1981-09-16 Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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• • • Minutes, Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting September 16, 1981, Page 6 A motion was made by Councilperson Simons to pass and approve Resolution No. 81-22 as read y the City Attorney. Seconded Councilperson Faris. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 0 nays. Councilperson Westergren left the Council Chambers. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Meza Nays: None Councilperson Westergren returned to the Council table. 15. City Attorney Askins read: AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING POLICE- MANS CIVIL SERVICE, ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATIONS, NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION AND ESTABLISHING PAY SCHEDULES. A motion was made • • Simons. The motion t and 6 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Nays: Councilpersons gren and Mayor Motion was made Ordinance No. 12 Councilperson Ma Councilperson Gay to table the Ordinance Attorney. Secon e by Councilperson o table was defeated by a vote of 3 ayes Kibodeaux, Simons, Gay Malone, Longley, Faris, Skelton, Wester- Meza >y Councilperson Longley to pass and approve t5 as read y the City Attorney. Seconded b one. Mayor Meza recognized Sammy Jacobs, President of the La Porte Police Association who approached the Council. Jacobs: I wish to address the pay scale you have got set that you are going to be voting on in the next few minutes. Detec- tive Butchee will be in a patrolman slot and it is our under- standing we are going to get a 7 percent pay increase. Now under a 7 percent increase he should be receiving, let's see, his salary right now is $19,219.00 a year, 7 percent will be $1,345.00, should bring him up to $20,564. Now with this pay scale will bring him back down to $20,290.00; he is going to lose $274.00 a month. We've got one sergeant over 3 years who will be making over $22,782.00. We've got a lieutenant over 12 months who will be making $22,782.00. There is no breakdown between the ranks. A senior patrolman over 3 years if he takes the sergeant exam and goes to Step A at a sergeant level, he will take a cut in pay; go from $20,290 to $19,942. Back in April when we came in and sat down with the other Council that was here, we asked that when this was being discussed and drawn up if there was any way we could help, any input we could have we would be more than happy to do anything possible to work with the Council to~try to make this an easy transition. Ap, parently the new Council thought that our voice was not needed,