Salary Ordinance – Effective January 1st 2019
Be it ordained by the Town of Lapel, Madison County, Indiana: Section #1 the salaries of the town officials, police officers, utility/park employees, and all others employed by the Town of Lapel, IN, effective for all pays after January 1st, 2019 and ending December 31st, 2019 shall be as follows, to-wit:
Clerk/Treasurer
General Fund $1.298
Gas Company $8.224
Water Company $8.224
Sewer Company $8.224
Total $25,970
Town Council Members
General Fund $240
Gas Company $1.520
Water Company $1.520
Sewer Company $1.520
Total $4.800
Attorney
Annually $4,600
Janitor
$50/weekly
Checks will be issued as follows: Council-monthly, the next pay period following the Council meeting Clerk/Treasurer weekly, Janitor-monthly, Town Attorney-semiannually, and all other employees weekly.
Specific salaries for Town of Lapel employees beginning January 1st, 2019 and ending December 31st, 2019 are:
Police Chief
Annually $50,490
K9 Officer
Annually $37,500
Officer
Annually $37,500
Police Captain
Annually $40,000
Part Time Officer
$22.00/hour
Non-academy graduate
Annually $30,000
Academy graduate
Annually $33,000 (Less than 2 years experience)
Deputy Clerk
$22.22/hour Office Administration
Accounts Payable
$16.22/hour Office Administration
Seasonal Labor 1
$15.00/hour Part Time General Maintenance
Seasonal Labor 2
$12.50/hour Part Time Seasonal Labor
Seasonal Labor 3
$12.25/hour Part Time Seasonal Labor
Wastewater Operator
$19.76/hour
Contract Employee
$40.00/hour 5hr week Water Operator/Sewer Operator
Utility Superintendent
$21.00/hour
Gas Operator
$16.72/hour
Gas Assistant/Labor
$15.74/hour
Utility Labor
$15.00/hour
Code Enforcement
Annually $47,940
Water Operator
$15.00/hour
Personal Days
All full-time employees are entitled to eight (8) personal days per calendar year. Bereavement days-three (3) per family member, which includes and is limited to the following: wife, husband, children, stepchildren, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brothers, sisters; one day (1) for brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and two (2) days for grandparents.
Paid Legal Holidays
All full-time employees are entitled to the following: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday & Friday), Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Vacation/Personal Days for Full-Time Employees
All new employees will be under a probationary period for the first 90 days of their employment, starting with the first day on the job. During this probationary period the employee will not be entitled to paid vacation benefits or personal leave benefits. After six (6) months on the job the employee will receive two (2) paid vacation days, and two (2) paid personal days for the remainder of the first year of service. All full-time employees will be eligible to carry over three (3) vacation/personal days into the new year but those three (3) days must be used by March 31st.
All eligible employees will receive eight (8) Personal Days per calendar year. Absences may be subject to investigation. A physician’s statement of “fitness for duty” will be required if an employee is off work for 3 consecutive days or more. The Town also reserves the right to request a “fitness for duty” statement at any time. Personal Days, if not used within the calendar year, can be accumulated up to 30 days. Employees will be paid unused personal days upon termination of employment.
Vacations
Time worked reports must be submitted weekly to the Town Hall for all employees that are eligible for Personal Days, Paid Legal Holidays, Insurance and, Paid Vacation.
As of January 1st of the current year the full-time employee will be eligible for the following vacation schedule:
Years of Employment – Weeks of Paid Vacation
One – One
Two thru Four – Two
Five thru Nine – Three
Ten or more – Four
Following the first year of employment additional weeks will be earned on a calendar year basis beginning January 1st. All vacations are mandatory (cannot work and collect pay plus vacation). Vacations must be scheduled one week in advance with supervisor. Vacations cannot be held over until the next year. Unused vacation days will be paid upon termination of employment. Vacations days must be used before unpaid days off are granted.
Overtime
Overtime is defined for all full-time employees, except Police Officers, as the hours worked, on a daily basis, over 8 hours. Overtime hours will be paid at a 1 ½ x their hourly pay. The payroll clerk will prepare on a weekly basis, a report to the Council illustrating the amount of and who were paid overtime. It will be the job of the department supervisors to limit overtime whenever possible.
Meeting Attendance Payment
Non-council members that are authorized members of the Planning Commission, Park Board, Board of Zoning Appeals and Storm Water Subcommittee will be paid $10 per meeting attended. Disbursements of amounts owed will be semi-annually July and January.
Office Hours and Utility/Street Department Hours
Town Hall office hours are Monday-Friday 8am to 4pm. The Utility/Street Department hours are 7am to 3:30pm.
Police Officers
The workweek consists of seven (7) days from Sunday to Saturday. If a Police Officer works more than 40 hours per week, overtime will be paid. Holiday pay is calculated by annual salary divided by 260 days divided by 8 hours = holiday pay. Overtime hours x 1 ½ x hourly pay = overtime pay. Overtime must be approved by the Town Marshall or the Town Council.
The salary of a Lapel Police Officer, without academy certification is $30,000 per year. The salary of a Lapel Police Officer with less than two (2) years of experience, with an academy certification is $33,000 per year.
If a Lapel Police Officer is sent to the Police Academy, and compensated by the Town of Lapel, the Police Officer is required to remain on the department for two (2) years after graduation from the Academy. If for some foreseen or unforeseen reason the officer has to leave the department or fails to complete the academy assignment, said officer must repay all training compensation of the Town of Lapel.
Non-academy graduates will be in a probationary status until one year from graduation date.
Academy graduates will be on a probationary period of one year from hire date.
New hire without academy certification will be sent to the academy within one year of hire date.
Education Reimbursement
It is the desire of the Town of Lapel that all employees gain more education in their specific disciplines. If the employee quits a course, paid by the Town of Lapel, the employee must repay to the Town the cost of the course. This would include the tuition fees, cost of books and materials, and mileage reimbursements. If the employee completes the course work and attendance requirements, but fails the final test, reimbursement is not required. Retesting is at the discretion of the Council.
Insurance
The Town of Lapel will pay 100% of the employee’s health insurance premium; employees will have to pay dependent coverage, if desired. This benefit is available to full-time employees only. Employees who are eligible to enroll in the group medical program may choose to waive participation in the plan. Only employees covered under another group health carrier will be permitted to waive coverage. Employees are required to complete the appropriate form to waive their election and provide verification of coverage.
Options – Forms
Health Life & Vision – Health Application
Life Only – Health Application (check life only, indicate waiver/other coverage)
An optional dental insurance benefit plan is offered to all full-time employees. The premium for the insurance policy is split 50%/50% between the employee and the employer.
Utility Certificates
When a Lapel Utility employee acquires a Class 1 operator’s certification for waste or wastewater, their salary will be increased 75 cents per hour.
When a Lapel Utility employee acquires a Class 2 operator’s certification for waste or wastewater, their salary will increase 75 cents per hour.
If a Lapel Utility employee receives an initial gas operator’s certification, their salary will be increased 50 cents per hour.
Special Pay/Year End
Employees with 1 to 5 years of service will receive $100.00, employees with more than 5 years’ service will receive $250.00 at year end.
Further Information
Date Passed: 1/1/2019