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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance Book 18, Page 374, Ordinance Number 73-12-909374j r ORDINANCE NO. 73-12-909 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 12-19 AND 12-28 OF CHAPTER 12, "FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That Section 12-19 Number, rank and salaries of members, be amended and reordained to read as follows: "Section 12-19 Number, rank and salaries of members. (a) The number and rank of the members of the fire department of the city and their monthly salaries, provided such salaries are not changed by any annual apportionment ordinance hereafter adopted shall be as follows; Pozition Number of Positions Base Monthly Salary Chief 1 $1,125.00 Assistant Chief 3 870.00 Fire Marshall 1 775.00 Captains 22 745.00 Chief Mechanic 1 745.00 Inspector 1 695.00 Lieutenants 21 695.00 Firefighters 43 570.00 (b) The assistant chiefs shall be paid at the rate of $870.00 per month until such time as they have completed seventeen years of service with the city; at the expiration of seventeen years of service they shall be paid at the rate of $875.00 per month; at the expiration of twenty years of service they shall be paid at the rate of $880.00 per month. (c) Captains shall be paid at the rate of $745.00 per month until he has served with the city for fourteen years; at the expiration of fourteen years he shall be paid at the rate of $750.00 per month; at the expiration of seventeen years he shall be paid at the rate of $755.00 per month; and for all months of service after twenty years he shall be paid at the rate of $760.00 per month. (d) Chief mechanic shall be paid at the same rate per month as provided for the Captain. (e) The inspector shall be paid at the rate of $695.00 per month for all service through eleven years with the city; at the expiration of eleven years the rate of pay shall be $700.00 per month; at the expiration of fourteen years of service the rate of 375 pay shall be $705.00 per month; at the expiration of seventeen years of service, and for all service thereafter, the rate of pay shall be $710.00 per month (f) Lieutenants shall be paid at the same rate per month as provided for the inspector. (g) Firefighters shall be paid at the rate of $570.00 per month for the first six months; at the expiration of six months of service with the city the rate of pay shall be $615.00 per month; at the end of one year of service the rate of pay shall be $625.00 per month; at the end of the second year of service the rate of pay shall be $635.00 per month, for all service between the third and fifth years the rate of pay shall be $645.00 per month; for service between the fifth and eighth years, the rate of pay shall be $650.00 per month; for all service between the eighth and eleventh years the rate of pay shall be $655.00 per month; for service between the eleventh and fourteenth years the rate of pay shall be $660.00 per month, and for all service beyond fourteen years the rate of pay shall be $665.00 per month. (h) Fire marshall shall be paid at the rate of $775.00 per month until he has served with the city for seventeed years; at the expiration of seventeed years he shall be paid at the rate of $780.00 per month; at the expiration of twenty years he shall be paid at the rate of $785.00 per month. (i) All members of the fire department shall be paid an annual supplementary expense allowance for uniforms, meals, etc., in the amount of $360.00. Such sums shall be paid in quarterly installments of $90.00 on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, and shall accrue at the rate of $30.00 per month. For the pirposes of bbloulatfng a month, full credit shall be goven after the fifteenth day. The expense allowance shall be paid on non -payroll checks, and shall not be subject to any deduction, except as may be required for taxes. Q) In the event a member of the fire department acts in a position of responsibility higher than the position the member holds, and provided the period of respnsibility is in excess of six hours during any work shift, the member shall be compensated as follows: Captain acting as assistant chief, $5.00; lieutenant acting as captain, $5.00; firefighter acting as lieutanant, $4.00. Such compensation shall be paid for any condition creating an absence within a position for which the acting officers are required to serve, including vacancy within the position, illness, vacations and holiday times, acting in another position, or temporary additional assignments. Such compensation shall not be paid for assignments resulting from members taking accumulated time, operating on work -back provisions, attending schools or seminars, or for any other reason than stated above. Acting pay shall be accounted for by the assistant fire chiefs and payment shall 376 be made quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. Acting pay shall be subject to all payroll deductions." SECTION 2. That Section 12-28 be amended and reordained to read as follows; "Any person occupying the position of noncivil service fire department switchboard operator shall be paid at the rate of $550.00 per month for the first six months of employment; at the expiration of six months $555.00 per month; at the expiration of one year $560.00 per month; at the expiration of two years $565.00 per month; at the expiration of three years $570.00 per month; at the expiration of five years $575.00 per month; at the expiration of eight years $580.00 per month; at the expiration of eleven years $585.00 per month; at the expiration of fourteen years $590.00 per month; at the expiration of seventeen years $595.00 per month; at the expiration of twenty years and for all services thereafter $600.00 per month." SECTION 3. Section 1 amends Section 12-19 of ordinance No. 73-3-780 adopted March 13, 1973; and Section 2 amends Section 12-28 of Ordinance No. 73-3-780 adopted March 13, 1973. SECTION 4. Any member of the Paducah Fire Department whose initial clothing allowance was deducted from the monthly allowance provided for in Section 12-19 (i) shall be reimbursed any amounts so deducted. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after January 7, 1974. Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 28, 1973 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, December 28, 1973.