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J. RESOLUTION NO. 3023
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VJi.;RNON FIXING THE
;3 COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY AS OF JULY 1, 1969,
4 AUTHORIZING CERTAINEXPEIlSE ALLOWANCES, AND REPEALING ALL RESOLU-
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7 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Effective July 1, 1969, the following employees
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9 of the City of Vernon sball receive tbe compensation or salary
10 hereinafter set forth. This Resolution shall not affect the
11 existing compensation of any officer or employee not in this
12 Resolution specifically set forth.
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SECTION 2: Employees of the City of Vernon shall receive
14 the compensation, and, where authorized, the expense allowances,
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fa) Engineering Department, Water Department, and Traffic
17 Engineering and Street Department, as in Schedule I.
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(b) Fire Department, as in Schedule II.
(c) Police Department, as in Schedule III.
(d) Health Department, as in Schedule IV.
(e) :Miscellaneous Departments, as in Schedule V.
22 Said Schedules I through V are attached to this Resolution and
23 hereby incorporated as a part of this Resolution as though herein
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SECTION 3: The salaries herein set forth for the several
26 officers and employees of tbe City of Vernon in the different
27 departments shall be in full force and effect from and after the
28 1st day of July, 1969.
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SECTION 4: Wherever an allowance is made to any employee
30 for the use of his personal automobile, such allowance shall not
31 be payable whenever the employee is on vacation or leave of
32 absence, and the automobile allowance is reduced at such times in
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SECTION 5: Vacation policies for employees of the City
;3 of Vernon are established and recited in Rescdution No. 30Cil2.
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SECTION 6: In any salary period in which any full-time
5 employees of the City of Vernon shall, for any reason, not work
6 full time,~hen the pay, salary or compensation of such employee
7 shall be reduced on the following basis:
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(a) Where an employee is paid on a monthly salary basis,
9 such employee shall be paid the amount produced by multiplying
10 theregular.monthly salary by a fraction having as its denominator
11 the total number of working days in the caleRdarmonth (in accord-
12 ance with the regular work schedule of the employee in question)
13 and as its numerator the total number of days actually worked.
14 ttDays actually workedu for the purpose of this computation shall
15 include excused and paid,absences as hereafter provided for, as
16 well as legal holidays to which the employee is entitled under
17 his regular working schedule during the pay period in question
18 and so . long as he is employed by the City of Vernon. Provided
19 that, when such employee is hired or his employment is terminated
20 after the beginning or before the end of a salary period, no
21 salary shall be payable on account of any days preceding such
22 hiring, or for any days following such termination.
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(b) Where an employee is paid on a daily basis, no
24 compensation shall be payable for any day or portion of a day not
25 worked.
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(c) In either of the cases mentioned in sub-sections (a)
27 and (b) above, fractional parts of a day shall be computed on the
28 basis of an eight-hour day, excepting members of the Fire Depart-
29ment who serve on a twenty-four hour shift, and as to said latter
30 employees fra.ctional parts of a day shall be computed on the basis
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(d) uAbsence" as used in this section shall include,
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2 employees whose employment commences or terminates during a pay,
;3 salary or wage period.
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(e) As an exception to the general rules for deduction
5 or loss of. pay for absences as above defined, any department head
6 may, for good cause as determined by such department head,.. certify
7 for full pay for an employee who has been absent during a pay,
8 salary or wage period.
9 Whenever a department head certifies for pay on
10 absence of an employee, he shall attach to the payroll demand a
11 statement of the reason for paying such employee while absent,
12 his monthly rate of pay, length of service with the City, and
13 number of days absent.. The pay of employees for absent time shall
14 remain in the sole discretion of the City Council.
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SECTION 7: The.Ci1:;y Council hereby makes the fQllowing
16 statement of policy relative to salaries and classifications set
17 forth in this Resolution:
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(a) Except as set forth in sub-section (b) which follows,
19 promotions or salary increases to.higher grades are merit steps
20 only and shall be available to employees as recognition and rew.ard
21 for satisfactory services.
