ORDINANCE amending  the City’s Master Classification Ordinance (City of Houston Ordinance No. 90-1292, as most recently amended by City of Houston Ordinance No. 2015-1291) to add five new classifications, correct the grade of an existing classification and upgrade an existing classification; providing a repealer; providing for severability

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LASTER

This was Item 9 on Agenda of February 3, 2016

The Human Resources Department recommends the following revisions to the civilian Master Classification Listing.  These revisions can be found on Exhibit A of the Ordinance.

A.      Change Pay Grade

Job Title                                   Current Pay Grade                  Proposed Pay Grade

Lactation Technician                         New                                                      15

The Health Department requests to add a specific classification for its Lactation Program.

Council Associate (EXE LEVEL)         New                                                     10

A new job to interact with constituents of a particular Council Member (s) as assigned to a particular City Department to provide and collect information and render routine, general assistance as instructed.

IT Project Manager – HAS                           30                                              28

Grade correction

Senior IT Professional – Security               New                                           29

New IT job

Estimator – Fleet Collision Repair              New                                           17

Mechanic – Collision Repair                        New                                             7

Fleet requests two new classifications in Collision Repair.

Plumber                                                            14                                              16

Based on a market review, Compensation recommends the Plumber classification in GSD be upgraded.

Omar Reid, Director- Human Resources Department

Phone: (832) 393-6056