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File #: 24-134    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Mayor's Office
File created: 3/6/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/9/2024 Final action: 4/9/2024
Title: Ordinance No. 24-16 amending Ordinance No. 23-63 (An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 22-89 and Adopting the City of Colorado Springs 2024 Salary Structure for Civilian and Sworn Municipal Employees) to Reclassify the Position of City Council Administrator within the Salary Schedule Presenter: Randy Helms, Council President
Attachments: 1. 24-134 City Council Administrator Salary Schedule Change Ordinance, 2. Signed Ordinance No. 24-16.pdf

Title
Ordinance No. 24-16 amending Ordinance No. 23-63 (An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 22-89 and Adopting the City of Colorado Springs 2024 Salary Structure for Civilian and Sworn Municipal Employees) to Reclassify the Position of City Council Administrator within the Salary Schedule

Presenter:
Randy Helms, Council President

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Summary:
The City Council Administrator reports to members of City Council, with the City Council President serving as the manager of the employee assigned to that position.
The attached ordinance amends Ordinance No. 23-63 with regard to the band and zone classification within the City's Salary Structure for Position Code 15040, City Council Administrator. The amendment moved that position from its current Band 2 / Zone 5 and reclassifies the position to Band 1 / Zone 2, effective March 3, 2024.
The compensation philosophy of the City of Colorado Springs is to be a governmental employer of choice by attracting, retaining and motivating qualified employees by offering the best overall whole career experience that includes total compensation generally competitive to our defined market, is easily understood, and recognizes that the City is fiscally responsible, best-in-class stewards of available resources. Based on changes in the job duties and scope of responsibilities, the position of City Council Administrator is more accurately classified in Band 1 / Zone 2.
City Council approved the 2024 Salary Schedule on November 29, 2023. The City Council President and Pro Tem have requested to move the City Council Administrator's placement on the 2024 Salary Schedule. In April of 2023, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 23-19 which served to capture and codify the operations of the Office of the City Council Administrator. Ordinance No. 23-19 created the Division of Legislative Services, to be supervised by the City Council Administrator, to assist the City Council in the exercise of its legislative powers by providing n...

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