Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety to make payment to Division of Police Student Intern (Cadet) Jordan Thompson as back payment for work performed as a Cadet. Student Interns in the Divisions of Police and Fire, also referred to as Cadets, were awarded a wage increase effective January 8, 2023. However, Jordan Thompson's increase was not effective until February 5, 2023. This was an inadvertent omission and this legislation is requesting to pay back total wages of $490.87 owed to the cadet from the period 1/8/2023 to 2/5/2023. Wages for the Cadets were increased from $14.93 to $18.50 effective 1/8/2023.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the payment of $490.87 as back payment to Jordan Thompson for the inadvertent omission from wage increases awarded to all Police and Fire Cadets effective 1/8/2023. Fringes associated to this back pay amounts to $85.66 for a total legislated amount of $576.53.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: This legislation is presented as an emergency measure to ensure fairness and equity for Jordan Thompson in the shortest possible time.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to make payment to Jordan Thompson for inadvertently delaying the beginning date of his wage increase for his duties as a Student Intern (Cadet) for the Division of Police; to authorize the expenditure of $576.53 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($576.53)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police inadvertently delayed the beginning date of the wage increase for Jordan Thompson a Columbus Division of Police Cadet by 137.5 hours, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety now wishes to make a lump-sum back payment to the Cadet for the wage increase omission between 1/8/2023 and 2/5/2023 for his duties as a Police Cadet, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Public Safety in that ...
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