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RESOLUTION NO. 95-75
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, UNITS 3
AND 4 - THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CITY
EMPLOYEES JOINT COUNCIL (MARINE ENGI-
NEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION AND
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY
AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1569,
COUNCIL 57, AFL-CIO) - JULY 1, 1975 -
JUNE 30, 1977.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that the Memorandum of Understanding with Units 3 and
4 - The South San Francisco City Employees Joint Council (Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association and American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, Council 57, AFL-CIO),
for the period July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1977, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this refer-
ence as if set forth verbatim, is hereby accepted and approved.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly
introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco at an adjourned regular meeting held on
the 8th day of Julq , 1975, by the following vote-
AYES, COUNCILMEN Richard A, Batta~ia, F. Fra~Mammini and
Warren Steink~p
NOES, None
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ABSENT, Terru J. Mirri and Leo Padreddii
City Clerk
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
UNITS 3 AND 4 - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CITY
EMPLOYEES JOINT COUNCIL (MARINE ENGINEERS
BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATIO~I AND AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1569, COUNCIL 57 AFL-CIO)
July l, 1975- June 30, 1977
The City of South San Francisco (hereinafter, City) and Units 3 and 4
represented by the South San Francisco City Employees Joint Council (Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association and American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, Council 57 AFL-CIO) hereinafter called
"Joint Council" acknowledge and affirm that they have met and conferred in
good faith, exchanged proposals and counter-proposals and in all respects
fulfilled their obligations under, law to meet and confer in good faith.
This Memorandum of Understanding is the product of the above described
meet and confer process. Representatives of the City have agreed to present
this memorandum to the City Council for determination and representatives of
Units 3 and 4 have agreed to present this memorandum to their membership for
acceptance and approval.
1. Term. The term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be from
July 1, 1975, to June 30, 1977, at which time all agreements, understandings,
provisions and conditions contained herein shall terminate.
2. Sal'~ry.
(a) Beginning on June 27, 1975 there shall be an increase of seven
and one-half percent (7.5%) in the base salary of each employee in Units 3 and 4.
(b) Beginning with the pay period which includes July 1, 1976 and
continuing until June 30, 1977, each employee in Units 3 and 4 shall receive
an adjustment in base salary in a~percentage equal to the annual percentage
change in the cost of living as reflected in the Bay Area Cost of Living
Index for the preceding Completed annual index period (April to April).
3. Holidays. Beginning on Janizary l, 1976, there will no longer
be a paid holiday on February 12 (Lincoln's Birthday) and in lieu thereof,
the employees in Units 3 and 4 shall e entitled to a paid holiday on the
Friday following Thanksgiving Day.
Beginning on July 1, 1975, there will no longer be a paid holiday
on September 9 (Admission Day) and in lieu thereof, the employees in
Units 3 and 4 shall be entitled to one-half (1/2) paid holiday for one-half
(1/2) of the working day on December 24 and one-half (1/2) paid holiday
for one-half (1/2) of the working day on December 31 each year.
Beginning on July 1, 1975, each employee in Units 3 and 4 shall be
entitled to take one paid holiday each calendar year, including 1975, until
June 30, 1977 which holiday may be taken at the discretion of the employee,
subject to prior approval of the Department Head. Employees shall be
entitled to be compensated for taking said discretionary holiday, but shall
not cumulate discretionary holidays nor be compensated in the event the
discretionary holiday is not taken.
4. Sick Leave.
(a) Beginning with the pay period that includes january 1, 1977
. ~ ~'~,~nt and probationary employees in Units 3 and 4, except ti~ose
who work less than full time, shall be entitled to receive base salary
for a periocL of ninety (90) calendar days from the Commencement of a given
illness or disability as compensation for sick .leave. Said compensation
is in lieu of any amounts employee is entitled to receive from worker's
compensation or other income supplement sources existing by reason of the
employee's employment by City. In consideration of receiving Said base
salary for period, employee assigns to City all rights to receive worker's
compensation or other income supplements arising by reason of employee's
employment by City. In addition, during said ninety (90) calendar days
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City will provide previously agreed ~pon health, dental and life insurance.
The City will also provide long term disability insurance for said employee
which insurance shall provide subject to terms and conditions contained
therein for the payment of two-thirds (2/3) of base salary after the
expiration of the ninety (90) calendar days described above.
(b) After the expiration of ninety (90) calendar days from the
commencement of a given disability or illness, the City will pay the
employee at the employee's option any accrued vacation time. The City
will also continue to pay previously agreed upon premiums for such employee
on all health, dental and life insurance until the date of separation.
(c) At any time after the expiration of~ninety (90) calendar
days and before the expiration of three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar
days from the commencement of a given disability or illness, the City has
the right to review the case of the individual employee and either separate
the employee from the City's service or extend coverage beyond three
hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days.
(d) After the expiration of three hundred sixty-five (365) days
or extensions thereof, from the commencement of a given disability or
illness, the employee will be separated from the City's service.
Nothing herein shall be .construed so as to limit the employee's right to
receive long ter~l~ disability benefits under the Long Term Disability
policy beyond the three hundred sixty-five (365) day period.
