Special Meeting Of City Council To Vote On New Salary Ranges Of Management Positions

Update

: A special meeting of the City Council will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. to vote on the “proposed revised collective bargaining agreement with the Bridgeport City Supervisor’s Association entered into on November 20, 2015” that impacts the salary structure for city management positions. OIB had originally reported based on language in a city document that the City Council and Mayor Joe Ganim had approved the new salary ranges Dec. 7. That was not the case, according to city officials. An amendment to an existing ordinance requires that the full City Council vote on this matter. According to the communication from Ganim to the City Council “due to the significance of the matter and time being of the essence, the City Council has to accept or reject the Collective Bargaining Agreement prior to the  expiration date that is due to expire on Sunday, January 3, 2016.”

CT Post reporter Brian Lockhart reports Ganim has called the meeting to reject a newly enacted contract for the 150-member supervisors’ union. Ganim may be looking to kill the agreement to help close a projected $20 million deficit. Ganim says Mayor Bill Finch’s administration did not budget money for the agreement.

Ed Gavin, the union’s lawyer, portrayed the council vote as meaningless, at this point.

“We believe we have an enforceable contract,” Gavin said Tuesday. “It’s our position that the city does not have the right to go ahead and revoke (it). … We worked for two years without a contract in good faith, and negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement. We’ll take any and all legal action to enforce that contract.”

The Labor Relations Office updated salary structures for management positions and unaffiliated employee salaries in the works before Ganim became mayor. The updated salary levels follow the five-year agreement between the city and City Supervisor’s Association with retroactive increases effective July 1, 2013. The salaries will increase 2.5 percent July 1, 2016 and another two percent July 1, 2017. Bill Finch benefited from the retroactive pay on his last day in office.

City ordinance allows the mayor to authorize salary increases within the ranges. Under the new salary structure the mayor’s annual pay for the budget year ending June 30, 2016 is $144,039 up from roughly $132,500. Ganim announced last week he will forego four week’s pay to set an example in his effort to close the budget gap he inherited. He’s directing his discretionary appointees to do the same. Ganim is generally starting his hires at the lower level of the salary range, according to his spokesman Av Harris. The mayor’s direct appointees are also included in the list below.

The grade job title/class and salary ranges follow:

   CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL
9  Mayor                                 $144,039

   CHIEF APPOINTED OFFICIALS
9a Police Chief                 $129,778 $142,576
9a Fire Chief                   $129,778 $142,576
9a Director of Mayoral
    Initiatives/Chief of Staff  $129,778 $142,576
9a Chief Administrative Officer $129,778 $142,576
9b Assistant CAO                $127,555 $139,755

   EXECUTIVE APPOINTED OFFICIALS
8  Finance Director             $124,110 $136,519
8  OPM Director                 $124,110 $136,519
8  OPED Director                $124,110 $136,519
8  Public Facilities Director   $124,110 $136,519
8  Health Director              $124,110 $136,519
8  Labor Relations Director     $124,110 $136,519
8  Director of Health &
    Social Service              $124,110 $136,519
8  I.T.S. Director              $124,110 $136,519
8  Parks and Recreation
    Director                    $124,110 $136,519
8  City Attorney                $124,110 $136,519
8a City Attorney (pt)            $82,223  $89,978
8b Assistant Chief of Police    $123,118 $134,210
8b Deputy Director of
    Public Facilities           $123,118 $134,210

   MANAGEMENT APPOINTED OFFICIALS
7a City Librarian               $109,950 $124,885
7a Director of Public Safety    $109,950 $124,885
7a Director of Construction
    Services                    $109,950 $124,885
7a Tax Assessor                 $109,950 $124,885
7a Deputy Director
    Finance/Comptroller         $109,950 $124,885
7a Director of Public Safety
    Communications              $109,950 $124,885
7a Deputy Director OPED         $109,950 $124,885
7a Tax Collector                $109,950 $124,885
7a Deputy Director
    of Labor Relations          $109,950 $124,885

   MAJOR DEPUTY CLASS
6  Director of Human Services    $98,518 $108,364
6  Deputy CAO                    $98,518 $108,364
6  Deputy Director
    Finance/Management           $98,518 $108,364
6  Director of Social Services   $98,518 $108,364
6  Deputy City Attorney (PT)     $98,518 $108,364
6  Deputy Tax Assessor           $98,518 $108,364
6  Deputy Director
    Public Safety Communications $98,518 $108,364
6  Communications Director       $98,518 $108,364
6  Director, Office of
    Education and Youth          $98,518 $108,364
6  Deputy Chief of Staff         $98,518 $108,364

   DEPARTMENT CLASS
5  Sr. Labor Relations Officer   $85,326  $99,286
5  Mayor Executive
    Office Manager               $85,326  $99,286
5  Director
    Organizational Development   $85,326  $99,286
5  City Treasurer                $85,326  $99,286
5  Director L.U.C.R              $85,326  $99,286
5  Utility Manager               $85,326  $99,286
5  Benefits Manager              $85,326  $99,286
5  Project Manager               $85,326  $99,286
5  Human Resource Manager        $85,326  $99,286
5  Director of Grants            $85,326  $99,286
5  Clinical Physician            $85,326  $99,286
Sa Chief Accountant              $79,175  $87,548

   PROGRAM CLASS
4  Asst. Internal Audit          $72,913  $80,757
4  Affirmative Action Director   $72,913  $80,757
4  Harbormaster                  $72,913  $80,757
4  Registrar of Voters           $72,913  $80,757
4a OPM Analyst                   $65,610  $79,091
4a Mayor's Community Liaison     $65,610  $79,091
4a Mayor's Aide                  $65,610  $79,091
4a Labor Management Coordinator  $65,610  $79,091
4a Special Project Coordinator   $65,610  $79,091
4a Labor Relations Officer       $65,610  $79,091
4a Data Base Administrator       $65,610  $79,091
4a Medical Health Director       $65,610  $79,091

   TECHNICAL CLASS
3  Sealer Weights and Measurers  $65,610  $74,464
3  Executive Secretary           $65,610  $74,464
3a Assistant City Attorneys (pt) $52,748  $63,888
3a Press Secretary               $52,748  $63,888
3a Assistant Special
    Project Manager              $52,748  $63,888
3a Assistant to Police Chief     $52,748  $63,888

   SUPPORT SERVICES CLASS
2  Administrative Assistant      $46,540  $57,401
2  Financial Coordinator         $46,540  $57,401
2  Deputy Registrar of Voters    $46,540  $57,401
2  Legislative liaison           $46,540  $57,401
2  Secretary (Mayor)             $46,540  $57,401
2  Urban Affairs Officer         $46,540  $57,401
2a Trainer                       $34,130  $43,870
2a Clerical Assistant            $34,130  $43,870
2a Secretary                     $34,130  $43,870
2a Constituent Service Rep.      $34,130  $43,870
2a Legislative Aide              $34,130  $43,870
2b Data Coordinator              $40,866  $45,408

   SPECIAL CLASS
1  City Clerk                    $36,558 	
1  Town Clerk                    $36,558 	
1  Public Facilities Inspector   $43,925 	
1  Annex Courier (PIT)           $21,935 	
1  Receptionst (PIT)             $13,657