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HomeMy WebLinkAbout28622 / 77-26:s E 1 � January 6, 1977 � 26 RESOLUTION PURPOSE: ENTER INTO 1977 and 1978 FIREFIGHTEFt LABOR CONTRACT INITIATED BY: PERSONN�L• DEPA?Z�'MENi WHEREAS, the Ci�y of Oshkosh h�s been negotiating wi.th xepre- sentativ`s of Local #316 of the �nternational Assaciation �f Fa.re-- fi.ghters, and � WHEREAS, the conclusions of said negotiations hav� been reduced to the attached agreement, NOTa, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council. of tl2e City of Oshkosh that the prope� City of�:icials are hereby authorized �nd directed to entex� into the attached ag�eement with the Local #3i�6 of trie International Association of Firefighters for the 1977 and 1g78 calendar years. � -��--. � °��, � '_ `' _.�.____ f L „ . ;._._ ............... ...:............. .......-m.`.�.....,......_..� � . ��. � � y � : , . _ � ���� �..:.� f __..._ _, _ _ .._ - .:�.� ..� _�_ � ( ARTICLE VII INSURANCE - HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL BENEFITS A. The employer shall pay up to ninety-four dollar.s and fifty cents ($94.50) per month per employee towards the premium of the employee's group policy, regardless of marital status. RETIRED EMPLOYEE INSURANCE B. For those employees on the Oshkosh Fire Department prior to January 1, 1974, the City will pay an amount equal to the cost of the current individual group health insurance premium for retiring employees, for a period not to exceed five (5) years from their date of retirement, providing that such employees have not obtained health insurance coverage or is not eligible for health insurance coverage through other employement or any other source. Any retired employee who has health insurance benefits or who is eligible for such benefits from any source other than the City of Oshkosh shall be ineligible for the Benefits provided herein. ARTICLE VIII SENIORITY The employer agrees to the seniority principle. Seniority shall be established for each employee and shall consist of the total calendar time elapsed since the date of his employment. Seniority rights terminate upon discharge determined after appeallate rights have been consum- muated, or upon resignation of the employee. ARTICLE IX AUTHORIZED ABSENCE Vacation 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 ten (10) years of consecutive calendar service, shall be granted nine work days of vacation leave. Each employee with more than fifteen (15) years of consecutive calendar service shall -5- be granted ten work days of vacation. Each employee with more than twenty (20) years of consecutive calendar service shall be granted eleven work days of vacation. Each employee with less than a full calendar year of service in the calendar year preceeding 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, tenth, fifteenth, and twentieth years of service shall earn their vacation for that year on a prorated basis. A. Vacations shall be chosen as per Article VII of the Agreement in accordance with the following: 1. Employees having the same seniority shall rotate choices each year starting alphabetically the first year. 2. No more than a total of four (4) men per shift shall be on vaca- tion during prime time. Prime time shall be defined as June, July, August, and the last two (2) weeks in November. No more than a total of three (3) men per shift shall be on vacation out of prime time period. 3• Where in the opinion of management, safety would be adversely affected, no more than one (1) man per company, per shift shall be allowed on vacation at the same time. 4. Vacations chosen during prime time shall be limited to five (5) consecutive work days for 56 hour employees and 12 consecutive work days for alarm operators, except for vacations selected on the second round pick when an employee has less than five (5) consecutive work days of vacation remaining and vacation slots are vacant. 5. In cases of split vacations, unused vacation time shall be selected after each employee has made a first round selection and such leave shall consist of total remaining vacation time. 6. The vacation period shall run from January lst through December 31st of each year. 7. The City agrees to the selection of vacations during November and December and the establishment of a final vacation schedule by the 31st of January of each year. 8. Transfers within the Fire Department made after the vacation schedute has been established will have no effect on the vacation schedule except in cases of promotion, demotion, or other emergency situations which may require transfers. � � On separation, employees shall be paid all vacation due in proportion to the time worked. In the event of separation prior to completion of probation 4 and/or completion of one (1) year of service, no terminal vacation shall be paid. Sick Leave All employees shalt be entitled to sick leave credits on the following basis: A11 regular full time or probationary employees of the employer shall accumulate sick leave with pay at the rate of one (1) working day each month of service, an unlimited accumulation of sick leave. An employee 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 prior to the start of each work day to his officer of his absence. . B. Keep his officer informed on the condition if the absence is more than one working day. � C. Submit a doctor's certificate for such absence if in excess of two working days-(3 days for 40 hour employees) 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 s�ch leave according to the procedure estabtished by the employer. 