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1982-031 Agrmt - Teamsters #223
T ~,[ 1'1 C iii 'P Y 0 TF 0 i[ E G 0 N ( P 0 L I C E) PIIEA},il!! ,},l ....................... SCOPE O!' AIITICI2~, ] - I{FJCOG?,iIT]'ON .................. A!{TiCLE i! - UNION SECUI{ITY .............. 2 1 2 2 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 Cl~oc.h© ff Fair Sharo Rcl]f~iou. s ObjoctJon Ih~].d l{arm]ess !3u]_lotJ. u Bo:~:cd S t. owa'~'ds So 1 ~ {:i tat :ion Visits by Union l~ol)r~aont;.ttJves AIUPICI,E I I I -- ;qhfiAGE,,',,U,i?,;T Ri G}!q'~-I ....... ,,. . . . ARTICI,E 1V - STI[[I(I,i I'!:[OillI~]'['.!iON ............ ARTICI.,E VII - IIOURS O? ¥O[IK 7.1 Work 7.2 Worl~ Day 7.3 Work Week 7.4 ¥io ~'k 7.5 Rost Periods 7.6 Meal Peri. ods 7.7 Ovcrt:imo 7.8 C:il] back time ARTICLE VIII - SICK I,I!;AVE 8.1. 8.2 8.3 8.5 8. fi Artctlnltt] a 1 :ton Ut:iliv, ation for ! ! '! r, c, >; ::; c:'~' injury Sick Ix~ave Without Torm'i nat ion °0 . 1 1 1 2---3 3 4 ,I - 5 5-6 6- S ,q- 9 ARTICJ2'.: iX - OT[II:;li LEAVF;S 9'. 1 Cr:i teria and 9 2 Jury Duty 9 3 Appearances 9 4 Required Court Appearances 9 5 Election Day 9 O Union Business 9 7 Educxtiona. 1 Lesvc 9 8 MJ]_itat. y and Peace Corps I,eave 9 9 Maternity I,oavo 9.10 Fa:[]ute !:o Return f't'om Lea~,'e ART 1CLE X - CO},iPENSATTON 10 1 10 2 10 4 lO 5 !0 Pay Schc::tulc Pay t>oriods :\il'P]F'I,I.: X1 - I)!$:?IPLIi~!.: ................ AIITICL!.; Xl'I - f;?lq'Tl,HVN?"v 01; i)[SI.~t.J'i't.;S , ,. . .... .. . ]2. ] (iF.i{'V:I~I('(; gild i)c:[init. Jon of 3on.[,:~rity , I,ayof[ and Recrt] t S .... c,,~-~on o[ Se~i(:,rJty q'er~:~i~aq:Jon o'f Sen:iori. l;y PcobatSonary Period Not:ice of Rec:'l] :fi'om Lay-off Si.:~tus ART!CLF XIV l'i~O,~O PIONS 14.1 14.2 1'1. :3 14.4 14.5 1,I. O ARTICLI,~ XV - GENERAL I:q'~OViSIONS 1.5. 1. 15 '~ 115.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15. 7 15.2 15.9 15..I 0 9-10 10-11 1 ') 1 ',3 13-- ] ,1 15-17 ...... !7-:1 8 2"HE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON and. TEAMSTERS LCCAL UNION NO. 223 PREAMBLE This Agreement 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 tIelpars of A~erica of Portland, Oregon, hereinafter called the "Union". Unless indicated otherwise, reference to the "City" herein shall include the May'.~r and City Council or their designee(s) as the officials directly responsible for the operation of the departm.ant covered by this Agreement. 2'he purpose of this Agreement ia to set forth the full and complete Agreement between the parties on matters pertaining to rates of pay, hours of work and other conditions of employment. oCOP~,~ 0F AGREEHENT 2~is Agreement shall apply to all employees of the Police Department, Ashland, Orego~ as set forth in "Append:ix A" but: excluding members of the Ashland Police Reserve,.irregu!ar part-t:[me employees, seasonal and temporary employees. ~ere the tex~ "employee" is used, i~ shall mean regular full or part-time employees or probationary employees'within the bargaining unit, as the same are defined in Article XIIi hereof. The parties agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION 1.! The City recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the purposes of establishing rates of pay, hours of work and other conditions of employment for all employees within the bargai, ning unit described immediately above. 1.2 When any position not listed on the pay schedule is established, the City shall designate a job classification and pay rate for the position. 2Ze Union shall be notified and the pay rat~ established by the City shall be considered tentative until the Union has been afforded the opportunity to meet and confer on the matter. If the Union does not agree that ~:he classification or pay rate is proper, the Union may submit the issue as a grievance' according to the grievance procedure. -1- ARTICLE II - UNION SECURITY 2.1 Checkoff. Any employee who is a member of the Union 'or who ha.~ appliec[ for' membership, shall sign and deliver to the Union, who shall forward to the City, an original assignment authori:~in;ff deductions of membership dues in the Union. Such authorization shall ~-~ontinue in effect from year to year unless revoked or changed in writing. Pursuant to each authorization the City shall deduct such dues from the first salary chech o~'.said employee each month.' The amounts deducted s;hal. 1 be remitted to the Union by the fifteenth (lSth) of the succeeding month to the official designated by the Union in writing to receive a;uch deduction. 2.2 Fair Share. Emr,,loy©es who are not member's of the Union shall make paS,fronts'in lieu of dues to the Union. Such payment shall be in the same amounts as provided for regular Union dues, initiation fees and asaessrnents. This section shall De ~'eferred to a~ the '~Fair Share" Agrdement and the City shall ~educt from the first sg]:~ry check of epch employee, each month, the payments for regular dues or payments ]n lieu of dues and sh~ll remit the same to the Union by the fifteenth (iSth) of the succeeding month. 2.3 Religious; ObjectJ. on. Any employee who is a member of a church or religious body having bona fide religious tenents or teachings which prohibit association with a labor organization or the payment of dues or payment ir~,lieu of dues to a labor organization, shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular Union dues, initiation fees and assessments to a non-r~:].igious charity or to another charitable organiz:ttion mutually agreed upon by the employee affected ~,~om the first salary and the Union. The City shall deduct ~ check of each such employee; each month the paymenta~ to such charitable organization and shall remit the same to the charitable organization by the fifteenth (15th) of the st~cceeding 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 harmless against any and all claims, orders or judgments brought or issued against tho City a,.s a result of any action taken or not taken by the City und~;r the provisions of this article. Upon writtou notification by- the Union of a check-off error, the City will make adjustments within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notification. 2.5 New Hires. The City will notify the Union of all new hires in the unit wiihin two (2) weeks after their having been employed, furnishing the Union with the new ¢.mployee's name, ~ocial security number, mailing address and position for which he or she was hired. -2- 2.6 Bulletin P~oards. The Cindy agrees to ailo~ suitable wall space i~.~ the ~.~ ....... ~t~'~-~op~.. ,, not to exceed 3' x 3' for ~'t'~tin~.,= boards which may be locked by the Uniop, to be used by the 'U~ion for l"he posti~' of notices and bul].eti~.~s relating to the Union. The Union shall limit its posting of Union notices and bulletins to such bulletin boarct ~ , ~,~'h~..~ ,~nal! be used only for cs..e following Unio? notices and bulletins. (a) (b) (e) (d) (e) (f) (g) Recreation and social affairs of the Union Union meetings Union elections Reports of Union committees t!ulings or policies of the International Union Comm. unications from tWe Union to the bargaining unit Cu.