City employees who have been granted longevity
pay pursuant to written contracts between the City of Lackawanna and
their respective bargaining unions are entitled to longevity pay per
contract.
All other City employees, who are full-time
City employees, are entitled to longevity pay effective 1997 as hereinafter
provided.
All eligible full-time City employees, who are
not members of any union, shall be entitled to longevity pay as follows:
A. For 10 years of continuous full-time service to the
City of Lackawanna: $700.
B. For 15 years of continuous full-time service to the
City of Lackawanna: $900.
C. For 20 years of continuous full-time service to the
City of Lackawanna: $1,100.
No part-time or broken service shall be included
in the computation of service credit for longevity purposes.
A full-time employee is defined as one whose
normal work week is no less than 37 1/2 hours.
Elected officials are to be considered full-time
employees and entitled to receive longevity pay during their elected
term of office.
A leave of absence from a full-time position
to serve in any other full-time capacity with the City shall not be
deemed a leave of absence for the purpose of longevity.
Any full-time City employee transferring from
one position or department to another full-time position shall be
credited with his or her full period of service in each department
for the purpose of longevity service.
Any longevity payments made under this article
shall be paid in a lump sum on the first payroll period in December
of each year.
This article shall apply only to payment for
longevity services for employees of the City of Lackawanna.