1997 Wastewater Treatment Utility Salary Schedule as Submitted by the Board of Public Works and Safety for Approval by the Common Council of the City of West Lafayette, Indiana (Presented by the Board of Public Works and Safety)

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA:

Section 1.
The Board of Public Works and Safety has established that the salary and pay schedule for the elected and appointed officers and employees working with the Wastewater Treatment Utility of the City of West Lafayette, shall be as herein set forth and continue thereafter until duly changed and requests that such schedule be approved by the Common Council.

(A) From the revenues of the Wastewater Treatment Utility of said City for services other than governmental connected with the operation thereof, additional compensation shall be paid to certain officials of said City from the operation thereof as follows:

* Subject to the Agreement entered into the 4th day of January, 1988 marked exhibit "A", attached hereto, and made part hereof. This Agreement shall be effective January 4, l988 to December 3l, 1988, and thereafter for the City Attorney and his successors, subject to the approval of the Common Council.

** Job Titles to be deleted in 1997
*** Job Titles to be added in 1997

(a) 40 Hour Work Week Regularly scheduled work week of 40 hours.
(b) Regularly scheduled work week of 37.5 hours.
(b) (c) Exempted employee by the Fair Labor Standards Act
(I) Clothing allowance $600.00/year

IDEM Certification Bonuses:

Class I                  $1,000.00


Class II                 $1,000.00


Class III                $1,000.00


Class IV                 $1,000 00


Sacramento Courses      

$250.00 each (up to four (4) courses)

Prorated and effective the first day of the month, following receipt of Certification of Completion for Sacramento Courses and retroactive to the date of examination, following receipt of the IDEM WWTP Operation Certification, the employee will be paid for each Sacramento course passed and/or the applicable amount, if any for the highest level of State certification achieved. Thus an employee will be paid a total incentive pay including all courses and/or certification level achieved.

Section 2.
This salary and pay schedule indicates the salary ranges for each position with the actual rate to be established by the Department Head. Any incentive pay, certification and/or home study courses, are in addition to the salary and pay schedule listed above.

Section 3.
The hourly rate for all nonexempt full time civilian employees shall be calculated by dividing the biweekly salary by 80.

Section 4.
Parttime personnel salary range shall be $5.l5/hour to $15.00/hour, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works and Safety.

Section 5. Holiday Pay
The City will pay operators double time for City holidays worked. The City will pay operators two and onehalf times the regular rate for Thanksgiving and Christmas worked.

Section 6.
Clothing allowance will be paid two times a year (the date to be decided by the ClerkTreasurer) to designated employees at the following rate:

(I) Collection System employees (Street Department supervision) $600.00/year

Section 7.
The bi-weekly pay period shall continue to be unchanged. For pay periods ending in the months January through June, full-time employees will be paid on the Monday after the end of the pay period. For pay periods ending in the months July through December, full-time employees will be paid on the Tuesday after the end of the pay period.

Section 8.
This Ordinance will be effective for, and including, the pay period beginning January l0, 1997 and ending December 26, 1997.

Section 9.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor.

Office of the Clerk-TreasurerJudy Rhodes