HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 21-1984RESOLUTION NO. 21-84
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING A MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS,
LOCAL 1507, AFL-CIO FOR THE PERIOD
JULY 1, 1983 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1985
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco City Council has recognized
the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1507, AFL-CIO, as the
employee organization representing a majority of those employees working in
classifications in representation Unit #6; and
WHEREAS, the representative of the City and the representatives of
Local 1507 have personally met and conferred and freely exchanged information,
opinions and proposals; and
WHEREAS, the representative of the City and the representatives of
Local 1507 have reached agreement on those wages, hours and conditions of
employment which are to be in effect during the period through July 1, 1983
through June 30, 1985 for employees in representation Unit #6; and
WHEREAS, the representative of the City and the representatives of
Local 1507 have jointly prepared a Memorandum of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding has been accepted by the
membership of Local 1507; and
WHEREAS, the City's representative recommends that the Memorandum of
Understanding be accepted and approved by the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
South San Francisco hereby accepts and approves the Memorandum of Understanding
which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this
reference as if set forth verbatim between the City of South San Francisco and
the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1507, AFL-CIO which sets
forth those wages, hours and conditions of employment to be in effect during the
period July 1, 1983 through June 30, 1985 for employees working in classifi-
cations in representation Unit #6 and which Memorandum of Understanding shall be
binding upon the City, upon Local 1507 and upon the employees covered therein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby
authorized to endorse on Page i and on the signature page of said Memorandum of
Understanding the following:
"Approved by City Council Resolution No. 21.84 adopted 2/22/84
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly intro-
duced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a
meeting held on the 22nd day of February
r~gu ~tohre
1984, Dy following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele N. Damonte, Richard A. Haffey,
Gus Nicolopulos; and Roberta Cerri Teglia
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
AND THE
INTERNA-]SKAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
LOCAL 1507, AFL-CIO
FOR THE PERIOD
'UL¥ 1, 1983 THROUGH JUNE 30,'1985
"APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 21-B4, ADOPTED 2/22/84"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
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ARTICLE 1. PREAMBLE
ARTICLE 2.
'ARTICLE 3.
UNION RIGHTS
Section 1. Recognition
Section 2. Payroll Deduction
Section 3. Authorized Representatives
A. Access
B. Union Business Time
C. Release Time
Section 4. Use of City Facilities, Equipment~ and Records
A. Meeting Facilities
B. Bulletin Boards
C. Union Reading Files
D. Use of Fire Department Equipment, Supplies, and
Services
E. Access to City Records
NON DISCRIMINATION
ARTICLE 4.
WAGES'AND COMPENSATION
Section 1. Wages
Section 2. Payment' of Compensation
Section 3. Retirement Benefits
A. Retirement Plan
B. Optional Provisions Added
C. City's Contribution to Retirement System
D. Employee's Contribution to Retirement System
E. Conversion of City payment of 7% of Employee's
Contribution to Employee's Base Wage Rate
1. Eligible Employees
2. Calculation of Converted Base Wage Rate
3. Effect of Conversion
4. Effective Date of Conversion
Section 4. Insurance Benefits
A. Health Insurance
1. Available Plans
2. Payment of Premium Costs
3. Effective Dates of Coverage
4. Health Insurance for Employees Who Retire
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B. Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance 7
C. Vision Insurance 7
D. Dental Insurance 7
E. Long-Term Disability Insurance ' 8
Section 5. Deferred Compensation 8
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TABLE OF CO)FFENTS
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ARTZ~,E 5.
HOURS OF WIDRK, WORK SCHEDULES
Section 1- 1~ormal Hours of Work
A. On-Duty Shift Defined
B. Off-Duty Shift ~efined
C. Tour of Duty Defined
D. Shift Schedule Defined
Section 2- Re~t Periods
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Section 3.-Tine for Reporting for On-Duty Shift
Section 4;. D~arture of Employees from On-Duty Shift
Section 5. Cr¢.:rtime
A. Overtime Defined
· B. Overtime Records
C. Minimum Overtime
D. Overtime Compensation Rates
1. Hol d-Over
2. Non-Emergency Call-In
3. Emergency Call-In
Section 6. Exclusion of Trade Time
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ARTZ',~E 6. !~ECIAL COM~£NS'.TION
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Section 1. Acting Captain Com;ensation 10
Section 2. Temporary Battalion Chief Assignment Compensation 11
Section 3. Holiday Compensatir~n 11
A. Full-Day Holida.~ 11
B. Half (1/2) Day Holiday 11
C. Discretionary Holiday 11
D. Holiday Compensation for Employees on Industrial
In~u.ry or Illness Leave 12
E. Holiday Compensation for Employees on Non-Industrial
Sick Leave or Family Care Leave 12
F. Employees not Eligible for Holiday Compensation 12
Section 4. Pa?nent of Unused ~'ccumulated Sick Leave for Certain
E~ployees 12
A. Eligible Employees 12
B. Number of Hours Payable 12'
C. Rate Payable 12
D. Time of Payment 12
ARTZ'.Z,~_E 7. z'-'!D LEAVES
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Section 1. ¥-zcation A. Vacation Accrual Rates
B. Vacation Scheduling
C. Vacation Selection
D. Vacation Compensation
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ARTICLE 7.
PAID LEAVES (Continued)
Section 2. Industrial Injury or Illness Leave 14
A. Administration of Leave 14
B. Light or Limited Duty 14
C. Prohibition of Engagement in 'Outside. Occupation 14
Section 3. Non-Industrial Injury or Illness Leave- Sick Leave 14
A. Amount of Sick Leave 14
B. Sick Leave Request 15
C. Approval of Sick Leave Request 15
D. Verification of Injury or Illness 15
1. Usual Verification 15
2. Doctor's Verification of Injury or Illness 15
E. Light or Limited Duty 16
F. Prohibition of Engagement in Outside Occupation 16
G. Medical Appointments Leave 16
Section 4. Family Care Leave 17
Section 5. Bereavement Leave 17
ARTICLE 8.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY 17
A. Application for Benefits 17
B. City Determination 18
C. Permanent and Stationary Determination 18
D. Temporary Determination 18
E. Permanent and Stationary Determination During Leave of Absence 18
F. Accrued Vacation Payment 18
G..Insurance Premium payments 18
ARTICLE 9. UNIFORMS 19
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ERTICLE 10. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
-A. Definition of a Grievance
B. Stale Grievance
C. Informal Discussion with Employee's Supervisor
D. Formal Written Grievance to Employee's Battalion Chief
E. Grievance to Fire Chief
F. Waiver of Battalion Chief Review
G. Arbitration of Grievance
H. Informal Review by the City Manager
I. Selection of Arbitrator
J. Duty of Arbitrator
K. Payment of Costs
L. Effect of Failure of Timely Action
M. Non-Union Representation
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ARTICLE 11. EMERGENCY
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ARTICLE 12
AGREEMENT, MODIFICATION, WAIVER
A. Full and Entire Agreement
B. Written Modification Required
C.. Waiver
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APPENDIX A
STEP pLAN TiME IN STEP
FIREFIGHTER WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
Effective July 1, 1983 through May 17 1984
Effective May 18, 1984 through November 15, 1984
Effective November 16, 1984
PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTER WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
Effective July 1, 1983 through February 23, 1984
Effective February 24, 1984 through 'May 17, 1984
Effective May 18, 1984 through November 15, 1984
Effective November 16, 1984
FIRE CAPTAIN WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
Effective July 1, 1984 through May 17, 1984
Effective May 18, 1984 through November 15, 1984~
Effective November 16, 1984
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
AND THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
LOCAL 1507, AFL-CIO
ARTICLE 1. PREAMBLE
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is entered into by the City of South San
Francisco, hereafter designated as "City" and the International Association of
Fire Fighters, Local 1507, AFL-CIO, hereafter designated as "Union" as a mutual
agreement of those wages, hours and conditions of employment which are to be in
effect during the period July 1, 1983 through June 30, 1985 for those
employees working in classifications in the representation unit referred to in
Article 2, Section i hereof.
ARTICLE 2. UNION RIGHTS
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Section 1. Recognition
The City of South San Francisco recognizes the International
Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1507, AFL-CIO as the employee
organization representing a majority of the employees included in
Unit #6. Unit #6 consists of all employees in classifications listed
below as well as all employees in classifications as may be added to
Unit #6 by the City during the term of this Memorandum.
Classifications included in Unit #6-
Firefighter
Fi refi ghter/Paramedic
Paramedic/Fi re fi ghter
Fi re Captain
Section 2. Payroll Deduction
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Upon the receipt of a written request and authorization from an
employee for deduction of Union dues, the City shall withhold such
dues and deductions from the salary of the employee and shall remit
the withholdings to the Union. The City shall continue to withhold
such deductions unless the employee files a statement with the City
withdrawing authorization for the continued withholding of the
deductions.
Section 3. Authorized Representatives
The Union shall provide and maintain with the City's authorized labor-
relations representative a list of the current officials of the Union
as well as the names of any other person(s) who are authorized to
officially represent the Union in its dealings with the City. No
more than four (4) authorized representatives of the Union shall be
City employees.
A. Access. An authorized representative of the Union shall have the
right to contact an individual employee represented by the Union
in a City facility during the employee's'work 'hours on matters
concerning wages, hours and other conditions of employment. The
authorized representative shall provide reasonable notice to the
employee's immediate supervisor prior to entering the work loca-
tion of the employee and shall attempt to arrange contact times
which either coincide with an employee's lunch period or which
occur after 1700 hours and prior to 0800 hours. An employee's
immediate supervisor shall have the right to make arrangements
for a contact location and/or contact time which is the least
disruptive to the employee's work assignments and departmental
operations.
B. Union Business Time. An authorized representative of the Union who
-is a City employee shall perform Union responsibilities on off-
duty time excepting that such responsibilities may be performed
during on-duty time when such activity does not interfere with
departmental operations.
