12/17/2013 Ordinances 9467 ORDINANCE NO. 9467
An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9439 known as the Salary Ordinance which
lists the currently occupied classifications of officers and employees of the City of Grand Island,
Nebraska and established the ranges of compensation of such officers and employees; to amend
the salary range of Life Safety Inspector; to move the position Shift Commander from non-
union to the IAFF labor agreement; to correct the salary range of Public Information Officer; to
rename the non-union position of Manager of Engineering Services to Assistant Public Works
Director/Manager of Engineering Services; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9439
and any parts of other ordinances in conflict herewith; to provide for severability; to provide for
the effective date thereof; and to provide for publication of this ordinance in pamphlet form.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. The currently occupied classifications of officers and general
employees of the City of Grand Island, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages,
excluding shift differential as provided by Personnel Rules & Regulations) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain officers and general
employees shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Accountant 22.4279/32.0978 Exempt
Accounting Technician—Solid Waste 16.5408/21.4897 40 hrs/week
Assistant to the City Administrator 21.8156/30.7100 Exempt
Assistant Public Works Director/Manager of Engineering
Services 32.3969/48.2211 Exempt
Assistant Utilities Director—Distribution 44.4396/62.7001 Exempt
Assistant Utilities Director—Production 48.1230/67.9215 Exempt
Assistant Utilities Director—Transmission 48.1230/67.9215 Exempt
Attorney 27.9079/43.0605 Exempt
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ORDINANCE NO. 9467 (Cont.)
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Biosolids Technician 17.6851/26.0771 40 hrs/week
Building Department Director 32.6923/47.7958 Exempt
CADD Operator 20.0830/28.8903 40 hrs/week
Cemetery Superintendent 19.9551/28.4283 Exempt
City Administrator 58.3875/77.1429 Exempt
City Attorney 39.5085/56.9666 Exempt
City Clerk 24.6251/34.9120 Exempt
Civil Engineer I 27.0775/38.0973 Exempt
Civil Engineer II 31.4068/44.1455 Exempt
Civil Engineering Manager—Utility PCC 34.2076/49.7904 Exempt
Collection System Supervisor 22.4072/31.8516 40 hrs/week
Community Service Officer 13.1859/18.0971 40 hrs/week
Crime Analyst 17.8982/25.4093 40 hrs/week
Custodian—Library,Police 12.0836/17.0518 40 hrs/week
__ Customer Service Representative—Part time 8.6349/12.9524 40 hrs/week
Electric Distribution Superintendent 34.0545/46.6736 Exempt
Electric Distribution Supervisor 28.7582/39.4378 40 hrs/week
Electric Underground Superintendent 30.3276/41.5738 Exempt
Electrical Engineer I 27.0775/38.0973 Exempt
Electrical Engineer II 31.4068/44.1455 Exempt
Emergency Management Deputy Director 23.2769/31.9071 Exempt
Emergency Management Director 33.1281/45.3975 Exempt
Engineering Technician-WWTP 19.5842/27.6691 40 hrs/week
Equipment Operator- Solid Waste 16.4788/23.2069 40 hrs/week
Finance Director 38.4279/54.8583 Exempt
Fire Chief 37.1058/52.7053 Exempt
Fire EMS Division Chief 30.3461/43.8033 Exempt
Fire Operations Division Chief 30.3461/43.8033 Exempt
Fire Prevention Division Chief 30.3461/43.8033 Exempt
Fleet Services Shop Foreman 20.9340/29.5087 40 hrs/week
GIS Coordinator-PW 24.5800/37.3300 40 hrs/week
Golf Course Superintendent 23.6733/34.1660 Exempt
Grounds Management Crew Chief—Cemetery 18.1054/26.2287 40 hrs/week
Grounds Management Crew Chief—Parks 19.0599/27.0153 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Director 33.4291/49.5321 Exempt
