HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-036 Union No. 223 Agrmt. AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CiTY OF ASHLAND, OREGON
and
TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 223
PREAMBLE
This agreemen~ is entered into by the City of Ashland, Oregon,
hereinafter referred to as the "City", and the Teamsters Local
Union No. 223, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs,
Warehousemen and Helpers of America of Portland, Oregon,
..e~e~nafter called the "Un,on" Unless indicated otherwise
reference to the "City" herein shall include the Mayor and City
Council or their designee(s) as the officials directly responsible
for the operation of the department covered by this Agreement.
The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the full and
complete Agreement between the parties on matters pertaining to
, ~.a other conditions of employment
rates of pay hours of work -~ .
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
rhls Agreement shall apply to ail employees of the Police
Department, Ashland, Oregon as set forth in "Appendix A" but
excluding members o2 the Ashland Police Reserve, ~rregular
part-time employees, seasonal and temporary employees.
~'~,--~..,=_ .......... = .... .~ -.~--~. "~bmployee" is used, it shall mean regular full o~_
part-time employees or probationary employees within the
barca~nlng unit, as ~he same are defined in Article XIiI hereof.
~..?~ t~o. ..... event t~ .~=~t¥ constitutes the Public Safety Training
0 .... .~ ~s a "~e .... ~e~- oosit~on as the duties of the oosition are
now constituted (July i, 198z)_ , the DOsition. shalTM~ then be placed
within the bargaining unit.
The parties agree as follows:
Am~=~,L.E i RECOGNiTiON
~.i The City recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive
Uargalning agent for the purposes of establishing rates of pay,
hours of work and other conditions of employment for all
employees within the bargaining unit described immediately above.
~ ~=osx<=on not ~isted on the pay schedule is
~.~ When ally '~ '~ ~
es~abilshee, the City shall designate a job classification and pay
rate ~or the position ihs lin o~- shai~ be ~ ~
~ ~o~ ed and the Day
rate estabiisheO by the City shall be considered tentative until
the Union nas oeen afforded the opportunity to :neet and confer on
~ke ~a~er. if ~ne Unioz! does not agree that the classification
c.r pay rate is proper, the Union may submit the issue as a
cr~=~-.-e accord, lr.c ~o e'~,~ ~ievance procedure
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i.3 in the event the City adopts a public safety plan, or
should additional jurisdictions participate in the dispatch
c:enter either ~ _
, pa_ ~y may by written notice to the othe~ initiate
negotiations. Negotiations shall be over the wage rate to be paid
to any affected member of the bargaining unit or to be accorded
any affected covered classification where the responsibilities of
said member or classification are substantially changed as a
result of the above circumstances.
ARTICLE II- '~oN~ON~ ' SECURITY
2.1 Checkoff. Any employee who is a member of the Union or
who has applied for membership, shall sign and deliver to the
Union, who shall forward to the City, an original assignment
authorizing deductions of membership dues in the Union. Such
authorization shall continue in effect from year to year unless
revoked or changed Jn writing. Pursuant to each authorization the
City shall deduct such dues from the first salary check of said
employee each month. The amounts deducted shall be remitted to
the '~ ~ . .
U..~o~ by the fifteenth {15th) of the succeeding month to the
official designate~ by the Union in writing to receive such
deduction.
2.2 Fair Share. Employees who are not members of the Union
shall make payment in lieu of dues to the Union. Such payment
shall De the same amounts as provided for regular Union dues,
.....~:tiatlon fees and assessment~ The s~c~ +-ion shai]~ be referred to
as ~¼e "Fai~ <'~ ~ " ~
........ a~e Agreement and the City shai~ deduct from the
flrsr salary checm of each employee, each month, the payments for
regular dues or payments in lieu of dues and shall remit the same
to the Union by the ==fteenth (!Sth) of the succeeding month.
2.$ Re!i[]ious Objection. Any employee who is a member of a
church or religious body having bona fide religious tenents or
.... ~ ~,._c.. _ ' 'bit association with a labor organization or
the payment of dues or payment in lieu of dues to a labor
organization, shait pay an amount of money equivalent to regular
Union due~,~ ___,~m..on fees and assessments to a non-religious
..... e_ charitable organization mutually agreed upon
charity or +o ano+~ ~
by the employee affected and the Union. The City shall deduct
_=rom ~:,e =~rs,_ _~a,¥~ ~ check o~ each such emoioyee,~ each month the
payments ~o such charitable organization and shall remit the same
to the charitable organization by the fifteenth [i5th) of the
succeeding month. The employee shall supply proof to the Union,
each month, that this has been done.
2.4 Hold. Harmless. The Union agrees to hold the City
harm ess againsz any and al~ c_.a .... s, orders or judgments brought
or issued against ~ne._ Ca tv. as a resu~ o: any action taken or not
taken by ~,~r~t~,:~ -~nder ~:,~.e ,',"~',visic, ns of this artJcie. U~on
written noti~:ica~ion .... by the Union, of a checK-of~ er_o.,~ ~ the C i
wii'- :::a~<e adju~t'~e"'~ts ......... within ~-:~,~+~z~.~ ~ (30) days. o= :-ecei~+. ~ of
notification.,
New }!irked, U:ne C"'tU will notify the Union of ail new
+' .... .... - ~ ~:itit.:~.~t two .[2) weeks after their having been
~urnish~ng the Union with the new employee's name,
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social security' number, mailing address and position for which he
or she has hired.
2.6 Bulletin Boards. The City agrees to allow suitabie wall
smace in the Police Station, not to exceed 3' x 3' for bulletin
boards which may be locked by the Union, to be used by the Union
for the ~os~ing of notices and bulletins relating to the Union.
The Union shall limit its posting of Union notices and
bulletins to such bulletin board, which shall be used only for the
following Union nctices and bulletins
(a) Recreation and soc~ai affairs of the Union
(b) Union meetings
lc) Union elections
Reports of Union committees
Rulings or policies of the International Union
Communications from the Union to the bargaining unit
C~rent events regarding Union activity
2.7 Stewards. Employees selected by the Union to act as
Union represen, tat~ves shall be known as "stewards" and shall not
exceed three (3) in number. The names of the employees selected
as stewards, and the names of local Union representatives who may
represent employees, shall be certified in writing to the City by
the Union. Duties required by the Union stewards, excepting
a~.~e_.aa~.~e at meetings with supervisory personnel and aggrieved
employees arising out of a grievance already initiated by an
employee under Article XiI, shall not interfere with their or
other employees~ regular work assignments as employees of the
City. Contacts between stewards and employees or the Union shall
oe made outside of working hours so as not to disrupt regular City
ope~ a ~ ions.
2.$ Solicitation. The Union agrees that its members will not
solicit membership in the Union or otherwise carry on Union
activities during working hours, except as specifically provided
in this Agreement.
