§ 36-8-1-11 — "Salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter"; longevity increases; certified salary

(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 not more 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.
(c) With respect to the 1925, 1937, and 1953 funds, "salary of a first
class patrolman or firefighter" may include longevity increases for
more than twenty (20) years of service at the option of the employer but
only if these longevity increases had taken effect before January 1,
1983.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:
19-1-17.8-1 part; 19-1-36.5-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.50. Amended by
P.L.359-1983, SEC.1; P.L.103-2021, SEC.1; P.L.102-2023,
SEC.1.