There is hereby established longevity pay for all full-time employees of the City; except elected officials, members of the Police and Fire Departments for whom entitlement to longevity pay exists pursuant to Chapter 163, and employees the terms and conditions of whose employment with the City are governed by a collective bargaining agreement.
(a) Each such full-time employee of the City shall receive longevity pay as follows, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below:
Completed Years of Service | Total Annual Compensation |
After 5 years | 1% of annual wages but in no event less than $200.00 |
After 8 years | 2% of annual wages |
After 11 years | 3% of annual wages |
After 15 years | 4% of annual wages |
After 19 years | 5% of annual wages |
After 23 years | 6% of annual wages |
(Ord. 149(00-01). Passed 10-19-00.) | |
(b) Annual wages shall be determined by calculating the employee’s gross wages paid for the period November 1 through October 31.
(c) To be eligible for longevity pay an employee must be a full-time employee of the City who has completed at least five years of continuous service with the City to be calculated from his date of hire.
(d) The sum to be paid each year shall be paid in a lump sum on December first of each year or on the next succeeding business day thereafter if December first is a holiday.
(e) An employee whose employment terminates for whatever cause and who would otherwise be eligible for longevity pay shall be entitled to receive a pro rata payment for that portion of the year he was employed from his date of hire to date of termination, to be paid within thirty days of his date of termination.
(Ord. 137(92-93). Passed 2-4-93.)
(f) Employees hired or re-employed by the City of Marietta, Ohio, on or after January 1, 2025, shall not be eligible for longevity pay.
(Ord. 82(24-25). Passed 7-3-24.)