Explanation
This ordinance amends the Management Compensation Plan, Ordinance No. 2713-2013, as amended, by enacting, retitling, and abolishing classifications based on Civil Service Commission action; and by updating the 2026 minimum wage in accordance with the Ohio Constitution.
Fiscal Impact: None.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is recommended in order to allow for expedient implementation to immediately enact changes by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Human Resources.
Title
To amend the Management Compensation Plan, Ordinance No. 2713-2013, as amended, by amending Section 5(D), Section 5(E), and Section 5(F); and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Management Compensation Plan by amending Section 5(D) to repeal the classification of Diversity and Inclusion Specialist I (0806) based on Civil Service Commission action; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Management Compensation Plan by amending Section 5(E) to repeal the classification of Diversity and Inclusion Specialist II (0805) based on Civil Service Commission action; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Management Compensation Plan by amending Section 5(E) to enact the classification of COSHA Division Administrator (0145) based on Civil Service Commission action and to assign it to Pay Grade 96; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Management Compensation Plan by amending Section 5(E) to retitle the classification of Employee Benefits Analyst I (0824) to Employee Benefits/Workers' Compensation Analyst I (0824) based on Civil Service Commission action; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Management Compensation Plan by amending Section 5(F) to increase the minimum wage to $11.00 per hour effective January 1, 2026 in accordance with the Ohio Constitution; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Human Resources in that it is immediately necessary to amend certain provisions of the Management Compensation Plan in order to meet obligations to employees, departments, and the Civil Service Commission, by amending the established pay plan by November 17, 2025, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Sections 5(D), 5(E), and 5(F) of Ordinance No. 2713-2013 are hereby amended to read as follows according to the attached document:
Ord 2977-2025 Amending Ord 2713-2013 Section 5 - 111725
SECTION 2. That existing Sections 5(D), 5(E), and 5(F) of Ordinance No. 2713-2013, as amended, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That for 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.