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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 17, Page 1005, Ordinance Number 72-4-639n"'D 1005 t ORDINANCE NO. 72-4-639 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-19 (a) AND (e) AND ADDING NEW SUB -SECTIONS (h), (i) AND (j) THERETO, AND AMENDING SECTIONS 12-24, 12-28 AND 12-29 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES 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", Sub -sections (a) and (e) be amended and reordained so that said sections 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 $905.00 Assistant Chief 3 725.00 Fire Marshall 1 695.00 Captains 19 670.00 Inspector 1 620.00 Chief Mechanic 1 620.00 Lieutenants 18 620.00 Firefighters 40 530.00" "(e) Chief mechanic shall be paid at the same rate per month as provided for the inspector." SECTION 2. That Section 12-19 Number, rank and salaries of members of the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah, Kentucky, be amended and reordained by adding thereto new sub -sections (h), (i) and (j) which shall hereafter read as follows: "(h) Fire marshall shall be paid at the rate of $695.00 per month until he has served with the City for 17 years; at the expiration of 17 years he shall be paid at the rate of $700.00 per month; at the expiration of 20 years he shall be paid at the rate of $705.00 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, less any sum paid for an initial clothing allowance. Such sums shall be paid in quarterly installments of $90.00 each on March 31, 1 1 1006 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." Any amounts paid to any members of the fire department for uniforms in 1972 for January 1 through March 31, in excess of $30.00 shall be deducted from quarterly installments until the full amount has been recovered by the city treasurer. "(j) 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; firefithter 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 seminors, 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. SECTION 3. That Section 12-24 "Switchboard operator - position created" be amended and reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 12-24. Switchboard operator - Position created. There is hereby created and established three (3) positions of noncivil service fire department switchboard operators for the City." SECTION 4. That Section 12-28 "Same - Salary" of the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah, Kentucky, be amended and reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: 1007 "Sec. 12-28. Same - Salary. Any person occupying the position of noncivil service fire depart- ment switchboard operator shall be paid at the rate of $478.33 per month for the first six months of employment; at the expiration of six months, $483.33 per month; at the expiration of one year $488.33 per month; at the expiration of two years $493.33 per month; at the expiration of three years $498.33 per month; at the expiration of five years $503.33 per month; at the expiration of eight years $508.33 per month; at the expiration of eleven years $513.33 per month; at the expiration of fourteen years $518.33 per month; at the expiration of seventeen years $523.33 per month; and at the expiration of twenty years and for all services thereafter $528.33 per month." SECTION 5. That Section 12-29 "Members' uniforms" of the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah, Kentucky, be amended and reordained so that said section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 12-29. Members' uniforms. All members of the fire department below the grade of captain shall wear the standard uniform, which shall consist of a standard uniform cap, navy blue trousers, black shoes, blue shirt and black tie. The standard winter uniform shall consist of the above standard uniform coat with silver buttons and insignia, except that a blue sweater and blouse of approved type may be worn. Officers with rank of captain and above shall wear white shirts instead of blue and gold buttons and insignia on coat. "The chief of the department may prescribe a class 'B' work uniform of a 'wash and wear' type to be worn by all members below the rank of assistant chief during duty hours. "While on duty, all officers and men will be required to wear the prescribed uniform. When off duty, the uniform may be worn, but in no instance while on or off duty will part of the uniform be permitted. "All new members of the fire department shall be entitled to an additional clothing allowance of one hundred twenty-five dollars $125.00). In the event the said member does not remain an employee in the department for more than seventy-five calendar days, all uniforms purchased with the initial payment shall be returned to the chief of the department." 1008 SECTION 6. That Section 1 and 2 amend an ordinance adopted December 11, 1951 and which was last amended November 23, 1971. Section 3 amends Section 1 of an ordinance adopted February 28, 1967. Section 4 amends Section 5 of an ordinance adopted February 28, 1965, and which was last amended by Section 2 on May 11, 1971. Section 5 amends Section 9 of an ordinance adopted June 16, 1937 which was last amended by Section 3 of an ordinance adopted December 28, 1971. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and retroactive to April 1, 1972. Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 18, 1972 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, April 18, 1972.