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RES 1972-91 - 00008439RESOLUTION NO. 91 -1972 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING WORKING CONDITIONS, WAGES AND HOURS OF EMPLOYEES ' OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT (DISPATCHERS AND PATROLMEN) WHEREAS, Mail Order Department Store and Warehouse, Employees Local Union No. 149, as bargaining representative of Patrolmen and Dispatchers of the City of Fridley Police 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 Police Department of the City of Fridley. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the City Council that the following conditions of employment for the employees of the Fridley Police Department are adopted and placed in effect, to wit: ARTICLE I PURPOSE Section 1. The purpose of this resolution is: a. To establish certain rules, regulations, hours, wages and other conditions of employment for employees of the Police Department as agreed to by the City of Fridley, hereinafter called the Employer, and Mail Order Department Store and Warehouse Employees Local No. 149, hereinafter called the Union. b. To establish procedure for the resolution of disputes concerning ' the provision of this resolution and /or application. Section 2. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to enter into agreement with the Union concerning conditions of employment for employees of the Police Department as set forth in this resolution. ARTICLE II RECOGNITION Section 1. The Employer recognized the Union as the exclusive representative under Minnesota Statutes, Section 179.71, Subd. 3 for the following job classifications: 1. Dispatchers 2. Patrolmen ARTICLE III UNION SECURITY Section 1. In recognition of the Union as the formal representative, the Employer shall: a. Deduct each payroll period an amount sufficient to provide I the payment of dues established by the Union from the wages of all employees authorized in writing such deductions, and b. Remit such deduction to the aoor000iate desienated officer of the Union. I J RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 2 c. The Union may designate certain employees from the bargaining unit to act as stewards and shall inform the Employer in writ Ev"iSW:iILi1 EMPLOYER AUTHORITY Section 1. The Employer has and retains the sole right and responsibility to administer the Police Department to meet the obligations established by Federal and State Law, City Charter or City Ordinances. Such right and responsibility is limited only to the extent specifically modified by this agreement. Section 2. The Employer and the Union agree that certain hours, wages and conditions of employment are established by the City ordinance or resolution, Civil Service Rules and the Rules and Regulations of the Fridley Police Department This agreement supplementssuch hours, wages, and other conditions of employment to the extent to which they are not in conflict. If in conflict, the law, ordinance, resolution, or rule or regulation shall prevail. ARTICLE V SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Section 1. Grievances which arise during the period of employment of any Employee shall be handled in the following manner: Any claim of alleged violation of the provisions of this agreement, to be valid and to receive consideration must be filed in writing by the Employee or his representative specifying the details of the alleged violation within ten (10) days after the regular pay day for the period in which the alleged violation occured. ARTICLE VI SF.NTOR TTY Section 1. The Employer hereby does recognize seniority rights to the extent that: 1. Seniority will apply on all shift positions. 2. Seniority will apply on vacations up to May 1st of each year. After May 1st, vacations will be on the first come, first served basis. Section 2. Employee does not establish seniority rights until he shall have worked a total of six (6) months. ARTICLE VII VACATIONS Section 1. Each Employee of the City who has worked regularly for the City for a period of not less than twelve (12) successive months is entitled to a vacation away from employment with pay. Vacation pay shall be computed at the regular rate of pay to which such Employee is entitled. An employee who has worked a minimum of twelve (12) months is entitled to one (1) workday 164 RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 3 of vacation for each month so worked. An employee who has worked eighty- four(84) consecutive months is entitled to one and one -half (11j) workdays of vacation for each month worked beginning with the eighty -fifth (85th) month of consecutive employment. An Employee who has worked one hundred eighty (180) seccessive months is entitled to one and two - thirds (1 2/3) workdays of vacation for each month worked beginning with the one hundred eighty -first (181st) month of consecutive employment. Except where otherwise provided by agreement between the City Manager and Employee, no more than twenty (20) days vacation may be taken in any one calendar year, and the vacations, unless otherwise provided, shall be taken each year during the months of April to and including the month of August. Section 2. Employees are not authorized to carry over from one year to the next more than five (5) days of vacation over what the employee had at the end of the previous year, without express approval of his Department Head and the City Manager. Section 3. In the event a regular full time Employee quits or his employment is severed for any reason whatsoever, he shall receive his earned vacation pay. ARTICLE VIII HOURS WORKED Section 1. The work week schedule for all Sworn Officers and Patrolmen, shall constitute four (4) days on duty and two (2) days off duty for a total of thirty -seven and one -half hours per week. The Public Safety Director is responsible for scheduling and assigning the weekly work schedule. Section 2. No Officer or Patrolman will be required to work two shifts during a twenty -four (24) hour period, except during an emergency. Section 3. ARTICLE I% REQUESTS FOR CHANGE OF POSITION Section 1. The Education Program in effect is as outlined in the City of Fridley Memorandum No. 