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09/24/2019 Ordinances 9750L ORDINANCE NO. 9750 An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9744 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 ranges of employees covered under the FOP labor agreement; to add the FOP position and salary range of Police Lieutenant; to remove the �'OP Training and Special Events Bank; to amend the FOP medical leave payout at separation of employment or death; to amend shift differential pay; to amend the FOP longevity pay; to correct the listed salary range of the IBEW — Utilities Utility Groundman; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9744 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 Classification Min/Max Accountant 26.4150/3 8.63 80 Technician — Solid Waste Administrative Coordinator — Public Works Assistant Finance Director Assistant Public Works Director/Engineering Assistant Utilities Director — Engineering/Business Assistant Utilities Director — Production 20.4135/25.8403 22.0092/31.6931 35.2700/51.4400 41.1300/63.0000 56.0485/81.7800 56.0485/81.7800 Overtime 40 hrs/week 40 hrs/week Approved as to Form II September 23, 2019 tt Ci y Attorney � I �'' � I � � ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Assistant Utilities Director — Transmission 56.0485/81.7800 Exem t Attorney 35.0573/52.0769 Exempt Building Department Director 41.2900/60.9300 Exempt Cemetery Su erintendent 26.2260/38.5105 Exem t City Administrator 76.1973/88.7644 Exempt City Attorney 51.1831/71.0744 Exempt Ci Clerk 33.8388/45.3688 Exem t Civil En ineer I 3 1 3 740/44.5826 Exem t Civil En ineer II 35.6038/51.2718 Exem t Collection S stem Su ervisor 263531/38.5602 40 hrs/week Communi Develo ment Administrator 23.0800/33.5800 40 hrs/week Communi Service Ofiicer — Part time 16.8469/23.5356 40 hrs/week Custodian — Libra , Police 15.5701/21.6946 40 hrs/week Customer Service Representative 10.6729/14.7180 40 hrs/week Customer Service Team Leader 21.5389/29.8815 Exempt Deputy City Clerk 27.4400/35.5280 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Superintendent 41.2596/54.9768 Exempt Electric Distribution Su ervisor 38.8735/52.9283 40 hrs/week Electric Under round Su erintendent 41.2596/54.9768 Exem t Electrical En ineer I 303798/43.3486 Exem t Electrical En ineer II 34.8211/50.1998 Exem t Emer enc Mana ement De u Director 28.9309/42.5398 Exem t Emer enc Mana ement Director 41.1754/60.9343 Exem t En ineer I— Public Works 34.6000/48.2600 Exem t En ineer I— WWTP 34.6000/48.2600 Exem t Engineering Technician - WWTP 22.7343/31.8463 40 hrs/week E uipment Operator - Solid Waste 20.1229/28.0023 40 hrs/week Finance Director 46.7955/70.9710 Exempt Finance O erations Su ervisor 25.1200/35.2000 Exempt Fire Chief 46.7670/69.8151 Exempt Fire EMS Division Chief 39.6795/56.2614 Exem t Fire O erations Division Chief 39.6795/56.2614 Exem t Fire Prevention Division Chief 39.6795/56.2614 Exem t Fleet Services Sho Foreman 26.0843/38.8784 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator - PW 29.8365/44.5116 Exem t -2- ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classifcation Min/Max Eli ibili Golf Course Su erintendent 26.3811/38.1699 Exem t Grounds Management Crew Chief— Cemetery 22.0203/32.3915 40 hrs/week Grounds Management Crew Chief — Parks 23.6475/33.8464 40 hrs/week Human Resources Director 41.5100/62.1000 Exempt Human Resources Benefits/Risk Mgmt Coordinatar 25.1073/37.3863 40 hrs/week Human Resources Recruiter 25.1073/373863 40 hrs/week Human Resources S ecialist 25.1073/373863 40 hrs/week Information Technolo Mana er 39.8171/60.2115 Exem t Le al Secreta 21.9574/30.7236 40 hrs/week Librarian I 24.7613/33.1573 Exem t Librarian II 27.9810/36.9788 Exem t Libr Assistant I 16.0535/23.2007 40 hrs/week Libra Assistant II 19.8390/28.0855 40 hrs/week Library Director 44.9256/68.3671 Exempt Library Pa e 11.4129/15.7445 40 hrs/week Library Secretary 17.6121/24.4772 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Golf 17.0125/263171 40 hrs/week Meter Reader Supervisor 24.8044/32.1658 Exempt MPO Pro ram Mana er 28.5770/42.0450 Exem t Office Mana er — Police De artment 21.0390/30.5340 40 hrs/week Parks and Recreation Director 44.9156/67.9979 Exe.m t Parks Su erintendent 33.4069/493428 Exem t Pa roll S ecialist 21.8505/31.8161 40 hrs/week Planner I 25.0900/36.0300 40 hrs/week Plannin Director 42.4161/63.6235 Exem t Police Ca tain 38.9895/56.3971 Exempt Police Chief 47.6514/71.6401 Exem t Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor 37.459U51.1981 Exem t Power Plant Operations Supervisor 39.1313/54.6741 Exem t Power Plant Su erintendent — Burdick 45.5090/63.4500 Exempt Power Plant Su erintendent — PGS 