2.9 Visits by Union Representatives. The City agrees ~hat
accredited representatives of the Union, upon reasonable and
proper introduction, may have reasonable access to the premises of
tke City at any time during working hours for the purpose of
assisting in the administration of this Agreement, if they first
obtain permission to do so from the Chief of Police or his
designated representative. In no case will such access be
unreaso~able denied.
ARTICLE !i! - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
~he City shall retain the exclusive right to exercise the
cus~omary functions of management inciud~ng, but not limited to,
directing the activities of the department; determining the levels
of service and methods of operation including contracting and
subcon~racting~ and the introduction of new equipment; the right
to hire, lay-off, transfer, and promote; to discipline or
discharge for cause as defined in Article Xi; to determine the
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duties and responsibilities of job classifications; to make rules
consistent with the terms of this Agreement; to determine work
schedules and assign work; and any other such rights not
specifically referred to in this Agreement. The failure by the
City to exercise its rights under this Article in any respect
shall not be taken as a waiver of such rights.
ARTICLE IV - STRIKE PROHIBITION
4.1 The Union and its members, as individuals or as a group,
wi!! not initiate, cause, permit or participate or join in any
authorized strike, work stoppage, or slowdown, picketing, or any
other restriction o~ work at any location in the City. Employees
in the bargaining unit, while acting in the course of their
employment, snail not honor any picket line established in the
City by the Union or by any other labor organization when called
upen zo cross a picket line in the line of duty. Disciplinary
'~ ~, inciueing discharge may be taken by the City against any
employee or employees engaged in a violation of this Article.
Such disciplinary action may be undertaken selectively at the
option of the C~ty and shall not preclude or restrict recourse to
any other remedies, including an action for damages, which may be
available to the City.
4.2 In the event of an unauthorized strike, work stoppage,
slowdown, picketing, observance of a picket line, or other
restriction of work in any form, either on the basis of individual
choice or collective employee conduct, the Union will immediately
upon notification, attempt to secure an immediate and orderly
return to work. This obligation and the obligations set forth in
Section i above shall not be affected or limited by the subject
matter invotw~d in the dispute giving rise to the stoppage or by
whether such subject matter is or is not subject 'to the grievance
and arbitration provision of this Agreement.
4.3 The City agrees +¼,.~,a ~-~ there will be no lockout of
employees of the bargaining unit as a consequence of any dispute
wi~'~ the "~ ~ ' ' '
......... o.: arising surzng the term of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V - HOLIDAYS
5.1Recoqnized Holidays. The following shall be recognized
as Holidays:
New Years Day (January i)
Washington's Birthday (Jrd, Monday in February)
Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
"ndeDendence -~
. ,,ay [July~)
Labor Day (ist Monday in September)
~ete. a_. Day [November I.~
Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
The day after Thanksgivi~g
Christmas Day (Decemoer 25)
Nhenever a Holiday shall fall on Sunday, the succeeding
~z.-.ndav aha'~ be observed as a Holiday Whenever a Hoiidav shal~
fall on Saturday, the preced%ng Friday shall be observed as the
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Holiday. !f an, employee is on authorized vacation, sick leave, or
other leave with pay when a Holiday occurs, such Holiday shall not
be charged against such leave.
5.2 Holiday Compensation. Each regular employee shall
receive eight (8) hours compensation for each of the Holidays
listed above on which he performs no work. This compensation
shall De paid on the first payday of December of each year.
5.3 Hoiidav Work. if any regular employee is required to
work on any of the Holidays listed above, he shall be compensated
at his regular straight time rate for all hours worked in addition
to eight (8) hours compensation at his regular straight time rate
of pay for the Holiday, which shall be paid on the first payday of
December of each year.
5.4 Holiday Compensation Time. On January I each year, an
employee may elect to take up to five (5) days in lieu of Holiday
pay as compensatory time off, provided that not more than a total
of five such days may be elected during the twelve month period
from December ! to December i of each year. Said compensatory
days shall be scheduled mutually by the employee and the Chief of
Police.
ARTICLE Vi - VACATIONS
6.1Eiigibi!it¥. An employee shall be eligible for annual
vacation-time with pay on January ist of each year in accordance
with the ffo!iowing sections:
(a) Employees with less than four (4) full years of
continuous se]rvice shall accrue six and two-thirds (6.67) hours of
vacation credit for each calendar month of service. (!0 working
days maximum)
(b) Employees with more than four (4), but less than nine (9)
full years of continuous service, shall accrue eight (8) hours of
vacation credlt for each calendar month of service (12 working
days maximum)
[c) Employees with more than nine (9), but less than fourteen
(14} full years of continuous service, shall accrue ten (i0) hours
of vacation credit for each calendar month of service. (15
working days maximum).
[d) Employees with more than fourteen (14), but less than
nineteen (19) full years of continuous service, shall accrue
twelve (i2) hours of vacation credit for each calendar month of
service. ~18 working days maximum)
(e) Employees with more than nineteen (!g) full years of
continuous service, shall accrue fourteen (14) hours of vacation
credit for each calendar month of service. (21 working days
maximum)
6.2 Continuous Service. Continuous service, for the purpose
of accumulating vacation leave credit, shall be based on the
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reguiar paid hours worked by the employee, except that paJ. d time
spent by an employee on military leave, sick leave resulting from
an injury incurred in the course of employment and authorized
educational leave required by the City shall be included as
contJnuous service. ~lme spent on other types of authorized leave
shall not be counted as service, provided that employees returning
from such leave and employees on layoff status shall be entitled
to credit for service prior to the leave or layoff.
6.3 Accrual Limitations. Vacation time must be taken by the
employee within twelve (12) months foilowJng the date of
eligibility, o~ such vacation shall be deemed forfeited. An
employee who was about to lose vacation credit because of accrual
limitations may, by notifying his supervisor fifteen (15) days in
advance, absent himself to prevent loss of this vacation time.
Such action taken by the employee shall not constitute a basis for
~iscip!inary action or loss of pay. Vacation leave shall not
accrue during a leave of absence without pay or an educational
leave with pay in excess of fifteen (15) calendar days except for
attendance at the Board of Police Standards and Training School
for basic training, and any other school or training provided
and/or required by the City. No payment shall be made for
vacation time lost by an employee because of accrual !imitations,
unless the failure to take vacation is caused by the City's
insistence that the employee be at work during a scheduled
vacation period.
