Los Angeles Municipal Code Ch. 9 Compensation Plan for Department of Water and Power

(Title added by Ord. No. 150,957, Eff. 6-13-78, Oper. 4-17-78.)

Section

• 4.900.1 Adoption of the Compensation Plan for Department of Water and Power.

• 4.900.2 Implementation of Compensation Plan for Department of Water and Power Employees.

• 4.901 Step Placement upon Initial Appointment.

• 4.902 Salary Step Placement on Assignment to a Different Position in City Service.

• 4.903 Salary Step Adjustment.

• 4.903.1 Salary Step Placement for Non-represented Exempt Positions.

• 4.904 Return from Layoff or Separation from City Service.

• 4.908 Overtime Compensation.

The following Compensation Plan for classes of positions in the Department of Water and Power is hereby established and the Code numbers, titles, duties and description record numbers, position grades and salaries or salary ranges as hereinafter set forth are hereby fixed for such classes of position unless otherwise provided for by ordinance implementing a Memorandum or Understanding. Such schedule of classes, together with the codes, titles, duties and description record numbers, position grades and salaries or salary ranges shall constitute the Compensation Plan for all positions in the Department of Water and Power and shall be known as Schedule “B”. Whenever in this Code the term Schedule “B” is used, it shall be deemed to mean and refer to the Schedule “B” in this section.

Whenever in Schedule “B” a class has a salary range indicated, such salary range shall reflect a five-step salary range structure in accordance with the Salary Range Tables established by the Controller.

Whenever in Schedule “B” a class of employees is found in a representation unit, the appropriate Memorandum of Understanding number is referenced instead of the salary range. Whenever in Schedule “B” a class of employees is found in both a representation unit and is also employed in daily-rated positions, both Schedule G (daily-rated) and the appropriate Memorandum of Understanding number are referenced instead of the appropriate salary ranges.

Note: The MOU or Ordinance number referenced below in Schedule “B” sets forth the most current salary range or salary for the position indicated.

The following Duties Description Record Numbers (DDR No.), adopted by the Board of Water and Power Commission, identify the salary levels to be paid within the respective classes listed in this Schedule.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)

Salaries for classes of positions indicated as an MOU number are in accordance with the various Memoranda of Understanding between the City and recognized employee organizations. The Memoranda of Understanding for the representation units are set forth in the following index:

MOU 41 DWP Administrative Representation

MOU 42 DWP Clerical

MOU 44 DWP Load Dispatchers

MOU 46 DWP Management Employees Association

MOU 47 DWP Operating, Maintenance and Service

MOU 48 DWP Professional

MOU 49 DWP Security

MOU 50 DWP Steam Plant and Water Supply

MOU 51 DWP Supervisory Blue Collar

MOU 52 DWP Supervisory Clerical and Administrative

MOU 53 DWP Supervisory Professional

MOU 54 DWP Technical Representation

MOU 55 DWP Confidential Management Representatives

MOU 56 DWP Supervisory Technical and Business Administration

Employees covered by the Los Angeles Administrative Code may also be covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (FLSA). To the extent that any provision herein conflicts with the FLSA, employees covered by the FLSA shall receive benefits required thereunder and any additional benefits set forth herein if compatible with the FLSA.

SCHEDULE “B” HISTORY

Amended by: Ord. No. 171,757, Eff. 10-23-97; Ord. No. 171,767, Eff. 11-6-97; Ord No. 171,768, Eff. 11-6-97; In Entirety, Ord. No. 171,781, Eff. 11-17-97; Ord. No. 172,235, Eff. 10-16-98; Ord. No. 172,247, Eff. 10-22-98; Ord. No. 172,462, Eff. 2-22-99; Ord. No. 173,131, Eff. 3-15-00; Ord. No. 173, 185, Eff. 4-19-00; Ord. No. 173,240, Eff. 5-22-00; Ord. No. 173,459, Eff. 8-25-00; Ord. No. 175,049, Eff. 1-23-03; Ord. No. 176,517, Eff. 3-9-05; Ord. No. 176,953, Eff. 9-26-05, Oper. 1-1-07; Ord. No. 177,709, Eff. 8-1-06; Ord. No. 179,995, Eff. 7-11-08, Oper. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 181,327, Eff. 10-8-10; Ord. No. 181,938, Eff. 11-25-11, Oper. 11-25-11; Ord. No. 182,129, Eff. 5-21-12; Ord. No. 182,207, Eff. 8-10-12, Oper. 7-1-13; Ord. No. 182,209, Eff. 8-10-12; In Entirety, Ord. No. 185,438, Eff. 4-8-18, Oper. 6-24-18; Ord. No. 186,203, Eff. 7-1-19; Ord. No. 186,949, Eff. 4-19-21; Ord. No. 186,950, Eff. 4-19-21; Ord. No. 186,951, Eff. 4-19-21; Ord. No. 187,465, Eff. 4-25-22; Ord. No. 187,881, Eff. 6-9-23, Oper. 7-1-23; Ord. No. 188,245, Eff. 5-20-24, Oper. 7-1-24; Ord. No. 188,246, Eff. 5-20-24, Oper. 6-19-23; Ord. No. 188,560, Eff. 3-11-25*; Ord. No. 188,907, Eff. 4-13-26.

