§ 3.08.030. Salary.
A.
1.
For purposes of setting annual salaries, the following positions in the exempt service are assigned grades in the City's pay plan as indicated:
Position Grade Executive Office Associate A10 Recruitment/Employee Relations Administrator A15 Communications Officer A15 Deputy Fire Chief F18 Human Resources Manager A18 Director of Transportation A20 Director of Office of Environmental Policy A20 Director of Recreation and Parks A20 City Attorney A20 Assistant City Attorney A18 Attorney I A14 Attorney II A16 Director of Finance A20 Director of Planning and Zoning A20 Constituent Services Officer A14 Community Engagement Administrator A14 Administrative Assistant A8 Assistant City Manager A14 Public Information Officer and Quartermaster A12 Fire Chief F20 Police Chief P20 Police Major P18 Police Captain P17 Director of Public Works A20 Economic Development Manager A17 Development/Events Specialist A12 Chief of Staff A16 2.
The salary of the Mayor for the term of office commencing on the first Monday in December, 2017, shall be an annual salary of ninety-eight thousand dollars and an entitlement to the benefits afforded to the City's exempt service employees.
3.
The salary of each Alderman and Alderwoman for the term of office commencing on the first Monday in December, 2017, shall be an annual salary of fifteen thousand dollars. Each Alderman and Alderwoman shall be afforded an annual allowance of one thousand five hundred dollars to be used exclusively for education and training. Aldermen and Alderwomen shall participate in the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.
4.
The salary of the City Manager shall be:
i.
Salary and Performance Reviews. A base salary for the City Manager ranging from one hundred thirty thousand dollars to one hundred eighty thousand dollars per year, with incremental increases based upon annual performance reviews conducted by the Mayor. The initial base salary shall be fixed within the provided range based upon the City Manager's education and employment experience. The annual performance review shall be based upon criteria established in advance by the Mayor in consultation with the Manager of Human Resources. The base salary and increments shall be subject to cost of living increases (COLAS) every two years, based upon COLAS awarded to other City exempt service employees during the two-year period. The City Manager's compensation shall be subject to reduction to the same extent as other City exempt service employees, including reductions based upon furloughs or similar actions.
ii.
Benefits. The City Manager is entitled to receive the same benefits as other City exempt service employees, including but not limited to inclusion in the City's health care and retirement plans, in which the City and the employee contribute in the same proportion as other City exempt service employees.
iii.
Allowances. The City shall provide the City Manager with a City vehicle, or additional compensation to reimburse the use of a personally-owned vehicle.
iv.
Severance Pay. Three months' severance pay of salary if a City Manager has been removed from the position without cause, but there shall be no severance pay if the removal is for cause. Grounds for removal that constitute cause shall be 1) conviction of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; or 2) malfeasance or misfeasance in office.
B.
Salary raises for the list of positions included in the table in Section 3.08.030A.1:
1.
Shall be justified by a performance evaluation by the City Manager or the Mayor, whichever is the Appointing Authority, that exceeds the minimum requirements for the position and shall be entirely at the City Manager or the Mayor's discretion, with the exception of those positions listed in Subsection (B)(2) of this Section;
2.
Shall be justified by a performance evaluation by the Department Director that exceeds the minimum requirements for the position for the following positions:
i.
Deputy Fire Chiefs
ii.
Police Captains
iii.
Police Major
iv.
Recruitment/Employee Relations Administrator
v.
Assistant City Attorney
vi.
Attorney I
vii.
Attorney II
viii.
Public Information Officer and Quartermaster
ix.
Economic Development Manager.
3.
Shall not be awarded to an individual more frequently than once per year;
4.
Shall not be for an amount exceeding one pay step in the grade range for the position as set in Subsection (A)(1) of this Section;
5.
Shall not cause an individual's salary to exceed the maximum salary of the assigned grade.
C.
Longevity salary increases awarded to civil service employees shall not be a benefit of the exempt service.
D.
A City employee appointed to a position specified in Subsection (A)(1) of this Section shall be assigned to a salary in the new pay grade which is at a minimum five percent higher than the employee's salary prior to promotion or shall be assigned to the minimum of the new grade, whichever is higher. In no case shall the new salary exceed the maximum salary of the new grade.
E.
The Mayor, City Manager or Department Director, whichever is the Appointing Authority, may make an initial appointment at a salary greater than the first step of the assigned grade for positions that report to them. Appointments to the following positions do not require City Council approval and initial appointments may be made at a salary greater than the first step of the assigned grade subject to the availability of funding:
1.
i.
Administrative Assistant
ii.
Assistant City Manager
iii.
Executive Office Associate
iv.
Chief of Staff
v.
Communications Officer
vi.
Constituent Services Officer
vii.
Community Engagement Administrator
viii.
Development/Events Specialist
ix.
Director, Office of Environmental Policy
x.
Human Resources Manager
xi.
Deputy Fire Chiefs
xii.
Police Captains
xiii.
Police Major
xiv.
Recruitment/Employee Relations Administrator
xv.
Assistant City Attorney
xvi.
Attorney I
xvii.
Attorney II
xviii.
Public Information Officer and Quartermaster
xix.
Economic Development Manager.
F.
The appointment and initial salary for the following positions is subject to confirmation by the City Council:
1.
i.
City Manager
ii.
City Attorney
iii.
Police Chief
iv.
Fire Chief
v.
Director of Transportation
vi.
Director of Recreation and Parks
vii.
Director of Finance
viii.
Director of Planning and Zoning
ix.
Director of Public Works.
G.
The Mayor shall report to the City Council on an annual basis the salaries of all positions listed in Subsection A of this Section, and all increases in salary awarded since the prior report.
(Ord. O-32-08 Revised § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. O-11-07 Revised § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. O-52-06 § 1, 2007: Ord. O-6-05 § 1 (part), 2005: Ord. O-17-01 § 1 (part): amended during supplement #7; Ord. O-46-97 § 1: Ord. O-25-97 § 1 (part); Ord. O-42-96 § 1; Ord. O-6-96 § 1; Ord. O-36-95 § 1; Ord. O-62-94 § 1 (part); Ord. O-24-91 § 1 (part); Ord. O-48-90 § 1 (part); Ord. O-7-90 § 1 (part); Ord. O-56-88 § 1: Ord. O-72-87 § 1 (part); Ord. O-19-87 § 1; prior code § 7-3.1(b), (c), (h), (i))
(Ord. No. O-31-15 Amended, § I, 7-27-2015; Ord. No. O-30-15, § I, 7-27-2015; Ord. No. O-12-10 Revised Amended, § I, 7-12-2010; Ord. No. O-12-10 Revised Amended, § I, 7-12-2010; Ord. No. O-10-12 Amended, § I, 6-4-2012; Ord. No. O-1-13 Amended, § I, 3-18-2013; Ord. No. O-10-13, § I, 6-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-16 Amended, § I, 5-23-2016; Ord. No. O-12-17, § I, 3-27-2017; Ord. No. O-44-17, § I, 10-23-2017; Ord. No. O-25-18, § I, 7-23-2018)