51.0104/72.9678 Exem t Public Works Director 48.0175/71.8620 Exem t Public Works En ineer 34.6028/50.6015 Exem t Rece tionist 17.1392/263534 40 hrs/week Recreation Coordinator 24.6495/35.1719 Exem t -3- � ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Recreation Su erintendent 33.4353/50.2938 Exem t Regulatory and Environmental Manager 41.1493/57.4829 Exempt Senior Civil Engineer 37.6163/55.7655 Exempt Senior Electrical Engineer 40.4714/57.1761 Exempt Senior Public Safety Dispatcher 21.2775/283220 40 hrs/week Senior Utility Secretary 19.6160/26.9908 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e Su erintendent 29.7586/44.9183 Exem t Solid Waste Division Clerk - Full Time 20.4252/25.7922 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Division Clerk - Part Time 183827/23.2130 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Foreman 24.2594/33.8702 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Su erintendent 34.5540/51.0973 Exem t Street Su erintendent 32.6403/48.2648 Exem t Street Foreman 25.3949/37.3590 40 hrs/week Transit Program Manager 28.5300/41.6300 Exempt Turf Mana ement Specialist 23.7096/33.6482 40 hrs/week Utilities Director 75.7041/102.4728 Exempt Utility Production Engineer 39.4781/57.9095 Exempt Utility Warehouse Su ervisor 28.2792/393908 40 hrs/week Victim Assistance Unit Coordinatar 17.3274/24.9070 40 hrs/week Victim/Witness Advocate 15.8857/22.8289 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Chief O erator 25.5094/36.6879 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant En ineer 35.5893/53.8583 Exem t Wastewater Plant O erations En ineer 34.7543/52.0493 Exem t Wastewater Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 26.8071/38.4864 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Re ulato Com liance Mana er 33.9519/41.0848 Exem t Water Su erintendent 33.4413/49.0888 Exempt Water Supervisor 26.7174/41.0040 40 hrs/week Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/20.0000 Exempt Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/20.0000 40 hrs/week Worker / Temporary 9.0000/20.0000 40 hrs/week Worker / Parks & Recreation Part time 9.0000/20.0000 40 hrs/week � ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Aquatics staff who refer new lifeguards will receive a stipend for the referral, upon meeting the following criteria: • The referral cannot have worked as a City of Grand Island lifeguard in the past. • The referral must pass a background check, complete and pass a free lifeguard class, and work for at least 80 hours. • Aquatics staff shall be paid for their referral as follows: 0 1 referral — $50.00 0 2 referrals - $75.00 0 3 or more referrals -$100.00 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 Eli ibili E ui ment O erator — Streets 20.8650/30.9087 40 hrs/week Fleet Services Mechanic 23.3145/34.5422 40 hrs/week Horticulturist 23.8961/35.4669 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemetery 19.7275/29.2485 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Parks 19.4596/28.8679 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Streets 19.4506/28.8342 40 hrs/week Senior Equipment Operator — Streets 223929/33.2126 40 hrs/week Senior Maintenance Worker — Streets 22.2384/32.9835 40 hrs/week Traffic Si nal Technician 22.0846/32.7555 40 hrs/week SECTION 3. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of Grand Island included under the IBEW Utilities labor agreement, and the ranges of -5- ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) 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 Utilities labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Administrative Assistant-Utilities 21.9201/31.1427 40 hrs/week Custodian 17.3168/21.4065 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Crew Chief 38.9666/50.8883 40 hrs/week Electric Under round Crew Chief 38.9666/50.8883 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician I 25.6354/33.5904 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician II 32.4212/42.0591 40 hrs/week Instrument Technician 343553/45.2280 40 hrs/week Lineworker A rentice 26.6079/36.6610 40 hrs/week Linewarker First Class 33.0441/41.8296 40 hrs/week Materials Handler 31.0007/38.0597 40 hrs/week Meter Reader 20.8602/27.9301 40 hrs/week Meter Technician 31.3285/36.6107 40 hrs/week Power Dispatcher I 33.7325/40.5910 40 hrs/week Power Dis atcher II 40.1796/48.0800 40 hrs/week Power Plant Maintenance Mechanic 31.9732/42.0591 40 hrs/week Power Plant O erator 34.5848/41.9279 40 hrs/week Senior En ineerin Technician 33.2735/43.6982 40 hrs/week Senior Materials Handler 33.4702/43.5889 40 hrs/week Senior Meter Reader 22.0869/28.7680 40 hrs/week Senior Power Dis atcher 46.4846/54.8986 