Longevity will be discontinued for new hires effective May 16, 2006, unless specified by the Mayor and Council.
A. 
Employees in the classified service, and employees in the exempt service whose employment is covered by collective negotiation agreements which provide for longevity payments, shall be entitled to longevity payments to the extent and in the manner provided in such agreements.
B. 
Other employees in the exempt service shall be entitled to receive, in addition to their regular salary, longevity pay in the amount of 1 1/2% of base salary for each completed four years of service, to a maximum of 7 1/2% of base salary, such longevity payments to become due, or to be appropriately increased, on the first day of the month following the month in which the employee's anniversary date of employment occurred.