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CONTRACT
OSHKOSH FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF OFFICERS
AND
CITY OF OSHKOSH
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I . WORK WEEK 3
II . PAY POLICY 3
III . HOSPITAL - MEDICAL INSURANCE 3
LIFE INSURANCE 3
IV . AUTHORIZED ABSENCE 3
V . SICK LEAVE 4
VI . EMERGENCY LEAVE 5
VII . HOLIDAY LEAVE 5
VIII . LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY 6
IX . WAIVER OF RIGHTS 6
X . PRESENT BENEFITS 6
XI . TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 6
XII . PENSION 6
XIII . UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 7
XIV . DURATION 7
SCHEDULE "A" - WAGE SCHEDULE 8
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ARTI���_I
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Chief Officers are supervisory personnel and as such are
charged with the responsibility of controlling and directing
subordinate personnel in executing their specified assignments .
Therefore , the duty week shall be determined by the Chief,
based upon department manpower requirements .
ARTIQLE_Ii.
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Chief Officers shall be compensated within the pay range as
set forth in Schedule "A", attached hereto and made a part of
this agreement .
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The employer shall provide health coverage equal to the level
of benefits available to the employees under the HMP type program
in effect during 1982. The full cost of this plan shall be paid
for by the City .
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The employer shall pay one hundred per cent ( 100%) of the
Chief Officer ' s State group life insurance policy .
ARTIg.LR_IY
AllaaRINI_A$a .KE
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Each employee with more than one ( 1 ) calendar year of
continuous service , shall be granted six work days of vacation.
leave. Each employee with more than five (5) years of
consecutive calendar service , shall be granted eight work days of
vacation leave. Each employee with more than eight (8) years of
consecutive calendar service, shall be granted nine (9) work days
of vacation leave. Each employee with more than fifteen ( 15)
years of consecutive calendar service shall be granted eleven
( 11) work days of vacation. Each employee with more than twenty
(20) years of consecutive calendar service shall be granted
thirteen ( 13) work days of vacation. Each employee with less
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than a full calendar year of service in the calendar year
preceding shall be granted a vacation in the succeeding year on a
prorated basis equal to the percentage of the year worked as
bears to the prescribed vacation period. Those employees
completing their fifth, eighth, fifteenth and twentieth years of
service shall earn their vacation for that year on a prorated
basis. On separation, all vacation shall be paid in proportion
to the time worked .
All employees shall be entitled to sick leave credits on the
following basis :
All Chief Officers shall accumulate sick leave with pay at
the rate of one ( 1) working day for each month of service , an
unlimited accumulation of sick leave. A Chief Officer may use
sick leave with pay for absence necessitated by injury or
illness , or exposure to contagious disease when confirmed by a
physician. In order to qualify for sick leave payment , an employee
must :
a . Report his absence to his Chief prior to the start of
each work day .
b . Keep his Chief informed on the condition if the absence
is more than one working day .
c . Submit a doctor's certificate for such absence upon
request of the employer. The certificate must state
the kind and nature of sickness or injury and whether
the employee has been incapacitated for such period of
absence .
d . Apply for such leave according to the procedure
established by the employer .
e . Record of sick leave will be maintained by the
Personnel Office .
It is recognized that the serious injury or illness of the
spouse or child of the employee may adversely affect the ability
of the employee to perform his duties efficiently and may
necessitate the use of sick leave. However, no leave shall be
granted under this subsection if the spouse of the employee is
employed and continues to work during the absence of the
employee. Any leave granted for reasons listed in this
subsection shall be subject to the general sick leave provisions
with approval of the Fire Chief.
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In addition to the employee's right to accumulate sick leave
without limitation, unused accumulated sick leave up to 100 days
shall be paid at 35% the employee's rate in effect at the time of
separation, death or disability for those employees who retire at
normal retirement age or older . Maximum is 35 work days .
