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Council tables ordinance updating city salaries and staffing after amendments
Summary
North College Hill City Council voted 6-0 to table an ordinance that would update 2025 city employee salaries and staffing levels after councilors passed a series of amendments earlier in the meeting. The measure will return for vote Feb. 18.
North College Hill City Council voted 6-0 on Tuesday to table an ordinance that would amend and establish city employee salaries and staffing levels until the council's next meeting on Feb. 18.
The ordinance (referred to in the meeting as Ordinance 8-20-24) was the subject of multiple amendments during the meeting. Councilors first moved to amend the ordinance to correct several entries and update job classifications and pay levels; that amendment passed 6-0. The council then approved a separate amendment, also 6-0, to add a part-time senior center coordinator position paid $15.91 per hour.
Why it matters: The ordinance would formalize pay and staffing for multiple municipal positions for the 2025 budget year. Councilors and staff debated specific lines in the document, and some members raised questions about the ordinance's effective date and the document's year notation before deciding to pause final adoption.
Key actions and changes - Amendment (passed 6-0): corrected several pay and staffing entries in the draft ordinance. The changes discussed on the record included an administrator salary correction, changing the fire chief position from full time to part time, an updated salary for the public works supervisor ($66,533.37), and an updated pay entry for the recreation director ($25.00 as stated in the meeting record). - Amendment to add a senior center coordinator (passed 6-0): the council added one part-time senior center coordinator at $15.91 per hour. - Final procedural action (passed 6-0): after debate and questions about the ordinance's date and the section identifying the salary year, the council voted to table the ordinance until the Feb. 18 meeting so staff and the law director can provide a clean, consolidated document.
Motions, movers and votes (as recorded in the meeting) - Motion to amend the ordinance to make the four corrections described above: moved by Miss Rochester; seconded by Mr. Wilson; roll call vote 6-0 in favor. - Motion to add a part-time senior center coordinator at $15.91/hour: moved by Miss Orr; seconded by Miss Alexander; roll call vote 6-0 in favor. - Motion to table Ordinance 8-20-24 until the Feb. 18 council meeting: moved by Miss Orb; seconded by Mr. Davis; roll call vote 6-0 in favor.
Council and staff raised procedural questions during the discussion: several members noted the ordinance's header showed the year it was first introduced (2024) while the salary changes were described as applying to 2025. The law director and multiple council members suggested consolidating the amendments into a single corrected document for final consideration; councilors then chose to table the item so staff could return with an updated, clear ordinance.
Background: The ordinance was presented for third reading during the meeting; council members reviewed the draft, recommended corrections, and approved amendments before tabling adoption to allow staff to prepare a single, corrected version.
Next steps: The council scheduled consideration of the ordinance for its Feb. 18 meeting at 7:00 p.m., when members expect to vote on the consolidated document.
