(a) All full time and part time - Class A hourly and salaried employees shall receive longevity pay as provided in this section.
(1) A full time employee qualifies for longevity pay only upon completion of two continuous, uninterrupted years of employment service with the village, so that no village employee with less than two years of continuous service qualifies or is eligible for longevity pay under this section until attainment of such two years of continuous service. In no event shall an employee receive in excess of $2,500 per longevity period in longevity pay. A longevity period is defined as a one-year period commencing with the employee's anniversary date and ending with the same. For purposes of application of this section, the date that a given employee commenced employment service with the village shall be deemed to be his or her anniversary date. The longevity pay amount for an eligible full time employee shall be determined by multiplying $100 times the number of such employee's continuous years of service with the village, minus one year (the Provisional year).
(2) Part time - Class A employees who complete two continuous, uninterrupted years of employment service and at least 1,664 hours each year qualify for longevity compensation. The longevity pay amount for a part time - Class A employee shall be determined by multiplying $100, prorated according to their hours worked in the calendar year, times the number of employee's continuous years of service with the village, minus one year (the Provisional year).
(3) Employees entitled to longevity pay may elect to receive the payment thus determined in a lump sum, less lawful deductions, on the anniversary of their second year and each year thereafter. Alternatively, the employee may receive the longevity payment in equal installments commencing at the beginning of their third year, to be received along with his or her regular pay during the year following their qualifying anniversary date.
(b) Upon termination for any reason, an employee shall be entitled to receive a prorated share of what the longevity pay would have been had the employee lasted in service to the next anniversary date. Service requirements for advancement with pay ranges as provided in this section means continuous service, which means employment in the village service without break or interruption. Approved sick leave, approved maternity leave, National Guard service, military or Peace Corps service, and approved leaves of absence with or without pay, do not serve to interrupt continuity of service. Where an interruption of service does occur, consisting of all other absences without leave in excess of three working days in any one calendar month, the employee shall be assigned a new anniversary date. An interruption in continuity of employment shall occur for any employee who works less than 720 hours in a longevity period.
(Ord. 3050, passed 12-19-16)