(A) Nonaffiliated employees. In addition to base pay, the city will provide longevity pay to its non-affiliated employees in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) After 5 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(2) After 10 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(3) After 15 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(4) After 20 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(5) After 25 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(6) After 30 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(7) After 35 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(8) After 40 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
(9) After 45 years of continuous city employment, an additional 3% shall be added to the employee’s base pay.
When an employee has reached the years of service milestone in the above schedule, such employee shall be granted an additional pay step within the pay grade to which the employee’s class has been assigned. The years of service milestone is the anniversary date of the employee’s date of hire with the city. An employee who has reached the maximum step in the pay grade to which the employee’s class has been assigned shall still be entitled to the above longevity adjustments in base pay. Employees hired on or after July 1, 2018 shall be entitled to longevity pay under this section only if the employee has reached the maximum step in their pay grade.
(B) Bargaining units. Employees in the various bargaining units, shall receive longevity on the same basis as non-affiliated employees unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. Nothing herein shall be deemed to modify any existing agreement relating to longevity pay that the city has with any employee bargaining unit unless and until such agreement with a bargaining unit has been modified in writing to include the above longevity schedule for non-affiliated employees by mutual agreement between the city and the bargaining unit.
('71 Code, § 18-40) (Ord. passed 4-19-88; Am. Ord. passed 11-4-98; Am. Ord. passed 9-5-00; Am. Ord. passed 10-1-19)