HomeMy WebLinkAboutMO # 1478MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 1478
A MUNICIPAL ORDER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF
TO EXCLUDE THE STATE INCENTIVE PAY IN THE BASE HOURLY RATE OF
PADUCAH FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING SCHEDULED
OVERTIME PAYMENT AND BY DOING SO TO GENERATE FOR EACH PADUCAH
FIREFIGHTER A 4% INCREASE TO BASE WAGE EFFECTIVE WITH THE OCTOBER 2,
2009 PAYDAY, FURTHER THE CITY REPEALS MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 1246
WHEREAS, the State of Kentucky provides $3,100 per year per firefighter state
incentive pay to firefighters who complete on -duty training; and
WHEREAS, the question of whether this $3,100 should be counted as part of a
firefighter's base hourly pay rate for the purpose of calculating scheduled overtime has been
resolved legally, and is no longer required; and
WHEREAS, an increase of $1,860 per year had previously been granted to each
firefighter with the enactment of M.O. 1246 which gave the equivalent to a 4.1% to 5.2%
increase in the annual pay of each Paducah firefighter; and
WHEREAS, in response to a request from the IAFF local president, it is the intent
of the Board of Commissioners to give each Paducah firefighter a 4% increase to current base
wage, in place of the no longer legally required $1,860.
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. The City Manager and staff are hereby directed by the Board of
Commissioners to increase the current base rate of Paducah firefighters by 4% to replace the
$1,860 per year additional state incentive overtime pay no longer legally required effective
September 10, 2009 corresponding to the October 2, 2009 payday.
SECTION 2. This expenditure will be funded through the Fire Department's
annual budget.
SECTION 3. This Municipal Order repeals previous Municipal Order 1246.
SECTION 4. This Municipal Order shall be effective from and after the date of
its adoption.
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners August 25, 2009
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, August 25, 2009
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