ORDINANCE NO.: ____-2009
Be It Enacted by the City Council of the City of
Helena-West Helena, State of Arkansas, an Ordinance to be Entitled:
“AN ORDINANCE TO FIX THE NUMBER AND BASE
PAY OF FULL-TIME CITY EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Article 1. To establish the
authorized positions for full-time employees and elected officials, the number
of full-time employees and elected officials per position, and the base pay per
position for each department or other unit of city government listed below
shall be as follows:
City Council Alderperson 10 $7,200.00
District Court Judges 2 $21,600.00
Deputy
Court Clerks 2 $16,640.00
Police Patrol
Officer Entry 20 $22,000.00
Secretary/Records 6 $17,500.00
Article 2. For each of the above departments or
other units, the first listed position shall be the position that is
responsible for the functioning of the department or other unit in the absence
of the appropriate elected official and are therefore department head positions
pursuant to relevant state law.
Article 3. Base pay is hereby defined as the
starting pay for a person taking any of the above positions anew or via
promotion. The base pay shall apply to said
person/position for a minimum 180 days provided said person is a full-time
employee. The base pay shall apply to said
person/position for a minimum 367 days provided said person is an elected
official. Each position provided hereinabove must also be funded through the
appropriate funding article (ordinance, resolution, order or other written
instrument) by the City Council of the City of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
prior to any person being compensated by the City of Helena-West Helena,
Arkansas.
Article 4. The City Clerk shall prepare payroll for the full-time city employees
and elected officials only in accordance with this base-pay ordinance and shall
report any discrepancy to the city council.
Article 5. In the police and fire departments,
the entry positions and first class positions may be counted cumulatively so
long as the total number of people is equal or no greater than the total number
of slots provided in this ordinance.
Article 6. No non-elected position authorized in
this ordinance that is now, or shall hereafter become vacant, shall be filled,
except for persons working part time, without the approval of the Mayor. Part
time is defined as any employee working an average of 28 hrs./week
or less and not receiving fringe benefits or than those required by law. Elected
positions shall be filled according to law and in compliance with this
ordinance.
Article 7. For any such vacancy, the appropriate
elected official (City Attorney, City Clerk, or City Treasurer) and the Mayor
shall determine whether there is any necessity to fill the same.
Article 8. If any city official attempts to hire
a person in violation of this ordinance, the city clerk shall refuse to include
such person on the city payroll and shall report to the City Council the
existence of the vacancy and the attempt to fill the same.
Article 9. This ordinance specifically amends
Ordinance 1-2008.
Article 10. All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Article 11. If any provision of this ordinance or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance
which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applications, and to
this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Article 12. It is hereby found and determined by
the City Council of the City of Helena-West Helena,
Passed: _____________________________
Approved: _____________________________ ______________________________
ATTEST: _____________________________
SANDRA RAMSEY, City Clerk