(A) Each full-time employee who has at least five years or more of continuous service with the city shall be paid based on the following schedule:
5 years | $220 |
10 years | $345 |
15 years | $470 |
20 years | $600 |
25 years | $725 |
30 years | $850 |
(B) These payments will be in addition to the employee’s regular wage or salary as established by the appropriate pay plan or other applicable ordinance. This payment shall be made in December of each year, with December 1 being the date used for determining the number of years of service in active pay status. The requirement that service for longevity credit be continuous in nature shall only apply to service beginning after January 1, 1981.
(C) Employees on unpaid leave shall not receive credit for such time for purposes of computing any benefit that is determined by longevity. To implement this provision, the anniversary date of any employee who has taken an unpaid leave shall be advanced forward the same number of days as the leave continued.
(D) Employees who retire shall receive a prorated portion of their longevity pay based on the number of years of service to the city at the date of retirement.
(Ord. 6140, passed 11-24-87; Am. Ord. 6689, passed 1-28-92; Am. Ord. 6830, passed 4-13-93; Am. Ord. 7152, passed 12-26-95; Am. Ord. 7744, passed 12-28-99; Am. Ord. 9052, passed 12-14-04; Am. Ord. 9724, passed 6-10-08; Am. Ord. 2021-112, passed 12-14-21)