HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 11/2/1942RECESSED REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock,Texas
November 2, 1942.
The Oity Oommission of the "ity of Lubbock,Texas, met at 7:30 P.M.
November 2, 1942, in recessed regular session, recessed from regular
meeting of October 22, 1942, at the regular meeting place in the '-'ity
Hall, the following members thereof being present, to wit:
Mayor C.E.Slaton, Uommissioners W.B. Price, Hub Jones, J.O.Jones,
Garland Newsom, City Manager M.R. Smith,Jr.
Absent: None.
This meeting was called for the purpose of analizing the pay -roll
of the City of Lubbock with the idea of adjusting equalities
in salaries in the various departments, increasing salaries of
individual employees on the basis of individual promotions or
reclassifications and individual merit increases, also the con-
sideration of adopting some plan of increasing all employees salaries
to take care of the increase in cost of living.
After a thorough discussion, and consideration of the pay -roll,
motion was made by Commissioner J.O. Jones, seconded by Uommissioner W.B.
Price, carried unanimously, that the following salary changes be made as
of November 1, 1942, subject to any approval necessary by the National
Vflar Labor Boat-d or the Commissioner off- Internal Revenue.
Office Department
ford, Head Bookkeeper, from $168.00 to $180.00 per month.
Miss Lavenia Williams, City Secretary -Treasurer, from $162.00 to $170.00
per month.
Mrs. E'leanor Earnest, Cashier - from $110.00 to $120.00 per month.
Dotis Weaks, Meter Reader, from $145.80 to 4165.00 per month.
H.F. Yant, Commercial - from $200.00 to $225.00 per month.
Tat Department
H.S. Shaw - from$125.00 to 9150.00 per month. This to include
furnishing his own automobile when assessing taxes.
Engineering Dept.
H.B. Hamilton, Plumbing Inspector, from $230.00 to $240.00 per Mo.
Maurine McCullough, Switchboard Operator, from $100.00 to $105.00 per Mo.
Police Department
Lewis Kittrell, Traffic Sergeant, from $151.20 to $160.00 per Month.
S.D. Boyd, Night thief, from 4150.00 to $175.00 per month.
The following plan was adopted in regard to the starting salary of men
in the Police Department.
Starting Salary to be $$120.00 per month and raised on the basis of
$5.00 per month for 3 months, toa base salary of $135.00 per month.
Adjustment to be made of all present apprentice salaries on the above
basis.
Fire Department
The following plan to be used in payment of employees during their
apprentice period:
Starting salary to be $120.00 per month. $7.50 increase in salary each
six months to the base salary of $135.00 per month.
Adjustment to be made of present men's salaries who are serving as
apprentice to conform to this plan. ,
Health Department
o reemploy G.G. Hunter at salary of $230.00 per month, to include
furnishing his own car.
Wm. Harrison Hamrick, Technician, from 4100.00 per Mo. to $110.00 per Month.
Gerald E. Jarvis, Laboratory Lirector, from $200.00 to $225.00 per Month.
Garber e De artment
That the salary of foremen in the Garbage Department be increased
from $106.70 to �115.00 per month.
Foremen to be the person in charge of and responsible for the truck and
group of men with the truck.
Salary of Smith Loyle to be increased from $96.00 to $100.60 per Month.
Park De artment
That the salary of C.D. McGehee, Park Superintendent, be increased
from 4250.00 per Month to $275.00 per month.
that the salary of Joe B. Taylor be increased from 4162.00 per Mo.
to 0175.00 per Month.
WArehouse
Increase salary of M.K. Eller from $110.00 to $ 115.00 per Month.
Water & Street Dept.
increase salary of J.T. Cherry from $150.00 to $165.00 per Month.
" " it Ed Branch it 135.00 to 145.80 per Month.
J.L. Patterson from $118.80 to 4120.00 per Month.
R.H. Seale from 118.80 to 120.00 per Month.
Jess Bondrant from 110.00 to 120.00 per Month.
J.C. James from 650 per Hr. to 750 per Hour.
Electric Department
Increase salary of L.J. Abbott from 9"145.80 to $175.00 per Month.
After due consideration of some plan of increasing salaries of all City
employees to take care of the increase in cost -of -living, upon
as molinn by Commissioner Hub Jones, seconded by Commissioner Garland Newsom,
�►' �I carried unanimously, that the following monthly bonus plan, based on the
II I cost of living index, as published by the United States Department of
Labor, be adopted, effective as of Nov. 1, 1942, subject to approval of
the plan by the National War Labor Board or the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. The plan as adopted being as follows:
No. 1: The basic wage rate to be $100.00 per Month.
No. 2: The base index figure to be used as a base of this plan to be
106.0
i No. 3: '!he monthly index to be used in calculating the bonus shall be
the latest monthly cost -of -living index figure available
from the United States Department of Labor and shall be taken
to the nearest whole number.
No. 4: One-half of the amount of bonus as figured according to this
plan shall be added to each employees salary on each pay -roll
period. The method of calculating amount of hourly employees
bonus based on a proportionate number of hours worked in each
pay period in comparison with the total number of regular hours
in that pay period.
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An example of how the bonus will be calculated is as follows:
The Living Cost Index for the month of August, 1942, was 117.4.
The amount of the Bonus for the month of August then based on this plan
to be paid each employee would be calculated as follows:
117.4 (use 117.0, nearest whole figure) minus 106.0. Equals 11.0.
11.0% x 4100.00, the base wage rate, m $11;00, the amount of
the bonus to be paid all eligible employees.
This plan to be retroactive to November lst, in case approval is not
secured prior to future pay periods.
Bids were submitted on car load of Lubricating Oil to be used in the
power cylinders on the Diesel engines at the Light Plant. After
consideration of the bids as submitted, upon motion by Commissioner
Hub Jones, seconded by Oommissioner Garland Newsom, carried unanimously,
City Manager M.H. �'mith,Jr. was instructed to purchase the oil he
considered best suited for the particular service this oil is to be used
for.
No further business coming up for consideration, the "ity Commission
adjourned.
Read and approved this the __1t10ay of November , 1942.
--Mayor
Attest
City Secretary.