HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 53-1984- RESOLUTION NO. 53-84
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 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1569, AFL-CIO, FOR THE
PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1985
WHEREAS the City of South San Francisco City Council has recognized the
American Federation of State, County and Municpal Employees, Local 1569, AFL-CIO,
as the majority representative employee organization of those employees working
in classifications in Professional and Para-Professional Unit #7; and
WHEREAS the representatives of the City and the representatives of the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, AFL-CIO,
have personally met and conferred and freely exchanged information, opinions and
proposals; and
WHEREAS the representatives of the City and the representatives of the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have reached agree-
ment on those wages, hours and conditions of employment which ar~e to be in
effect during the period September 1, 1983 through June 30, 198.5 for employees
in the Professional and Para-Professional Representation Unit #2; and
WHEREAS the representatives of the City and the representatives of the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, AFL-CIO,
have jointly prepared a written Memorandum of Understanding; and
WHEREAS the written Memorandum of Understanding has been accepted by the
membership of AFSCME, Local 1569, AFL-CIO; and
WHEREAS the City's representatives join with AFSCME, Local 1569, AFL-CIO
representatives in recommending that the written 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 American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, AFL-CIO, which sets forth
those wages, hours and conditions of employment to be in effect during the
period September 1, 1983 through June 30, 1985 for employees working in classi-
fications in the Professional and Para-Professional Representation Unit #2 and
which Memorandum of Understanding shall be binding Upon the City, upon the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, AFL-CIO
and upon the employees covered therein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized to
endorse on Page 1 and on the signature page of said Memorandum of Understanding
the following'
"Approved by City Council Resolution No. 53-84 adopted 4/25/84
APP~QVED BY CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 53-84,
ADOPTED '4yr25/84
ARTICLE l. PREAMBLE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
.. BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
AND THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF' STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1569,
THIS MEMORANDUM oF UNDERSTANDING is .enteY'ed into IL, y the (;ity of Sotmth San
Francisco, hereinafter designated as "City" and the American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, AFL-C10, hereinafte~ (lesignated as'
"Union" as a mutual agreement of those wages~ hours and conditions of employs;lent
which are to be in effect during the period of September l,
1985 for those employees working in classifications ir~-the representat~or,
referred to in Article 2, Section 1 hereof.
ARTICLE 2, UNION RIGHTS "
Section t. Recognition-
The City of South San Francisco recognizes the FVnerican Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees, Local 1569, AFL-CIO as the majority representative
employee organization of the employees included in the Professional and Para-
Professional Unit #2 consisting of all employees in classifications listed belo~
as well as all employees, in classifications as may be added to the Unit by the
City during the term of this Memorandum° Classifications included in the
Professional and Para-Professional Unit #2-
Commqnications Dispatcher
Senior Communications Dispatcher
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Section 2. Payroll Deduction
A. Exclusive Use of Payroll Deduction: The use of the City's payroll system
for the purpose of deducting Union dues and other lawfully permitted deductions
the pay of employees for whom.the Union is the recognized majority )'epresentatiYe -
employee organization shall be the exclusive" privilege of the Union and shall not
be provided for any other registered or recognized employee group or organization.
B. Authorization for Dues Deduction: Upon the receipt of a written request
and authorization from an employee for deduction of Union dues and other law(ul, ly
permitted deductions, the City shall withhold such dues and deductions from the
salary of the employee and remit the withholdings to the Union.
1. Amount of Deductions: The City shall withhold dues and other lawfully
permitted deductions in such amounts as are officially prescribed by the Union.
2. _Maintenance of Dues Deduction- An employee ~ho has an authorization
for dues deduction in effect upon the effective date of this Memorandum and an
employee who submits an authorization during the term of this Memorandum shall
not' be allowed to withdraw authorization for continued withholding of dues deductions
at any time other than during the last thirty (30) calendar (lays of the term of this
Memorandum. The City shall continue to withhold dues deductions unless an employee
files a statement with the City withdrawing authorization for the continued withholding
of the deductions during' the last thirty (30) calendar days of the term of this
Memorandum.
C. Payroll Deduction Procedures. The.effective (late of withholdings, time
· .of .re,hitting withholdings to the Union, the effective date of d~scontinuance and
all procedural matters shall be as mutually acceptable to the IJnion and the I~ity,
provided that. the City's payroll system and its operations are not L;.r~duly c~isrupte~.
D. Notification of New Employees- The City shall llotify the
name, classification and date of hire of each new employee appointed to e posit~or,
covered by this Memorandum. Notice shall be provided to the Union
Calendar month'from the date of hire~
SeCtion 3. Authorized Union R_epresentative alid Ste_w?-__d
A. Access- An authorized representative of the tlni(,F, shall ha~e the right t.o
contact a'n (ndividual employee represented by the' Union in a City' facility clurin9
the employee's work hours on ma'tters concerning wages, hours and other conditions
of employment. The authorized, represenl~tiv.eshall provi¢ie )'easonable ~,otice to
t'he employee's Bureau Commander' or the Watch Coimlander prior to entering the work
location of the employee. The Bureau Commander or the Watch Commander shall have
the right to make 'arrangements for a contact location and/or.' contact time which i:s
the least disruptive to the employee's work assignments and departmental operations.
B. Steward. The Union shall be al.lowed to designate one (~nployee as Steward.
The Bureau Commander or the Bureau Commander's designee shall grant reasonab.le
release time off without loss of time or pay to the Steward for the purpose of
the Steward's investigation and handling of employee' grievances. 'The release time
shall be granted at such times as the needs of the Burea~.~ ca'ri'reasonably, t,e met-
C. EmplJyee Representation Rights- An emplOYee who is )-equire~ to meet wit)~
a supervisor or management official and who has reason t.o expect, that the meeting
will involve questioning leading to'potential disciplina'ry action, shall f~ave the
right to have the Steward or an authorized'Union representative present at the
meeting. In the event that an employee requests the presence qfe. Ke~,resentatiYe,
the representative shall be contacted to arrange a mutually ~cceptable time and
place for a meeting,' Once scheduled, the' supervisor or ma.n~.qement official shall
not be required tO' reschedule the meeting for the convenience of the representative.
D. Union Business Time:r.~eneral Unio6'bus-iness shall ~lot t,e conducted ~¢uring
employees' working hours. The Union may request that the Bur. ea~ Commander or the
Commander's designee permit the.conduct of general Union business during employees'
working hours for specific put. poses and at specifi6 times. The Bureau Commander or
the Commander's designee may grant approval for. the conduct i~f such general Union
business during employees' working hours when such activity does not interfere ~ith
departmental operations.
Section 4. Use of City Facilities
A. Bulletin Board- -The City will furnish adequate space for a bulletin board
in the employees' workplace for the exclusive use of the Union. The Union shall not
· post anything'of a discreditable nature to the City or its employees or which could
be offensive to members of the general public or other visitors to the Bureau. The
Union shall be responsible for maintaining the bulletin board in an orderly condition
and'shall promptly remove outdated materials.
B~ Employee Mail Boxes' Each employee mail box at the Bureau may be used by
the Union-for distributing Union informational materials.