C. Release Time. The Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designee may
grant reasonable release time off without loss of time or pay to
an authorized representative of the Union if, in the absence of
the representative, the needs of the Fire service can be reason-
ably met and no added costs are incurred by the Department as
the result of granting the release time to the employee.
Se.t~ion 4. Use of City Facilities, Equipment and Records
A. Meeting Facilities. City facilities may be made available to the
Union for the purpose of meeting with represented employees.
Request for use of meeting facilities shall be made to the person
under whose control a facility is placed. Union use of City -
facilities shall be scheduled so as to not conflict with any pre-
viously planned facility use by the Department or outside groups
which have been auhorized to use the facility. Meetings of Union
representatives and represented employees shall not be permitted
during 0800 hours through 1700 hours, excepting the lunch period.
B. Bulletin Boards. The City will furnish adequate space for bulle-
tin boards to be placed at reasonable locations for the exclusive
use of the union. The Union agrees to post nothing of discredi-
tory nature to the City or its employees or which could be offen-
sive to members of the general public and'other visitors to the
fire stations. The Union shall be responsible for maintaining
bulletin boards exclusively used by the Union in an orderly con-
dition and shall promptly remove outdated materials.
C. Union Reading Files. The Union shall be allowed to maintain a
Union reading file at each work location of represented
employees. The Union reading file shall be used for the purpose
of distributing material and information such as recent develop-
ments in employee grievances and other controversial issues which
are not suitable for posting on bulletin boards accessible to the
general public and other visitors of fire stations.
D.. Use of Fire Department Equipment, Supplies, and Services. The
Fire Department shall allow the Union to locate a Union file
cabinet at Central Fire Station. The Union may use a desk at
Central. Fire Station provided that the Fire Department's service
needs do not preclude the use of the desk by the Union. The
Union may be allowed to use the Fire Department's copy and
telephone equipment and supplies provided that the Union .reim-
burses the Department for the cost of such Union use.
E. Access to City Records. The Union shall have reasonable access
'to all public records-of the City. as required by law. Access
to departmental records, except individual personnel records,
shall be granted at the sole discretion of the person responsible
for the maintenance of such records. Nothing contained herein
shall compel, any person to allow a Union representative access to
any departmental files or records. Union representatives may be
granted access to departmental records which are not confidential
in nature provided that the Union representative presents the
person responsible for such records with a prior request stating
the nature of the information desired, the purpose to which the
information will be put and the time which the Union representa-
tive desires access to the records.
ARTICLE 3. NON DISCRIMINATION
In receiving the rights afforded by this Memorandum of Understanding~
no person shall in any way be favored or discriminated against to the
extent prohibited by law because of political or religious opinions
or affiliations, or because of racial or national origin, or because
of age or sex or physical handicap or because of the extent to which
a person chooses to engage~or to not engage in Union activities'.
ARTICLE 4. WAGES AND COMPENSATION
Section 1. Wages
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Wages shall be as set forth in Appendix A.
Section 2. Payment of Compensation
Each employee shall be compensated on a bi-weekly basis. Payment
will normally be made on the Thursday immediately following the
conclusion of a City payroll period. A City payroll period begins on
the Friday which is the first day of the City pay period and ends on
the Thursday which is the last day of the City pay period and con-
sists of fourteen {14) calendar days. Employees who are on con-
tinuous paid regular service or a partial pay period shall receive
pro-rated compensation for the pay period at the rate of 1/112 of the
employee's bi-weekly wage rate for each hour of the pay period that
the employee was on continuous paid regular service.
An employee .on continuous paid regular service shall be an employee
who is on a full-time regular employment status with the City in a
classification covered by this Memorandum of Understanding.
Continuous paid regular service excludes all unpaid leaves of absence
of an employee and excludes all time a person is not on a full-time
regular employment status with the City.
Section 3. Retirement Benefits
A. Retirement Plan
Retirement benefits for employees shall be thOse established by
the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for Local Safety
Members 2% at age 50 Formula.
B. Optional Provisions 'Added
Optional Public Agency Provisions under the Public Employees'
Retirement System shall also be provided as follows-
1. 1959 Survivor Allowance as set forth in Article 6 of Chapter
9 of the Public Employees' Retirement Law (commencing with
Section 21380 of the Government Code).
one-Year Highest Compensation as authorized by Section
'20024.2 of the Government Code.
C. City's Contribution to Retirement System
The City shall pay the rate prescribed by the Public Employees
Retirement System for employer contributions to the Public
Employees' Retirement System in accordance with the rules and
regulations governing such employer contributions.
D. _Employee's Contribution to Retirement System
Except as otherwise provided in subsection E below, the City
shall pay on behalf of each employee seven percent (7%) of the
rate prescribed by the Public Employees Retirement System for
each employee's contribution to PERS in accordance with' the rules
and regulations governing such contributions. The remainder of
the rate prescribed by PERS for each employee's contribution
shall be deducted from the employee's pay by the City and for-
warded to PERS in accordance with the rules and regulations
governing such contributions.
E. Conversion of City payment of 7% of Employee's Contribution to
Employee's Base Wage Rate
An eligible employee shall be permitted to convert the seven
percent (7~) City payment of employee contribution to PERS to
his or her base wage rate.
1. Eligible Employees:
a. An employee who is at least forty-nine ~49) years of age and
who has a minimum of fourteen {14) years of service with
the City and who signs a Statement of Intent to Retire Within
One Year is eligible to convert the City's payment of
seven percent 17%) of his or her contribution to PERS to
his' or her base wage rate.
b. An employee who is eligible for an industrial or a non-
industrial disability retirement shall be eligible to
convert the City's payment of seven percent ~7%) of the
employee's contribution to PERS to his or her base wage
rate.
2. Calculation of cOnverted Base Wage Rate
An eligible employee who has elected to convert the City's
payment of seven percent (7%) of his or her employee contri-
bution to PERS to his or her base wage rate shall have his or
her base hourly non-converted base hourly wage rate changed
to his or her base hourly converted wage rate as follows'
Employee's Base Hourly Non-Converted Wage Rate {As set
forth in Appendix "A") X 1.07 = Employee's Base Hourly
Converted Wage Rate.
In establishing the actual base hourly converted wage rate,
fractions of one cent with a value of four {4) or less will
be discarded and fractions of one cent with a value of five
(5) or more shall increase the base hourly converted wage
rate by one cent.
3. Effect of Conversion
Once on employee has officially elected to convert the City's
seven percent {7%) payment of employee PERS contribution to
his or her base hourly wage rate, the employee shall not be
permitted to reverse the conversion at any time. Upon the
effective date of the conversion, the City will discontinue
payment of seven percent {7%) of the employee's PERS contri-
butions.
4. Effective Date of Conversion-
a. Service Retirement: The conversion of the City's payment of
seven percent (7%) of an eligible employee's PERS contri-
bution to the employee's base hourly wage rate shall
become effective upon the first day of the pay period
immediately following the employee's official election to
convert.
b. Disability Retirement: The conversion of the City's payment
of seven percent (7%) of an eligible employee's PERS contri-
bution to the employee's base hourly wage rate for an
industrial or non-industrial disability retirement shall
become effective as determined by the first-occuring event as
follows:
1. The first day of the pay period immediately following the
date upon which the employee applied for a disability
retirement, and/or
2. The first day of the pay period immediately following the
date upon which the employee's disability was determined
to be permanent and stationary, or
3. One day prior to the actual date of retirement.
Section 4. Insurance Benefits
Full time regular employees shall be eligible to receive insurance
benefits as fol 1 ows'
A. Heal th Insurance
1. Available Plans
Subject to the terms and Conditions of the City's contracts
with health insurance carriers, eligible employees shall be
permitted to select health insurance coverage for themselves
and their eligible dependents from one of the following
plans:
KAISER FOUI~DATION HEALTH PLAN - "S" COVERAGE
BAY PACIFIC HEALTH CARE PLAN
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH PLAN
Payment of Premium Costs
The City shall .pay the premium costs for eligible employees
and their dependents to the insurance carrier for the plan
selected by each employee in accordance to the requirements
prescribed by the contract with each carrier for payment of
such premiums.
3. Effective Dates of Coverage
The effective date of coverage for health insurance shall be
the first of the month following the month of enrollment of
the employee's and the employee's dependent{s). Coverage
shall terminate on the last day of the month in which an
emplOyee separates from employment. Dependent coverage shall
terminate on the date prescribed by each health insurance
carrier's contract for discontinuance of dependents no longer
eligible for coverage.
4. _Health Insurance for Employees who Retire
Subject to the terms and conditions of the City's contracts
with health insurance carriers, an employee who retires
during the term of this Memorandum on a service or an
industrial disability or a non-industrial disability retire-
ment shall be provided the opportunity to continue his or her
health insurance coverage with one of the City's plans sub-
sequent to the date of his or her retirement. The City shall
continue to pay the premium costs for the employee only and
the retiring employee shall bear the premium cost of his or
her dependent(s) coverage.
B. Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurances
Subject to the terms and conditions of the City's contract with
Standard Insurance Company of Portland, Oregon, eligible
employees shall be provided the following life and accidental
death and dismemberment insurance-
TERM LIFE INSURANCE WITH A FACE VALUE OF $5,000.00
ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.00
The City shall pay the premium costs for eligible employees to
Standard Insurance Company of Portland, Oregon in accordance with
the requirements prescribed by the contract with the carrier for
the payment of such premiums.. Coverage shall become effective on
the first of the month following enrollment and shall terminate
upon the day an employee separates from City employment..
C. Vision Insurance
Subject to the terms and conditions of the City's Vision
insurance plan, eligible employees and their dependents shall be
provided the following vision insurance:
VISION SERVICE PLAN - PLAN "B"' $10.00 Deductible.
The vision service plan shall be provided to employees with no
premium costs to the employees or their eligible dependents.
Coverage shall become effective on the first of the month
following enrollment and shall terminate on the last day of the
month in which an employee separates from City employment.
