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Public Safety Positions

Step Rate Plan
Police officers, firefighters and certain other public safety positions have a separate compensation program, referred to as a Step Rate Plan. An employee will generally hire in at Step 1 and move to successive steps on his/her anniversary date until they’ve reached the top step. Once an employee reaches the top step, no further step progression increases will be available. Each Step Plan is reviewed annually to ensure that the city's compensation for these positions remain competitive with the local market.

2008 Police Department Step Rate Plans
(monthly gross salary)
Effective March 30, 2008

Police Officers

Sergeants

Lieutenants

Step 1 (new hire)

$3,306

 

 

 

 

Step 2

$3,464

 

 

 

 

Step 3

$3,629

 

 

 

 

Step 4

$3,803

 

 

 

 

Step 5

$3,985

 

 

 

 

Step 6*

$4,175

Step 1

$4,509

 

 

Step 7

$4,374

Step 2

$4,724

 

 

Step 8

$4,583

Step 3

$4,950

Step 1

$5,198

Step 9

$4,802

Step 4

$5,186

Step 2

$5,446

Step 10

$5,032

Step 5

$5,434

Step 3

$5,706

Step 11

$5,272

Step 6

$5,694

Step 4

$5,979

Step 12

$5,524

Step 7

$5,966

Step 5

$6,264

 

 

Step 8

$6,251

Step 6

$6,564

 

 

 

 

Step 7

$6,877
Most police officers will hire in at Step 1. There are circumstances
where officers are hired in above Step 1 to account for the related
experience they bring to the city.

*Police officers first become eligible to apply for promotion to sergeant after the completion of five consecutive years of service as a police officer. Such a fifth-year promotion would move the officer to the first step of the Sergeants Step Pay Plan. Similarly, an officer in his/her eighth step would move to the Sergeants' step number 3 upon promotion.

2008 Fire Department Step Rate Plans
Effective March 30, 2008
* includes regularly scheduled overtime
for those that work 56 hour work weeks

Paramedics and Firefighters
56 hour work week

 

Hourly Rate

Monthly Rate*

Annual Rate*

Step 1 (new hire)

$11.26

$3,123

$37,476

Step 2

$12.05

$3,342

$40,104

Step 3

$12.89

$3,575

$42,900

Step 4

$13.79

$3,824

$45,888

Step 5

$14.76

$4,093

$49,116

Step 6

$15.79

$4,379

$52,548

Step 7

$16.90

$4,687

$56,244

Step 8

$18.08

$5,014

$60,168

Step 9

$19.35

$5,366

$64,392

Fire Medics
56 hour work week

Step 1 (new hire)

$12.16

$3,372

$40,464

Step 2

$13.01

$3,608

$43,296

Step 3

$13.92

$3,860

$46,320

Step 4

$14.89

$4,129

$49,548

Step 5

$15.93

$4,418

$53,016

Step 6

$17.05

$4,729

$56,748

Step 7

$18.24

$5,059

$60,708

Step 8

$19.52

$5,414

$64,968

Step 9

$20.89

$5,793

$69,516

Lieutenant/EMS
56 hour work week

Step 1

$15.93

$4,418

$53,016

Step 2

$17.05

$4,729

$56,748

Step 3

$18.24

$5,059

$60,708

Step 4

$19.52

$5,414

$64,968

Step 5

$20.89

$5,793

$69,516

Fire Lieutenant/EMT
56 hour work week

Step 1

$20.32

$5,635

$67,620

Step 2

$21.34

$5,918

$71,016

Fire Lieutenant/Paramedic
56 hour work week

Step 1

$21.93

$6,082

$72,984

Step 2

$23.03

$6,378

$76,644

Paramedics
40 hour work week

 

Hourly Rate

Monthly Rate

Annual Rate

Step 1 (new hire)

$17.12

$2,967

$35,602

Step 2

$18.32

$3,175

$38,099

Step 3

$19.59

$3,396

$40,755

Step 4

$20.96

$3,633

$43,594

Step 5

$22.43

$3,888

$46,660

Step 6

$24

$4,160

$49,921

Step 7

$25.69

$4,453

$53,432

Step 8

$27.48

$4,763

$57,160

Step 9

$29.41

$5,098

$61,172

Lieutenant/EMS
40 hour work week

Step 1

$24.21

$4,197

$50,365

Step 2

$25.92

$4,493

$53,911

Step 3

$27.73

$4,806

$57,673

Step 4

$29.67

$5,143

$61,720

Step 5

$31.75

$5,503

$66,040

Fire Inspector

 

Monthly Rate

Annual Rate

Step 1

$3,479

$41,751

Step 2

$3,673

$44,076

Step 3

$3,878

$46,531

Step 4

$4,094

$49,123

Step 5

$4,322

$51,859

Step 6

$4,562

$54,748

Step 7

$4,816

$57,797

Step 8

$5,085

$61,016

Step 9

$5,366

$64,392

Supervisor, Fire Inspection

Step 1

$6,214

$74,567

Step 2

$6,711

$80,532

Fire Captain/EMT

Step 1

$6,214

$74,568

Step 2

$6,711

$80,532

Fire Captain/Paramedic

Step 1

$6,706

$80,472

Step 2

$7,041

$84,492

Step Adjustments/Progression Increases

Step Adjustments: A step adjustment is an increase or decrease in the employee base salary that is associated with an increase or decrease in the pay rate established for their assigned step.

Step Progression Increases: Assuming performance is satisfactory or above, an employee will receive an increase in their base salary associated with their progression to a higher step. The increase generally occurs at the time of their annual performance review.

Officer Smith's Step Pay Example
Officer Smith, a new police officer, is hired on March 1 and is compensated at the Step 1 monthly rate, which is $3,210. On the beginning pay period for April 1, the city elects to adjust all steps by 3 percent, which increases the Step 1 monthly rate to $3,306. Officer Smith receives this "step adjustment" effective the beginning pay period for April 1. On her hiring date anniversary, Officer Smith is automatically moved to Step 2, coinciding with the completion of her first year of service. This annual adjustment is termed a "step progression increase." This example assumes that Officer Smith maintains a satisfactory performance review.

Officer Smith's Monthly Salary Adjustments
New hire rate of pay

$3,210
Step Adjustment
Rate of pay after City elects to increase all steps by 3.0%

$3,306
Step Progression Increase
Rate of pay upon Smith reaching her first anniversary date

$3,464

Performance Reviews
Employees will undergo annual performance reviews. The reviews will be conducted on or about their anniversary dates.

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