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09/26/2023 Ordinances 9947ORDINANCE NO. 9947 An ordinance to amend Ordinance 9939 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, uniform allowance and longevity pay and to add Paramedic incentive pay for those employees covered under the IAFF labor agreement; to correct overtime eligibility for the non-union position of Communications Manager and to repeal those portions of Ordinance No. 9939 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 31.4370/45.7485 Exem t Administrative Assistant —Buildin — Part Time 20.6479/30.0985 40 hrs/week Administrative Coordinator — Public Works 25.3155/41.3490 40 hrs/week Ai ort Police Officer — Part Time 31.5000 40 hrs/week Assistant Ci Administrator 72.7693/94.8528 Exem t Assistant Finance Director 41.5485/603330 Exem t Assistant Public Works Director/Engineering 55.7130/82.8555 Exem t Assistant Public Works Director of Wastewater 55.7130/82.8555 Exempt Assistant Utilities Director — Engineerin usiness ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Operations 75.0750/102.6480 Exempt Assistant Utilities Director — Production 75.0750/102.6480 Exempt Assistant Utilities Director — Transmission 75.0750/102.6480 Exem t Attorney 47.5020/67.7355 Exempt Cemetery Superintendent 30.5865/45.2655 Exempt Chief Building Official 41.4299/603583 Exempt City Administrator 90.9615/118.5660 Exem t Ci Attorney 63.7875/84.8400 Exem t Ci Clerk 40.3620/56.1120 Exem t Civil En ineer I— PW/En ., PW/WWTP 33.1065/46.2840 Exem t Civil En ineer I— Utilities 36.0675/51.2190 Exem t Civil En ineer II — PWBn ., PW/WWTP 40.5615/57.5610 Exem t Civil En ineer II — Utilities 43.0080/623175 Exem t Collection System Su ervisor 32.2875/433965 40 hrs/week Communications Mana er 35.2673/49.2855 Exempt Community Development Director 56.4375/83.4225 Exempt Community Development Administrator 323820/44.6775 40 hrs/week Community Service Offcer — Part time 203457/26.6624 40 hrs/week Custodian —Police Part Time 17.5245/24.9165 40 hrs/week Customer Service Re resentative 20.8635/27.6780 40 hrs/week Customer Service Team Leader 24.4965/36.4770 Exem t De u Ci Clerk 32.2875/44.8875 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Su erintendent 49.5285/663390 Exem t Electric Distribution Su ervisor 45.6750/61.1625 40 hrs/week Electric Under round Su erintendent 49.5285/663390 Exem t Electrical En ineer I 35.4165/52.5000 Exempt Electrical Engineer II 43.1130/60.9840 Exem t Emergency Management Deputy Director 34.4925/5 L2715 Exem t Emer enc Mana ement Director 54.6525/75.4635 Exempt Engineering Technician I— PW/WWTP 26.5230/34.0725 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician II — PW/WWTP 32.9175/42.6615 40 hrs/week E ui ment O erator — Solid Waste 25.1160/323505 40 hrs/week Evidence Technician — Part Time 22.8715/32.3923 40 hrs/week Finance Director 56.8680/82.4040 Exem t Finance O erations Su ervisor 32.4660/43.5750 Exem t Fire Chief 60.9000/85.6485 Exempt -2- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 1 �'� Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Fire EMS Division Chief 50.4315/65.8560 Exem t Fire Operations Division Chief 50.4315/65.8560 Exem t Fire Prevention Division Chief 50.4315/65.8560 Exempt Fleet Services Sho Foreman 33.0000/45.9585 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator — PW 35.9520/50.2425 Exempt Grants Administrator 30.0300/45.7590 40 hrs/week Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief — Cemete 27.8250/36.8760 40 hrs/week Grounds Mana ement Crew Chief— Parks 28.3605/38.3145 40 hrs/week Human Resources Director 54.6525/75.4635 Exem t Human Resources Beneiits/Risk M mt Coordinator 33.3270/463050 40 hrs/week Human Resources Recruiter 33.3270/46.3050 40 hrs/week Human Resources S ecialist 333270/46.3050 40 hrs/week Information Technolo Mana er 50.9460/71.7255 Exem t Inte reter/Translator 21.0630/29.0115 40 hrs/week Le al Secretary 25.5150/37.6110 40 hrs/week Librarian I 29.5470/39.9420 Exempt Librarian II 32.1805/43.6275 Exem t Library Assistant I— Part Time 21.6751/27.9351 40 hrs/week Libr Director 54.0120/76.2055 Exem t Libr Pa e— Part Time 16.2855/19.8345 40 hrs/week Libr Secreta 23.0685/27.3315 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemete Part Time 23.6306/30.5754 40 hrs/week Meter Reader — Part Time 25.6481/32.0370 40 hrs/week Meter Reader Su ervisor 353010/48.4680 Exem t MPO Pro ram Mana er 36.1410/52.9305 Exem t Office Mana er 30.5655/38.9445 40 hrs/week Paralegal 25.5150/37.6110 40 hrs/week Parks and Recreation Director 55.9020/77.5320 Exempt Parks Su erintendent 40.8660/59.9760 Exempt Payroll S ecialist 27.5205/38.5245 40 hrs/week Planner I 34.4400/47.1555 40 hrs/week Police Ca tain 48.9720/65.5935 Exem t Police