Resolution Approving Memorandum of
Understanding Between the City and the Hermosa Beach
Firefighters’ Association.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt
the attached resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding
between the City and the Hermosa Beach Firefighters’
Association.
Background:
The City Council directed staff to meet and
confer with representatives of this employee group to discuss
wages, hours, and working conditions contained in the Memorandum
of Understanding that expired on June 30, 2000. On July 18, 2000,
the parties reached a tentative agreement on the terms described
below. The members of the employee group met and have approved
the tentative agreement.
The negotiated major changes include:
- Term of the agreement is to be July 18, 2000 through June
30, 2003.
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- Salary increases of:
-
3.5% effective January 1, 2001 for Firefighter,
Firefighter/Paramedic, and Fire Engineer.
4.5 % effective January 1, 2001 for Fire Captain.
3% effective July 1, 2001 for Firefighter,
Firefighter/Paramedic, and Fire Engineer.
4% effective July 1, 2001 for Fire Captain.
5% effective July 1, 2002 for Firefighter,
Firefighter/Paramedic, and Fire Engineer.
6% effective July 1, 2002 for Fire Captain.
- Amendment to the City’s Contract with the Public
Employees Retirement System to implement the retirement formula
known as "3% @ 55"’
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- Changes to premium pay including promotion eligibility pay,
paramedic, State Fire Officer, and EMT certification, and
longevity pay.
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- Minor changes in the areas of adding contributions towards
retiree medical insurance supplements and jury duty.
The fiscal impact for this group is $95,862
for the 2000-2001 fiscal year. Funding for this has been included
in Prospective Expenditures account of the 2000-2001 Budget.
RESOLUTION NO. 00-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE HERMOSA BEACH FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION.
WHEREAS,
employees of the City of Hermosa Beach, California represented
by the Hermosa Beach Firefighters Association, have elected to
meet and confer with the City of Hermosa Beach on matters
concerning wages, hours, and working conditions; and,
WHEREAS,
the above personnel have selected certain individuals to
represent them; and
WHEREAS,
Employee and Management representatives have jointly negotiated
a Memorandum of Understanding which has been ratified by a
majority vote of the members of the Hermosa Beach Firefighters
Association; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee and Management representatives have mutually agreed
to recommend that the City Council adopt this Memorandum of
Understanding.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach resolves to enter
into a Memorandum of Understanding to be effective for the period
of July 18, 2000 through and including June 30, 2003, and
authorizes the City Manager to sign the Memorandum of
Understanding on behalf of the City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this resolution; shall cause the same to be entered among the
original resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of
the City Council of said City in the minutes of the meeting at
which time same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ______ DAY OF JULY
2000,
July 18, 2000 – June 30, 2003
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
AND THE HERMOSA BEACH FIREFIGHTERS’
ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE I –
PREAMBLE
This Memorandum of Understanding has been
entered into pursuant to the laws of the State of California
and the City of Hermosa Beach, hereinafter referred to as the
City, and has been executed by the City Manager on behalf of
the City, and the Hermosa Beach Firefighters, hereinafter
referred to as the Association.
ARTICLE 2 –
RECOGNITION
A. Pursuant to the Association's petition
to the City dated March 25, 1982, and applicable State laws,
Firefighters' Association is acknowledged by the City as the
majority representative of the employees in the following
classifications:
- Firefighter
- Firefighter/Paramedic
- Fire Engineer
- Fire Captain
B. It is understood that Fire Captains are
included in the bargaining unit. However, because of the
nature of the department and the lack of another supervisory
employee rank between Fire Captain and Fire Chief, Fire
Captains will be permitted to function as management. Part of
the duties of the Fire Captain will be to carry out the
direction of management in regard to directing the work
force.
ARTICLE 3 –
MUTUAL RECOMMENDATION
This Memorandum of Understanding constitutes a
mutual recommendation by the parties to the City Council. It is
expressly intended that the duties, responsibilities, and
functions of the City in the operation of its Fire Department
shall in no manner be impaired, subordinated, or negated by any
provisions of this agreement.
ARTICLE 4 –
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL
It is, however, the mutual understanding of
all the parties hereto that such Memorandum of Understanding will
become effective upon approval by the City Council of the City of
Hermosa Beach.