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Human Resources Benefits/Risk Mgmt Coordinator 18.5295/27.9538 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Recruiter 18.5295/27.9538 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Specialist 17.6209/25.9549 40 hrs/week
Information Technology Manager 31.5525/45.4516 Exempt
Legal Secretary 19.6880/26.6079 40 hrs/week
Librarian I 17.8423/25.0589 Exempt
Librarian II 19.7586/28.1028 Exempt
Library Assistant I 12.0495/17.4141 40 hrs/week
Library Assistant II 13.9378/19.2122 40 hrs/week
Library Assistant Director 24.1856/35.5553 Exempt
Library Director 31.9181/45.7548 Exempt
Library Page 7.7112/10.9625 40 hrs/week
Library Secretary 14.8122/21.0506 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker—Golf 14.8681/21.4781 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader Supervisor 18.2914/26.7210 Exempt
MPO Program Manager 23.6000/35.0800 Exempt
Office Manager—Police Department 16.5531/22.9288 40 hrs/week
Parks and Recreation Director 34.8556/49.9594 Exempt
Parks Superintendent 24.3558/34.9389 Exempt
Payroll Specialist 17.3727/24.4418 40 hrs/week
Planning Director 34.5609/49.0850 Exempt
Police Captain 29.5308/41.7349 Exempt
Police Chief 37.1058/52.7053 Exempt
Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor 30.0590/42.4865 Exempt
Power Plant Operations Supervisor 31.8206/45.8129 Exempt
Power Plant Superintendent—Burdick 34.8506/49.1581 Exempt
Power Plant Superintendent—PGS 40.1775/56.6455 Exempt
Project Manager—Public Works 29.5060/41.5140 Exempt
Public Information Officer 22.1425/31.8960 Exempt
Public Works Director 38.8546/54.9384 Exempt
Public Works Engineer 30.8040/44.5421 Exempt
Receptionist 13.5449/19.9690 40 hrs/week
Recreation Coordinator 17.6958/25.3319 Exempt
Recreation Superintendent 24.2201/35.4520 Exempt
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ORDINANCE NO. 9467 (Cont.)
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Regulatory and Environmental Manager 29.5716/42.4040 Exempt
Senior Accountant 27.3163/38.0269 Exempt
Senior Electrical Engineer 34.3679/48.3083 Exempt
Senior Public Safety Dispatcher 17.6539/23.6674 40 hrs/week
Senior Utility Secretary 15.2760/21.8131 40 hrs/week
Shooting Range Superintendent 22.5910/33.1924 Exempt
Solid Waste Division Clerk -Full Time 15.7208/20.8577 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Division Clerk-Part Time 13.9975/18.9398 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Foreman 17.6737/24.9849 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Superintendent 25.3985/36.7473 Exempt
Street Superintendent 25.6090/37.2800 Exempt
Street Foreman 20.1385/28.8891 40 hrs/week
Turf Management Specialist 21.2760/30.1185 40 hrs/week
Utilities Director 58.5218/81.9261 Exempt
Utility Production Engineer 35.1468/50.4235 Exempt
Utility Services Manager 27.7625/38.6391 Exempt
Utility Warehouse Supervisor 23.8914/33.2154 40 hrs/week
Victim Assistance Unit Coordinator 13.6763/19.2557 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Chief Operator 20.6506/29.1069 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Engineer 31.9969/46.6138 Exempt
Wastewater Plant Operations Engineer 30.8040/44.0003 Exempt
Wastewater Plant Maintenance Supervisor 23.7771/32.0177 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Project Manager 29.5060/41.5140 Exempt
Wastewater Plant Regulatory Compliance Manager 25.2356/36.0685 Exempt
Water Superintendent 26.3948/37.9014 Exempt
Water Supervisor 22.7865/32.8339 40 hrs/week
Worker/Seasonal 7.2500/20.0000 Exempt
Worker/Temporary 7.2500/20.0000 40 hrs/week
A shift differential of$0.10 per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons
in the employee classification Senior Public Safety Dispatcher who work a complete shift that
begins between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. This does not include persons who work the day shift.
