A. Organizational Plan and Position Descriptions.
(1) The Administrative Steering Committee shall recommend to the Council an Organizational Plan, including any amendments thereto, for all City positions, whether classified or unclassified, considering the duties, authority, and responsibility for each position, with adequate provision for the reorganization of such positions. Such Plan shall also include the pay grade or wage range for each position. The recommended Organizational Plan shall be approved, with or without modification, by resolution of the City Council.
(2) The Administrative Steering Committee shall establish, and may amend, position descriptions for each position listed within the Organizational Plan, which descriptions shall include the employment requirements, licensure requirements, essential functions, and other responsibilities of each position.
B. Pay Plan. The Administrative Steering Committee shall recommend a yearly Pay Plan for all compensated employee positions in the City’s service to the Council. Such recommended Pay Plan shall be approved, with or without modification, by resolution by the City Council. Such Plan may be for a single year or multiple years, but in no case shall the Pay Plan set wages for a period longer than three (3) years.
C. Fringe Benefits. City Council shall establish, by ordinance, the hours of work, holidays, overtime pay, authorized payroll deductions and any benefits or leave required under federal law for all City employees, whether classified or unclassified, and shall provide for any other fringe benefits to be provided to City employees, whether classified or unclassified, which fringe benefits may include, but are not limited to, health insurance, compensatory time, sick leave, vacation, personal leave, longevity pay, military leave, life insurance or injury leave. In cases of conflict, the provisions of any ordinance adopted by the City Council regarding fringe benefits are intended and shall supersede State law.