D. Dental Insurance
Subject to the terms and conditions of the City's Dental
Insurance Plan, eligible employees and their dependents shall be
provided the following dental insurance-
CALIFORNIA DENTAL SERVICE - Progressive Plan
The dental insurance plan shall be provided to employees with no
premium costs to employees or their eligible dependents.
Coverage shall become effective on the first day of the month
following six 16) full months of employment with the City. Only
employees hired on the first of any month shall be eligible for
coverage six months from the date of hire. Eligible employees
must enroll in order to become eligible for dental insurance
coverage. Coverage shall terminate on the last day of the month
in which an employee separates from employment with the City.
E. Long-Term Disability Insurance
Subject to the terms ar~O conditions of the City's contract, with
Standard Insurance Com~ny of Portland, Oregon, eligible
employees shall be provided Long-Term Disability Insurance
coverage which ?rovide_~ ~r payment of up to two-thirds {2/3) of
the base salary of an ~ployee who qualifies for such payment or
W~o qualifies for some lesser payment under the provisions of the
plan. The Long-Term Disability Insurance plan shall be provided
to ~mployees with no premium costs to the employees. Coverage
shall become effective on the first day of the month following
enrollment and shall terminate on the day an employee separates
from City employment.
Section 5. Deferred Compensation
Full time regular employees ~re eligible, subject to the terms and
conditions thereof, to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan
made available to City employees.
ARTICLE 5. HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES
Section 1. Normal Hours of Work
This section is intended to define the normal hours of work and work
schedule for an employee ard is not to be interpreted as a guarantee
of hours or shifts of work.
An employee shall work a ncr~al schedule which shall include on-duty
shifts arranged into tours ~f duty within a specified shift schedule
which result in an avera§e ~f fifty-six (56) hours of on-duty time
per week over a period of ~ year
A. On-Duty Shift Defined: Am On-Duty shift shall be twenty-four
(24) consecutive hours of on-duty time beginning at 0800 hours
each calendar day and e~ding at 0800 hours the following calendar
day. For the purpose ~f this Article, an On-Duty shift shall be
signified by the symbol "X".
B. Off-Duty Shift Defined: ~.m Off-Duty shift shall be twenty-four
(24} consecutive hours .Df off-duty time beginning at 0800 hours
each calendar day and e~ding at 0800 hours the following calendar·
day. For the purpose of ~his Article, an Off-Duty shift shall be
signified by the symbol "~".
C. Tour of Duty Defined: A Tour of Duty is a sequence of On-Duty
and Off-Duty shifts patterned as follows: XOXOXO000.
D. Shift Schedule Defined' A shift schedule shall be a series of
Yours of Duty. There shall be three (3) different shift
schedules as follows:
A Shift = XOXOXOOOOXOXOXOOOOXOXOXOOOO...etc.
B Shift : OXOOOOXOXOXOOOOXOXOXOOOOXOX...etc.
C Shift : O00XOXOXOOOOXOXOXOOOOXOXOXO...etc.
Section 2. Rest Periods
One rest period shall be permitted between 0800 hours and 1200 hours
and one between 1300 hours and 1700 hours during the normal on-duty
shifts, provided that such rest periods do not interfere with the effec-
tive operations of the Fire service.
Section 3. Time for Reporting for On-Duty Shift
An employee is required to report for duty on his or her scheduled
on-duty shift no later than 0800 hours.
Section 4. Departure of Employees from On-Duty Shifts
Employees shall not depart from their on-duty shift and station until
properly relieved.
Section 5. Overtime
A. Overtime Defined: Overtime work is ordered and authorized work
in excess of an employee's Normal Hours of Work and work sche-
dule as defined in Section I above.
B. Overtime Records: Records of overtime worked shall be maintained
in accordance with procedures established by the Fire Chief.
C. Minimum Overtime: Except in instances when an employee is unable
to depart from his or her on-duty shift and station because he or
she has not been properly relieved, no form of overtime payment
shall be made where time worked prior to the beginning of a shift
or following completion of a shift is less then twelve (12) minu-
tes duration.
D. Overtime Compensation Rates- Each employee shall be compensated
for overtime worked at the Premium Overtime Hourly Rate or the
Hourly Rate, or fractions thereof, for which the employee other-
wise qualifies pursuant to the provisions of Appendix "A" as
fol 1 ows:
1. Hold-Over: An employee held-over under non-emergency con-
ditions past the end of his or her shift shall be compensated
at. the Premium Overtime Hourly Rate for time worked up to the
completion of eight (8) hours and at the Hourly Rate for all
time worked in excess of. eight (8) hours Overtime compen-
sation for an employee held-over past the end of his or her
on-duty shift shall conclude in~ediately upon the employee
being properly relieved or upon the commencement of the
employee's next regularly-scheduled on-duty shift, whichever
occurs first.
2. Non-Emergency Call-In' An employee who is called-in on a
non-emergency basis shall ~e compensated at the Premium
Overtime Hourly Rate upon each call-in occasion for time
worked up to the completion of eight (8) hours and at the
Hourly' Rate for all time worked in excess of eight ~8)
hours. Overtime compensation shall commence at the time the
employee reports for duty an~ shall conclude at the time the
employee is released from duty or upon the commencement of
the employee's next regularly-scheduled on-duty shift,
whichever occurs first.
3. Emergency Call-In: An Employee who responds to an emergency
call-in shall be compensated at the Premium Overtime Hourly
Rate for all time worked c~mencing with the time of call and
concluding with the time.the employee is released from duty
by the Fire Chief or the Chief's designee. An employee who
responds to an emergency call-in which does not immediately
precede or follow his or her regularly scheduled on-duty
shift shall be compensated for a minimum of two (2) hours for
the response.
Se:tion 6. E×clusion of Trade Time
Departmental permission for an employee to trade on-duty shift time
with another employee shall not be construed as departmental altera-
tion of an employee's normal hours of work or work schedule nor shall
s~ch departmentally-permitted trades of on-duty shift time between
e~'ployees be construed as ordered and authorized work in excess of an
em~ployee's normal hours of work an~ work schedule for purposes of
establishing eligibility for overtime compensation of any kind.
AETICLE 6. S~ECIAL COMPENSATZON
Se~tion 1, ~cting Captain Conpensation
A~ employee in a classification below the level of Captain who is
assigned to perforn the duties of -',cting Captain for a period of four
{±)full hours or more shall receiYe added compensation for all time
s~ served at the rate of pay for ~ich the employee would qualify,
~-re the employee to be promoted t~ the classification of Captain.
Ac, employee in a classification below the level of Captain who is
a~si~ned to perfor~ the duties of '~cting Captain for a period of time
1--_.ss than four (41 full hours shall not receive any additional com-
p~ensation for any of the time spent in the performance of such
~ties.
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SeCtion 2. Temporary Battalion Chief Assignment Compensation
An employee in the classification of Captain who is assigned to per-
form the duties of Battalion Chief for a period of thirty {30) calen-
dar days or more shall receive added compensation for all time so
served at the rate of pay for which the employee would qualify, were
the employee promoted to the classification of Battalion Chief. An
employee in the classification of Captain who is assigned to perform
the duties of Battalion Chief for a period of time less than thirty
(30) calendar days shall not receive any additional compensation for
any of the time spent in the performance, of such duties.
Section 3. Holiday Compensation
In lieu of paid time off for holidaYs, each employee shall receive
holiday compensation as follows:
A. Full-Day Holidays' An additional ten and seven tenths percent
(10.7%) of the bi-weekly wage rate for which an employee other-
wise qualifies pursuant to the provisions of Appendix "A" for
each payperiod during which each of the following holidays occur:
January 1
Third Monday in February
Last Monday in May
July 4
First Monday in September
Second Monday in October
November 11
Fourth Thursday in November
Fourth Friday in November
December 25
New Year' s Day
Washington' s Bi rthday Observed
Memorial Day Observed
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day .Observed
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day following Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
B. Half (1~) Day Holidays: An additional five and thirty-five
hundredths percent (5.35%) of the bi-weekly wage rate for which
an employee otherwise qualifies pursuant to the provisions of
Appendix "A" for each payperiod during which each of the following
holidays occur'
December 24
December 31
Christmas Eve Day
New Year's Eve Day
C. Discretionary Holiday: An additional ten and seven-tenths percent
(10.7%) of the bi-weekly wage rate for which an employee other-
wise qualifies pursuant to the provisions of Appendix "A" for the
payperiod selected by the employee for receipt of his or her
discretionary holiday compensation. In the event that an
employee does not select a payperiod for receipt of his or her
discretionary holiday compensation by December 12 of each calen-
dar year, the employee shall forfeit the receipt of his or her
discretionary holiday compensation for that calendar year.
Employees hired on or after December 12 of each calendar year
shall not be eligible for discretionary holiday compensation for
that calendar year.
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D. Holiday Compensation for Employees on Industrial Injury or
Illness Leave: An employee who is receiving compensation
pursuant to the provisions of the State of California Labor Code
Section 4850 shall receive the same holiday compensation as the
employee would receive were the employee working his or her nor-
mal hours of on-duty shift time.
E. Holiday Compensation for Employees on Non-Industrial Sick Leave
or Family Care Leave: ~n employee who is scheduled to work on
'the day immediately preceding a holiday and/or on the actual day
of a holiday and/or on ~Jne day immediately following a holiday
and who does not report for duty as scheduled due to personal
injury or illness or fa_~ily care leave shall submit such verifi-
cation or certificatio~ of illness or injury as is satisfactory
to the Fire Chief or ~e Chief's designee prior to receiving com-
pensation for the holiday.
F. Employees not Eligible for Holiday Compensation- A new employee
who is not on full time regular paid status for the entire
payperiod during which a holiday occurs shall not be eligible for
holiday compensation during that payperiod. An employee
receiving Long-Term Disability insurance benefits shall not be
eligible for holiday compensation.
Section 4. Payment of Unused Accumulated Sick Leave for Certain Employees
A. Eligible Employees' An employee who had accumulated and unused
-sick leave hours on record under the discontinued sick leave
accumulation plan shall be eligible to receive payment under this
prov i si on.