~'rent events regarding Union acti¥ity 2.7 Stewards. E~ployees selected by the Union to act as Union representatives sS-~fi be kno~nn as "ste~.~ards" and shall not exceed three (3) :in nu~nber. The na:nes of the employees selected as stewards, and the names of local Ur'ion representatives who may repr6sent employees, shall be certified in ~,~riting to the City by~,the Union. Duties require, by the Union of stewa~ds, excepting atten~nce at meetings with super- visory ~ersonnel and ag~srieved employees aris~[r:g out of a grievance already initiated by ar~ employee u.~der Article XII, shall not interfere with their or other en~ployees' regular work assignments as employees of the Cit~. Contacts between ste~.~ards and e~nployees or the Union she!! be made outsid._~ of wor~ing hou'rs so as not to disrupt regular Cit'., operations. ~ 2.8 Solicitation. The Union agrees that its members solicit memb~i:p-l~-~Te Unio~ or otherwise carry on Union during ~ ' ~ , ~ wor~ng hours~o~t~ as specifical!v provided in this Agreement 2.9 Visits by Unio,~ Representatives. ~_~'[~e City agrees that accredited representatives o.{ the O~mon, upon reaso~able and p~-oper introduction, may haYe rea~onable access to the premise~, of the City at any time during working hours for the purpose of assisting in the administration of this Agree!nent, if they first obtain permi.'..;sion to so fro~.n the Chief ?f Polic~.~. or h~s designated representative~ In ~o case will such access be unreasonably denied. ARTICLE III - ~t~.~AGEMENT RIGHTS The City shall retai~~ the exclusive right to exercise the customa functions of management inc!uding, but not limited to, directing the activities of the department; determining the levels of service and methods of operation including contracting and subcontracting, and the introduction of new equipment; the right to hire, lay-off, transfer, and promote; to discipline or discharge for c~use as defined in Article XI; to determine the duties and responsibilities of job classi- fications; to make rules consiste~t with the terms of this A!~reement; to determine work schedules and assign work; and any other such rights not specifically referred to ~n this Agreement. The failure by the Cit to exercise its rights under this Article in any respect shall not be taken as a waiver of such rights. ~,TR ! KE r~'o~:~IB I TI ON 4.1 The Union and its men,bet's, as individuals or as a gr'oup, will not in,tiaa-to, cause, po~m~it or participate or join ~_n any authorized atrike, work stoppa~fe, or slowdown, picke't:ing, or any other rcz;triction of work at any location in the City. Employees in the bar'gaining u~it, xvhil, e acting in the course of their employment, s~all not honor any picket line established in the City by the Union or by any other labor organi::tation when cai. led upon to cross a picket !:fne in the line of duty. i)is'ciplinary action, including dischar~:(e may be taken by the Ci[v a~n '-~" ~ . . . ..~ .... r any employee or em:p]oyees eng:~f~ed in a violation of this A.rticl~.t. Such disciplinary action may be undertnkon s~e]cctively at the option of the City and shall not preclude or restrict recou.rse to any other remedios, inctudin;I an action for da. mttScs, tvhich may be available to the City. ,t.2 Its. the event of an unaut!~orized ?:trike, worit stot)p:tge s]_owdown [)l .~tet J n~', or other restriction of work in ~ :v form, eit:her on the ba:~J.s of individual choice o:' co![active employee conduct, the Union will ir~:mediatolv~ upon notificat'c'l.~,], attempt to secure an immecliate and orde~'].y return to work, This obligation and the oblig~ations; set roi'Lb in Scciion ! above Shall not be affected or tim:~ted by thc :subject matter involved the di~spute givin~ risc to tho ~ ~,_ o.r by whethor such subject matter is or is not ~:ubject to the grievance and arbitration provision of this Agreo~ent. 4.3 Tho City a[(rces thai tD. ere will ~:,,:: uo lockout of employees of the b~rl:[aininfl unit as a con~o~luence of any dispute with the Union aris;ing during the term of th:is ASr recmen t. ARTICLE V I{OL.,.D~-~i o 5.1 Re_co_~nized Holidays: The follo~.,?ing shall be ,recognized as New Years Day (uanuary i) Washington's Birthday (3rd. Monday i~t February) Hemorial Day (last Yonday in May) Independence Day (July 4) Labor Day (Ist Monday in September) Veterans Day (N,ovember I!) Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November) The day after Thanksgiving Christmas Day (December 25) Employees' Birthday Whenever a Holiday shall fall on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be observed as a Holiday. Whenever a Holiday shall fail on Saturday, the praceeding Friday shall be obse?:ved as the Holiday. If an employee is on au. thorized vacation, sick leave, or other leave with pay ~,'hen a ~[oliday occurs, such Holiday shall not be cba. rgcd against S12ch ] f31!V(2 . 5.2 Hol£da'. ]__j_~Comoensat:ion..~ ,, Each regular employee shall ::eceive eight (8) ~o--~.s compensation-£or each of the tiolidays listed above on which he performs no work. %'his compensation shall be paid on the first payday of December of each year. 5.3 Holiday Work. If any regular employee is required to work on any of t-~-]T6Tl~[{~ys listed above, he shall be compensated at his regular straight time rate for all hours worked in eddition 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 Com?ensator_~v Time. On January i of 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 1 to December 1 of each year. Said compensatory days shall be scheduled mutually by the employee and the Chief of Police. ARTICLE VI - VACATIONS 6,~1 Eligibility. An employee shall be e!igib~e 'for an annual vacation tzme with pay on January 1st of each year in accordance with the following sections: (a) Employees with less than four (4) full years of continuous service shall accrue six and two-thirds ~6.67) hours of vacation credit for each calendar month of service. (10 working days maximum) (0) Employees with more than four (4), but ~ess than nine (O) full years of continuous service, shall acc, rue eight (8) hours of vacation credit for each ca'lender month of service (12 -'-' well, in~r d~lvs p~axim~) (c) Employees with more th. an nine (9), but less than fourteen (14) full years of continuous service, shall accrue ten (10) hours of vacation credit for each calendar month of service. (]5 ~vor~:ing days maximum) (d) Emp!oyee. s with more than fourteen (14), but less than nineteen (19) full years of contint{ous service, shall accrue twelve (12) hours of va:~,ation credit for each calendar month of service. (IS working days maximum) (e) Employees with more than ,ineteen (19) 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. Con'tinuous ~e).wice, for the purpose of accumulating vacation leave credit, shall be based on the regular paid hours ~,orked by the employe~, except that paid t;ime Spent by an employee on military leave, sick leave resulting from an injury incurred in the courr~e of emI~]oyment and authorized educational leave required bv ti o City shall be :included as continuou:~ service. Time sq~ent on other types of authorized ]eave shall not be cot:nted :~s s;orvice, provided that employees roturnlu~: from such leave anal ~mployeo~t: on !:~yoff status; shall be enti tled to credit For :;ervJce prior to thc tc.:'~'e or ]il],'<-~[lf. 6.3 Accrual Limitations. Vacation time must be taken by the employee within twelve (1.2) months following the date of eligibility, er such vacation shall be deemed forfeited. An employee who was about to lose vacation credit because of accrual limitations may, by notify- %ng 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 disciFlinary 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 fo~- attendance at the Board of Police Standards and Training School for ~.