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.
Title
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 (REPEALED BY ORD. 0150-2011 PASSED 1/31/2011)
Body
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
WHERE...
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