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08/30/2022 Ordinances 9895ORDINANCE NO. 9895 An ordinance ta amend Ordinance 9889 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; to amend the salary ranges for those employees covered under the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance labor agreement; to amend the salary ranges for those employees covered under the IBEW Utilities labor agreement; to amend the salary ranges for those employees covered under the IAFF labor agreement; to remove the non-union positions and salary ranges of Custodian-Library, Engineer I PW, Engineer I WWTP, Engineering Technician-WWTP, Power Plant Superintendent-Burdick, Public Works Engineer, and Receptionist; to remove the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance positions and salary ranges of Administrative Assistant-Public Works, and Engineering Technician-Public Works; to add the non-union positions and salary ranges of Airport Police Officer-PT, Civil Engineer I- PW/Engineering, Civil Engineer II-PW/Engineering, Senior Civil Engineer-PW/Engineering, Civil Engineer I-PW/WWTP, Civil Engineer II-PW/WWTP, Senior Civil Engineer-PW/WWTP, Engineering Technician I-PW/WWTP, Engineering Technician II-PW/WWTP, Senior Engineering Technician-PW/WWTP; to add the IBEW Service/Clerical/Finance positions and salary ranges of Engineering Technician I-Public Works, Engineering Technician II-Public Works, Senior Engineering Technician-Public Works and Systems Technician; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9889 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: Approved as to Form tt August 29, 2022 tt City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) —I � 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 29.9400/43.5700 Exem t Accountin Technician — Solid Waste 22.5000/293600 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant —Building — Part Time 20.443 5/29.3215 40 hrs/week Administrative Coordinator — Public Works 24.1100/39.3800 40 hrs/week Ai ort Police Officer — Part Time 30.0000 40 hrs/week Assistant Finance Director 39.5700/57.4600 Exempt Assistant Public Works Directar/En ineering 53.0600/78.9100 Exem t Assistant Public Works Director of Wastewater 53.0600/78.9100 Exem t Assistant Utilities Director — Engineering/Business O erations 71.5000/97.7600 Exempt Assistant Utilities Director — Production 71.5000/97.7600 Exem t Assistant Utilities Director — Transmission 71.5000/97.7600 Exem t Attorne 45.2400/64.5100 Exem t Buildin De arhnent Director 52.0500/71.8700 Exem t Cemete Su erintendent 29.1300/43.1100 Exem t Ci Administrator 86.6300/112.9200 Exem t Ci Attorne 60.7500/80.8000 Exem t City Clerk 38.4400/53.4400 Exem t Civil En ineer I— PW/Eng., PW/WWTP 31.5300/44.0800 Exempt Civil Engineer I— Utilities 34.3500/48.7800 Exempt Civil Engineer II — PW/En ., PW/WWTP 38.6300/54.8200 Exempt Civil En ineer II — Utilities 40.9600/593500 Exem t Collection S stem Su ervisor 30.7500/41.3300 40 hrs/week Communi Develo ment Administrator 30.8400/42.5500 40 hrs/week Communi Service Officer — Part time 19.7531/25.8858 40 hrs/week Custodian —Police Part Time 16.6900/23.7300 40 hrs/week Customer Service Re resentative 19.8700/263600 40 hrs/week -2- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Customer Service Team Leader 233300/34.7400 Exem t Depu City Clerk 30.7500/42.7500 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Su erintendent 47.1700/63.1800 Exempt Electric Distribution Supervisor 43.5000/58.2500 40 hrs/week Electric Under round Su erintendent 47.1700/63.1800 Exem t Electrical Engineer I 33.7300/50.0000 Exempt Electrical En ineer II 41.0600/58.0800 Exem t Emer enc Mana ement De u Director 32.8500/48.8300 Exem t Emer enc Mana ement Director 52.0500/71.8700 Exem t En ineerin Technician I— PW/WWTP 25.2600/32.4500 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician II— PW/WWTP 31.3500/40.6300 40 hrs/week E ui ment O erator - Solid Waste 23.9200/30.8100 40 hrs/week Finance Director 54.1600/78.4800 Exem t Finance Operations Supervisor 30.9200/41.5000 Exempt Fire Chief 58.0000/81.5700 Exempt Fire EMS Division Chief 48.0300/62.7200 Exempt Fire Operations Division Chief 48.0300/62.7200 Exem t Fire Prevention Division Chief 48.0300/62.7200 Exempt Fleet Services Sho Foreman 29.9600/43.7700 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator - PW 34.2400/47.8500 Exem t Grants Administrator 28.6000/43.5800 40 hrs/week Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Cemete 26.5000/35.1200 40 hrs/week Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief— Parks 27.0100/36.4900 40 hrs/week Human Resources Director 52.0500/71.8700 Exem t Human Resources Benefits/Risk M mt Coordinatar 31.7400/44.1000 40 hrs/week Human Resources Recruiter 31.7400/44.1000 40 hrs/week Human Resources S ecialist 31.7400/44.1000 40 hrs/week Information Technology Manager 48.5200/68.3100 Exempt Interpreter/Translatar 20.0600/27.6300 40 hrs/week Legal Secretary 243000/35.8200 40 hrs/week Librarian I 28.1400/38.0400 Exem t Librarian II 30.6949/41.5500 Exem t Libra Assistant I 17.6104/25.4509 40 hrs/week Libr Assistant II 21.7632/30.8094 40 hrs/week Libra Director 51.4400/73.1620 Exem t -3- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classi�ication Min/Max Eli ibili Libra Pa e— Part Time 15.5100/18.8900 40 hrs/week Library Secretary 21.9700/26.0300 