(a) A full-time employee hired before January 1, 2003 earns longevity pay on January 1 of each year in the amount of sixty dollars ($60.00) for each year in service, up to a maximum of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800).
(b) The City shall pay the employee in two equal payments, one by the first pay of June and the other by the first pay of December.
(c) If an employee resigns or retires, the City shall pay the employee for all earned and unpaid longevity.
(d) The City shall pay longevity to an employee on an unpaid leave of absence or layoff if, in the current calendar year, the employee (1) was on the active payroll on January 1; or (2) worked at least thirty (30) days.
(e) An employee laid off for less than a year retains service credit for longevity pay but does not accrue any service credit during the layoff period. An employee laid off for more than a year may not retain any service credit for longevity pay.
(Ord. 153-2024. Passed 8-12-24.)