IC 36-8-1-11 "Salary of a First Class Patrolman Or First Class Firefighter"; Longevity Increases; Certified Salary

• Library: Indiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 255-2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: IC 36-8-1-11

(a) "Salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter" means the highest nonpromoted salary of a patrolman or firefighter plus all longevity increases, if provided by the employer, for:

(1) service of not more than twenty (20) years; or

(2) service of more than twenty (20) years but less than twenty-five (25) years if provided as a result of the meet and confer process under IC 36-8-22;

but does not include remuneration or allowances for fringe benefits, incentive pay, holiday pay, insurance, clothing, automobiles, firearms, education, overtime, or compensatory time off.

(b) This subsection applies if a salary certified under IC 36-8-8-6.5 is greater than the salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter under subsection (a). An employer may not increase the salary certified under IC 36-8-8-6.5 unless the salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter under subsection (a) exceeds the employer's most recent salary certified. If an employer certifies a new salary under IC 36-8-8-6.5, the new certified salary must be equal to the salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter under subsection (a). Subsection (a) does not require an employer to decrease the certified salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter in effect on May 14, 2021.