Explanation
Mayor Michael B. Coleman's Parking Meter Advisory Team recommended, among other things, extending the hours of enforcement of 2,539 parking meters to 10:00 pm in areas with high nighttime metered parking needs. It is anticipated that this extension will generate an additional $1.4 million in parking meter revenue. It will, however, increase current enforcement hours by approximately 33 percent, from the current 43,000 hours to a projected 57,000. As such, additional enforcement personnel are needed. To address this need, the Division of Mobility will hire two Parking Enforcement Officers and one Parking Enforcement Supervisor, all of whom would work during the extended, second shift hours. The projected additional revenue is more than adequate to pay for these expanded positions.
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To establish a new authorized strength ordinance for the Department of Public Service, Division of Mobility to accommodate the expansion of the parking enforcement program; to increase the general fund sanctioned authorized strength in the Division of Mobility by three full-time positions for the aforementioned purpose; to repeal ordinance 0459-2010; and to declare an emergency. (REPEALED BY ORD. 1214-2010 PASSED 9/13/2010)
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WHEREAS, Mayor Michael B. Coleman's Parking Meter Advisory Team recommended extending the hours of parking meter enforcement to 10:00 pm in areas with high nighttime metered parking needs; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Mobility in the Department of Public Service is extending parking meter enforcement hours to 10:00 pm in response to this recommendation; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that this extension will generate an additional $1.4 million in parking meter revenue to the general fund; and
WHEREAS, to enforce the extension, the Division desires to increase its general fund sanctioned full-time personnel by three; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to establish a new authorized strength ordinance to provide for the efficient operation of the city, and for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 14, of the City Charter, the maximum number of officers and employees authorized to be employed within the various Departments, Boards and Offices of the City and hereby fixed and established as follows:
-1- Refer to attachment ord1159-2010currentstrength.xls
-2- Refer to attachment ord1159-2010previousstrength.xls
The foregoing positions authorized include all positions within each department, division, board, office or commission, whether appointed or elected except the members of any board or commission authorized by charter or ordinance.
No Appointing Authority shall appoint full-time or part-time personnel in excess of the maximum permitted by this ordinance unless authorized by ordinance of City Council.
SECTION 2. Such of the positions within the Division of Fire as the Director of Public Safety and Fire Chief shall designate, shall be within the uniformed ranks and all other positions therein shall be deemed civilian positions, provided there shall not be in excess of five (5) Fire Assistant Chiefs and there shall not be in excess of four (4) Fire Deputy Chiefs; as a normal complement in excess of thirty-four (34) Fire Battalion Chiefs nor as a temporary complement in excess of thirty-five (35) Fire Battalion Chiefs at any one time; fifty-six (56) Fire Captains nor as a temporary complement in excess of fifty-nine (59) Fire Captains at any one time; one (1) Fire Chief; and one-hundred ninety six (196) Fire Lieutenants. The complements of fire captains and fire lieutenants are intended to be temporary, subject to review and change at any time.
Such of the positions within the Division of Police as the Director of Public Safety and the Police Chief shall designate, shall be within the uniformed ranks and all other positions therein shall be deemed civilian positions, provided there shall not be, as a normal complement, in excess of eighteen (18) Police Commanders nor as a temporary complement in excess of nineteen (19) Police Commanders at any one time; one (1) Police Chief; in excess of, as a normal complement six (6) Police Deputy Chiefs nor as a temporary complement in excess of seven (7) Police Deputy Chiefs at any one time; in excess of, as a normal complement, fifty-seven (57) Police Lieutenants nor as a temporary complement; in excess of fifty-nine (59) Police Lieutenants at any one time; in excess of, as a normal complement; two hundred twenty-five (225) Police Sergeants nor as a temporary complement in excess of two hundred twenty-nine (229) Police Sergeants at any one time.
SECTION 3. Temporary appointments are not subject to the authorized strength ordinance. Additionally, limited appointments made to cover full-time and part-time employees on authorized leave (injury, disability or military leave) are not subject to the authorized strength ordinance.
SECTION 4. That Ordinance No. 0459-2010 and all other ordinances relative to the authorization of employees for any department, division, board or commission and all other ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law.