B. Number of Hours Payable: An eligible employee shall receive
payment for fifty percent {50%) of the unused sick leave hours on
record, up to a maximu~ of nine hundred and sixty (960) of such
recorded hours (maxim~ of 480 payable hours), as of:
NcYember 14, 1975
or ·
the first-day of the payperiod during ~vhich June 1, 1976
occurred,
whichever date the employee elected to become covered by the .
City's non-cumulative sick leave plan.
C. Rate Payable: Payment ~f unused accumulated sick leave hours for
eligible employees shall be made at 1.4X the wage rate for which
the employee otherwise qualifies pursuant to the provisions of
Appendix "A".
D. Time of Payment' An e~ployee or an employee's beneficiary shall
become eligible to receive payment for unused sick leave hours
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upon the death or the retirement of the eligible employee.
Payment may be made at the time of an employee's death or retire-
ment or may be deferred to the first payroll period in the calen-
dar year immediately following, at the-option of the payee.
ARTICLE 7. PAID LEAVES
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Section 1. Vacation
Full time regular employees shall be eligible to earn and be granted vaca-
tion 1 eave.
A. Vacation Accrual Rates- Each employee shall accrue vacation
~hours in accordance with the following accrual'rate schedule:
LENGTH OF SERVICE ACCRUAL RATE PER
B~-WEEKLY PAYPERIOD
First through fourth years, inclusive 3.08 hours
Fifth through fourteenth years, inclusive 4.62 hours
Fifteenth through twenty-fourth years, inclusive 6.16 hours
Twenty-fifth and succeeding years 7.69 hours
B. Vacation Scheduling: Each employee shall be eligible to be sche-
duled for a vacation period in accordance with the following'
LENGTH OF SERVICE
VACATION PERIOD AVAILABLE.
1st through 4th. years, inclusive
5th through 14th years, inclusive
15th through 24th years, inclusive
25th and succeeding years
Two tours of duty or two
weeks
Three tours 'of duty or three
weeks
Four tours of duty or four
weeks
Five tours of' duty or five
weeks
Vacation periods shall be scheduled for periods of not less than
seven (7) consecutive calendar days. The first day of an
employee's vacation period shall commence on the first day of the
employee's regularly scheduled tour of duty, provided that such a
schedule provides a vacation schedule plan which accommodates the
vacation schedules of all employees and the needs of the fire
service can be met. If such scheduling plan fails to provide a
workable vacation plan for employees and the Department, then the
first day of an employee's vacation period shall commence on a
Monday and the employee shall be scheduled for vacation leave on
the basis of a full week in lieu of a full tour of duty.
C. Vacation Selection' Each employee shall select his or her vaca-
tion period in single periods or multiple consecutive periods by
order of seniority within the Fire Department, such selections to
be made within each shift schedule. The Battalion Chief of each
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shift shall select his or her first vacation period prior to any
selections being made by 'employees in any ot½er classification.
No more than two 12) employees per shift, including the Battalion
Chief, may be scheduled to commence a vacation period on the same
day.
D. Vacation Compensation: An employee who retires or separates from
City employment and who has accumulated unused vacation time on
record shall be compensated at the rate of 1,4× the base hourly
wage rate for which the employee otherwise qualifies pursuant to
the provisions of Appendix "A" for all recorded vacation.
Sectio~ 2. Industrial Injury or Illness Leave
0qn employee who is temporarily and/or partially disabled from performing the
full scope of the usual and customary duties of his or her classification as
a result of an injury or illness which has been determined to be
industrially caused shall be granted Industrial Injury or Illness Leave
without loss of salary or benefits.
A. Administration of Leave: The requirements and the amount of
Industrial Injury or Illness Leave to be granted to an employee
shall be as prescribed in Section 4850 and related sections of the
Labor Code as those sections are constituted at Be time interpre-
tations of said sections are necessary.
Light or Limited Duty' An employee who has been granted Industrial
Injury or Illness Leave shall not perform light or
limited duty during the period of his or her temporary and/or partial.
disability from the performance of the full scope of the usual and
cuStomary duties of his or her classification.
C. Prohibition of Engagement in Outside Occupation: An employee who is
absent from duty as a result of an industrial injury or illness shall
not engage in the performance of any duties in any occupation outside
of the City service while on Industrial Injury or Illness Leave.
This requirement is intended to assure that the employee is doing all
that is necessary to facilitate his or her complete and swift reco-
very from the injury or illness causing his or her temporary and/or
partial disability and absence from duty.
Sec:io~ 3. Non-Industrial Injury or Illness Leave- Sick Leave
An employee who is temPorarily and/or partially disable~ from performing the
fu~l scope of the usual and customary duties of his or her classification as
th=_ result of an injury or illness which is not industrially caused shall be
eligible to receive sick leave without loss of salary or benefits.
A. Amount of Sick Leave' An employee shall be eligible to receive
paid sick leave for all time the employee is mormally scheduled
to work during a period of ninety 190) calendar days following
the date upon which the employee's, injury or illness caused his
or her period of temporary and/or partial disability from per-
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forming the full scope of the usual and customary duties of his
or her classification.
B. Sick Leave Request- An employee shall'prepare and present a
request for paid~ sick leave on each occurrance of sick leave on
such forms and in accordance with such policies and procedures
established for sick leave requests by the Fire Chief or the
Chief's desi§nee.
C. Approval of Sick Leave Request: The Fire Chief or the Chief's
designee shall review all sick leave requests and, if approved by
the Fire Chief or the Chief's designee, the request for paid sick
leave for an employee shall be granted. The Fire Chief or the
Chief's designee shall not unreasonab!y withhold approval of an
employee's sick leave request.
D. Verification of Injury or Illness:
1. Usual Verification: An employee requesting paid sick leave
approval shall provide such verification of actual injury or
illness as is satisfactory to the Fire Chief or the Chief's
designee. Usually, such verification shall be in the form of
an employee's personal affidavit of injury or illness.
2. Doctor's Verification of Injury or Illness: A doctor's veri-
fication of actual injury or illness is verification which
has been prepared and signed by a doctor and which describes
the nature and extent of the injury' or illness and confirms
that the employee has fully recovered and is able to perform
the full scope of the normal and customary duties of his or
her cl assi fication.
a. An employee shall be required to submit a doctor's veri-
fication when the employee.requests approval of paid sick
leave subsequent to having been absent from his or her nor-
mally scheduled on-duty shift time for a period of forty-
eight (48) consecutive hours or more.
b. The' Fire Chief or the Chief's designee may require an
employee to submit a doctor's verification of actual
injury or illness along with each request for paid sick
leave. In considering the imposition of this
requirement, the Fire Chief or the Chief's designee shall
evaluate the following'
1. An employee who has been granted paid sick leave for
five (5) shifts during a calendar year, either in
consecutive on-duty scheduled shifts or in some other
usage pattern, shall be counselled regarding his or
her sick leave usage.
An employee who has been granted paid sick leave for
six (6) shifts during a calendar year, either in con-
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~.~;utive on-dut? ~hifts or in some other usage pat-
may~ be reg. lred to subm~it doctor's verification
actuali injur~ ~r illness u,;on each occurrence of
l ea¥~ use ~-~ a reasonable period of time
;rescribmd by t~,=. Fire Chief r~r the Fire Chief's
~e~ignee. Prior ~ the imposition of the require-
the emplo~'~.~ will be gi'~en written notice
~?_ting i~he teas-.- or reasons for the imposition of
requ~mement.
3. -',~ employ_~e whos~, sick leave ,~sage record at the end
~f a cal~ndar ye=_~ is such that counselling or con-
'si derati om of i~:,~sing the re~Jirement of doctor's
,'?~ficat~on of =-tual injury ~ illness is imminent,
may be required ~ submit sucK. verification if, at
t~e beginning of r-he subsequent calendar year the
er..,ployee'~ sick 'eave usage pattern continues to
indicate that ce.qselling or 6octor's verification
may be in~icate~. In the eve:t that such a require-
~,ent is i~nposed, the employee shall be given prior
-,otice and will -~. informed as to the time period
;~escribed for t'~ requirement.
Th~_ --ire Chie~ or t~--_ Chief's designee shall not unreason-
ab'; i~;ose ~e requ:'ement to su~mit doctor's verifi-
c~:~:~n of ac~al injury or illness upon each occurrence of
si::< leave us~ upon =_~ employee.
E. !£ight :~ Limited Duty: 'r employee w~.o has been granted' paid
~ick i--.~,'e shall mot per=~rm light or limited duty during the
~erio~--~ his or ~er teK:,~rary and/or partial disability from
'the pe'--.-rmance ~? the f.il scope of che usual and customary
~utie~ --~ his or ~er cla_~sification.
F. ~rohi.~'~gn of En~agemen- in Outside '~ccupation: An employee
,who i~ ~_:sent fro)m duty =_~ ~he result of a non-industrial
injurj -~ illnes~ and is ~n paid sick leave shall not engage
in th6 :,erformance of an: duties in a,~y occupation outside of
the Ci;? service ,,while e- paid sick l~ave. This requirement
is int~..~ed to as. sure tb.=_t an employe~ is doing all that is
mecess~.~: to facilitate -: s or her co,~plete and swift recov-
:_ry fr:~ ~ne inju,~y or i'iness causin~ his or her temporary
~nd/o~ -_,~tial di~abilit, and absence from duty.
G. ~Medic~' -.~'--~intm6mts~ Lea, =-_ An emplo';ee, may be granted leave
'..witho[~ ':ss of s~lary c'- benefits for the purpose of going
to app:: ~,ents w:ith nec~-al doctors :r dentists in instances
where ::-a ~ploye~_ can ce, onstrate th-:t the appointment could
~ot h~,~=. ~-een rea$onabl? ~cheduled to occur on an off-duty
.~ay. ~F e~ployee reque_=~:ng such pai~ leave shall receive
~ppro~,'~' ~-' the Fire Ch~=_: or the Chief's designee prior to
the ta:'~_-- of th~ leave. ~,!edical Appointment Leave shall be
author~--_- only f~r tha~ -eriod of ti~e necessary to provide
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reasonable travel time to and from the appointment and the
actual time required for the appointment. The employee
requesting such leave shall submit his or her persomal affi-
davit describing the nature and need"for the appointment.
