HomeMy WebLinkAbout28774 / 77-20April 7, 1977 #20 RESOLUTION
PURPOSE: POLICE CAPTAINS AGREENiENT FOR 1977
INITIATED BY: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
BE 3T RESOLVED by tne Common Couizcil ^r �.he Ci �� cf eshicosh ti��:t
the proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed to enter
into the attached agreement with the Polics Captains covering the
year 1�77.
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CONTRACT
OSHKOSH POLICE CAPTAINS ASSOCIATION
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CITY OF OSHKOSH
1977
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Work Week . s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uniform Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Authorized Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sick Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vacation Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Holiday Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emergency Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pay Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hospital & Medical Insurance - Life Insurance . . . . .
Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waiver of Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seniority Crdits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recognition & Unit of Representation. . . . . . . . . .
ScheduleA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A G R E E M E N T
THIS AGREEMENT IS entered into to be effective on January 1, 1977 by and
between the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, party of the first part hereinafter
referred to as the Employer, and the Oshkosh Police Captains Association, party
of the second part hereinafter referred to as the Association.
WHEREAS IN ORDER TO INCREASE GENERAL EFFICIENGY, to maintain the existing
harmonious relations between the Employer and its employees, to promote the
morale, well being and security of said employees, to maintain an uniform minimum
scale of wages, hours and conditions of employment among the employees and to
promote orderly procedures for the processing of any grievance between employees
and/or employee and employer, and the declaration of policies to insure proper
and ethical conduct of business and relations between the Employer and to that
end have reached this Agreement.
NOW, therefore, the parties hereto, each in consideration of the Agreements
herein contained of the other, hereby agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
WORK WEEK
Police Captains are supervisory personnel and as such are in charge with
the responsibility of controlling and directing subordinate personnel in executing
their specified police assignments.
Therefore, the duty week shall be determined by the department head based
upon departmental manpower requirements.
ARTICLE II
UNIFORM MAINTENANCE
The Employer witl provide uniform apparel to all personnel at City expense.
The items to be furnished by the City shall include; coats, trousers, hats,
ties, shirts, shoes, leather goods, and other items of uniform apparel required
by the City.
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Uniform will be inspected periodicatly by the department head or his agent
and replaced as needed. Replacement orders shall be processed by the City of
Oshkosh :�urchasing Division.
Non-uniformed personnel shall continue to receive a uniform allowance of
$175.00 per year, payable on April 15th.
Cleaning and laundering services will be provided at City expense. The
cleaning firm and cleaning schedule shall be disignated by the City.
ARTICLE 111
AUTHORIZEQ LEAVE
Sick Leave: Each regular full time employee shall accmutate sick leave at
the rate of one (1) working day for each month of service. Such unused sick
leave shall be allowed to accumulate without limitation.
An employee may use sick leave with pay for absence necessitated by injury
or illness. It is further recognized that the serious injury or illness of the
spouse or chitd of the employee may adversely effect the ability of the emptoyee
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 officer. It
is understood that absences because of illness of the officer's wife, children,
or other member of the family living at their residence is designed for emergency
purposes and the officer shali make.diligent effort to limit such absences to one
day if possible.
To quatify for sick leave payment an employee must do the following:
a. Report his absence prior to the start of each work day to the department
head or supervisor.
b. Keep his supervisor informed of the conditions if the absence is more
than three (3) working days.
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c. Upon request submit a doctors certificate for such absence. The
certificate must state the nature of the illness or injury and whether
the employee has been incapacitated for the period of his absence.
d. The employee upon returning to duty must sign a change of status form
requesting the sick leave benefits. Such a signature shall be an
acknowledgement of full compliance with all regulations related to
sick leave benefits as set forth in this Contract.
In the event any employee has misused the provisions contained herein or
has requested the use of sick leave when such leave is not authorized by the
terms of this contract, the employees absence.shalt be without pay. The deter-
mination that an employee has abused the benefits contained in this paragraph
shall not preclude the employee from using accumulated sick leave when authorized
by the terms of this contract in the future nor shall the accumulated sick leave
credit to that employee be effected thereby.
Vacation Leave: All full time employees shall be granted the following
vacation benefits: After one (1) year of service - ten (10) working days.
After eight (8) years of service - fifteen (15) working days. After fifteen
(15) years of service - twenty (2Q) working days. After twenty (20) years of
service - twenty-five (25) working days.
Those employees reaching their eighth, fifteenth, and twentieth year of
service shall earn their vacation for that year on a pro-rafied basis. In the
event an employee has not worked the full calendar year prior to his vacation,
such vacation shall be pro-rated on the time actually worked. Vacation will not
be carried over from year to year.
Departmental seniority on shifts shall determine the choice of vacations.
In case of an employee splitting his vacation, the employee's selection of
additional vacation time shall be made only after the entire shift has first
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selected their vacations. The vacation schedule is subject to the staffing
requirements of the department as determined by the Police Chief. Vacation may
be chosen from January 1, through December 31.
Holiday Leave: Each full time employee shall be granted eight (8) paid
holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday afternoon, Christmas Eve afternoon, Washington
Birthday. Such holiday leave shall be granted an eight (8) days off in lieu of
the calendar holidays. Such holiday leave shall be subject to the departmental
work schedule and staffing requirements as determined by the Police Chief.
Employees may waive holidays off time in favor of cash payment. Said cash
payment shall be computed in the following manner: the hourly rate in effect
at the time of holiday accruement times the number of holiday haurs. Employees
electing the option payment must notify the department head in writing by
October lst of the current budget year for the following year. A separate check
shall be issued for holiday pay. One additional floating hoiiday shall be granted
each employee. This day must be taken during the calendar year or be forfeited.