6.4 Schedu!2:nq. Employees shall be permJtted to request
vacation on e~[.t¼~.e -~_ a spl~t o:? an entire basis. Vacation times
shall be scheduled by the City based on the head of the
cepa~ ~ ~ ......... ......... ~-'s [judgment as to ~he~ needs of efficient operations and
the avaiiabi!:it¥ of vacation relief. Subject to the foregoing,
e~'~lu~wees.~.a.~"'~''~ :~-v~..a e the' r~.~_~* to determine vacation times
Vacation times shai} be selected on the basis of seniority;
~ ~.ow._ve_ each emuioyee wil~ be permitted 'to exercise his
right to senioriny only once annually. The vacation schedule
shai2 be posted annually as of December 1st and be closed as of
3anuary Ist and subsequent changes shall be made only by mutual
consent of the partles. Scheduling of vacation periods, to the
extent consistent with operating requirements of the City and
vacation credits of the employee, shall not be 2es~ than one day.
Employees not wishing to sign up for vacation between December i
and 3anuarv i shall waive ~;~ =
. ~_.e~r seniority for vacation selection.
6.5 Payment on Termination. In the event of death or
termination of an employee during the initial twelve (12) months
of his employment, no payment in lieu of vacation shall be made.
the event of death or termination of employment after an employee
has served for twelve (12) continuous months, and is otherwise
eligible for vacation credits, the employee shall be entitled to
payment for accrued vacation leave at the rate as of the date of
eligibility, in the event of death, earned but unused vacation
leave shall be paid in the same manner as salary due the deceased
employee is ]paid.
ARTICLE VII ...ODRS OF WORK
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This article is intended to be construed only as a basis
for recognizing overtime, and shall not be construed as a
guarantee of hours of work per day or per week.
7.1 Work Hours. The regular hours of a regular employee
shall be eight (8) consecutive hours. Patrol officers will also
be available for a daily briefing session fifteen (15) minutes
prior xo going on shift, and will voluntarily attend one hour
department meetings monthly.
7.2 Work Day. The workday shall consist of an eight (8) hour
day within a twenty-four (24) hour period including rest periods
(i.e. the 24 hour period will begin at the start of the employee's
work day and end 24 hours later). This section shall not apply to
scheduled training days so long as the employee has 8 hours
between their normally scheduled shift. If less than 8 hours is
allowed, overtime shall apply for all hours less than 8.
Y.3 Work Week. The work week shall consist of a seven (7) day
work schedule with five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour days, with
two (2) days off. (i.e., the seven (Y) day work schedule will
begin at the start of the employees first day of work and end ~68
hours later).
7.4 Work Schedule. Ali employees to the extent consistent
with operatlng requirements, shall be scheduled to work on a
regular shift and each shift shall have regular starting and
quitting times. Work schedules showing the employees shifts, work
days, and hours shall be posted on the department's bulletin board
for thirty (SO) days prier to their effective date, except for
emergency situations and for the duration of the emergency, and
except for scheduled training for which !0 days notice is
required. In the event of an emergency schedules may be changed
without prior no-uice and the City shall not be liable for overtime
under this section. An employee shall not suffer a reduction in
pay as the result of a schedule change, unless such schedule
change is at the employees request. The City shall not be liable
for the payment of overtime when more than forty (40) hours are
worked in a seven (?) day period as the result of a scheduled
change for seniority shift rotations. To this end the C~ty may
work an employee $0 hours in a 2-week period before incurring any
overtime liability. Failure to comply with the provisions of this
section shall result in the payment of one and one-half (i 1/2)
times the regular rate by the City for all hours worked outside
the timely scheduled work week. It is further understood and
agreed by both parties that this section was never intended to
govern shift trading or compensation days off.
7.~ Rest Periods. A rest period of ~ifteen~ (25) minutes
shall be permitted for ail employees during each half shift, which
shall be scheduled by the City in accordance with its
determination as !o the operating requirements and each employee's
duties.
7.6 .v_'oal Period To t?ze ..... '
.... <,_ant consistent ~::th operating
............ "'.~ ~.,~.e~._ meal ~'~,~ods shall be scheduled in
.+-R~ .... ~idd~e.. .... o-~: ~:,,~_..~ work shi~-. _, or as close to a ..o_ ~ ~',~- ~,..== meal ti,~..,_ es
possible. The meal period shall be thirty (30) minutes and shall
be considered on-duty time.
7.7 Overtime. The City has the right to assign overtime
work as required in a manner most advantageous to the City, and
consistent with the requirements of municipal service and the
public interest. Employees shall be compensated at the rate of
one and one-half (I 1/2) times the regular rate for overtime work
under the following conditions, but in no event shall such
compensation be received twice for the same hours.
Al~
~ assigned work in excess of eight (8) hours on any
scheduled work day.
Ail assigned work in excess of forty (40) hours in
workweek.
Detectives shall be compensated for overtime as set
forth in 'Appendix: CTM
Y.8 Ca!i-back Time. Employees called back to work shall
receive overtime pay with a guaranteed minimum of two (2) hours at
the overtime rate for the work for which they are called back.
This section applies only when call-back results in hours worked
which are not annexed consecutively to one end or the other of the
working day or working shift. This section does not apply to
scheduled overtime, call-back times annexed to the beginning of
the work shift, or ho!d-over times annexed to the end of the work
shift or work day.
AR.~CLE Xiii S_C.~ LEAVE
8.1 Accumulation. Sick leave shall be earned for the
purposes stated here~n by each eligible employee at the rate of
eight (8) hours for each full calendar month of service. Sick
leave may be accumulated to a total of seven hundred twenty (720)
hours and must be taken for the purposes specified in Section 2
hereof as a condition precedent to any.sick leave payment.
8.2 Ut~zatlon_._ .~or Illness or Injury. Employees may utilize
their allowance for sick ,eave when unable to perform their work
duties by reason of illness or injury. In such event, the
empioyee shall notify the department head or other supervisor of
absence due to illness or injury, the nature and expected
length thereof, as soon as possible prior to the beginning of his
schedv~led regu]a~? work shift, unless unable to do so because of
the nature of injury or illness. A physician's statement of the
na't~re and ~denlity of the ~.~'ness, the need ~or the employee's
absence and the estzmated durat-" **, . ,
' _.o_~ o~ the absence may be recuired
....... u. absence~ of over two days prior to
p=v'~~__ ...... ~ o~ ..... ~'~ ~ick_ leave be~.~its.~._, or prior to a~'~owing_, the
employee to return to work. A physician's statement may be
required as a prerequlsize to payment of sick leave for less than
~,..ve that sick
three (S) da~fs, i~ the ~mp~ov~. '... ~ .= ...... %a~ ~-eason tD be]'=
ieeve is being abused. For the purpose o~ this section and the
following sections of this Art.~c!e, pregnancy shall be treated as
any ot~ ii~e~ or disabi~i~'
8.3 Integration with Worker's Compensation. When an injury
occurs in the course of employment, the City's obligation to pay
under this sick leave Article is limited to the difference between
any payment received under Worker's Compensation laws and the
employee's regular pay, minus state and federal deductions. In
such instances, no charges will be made against accrued sick leave
for the first three days and thereafter pro-rated charges will be
made against accrued sick leave.