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· ...ART~ICLE 3. NO DISCRIMINATION'
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In receiving the rights afforded by this Memorandum of Understanding, no person
shall, in any way, be favored or discriminated against to l.l~e e×tent pri>hibited by
law because of political or religious opinions or affiliat-ions; or beca. use o~ ~acial
or national o'rigin; or because of age or sex or sexual i-:reference or physical l~ar~cap;
or because of the extent to which a person chooses to en§a§e or ~o mo% en~a§e i~,
Union activities.
ARTICLE 4. WAGES AND COMPENSATION
Section 1. Wages
Wages shall be as set forth in Appendix A,
Section 2. Payment Of Compensation
Each employee shall be compens'ated on a bi-weekly bas~s, l'ayment ~ll normally
be made o.n the Thursday immediately following the conclusion of a City payroll period.
A City payroll period begins' on the Friday. whi'ch is the first~ day ¢,f a City
and ends on the Thursday Which 'is the la.st day of a City i;ayperio~.and consists
fourteen (14) calendar days. Employees who are on continuous paid megular service ·
for a partial payperiod shall receive pro-rated compensation for'the payper~od 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 tlnderstandin.~.
Continuous paid regular service excludes all unpaid leaves of absence of an employee
and excludes the period of time the employee is not in a t'~mll-t.ime megular employment
status with the City.
Section 3. Retirement Benefits
A..Retirement Plan- Retirement benefits for employees shall be those estab.-
lished by. the Public Employees' Retirement System (PEi~S) ~or ~iscellaneous Employees
2% at Age 60 Plan,
B. City ContAibution: The City shall pay the rate prescrSbed l,y ~he Public
Employees' Retirement System for employer contributions %o ~ERS in. accordance with'
the rules and regulations governing such employer.contributions.
C.' Employees' Contribution'to R~t-irement System:' Except as otherwise
in Subsection "D" below, the City shall pay on behalf o~' each employee seven percent
(.7%) of the rate prescribed by PERS for each employee's, contribution
accordance with the rules and regulations governing such contributions. The mema~nder
of the rate prescribed by PERS for each employee's contribution shall be deducte~l from
the employee's pay by the City and forwarded to PERS in accordance w~th the mules and
regulations governing such contributions.
D. Conversion of City Payment of Employee's Contribution ~o E~_loyee's Base
Wa~e Rate-.. An eligible employee shall be permitted to convert the seven percent
City payment of employee contribution to PERS to his or ~er base ~a~e rate.
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1. Eligible Employees:
a. An employee who is at least forty-seven (47) years of age and
signs a Statement of Intent to Retire Within three (2) years is eligible to convert
the City's payment of seven percent (7%) of his or her contribution to ~Ei~S %o his
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' .or her base wage rate. .
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b. An employee who is eligible for an industrial or r, on-industrial
--- disability retirement shall be eligible to convert the City's payment of seven
percent (7%)-of his or her contribution to PERS to his or he~' base ~.~a§e mate..
2. Calculation of Converted Base Wage Rate: An eligible employee .~ho
has elected to convert the City's' payment of seven perCent (?%) o~ bis or her employee
contribution to PERS to his or her base wage rate shall have his or her non-conyerted
base hourly wage rate changed to his Or. her base hourly converted ~age rate ~s
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Employee's Base Hourly Non-Converted Wage Rate (as' set t~orth in
Appendix A)'X 1.07 = Employee's Base Hourly Converted Wage
In establishi.ng the actual base hourly converted wage ~-ate, i~mac%~on$ of one cent
with a value of four. (4) or less will be discarded~ and ~'ractions o~ one cent ~th
a value of five (5)'or more shall increase the base hourly ¢o~ver~ed wage mate by
one cent.
'3. Effect 'of Conversion' . Once an employee has ot~fic~ally elected ~o ¢:o,qvert
the city's seven percent (.7%) payment of employee PERS ¢ontribut~o~ ~o his or bet
base wage rate, the employee shall not be permitted to reverse the ~onYersio~ at any
time. Upon the effective date of the conversion~ the City will d~s¢on~inue payment
of seven percent (7%) of the employee's PERS contribution and the employee's ~ull
contribution rate shall, be deducted from the ~mployee'$ pay by %he £i~y and ~orwarded
to PERS in accordance with the rules and regulations (.lovern~ng such contributions.
4. Effective Date of Conversion'
a. Service 'Retirement: The conversion oi~ the City's pa~nent of seYen
percent (7%) of an eligible employee's PERS contribution to ~he e~ioyee's base
hourly wage rate shall ~become effective upon the first day ot~ ~he.~ayperiod 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 contribution to ~be employee's
base hourly wage rate for an industrial or non-industrial d~sabil~y-~'etireme~t shall
become effective as determined by the first-occurring ev.ent as
1. The first day of the payperiod immediately following ~he
date upon' which the employee applied t~or a .~lis~bility ~et~rement
and/or
2. The first day of the payperiod immediately following the date
upon which the employee's disability ~as determined to be
permanent and stationary, or
3' One day prior to the actual date of met~rement.
Section 4. Insurance Benefits
"Full time regular employees shall be eligible to ~eceive ~nsur~nce benefits currentl,
provided by the City through contracts with insurance carriers or sel~-insurance program
as fol 1 ows:
A. Heal th Insurances ·
1.__Available_ Plansi Subject to the. terms and conditions of the City's'
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.con-tracts with health insurance carriers, eligible employees shall be permitted
to select health insuran~ coverage for themselves and their eligible dependents
from one of the following plans-
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN - "S" ['.OVERAGE
BAY PACIFIC HEALTH CARE PLAN
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH PLAN
:2. 'Payment of Premium Costs' The City shall Pay i~e premium costs for-
eligible employees'and 'their dependents to the insurance c:arrier for the plan
selected by each employee in accordance with the requirements prescribed by tKe
contract with each carrier for payment of s~ch premiums.
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· 3. Effective Dates .of Coverage- The effective ~ate of coverage for health
insurance shall be the first of the month following the month of (~rollment of the
employee and the employee's dependent(s). Coverage shall termina.te or, the last day
of the month in which an employee separates from employment. Dependent coverage
shall terminate on the date prescribed by each health i)~surance cartier's contract
for discontinuance' of dependents no longer eligible t'or coverage.
'4. Health· insurance for Employees Who Retire: Sub.iect to t.)~e te~ms e.r~d
conditions of the City's contracts with health '~nsurance c'arriers, an employee who
retires during the term of this Memorandum on a service or an' industrial, disability
or a non-industrial disability retirement shall be provided the opportunity to
continue his o'r her-health insurance coverage with one of the City's plans, subsequent
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 c:osts
of his or her dependent(s) coverage.
B. Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: Subject to the terms
and conditions of the City's contract With Standard Insurance Company of Portland,
Oregon, eligibl'e employees shall be provided tile following l~fe and e, cc. idental deat~
and dismemberment insurance'
TERM LIFE iNSURANCE WITH A FACE VALUE OF $5,000.00
ACCIDENTAL' DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE ]1~ llt~ AMOU~IT OF $5,000.00
The City shall pay the premium costs for eligible employ, ees to Stanc~arc~ Insurance
Company of Portland, Oregon in accordance wi tl~ the requirements prescribed by the
contract with the carrier for.the p~yment of such premiums. Coverage shall become
effective on the first of the month following enrollment ancl shall terminate upon
the day an employee separates from City employment.