Chief 65.5499/88.0475 Exem t Power Plant Maintenance Su ervisor 46.5255/65.4045 Exem t Power Plant O erations Su ervisor 49.8509/68.1294 Exem t Power Plant Su erintendent — PGS 60.1020/87.1920 Exem t -3- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Public Safe A rentice — Part Time 203457/26.6624 40 hrs/week Public Works Director 883414/113.5818 Exem t Records Su ervisor 22.9450/30.7283 40 hrs/week Recreation Coordinator 29.5050/42.0945 Exempt Recreation Su erintendent 39.1440/55.8600 Exem t Regulatory and Environmental Manager 50.7465/68.1166 Exempt Senior Civil En ineer — PW/En ., PW/WWTP 45.4020/64.7430 Exem t Senior Civil En ineer — Utilities 52.6365/73.1325 Exem t Senior Electrical En ineer 49.8728/74.2140 Exem t Senior En ineerin Technician — PW/WWTP 36.5925/45.6540 40 hrs/week Senior Public Safe Dis atcher 26.2815/353640 40 hrs/week Senior Utility Secreta 21.5250/30.9645 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e Su erintendent 39.1440/55.8600 Exem t Solid Waste Division Clerk 25.0950/32.4660 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Foreman 29.8515/41.8740 40 hrs/week Solid Waste Superintendent 41.4330/57.1305 Exempt Street Su erintendent 39.0495/56.3220 Exempt Street Foreman 33.0000/44.9400 40 hrs/week Transit Pro am Mana er 39.1650/58.73'70 Exem t Utilities Director 101.6505/144.7005 Exem t Utili Production En ineer 52.2165/73.6470 Exem t Utili Warehouse Su ervisor 33.4ll 0/46.5675 40 hrs/week Victim Assistance Unit Coordinator 253575/35.2800 40 hrs/week Victim/Witness Advocate 19.0155/26.4600 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Chief O erator 32.8125/46.2000 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erations Engineer 49.9946/69.8306 Exem t Wastewater Plant Maintenance Su ervisar 33.1275/44.6250 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant Regulatory Compliance Mana er 36.1620/51.4605 Exempt Water Superintendent 42.5775/58.3065 Exempt Water Supervisor 38.0968/49.4865 40 hrs/week Worker / Seasonal 10.5000/31.5000 Exem t Worker / Seasonal 10.5000/31.5000 40 hrs/week Worker / Tem ora 10.5000/31.5000 40 hrs/week Worker / Parks & Recreation Part time 10.5000/31.5000 40 hrs/week � ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) Aquatics staff who refer new lifeguards will receive a stipend for the referral, upon meeting the following criteria: • The referral cannot have worked as a City of Grand Island lifeguard in the past. • The referral must pass a background check, complete and pass a free lifeguard class, and work for at least 80 hours. • Aquatics staff shall be paid for their referral as follows: 0 1 referral — $50.00 0 2 referrals - $75.00 0 3 or more referrals -$100.00 SECTION 2. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of Grand Island included under the AFSCME labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included under the AFSCME labor agreement shall work priar to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili E ui ment O erator — Streets 23.4936/31.8598 40 hrs/week Fleet Services Mechanic 26.4140/36.5152 40 hrs/week Horticulturist 27.5177/36.5499 40 hrs/week Libra Assistant I 21.6751/27.9351 40 hrs/week Libr Assistant II 22.8963/30.8094 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Cemetery 23.6306/30.5754 40 hrs/week Maintenance Warker — Parks 21.8742/30.1530 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — Streets 22.5417/30.4295 40 hrs/week Senior Equipment Operator — Streets 25.9567/35.1132 40 hrs/week Senior Maintenance Worker — Streets 25.7821/34.6976 40 hrs/week Traffic Si nal Technician 27.7150/36.0032 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 -5- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 23.7510/31.6728 40 hrs/week Custodian 17.3168/22.8966 40 hrs/week Electric Distribution Crew Chief 41.2185/51.5199 40 hrs/week Electric Under ound Crew Chief 41.2185/51.5199 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician I 27.7521/34.6136 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician II 34.4290/42.2553 40 hrs/week Instrument Technician 39.3283/50.1348 40 hrs/week Lineworker A rentice 29.4805/40.8975 40 hrs/week Lineworker First Class 37.5573/46.3877 40 hrs/week Materials Handler 32.8883/41.8332 40 hrs/week Meter Reader 25.6481/32.0370 40 hrs/week Meter Technician 35.2748/40.0472 40 hrs/week Power Dis atcher I 38.3006/47.5153 40 hrs/week Power Dis atcher II 42.7388/53.8114 40 hrs/week Power Plant Maintenance Mechanic 36.7169/45.4084 40 hrs/week Power Plant O erator 40.1100/46.5288 40 hrs/week Senior En ineerin Technician 38.2754/47.7521 40 hrs/week Senior Materials Handler 37.6557/52.2044 40 hrs/week Senior Power Dis atcher 46.8136/59.4072 40 hrs/week Senior Power Plant Operator 46.1582/53.5095 