157.16 SALARIES OF OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.

(a)	Mayor	$12,300.00 per year for 2008
		$12,600.00 per year for 2009
		$12,900.00 per year for 2010
		$13,200.00 per year for 2011
(b)	Members of Council	$4,500.00 per year for 2008
		$4,800.00 per year for 2009
		$5,200.00 per year for 2010
		$5,500.00 per year for 2011
(c)	President of Council	Additional $300.00 per year over
		Council Member’s salary
	(Ord. 09-22. Passed 12-14-09.)
(d)	Fire Chief	$7,500.00 per year
(e)	Assistant Fire Chiefs	$4,000.00 per year
(f)	Fire Lieutenants	$3,000.00 per year
(g)	Fire Dept. Secretary	$2,000.00 per year
(h)	Fire Station 100 Janitorial	$500.00 per year
(i)	(1) Volunteer Firefighters and Officers (Chief, Asst. Chief, Lt., Sec.)	$15.00 for each of the following:
	(2) Volunteer Firefighters on probationary status	$8.00 for each of the following:
		•   Any run within the Village of Ottawa
		•   Any mutual aid fire run
		•   All Training hours with maximum of 50 annual hours per firefighter
		•   Weekly maintenance. Based on monthly schedule
		•   Monthly meetings
		•   Pre-plans
		•   Inspections (x 2 when completing pre-plan)
		•   Testing
		•   Prevention activities
		•   Special duty (hourly compensation at $15 per hour during extended events such as extended emergency calls, overnight station manning, etc.)
		To qualify for payment, each of the above activities must have been approved by the Chief and/or Assistant Chief (including payable hourly compensation for extended events). Annual merit payment between $0 and $500 based upon previous year’s evaluation which shall be determined by a rating provided by the Firefighter’s Committee based on completion of the Year End Performance Evaluation. In addition thereto each firefighter shall be entitled to one uniform upon successful completion of probationary period with the Village as a Volunteer Firefighter. Additional uniforms may be provided upon the discretion of the Fire Chief.
(Ord. 18-16. Passed 9-10-18.)
(j)	Street Commissioner	$120.00 per year
(k)	Park Board Secretary	$600.00 per year
(l)	Tree Commission Secretary	$600.00 per year

   (m)   All salaries and wages shall be paid and charged to one or more of the funds and departments through which said services were rendered.

   (n)   Payment of permanent, part-time or volunteer Fire Department personnel shall be from the Fire Levy Fund. In the event Fire Levy Fund resources are insufficient to meet payroll requirements, Fire Department personnel will perform their duties on a volunteer basis.

   (o)   All other Village employees shall be paid according to the following schedule:

PAY GRADE PROGRESSION

 

Grade 1 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirements

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $15.02

Step A $15.52

Step B $17.46

Step C $19.41

Step D $21.35

Step E $23.29

Step S

   

 

Grade 2 Progression

Pay Rate Part-time Public Works & Utility Operators

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $15.99

Step A $16.49

Step B $18.53

Step C $20.59

Step D $22.66

Step E $24.72

Step S

 

 

Grade 3 Progression

Pay Rate Police Specials

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $16.93

Step A $17.43

Step B $19.61

Step C $21.79

Step D $23.98

Step E $26.15

Step S

 

 

Grade 4 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Utility Billing Coordinator

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $17.88

Step A $18.38

Step B $20.69 Associate Degree & 3 years experience or 5 years relevant experience

Step C $22.97 10 years relevant experience

Step D $25.26 15 years relevant experience

Step E $27.57 Bachelor’s degree with succession plan

Step S

 

 

Grade 5 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Accounting/ Payroll Clerk

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $18.85

Step A $19.35 Associate Degree

Step B $21.77 5 years relevant experience

Step C $24.17 10 years relevant experience

Step D $26.60 15 years relevant experience

Step E $29.01 Bachelor’s degree with succession plan

Step S

 

 

Grade 6 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Public Works Operator Step Requirement Utilities Operator

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $19.79

Step A $20.29 CDL License Completion of water or wastewater course

Step B $22.84 Operate backhoe and other relevant equipment & 5 years of relevant experience Lab operation certification and Class 1 in either Water or WW

Step C $25.37 Class 1 license in water distribution or wastewater collections OR 12 years relevant experience (Class 2 in either Water or WW & operator of record) OR Class I in both

Step D $27.91 Class 1 license in both Water Distribution and Wastewsater Collections OR 20 years relevant experience (Class 3 in Water or WW & operator of Record) OR Class 2 in both Water and WW & Operator of Record

Step E $30.45 Class 1 Water Distribution & Class 2 Wastewater Collections OR 25 years relevant experience (Class 3 in Water or WW and Class 1 in other) & operator of record

Step S Class 1 Water Distribution & Class 2 Wastewater Collections

 

 

Grade 7 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Building/Zoning Coordinator Step Requirement Police Officer

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation $20.74

Step A $21.24 Associate Degree Required Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Certified. Plus 640 Hours with an Field Training Officer

Step B $23.89 5 years experience 7 Years 5 Years and a Tier 1 Certificate 3 Years and a Tier 2 Certificate and a Tier 1

Step C $26.55 Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Designation & 10 years experience 12 Years 10 Years and 2 Tier 1 Certificates 7 Years with a Tier 2 and 2 Tier 1 Certifications

Step D $29.20 Maintain CFM & 15 years experience 20 Years 15 Years and 3 Tier 1 Certificates 11 Years with a Tier 1, 2 and 3 Certification

Step E $31.88 Bachelor’s degree with succession plan 20 Years and 4 Tier 1 Certificates 15 Years with a Tier 1, 2 and 3 Certification plus Mentor