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 effect 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 the 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. -7- � 4:04, (4), D of the Revised Municipal Code. Upon written election by the employee filed with the Director of Admin- istration 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 the 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 inembers of the police and fire departments for the first year of injury. See 4:08 of this code. Emergency Leave In the case of death in the immediate family of a regular employee (parents, children, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, step-child, step- parents, grandchildren, grandparents or guardian) the employee will be paid for the scheduled time lost from the day of death up to and including the day of the funeral, but not to exceed three (3) scheduled work days for 40 hour employees (two days for other employees) at his regular straight time, hourly rate. No funeral leave will be paid to any employee while on sick leave or any leave of absence. tn the event the employee is called off from duty because of death of an above relative, that duty day shall not be counted as part of this provision. Holiday Leave All employees with the exception of those in following classifications of: Captain Instruction, Captain Inspector, Fire Inspector, Mechanic, and Alarm Operator, shall sometime between the dates of December lst and November 30th, receive five (5) working days off with pay in lieu of the following holidays: New Years Day, Good Friday Afternoon (� day), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve afternoon (2 day), Christmas Day, and one floating holiday which shall be earned at the rate of t/10 day for each month worked but not to exceed one day. These employees may, at their option, forfeit the time off and receive five (5) days pay at the employees current base rate. -$- 4 Employees in the following classifications of Captain Instructor, Captai Inspector, Fire Inspector, Mechanic, shall receive their regular scheduled Pay for the above mentioned holidays not worked. When any of the above mentioned holidays fall on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be deemed a holiday. When any of the above mentioned holidays fall on a Saturday, the previous Friday shall be deemed a holiday. Employees in the classification of Alarm Operator shall receive ten (10) work days off in lieu of the above mentioned calendar days. Such holiday leave shall be subject to the department work scheduled and staffing requirements. Alarm Operators may, at their option, forfeit the time off and receive ten (10) days pay at half the current base rate of equipment operator. Temporary Military Leave Employees who are members of the National Guard or Military reserve shall be granted temporary military leave for annual tour of duty without pay; or vacation time may be applied at discretion of emptoyer. Leave of Absence Without Pa Requests for leave of absence without pay for justifiabte reasons will be granted for reasonable periods of time by the employer except that no employees shall be granted a leave of absence in order to seek other employment. Leave to attend conferences, or special association meetings shall be considered one form of leave within the meaning of the section. Authorized Absence With Pa It is agreed that official delegates (not to exceed �+) together with state officers (not to exceed 2), shall be granted leaves to attend the state conven- tions, with pay, and one member to attend I.A.F.F. National Convention, and two delegates to attend School for Workers. All leaves under this section shall be subject to the staffing requirements of the Department. � ARTICLE X RULES AND REGULATIONS The employer may adopt and publish rules which may be amended from time to time, provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall be first sub- mitted to the Union for its information prior to the effective date. This article in no way will affect the rules and regulations falling under the jurisdiction of the Potice and Fire Commission as set forth in state statutes. The employer agrees that any rules or regulations pertaining to wages, hours, conditions of employment whether now in force or hereafter adopted shall be voided by this agreement. ARTICLE XI NEGOTIATIONS Negotiations shall proceed in the following manner; the party requesting negotiations shall notify the other parties in writing of its request not earlier than the lst day of May nor later than June lst. An initial meeting of the parties shall be called within thirty (30) days of the notice of such request, but not earlier than the lst day of June. The party upon whom such request is made shall have the opportunity to study such request and make an offer or counter offer to the other party within fifteen (15) days thereafter. The parties hereto agree that time spent in the conduct of grievances and negotiations shall not result in reduction of the employee's wages nor in the payment by the employer of overtime or compensatory time. The employer agrees not to enter into any other agreement, written or verbal, with the employees individually or collectivety. ARTICLE XII CONDUCT OF BUSINESS The Union agrees to conduct its business off the job as much as possible. This article shall not operate as to prevent authorized Union personnel from the proper conduct of any grievance in accordance with the procedure outlined in this Agreement. -10- Representatives of the Union having business with the officers or indivi- dual members of the Union may confer with such officers or members during the course of the work day for a reasonable time, provided, that permission is first obtained from the duty chief in charge of such officers or members, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. ARTICLE XI11 PRESENT BENEFITS The employer agrees to maintain in substantially the same manner such present benefits not specifically referred to in this agreement. ARTICLE XIV EVALUATION REPORT Copies of evaluation report for all employees shall be made in triplicate, one copy to be delivered to the employee, one copy filed in