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Shift differential will only be paid for actual hours worked. Paid leave will not qualify for the
shift differential pay.
SECTION 2. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the AFSCME labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation
(salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the AFSCME labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Equipment Operator—Streets 14.7954/21.9173 40 hrs/week
Fleet Services Mechanic 16.8776/25.0054 40 hrs/week
Horticulturist 15.6222/23.1866 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker—Cemetery 14.6833/21.7697 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker—Parks 14.5853/21.6370 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker—Streets 14.2770/21.1646 40 hrs/week
Senior Equipment Operator—Streets 16.2104/24.0429 40 hrs/week
Senior Maintenance Worker—Streets 16.2104/24.0429 40 hrs/week
Traffic Signal Technician 16.2104/24.0429 40 hrs/week
SECTION 3. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the IBEW labor agreements, and the ranges of compensation (salary
and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the IBEW labor agreements shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Accounting Clerk 15.3789/20.3509 40 hrs/week
Cashier 14.1152/19.2344 40 hrs/week
Custodian 16.4824/19.4635 40 hrs/week
Electric Distribution Crew Chief 30.1073/38.2908 40 hrs/week
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Electric Underground Crew Chief 30.1073/38.2908 40 hrs/week
Engineering Technician I 18.9731/27.1469 40 hrs/week
Engineering Technician II 23.4544/32.1592 40 hrs/week
GIS Coordinator 24.1309/33.8607 40 hrs/week
Instrument Technician 28.3005/37.3872 40 hrs/week
Lineworker Apprentice 18.3525/26.9104 40 hrs/week
Lineworker First Class 27.8182/32.9010 40 hrs/week
Materials Handler 22.9057/30.7045 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader 16.5035/21.5210 40 hrs/week
Meter Technician 22.1890/27.4234 40 hrs/week
Power Dispatcher I 27.7874/38.6353 40 hrs/week
Power Dispatcher II 29.1854/40.5728 40 hrs/week
Power Plant Maintenance Mechanic 26.3037/32.7530 40 hrs/week
Power Plant Operator 31.0740/36.1958 40 hrs/week
Senior Accounting Clerk 17.2862/22.6435 40 hrs/week
Senior Engineering Technician 29.6764/36.3172 40 hrs/week
Senior Materials Handler 26.3736/34.4008 40 hrs/week
Senior Meter Reader 19.5460/23.1988 40 hrs/week
Senior Power Dispatcher 33.7612/46.3298 40 hrs/week
Senior Power Plant Operator 30.6374/39.2761 40 hrs/week
Senior Substation Technician 36.0732/37.3872 40 hrs/week
Senior Water Maintenance Worker 21.4326/28.2219 40 hrs/week
Substation Technician 33.3943/34.7199 40 hrs/week
Systems Technician 29.4298/37.3872 40 hrs/week
Tree Trim Crew Chief 26.3633/32.7394 40 hrs/week
Utility Electrician 26.4192/34.7199 40 hrs/week
Utility Technician 25.8034/36.2961 40 hrs/week
Utility Warehouse Clerk 19.0662/23.5232 40 hrs/week
Water Maintenance Worker 17.8567/24.6940 40 hrs/week
Wireworker I 20.0604/28.3654 40 hrs/week
Wireworker II 27.8182/32.9010 40 hrs/week
SECTION 4. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the FOP labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary
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and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the FOP labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range
Classification Min/Max
Police Officer 19.3834/27.3498
Police Sergeant 24.2602/ 33.5527
OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY
The City has reserved its right to the utilization of the 207(k) FLSA exemption and will
implement this as the hours of work effective the first full pay period following the execution of
the labor agreement. The pay period for purposes of calculating overtime shall consist of a
fourteen (14) day cycle that runs concurrent with the City's current payroll cycle. For purposes
of calculating eligibility for overtime, "hours worked" shall include actual hours worked,
vacation, personal leave and holiday hours. Employees shall be eligible for overtime when they
exceed their hours scheduled for work in the fourteen (14) day pay cycle with a minimum of
eighty (80) hours. There shall also be established for each employee in the bargaining unit a
Training and Special Events bank of thirty (30) hours per individual per contract year. Each
employee may be scheduled for training or special event duty with a minimum of seven (7) days
notice prior to the commencement of the pay period and the training and special events bank
hours may be added to the eighty (80) hour, two (2) week pay period up to eighty-six (86) hours
and these hours shall not be eligible for overtime. Training and special events hours worked in
excess of eighty-six (86) hours in a two week pay period will be eligible for overtime, but will
not be subtracted from the Training and Special Events bank. All work completed after eighty
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(80) hours in a pay period that is performed for work that is funded by grants from parties
outside or other than the City of Grand Island, shall be paid overtime for the time worked after
eighty (80) hours, if the time is funded at overtime rates by the grant. Any such grant hours are
not deducted from the Training and Special Events bank.
SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary
and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the IAFF labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
— Fire Captain 17.7341/24.5896 212 hrs/28 days
Firefighter/EMT 13.1756/19.1207 212 hrs/28 days
Firefighter/Paramedic 14.7104/20.7759 212 hrs/28 days
Life Safety Inspector 20.0097/28.3914 40 hrs/week
Shift Commander 21.0210/27.5106 212 hrs/28 days
IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible for overtime
pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless recall or
mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement.
SECTION 6. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City
of Grand Island included under the IBEW-WWTP labor agreement, and the ranges of
compensation salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract, to be paid
for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees
included under the IBEW-WWTP labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as
follows:
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Accounting Technician—WWTP 15.2009/21.3891 40 hrs/week
Equipment Operator—WWTP 17.2575/24.2831 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Mechanic I 17.2575/24.2831 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Mechanic II 19.3228/27.1892 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker—WWTP 17.2575/24.2831 40 hrs/week
Senior Equipment Operator—WWTP 18.6540/26.2479 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Clerk 12.9851/18.2711 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Laboratory Technician 18.3195/25.7773 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Operator I 15.4347/21.7185 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Operator II 17.2575/24.2831 40 hrs/week
SECTION 7. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City
of Grand Island included under the IBEW-Service/Clerical labor agreement, and the ranges of
compensation salary and wages to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and
work period which certain such employees included under the IBEW-Service/Clerical labor
agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eligibility
Accounting Technician—Streets 16.2819/21.7346 40 hrs/week
Accounts Payable Clerk 15.4437/22.3440 40 hrs/week
Administrative Assistant 16.0642/23.0406 40 hrs/week
Audio Video Technician 16.2165/22.8773 40 hrs/week
Building Inspector 20.0585/28.4606 40 hrs/week
Building Secretary 15.1173/21.4842 40 hrs/week
Community Development Administrator 17.5009/25.1630 40 hrs/week
Community Development Specialist 16.0642/23.0406 40 hrs/week
Computer Operator 19.5143/25.6528 40 hrs/week
Computer Programmer 22.2569/32.6182 40 hrs/week
Computer Technician 20.0997/26.4228 40 hrs/week
Electrical Inspector 20.0585/28.4606 40 hrs/week
Emergency Management Coordinator 15.1173/21.4842 40 hrs/week
Engineering Technician—Public Works 20.6353/29.1027 40 hrs/week
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Evidence Technician 15.0085/21.9630 40 hrs/week
Finance Secretary 15.1173/21.4842 40 hrs/week
GIS Coordinator 22.8800/32.1053 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker I—Building, Library 15.7703/21.3427 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker II—Building,Police 16.6192/22.5290 40 hrs/week
Parks and Recreation Secretary 15.1173/21.4842 40 hrs/week
Planning Secretary 15.1173/21.4842 40 hrs/week
Planning Technician 20.6972/29.1201 40/hrs/week
Plans Examiner 20.0585/28.4606 40 hrs/week
Plumbing Inspector 20.0585/28.4606 40 hrs/week
Police Records Clerk—Full Time 13.4956/18.7852 40 hrs/week
Public Safety Dispatcher 15.2370/22.2569 40 hrs/week
Shooting Range Operator 20.9399/28.3844 40 hrs/week
Stormwater Technician 20.6353/29.1027 40 hrs/week
Utility Secretary 15.1173/21.4842 40 hrs/week
A shift differential of$0.10 per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons
in the employee classification Public Safety Dispatcher who work a complete shift that begins
between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. This does not include persons who work the day shift. Shift
differential will only be paid for actual hours worked. Paid leave will not qualify for the shift
differential pay.
