Modification of salary classification schedule.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 192-304
in effectSec. 192-304. - Modification of salary classification schedule.
(a) The salary classification schedule may be modified by adoption of a fiscal ordinance and such change may be included in an ordinance making additional appropriations.
(b) The controller shall apply a cost of living adjustment (COLA) to the salary classification schedules promulgated by the human resources division in the annual budget ordinance. The COLA formula will be calculated by taking the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers from the second quarter average of the previous year to the second quarter average for the current year with a maximum COLA of three (3) percent per year. The controller is authorized to waive or reduce this annual adjustment only if annual revenue projections reduce year-over-year, if applying the adjustment would result in a decrease in the salary classification schedules, or if other extenuating circumstances apply. If an annual COLA is waived for any of these reasons, the next calendar year shall include the adjustment from both the waived year and the regularly calculated year, up to the maximum permitted COLA of three (3) percent per year. If application of the COLA formula would result in a negative adjustment in a given year, the negative COLA that would have applied in that year may be wholly or partially deducted in the following year from the adjustment that would otherwise be dictated by that following year's COLA formula.
(c) The controller may authorize payment of additional premium pays consistent with measures of productivity or reward as the controller believes is necessary to recruit and retain staff. The controller shall authorize such payments in accordance with a written policy which shall describe the circumstances pursuant to which any premium pays will be paid. The controller's written policy shall be filed with the city-county council's administration and finance committee within thirty (30) days after it is issued and thereafter within thirty (30) days of any changes to the policy. No premium pays authorized in accordance with this subsection shall be included in the employee's salary for budgetary purposes as specified in section 192-202(3) and section 192-203(3).
(G.O. 73, 2002, § 1; G.O. 38, 2021, § 2; G.O. 11, 2022, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH192CO_ARTIIIPRSECO_S192-304MOSACLSCFetched: 10/27/2026