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11/23/2021 Ordinances 9861�� L_ ORDINANCE NO. 9861 An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9851 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 those employees covered under the IBEW Utilities labor agreement; to remove the IBEW Utilities position of Senior Meter Reader; to amend the salary range of the non-union position of Meter Reader — Part Time to align with the Meter Reader — Full Time in the IBEW Utilities labor agreement; to amend the salary range of the non-union Senior Electrical Engineer; to amend the shift differential for those employees in the IBEW Utilities positions of Power Dispatcher I, Power Dispatcher II; Power Plant Operator, Senior Power Dispatcher and Senior Power Plant Operator; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9851 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: Classification Hourly Pay Range Min/Max Overtime Accountant 28.2676/41.0956 Approved as to Form tt� November 22, 2021 � Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) � I !, �� Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Accountin Technician — Solid Waste 20.8218/26.1926 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant —Building — Part Time 20.443 5/29.3215 40 hrs/week Administrative Coordinator — Public Works 23.8182/34.7669 40 hrs/week Assistant Finance Director 36.6364/54.4021 Exempt Assistant Public Warks Directar/Engineerin 441891/67.2738 Exempt Assistant Public Warks Director of Wastewater 52.4948/73 3 1 60 Exempt Assistant Utilities Director — Engineering/Business Operations 57.3856/83.3704 Exem t Assistant Utilities Director — Production 573856/83.3704 Exem t Assistant Utilities Director — Transmission 573856/833704 Exem t Attorne 38.4573/56.8206 Exem t Buildin De artment Director 43.7705/64.7396 Exem t Cemete Su erintendent 27.8026/40.1660 Exem t Ci Administrator 83.5875/96.3450 Exem t City Attorne 56.1473/77.4553 Exem t City Clerk 36.2973/48.1076 Exem t Civil En ineer I 3 1 3 740/44.5826 Exempt Civil Engineer II 36.3159/52.2973 Exem t Collection S stem Su ervisor 27.7512/41.1137 40 hrs/week Community Development Administrator 24.6956/36.6738 40 hrs/week Communi Service Ofiicer — Part time 17.5592/24.6211 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 Electric Under ound Su erintendent 4L2596/57.4986 Exem t Electrical En ineer I 31.4980/43.8334 Exempt Electrical Engineer II 35.2926/50.7006 Exempt Emergency Mana ement De u Director 30.7543/45.1964 Exem t Emergency Management Director 43.7705/64.7396 Exem t En ineer I— Public Works 34.6000/49.9636 Exem t En ineer I— WWTP 34.6000/49.9636 Exem t En ineerin Technician - WWTP 23.4063/33.6893 40 hrs/week -2- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) � I Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili 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 Exempt Fire Chief 513028/73.2971 Exempt Fire EMS Division Chief 43.5279/58.8883 Exempt Fire Operations Division Chief 43.5279/58.8883 Exempt Fire Prevention Division Chief 43.5279/58.8883 Exem t Fleet Services Sho Foreman 27.8789/41.2434 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator - PW 303065/45.2375 Exem t Grants Administrator 28.2676/41.0956 40 hrs/week 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 Beneiits/Risk Mgmt Coordinator 26.7780/403274 40 hrs/week Human Resources Recruiter 26.7780/40.3274 40 hrs/week Human Resources Specialist 26.7780/403274 40 hrs/week Information Technolo Manager 42.0401/63.5004 Exempt Interpreter/Translator 17.5507/263534 40 hrs/week Le al Secre 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 Library Secretary 18.5589/25.9374 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemete Part Time 15.7820/23.3988 40 hrs/week Meter Reader — Part Time 24.1758/30.1979 40 hrs/week Meter Reader Supervisor 26.5439/34.2119 Exem t MPO Program Mana er 29.8575/44.2044 Exem t Office Manager — Police De artment 22.5835/33.4954 40 hrs/week Parks and Recreation Director 47.9659/71.9623 Exem t Parks Su erintendent 35.5843/52.3295 Exem t Payroll S ecialist 23.7770/34.7883 40 hrs/week -3- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Planner I 26.2252/39.0590 40 hrs/week Planning Director 44.7728/66.3355 Exempt Police Ca tain 41.0025/59.7113 Exem t Police Chief 48.7891/76.6353 Exempt Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor 40.0363/55.8464 Exem t Power Plant Operations Supervisor 40.6060/57.8480 Exempt Power Plant Su erintendent — Burdick 49.9228/70.8321, Exem t Power Plant Su erintendent — PGS 52.8326/76.7941 Exem t Public Warks Director 50.6938/76.5018 Exem t Public Works En ineer 35.9586/53.6866 Exem t Rece tionist 17.5507/26.3534 40 hrs/week Recreation Coordinator 26.0828/37.0175 Exem t Recreation Su erintendent 34.2833/50.4243 Exem t Re latory and Environmental Manager 433598/57.4829 Exem t Senior Civil Engineer 41.2645/61.1740 Exem t Senior Electrical Engineer 