4 -1970 dated May 18, 1970, and adopted by Resolution, No. 101 -1970. ARTICLE R OVERTIME Section 1. When a employee is required to work overtime`to- perform duty after regular working hours or appears in court, he shall receive pay computed at 1'z times the regular pay. If an employee is called back to work and more than one (1) hour has elapsed since his work period ended, RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 4 1F� - he will receive a minimum of two (2) hours overtime. If the employee is called to work early with no break in service before his regular schedule work period starts, the wok performed is considered normal overtime for the period of time actually worked. When the assigned schedule work day fall or are on Saturday or Sunday, no overtime will be paid. ARTICLE XII HOLIDAYS Section 1. There is no holiday pay as such for Police Officers, as the Pe13ee Department Police Officers are on a four (4) days on, two (2) days off schedule (37� hours per week). Section 2. If civilian Dispatchers are required to work ai regular forty (40 ) hour work week their holidays shall be as set forth for other civilian amnlovees as follows: Holidays include New Year's Day, January 1; Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday, the third Monday in February; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; Independence Day, July 4; Labor D� the first Monday in September; Christopher Columbus Day, the second Mo, in October; Veterans Day, the fourth Monday in October; Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November; and Christmas Day December 25; provid when New Year's Day, January 1• or Independence Day, July 4; or Christmas Day. December 25; falls on Sunday, the following day shall be a holiday. and nrovided. when New Year's Day. January l; or Independence Section 3. If Dispatchers are assigned a four (4) days on two lz) nays orr scneuuie, their holidays shall be as set forth above for Police Officers. ARTICLE XIII NORMAL SICK LEAVE Section 1. Any employee who is unable to work because of sickness or injury may obtain a leave of absence upon notice to the City. Written verification of his condition by a competent medical authority may be required. Where the conditions of the Employee is such that he is unable to act for himself, the Union may apply for such leave of absence in his behalf. Failure to notify the City subjects the Employee to appropriate discipline by the City. Section 2. Each Employee of the City who has worked regularly for the City for a period of not less than twelve (12) successive months is entitled to sick leave away from employment with pay. Sick leave pay shall be computed at regular rate of pay to which such Employee is entitled. An employee who has worked a nimimum of twelve (12) months is entitled to one (1) day of sick leave for each month worked, cumulative to one hundred twenty (120) days of sick leave. After one hundred twenty (120) earned and unused days of sick leave have accumulated, one (1) day additional vacation shall be granted to an employee for every three (3) sick leave days earned and unused. The Employee may elect, after RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 5 (90) earned and unused days of sick leave have accumulated, to receive , one (1) day additional vacation for every three (3) sick days earned and unused. Sick leave days shall not accumulate beyond one hundred twenty (120). Before any sick leave conpensation is paid, the City may request and is entitled to receive from any Employee who has been absent more than three (3) days in succession, a certificate signed by a competent physician or other medical attendant certifying to the fact that the absence was in fact due to sickness and not otherwise. The City also reserves the right to have an examination made at any time of any person claiming absence by reason of sickness; such examination may be made when the City deems the same reasonably necessary to verify the sickness claimed and may be made in behalf of the City by any competent person designated by the City. ARTICLE XIV INJURY ON THE JOB Section 1. Any full time City Employee who has been employed by the City at least six (6) months, injured on his regular job, shall be entitled to full pay up to a period of ninety (90) days while he is absent from work by reason of such injury and his accrued sick leave will not be charged until after and beginning with the ninety -first (91st) day of absence from work by reason of such injury, provided however, the amount of any ' compensation shall be reduced by any payment received by the injured employee from workmen's compensation insurance. An Employee who claims an absence from work due to an injury sustained on his regular job is subject to an examination to be made in behalf of the City by a person competent to perform the same and as is designated by the City. ARTICLE XV DISCHARGE Section 1. Civil Service Personnel. The Police Civil Service Commission has responsibility for the employment, promotion, discharge and suspension of all employees covered by Civil Service. Section 2. Other Employees. Except as further provided, no Employee will be disciplined, suspended or discharged without just cause. ARTICLE XVI FALSE ARREST INSURANCE Section 1. The City of Fridley will provide protection for all Officers and Patrolmen against false arrest charges. ARTICLE XVII ' UNIFORM ALLOWANCE Section 1. The City shall provide a uniform clothing allowance for Police Officers of $150 (One Hundred and Fifty Dollars) per year for uniform clothing when needed. i 167 RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 6 Section 2. The City shall provide civilian Dispatchers a uniform clothing allowance of $100 (One Hundred Dollars) per year for clothing as needed. ARTICLE XVIII FUNERAL PAY Section 1. Funeral leave will be granted to full time employees up to a maximum of three days. Funeral leave is granted in case of deaths occuring in the immediate family. For this purpose immediate family is considered to be a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother or sister. ARTICLE XIX JURY PAY Section 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 HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS Section 1. Regular full time Employees shall receive the same as other City Employees, which policy at the present time provides that the City pays for the Employee's Health and Hospital Insurance and the Employee pays for dependent coverage. The City also provides life insurance equal to annual salary, with a maximum of $10,000. The City also provides additional AD &D Insurance equal to salary, with a maximum of $10,000. Section 2. A representative from the employee group shall be included on a committee which makes recommendations on the content of specifications for any new policy. Such recommendations are subject to Council approval. ARTICLE XXI RATES OF PAY 1972 Section 1. Patrolmen's Salaries: First Six (6) months $ 811.00 per month After Six (6) months 849.00 per month After one year 889.00 per month After two years 931.00 per month After three years 975.00 per month Dispatchers' Salaries; ' First six (6) months $ 698.00 per month After six (6) months 731.00 per month One and one -half (131) years 765.00 per month Two and one -half (2i) years 801.00 per month Three and one -half (31�) years 839.00 per month 168 RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 7 ARTICLE XXII ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PAY 1972 Section 1. Incentive pay will be paid over and above the standard base rate or going rate for Employees according to the following schedule: Patrolmen After 5 years $ 24.00 per month Patrolmen After 10 years 48.00 per month Patrolmen After 15 years 72.00 per month Dispatchers After 5 years $ 20.00 per month Dispatchers After 10 years 40.00 per month Dispatchers After 15 years 60.00 per month ARTICLE XXIII This Resolution shall be effective as of January 1, 1972, and shall remain in full force and effect until December 31, 1972. This Resolution shall be retroactive to January 1, 1972, in all respects except as herein noted. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF JULY , 1 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY. FRANK G. LIEBLY MI ATT T: MARVIN C. BRUNSELL, CITY ERK T_ The above Resolution setting forth working conditions, wages and hours for employees of the Fridley Police Department is acceptable to members of Union Local #149. s /Arthur R. Groinus s /Joseph Prifrel, WITNESS Joseph Prifrel, Business Dept., Local No. 149 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REGARDING HOME PICK UP, OVERTIME AND TRAINING The following rules will govern home pick up of uniformed police personnel: ' 1. There will be no overtime charged to the City as the result of home pick up. 2. In the instance of an accident or incident occuring at the time of shift change that involves an emergency of any nature, the patrol car will go toe the emergency rather than continuing on its route of taking home the employee. 169 . RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 8 This is to insure that there is no reduction of the level of service as the result of home pick up. 3. There will be no switching of time worked as a result of home pick up. There is no change of the past policy regarding the switching of time. 4. No employees will be picked up who lives outside the Fridley City limits. 5. When one officer goes to pick up his relief, he will make the pick up as close to five minutes before the end of his shift that is possible. In the instance of one patrol car picking up two men, the first man will be ready to be picked up fifteen minutes prior to the beginning of his shift. 6. The officer being picked up will be ready and will come out to the car promptly. 7. In the event the officer is not ready or does not come out promptly, the other officer on duty will return to the station. The officer coming on duty will then furnish his own transportation to work. 8. In the event the officer is not picked up five minutes after the normal pick up time for his shift, he will assume that all cars are busy and call the dispatcher to verify this. If the cars are busy, the employee will proceed to the station promptly by his own transportation and notify the dispatcher to communicate this information to the car planning to pick the men up. 9. When an officer is picked up at home, he will immediately notify the dispatcher that he is in the car and on duty. The dispatcher will make a log entry of this. 10. If an emergency call is received before the officer going off duty has been dropped off, the car will answer the call with both officers in it. If the call is of a non - emergency type, the officer will be taken home and the car will then answer the call. If the nature of the call is such that it requires the services of both employees, both employees will respond to the call. There is no change in the policy regarding the method of determining when an additional officer is needed. 11. When the relieved officer reaches his home, he will notify the dispatcher to put him out of service, the dispatcher will make a log entry of this. 12. No overtime will be paid to any officer for work done after his relief has been picked up and is in the car, except as otherwise outlined above. 13. The practice of home pick up is being conducted on an experimental basis, and may be canceled by the City Manager at any time it is found the privilege is being abused, or if it is found to be in the best interest of the City to cancel the service. Employees will contribute up to thirty minutes per week of their own time for training purposes as scheduled by the department. Training time may be accumul by the City, and Officers may be required to attend training sessions up to two (2) hours ner day. so lone as the total training time does not exceed thirty 3 minutes per week on the attend training sessions on not be required to When more than one j 170 RESOLUTION 91 -1972 Page 9 patrol car is on duty, lunch and coffee breaks will be staggered so that there is always one police car on the street and on the move. Overtime will be computed to the nearest fifteen minute period. The minimum on overtime is thirty minutes. An officer must have worked sufficient time to qualify for the minimum if overtime is turned in.