C. Vision Insurance" Subject to the terms and ¢ond~t$ons of the CitY's V~sion
Insurance Plan, eligible employees and their-dependent(s) shall be provided the
following vision insurance:
.VISION SERVICE PLAN - pLAN "B" - $10.00 DEDUCTIBLE
The Vision Insurance Plan .shall be provided to employees ~th no premium costs to the
employees or their eligible dependent(s). Coverage shall b~ome effective on the
first of the month following enrollment and shall termSnate on the last of the month
in i~hich an employee separates from City employment.
D. Dental Insurance: Subject to the terms and cond~t$ons of the City's Dental'
Insurance Plan, eligible employees and their eligible depenclents shall be provided
the following dental insurance:
CALIFORNIA DENTAL SERVICE - PROGRESSIVE PLA~
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· The Dental Insurance Plan shall be provided to employees ~ith no premium costs to
th~ employees or their eiigible dependent(s)° Coverage shall become ef'fective on
the first day of the month following six (6) full months ot~ emplo~anent with the City.
Only employees hired on the first of any month shall be eligi, ble for c.¢,¥era§e six (6)
months from the date of hire. Eligible employees must enroll in ¢,rder to become
eligible for dental insurance coverage. Coverage shall terminate o,~ the las% day
of the month in which an employee separates from employment ~ith t~e City.
E. Long-Term Disability' Insurance: Subject to the terms an.~ conditions of
the City's contract with Standard Insurance 'Company of Portland, (~re§on, eli.~ible
employees shall be provided Long-Term Disability Insurance coverage ~h~cb [,rovides
for payment of up to two-thirds (2/3) of the base .salary oi~ an employee ~rho qualit~ies
for such payment or who qualifies for some lesser payment. ~r, der %~e provisions of
the Plano The LOng-Term Disability Insurance Pl'an shall I~e provided to employees
with no premium costs to the employees° Coverage shall become effective on the ~irst
day of the month following enrollment and shall i~erminate on the tlay the empl¢,yee
separates from City employment.
Sect'ion 5. Deferred Compensation
Full-time regular employees are eligible, subject ~.o the terms and cor~itions
thereof, to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan m)ade 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 ef ~orE t~or employees and
shall not be construed as a guarantee of hours or work per ~eek~
A. Normal Work Week: An employee Shall work a normal schedule ~hich includes
on-duty shifts which result in for.ty (40) hou.rs of on-duty ~ime per work week~
B. Work.Schedules: The Commun'ications BUreau Commander shall .schedule the
work days and work weeks of employees which shall include sh}ft ~ssi~nments as
necessary.
C. Changes to Scheduled Work Days' and Work Weeks: ~he City shall meet an~
confer with the Un'ion on any proposed changes 'to the length of the work day or the
number of days per week employees are normally scheduled to ~o~k~
D. Shift Assignments: The Communications Bureau Commander shall assign
employees to shifts as necessary to the'effective operations of the Bureau. Employees
shall be allowed to bid for their· preferred shift assignments in I)ecember and June of
each year for shift assignments to become effect'ive i'n January and July, respectively.
Seniority within classification will be given priority in assigning employees their-
preferred Shifts, 'provided that the operating needs of the Bureau have been reasonably
met. The Bureau Commander may temporarily reassign an emplb~'ee to another shift when
· it is necessary to accomodate temporary.employee shortages or the lack et~ experience
of junior'employees, The shift schedules
respectively will normally be posted Tour t~,bec9me.effect.ive
Ja.nuary
and
Jul~.
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Sec:ion 2. Meal and Rest Breaks
An' employee shall not depart from the work station during scheduled hours of
work unless he or she is p.roperly relieved.
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- 'A. Meal .Breaks. An. employee may be granted a mea! break away from the
work station or thirty {30} minutes duration, provided that sufficient coverage of
the work station is available. Employee's time on authorized meal breaks shall .be
considered as time worked.
B. Rest Breaks: When workloadS'permits, employee's ~lay be allov,,ed to take an'
informal rest break .within the work station ~ 'Employees' time on such i-est breaks
shall be considered as time worked.
Section 3. Overtime
A. Overtime Defined- Overtime work is , authorized ~k))-~ in excess of
an employee's normal work week~ Paid leave hours shall be co~.sidered as hours
B. Overt.ime Records° ReCords Of overtime worked shall be maintained in accor-
dance with ip~ocedu'res' established by the Police Chief.
~' C. Minimum Overtime· No form of, overtime payment. Shall .be made where overtimm
'worked prior to'the beginning oflan employee's normal ,work perio~ or following
completion of' an employee's normal work period is less than'twelve .(12) minutes
D. O¢e~time Comi~ensation 'Ratei 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 otherwise qualifies pursuant, to the provisions of Appendix
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1. Training Time- An employee who Works time in excess of his or her normal
work week as 'the'result of attending training sessions required by the Police Chief
the Chief's designee shall be compensated at the Hourly Rate for time Spent in such
training sessions which exceeds. ~his' or her normal work week.
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2. Usual Overtime:-An employee who' wol'ks timeI in excess of )~is or her
work week as 'the result of a non-.training overtime assignment shall be compensated at
the Premium Overtime Hourly Rate for time so worked'..
3. 'Court'Appearance Time. 'An employee Who is required to appear in court
in his or h6r'.official employment capacity shall be compensated at the I~emium Hourly
Rate for time spent in such' c°urt appearances when the court appearance ~oes not occur
during an employee's normally scheduled hours of'work as follows-
..a.. 'Minimum Time for C°ur.t 'Appeayan'Ce on Scheduled Work Day: An employee
who is required to.appear in court in his or'her official employment', capacity at a time
which is not during the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work but which is on a
day that the employee is scheduled or has .volunteered~to work shall '~eceive a minimum
of two (2) hours of overtime compensation for such a court appearance.
'b~ Minimum Time for Court Appearance on'Non-Scheduled Work Day: An
employee who is required to appear in court in his or her official employment capacity
at a time which is not during the employee's regUlarly scheduled hours of work nor is
on a day that the employee is scheduled or has volunteered to work shall receive a
minimum of three (3) hours of overtime compensation for such a court appearance.
· E. Overtime Assignments: The Communications Bureau Commander shall make such
scheduled and non-scheduled overtime assignments as are necessary to the effective
operations of the Communications Bureau. The Bureau Commander will use the following
guidelines in making overtime assignments:
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1. Employees shall be allowed to bid.for overtime, assignments with the
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employees in the highest classifications bidding first. Whenever practical, seniority
'wil~hin classification wi'll be given priority in granting bids. o~ertime will be
distributed as evenly as possible among the employees involved and an opportunity
be provided 'for those employees who want overtime assignments tO take assignments from
employees who do not want overtime assignments.
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2. .Whenever practical, overtime will be filled by volunteers or ~,y those
employees who are already working or schedul'ed to work an.adjoini-ncj sh$~'£
by assigning emPloyees to work on their day off.
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'F. Compensatory-Time Off' In]. Lieu of paid Overtime:: ~he Commun~catior~s Bureau
Commander may allow each emplOyee.t° accumulate up tO a'' ~aaximum of forty ~40)
of compensatory time at any given, time in l~et~ .of the employee receivin.q pay for
overtime wo.rked. 'Compensatory time shall be earned on-an bout-for-hour basis
all compensatory'time off Shall be requested and scheduled in accordance wi~h ~he'
rules and regulations prescribed by the Police Chief ¢,r'~he Chief's de$i(jnee.