40 hrs/week Senior Power Plant O erator 40.6167/48.5947 40 hrs/week Senior Substation Technician 39.6994/44.7362 40 hrs/week Senior Water Maintenance Worker 25.82ll/35.9365 40 hrs/week Substation Technician 39.5895/413051 40 hrs/week Systems Technician 38.9776/45.0094 40 hrs/week Tree Trim Crew Chief 30.7493/41.4471 40 hrs/week Utili Electrician 31.9513/42.3869 40 hrs/week Utili Groundman 20.0188/28.0000 40 hrs/week � ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Utili Secreta 21.0568/293725 40 hrs/week Utili Technician 34.2461/42.5617 40 hrs/week Utili Warehouse Clerk 23.8324/30.1483 40 hrs/week Water Maintenance Worker 24.6738/32.5960 40 hrs/week Wireworker I 23.8324/36.0600 40 hrs/week Wireworker II 33.0441/41.8296 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 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 22.6435/35.9531 Police Ser eant 3 1 3 672/42.6610 Police Lieutenant 34.6000/48.6219 OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY The City has reserved its right to the utilization of the 207(k) FLSA exemption. 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. All work completed after eighty (80) hours in a pay period that is performed for work that is funded by -7- �— ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) 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. 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 Eli ibili Fire Captain 22.1366/28.4820 212 hrs/28 days Fireii hter / EMT 16.6877/23.2313 212 hrs/28 da s Fireii hter / Paramedic 18.0399/25.3581 212 hrs/28 da s Life Safe Ins ector 25.4583/33.1935 40 hrs/week Battalion Chief 28.4540/32.7824 212 hrs/28 da s 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. When an employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the employee will receive an additional fifty cents ($.50) per hour. SECTION 6. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City of Grand Island included under the IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant 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 Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: : ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Accountin Technician — WWTP 18.5411/26.9638 40 hrs/week Biosolids Technician 21.4846/32.0754 40 hrs/week E ui ment O erator — WWTP 19.8813/27.9091 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Mechanic 22.6243/323034 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Warker 213132/29.9900 40 hrs/week Lead Wastewater Plant O erator 23.7147/33.9967 40 hrs/week Maintenance Mechanic I 193955/28.2451 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — WWTP 19.7011/28.4653 40 hrs/week Stormwater Program Mana er 23.3249/33.9725 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Laboratory Technician 21.5806/30.1151 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Operator I 19.4564/273467 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erator II 21.9202/30.9318 40 hrs/week SECTION 7. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City of Grand Island included under the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance 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/Finance labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Accountin Clerk 17.7758/25.0186 40 hrs/week Accountin Technician — Streets 20.6086/27.1846 40 hrs/week Accounts Payable Clerk 19.2750/27.4436 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant-Bld , Fire, Parks, Plannin 20.0426/28.7466 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant — Public Works 20.7989/30.0162 40 hr/week Audio Video Technician 22.6223/30.8696 40 hrs/week Buildin Ins ector 23.1441/34.0970 40 hrs/week Cashier � 17.7704/24.3535 40 hrs/week Community Service Officer 16.8469/23.5356 40 hrs/week Computer Operator 23.8896/323226 40 hrs/week Computer Technician 24.8770/34.7203 40 hrs/week Crime Anal st 23.6446/31.4740 40 hrs/week � ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Electrical Ins ector 23.2534/34.0460 40 hrs/week Emer enc Mana ement Coordinator 20.7916/30.0162 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician — Public Works 23.0241/32.4715 40 hrs/week Evidence Technician 18.9149/27.5594 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator 29.6004/43.6354 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker I— Buildin , Libra , Police 16.8177/23.4604 40 hrs/week Maintenance Warker II — Building, Library, Police 19.0859/25.7470 40 hrs/week Payroll Clerk 19.6062/27.0001 40 hrs/week Plans Examiner 23.4249/34.5678 40 hrs/week Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector 23.2607/33.8202 40 hrs/week Police Records Clerk 17.2105/24.4452 40 hrs/week Public Safe Dis