SECTION 8. The classification of employees included under labor agreements
with the City of Grand Island, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift
differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours
and work period which certain such employees shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as
stated above. All employees covered by the IAFF labor agreement, except Life Safety Inspector,
shall be paid a clothing and uniform allowance in addition to regular salary in the amount of
$529.92 per year, divided into twenty-four (24) pay periods. All employees of the FOP labor
agreement shall be paid a clothing and uniform allowance in addition to regular salary of$25.00
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per pay period. If any such employee covered by the IAFF or FOP labor agreements shall resign,
or his or her employment be terminated for any reason whatsoever, the clothing allowance shall
be paid on a prorata basis, but no allowance shall be made for a fraction of a month. Employees
covered by the IBEW — Utilities, the IBEW — Finance labor agreements, and the non-union
position of Meter Reader Supervisor who are required to wear full fire retardant clothing will be
eligible for an annual stipend of$600 to purchase or rent required uniforms. Those employees
who are required to wear partial fire retardant clothing will be eligible for an annual stipend of
$350. Employees will be reimbursed for said purchases with a receipt showing proof of
purchase.
Fire Chief and Fire Division Chiefs shall be paid a clothing allowance of$484.08
per year, divided into 24 pay periods. Police Chief and Police Captains shall be paid a clothing
allowance of$650.00 per year, divided into 26 pay periods.
Non-union employees and employees covered by the FOP labor agreement, the
IBEW Utilities, Finance, Service/Clerical and Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreements
may receive an annual stipend not to exceed $1,000 for bilingual pay.
Employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement shall be granted a meal
allowance of$4.50 if they are required to work two (2) hours overtime consecutively with their
normal working hours during an emergency situation, and if such overtime would normally
interfere with and disrupt the employee's normal meal schedule. Employees covered by the
IBEW - Utilities and IBEW — Finance labor agreements shall be allowed a meal allowance for
actual cost, or up to $7.00 per meal, if they are required to work two (2) hours overtime
consecutively with their normal working hours and if such overtime would normally interfere
with and disrupt the employee's noinial meal schedule. Direct supervisors of employees who are
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covered by labor agreements which allow overtime meal allowance shall be entitled to the same
meal allowance benefit.
Non-exempt direct supervisors of employees who are covered by labor
agreements which allow stand-by pay shall be entitled to the same stand-by pay benefit.
Utilities Department personnel in the IBEW bargaining unit and the
classifications of Meter Reader Supervisor, Power Plant Superintendent, Power Plant Supervisor,
Electric Distribution Superintendent, Electric Distribution Supervisor, Water Superintendent,
Water Supervisor, and Electric Underground Superintendent shall be eligible to participate in a
voluntary uniform program providing an allowance up to $18.00 per month. When protective
clothing is required for Utilities Department and Wastewater Treatment Plant personnel covered
by the IBEW labor agreement and employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement, except
the Fleet Services Division of the Public Works Department, the City shall pay 60% of the cost
of providing and cleaning said clothing and the employees 40% of said cost. Full-time Fleet
Services personnel shall receive a uniform allowance of$12 biweekly. Public Works Department
personnel in the job classifications of Fleet Services Shop Foreman and Fleet Services Mechanic
shall receive a tool allowance of$10 biweekly.