* Editor's note: See Ord. No. 188,560, Eff. 3-11-25, for provisions operative July 1, 2024 (Sec. 1), December 30, 2024 (Sec. 3), June 30, 2025 (Sec. 5), December 29, 2025 (Sec. 7), June 29, 2026 (Sec. 9), December 28, 2026 (Sec. 11), June 28, 2027 (Sec. 13), December 27, 2027 (Sec. 15), and July 3, 2028 (Sec. 17).

SALARY NOTES APPLICABLE TO SCHEDULE “B”

NOTE 1. DAILY RATE CONSTRUCTION POSITIONS

All positions in the civil service exempt classes designated as Construction Intermittent and indicated herein as “Schedule F” shall be compensated according to Resolution 686, adopted by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners on May 5,1977.

The persons in the civil service classes listed in Schedule G who are employed on an intermittent basis and paid a daily rate shall be compensated according to Resolution 685, adopted by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners on May 5,1977.

SALARY FIXING FOR DAILY RATE CONSTRUCTION POSITIONS

Employees occupying positions set forth in Schedule F herein are represented in collective bargaining representation units for which contracts are negotiated between various independent contractors or associations and various labor unions. Representation of positions listed in Schedule F herein is not pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.800 et. seq. of this Code.

Employees occupying positions set forth in Schedule F herein are civil service exempt daily–rated construction workers. Employees occupying positions set forth in Schedule G herein are civil service employees who are employed on an as needed basis and paid a daily rate based solely upon the rates established in agreements between the respective construction contractors and the building trades Council.

The salary rates established by the collective bargaining agreements negotiated between the respective construction contractors or associations and the respective labor unions for employees occupying positions and DDR numbers set forth in Schedules F and G are hereby determined to be an ascertainment of the prevailing wage for each position in each instance. The rates of compensation for the employees occupying positions listed in Schedules F and G as specified in the Item numbers set forth therein and pertaining to the duties and description record numbers (DDRs) shown opposite shall be fixed in accordance with the specific agreements applicable to such classes as set forth therein.

The Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services shall from time to time amend the wage rates and other items of salary appearing on such Item numbers and DDRs to conform to the rates of compensation negotiated in the applicable labor agreements and such rates shall constitute the prevailing wage in each instance and authority is hereby established to pay such rates of compensation so established.

Employees in the Construction Intermittent positions set forth in Schedule F and Schedule G shall not be covered by any of the provisions of this Code unless their coverage is specifically provided.

SCHEDULE “F”

Agreement between Southern California Chapter Western Insulation Contractors Association and Local No. 5, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers:

Articles of Agreement between the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers and Signatory Contractors:

Agreement by and between the Executive Council of the California Conference of Mason Contractor Associations, Inc. and Bricklayers, Stone & Marble Masons Union Local No. 2:

Brick Tenders Agreement The Southern California District Council of Laborers and its affiliated Local Unions and Signatory Contractors:

Master Labor Agreement between Southern California General Contractors and United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Jointers of America:

Labor Agreement between Nevada Chapter Associated General Contractors, Southern Nevada Home Builders Association, Inc., Las Vegas Builders Exchange, and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO Local Union Nos. 1780, 1827, 1417, 2375:

Master Labor Agreement between Southern California General Contractors and Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association of the United States and Canada

Labor Agreement between Nevada Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., Southern Nevada Home Builders, Inc., Las Vegas Builders Exchange and Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association Local 797:

