06/22/2021 Ordinances 9834ORDINANCE NO. 9834
An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9818 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 provide
a lateral hiring incentive for the Police Department, namely for certified applicants, a one-
thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) certification credit and fifty (50) hours of compensatory
time; ; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9818 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
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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 Eli ibili
Accountant 27.2753/39.7703 Exem t
Accountin Technician — Solid Waste 20.4135/25.9519 40 hrs/week
Administrative Coordinator — Public Works 22.8587/33.1114 40 hrs/week
Assistant Finance Director 35.8655/52.7923 Exem t
Assistant Public Warks Director/En ineerin 42.5573/64.9788 Exem t
Assistant Public Works Director of Wastewater 51.4654/71.8784 Exempt
Assistant Utilities Director — Engineering/Business
Operations 56.5770/81.7800 Exempt
Assistant Utilities Director — Production 56.5770/81.7800 Exem t
Assistant Utilities Director — Transmission 56.5770/81.7800 Exem t
Attorney 36.6260/543186 Exempt
Approved as to Form tt
June 21, 2021 tt Ci y Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 9834 (Cont.)
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classifcation Min/Max Eli ibili
Buildin De arhnent Director 41.2900/63.6719 Exem t
Cemetery Superintendent 26.9488/39.2419 Exempt
City Administrator 79.6073/92.3328 Exem t
City Attorney 53.4735/74.0871 Exem t
City Clerk 34.8928/46.6248 Exem t
Civil Engineer I 31.3740/44.5826 Exempt
Civil En ineer II 35.6038/51.2718 Exem t
Collection S stem Su ervisor 26.9863/39.7405 40 hrs/week
Communi Develo ment Administrator 23.8318/35.0429 40 hrs/week
Communi Service Officer — Part time 17.0793/24.1383 40 hrs/week
Custodian — Libra , Police 15.9716/21.8376 40 hrs/week
Customer Service Re resentative 10.9565/15.0674 40 hrs/week
Customer Service Team Leader 22.1770/31.2188 Exem t
Deputy City Clerk 27.8516/36.0609 40 hrs/week
Electric Distribution Su erintendent 41.4935/56.1900 Exempt
Electric Distribution Supervisor 38.8735/53.7222 40 hrs/week
Electric Underground Superintendent 41.2596/55.8015 Exem t
Electrical En ineer I 30.8629/43.4826 Exempt
Electrical En ineer II 34.9698/50.3248 Exem t
Emer enc Mana ement De u Director 29.7703/43.7618 Exem t
Emer enc Mana ement Director 423700/62.6845 Exem t
En ineer I— Public Works 34.6000/48.9839 Exem t
En ineer I— WWTP 34.6000/48.9839 Exem t
En ineerin Technician - WWTP 23.0135/32.6882 40 hrs/week
E ui ment O erator - Solid Waste 21.0174/28.4284 40 hrs/week
Finance Director 48.1188/72.6675 Exem t
Finance Operations Supervisor 26.2374/36.7783 Exem t
Fire Chief 49.1054/71.7403 Exempt
Fire EMS Division Chief 41.6635/57.7228 Exempt
Fire Operations Division Chief 41.6635/57.7228 Exempt
Fire Prevention Division Chief 41.6635/57.7228 Exem t
Fleet Services Sho Foreman 26.9164/39.9637 40 hrs/week
GIS Coordinator - PW 29.9969/44.7633 Exem t
Golf Course Su erintendent 26.6261/38.6184 Exem t
Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Cemete 22.0764/32.9595 40 hrs/week
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Parks 23.9225/34.1470 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Director 42.9253/643310 Exempt
Human Resources Benefits/Risk Mgmt Coordinator 25.8799/38.7634 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Recruiter 25.8799/38.7634 40 hrs/week
Human Resources Specialist 25.8799/38.7634 40 hrs/week
Information Technolo Manager 40.8291/ 61.7054 Exempt
Le al Secreta 22.1785/32.0608 40 hrs/week
Librarian I 25.5266/34.3460 Exem t
Librarian II 29.2331/38.1074 Exem t
Libr Assistant I 16.7718/24.2389 40 hrs/week
Libra Assistant II 20.7268/293423 40 hrs/week
Libra Director 46.6055/70.5936 Exem t
Libr Pa e 11.9236/16.4491 40 hrs/week
Library Secretary 18.0415/25.1461 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker — Golf 17.2547/26.3686 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader — Part Time 20.8602/27.9301 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader Supervisor 25.6121/33.1084 Exem t
MPO Program Manager 28.5770/42.3743 Exempt
Office Mana er — Police De artment 21.7587/31.9004 40 hrs/week
Parks and Recreation Director 46.3285/69.8100 Exem t
Parks Su erintendent 34.4120/50.7128 Exem t
Pa oll S ecialist 22.7591/33.2227 40 hrs/week
Planner I 25.5954/37.4524 40 hrs/week
Plannin Director 43.4884/64.8205 Exem t
Police Ca tain 40.0990/58.2043 Exem t
Police Chief 48.3429/74.3303 Exempt
Power Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 38.6540/53.3943 Exem t
Power Plant O erations Supervisor 39.7709/56.1244 Exempt
Power Plant Su erintendent — Burdick 47.5455/67.4591 Exem t
Power Plant Su erintendent — PGS 51.7940/74.6985 Exempt