The City reserves the right to confirm or verify amy appoint-
ment for which such leave is authorized.
Section 4. Family Care Leave
An employee may be granted up to a ~aximum of forty-eight (48) hours
of paid leave during each calendar year for the purpose of caring for
an injured or ill spouse, child, mother, or father and/or any of the
following who reside in the employee's home- brother, sister, grand-
parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
daughter-in-law or son-in-law, or such other person who resides in
the employee's home, if in the opinion of the Fire Chief or the
Chief's designee, there exists an extraordinarily close famN]$al
relationship between the employee and such person.
An employee shall be required to submit a doctor's verificat$on, as
defined in Section 3. D.2. above verifying the actual injury or
illness of the employee's family me~ber when the employee requests
approval of family care leave subsequent to having been absent from
his or her normally scheduled on-duty shift time for a period of
forty-eight (48) consecutive hours.
Section 5. Bereavement Leave
An employee may be granted leave of absence without loss of salary or
benefits upon the death or the funeral of any of the follo~]n~}
persons: spouse, child, father, mother, brother, sister, grand-
father, 'grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law,
sister-in-law, daughter-in-law and son-in-law. In addition, the Fire
Chief or the Chief's designee may grant bereavement leave ~ an employee
upon the death or the funeral of so~e other person if, in the opinion
of the Fire Chief or the Chief's designee, there existed an extraor-
dinarily close familial relationship between the employee and such
other person.
Employees may be granted up to a maximum of forty-eight (48.) on-duty
hours per occurrence for the death or funeral of a family member
within the state of California and up to a maximum of seventy-two
(72) on-duty hours per occurrence for the death or funeral of a
family member outside the state of Salifornia
ARTICLE 8. LOtlG TERM DISABILITY
A~
Application for Benefits: An employee who is disabled from the per-
formance of the full scope of the usual and customary duties of his
or her classification as the result of an injury or illness and who
has been granted the maximum amount of paid .leave for which he or she
was eligible, may file an application for Long-Term Disability
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De
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Insurance benefits in accordance with the requirements of the City's
Long-Term Disability Insurance Pol icy.
City Determination: Upon an employee qualifying for Long-Term
Disability Insurance benefits, the City shall determine:
1. Whether the employee's disability from performing the full scope
of the usual and customary duties of his or her classification is
permanent and stationary, or
2. Whether the medical prognosis for the employee's eventual ability
to completely recover to a point of being able to assume the full
scope of the usual and customary duties of his or her classifi-
cation is such that there exists a probability of complete reco-
very within a period of three hundred sixty-five {365) days, or a
reasonable extension thereof.
Permanent and Stationary Determination: If the City determines that
'the employee's disability from performing the full scope of the usual
and customary duties of his or her classification is permanent and
stationary, then the City may retire' the employee or otherwise
separate the employee from the City's service or position in his or
her classification.
_Temporary Determination: If the City determines that the emploYee's
disability from the performance of the full scope of the usual and
customary duties of his or her classification is such that there
exists a probability of complete recovery within a period of three
hundred sixty-five (365) days, or a reasonable extension thereof,
then the City may grant the employee a leave of absence without pay
for a period appropriate to the time necessary to determine the
employee's ability to completely recover or the City may not grant
such leave and separate the employee from the City's service or posi-
tion in his or her classification.
Permanent and Stationary Determination During Leave of Absence:
If the City grants an employee a leave of absence without pay for the
purpose of providing the employee with the ability to completely
recover and the employee's disability becomes permanent and sta-
tionary during the period of such leave, then the City may retire the
employee on a disability retirement or otherwise separate the
employee from the City's service or position in his or her classifi-
cation at such time as the employee's condition becomes permanent and
stationary.
Accrued Vacation Payment: Upon becoming eligible for Long-Term
Disability Insurance benfits and upon being granted a leave of
absence without pay for a period appropriate to the time necessary to
determine an employee's ability to completely recover, the City will
pay, at the request of the employee, any accrued vacation time for
which the employee qualifies.
Insurance Premium Payment: The City will continue to pay insurance
premiums on behalf of a disabled employee and his or her dependents,
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pursuant t~ the provisions for such payments otherwise provided in
this Memorandum until the actual' date of separation from City
empl oymen~ of the employee. ...
ARTICLE ~. UNIFOP~S
Each employee shall be eligible for payment by the City to a vendor
approved by the City, cr reimbursement for the puchase price of
approved u.~iform items up to a total of two hundred and fifty dollars
($250.00) per fiscal year. The City will make payment or reimburse
an employ~ for such purchase price upon presentation by the employee
of a proper claim, itemized receipt, and upon verification by the
em.~p!~,'o~'~.~ --_ imm,.edia+~. s~ervisor that the employee has received the
i terns.
ARTICLE ZO. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
This grievance procedure shall be applied in resolving grlevamces
filed by e~ployees covered by this Memorandum of Understandin§.
Definition of a Grievance- A grievance is defined as am alle-
gation by an employee or a group of employees that the City has
failed to provide a condition of employment which is established
by this Memorandum of Understanding, provided that the enjoyment
of the condition of employment is not made subject to the discre-
tion of the Department Head or the City. This grievance ~roce-
dure ~qall not apply to matters over which the Personnel Board
has jurisdiction pursuant 'to Title 3 of the Municipal Co~e.
B. Stal'e .S-ri.evance' A grievance shall be void unless filed in
writin$ within forty-five 145) calendar days from the date upon
which =-he City is alleged to have failed to provide a condition of
emplo)ment which has been established by this Memorandum of
Understanding, or ,ithin forty-five (45) calendar days from the
time a~ employee might reasonably have been expected to have
learned of the alleged failure. In no event shall a grievance
include a claim for money relief for more than the forty-five (45)
calendar day period plus such reasonable discovery period.
C.
Infor~.~.~l Discussion with Employee's Supervisor- Before
proceeding to the formal grievance procedure, an employee shall
discuss his/her grievance with his/her immediate supervisor in
private and attempt to work out a satisfactory solution. If the
emplo~'ee and his/her immediate supervisor cannot work out a
satisfactory solution, the employee may then choose to represent
himself/herself ineividually, or he/she may request the assistance
of an employee representative of his/her choice, who has been
officially authorized by the Union pursuant to Article 2,
Sectic~ 3, in reducing to writing and formally presenting the
grievance.
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D. Formal Written Grievance to Employee's Battalion Chief: If the
employee chooses to formally pursue his/her grievance, he/she shall
present the written grievance to his/her Battalion Chief within
fifteen {15) calendar days after the date upon which the grieving
employee informally discussed the grievance with his/her imme-
diate supervisor. The written grievance shall specify the
Article, Section and/or Subsection of this Memorandum of
Understanding which is alleged to have been violated by the City
and shall specify dates, times, places and persons and other
facts necessary to a clear understanding of the matter being
grieved. The Battalion Chief shall return a clear copy of the
written grievance to the employee with his/her answer thereto in
writing within fifteen {15) calendar days after receipt of the
written grievance. If the grievance is not resolved at this
level, the employee shall have fifteen {15) calendar days from
receipt of the Battalion Chief's answer within which to file an
appeal to the Fire Chief.
E. Grievance to Fire Chief: The Fire Chief, or the Fire Chief's
'designee -shall have fifteen {15) calendar days after receipt of
the grievance to review and answer the grievance in ~-~riting. A
meeting between the Fire Chief Ior the Fire Chief's designee) and
the grievant with his/her representative is required at this
level unless waived by mutual agreement.
F. Waiver of Battalion Chief Review: If the grievance is not
resolved 'after the informal discussion with the employee's immed-
iate.supervisor, the grievant and the Fire Chief or the Chief's
designee may, by mutual agreement, waive review of the grievance
by the employee's Battalion Chief and proceed to present the
grievance to the Fire Chief or the Chief's designee.
G. Arbitration of Grievance: In the event that the grievance is not
resolved by the Fire Chief, the grievant may, within thirty {30)
calendar days after receipt of the Chief's decision, request that
the grievance be heard by an arbitrator.
H. Informal Review by the City Manager: Prior to the selection of
an arbitrator and submission of the grievance for hearing by an
arbitrator, the City Manager or the City ~lanager's designee
shall informally review the grievance and determine whether said
grievance may be adjusted to the satisfaction of the employee.
The City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall have fif-
teen {15) calendar days in which to review and seek adjustment of
the grievance.
I. Selection of Arbitrator' The arbitrator shall be selected by
mutual agreement between the City Manager or the City Manager's
designee and the grievant or the grievant's representative. If
the City Manager or the City Manager's designee and the grievant
or the grievant's representative are unable to agree on the
selection of an arbitrator, they shall jointly request the State
Mediation and ConciliatiOn Service to submit a list of seven (7)
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qualified arbitrators. The [~cy Manager :'" the City Manager's
designee and the grievant or ~.e grievantS-: ~epresentative shall
then alternately strike name.~ -'rom the. Ii:_: until only one name
remains, and that person sha'~' serve as ar:-'~rator.
The provisions for arbitratic- are not in~'--~ded and shall not be
construed to empower an arbi:-~tor to chart.:=_ amy condition of
employment, specifically cov~.-ed by the )~.encrandum of
Understanding or to revise, m:<ify or alte,, i:n any respect, any
provision contained in. the Me~.;randum.
J. Duty of the Arbitrator: Exce:~ when an a?~_-ed statement of
facts is submitted by the par-.~es, it shal~ be the duty of the
arbitrator to hear and consic~_.- evidence sJz-.~i~ed ~y the
parties and to thereafter mak~ written fin:ings of fact and
disposition of the grievance ~hich shall b=_ final and binding
upon the parties. The decisio~ of the ar~itra~r shall be based
solely on the interpretation -.,f the approp?iate provisions of the
Memorandum of Understanding ~;plicable to '~e g'rievance and the
arbitrator shall not add to, ~Jbtract from, modify or disregard
any of the terms or provision of the agreenent..