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(b) New employees shall start at the first step in the
23 salary range for their respective positions unless it is determined
24 that qualified applicants are not available at the salary specified
25 for the first step or grade, or that a specific applicant has
26 special qualifications justifying a higher starting rate beyond
27 the first step or grade. New employees starting at the beginning
28 step or grade shall be advanced to the second step or grade of
29 their salary range effective the first day of the calendar month
30 next following the satisfactory completion of their probationary
31 employment, which is hereby fixed at twelve (12) months.
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(c) Promotions to the next step or grade of the employee's
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2 first day of the calendar month next following the completion of
;3 satisfactory service and the authorization of said promotion. It
4 is intended that such promotion be effective the first day of the
5 calendar month.
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(d) The promotion of an employee shall not result in
7 reduction in pay, and the employee being promoted shall be classi-
8 fied in such manner that he receives the same or more pay for the
9 pos i tion to which he is promoted.
(e) This Resolution expresses the general wage and salary
11 policy of the City of Vernon, and in conjunction with the accompany
12. ing working conditions for employees of the City of Vernon now
13 existing is deemed to be fair and adequate. It is not anticipated
14 that adjustments in said salary scales will be necessary, except
15 as to cases involving additional responsibility, exceptional merit,
16 or other special circumstances.
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SECTION 8: All resolutions in conflict with this Resolu-
18 tion are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 9: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
20 certify to the passage of this Resolution and thereupon and there-
21 after the same shall be in full force and effect.
22 ADOPTED and APPROVED THIS 17th day of June, 1969.
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J. STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
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4 I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
5 hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
6 3023,. was duly adGpted by the City Council of the City of Vernon
7 and approved by the Mayor of said City at a regular meeting of the
8 City Council held on June 17, 1969.
City ClerK
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DEPARTMENT, AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
AND STREET DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE
step 1 $1624 per menth
2 1538
3 1456
4 1380
5 1303
step 1 1456 per month
2 1380
3 1303
4 1234
5 1169
Step 1 1234 per month
2 1169
3 1108
4 1049
5 992
step 1 1049 per month
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4 890
5 845
City Engineer
Superintendent of the Water
Department
Traffic Engineer
Civil Engineer
Assistant Traffic Engineer
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Civil Engineering Assistant
Administrative Assistant,
Traffic Engineering and
Street Department
Forem.an
Land Surveyor
Construction Inspector
Assistant Planner
utility Man I
Engineering Aide I
Step 1 940 per month
2 890
3 245
4 799
5 755
Step 1 890 per menth
2 8.45
3 799
4 755
5 717
Step 1 845 per month
2 799
3 755
4 717
5 680
S'tep 1 799 per month
2 755
3 717
4 680
5 645
utility Man II
Engineering Clerk I
Engineering/Aide II
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SCHEDULE. I
ENG INEERING DEPARTMENT, WATER
DEPARTMENT, AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
AND STREET DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE
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Engineering Clerk II
step 1 $ 755 per month
2 717
3 680
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step 1 680 per month
2 645
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4 580
5 550
step 1 580 per month
2 550
3 521
4 494
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Engineering Clerk III
5 Utility Man IV
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7 Engineering Clerk IV
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10 The City Engineer, and Civil Engineers, must passessa
valid Certificate of Registration as a Civil Engineer, issued by
11 the California state Board of Registration for Civil and
Professional Engineers.
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The Land Surveyor must possess a valid Land Surveyor's
13 License issued by the california state Board of Registration for
Civil and Professional Engineers.
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In addition to said salaries, the City Engineer, the
Superintendent of the Water Department, and the Traffic Engineer,
when authorized in advance by the City Council shall receive,
when using their own motor vehicles in the service of the City,
an additional sum of $75.00 per month and the Assistant Traffic
Engineer, Civil Engineers, Civil Engineering Associates, Civil
Engineering Assistants, Foremen, Construction Inspectors,
Engineering Aides I and II, when so authorized, shall receive,
when using their own motor vehicles in the service of the City,
an additional sum af $'30.00, $50.00, or $75.00 per month, depending
on the amount s0authorized. Provided, the City Council shall,
by specific actiQn, otherwise determine other methods of reim-
bursing personnel of the Engineering, Traffic Engineering and
Street Department, and Water Department, for use of their own
motor vehicles in the service of. the City. The City shall not
be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for upkeep,
fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or other
expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the respective
amounts set forth in this paragraph.