the Personnel Office in City Hall and one copy filed in the Office of the Chief of the Department. At the time of delivery to the employee the report shall be in final form as filed in the other two offices. ARTICLE XV PROMOTIONAL PROCEDURE The Chief of the Fire Department shall submit a personal letter to each senior man every time he is by-passed on a promotion. Such letter must state all specific reasons why the individual concerned was deemed to be not qualified for the promotion and subsequently by-passed. Such letter will be sent within seven (7) days of the promotion action. All promotions witl be posted in each fire house at least fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of the promotion. ARTICLE XVI RETENTION OF RIGHTS Each party to this agreement expressty retains all rights possessed by it or them under Wisconsin or Federal Laws, regulations or statues. In the event that any clause, provisions or portions of this agreement is held invalid or inoperative such invalidity or inoperativeness shall not affect other clauses, -11- provisions or portions of this agreement. The parties hereby declare their intent that all clauses, provisions and portions of this agreement are severable. 4 If said invalidity arises through conflict with a specific statutes, then the statute shall govern that portion of the agreement which is in conflict, and negotiations shall be instituted to adjust the invatidated clause. ARTICLE XVII UNION BULLETIN BOARD The Union is hereby granted permission to post notices, announcements, and other legitimate materials on the bulletin boards of the engine house. ARTICLE XVI11 REOPENER If, during the course of the contract year, any article of this Agreement may be opened for negotiations by mutual consent of both parties to this agree- ment, negotiations under this article shall be restricted to that article stated in the request for dicussion. ARTICLE XIX TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 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. ARTICLE XX GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES The word "grievance" as used in this agreement is any dispute which involves the interpretation, application of, or compliance with the provisions of this � agreement or past practices. Both the Union and the City recognize that a grievance should be settled promptly and at the earliest possible stage and the grievance must be initiated within five (5) days of the incident or within five (5) days of the time the aggrieved should have had knowledge of the incident. -12- � STEP 1. The aggrieved employee shall present the grievance orally to his steward. The steward and/or the aggrieved shall attempt to resolve the grievance 4 with the immediate supervisor, who may call other supervisors into the discussion. STEP 2. If the grievance is not resolved at the first step, it shall be presented in writing to the department head, within seven (7) days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) and a copy sent to the personnel office. The department head shall, within 3 days hold an informal meeting with the aggrieved and the union representatives to discuss the grievance. The department head shall then within seven (7) days, (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) furnish the aggreived and the Union a written answer to the grievance. A copy of the written answer will be also sent to the personnel office. STEP 3• If the grievance is not resolved at the second step, it shall be presented by letter to the City Manager, within seven (7) days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays). The City Manager will within 7 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) hotd or have held an informal meeting with the r aggrieved and Union representatives for discussion of the grievance. The City Manager shall then, within 3 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) furnish the Union and aggrieved with a written answer to the grievance. STEP 4. If the grievance is not resolved within Step 3, it shall be submitted to arbitration, within seven (7) days, (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays). Upon receipt of notice of arbitration, the party initiating the arbitration shall present in writing to the Wisconsin Employment Relations Com- mission the grievance and a request for a list of 5 arbitrators to be submitted to both parties. The parties shall within 5 days of receipt of list meet for the purpose of setecting arbitratory each party in turn striking a name from the list until one name remains. The last name shall become the arbitrator. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and he shall have no right to amend, modify, ignore or add to the provisions of this agreement. Expenses -13- for the arbitrator services and the proceedings shatl be borne equally by the Employer and the Union. However, each party shall be responsible for compen- sating its own representatives and witnesses. For City purposes the arbitration procedures shall follow that outtined in State Statutes. Al1 grievances and solutions shall be made in writing and a copy presented to the personnel office. Any employee may process his grievance as a6ove outltned, but the Union shall have the right to be present and act in support of it`s position in the matter of the grievance. If the time limits stiputated in their respective steps are not met, the grievance shall automaticatly progress to the nexi higher step. ARTICLE XXI DISCIPLINARY ACTION The progression of disciplinary action, shall be oral reprimand or written reprimand. A union steward or officiat will be present with the emptoyee at the time an oral or written reprimand, suspension, or dismissal is registered with the employee. The union agrees to have a steward or acting steward on each platoon shift. The employee and Union shall be furnished a copy of any