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Movement within salary ranges shall be based upon performance components and or predicated on acquisition of skills set forth in skill based pay components of the compensation plan and also in accordance with the city managers directives for compensation administration.
(Ord. No. 10003, § 4, 6-28-04)
Notwithstanding any other provision of article II of chapter 10, no person compensated under a performance based component of the compensation plan may receive more than one (1) performance based compensation increase within a year, except for exceptionally meritorious service and then only upon the recommendation of the department head and with the approval of the city manager. Performance pay increases for exceptionally meritorious service will not exceed five (5) percent in addition to the basic performance based pay of five (5) percent or a total maximum of ten (10) percent in any twelve (12) month time period. Persons compensated under a skill based component of the compensation plan shall not receive increases for meritorious service but may receive up to three (3) skill based pay level increases per year as provided for by the structure of the skill based component of the compensation plan.
(Ord. No. 8519, § 8, 6-12-95; Ord. No. 10003, § 5, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 10550, § 5, 6-17-08, eff. 7-1-08)
Editor's note – Formerly, § 10-38.
(a) In addition to the compensation authorized by section 10-31, eligible employees as defined below shall receive compensation as premium pay, as provided in this Section.
(b) Premium pay will only become activated during the time period commencing the first day of the pay period following an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster and will end on the last day of the pay period of the date the local emergency or local disaster has been officially declared substantially eliminated. Premium pay is not activated by a local health emergency or local disaster that was declared on a date prior to September 9, 2020, even if that emergency continues in effect on and after September 9, 2020.
(c) The director of human resources is responsible for the administration of premium pay, including but not limited to establishing additional eligibility criteria and designation of eligible positions, as deemed necessary during an officially declared local health emergency or an officially declared local disaster. Employees may be required to perform emergency work, in addition to their regular assignments, depending on the nature of the emergency or disaster and the need for additional personnel.
(d) City employees who are eligible to receive premium pay are limited to employees for whom both of the following are true:
(1) The employee is required to report to the workplace to perform functions the appointing authority has determined are essential for departmental operations during an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster; and
(2) performing this work during the declared emergency or disaster presents greater risk or physical hardship than what is normally considered in the classification of the position.
(e) Premium pay shall be paid at the rate of one hundred sixty dollars ($160) per pay period when the full pay period is worked under an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster; OR sixteen dollars ($16) per day when only certain days are worked under an officially declared local health emergency or officially declared local disaster.
(Ord. No. 11780, § 1, 9-9-20)
Editor’s note – 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. 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. Ord. No. 12101, § 2, adopted June 4, 2024, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2025.
Editor’s note – Sections 10-40 – 10-43 were repealed by § 1 of Ord. No. 7369, adopted Mar. 12, 1990. Section 10-40 dealt with transfers to different classes and was derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 10, § 26, and Ord. No. 5000, § 12. Section 10-41 dealt with reduction in pay on demotion to a lower class and was derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 10, § 27, and Ord. Nos. 5000, § 13, and 5237, § 2. Section 10-42 dealt with pay upon reemployment or reinstatement after separation and was derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 10, § 28, and Ord. No. 1980, § 3. Section 10-43 dealt with reallocation and was derived from Ord. No. 5000, § 15. Ord. No. 5000, § 16, adopted Jun 25, 1979, repealed § 10-44, which pertained to the deduction of lodging, transportation, etc., from compensation rates. The section had been derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 10, § 29.
Whenever it becomes necessary or desirable to compute compensation for service on an hourly basis, payment for part-time, emergency, temporary, overtime, or extra time service, and other similar cases, the computation shall be made by the city finance director under the direction of the city manager by applying any generally accepted payroll computation method for translating monthly salaries into equivalent hourly rates. The same formula shall be applied to compensation computations for all persons employed by the city.
(1953 Code, ch. 10, § 30; Ord. No. 7369, § 21, 3-12-90)
(a) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, City of Tucson employees who refer a police officer applicant who is hired within one year of the referral shall receive five hundred dollars ($500.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(b) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, commissioned firefighter personnel who refer a firefighter applicant who is hired within one year of the referral shall receive two hundred dollars ($200.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(c) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, both commissioned and professional staff employed by the Tucson Police Department are eligible for a tiered recruiting incentive of up to three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). The tiered incentive requires the applicant/candidate successfully complete the hiring process and start the academy (Tier 1, $1,000.00), successfully complete Field Training (Tier 2, $1,000.00), and successfully complete probation and attain permanent employee status (Tier 3, $1,000.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(d) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, City of Tucson employees who refer a public safety communications applicant are eligible for a tiered recruiting incentive of up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00). The tiered incentive requires the applicant/candidate to successfully complete the hiring process and start the training program (Tier 1, $500.00), successfully complete floor training (Tier 2, $500.00), and successfully complete probation and attain permanent employee status (Tier 3, $500.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(e) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, City of Tucson employees who refer an Information Technology applicant who is hired within one year of the referral shall receive five hundred dollars ($500.00) as provided in section (f) following.
(f) The director of human resources is responsible for the administration of recruiting referral compensation, including, but not limited to, providing for criteria to determine an acceptable referral; establishing methods to match referrals with hiring; and approving referral compensation. Payment of recruiting referral compensation for firefighter referrals will occur upon the applicant’s successful completion of the Academy.
