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07/25/2023 Ordinances 9937ORDiNANCE NO. 9937 An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9931 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 add the non-union position and salary range of Underground Technician; and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9931 and any parts of other ordinances in conflict herewith; to provide for severability; to provide for the effective date thereof; and to provide for publication of this ordinance in pamphlet form. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA: SECTION 1. The currently occupied classifications of officers and general employees of the City of Grand Island, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by Personnel Rules & Regulations) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain officers and general employees shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range 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 —Buildin — Part Time 20.4435/29.3215 40 hrs/week Administrative Coordinator — Public Works 24.1100/39.3800 40 hrs/week Airport Police Officer — Part Time 30.0000 40 hrs/week Assistant City Administratar 693040/903360 Exempt Assistant Finance Director 39.5700/57.4600 Exem t Assistant Public Warks Director/Engineering 53.0600/78.9100 Exem t Assistant Public Works Director of Wastewater 53.0600/78.9100 Exempt 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 ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Cemete Su erintendent 29.1300/43.1100 Exem t Chief Buildin Official 39.4570/57.4840 Exempt Ci Administrator 86.6300/112.9200 Exempt City Attorney 60.7500/80.8000 Exem t City Clerk 38.4400/53.4400 Exempt Civil En ineer I— PWBng., PW/WWTP 31.5300/44.0800 Exempt Civil En ineer I— Utilities 343500/48.7800 Exem t Civil En ineer II — PW/En ., PW/WWTP 38.6300/54.8200 Exem t Civil En ineer II — Utilities 40.9600/59.3500 Exem t Collection S stem Su ervisor 30.7500/413300 40 hrs/week Communi Develo ment Director 53.7500/79.4500 Exem t 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 Representative 19.8700/263600 40 hrs/week Customer Service Team Leader 233300/34.7400 Exempt Deputy Ci Clerk 30.7500/42.7500 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Su erintendent 47.1700/63.1800 Exem t Electric Distribution Su ervisor 43.5000/58.2500 40 hrs/week Electric Under ound Su erintendent 47.1700/63.1800 Exem t Electrical En ineer I 33.7300/50.0000 Exem t 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 Engineering Technician II — PW/WWTP 31.3500/40.6300 40 hrs/week E uipment O erator — Solid Waste 23.9200/30.8100 40 hrs/week Evidence Technician — Part Time 22.2054/31.4488 40 hrs/week Finance Director 54.1600/78.4800 Exempt Finance Operations Supervisor 309200/41.5000 Exempt Fire Chief 58.0000/81.5700 Exem t Fire EMS Division Chief 48.0300/62.7200 Exem t Fire O erations Division Chief 48.0300/62.7200 Exem t Fire Prevention Division Chief 48.0300/62.7200 Exem t Fleet Services Sho Foreman 29.9600/43.7700 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator — PW 34.2400/47.8500 Exempt -2- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Grants Administrator 28.6000/43.5800 40 hrs/week Grounds Management Crew Chief — Cemetery 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 Beneiits/Risk M mt Coordinator 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 Technolo Mana er 48.5200/68 3 1 00 Exem t Inte reter/Translator 20.0600/27.6300 40 hrs/week Le al Secreta 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— Part Time 21.0438/27.1215 40 hrs/week Libr Assistant II — Part Time 22.2294/30.8094 40 hrs/week Library Director 51.4400/73.1620 Exempt Library Pa e— Part Time 15.5100/18.8900 40 hrs/week Libra Secretary 21.9700/26.0300 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemetery Part Time 18.3538/23.7478 40 hrs/week Meter Reader — Part Time 24.9011/31.1038 40 hrs/week Meter Reader Su ervisor 33.6200/46.1600 Exem t MPO Pro ram Mana er 34.4200/50.4100 Exem t 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 oll S ecialist 26.2100/36.6900 40 hrs/week Planner I 32.8000/44.9100 40 hrs/week Police Captain 46.6400/62.4700 Exempt Police Chief 62.4285/83.8548 Exem t Power Plant Maintenance Supervisor 44.3100/62.2900 Exempt Power Plant Operations Su ervisor 45.5300/64.8900 Exem t Power Plant Su erintendent — PGS 57.2400/83.0400 Exem t Public Safe A rentice — Part Time 19.7531/25.8858 40 hrs/week Public Works Director 84.1346/108.1731 Exem t Recreation Coordinator 28.1000/40.0900 Exem t Recreation Su erintendent 37.2800/53.2000 Exem t Regulatory and Environmental Mana er 43.3598/64.8700 Exempt -3- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Senior Civil En ineer — PW/En ., PW/WWTP 43.2400/61.6600 Exem t Senior Civil En ineer — Utilities 50_.1300/69.6500 Exempt Senior Electrical En ineer 48.8088/70.6800 Exempt Senior Engineerin Technician — PW/WWTP 34.8500/43.4800 40 hrs/week Senior Public Safety Dispatcher 25.0300/33.6800 40 hrs/week Senior Utili Secretary 20.5000/29.4900 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e Su erintendent 37.2800/53.2000 Exem t 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 373000/55.9400 Exem t Underground Technician 263010/38.8226 40 hrs/week Utilities Director 96.8100/137.8100 Exempt Utility Production Engineer 49.7300/70.1400 Exempt Utility Warehouse Supervisor 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 O erator 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 ulato Com liance Mana er 34.4400/49A100 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 Exempt Worker / Seasonal 