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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For Meeting of November 6, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amendment eliminating longevity pay for newly
hired unrepresented management group employees.
SUBMITTED BY: Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
CONTACT Jim Mitchell, Assistant City Attorney /575 -6030
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
In order to address current and projected budget shortfalls due to reduced City of Yakima
revenues, cost savings'must be identified and implemented at all levels of City government
to ensure financially sustainable, high levels of service to the public. This Amendment
eliminates longevity pay plan for newly hired employees within the management group in
YMC 2.20.130.
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• ❑ Ordinance Amending YMC 2.24.010 Re Eliminating Longevity Pay
ORDINANCE NO. 2012-
AN ORDINANCE amending Section 2.24.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
by eliminating longevity pay for newly hired management group
employees.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 2.24.010 of the City of Yakima Code is hereby amended to
read as follows
"2.24.010 Longevity plan — Eligibility— Restrictions.
A. Effective January 1, 1979, those employees of the city of Yakima who are
within the bargaining unit of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees who are regularly and continuously employed full -time, and
permanent seasonal employees, who have completed periods of service as
hereinafter set forth, shall receive compensation, called longevity pay, in addition
to their regular salary, according to the following schedule to be paid on the first
applicable day following the thirty -first day of December and the thirtieth day of
June of each year; provided, that seasonal employees shall be paid any longevity
pay to which they may be entitled upon the termination of any season worked.
Longevity
• Years Service Compensation
At least 60 months and less than 120 months $20.00 per month
At least 120 months and less than 180 months 30.00 per month
At least 180 months and less than 240 months 40.00 per month
240 months or more 50.00 per month
B. Effective January 1, 2002, all management employees as defined in YMC
2.20.115 shall receive compensation, called longevity pay, in addition to their
regular salary, 'according to the following schedule, to be paid on the first
applicable day following the thirty -first day of December and the thirtieth day of
June of each year.
Percent of Base
Years of Service Pay
5 2.0
"Management employee's" defined in YMC 2.20.115 means all non - temporary employees listed
in the "executive series" (YMC 2.20 100(B)), "management series" (YMC 2.20.100(B)), "executive
support series" (YMC 2.20.100(B)), "public safety management series" (YMC 2.20 100(E)), and
• "union exempt civil service classes" (YMC 2.20.100(D)).
10 3.5
15 5.0
20 6.5
24 9.0
Effective January 1, 2003, all such management employees shall receive
longevity pay, in addition to their regular salary, according to the following
schedule, to be paid on the first applicable day following the thirty -first day of
December and the thirtieth day of June of each year. Effective January 1, 2006,
municipal judges shall not receive longevity pay.
Percent of Base
Years of Service Pay
5 2.5
10 4.0
15 5.5
20 7.0
24 10.0
Effective December 9, 2012 (or as individually negotiated between the City
and prospective employees prior to the effective date of this amendment), newly
hired employees of the management group shall not receive longevity pay.
C. Upon termination of employment of anyone entitled to longevity pay,
except upon the seasonal termination of seasonal employees, such person shall
receive a longevity payment, according to the above schedule, for the number of
months of eligibility served by such employee from the date on which the
immediately previous longevity payment was made. Such payment shall not be
made for fractions of a month, and if termination of employment occurs on or
before the fifteenth day of any month, that month shall not be counted as one for
which longevity pay is to be made, and if termination of employment occurs after
the fifteenth day of any month, that month shall be counted as one full month for
which longevity pay is to be made.
D. No longevity pay shall be paid to any employee who is discharged from
employment for disciplinary reasons, or who terminates his employment without
giving at least two weeks' notice in writing of such termination.
E. Employees covered by the Washington State Law Enforcement Officers'
and Firefighters' Retirement System who terminate their employment after
disability leave and are placed on disability retirement shall receive longevity pay
for the period of disability leave as provided in Chapter 41.26 of the Revised
Code of Washington.
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• (Ord. 2005 -85 § 2, 2005; Ord. 2001 -63 § 1, 2001; Ord. 95 -16 § 1, 1995; Ord.
94 -83 § 5, 1994: Ord. 3403 § 5, 1991; Ord. 2384 § 1, 1980; Ord. 2275 § 2, 1979;
Ord. 2265 § 3, 1979; Ord. 2153 § 4, 1978: Ord. 2051 § 2, 1977: Ord. 1910 § 1,
1976: Ord. 1474 § 2, 1972. Ord. 748, 1965: Ord. 583 § 2, 1964: Ord. 85 § 1,
1960)."
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective and shall be in full force and
effect 30 days after its passage and publication in accordance with law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 6th day of
November, 2012.
ATTEST: Micah Cawley, Mayor
City Clerk
Publication Date:
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