ARTICLE 6. HOLIDAY COMPENSATION
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In lieu Of paid time off 'for holidays, e~ch employe~e shall receive hol.~day
compensation as follows-
A. Full-Day Holidays- An additional 'eight (8) hours of compensa~ion
at 'the straight-time hourly rate fOr which the employee otherwise qualifies pursuant.
to the provisions of Appendix"A" for each payperiod during which each of
following holidays occur:
January 1
Third Monday in February
Last Monday in May
auly 4
First Monday in September
Second Monday in October
November ll
Fourth Thursday in November
Fourth Friday in November
December 25
New Year's Day
Washington's Birthday Observed
Memorial Day Observed
Independence Day
Labor Day -
Columbus Day Dbserved
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day'
Day following Thanksgiving
Christmas ~ay
B, Half (1/2) Day Holidays: An additional' four {4) hours of compensation
at the straight-time hourly rate for which the 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, ~iscretionary Holiday: An additional eight {8) hoUrs of compensation
at the straight-time hourly rate for which the employee otherwise 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
-'-- com. pensation by December 12 of each calendar year, the employee shall forfeit the
) receipt of his or her discretionary holiday compensation for that calendar year.
) An employee must be employed by the City for a period of three full calendar months
prior to becoming eligible for discretionary holiday compensation for a calendar year.
D, Employees not Eligible for 'Holiday Compensation' A new employee ~ho
is not on full-time regular~ paid status for the entire payperiod during which a holiday
occurs shall not be elig_ible for holiday compensation during that payper)od. Employees
on long-term disability leave shall not be eligible for holiday compensation,.
ARTICLE 7. PAID LEAVES
Section 1. Vacation
Full-time regular employees shall be eligible to earn and be granted vacation leave.
A. Vacation Accrual Rates' Each employee shall accrue vacation hours ir, accorda~ce
with the following accrual 'rate schedule:
ACCRUAL I'~ATE PEP, APP~OxIMAI'E
LENGTH OF SERVICE BI-WEEKLY I'AYPEP, IOD IIOURS PEF: 'YEAR
First through fifth years, inclusive
Sixth through fifteenth years, inclusive.
Sixteenth through twenty-fifth years, inclusive
Twenty-sixth and succeeding years
3.OB hours
4..62 hours
6.16 hours
7.69 hours
80 hours
120 hours
160 hours
200 hours
B. Vacation Scheduling: The Police Chief or-the Chief's designee shall schedule
vacation periods during which'employees shall' take the vacaf~ion' time for which they are
el.igible. Employees 'shall be allowed to bid for their preferred vacation periods and,
provided i~hat the operating needs of. the Communications Bureau can I,e )'easonably' met,
seniority within classi.fication will be used in granting employees' preferred vacation
periods. Employees in the highest classification shall bid first for vacation periods.
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C. Deferral of Vacation Period: In the event that the .needs of the'Communications
Bureau are such that an employee is unable to be scheduled to take all of his or her
vacation time during a calendar year, the unused and unscheduled portion of his or her
vacation may be deferred to the following calendar year. An employee may request the
deferral of up to forty (40) hours of vacation leave from one calendar year to the
following calendar year. The deferral of an employee's vacation time for any reason
must be approved byl the Police Chief and by the City'Manager. Deferred vacatior, which
is not taken by an employee in the calendar year immediately following.the year of
deferral shall, be compensated for in time off or in cash payment to the employee durir,9
the month of January of each calendar year, commencing with January 1985..
D. Maximum VaCation Accumulation: No more than two hundred and forty {240)
hours of 'vacation time shall be accumulated' by any employee for any reason as unused
vacation. Unused vacation earned by an employee in excess of two hundred and forty
(240) hours on January 1 'of each calendar year shall be compens.ated for in time off
or in cash payment to the employee during the month of January Of each calendar year.
E. Vacation Compensation: An employee who retires or separates from'City empl°~))en·
or who is to receive cash payment for vacation time on record pursuant to C and or D
above shall be compensated at the base hourly wage rate for which the employee otherwise
qualifies pursuant to the provisions of Appendix "A" for all vacation time for which cash
payment is to be made. An employee, who retires or separates from City employment shall
receive cash payment for all unused vacation hoUrs on record.
Section 2. Sick Leave
An employee who .is absent from work and who is temporarily and/or partially disabled
from"performing work as the result of a personal injury or illness' shall be eligible to
receive sick leave without loss of salary or benefits.
A. Sick leave Accrual Rate: Each employee shall accrue sick leave hours at the
rate of 3.69 hours per payperiod up to a maximum accrual of one thousand'and two hundred
(1200) hours. An employee who works less than full-time during a payperiod shall accrue
sick leave hours on a pro-rated basis for all compensated time during the payperiod.
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B. Sick Leave Request' An employee shall: prepare and present a request
'for paid sick leave on each occurrence of sick leave on such forms and in accordance
with such po.licies and procedures established for sick leave requests by the Police
Chief or the Chief's designee.
C, 'ApProval of Sick Leave Requests.: The l'olice Chief or the Chief's
designee shall review all Sick leave requests and, if approved by the ['olice Chie('
or the Chief's designee,'-the request for paid sick leave (or an employee shall be
granted. The Police Chief or the Chief's designee shall not unreasonably' ~-lithh-al6
approval of an employee's sick leave request'~
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D. Verification of Injury or Illness:
1. UsUal VerifiCation: An' employe, e requestir~g paid sick leave
approval shall provide such verification of actual in.iu, rv or illness as is satist"actory.
"to the Police'Chief or the Chief's designee. Usually, ~m. ch verificatio.n shall be ir~
the form of an employee's, personal 'affidavit of injury or-illness.
2. Doctor's .Verification Of Injury or Illness: A ~loctor's verif'i-
cation of actual .inj-ury or' illness is verification which h-Ai 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 recovered sufficiently to assume'light Out)', or
is able to perform regular work without restrictions.
a. An employee shall be 'required to submit a doctor's verifica-
tion of actual 'injury or illness when the employee.requests approval of paid sick
leave subsequent to having been absent from work for a period of.t~orty (40) consecutive
work*hours or more.
b. An employee shall be required to submit a (loctor"s verification
and/or provide medical reports On his Or her medical condition when the employee has
been provided with prior notice of such a requirement by the Commur~ications Bureau
Commander or the Commander's designee.
E.' Notification of Absence on Sick Leave: An employee, who. is going to
absent from work on sick leave must notify his-or her immediate supervisor or such
other person as may be designated by the Police Chief or the Chief's designee at the
earliest possible time that the'.empl.oyee is.aware that he or she is going to'be absent.
F. Medical Appointments Leave:- An employee may be granted leave without
loss of salary or benefits for the purpose of going to' appointments with medical
doctors or dentists in instances where the employee can demonstrate that the appointment
could not have been reasonably scheduled to occur at a non-work time of the employee.