SECTION 9. Employees shall be compensated for unused medical leave as
follows:
(A) All employees covered in the IBEW Utilities and IBEW Finance labor
agreements shall be paid for forty-seven percent (47%) of their accumulated
medical leave at the time of their retirement, early retirement, or death, not to
exceed four hundred eighty-eight and one third hours (calculated at 47% x 1039
hours = 488.33 hours), the rate of compensation to be based on the employee's
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salary at the time of retirement or death. Employees covered in the IAFF labor
agreement and the Shift Commanders shall have a contribution to a VEBA made
on their behalf in lieu of payment for thirty-eight percent (38%) of their
accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, not to exceed five
hundred ninety-eight and eighty-eight hundredths hours (calculated at 38% x
1,576 hours = 598.88 hours). The Life Safety Inspector shall have a contribution
to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for fifty percent(50%) of their
accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, not to exceed five
hundred forty-two hours (calculated at 50% x 1084 = 542). The amount of
contribution will be based upon the employee's salary at the time of retirement.
Employees covered by the IBEW Wastewater labor agreement shall be paid
37.5% of their accumulated medical leave at the time of retirement or death,
based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement not to exceed three
hundred ninety-nine hours (calculated at 37.5% x 1064 hours = 399 hours).
Employees covered by the IBEW Service/Clerical labor agreement shall have a
contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for forty percent
(40%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of retirement or death, based
on the employee's salary at the time of retirement not to exceed 433.60 hours
(calculated at 40% x 1084 hours = 433.60 hours.) Non-union employees shall
have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for fifty
percent (50%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement,
not to exceed five hundred forty-two hours (calculated at 50% x 1084 = 542). The
amount of contribution will be based upon the employee's salary at the time of
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retirement. All employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement shall be paid
forty-five (45%) of their accumulated medical leave bank at the time of their
retirement, based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement not to exceed
four hundred seventy-eight and eighty hundredths hours (calculated at 45% x
1064 hours = 478.80 hours). All employees covered under the FOP labor
agreement shall be paid thirty-seven and one-half percent (37.5%) of their
accumulated medical leave bank at the time of their retirement, not to exceed four
hundred eighty hours (calculated at 37.5% x 1,280 hours = 480 hrs.), based on
the employee's salary at the time of retirement. If death occurs while in the line of
duty, employees covered under the FOP labor agreement shall be paid fifty
percent (50%) of their accumulated medical leave bank at the time of their death,
not to exceed six hundred forty hours(50% x 1,280hours = 640 hrs.),based on the
employee's salary at the time of their death.
(B) The City Administrator and department heads shall have a contribution
made to their VEBA for one-half of their accumulated medical leave, not to
exceed 30 days of pay, upon their resignation, the rate of compensation to be
based upon the salary at the time of teHniination. Compensation for unused
medical leave at retirement shall be as provided for non-union employees.
(C) The death of an employee shall be treated the same as retirement, and
payment shall be made to the employee's beneficiary or estate for one-half of all
unused medical leave for non-union employees and as defined in labor
agreements for all other employees.
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SECTION 10. Non-union employees shall have a contribution made on their
behalf to their VEBA account in the amount of$30.00 per pay period. Employees represented by
the IBEW Service/Clerical labor agreement shall have a contribution made on their behalf to the
VEBA account of$15 per pay period. Employees represented by the IAFF labor agreement shall
have a contribution made on their behalf to the VEBA account of$10 per pay period.
SECTION 11. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase thereof.
SECTION 12. The adjustments identified herein shall be effective on the date of
passage and publication in pamphlet form in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
- provided by law retroactive to October 7, 2013.
SECTION 13. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9439 and all other parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Enacted: December 17, 2013
Allitio ,„„._ -
'rice , Mayor
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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