Effective the 1st day of January, 1986, any member of the fire department on active duty shall receive in addition to such member’s base pay, longevity pay, which shall be determined on the basis of the length of active service in the fire department, which said longevity pay shall be as follows, to wit:

(a) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than three years and not more than six years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $900.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed three years of active service with such member’s department;

(b) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than six years and not more than eight years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,000.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed six years of active service with such member’s department;

(c) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than eight years and not more than ten years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,100.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed eight years of active service with such member’s department;

(d) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than ten years and not more than twelve years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,200.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed ten years of active service with such member’s department;

(e) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than twelve years and not more than fourteen years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,300.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed twelve years of active service with such member’s department;

(f) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than fourteen years and not more than sixteen years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,400.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed fourteen years of active service with such member’s department;

(g) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than sixteen years and not more than eighteen years of active service such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,500.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed sixteen years of active service with such member’s department;

(h) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than eighteen years and not more than twenty years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,600.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed eighteen years of active service with such member’s department;

(i) Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than twenty or more years of active service in such member’s department shall receive the sum of $1,700.00 per year in addition to such member’s base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed twenty years of active service with such member’s department; and
It is intended that the eligibility for longevity pay and the amount of longevity that is to be paid to each member of the Fire Department shall be determined as upon that date upon which such member shall have completed three years of active service with such member’s department, and upon that same calendar date in each ensuing year thereafter.

It is further intended that any member of the Fire Department who has not accumulated three years of active service shall not be eligible for longevity pay. (Ord. 93-1986)