An Ordinance authorizing salary supplements for certain classifications in the Div. of Water Quality, as follows: Treatment Plant Operator Apprentices and Treatment Plant Operators who are assigned to work second shift or third shift shall be eligible for a one dollar ($1) per hour shift differential, calculated as additional compensation on an hourly basis; and Treatment Plant Operator Apprentices, Treatment Plant Operators, and Solids Processing Supervisors who hold Wastewater Treatment Operator Certifications from the Commonwealth of Ky. shall be eligible for a salary supplement, which shall be calculated as additional compensation on an hourly basis based on the highest certification obtained, as follows: $1 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class I; $2 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class II; $3 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class III; and $4 per hour for Wastewater Treatment Operators, Class IV; such supplements being authorized pursuant to the authority granted by Section 21-27(d) of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in recognition of employment market conditions that make it exceptionally difficult to recruit and retain qualified employees in these classifications; and further authorizing payment of these supplements to eligible employees, effective the first payroll Monday following Council approval. [Div. of Human Resources, George]

Committee

Urban County Council

Requested by

Human Resources

Introduced

July 31, 2025

On agenda

August 28, 2025

Passed

August 28, 2025

Enacted

August 28, 2025

Enactment no.

O-062-2025