Foremen and Utility Men in the Engineering, Traffic
25 Engineering and Street Department, and Water Department, when
required to work hours in addition to those regularly established
26 for their respective job classifications, shall be paid an hourly
rate for such additional work computed by dividing the monthly
27 salary d. the employee by 20 (hereby assuming a 20 day working
month in all cases) and paying at the rate of 1/8 of the quotient
28 so obtained for each hour of additional work. All overtime pay
will be paid on the 2nd pay-day 0f the m0nth (normally the 22nd)
29 immediately following the month in which the overtime pay isearnedr-
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AND STREET DEPARTMENT, AND WATER
DEPARTMENT
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Step 1 $1624 per month
2 1538
3 1456
4 1380
5 1303
Grade 1 1293 per month
2 1225
3 1178
4 1093
Grade 1 1213 per month
2 1181
Grade 1 1145 per month
2 1104
3 1068
4 1028
Grade 1 1032 per month
2 1013
3 998
4 980
Grade 1 1013 per month
2 998
3 980
4 960
Grade 1 960 per month
2 935
3 917
4 903
Grade 1 887 per month
2 837
3 792
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5 Assistant Chief
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Battalion Chief
9 Captain
Driver Mechanic
14 Engineer
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Auto Fireman
19 Hosemen
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Secretary Grade 1 684 per month
2 645
3 599
4 567
5 540
In addition to said salaries, members of the Fire Depart-
ment, when authorized in advance by the City Council, shall
receive, when using their own mot0r vehicle in the service 0f the
City, an additional sum of $85.00. The City shall not be re-
sponsible for repairs or any additional cost for upkeep, fuel,
lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or other expenses in
c0nnection with any such vehicles beyond the amount set forth in
this plragraph.
Fire Department personnel, with the exception of the Fire
Chief, the Assistant Fire Chiefs and the Secretary, shall be paid
straight time pay for overtime worked as certified to by the Fire
Chief, for the following reasons:
SCHEDULE I I
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(a) Disasters such as maj0r fires, civil disturbances,
and other emergency situations.
(b) Extraordinary circumstances requiring more than
ordinary law enforcement or fire protection staffing.
(c) Time necessary to maintain budgeted post-p0sition
covera.ge during vacancies or absences.
Eligible Fire Department personnel shall be paid an hourly
6 rate for such overtime work computed by dividing the monthly base
salary of the employee by 264 hours (hereby assuming an 11. day
7 working month in all cases) and paying at the rate obtained for
each hour of additional overtime work. All overtime pay will be
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ly following the month in which the overtime pay is earned.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE
2 Chief
Step 1 $162~ per month
2 1538
3 1456
4 1380
5 1303
Grade 1 1293 per month
2 l225
3 11.78
4 1093
Grade 1 1145 per month
2 1104
3 1068
4 1028
Grade 1 1013 per month
2 998
3 980
4 960
Grade 1 887 per month
2 837
3 792
4 756
Grade 1 583 per month
2 553
3 510
4 473
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Lieutenant
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Motor Officer or Patrolman or
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In addition to said salaries, each officer or policeman
shall receive, when his automobile is used in the service of or
engaged for the use of the City, an additional sum of $85.00 per
month, being an allowance for the use and maintenance of said
motor equipment. Employees of the Police Department shall receive
additional compensation as hazard pay in the sum of $45.00 per
month when assigned to solo motorcycle duty.
Police Department personnel, with the exception of the
Police Chief, the Police captains and the Transcriber Typists, shal
be paid straight time pay for overtime worked as certified to by
the Police Chief, for the following reasons:
(a) Disasters such as major fires, civil disturbances,
and other emergency situations.
