Columbus, Georgia

AN ORDINANCE



NO. __________



An ordinance amending the Public Safety Position Classification Plan and Pay

Plan of the Columbus Consolidated Government by changing position titles for

Fire Lieutenants; and changing pay practices for Fire Lieutenants and Fire

Captains to comply with new Fair Labor Standards Act rules.



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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:



SECTION 1.



That the Human Resources Department is hereby authorized to change the position

title of Fire Inspector to Lieutenant Inspector; and the position title of

Instructor/Fire Lieutenant to Lieutenant Instructor.



SECTION 2.



That the salaries of current Fire Lieutenants assigned to Fire

Suppression will be reduced by 6.5% and said Fire Lieutenants shall become

entitled to overtime payments as specified by Section 7(k) of the Fair Labor

Standards Act.

SECTION 3.



That the newly named Lieutenant Inspectors shall retain their current

salaries and become eligible for overtime payments as specified by Section 7(k)

of the Fair Labor Standards Act.



SECTION 4.



That the newly named Lieutenant Instructors shall retain their current

salaries and their Section 13(a)(1) Administrative Employee exemption under the

Fair Labor Standards Act.



SECTION 5.



That Fire Lieutenants and EMS Lieutenants promoted to Fire or EMS Captain, and

partially exempt personnel promoted to Lieutenant Inspector or Lieutenant

Instructor shall be entitled to a 6.5% pay increase in addition to any

promotional pay increase required by ordinance, to compensate for the loss of

overtime.



SECTION 6.



That the effective date of this ordinance shall be August 14, 2004.



SECTION 7.



All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held on

the _________day of __________, 2004; introduced a second time at a regular

meeting of said Council held on the _________day of __________, 2004, and

adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of ______ members of said

council.



Councilor Allen Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Anthony Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Davis Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Henderson Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Hunter Voting ______________________________.

Councilor McDaniel Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Rodgers Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Suber Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Pugh Voting ______________________________.

Councilor Woodson Voting ______________________________.





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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor