RES 1984-62 - 00005433116
RESOLUTION NO. 62 — 1984
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING SIGNING THE
AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING WORKING CONDITIONS, WAGES AND HOURS
OF EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
THE YEARS 1984 AND 1985
1 WHEREAS, the International Association of Firefighters Local No. 1986, as
bargaining representative of the Firefighters of the City of Fridley Fire
Department, has presented to the Council of the City of Fridley various
requests relating to the working conditions, wages and hours of employees of
the Fire Department of the City of Fridley, and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley has presented various requestes to the Union and
to the employees relating to working conditions, wages and hours of employees
of the Fire Department of the City of Fridley, and
WHEREAS, representatives of the Union and the City have met and negotiated
regarding the requests of the Union and the City, and
WHEREAS, agreement has now been reached between representatives of the two
parties on the proposed changes in the existing contract between the City and
the Union.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby approves said
Agreement and that the Mayor and the City Manager are hereby authorized to
execute the attached Agreement (Exhibit "A ") relating to working conditions,
wages and hours of Firefighters of the City of Fridley Fire Department.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 21ST DAY OF
MAY, 1984.
ATTEST;
SIDNEY C. INMAN - CITY CLERK
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LABOR AGREEMENT
BEMMEN
CITY OF FRIDLEY
AND
IbTIERMTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL NO. 1986
ARTICLE I PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is entered into as of May 17, 1984 between the CITY OF FRIDLEY,
hereinafter called the EMPLOYER, and the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE
FIGHTERS LOCAL NO. 1986, hereinafter called the UNION.
It is the intent and purpose of the AGREEMENT to:
1.1 Establish procedures for the resolution of disputes concerning this
AGREEMENTS interpretation and /or application; and
1.2 Place in written form the parties' agreement upon terms and conditions of
employment for the duration of this AGREEMENT.
ARTICLE II RECOGNITION
The EMPLOYER recognizes the UNION as the exclusive representative, under
Minnesota Statutes, Section 179.71, Subdivision 3, for all personnel in the
following job classifications:
1. Firefighters
2. Fire Captain
ARTICLE III DEFINITIONS
3.1 Union
The International Association of Firefighters Local No. 1986.
3.2 Union Member
A member of the International Association of Firefighters Local No.
1986.
3.3 Emloyee
A member of the exclusively recognized bargaining unit.
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3.4 Department
The City of Fridley Fire Department
3.5 Emlover
The City of Fridley
3.6 Chief
?he Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Fridley.
3.7 Union Officer
Officer elected or appointed by the International Association of
Firefighters Local No. 1986.
3.8 Overtime
Work performed at the express authorization of the EMPLOYER in excess of
the employee's scheduled shift.
3.9 Scheduled Shift
A consecutive work period including two rest breaks and a lunch break.
3.10 Rest Breaks
Two periods during the SCHEDULED SHIFT during which the employee remains
on continual duty and is responsible for assigned duties.
3.11 Lunch Break
A period during the SCHEDULED SHIFT during which the employee remains on
continual duty and is responsible for assigned duties.
3.12 Std
Concerted action in failing to report for duty, the willful absence from
one's position, the stoppage of work, slow -down, or abstinence in whole
or in part from the full, faithful and proper performance of the duties
of enployment for the purposes of inducing, influencing or coercing a
change in the conditions or compensation or the rights, privileges or
obligations of employment.
3.13 Base Rate of Pay
The Employee's monthly rate of pay exclusive of longevity or any other
special allowance.
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3.14 Comensatory Time
Time off during the employee's regularly scheduled work schedule equal
in time to overtime worked.
3.15 Severence Pav
Payment made to an employee upon honorable separation of employment.
3.16 Salary
A fixed payment at regular intervals for services as set forth and
agreed to in this contract.
3.17 Compensation
Salary reduced by those amounts as required by law and /or authorized by
the employee.
The UNION agrees that during the life of this AGREEMENT it will not cause,
encourage, participate in or support any strike, slow -down or other
interruption of or interference with the normal functions of the EMPLOYER.
5.1 The EMPLOYER retains the full and unrestricted right to operate and
manage all manpower, facilities, and equipment; to establish functions
and programs; to set and amend budgets; to determine the utilization of
technology; to establish and modify the organizational structure; to
select, direct, and determine the number of personnel; to establish work
schedules, and to perform any inherent managerial function not
specifically limited by this AGREEMENT.
5.2 Any term and condition of employment not specifically established or
modified by this AGREEMENT shall remain solely within the discretion of
the EMPLOYER to modify, establish, or eliminate.
ARTICLE VI UNION SECURITY
6.1 The EMPLOYER shall deduct from the wages of employees who authorize such
a deduction in writing an amount necessary to cover monthly UNION dues.
Such monies shall be remitted as directed by the UNION.
6.2 The UNION may designate employees from the bargaining unit to act as a
steward and an alternate and shall inform the EMPLOYER in writing of
such choice and changes in the position of steward and /or alternate.
6.3 '1he EMPLOYER shall make space available on the employee bulletin board
for posting UNION notice(s) and announcement(s).
6.4 The UNION agrees to indemnify and hold the EMPLOYER harmless against any
and all claims, suits, orders, or judgments brought or issued against
the EMPLOYER as a result of any action taken or not taken by the
EMPLOYER under the provisions of this Article.
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ARTICLE VII EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
7.1 Definition of a Grievance
A grievance is defined as a dispute or disagreement as to the
interpretation or application of the specific terms and conditions of
this AGREEMENT.
7.2 Union Representatives
' The EMPLOYER will recognize REPRESENTATIVES designated by the UNION as
the grievance representatives of the bargaining unit having the duties
and responsibilities established by this Article. The UNION shall
notify the EMPLOYER in writing of the names of such UNION
REPRESENTATIVES and of their successors when so designated as provided
by Section 6.2 of this AGREEMENT.
7.3 Processing of a Grievance
It is recognized and accepted by the UNION and the EMPLOYER that the
processing of grievances as hereinafter provided is limited by the job
duties and responsibilities of the EMPLOYEES and shall therefore be
accomplished during normal working hours only when consistent with such
EMPLOYEE duties and responsibilities. The aggrieved EMPLOYEE and a
UNION REPRESENTATIVE shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time
without loss in pay when a grievance is investigated and presented to
the EMPLOYER during normal working hours provided that the EMPLOYEE and
the UNION REPRESENTATIVE have notified and received the approval of the
designated supervisor who has determined that such absence is reasonable
and would not be detrimental to the work programs of the EMPLOYER.
7.4 Procedure
Grievances, as defined by Section 7.1, shall be resolved in conformance
' with the following procedure:
Step 1.
An EMPLOYEE claiming a violation concerning the interpretation or
application of this AGREEMENT shall, within twenty -one (21) calendar
days after such alleged violation has occurred, present such grievance
to the EMPLOYEE'S supervisor as designated by the EMPLOYER. The
EMPLOYER- designated representative will discuss and give an answer to
such Step 1 grievance within ten (10) calendar days after receipt. A
grievance not resolved in Step 1 and appealed to Step 2 shall be placed
in writing setting forth the nature of the grievance, the facts on which
it is based, the provision or provisions of the AGREEMENT allegedly
violated, the remedy requested, and shall be appealed to Step 2 within
ten (10) calendar days after the EMPLOYER- designated representative's
final answer in Step 1. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 2
by the UNION within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived.
tS ep 2.
If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION and
discussed with the EMPLOYER- designated Step 2 representative. The
EMPLOYER- designated representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S
Step 2 answer in writing within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of
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such Step 2 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 2 may be
appealed to Step 3 within ten (10) calendar days following the
EMPLOYER- designated representative's final Step 2 answer. Any grievance
not appealed in writing to Step 3 by the UNION within ten (10) calendar
days shall be considered waived.
Step 33.
If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION and
' discussed with the EMPLOYER- designated Step 3 representative. The
EMPLOYER- designated representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S
answer in writing within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such
Step 3 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 3 may be appealed to
Step 4 within ten (10) calendar days following the EMPLOYER - designated
representative's final answer in Step 3. Any grievance not appealed in
writing to Step 4 by the UNION within ten (10) calendar days shall be
considered waived.
A grievance unresolved in Step 3 and appealed to Step 4 by the UNION
shall be submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the
Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971. The selection of an
arbitrator shall be made in accordance with the "Rules Governing the
Arbitration of Grievances" as established by the Public Employment
Relations Board.
7.5 Arbitrator's Autho
a. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify,
ignore, add to, or subtract from the terms and conditions of this
AGREEMENT. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the
specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the EMPLOYER and the
UNION, and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other
issue not so submitted.
b. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to,
or inconsistent with, or modifying or varying in any way the
application of laws, rules, or regulations having the force and
effect of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted in
writing within thirty (30) days following close of the hearing or
the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless
the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be binding on
both the EMPLOYER and the UNION and shall be based solely on the
arbitrator's interpretation or application of the express terms of
this AGREEMENT and to the facts of the grievance presented.
c. The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services and proceedings
shall be borne equally by the EMPLOYER and the UNION provided that
each party shall be responsible for compensating its own
representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim
record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made,
providing it pays for the record. If both parties desire a verbatim
record of the proceedings the cost shall be shared equally.
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7.6 Waiver
If a grievance is not presented within the time limits set forth above,
it shall be considered "waived ". If a grievance is not appealed to the
next step within the specified time limit or any agreed extension
thereof, it shall be considered settled on the basis of the EMPLOYER'S
last answer. If the EMPLOYER does not answer a grievance or an appeal
thereof within the specified time limits, the UNION may elect to treat
the grievance as denied at that step and immediately appeal the
. grievance to the next step. The time limit in each step may be extended
by mutual written agreement of the EMPLOYER and the UNION in each step.
7.7 Choice of
If, as a result of the written EMPLOYER response in Step 3, the
grievance remains unresolved, and if the grievance involves the
suspension, demotion, or discharge of an employee who has completed the
required probationary period, the grievance may be appealed either to
Step 4 of Article VII or a procedure such as: Civil Service, Veteran's
Preference, or Fair Employment. If appealed to any procedure other than
Step 4 of Article VII, the grievance is not subject to the arbitration
procedure as provided in Step 4 of Article VII. The aggrieved employee
shall indicate in writing which procedure is to be utilized (Step 4 of
Article VII or another appeal procedure) and shall sign a statement to
the effect that the choice of any other hearing precludes the aggrieved
employee from making a subsequent appeal through Step 4 of Article VII.
ARTICLE VIII SAVINGS CLAUSE
This AGREEMENT is subject to the laws of the United States, the State of
Minnesota and the City of Fridley. In the event any provision of this
AGREEMENT shall be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent
jurisdiction from whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken
within the time provided, such provisions shall be voided. All other
provisions of this AGREEMENT shall continue in full force and effect. The
voided provision may be renegotiated at the written request of either party.
ARTICLE IX SENIORITY
9.1 Seniority shall be determined by the employee's length of continuous
employment with the Fire Department and posted in an appropriate
location. Seniority rosters may be maintained by the FIRE CHIEF on the
basis of time in grade and time within specific classifications.
9.2 During the probationary period, a newly hired or rehired employee may be
discharged at the sole discretion of the EMPLOYER. During the
probationary period a promoted or reassigned employee may be replaced in
his previous postion at the sole discretion of the EMPLOYER.
9.3 A reduction of work force will be accomplished on the basis of
seniority. Employees shall be recalled from layoff on the basis of
seniority. An employee on layoff shall have an opportunity to return to
work within two years of the time of his layoff before any new employee
is hired.
9.4 Vacation periods to a maximum of two (2) weeks shall be selected on the
basis of seniority until May 1st of each calendar year.
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ARTICLE X DISCIPLINE
10.1 The EMPLOYER will discipline employees for just cause and may be in one
or more of the following forms:
a. oral reprimand;
b. written reprimand;
C. suspension;
d. demotion; or
e. discharge.
10.2 Suspensions, demotions and discharges will be in written form.
10.3 Written reprimands, notices of suspension, and notices of discharge
which are to become part of an employee's personnel file shall be read
and acknowledged by signature of the employee. Employees will receive a
copy of such reprimands and /or notices.
10.4 Employees may examine their awn individual personnel files at reasonable
times under the direct supervision of the EMPLOYER.
11.1 The normal work schedule for the employees of the Fire Department shall
consist of a 56.66 hour work week.
a. hours worked on assigned shifts;
b, holidays;
C. authorized leave time.
The Department Head is responsible for scheduling and assigning the
weekly work schedule.
11.2 The City claims the authority to schedule employee's duty schedule. A
normal work schedule for the employees will be a combination of shifts
comprised of twelve (12) hours between 8:00 P.M. Sunday and 8:00 A.M.
Friday and ten (10) hours between 7:00 A.M. Monday and 5:00 P.M. Friday.
11.3 It is recognized by the parties that service to the public may require
the establishment of regular shifts for some employees on a daily,
weekly, seasonal, or annual basis, other than the regularly scheduled
hours. The employer will give advance notice to the employees affected
by the establishment of work days different than the normal employees'
work day.
11.4 In the event that work is required because of unusual circumstances such
as (but not limited to) fire, flood, snow, sleet, breakdown of municipal
equipment or facilities, no advance notice to the employees need be
given. It is not required that an employee working other than the
normal workday be scheduled to work more than the scheduled hours;
however, each employee has an obligation to work overtime if requested,
unless unusual circumstances prevent him from doing so.
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11.5 it is also recognized by the parties that service to the public may
require the establishment of regular work weeks that schedule work on
Saturdays and /or Sundays. Employees who are regularly scheduled to be
on duty Saturday and /or Sunday will be granted two consecutive days off
in lieu of Saturday and /or Sunday.
ARTICLE XII. ANNUAL LEAVE
12.1 Each employee shall be entitled to annual leave away from employment
with pay. Annual leave pay shall be computed at the regular rate of pay
to which such an employee is entitled.
12.2 A beginning employee shall accrue annual leave at the rate of eighteen
(18) days per year for the first seven (7) years (84 successive months).
An employee who has worked seven (7) years (84 successive months) shall
accrue annual leave at the rate of twenty -four (24) days per year,
beginning with the eighty -fifth (85th) month of successive employment.
An employee who has worked fifteen (15) years (180 successive months)
shall accrue annual leave at the rate of twenty -six (26) days per year,
beginning with the one hundred eighty -first (181st) month of consecutive
employment.
12.3 For an employee hired on or after July 1, 1983:
The maximum total accumulation of annual leave at the end of any given
year shall be thirty (30) days.
Once a year, at a time designated by the City, an employee who has
completed seven (7) years of service with the City will have the
opportunity to exchange up to three (3) days of accumulated annual leave
for cash. At the same time, an employee who has completed fifteen (15)
years of service with the City will have the opportunity to exchange up
to 5 days of accumulated annual leave for cash.
12.4 For an employee hired prior to January 1, 1984:
Vacation accrued but unused as of December 31, 1983 shall be converted
to annual leave at the rate of one (1) day of annual leave for one (1)
day of vacation. Accrued but unused sick leave as of December 31, 1983
shall be converted to annual leave according to the following schedule:
a. 1st 45 days @ 1 day of annual leave for 1 day of sick leave
b. 2nd 45 days @ 1 day of annual leave for 2 days of sick leave
c. Remainder @ 1 day of annual leave for 3 days of sick leave
The total amount of annual leave credited to the employee's balance as
of January 1, 1984 shall be equal to accrued but unused vacation plus
accrued but unused sick leave converted according to the formula above.
If upon conversion to the annual leave plan an employee's accumulation
of annual leave exceeds thirty (30) days, that amount shall be the
maximum total accumulation (cap) for that employee at the end of any
subsequent year.
Once a year, at a time designated by the City, an employee will have the
opportunity to exchange up to five (5) days of accumulated annual leave
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for cash.
In addition, once a year at a time designated by the City, an employee
with an accumulation of annual leave in excess of thirty (30) days will
have the opportunity to exchange up to five (5) days of annual leave for
cash. Such an exchange shall reduce the maximum total accumulation
(cap) of an employee by an equal amount.
12.5 Upon separation from employment with the City, an employee will be paid
' one (1) day's salary for each day of accrued annual leave remaining in
the Employee's balance.
ARTICLE XIII SHORT TERM DISABILITY
13.1 Each employee who has successfully completed the employee's probationary
period shall be eligible for short term disability benefit. Such an
employee shall be entitled to full pay commencing on the twenty -first
(21st) consecutive working day on which the employee is absent due to a
physician- certified illness or injury, whether on or off the job, and
continuing until the employee returns to work able to carry out the full
duties and responsibilities of the Employee's position or through the
one hundred and tenth (110th) working day of absence, whichever occurs
first; provided, however, that the amount of any compensation shall be
reduced by any payment received by the disabled employee from workers'
compensation insurance, Public Employees Retirement Association
disability insurance, or Social Security disability insurance. Payment
of short term disability benefit by the City to an employee shall not
exceed ninety (90) working days for any single illness or injury,
regardless of the number and spacing of episodes. The annual leave
balance of an employee receiving short term disability benefits shall
not be reduced, nor shall such Employee accrue annual leave during that
period.
2. Before any short term disability payments are made by the City to an
employee, the City may request and is entitled to receive from any
employee who has been absent more than twenty (20) working days in
succession a certificate signed by a competent physician or other
medical attendant certifying to the fact that the entire absence was, in
fact, due to the illness or injury and not otherwise. The City also
reserves the right to have an examination made at any time of any
employee claiming payment under the short term disability benefit. Such
examination may be made on behalf of the City by any competent person
designated by the City when the City deems the same to be reasonably
necessary to verify the illness or injury claimed.
