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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 9475 N.C.S. 06/14/1982Lf . . ,L. .. -_ _ _q . ~Re~solution No. 9475 ~ N.' C: S. of the Gity of Petaluma, CaTifornia ' J'LS : ew 6-~1-82 RESOLUT`ION RATIFYING MEMORANDUM OF UND,E'RSTAND,I,NG EXECUTED BY THE DIJLY ' RUTHORIZED REP;RESENTATIUfS OF THE CITY OF PETALUC~A.AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 'FIRE FIGHTERS, LOGAL 141.5 FQR}.EMP,LOY.EES TN UNIT 7 WHEREAS, The City, through its duly authori-zed representatives, . and the International ~Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1415, through its duly authorized repre'sen'~tatives, have concluded 'their mutual obligation to meet and confer in good faith with respect to terms and conditions of employment for employees in Unit 7, in accor.da`nce with the Meyers-Milias- Brown Act and the City's~Employer-Employee Relations Ru'les and Regulations (Resolution No. 5512:N'.C.S.); and, WHEREAS, th,e-dul,y au_thorized representataves of the City and International Associ.a;t'i~on~bf Fire Figh:ters,.Local 1415 have executed a. Memorandum of Understa~nd'i''ng (dated June 11, 1982) pur.suant to Section 15, ResoTution No. 5512 'N.G.S, and recommend its approval by the City Council; and, WHEREAS, the City Manager, pursuant,to Section 28, City of Petaluma City Charter, and as the City's Municipal Employees' Relations Officer (Resolutio~n No.~ 5375 N.C.S.) is required and,empowered to make a recommendation to the City Council on matters related to employees' compensation; and, WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and concurs with said Memorandum of Understanding for Unit 7 and does reeommend that the City Gouncil ratify said Memorandum of Understanding. ~ NOW, THEREFORE:, BE IT RESOLVED that said Memorandum of Under- s.tanding being in tfie bes_t interest of the Gity,. is ratified and the terms and conditions of sai.d•Memorandum of Understan'ding (as attached) shall be e.ffective July 1, 1982.through June 30~, 1983.. Under the power and authority~ conferred upon this Council by:. the Charter of said City. I hereby -certify tlie foregoing Resolution was, uitroduced and adopted by the Approved as to ,,, ~ • Council'of the City of Petaluma-at a; (l~~i(r) (Ad~oumed-) ,~ip,~~ meeting form on the .--- ._1:4~1....,. day of .v. ..,..:..~l.une:._.._. ~,:.:.- -•--......, 19...~8~ by the . { . following vate: ` s. : - • --••-••----••--•-----•-•--• . City Attomey AYES: Harberson, B~; Balshaw, Battaglia;, Vice Mayor Ca,vana:gh, Mayor Mattei NoES: None % ' . , . ,.. aBSENT: e ~ - , . . ; :. . . ; . , . ~ ; /. . ~~ -. .AZ°t'EST: .. , . : . ........ .. . .........•-•-•-.. ... . ,. .-- • _- . .. . . . -~~'~..- -• -•• ••--•-•---•-...... - . . , . Gity Clerk ` . , .. " 505 Mayor . < . , - . • ' ca,~a~ F~te : ~.~ 75 -.... , ForntCA2,7/81 " , Rgs.:No ..,, .... ' ' • MEMORANDU~1 OF L1fJDERSTANDING ~ Between THE CITY OF PETALUh1A And INTERNATIONAL ASSOC.IATION OF FI`r~E.FIGHTERS, LOCAL #1415 (PETALU~~1A) .,-~~ , , TABLE OF CONTENTS Preamble ~ ~ - Section 1 Term o:f Agreement Sec:tion• 2 Work Week Section 3 Living: Restricti.on Section 4 Salar.y ~ _ Section 5 Over"t`ime ' Sec.tion 6 . Out o_f Gr;ade Pa~~ Section 7~ ~Uniform Al_lowance Section 8 Health Insuranc€~ ~ ~ ~ Section 9 `D'ental Insur.ance Secti on 10 ;Gi fe I'nsurance Section 11 Lon~. Term Di'sabll ity Insura~nce ,Section 12 . . ,Holi'day,s,. GeneraT • ~Section 13 S'ick Leave., Accrual . ~ ~ Secti~on 14 Sick~Lea,ve., Fam~ly • Secti on. 15 S~i ck L:ea.ve, Ret:~ rement Secti on 1;:6' ~ Si ck L-eave;, Usaqe • Sec-ti on l 7. Berea.v.em'en,t ~ '. Section 18 Vacation ~Section 1;9 • Reti.remen:t Section 20 Educat-i:on . , , , . . _ : ~l v ;~~ ' C ~' ~+~ . , 'i . . . _ r ..~~ . , . . . ~ Thi.s document represents ~tfie fi na1 and compl ete agreement riesu1 t"i ng from Meet and Confer sessions b'etween the Ci'ty o.;f Pet~al~uma and I'nt'ernational Association of Fire Fighters, Local No.