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08/24/2021 Ordinances 9842ORDINANCE NO. 9842 An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9834 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 non-union employees and those employees covered under the FOP labor agreement and the IAFF labor agreement; to remove the non-union positions and salary ranges of Golf Course Superintendent, Maintenance Worker — Golf, and Turf Management Specialist; to add the position and salary range for non-union Maintenance Worker Cemetery Part Time; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9834 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 � � J 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: Classification Hourly Pay Range Min/Max Overtime Accountant Technician — Solid Waste Administrative Coordinator — Public Works Assistant Finance Director 28.2676/41.0956 20.8218/26.1926 40 hrs/week 23.8182/34.7669 40 hrs/week 36.6364/5 Approved as to Form II August 23, 2021 tt Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Assistant Public Works Director/En ineerin 44.1891/67.2738 Exem t Assistant Public Works Director of Wastewater 52.4948/73.3160 Exem t Assistant Utilities Director — Engineering/Business O erations 573856/833704 Exem t Assistant Utilities Director— Production 57.3856/83.3704 Exem t Assistant Utilities Director— Transmission 573856/83.3704 Exem t Attorney 38.4573/56.8206 Exem t Buildin De arhnent Director 43.7705/64.7396 Exem t Cemete Su erintendent 27.8026/40.1660 Exem t Ci Administratar 83.5875/96.3450 Exem t Ci Attorne 56.1473/77.4553 Exem t Ci Clerk 36.2973/48.1076 Exem t Civil En ineer I 31.3740/44.5826 Exem t Civil En ineer II 36.3159/52.2973 Exem t Collection S stem Su ervisor 27.7512/41.1137 40 hrs/week Communi Develo ment Administrator 24.6956/36.6738 40 hrs/week Communi Service Officer — Part time 17.0793/24.13 83 40 hrs/week Custodian — Libra , Police 16.5211/22.1077 40 hrs/week Customer Service Re resentative 11.2934/15.4904 40 hrs/week Customer Service Team Leader 22.9229/32.7796 Exem t De u Ci Clerk 29.0378/38.4860 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Su erintendent 41.9336/57.6781 Exem t Electric Distribution Su ervisor 38.8735/53.7222 40 hrs/week 41.2596 Electric Under ound Su erintendent /57.4986 Exem t Electrical En ineer I 31.4980/43.8334 Exem t -2- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) � Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Electrical En ineer II 35.2926/50.7006 Exem t Emer enc Mana ement De u Director 30.7543/45.1964 Exem t Emer enc Mana ement Directar 43.7705/64.7396 Exem t 34.6000 En ineer I— Public Works /49.9636 Exem t 34.6000 En ineer I— WWTP /49.9636 Exem t En ineerin Technician - WWTP 23.4063/33.6893 40 hrs/week E ui ment O erator - Solid Waste 22.0125/28.9944 40 hrs/week Finance Director 49.6760/74.7189 Exem t Finance O erations Su ervisor 27.4819/38.6171 Exem t Fire Chief 51.3028/73.2971 Exem t Fire EMS Division Chief 43.5279/58.8883 Exem t Fire O erations Division Chief 43.5279/58.8883 Exem t Fire Prevention Division Chief 43.52'79/58.8883 Exem t Fleet Services Sho Foreman 27.8789/41.2434 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator - PW 303065/45.2375 Exem t Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Cemete 22.2425/33.6894 40 hrs/week Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Parks 24.3158/34.9630 40 hrs/week Human Resources Director 44.5499/66.8681 Exem t Human Resources Benefits/Risk M mt Coordinator 26.7780/40.3274 40 hrs/week Human Resources Recruiter 26.7780/403274 40 hrs/week Human Resources S ecialist 26.7780/403274 40 hrs/week Information Technolo Mana er 42.0401/63.5004 Exem t -3- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Le al Secreta 22.5094/33.5515 40 hrs/week Librarian I 26.4156/35.7006 Exem t Librarian II 30.6949/39.4211 Exem t Libr Assistant I 17.6104/25.4509 40 hrs/week Libr Assistant II 21.7632/30.8094 40 hrs/week Libr Director 48.5101/73.1620 Exem t Libra Pa e 12.5198/17.2716 40 hrs/week Libr Secret 18.5589/25.9374 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemete Part Time 15.7820/23 3988 40 hrs/week Meter Reader — Part Time 20.8602/2�.9301 40 hrs/week Meter Reader Su ervisor 26.5439/34.2119 Exem t MPO Pro ram Mana er 29.8575/44.2044 Exem t Ofiice Mana er — Police De artment 22.5835/33.4954 40 hrs/week Parks and Recreation Director 47.9659/71.9623 Exem t Parks Su erintendent 35.5843/523295 Exem t Pa roll S ecialist 23.7770/34.7883 40 hrs/week Planner I 26.2252/39.0590 40 hrs/week Plannin Director 44.7728/663355 Exem t Police Ca tain 41.0025/59.7113 Exem t Police Chief 48.7891/76.6353 Exem t Power Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 40.0363/55.8464 Exem t Power Plant O erations Su ervisor 40.6060/57.8480 Exem t Power Plant Su erintendent — Burdick 49.9228/70.8321 Exem t � -4- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Power Plant Su erintendent — PGS 52.8326/76.7941 Exem t Public Works Director 50.6938/76.5018 Exem t Public Works En ineer 35.9586/53.6866 Exem t Rece tionist 17.5507/263534 40 hrs/week Recreation Coordinator 26.0828/37.0175 Exem t Recreation Su erintendent 34.2833/50.4243 Exem t 57.4829 Re ulato and Environmental Mana er 43.3598/ Exem t Senior Civil En ineer 41.2645/61.1740 Exem t Senior Electrical En ineer 42.8924/613995 Exem t Seniar Public Safe Dis atcher 23.2192/30.4183 40 hrs/week 19.6160 Senior Utili Secretary /27.4180 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e Su erintendent 31.4890/47.2754 Exem t Solid Waste Division Clerk - Full Time 213908/26.9660 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Division Clerk - Part Time 19.2517/24.2694 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Foreman 26.4749/36.9540 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Su erintendent 36.2099/53.8010 Exem t Street Su erintendent 33.7851/493640 Exem t Street Foreman 26.9844/39.9813 40 hrs/week Transit Pro am Mana er 30.1356/45.2410 Exem t 75.7041 Utilities Director /105.1509 Exem t Utili Production En ineer 41.0193/59.6150 Exem t Utili Warehouse Su ervisor 30.0775/41.1263 40 hrs/week Victim Assistance Unit Coordinator 40 hrs/week -5- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili 18.4893/25.8710 Victim/Witness Advocate 16.9519/23.7076 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Chief O erator 273718/38.4983 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erations En ineer 49.9946/69.8306 Exem t Wastewater Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 28.0480/41.0928 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Re lato Com liance Mana er 33.9519/41.9795 Exem t Water Su erintendent 35.2743/52.1246 Exem t Water Su ervisor 28.7632/42.1517 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 