(b) Extraordinary circumstances requiring more than
ordinary law enforcement or fire protection staffing.
(c) Time necessary to maintain budgeted post-position
coverage during vacancies or absences.
Eligible Police Department personnel shall be paid an
hourly rate for such overtime work computed by dividing the monthly
base salary (hazard pay not included) of the employee by 20 (hereby
assuming a 20 day working month in all cases>: and paying at the
rate of 1/8 of the quotient so obtained for each hour of additional
overtime work. All overtime pay will be paid on the 2nd pay-day
of the month (normally the 22nd) immediately following the month
in which the overtime pay is earned.
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day for any da.y when one or more appearances are made for an
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE
Health Officer
(California state Licensed
M.D. or osteopath)
$ 700.00 per month
Director of Environmental Health
Grade 1 l456.00 per month
2 1380.00 per month
3 1303.00
4 1234.00
5 1169.00
Grade 1 1234.00 per month
2 1169.00
3 1108.00
4 1049.00
5 992.00
Grade 1 1169.00 per month
2 1108.00
3 1049.00
4 992.00
5 940.00
Grade 1 992.00 per month
2 938.00
3 888.00
4 841.00
5 797.00
Grade 1 684.00 per mo.nth
2 645.00
3 599.00
4 567.00
5 540.00
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Environmental Health
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Environmental Health
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16 Secretary
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In addition to said salaries, members of the Health
Department, when authorized in advance by the City Council, shall
receive, when using their own motor vehicles in the service of
the City, an additional sum of $75.00 per month. The City shall
not be responsible for repairs or any additional cost for upkeep,
fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or other
expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the amount
set forth in this ];Bragraph.
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City Clerk - Director of Finance
(Charge one-eighth to Light. &
Power, one-sixteenth to Water,
thirteen-sixteenths to City
Clerk Administration
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City Treasurer & Chief Deputy
City Clerk
(Charge one-eighth to water,
one-fourth to Light & Power,
five-eighths to City Treasurer
Administration)
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Deputy City Clerk, Senior Public
9 utilities Accountant - Water
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Deputy City Clerk, Senior Public
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Power Department
(Charge to Light & Power Dept.)
Deputy City Clerk, Public
utilities Accountant - Water or
Light & Power
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Deputy City Clerk-Payroll and
Records
(Charge to City Clerk Administration)
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Secretary-Deputy City Clerk Grade 1
(Charge to City Clerk Administration) 2
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENTS
1105 per month
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Stenographer-Switchboard Operator
(Charge one-half to Government
Buildings & Grounds, one-fourth
to Library, one-fourth to City
Clerk Administration)
Typist-Switchboard Operator
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Agent
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Clerk, Purchasing Department
(Charge to Purchasing Department
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Senior Building Inspector
Senior Electrical Inspector
senior Mechanical Inspector
Building Inspector
Electrical Inspector
Mechanical Inspector
Secretary-Fje Clerk
Building Department
(Charge to Building Department)
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SCHEDULE V
MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENTS
$ 680 per month
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580 per month
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1105 per month
1046
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622 per month
580
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1624 per month
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In addition to said salaries, the City Clerk, the
Assistant Director of Civil Defense, and the Purchasing Agent,
when authoriZed in advance by the City Council, shall receive,
when using their own motor vehicles, in the service of the City,
an additional sum of $50.00 per month. The Superiltent of
BUilding, when authorized in advanceby the City Council, shall
receive, when using his own motor vehicle in the service of the
City, an additional sum of $85.00 per month. The Inspectors
in the Building Department, when authorized in advance by the
City Council, shall receive, when using their own motor vehicles
in the service of the City, an additional sum of $75.00 per month.
The City shall not be responsible for repairs o.r any additional
cost for upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in
part, or other expenses in connection with any such vehicles
beyond the amount set forth in this paragraph.
SCHEDULE V
MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENTS
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