(A) Firefighters shall be compensated as follows.
(1) Fire Chief. If the Fire Chief is a full-paid firefighter, his or her weekly salary shall be set by the City Council and he or she shall also receive all benefits of a full-paid firefighter. If the Fire Chief is a partially-paid firefighter, his or her annual salary shall be a fixed amount per year, as set by the City Council, and he or she shall receive all benefits of a partially-paid firefighter. If the Fire Chief is a volunteer, his or her annual salary shall be a fixed amount per year, as set by the City Council and he or she shall receive all benefits of a volunteer firefighter.
(2) Full-paid firefighters.
(a) The salary for full-paid firefighters shall be set annually by the City Council. Full-paid firefighters shall receive:
1. A fixed weekly salary;
2. A fixed amount per fire call they respond to after normal duty hours and a fixed amount per hour additional for fire calls that run over one hour;
3. A fixed amount per practice or drill session they attend during non-duty hours;
4. A number, as determined by the City Council, of complete sets of uniforms per year (blue in color), to be ordered in January, with laundering to be done by the firefighter; and
5. Reimbursement, upon receipt from the firefighter, for one pair of approved safety shoes per year, a maximum amount to be determined by the City Council.
(b) Compensation under divisions (A)(2)(a)2. and/or (A)(2)(a)3. above is payable every six months.
(3) Partially-paid firefighters.
(a) The wages of partially-paid firefighters shall be set annually by the City Council. Partially-paid firefighters shall receive:
1. A fixed salary per year;
2. A fixed amount per duty shift;
3. A fixed amount per fire call they respond to after normal duty hours and a fixed amount per hour additional for fire calls that run over one hour;
4. A fixed amount per practice or drill session they attend during non-duty hours; and
5. A fixed dollar clothing allowance per year, paid out of the Fire Department supplies appropriation and approved by the Fire Chief.
(b) Compensation under division (A)(3)(a)2. above is payable monthly; compensation under divisions (A)(3)(a)3. and/or (A)(3)(a)4. above is payable every six months.
(4) Volunteer firefighters. Compensation and allowances may be set by the City Council in accordance with I.C. 36-8-12.
(B) Specific amounts of compensation or clothing allowances as provided in this section shall be set each year in the city salary ordinance.
(1985 Code, § 9-1-9) (Ord. 18-1978, passed 12-26-1978; Ord. 14A-1984, passed - -1984)