~1415 (Petalama:), Unit 7. Representatives of the C,ity and Unit 7 ac,knowle:dge tha,t they have fulfilled their mutual and respecti°ve obligations to Meet and Confer under the Meyer- Mili"as-Brown Act. As a result;: the parties have come to a mutual under- standing which the representativ;es of the City and Unit 7, who have the approval of their members, agree to recommend for aeceptance and approval to the City Council of th`e City of Petaluma: ~ The parties affix their signatures as consti~tuting mu,tual acceptance and recommendation of this Memo;randum of Unders,tandi_ng to become effective July l, 1982, Upon accep:tance `and approvaT of the Gity Council. Section 1. Term of Agreement This Mer~orandum of.llnd'er,standing shall be for a one (l) year term for this fiscal year commencing JuTy 1, 19~2, through June 30, T983. The parties will commence meeting and conferring for`1~983:-84 fiscal year not later than the end of April, 1983, and will endea.vor to 'reach an agreement, i~n a written Memorandum of lJnderstanding for submission.to the City Council for its Final Budget fo:r tlie subsequent fisc"al year. Section 2. Work Week' Duty Shifts: The fire on-duty 7 day.wor-k week shall be ~the.average of 56.0 hours per fire on-duty 7 day work week for all employees in this Unit. ~ Section 3. Living Re_striction The living restricti.on for members of the.City-'of Petaluma Fire Department shall be 'twenty (20} minu;tes. A map w~ll be prepared `and made available which illustrates the extremities of the res•tri'ct~on. Section 4. Salary The mon:thly sal:aries of employees in this~Unit in the various steps shall be as follows: ~ ~ . : I II Fire Captain $1.685 $1769 Firefighter $1~486 $1560 Firefighter%Paramed'ic $1486 ~1560 Section 5. Overti'me. III IV V $1.857 $1950~ $204J $1.638 $1720 $`T8D6 $'1.~638 $1720 $1806 The purpose of this sec.tion is to clarify matters relevant to Fi.re Department overtime. Any interpr,etation or application relevant to:overtime~shall be resolved by the C'ity ~1anager, whose determination is final. - ~ ~ ~ ' ' . .. . ~ . . ' . ~ ~ .. ' l~ . .. _~ . . ' . ' ~ . . , ~ ,~ . .All requi remen~ts° and ,a~ny procedures re~l a;ti n.g 'to. ~overt~me as b;asni ca,l l,y outl ined 6el:ow siial l be as deter,mi ned and, a'dm.i ni s.tered by- the Ci ty,. - A: `Sh-ift. ~ The members of the Fire Depa;rtment, when called 'to _w.or:k a°n o~er- „ time s'hift;, shai',1 be paid on a~n~.hour for hour basis ro;unded to ~ ~ the nearest quarter hour at the regular sh;ift° rate: t-imes `l'.5,. . An overt:ime s`h~~f:t is~ defi,ned as a_ny co,nt7nuou's period of• on;-duty' .~ , timewexceeding sixteen (15) consecuti,ve hours which is ,no:t~ part ~ ~ of the empl oyee~' s~regul ar wo "rk schedu'1`e. Thi s"rate shal~~l~~ be. ~ ,figured on t;he regu'1ar "nu"mber of.hour-s worked per ~week as per. the following formula: . _ 1. Mont'hly sa,lary tames twel';ve rrio:nths . ~ equals annual, sal.ary. 2. The average' . hours worked per week times fi'fty-two weeks, equals 'hours . . worked.apnually, ~ . . . 3. Annual sa.lar,y, divided by hours ~ , wor:ked.annually, t`imes°twenty- - four (:24) hours establ~ishes t}ie ~ ' ~ rate for shi'ft~pay. ' ~ _ 6:. As:signed :Cal1-back Duty._ ~ .1 ~ . , A1'`l F~i re Department: pe.rsonnel. i n the ~Uni t~ire subj,ect to assi gned ~~. cal'1-ba'ck du,ty 6y Fi re GhYef ,(for 'exampl e ~~mbul ance 'rel ated . duty;) at time °and •o;ne-hal'f at the, empl,oyee~'s hour•'1`y rate based upon. a , 56 hou~r work week, ~ An empl;oyee who i s as:si:gned to ~su,ch cal'`1-back ;: .. . duty shal ]' recei ve; at mi ni:mum, s"ix hours ~~ay at thi s° rate :at; . time and one='lialf. ~ C. ~~ F~i`re ~R`ec~all ~a~,nd ~S~~pee~ia~l Rec'all ~ . . ~ ~ - ~ ~ . ~ Off-duty Fi re De,Pa"r,tment personnel and per,sonnel requ'i red to . wor;k pas,t t,he ,end .of a, s°hi ft are subj,ect ;to reca.l l and wi l l be~ `pa"i d on. an overti~me basi s, .