.    All rates of pay in all grades in the wage schedule will be increased by a Cost of Living Increase of 3.0 2.8 percent effective September 30, 2001 September 29, 2002(see Exhibit 1, incorporated herein by reference);

                     

Section 2:  These amendments apply to all regular City of Laredo employees except the cooperative training program employees, who earn minimum wage, and those Firefighters and Police Officers governed by the terms of any collective bargaining agreement.

 

Section 3:  Severability clause - If any provisions, section subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void, invalid or for any reason unenforceable, the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance or its application to the persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of the City Council of the City of Laredo in adopting this ordinance that no portion hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionally, voidness or invalidity, and all provisions are declared severable for that purpose.

 

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON THIS ______ DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2002.

 

 

 

_____________________________

ELIZABETH G. FLORES, MAYOR

 

 

ATTEST:

 

__________________________

GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.

CITY SECRETARY

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

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JAIME L. FLORES

CITY ATTORNEY