Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-22

Section No. 2. The pay schedule
of all employees shall be on
monthly basis, provided that, upon
the request of the appointing au-
thority and by approval of the coun-
ell, any employee or group of en-
ployees in any department may be
paid on an hourly basis, and. when
so authorized, such hourly employ
eeS shall not be limited in the num-
ber of hours they may work in any
particular month by the total
monthly rate set forth in Section
No. l of this ordinance.
Section No. 3. Where an hourly
rate is authorized to be paid by the
council, such hourly rate shall be
proportionate to the monthly rate
provided for the class, to be de-
termined by dividing the appropri-
ate month rate by the product of
four and one-third times the work
week for the particular employee.
Section No. 4. Part time employ
ees shall be compensated on an
hourly basis, for time worked, at
hourly rates determined in the man
ner prescribed in Section No. 3.
Section No. 5. New employees
shall be employed at the minimum
rates in each pay range except that
the civil service commission may
authorize the employment of new
employees at beginning salary
or wage equal to the second step
within the pay range of the partlcu-
lar classification, if employment
conditions existing at the particu-
. lar time require it, subject to the
approval of the Auditor as to the
availability of funds provided that
all employees in the same clasSl-
fication with a salary or wage below
the maximum salary step, are ad-
vanced at the same time one step
in the salary range of said classifi-
cation.
When an employee is promoted to
higher class, his salary or wage
shall be increased to the salary or
wage step in the pay range of the
new class which is next above the
salary or wage he was receiving
prior to such promotion.
Section No. 6. The civil service
commission shall provide by its
rules for the keeping of records of
efficiency and performance of each
employee; each appointing authority
| in each department shall keep such
| records of efficiency and perform
ance for the employees in his de-
partment as required by the civil
| service commission.
Beginning Jan. !, 1855, each en-
ployee who has completed one year,
| or a major part thereof, in par
| ticular position, office, or employ
ment and who is below step in the
pay range to which his position,
office or employment is assigned,
shall receive an automatic salary
adjustment equivalent to the next
| higher step within the pay range
for his class or grade, subject to
| the provisions of this ordinance.
Each year thereafter, until the
highest step in the pay range is
reached, each employee shall receive
an automatic salary adjustment
equivalent to the next higher step
within the pay range of his class
or grade. The first such adjustment
| shall become effective as of the
| first day of January following COM
pletion of the first years service,
or major part thereof, and as of
the first day of January of each
year thereafter until the maximum
| salary or wage in the pay range is
reached. On or after January l.,
1855, such adjustments shall be
| automatic for each employee when
| his service rating, as shown by the
current or last performance report
is equal to or higher than reason
| able standards of efficiency fixed
| by the civil service commission with
due consideration among other fac
| tors, of the need for maintaining
! equality of treatment of employees
in the several departments of this
| city.
Section No. T. Work day, work
| week.
A work day shall consist of eight
go hours A work week, except
for the Police Department, water
works and sewage treatment plant,
shall be forty-four (44) heurs A
| work week for the Police Depart
ment shall be forty (40) hours. A
work week for the waterworks and
sewage treatment plant shall be AZ
hours.
Section 8. Overtime pay.
Hourly rated employees shall re-
csive over time pay at the rate OF
one and one-half times their regu-
lar rate for each hour worked in
excess of their work week
Section Q. Vacations.
All employees shall receive vaca-
tionS as follows:
First year of employment, no
vacation;
Second year of employment, one
week vacation with pay;
Third and subsequent years, two
weeks vacation with pay.