Agreement between Iron Workers Employers, State of California and Portion of Nevada and District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California and Vicinity:

Southern California Master Labor Agreement between The Associated General Contractors of California, Inc., The Building Industry Association of California, Inc., The Engineering and Grading Contractor’s Association, Inc., The Underground Engineering Contractor’s Association and The Southern California District Council of Laborers Affiliated with The Laborer’s International Union of North America, AFL-CIO:

Labor Agreement between Nevada Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., Southern Nevada Home Builders, Inc., Las Vegas Builders’ Exchange and Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local Union No. 872:

Articles of Agreement between Lathing and Metal Furring Contractors Association of California, Inc., and the Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers Local Union No. 42, AFL-CIO:

The Master Labor Agreement between Southern California General Contractors Association (Except for San Diego County) or the Nevada Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 12:

Los Angeles County Painters and Decorators Joint Committee Agreement:

Independent Industrial and General Pipefitting Agreement:

Labor Agreement covering the Jurisdiction of Local Unions of Los Angeles and Orange Counties between the Contracting Plasterer’s Association of Southern California, Inc., and Local Nos. 2, 489, 393, 739 and 838 of the O.P. & C.M.I.A.:

Plaster Tenders Agreement between Contracting Plasterers Association of Southern California District Council of Laborers and its Affiliated Locals:

Southern California Pipe Trades Agreement between The Plumbing – Heating and Piping Independent Contractors and the Southern California Pipe Trades District Council No. 16 of The United Association:

Master Agreement – Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry, Los Angeles and Orange Counties between Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors of Southern California. Inc., and United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Fitters Division Local No. 250, AFL-CIO:

Inside Wireman’s Agreement between Local No. 11 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL-CIO and Los Angeles County Chapter of National Electrical Contractors’ Association

Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between Union Roofing Contractors Association, Inc., Roofing Contractors Association of Southern California, Inc., Roofing Contractors Association of Orange County, Inc., and Others, and Locals Nos. 36, 72, 220 of the United Slate, Tile and Composition Roofers Damp and Waterproof Workers Association:

Union Agreement between Local Union No. 108, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association Los Angeles Chapter, Heating, Air Conditioning and Sheet Metal Contractors Association, Inc:

Southern California Pipe Trades Agreement between Independent Automatic Sprinkler and Fire Control Contractors and Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 709 of the United Association of Journeymen, and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO:

Master Labor Agreement between Southern California General Contractors and Teamster Joint Council No. 42, Teamster Local Union No. 87:

Painters and Decorators Joint Committee Master Agreement between Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 159 and the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America, Southern Nevada Chapter, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Labor Agreement between Associated Plumbing and Air Conditioning Contractors of Nevada, Inc., and United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United State and Canada, Local Union No. 525, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Labor Agreement between Nevada Chapter Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., Southern Nevada Home Builders’ Exchange, Inc., Las Vegas Builder’s Exchange and Teamsters Local No. 631 affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America.

Agreement between Western Line Constructors Chapter N.E.C.A. and Locals 47 and 1245, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO:

Orange Belt Painters and Decorators Joint Agreement (San Bernardino):

SCHEDULE “F” HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-4-78.

Amended by: Ord. No. 151,327, Eff. 8-11-78; Ord. No. 152,231, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Ord. No. 152,343, Eff. 5-16-79; Ord. No.152,544, Eff. 7-3-79, Oper. 7-1-79; Ord. No. 153,511, Eff. 3-19-80; Ord. No. 154,342, Eff. 6-30-80, Oper. 6-30-80; Ord. No. 156,023, Eff. 11-16-81; Ord. No. 157,827, Eff. 6-24-83; Ord. No. 167,283, Eff. 9-30-91; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.

* Salaries operative 10-25-79.