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 � ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) ,� (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 Classi�ication 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 — Cemete 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 ui ment O eratar — Streets 22.3929/33.2126 40 hrs/week Senior Maintenance Warker — Streets 22.2384/32.9835 40 hrs/week Traffic Si al 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 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 Engineering Technician I 25.6354/33.5904 40 hrs/week Engineering Technician II 32.4212/42.0591 40 hrs/week Instrument Technician 34.3553/45.2280 40 hrs/week Lineworker Apprentice 26.60�9/36.6610 40 hrs/week Lineworker First Class 33.0441/41.8296 40 hrs/week -7- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili 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 Dis atcher 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 Operator 34.5848/41.9279 40 hrs/week Seniar 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 Dispatcher 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 S stems Technician 38.9776/45.0094 40 hrs/week Tree Trim Crew Chief 30.7493/41.4471 40 hrs/week Utili Electrician 31.9513/423869 40 hrs/week Utility Groundman 20.0188/28.0000 40 hrs/week Utili Secretary 21.0568/293725 40 hrs/week Utility 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 I 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: -8- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Classification Min/Max Police Officer 24.0225/38.1427 Police Ser eant 33.2774/45.2590 Police Lieutenant 36.7071/51.5830 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 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 ($1,500) certification credit and fifty (50) hours of compensatory time if eligible. SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of � Grand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included under the IAFF labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: � ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Fire Ca tain 23.0309/29.6326 212 hrs/28 da s Firefighter / EMT 173619/24.2884 212 hrs/28 days Firefighter / Paramedic 18.7687/26.5120 212 hrs/28 da s Life Safety Inspector 26.4868/34.5345 40 hrs/week Battalion Chief 29.6036/34.1068 212 hrs/28 days IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless recall or mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement. When an employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the employee will receive an additional fifty cents ($.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: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Accountin Technician — WWTP 18.8680/28.2987 40 hrs/week Biosolids Technician 23.0200/33.9453 40 hrs/week E uipment Operator — WWTP 213138/ 29.8620 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Mechanic 23.4477/33.9307 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Worker 40 hrs/week -10- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 22.5717/31.7608 Lead Wastewater Plant O erator 25.1151/36.0041 40 hrs/week Maintenance Mechanic I 19.9733/30.0117 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — WWTP 19.9316/29.5334 40 hrs/week Stormwater Pro ram Mana er 24.5901/36.8334 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Laborato Technician 22.7916/31.5683 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erator I 20.5507/28.8558 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erator II 233588/33.0438 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 17.7758/25.7665 40 hrs/week Accountin Technician — Streets 21.2972/27.9410 40 hrs/week 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 24.0072/323010 40 hrs/week Building 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 Com uter Technician 25.0125/35.9070 40 hrs/week Crime Anal st 24.6410/31.8421 40 hrs/week Electrical Ins ectar 23.7012/35.2077 40 hrs/week Emer enc Mana ement Coordinator 21.1661/30.6510 40 hrs/week -11- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) En ineerin Technician — Public Works 23.6944/33.4167 40 hrs/week Evidence Technician 19.8439/28.8589 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinatar 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 Safe Dis atcher 21.3628/28.2361 40 hrs/week Senior Accounting Clerk 19.8876/28.3016 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 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 -12- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 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 (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. -13- � ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 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 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. -14- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 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 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, -15- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 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. 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. follows: l. �� II' SECTION 9. Employees shall be compensated for unused medical leave as (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 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 -16- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 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 accuxnulated 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%) 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 -17- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 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 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) -18- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) 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 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $ 350.00 $ 645.50 $ 870.00 $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 6�` year) $ 226.00 -19- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�' year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�' year) $ 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 11�' 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 16�' year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�' 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. 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 10, 2021. -20- ORDINANCE NO. 9842(Cont.) SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9834 and all other parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Enacted: August 24, 2021. R r G. Steele, Mayor Attest: o� GRAND �s� �,. .�•' p.,� v r �GpRPOAAT� ';LO RaNae Edwards, City Clerk � � ..,� ; ,�t, � ., �k . p�C 1 O' 1��'L : : NFBRAS�P -21-