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemete Part Time 15.7820/23.3988 40 hrs/week Meter Reader — Part Time 24.9011/31.1038 40 hrs/week Meter Reader Supervisor 33.6200/46.1600 Exempt MPO Program Manager 34.4200/50.4100 Exempt Office Mana er 291100/37.0900 40 hrs/week Parks and Recreation Director 53.2400/73.8400 Exem t Parks Su erintendent 38.9200/57.1200 Exem t Pa roll S ecialist 26.2100/36.6900 40 hrs/week Planner I 32.8000/44.9100 40 hrs/week Plannin Directar 53.7500/79.4500 Exem t Police Ca tain 46.6400/62.4700 Exem t Police Chief 62.4285/83.8548 Exem t Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor 44 3 1 00/62.2900 Exempt Power Plant O erations Supervisor 45.5300/64.8900 Exempt Power Plant Superintendent — PGS 57.2400/83.0400 Exempt Public Safety Apprentice - Part Time 19.7531/25.8858 40 hrs/week Public Warks Director 62.8300/90.9700 Exem t Recreation Coordinator 28.1000/40.0900 Exem t Recreation Su erintendent 37.2800/53.2000 Exem t Re ulato and Environmental Mana er 433598/64.8700 Exem t Seniar Civil En ineer — PW/En ., PW/WWTP 43.2400/61.6600 Exem t Senior Civil En ineer — Utilities 501300/69.6500 Exem t Senior Electrical En ineer 48.8088/70.6800 Exem t Senior Engineering Technician — PW/WWTP 34.8500/43.4800 40 hrs/week Seniar Public Safe Dispatcher 25.0300/33.6800 40 hrs/week Senior Utility Secretary 20.5000/29.4900 40 hrs/week Shooting Ran e Superintendent 37.2800/53.2000 Exempt Solid Waste Division Clerk 23.9000/30.9200 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Foreman 28.4300/39.8800 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Su erintendent 39.4600/54.4100 Exem t Street Su erintendent 37.1900/53.6400 Exem t Street Foreman 29.9600/42.8000 40 hrs/week Transit Pro ram Mana er 37.3000/55.9400 Exem t -4- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Utilities Director 96.8100/137.8100 Exem t Utility Production Engineer 49.7300/70.1400 Exem t Utili Warehouse Su ervisor 31.8200/443500 40 hrs/week Victim Assistance Unit Coordinator 24.1500/33.6000 40 hrs/week Victim/Witness Advocate 18.1100/25.2000 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Chief Operator 31.2500/44.0000 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erations En ineer 49.9946/69.8306 Exem t Wastewater Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 31.5500/42.5000 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Re lato Com liance Mana er 34.4400/49.0100 Exem t Water Su erintendent 40.5500/55.5300 Exem t Water Su ervisor 35.0800/47.1300 40 hrs/week Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/30.0000 Exem t Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/30.0000 40 hrs/week Worker / Tem orary 9.0000/30.0000 40 hrs/week Worker / Parks & Recreation Part time 9.0000/30.0000 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 -5- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (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 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 Warker — 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 eratar — Streets 22.3929/33.2126 40 hrs/week Senior Maintenance Warker — 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 23.0592/31.1427 40 hrs/week Custodian 1 7 3 1 6 8/22.2297 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Crew Chief 40.0180/50.8883 40 hrs/week Electric Under round Crew Chief 40.0180/50.8883 40 hrs/week Engineering Technician I 26.9438/33.6054 40 hrs/week Engineering Technician II 33.4262/42.0591 40 hrs/week Instrument Technician 38.1828/48.6745 40 hrs/week Lineworker Apprentice 28.6219/39.7063 40 hrs/week Lineworker First Class 36.4634/45.0366 40 hrs/week � ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) � Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Materials Handler 31.9304/40.6147 40 hrs/week Meter Reader 24.9011/31.1038 40 hrs/week Meter Technician 34.2474/38.8808 40 hrs/week Power Dis atcher I 37.1850/46.1314 40 hrs/week Power Dis atcher II 41.4939/52.2441 40 hrs/week Power Plant Maintenance Mechanic 35.6475/44.0858 40 hrs/week Power Plant O erator 38.9418/45.1736 40 hrs/week Senior Engineering Technician 37.1606/463613 40 hrs/week Senior Materials Handler 36.5589/50.6839 40 hrs/week Senior Power Dispatcher 46.4846/57.6769 40 hrs/week Senior Power Plant Operator 44.8138/51.9510 40 hrs/week Senior Substation Technician 40.3461/47.6808 40 hrs/week Senior Water Maintenance Worker 27.7230/363262 40 hrs/week Substation Technician 40.1454/45.8032 40 hrs/week S stems Technician 42.8267/48A292 40 hrs/week Tree Trim Crew Chief 36.7118/46.1475 40 hrs/week Utili Electrician 35.7086/45.4247 40 hrs/week Utili Groundman 25.1532/31.7240 40 hrs/week Utility Secreta 21.0568/293725 40 hrs/week Utility Technician 34.8148/46.9236 40 hrs/week Utility Warehouse Clerk 27.0220/33.7577 40 hrs/week Water Maintenance Worker 26.1725/34.4410 40 hrs/week Wireworker I 26.3010/38.8226 40 hrs/week Wireworker II 36.4634/45.0366 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: -7- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Classification Min/Max Police Officer 29.0000/41.0000 Police Ser eant 39.0000/47.0000 Police Lieutenant 42.0000/54.0000 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, bereavement 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. Any Police Officer assigned as a Field Training Officer shall, in addition to his/her regular salary, be paid Two dollars ($2.00) per hour while actively