3. If an employee hired before July 1, 1984 has received payments under the
injury -on -duty provisions of previous contracts, the number of days for
which payment was received will be deducted from the number of days of
eligibility for coverage under short term disability for that same
injury.
4. If any employee's non causally related injury or illness exceeds 120
working days, the employee shall be entitled to draw from his remaining
annual leave.
5. If an employee's causally related illness or injury exceeds 120 working
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days, the employee may draw from his remaining annual leave in addition
to those benefits to which the employee receives in accordance with the
workman's compensation provisions.
6. When an employee exceeds the 120 working days disability and commences
to draw on annual leave, he shall again accure benefits in accordance
with accepted City policy.
ARTICLE XIV PAY FOR FIRE CALLS
14.1 Pay for off duty fire calls shall be an amount equal to the current rate
being paid to paid call firefighters. This will apply on all fire calls
before or after regular working hours or on days off. Should the courts
find that the Fridley Fire Department comes under the jurisdiction of
the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, this section of the contract shall
be null and void.
15.1 The City will pay certain expenses for certain education courses based
on the following criteria.
a. The training course must have relevance to the Employees' present
or anticipated career responsibilities. Attendance shall be at a
City approved institution. The course must be approved by the
Department Head.
b. Financial assistance will be extended only to courses offered by an
accredited institution. This includes vocational schools,
Minnesota Sch000l of Business, etc.
15.2 Employee Education Programs Financial Policy
Financial assistance will be extended to cover only the cost of tuition.
Charges for books, student union membership, student health coverage and
other charges for which the student receives some item or services other
than actual instruction will not be paid. The City will pay 508 of the
cost of tuition in advance of the Employee's actual participation in the
course and the Employee shall pay 508 of the cost. Upon successful
completion of the course an employee will be required to present a
certification of satisfactory work to his department head. Satisfactory
work is defined as follows:
a, in courses issuing a letter grade, a C or above is required.
b. In courses issuing a numerical grade, 708 or above is required.
c. In courses not issuing a grade, a certification from the institution
that the student satisfactorily participated in the activities of
the courses as required.
15.3 If the Employee satisfactorily completes the course, he will be
reimbursed for the additional 508 of the tuition cost for which he
obligated himself in the approved application. If the employee fails to
satisfactorily complete the course, he will not be reimbursed.
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15.4 The program will not reimburse the employee for the hours he spends in
class, only for the tuition.
15.5 Expenses for which the employee is compensated under some other
educational or assistance program, such as the GI bill, will not be
covered.
15.6 The City will not pay tuition or other costs for those courses which are
used to make the employee eligible for additional salary.
ARTICLE XVI HOLIDAYS
16.1 Holidays include New Year's Day, January 1; Washington and Lincoln's
Birthday, the third Monday in February; Memorial Day, the last Monday in
May; Independence Day July 4; Labor Day, the first Monday in September;
Christopher Columbus Day, the second Monday in October; Veteran's Day,
November 11; Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November; and
Christmas Day, December 25; provided, When New Year's Day, January 1; or
Independence Day, July 4; or Veteran's Day, November 11; or Christmas
Day, December 25; falls on Sunday the following day shall be a holiday,
and provided, when New Year's Day, January 1; or Independence Day,
July 4; or Veteran's Day, November 11; or Christmas Day, December 25;
falls on Saturday, the preceding day shall be a holiday.
16.2 In addition to the holidays listed above, employees covered by this
contract shall be entitled to two additional holidays designated by the
City Council or the Department Head, for a total of eleven (11)
holidays per year.
ARTICLE XVII PROBATIONARY PERIODS
17.1 All newly hired or rehired employees will serve a six (6) month
probationary period.
ARTICLE XVIII FUNERAL PAY
18.1 In case of death occurring in the immediate family of an employee, such
an employee may be excused from work for up to three days with
additional time off granted by the City Manager if additional time is
needed. This time off shall not subject the employee to loss of pay.
For this purpose, members of the immediate family of the employee are
considered to be the following; spouse, child (natural or adopted),
parent, grandparent, brother, sister, mother -in -law or father -in -law.
ARTICLE XVIX JURY PAY
19.1 It shall be understood and agreed that the City shall pay all regular
full time employees serving on any jury the difference in salary between
jury pay and his regular salary or pay while in such service.
ARTICLE XX UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
20.1 The City shall provide a uniform clothing allowance for Fire Fighters,
said allowance to be paid in cash in January of each year. The
allowance shall be $276 in 1984, the allowance for 1985 shall be
negotiated.