written notice of reprimand or suspension. A written reprimand sustained in the grie�ance procedure or not contested shall be recorded. Any employee shatl have the right to the presence of a steward when his work performance or conduct of other matter affecting his status as an employee are the subject of dicussion for the record. Any suspension, demotion, or dismissal is under the jurisdication of the Police and Fire Commission as governed by the State Statute.. ARTICLE XXII LIFE INSURANCE The employer shall pay one hundred per cent (100i) of the empioyee's state group life insurance policy. -14- ARTICLE XXilt RETIREMENT In addition to the Statutory requirements the employer shall pay to the / . Retirement Fund up to eight percent (8�) of the employee's gross wages. During the month of retirement of employees under the ss:62.13 retirement system the bi-weekly contribution shall cease and the amount transferred to the employee's salary. ARTiCLE XXfV UNIFORM ALLOWANCE A one hundreci and fifty dollar ($150.00) initial �niform allowance will be paid to new employees upon entry to the Fire Department and completion of fifteen (15} work days service. Annual uniform allowance shail be $17�.00 per year to be paid in January of each year. In the event an emplayee has worked less than 12 months in the preceeding calendar year the amount shall be pro-rated. A new dress uniform shall be purchased by each ne�v empioyee within thirty (30) days after completion of his probationary period. The union agrees that it is the right of the Chief to determine the type and style of uniform to be worn by the men. The City, however, agrees that no major changes will be implemented during the life of this contract. ARTICLE XXV AGENCY SHOP The Union, as the exclusive representative of all the employees in the bargaining unit, will represent ali such employees, union and non-union, fairly and equally, and all employees in the unit wi1T be required to pay, as provided in this article, their proportionate share of the costs of representation by the union. No employee shall be required to join the union, but membership in the union shall be made available to all employees who apply consistent with the union constitution and by-laws. No employee shall be denied union membership because of race, creed, color or sex. The Employer agrees that it will deduct from the monthly earnings of all employees in the coltective bargaining unit the monthiy dues certified by the -15- Union as the current dues uniformly required of ali members, and pay said amount to the treasurer of the Union on or before the end of the month in which such deduction was made. Changes in the amount of dues to be deducted shall be certified by the Union 30 days before the effective date of the change. As to the probationary employees, such deductian shall be made from their - first appropriate paycheck. ARTICLE XXVI WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFlTS Contract provisions with references to wages ai�d fringe benefits are more fully detained in Schedule "A" attached hereto which schedule is incorporated in this contract by reference as fu11y as though set farth in detail. -16- SCHEDULE "A" WAGE SCHEDULE JANUARY 2, 1977 TO DECEMBER 31, 1977 CLASS RNG FREQ. SPAN A B C Fire Capt. - Instructor 5 1 Yr. 4 Yr. Fire Capt. - Inspector Fire Captain Fire Lieutenant F i re Equ i p. MecF�an i c Fire Prevention Insp. Fire Dispatcher Fire Equip. Operator Firefighter 4 1 Yr. 4 Yr. 3 1 Yr. 4 Yr. 2 l Yr. 4 Yr. 1 6 Pto. 3 Yr. '�Official Rates are Bi-Weekly Rates 0 Biw. 517•67 530.59 543•51 556.go 571.20 Mo. 1121.63 �149.62 1177.62 1206.63 1237.61 Biw. 506.13 517.67 530.59 543.51 556.go Mo. 1096.63 1121.63 1149.62 1177.62 1206.63 Biw. 495.05 506.13 517•g7 530.59 543.52 Mo. 1072.62 1096.63 ;121.63 1149.62 1177.%2 Biw. 471.51 482.13 492.74 503.82 515.36 Mo. 1021.62 1044.63 ]067.62 1091.62 1116.63 Biw. 442.37 453•15 463.93 474.71 485.49 Mo. 95�•�+8 981.8�: 1005.19 1028.55 1051,91 F G 496.27 507.05 1075,26 �098,62 I. Longevity: All employees covered under this contract shall be covered by the following longevity provision: $ 2.77 Bi-Weekly after 5 years of service. $ 5.54 Bi-Weekly after 10 years of service. $ 9•23 Bi-Weekly after 15 years of service. $12.92 Bi-Weekly after 20 years of service. II. Classification Pay: Personnel assigned to the next higher classification in the table of organization for a period of time equal to one full working day shall be compensated at the rate of pay in effect for the classification to vrhich he is assigned at a step which is higher than his primary classification. Firefighters working as Alarm Operators for a portion of a day shall receive fifty cents per hour in addition to their regutar firefighter rate for each hour 4rorked as an Alarm Operator. Firefighter working as an Alarm Operator for vacation re}ief shall receive the regular Alarm Operator rate. II1. Ambulance Pay: The four (4} operators and attendants providing the emergency ambulance service on a primary basis for the City of Oshkosh are hereby granted an additional $3.00 per day, i.e., 24-hours, for serving as said ambulance oPerators or attendants. The driver and attendant assigned to the back-up unit shall be paid an additional $3.00 per day when such unit is placed in active operation; i.e., sent on call; orherwise, there shall be no additional pay for the two (2) men assigned to the back-up operation. -17- DURATION This Agreement shall be effective on January 1,�1977 and shall remain in full force and effect until and including December 31, 1978, and shall be auto- � , matically renewed from year to year unless negotiations are instituted by September 1, 1977 AND THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER of any subsequent effective year of this agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on this day of BY: CITY OF OSHKOSH CITY MANAGER ATTEST: CITY CLERK �9 . INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 316, OSHKOSH LOCAL 316 PRESIDENT LOCAL 31 SECRETARY : 0 MEMORANDUM: Holiday Pay - Fire Department March 8, 1971 Employees who wish cash payment in lieu of holidays must notify the Department of Administration by September 1 of the year preceeding the year in which the holidays are earned. Payment will be due the first paycheck in December in which the holidays are earned. Pay Poticy on Promotions Temporary Promotion - When an individual fills a position temporarily his salary shall be determined by taking his base salary and giving him the next highest in the new range providing it is at least Seven dollars ($7.00) more bi- weekly. Longevity shall be retained. Permanent Promotion - Base salary shall be used and longevity added (if new position does not include longevity) and individual will be granted next step providing it is at least Seven Dollars ($7.00) more bi-weekly. -19- City Manager _ __ .� Addendum to the 1977 Municipal Contract between the City of Oshkosh and Local 316, I.A.F.F. In conformity, with the tentative agreement reached between the parties hereto as a result of the negotiations held concerning wages, hours and con- ditions of employment for the year 1977• Upon approval of the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh and the member- ship of the Oshkosh City Employees Union, Local 796, I.A.F.F. It is agreed, that effective January 1, 1978, the foregoing Employment Contract will be modified in the following manner: 1. The salary schedule and insurance shall be open for negotiations. 2. The vacation schedule shall be modified to allow 12 days vacation after 25 years of service and the amount of vacation granted after l year service shall be open for negotiations. 3. In all other terms and respects, the aforesaid Employment Contract will be made as is reflected hereto except such modifications as may be made by virtwe of agreement by and between the parties hereto. '2�- 0 CONTRACT LOCAL N0. 316 I.A.F.F. AND CITY OF OSHKOSH 1977 - 1978 . � �. ' ARTICLE I II III IV V VI VII vlll IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII INDEX Recognition of Representation. . . . . . . . . � . . . . . . . . . ManagementR i ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probationary and Employment Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normal Work Week, Normal Work Day, Normal Work Schedule. ..... PayPol icy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CompensatoryTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call In Time and Off Duty Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insurance - Hospitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seni or i ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AuthorizedAbsence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Si ck Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EmergencyLeave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • Holi day Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tempo ra ry M i 1 i ta ry Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leave of Absence Without Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorized Absence With�Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rulesand Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Negoti at i ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of Bus i ness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Present Benef i ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EvaluationReport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PromotionalProcedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retent i on of R i ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Un i on Bu 1 1 et i n Boa rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reopener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � PAGE i� 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 ARTICLE XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI 4 � PAGE � Termination of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Gri evance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � . . . . . . . . . 12 Discipl inary Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Li fe I nsurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Reti rement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Un i form A1 lowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Agency Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Wages and Fr i nge Benef i ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Schedule ��A�� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Longevi ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Classification Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ambulance Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Duration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Memorandum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Addendum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 � � ARTICLE I RECOGNITION OF REPRESENTATION The employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining � / representative for the purpose of conferences and negotiations with the employer, or its lawfully authorized representatives, on questions of wages, hours and conditions of employment for the unit of representation consisting of all employees of the employer employed in the Fire Department, excluding only the ranks of Assistant Chiefs, and Deputy Chief, Chief. ARTICLE II MANAGEMENT RIGHTS The City possesses the sole right to operate City government and all manage- ment rights repose in it, but such rights must be exercised consistently with the other provisions of this agreement. The powers, rights and/or authority herein claimed by the City are not to be exercised in a manner that will undermine the union or as an attempt to evade the provisions of this agreement