There is hereby established longevity pay for the Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief in the following amounts:
(a) The Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief shall earn, beginning with their sixth (6th) year of service and each year thereafter, the following sums as longevity pay.
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 |
(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 the Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief 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) Should the Fire Chief or Assistant Fire Chief terminate employment 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. 99(12-13). Passed 6-7-12.)