HomeMy WebLinkAbout20183 - RESOLUTIONS - 9/19/2001 RESOLUTION NO. 20183
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ,
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING OVERTIME COMPENSATION
FOR ALL AIRPORT EMPLOYEES IN
RELATION TO ANY SPECIAL DUTIES
REQUIRED BY FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL SECURITY
DIRECTIVES UP TO A MAXIMUM OF
$50,000.
WHEREAS, Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, terrorists struck New 'York and
Washington, D.C. utilizing hijacked airlines as weapons of mass destruction; and
WHEREAS the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) immediately shut down the entire
United States airspace; and
WHEREAS the FAA quickly moved all airports to Level IV security (highest security level)
and issued a broad list of special security mandates which must be implemented prior to the
airport reopening; and
WHEREAS many of the new security measures require higher presence levels of uniformed
airport employees and those levels of personnel with eyes and ears familiar with the airport '
environs are beyond the normal man hours available; and
WHEREAS the Airport's Airline and Use Agreement requires that the airlines reimburse the
Airport for any extraordinary costs mandated by FAA orders and an offsetting budget
amendment will be processed to reflect the increased revenues from the airlines,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that overtime compensation for all Airport employees
required to work beyond their normal 80 hours per pay period to provide services
necessitated by the mandated security increases is hereby authorized up to a maximum of
$50,000.
ADOPTED this 19th day of September, 2001.
AYES: Members Hodges, Jones, Oden, Reller—Spurgin and Mayor Rleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
�TEST� CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
City Clerk City Manager
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