~asic training, and any other school or train- ing provided and/or requi~ed by the City. No payment shall be made for vacation time lost bv'an~ employee because of accrual limitiations, 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 Scheduti~_. Employees ~ ~,nall be permitted to request vacation o~ ~-{'~lr a split or an entire basis. Vacation times shall be scheduled by the City b,~sed on ~he hea. d of the department's judgment as to the needs of efficient operations and the availability c.f v~tcation relief. ~',ubject to the fore~oin~;, ema].oyee~; shnll h:~ve the rif~ht to determine vacation time~s. Vp~cation times shrill be sselected on the basis of seniority; pv)vided, however, each employee will be permitted to exercise his right to seniority only once annually. The vac:~tion sche¢':lule shall be pos'ted annually as of December ist a. nd be cloced ns of January 1st and subsequent changes ~-~hnll be mgde only by mutual c~nsent of the psrties. Scheduling of va. cation periods to tlIe extent consistent with operating requirements of the City and vacation credits of tl~e employee, shall be in weekly units. 6.5 ~a. 7~9.n_t_~p~L_Termination. In the event of death or termination of z~n employee during the initial twelve (12) months of his employment, no payment in lieu of vac~tion sh~ll bo made. In the event of d~:~th or termina, tion of emp'loyment after an emi)loyee has served for twe]_ve (12) continuous months, and is otherwi~;e eligible for vacation credits, the employee shall be entitled to p~tyment for accrued vacation leave at ~he rate as o: the d:~.te of el. igibility. In the event of death, earned but unused yacht t ion leave shall be paid in the same manner as salary due the deceased .employee is pa~d. ARTICLE VII - HOURS OF WORK 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 F, om.~s. The regular hou:-s of a regular employee shall be eight (8) consecutive hou~-s. Patrol officers will also be available for a daily briefing session fifteen (!5) minutes prior to going on shift, and will voluntarily attend one hour de?artment meetings mot~thly. 7.2 Work Day. The ' ~ h ~ ' .......... :~ s al:. censzst of an eight (8) hour day w~"~-]7i~/'-twe~y-four.. . - ~'~ (24) hour period including rest periods (i.e. the 24 hour period will bc3in at the start of the employee's workday and end 24 hours later). 7.3 Workweek. The work week 'shall consist of a seven ~'7) day work schedule with :five (~) consecutive eight (8) hour days, with two (2) (lays off. (I.E., the seven (7) day work schedule will be'jin ~t the start of th.e employees first day of work and ond 168 hours later). 7.4 Work Schedules. All employees to the extent consistent with operating requirements:, shall be schedulod to work on a re[~ular shi~., and each ~hift st]ali have regular st3rtinu and quitting times. Work schedules showing the employees. shifts, work (lays, and hours shall be posted on the department's bulletin board for tbfrty (30) days prior to their effective (late except for emo] ..... , [te~.,cs~ situntions and for the duration of the emer~oncy tr~ the event of an ~-'~=~',-~,- be changed without prior notice and the City shall not be liab].e for overti~,e under *~ ., t~ .....section. Au employee .shall not ~uffer a reduction ~n *,~",,' as the result of a scheSule chan[~e, unles~ such schedule ct~ange is at th,e employees roq~loSt. Th~: C~ty shrill llog bo llab].e for the payment of overtime when more than forgy (40) hours are worked in a seven (?) day period as the result of a scheduled change. FaSlure to con}ply with the provisions of this s;ection shall · result in the payment of one and one-half (!!) t' ,~ .. lm~.S the regular rate by the CSty for all hours worked outside the t~mely scheduled work week. 7. 5 ke~t Per5oda A ~'~st period of fifteen (15) minutes shall be permStted for all employees durSng each half shift, whSeh shall be scheduled by the City in accordance with its determSnation as to the operating requirements and each enployce s duties 7. 6 Meal Periods. To the extent 'consistent wi. ih operatina requirements o£ the department, meal periods shall be scheduled in the middle of the work' ?hi. ft, or as close to a normal meal t.!_me as possible. The meal period ' ,q shall be thirty (°JO) minutes and sa..ll 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 comt~ensated at the rate of one and one-hail (1~) times the re[:ul~r rate for .overtime work under the follow5, ng conditions, but in no event shall such compen:;:.ttion be received twice for the same hours: A. All assizned work in excess of eif~ht (8) hours on any scheduled v:orl.:day. B. Al] a?,signed work iu excess of: forty (40) hou:rs in :;tt~y wol'].tv,'et!~k. 7.8 Call-back Time. Employees called b~'~:k to work shall receiveo-ye~''_~lm-a~ pay w~h a guaranteed minimum of two (?)~ 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 hold-over Eimes anne:~ed to .the end of the work shift or work day. ARTICLE XIII - SICK LEAVE 8.1 Accumulation. Sick leave shall be earned for the purposes stated herein by each eligible employee at the rate of eight (8) hours for each f,~ll calendar month of service. Sick leave may be accumulated to a total of seven hundred twenty (720) hours and must De taken for the purposes specified in Section 2 hereef as a condition precedent to any sick leave pa)~ent. 8.2 Utilization for Illness or !nj~.!i Employees may utilize their allowance f~r sick leave Q~en unable to perform their work duties by reason of illness or injury. In such event, the employee shall notify the department head or other supezvisor of absence due to illness or injury, the nnture and expected length thereof, as soon as possible prior to the beginning of his scheduled regular work shift, unless unable to do so because of the nature of injury or illness. A physician's statement of the nature and identity of the illness, the need for the employee's absence and the estimated duration of the absence, may bc required at the option of the City 'for absences of over two days prior to payment of any sick Ieave benefits or prior to allowing the employee to return to work. A physician's statement may be required as a prerequisite to payment of sick leave for less than three (3) days if the employer has reason to believe that sick leave is being abused. For the purpose of this section and the following sections of this Article, pregnancy shall be treated as any otne~ illness or disability. 8.3 Integration with Worker's Compensation. When an injury occurs in tn~ course ~-~-yrnent, ~l~'~2~-~s--~bligation 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 an~ federal deductions. !n su~:h instances, no charges will be made against accrued sick leave for the first three days, and thereafter prorated clmzges wi].]_ be maqe against accrued sick leave. 8.4 Sick Leave Without Pay. Upon application by the employee, sick leave without pay may be granted 135' the City for the remainin~ period of disability after accrued sick leave has been exhaus~ted. Tho City may require that the employee submit a certificate from a physician periodically during the period of such disability, and before returning to work. 8.5 Termi__n_~%i i__o_..'j.. Sick leave is provided by the City ].n...t ].o,5;s of ~ncome due to in the l!atll~'C of iIl:¢ttl'ltllCO flail' ~ the i]]ne~;s or ~nj'dry. No co,',,~pcnsal;Jon for ~ccrued sick ]cave shall, bc provided roi' any oml~loyeocupon 1'5<; death or t, ormin' ' of employment, cxcepL as; provided for in grt::ic!e NV, Section 2. Sick }(~avo ~;i::tl]. not ',tcc~'~c d~rin~r ally poi'Jori of loavo 9f abr:;on~o wi thou1; pay. 8.6 Funeral Leave. In addition to re[;ular sick leave, an employee may be granted tltree (3) dsys f~t:era] leave with regular pay in the eve~,~-of death in the im:~';e(fiate family of tho ~:~mployee. An employee's immediate fa~'~i[y shall include spou:~e, parent, children, brother~ sister, [Trandp~rents, mother-in-law or father-in-law. The amplbyec will be paid 'his regular hourly ra~e for any suc,t days of excu~;cd absence which occur only durin~f his assigned workweek. No pay shall be ~ranted if the employee does not attend the funeral, An additional two (2) days with regu!ur pay may be granted, if the funeral is over 400 miles from Ashland, one-way. .4Ri IC.~E IX OTHER I.,E~V.v.,,., OF f).l Criteria and Procedure. Leaves of abra:once withoul:. pay not to e>:ceed ninety (90) d¢:ys may bc ~ranted upon establishment of reasonable justificati:~ therefore in instances where the work of the department will .not he seriously [~andicapped by the temporary absence of th:~ employee. Requests for such leave~ must be in writing~ Normally, :~uch leave will not be approved for an e~ployee !~or the purpose of accepting employment outs~.do the service ~ the Ci'2y 9.2 Jury Duty ]~mp] o/~ .... " ~.t .... s oh~l be g~a'nted leave with pay for service upon a jury; provided, however, that ~he regular pay of such an emp].oyoe for the period of absence shall be reduced by the amount of money received by for such jury service, and upon being excused from jury service for any day an employee s:hall immediately contact his fOr ~ o-,' (~ .. ,u..,szgnm_.nt for the remainder of bis or her regular workday. 9.3 ~ppea. rances. Leave with pay shall be granted for an appearance before a court, legislative committee, judicial or quasi-judicial bed:/ as ~ witness in respo:xze '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. · ~ -,,- , . Leax:,e.~ of absence with 9 4 Required Court A[.p~ .... ] aaces pay shall be granted for attendance--in court J_n connection with an employee's, officially a. ssi~:rned duties, including the time required for travel to the court ?md return to ~he employee's headquarters. cO.5 Election D~v Employees sb. al~ be granted two (2) hours to vote on any election day only if, duo to scheduling of work, they would not otherwise be able to vote. 9 6 Union Bu:siness. Employees" elected to any union office or selected by the Union to do work which takes them from their employment with the City may, upon written request of the Union and the employee, be recommended by the department head for a leave of absence, of up to thirty (30) day~ without pay. Employees selected by Uniou to attend collective bargaining sessions between the Union and the City shall not: suffer a loss of pay o~' benefits as a result of attendance at such meetings. iiowever, all efforts shall be made to schedule such meetings so as not to adversely affect the staffir.,g or operation of rl'~e department. -9- ~.? Educatio.na] i~cave. After co~:p!e1:in~ ona~ (I) year of continuous service, au empl(~yee, upon writton request, ~ay be ~ra. nted a leave of ~.~bsenco .... w;~''~,~,~,~ pay bv the City. for purpose of upijrading his or her professior:a[ :,.bi. lit y 'throuzh enrollment in educ:~tional 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 depa. rtmont head. One year leaves of absence, ~ith requested extensions fey educ~tional purposes may not be provided more than once ~i~ any three (3) year period, tlis replacement shall be considered a temporary employee. Employees; ah:~![ ~.[lso be ~;ranted tJmo of~ with pay for educational purposes, fol. reasouablo ]'-~nt;ths of tJn',e, to attend conferences seminars,.!':riel.'in~ session~, trainin~ pro,ram, s, and other l~ro~romm o[ a similar ~nt~:re that are intended to impr'ove or ul~[~rade i:l~c emp]c, yee:s s.kJ[l and professional ability, ~d:en ordered by the employee's department head. Corps leave shall be, granlcd in accordance with Oreg'on Revised Statues. 9 9 ~.!aternitv Leaw~. Maternity l:;avc f absence ~vithout pay may be granted upon the r~quest of the employee. 'Such leave would be in addition to sick leave without p:ty granted as a part of the disability period. Such maternity leave shall not exceed one-hundred and eighty days. 9.10 Failure to Return from Leave. Any employee wlJo is granted a leave of abs:ence and who, for any reason, fails to return to work at the e>:piration of said leave of absence, shall be considered as ha. ring resigned his Dosition with the City, and his position ~:ha]l be declared vacated; except, and unless the etnployce, prior to tho expiration of his leave of absence, has furnished evidcuco that h6~ is: unable to work by reason of sickness, physical disability or other reason beyond his control. ARTICLE X - CO,VPENSATiOi,? 10.1 Pay Schedu!e. accordance with Lite pay schedu[l.e ttttached 1. o this A[freemc, nt and marked "Appendix B" which is hereby inc~rporated into and m3de n. part of this 10.2 Pay Periods. Employees shall be p~tid every other Friday. Pay peri. ods shall be for !4 days be[[innin~ ~t 12:01 AM on Saturds. y, and ending; on the 14th clay (Friday) at ~2:00 PM. Pay days shall be on thc Friday followin~ the close of each pay period. 10 3 Form of Conu~e~:s~ttion. Authorized overtime shall be paid in the form el pny o,r ~p tho form of c. ompon~:;atory time off at the app-I.