40 hrs/week Senior Substation Technician 41.5564/49.1113 40 hrs/week Senior Water Maintenance Worker 28.5856/37.4160 40 hrs/week Substation Technician 41.3497/47.1773 40 hrs/week S stems Technician 44.1115/49.4701 40 hrs/week Tree Trim Crew Chief 37.8131/47.5319 40 hrs/week Under ound Technician 27.0901/39.9872 40 hrs/week Utili Electrician 36.7799/46.7875 40 hrs/week Utili Groundman 25.9078/32.6757 40 hrs/week Utili Secreta 21.4551/29.4935 40 hrs/week Utili Technician 35.8592/483313 40 hrs/week Utility Warehouse Clerk 27.8327/34.7704 40 hrs/week Water Maintenance Worker 26.9577/35.4742 40 hrs/week -6- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Wireworker I 27.0901/39.9872 40 hrs/week Wireworker II 37.5573/463877 40 hrs/week SECTION 4. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of Grand Island included under the FOP labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included under the FOP labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Classification Min/Max Police Officer 30.1600/42.6400 Police Ser eant 40.5600/48.8800 Police Lieutenant 43.6800/56.1600 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. -7- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 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 -8- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 ($0.90) per hour which is equal to a Tier I and Tier II assignment. Tier I S WAT Police K9 Drug Recognition Expert Accident Reconstruction Team CERT/Hostage Negotiator Drone Tier II All Department Designated Instructors: Firearms Defensive Tactics Less Lethal SECTION 5. The currently occupied classifications of employees of the City of Grand Island included under the IAFF labor agreement, and the ranges of compensation (salary and wages, excluding shift differential as provided by contract) to be paid for such classifications, and the number of hours and work period which certain such employees included under the IAFF labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Fire Ca tain 25.8200/32.4400 212 hrs/28 days Firefi hter / EMT 19.1000/26.5800 212 hrs/28 da s Firefi hter / Paramedic 21.0400/28.8500 212 hrs/28 da s Life Safe Ins ector 29.0500/36.6800 40 hrs/week Battalion Chief 32.2600/38.0500 212 hrs/28 da s � ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) IAFF employees, with the exception of the Life Safety Inspector, will be eligible for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in each 28-day pay period, unless recall or mandatory overtime is required as specified in the IAFF labor agreement. When an employee is assigned as an Apparatus Operator (not including ambulance or service vehicles) the employee will receive an additional fifty cents ($.50) per hour. When a Firefighter/Paramedic is designated as the primary ambulance attendant, the employee will receive an additional one dollar and 50 cents ($1.50) per hour. If a Fire Captain is forced to ride in a dual-role capacity, meaning operating as both a captain and engine paramedic, the Captain will receive an additional one dollar and 50 cents ($1.50) per hour. SECTION 6. The currently occupied classifications of the employees of the City J 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 Accounting Technician — WWTP 23.1102/30.6610 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant — WWTP 20.6479/30.0985 40 hrs/week Biosolids Technician 27.7373/39.4318 40 hrs/week E ui ment O erator — WWTP 24.2267/32.7753 40 hrs/week FOG Pro ram Mana er 29.8649/40.8855 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Mechanic 29.1644/38.7231 40 hrs/week Lead Maintenance Warker 26.0480/35.7413 40 hrs/week Lead Wastewater Plant O erator 28.6693/40.1383 40 hrs/week Maintenance Mechanic I 24.7395/333340 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker — WWTP 23.9941/31.9235 40 hrs/week Senior Equipment O erator 28.1160/36.1260 40 hrs/week Stormwater Program Manager 29.8649/40.8855 40 hrs/week -10- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) —� Wastewater Plant Laborato Technician 26.4864/35.1217 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erator I 23.7291/31.3757 40 hrs/week Wastewater Plant O erator II 26.3884/35.1486 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/ClericaUFinance labor agreement shall work prior to overtime eligibility are as follows: Hourly Pay Range Overtime Classification Min/Max Eli ibili Accountin Clerk 20.3891/273685 40 hrs/week Accountin Technician — Streets 21.9186/29.9442 40 hrs/week Accounts Payable Clerk 22.5632/30.4379 40 hrs/week Administrative Assistant-Bldg, Fire, Parks, Planning 20.6479/30.0985 40 hrs/week Audio Video Technician 27.6247/37.9287 40 hrs/week Building Inspector 27.8214/383517 40 hrs/week Cashier 20.6688/263921 