Explanation
During the budget reductions of 2008, an Office Assistant (OA) III (a CMAGE classification) could not exercise her bumping rights to an OA II (an AFSCME classification) because of conflicting contract language. The issue ultimately resulted in a finding against the city, requiring among other things that the Public Service Department rehire the employee in the lesser of the two classifications. As such, the employee will be on the Public Service Director's Office general fund payroll as of November 28th, 2010. There is insufficient authorized strength to accommodate this rehire however, necessitating the increase of this office's general fund sanctioned full-time strength by one.
This ordinance also increases the general fund sanctioned full-time fire-uniformed strength by nine. This increase is to accommodate the 50-recruit fire class scheduled to begin on December 27th, 2010. While there will be approximately 50 uniformed recruits added to the payroll at that time, they will be offset by prior separations such that the needed net increase in strength is only 9.
Fiscal Impact:
The net cost of the additional position in the Public Service Director's Office is minimal in 2010 and can be absorbed within the existing budget. In 2011, additional funds will be provided for this purpose.
Funds are budgeted in the 2011 budget for costs associated with the fire recruit class. There are no costs associated with said class in 2010.
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To establish a new authorized strength ordinance for the Public Service Director's Office and the Fire Division, to accommodate the need for increased general fund sanctioned authorized strength, to repeal ordinance 1214-2010; and to declare an emergency. (REPEALED BY ORD. 0150-2011 PASSED 1/31/2011)
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WHEREAS, as a result of a court ordered finding against the city, the Public Service Director's Office will rehire an employee who was previously laid-off during the 2008 budget reductions; and
WHEREAS, this employee will be on the Public Service Director's Office general fund payroll before the end of this fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, there is a fire recruit class that is scheduled to begin on December 27th, 2010; and
WHEREAS, netted against separations that have already occurred, the increase needed in full-time general fund sanctioned authorized strength in the Fire Division is nine; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Director's Office and the Fire Division 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 ord1655-2010currentstrength.xls
-2- Refer to attachment ord1655-2010previousstrength.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. 1214-2010 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.