(a) In addition to the compensation authorized by section 10-31, city water department employees, when assigned to the pipeline protection program and receiving training in the pipeline protection skills verified as necessary by the human resource director, shall receive a pay increase of seven and one-half (7 1/2) percent calculated on the employee's base salary as designated by the annual compensation plan.
(b) In addition to the compensation authorized by section 10-31, city water department employees, when assigned to the pipeline protection program and fully trained in the pipeline protection skills verified as necessary by the director of human resources, shall receive a pay increase of ten (10) percent calculated on the employee's base salary as designated by the annual compensation plan.
(c) In accordance with Rule VI Section 8 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Tucson, pipeline protection program work assignments are temporary and at the discretion of the director of the water department; assignment to and removal from the pipeline protection program is not appealable to the city service commission.
(d) The director of human resources is responsible for the administration of pipeline protection program 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 pipeline protection program assignment.
(Ord. No. 9519, § 1, 2-26-01; Ord. No. 9727, § 2, 6-24-02; 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, 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.