(e) The compensation for sick leave actually taken described
in the preceding subparagraphs is the only compensation~ for sick leave
actually taken which the City will pay beginning on Jan. 1, 1977. To
be entitled to receive that compensation, the employee must satisfy all
of the following conditions'
(1) The employee must notify his or her immediate
supervisor prior to, or within two (2) hours after, the commencement
of the daily work period for which compensated sick leave is sought;
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provided, that fire,-police or sani~.~tion employees serving on shift
assi§nments must notify superiors prior to the shift in accordance with
departmental policy;
(2) Each employee on ..~,~ck leave must produce evidence
satisfactory to the City describing the nature of the illness and such
evidence may be in the form of a personal affidavit; provided, that the
City reserve the right to take such action it deems necessary to confirm
or verify actual illness or disability; provided further, that in the
event that the employee is ill or disabled for more than one calendar
week, less one hour, then the employee shall present to the City, before
returning to work a certification by a medical doctor describing the
nature and extent of the illness or disability and confirming that the
employee has recovered fully and is able to perform regular work
without any restrictions;
(f) "Sick leave" as used herein is defined as the period of
time during which the employee suffers actual personal illness or
disability which necessitates his~absence from employment. Sick leave
is not a right or privilege to be used at the discretion of .the employee.
(g) Beginning on January 1, 1977employees shall not be entitled
to accumulate unused sick leave. In accordance with the City's Personnel
Rules and Regulations in effect as of the date of execution of this
agreement, e. ach employee will be entitled to payment upon leaving the
City's service for sick leave accumulated prior to Jan. 1, 1977 at the
employee's existing salary for fifty (50%) percent of the days of
accumulated sick leave, which accumulated days of sick leave shall not
exceed one hundred twenty (120) days. Said right to payment is deemed
a property right which shall not be taken from the employee without
mutually agreed upon consideration. If state or federal legislation is
enacted into law then mandating a percentage other than the fifty percent
(50%) described herein, then such mandated precentage shall supersede the
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percentage described herein.
5. Medical Appointments. Beg'~n:~ing on Jan. 1,1977 an employee shall
be entitled to receive authorization 't~or leave, without loss of pay, for
appointments with medical doctors and dentists. Such leave shall be
authorized only for the actual time necessary for the appointment and for
traveling to and from the appointment. Employees shall be required to
submit a personal affidavit describing the nature and need of such visits.
The City reserves the right to confirm or verify any appointments for which
such leave is authorized.
6. Family Leave.
(a) Beginning on Jan. 1,1977 each employee may take up to
four (4) calendar days of leave without loss of pay in the case of actual
serious illness or disability of any member of the employee's family who
resides in the employee's home.
(b) Beginning on Jan. l, 1977 each employee may take leave
without loss of pay for the purpose of attending the funeral of any member
of his immediate family, as defined hereinafter, for a period'of three (3)
calendar days per occurrence 'within the State of California or five (5)
calendar days per occurrence outside the State of California.
(c) As used herein "immediate family" is defined to be spouse,
parents, brothers, sisters', grandparents, child, mother-in-law, father-in-
law, brother~-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, or Son-in-law. In
addition, the City Manager may grant the above described leave in the
event of the illness or disability or funeral of someone other than those
persons designated, if, in the City Manager's opiniOn, there exists an
extraordinarily close relationship betwee.n the employee and such person.
7. Insurance.
(a) Beginning on June 27, 1975 City shall mak~ premium payments
up to $75 O0 per month per employee for a health insurance plan for the
employee and the employee's dependents, with the option available to the
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employee to select the plan now kno~,,~ as the Kaiser "S" Plan.
(b) Beginning on June 27, '~75 City shall pay premiums up to
$25.00 per month per employee for a dental insurance plan for employee
and dependents from California Dental Service.
(c) Beginning on June 27, 1975 City shal. l provide each employee
with Term Life Insurance, including accidental death and dismemberment
coverage, in a face amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
(d) Beginning on June 27, 1975 City shall provide each empl'oyee
with long term disability insurance which, subject to the terms and
conditions thereof, shall provide for payment of two-thirds (2/3) of base
salary during disability, subject to terms 'and conditions of the policy.
(e) Beginning on June 27, 1975 or within a reasonable time
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thereafter, City Shall provide each employee with the Group Vision Care
Plan dated January, 1975, designated' VSP Plan B - Employee and Dependent
with a ten dollar ($10.00) deductible.
8. Work Week.
The work week for all employees in Units 3 and 4 shall consist of
40 working hours, which requires an adjustment of working hours and sala'ries
for those employees whose work week as of the date of the execution of this
agreement consists of 37~ working hours per week. Therefore, effective
July 1, 1975, the base salary of those employees whose work week as of the
date of the execution of this agreement consists of 37½ working hours
per week shall be adjusted by adding thereto two percent (2%) of said
base salary and said employees and the parties hereto shall coordinate
and develop plans for the implementation of the adjustment of said work
week which shall become effective January 1, 1977.
9. Longevity.
Beginning on June 27, 1975, the longevity pay schedules shall be
amended so that on and after said date City will pay longevity pay in
accordance with the following schedule-
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Length of Service
Ten to fourteen years, inclusive
Fifteen to nineteen years, inclusive
Twenty to twenty-four years, inclusive
Twenty-five to twenty-nine years, inclusive
Thirty .to thirty-four years, inclusive
Thirty-five to thirty-nine years, inclusive
Forty years and up
10. Employees Covered.
Longevity Pay Per Month
$]o.oo
$15.00
$20.0o
$30.00
$40.00
$5O.O0
$60.00
Provisions of this Memorandum apply only to the employees
represented by Units 3 and 4.
ll. Modification.
This Memorandum of, Understanding does not modify any provisions
of the personnel rules of the City except as expressly provided herein.
Except as herein modi~fied and/or supplemented, all former terms and
conditions of employment for employees in Units 3 and 4 shall remain
unch.anged, with the express understanding that former terms and conditions
of employment do not include management prerogatives under applicable laws,
which prerogatives are reserved to management.
12. Dispute.
Any dispute over an interpretation of this Memorandum shall be
processed ir~ accordance with the procedures set forth in the City's
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Employee Grievance Procedure.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Memo.r,¢~dum
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of Understanding in the,..C~y of South San Francisco of this day
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