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ORDINANCE NO. 74-6-990
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-19 "NUMBER, RANK AND SALARIES
OF MEMBERS" OF ARTICLE II "FIRE DEPARTMENT", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.
WHEREAS, the 1974 Kentucky General Assembly enacted house Bill 477
which will require a computation of base hourly rates for certain employees for purposes
of overtime payment for all hours worked in one work week in excess of forty (40) hours;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to KRS 95.500 members of the fire department required
to work a shift schedule of twenty-four (24) hours on duty and forty-eight (48) hours
off duty are required to work an average of fifty-six (56) hours of duty per week, making
overtime mandatory for such employees;
NOW THEREFORE, 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,"
of Article II ,"Fire Department" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky,
be amended and reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall
hereafter read as follows:
"Sec. 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:
Position Number of Positions Base Monthly Salary
Chief 1 1,125.00
Assistant Chief 3 870.00
Fire Marshall 1 775.00
Captain - (Training Officer) 1 745.00
Chief mechanic 1 745.00
Inspector 1 695.00
Firefighter (Assistant inspector) 1 570.00
Position Number of Positions Base Hourly Rate
Captains 21 $2.687
Lieutenants 21 2.507
Firefighters 42 2.056
"(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
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month; and at the expiration of twenty years of service they shall be paid at the rate
of $880.00 per month.
"(c) Captain -Training - (Training Officer) 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 -training officer.
"(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 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) Captains shall be paid at the rate of $2.687 per hour until he has served
with the city for fourteen years; at the expiration of fourteen years he shall be paid at the
rate of $2.705 per hour; at the expiration of seventeen years he shall be paid at the rate
of $2.723 per hour; and for all months of service after twenty years he shall be paid
at the rate of $2.741 per hour.
"(g) Lieutenants shall be paid at the rate of $2.507 per hour for all service
through eleven years with the city; at the expiration of eleven years the rate of pay
shall be $2.525 per hour; at the expiration of fourteen years of service the rate of pay
shall be $2.543 per hour; at the expiration of seventeen years and for all service thereafter
the rate of pay shall be $2.561 per hour.
"(h) Firefighters shall be paid at the rate of $2.056 per hour for the first six
months; at the expiration of six months of service with the city the rate of pay shall be
$2.218 per hour; at the end of one year of service the rate of pay shall be $2.254 per hour;
at the end of the second year of service the rate of pay shall be $2.290 per hour; for all
service between the third and fifth year the rate of pay shall be $2.326 per hour; for
service between the fifth and eighth years, the rate of pay shall be $2.344 per hour; for
all service between the eighth and eleventh years the rate of pay shall be $2.362 per hour;
for service between the eleventh and fourteenth years the rate of pay shall be $2.380 per
hour, and for all service beyond fourteen years the rate of pay shall be $2.398 per hour.
"(i) Fire marshall shall be paid at the rate of $775.00 per month until he has
served with the city for seventeen years; at the expiration of seventeen 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.
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"(j) Firefighter (Assistant Inspector) 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.
(k)) 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 purposes of calculating a month,
full credit shall be given after the fifteenth day. The expense allowances shall be paid
on non -payroll checks, and shall not be subject to any deductions, except as may be
required for taxes.
"(1) 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
responsibility 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 lieutenant, $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 be
made quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. Acting pay shall
be subject to all payroll deductions.
"(m) Captains, lieutenants and firefighters shall be paid at the aforesaid
hourly rates during each weekly period beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday for
the first forty (40) hours of duty, and at one and one-half times said hourly rates for
each hour of duty in excess of forty (40) .
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall not be construed to decrease
compensation, police and firemen's retirement fund contributions or benefits, and so
it is therefore expressly declared that payments for required work time in excess of
forty (40) hours per week for members of a platoon working pursuant to the provisions
of KRS 95.500 will be considered as normal or average pay and shall be specifically
included for deductions and contributions to the police and firemen's retirement fund.
SECTION 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. If any parts of this ordinance are for any reason held to be
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its adoption and retroactive to June 17, 1974.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners June 18, 1974
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, June 18, 1974.