(,except a~s set forth i n"A" and "B'"' above):,, at. time and :one-half and hou~rly r.ate; bas;ed ,up~n the 56 hour work week:: Wowever, in no case will they be paid less t'han one hour`wh'en called: . . Further, ut:hen the compl.eate- recal T exc;eeds c5ne hour, but does not extend beyo:nd f i ft:een m.i nute's pas_t the hour, the ov.ert'i.me wi'1 l be. for one fiour. `l~lhen. a'reca~ll" exce'eds one h~ur and fi fteen;, mi nutes;, the overt'i`me wi 11 6e to the nea,res,t hal f hc~,ur :(~exampTe, one and one-half hour'). Any and aTl pri~or practices., procedu,r.es, resoluti°ons or understa~nd:ings are hereby super'seded and, rep.eal2ed: ~ .. Sectio.n 6.. . Out ,of Gra,de Pay - - ~ - . , A Fi're€i g,hter- or Captai n wi 11 6e compensated' for worki ng a:t= the .next hi;gher' grade upon compl e;ti"on :of 'th;ree (`3) du.ty as's'i gnment s!hi fts a~t that next . hi gher ~ grade duri n,g any fi scal yea;r.. Every a°ssi gned shi ft ther;ea,fter ,wi:l 1 be• compensated, at that next iiigher g;rade, du,ring °that fiscal ye'a'r;, at an -2- , -... - ;Ri. .. ~~ 5 .1~~ . additional 5% over the Firefighter or Captain regular rate of pay. Section 7. Uniform Allowance All employees shall comply with the uniform/clothing :requirements and procedures as established and administered by the Fi`re.Chief. The Uniform/Clothing Allowance Program shall be paid i.n fiscal year 1982- 83, on or before Sept:ember 5, 1982, for.those employees in the classifi- cation of Firefighter and Fire Captain in the amount of 1% times the annual rate of pay of a Step V Firefighter, per year. This shall be paid on a separate check from the p;ayroll oheek. Employees hired on.or after August 31, 1982, and prior to July 1, 1983, shall be paid the full annual payment amount on or before July 5, 1983. An employee who terminates from City service or is rel.eas'ed from City service shall only receive a pro rata annual amoun.t. An employee who so separates from City service after any payment has been made shall return that portion of the all~owance determined by the last day in City service and the end of the fiscal:year. Any employee on le'ave of absence without pay or leave status in excess of thirty (30) calendar days shall receive a pro rata amount for'the fiscal year. Section 8. Health Tnsurance The City shall provi.de for a group medical-~liospital insurance coverage program for City empl~oyees~in this unit, The Gity shall pay, during 1982-83 the following insurance premium amounts toward the folTowing medical- hospital insurance coverage programs: Sonoma Coun`ty He"a9th Plan: Health Plan of the'Redwoods and Kai:ser. This amount shall not exceed, however, the total cost of the med`ical-hospital premiums. . Health Plan Of Sonoma Kais'er The Redwoo'd's County Employee . $ $9..]7 $ 85:00 $ 67•00. Employ.ee + 1 depe~dent 11~±~.08 135.00 117•00 Employee + 2 dependents 11f.01 157.00 159.90 Section 9. Dental `Insurance The City shall provi:de for a group dental insur;ance program for City employees and dependents in this u'nit. Tlie City shall pay, duri`ng 1982-83, th~e insuranee premium in the amount of $35.56 per employee, per month. Section 10. Life I,nsurance The City shall p.rovide, at no cost to the empl:oyee., group term life insurance coverage in the pri''ncipal amount of $7,500 per employee. Section 11. Long Term Disability Insurance The City shall pay during fiscal year 1982-83, the amount of $15.00 per month, per employee. This amount shall not exceed, however, the total cost of the -3- ~ -. p,remi'um for the 'l ong, term d-i sabi'] i ty' i nsurance pl an. Section 12.. Holidays, General The hol.idays for the calendar.year shall be t'hE tota,l of ten (1.0);..the Ci ty sfial_1 pay for the`se hol i days, "i n the :mon:th of ~December, i n 1 i:eu of ~ giv.ing time off. Secti`on 13. S`iek Leave; AccruaT ~ - Sick leave ,,for the Fire Department s;hall. be. accumulated on the 6asi,s of shi;fts with shifts equaling twel'`ve (12) days; of sick leave to be accumulated per year: on the basi's of:•11, 2 hours per month, Fi re Department 4'Q hour empl oyees s'hal l