Record of Ordinances

Ordinance No.: 2001-42                                            Passed: Dec. 10, 2001

AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2002 PAY SCALE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE VILLAGE OF WEST LAFAYETTE, OHIO, AND TO REPEAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH

WHEREAS, in order to compensate the officers and patrolmen of the Police Department of the Village of West Lafayette, State of Ohio, properly, it is necessary to adjust and modify the

pay scales for the various classes and ranks of the Police Department of the Village of West Lafayette, in order to have satisfactory rates for calendar year 2002.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the Village West Lafayette, State of Ohio, as follows:

SECTION I:    The rates of compensation of various officials and officers and employees of the Police Department of the Village of West Lafayette, State of Ohio, effective December 30, 2001, shall be and herewith are established as follows:

Patrolmen:

     Class I             $9.85 per hour      Temporary Part Time

     Class II       $10.92 per hour    Permanent Full Time

Officers:

     Sergeant      $11.44 per hour    Permanent Full Time

     Lieutenant        $11.90 per hour    Permanent Full Time

     Captain       $12.28 per hour    Permanent Full Time

SECTION II:   Temporary part time employees shall be and herewith are defined as those employees that work thirty, (30) hours or less in a scheduled work week. Temporary part time employees shall not be permitted to work in excess of thirty (30) hours per week, unless it is approved by Village Council. With Village Council's approval  temporary part time employees may work up to six weeks in excess of thirty (30) hours per week. Such work in excess of six weeks shall not be approved.

SECTION III:  Over time pay at the rate of one and one half (1 & 1/2) times the regular per hour pay shall be paid for hours in excess of 40 (forty) within a scheduled pay week.

SECTION IV:  Any permanent full time employee of the police department who is scheduled to work on a paid holiday shall receive one and one half (1 & 1/2) times the regular per hour pay for the hours worked on that holiday. This shall be addition to the 8 hours of regular pay for that holiday.

SECTION  V:  All provision of Ordinances and Resolutions inconsistent with the provisions herein shall be and herewith are amended to the extent they otherwise would be applicable to the pay rates of the above pay categories and classifications on and after January 1, 2002, otherwise however, they shall remain in full force and effect.

Passed by council this 10th day of December, 2001.

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                                 Jack L. Patterson, Mayor

Attest:

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     Bruce E. Fouch

     Clerk / Treasurer