Public Works Director 49.2356/74.0023 Exem t
Public Works En ineer 35.3710/52.2789 Exem t
Rece tionist 17.5507/26.3534 40 hrs/week
Recreation Coordinator 253045/36.0068 Exem t
Recreation Su erintendent 33.7756/50.4243 Exem t
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Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Re lato and Environmental Mana er 41.1493/57.4829 Exem t
Senior Civil Engineer 39.2996/58.2610 Exempt
Senior Electrical Engineer 41.5808/59.1449 Exempt
Senior Public Safety Dispatcher 22.1951/29.2994 40 hrs/week
Senior Utility Secretary 19.6160/27.1369 40 hrs/week
Shooting Range Superintendent 30.5494/45.9846 Exem t
Solid Waste Division Clerk - Full Time 20.8570/26.3146 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Division Clerk - Part Time 18.7713/23.6831 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Foreman 25.3065/353275 40 hrs/week
Solid Waste Su erintendent 35.2956/52.3214 Exem t
Street Su erintendent 33.1310/48.6936 Exem t
Street Foreman 26.1261/38.5768 40 hrs/week
Transit Pro am Mana er 29.2590/433301 Exem t
Turf Management S ecialist 23.9298/34.0439 40 hrs/week
Utilities Director 75.7041/103.5558 Exempt
Utility Production En ineer 40.1500/58.6175 Exempt
Utility Warehouse Supervisor 29.1077/40.1601 40 hrs/week
Victim Assistance Unit Coordinator 17.8650/25.3267 40 hrs/week
Victim/Witness Advocate 16.3791/23.2112 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Chief O erator 26.3768/37.5014 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant O erations En ineer 49.0144/68.4615 Exem t
Wastewater Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 273606/39.6934 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Re ulato Com liance Mana er 33.9519/41.4294 Exem t
Water Su erintendent 34.2741/50.4840 Exem t
Water Su ervisor 27.8126/41.6191 40 hrs/week
Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/20.0000 Exem t
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
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ORDINANCE NO. 9834 (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 233145/34.5422 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 Warker — Streets 19.4506/28.8342 40 hrs/week
Senior E uipment Operator— Streets 223929/33.2126 40 hrs/week
Senior Maintenance Worker — Streets 22.2384/32.9835 40 hrs/week
Traffic Si al Technician 22.0846/32.7555 40 hrs/week
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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
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
Classif cation 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
Lineworker First Class 33.044U41.8296 40 hrs/week
Materials Handler 31.0007/38.0597 40 hrs/week
Meter Reader 20.8602/27.9301 40 hrs/week
Meter Technician 313285/36.6107 40 hrs/week
Power Dispatcher I 33.7325/40.5910 40 hrs/week
Power Dispatcher 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 25.8211/35.9365 40 hrs/week
Substation Technician 39.5895/41.3051 40 hrs/week
Systems Technician 38.9776/45.0094 40 hrs/week
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ORDINANCE NO. 9834 (Cont.)
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
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
Utili Secreta 21.0568/29.3725 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 233228/37.0317
Police Ser eant 323082/43.9408
Police Lieutenant 35.6380/50.0806
OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY
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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
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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
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.
A lateral hiring incentive is provided, namely for certified applicants, One-Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($1,500) certification credit and fifty (50) hours of compensatory time if
eligible.
SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of
Grand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary
and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such
classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included
under the IAFF labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classification Min/Max Eli ibili
Fire Captain 22.5794/29.0516 212 hrs/28 days
Fireiighter / EMT 17.0215/23.7540 212 hrs/28 da s
Firefi hter / Paramedic 18.4007/25.9286 212 hrs/28 da s
Life Safe Ins ector 25.9675/33.8573 40 hrs/week
Battalion Chief 29.0231/33.4381 212 hrs/28 da s
IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible
for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless
recall or mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement. When an
employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the
employee will receive an additional fifty cents ($.50) per hour.