No cash payment will be made for this day.
Emergency Leave: Each employee shall be allowed paid leave not to exceed
three (3) working days for the funeral of such employee's spouse, father,
mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son, daughter, step-child, brother and
sister. Such leave shall be only for the purpose of attending the funeral and
be the period immediately preceeding and inctuding the date of the funeral or
to be the date of the funeral and the days following.
ARTICLE IV
PAY PERIODS
All payrolt checks shall be paid Bi-Weekly.
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ARTICLE V
HOSPITAL & MEDICAL INSURANCE - LIFE INSURANCE
Hospital and Medical Insurance.
The Employer shall pay up to Ninety-Four pollars and Fifty Cents ($94.50) per
month for each employee towards the premium of the employee's group hospital and
medical policy irrespective of the employee's marital status.
The City will pay an amount equal to the cost of the current individual
group health insurance premium for coverage at the time of retirement for retiring
officers until such officers have attained the age of sixty-five (65) years,
providing that such officers have not obtained health insurance coverage or is
not eligible for health insurance coverage through other employment or any other
source. Any retired employee who has heatth insurance benefits or who is eligible
for such benefits from any source other than the City of Oshkosh shall be ineligibie
for the benefits provided herein. In the event, however, that the retired
employee exercises the option to retire before age 60, such payment shall then
continue for a maximum period of five (5) years from the date of retirement. In
the event the employee is retired mandatorily, then such payments shall continue
until age 65 as provided herein.
Life Insurance:
The employer shall pay one hundred per cent (100i) of the employee's group
life insurance policy.
ARTICLE VI
PENSION
In addition to the Statutory requirements, the emptoyer shall pay to the
retirement fund up to 6% of the employees group earnings. During the month of
retirement of employees under the ss:62,13 retirement system, the retirement
contribution shall cease and the amount transferred to the employee's salary.
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ARTtCLE Vll
WAIVER OF RIGHTS
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 portions of°the Agreement shall
be declared invalid and negotiations shall be instituted to adjust the invalidated
clause or portion thereof.
ARTICLE V111
EDUCATION BENEFITS
Employees in the position of Police Captain on December 31, 1974, shalt
receive education benefits as outlined below. This Article (VI11) shall not
apply to any employees appointed Police Captain after January 1, 1975.
In consideration of the successful completion of thirty-six (36) credits
from the curriculum of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, or the Fox Vaaley
Technical Institute, defined as the Police Administration Program; the following
Schedule of benefits and provisions apply:
EDUCATIONAL CREDITS
For every three (3) credits an employee obtains in the afore-said program
of study, he shall receive bi-weekty payments as listed below:
Credits
3
6
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15
18
21
24
27
30
33
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Bi-Weekly Rate
$ 2.31
4.61
6.92
9.23
11.54
13•85
16.15
18.46
20.77
23.08
25.3$
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Salary adjustments as contained herein shall be made at the beginning of
the first pay period in February and the beginning of the first pay period in
July of each year upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the officer
has completed the aforesaid courses of instruction. Emptoyees shall not be paid
for courses completed untess the final grade received is "C" or better.
All employees who have completed two (2) years of service a re eligible to
participate in the educationat program set forth herein, an employee who has
accumulated credits herein prior to the completion of two (2} years of service
will receive the compensation as provided herein at such time as he has completed
two (2) years of service.
SENIORITY CREDIT
All officers with fifteen (15) years service as of the Ist of January,
196g, will receive for purposes of the pay schedule eighteen (18) credits.
These credits shall be given in addition to whatever credits they may acquire
under the program set forth herein.
Those employees who are employed prior to the �st day of January, t969, who
have not progressed in the educational program set forth herein shall receive
for pay purposes only an additional ten dollars ($10.00) per month upon the
completion of ten (10) years of service and an additional ten dollars ($10.00)
per month upon the completion of twenty (20) years service.
This provision is not to be construed as credit equivalents, nor as additional
benefits to acquired credits. Those employees who qualify for benefits in the
previous paragraph shall not be etigible for the benefits contained in this
paragraph.
The employer will furnish required books and tuition for certified courses
in the police administration program at City expense. All payments shall be at
the undergraduate rate. If an employee wishes to take a graduate course, he
sC�all be responsible for the differences between the graduate and undergraduate
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rate. If the employee drops a ctass, the employee will be responsible for the
costs incurred by the City for that course including books and tuition. If the
reason for the employee dropping the course is due to a shift change, the
employee will not be denied reimbursement. Student classroom and study hours
shall not be construed as work hours nor shall such time be subject to compensation.
No new employee hired after January l, 196gs for purposes of the salary
schedule shall be hired in other than the first step of the salary schedule
unless educational achievement is such as the City may choose to start him in a
step not to exceed step C of the salary schedule. The salary schedule is set
forth in Appendix A and incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE IX
RECOGNITION & UNIT OF REPRESENTATION
The City hereby recognizes the Association as t�e sole and exctusive
bargaining agent with respect to hours, wages and conditions of employment for
the positions of Police Captains.
THIS AGREEMENT shalt become effective as of the tst day of January, 1977,
and will remain in full force and effect to and including the 31st day of
December, 1977.
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PAY PLAN 1977-�
Bi-Weeklv Rates
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'� Official Rates are the bi-weekly rates
B�W• 595.61 610.61 628.61 650.6� 669.61
Mo. 12g0 1323 1362 1410 1451
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