HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 69-1996RESOLUTION NO. 69-96
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO AND AFSCME, FOR THE PERIOD OF
JULY 1, 1995 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
has recognized AFSCME as the employee organization representing a
majority of those employees working in classifications in
representation Unit A; and
WHEREAS, the representatives of the City and the
representatives of AFSCME have personally met and conferred and
freely exchanged information, opinions and proposals; and
WHEREAS, the representatives of the city and AFSCME have
reached agreement on those wages and conditions of employment which
are to be in effect during the period July 1, 1995 through June 30,
1997 for employees in representation Unit A; and
WHEREAS, the City's representative recommends that the
agreement be accepted and approved by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of South San Francisco that it hereby accepts and approves the
agreement between the City of South San Francisco and AFSCME,
attached hereto as Exhibit "A", which sets forth those wages and
conditions of employment to be in effect during the period July 1,
1995 through June 30, 1997 for employees in representation Unit A,
which will be binding upon the City, AFSCME and the employees
covered therein.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly
introdUced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of
May , 1996, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Joseph A. Fernekes, Eugene R. Mullin, John R.
Penna, Robert Yee and MaYor Jack Draqo
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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RESOLUTION NO. 69-96
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 1569
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
The parties having met and negotiated pursuant to Government Code Section 3500 et seq. do
hereby agree to the following changes to the Memorandum of Understanding dated October 19,
1992, as amended October 13, 1993 in the terms and conditions of employment from the date
of this agreement to June 30, 1997.
1. Wages: Article 4, Section 1 is revised to read as follows:
City agrees to provide a one-time signing bonus, not to be added to base salary,
equivalent to 2% of individual salary for July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996.
Individuals who leave City service prior to the final City Council approval of this
agreement will receive a prorated amount.
2. Retirement: Article 4, Section 3 (I) A is revised to read as follows:
A. Retirement Plan: Retirement benefits for employees shall be those established
by the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for Miscellaneous Employees 2 %
at Age 55 Plan.
3. Health Insurance: Article 4, Section 4 (I) A.4 is revised by adding the following:
b)
The City agrees to allow the spouse of a deceased employee/retiree to
purchase medical insurance from a City provided medical plan at the
City's premium rate provided
1) there is no cost to the City;
2) the health provider does not require a City contribution and
3) the City is held harmless if the coverage is discontinued.
Employee must be enrolled in the health plan prior to retirement.
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Vision Insurance for Retirees: Article 4, Section 4 (I) C is revised by adding the
following:
Retiree will be allowed to purchase vision insurance coverage for the retiree and
spouse at the City's premium rate.
Employee must be enrolled in the health plan prior to retirement.
Dental Insurance for Retirees: Article 4, Section 4 (I) D is revised by adding the
following:
Retiree will be allowed to purchase dental insurance coverage for the retiree and
spouse at the City's premium rate.
Employee must be enrolled in the health plan prior to retirement.
Dependent Care: Article 20 is revised as follows:
The City shall implement the Section 125 Plan for dependent care and non-
reimbursed medical expenses as soon as possible.
Unpaid Leave: Article 7 is revised to read as follows:
The City Council may grant an employee in a permanent position a leave of
absence without pay not to exceed one (1) year. The request for leave, and the reasons
therefore, shall be submitted in writing and must be approved by both the department
head and the City Manager.
Upon expiration of the approved leave, the employee shall be reinstated in his/her
former position without loss of service credits or benefits (subject to the terms of the
policies) accrued prior to said leave. However, during the period of the leave, the
employee shall not accrue service credits, nor shall the City continue contributions
toward group insurance or retirement coverage.
Failure on the part of the employee to return to work on the date scheduled, shall
be cause for discharge.
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8. Contracting Out of Unit Work: Article 19 is revised to read as follows:
(Article 19 applies to all full time regular unit members except Communications
Dispatcher and Supervising Communications Dispatcher:)
All unit work which the City staff proposes to contract out will first fall under
provisions A, B, C & D below:
A. At least ninety (90) days prior to any Council action to contract existing
Unit work, the City will provide the Union with notice and opportunity to submit
alternative proposals. Notice shall include all documents and information relevant to the
contract proposal. Any proposal for contracting out Unit work shall be scoped out and
specifications prepared to provide an opportunity for Unit members to bid competitively
on the services to be provided.
B. A joint committee comprised of three union and three management
representatives, each appointed by the respective parties, will review all unit work which
the City proposes to contract out prior to such contracting out. The Committee will meet
within 30 days of notice to review.
C. If after committee review there is no majority consensus agreement on the
contracting out issue, the unit work may be considered by the City Council provided both
the union and Management have the opportunity to provide the City Council with written
reasons for being for or against the proposal.
D. All bids for work presented by private contractors shall be in accordance
with the State of California's prevailing wage laws without exception. The City shall
review all bids submitted by private contractors for compliance with regard to prevailing
wage rates.
9. Medical Appointment Leave: Article 6, Section 3.F. is revised by adding:
Medical appointment leave will be charged on a calendar year basis.
10.
Sick Leave Pay Out Cap for Dispatchers: Article 6, Section 3. I. 1.a. shall be revised
as follows:
(Clause 1.a. of subsection I applies to Communications Dispatcher and
Supervising Communications Dispatcher only.) An eligible employee shall receive
payment for fifty percent (50%) of the unused sick leave hours on record, up to a
maximum of twelve hundred (1200) of such recorded hours (maximum of 600 payable
hours)
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11.
Bi-Lingual Pay: Article 4, Section 1 is revised to add the following:
(Bi-lingual pay for Communications Dispatchers and Supervising Communications
Dispatchers only):
An employee who has demonstrated to the Chief of Police's satisfaction that he
or she is proficient in speaking/communicating a second language which is spoken as a
first language by a significant proportion of the members of our community shall be
compensated at a rate which is two and one half percent (2-1/2 %) higher than the rate
for which he or she qualifies. Such compensation shall commence when the employee
has passed a qualifying examination demonstrating proficiency in the language.
SIGNED THIS DAY OF , 1996 BY:
FOR THE CITY:
FOR THE UNION:
AFSCME LOCAL 1569, UNIT A