Longevity compensation shall be paid for the services of all full-time employees and department heads of the Municipality whose basic compensation is provided in the current general classification and compensation ordinance. Such compensation shall be in addition to the regular compensation provided in the current general classification and compensation ordinance, and shall be payable in a lump sum to each eligible employee on December 15 of each year, based upon the following schedule:
Full Years Average Salary Paid of Service to December 1 Within Calendar Year (%) After 5 years 2 After 10 years 3 After 15 years 4 After 20 years 6 |
For full-time employees who are compensated on an hourly basis, the average salary shall be the base pay computed on 2,080 hours per year, not including overtime, except that the average salary of full-time employees who are compensated on an hourly basis and who regularly work less than forty hours per week shall be computed by multiplying their hourly rate times the hours actually worked in their last full year of service to December 1. For salaried employees, the average salary shall be the rate in effect on December 1 for that month multiplied by twelve. Employees shall be considered full-time when they regularly perform twenty-five hours or more service weekly.
Longevity pay shall not be paid to elected officials or employees who render part-time, seasonal or intermittent service.
Time served by an employee during any probationary period shall be included in computing longevity pay. Any interruption in the service of an employee, except for allowed vacations, holidays, sick leave and authorized leaves of absence, shall be deemed a termination of such employee’s tenure in office for the purpose of determining his or her eligibility for longevity pay.
If an employee retires, the employee shall be paid longevity compensation for the year in which the employee retires in an amount prorated to the date of retirement.
(Ord. 1992-21. Passed 5-20-92.)