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The City’s longevity pay program was closed to new participants as of August 31, 1996.
Only full-time employees and part-time employees eligible to receive longevity as of that time
continue to receive the annual longevity payment. Longevity payments are made during the first
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half of the month of December to all eligible employees who are employed as of November 30
of the year in which the longevity payment is made.

Except as provided below, the amount of any longevity payment shall be the same dollar
amount as the employee’s 2003 longevity payment.

An eligible employee who takes leave without pay during any 12 month period, will
receive longevity pay based on a pro-rated amount. This amount will be calculated based on the
percentage of time actually worked during that year.

An otherwise eligible employee, whose salary is lower than his/her salary was as of July
8, 2003, due to demotion, change in status from full-time to part-time certified for benefits, or for
some other reason, will receive a lower longevity payment based upon the employee’s years of
service and percentage rate used to calculate the December, 2003 longevity payment as shown
below.

Years of Service Percentage of Base Annual
Salary
5-9 2 1/2%
10-14 4 1/2%
15-19 6%
20+ 7 1/2%

An eligible employee, who is on military leave or whose longevity payment is lowered because
he/she is on military leave without pay, will receive a longevity payment based upon the
employee’s years of service and percentage rate used to calculate the December, 2003 longevity
payment (see chart above).

An employee shall not be considered in the employ of the city if the employee is
suspended pending termination on or before November 30 in the year in which the longevity
payment is to be made. In the event a grievance is filed and the suspension pending termination
is not upheld, the employee shall receive any longevity payment for which the employee is
otherwise eligible.

Employees who die or retire under early, normal, or disability retirement provisions of
the city during any year in which longevity payments shall be made under this longevity
payment plan and who, because of such retirement, shall not be in the employment of the city as
of November 30 of that particular year shall, nevertheless, receive a pro rata longevity payment
for that year based on the number of full months of employment from the last December 1 to the
date of the employee’s retirement.

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