** Salaries operative 6-1-79.

SCHEDULE G

Articles of Agreement between the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers and Signatory Contractors:

Agreement by and between the Bricklayers, Stone & Marble Masons Union Local No. 2 and the Executive Council of the California Conference of Mason Contractor Associations, Inc.:

Bricktenders Agreement between the Southern California District Council of Laborers and its affiliated Local Union and Signatory Contractors:

Master Labor Agreement between United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and Southern California General Contractors:

Master Labor Agreement between Southern California General Contractors and Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association of the United States and Canada:

Inside Wireman’s Agreement between Local No. 11 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL-CIO of Los Angeles County California and Los Angeles County Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association:

Agreement between the Iron Workers Employers State of California and Portion of Nevada and District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California and Vicinity:

Southern California Master Labor Agreement between the Associated General Contractors of California, Inc., The Building Industry Association of California. Inc., The Engineering and Grading Contractors Association, Inc., The Underground Engineering Contractors Association, and the Southern California District Council of Laborers Affiliated with the Labors International Union of North America, AFL CIO:

Associated Machinery Erectors and Contractors of California, Inc. and the Grand Lodge of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers:

Master Labor Agreement Between Southern California General Contractors Associations (Except San Diego County) And the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12:

Los Angeles County Painters and Decorators Joint Committee Agreement:

Independent Industrial and General Pipefitting Agreement:

Plaster Tenders Agreement between Contracting Plasterers Association of Southern California, Inc., and The Southern California District Council of Laborers and its affiliated Locals:

Southern California Pipe Trades Agreement between the Plumbing – Heating and Piping Independent Contractors and the Southern California Pipe Trades District Council No. 16 of the United Association:

Union Agreement between Local Union No. 108 Sheetmetal Workers’ International Association, Sheetmetal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association Los Angeles Chapter and Heating, Air Conditioning and Sheetmetal Contractors Association, Inc.:

Master Labor Agreement between Southern California General Contractors and Teamster Joint Council No. 42 and the Teamsters Local Unit No. 87:

Agreement between Western Line Constructors Chapter of N.E.C.A. and Local No. 47 and Local No. 1245 AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers:

SCHDULE “G” HISTORY

Amended by: Ord No. 152,231, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Ord. No. 152,544, Eff. 7-3-79, Oper. 7-1-79; Ord. No. 154,362, Eff. 6-30-80, Oper. 6-30-80.

NOTE 2. NIGHT WORK BONUS.

Each employee, except a cumulative-hour employee, who is regularly scheduled to start the employee’s normal workday at or after 2:00 p.m. but before 9:00 p.m. shall receive, in addition to other compensation, adjusted compensation of thirty-five cents (35¢) for each straight time hour worked during any such normal work day.

Each employee, except a cumulative-hour employee, who is regularly scheduled to start the employee’s normal workday at or after 9:00 p.m. but before 4:00 a.m. shall receive in addition to other compensation, adjusted compensation of fifty cents (50¢) for each straight time hour worked during any such normal workday.

Each employee, except a cumulative-hour employee, who is regularly scheduled to start the employee’s normal workday at or after 2:00 p.m. but before 4:00 a.m. shall not be entitled to receive a pay differential during any absences from work.

Each employee, except a cumulative-hour employee, will receive a shift differential at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times the shift differential provided for in the first two paragraphs of this note for each hour of overtime worked immediately preceding or immediately following their regularly scheduled shift unless the employee is being paid at the double-time rate for overtime worked immediately preceding or immediately following those normal workdays, in which instance said employee shall receive shift differentials at two (2) times the normal shift differential as set forth in the first two paragraphs of this note.

NOTE 3. REMOTE WORK LOCATION BONUS.

Employees of the Power Operating and Maintenance Division in the classes Chief Electric Plant Operator, Code 5237, and Principal Clerk Power, Code 1211, whose permanent reporting location is the Castaic Power Plant, shall receive additional compensation of $10 per day for each day worked at that location.

NOTE 4. CALL BACK

When an employee is notified while off duty to report for work at a time which is outside of the employee’s normal work schedule, and the employee is released in less than two (2) hours (including time allowed for travel), the employee shall be credited with a minimum of two (2) hour of work. Employees who are compensated for overtime in accordance with Section 4.908 who are notified between 12 Midnight and 6:00 a.m. and directed to report immediately for work (other than for scheduled overtime) shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours at the double time rate. Additional calls received within the two-hour minimum period shall not establish an additional minimum period of double time. Hours worked after the two-hour minimum shall continue to be paid at the double-time rate until the start of the employee’s regularly scheduled hour. Should the two-hour minimum overlap into an employee’ regularly scheduled work hours, the straight-time pay for the regularly schedule hours shall commence after the close of the two- hour minimum period.

