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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 9385-1990 - Defingin Terms In Relation To Educational Incentive Pay For Civil Service Member - 09/23/1990DWM:js First Re~ding I September 13, 1990 Item #23 I Second Reading September 27, 199 Item #9 ORDINANCE NO. 9385 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING TERMS IN RELATION TO EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY FOR CIVIL SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, PROVIDING FOR SUCH INCENTIVE PAY AND THE REQUIREMENTS AND BASIS THEREFOR, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock finds it desirable and in the public interest and the interest of public safety and welfare to improve the Police and Fire Departments of said City by granting educational incentive pay to the Civil Service members of said departments pursuant to the authority of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §143.044 as currently amended and as amended hereafter; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1 .. APPLICABILITY. A. Provisions of this Ordinance will apply in all matters concern- ing Educational Incentive Pay, Additional Educational Incentive Pay and Masters Educational Incentive Pay for Civil Service mem- bers of the Fire and Police Departments of the City of Lubbock. B. The previously enacted Incentive Pay Ordinance No. 7543 is hereby superseded and revoked effective upon the date of ap- proval of this Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Lubbock Texas. SECTION 2. OPTION 1, PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. Members who make application and qualify for incentive pay in accor- dance with requirements of Option l (Sections 2 and 3 of this Ordinance) prior to December 1, 1990, may receive such pay so long as such requirements are met, without regard to Option 2 (Sections 4 and 5 of this Ordinance). The following terms when used in Sections 2 and 3 of this Ordinance shall have respective meanings as follows: A. POLICE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY. This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the success- ful completion of at least 60 semester hours in an accredited college or university, with a minimum of 12 semester hours in police science or other related fields of study, such as courses dealing with techni- cal support and administrative staff services. The phrase "technical support," as used herein, shall mean fields of study which deal with criminal laboratory analysis and interpretations, the technical cr1m1- nal aspects of identification and photography, the technical phases of police radio communications, and any other field of study relating to police technical support which is directly related to the proper and efficient operation of the Police Department, as may be determined by the Chief of Police and City Manager, or their designated representa- tives. The phrase 0 administrative staff services," as used herein, shall mean fields of study which deal with police administration, police personnel (including nonclassified personnel), and police training procedures (including basic and in-service training). This phrase shall also include fields of study which deal with police press relations, police conununity relations, and any other administrative field of study which may be directly related to the proper and effi- cient operation of the Police Department, as may be determined by the Chief of Police and City Manager, or their designated representatives. Such courses in police science or other related fields of study may also include studies in the following specific areas: 1. Police Science 2. Business Administration 3. Public Administration 4. Psychology 5. Sociology 6. Computer Science B. ADDITIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY. This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the success- ful completion of 120 semester hours in an accredited college or university and the attainment of a bachelor's degree, provided that such degree is in connection with a major in police science or other related fields of study as fully described in the subsection 2(A} next above. c. FIRE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY. This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the success- ful completion of at least 60 semester hours in an accredited college or university with a minimum of 12 semester hours in fire science or other related field of study, such as courses dealing with technical support and administrative staff services. The phrase "technical sup- port," as used herein, shall mean fields of study which deal with fire suppression, fire prevention, fire prevention education, enforcement of building, fire, and other codes related to the protection of life or property, photography, arson or fire investigation, criminal iden- tification, polygraph training, the technical phases of fire and emergency radio communications, and any other field of study relating to fire technical support which is directly related to the proper and efficient operation of the Fire Department, as may be determined by -2 - the Fire Chief and City Manager, or their designated representatives. The phrase •administrative staff services," as used herein, shall mean fields of study which deal with fire administration, fire personnel (including nonclassified personnel), and fire training procedures (in- cluding basic and inservice training). This phrase shall also include fields of study which deal with fire press relations, fire community relations, and any other administrative fields of study which may be directly related to the proper and efficient operation of the Fire Department, as may be determined by the Fire Chief and City Manager, or their designated representatives. Such courses in fire science or other related fields of study msY !.ill include studies in the follow- ing specific areas: 1. Fire Technology 2. Business Administration 3. Public Administration 4. Architecture 5. Chemistry 6. Physics 7. Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Petroleum) 8. Engineering Physics 9. Engineering Technology 10. Education, Secondary 11. Computer Science D. ADDITIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the suc- cessful completion of 120 semester hours in an accredited college or university and the attainment of a bachelor's degree, provided that such degree is in connection with a major in fire science, fire pro- tection, or any other field of study as fully described in subsection 2(C) next above. SECTION 3. In order to have continuing eligibility for educational incentive pay as provided in Section 2 of this Ordinance, members of the Fire and Police Departments shall comply with the following provisions: A. After becoming eligible for Police Department Educational Incen- tive Pay or Fire Department Educational Incentive Pay, each member of the Fire and Police Departments, in order to continue such eligibility, is hereby required (within each calendar year after the year in which such member becomes eligible for such educational incentive pay) to successfully complete and receive academic credit for (in an accredited college or university) at least three semester hours in police science or other related field of study (as defined in subsection 2(A) above for Police Department members) or fire science or other related field of - 3 - study (as defined in subsection 2(C) above for Fire Department members). B. After becoming eligible for additional Police Department Educa- tional Incentive Pay or Additional Fire Department Educational Incentive Pay, each member of the Fire and Police Departments, in order to continue such eligibility, is hereby required (within each two calen_dar year period after the year in which such member becomes eligible for such additional educational incentive pay) to successfully complete and receive academic credit (in an accredited college or university) for at least three semester hours in police science or other related field of study (as defined in subsection 2(A) above for Police Depart- ment members) or fire science or other related field of study (as defined in subsection 2(C) above for Fire Department members). C. In any said calendar year in which such eligibility for Police Department Educational Incentive Pay or Fire Department Educa- tional Incentive Pay is not continued by compliance by any particular member of the Fire or Police Departments, such member's incentive pay shall terminate on December 31 of the calendar year in which such eligibility was not continued. D. In any said two calendar year period in which such eligibility for Additional Police Department Educational Incentive Pay or Additional Fire Department Educational Incentive Pay is not continued by compliance by any particular member of the Fire or Police Departments, such member's incentive pay shall terminate on December 31 of the last year of such two calendar year period. E. If any member of the Fire or Police Departments fails to meet the requirements of continuing eligibility for Additional Fire Department Educational Incentive Pay or Additional Police De- partment Educational Incentive Pay and thereby is not eligible for such pay, then in such event such member shall also lose eligibility for Fire Department Educational Incentive Pay or Police Department Educational Incentive Pay. F. Eligibility for Police Department Educational Incentive Pay or Fire Department Educational Incentive Pay, and/or Additional Police Department Educational Incentive Pay or Additional Fire Department Educational Incentive Pay may be re-established one year after the date of loss of eligibility by said member of the Fire or Police Department successfully completing and receiving - 4 - credit for three semester hours in an accredited college or university for study of the type hereinabove required for con- tinuing eligibility for such incentive pay. SECTION 4. OPTION 2, PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. Members who qualify for incentive pay in accordance with requirements of Option 2 (Sections 4 and 5 of this Ordinance) may receive such pay with- out regard to Option 1 (Sections 2 and 3 of this Ordinance). The following terms when used in Sections 4 and 5 of this Ordinance shall have respective meanings as follows: A. Accredited college or university shall mean a college or univer- sity accredited by one or more of the following agencies, or by such other accrediting agencies having similar academic creden- tials and standards as may be deemed acceptable by the Police Chief or Fire Chief (as appropriate) and the City Manager. B. New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Comission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC). New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Vocational, Technical, Career Institutions (NEASC). Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education (MSA/CHE). North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Comission on Institutions of Higher Education (NCA). Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Comission on Colleges (NASC). Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SASC/CC). Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commis- sion for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC). Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commis- sion for Community and Junior Colleges (WASC-J). New York State Board of Regents. POLICE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY. This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the successful completion of at least 60 semester hours in an accredited college or univer- - 5 - I sity, with a minimum of 30 semester hours in courses approved by the Police Chief and City Manager, or their designated representatives. The required 30 semester hours must be from course areas listed below: 1. Accounting 2. Business Administration 3. Computer Science 4. Criminal Justice 5. Education 6. Forensic Sciences 7. Government 8. Law 9. Law Enforcement 10. Management 11. Mass Communications 12. Police Science 13. Political Science 14. Psychology 15. Public Administration 16. Public Relations 17. Sociology 18. Spanish C. ADDITIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAV. This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the successful completion of 120 semester hours in an accredited college or university and the attainment of a bachelor's degree, with a minimum of 30 semester hours in courses approved by the Police Chief and City Manager, or their desig- nated representatives. The required 30 semester hours must be from course areas listed in subsection 4(8) above. D. MASTERS POLICE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAV. This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the successful completion of 150 semester hours in an accredited college or university and the attainment of a masters degree. The masters degree must be in a field approved as relevant to police service by the Police Chief and City Manager or their designated representatives. Masters degrees in such fields as Public Administration or Business Administration will be approved. E. FIRE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAV. This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the successful completion of at least 60 semester hours in an accredited college or univer- sity, with a minimum of 30 semester hours in courses approved by the Fire Chief and City Manager, or their designated representatives. The required 30 semester hours must be from course areas listed below: - 6 - 1. Government 2. Math 3. Management 4. Public Administration 5. Public Policy 6. Public Relations 7. Oral Comunications 8. Accounting 9. Engineering 10. Physics 11. Computer Science 12. Architecture 13. Economics 14. Chemistry 15. Spanish 16. Fire Administration 17. Fire Prevention 18. Fire Suppression F. ADDITIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the successful completion of 120 semester hours in an accredited college or university and the attainment of a bachelor's degree, with a minimum of 30 semester hours in courses approved by the Fire Chief and City Manager, or their designated representatives. The required 30 semester hours must be from course areas listed in subsection 4(E) above. G. MASTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY This term shall relate to pay which is offered upon the successful completion of 150 semester hours in an accredited college or university and the attainment of a masters degree. The masters degree must be in a field approved as relevant to the fire service by the Fire Chief and City Manager, or their designated representatives. Masters degrees in such fields as Public Administration or Business Administration will be approved. SECTION 5. OPTION 2, ACCEPTABILITY OF COURSE CREDITS. Course credits granted by colleges or universities for "prior learning assessment," •experiential learning," prior military experience, prior work experience, or courses sponsored and paid for by the City of Lubbock will not be acceptable as a part of the 60 semester hours required for Educa- tional Incentive Pay, nor as a part of the 30 semester hours in specified course areas required for Educational Incentive Pay or Additional Educa- tional Incentive Pay. - 7 - SECTION 6. Educational incentive pay for Civil Service members of the Fire and Police Departments shall be at such rates as established in the City budget and approved by the City Council. SECTION 7. It is hereby determined that the City of Lubbock, Texas, has a population of over 20,000, and this Ordinance is passed pursuant to the authority of the V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §143.044 as currently amended and as amended hereafter. SECTION 8. In accordance with said §143.044, the provisions of this Ordinance relating to incentive pay shall be inapplicable in every particu- lar to the Police Chief and Fire Chief. SECTION 9. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 10. THAT the City Secretary is authorized and directed to cause the publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method of publication as provided by law, once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper regularly published in the City of Lubbock, I and this Ordinance shall become effective ten days after its last publica- tion. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by City Council on first reading this 13th day of September 1990. Passed by City Council on second reading this 27th day of September 1990. #.i. c~~ . ... . : ~ .. McM~MAY APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: TO FORM: ~or:.~ Manager/Public Safety & Services - 8 - THE STATE OF TEXAS R-591 COUNTY OF LUBBOCK Before me Frances Hernandez ··a Notary Public in and for Lubbock Countv. Texas on this day personally appeared T,J, Aufil I, Account Manal!er of the S~uthwestern Newsp~- pers Corporation. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -Morning. Evening and Sunday. who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continuously for more than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this I e e:a I Not i c e ______________ No. 797897 at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print- ed copy of the Le Ii!: a I Wot 1 c e is a true copy of the original and was printe in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journalonthefollowingdates: . 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