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AN ORDINA~NCE PROVIDING FOR ~LE CLASSIFICATION OP ,~ND & CONPENSATION P~ FOR FII~N Ah~D POLICE~N OF ~ CITY Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia Section 1o Employees Classified. On and after Januery 1, 19~3 all Firemen and Policemen of the City of Portsmouth shall be clmssified according to their rank and thezr co~ensation shall be fixe~ according ~o such rank held0 Section 2. Rates of Compensation. The basic salary or compensation of each Fireman and Policeman until otherwise changed by Ordinance, shall be according to ~he schedule of pay herein- after set forth designated as Schedule A and made a part of thzs Ordinance except that men zn the Police Departmen~ required ~o wear civilian clothes w~ll be allowed an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) per month as a clothing aliowance~ Section 3. Application to Pre~en3 Firemen and Policeme!:. All Firemen a~d Po!tcemel] of ~lle City shall recelve the same compensaLlo!~ according to their cl~ssificataon as set forth ~ Schedule A of this Ordinance. An_y Fireman or Policeman of the ~ity who is at ~ne effective date of this Ordinance recelving less than the amount provided for in tae schedule for his class of employ- ment shall on and after January 1~ 196~, receive the amount set forth in the schedule° Any Fireman or Policeman who ~s Feceiv!ng on the effective date of this Ordinance, more than the amount he would be entitled to receive under said schedule, shall con- tinue at the same salary until his years of zervice shall entitle him 5o an ancrease in compensation. Section ~ New Employees. Any person hereafter employed by t~e City shall receive compensation during 5ne first, 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 the Eenth year until completion of ~en full years of servzce. Section 5. Promotions. For the purpose of computing compensation under Schedule A of this Ordinance during the first year only of employmen~ in an~ 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- ment, and any fireman or policeman promoted to a hi~er rank during or after the fifth year of his employment shall be deemed ~o be in the fourth year of his employ- ment. Section 8, Demotions. Any Firem~n or Policeman who is demoted to m lower class shall receiwe compensation according to the rank in which he ~s placed.