NOTE 5. WATER MICROBIOLOGIST

One person in the class of Water Microbiologist, Code 7857, assigned to DDR No. 52-78149, when regularly assigned to present testimony on water quality issues before Congressional and Legislative Committees and Regulatory Bodies; when serving as Department representative and liaison to National, State and local groups, task forces and inter-agency water quality committees; and when functioning as Department spokesperson to the news media, environmental groups and the public on water quality issues, shall receive salary at the fourth premium level rate above the appropriate step rate in the salary range prescribed for the class.

NOTE 6. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO GENERAL MANAGER DWP II.

One person employed in the class of Executive Assistant to General Manager DWP II, Code 0360, who is regularly assigned to the position of Assistant Chief – External and Organizational Services Systems, shall be compensated in accordance with the salary range fixed for Duties Description Record Number 94-07501.

NOTE R. REHABILITATION TRAINEE.

Whenever an employee who has suffered an on-the-job disabling injury, is transferred pursuant to Charter Section 108 to the class of Rehabilitation Trainee, Code 1576, that employee shall receive the salary of the DDR or position from which the employee transferred up to a maximum of five years from the date of appointment to the class of Rehabilitation Trainee.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-4-77; Note 5, Ord. No. 162,035, Eff. 3-2-87; Note 6, Ord. No. 166,014, Eff. 7-5-90, Oper. 7-1-88.

Amended by: Ord. No. 152,231, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Ord. No. 152,544, Eff. 7-3-79, Oper. 7-1-79; Note 2, Note 3 added, Note R, by Ord. No. 154,342, Eff. 6-30-80, Oper. 6-30-80; Note 5, Ord. No. 162,962, Eff 11-20-87, Oper. 7-1-87; Note R, Ord. No. 162,962, Eff. 11-20-87, Oper. 7-1-87.

Upon adoption of the Compensation Plan for employees in the Department of Water and Power by the City Council, each employee, unless otherwise provided for in a Memorandum of Understanding, shall retain the step in the range which was held prior to the action of the City Council except that a step advancement which would have been applicable in accordance with Department of Water and Power Working Rule 3.7 shall be made prior to any change in the salary rates or range if the actions are concurrent.

Should the number of steps in the salary range prescribed for a position level in a class of positions be changed by action of the City Council, each employee’s step placement on the revised salary range shall be determined by placing such employee the same number of steps below the top step as the employee occupied on the former salary range except that no employee shall be placed below the bottom step of the revised range. In all such cases the salary anniversary date for step advancement for each such employee shall remain the same.

Should the City Council adopt a revised salary range for a position level in a class of positions, and if the application of the provisions of this section would result in a decrease in salary for an employee, such employee shall retain the former rate of pay until the employee’s next following anniversary date for step advancement at which time the employee shall advance to the next higher step in the adopted salary range.

For the purpose of administering these provisions, each employee shall have as a present “anniversary date” the date of the beginning of the payroll period in which the employee received the last step increase or the first day of the payroll period established by Department of Water and Power Working Rule 3.7 for salary step advancement if such employee was promoted, displaced or demoted within six months prior to the implementation of these provisions.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-4-77.

(a) Initial appointment to any position shall be at the lowest step in the salary range for the position.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) above, the General Manager may authorize the appointment of a person to a step above the lowest step in the salary range where the General Manager finds that:

(1) The Department or System is unable to recruit sufficient persons who have the needed experience, abilities or training for the position, or who are willing to work nonstandard hours or who are willing to work in certain locations, or

(2) The person to be appointed has experience and skills that exceed those of other candidates available for the position and such experience and skills are required, and

(3) The advanced step hiring is applied to a limited number of difficult-to-fill positions in the Department.

(c) Persons who are employees of other jurisdictions or entities whose functions are consolidated into the City and who enter City service by action of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners pursuant to the provisions of Charter Section 1021 shall be credited with their length of service in the position held at the time of the consolidation for salary step placement and salary step advancement purposes.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-4-77.

Amended by: Ord. No. 152,231, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; 3rd and 5th paragraphs, Ord. No. 152,544, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Title and Section, Ord. No. 155,181, Eff. 5-4-81; Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 172,760, Eff. 8-18-99, Oper. 8-18-99; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.

(a) Whenever an employee is assigned or appointed from a position to another position, the following step placement procedures shall apply:

(1) If the top step rate of the salary range for the new position is higher than the top step rate of the salary range for the former position, the employee shall be placed on the lowest step within the salary range for the new position which provides at least a five (5) percent increase over the rate received in the former position including any regularly assigned bonus or premium compensation amounts in either the former position or in the new position.