accumu'l ate si ck 'l ea:ve as other emp.l oyees of the ~C i ty.. Section 14. Sic;k Leave_, Family Leaves of absence up ~to four work'inc~ days wit:h pay. per year may be, granted to empioyees i,n t'he event of seriou~s i'l~lness or i"njury i.n the employee's immedi;ate fami~ly and will be charged agai°ns;t s`ick leave. The i~mme:diate family shall consis't of .the spouse, children,, Fiarents, bro;thers, ,sisters, or other i ndi'vi d'ual s whose rel ati_onsfii'p to the empl oyee i.s that of a dependent o'r nea,r d;ependent. In eaeh case, the apPointi°ng power shall grant, such s`i;ck 1 ea~.ve only wfi'en i n hi s op.i n,ion, `the rel at:i ons'iii°p of ttie si ck or di sabl ed per. son to the .empl oyee warrant:s . sucii use ~:of si;ck l eave. S.ect~aon 15. . Sa.c'k' Le_ave., Reti.remen:t_ I.n the:event of reti'rement;,.an employ.ee who has, completed ten (10:).years or more with the City sha]'1 re°cei~e fif.ty percent (:50%) of' his accumu'lated but unused, s~ie'k lea,ve_ but not to exceed ~672; hours. ~ Sect.ion 16. Sick Leave, Usage ~~ ~ ~ .. . -. , ' The first day o:f si:c,k lea,ve wi'1.1 be charg:ed a,g~iins.t the employ.ee's~accru:al at the rate of' 11.2 hours. Each ~successi°ve. day will be charged at the rate of one shift (24 hgurs).. ~ Section,'17. Bereauement Leav2 Leaves` up to one shi ft wi th pay per year.may bE~ granted to empl.oyees i n t.he event of dea,th in. the empl;oyee's immediate family. 1°he immed:iate =family sha.ll consist of the sPoase;,- c:hildren;, pa.re;n,ts, b,roti~ers:, siste.r.s, or.otfier~ i`ndi vi duaT whose rel ati onshi p to' the empl oye'e `i s that of a 1'ega,l~ dePendent. Sect'ion 18. Vacation Fi'refighters vacati.on shal~l be computed as fol~~ows: Amoun.t of Cont'inuous Ser.vi`ce Vacatio,n After compl eti on of ~ twel ve mo,nths 5 shi fts per..yea'r After completi`'on, of fiv:e years 7 shifts per ,year After completion of ~ ten years ~ 8 sh`i'fts per year Af~ter c~omplet'i':on of fifteen year:s 9 shifts per year Vacati on enti tl ement accumul,a;t'ed i`n excess of ~wo years wa l'1 be 1 ost. -4- . . . . . . - .. . . . . . ' .:rv~ . t. ' l -' o. -• ,. .-.. .;1: ~ ' ' . . . . , . . . . . . • _ '' .'~ Any eligibl.e~employee with the consent of the head of his department and the Personnel Officer may defer 2:5 shifts of his.annual vacati:on to the succeeding calendar year, su6ject to the other~pro:~isions of this rule. A wr~itten~report of each deferred vacati,on signed, by the~appropriate department head and the P'e,rsonnel Offi,cer noting the detaiTs shall be kept on file with the Personnel Officer. ~ The times during the calendar year in which an`empl.oyee may take his vaca:tion shall be determined 6y the departriient head wi'tfi due respect for the wishes of the employee and particular r.egard for the needs of the service. If the requi`rements of the service are such~t'hat an employee cannot take pa'rt or all,of hi.s annual vacation in a part.icular calendar year, such vacati~on s:hal:l be taken during the following calendar year. New employees shall be allowed to ase the:ir ac:cumulated vaca.tion prior to December 31st'fo,r vacation in the succeeding calendar year. Section 19. Retirement The City will implement:its contract with PERS to provide the. 2% at 55 Retirement Plan without:changing the ourrent benefits. Section 20. Educa:tion The City shall reimburse employees of this unit for books and tuition upon the satisfactory completion of the course. To be..elig:ible for~reimbursement, the course must be (2) fire ser.vice related, (.b). approved by the Chief, and (c) completed at a Jun,ior Co.ll"ege or Indi.an Valley Col1ege. The parties affix thei'r, signatures as constitut:ing mutua.l acceptance.and recommendation~of th~is:Memo:randum of Understanding to'become effective July l, 1982, upon acceptance and approval of the C;i~ty Coancil. INTERNATIONAL ASSOC-TA'TION 'OF EIRE FI,GHTERS, LOGA'L #1,415 (PETALUMA) ~~..°"_- . ; ~ ~ t ~' s_. . ~ ~ /~ ~ Z= CITY OF PETALUMR ~ ~ ~, ~ ~ L U -5-