9.0000/30.0000 40 hrs/week Worker / Tempora 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. � ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) • 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 22.8093/30.9319 40 hrs/week Fleet Services Mechanic 25.6446/35.4516 40 hrs/week Horticulturist 26.7162/35.4854 40 hrs/week Libra Assistant I 21.0438/27.1215 40 hrs/week Libr Assistant II 22.2294/30.8094 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemete 22.9423/29.6848 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Parks 21.2371/29.2748 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Streets 21.8851/29.5432 40 hrs/week Senior Equi ment Operator — Streets 25.2007/34.0905 40 hrs/week Senior Maintenance Worker — Streets 25.0312/33.6870 40 hrs/week Trafiic Si nal Technician 26.9078/34.9546 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: -5- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Administrative Assistant-Utilities 23.0592/31.1427 40 hrs/week Custodian 173168/22.2297 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Crew Chief 40A180/50.8883 40 hrs/week Electric Under round Crew Chief 40.0180/50.8883 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician I 26.9438/33.6054 40 hrs/week En ineerin 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 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 En ineerin Technician 37.1606/46.3613 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 O erator 44.8138/51.9510 40 hrs/week Senior Substation Technician 403461/47.6808 40 hrs/week Senior Water Maintenance Worker 27.7530/36.3262 40 hrs/week Substation Technician 40.1454/45.8032 40 hrs/week Systems Technician 42.8267/48.0292 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 Utili Secreta 21.0568/29.3725 40 hrs/week Utili Technician 34.8148/46.9236 40 hrs/week Utili Warehouse Clerk 27.0220/33.7577 40 hrs/week Water Maintenance Worker 26.1725/34.4410 40 hrs/week Wireworker I 263010/38.8226 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 -6- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) � �I 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 Classi�cation 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 hislher 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, -7- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) 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 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 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 ($0.90) per hour which is equal to a Tier I and Tier II assignment. : ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) Tier I SWAT Police K9 Drug Recognition Expert Accident Reconstruction Team CERT/Hostage Negotiator Drone Tier II All Department Designated Instructors: Firearms Defensive Tactics Less Lethal SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of Grand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included under the IAFF labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Fire Ca tain 23.4916/30.5216 212 hrs/28 da s Firefi hter / EMT 17.7091/25.0171 212 hrs/28 da s Fireiighter / Paramedic 19.1441/273074 212 hrs/28 days Life Safety Ins ector 27.0165/35.5705 40 hrs/week Battalion Chief 30.1957/35.1300 212 hrs/28 da s IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless recall or mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement. When an employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the employee will receive an additional fifty cents ($.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 � ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (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 22.2214/29.4817 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant — WWTP 20.4435/293215 40 hrs/week Biosolids Technician 25.3842/36.7560 40 hrs/week E ui ment O erator — WWTP 23.2949/31.5147 40 hrs/week FOG Pro ram Mana er 28.7162/39.3130 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Mechanic 28.0427/37.2338 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Worker 22.9094/32.9018 40 hrs/week Lead Wastewater Plant O erator 27.5666/38.5945 40 hrs/week Maintenance Mechanic I 23.7880/32.0519 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — WWTP 23.0713/30.6957 40 hrs/week Senior E ui ment Operator 27.0346/34.7365 40 hr/week Stormwater Pro ram Mana er 28.7162/39.3130 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Laborato Technician 25.4677/33.7709 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erator I 22.8165/30.1690 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erator II 253735/33.7967 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 Classifcation Min/Max Eli ibili Accountin Clerk 19.7952/26.5714 40 hrs/week Accountin Technician — Streets 21.7231/29.0721 40 hrs/week Accounts Pa able Clerk 21.9060/29.5514 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant-Bldg, Fire, Parks, Planning 20.4435/293215 40 hrs/week Audio Video Technician 26.8201/36.8240 40 hrs/week Building 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 -10- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) � � Com uter Technician 25.5128/36.8584 40 hrs/week 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 Warker I— Building, Libr , Police 18.8024/25.2757 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker II — Buildin , 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 echanical 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 22.5270/30.3120 40 hrs/week Seniar Accountin Clerk 22.1760/29.8667 40 hrs/week Senior En ineerin Technician — Public Works 34.8500/43.4800 40 hrs/week Shooting Range O erator 26.6273/35.8338 40 hrs/week Systems Technician 42.8267/48.0292 40 hrs/week Wastewater Secreta 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 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. -11- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (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 One Dollar ($1.00) 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 the night shift will receive an additional one dollar ($1.00) per hour for wages attributable to those shifts. 