(a) Selection of Eligible Employees. Employees in the classes of Garage Attendant, Code 3534; Construction Equipment Serviceman, Code 3541, and Mechanical Helper, Code 3771, whose eligibility has been determined in accordance with procedures established under the provisions of Division 4, Chapter 7, Article 6 of this Code, may be designated by their appointing authority to participate in a state approved Equipment Mechanic Apprenticeship Program.
(b) Equipment Mechanic Apprentice Salaries. Employees so designated shall receive the salaries hereinafter set forth. The salary rates are to be as fixed in this article. Employees shall receive said salaries while assigned to the Equipment Mechanic Apprenticeship Program in lieu of the regular salaries fixed in Schedule “A” of Section 4.61 for their respective classes. If an employee prior to being assigned to the Equipment Mechanic Apprenticeship Program is receiving salary, exclusive of any premium or adjusted compensation, greater than the rate herein prescribed the existing rate shall be continued. Said salaries shall be in the percentage of the rate ap proved by the City Council for the class Equipment Mechanic, Code 3711-5 as follows:
First Year: 85%
Second Year: 90%
Third Year: 95%
(c) Additional Adjusted Compensation. Employees assigned to the Equipment Mechanic Apprenticeship Program shall receive, in addition to the above salary, adjusted compensation as provided in Notes “K” and “N” in cases where employees are performing the duties and working the hours prescribed in said notes; and those employees shall receive a salary adjustment of 8.25% while performing the duties described in Section 4.61 ALTERNATIVE PAY GRADE 6.
(d) Advancement in Salaries. Employees assigned to the Equipment Mechanic Apprenticeship Program shall normally enter the formal stage of such program at the first year salary rate and progress to the second year’s salary rate after the completion of one year from date of entry into the program and advance to the third salary rate after the completion of two years from such date of entry. The Apprenticeship Committee established under the provisions of Division 4, Chapter 7, Article 6 of this Code to administer the program may recommend to the appointing authority in writing for entry of an employee into the program at higher than the first year rate and may recommend an employee to advance to the next rate prior to the completion of one year. Recommendations shall be based on the individual employee’s experience and his progress under the program.
All recommendations hereinabove referred to shall be approved by the Apprenticeship Committee and forwarded to the Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services, who shall certify to the Controller those instances where an employee may enter the program above the first year rate or advance to the next higher rate prior to the completion of one year.
Authorization for the third year rate will expire no later than six months after the completion of the employee’s third year in the program.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by: Ord No. 141,722, Eff. 3-23-71.
Amended by: Subsec. (b), Ord No. 142190, Eff. 7-1-71; Subsec. (b), Ord No. 143,600, Eff. 6-29-72, Oper. 7-1-72; Subsec. (b), Ord No. 144,850, Eff. 6-21-73, Oper. 7-1-73; Subsec. (b), Ord No. 146,255, Eff. 7-9-74; Subsec. (b), Ord No. 147,728, Eff. 9-26-75, Oper. 7-1-75; Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 148,563, Eff. 7-12-76, Oper. 7-4-76; Subsec. (c), Ord. No. 149,324, Eff. 3-1-77, Oper. 8-10-76; Ord. No. 150,272, Eff. 11-3-77, Oper. 7-1-77; Subsecs. (b) and (c), Ord. No. 152,230, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.