K. Payment of Costs' Each party ;o a hearing ,~efore an arbitrator
shall bear his or her own exp=_qses in conn~tign therewith. All
fees and expenses of the arbicrator shall ~e borne one-half, by
the City and one-half by the _-rievant.
L. Effect of Failure of Timely A:~ion' Failure of the employee
to file an appeal within the.-equired time :,eriod at any level
shall constitute an abandonme~ of the gri-;,tance. Failure of the
City to respond within the tine limit at a~y st~p shall result in
an automatic advancement of t-e grievance ca tb~e next step.
M. Non-Union Representation- Ir che event th~.t an employee chooses
to represent himself/herself. ?r arranges -'.~r representation
independent of the Union, the .--ire Chief a~d the City shall make
no disposition of a grievance which is inc:nsistent with the
terms and conditions of this %morandum. -n the event an
employee shall elect to go tc qearing inde:endently under
paragraph "G" hereof, the Un::n shall have the. right to be a full
and equal party to such proce-:ding for the ~.urpose of protecting
the interests of its members ,~der the terns of the Memorandum.
ARTICLE 11. E~.tERGENCY
Nothing contained in this )qemoraF.-_.'m of Unders~nding shall limit the
authority of the Fire Department =_-.d the City ~. make necessary
changes during emergencies. The 'epartment aF,:'or the City shall
notify the Union of such c]qanges -_-s soon as p:_--sible. Emergency
assignments of personnel slhall n[-- extend bey-.,-d the period of the
emergency. An emergency is defir~d as an unft-seen circumstance
requiring immediate implementati:- of the cha-,.--=_.
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A~TICLE 12. AGREEMENT, MODIFICATION, WAIVER
A~
Full and Entire. Agreement: This Memorandumof Understanding sets
forth the full and entire agreement of the parties regarding the mat-
ters set forth herein, and any other prior or existing understanding
and agreements over these matters between the parties, whether formal
or informal, are hereby superseded or terminated in their entirety.
In the event that the provisions of this Memorandum are found to be
in conflict with a City rule, regulation or resolution, the provision
of this Memorandum shall prevail over such conflicting rule, regula-
tion or resolution.
Be
Written Modification Required: No agreement, alteration,
unders'tanding, variation, wavier or modificati.on of any of the terms
or provisions contained herein shall in any manner be binding upon
the parties hereto unless made and executed in writing by all parties
hereto and approved by the City Council.
.
Waiver: The wavier of any breach, term or condition of this
Memorandum by either party shall not constitute a precedent in the
future enforcement of all its terms and provisions.
Signed this ~o~~ day of
, 19 J~, by'
FOR THE UNION
"APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 21-84, ADOPTED 2/22/84"
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STE.
~,N TIMF IN STFP:
EACH EMPLOYEE SHALL .~LETE THE FOLLOWING TIME AT EACH STEF _. ITHE
STEP PLAN APPLICABLE TO HIS OR HER CLASSIFCATION PRIOR TO ADVANCING
TO THE NEXT STEP:
TR
A
B
C
D
E
FROM DATE OF HIRE TO COMPLETION OF SIX FULL MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT
SIX FULL MONTHS.
ONE FULL YEAR
ONE FULL YEAR
ONE FULL YEAR
ONE FULL YEAR
ERVICE An employee'who has completed seven (7) full years of employment shall be compensated at
NCENTIVE the rate set forth and identified as "Service Incentive Rate" on the wage rate schedule
applicable to the employee's classification, which rate is approximately two and one-half
percent (2½%) above the step rate for which the employee otherwise qualifies. An employee
.................... whohad-comp_leted-f-ou~teen (.1_4)_years o_f__emp_l_oym_~_ent as of .August 3, 1983 shal.ll be compen-
sated at the rate set forth and identified as "~,~n-b-i-ne~-~centiv-e Rate""on the"-~ge'rate
schedule applic, hle tn 'the employee's classification', which rate is approximately seven and
one-half percent (7½) above the step rate for which the employee-otherwise qualifies.
UCATION
~CENTIVF
An employee who has cOmpleted three (3) full years of employment and who has an AA degree
or 40 accredited units in Fire Science or fire technology-related education shall be
compensated at the rate set forth and identified as "Education Incentive Rate" on the
wage rate schedule applicable to the employee's classification,which rate is approximately
five percent (5%) above the step rate. for which the employee otherwise qualifies.
OM I
An employee who has completed seven (7) full years of employment and who has an AA degree
or 40 accredited units tn Fire Science or I~trc, lechnology,-rc'lated edu(:al'.i(~n ~;hall h(?
compensated at the rate set forth and identified as "Combined Incentive Rate" on 'the wage
ra'~e schedule applicable to the employee's classification, which rate is approximately seven
and.one-ha!.f percent (7½%) above the step rate for_ which the employee otherwise qualifies.
APPENDIX "A"
Page 1
WAGE RATE SCIIEDULE
WAGF_RATF BASF
i !
' STEPS
em ~mm I imm imm imm imm ~em m ~m m mm ~mmm m Jm I em. ,mm im m eme ~mm ~m~ ~m ~
_ __ _.19.._ A R _. C., D
HOURLY RATE"
WEEKLY RATF.
!:~,r-WEEKLY RATE
AP~ROX-! ~A!'E ~NTHL\'
APPROX[NATE ANNUAL
PREMr, L~ OVERTIME HOUCRLY RATE
SERV!~ .YNF. ENT!VE
,
6.73 7.07 7.42 7.79
.3.Z6.88 295.,92 ,,4.15,, 5.2 ....... ,4,36 ,..24, ..
753.76 791.84 831.04 872.48
1,633. .1,7.1 6 .......... 1.,8.01 .... 1,890
19,598 20,588 .21,607 22,684
· '; ,. :
_
.
1~.13 . 14.F~5 15~59 16.35
HOURLY RA'F£
WEEKLY ,RATE ............
.,
·
E~ .'J -WE ," K,_ ',/ RATE ..... .'
APPROXt ~'F~E MONTHLY ..... . ............................ ,..-- .......
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY R, ATE , .,...
8.18
458.08
916.16
1,985
23,820
17.18
8.59
481.04
962.08
2,085
25,014
- 18.03
8 .'80
492.80
985.60
2,135
25,626
18.48
EDUCATION INCE~IVE RATES:
.
·
HOURLY RATE ':
WEEKLY RATE
]] !"WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIblAT~ MON I:HLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL.
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY 'RATE
_
....
COqBINED INCF~IVE RATES_:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
BI-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXI MA'FE MONTHLY'
APPROXI~4ATE ANNUAL
PREHIUM OVERTIME HOUREY'~RAYE
8.59
481.04
962.08
2,085
25,014
18.03
9.02
505.12
1,010.24
2,189
26,266
18.95
9.23
516.88
,033.76
2,240
26,877
19.38
DRIVER- An.employee who is assigned to perform the duties of a Driver as his or her normal work assignment shall be
compensated at a rate .two and.one-half percent (2½%) above the wage rate, including incentives, for which the
employee otherwise qualifies for ~li paid h
APPBSIX "A" IREFIGHT. ER ~,~E RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTI,VE:July 1, 1983 through May 17, 1984
Page' 2
'1
WAGF_RATF
' 'STEPS
,
m mm mm m mm mm, mi m m m m mm mm mm 'mm. m m mm
. .
·
m, mmm mm mm m~ m m
HOURLY RATE.
WEEKLY RATE
BI-WEL-'.KLY RATE
APPROX-,L~,¥FE M~N'~-'~'~
APPROX,: MATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLV' RA'P~.
' 7.07 7.42 7,79 · 8.18
' · ! .3~5.,92 ' 4.1 $.. 52.. ' ,,.436,2,4 .458, 08.
., ~ ~l im ,... I ' '' "" ' ' '' '" '' '" ~ '' "'* "' ~' '~ ~' '
! 791.84 831.04 ' 872.48 916.16
.
" 7 6... i:,801 ..... ' ...... 1..,890 ..... 1,985
:5 .21 60.7. I 22~684_. 23 820
,. ·. ...... , .~ " . ! -
t 14.85 . 15.59 ~ , _1~.~5 .,I 17.1g
8.59 9.02
.. 48.1.04 .. 505.12
962.08 1,010.24
2,085 ' 2,189
25.¢]4
18..03 18.9~
SERV!~ !NCF_~iVE PA'ES:
HOURLY RATE : '
WEEKLY RATE ............ . .................. -:i ....
BI-WEEKLY RATE .......... ~ ...... . ,
APPROX~A?E I~,FFHLY ........ ~ ............ '. ....................... ~ .......................... . ..................... , · ·
_APPROXIMATE ANSUA~ . '. ". ...... ~... ..... ~, ........ · ...... . , .... --: ....:.:..-~ ,~.-. ..... -:.....=:-= , .....
· PREMILN OVERTIME HOURLY RATE ~ ...... . [ ...........................
EDUCATION' INCEI~IVE' RA'~$.:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE .
]3 I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE ~ONTHL'f "---'--'-' -
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL ... .....
PREMIUM OVERTIME H,OURLY"RATE
COqSINF1) INCENTIVE RATES.:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATI.T..
'"'~""~,-~m:,~;~_L,:~ luvn'.: ..... .
)~'F.":I~'ox ! ~ 'i'~""~NT~ iL.Y ..........
, 9.25
518.00
1,036, O0
2,245
26,936
19.43
!
9.02
505.12
1,010.24
.._
2,189
.. _76.,266.
18.95 ,
9.47
530.32
1,060.64
-' 27298
27 ~577_
19.89
:.
9.70
3.20
t)~,W,~. 40
Al '1 't 4(~× i HAl" 1! ANNUAL
- - , .... ~ - ,~v~ ~- .~., - ~.~ :~. · . , ..... ~, -, , ....... P ~*~-~- x ....