working with a trainee or other issues directly concerning a trainee. A lateral hiring incentive is provided, namely for certified applicants, Five Thousand dollars ($5,000) certification credit and fifty (50) hours of compensatory time if eligible. A referral incentive is provided for existing Officers who successfully recruit applicants, specifically, a Three Hundred dollar ($300) incentive for the referral of one non-certified applicant who makes the Civil Service eligibility list; a Five Hundred dollar ($500) incentive for : ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) the referral of two or more non-certified applicants who make the Civil Service eligibility list; a Five Hundred dollar ($500) incentive for the referral of one or more certified applicants who make the Civil Service eligibility list; and a One Thousand Seven Hundred dollar ($1,700) incentive if one or more of the referred applicants is hired. A retention incentive will be offered to active sworn Officers' for the life of the contract with final payment made in October of 2025. Each current employee as of October 1, 2022, who maintains active employment status, will receive a lump sum payment in the first full pay period of the dates specified in the following schedule: Completion of Contract Year 2022-2023: $5,000.00 (paid in October 2023) Completion of Contract Year 2023-2024: $3,000.00 (paid in October 2024) Completion of Contract Year 2024-2025: $2,000.00 (paid in October 2025) Employees hired between October 2, 2022 and October 1, 2024 will receive a retention incentive after completing a full contract year of service. The amount paid will correspond with the applicable contract year completed. Designated Officers who are covered under the FOP labor agreement and are assigned to specialized assignments that routinely involve changes in schedules for training purposes, call in for duty, and/or specialized training and certifications as listed below are eligible for additional compensation. Tier I specialized assignments will receive an additional sixty cents ($0.60) per hour. Tier II specialized assignments will receive an additional thirty cents ($0.30) per hour. Officers shall only be compensated for one (1) Tier I assignment and one (1) Tier II assignment regardless of how many assignments they may possess within that Tier. Maximum specialty pay will be ninety cents ($0.90) per hour which is equal to a Tier I and Tier II assignment. � ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) Tier I Tier II S WAT Police K9 Drug Recognition Expert Accident Reconstruction Team CERT/Hostage Negotiator Drone All Department Designated Instructors: Firearms Defensive Tactics Less Lethal SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of Grand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included under the IAFF labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Fire Ca tain 23.4916/30.5216 212 hrs/28 da s Firefi hter / EMT 17.7091/25.0171 212 hrs/28 da s Firefighter / Paramedic 19.1441/273074 212 hrs/28 days Life Safe Inspector 27.0165/35.5705 40 hrs/week Battalion Chief 30.1957/35.1300 212 hrs/28 days IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless recall or mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement. When an employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the employee will receive an additional fifty cents ($.50) per hour. SECTION 6. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City u 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 -10- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) ,- _ 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 21.3138/ 29.8620 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Mechanic 23.4477/33.9307 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Warker 22.5717/31.7608 40 hrs/week 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 Program Manager 24.5901/36.8334 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Laborato Technician 22.7916/31.5683 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Operator 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 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 19.7952/26.5714 40 hrs/week Accountin Technician — Streets 21.723 U29.0721 40 hrs/week Accounts Pa able Clerk 21.9060/29.5514 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant-Bld , Fire, Parks, Plannin 20.4435/293215 40 hrs/week Audio Video Technician 26.8201/36.8240 40 hrs/week Buildin Ins ector 27.0111/37.2347 40 hrs/week Cashier 20.0668/25.6234 40 hrs/week Community Service Ofiicer 19.7531/25.8858 40 hrs/week Com uter Technician 25.5128/36.8584 40 hrs/week -11- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) � �- Crime Anal st 28.6794/38.1368 40 hrs/week Electrical Ins ector 27.1431/37.0999 40 hrs/week Emer enc Mana ement Coordinator 25.0300/33.6800 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician I- Public Works 25.2600/32.4500 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician II — Public Works 313500/40.6300 40 hrs/week Evidence Technician 22.2054/31.4488 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator 34.2400/47.8500 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker I— Building, Library, Police 18.8024/25.2757 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker II — Building, Library, Police 21.5781/28.7625 40 hrs/week Payroll Clerk 23.1606/32.5054 40 