Longevity pay shall be paid as follows:
- One percent (1%) of base salary after the equivalent of five (5) years of continuous full time County service in a regular position (10,400 hours).
- An additional one and one-half percent (1.5%) of base salary (for a total of two and one half percent (2.5%)) after the equivalent of ten (10) years of continuous full time County service in a regular position (20,800 hours)
- An additional one and one-half percent (1.5%) of base salary (for a total of four percent (4%)) after the equivalent of twenty (20) years of continuous full time County service in a regular position (41,600 hours)
- An additional two percent (2%) of base salary (for a total of six percent (6%)) after the equivalent of twenty-five (25) years of continuous full time County service in a regular position (52,000 hours)