48.8088/613995 Exempt Senior Public Safety Dispatcher 23.2192/30.4183 40 hrs/week Senior Utility Secretary 19.6160/27.4180 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e Su erintendent 31.4890/47.2754 Exem t Solid Waste Division Clerk - Full Time 21.3908/26.9660 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 Fareman 26.9844/39.9813 40 hrs/week Transit Program Mana er 30.1356/45.2410 Exempt Utilities Director 75.7041/105.1509 Exempt Utili Production Engineer 41.0193/59.6150 Exempt Utility Warehouse Su ervisor 30.0775/41.1263 40 hrs/week Victim Assistance Unit Coordinatar 18.4893/25.8710 40 hrs/week Victim/Witness Advocate 16.9519/23.7076 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Chief O erator 27.3718/38.4983 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 ulato Com liance Mana er 33.9519/41.9795 Exem t -4- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) �, � Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Water Su erintendent 35.2743/52.1246 Exem t Water Supervisor 28.7632/42.1517 40 hrs/week Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/20.0000 Exempt Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/20.0000 40 hrs/week Worker / Tempora 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 (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 -5- � _ ,' I� ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Maintenance Worker — Cemete 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 E ui ment O erator— Streets 223929/33.2126 40 hrs/week Senior Maintenance Worker — Streets 22.2384/32.9835 40 hrs/week Traffic Signal 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 22.3876/31.1427 40 hrs/week 17.3168 Custodian /21.5822 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Crew Chief 38.9666/50.8883 40 hrs/week Electric Under ound Crew Chief 38.9666/50.8883 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician I 26.1591/33.5904 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician II 32.4526/42.0591 40 hrs/week Instrument Technician 37.0707/47.2568 40 hrs/week Lineworker A rentice 27.7882/38.5498 40 hrs/week Lineworker First Class 35.4013/43.7249 40 hrs/week 31.0007 Materials Handler /39.4318 40 hrs/week Meter Reader 24.1758/30.1979 40 hrs/week Meter Technician 33.2499/37.7483 40 hrs/week Power Dis atcher I 36.1020/44.7877 40 hrs/week -6- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Power Dis atcher II 40.2854/50.7224 40 hrs/week Power Plant Maintenance Mechanic 34.6092/42.8018 40 hrs/week Power Plant Operator 37.8075/43.8578 40 hrs/week Senior Engineering Technician 36.0782/45.0109 40 hrs/week Senior Materials Handler 35.4941/49.2077 40 hrs/week 46.4846 Senior Power Dis atcher /55.9970 40 hrs/week Senior Power Plant Operator 43.5085/50.4378 40 hrs/week 39.6994 Senior Substation Technician /46.2921 40 hrs/week Seniar Water Maintenance Worker 26.9446/35.9365 40 hrs/week 39.5895 Substation Technician /44.4692 40 hrs/week S stems Technician 41.5793/46.6303 40 hrs/week Tree Trim Crew Chief 35.6425/44.8034 40 hrs/week Utility Electrician 34.6685/44.1017 40 hrs/week Utility Groundman 24.4206/30.8000 40 hrs/week Utili Secreta 21.0568/293725 40 hrs/week 34.2461/ Utili Technician /45.5569 40 hrs/week Utili Warehouse Clerk 26.2350/32.7744 40 hrs/week Water Maintenance Worker 25.4102/33.4379 40 hrs/week Wireworker I 25.5350/37.6918 40 hrs/week Wireworker II 35.4013/43.7249 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 -7- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) 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 Ofiicer 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 ($1,500) certification credit and fifty (50) hours of compensatory time if eligible. SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of Grand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary -8- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included under the IAFF labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Fire Ca tain 23.0309/29.6326 212 hrs/28 days Firefi hter / EMT 173619/24.2884 212 hrs/28 da s Firefi hter / Paramedic 18.7687/26.5120 212 hrs/28 da s Life Safe Ins ector 26.4868/34.5345 40 hrs/week Battalion Chief 29.6036/34.1068 212 hrs/28 da s IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless recall or mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement. When an employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the employee will receive an additional fifty cents ($.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: 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 ui ment O erator — WWTP 213138/ 29.8620 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Mechanic 23.4477/33.9307 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Worker 22.5717/31.7608 40 hrs/week -9- i � ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) Lead Wastewater Plant O erator 251151/36.0041 40 hrs/week Maintenance Mechanic I 19.9733/30A117 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — WWTP 19.9316/29.5334 40 hrs/week Stormwater Pro am 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 23.3588/33.0438 40 hrs/week SECTION 7. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City � � I' 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 18.1313/26.2818 40 hrs/week Accountin Technician — Streets 21.7231/28.4998 40 hrs/week Accounts Payable Clerk 20.4525/28.9122 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant-Bld , Fire, Parks, Plannin 20.4435/29.3215 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant — Public Works 21.6005/31.2640 40 hrs/week Audio Video Technician 24.4873/32.9470 40 hrs/week Buildin Ins ector 24.0080/35.9899 40 hrs/week Cashier 18.6247/25.5908 40 hrs/week Communi Service Officer 17.5592/24.6211 40 hrs/week Com uter Technician 25.5128/36.6251 40 hrs/week Crime Anal st 25.1338/32.4789 40 hrs/week Electrical Inspectar 24.1752/35.9ll9 40 hrs/week Emer ency Management Coordinator 21.5894/31.2640 40 hrs/week Engineering Technician — Public Warks 24.1683/34.0850 40 hrs/week Evidence Technician 20.2408/29.4361 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator 31.0713/46.8124 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker I— Buildin , Libra , Police 17.1541/24.2867 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker II — Buildin , Libra , Police 20.1627/27.1401 40 hrs/week Payroll Clerk 21.2139/29.9773 40 hrs/week -10- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) Plans Examiner 23.9582/35.9899 40 hrs/week Plumbin echanical Ins ector 24.1864/35.5663 40 hrs/week Police Records Clerk 18.0813/25.6821 40 hrs/week Public Safe Dis atcher 21.7901/28.8008 40 hrs/week Senior Accountin Clerk 20.2854/28.8676 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e O erator 26.6273/35.8338 40 hrs/week Wastewater Secretary 20.3634/28.7450 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 fifty cents ($0.50) 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 seventy-five cents ($0.75) 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 fifiy cents ($0.50) 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 seventy-five cents ($0.75) 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 $0.50 per hour shall be added to the base hourly wage for persons who -11- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) 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. 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 -12- � ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) 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-a.nnually. 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. 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. -13- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) 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-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. Employees covered by the IBEW Utilities 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 unscheduled 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, - 14 -' ORDINANCE NO. 9861(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: 1. 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 -15- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(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 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%) 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 -16- �_ ORDINANCE NO. 9861(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) -17- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(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 JI 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 26�' 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 -18- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) Ten (10) years (beginning 1 lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th 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 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 21St 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 Those employees who are represented by the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreement shall annually receive longevity pay as a lump sum payment on the payroll which includes their anniversary date as follows: Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year) Ten (10) years (beginning 1 lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�' year) $ 226.00 $ 443.00 $ 624.00 $ 796.00 $ 994.00 -19- ORDINANCE NO. 9861(Cont.) Forty (40) years (beginning 41 St year) $1,174.00 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 retroactive to October 10, 2021. SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9851 and all other parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Enacted: November 23, 2021. Attest: �� RaNae Edwards, City Clerk � Roger Steele, Mayor -20- oF GRANp �S J. •••......... ., �9 r�`��,OFtPORqr� ?p *S i�� }* i f . OF� 10` �a�`L� /�E� R AS�P