PREMIUM 0 U , . ,
perform the duties of a Driver as his or work assignment shall be compe~l-
sated at a rate two and one-half percent (2~%) above the wage rate, i.ncluding incentives, for which the employee
otherwise qualifies for a~l paid hburs.
APP~IX "A" FIREFIGHTER WAGE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTI.VE: May ]8, 1984 thr'ough Nov. 15, 1984
Page 3
.WAGF_RATF BASF.
!
· ' S'FEPS - ·
ii ii ii II ii ii Ii ii ii ii ~l ii II ii II ii ii ii ii ii ii iii
I
,
HOURLY P,~TE '
WEF.~LY ~,~TE
I~ I-WEF. KLY RAT~.
APPROXI~,TF. MONTHLY
APPROX~ f"CJ'E ANNUAL.
PREM,rUM dVE~I'~ME ~UR~
~FRV!C£ !N('J~NI'I~ ,'RATF~:
i 7.47 ~ 7.84 , 8.23 8.64 9.08
418.32 439.04 ; 460.88 483.84 508.48
. .,.,. ,, ,~ '', ,i .,,, .. .,' ....
................ 836:64 '878 :'08' '921'. 76 ............ 9'67':68" 1,016.96
'-~,~3 .... ~ ~63..'.., ....... ~"'~'~' '"' ~ ~Fo ~-,~o3
.._ .. [. 21.,753..... 22:.830., ' . 23_,96.6 , 2 ~ . 26,441
, i 1~.~9-} I__ -_i-6.47 ,. 17,.2~. ,_,. .10.1,5 ._ 19.07 ..,
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE ................
BI-Y~EEKLY RATE ,.
APPROXI~'~T~ t'~N']~HLY ... ' ....'i .............
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL .......... . ..... . ....... ,_...:~,, .._.~.~ .... .; ..... ..._ ....... .-~- ..... . ...... ~. :... ...... ... =::,.....--:: :. - ,..--.... ~., .... '.- '..'
PREMIUM OVERTIME HouR[:~ RATE ~ ...................... ', ......
· .
EDUCATI ON. I NCFNTINF,' RATES:
t
HOURLY RATE '
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MO~I [HLY
APPROX~ MATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY 'RATE
9.53
533.68
,.067~36
27. ,.75.1
20...01
9.53
533.68
1',067.36
2,313
77,751
20,01
9.77
2,3-71
28,450
20.52
10.01
1,121.
2,429
29,149
21.01
COvBINFO INCFNTIVF RAIF~:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
BI-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
' I
10.25
574.00
1,148.00
.... 2,48~'
29,848
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE .................................. 21.53
DRIVER' An employee who is assigned to perform the duties of a Driver as his or her normal worn assign'men~c shall be compen-
sated at a rate two and one-half percent (2½%) above the wage rate, including incentives, for which the employee
otherwise qualifies for all paidt~ours.
APPENDIX "A"' 'FIREFIGIITER'. WAGE RAT. E SCHEDULE EFFECTI.VE: Nov. 16, 1984
Page 4
WAGF RATF BASF
mm m mm mm mm mm
-STEPS
. .
A_._ R.. C
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
APPROX! MATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE
7.07
395.92 ·
.................... ' ..... 7'9i'~84
1,716.
20,588
14.8b
7.42 7.79 8.18
415.52 436.24 458.08
....... 8~1";04 ............ 872'.'4'8 ............ 9'1'6' ~'1'6 ....
1,801 ....... ].,890... 1,9~b
..... 21 ,.607 ,22~684 ' 23,820
15.59 16,35. 17.18
~ _ i -
SERVICE INCE~IVE RATES:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
_APPROXIMATF ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RAT~i
EDUCATION INCFNTIVE RATFS:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMAT~ MON IHI_Y
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE
CCMBIN~ INCENTIVE RATES:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE _, '~
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
5£p_Rg_X,I MATE ANNUAl ..... , ......... . ......... . ....
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE
8.59
481.04
962.08
2,08b
25,014
18.03
9.02
505.12
1,010.24
2,189
26.266
18.95
9.02 "'
505 12
1,010.24
2,189
26,266
18.95
9.25
518.00
1,036. O0
2,24b
26,936
~9.43
9.47
530.32
1,060.64
2,298
27,577
19.89
9.70
543.20
1,086.40
2,354
.....
20.37
APPENDIX "A"
I'~l"l~'
PARAMED I C/FI RE.F I r,I Il'ER
WA(;IC RATE S(;IIEI')III_I--. IF'FI't'!C'I"IVI2:
,l~l I,v I , I')1t,I l ll~'~lt,,ll~ I r;I,~'llat~V ,
'i
,WAGF RATF ,BASF.
........... -STEPS ..............
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME .HOURLY RATE- - '
, 7.47 . 7.84 8.23 8.64 . 9.08
' 418,32' ." 439.04 " 460.88 483.84 508 48
......... i'" ...... ~' ,64" ........ ~E~'.'b~' "~" '.'i ...... 9'~'~'~ '~'6 ............. ~? '.' ~ ........ i:, 016]9'6
i,813...,' ..... .1,9103 ' ]i.,.~.9.7 .... .. ' . ~,097 . 5,203
2],753 . 22,.8.3.0 .23;9.66 ' . 25,160 ' 26,4,41
'. · ' '- '' ' ~ ''" '' '' c ...... ~' ~
15,69 , 16.47 : 17.2'8 ' 18.15 _ 19.07
~ ~ I - -
9.53
533.68
,067.36
~'~,3"13
._27~751
20.'0,1
SERVICE ][NC~-NTIVE_ RATES:
HOURLY RATE .
WEEKLY RATE ...................... ... ................ · ....
B I-WEEKLY RATE '"' :
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY ............................... , .i ...................... : "'
_APPROX~IMATF ANNUAl. - . ................... , ............ ........ :.-.. .... ~... - ........
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE _
·
9.77
574.12
1,094.24
2 ,'371
28,450
2O.52
EDUCATI ON I NCFNTIVF RATFS:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE '
APPROXI MATI:: MON I'HLY -
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL .._ .......
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY 'RATE
9.53
533.68
1,067.36
2,313
27.1,751
20.01
lO.O1
560.56,
1,121.12
2,429
29,149
21.01
COV[BINED INCENTIVE RATES:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY I~ATE
f -
10.25
574.00
1,148.00
2,487
29,848
21.53
APPE~IX "A"
Page 6
PARAMEDIC/FIREFIGHTER
WAGE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE:
February 24, 1984 through May 17, !984
I -!
W. A6F RATF .BASF
iii ,ii
........· STEPS ....' .........
A ....... ~ .............. C . , ll
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B !-WEEKLY RATE
AP'PROX! KATE MONTHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL ....
PREMIUM OVERT!ME HOURC¥' RAT~ -'
SERV!CE.INO~'-NTIvE ~'I'ES:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B !-WIEEKLY RATE
7.84
878.08
l, 903.
22~830.,
_ _
16.47
8.23 . 8.64 9.08 . 9.53
........ 460., 88. I . ' .......... ~8'3' 8A ............... 508' '48 ...... 5'33 ''68"
921.76 967.68 1,016.96 1,067.36
~1,997 ' ' 2.,.097 ..... 2,203' 2,313
.... 23,.9,6.6. .25;1.60 ! 26,411 , 27,751
17~28 .,__ 18.1'5 ', , 19;07' .. _20,01
,
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY .....................
_APPROXIMATF ANNUAL - ..._ ..... :..._
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE
_.
-
~UCATION INCFNTI~ RATFS:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B !-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMAI'E MONTHLY
A PPROX !___~ EI~_~. ANNUAL
.PilE.M_I~
HOURLY'RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B~-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HouR'C~-' ~,AT'E
.,
,) ---.
· .
· I
, lO.Oi
560.56
1,121.12
-2 ;429
.... 2__9.., 1.49
.71.01.,
lO.O1
.. 560.56
1,121.12
2,429
_29~149
21.0]
ld.25
574.00
1,148.00
2,487
29,848
21.53
lO.51
588.56
1,177.12
-
2,hbO
30.605
10.76
602.56
1,205.1 2
· z,611
31,333
.
22.59
APPE~IX "A"
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PARAMED I C/F I REF I GHTER
WAGE
RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTI'VE:
May 18, 1984 through November 15, 1984
WAGF RATF _RASF.
HOURLY
hEEKLY RAt'F. ...
BI-WEEKL)~ RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
.APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
P~REMIUM OVERT!,ME .HOURLY RATE]
SERVICE !NC~-.STI'IVE RA~$.:
8.23
................... ..., ....... .460.88':
921.76
1,997.
. ,
' . .23,966
.. _ .1 ?,_~
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
]B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MOLLY .......
APPROXI{~ATE ANNUAl- . ..........
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE
~TEPS-
imm immm ~mmm Imm ,mm ~
~lll. mi m mm mm ~m emi mmm
8.64 9.08 9.53 lO.O1
." 483.. 84 ...... 508..4,8 .5.33.,68. 560 56
· 967'68 1,016.96 1~067,.36 -,. 1,121.12
' ... 2,097 '..' ......... 2;.203 2,313 , 2,429
..... ,25,1,6.0...' .....26',41.1 '']' 27,751 29,149
.... 10.15 , l~,O,~',,, _ ?(1.pl _. 21,01
,o
-E
10.51
588.56
1,177.1,2
2,550
30,60.5
??.07
1'0.76
602.56
1 .?05.17
2,611
31,333
22.59
EDUCATION INCFNTIVF .RATFS:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
. BI-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MON IHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL . .: ......
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE
COMBINFl] IN~NTIVI= RATES
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RAi'E
10.51
588.56
1,177.12
2,~50
30,6.05
22.07
ll .04
618.24
1,236.48
2 ,G79
32,148
23.18
ll .28
631.68
1,263.36
2,/37
32,847
23.69
,~ePE~IX "A"
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PARAMEDIC/FIREFIGHTER
WAGE RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE:
November 16, 1984
~A6F' '.RAT~' 1~ASK
........... --STEPS
HOURLY RATE .
