153.16 LONGEVITY.

   (a)    "Years of service" shall be defined as the total number of twelve (12) month periods of service completed on or before December 31st of each year. Each twelve (12) month period used to compute years of service commences on the anniversary date of the employee's first date of employment and ends on the last day prior to the employee's next consecutive anniversary date.

   (b)    The only service that shall be used to compute longevity pay shall be years of service with the Municipality.

   (c)    Each full-time employee of the Municipality shall be entitled to longevity pay increases in accordance with the following schedule:

		Longevity Payment of
For Not Less Than	But Less Than
5 years	6 years	$1,175.00
6 years	7 years	$1,225.00
7 years	8 years	$1,275.00
8 years	9 years	$1,325.00
9 years	10 years	$1,375.00
10 years	11 years	$1,425.00
11 years	12 years	$1,475.00
12 years	13 years	$1,525.00
13 years	14 years	$1,575.00
14 years	15 years	$1,625.00
15 years	16 years	$1,675.00

16 years	17 years	$1,725.00
17 years	18 years	$1,775.00
18 years	19 years	$1,825.00
19 years	20 years	$1,875.00
20 years	21 years	$1,925.00
21 years	22 years	$1,975.00
22 years	23 years	$2,025.00
23 years	24 years	$2,075.00
24 years	25 years	$2,125.00
25 years or more		$2,175.00

   (d)    All part-time employees of the Municipality who become full-time employees shall retain, for the purpose of computing their longevity pay, the years of service credited to their employment with the Municipality, as it currently appears on the personnel and payroll records of the Village. For purposes of this section, a year of service is defined as 2080 hours.

   (e)    Longevity payments will be issued once a year. Payments will be made after December 1st of each year but no later than the first paycheck in December.

   (f)    If an employee terminates employment before December, his or her longevity payment will be prorated and paid with his or her final paycheck.

(Ord. 2023-18. Passed 12-4-23.)