8.,I Sick ]Leave Withgut pay. Upon application by the
employee, sick leave without pay may be granted by the City for
the remaining period of disability after accrued sick leave has
been exhausted. The City may require that the employee submit a
certificate from a physician periodically during the period of
such disaD2i:tv and before ~t .... _ to work.
8.5 Termination. Sick leave is provided by the City in the
nature of insurance against loss of income due to the illness or
in3ury. No compensation for accrued sick leave shall be provided
for any employee upon his death or termination of employment,
ezcepI as provided for in Article XV, Section 2. Sick leave shall
not accrue during any period of leave of absence without pay.
8.6 Funeral Leave. In addition to regular sick leave, an
employee may be granted three (3) days funeral leave with regular
pay in the event of death in the immediate family of the employee.
An employee's immediate fami3¥ shall include spouse, parent,
children, brother, sister, grandparents, mother-in-law or
father-in-iaw.. The employee will be paid his regular hourly rate
for any such days of excused absence which occur only during his
assigned workweek. No pay shall be granted if the employee does
not attend the funeral. An additional two (2) days with regular
pay many be granted, if the funeral is over 400 mi]es from
Asniand~ one-way.
ART!CLE iX -OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE
9.1 Criteria and Procedure. Leaves of absence without pay
nor lo exceed ninety (90) days may be granted upon establishment
of reasonable justification therefore in instances where the work
of the department will not be seriously handicapped by the
temporary absence of the employee. Requests for such leaves must
be in writing. Normally, such leave will not be approved for an
employee for the purpose of accepting employment outside the
service of the City.
9.2 Jury Duty.. Employees shall be granted leave with pay for
servi~ upon a ~ury; provided, however, that the regular pay of
such an employee for the period of absence shall be reduced by the
amomnt of money received by him for such jury service, and upon
being excused from jury service for any day an employee shall
immedla~ely contact his supervisor for assignment for the
remaincer of his or her regular workday.
9.S ApDea~ances. Leave with pay shall be granted for an
a£3pearance before a court, legislative committee, ~udicial
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quasi-judicial body as a witness in response to a subpoena or
other direction by proper authority; provided, however that the
regular pay of such employee shall be reduced by an amount equal
to any compensation he may receive as witness fees.
9.4 Required Court Appearances. Leave of absence with pay
shall be granted for attendance in court in connection with an
employee's officially assigned duties, including the time required
for travel to 'the court and return to the employee's headquarters.
9.5 Election Day. Employees shall be granted two (2) hours
to vote on any election day only if, due to scheduling of work,
they would not otherwise be able to vote.
9.6 Union Business. Employees elected to any union office or
selected by the Union to do work which takes them from their
emp!oyment with the City may, upon written request of the Union
and the employee, be r~ecommended by the department head for a
leave of absence, of up to thirty (30) days without pay.
Employees selected by Union to attend collective bargaining
sessions between the Union and the City shall not suffer a loss of
pay ¢,r benefits as a result of attendance at such meetings.
However, all efforts shall be made to schedule such meetings so as
not to adversely affect the staffing or operation of the
department.
9.7 Educatlonai Leave. After completing one (1) year of
continuous service, an employee, upon written request, may be
granted a leave of aDsence without pay by the City for the purpose
of upgrading his or her professional ability through enrollment ~n
educational courses directly related to employment at an
accredited school or course of study. The period of such leave of
absence shall not exceed one (1) year, but may be renewed or
extended upon request of the employee and approval by the
department head. One year leaves of absence, with requested
extensions for educational purposes may not be provided more than
once in any t'½ree (3) year period. His replacement shall be
considered a tempo?ary employee. Employees shall also be granted
time off with pay for educational purposes, for reasonable lengths
of time~ at attend conferences, seminars, briefing sessions,
training programs, and oiler programs of a similar nature that are
intended to improve or upgrade the employee's skill and
pro~esslonal ability, when ordered by the employee's department
head.
a $ ~i[~ary ..] Pea~e
...... a~E Corps LeaMe. Military and Peace Corps
-cave shall be granted ~n accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes.
9.9 Maternity Leave. Maternity leave of absence without pay
.'nay be gTant~_~d upon the 7:'eq~est of the employee. Such leave would
be in add%ticn to sick ,leave without pay granted as a part of the
disabil~t~ ~3e~io(~ 9~ich matp'~+~ ~eave sha]~.~ not exceed
one-hundred ant __=_.~¥ days.
9. iO ~';-,~'-are to ~eturn f:.-om Leave. Any employee who is
granted a leave of absence and who, for any reason, fails to
return to work at the expiration of said leave of absence, shall
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be consideree as having ~esigned his position wi~
. ~.. the City, and
his position shall be declared vacated; except and unless the
employee, prior to the expiration of his leave of absence, has
furnished evidence that he is unable to work by reason of
sickness, physical disability or other legitimate reason beyond
his control.
ARTICLE X - COMPENSATION
i0.i Pay Schedule. Employees shall be compensated in
accordance with the pay schedule attached to this Agreement and
marked "Appendix B" which is hereby incorporated into and made a
part of th~s Agreement.
10.2 Pay Periods. Employees shall be paid every other
Friday. Pay periods shall be for 14 days beginning at 12:01 AM on
Saturday, and ending on the 14th day (Friday) at 12:00 PM. Pay
days shall be on the Friday following the close of each pay
period.
10.S Form of CommensatJon. Authorized overtime shall be paid
in the form of: pay or in the form of compensatory time off at the
applicable rate, subject to approval of the Department Head. Ail
overtime shall, be recorded by the employee and must be approved by
the Department Head or designated supervisor. The employee must
designate whether he/she desires pay or compensatory time off.
Compensatory time off shall be allowed to accrue up to a maximum
of forty [40) hours, if the accrual exceeds forty (40) hours,
everything ow~r forty (40) hours will automatically be paid in the
form of pay. Accraed compensatory time off must be taken by 3uly
first and by January first or it will automatically be paid in the
form of pay.
10.4 Standby Pay. An employee assigned to standby status to
handl~ emergencies during his off-duty hours and who is required
to remain at mis nome, shall be paid at twenty (20) percent of his
regular rate for ali predetermined hours of such period. In
addition, he shall be compensated at overtime rates for actual
time worked to the nearest one-half hours and shall not be
eligible for call-back time as set forth in Article VI!. 7.9.
10.5 Educational Allowance. An employee classified as a
Police Officer shall, upon receiving an intermediate or advanced
certificate from the Board of Police Standards and Training, be
eligible for a monthly allowance of $40.00 or $80.00 respectively,
for twelve months from the date of certification. Said allowance
shall l,e for the pRrpose of meeting required expenses for tuition,
boo~s, ~_a~e,, and incidentai expenses for the required ~0 hours
of annual outside training required by the City to maintain
certification status, in otter to maintain such eligibility, the
employee must reqnaiify by completing, on the employee's own time,
a minimum of thirty (30) hours of approved training and eCucation,
or complete a project approved by the Chief of Police.
