256.30 APPLICATION FEE FOR EMPLOYEE EXAMINATIONS.

   No application for examination for an original appointment to a full-time or part-time classified position with the City shall be accepted unless a non-refundable twenty dollar ($20.00) examination application fee is paid at the time the application is submitted.

(Ord. 78-94. Passed 6-27-94.)

256.31 DIRECT DEPOSIT OF PAYROLL MONIES.

   (a)   Effective February 1, 1998, all City payroll shall be deposited in a payroll depository account in a commercial bank for disbursement through the Federal Reserve Automated Clearing System. The City shall transfer by electronic wire (direct deposit) payroll monies to the account(s) of each employee entitled to wages from the City.

   (b)   Each City employee shall provide the Finance Director with his or her account number(s) and the name of a bank or financial institution where his or her deposits are to be made.

   (c)   The City shall deposit an employee's payroll in an account of a financial institution selected by the employee, which may be a commercial bank, savings and loan bank, credit union or other recognized financial institution. In the event that an employee fails to provide said information, the Finance Director shall determine the procedure for disbursement of his or her wages. The City shall provide to employees a direct deposit voucher detailing the transaction on or prior to the payroll payment date.

(Ord. 3-98. Passed 1-12-98.)

256.32 ANNUAL COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES.

   Compensation for all non-union employees of the City, including part-time employees who have been employed by the City for a minimum of six months, shall be considered for a rate adjustment effective the first pay period of January of each year, provided that the employee receives a favorable evaluation from his or her director or supervisor.

(Ord. 56-98. Passed 2-23-98.)

256.33 EDUCATIONAL STIPEND FOR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL.

   (a)   The Chief Building Official shall receive, as an educational stipend, the sum of one thousand forty dollars ($1,040.00) for each license certified by the State of Ohio and acquired by the Chief Building Official beyond that of a CBO License and a Class I Building Inspector License. Such stipend shall be payable in the first pay period of January of each year.

   (b)   The payment set forth in subsection (a) hereof shall be made pursuant to the directive of the Finance Director.

(Ord. 58-98. Passed 2-23-98; Ord. 70-08. Passed 6-23-08.)

256.34 FRINGE BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

   (a)   Sections 256.10 through 256.17 and 256.22 are inapplicable to full-time employees of the City subject to this chapter who are exempt from the collective bargaining agreements.

   (b)   Full-time employees of the City subject to this chapter who are exempt from the collective bargaining agreements shall receive fringe benefits equal to, and as defined in, the current collective bargaining agreement between the City and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, Local 277.

   (c)   Any changes in the health insurance benefits provided by the passage of this section shall be effective upon the date of the next payroll following passage, and not retroactively.

   (d)   The provisions contained in 256.13(d)(8) are not affected by this section.

(Ord. 41-00. Passed 2-28-00; Ord. 182-02. Passed 10-28-02.)