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.~N ORDIEANCE PROVIDING FOR T~{E CI~%SStFIC;~TiON OF E~LOI~ENT AND A CO~{PENSATION PITON FOR FIP~E~EN .~ND POLICEMEN OF THE CITY Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virgznia Section 1. Employees Classified° On and after January 1, 1963. all Firemen and Policemen of the City of Portsmouth, shall be classified accor~in~ ~o tlleir rank and their compensation shall be fixed according ~o such rank heldo Section ~. Rates of Compensation. The basic salary or compensation of each Fireman and Policeman un~l otherwise changed by Ordinance, shall be according to the schedule of pay herein- after set forth designated as Schedule A and made a part of this Ordinance excep~ that men in thePo!ice Department requared no wear c~vilian clothes w~ll be allowed an additional twen~F dollars ($~0.00) per month as a clothing allowance. Section g. Application to P~e~en~F_ir~men and Poli~ according ~o their classification as set forth in Schedule A of this Ordinance. Fireman or Policem~n of the City who is at the effective date of this Ordinance receiving less than the amount provided for in the schedule for his class of e~nplo}- ment shall on and after January i, 19~, receive the amount se~ forth in ~he schedule: Any Fireman or Policeman who is receivzng on the effective date of this Ordinance, more than ~he ~ount he would be entitled to receive under said achednle, shall con- 5inns at the same salary until his years of service shall entitle him ~o an increase Section 4° New Employees. Any person hereafter employed by ti~ City shall receive compensation during Ene firs~ second, third and fourth years of his employment as set forth zn Schedule A of this Ordinance. No employee shall receive compensation provided for in ~ne tenth year until completion of ~en full years of ~ervice~ Section 5. Promotions, For the purpose of computing compensation under Schedule A of this Ordinance during the first year only of employment in a~]y higher rank, any fireman or policeman promoted to a higher rank during the second, third or fourth year of his employment~ shall be deemed to be in the first, second or third year respectively, of his employ- men~, and any fireman or policeman promoted to a higher rank during or after the fifth year of his employmen~ shall be deemed ~o be in the fourth year of his employ- Section 6o Demotions° Any Fireman or Policeman who is demoted to a lower class shall recemve compensation according to the rank in which he is placed.