(2) If the top step rate of the salary range for the new position is the same as the top step rate of the salary range for the former position the employee shall retain the salary step from the former position.

(3) If the top step rate of the salary range for the new position is lower than the top step rate of the salary range for the former position, the employee shall receive the lower of:

a. The top step rate of the salary range for the new position, or

b. The step rate in the salary range for the new position which is the same as the employee’s step rate in the prior class; if no step rate in the range is the same, the net higher level rate in the new salary range shall apply until the employee’s next anniversary date.

(4) In no case shall an employee receive a salary that is lower than the lowest step rate of the salary range for the new position, or higher than the top step rate, including regularly assigned bonus amounts, of the salary range for the new position.

(5) When an employee returns to a higher level position the employee shall be restored to the former step and step anniversary date.

(b) Salary Rate Comparisons.

(1) All salary rate comparisons shall be made in the hourly or bi-weekly amounts for the step rates in the salary range.

(2) Flat rate salary amounts shall be considered to be the top step of the salary range for the position.

(3) Any regularly assigned bonus or premium amounts shall be included in the top step rates of the salary ranges before the top step rates of the former and new positions are compared.

(4) In determining the step placement for an employee assigned or appointed to a position in the Department of Water and Power from a position in any other City department, salary rate comparisons shall be made using the employee’s actual salary in accordance with applicable provisions of this section. The availability of higher pay levels for the employee’s classification shall not be considered in the salary step determination.

(c) Concurrent Step Advancement and Position Change. Employees who would be entitled to receive a step advancement on the same date as they are appointed or assigned to a new position on a different salary range shall be deemed to have received the step advancement prior to the appointment or assignment to the new position.

(d) Bonus/Premium Compensation Assignment. Assignment to or from a position with a regularly assigned bonus or premium rate within the same class and pay grade does not change the employee’s step placement or step advancement anniversary date.

(e) Change in Classification by the Civil Service Commission. Whenever a position is reclassified and an employee is found “legally employed” or “not illegally employed” by action of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, such employee shall retain the salary step and anniversary date from the former classification.

(f) Retroactive Salary Ordinances. Step adjustments will be recomputed, if necessary, pursuant to the provisions of any retroactive salary ordinance.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-4-77.

Amended by: 1st and 3rd unnumbered paragraphs, Ord. No. 152,544, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Title and Section, Ord. No. 155,181, Eff. 5-4-81; Subsec. (a)(1) and (d), adds (a)(5), Ord. No. 157,221, Eff. 11-3-82; Subsec. (f) added, Ord. No. 159,659, Eff. 2-15-85.

(a) The first salary step advancement for an employee who has been initially appointed to City service or who has been appointed or assigned to a position on a higher salary range shall take place in the payroll period which includes the date six months from the date of the appointment or assignment.

(1) Consecutive appointments to positions with the same top step salary rate in the six months following the appointment or assignment shall be treated as one appointment or assignment for step advancement purposes.

(2) Absences from duty without pay during the six months following initial appointment or in the twelve months between step advancements shall cause the date of the salary step advancement and the anniversary date to be moved forward one working day for each working day of such absences beginning with the sixteenth working day of such absences. Employees who are injured on duty are compensated in accordance with Division IV of the Labor Code of the State of California and Article 7 of Division 4 of this Code shall not have their first step increase or anniversary date change.

(3) The date six months from the date of appointment shall be the employee’s anniversary date except under circumstances provided for in Subsection (a) (2).

(b) An employee who is appointed to a new position on the same or lower salary range shall retain the step advancement anniversary date established for the former position.

(c) Each employee shall advance to the next higher step in the salary range in the payroll period which includes the employee’s anniversary date until the top step of the salary range is reached.

(d) Provisions applicable to part-time and intermittent employees:

(1) The initial salary step advancement for a part-time employee (half-time or more but less than full-time) in a position compensated on salary range shall be in the payroll period following completion of 520 hours and six months of service. Each subsequent step advancement shall be in the payroll period following the completion of 1,040 additional hours and one additional year of service. Hours of service in excess of those required for step advancement in a time period shall be carried forward for credit in the next time period.

