(A) The job classifications and corresponding pay bands 1 through 9 shown in division (G) below are established as of June 24, 2024. Employees of the city not elsewhere provided for in a contract or ordinance, are assigned to a pay band by the Mayor.
(B) Each pay band establishes base hourly rates for hourly personnel. Rates listed for salaried personnel are hourly rate equivalents. The hourly rates or hourly rate equivalents shall be used since the city's electronic payroll system bases the calculation of payroll on an hourly rate. However, those personnel who are salaried or salaried/exempt are compensated properly as salaried personnel based on a weekly salary.
(C) All municipal employee classifications listed in this section shall be paid on a bi-weekly basis.
(D) Pay bands 1 through 3 include hourly, non-exempt job classifications. These classes are eligible to earn overtime either through federal overtime statutes or city practice and/or policy. The bi-weekly compensation for employees not listed in § 33.18 shall be based on the number of hours actually worked during the bi-weekly pay period, and the hourly rate of compensation for such employees shall be based on the hourly schedule listed in division (G) below, except where otherwise provided by ordinance.
(E) Pay bands 4 through 9 primarily include “exempt” salaried job classifications unless otherwise noted in the job description or appointment letter. Exempt job classifications, when paid on a salaried basis, are exempt from federal overtime requirements. These personnel are paid on a bi-weekly basis, which is based on two weeks at their regular weekly salary. They are compensated on a salaried basis in accordance with federal law. Payments of less than a full weekly salary to an exempt employee shall be in accordance with federal law. Furthermore, the city and an employee may agree to pay certain positions or part-time personnel in these pay bands on an hourly basis.
(F) As used in this section, the term BASE SALARY refers to the minimum salary before any extra pay is received such as longevity, lump sum payments for seniority, shift differential, certification pay, or other fringe benefit factors.
(G) The pay bands are established as follows (pay rates/steps are outlined in divisions (O) through (P) of this section):
Pay Band 1 (B1) |
Customer Service Specialist |
Park Maintenance Specialist |
Secretary |
Pay Band 2 (B2) |
Administrative Assistant |
Clerk of Council |
Finance Specialist |
Fitness Specialist |
Natural Resources Specialist |
Payroll Specialist |
Sports Specialist |
Systems Analyst |
Tax Specialist |
Pay Band 3 (B3) |
Aquatics/Fitness Manager |
Automotive Mechanic Supervisor |
Chemist |
Zoning Code Enforcement Officer |
Parks & Recreation Business Office Supervisor |
Maintenance Coordinator |
Natural Resources Manager |
Public Works Supervisor |
Victim Advocate |
Wastewater Collection Maintenance Supervisor |
Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator |
Water Treatment Plant Chief Operator |
Pay Band 4 (B4) |
Community Affairs Coordinator |
GIS Specialist |
Housing Program Administrator |
Natural Resources Coordinator |
Network Administrator |
Operations Coordinator |
Recreation Coordinator |
Senior Planner |
Sustainability Coordinator |
Pay Band 5 (B5) |
Assistant Utilities Business Office Manager |
Assistant Prosecutor |
City Surveyor |
Assistant Fire Chief |
GIS Coordinator |
Community Development Administrator |
Project Engineer |
Public Works Assistant Superintendent |
Tax Commissioner |
Urban Forester |
Water Distribution/Wastewater Collection Assistant Superintendent |
Water Pollution Control Assistant Superintendent |
Water Supply Assistant Superintendent |
Pay Band 6 (B6) |
Assistant City Engineer |
Capital Projects Manager |
City Prosecutor |
Assistant Electric Superintendent |
Fire Deputy Chief |
GIS Manager |
Police Deputy Chief |
Public Works Superintendent |
Utilities Business Office Manager/Deputy Finance Director |
Water Distribution/Wastewater Collection Superintendent |
Water Pollution Control Superintendent |
Water Supply Superintendent |
Pay Band 7 (B7) |
Assistant Utilities Director |
City Attorney |
Communications Director |
Economic Development Director |
Electric Superintendent |
Engineering Director/City Engineer |
Finance Director |
Fire Chief |
Human Resources Director |
Information Technology Director |
Parks and Recreation Director |
Planning Director |
Police Chief |
Public Works Director |
Pay Band 8 (B8) |
Director of Administrative Services |
Director of Public Infrastructure/Utilities Director |
Director of Public Safety/Safety Director |
Director of Public Services |
Pay Band 9 (B9) |
Municipal Administrator |
(H) Pay bands are vertical numerical readings along the schedules in division (G) above. These numbers are keyed to job classifications. Changes in classifications represent changes in job titles and responsibilities at levels appropriate to an individual's education, training, and experience.
(I) Newly hired employees may, at the city's discretion, be paid any base rate within the designated pay band; however, in no case shall the rate assigned exceed the hiring maximum established for the designated pay band.
(J) An employee who is reclassified into a higher pay band as a result of a promotion to a new classification that is assigned to a higher pay band shall be assigned into the new pay band at a rate commensurate with his/her skills and abilities. The rate assigned will not exceed the hiring maximum for that pay band. However, the promotion of an employee into the salaried/exempt position of Assistant Fire Chief shall result in the base rate of the employee being adjusted to match the base rate of the existing employees classified in that rank.
(K) An employee may be demoted if he or she exhibits an inability or unwillingness to perform assigned duties or for disciplinary reasons. An employee so demoted for such cause(s) shall be reduced to a pay rate within the lower pay band wherein the pay reduction is commensurate with the disciplinary action involved. However, in no case shall the employee be assigned to a pay rate that would exceed the hiring maximum established by ordinance for that pay band.