or to violate the spirit, intent or purposes of this agreement. ARTICLE III PROBATIONARY AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS Upon successful comptetion of the prescribed-probationary period the employee shall be classified as a permanent employee, and shall be entitled to the rights outlined in this agreement. Proper records indicating the status of each employee shall be completed at the end of the prescribed probationary period and a copy of such record shall be provided the employee. Upon comptetion of one year service in the Fire Department, an employee shall be classified as a permanent employee and shall be entitled to the rights outlined in this agreement. During the first year of service, an employee shall be considered on probation and may be terminated for any reason. An employee who has not completed Emergency Medical Technician training during his first year of -1- service and has therefore failed to receive a State Emergency Medical Technici certificate may have his probationary period extended for the sole purpose of completing such certification and may be terminated�subsequent to his first year of service for failure to receive such certification without appeal or right under this contract. ARTICLE IV NORMAL WORK WEEK - NORMAL WORK DAY - NORMAL WORK SCHEDULE The average normal work week for the Fire Department shall be fifty-six (56) hours to be worked on a three (3) platoon system, utilizing a duty system of twenty-four (24) hours on and a forty-eight (48) hours off duty, with the exception of the following classifications: A. Alarm Operator B. Captain in Charge of Instruction C. Captain in Charge of Inspection D. Fire Inspector . E. Fire Equipment Mechanic The alarm operator shall work a forty (40) hour average work week, working six (b) consecutive days on duty and two (2) consecutive days off duty, to be repeated through the entire year. One extra off day will be granted to the alarm operator each month with two (2) extra days off which may be applied to vacation or holiday leave. TMe Department of Administration shall post the work schedule and indicate the time slots where the above mentioned off days may be allowed. The alarm operators may choose their off days for the entire year and should manpower requirements prohibit these off days, the alarm operator shall be required to work and shall receive compensation as per the overtime provision of this agreement. -2- r The work week for the fotlowing classifications shall be forty (40) hours to be worked in five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour days, Monday through Friday: A. B. C. D. Y Captain in Charge of Instruction Captain in Charge of Inspection Fire Inspector Fire Equipment Mechanic No compensatory time shall accrue as a result of platoon transfer, provided the work week of 56 hours is maintained over the course of the year. The words platoon transfer in the above sentence shall mean a tran5fer of a permanent nature, not a temporary transfer. Transfers of any nature shall not be used to circumvent Compensatory time and one-half. Existing policies as out- lined in the union/management memorandum dated 1-1-77 are incorporated herein by reference and shall remain in effect. ARTICLE V PAY POLICY The employer shall have atl payroll checks available in the fire house at 7:00 A.M. on every other Friday. Paydays will be bi-weekly with a one (1) week hold back. In the event such days are legal holidays, checks will be issued on the day preceeding. Employees shall be compensated within the pay ranges set forth-in the classification and pay plan of the employer and in accordance with the rules for administration included therein.' Attached as an appendix to this agreement are the job classifications and pay schedules. The employer shall determine the table of organization or position count, that is, the number of employees to be assigned to any job classification and the job classification needed to operate the employer's facilities. The Union shall be notified of any change in the Table of Organization. Compensatory Time Compensatory time to be granted at the rate of time and one-half for all time over the normal work week. All compensatory time will be recorded and may -3- ' ' be used during the month in which it accrues upon request of the employee, with the approval of the department head. Employees may maintain.a compensatory balance of no more than forty-eight (48) hours. Compensatory time may be granted for any number of hours at the request of the employee. .Unused balances of compensatory time shall be paid on the first pay period of the following month in which it accrued at the rate of pay in effect at the time it was earned. ARTICLE VI CALL IN.TiME � OFF DUTY TIME A11 scheduled overtime shall be worked at the rate of time and one-half with a guaranteed two (2) hour minimum. In the event an employee is required to work unscheduled overtime, he shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half plus an additional two (2) hours pay at straight time. An employee who works overtime as a continuation of straight time will be paid for such time at time and one-half but will not receive the two hours call in time. Scheduled time shall be defined as tirne scheduled at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. This provision shall not prevail in the event of a platoon transfer. Off duty time shall be defined as the forty-eight (48) hours off period following the twenty-four (24) hour work period, also vacation time, and any time off due to compensatory:time. Employees shall have the right to seek and hold outside employment upon approval of the Chief of the department. In the event the request shall be denied, the denial shall be subject to grievance procedures. All requests and approvals or denials shall be in writing. 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