An employee requesting such paid leave shall receive approval of the (lepartment head.
or the department head's designee prior to the taking of the leave. Medical appointment.
leave shall be authorized only for that period of time necessary to provide reasonable
travel time to and from lthe appointment and the actual time required for 'the appointment
The employee requesting such leave shall submit his or her personal affidavit describing
the nature and need for the appointment.. The City reserves the right to confirm or
verify any appointment for which such leave is authorized.
G. Family Care Leave: An' employee may be granted up to a maximum of
twenty-four (24) hours of paid leave during each calendar year for the purpose oi~
obtaining medical consultation/treatment for an ill or injured family member or for
caring for an injured or ill family member. A family member shall include the employee'
spouse, child, mother, father and/or any of the following who reside in the employee's
home: brother, sister, grandparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, (laughter-in-law
or son-in-law, or such other person who resides in the employee's home, if in the
opinion of the Police Chief .or.the C.h,ief's .designee,.ther.e exists an extraordinarily
close familial relationship ~e~ween ~ne empmoyee ano such other person.
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H. Maximum Paid Sick'Leave Time: All time taken and approved for the
leave uses prescribed in this Section shall .be provided to an.employee without loss
of pay or benefits provided that the employee has sufficient unused sick leave hours
accumulated against which his or her use hours can be chargeO. ~,n (.lnployee who has
insufficient UnuSed Sick leave hours on record to use f:or the purposes prescrit, e~ ir,
this Section may request the use of other paid leave balances or. leave of absence
without pay. The Communications Bureau Commander or the Commander's 6esignee
approve the u. se of other paid leave hours or leaves of absence without, pay i~ lieu
of sick leave by an. employee for such purposes,
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I. Payment of Unused Accumulated Sick Leave: An employee who f~as been employed
with the City for a' continuous period of one (1) full year and who separates from City
service in good standing shall be eligible to receive pa~ql~ent for accumulated and ~nusec~
sick leave hours on record as follows:
l. '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 maximum of-nine
hundred and sixty (960) of such recorded hours (maximum of 480 payable hours).
2. Rate Payable: Payment of unused accumulated sick leave ho',~rs for eligible
employees shall be made at the employee's hourly wage rate t~or which t)~e employee
otherwise qualifies pursuant to'the provisions of Appendix "A".
3. Time of Payment: An employee, or an employee's beneficiary,-' shall become
eligible to receive payment for unused sick-leave hours upon separation in good
~standing or upon the death of an eligible employee. Payment may be made at the time (,i
the employee's death or separation or may be deferred to the t~irst payroll period in
the calendar year immediately following, at the option of the payee.
Section 3. Industrial Injury or.Illness Leave
An employee who-is temporarily and/or paY't~a!ly disabled from performing ~Fork
as the result of an injury or illness which'has been determined to be industrially
caused and which injury or illness necessitates the employee's absence from work
shall be entitled to receive ~paid Industrial Injury or I))ness Leave as (ollows-
AJ Amount of Leave: An employee shall.be eligible to receive paid Industrial
Injury or Illness Leave equal to the portion of an employee's 'scheduled work time
which is covered.by Worker's Compensation Insurance benefits. An employee who is
receiving paid Industrial Injury or Illness. Leave shall assign to the City all.
Worker's Compensation Insurance proceeds received by the employee.
B. Supplemental Leave: An emploYee shall be allowed to use accumulated unused
sick leave hours to receive full compensation for all hours the employee is scheduled
to work but is unable to work and which hours are not covered by Worker's Compensation
Insurance benefits. Upon exhausting his or her unused sick leave hours, an employee
may use compensatOry time or vacation time on record to receive full pay for all hours
not covered by Worker's Compensation Insurance benefits.
C. Credit for City Reimbursement- In the event that the City receives reimburse-
ment for benefits paid to an employee, from a third party, the City will credit the
emp'loyee's sick leave, compensatory time and/or vacation time balances wi'th full or
partial credits consistent with the conditions of the third-I)arty reimbursement to
the City. ·
Section 4. Bereavement' L'eave
· An employee may be~g~anted leave of absence without l~ss of salary.or benefits
UPo~ the' death or the fun6'ral of any of the following persons- spouse,.
father, mother~ brother, sister~ grandfather, grandmother' t~alher-~n-la~,~,, mother-~n
-- law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law~ daughter-in-law and son.-in~la~r. ]r~
the Police'Chief .may grant bereavement leave to an employe(: t~Bon thc--~ ~',eat~.. o~. the
funeral of some other person if, in the opinion of the Police Chief, 1here ex~sted
an extraordinarily close familial relationship between the £~ployee e.r,~ such ot~er
person, An employee may be granted up to a maximum of twenty~our (~&) hours of
bereavement lea~e per occurrence for the.death or. funeral ¢,~ e.' ~am$1~)~
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An employee may be granted up to a maximum of twen%y~four (2~) h~ulr~
leave per occurrence~ i:or the' death or funeral' of a family ~;;(~,~,er ~Jt.hir~ t~-e state
of California and up to a maximum of forty (40) hours of I',ereave~ent leave per
occurrence for the death or funeral of a family .member outside 'the ste, t¢:
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Section 5' M&t6rnity Leave
An employee shall be granted materhity leave as follo.~:s:
A. Per~od of'Physical D~sability- An employee who. is temporar$1y end/or
partially~ ~isabled from performing work'-and her absence fi'om ~ork .~s m¢.~.essitate~
as the result,of pregnancy shall be eligible to'.receive s~c:k, l'eaYe
disability benefits. pursuant to the provisions of this Mc~orandum
for all time the employee is disabled from work,
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B. Non£Disabtli'ty. Maternity'Leave- An employee .who
partially' disabled from performing work due to pregnan(:y ¢,r'~ho has recovered.-from
--- such temporary and/or.partial disability'to the point %hat her absence
no longer necessitated, shall be allowed to use accumulate~ compens~t.ory t~me,
tion and/or a leave of absence without, pay .upon the writter, request of the employee,
.subject to the followihg limitations- ..
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1. :The employee's request' .for leave 'of absence. ~t.lmut p~), s~ll not be
granted unless and until the employee.first'uses-all accumule, t.e~ cc~ns~tor,~-time
and vacation ~ccumulation; and -
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~ 2o No per.i6~-of absence, from work pm st.am:'to (:bis Section-sh~ll excee~
a sum total of three'.(3)' calendar' months~, which %brae (2)cale~dar b~t. hs'shall
the period of di~ab/i-lity i'mmediately~ preceding the termination of the ~regnancy,
Upon completion of a maxi'mum of three (3) month~ of pai~ 'and/or zmpai~I leaye,
the employee shall be return6d to her position in her clas$~f}cat~on ~th the C~ty.
ARTICLE 8., LONG:TERM DISABILITY
.A~ 'APplicati6n'fOr'Benefits- An employee'~ho is disabled from the
performance of the duties of his or her class'ification as' the.result of an
'or illness and who has completed the thirty (30) calendar day eliminntior, per~od '
required by the City's Long-Term Disability lnsurance'Policy may file an application
for. long-term disability insurance benefits in accordance ~ith t~ ~- '
e~u~remeat$ of
the-City's Policy,
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B, 'u~e'of'Pai~'Leaves During Elimination Period- A ~lisabled
may use accumulated unused sick-leave' hours to .)~eceiv-~-iul ! pay ~r a~l bouts the
employee is scheduled to work but is unable to work durin~ the tI~i~ty.(20) calendar
Uay. elimination period required by the .City's Policy. Upon exhaustin.q bis or her
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· unused sick leave'hours, ~n employee may use vacation oir compensatory time on record
to receive full pay for. all hours the employee is scheduled to ~rk
work during the thirty (30) calendar day elimination I',eri(,~ recluire~ 1,~
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C.' 'Ci~Y.Det~mination: Upon an employee qualifyir,9
Disability Insurance benefits, the City shall determine~
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1. Whether to separate the employee' "',~,
~ c,) City' seYv~ce.
posit~on in his or her classificatior,, o~' . .
