A resolution adopting new pay plans for employees of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County effective July 1, 2001, July 1, 2002, and July 1, 2003, excluding employees of the Board of Health, Board of Education and the Police and Fire Departments, and setting the salary for the Metropolitan Mayor, Metropolitan Vice-Mayor, Public Defender, and the Metropolitan County Council. The increase for the Public Defender will become effective upon the beginning of the next elective term.

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Civil Service Commission, has, pursuant to Section 12.10 of the Metropolitan Charter, assigned each employment classification to a salary grade as of July 1, 2001, July 1, 2002, and July 1, 2003, with such assignments being equitably related to each other; and

WHEREAS, the Commission has adopted the salary ranges for each grade for each of these years; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel for the Commission has recommended, after the Commission's approval, desirable salary ranges for each grade for each of these years to the Director of Finance; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has approved the ranges for each grade for each of these years and forwarded the same with a statement of full budgetary implications to the Mayor for his approval; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor has approved the plan and recommends its adoption by the Metropolitan County Council.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

SECTION 1: The pay plan for employees of the Metropolitan Government, excluding the employees of the Board of Health, Board of Education, and the Police and Fire Departments, from and after July 1, 2001, shall be as provided in Exhibit A. Exhibit A is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

SECTION 2: The pay plan for employees of the Metropolitan Government, excluding the employees of the Board of Health, Board of Education, and the Police and Fire Departments, from and after July 1, 2002, shall be as provided in Exhibit B. Exhibit B is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

SECTION 3: The pay plan for employees of the Metropolitan Government, excluding the employees of the Board of Health, Board of Education, and the Police and Fire Departments, from and after July 1, 2003, shall be as provided in Exhibit C. Exhibit C is incorporated into this Resolution as it fully set out herein.

SECTION 4: Metropolitan County Council Resolution No. 97-734, and any amendments thereto, upon the adoption of this Resolution, shall be of no effect, but employees shall be paid under Resolution No. 97-734, as it may have been amended, until the effective date of this Resolution.

SECTION 5: If any portion of this Resolution shall, for any reason, be held invalid or unconstitutional, such findings shall not render the remaining portions invalid or unconstitutional, it being the intent of the Metropolitan County Council that the remaining portions of this Resolution would have been adopted as if such invalid or unconstitutional portions had been omitted.

SECTION 6: This Resolution shall take effect on July 1, 2001, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored By: Howard Gentry