[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:14-16; Ord. 6 S+FA, 11-26-1985; Ord. 6 S+FB, 11-26-1985; Ord. 6 S+FP, 6-24-1987 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FR, 6-24-1987 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FD, 4-5-1989; Ord. 6 S+Fi, 7-12-1989; Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012; amended 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A, 11- 21-2023]
a. 
Except as otherwise provided for herein, certain employees of the City of Newark, for long and faithful service, shall be paid longevity payments on a prorated basis with each earned salary check during the calendar year at a percentage of his/her salary. Except where the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement governing the employee's title or the provisions of paragraph d below provide otherwise, the computation schedule shall be as follows:
First Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 10th year of service
4%
Second Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 15th year of service
6%
Third Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 20th year of service
8%
Fourth Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 25th year of service
10%
Fifth Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 30th year of service
12%
b. 
For the sole purpose of the determination of longevity benefits, the term, employee, shall apply to all position titles in the unclassified service that are unrepresented by a bargaining unit, the position of Intergovernmental Liaison in the Municipal Council and the titles of elected officials. These employees shall be construed to be permanent in nature and they shall be entitled to receive longevity payments in accordance with the schedule established in paragraph d.
c. 
Employees and full-time appointed officials in unclassified titles that are unrepresented by a bargaining unit and elected officials shall be entitled to have longevity benefits computed on the basis of the title in which each serves only during the period that he/she actually holds such positions, and not thereafter.
d. 
Employees and full-time appointed officials in unclassified and classified titles who are legally excluded from representation by a labor union and elected officials, for long and faithful service, shall be paid longevity payments on a prorated basis with each earned salary check during the calendar year at a percentage of their permanent salary at the time of each such payment, to be computed as follows:
First Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 4th year of service
4%
Second Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 9th year of service
6%
Third Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 14th year of service
8%
Fourth Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 19th year of service
10%
Fifth Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 24th year of service
12%
Sixth Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 29th year of service
14%
e. 
Employees (in the career service and full-time appointees in the unclassified service who are not legally excluded from representation by a collective bargaining unit and whose benefits must be conferred by ordinance), for a long and faithful service shall be paid longevity payments on a prorated basis with each earned salary check during the calendar year at a percentage of the permanent salary received by the employee as of January 1, of the preceding year. Except where the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement governing the employee's title provide otherwise, the computation schedule shall be as follows:
First Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 10th year of service
4%
Second Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 15th year of service
6%
Third Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 20th year of service
8%
Fourth Step:
Beginning January 1 following the 25th year of service
10%
Fifth Step:
Beginning January 1 following of the 30th year of service
12%
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:14-2017; Ord. 6 S+FR, 6-24-1987; Ord. 6 S+FD, 4-5-1989; Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012; amended 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A, 11- 21-2023]
a. 
Longevity shall be based on service with the City of Newark from the date of the original appointment, temporary or permanent, provided there is uninterrupted service. Effective January 1, 2024, longevity for elected and full-time appointed officials and employees in the career service who are legally excluded from representation by a collective bargaining unit and who have their benefits conferred by ordinance shall be based on service with the City from the date of the original appointment, temporary or permanent, or Federally funded program including participants in such programs and shall be determined to include time spent in honorable active duty military service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
b. 
The longevity credit shall be automatic.
c. 
There shall be no longevity service credit for the period an employee is on leave of absence without pay, when such leave was requested by the employee to take employment elsewhere.
d. 
The longevity credit shall be added to the salary as set by ordinance and received by the employee at the time the longevity credit becomes due and shall be considered in total with the salary for pension purposes.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:14-2018; Ord. 6 S+FR, 6-24-1987 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FD, 4-5-1989; Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012]
Additional compensation of any nature, including overtime, change of rate or payment for additional assigned duties will not be considered in computing longevity payments, nor shall such longevity payments be considered in computing overtime except where mandated for non-exempt employees under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, or change of rate, or payment for additional assigned duties.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:14-19; Ord. 6 S+FR, 6-24-1987; Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012]
Any interruption of service due to a cause beyond the control of the employee, or for military service, injury or illness, shall be considered as service for the City for the purpose of determining the completion of the cumulative periods of years of service with the City.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:14-2020; Ord. 6 S+FR, 6-24-1987; Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012]
Such additional longevity payment shall be paid notwithstanding the maximum salary heretofore provided for such office or employment by ordinance.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:14-1921; Ord. 6 S+FB, 11-26-1985 § 2; Ord. 6 S+FA, 12-30-1985 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FR, 6-24-1987 § 2; Ord. 6 S+FD, 4-5-1989; Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012]
The above program shall be considered as above and beyond and promotion in any title of any employee during his/her term of service. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:24-10.1(d) or under the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, longevity credit shall be based on permanent salary received by the employee as of January 1 of the preceding year, and the same percentage shall be paid each succeeding year until he/she reaches the next step.
[Prior § 2:24-10.7, Elimination of Longevity; Special Re-employment, was repealed 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A, 11- 21-2023. Prior history includes Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012.]
[Ord. 6 SF-A, 8-1-2012; amended 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A, 11- 21-2023]
The effective date shall be January 1, 2024. There shall be no longevity retroactive calculations or payments made prior to the effective date of adoption of this Article.
[Added 11-21-2023 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A, 11- 21-2023]
Nothing contained in this Article shall be constructed to apply to any person whose employment has been terminated for any reason prior to the effective date of the adoption of this Article.