2..' Whether to grant the employee a leave of
pay.for .a period of time up to tin'ce lmn~re~
(365) 'calendar days, 'or a ~'.easonable ex t.en~ or,
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D; separation Subsequent. to Lea.¥~e: If the"C~t~, ~rar, t.s arl'~:~plc,)-em ~ '
leave of absenc~ without pay for any' period up to three hun~re~
calendar days, or 'a reasonable extension thereof, and ti,{~ (~]ployd:e
resume w~k p~io~ ~o off ~ '~he expiration of such ~e~ve, fyi: Ci~.
employee ~ Ci~ service or position in h~s of her (:~s~fi(~ion
addi~iona~
Disab~ ~y '[nsuFance' benefits and .upbn bein9 9~m~ted a le:~¥e of
by the. City, the City will pay, At the ~equest o~: the em~,lco, ee,-~n)'
time for which the employee qualifies,
· F~ Insurance Premium Pa~3anents: The. (:ii:), ¥~ill ¢ontSn~e. to J~¥
premiums o~ behalf of a'disa.h~ed emp)'oyee and Ins or her clependeF, ts P'.~i's~F,t to -th~-
provisions for such payments othenvise provided in this If:moran~F, until
date of separation, from City employment of ti~e empl(kYee._. -
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ARTICLE 9., 'UNPAID LEAVE ..
· The Cit'.~ council., maygrant an.em, ployee ...... a leave of ~.b-~en[-e %i)~:Jiotl~..
not to exceed one (l) yearo- The C~ty Man. acer?ay 9rant mr~ ~p)c, ye(:
without pay or benefits not to exceed th}try (30) caler, o.'a.r (lays, A )'ec:'Jest Tot th~.-
leave and the'reaSOns .therefor'shall be submitted in writ. in.q and ~mst
bo-th the department head. and the 'City Manager. UI)OI) eXl:,ire, tior, of (:iii: ~,pproYecl leave;
the employee shall be reinstated to his or hm- former I',[,sitior,.%¢itlmtmt, %oss of ser¥ice
credits or benefits .(subject to the terms of policies) a(:cru£~ p)-io)- t.o said leave.
Failure on the part of' the employee to return to work o)) th[: date sch[.~ul£~, shall be
cause for discharge.
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'='ARTICLE I~'..:YM{LI[TARY' LEAVE
Military leave shall be granted in accordance ~.~ith the provisions of applicable
state and federal la~s. 'All employees legally entitled to military leave shall proviae
tile department head an opportunity, within the limits of military orders or regulations
to determine when such leave shall be taken. The Department Head may modify the
employee's work schedule to accommodate the requirements applying to the leave.
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ARTICLE 11. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
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ThiJ grievance p~ocedure shall be applied in .resol¥ing grievances iile~l I,)-
employees covered by this Memorandum of Understanding.
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A. Definition of a Grievance: A grlevan~u ~m,, u: u~o ,,,~- -~ .,,j
involves the interpretation or application of any provision of this Eiemoran~um of
Un~erstand'ing during its term, excluding all ordinances, resolutions, ~ules
· tions, .the contents of which are not specifically covered l,y t~e p~o¥is}o.qs of this
Memorandum of Understanding. Such excluded ordil~ances, resolutions, rules ~r~ regula
tions shall not be subject to this grievance procedure.
B. Time for Filing.: A grievance shall be void unless Tiled in )~itir, g
forty-five (45) Calendar days from the date 'upo)~ which'the City is all~9~d to hay(-
failed to provide a condition of emplo~ent which has been estaI,lish(~ by this
Memorandum of Understanding, or within forty-five (45) calend~r ~ays from the
an employee might reasonably have been expected to have learrmd (,f i.be-~lleged
failure~ In no.event shall a grievance include'a claim for ~Fmy reli(~f for-
than the forty-five {45) calendar day. period plus such reaso))~ble ~iscove~y
C. Info~] biscusSi.on.w{th ~plo,yee's Sclp~'tCv.~so~yj: "[~(:fore [,roce~ir,~
formal grievance procedure, an. employee shall discuss his (,r her grievance )dth his
or her im~iate supervisor.in.private'and attempt to 'work. (,~t a satisfactory solution.
If the ~ployee and his 0r.. h~r imediate supervisor ca)mot ~.:mi: out e. satisfactory
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. solution, the employee may then choose to represent himself m- herself-individually,
or he or she may request the assistance of the Union in reducing t.o ~mttin9
fomally presenting the grievance..
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D. Formal ~ritten G~ievance: If the emptoyee chooses to (o)~f~lly [,u-rsue
her grievance, he or she shall present.the written-9riewmce to iris (,r-h[:r
i~ediate superior within fifteen-(15), calendar days after the' ~ate upon'~hich the
grieving employee informally discussed the-grievance with his o~ hm-i~ediate
visor. The written grievance shall specify the Article, S[~ction an~/o~ Subsection of
this Memorandum of Understanding which is atleged to have I,[,e~ violated by the City
and shall sp~ify dates, times, places and persol~s and oth(,r facts necessa)~,
~clear unders~nding of the matter' being' grieved,.' .The supe~-isor's, i~ediate
shall return a clear copy of the written Qrieva~ce to the em))loyee ~dth his
answer thereto in ~i.ting within fifteen {15) c.ale'ndar days. ~fi. er (Jie receipt o( the
written grievance. '.If the grievance is not resolved at this level, the employee shall
have fifteen (15) Calendar days from rec6ipt of the. s.ul)ervis(,)"s i~e~iate supe~io~'s'
answer within, which to file an appeal to the department head.
· E. Grievance to Department Head: The dq)artment head or (]he ~e~,~rt~ent
designee ~hait ~ave. fifteen' (15) calm~dar days after the receipt (,f the (~fievance
review and answer the grievance in writing, A )'~leetinEl between the ~ep:~ent
or the depm-~ent bead's' designee and the grievant with his or her
is required at this level unless waived by mutual a!)reemeF~t.
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F. Waiver of .Supervisory Review: If'the grievance is ~t resolved afte~
info,al discussion with the employee"s 'i~ediate supervisor, the ~ievant and the
department head or the department bead's designee may; by mutual agreement, )~aive
review of the grievance at an intermediate step in the (Iepar~ent's
and may proceed to present the grievance to the department bead or tim department
bead' s designee.