[c~d>lo rnhe, ~zu}~.icct to npprc~va'l of' l:!~e Dopn. rtment Ik:,ad. All overtime shal~ be recorded by the empToyae amd must be approved by the Department Head or designated supervisor. The employee must de~.~igu~:..ce ~b.e~her he/she desires pay or com?ensatory time off. Compensatory time off sha].! be allowed to accrue up to a maximum of forty (40) hours. If the accrual exceeds forty (40) hours, everyth~.ng over forty (40) hours will automatically be paid in the form of pay. Accrued compensatory time 6ff must be taken by July first and by January first or it will automatically be paid ~n the form of pay. 10.4 _Standb_~y Pa~_x. An employee assigned to standby st~,.tu,~ to handle emergencies during his off-duty hours and who is required to remain at his home, sh,.'~!! be paid at twenty (20) percent of his regular rate for all predetermined hours of such period. In addition, he shall be compensated afl overtime rates for ~ctual time worked to the nearest one-half hours and shall not be eligible for call- back time as set forth in Article Vii. 7.9. 10.5 Educational Allowance. A.n employee classified as a Police Officer or Senior Police Officer shall, upon receipting 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 be for the purpose of meeting, required expenses for tuition, books, travel, and incidental expenses for the required 30 hours of annual outside traini~g required by the City to maintain certification status. In order to maintain such eligibility, the employee must requalify by completing, on the employee's own time, a minimum of thirty (30) hours of aoproved ' .... ~ ' ~ , . ~.~ ..... n~no and education or complete a project approved by the Chief of Police. 10.6 Detective_~Cil[?zensation. ;~ny member of %he bargaining unit who is assigned to detective status shall be compensated as forth in "Appendix C" of ahz~ Agreemont until relieved of such ment. RRTICLE XI - DISCIPLINE 11.1 No regular employee as defined in Article XIII may be disciplined except for just cause. Disciplinary action may be i. mpqsed u~on any employee for failinf:~ to fulfill his or her raJponsibilitfes as an employee. Conduct reflectin% discredit upon the City or Dep~trtment, or which is a direct hindrence to the effective performance of City functions, shall be considered ~loocl cause for disciplinary action. Such cause may also include misconduct, inefficiency, incompetence, insubordination, misfeasance, malfeasance, the willful violation of department rules or for political a. ct~vities forbidden by State law. 11.2 Discipline for just cause may inci~]de the fo]lowit]g' 1. Written reprimand. 2. Demot ion 0 3. Suspcnsi,.~n. 4. Discharge or dismissal. ].1.3 An emp].oyee may be suspended from employment while charges against the emplcyce are investig~ted. Such a suspension may h.e for no more than five (5) working days, un]ess mutually agreed to by the parties. If charges are upheld the suspension without pay or any part of it may be determined to be part: of tho discipline, effective -the date of the suspqnsion. 11.4 In the event of an offense of such serious nature 'thgt immediate disciplinary action is required, the employee may be suspended Jmmed~gtely from employment until such charges are investigated and n decislon made to continue or terminate the employee. If the employee is cleared complete].y of the charges, the ~ffec'ted employee will 'be immediately reinstated without loss of pay or other benefits. If charges are upheld, the termination date will .be the date of suspension. 11.5 Any disciplfn~ry action imposed upon ~n employee, if protested, shell be protested only ~s ~ ~riev~nce through the refuter ~riev~nce procedure, if ~ dep~:'tment he~d or other supervisor has reason to discipline an employee~ he/she shall m~ke re~son~ble effor'ts to impose such discipline in a m~nner that will not embarrass or humiliate the emp!cyee before other employees or the public, !l.G This article shall not apply to a~5' employee on proba'tion as defined in Article XI!I. AF~TICLE XII - SETTLE,';~ENT OF DISPUTES 12.1 Grievance nnd Arbitration Procedure. Any grievance or fiispute which may arise between the parties concernin~ the application, meaning or interpretation of thi.q Agreement shall be settled in the fo!lowinff, manner: Step I. Tire affected employee shall take up the 6rievance or dispute wit?' the employee's supervisor as as possible but not moro than one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours of its discovery. The supervisor shall then attempt to adjust th~-~ matter within ten (10) days. Step II. ~f the g'rievance has not been settled between the affected employee and the supervisor, it may be preset~ted in writing by the 'Un,on representative to the Chief of Police within ten (10) days after tho response specified in Step I is due. The written not~ce s?~all include details of the ~rievance, the sectio',:~ of this Agreement allegedlF violated and the specific remedy requested. The Chief of Police shall respond to the Union representative in writing[ within ten (10) days after receipt thereof. Step III. tf the grievance still rema_~ns unadjusted, it may be presented by the Union to tho City Admit~istrator of the City or his designee(s), v.'ithi~ ten (10) days nfter the response specificed in Step II is due. The City Administr:~tor or his designee(s), shall respond in writin~ to the Union within ten (10) days.. Step IV. If the gt'ievance Js ~;till unsettled, either party may wi'thin 'ten (10) (lays of the decision of the Cit:y Adufiui:str~tor or his; (to~;[~Cnee(s) un~ier Stop III have the agreed upon by the City and the Union. If the ps,ties are un. able to agree upon an arbit,.'ator, the .American Arbitratien Association shall be requested to submit a list of five names. Both the City and tho Union shall have the right to strike two names from the fist. The party requestin~ arbitration. shall strike the first name and the other party shall then ~:,trike one name. The process shall be repeated and the remainin[[ person shall be the arbitrator. The City and the Union shall meet in a pre-he:~ring conference an:! sh~ll prepare a submission agreement re~ardin2 the specific issues in dispute. The designated ~.rbitrator shall hear both parties within five (5) days on the die, muted matter 'and shall render a decision within thirty (30) days which shall be final and binding on the parties anU the employee. The arbitrator shall have ~o right to ~:t~end, modify, nullify, ignore or add provisions to the agreement, but shall be i.fimited to consideration of the p~rticular issue(s) presented to him. I!is decision shall be based solely upon hizs interpretation of the meaning and application of the express language of the agreement. Expenses for the arbitrazor shall be borne equally by the City and the Union; however, each party r~hall be responsible for compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either par%fy desires a verbatim recording of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, provided it pays for the record. !f the other party desires a copy, both parties shall jointly share the cost of the transcript and all copies. If any grievance is not presented or forwarded by the employee or Union within the time limits specified above, such grievance shall be deemed waived. Ail days and hours specified shall, be calendar. If the City fails to respond in a timely fashion the grievtxnce 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 con- tinuous 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 P~lice (excepting corporals) provided that any employee may not remain on one shift for more than 9 months, with- out the approval of the Cl~ief of Police. Corporals may select their shift once every 9 months.. Seniority shall cont'inue to~ accrue during (1) 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. Lei.off and Recall. In the event of layoff an employee may exerczse n.