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ORDINANCE NO. 76-2-1233
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUB-SECTIONS (k) AND (1) OF SECTION
12-19 "NUMBER, RANK AND SALARIES OF MEMBERS", 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 Sub-section (k) of Section 12-19 "Number, rank and
salaries-of members" of the Code~of Ordinances of the City of"Paducah, Kentucky, be
amended and reordained so that said sub-section as amended and reordained shall
hereafter read as follows:
" (k) All members of the fire department assigned to a platoon and working
shifts of 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off duty; exclusive of the assistant chiefs, shall
be paid a supplementary expense allowance for uniforms... and food purchased for use
while on duty at the fire station in an 'amount not exceeding $480.00 per year . $120.00
of the sum shall be used exclusively for the purchase of uniforms and $360.00 per year
may be used for food expenses . Expenses shall be reimburseable only upon submission
of a sworn voucher by each member eligible for the expense allowance . The uniform
portion of the expense allowance may be used at any time during the calendar year,
but shall not be carried over from year to year . Reimbursement shall be made on receipt
of the voucher with supporting bills for uniforms at any time a member has expended
the sum of $120.00 or if a lesser amount is expended, at the end of the calendar year.
The maximum allowance portion for food shall be $30.00 per month, and such sums shall
not be carried over from month to month if they remain unused . Expenses for food
allowances shall be payable quarterly on submission of proper documentation. All new
employees shall be entitled to a uniform allowance in the first year of their employment
at the rate of $10.00 per month. For purposes of calculating a month, full credit
shall be given for fifteen calendar days or more . "
SECTION 2. That sub-section (1) of Section 12-19 "Number, rank and
salaries of members" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, be
amended and reordained so that said sub-section as amended and reordained shall
hereafter read as follows:
"(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
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of responsibility is in excess of six hours during any work shift , the member shall be
compensated as follows: Captain acting as assistant chief, $7.00; lieutenant acting
as captain, $6.00; firefighter acting as lieutenant, $5.00. 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 p:ayment• shall be made-quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31. Acting pay shall be subject to all payroll deductions."
SECTION 3. This ordinance amends Ordinance No . 74-6-990 adopted
June .18, 1974 and Ordinance No. 74-12-1063 adopted December 30, 1974.
..SECTION 4. This. ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the. date of its adoption and retroactive to January 5, 1976.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners February 24, 1976
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, February 24, 1976.