hrs/week Plans Examiner 27.0157/39.8241 40 hrs/week Plumbin Mechanical Ins ector 27.0830/36.5581 40 hrs/week Police Records Clerk 19.9522/26.7203 40 hrs/week Public Safe A rentice 19.7531/25.8858 40 hrs/week Public Safe Dis atcher 22.5270/303120 40 hrs/week Senior Accountin Clerk 22.1760/29.8667 40 hrs/week Senior En ineerin Technician — Public Works 34.8500/43.4800 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e O erator 26.6273/35.8338 40 hrs/week Systems Technician 42.8267/48.0292 40 hrs/week Wastewater Secretary 20.6626/29.0337 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 far 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. -12- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) A shift differential of fifty 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 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 Two dollars ($2.00) 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. -13- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) 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 Five-hundred-fifty dollars ($550.00) 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 -14- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) reimbursed for said purchases with a receipt showing proof of purchase. Employees in the non- union Community Service Officer Part Time position and the non-union Public Safety Apprentice 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 and full time Public Safety Apprentices 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-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 -15- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) 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, 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: SECTION 9. Employees shall be compensated for unused medical leave as -16- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) 1 (A) All employees covered in the IBEW Utilities labor agreement shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf for fifty-three percent (53%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, early retirement, or death, not to exceed five hundred eighty-six and eighteen hundredths (586.18) hours [calculated at 53% x 1,106 hours], the rate of compensation to be based on the employee's salary at the time of retirement 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 -17- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) 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 six hundred nine and one-half (609.5) hours [calculated at 53% x 1,150 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 forty percent (40%) for their accumulated medical leave at separation of employment after sixteen (16) years of sworn officer service and fifty (50) years of age; fifty percent (50%) for their accumulated medical leave at separation of employment after twenty (20) years of sworn Officer service and fifty-five (55) years of age. An employee's beneficiary shall be paid fifty percent (50%) of accumulated medical leave an employee's death not occurring in the line of duty. An employee's beneficiary shall be paid one hundred percent (100%) of an -18- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) employee's 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. Years of service includes time at a previous agency as a sworn Officer and service must be verified. 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) 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. -19- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) 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 based upon the total length of service with the City or as a sworn officer with another agency: Officer Five (5) years (beginning 6th year) 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) Sergeant and Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year) Lieutenant 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 $ 350.00 $ 650.00 $1,000.00 $1,350.00 $1,750.00 $ 375.00 $ 650.00 $1,250.00 $1,700.00 $2,400.00 Non-union employees shall receive longevity pay on a prorated basis each regular pay day 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 21St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 $ 750.00 $ 1,150.00 $ 1,650.00 -20- ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (Cont.) Those employees who are represented by the AFSCME labor agreement shall annually receive longevity pay as follows: Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year) Ten (10) years (beginning l 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 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 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 ll�` year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $ 645.50 $ 830.50 $1,032.50 $1,247.50 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 6th year) $ 226.00 -21 - ORDINANCE NO. 9895 (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) Forty (40) years (beginning 41 St year) $ 443.00 $ 624.00 $ 796.00 $ 994.00 $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 effective October 9, 2022. SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9889 and all other parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Enacted: August 30, 2022 Roger Steele, Mayor Attest: ���. ���,�, RaNae Edwards, City Clerk GGRAND � `�O�•NN��N �� S N 1.� '\ �`c,O�O,w/FA ��Q �� v *_._� OF� i���gfi��{ ..•,' NFB R AS�P -22-