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21.1 The EMPLOYER will contribute up to a maximum of $135.00 per month per
employee for group health and life insurance including dependent
coverage for calendar 1984.
21.2 Individual employees may provide for an increased EMPLOYER contribution
for insurances over that amount stipulated
in 21.1, and by lowering
their compensation from the rates stipulated
in Article XXIII to provide
for an increased EMPLOYER contribution which will fully pay for the
employee's health, life insurance including dependent coverage.
ARTICLE 3=1 RAM OF PAY
22.1 Firefighters 1984
1985
First six months $1,834.25 per month
To Be Negotiated
After six months $1,889.27 per month
To Be Negotiated
After 1 1/2 years $2,032.24 per month
To Be Negotiated
After 2 1/2 years $2,138.10 per month
To Be Negotiated
After 3 1/2 years $2,219.02 - 6 months
To Be Negotiated
$2,285.59 - 6 months
To Be Negotiated
22.2 Fire Captain $2,361.35 - 6 months
To Be Negotiated
$2,432.19 - 6 months
To Be Negotiated
ARTICLE XXIII AIDITIONAL DK"F'IVE PAY
23.1 Incentive pay will be paid over and above the standard base rate or
going rate for Employees hired prior to January 1, 1974 according to the
following schedule, provided employees have made demonstratable progress
towards improving their proficiency for their particular job title or
job assignment.
After 5 years of service $24
After 10 years of service $48
After 15 years of service $72
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24.1 For Firefighters hired after January 1, 1974 the City will pay for
education credits earned at an accredited institution of higher learning
at the rate of $.40 per quarter credit starting with the ninety -first
(91st) quarter credit up to a maximum of one hundred eighty (180)
credits or a maximum of $36.00 per month. All courses taken must be
approved by the Employer. No Firefighter hired after January 1, 1974
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will be eligible for payments under ARTICLE XXIV. No Firefighter will
draw both additional incentive pay under ARTICLE XXIV, and pay for
education credit. Employees will not be eligible for education credits
during their six (6) month probationary period. A determination of the
number of credits an employee is eligible for will be made on December 1
of the previous year. Credits earned during the year will not be
counted until the succeeding year. The City will not pay tuition for
courses that the Employee will later be paid for as noted above.
' ARTICLE XXV SEVERENCE PAY
25.1 For all employees hired prior to January 1, 1978, the reverence pay
policy shall be as follows:
Any Employee with forty -eight (48) or more consecutive months of
employment will receive severance pay in cash based on one -and- one -half
(1 1/2) days for each twelve (12) consecutive months worked, but not to
exceed thirty (30) days of the same.
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26.1 Any and all prior agreements, resolutions, practices, policies, rules
and regulations regarding terms and conditions of employment, to the
extent inconsistent with the provisions of this AGREEMENT, are hereby
superseded.
26.2 The parties mutually acknowledge that during the negotiations which
resulted in this AGREEMENT, each had the unlimited right and opportunity
to make demands and proposals with respect to any term or condition of
employment not removed by law from bargaining. All agreements and
understandings arrived at by the parties are set forth in writing in
this AGREEMENT for the stipulated duration of this AGREEMENT, The
EMPLOYER and the UNION each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waives the
right to meet and negotiate regarding any and all terms and conditions
of employment referred to or covered in this AGREEMENT or with respect
to any term or condition of employment not specifically referred to or
covered by this AGREEMENT, even though such terms or conditions may not
have been within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both of the
parties at the time this contract was negotiated or executed.
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This AGREEMENT shall be effective as of January 1, 1984, except as herein
noted, and shall remain in full force and effect until the thirty -first day of
December, 1985, except that wages, health insurance, and uniform allowance for
1985 shall be negotiated at a later date. In witness whereof, the parties
hereto have executed this AGREEMENT on this 17th day of May, 1984.
CITY OF ETZm.EY
S /William J. Nee
MAWR — WILLIAM J. NEE
S /Nasim Qureshi
CMY NVVZER — WIN M. ¢ RFM
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FOR ME MWERNMONAL ASSOCIlMrMN of
MUTIGEffiLS IML N0. 1986
HRPARD H. SIPIMSON
GARY E. LARSCR
' DENNIS M. OMM
I hereby recommend to the City Council ai
of this agreement.
SID IRMN - DIRECTCR, CBS UM SERVICES
R. RICH - CHIEF, FIRE DEPAlMMT
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