atcher 19.9030/27.0934 40 hrs/week Senior Accountin Clerk 19.8226/27.4663 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e O erator 25.2024/33.9923 40 hrs/week Wastewater Secreta 19.4007/273830 40 hrs/week The hourly rates for Community Service Officers training new Community Service Officers shall increase three percent (3%) during the training period. SECTION 8. A shift differential of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons in the non-union employee classification of Senior Public Safety Dispatcher who work any hours or portion thereof between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Employees who work any hours or portion thereof from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. will receive a shift differential of thirty-five cents ($0.35) per hour. 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. A shift differential of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons covered by the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreement in the employee classification Public Safety Dispatcher who work a complete shift between 3:00 -10- ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) p.m. and 11:00 p.m. A shift differential of thirty-five cents ($0.35) per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons covered by the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreement in the employee classification of Public Safety Dispatcher who work a complete shift between 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.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. A shift differential of $0.25 per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons who work rotating shifts covered by the IBEW Utilities labor agreement in the employee classifications of Power Dispatcher I, Power Dispatcher II, Power Plant Operator, Senior Power Dispatcher and Senior Power Plant Operator. All employees covered under the FOP labor agreement and are regularly assigned to a shift whose majority of hours occur between 1800 hours and 0600 hours, shall be paid an additional forty-five cents ($0.45) per hour. Full time employees covered in the AFSCME labor agreement normally assigned to a work schedule commencing between 4 a.m. and 11 a.m., who are temporarily assigned to a work schedule commencing before 4 a.m. or after 11 a.m., shall receive a shift differential of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour added to the base hourly rate for the hours worked during such temporary assignment. Full time employees covered in the IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreement who are regularly scheduled to work swing shift will receive an additional twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour; employees who are regularly schedule to work graveyard shift will receive an additional thirty-five cents ($0.35) per hour for wages attributable to those shifts. Employees working twelve (12) or ten (10) hour shifts will receive an additional twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour for wages attributable to the evening shift. The classification of employees included under labor agreements with the City of Grand Island, and the ranges of compensation (salaxy and wages, excluding shift differential as -11- I � ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) 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. Each employee covered by the IAFF labor agreement after their first year, except Life Safety Inspector, will be credited Five Hundred Twenty-five dollars ($525.00) annual credit to be used for the purchase of the uniform item purchases as needed. New hires will receive Four Hundred dollars ($400.00) credit for the purchase of initial uniforms. After probation they shall receive an additional Five Hundred dollars ($500.00) for the purchase of a Class A uniform or other items as necessary. All employees of the FOP labor agreement shall be paid a clothing and uniform allowance in addition to regular salary at the rate of Three Hundred Twenty-five dollars ($325.00) semi-annually. If any such employee covered by the FOP labor agreement sha11 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. New employees covered by the IBEW Utilities labor agreement who are required to wear full fire retardant (FR) clothing will be eligible for a one-time reimbursement up to One Thousand Two Hundred dollars ($1,200.00) to purchase or rent required uniforms. All other employees required to wear full FR clothing will be eligible for reimbursement up to Seven Hundred ($700.00) in Yeaxs 1 and 2; in Year 3 eligible up to One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00). 