~s or ~ senfority 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 ~.~ork. · ,~u~, :::.~.:.ion of oritv Seniority shall be retained, but shal2 not contiuue t:~ accrue during (1) authorized ~90) sick leave or disabiii~-- leave in ; ~ .~,~ o~- tho employee; calendar days (2) ~d, cational leaw~ ~..,u .... ted by o) military i,:?ve for dis~ir~i~nary reaso~ ..... (4) election to a full time .a.~ Unto o~.~ up to one. (1) year, renewable upon application; and (5) other authorized leaves of nbsence of up-to ninc, ty (90) calendar days. 13.4 T_e:z:?_~.n_~._t_..i.p~_9._f__S_e__ni__o_rJ~X. Seniori ty and the employment relationship shall be broken or terminated if an ~ employee (1) qu±ts ( '~ ' ~ ; .-,) is discharged for ju.~t cau:;e, (3) is absent from work for three consecutive working days without notification to the City; (4) is laid off and fails to report to worl~ within three days..after being recalled; (5) is laid off from work for any reason for 24 months, oz' for a period of time equal to his seniority, whichever i~ shorter; (6) fails to report for work at the termin'ation of a leave of absence; (7) if while on a leave of absence for per.~onal hca]th reasons accepts other employment without permission.: or (8) is retired. i3.5 !)robationar¥ Period. The probationary period is sn integral part of the employee selection process and provides the City with the opFortunity to upgrade :thCS' improve the department by observing :). new employee's work, trainings, aiding new employees in adjustment to their ~positions., and by providin~ an opportunity to reject any employee whose work performance fails to meet required work standards;. Every new employee hired into the bargainin[t; unit shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12) full months after which he shall be considered a regular employee and granted seniority to the last date of hire~ The Union recognizes the right of the City to terminate probationary employees for 'any reason and to exercise all rights not specifically modified by this Agreement with respect to such employees, including, but not limited to, the s;hifting of work Schedules and job classifications, the assignment of on-the-job training, cross-training in other classifications, the assignment to educational courses and trainin~ 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 ~rievv. nce procedure under Article XII. 13.6 Notice 'of Recall frc. m Lay-off Status. Recall from layoff exceeding i'[vo (5) %',)rk days shall be by certified letter sent to the employee at his last known address furnished to the City by the employee. Tho City may also use any other means to return an employee sooner. A.,,~ ICLE XIV PROMOTIONS 14.1 Testing. No employee shall be promoted from one rank to another without first having passed a promotion examination. Promotional opportuniti?s shall be posted for at least three (3) weeks prior to the beainning of the testina procedure. 1.4.2 Procedure. F. mp!oyces ,'mist submit in writing te the Police Chief or b.~r~ designee, their f. ntet~t to participate in the testin~ procedure, not later than. ten (10) ,,'~ayst)~'lo~' ~' to the ~est date. The content of exam:ination shall be lim:i~ed to measuring of skill, technical knowledge-, and level of self-development attained for the classification sought by applicants. Wh'cn oral examinations are given, the majority of the oral board will be mnde up of police professionals from outside the Ashland Police l:opartment. 14.3 Crg:dj_~L_~!h_K_.°_~j)_i_c_,.!~:_it)_'.o . In the event two or more applicauts~ arc equal ty qu~lificd by virtue ~C identical test scorers, senforitv,., ~halJ. ggyert placement on the promotional list. ]_4.4 Promotional List. Promotional Lists .~hu~. i be estab].ished-~['[:[i~.,[-~?;-t'-'~!i~7"T.[z, with number one on the list beJug that employee who had t~e oea;t or top overzail score. The list will sez-ve Lo advise each applicant of hi:~ ~;'tandins relative to the outcome of the testinj procedure. 14.5 Appointment. When the C~ty desires %o fill. a vacancy, it shall choose the candidate with the highest overall score on the promotional list, un]eg~ the Police Chief determines that such ~ndividua.! i.s not the most qualified and puts h~s reasons for such a determination in writing. If that employee declines the appointment, the offer shall be extended to the employee whose name appears next on the list. Declinin% an offer of appointment from a promotional list shall not jeopardize an employee's ~.:'tanding on the list. If an employee declines appointment 'he retains his original standing. 1,t.6 Promotional Prob%J~l.j..o_t!~_r_~_Pr_2riod. 7~egu]ar employees promoted into a hi~hc-c c]u~sJ, fic.:~tion sh:~!l serw~ a promotional probationary period ,)[ ~;f:< (6) full months. The Union aisc recognizes the right o[ the employer to demote an employeo on promotional proza,.i_onary st:~tus to his preTious position. Demotion of an employ~e on promotional probntionary status shall not be subject to the grievance procedure under Article XII and such demotion shall not be considered a disciplinary act ion. ~ ARTICLE XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS 15.1 No Discri:nination. The provisions of this A6t~u. ent shall be applied eqtmlly to all employee:~ in the bargaining unit wi'thout discrimination ns to race, c]'eed, color, age, sex or national origin. The Union shmll skate equally with the City the responsibility for applying the provisions of this Section. All reference to employees in 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 +~,: right to form ~ in, tfnd participate in the activities of the Union or any other labor organization, such activitJc::, and there sha].l or to refrain from any or all -' be no (liscri. mination by citi:er the C. ity or 'the Union by reason 7! t' ~.n in(liuidual in ordc?r l:h~?