40 hrs/week Communi Service Officer 20.3457/26.6624 40 hrs/week Com uter Technician 25.6072/37.9642 40 hrs/week Crime Anal st 29.5398/39.2809 40 hrs/week Electrical Ins ector 27.9573/38.2129 40 hrs/week Emergenc Mana ement Coordinator 25.7809/34.6904 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician I— Public Works 26.0178/33.4235 40 hrs/week En ineerin Technician II — Public Works 32.2905/41.8489 40 hrs/week Evidence Technician 22.8715/323923 40 hrs/week GIS Coordinator 35.2672/49.2855 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker I— Buildin , Library, Police 193665/26.0340 40 hrs/week Maintenance Worker II - Building, Libr , Police 22.2254/29.6254 40 hrs/week Payroll Clerk 23.8554/33.4805 40 hrs/week Plans Examiner 27.8262/41.0189 40 hrs/week Plumbin echanical Ins ector 27.8955/37.6548 40 hrs/week Police Records Clerk 20.5508/27.5219 40 hrs/week Public Safe A rentice 20.3457/26.6624 40 hrs/week Public Safe Dis atcher 23.2028/31.2214 40 hrs/week Senior Accounting Clerk 22.8413/30.7627 40 hrs/week -11- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) Senior En ineerin Technician — Public Works 35.8955/44.7844 40 hrs/week Shootin Ran e O erator 26.6273/35.8338 40 hrs/week S stems Technician 44.1115/49.4701 40 hrs/week Wastewater Secretary 21.2825/29.9047 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 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 -12- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 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, except Life Safety Inspector, after completing probation, will receive Two-Hundred Seventy-Five dollars ($275.00) semi-annually to be used for the purchase of the uniform items 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 -13- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 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 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 -14- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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, 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) -15- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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. SECTION 9. Employees shall be compensated for unused medical leave as follows: 1. (A) All employees covered in the IBEW Utilities labor agreement shall have a contribution to a VEBA made on their behalf for fifty-three percent (53%) of their accumulated medical leave at the time of their retirement, early retirement, or death, not to exceed five hundred eighty-six and eighteen 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 three-tenths hours (605.3) [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 -16- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 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-fve (55) years of age. An -17- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) employee's beneiiciary 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 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/ClericaUFinance 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 -18- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 6�' year) Ten (10) years (beginning 11�' year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�' year) Twenty (20) years (beginning 21 St year) Twenty-five (25) yeaxs (beginning 26th year) Sergeant and Five (5) years (beginning 6�' 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 26th year $1,350.00 $1,750.00 $ 350.00 $ 650.00 $1,000.00 $ 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 6�` year) Ten (10) years (beginning 1 lth year) Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16�' 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: -19- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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) Ten (10) yeaxs (beginning 11�' 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 IAFF labor agreement shall annually receive longevity pay, beginning with the first full pay period in October, as follows: Ten (10) years (beginning 11�` year) $ 750.00 Fifteen (15) years (beginning 16th year) $1,000.00 Twenty (20) years (beginning 21St year) $1,250.00 Twenty-five (25) years (beginning 26th year) $1,500.00 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 26th 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. -20- ORDINANCE NO. 9947 (Cont.) 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 8, 2023. SECTION 14. Those portions of Ordinance No. 9939 and all other parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Enacted: September 26, 2023 Attest: �G Jil ranere, Deputy City Clerk � �. Roger teele, Mayor ��0� GRANp �s�� ci :` �GO��r� s O '7k' : �. � .� i � t '��F� i0,1�� NE�RAS�� -21-