Attachment A - Amend Pay Ordinance Retention Pay.pdf

ATTACHMENT A 
PURPOSE – The proposed amendments to Section 12 of the Pay Ordinance (S-47689) 
is designed to authorize a retention cash award program for eligible employees in 
critical positions, positions that are difficult to retain, or positions that require a rare skill 
set.     
 
New language to be included in the Pay Ordinance is identified in all capital letters. 
Deletions are indicated by strikethrough. For convenience all amendments, 
including formatting changes, are highlighted in yellow. Proposed language is as 
follows: 
 
 
SECTION 12.  Awards Programs 
 
(H)  THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A 
RETENTION INCENTIVE CASH AWARD NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN 
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00) TO RETAIN 
EMPLOYEES IN CRITICAL POSITIONS, POSITIONS THAT ARE 
DIFFICULT TO RETAIN, OR POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE A RARE 
SKILL SET, WHEN IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AS 
DETERMINED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND THE 
CITY MANAGER. EMPLOYEES RECEIVING THIS AWARD MUST 
MEET PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE 
CITY 
MANAGER. 
RETENTION 
INCENTIVES 
MAY 
NOT 
BE 
AWARDED TO AN EMPLOYEE MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWO 
YEARS AND EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO REPAY AWARDS 
IF THEY LEAVE THE CITY SOONER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER 
RECEIVING AN AWARD.