'0.6 Detective Compensation. Any member of the bargaining
unit who is assigned to detective status shall be compensated as
set forth in "Appendix C" of this Agreement until relieved of such
assignment.
ARTICLE XI - DISCIPLINE
_~g~,_~_ employee as defined in Article XIII may be
disciplined except for just cause. Disciplinary action may be
imposed upon any employee for failing to fulfill his or her
responsibilities as an employee. Conduct reflecting discredit
upon the City or Department, or which is a direct hindrance to the
effective performance of City functions, shall be considered good
cause for disc~piinary action. Such cause may also include
misconduct~ inefficiency, incompetence, insubordination
misfeasance, malfeasance, the willful violation of department
rules or for political activities forbidden by State law.
i~.2~ Discipline ~o_ ~ ~ just cause may include the following:
i. Written reprimand.
2. Demotion.
3. Suspension.
4. Discharge or d~sm~ssa!.
11.3 An employee may be suspended from employment while
charges against, t. he employee are investigated. Such a suspension
may be for no more than five (5) working days, unless mutually
agreed ~o by the parties. If charges are upheld the suspension
without pay or any part of it may be determined to be part of the
disc~pl~me, effective the date of the suspension.
11.4 In the event of an offense of such serious nature that
immedJ%te disciplinary action Js required, the employee may be
suspended immediately from employment until such charges are
inves~_igated and a decision made to continue to terminate the
employee. 2f the employee is cleared completely of the charges,
the affected ,employee will be immediately reinstated without loss
of pay or other benefits. If charges are upheld, the termination
date wJii be the date of suspension.
11.5 Any disciplinary action imposed upon an employee, if
protested, shai] be protested only as a grievance through the
regular grievance procedure. If a department head or other
supervisor has reason to discipline an employee, he/she shall make
reasonable efforts to impose such discipline in a manner that will
not embarrass or humiliate the employee before other employees or
the public.
'~.6 YhJs ar'%icie shall not apply to any employee on
probation as defined in Article XIII.
ARTICLE Xii - SETTi:EMENT OF DISPUTES
12.i Grievance and Arbitration Procedure. Any grievance or
dispute which may arise between the parties concerning the
application, meaning or interpretation of this Agreement shall be
sel<led in the following manner:
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Step I. The affected employee shall take up the grievance
or dispute with the employee's supervisor as soon as possible but
not more than ()ne hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours of its
discovery. The supervisor shall then attempt to adjust the matter
within ten (I0) days.
Step Ii. if the grievance has not been settled between the
affected employee and the supervisor, it may be presented in
writing Dy the Union representative to the Chief of Police within
ten (i0) days .after the response specified in Step I is due. The
written notice shall include details of the grievance, the section
of this Agreement allegedly violated and the specific remedy
requested. The Chief of Police shall respond to the Union
representative in writing w~thin ten (10) days afte? receipt
thereof.
Step III. If the grievance still remains unadjusted, it may
be presented by the Union to the City Administrator of the City or
his designee(s), within ten (i0) days after the response specified
in Step II is due. The City Administrator or his designee(s),
shall respond in writing to the Union within ten (10) days.
~tep IV. if the grievance is still unsettled, either party
may within ten (10) days of the decision of the City Administrator
or his designee(s) under Step III have the right to have the
matter arbitrated by a third party jointly agreed upon by the City
and the Union.. If the parties are unable to agree upon an
arbitrator, the American Arbitration Association shall be
requested to submit a list of five names. Both the City and the
Union shall have the right to strike two names from the list. The
party requesting arbitration shall strike the first name and the
other party sha~i then strike one name. The process shall be
repeated and 'the remaining person shall be the arbitrator. The
City and the Union shall meet in a pre-hearing conference and
shall prepare a submission agreement regarding the specific issues
in dispute. 'The designated arbitrator shall hear both parties
within five (5) days on the disputed matter and shall render a
dec~sion with thirty (30) days which shall be final and binding on
the parties and the employee. The arbitrator shall have no right
to amend, modify nullify, ignore or add provisions to the
agreement, but shall be limited to consideration of the particular
issue(s) presented to him. His decision shall be based solely
upon his interpretation of the meaning and express language of the
agreement. ~xpenses for the arbitrator shall be borne equally by
the City and the Union; however, each party shall be responsible
for compensating its own representatives and witnesses, if either
parCy desires a verbatim recording of the proceedings, it may
cause such a record to be made, provided it pays for the record.
If the other party desires ~ copy, both parties shall jointly
share the cost of the transc?~pt and all copies.
if any grievance is not presented or forwarded by the
emp!oyee or ~ ~ thi ~ ~
,~n~on wi n the time limits specified above, such
grievance shall be deemed waived. Ail days and hours specified
sr~a~ ~e calendar. If the City fails to respond ~n a timely
fashlon the grievance may be appealed to the next step.
ARTICLE XiIi - SENIORITY
13.1 Definition of Seniority. Only regular employees shall
have seniority.. Seniority shall be an employee's length of
continuous service with the bargaining unit, dating from his last
date of hire, and shall apply by job classification in the matter
of layoff, recall, vacation and shift* selection subject to
approval of the Chief of Police provided that any employee may not
remain on one shift for more than 9 months, without the approval
of the Chief of Police. Seniority shall continue to accrue during
(i) authorized sick leave or disability leave up to ninety (90)
calendar days; (2) vacation leave; (3) educational leave required
by the City; (4) military leave as specified in Article IX Section
8; (5) funeral leave; (6) jury duty; and (7) promotion to a
supervisory position outside the bargaining unit for six (6)
months.
*Shifts include attached days off.
13.2 Layoff and Recall. In the event of layoff an employee
may exercise his or her seniority in a lower job classification
within the department provided he or she is qualified to perform
the work. Recall from layoff shall be in reverse order of
seniority provided the senior employee is capable of performing
the work.
!3.3 Susoension of Seniority. Seniority shall be retained,
but shall not continue to accrue during (1) authorized sick leave
or disability leave in excess of ninety (90) calendar days; (2)
education leave requested by the employee; (3) military leave for
disciplinary reasons; (4) election to a full time paid Union
office ~p to one (i) year, renewable upon application, and (5)
other authorized leaves of absence of up to ninety (90) calendar
days.
13.4 Termination of Seniority. Seniority and the employment
relationship shall be broken or terminated if an employee (1)
quits; (2) is discharged for just cause; (3) is absent from work
for three consecutive working days without notification to the
Citl-; !~) is laid cfr and fails to report to work within three
days after being recalled; (5) is laid off from work for any
reason for 24 months, or for a period of time equal to his
senJori'ty, whichever is shorter; (6) fails to report for work at
the termination of a leave of absence; (7) if while on leave of
absence for personal health reasons accepts other employment
without permission; or (8) is retired.