WEEKLY RATE
B !-WEEKLY. RATE ..
APPROXIMATE MONTHL~
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL ..
PRE~Zu~ OVER}!A'~ ~URLY ~TE..
.8.56 ' 8.99
........ .4.Z9...36 .... . ......... .§0.3.,.4.4..
: 958.72' . ; 1,006.88
" ........ ".... 2,0Z7 ..........'...2,182.
..... ' ............. ', ........ 2..4..,.9.2.7.... ' ........ 26., ] 7.9.
" 17.9¢ 18.89.
SERVICE !NC~IVE RATES:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
9.44 9.91
........... 5.28,.6..4 .... 554.96
1,057.28 "1,109.92
2,291. 2,'405
.27,489 28,858
.,
19;83 . : 20.82
8.77 9.21 9.68 10.15
.491 ..l.2...' ...... 515.76 542.08 568.40
29,557
21:32
BI-WEEKLY RATE . . ' . ' -- ' ...... ' ~ ....982.24 . ,..,,.....1,031-52. . ' ', 1,084.16.. 1,136.80
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY. ' · ]2.,.1~8 ...... ! ........... 2.,235 ................ 2 ,.34.9. 2,463
APPROXIMATF.. ANNUAL .. . .... ,_. ........... ... ............. 25,.53.8 .... ! ..... ._...26,,820.. ' .28.,188. ,
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE '' 18.42" , 19..~5 "- 2'0.33 ' _
10.40
582.40
1,164.80
2,524
30,285
21.84
- -
1(].66
596.96
1,193.92
2,587
31,042
22.40
EDUCATION INCFNTIVE RATFS:
·
HOURLY RATE : 8.99 9.44 9.91 10. 40 10. 92
WEEKLY RATE ' 503.44 528.64 554.96 582.40 611.52
BI-WEEKLY RATE 1,006.88 1,057.28 . 1,109.92 1,164.80 1,223.04
APPROX'iMAT~c MONTHLY ..... . - . ....... 2,18'-'~-'.,~ ... 2,291.. . .'~40~ 2,524 2,650
A~P~T.F_~.M~U.JAL ....... _ ~,...__. ,,..~;,:, , .... , .......... .~. , ..... '., ... ~,2CJ2.,9 ..... ~:Z~.t1.Qg,__ . .... 2,j%~5,.8,_...lQ. 2~,:~ 31 ~
C iNED INCENTIVE RA1ES,
HOURLY I-~'[E
WEEKLY RA'FE
B I-WEEKLY RATE'
~PPROXIMATE MONTHLY .......
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY 'RATE
9.21
: 515.76
' 1,031.52
...'. . -'2,23~'-
.... ....~2..6,.82.0.
·19.35
9.0U IU. 15 IU.h~,
542.08 568.40 596.96
" "1",084'1'6 ,' 'i,136.80 i 1,193.92
-2-;3z~.9 . ~ -2,-463.'"', z,bSZ
28,188 ' 29,557 31,042
·
'" "-"'"'2d~33 2'1.32 '"- 22.40
i, '
· .
626.08
1,252.1 6
2,713- -
32,556
23.48
APPE~IX "A"
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FIRE CAPTAIN
WAGE RATE,
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE:
July 1, 1983 through May 17, 1984
WAGF RATF BASF
-.
m m,i mi mm Im mi, mi m ,,,,, m m mm mm
STEPS--
HOURLY RATE' .
WEE~Y 'RATE
B !-WEEKLY RATE
APPROX IMAT~ ~ONTHL~/
APPROX!,MATE ANNUAL
P,REMIUM OWRT!M~ HOURLY-R~TE,
SERV!O£ !NCZNTIVE RA'FEs:
8.99 9.44 " 9.91
...... 503, .44 ............ 528,64 ............... .5.54 ..9,6..,
1,006.88 · 1,057.28 1,109,92
...... 2.,182 ...........2,291 .... 2,405.
26..179 ........ 27,489 ....... 28,858
............................ ~ ............ 16,89 ;_., 1'9.83 . 2'0.82'
m mm Imm m mm Ill m m m mi Iii
10.40
58.2.40
"i,164.8o
2,524
30,285
21.84
HOURLY RATE 9.21 9.68 10.15 1.O. 66
..... 51.5.76 ......... 542.08 ....... 568.40 . 596.96
WEEKLY RATE ............................. ~ 1 031· 52 1 084 16 1 136 80 1,193 92
B !-WEEKLY. RATE ~ , · , · , ·
APPROXIMATE MONTHLY. ......... : ............. · .... '.~ ................. 2,22.5.. ' .]2'349..' ............... 2,.46.3 · 2,587
.................................. ' ~.29,557
APPROXIMAT,,E ANNUAL ...... ' ....... 2.6,820.. ; ~ 28 1.88 .. ;, .., ..
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE 19,3b ";' :"'"' ~(~.2:2' '. '"21.32
EDUCATION INCFI~IVE RATES:
:
9.44 9,91' 10.40
528.64 554.96 582.40
! 1,057.28 1,109.92' 1,164.80
...... ~.. ~.,z.~.~...'~::'.,.. --z,.4.o-~-'.: ' --z:~e4.
.. ............27,489... 28 .~858 , 30; 285
'- ' 19.83 20,8~ '-;' 21.84'
, 9.68
lO.15
.' 542, 08.
1,084.16
, ~ -~.49"-
..... ~;_..2..8.,]8_8
20.33
.... 568,.4o...
1,136.80
..,, .... 2..._9.,,.5,57..
21.32
m ~
31,042
22 ~ 40'
-
10.92
611.52
1,223.04
2',650"
31,799
22.94
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMAT~ MONIHLY - . .......... ' .'
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
HOURLY"'RATEJ ........ ' ......
PREMIUM
OVERTIME
COMBI~ INCENTIVE ~TES:
HOURLY RATE
WEEKLY RATE
BI-WEEKLY RATE'
~,PPROXI MATE MONTHLY -'-
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY :~:~,T~_
10.92
'611.52
1,223.04
2,650
3] .799
22.94
10.66 ll.18
596.96 626.08
"l',193.92 1.,252.16
'2 ;-~'~f/, ~-2 ,/12
31,042 . 32,556
22.40 23.48
l'l .18
626.08
1,252.16
2,713
32,556
' 23.48
11.47
642.32
1,284.64
2,783
33,401
24.09
11.74
657.44
1,314.88
2,849
34., 187
24.66
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FIRE CAPTAIN
WAGE .RATE. SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE:
May 18, i984 through November· 15, 1984
WAG~ RAT~
HOURLY RATE .
WEEKLY RATE '
~ I.-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE bIONTHLY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL.__ .... ,~.......
PREM!bM OVERTIME F~PURL. Y ,RATE ..
,~r. RV~, C£ IN~!~
HOURLY RATE .
WEEKLY RATE
B I-WEEKLY RATE
APPROXIMATE MoNq'HLY . ,
_AI:~PROXI MAT£ ANNUAl
PREMIUM OVERTIME HOURLY RATE
EDUCATION INCFK[IVE RATES:
...... - ...... STEPS .............
9.56 ' 10,04
~ ....... 535.36, .,. ........ 5.,62,.,,2,,4 ........
, 1,070.72' , 1,124.48
"- . .......... 2,320 ..' ..' ...... 2",436..
. . :. .... ,..2..7. ,.8..3..9....: ...... 29,.236. '
'" .... ' -" I 2'0. o9'I "i~
10,54
590.24
"I'; 1'~0'.'~:~"
692
_ .
,... ~.~ 1,1 .... .
ll .07 ll .62
619.92 650.72
1,239.84 1,301.44
L,ouo 2 ~'82d
32,236 ,33~8_37
24 41
23..2_.~ .., , .
9.80 10.28 10.79
..... ' ....548..80... ~ ...... 575 68 .... 604 24
., 1,Q97.60 . 1,151.._36 .- 1,208.48
............ 2,3Z8 .....,. 2,495 .............. 2,.618
· .28,.538 ..... 29,935 ' ; 31.,420
20.58 ' 21.5'9 ' 22.67
. _
11.35 11.91
635.60 666.96
1,771.?0 1 3~R, ~
2,754 ' ~
33,051 34,682
23.84 . 25.02
HOURLY RATE 10. 04 10. 54 11.07
WEEKLY RATE 562.24 590.24 619.92
III-WEEKLY RATE 1 , 124.4P; l, 'lnll.
AF'i"RO×] FIATE-~OI~II-'IL~ ................ "2"~'a']'iT-- · ......... '~"~'~Sg ................... 'z,'--'[(, ~(,'"
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL . 29,236 30,692 32,236
?REMIUM_OVE~TIME_ bIOURLY R TF."' _ ' _...~] ...... Z.,,4..,7,6-'~-.....2,2:~i'i1'~,., ....... '-. ...... ?'3..;,25-
................ LTZ ......... -~:=. ................................................................ , ' .._.
dEB I N~.. _I NE~N.[ l.VE.l.~.\ll~, t
11.62 12.20
650.72 683.20
1,301.44 1,366.40
..............,:r'"i~:"~,., ,, ..... TTFF;f--. .
33,83Z 3b, 57(~
' 24.4'1-'-' 25.6'2
. ·., . , .~,, -,.,. - . ~
WI't KI:~' IU~It hth.
~]-WEEKLY RATE 1, Ib'l
APPROXI~TE ~NT~[~Y .......... ' ..... : -' E,495 ' -' ~,-~']8 ' '"2",'~7
APPROXImaTE ANNUAL
PREMIUM OVERTIME-HOURLY ~TE ' 21.59 22.67 23.84
.
I1|111.
I,,I.l,t.u',.
2
34,682
-,
25.02
12.4 ri
3~O31
36,371
26.24
-
APPENDIX "A"
FIRE CAPlAIN
WAGE RATE.SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE:
N()v('mllmt' 1 (:,, 1 OP, 4