(a) Purpose. The purpose of this policy is to ensure uniform adherence to the established procedures for compensating eligible employees of the City of Ripley for supplemental pay.
(b) Definitions.
(1) “Eligible employee” means any permanent or part time employee of the City of Ripley, performing the duty of hauling solid waste across state lines as part of the City’s Sanitation Program.
(c) Policy.
(1) Effective February 16, 2023, eligible employees shall receive supplement pay for any trip completed as defined subsection (b)(1), in addition to their regular salary. The amount of such incentive shall be thirty dollars ($30.00).
A. A supplement shall not be paid to an employee until the employee has met the eligibility factors and after his/her services have been rendered to the City.
B. Supplement pay shall be in addition to any across-the-board, cost-of-living, or percentage salary increases which may be granted in any fiscal year.
C. The supplement pay shall not replace any other financial rewards or incentives as voted on by the City Council.
D. Employee entitlement to the supplement pay is expressly subject to, and contingent on, determination by the Common Council that adequate and sufficient moneys are available to fund the supplement pay. In the event such determination and appropriation is not made, no entitlement to such supplemental pay shall vest in any employee or be payable at any time by the City of Ripley.
(2) The supplement pay shall be included when determining an employee’s daily rate to be reported to the Bureau of Employment Programs, and the Workers’ Compensation Division.
(3) The supplement pay shall be included in an employee’s reportable income for unemployment compensation benefits.
(4) Compensation entitlement shall not be construed to mandate an increase in the salary of any elected City official.
(3-21-23.)