[--~i~3--C'ity may bc informed and/or take uppropriat:e action cn professionnl atar~darc~s of safety and protective equipment, n committee shall be formed composed of the Chief of Police and/or his deziftuazed representatives not to exceed two, and representativ,es of the Union not to exceed three. This committee shall vt:t. et qu:-trter!y, consider surveys and factual studies, and make recommendttions for improvements to the City Adminislratot'. .o Rulea. I'- is joJnt].y rec. o~:n~.d i. hat. tho City must reta:ln l)road authority icjz~,l"-' fill_ and iml)lemcnt 'its ') r~ r. ' i · . , . respc :lol]itles and ~,'~y ~7o ~so by work I'I.;]~P-, oral or written, exist, ip~ o*' future :it is al:freed however that no work rule will be l:).ror:';u]gato(~ or imp].emontrod which i:.~ '~'~:' ~ ision of this ~'~ with a s,.,~c.,.fic p'rnv . ..gr ........ ~nt All work which have ]~oen or sha'!l be r'educed to writing will be furnished to the Union ailrj ~ o affect,:....-wt c,.p!oycc:s"~ upon. rcqueat. The City shall COliSU].t tvi/:h the Urn:ion J.n the updaLing and maintenance of the departmental",~,,,,t,':al' of operatin(?.~ .-'u~es, and t?~'c~o~.~.u~c.o. .... _15.4 ?t. t!q:?_ Jjlkl!!_~!22'.!?_q_!Lq. Prior to accept'; ng outside , ,'~, .... "',"~]_ fit'st discus:~ 'tl~e matter with employment, tho Police Ch:feZ. AcCOl)tnnce or coni:Jn,]ancc~ of ref~u].ar outside employment by an emp}oyee shall oe .~ub3ect to the followin6 criteria' (a) The need for mentally alert and physically able public safety employees. (b, Insulatin,-~ .mp]oy.., .... from potential conflict, cf into: ..... situations (c) Ma~ntaininf: ~,'-Ff~c:c,:]ey unimpnired by other employ:t:ent, recogn±zin[.': thc nature of the ~o' rcc!uirirl~ police officers to be avail, able for emergency duly twenty-four (24) hotlrs a daw, 15.5 f_~Ltpe__rv_~j~_?..Fy_j~12_!_o2'..?_f_$_;'. It i s understood that · '-," this; A~jrcbment silt'}crvisory cn~p].oy,~)c~ Ilot covot'(pd shall not perform .... '" x.,~.~:~ with:in ~he jurisdiction of tho Union except .in the case of :'tn entergency, or fo,~__ l urp).~t~,~'-' ('~:'~ of instruction or train~p,,' of ,'~,', e ~ ,'~,. ~.r. ho comD!c .... nt of employees is temporariJy reduced by reason of absence of any employable duo to :ti]ness or otlt~cr ].ef~itirnat~: reasons, or the work load is tempor'arily increased. 15.6 Uniforms, Protectiv'e Clothin~ and Devices. If an employee is requ~r¢--~-c[ U.'.'. wa,ar a uniform, protective 6-1othing oz use any type of protective device, such article shall be provided by the City. Replacements shall be provided by the City upon surreader of the article, at no cost to the employee, reasonable wear excepted. Lost articles or 'damage to articles due to negligence shall be reim- bursed to the City by the employee. Failure of an employee to wear such required uniform, protective clot~ing, or use such protective device as prescribed by the City shall be cause for di. scipl, inary action a3 sc~: forth iu Auricle XI hareof. 1.5.7 Resl)onse-Time Rec~uirement l~ · A_~ new regular sworn employees shall est:abI~£sh their res~_aence to enable them to report for emergency du~y within twenty (20) minutes of notification, i nclud~Lo get-ready time and travel time. All present s::orn employees who presently reside outside of this area shall become residents of the area in the event they relocate their place of residents following the effective date of chis Agreement. Exceptions must be approved by Chief cf Police. 15.8 Utility Discount. Ail regular employees shall receive a twenty-five (25) percent ~iscount on City domestic water, sewer and electric utilities. 15.9 Position Descriptions· The position classifications and job descriptions for pogitions listed on "Appendix A" shall be those set forth in Ordinance No. 1415, as amended and attached here<o as "Appendix D". Each employee shall be furnished with a copy of his/ her job description. 15.10 Personnel File. (a) Ins~p_~cti. on. Each bargaining unit member shall~nave ~-~ig--~'t to revieW,'~-~-f~{es in a calendar year, and obtain, at their expense, copies of the contents of his/her personnel file, exclusive of mat;erials received prior 'to the <Rate of their employment with the City. The official personnel files shall be maintained in the City Administrator's office. (b) Employee Si_~ature. Each employee shall be offered the opportunity to read ant s~gn any written material that is placed in their official personnel file. The employee may: 1. Sign such material indicating agreement· 2. Sign such material, indicating disagreement, in which case the employee may place in his file a sig~ed response to such material. 3. Refuse to sign such material in which case a member of management shall place in that person's file a signed state- ment indicatins tha~ the material was offered to the emplove.: for reading and signing and the employee refused. ARTICLE XVI tIEAI,TH, ,':_i, 1;;~RE, ,.~ RET!R~]MENT 16.1 Itealth and Welfare. The City a~Irees to maintain existing or equal or b~tter insurance plans at present employee/family c~vera~%e levels. Those plans and employee/ family coverage levels are: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Blue Cross Option IV Health Insurance - family coverage. Standard Life Insurance Company life insurance - family coverage Standard Life Insurance salary continuation plan- employee only Blue Cross Dental Insurance - family coverage. Blue Cross - Basic Vision plan - emp.loyee only. Blue Cross Prescription Drug option - fatally coverage. 16.2 Retirement. The City :tgrees to maintain exi~'l;in~ tletirc~ment t~]~n, subject to the 'tc',r'ms a.n(t thereof, as ir applie:-; to regular emp!oyeos; in the unit. Upon retJ. remeut, ,~:e-hal.[ of '~tccutmJl:t[.ed sick will be applied to retirement as set forth :in O.R.S. 237.t53. The City will also a'~st, me or pay the ~_.uployee contributions required by ORS for all employees included under this agreement at a uniform rate of six (6) percent. ARTICLE XVII - WORKER'S COIMPz;NSATION All employees will be insured under the provisions of · the Oregon State ~¥orker's Compensation Act for injuries recei, ved while at work for the City. ARTICLE XVIII - LIAJ~ILITY INSUIIANCE The City shall purchase liability insurance in.the maximum amounts set forth in O.R.S. S0.270 for the Protection of all employees covered by this ~,greeme,nt against claims against them incurred in or arising out o.f t~te performance of their official duties. The premiums for such insurance shall be paid by the City. ARTICLE XIX - SAVINGS CL,,USE AND FUND 19.1 be subsequently declared by the proper legislative or judicial au'thority to be unlawful, ,.