HomeMy WebLinkAbout10112ORDINANCE NO. 10112
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-5-16 OF CHAPTER 5,
OF TITLE VI OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
THE FY 2022 CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN BY
ESTABLISHING THE PAY SCALE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICER
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
being deleted, underscore indicates matter being added)
SECTION 1.
Section 6-5-16 (A) of Chapter 5, of Title VI, of the Pueblo Municipal Code
referencing the Fiscal Year 2022 pay scale for the classification of Community Service
Officer is established and enacted as follows:
6-5-16. Schedule, classification, work week and monthly salary.
The following shall constitute:
A. The pay range for the appointed classification of Community Service Officer for 2022
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
the intent of this Ordinance to implement the transactions described therein.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on January 24, 2021 .
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on February 14, 2022 .
President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
☒ Approved on February 16, 2022 .
□ Disapproved on based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
□ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
□ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on
□ Council action on _______ failed to override the Mayor’s veto.
President of City Council
ATTEST
City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-5
BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PROPOSED
ORDINANCE
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 24, 2022
TO: President Heather M. Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Chris Noeller, Police Chief
Marisa Pacheco, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-5-16 OF CHAPTER 5, OF TITLE VI
OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE FY 2022
CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN BY ESTABLISHING THE PAY SCALE FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
SUMMARY:
Attached for consideration is an amended Pay Plan Ordinance that reflects the addition of the pay
rate and salary schedule for the classification of Community Service Officer.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
On December 28, 2021, Ordinance No.10092 was approved by City Council. This Ordinance
provided the classification and pay plan for fiscal year 2022.
BACKGROUND:
The Police Department requests to add four new civilian positions to department staffing with the
classification title of Community Service Officer (CSO). The primary purpose of these positions
will be to provide supplemental support to sworn police personnel by performing duties that do
not require the authority, special training or POST certification that sworn police officers are
required to have. Examples of primarily field administrative and “cold call”, non-emergent
reporting duties include:
Burglary (vending machine, storage units, garages, homes, business, etc.)
Criminal Mischief (damage, graffiti, etc.)
Found Property (including drug paraphernalia)
Frauds & forgeries
Littering
Missing people & Runaways
Non-injury traffic accidents (no alcohol or drugs suspected) & Hit-&-Run accidents
Property safety inspections (CPTED, etc.)
Supplements to cases that require evidence (tapes, documents, etc.) to be picked up
Thefts (thefts, thefts of rental property, thefts from vehicle, motor vehicle thefts, bill & gas
skips, etc.)
Traffic Hazards (stalled vehicles, motorist assists, objects in roadway, malfunctioning
traffic lights, etc.
Primary benefits of adding the CSO’s to the Pueblo Police Department include enhanced patrol
response without the additional burden on sworn officers, freeing up sworn officers to spend more
time on each call, focus on higher-priority calls and to engage in more proactive policing, all of
which are mission critical activities in delivering strong public safety services to the community of
Pueblo. It is possible that reducing the number of calls to which patrol officers must respond could
improve response time to other calls for service as well. Finally, this program may also prove to
have a positive impact on the recruitment of future sworn Police Officers and will allow individuals
to experience the law enforcement environment which hopefully will increase interest in pursuing
a career in sworn policing with the Pueblo Police Department and provide a “feeder source” of
qualified applicants
Section 8-8 of the City Charter requires the Human Resources Director to provide a Uniform
Schedule of Pay for the Classified Service, which shall be approved by the Mayor and submitted
to City Council.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Salary and benefit and equipment costs for the four positions will be paid out of the General Fund.
Assuming the CSO positions are approved, the timeline to fill through the Civil Service, selection
and post-offer background processes would likely result in a hire date no sooner than June 1,
2022. Therefore, the more realistic cost of standing up the program would be approximately
$185,164 in FY 2022.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
The no action alternative would be to retain the current classification assignment to perform the
duties. Such an alternative is operationally untenable
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.