2.84.150 Acting appointments, temporary assignments and rates of pay.
A. Acting Appointments of Permanent Employees and Rates of Pay. Department heads, with the approval of the city manager, may assign the duties and responsibilities of a vacant position to a permanent employee for a period of time more than two weeks, but not in excess of six months.
1. Such appointments in excess of six months may be made with the approval of the appropriate civil service board. The compensation shall be within the salary range of the class so assigned.
2. The city manager may approve a salary increase for a management employee up to a maximum of five percent for a period not to exceed one year in those instances when the employee is at level five and temporarily assumes significantly more responsibility in the same job classification.
B. Temporary Assignments. Permanent employees may be assigned to perform the duties of a higher classification. Such assignment shall result in not more than a five percent salary increase per grade temporarily assigned above permanent assignment.
1. An employee who is on vacation or leave of absence that provides for a salary while serving in a temporary assignment shall be compensated at his or her regular rate of pay and not the temporary assignment rate. An employee serving in a temporary assignment who seeks payment for compensatory time earned or sick leave conversion pay shall be compensated at the regular rate of pay and not the temporary assignment rate.
C. Lead Assignment—General Employees—Blue Collar and White Collar. When any general employee, blue collar or white collar, is assigned to lead a crew of three or more members who are assigned to the same salary grade as the leader, the leader shall receive a salary adjustment of five percent increase during the period of the lead assignment.
1. Lead Responsibilities. When an employee in the classification of light equipment operator, heavy equipment operator, tree maintainer II, sewer maintainer, maintenance craft worker I, maintenance craft worker II or scrap rig operator is assigned to lead responsibilities for the majority of a shift to a project, truck or job, he or she shall receive a salary adjustment increase of five percent during the period of such assignment.
D. Assignment to Higher Classification—Fire Department Employees. Any eligible fire department employee who is assigned duties of a higher classification shall be paid the wage rate of the higher classification for all the time he or she performed such duties, if assigned to such duty for more than twelve continuous hours, in accordance with the administrative rules and regulations. (Ord. 4898 § 1, 2017; Ord. 3118 § 1, 1987; Ord. 2782 § 5, 1982; Ord. 2655 §§ 1—3, 1981; Ord. 2567 § 1, 1980; prior code § 3.18.110)