~ . ~,_~e probationary period J.s an
~ . 5 ?~'~.f:~,a? _-'.onary Period
ma~ ~ o~ ,_~_e employee ~ect:.on process and ~rovides ~he
City wi1':~ the opportunity to upgrade and improve the department
observing a new employee's work, tra~ning, aiding new employees
adjustment to their positions~ and by providing an opportunity to
reject any employee whose work performance fails to meet required
work standards. Every new employee hired into the bargaining unit
~ ~ ,' '~'obation-~v~__ . a~ ~,"4od of twelve ('2)= full months after
which he shall De considered a regular employee and granted
seniority to the ~ast date of hire. The Union recognizes the right
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of the City to terminate probationary employees for any reason and
to exercise all. rights not specifically modified by this Agreement
wlth respect to such employees, including, but not limited to, the
shifting of work schedules and job classifications, the assignment
of on-the-job training, cross-training in other classifications,
the assignment to educational courses and training programs, and
the requirement that such employees attend programs on their
off-duty time. Termination of a probationary employee shall not
be subject to 'the grievance procedure under Article XII.
i3.6 Notice of Recall from Lay-off Status. Recall from
layoff exceeding five (5) work days shall be by certified letter
sent to the employee at his last known address furnished to the
City by the employee. The City may also use any other means to
return an employee sooner.
ARTICLE XiV - PROMOTIONS
14.1Testinc. No employee shall be promoted from one rank to
another without first having passed a promotion examination.
Promotional opportunities shall be posted for at least three (3)
weeks prior to. the beginning of the testing procedure.
14.2 Procedure. Employees must submit in writing to the
Police Chief or his designee, their intent to participate in the
testing procedure not later than ten (10) days prior to the test
date. The content o~ examination shall be limited to measuring of
skill, technical knowledge, and level of self-development attained
for the classification sought by applicants. When oral
examinations are given, the majority of the oral board will be
made up of police professionals from outside the Ashland Police
De~a~t.,~e..t
14.3 Credit for Seniority. In the event two or more
applicants are equally qualified by virtue of identical test
scores, seniority shall govern placement on the promotional list.
14.4 Promotional List. Promotional Lists shall be
established from test scores, with number one on the list being
that employee who had the best or top over-all score. The list
w=:l serve to advise each applicant of his standing relative to
the outcome of the testing procedure.
i4.5 Appointment. When the City desires to fill a vacancy,
it shall choose the candidate with the highest overall score on
the promotional list, unless the Police Chief determines that such
individual is: not the most qualified and puts his reasons for such
a determination in writing. If that employee declines the
appoJntment, the offer shall be extended to the employee whose
name appears next on the list. Declining an offer of appointment
from a promotional list shall not jeopardize an employee's
standing on the list. if an employee declines appointment he
retains his original standing.
14.6 Promotional Probationary Period. Regular employees
promoted into a higher classification shall serve a promotional
probationary period of six (6) full months. The Union also
recognizes the right of the employer to demote an employee on
promotional probationary status to his previous position.
Demotion of an employee on promotional probationary status shall
not be subject to the grievance procedure under Article XiI and
such demotion shall not be considered a disciplinary action.
ARTICLE XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS
15.l No Discrimination. The provisions of this Agreement
shall be applied equally to all employees in the bargaining unit
without discrimination as to race, creed, color, age, sex or
national origin. The Union shall share equally with the City the
responsibility for applying the provisions of this Section. All
reference to employees i.n this Agreement designate both sexes, and
whenever the male gender is used, it shall be construed to include
the male and female employees. Employees shall have the r~ght to
form, join, and participate in the activities of the Union or any
other labor organization, or to refrain from any or all such
activities, and there shall be no discrimination by either the
City or the Union by reason of the exercise of such right except
as specifically provided herein. Nothing in this Agreement shall
be construed as precluding or limiting the right of an individual
employee to represent himself in individual personal matters.
i5.2 Professional Standards and Safety Committee. in order
that the City may be informed and /or take appropriate action on
professional standards of safety and protective equipment, a
committee shall be formed composed of the Chief of Police and/or
his designated representatives not to exceed two, and
representatives of the Union not to exceed three. This committee
shall meet quarterly, consider surveys and factual studies, and
make re~ommendatJons for improvements to the City Administrator.
15.3 Rules. it is jointly recognized that the City must
Pet~in bro~d autl'~?'ity to fulfill and implement its
responsibilities and may do so by work rule, oral or written,
existing or future, it is agreed, however, that no work rule will
be promulgated or implemented which is inconsistent with a
specific provision of this Agreement. Ail work rules which have
been or shall be reduced to writing will be furnished to the Union
and to affected employees upon request. The City shall consult
with the Union in the updating and maintenance of the departmental
manual of operating Pules and procedures.
i5.4 Other Employment. Prior to accepting outside
employment, an employee shall first discuss the matter with the
Police Chief. Acceptance or continuance of regular outside
employment by an employee shall be subject to the following
The need for mentally alert and physically able
public safety employees.
ir:sulatir:g employees from potential conflict of
interest situations.
(c)
Maintaining efficiency unimpaired by other
employment, recognizing the nature of the job
requiring police officers to be available for
emergency duty twenty-four (24) hours a day.
15.5 Supervisory Employees. It is understood that
supervisory employees not covered under this Agreement shall not
perform work within the jurisdiction of the Union except in the
case of an emergency, or for purposes of instruction or training,
or where the complement of regular employees is temporarily
reduced by reason of absence of any employee due to illness or
other legitimate reasons, or where the work load is temporarily
increased.
15.6 Uniforms, Protective Clothinq and Devices. If an
employee is required to wear a uniform, protective clothing or use
any type of protective device, such article shall be provided by
~__e City. Replacements shall be provided by the City upon
surrender of the article, at no cost to the employee, reasonable
wear excepted. Lost articles or damage to articles due to
negligence shall be reimbursed to the City by the employee.
Failure of an employee to wear such required uniform, protective
clothing, or use such protective device as prescribed by the City
shall be cause for disciplinary action as set forth in Article XI
hereof.
15.7 Resn, onse-Time Requirement. Ail new regular sworn
employees shall establish their residence to enable them to report
for emergency duty within twenty (20) minutes of notification,
inc!uG!ng get-ready time and travel time. All present sworn
employees who presently reside outside of this area shall become
residents of the area in the event they relocate their place of
residence following the effective date of this Agreement.
Exceptions must be approved by Chief of Police.
15.8 Utility Discount. All regular employees shall receive a
twenty-five (125) percent discount on City domestic water, sewer
and electric utilities.
