HomeMy Public PortalAbout053-1981 - Longevity Pay for FirefightersAMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 53-1981
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR LONGEVITY PAY FOR FIREFIGHTERS
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety has negotiated with
representatives of the Richmond Professional Firefighters,
Local 1408 of the International Association of Fire-
fighters, AFL-CIO representing members of the Richmond
Fire Department, and Professional Firefighters Union of
Indiana, and in said negotiations have agreed, subject
to the approval of Council, to pay longevity pay to
members of the Richmond Fire Department;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City
of Richmond, Indiana that:
SECTION I. Effective the first (1st) day of January, 1982, any
member of the Fire Department on active duty shall receive, in
addition to such member's base pay longevity pay, which shall
be determined on the basis of the length of active service in
the Fire Department, which said longevity pay shall be as follows,
to -wit:
1. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than three years and not more than six years of active
service in such member's department shall receive the sum of
$100.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual
payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member
shall have completed three years of active service with such
member's department;
2. Any Member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than six years and not more than eight years of active
service in such member's department shall receive the sum of
$200.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual
payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member
shall have completed six years of active service with such member's
department;
3. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than eight years and not morethan ten years of active
service in such member's department shall receive the sum of
$300.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the
annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such
member shall have completed eight years of active service with
such member's department;
4. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than ten years and not more than twelve years of active
service in such member's department shall receive the sum of
$400.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the
annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such
member shall have completed ten years of active service with such
member's department;
5. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than twelve years and not more than fourteen years of active
service in such member's department shall receive the sum of
$500.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the
annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such
member shall have completed twelve years of active service with
such member's department;
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6. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than fourteen years and not more than sixteen years of active
service in such member's department shall receive the sum of
$600.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the
annual payment shall commence upon the date which any such member
shall have completed fourteen years of active service with such
member's department;
7. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than sixteen years and not more than eighteen years of active
service in such member's department shall receive the sum of
$700.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the
annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such
member shall have completed sixteen years of active service with
such member's department;
6. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not
less than eighteen or more years of active service in such member's
department shall receive the sum of $800.CO per year in addition
to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon
the date upon which any such member shall have completed eighteen
years of active service with such member's department.
SECTION II. It is intended that the eligibility for longevity
pay and the amount of longevity that is to be paid to each member
of the Fire Department shall be determined as upon that date upon
which such member shall have completed three years of active
service with such member's department, and upon that same
calendar date in each ensuing year thereafter.
SECTION III. It is further intended that any member of the Fire
Department who has not accumulated three years of active service
shall not be eligible for longevity pay.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Commori_-Council of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, this day of r , 1981.
i
s, President of Common Council
ATTEST:
Jo lien Trimble, City Clerk
PRESENTED by me, JoEllen Trimble, City Clerk, to the ftayor of
the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 6-cl) day of
1981.
JoEllen Trimble, City Clerk
APPROVED by me, Clifford J. Di an, Mayor of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, this day of C-<: _, 1981.
C rd Dickman, Mayor
ATTEST: 's) C _V
JoEllen Trimble, City Clerk