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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:
Hourly Pay Range Overtime
Classifcation Min/Max Eli ibili
Accountin Technician — WWTP 18.7045/27.6313 40 hrs/week
Biosolids Technician 22.2523/33.0104 40 hrs/week
E ui ment O erator — WWTP 20.5975/28.8856 40 hrs/week
Lead Maintenance Mechanic 23.0360/33.1170 40 hrs/week
Lead Maintenance Worker 21.9425/30.8754 40 hrs/week
Lead Wastewater Plant O erator 24.4149/34.0004 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Mechanic I 19.6844/29.1284 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Warker — WWTP 19.8164/28.9993 40 hrs/week
Stormwater Program Manager 23.9575/35.4030 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Laborato Technician 22.1861/30.8417 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant Operator I 20.0035/28.1013 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Plant O erator II 22.6395/31.9878 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/Mag Eli ibili
Accountin Clerk 17.7758/25.7665 40 hrs/week
Accountin Technician — Streets 21.2972/27.9410 40 hrs/week
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Accounts Pa able Clerk 20.0515/283453 40 hrs/week
Administrative Assistant-Bld , Fire, Parks, Plannin 20.0426/28.7466 40 hrs/week
Administrative Assistant — Public Works 21.1770/30.6510 40 hrs/week
Audio Video Technician 24.0072/32.3010 40 hrs/week
Buildin Ins ector 23.5373/35.2842 40 hrs/week
Cashier 18.2595/25.0890 40 hrs/week
Community Service Officer 17.0793/24.1383 40 hrs/week
Computer Operator 23.8896/32.7818 40 hrs/week
Computer Technician 25.0125/35.9070 40 hrs/week
Crime Analyst 24.6410/31.8421 40 hrs/week
Electrical Ins ector 23.7012/35.2077 40 hrs/week
Emer enc Mana ement Coordinator 21.1661/30.6510 40 hrs/week
En ineerin Technician — Public Warks 23.6944/33.4167 40 hrs/week
Evidence Technician 19.8439/28.8589 40 hrs/week
GIS Coordinator 30.4621/45.8945 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker I— Buildin , Libra , Police 16.8177/23.8105 40 hrs/week
Maintenance Worker II — Buildin , Libra , Police 19.7674/26.6079 40 hrs/week
Pa roll Clerk 20.5214/28.7387 40 hrs/week
Plans Examiner 23.4608/35.2842 40 hrs/week
Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector 23.7122/34.8689 40 hrs/week
Police Records Clerk 17.7268/25.1785 40 hrs/week
Public Safety Dispatcher 21.3628/28.2361 40 hrs/week
Senior Accounting Clerk 19.8876/283016 40 hrs/week
Shootin Ran e O erator 26.1052/35.1312 40 hrs/week
Wastewater Secreta 19.9641/28.1814 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
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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 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)
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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 (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.
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. 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 Years 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
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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 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
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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 Eighteen dollars ($18.00) per month.
When protective clothing is required for personnel covered by the IBEW Utilities, the non-union
position of Meter Reader — Part Time, 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. Fu11-
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
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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
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 (605.34) [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
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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%)
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
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exceed thirty (30) days of pay, upon their resignation, the rate of compensation to
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 labor 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 ($10.00) per
pay period.
SECTION 11. An employee, who is represented by the following labor
agreements, shall annually receive longevity pay based upon the total length of service with the
City. Such pay shall be effective beginning with the first full pay period following completion of
the specified years of service. Payment shall be made on a prorated basis on each regular pay
day. The following rate schedule shall apply for those employees who are represented by the
FOP labor agreement:
Five (5) years (beginning 6th year
Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year)
Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�' year)
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$ 350.00
$ 645.50
$ 870.00
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Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year)
Twenty-iive (25) years (beginning 26th year)
$1,096.00
$1,270.00
Those employees who are represented by the AFSCME labor agreement shall annually receive
longevity pay as follows:
Five (5) years (beginning 6th year)
Ten (10) years (beginning 11�' year)
Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th yeax)
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
$1,174.00
Those employees who are represented by the IAFF labor agreement shall annually receive
longevity pay, beginning with the first full pay period in October 2019, as follows:
Ten (10) years (beginning 11�' year)
Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�` year)
Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year)
Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year)
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$ 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.
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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.
SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9818 and all other parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Enacted: June 22, 2021
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