Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance establishes the authorized strength for several city divisions.
The Municipal Court Clerk requests an increase of two full-time positions within the other city sanctioned category to reflect the transfer of two staff members from the general fund to the Clerk's court computer fund.
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division requests an increase of six full-time positions within the other fund sanctioned category and a decrease of six full-time positions within the general fund sanctioned category. The Transportation Division, as a part of the 2003 appropriation reduction, transferred the positions from the general fund to the street construction maintenance and repair fund.
The Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire requests an increase in its authorized strength by 1 fire captain and 2 fire lieutenants, for a total of 53 fire captains and 190 fire lieutenants. The additional positions are needed to staff Fire Station 34, which is scheduled to open at the end of October.
FISCAL IMPACT: The strength changes for both the Municipal Court Clerk and the Public Service Department, Transportation Division are consistent with second quarter review projections. The Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire has included the changes in strength for Fire Station 34 within its 2004 budget proposal.
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To establish a new authorized strength ordinance for various city divisions; to repeal ordinance 0952-2003, and to declare an emergency. (REPEALED BY ORD. 0381-2004 PASSED 02/23/2004)
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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 reflect various needs within the city, 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:
Refer to attachment ORD2337-2003strengthspreadsheet.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 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 twenty-nine (29) Fire Battalion Chiefs nor as a temporary complement in excess of thirty (30) Fire Battalion Chiefs at any one time; fifty-three (53) Fire Captains(3) nor as a temporary complement in excess of fifty-six (56) Fire Captains(3) at any one time; one (1) Fire Chief; and one-hundred ninety (190) Fire Lieutenants(3). 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 five (5) Police Deputy Chiefs nor as a temporary complement in excess of six (6) Police Deputy Chiefs at any one time; in excess of, as a normal complement, fifty-three (53) Police Lieutenants nor as a temporary complement; in excess of fifty-five (55) Police Lieutenants at any one time; in excess of, as a normal complement; two hundred twenty-four (224) Police Sergeants nor as a temporary complement in excess of two hundred twenty-nine (229) Police Sergeants at any one time.
SECTION 3. Emergency and limited appointments that are made are not subject to the authorized strength ordinance where such appointments are made to cover full-time employees on authorized leave. Authorized leave for purposes of this ordinance includes only injury leave, disability leave and military leave.
SECTION 4. That Ordinance No. 0952-2003 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.
FOOTNOTES:
Previous authorized strength levels. Refer to attachments ORD2337-2003strengthfootnote1.xls and ORD2337-2003strengthfootnote2.doc