Columbia Classification plan ordinance (§ 19-51)
Chapter 19: Personnel Policies, Procedures, Rules and Regulations · Article III. Classification Plan
(a) The city council shall adopt a classification plan which shall consist of a listing of all permanent employee positions grouped in classifications with pay grades.
(b) Classifications in the same pay grade are not necessarily equal in organizational status, difficulty, risk or required hours of work.
(c) The city manager may establish classifications for temporary employees.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 19-51
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.