(Ord. No. 9349, § 1, 2-7-00; Ord. No. 9405, § 1, 6-19-00; Ord. No. 9727, § 2, 6-24-02; Ord. No. 10165, § 2, 6-14-05; Ord. No. 10426, § 2, 6-19-07; Ord. No. 10558, § 2, 6-25-08, eff. 6-22-08; Ord. No. 10900, § 2, 6-28-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 11273, § 2, 6-9-15, eff. 6-28-15; Ord. No. 11373, § 2, 6-7-16, eff. 6-26-16; Ord. No. 11558, § 2, 6-5-18, eff. 6-24-18; Ord. No. 11611, § 3, 12-18-18; Ord. No. 11858, § 1, 8-10-21)
Editor’s note – Ord. No. 10900, § 2, adopted June 28, 2011, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2012. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective July 1, 2011. 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. 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. Ord. No. 12101, § 2, adopted June 4, 2024, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2025.
City employees, who pursuant to state law are entitled to military leave without loss of pay for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days in any two (2) consecutive years and fire commissioned personnel who are entitled by section 22-90(4) to military leave not to exceed thirty (30) days in one (1) year, will, when called to active duty which exceeds either of the preceding thirty (30) day periods for a period that exceeds thirty (30) consecutive days, receive pay to supplement their military base pay and allowances to the equivalent of their regular rate of city pay during the following time period and pursuant to the conditions hereafter provided:
(1) The supplemental pay will commence July 1, 2002, but pursuant to Tucson Code section 10-31(1), shall expire annually subject to readoption and reenactment as part of the annual compensation plan for the succeeding fiscal year.
(2) Supplemental military pay is an amount calculated to make the employee’s military base pay and allowances equivalent to the monthly amount of the employee’s regular rate of city pay as set forth in the adopted annual compensation plan that the employee would have received, were the employee not on active duty.
(3) The employee performs extended military service, meaning for a period exceeding thirty (30) consecutive days.
(4) The thirty (30) day period of military leave for which the employee is entitled to pay by state law or section 22-90(4) during military service has been or becomes exhausted during the period of military service.
(5) The employee's base monthly military pay and allowances during any qualifying period is less than the amount the employee would have received as the employee's regular rate of pay per month from city employment were the employee not on active duty and as provided for in the city annually adopted compensation plan.
(6) The employee provides proof of military service, hostile fire/imminent danger assignment, base military pay and allowances pursuant to procedures to be established by the human resources director. The director shall certify that the employee's base military pay and allowances received per month is less than the amount the employee would have received as his regular rate of city pay per month were the employee not on active duty before any payment of supplemental military pay will be made to an employee.
(Ord. No. 9641, § 1, 12-10-01; Ord. No. 9709, § 1, 6-3-02; Ord. No. 9866, § 4, 6-23-03; Ord. No. 10003, § 6, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 10165, § 2, 6-14-05; Ord. No. 10426, § 2, 6-19-07; Ord. No. 10550, § 2, 6-17-08; Ord. No. 10675, § 2, 6-2-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 10806, §§ 2, 3, 6-15-10, eff. 7-1-10; Ord. No. 10814, § 1, 7-7-10; Ord. No. 10900, § 2, 6-28-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 10989, § 3, 6-5-12, eff. 7-1-12; Ord. No. 11075, § 5, 5-21-13, eff. 7-1-13; Ord. No. 11134, § 2, 12-17-13; Ord. No. 11180, § 2, 6-3-14, eff. 6-29-14; Ord. No. 11273, § 2, 6-9-15, eff. 6-28-15; Ord. No. 11373, §§ 2, 4, 6-7-16, eff. 6-26-16; Ord. No. 11398, § 1, 9-7-16, eff. 6-26-16)
Editor’s note – Ord. No. 11180, § 2, adopted June 3, 2014, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2015. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 29, 2014. 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. Ord. No. 12101, § 2, adopted June 4, 2024, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2025.
(a) In addition to the compensation authorized by section 10-31, commissioned officers of the position of lieutenant and assignment positions of captain and assistant chief shall receive holiday pay for any holiday worked which shall result in one (1) extra day of pay for that holiday.
(b) In addition to the compensation authorized by section 10-31, commissioned officers of the position of lieutenant and assignment positions of captain and assistant chief shall receive one (1) day of board of inquiry pay when called out to serve on a boards of inquiry. Board of inquiry pay shall be equivalent to one (1) day of pay at the regular rate of pay for the employee who is called out. No more than one (1) day of board of inquiry pay shall be received by any employee for the same board.
(Ord. No. 10003, § 7, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 10165, § 2, 6-14-05; Ord. No. 10426, § 2, 6-19-07; Ord. No. 10550, § 2, 6-17-08; Ord. No. 10675, § 2, 6-2-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 10806, §§ 2, 3, 6-15-10, eff. 7-1-10; Ord. No. 10900, § 2, 6-28-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 10989, § 3, 6-5-12, eff. 7-1-12; Ord. No. 11075, § 5, 5-21-13, eff. 7-1-13; Ord. No. 11134, § 2, 12-17-13; Ord. No. 11180, § 2, 6-3-14, eff. 6-29-14; 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. 11180, § 2, adopted June 3, 2014, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2015. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 29, 2014. 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. Ord. No. 12101, § 2, adopted June 4, 2024, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2025.
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