G. Arbitration of Grievance': In the e. ve)?t that the grievance is not resolved
by the department head, the' g~ievant may, mth!n thirty {30) calendar days after
receipt of the department head's decision, request that the grievance be heard by an
· arbitrator.
l~. Informal Review by .the City. Mal~agel-: I¥ior to the selection of an arbitr~.tor
and ~ubmi'ssion of the' ~rievance for heating-by an arbitrator, the Cit.), Manager o~
the City Manager's designee shall informally revim~ 1.lie grievance and'determined
whether said grievance may be adjusted to the satisfaction of the employee. ~he City
Manager or the City Manager's designee shall have fiftee~'()5) calendar- days in ~)hich
to review and seek adjustment of the grievance.
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merit ~t.~'n~v~i~; ~Jger Or thJ"~i~-Mj"ager's, designee ~.n~ the ~rieva"t or the
grievant's representative. ]~ the City Nanager or the City l,~nager~s de~igr, ee and the
g6ievant or the grievant's representative ar~ unable to (~E~)'ee on the selectior, of an
arbitrator, they.shall jo~-ntly request the State Mediatio~ and ~onciliation Service
to submit a list of seven.'{7} qualified arbitrators. 'lbo City )bnager or the City
Manager's designee and the grievant or the grievant's represenlative shall then alterna-
tely strike names from the list Until only one name remains, mF~d fiat' E,e~oF~ ~),all
serve as arbitrator.. - -
The.provisions for arbitration are not'intended and shall not b-c: ¢c,r, strued t.o
empower an arbitrator to change any condition of employment, specifically cover¢_~ 1','~
this Memorandum of Understanding 'or to revise',, modify or ~.lt,e~- in ~n~)' ),eipect: e.r,y
provision in this Memorandum of Understanding.:
~l. Duty'of Arbitrator: Execept when an agreed stat.(~)ent of facts is
by the part~ies,' it shal.1 be: the' duty of the arbitrator to I~ear 'e, nd
submitted by the Parties'land to thereafter make written fir~dihgs of fact and
tion of the grievance which shall be final an~ bi~ding u|)~,n'-the parties'-- l'he (l~:c:isior~
' of the arbitrator shall be based solely on the interpretation of the
provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding applicable to the 9rlevance e. nd the
arbitrator shal 1. not' add. to, .subtract from, modi fy or disregard 'any 'of 'the terms or
provisions of'the Memorandum of Unders'tanding~
K. Payment of Costs: - Each party to 'a:hearing before mn. e, rb~t)-e, to)- si,all
his or her own expenses in Connection therewith, All fees and expenses'of
arbitrator shall be borne one-half by the City and 'on6~half I)y the
L. Effect of Failure of Timely Action: Failure of'tim emplo)~.e to file ~,r~
appeal ~i~hin the required time period at 'any .level shall constitute ~n e. bando.~,ment
of the grievance. F~ilure Of the City to respond within the time limit at any step
shall result in. an automatic advancement of the grievance lto the. ~,~:t.ste~,.
M. Non-Union Representation' In the event that an employee ch~,,ses' to represent
himself Or herself, or arranges for representation, independent of %h~: Union,
department head and the City shall make no disposition) o('e. grievance %¢hich is'
inconsistent With the .terms and conditions of this-Memorandum. ]n the eYer~t ar~
employee shall elect.'to go to hearin§ independently under E,~ragre. p)~ ':G" [,ereof,
Union shall have tl?e right to be a full and equal l>art~y to such proceeding fo'r
purpose of protecting the' interests of its members unoer the terms of this
of Understanding. -,.."
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llothing contai'ned in 'this Memorandum of Understanding shall limit 'the authority
of the Police Chief or the City to make necessary cl~an.qes (luring (~.er~encies.
Police Chief and/or the City shall notify 'the Union of such changes as soon as
possible. Emergency assignments of personnel shall not exceed beyond the period of
the emergency. An emergency is defined as an unforseen circumstance t'eq~iring
immediate, implementation of the change.
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ARTICLE '13. NOTIFICATION.
...The City shall give r. easonabl.e prior written not.ice to the Union of any ordinance,
rule, resolution, or regulation directly .relating to matters ~¢ithin the scope of
representation proposed to be adopted by the City and shall give the Union the opp¢,r~-
tunity to meet with the City prior to such adoption. )n cases of emergency, when the
City determines that an ordinance, ru.le, resolution or ),egulation must be adopted
immediately without prior notice or meeting with the Union, the City shall provice
isuch notice and opportunity to meet at the earliest practicable time following the
adoption of such ordinance, rule, resolution or regulation.
ARTI'CLE 14. SEVERABILITY "
If any Article, Section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase ¢,f the
Memorandum of Understanding is for any reason held to be invalid by ~ court of
competent jurisdiction, such Article, Section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase shall be suspended and superseded and the remainder of this Memorandum
of Understanding shall not be affected thereby,
ARTICLE 15. AGREEMENT, MODIFICATION, WAIVER
A. Full and Entire Agreement- This Memorandum of Dnderstan~ing sets forth
the full and entire agreement of the parties regarding the matters set forth here~
and any.other prior or existing understanding and agreements over these matters
.between the parties, whether formal or informal, are hereby superseded, or termS'hated
in their entirety. In the event that the provisions of this M~oran~um are found
to be in conflict, with a City rUle, regulation or resolution, the provision of this
~.~emorandum shall prevail over such conflicting rule, r~gulation or mesolution.
B. Written Modification Required: No agreement, all:eration, u~erstanc~ing,
variation, ' waiver or ~odification of any of the terms or provisions contained here~n
shall in any manner be binding upon the parties hereto unless made a~ executed
writing by all parties hereto and approved by the City Council.
C. Waiver- The waiver of any breach, 'term or condition of t~is ~qemorandum of
Understanding by either party shall not constitute a precedent i.n the future, e~orce-
ment of all its terms and provisions.
ARTICLE 16. COMPARABLE WORTH STUDY
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Forty-five (45) days subsequent to the date upon which the City £ouncil approves
the Memorandum of Understanding the City and the Union will meet'a~d confer regarding
the implementation of the results of the comparable worth study. ~o se, lary rates ~ill
be decerased or "Y" rated as a result of the. findings of the study.
SIGNED THIS ~'-~DAY OF
F~THE CITY
~PPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 53-84, ADOPTED 4/25/84"
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s,,a., complete the foliowing =~me at each step of the step plan applicable
STEP PLAN "', IM,".~ IN STEP.' 2ach cmp,oyec'
~o his or her classification prior '~ancing to the next step.
6 months
6 months
6 months
6 months
6 'months
6 months
6 months
18 months or up through completion of five (5) full years of employment with the City in a
classification covered by this Memorandum of Understanding
After the completion of' five C$) full years of employment through completion of seven and
one-half (7%)* full years of employment with the City in a classification covered by
this Memorandum of Understanding
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After the completion of seven and one-half C7½) full years of employment through completion
of ten (10) full years of employment with the City in a classification covered by
this Memorandum of Understanding
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After the completion of ten (10) full years of employment and thereafter with the City in a
classification covered by this Memorandum of Understanding
Effective February 24, 1984
EDUCATION INCENTIVE: An employee who has completed two (2) full years of employment and who has an AA Degree or sixty C60)
accredited units in a field related to the employee's position shall be compensated at two and one-half percent (2½%) above
the base wage rate for which the employee-otherwise qualifies pursuant to the provisions of this .Memorandum. The employee's
base. wage rate~ as adjusted for Education Incentive shall be established as follows: ~_
· . Base Hourly Wage Rate. X 1._025 = .Base HourlY._ Wag?_.,~ate Adjusted .to Include Education .!_n_centive
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Effective April 25, 1984
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: An employee who is assigned.by the Bureau Commander to perform special work on assignments such as
Warran'~s shall 'be'hompensated at five percent C5%) above the base wage rate for which the employee otherwise qualifies
pursuant to the provisions of this Memorandum. The employee's base wage rate, as adjusted for Special AsSignment. compen-
sation shall be established as follows: '
Base Hourly Wage Rate X 1.0S = Base Hourly Wage Rate Adjusted to Include Special Assignment compensation
In establishing the actual base hourly adjusted wage rate for an employee, fractions of one cent with a value, o~. four (4) or
less will be discarded and fractions of one cent with a value of five ($) or more shall increase the base hourly adjusted
wage rate by one cent.