(2) Intermittent employees or part-time employees exempted from Civil Service provisions by Charter Section 1001 shall be paid a rate corresponding to the entering step in the salary range for the classification in which the employee is employed. Full-time or half-time employees changing to intermittent status in the same Civil Service class shall continue to be paid at the same rate as which they were last paid while a full/half-time employee. Employees who, on the effective date of this section, are being compensated on a step in a salary range higher than that prescribed by this section shall receive salary at their existing rate until that rate meets or exceeds the rate prescribed by this section.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-4-77.

Amended by: 2nd unnumbered paragraph, Ord. No. 152,544, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Title and Section, Ord. No. 155,181, Eff. 5-4-81; In Entirety, Ord. No. 159,659, Eff. 2-15-85; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.

The General Manager of the Department of Water and Power may employ or retain any person in a non-represented exempt position at any step within the salary range prescribed for said position that is determined by the General Manager to be commensurate with and based on the extent, responsibility and importance of the work and the experience and ability of the employee.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 172,234, Eff. 10-16-98, Oper. 9-1-97.

(a) When an employee returns to a position in a classification in accordance with Charter Section 1015, the employee shall be placed on the same step in the salary range for the position that was occupied prior to the layoff; and the anniversary date for such employee shall be the date of completion of an aggregate of one year of service at that salary step. If any other section of this Code provides a higher salary rate than is provided by this section, that other section of the Code shall govern the employee’s step placement.

(b) When a former employee is reinstated after a separation from service to serve on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, the employee shall be placed on the step in the salary range for the new position as though no separation from City service had occurred and the employee shall retain the employee’s former anniversary date.

(c) If any employee returns to City service within three years of the date of separation from city service, the appointing authority may authorize a placement of the employee on the top step in the salary range for the position in accordance with this section as though the employee had not been separated from city service, but no step advancement credit will be given for the time of separation. In such cases, the employee’s step advancement anniversary date shall be date of completion of the aggregate number of months required for step advancement at the time of separation from city service.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-14-77.

Amended by: Title and Section, Ord. No. 155,181, Eff. 5-4-81; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.

Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners and approved by the City Council, or otherwise provided for by ordinance implementing an approved Memorandum of Understanding, employees in classes and levels listed in Schedule “B” shall be compensated for authorized overtime as follows:

(1) Employees in classes for which the maximum salary is equal to or less than the maximum salary rate for the class Cashier, Water and Power, Code 9669, shall be paid at the rate of one and one half-hours for each hour worked. Overtime worked on Sundays, holidays or their equivalents shall be paid at the double time rate in addition to the regular compensation for the holiday. Each hour worked after sixteen continuous hours on duty have been worked shall be at the double time rate.

(2) Employees on salary ranges for which the maximum rate is above that for the class Cashier Water and Power, Code 9669, and equal to or less than the maximum rate for the class Secretary Water and Power Commission, Code 9739, shall receive compensation at the rate of one and one-half hours for each overtime hour worked. Employees may request compensation in cash or time off subject to approval of the General Manager.

(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) below, employees on salary ranges above the range for the class of Secretary Water and Power Commission, Code 9739, shall receive compensation at the rate of one hour for each overtime hour worked. Employees may request compensation in cash or time off subject to approval of the General Manager, and restrictions adopted by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners in Board Resolution 89-321, adopted June 22, 1989, or as subsequently amended.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) above, the pay fixed for employees on salary ranges at or above the range for the class of Executive Assistant to General Manager DWP I, Code 0360, shall be deemed to provide full compensation for all hours worked.

(4) The General Manager shall establish limits on the maximum amount of overtime off that can be accumulated in Paragraphs (2) and (3) above.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other ordinance to the contrary, whenever an employee in a class listed in Schedule B is required to remain on duty or on the Department of Water and Power’s premises, in order to maintain Department operations during a work stoppage by other employees, the employee shall be considered to be on duty during all such hours and shall be paid or allowed to accumulate time-off at the rate of time-and-one-half as directed by the General Manager. If this section or any other ordinance provides greater overtime compensation, the employee may be compensated under those provisions.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 150,778, Eff. 4-17-78, Oper. 7-4-77.

Amended by: Ord. No. 152,544, Eff. 4-23-79, Oper. 7-1-78; Para. 5 added by Ord. No. 154,342, Eff. 6-30-80, Oper. 6-30-80; Ord. No. 165,871 Eff. 5-23-90; Para. (3), Ord. No. 170,063, Eff. 10-17-94.