(L) Whenever an employee voluntarily applies for and accepts a position in a lower pay band, or whenever an employee is laid off due to lack of funds or lack of work in one classification and is entitled to a demotion to a lower classification where he/she previously held a full-time status, the pay rate of the employee shall be reduced to a pay rate in the lower pay band that would not exceed the highest base rate paid to employees already classified in the same position within the new pay band. However, in no case would the employee's new rate exceed the established hiring maximum for that pay band nor would the employee receive an increase to his/her base rate.
(M) Whenever the Municipal Administrator or his/her designee determines that it is necessary to temporarily assign an employee to perform the duties of a position above that which the employee currently holds, such employee shall be temporarily reclassified to the higher job classification and shall receive a temporary increase in pay, which shall be established as outlined in division (J) of this section. If the employee is temporarily reclassified from an hourly, non-exempt position (eligible for overtime) to a salaried position that is exempt from earning overtime, the reclassification shall result in the employee being exempt from overtime while so assigned to the exempt classification. Furthermore, the employee so assigned shall continue to receive all other fringe benefits at the levels he/she received prior to the temporary reclassification to the higher job classification. Training periods at a higher level shall not be computed when determining "acting time." The employee must be assigned to and perform all the functions that are normally performed by an occupant of the higher classification in order to be reclassified and receive the increased rate of pay.
(N) The pay band hiring maximums previously outlined in division (G) of this section are for hiring purposes only. If a base rate increase results in an employee's base rate exceeding the established hiring maximum, the employee will still be granted the full base rate increase.
(O) Pay bands 1-3. Placement in the pay system shall be administered through the Finance Department. The following shall serve as the pay steps for the non-bargaining hourly, who are assigned to pay bands 1 through 3 as previously established in division (G).
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Minimum | 2 | 3 | Target | Hiring Maximum | |
B1 | $16.62 | $17.37 | $18.12 | $18.86 | $22.02 |
B2 | $22.65 | $23.63 | $24.61 | $25.61 | $31.84 |
B3 | $27.04 | $29.18 | $31.32 | $33.48 | $36.15 |
(P) Pay bands 4-9. Placement in the pay system shall be administered through the Finance Department. The following shall serve as the pay bands for the non-bargaining, primarily salaried/exempt personnel, who are assigned to pay bands 4 through 9, as previously established in division (G).
As of 07-2024
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Minimum | Target | Hiring Maximum | |
As of 07-2024
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Minimum | Target | Hiring Maximum | |
B4 | $30.67 | $34.66 | $39.17 |
B5 | $33.91 | $38.32 | $43.30 |
B6 | $40.52 | $45.78 | $51.75 |
B7 | $46.72 | $52.79 | $59.65 |
BS | $48.57 | $54.89 | $65.10 |
B9 | $54.75 | $61.87 | $72.77 |
(Q) All permanent, regular, non-bargaining employees will be awarded an annual wage increase, effective 06/24/2024, of 5% of their current hourly wage/hourly equivalent.
(1980 Code, § 33.01) (Ord. 3746, passed 6-19-1978; Am. Ord. 4089, passed 5-4-1981; Am. Ord. 4231, passed 6-21-1982; Am. Ord. 4310, passed 5-23-1983; Am. Ord. 4459, passed 7-16-1984; Am. Ord. 4826, passed 12-21-1987; Am. Ord. 5115, passed 1-16-1990; Am. Ord. 5206, passed 9-17-1990; Am. Ord. 5349, passed 11-18-1991; Am. Ord. 5418, passed 4-6-1992; Am. Ord. 5805, passed 1-3-1995; Am. Ord. 6114, passed 2-3-1997; Am. Ord. 6355, passed 8-17-1998; Am. Ord. 6578, passed 3-6-2000; Am. Ord. 6619, passed 6-5-2000; Am. Ord. 6729, passed 3-5-2001; Am. Ord. 6856, passed 10-1-2001; Am. Ord. 6926, passed 2-19-2002; Am. Ord. 7086, passed 4-7-2003; Am. Ord. 7200, passed 2-17-2004; Am. Ord. 7335, passed 1-3-2005; Am. Ord. 7377, passed 4-4-2005; Am. Ord. 7400, passed 6-6-2005; Am. Ord. 7476, passed 10-17-2005; Am. Ord. 7538, passed 3-20-2006; Am. Ord. 7646, passed 3-5-2007; Am. Ord. 7742, passed 2-19-2008; Am. Ord. 7877, passed 4-6-2009; Am. Ord. 7913, passed 8-17-09; Am. Ord. 7936, passed 10-19-2009; Am. Ord. 8082, passed 3-7-2011; Am. Ord. 8144, passed 12-5-2011; Am. Ord. 8262, passed 8-19-2013; Am. Ord. 8353, as amended, passed 9-15-2014; Am. Ord. 8422, passed 6-1-2015; Am. Ord. 8441, passed 7-6-2015; Am. Ord. 8509, passed 5-16-2016; Am. Ord. 8562, passed 3-6-2017; Am. Ord. 8607, passed 6-19-2017; Am. Ord. 8648, passed 12-28-2017; Am. Ord. 8658, passed 2-20-2018; Am. Ord. 8750, passed 3-18-2019; Am. Ord. 8923, passed 5-17-2021; Am. Ord. 8942, passed 6-7-2021; Am. Ord. 9019, passed 8-15-2022; Am. Ord. 9051, passed 12-19-2022; Am. Ord. 9070, passed 3-6-2023; Am. Ord. 9110, passed 6-29-2023; Am. Ord. 9122, passed 9-18-2023; Am. Ord. 9162, passed 2-20-2024; Am. Ord. 9166, passed 3-4-2024; Am. Ord. 9182, passed 5-6-2024; Am. Ord. 9211, passed 8-5-2024)