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 Seven Hundred dollars ($700.00) in Years 1 and 2; in Year 3 eligible up to One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) 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 Three Hundred Fifty dollars ($350.00). Employees will be reimbursed for said purchases with a receipt showing proof of purchase. Employees in the non-union Community -12- _ _� I ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Service Officer Part Time position shall be paid a prorated uniform allowance based on hours worked, not to exceed Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per pay period. Full-time Community Services Officers shall be paid a uniform allowance at the rate of Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per pay period. Fire Chief and Fire Division Chiefs shall be paid a clothing allowance of Four Hundred Eighty-four dollars and eight cents ($484.08) per year, divided into twenty-four (24) pay periods. Police Chief and Police Captains shall be paid a clothing allowance of Six hundred Fifty dollars ($650.00) per year, divided into twenty-six (26) pay periods. Non-union employees and employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement, FOP labor agreement, IAFF labor agreement, IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance and Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreements may receive an annual stipend not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for bilingual pay. Employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement shall be granted a meal allowance of Ten Dollars ($10.00) 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 labor agreement and the IBEW-Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreement shall be allowed a meal allowance for actual cost, or up to Twelve dollars ($12.00) 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 normal meal schedule. Direct supervisors of employees who are covered by labor agreements which allow overtime meal allowance shall be entitled to the same -13- ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) 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 Eighteen dollars ($18.00) per month. When protective clothing is required for personnel covered by the IBEW Utilities and IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labor agreements and employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement, except the Fleet Services Division of the Public Works Department, the City shall pay sixty percent (60%) of the actual cost of providing and cleaning said clothing and the employees forty percent (40%) of said cost. Full-time Fleet Services personnel shall receive a uniform allowance of Twelve Dollars ($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 Thirty dollars ($30.00) biweekly. SECTION 9. Employees shall be compensated for unused medical leave as follows: 1. (A) All employees covered in the IBEW Utilities labor agreement shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf for fifty-three percent (53%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, early retirement, or death, not to exceed five hundred eighty-six and eighteen hundredths (586.18) hours [calculated at 53% x 1,106 hours], the rate of compensation to be based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement -14- ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) or death. Employees covered in the IAFF labor agreement, with the exception of Life Safety Inspector, 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 six hundred five and thirty-four hundredths hours (60534) [calculated at 38% x 1,593 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 (542) hours [calculated at 50% x 1,084 = 542]. The amount of contribution will be based upon the employee's salary at the time of retirement. Employees covered by the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreements shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for thirty-five percent (35%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of retirement, early retirement, or death, based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement, not to exceed four-hundred sixty-eight and sixty-five-hundredths (468.65) hours [calculated at 35% x 1,339 hours]. Employees covered by the IBEW Wastewater labor agreement shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for thirty-six percent (36%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of retirement, early retirement, or death, based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement not to exceed four-hundred eighty-two and four-hundredths hours (482.04) [calculated at 36% x 1,339 hours]. Non-union employees shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for fifty-three percent (53%) -15- I i � ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, not to exceed five hundred eighty-six and eighteen-hundredths (586.18) hours [calculated at 53% x 1,106 hours]. The amount of contribution will be based upon the employee's salary at the time of retirement. Employees covered by the AFSCME labor agreement shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for thirty-five percent (35%) 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 sixty- eight and sixty-five hundredths hours (468.65) [calculated at 35% x 1,339 hours]. Employees covered under the FOP labor agreement shall be paid twenty percent (20%) for their accumulated medical leave at separation of employment after twenty (20) years of service; forty percent (40%) for their accumulated medical leave at separation of employment after twenty-five (25) years of service; fifty percent (50%) of accumulated medical leave for a death not occurring in the line of duty and one hundred percent (100%) of accumulated medical leave for a death occurring in the line of duty. The rate of compensation is based on the employee's salary at the time of separation. The payout for medical leave shall be made to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment. (B) The City Administrator and department heads shall have a contribution made to their VEBA for one-half (1/2) of their accumulated medical leave, not to exceed thirty (30) days of pay, upon their resignation, the rate of compensation to -16- �� , ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) be based upon the salary at the time of termination. 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 (1/2) of all unused medical leave for non-union employees and as defined in labor agreements for all other employees. SECTION 10. Non-union employees shall have a contribution made on their behalf to their VEBA account in the amount of Thirty dollars ($30.00) per pay period. Employees represented by the IBEW Utilities labor agreement, IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreement, IBEW Wastewater Treatment Plant labar agreement and the FOP labor agreement, shall have a contribution made on their behalf to their VEBA account in the amount of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per pay period. Employees represented by the IAFF labor agreement shall have a contribution made on their behalf to the VEBA account of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per pay period. SECTION 11. An employee, who is represented by the following labor agreements, shall annually receive longevity pay based upon the total length of service with the City. Such pay shall be effective beginning with the first full pay period following completion of the specified years of service. Payment shall be made on a prorated basis on each regular pay day. The following rate schedule shall apply for those employees who are represented by the FOP labor agreement: Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year Ten (10) years (beginning 11�' year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) -17- $ 350.00 $ 645.50 $ 870.00 $1,096.00 ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $1,270.00 Those employees who are represented by the AFSCME labor agreement shall annually receive longevity pay as follows: Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year) Ten (10) years (beginning 11�' year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $ 226.00 $ 443.00 $ 624.00 $ 796.00 $ 994.00 Those employees who are represented by the IBEW-Wastewater Treatment Plant and IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreements shall annually receive longevity pay as follows: Five (5) years (beginning 6th year) Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) Forty (40) years (beginning 41 St year) $ 226.00 $ 443.00 $ 624.00 $ 796.00 $ 994.00 $1,174.00 Those employees who are represented by the IAFF labor agreement shall annually receive longevity pay, beginning with the first full pay period in October 2019, as follows: Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $ 645.50 $ 830.50 $1,032.50 $1,247.50 SECTION 12. 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. -18- ORDINANCE NO. 9750 (Cont.) SECTION 13. 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 effective October 13, 2019. SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9744 and all other parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Enacted: September 24, 2019 <<, _.. �...w. Roger teele,lVlayor Attest: F GRANp . \�O N�y��s��i� V �� O RaNae Edwards� s� City Clerk * p�� * � �p,��' �FBRAS�P -19-