(A) Any employee whose effective date of employment is before October 1, 1977, shall be entitled to a 1% longevity increase every six months, not exceeding ten periods, after the employee reaches the maximum nonlongevity step in the pay grade. However, no employee shall begin receiving longevity increases until he has completed three years of continuous service with the city. Regular employees whose effective date of employment is before October 1, 1977, and who have reached the maximum rate, including longevity steps, in their pay grade, shall be entitled to a 5% longevity increase upon the completion of 12 and 17 years of continuous service with the city.
(B) Any employee whose effective date of employment is on or after October 1, 1977, shall be entitled to a 5% longevity increase upon the completion of 14 and 19 years of continuous service with the city.
('58 Code, § 11.88) (Ord. 69-85, passed 9-9-69; Am. Ord. 77-8, passed 12-14-76; Am. Ord. 77-74, passed 10-4-77; Am. Ord. 87-07, passed 10-28-86)