APPENDI~ A SALARY SCHP, DULE APPEND. IX A Page 1
WAGE
RATE
BASE
Hourly
Prem. 0T Hourly
Weekly
~i-Weekly
Approx. MontHly
Approx. Annual
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I f 2 3 4 S '. 6 7 , 8 9 10
11
8.97
13.46
558.80
717.60
i,SSS
18,658
9.42
14..13
s 6.80
753.60
1,655
19,594
m-
9.66 9.90 10. I$ i0.40 10.66 I0.93
14.49 . I4.85 15.23 .-15.60 15.99 !6.40
;586.40 3;96.00 1- 406.'00' .'.-~'16'.00 426-~'0 '45'7.20
772.80 792.00 [ 812.00 832.00 852.80 874.40
1,674 ! 1,7'1-6 -- 1,7'59 1,805 1,848 1,898
.20,093 20,592 ' 2I,i12 21,652 22,175 22,754
WAGE
RATE
BASE
WAGE E -FEC'?ZVE .=Ef UAR¥ 24; 1984 " .
...................... STEPS ................... ' ......
1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 ~ 11
Hourly 9.20
Prem. 0T Hourly 15.80
Weekly 568.00
Bi-Weekly 756.00
Approx. Monthly 1,S9S.
Approx. Annual 19,156
·
9.66 9.90 10.1S 10.40 10.66 10.95 11.20
!4.49 14.85 15.25 15.60 15.99 ' !6.40 -16.80
586.40 ' 596,00 406.00 416.00 426.40 437.20 448.00
772.80 792.00 812.00 852.00 852.80 874.40 896.00
1,674-! 1,716 1,759 1,803 1,848 1,895 1,941
20,093 20,592 21,112 21,632 22,175 22,754. 23,296
WAGE
RATE
BASE
WAGE RATES EFFECTIVE' JUNE 2'9, 1984
............ STEPS ..........
4 S 6 7 8
Hourly' 9.66 10.IS 10.40 10.66 10.95 11.20
Prem. 0T Hourly 14.49 15,23 15.60 15.99 16.40 16.80
Weekly 586.40 406.00 416.00 426.40 457.20 4-48.00
Bi-Weekly 772.80 812.00 852.00 852.80 874.40 896.00
Appr°x. Monthly 1,674 "1~759- 1,805 1,848- 1,895' i,941
Approx. AnnFa~, 20;09.3 ..... 21,112 21;632 22;173 22,734 23,296
. . ~. · _ , . , ~ ....
11.48
17.22
459. o
918.40
·
1,990
23,878
9 10 11
_ .
11~77 12.06 12.36 12.67
17.66 18,09 18.54 19.01
470.80 482.40 '-'494.40 506.80
941.60 964.80 988.80 1,015.60
2,040 2,090 2,142 2,196
24,482 25,085 25,709 26,554
Effective April 25, 1984 '
TRAINING COMPENSATION: An employee in the classification of Communications Dispatcher shall receive an additional five per-
Cen~ (5%)'-in 'c~pensation for each hour the employee performs assigned training of a new employee{s).
APPENDIX A WAGE RATES COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER APPENDIX A Page 2
W~GE
RATE
BASE
;.
"' WAGE RATES EFFECTIVE kUGU~T 24, 1985
...................... STEPS ...... - ........
1 2 { ' 7 8 9 '
Hourly 9.90
Prem. 0T Hourly 14.85
Weekly 396'.00~
Bi-Weekly 792.00
Approx. Monthly ! 1,fl6
Approx. Annual~ 20,592
3 . 4 . S . 6
10.40 10.66 10.95' 11.20 11.48
15.60 I 15.99 16,40 16.80 17.22
416.00 426.40 '~ff7.20 ~ ~8.00-' 459.20
852.00 852-.80 874.40 896.00 .: 918.40
21,682'.i 22,17S .... -- I122,734_.. 28,296 ; 2S,878
.e,,,,-~.
11.77 12.06
17.66 ,18.09
'470.86 4~2.40
941.60 964.80
2', 040 2,090
24,482 25,085
10 ..,1 ' - 11
I
WAGE
RATE
BASE
WAGE P,~kTES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 24, 1984 '
...................... STEPS .........................
1 , 2 3 . 4 5 6 ' 7 8 9 10 11
Hourly 10.15
Prem, OT Hourly, 15.25
Weekly 406,00
Bi-Weekly 812.00
Approx. Monthly 1,759
Approx. Annual 21,112
10.66
'15.99
426.40
852.80'
1,848
22,175
10.93
16.40
437.20
874.40
1,895
22,734
11.20
16.80
448,00'
896.00
1,941
25,296
-
11.48
17,22
45~20
918.40
1,990
23,878
1!.77 12.06
17.66 18.09
47b,80 482.40
941.60 . 964'.80
2,040 2,090
24,482 25,085
12.36
18.54
'494.40
988.80 '-
-
2,142
25,709
WAGE
RATE
BASE
'Hourly 10.66 11,20
Prem. 0T Hourly 15.99 16.80
Weekly' 426.40 448;00
~i-Weekly.. 852.80 896.00
Approx. Monthly 1,B48 ' 1,941
Approx. Annual 22~.175 23,2~.9
11.48
17.22
459.20
918.40
1,99~
2~,878
WAGE RATEs EFFECTIVE JUNE 29; 1984
STEPS
4 5 . 6 7
,
10
11 ,
11.77
17.66
470.80
,941,60
·
2,04'0
24.~482
12.06
18.09
482.40
964.80
2,090
25,085
12.S6 12.67 12.99 iS.Si i3.64
18.54 i9.0i 19.49 19.97 20.46
i9~:40 ~06:~0 519.60 532.40 545.60
988.80 1.~013.60 1,039.20 1,064.80 1,091.20
2,142 2,196 2,252 2,~07 2,564
25,709 26,354 .27,01% 27,~85 28,$71"
,
13.98
20.97
559.2b
1,118.40
2,425
29,078
STEP PLACEMENT UPON PROMOTION: An employee who is promoted from a position of Communications Dispatcher to a position of
'S'enio~ CommuniCff~-{6'n'S Disp~%'c'her shall be placed on a step in the step schedule of Senior Communications Dispatcher which
is equal to ornot less than five percent (5%) above the wage rate base for which the ~mployee qualified as a Communications
Dispatcher with the City. .
APPENDIX A WAGE RATES SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER . APPENDIX A Page