25.9 Position Descriptions. The position classifications and
job descriptions for positions listed on "Appendix A" shall be
those set forth in Ordinance No. 1415, as amended and attached
hereto as "Appendix D" Each employee shall be furnished with a
copy of his/her job description.
15.10 Personnel File. (a) I. nspection. Each beginning unit
member shall b. av~ the right to review, 4 times a calendar year,
and obtain, at their expense, copies of the contents of his/her
person::el =:ia, exclusive of materi '~
a~..~ received prior to the date
of their employment with the City. The official personnel files
...... '~< .... (~ in the City Administrator's office. (b)
.Em.pieyee Signature. Each employee shall be offered the
ODeOr~U_~x~y ~{0 read and sign any written material that is placed
in their official personnel file. The employee may:
Sign such materlai indicating agreement.
Sign such material, indicating disagreement, in which case
case the employee may place in his file a signed response
to such material.
Refuse to sign such material in which case a member
of management shall place in that person's file a signed
statement ~ndicating that the material was offered to the
employee for reading and signing and the employee
refused.
ARTICLE XVi - HEALTH, WELFARE, & RETIREMENT
!6.1 Health and Welfare. The City agrees to maintain
existing or equal or better insurance plans at present employee/
family coverage levels. Those plans and employee/family
coverage levels are:
(a Blue Cross Option iV Health insurance - family
coverage.
(b Standard Life Insurance Company life insurance -
family coverage.
~'-~.~ Standard Life insurance salary continuation plan-
employee only.
(d) Blue Cross Dental insurance - family coverage.
(e) Blue. Cross - Basic Vision plan - employee only.
(f) Blue Cross Prescription Drug option - family
coverage.
16.2 Retirement. The City agrees to maintain its existing
Retirement Plan, subject to the terms and provisions thereof, as it
applies to regular employees in the bargaining unit. Upon
retirement, one-half of accumulated sick leave will be applied to
retirement as set forth in O.R.S. 237.153. The City will also
assume or pay the employee contributions required by ORS for all
employees included under this agreement at a uniform rate of six
(6) percent.
ARTICLE XVI! -- WORKER'S COMPENSATION
Ali employees will be insured under the provisions of the
Oregon State Worker's Compensation Act for injuries received while
at work for the City.
ARTICLE XViII - LIABILITY INSURANCE
The City shall purchase liability insurance in the maximum
amounts set forth in 0.R.S. 30.2?0 for the protection of all
employees covered by this Agreement against claims against them
incurred in or arising out of the performance of their official
duties. 7~e ~_-~," ~"e~ms fc~~. such insurance shall be paid by the.
City.
.... o~ .~ .... Ci. AUSE AND FUND
19.1Savin¢:s C]ause. Should any provision of this Agreement
be subsequently declared by the proper legislative or judicial
au~..o.~ to be unlawful unenforceable, or not in accordance with
applicable statutes or ordinances, all other provisions of th~s
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration
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of the Agreement. Upon such declaration the parties agree to
immediately meet and confer on a substitute, if possible, for the
invalidated portion thereof.
19.2 Funding. The parties recognize that revenue needed to
fund the wages and benefits provided by the Agreement must be
approved annually by established budgetary procedures and in
certain circ~Imstances by vote of the citizens of the City. The
City shall not reduce the wages and benefits specified in the
Agreement because of budgetary limitations, but cannot and does
not guarantee any level of employment in the bargaining unit
covered by th~s Agreement. The City agrees to include in its
annual budget request amounts sufficient to fund the wages and
beneflts provided by this Agreement, but makes no guarantee as to
passage of such budget requests or voter approval thereof.
ARTICLE XX - TERMINATION AND REOPENING
This agreement concludes all collective bargaining between the
parties during the term of this Agreement, and shall be effective
July 2, !984 and shall remain in full force and effect until 3une
30, 1987.
This Agreement shall automatically be renewed from year to year
thereafter unless either party not]f~es the other in wr[ting not
later than 210 days prior to the expiration date of this Agreement
of their intent to modify or terminate the Agreement.
Negotiations slnall begin no later than 30 days after notice is
give.., unless otherwise mutually agreed If such notice is not
given, this Agreement may be subsequently reopened for modification
upon 60 days written notice; however, the Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect during the period of negotiations.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 223
iNTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WARE-
HOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA
by:
Date:
CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
CETY RECORDER
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"APPENDIX A"
CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN BARGAINING UNIT
Police Officer
Clerk-Dispatcher
Parking Control Officer
CLASSIFICATIONS EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT
Sergeant and above in rank
Confidential Employees
Police Reserves, as set forth
in General Order #82-001
republished as of 5-27-82
Irregular part-time employee who
do not work a set schedule or who
work less than an average of 20
hours per week
Seasonal and temporary employees
who are h~red to work on a temporary
basis for an undefined period of time
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APPENDIX "B"
WAGE SCHEDULE
A. Effective July 1, 1984 and January 1, 1985 the following wage
rates shall apply:
CLASSIFICATION
Effec. 7-1-84 Effec. 1-1-85
S/Hr. (S/Mo.) S/Hr. (S/Mo.)
.Clerk/Dispatcher
First 6 .,.on~hs
Next 12.months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
6.02 (1043)
6.41 (1111)
6.76 (1172)
7.13 (1236)
7.62 (1321)
6.22 (1078)
6.63 (1149)
6.99 (1212)
7.37 (1277)
7.88 (1366)
Police Officer
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
7 96 (1380)
8 37 (1451)
8 73 (1513)
9 o9 (1576)
9 59 (1662)
10 09 (1749)
8.19 (1420)
8.62 (1494)
8.99 (1558)
9.36 (1622)
9.87 (iTel)
10.38 (1799)
Parkinq Contr'o] Officer
F~rst 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
5.13 (889)
5.45 (945)
5.78 (lOO2)
6.13 (1063)
6.51 (1128)
5.28 (915)
5.61 (972)
5.95 (1031)
6.31 (1094)
6.?0 (1161)
B. Effectiw~ July 1, 1985 the" July 1, 1984 wage rates shall be
increased a percentage amount based on the Portland CPI-W, March
1984 to March 1985 period, minus the cost of increased insurance
premiums. There shall be a minimum wage rate increase of 2% and a
maximum package (wages and insurance premiums) cost of 6%.
C. Effective July 1, 1986 the July 1, -~985 wage rates shall be
increased a percentage amount based on the Portland CPI-W, March
1985 to March i986 period, minus the cost of increased insurance
premiums. There shall be a minimum wage increase of 2% and a
maximum package (wa~es and insurance p~emiums) cost of 6%.
D. !) Effective 3anuary 1, 1986 the wage rates fo~ the
Clerk/Dispatchers shall be increased 1/2% over the 3u1¥ 1, 1985
wage rates.
