Sec. 10-53.7. Certified crane operator assignment and incentive pay program.
   (a)   In addition to the compensation authorized by section 10-31, city water department employees, trained, certified, and licensed for the operation and maintenance of telescopic boom cranes (TSS) boom truck fixed cab (BTF), shall receive a pay increase of five dollars per hour ($5.00) added to the employee's base salary as designated by the annual compensation plan when assigned to and during the operation of the telescopic boom cranes.
   (b)   Telescopic boom crane operation work assignments are temporary and at the discretion of the director of the water department; assignment to and removal from (TSS) (BTF) crane operation is not appealable to the city civil service commission.
   (c)   The director of human resources is responsible for the administration of certified crane operator and assignment compensation, including, but not limited to, fixing competency and proficiency standards and setting criteria to be utilized by the water department director when making a certified crane operator assignment.
(Ord. No. 11240, § 1, 2-4-15; Ord. No. 11273, § 2, 6-9-15, eff. 6-28-15; Ord. No. 11373, § 2, 6-7-16, eff. 6-26-16)
   Editor’s note – Ord. No. 11273, § 2, adopted June 9, 2015, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2016. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 28, 2015. Ord. No. 11373, § 2, adopted June 7, 2016, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2017. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 26, 2016. Ord. No. 11464, § 2, adopted June 6, 2017, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2018. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 25, 2017. Ord. No. 11558, § 2, adopted June 5, 2018, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2019. Ord. No. 11611, § 3, adopted December 18, 2018, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2019. Ord. No. 11659, § 2, adopted June 18, 2019, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2020. Ord. No. 11848, § 2, adopted June 22, 2021, and Ord. No. 11910, § 3, adopted February 23, 2022, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2022. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 23, 2018. Ord. No. 11935, § 2, adopted June 7, 2022, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2023. Ord. No. 12012, § 2, adopted June 6, 2023, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2024.