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 -12- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as stated above. Each employee covered by the IAFF labor agreement after their first year, except Life Safety Inspector, will be credited Five Hundred Twenty-five dollars ($525.00) annual credit to be used for the purchase of the uniform item purchases as needed. New hires will receive Four Hundred dollars ($400.00) credit for the purchase of initial uniforms. After probation they shall receive an additional Five Hundred dollars ($500.00) for the purchase of a Class A uniform or other items as necessary. All employees of the FOP labor agreement shall be paid a clothing and uniform allowance in addition to regular salary at the rate of 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 Yeax 3 eligible up to One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The non-union position of Meter Reader Supervisor who are required to weax 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 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 -13- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) I _J 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 One- thousand one-hundred dollars ($1,100.00) 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 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 -14- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) 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 Fifty dollars ($50.00) biweekly. follows: SECTION 9. Employees shall be compensated for unused medical leave as 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 -15- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) or death. Employees covered in the IAFF labor agreement, with the exception of Life Safety Inspector, shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf in lieu of payment for thirty-eight percent (38%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, not to exceed six hundred five and thirty-four hundredths hours (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 -16- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) � 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 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 -17- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) be based upon the salary at the time of termination. Compensation for unused � � medical leave at retirement shall be as provided for non-union employees. (C) The death of an employee shall be treated the same as retirement, and payment shall be made to the employee's beneficiary or estate for one-half (1/2) of all unused medical leave for non-union employees and as defined in labor agreements for all other employees. SECTION 10. Non-union employees shall have a contribution made on their behalf to their VEBA account in the amount of Thirty dollars ($30.00) per pay period. Employees represented by the IBEW Utilities labor agreement, IBEW Service/ClericallFinance 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 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 1 l�` year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th 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 -18- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) Sergeant and Five (5) years (beginning 6th year) Lieutenant 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 $ 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 1 lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 $ 750.00 $ 1,150.00 $ 1,650.00 Those employees who are represented by the AFSCME labor agreement shall annually receive longevity pay as follows: Five (5) years (beginning 6th year) Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 $ 750.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,500.00 Those employees who are represented by the IBEW-Wastewater Treatment Plant shall annually receive longevity pay as follows: Five (5) years (beginning 6�' year) $ 250.00 Ten (10) years (beginning l lth year) $ 500.00 Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) $ 750.00 Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) $1,000.00 Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�' year) 1,500.00 Those employees who are represented by the IAFF labor agreement shall annually receive longevity pay, beginning with the first full pay period in October 2019, as follows: Ten (10) years (beginning 11�' year) $ 645.50 Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) $ 830.50 Twenty (20) years (beginning 21St year) $1,032.50 -19- ORDINANCE NO. 9937 (Cont.) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $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 l lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26�` year) Forty (40) years (beginning 41 St year) $ 226.00 $ 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. SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9931 and all other parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Enacted: July 25, 2023. Attest: � Roge . Stee e, Mayor . i'Z�/�-� � aNae Edwards, City erk o� GRAND /s : �� .. .............. �92 v;�'��0�'�R4Tc� .O *-� �.�•� i* f ss �F� 10, �� r NFBRAS�P -20-