Step S

 

 

Grade 7 Progression (CONT.)	Pay Rate	Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation)	Step A	Step B	Step C	Step D	Step E	Step S
Tier 1: FTO Certificate, First Responder certification, Radar Certified, SRT Trained, ALICE Cert., ETC:				Tier 2: Range and Firearms Officer, Property and Evidence Room Officer, Any (2) Trainer Certifications, EMT Certified, School Resource Officer CertifiedTier 3: Supervision Certificates, College Degrees

 

 

Grade 8 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Deputy Clerk- Treasurer

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $45,128.41

Step A $46,168.41 Associate Degree Required

Step B $51,940.32 Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) & 5 years relevant experience

Step C $57,711.08 Maintain CMC & 10 years relevant experience

Step D $63,481.85 Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) & 15 years relevant experience

Step E $69,253.76 Bachelor’s degree with succession plan or 20 years relevant experience

Step S

 

 

Grade 9 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Public Works Supervisor Step Requirement Public Works Supervisor/ Maintenance

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $22.65

Step A $23.15 CDL, Operate all Equipment & 3 years relevant experience & Herbicide Pesticide License CDL, Operate all Equipment & Herbicide Pesticide License

Step B $26.05 Class I Water Distribution License or Class II Sewer Collections License 5 years

Step C $28.94 Class I Water Distribution License and Class II Sewer Collections License 10 years

Step D $31.84 Class I Water Distribution License and Class II Sewer Collections License & 15 years relevant experience 15 years

Step E $34.73 Class I Water Distribution License and Class II Sewer Collections License & 20 years relevant experience 20 years

Step S

 

 

Grade 10 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Sergeant

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $23.60

Step A $24.10 3 years minimum experience as a full-time officer & supervisory/ leadership

Step B $27.11 5 years as Sergeant

Step C $30.14 10 years as Sergeant

Step D $33.14 15 years as Sergeant

Step E $36.15 20 years as Sergeant

Step S

 

 

Grade 11 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Lieutenant

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $24.55

Step A $25.05

Step B $28.19 10 years experience as full-time police officer

Step C $31.31 15 years experience as full-time police officer or 10 years as full-time police officer & 5 years as Lieutenant

Step D $34.44 20 years experience as full-time police officer or 15 years as police officer & 5 as Lieutenant or 10 years as police officer & 10 years as Lieutenant

Step E $37.58

Step S

 

 

Grade 12 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $25.51

Step A $26.01

Step B $29.26

Step C $32.50

Step D $35.77

Step E $39.02

Step S

 

 

Grade 13 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $26.45

Step A $26.95

Step B $30.33

Step C $33.71

Step D $37.08

Step E $40.45

Step S

 

 

Grade 14 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $27.42

Step A $27.92

Step B $31.41

Step C $34.89

Step D $38.39

Step E $41.87

Step S

 

 

Grade 15 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $28.38

Step A $28.88

Step B $32.47

Step C $36.09

Step D $39.69

Step E $43.29

Step S

 

 

Grade 16 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $29.32

Step A $29.82

Step B $33.55

Step C $37.28

Step D $41.00

Step E $44.73

Step S

 

 

Grade 17 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Wastewater Director Step Requirement Water Director

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $30.75

Step A $31.25 Class III Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator License & 8 years Operator Experience Class III Water Treatment Plant Operator License & 8 years Operator Experience

Step B $35.15 5 years experience as WW Director or Class I Water Operator’s License 5 years experience as Water Director or Class I WW Operator’s License

Step C $39.06 8 years experience as WW Director 8 years experience as Water Director

Step D $42.98 12 years experience as WW Director or Class II Water Operator’s License 12 years experience as Water Director or Class II WW Operator’s License

Step E $46.87 (15 years experience as WW Director or Class III Water Operator’s License) & Back up Water Director (15 years experience as Water Director or Class III WW Operator’s License) & Back up WW Director

Step S

 

 

Grade 18 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Clerk-Treasurer Step Requirement Police Chief/Safety Director

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $67,924.36

Step A $68,964.36 Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Public Administration or related field Ohio Peace Officers Training Certificate

Step B $77,585.18 Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Public Administra-tion or related field, CMC, CPFA Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree & 8 years supervisory experience or 12 years supervisory experience * 5 years

Step C $86,204.86 * 10 years experience * 10 years

Step D $94,825.70 * 15 years experience * 15 years

Step E $98,004.53 ($103,446.53 per study w/ COLA increases) *20 years experience *20 years

Step S * 10 + years & Master’s Degree * 20 + years & Master’s Degree

 

 

Grade 19 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $71,888.07

Step A $72,928.07

Step B $82,044.35

Step C $91,160.65

Step D $100,276.95

Step E $101,866.37 ($109,393.25 per study w/COLA increases)

Step S

 

 

Grade 20 Progression

Pay Rate Step Requirement Municipal Director

Starting Pay Rate (6 Month Probation) $75,852.93

Step A $76,892.93 MBA/MPA or BA in Management & 10 years experience Background in Construction Finance/ Accounting Personnel

Step B $86,504.69 * 5 years

Step C $96.116.44 * 10 years

Step D $100,921.75 * 15 years

Step E $105,728.21 ($115,339.97 per study w/ COLA increases) * 20 years

Step S

 

Note: Any step progression must have a prerequisite positive performance review and all previous qualifications of licensures must be maintained. Any pay increase due to step progression achieved as a result of licensure, training, education, etc. will be effective the first payroll in January of the following year. Relevant experience will be determined at time of hire.

* These are guidelines only and can be modified by Employment Agreement, or modified due to initial placement on the salary schedule. (Ord. 23-28. Passed 12-18-23.)