~nenforceable, or not in accordance with applicable statue:s or ordinances, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement. Upon such d~claration the parties agree to in'~mediately meet and confer mn a subst if possible, for the invalidated portion thereof. Savings Clause. Should any provision of this Agreement 19.2 Funding. The parties recognize that revenue neede..! uo fund the wages and benefits provided by the Agreement must be approved annua].ly by established budgetary procedures and in certain circumstances 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 employm~ent in the bargaining unit covered by this Agreement, The City agrees to include in its annual budget request amounts sufficient to fund the wages and benefits provided by this Agreement, but makes no guarantee as to passag~ of such budget requests or voter approval thereof. ARTICLE XX - TERMINATION AN~ REOPENING: This Agreement concludes all collective bargaining between the parties during the term of this Agreement, except that the Agreement shall be reopened for bargaining on the wage schedu].e only to be effective 7/1/83 and 7/1/84, and on detective overtime policy effective 7/1/83, which shall remain in full force and effect from date of ratification by both parties until June 30, 1985. This Agreement shall automatically be renewed from year to year there- after unless either party notifies the other in writing not later than 210 days prior to the expiration date of this Agreement of their intent to modify or terminate the Agreement. Negotiations shall begin not later than 30 days after nOtice is given, 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 OF PORTLAND, OREGON by: Date: CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON Date: App,roved: ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL CITY RECORDER -19- CITY OF ASHi~ND "APPENDIX B" WAGE SCHEDULE CLASSIFICATION Clerk Dispatcher 1st six months Next twelve months Next twelve months Next twelve months Next twelve months Rate thereafter Sr. Police Officer Rate EFFECT. 7-1-82 $ HoVerS. ~(-$ 1~o. Equ'iv.~ ) $5.o6($87?) 5.41(938) 5.75 ( 6.08(1054) 6.41(~111) 6.84(1186) 9. ~,~ (172~) EFFECT. 1-1-83 HohY]~. Equiv. ) $5.11($SS~) 5.46(946) 5.81(1007) 6.14(1064) 6.47(1121) 6.91(!198) Police Officer ]st six months Next six months Next twelve months Next twelve months Next twelve months Rate thereafter '7.33 (1275) 7o~71(1342) 8.04(1399) 8.38(1458) 8.84(~538) 9.30(1618) Parking Control Officer 1st six months Next 12 months Next 12 months Next 12 months Rate thereafter 4.75(823) 5.04(873) 5.35(927) 5.67(983) 6.02(1043) Except as otherwise provided for in this Ag:,:'eemenn, employees may be assigned to work as Detectives and shall be compensated as fei. lows: S:::: ~tion 1. Comvensation. Any 'member of the bargaining uni't who is assigned to detective s~atus shall be compensated an additie~al five percent (5%) over the monthly rate set forth in "Appendix B" of this Agreement mntil relieved of suc~ assignment. Sectio?. 2. Overtime. The Chief of Police may require any detective to l~o-ff' overtime in--excess of the detective:s normal alight (8) hour work day. Iht amount of bw.~rtime that may be required by the Chief of Police of the detective shall not exceed, eight <8) hours in addi- tio~'~ to the normal eight (8) hour work day. (i.e., maximu~n~ 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 sense work weel~ if, in the judgement of the Chief of Police, it is at all possible to do so,~ (i.e., assume for purposes of illus- tration a work week of $ A~[ to 4 PI4, Monday through F~iday -- if a detective were required to work ten (I0) hours on 2]~ursday, then he would normally expect to be sch~duled for two (2) hours off on Friday~ This would result in sequential work days consisting of 8 hours, 8 hours, 8 hours, l0 hours and 6 hours for a total, work week of 40 hours~ No detective shall be eligible for overtime compensation (at' the 1% straight time rate) during his work week unlcss he is required by the Chief of Police to actually work more tha,n 1O consecutive hours in a work day, or more than forty (40) hours within that particular worL: week. Each detective's ';;:.~rk week shall consist cf some five con- secutive individual de'cective's work, days. Each of th<~ five (5) wo~;k days scheduled for any individual detectl, ~ shall have the same tent~atively designated starting time and the same tentatively desig~ated quitting tf. me allowing for eight (8) hours work to be accomplished, including one-half (}~) hour for a meal period. Except for purposes of scheduling actual work in excess of eight: ($) hours on a given day and/or scheduling like time off subject to the provisions contained herein, and except where an emergency reeuS, re~; immediate reschedu!ing of the work dayl no detective's tentative scheduling of starting time and/or quitting time may be changed unless notice of such contemplated change is posted on a department bd].letin board at least seven (7) days in advance of the change. -. Section 3. Unifo_nn Allowance. Any member of the bargaining unit who is assigned t° ~ective status shall receive an in-lieu uniform allowance in cash of ~ . .. ~20.00 per month for the period of time that such employee is assigned such status. ~APPEi~IX D" JOB DESCilIPTION$ POLICE OFFICER: At the entry level, the Police Officer performs ~i~-6-i-~-/or investigati¢-n work in the protec~ion of life and property and enforcing laws and ordi~a~ces; assists in maintain- ing security in. the City holding cell. Work is reviewed by a superior officer for conformanae with orders and regulations:. Does related ~ork as require.~J, .ZLERK DISPATCHER: EmploTee performs clerical, prisoner custody ~ some genera~ po~,~.'o~_ work, i~mptoyee is p~-imarily concerned with the performance of stenos~raphic and related clerical tasks; however the work is el' ' o,'i o ,~' , ~st.tno,.t._ohe_q from that of the general clerical series by the necessity for handling 5,~omen detained by the Police and for assistance in some investigations involving ~¢omen. Clerical duties are normally performed with considerable independence after initial instructions, but the otlf~r assignments which require peace officer po'~ers are usu~-~l!.y performed under close supervision. Does related work as required. SENIOR POLICE OFFICER: In a lead worker capacity, the employee supervises and participates in the perfo~p~ance of patrol and/or investigation work in ~he protection of life and property, and enforcing laws and ordinances; or assists in maintaining security in the City ho!dir~g cell. Work is reviewed by a superior officer for conformance with order~ and regulations. D~e~s related ~,~ork as required. PARKING CONTROL OFFICER: Under the direct supervision of a Police Sergeant, p~trols on ~ot or motorbike, enforces parking zones, issues citations for non-moving violations and gives assistance to the Public. Does related work as reouired. CITY OF ASHLAND July 27, 1982 CITY HALL ASHLAND, OREGON 97.520 telephone (Code 503) 482-3211 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING The parties agree that as to the position of Parking Control Officer, the fringe benefit package provided by present City policy, shall apply. A copy of the present polic~f is attached hereto as "Attachment A", dated this~7~ay of July, 1982. ! ~-l~nn ~. Vance / Brian L. Almquist 'Secretgr Treasurer City Administrator/ y- Teamsters Local No. 223 City of Ashland