(A) Wages. Each part-time police officer will be assigned a pay rate on the date of hire by the Chief of Police. Part-time officers will be eligible for a pay rate adjustment on January 1 of each year, by the Chief of Police, if they were hired prior to October 1 of the previous year. See “Part-time Patrol Officers Wage Schedule” attached to Ordinance 04-1451.
(B) Court and training. For court appearances and training, part-time officers shall be paid one and one-half times their regular hourly rate and guaranteed a minimum of two hours pay.
(C) Overtime/holiday pay.
(1) Part-time officers shall be paid one and one-half times their regular hourly rate for hours worked over eight hours per day.
(2) Part-time officers scheduled to work Christmas and Thanksgiving shall be paid one and one-half times their regular hourly rate.
(D) Uniforms.
(1) The city shall furnish uniforms as needed. Should a part-time officer fail to complete one year of service with the city, said part-time officer shall reimburse the city the cost of all uniforms and equipment supplied to the officer.
(2) Each part-time officer shall receive a uniform cleaning allowance of $100 per year, paid twice a year, in June and in December.
(E) Insurance.
(1) For each part-time officer, the city shall provide short-term disability insurance, having provisions to compensate the officer in the amount of $500 per week for no more than 12 weeks if injured/ disabled on duty for the city.
(2) The city shall provide a death benefit in the amount of $20,000 for any officer that is killed in the line of duty while working for the city.
(F) Retirement benefit. Upon retirement, with a minimum of 15 years with the Police Department, the city shall offer to sell the retiring employee the duty weapon issued to the officer for the sum of $1. The employee’s final annual earning statement (Form W-2) shall include the fair market value of the weapon as untaxed income.
(Ord. 1451, passed 8-17-04)