Section 2-138(d)(4) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code provides
as follows :
"Upon written election by the employee filed with the
Director of Administration, an employee injured while on
duty and otherwise covered under the provisions of the
Workmen's Compensation Act , may use accumulated sick leave
so as to draw as paid sick leave an amount which equals the
difference between regular salary and Workmen's Compensation
weekly benefits and such sick leave accumulations charged
with 1/3 of a day for each such day; in the case of members
of the police and fire departments for the first year of
injury . See Sections 2-162 and 2-163 of this Code ."
Each employee shall be allowed three (3) consecutive
calendar days off with pay in the event of the death of such
employee's mother , father, son, daughter, wife , father-in-law,
mother-in-law, brother, sister, or step-child , step-father, step-
mother, grandchildren, grandparents or guardian. In the event an
employee is called off from duty because of the death of an above
relative , that duty day shall not be counted as part of the three
( 3) day leave provision .
All Chief Officers shall receive six (6) working days off
duty with pay in lieu of the following holidays: New Year's Day,
Good Friday afternoon ( 1/2 day) , Memorial Day , Independence Day ,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve afternoon ( 1/2 day) ,
Christmas Day , and two Floating Holidays which shall be earned at
the rate of 2/ 10 day for each month worked , but not to exceed two
days. These Chief Officers may , at their option, forfeit the
time off and receive six (6) days at the employee's current rate.
Employees selecting the option payment must notify the department
prior to September 1st of the current budget year for the
following year .
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Request for leave of absence without pay for justifiable
reasons as determined by the employer will be granted for
reasonable periods of time by the employer except that no
employee shall be granted a leave of absence in order to seek
other employment .
Neither party to this agreement by such act at the time
hereof or subsequent hereto agrees to and does waive any rights
possessed by it or them under state and federal laws, regulations
or statutes. In the event any clause or portion of this
Agreement is in conflict with Statutes of the State of Wisconsin
governing municipalities or other Statutes , such clause or
portion of the Agreement shall be declared invalid and
negotiations shall be instituted to adjust the invalidated clause
or portion thereof.
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The employer agrees to maintain in substantially the same
manner such present benefits not specifically referred to in this
Agreement that pertain to wages, hours , or conditions of employment.
ARII5'e LE_XI
The employer shall pay all monies due employees upon the
termination of employment and shall furnish such employees with a
statement of employment if requested to do so by such employee .
In addition to the Statutory requirements, the employer
shall pay to the retirement fund up to 8% of the employees gross
wages .
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The employer will provide a uniform allowance of Two Hundred
and Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00) per year to be paid in January
of each year. In the event an employee has worked less than
twelve ( 12) months in the year preceding , the amount shall be pro-
rated .
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This Agreement shall become effective Pay Period 1 , 1987 and
shall remain in full force and effect until and including
December 31 , 1987 , and shall be automatically renewed from year to
year unless negotiations are instituted by September 1 , 1987 and
the first day of September of any subsequent effective year of
this Agreement .
IN WITNESS WHE EOF ,rthe partiis,pereto have executed this
Agreement on this 2,1- day of __ ,C , 1987 .
FOR:
CITY OF SHKOSH OSHKOSH FIRE DEP . RTM E T CHIEF OFFICERS
By : itt1744-a--1 By : ' 6 (
William D . Frueh ,
City Manager
By: 2".1l'' _— L,21 t 0_ By: _ c�� -
Donna C . Serwas /
City Clerk �} �f
By _c_t . ' i��tF- �: c/ By:_,A '! /% !LN"`� -----
Edward Nokes 1�
Director of Finance
r ved a to form and execution:
Jo n W. Pence , City Attorney
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KADI_Z i ILL_IEEL IYE_ZA _EEBIQp_t1J. 111
ERE2_, , EAN A B C D E
ASSISTANT FIRE Biw . 1129 1167 1200 1247 1293
CHIEF Mon . 2446 2529 2600 2702 2802
*Official Rates are Bi-weekly
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