2) Effective 3anuary i, 1987 the wage ~ates for the
Clerk/Dispatchers shall be increased 1/2% over the July 1, 1986
wa~e l'ates.
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APPENDIX "C"
~PETECTIVE ASSIGNMENT AND COMPENSATION
Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, employees may
be assigned to work as Detectives and shall be compensated as
follows:
Section !. Comoensation. Any member of the bargaining unit who
is assigned to detective status shall be compensated an additional
five percent (5%) over the monthly rate set forth in "Appendix B"
of this Agreement until relieved of such assignment.
Section 2. Overtime. The Chief of Police may require any
detective to work overtlme in excess of the detective's normal
eight (8) hour work day. The amount of overtime that may be
required by the Chief of Police of the detective shall not exceed
eight ($] hours in addition to the normal eight (8) hour work day.
(i.u., maximum hours to be worked in one day is not greater than
16)
in the event the Chief of Police requires a detective to work
overtime the detective must then be scheduled for a like number of
hours off within the same work week if, in the judgment of the
Chief of Police it is at all possible to do so. (i.e., assume for
purposes of illustration a work week of 8 AM to 4 PM, Monday
through Friday-- if a detective were required to work ten (10)
hours on /hursday, then he would normally expect to be scheduled
for two (2) hours off on Friday. This would result in sequential
work days consisting of 8 hours, 8 hours, 8 hours, i0 hours and 6
hours for a total work week of 40 hours).
No detect~ve shall be eligible for overtime compensation (at the 1
1/2 straight time rate) during his work week unless he is required
by the Chief of Police to actually work more than i0 consecutive
hours in a work day, or more than forty (40) hours within that
particular work week. Each detective's work week shall consist of
some five consecutive individual detective's work days.
Each of the five (5) work days scheduled for any individual
detective sh~ll have the same tentatively designated starting time
and the same tenta'tive]¥ de~ignated quitting time allowing for
eight (8) hours work to be accomplished, including one-half (1/2)
hour for a meal per~od.
Except for purposes of scheduling actual work in excess of eight
(S) hours on a given day and/or scheduling like time off subject
to the provisions contained herein, and except where an emergency
requires immediate reschedu!ing of the work day, no detective's
..... a_ ~]..g and/or quitting t~m~~ may be
chan~ed unless notice of such contemplated change is posted on a
deparlment b~]letJn board a~ least seven (7) days in advance of
the change.
Sec ion S. Unzform Al=owanc_,. Any member of the bargaJn~',~cg unit
who is assigned to detective status shall receive an in-lieu
uniform allowance in cash of $20.00 per month for the period of
time that such employee is assigned such status.
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APPENDIX "D"
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
POLICE OF?!CER: At the ent?¥ level, the Police Officer performs
patrol and/or investigation work in the protection of life and
property and enforcing laws and ordinances; assists in maintaining
security in the City ho]ding cell. Work is reviewed by a superior
officer for co~nformance with orders and regulations. Does related
work as required.
CLERK DISPATCHER: Employee performs clerical, prisoner custody
and some general police work. Employee is primarJ, l¥ concerned
with the performance of stenographic and related clerical tasks;
however, the work is distinguished from that of the general
clerical series by the necessity for handling women detained by
the Police and for assistance in some investigations involving
women. Clerical duties are normally performed with considerable
independence after initial instructions, but the other assignments
which require peace officer powers are usually performed under
close supervision. Does related work as required.
PARKING CONTROL OFFICER: Under the direct supervision of a Police
Sergeant, patrols on foot or motorbike, enforces parking zones,
issues citations for non-moving violations and gives assistance to
the Public. Does related work as required.
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Y H A L
ASHLAND, OREGON 97520
telephone (Code 503) ~2-3211
July 27, 1982
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
The parties agree that as to the position of Parking
Control_ Officer, the fringe benefit package provided
by oresent City policy, shall apply. A copy of the
present: polic~ is attached hereto as "Attachment A",
dated t:his,.;?;~day of July, 1982.
Clenn ',~i. V~u~co /" Brian L. A~mq~ist
Sec~-~:t a ry-T~'o:~,sure r City Administrator/'
Teamsters Local No. 223 City of Ashland (.
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ATTACHMENT "A"
Temporary, Seasonal
Relief, and irregular
Employees:
Utility Worker I/Extra
Help Employees:
Part-Time Employees:
Part-time Employees in
Regular ~,la~s,~f:cations:
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Benefits for these employees
are limited to those required
by law i.e. worker's
compensation insurance and
social security. The receive
no other benefits.
These employees receive the
same benefit package as those
employees doing similar work in
permanent job classifications.
The date of appointment to
Extra Help status is considered
the employee's date of hire for
accrual of benefits.
Employees in this category are
entitled to the benefits being
received by regular employees
doing similar work with the
following exceptions:
i. The City will only pay the
premium for employee-only
health related insurances
(dental, vision, etc.).
2. The City will not pay for
dependent's life insurance.
3. The employee will not
receive a utility discount.
4. Vacation and sick leave
.be prorated based on hours
worked using the hourly
equivalent accrual rate for
regular employees doing
similar work.
5. Holiday pay is only paid if
the holiday occurs during
normally schedule work
hours.
COMPENSATION
Part-time employees in a
classification covered by a
union contract or non-union
agreement shall be compensated
in accordance with the contract
or agreement. Provided however
that scheduled pay increases
will occur based on the
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Ail Other Part-time, Seasonal
or Irregular Employees:
Extra Help/Utility Worker I:
equivalent number of hours
worked rather than on calendar
months or years. (i.e.,
part-time employees must work
].040 hours to get their f~rst
step raise and 2080 hours for
their next raise).
Wages for employees in
positions not covered by a
contract or agreement, will
have their wages set by the
City at their time of hire.
Employees in this category
shall be compensated according
to the Laborers Union Contract
with the date of their
appointment to Extra Help
status serving as their date of
hire.
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Public Safety Department
VIC LIVELY
DIRECTOR
LEE ROY KING DAYMON BARNARD
FIRE CHIEF CHIEF OF POLICE
August 14, 1984
TEAMSTERS #223.
:EP 4 1984
Mr. Mike Snyder
Business Representative
Teamsters Local #223
24 S. Grape Street
Medford, Oregon 97501
RECEIVED
Re: Use of Community Service Volunteers
Dear Mike:
As stated in #5 of Option A of the tentative agreement
between the City of Ashland and the Teamsters, I assure you
that the, use of the Communty Service Volunteer is ~n~no way
intended, to reduce the number of personnel in this ~aining
unit, nor is the adoption of the public safety plan.~t~/
If you have any further questions please feel free t~5 contact
me.
Sincerely,
Safety
VL:mm
city ~_tor
1175 E. Main St.
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Ashland, Oregon 97520
(503) 488-2211
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