ARTICLE 5 –
REPEALS
The provisions of this Memorandum of
Understanding together with those wages, hours, and other terms
and conditions of employment in existence prior to July 1, 1997,
and are not changed by this Memorandum, shall constitute the
wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment for the
employees during the terms of this Memorandum of
Understanding.
ARTICLE 6 –
EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES
This Memorandum of Understanding shall become
effective July 1, 1997, and will continue through June 30, 2000,
with respect to all fire safety employees of the City of Hermosa
Beach. During the period covered by this Memorandum of
Understanding, any items concerning wages, hours, and other terms
and conditions of employment provided by this Memorandum of
Understanding shall remain in effect unless the parties agree to
revise the same as a written modification to this Memorandum of
Understanding, subject to the limitations expressed in Section
3504 of the Government Code.
ARTICLE 7 –
CONSTITUTIONALITY
If any section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this Memorandum of Understanding
is for any reason held to be illegal or unconstitutional, such
decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portion
of this Memorandum of Understanding.
ARTICLE 8 –
MANAGEMENT’S RIGHTS RESERVED
- Manage the City.
- Schedule working hours.
- Establish, modify or change work schedules or
standards.
- Institute changes in procedures.
- Direct the work force, including the right to hire,
promote, demote, transfer, suspend, discipline or discharge any
employee.
- Determine the location of any new facilities, building,
departments, divisions, or subdivisions thereof, and the
relocation, sale, leasing or closing of facilities,
departments, divisions, or subdivisions thereof.
- Determine services to be rendered.
- Determine the layout of buildings and equipment and
materials to be used herein.
- Determine processes, techniques, methods and means or
performing work.
- Determine the size, character and use of inventories.
- Determine the financial policy including accounting
procedures.
- Determine the administrative organization of the
system.
- Determine selection, promotion, or transfer of
employees.
- Determine the size and characteristics of the work
force.
- Determine the allocation and assignment of work to
employees.
- Determine policy affecting the selection of new
employees.
- Determine the establishment of quality and quantity
standards and the judgment of quality and quantity of work
required.
- Determine administration of discipline.
- Determine control and use of City property, materials and
equipment.
- Schedule work periods and determine the number of work
periods.
- Establish, modify, eliminate or enforce rules and
regulations.
- Place work with outside firms.
- Determine the kinds and numbers of personnel
necessary.
- Determine the methods and means by which such operations
are to be conducted.
- Require employees, where necessary, to take in-service
training courses during working hours.
- Determine duties to be included in any job
classifications.
- Determine the necessity of overtime and the amount of
overtime required.
- Take any necessary action to carry out the mission of the
City in cases of an emergency.
The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights
authority, duties and responsibilities by the City, the adoption
of policies, rules, regulations and practices in furtherance
thereof, and the use of judgment and the discretion in connection
therewith, shall be limited only by the terms of this Memorandum
of Understanding, City Personnel Ordinance, Personnel Rules and
Regulations, current established practice, and other statutory
law.
Except in emergencies, or where the City is required to make
changes in its operations because of the requirements of law,
whenever the exercise of management’s' rights shall impact
on the employees of the bargaining unit, the City agrees to meet
and confer with representatives of the Association, upon request
by the Association, regarding the impact of the exercise of such
rights unless the matter of the exercise of such rights is
provided for in this Memorandum of Understanding.
ARTICLE 9 –
FIRE SERVICE CONSOLIDATION
A. In the event that the City should
relinquish certain managerial functions due to consolidation
or merger, the City will notify the Association in order to
meet and reach an agreement with the Association where such
consolidation or merger affects the hours, wages or other
terms and conditions of employment of the work force of the
Fire Department.
B. The City agrees that, should it
exercise its management right to consolidate or otherwise
contract out all or part of the fire safety function, all
accrued [vacation, sick, comp.] time, not yet utilized as of
the consolidation date shall either be paid in full or
transferred to the new provider; for employees so
transferring, they shall have the choice of cash in/retention
of said accrued leaves.
ARTICLE 10 –
EXEMPT EMPLOYEES
A. For purposes of FLSA pay and overtime,
Fire Captains will be treated the same as non-exempt
classifications.
B. It is understood that the Captains, as
management, may from time to time have to rearrange the
manpower on any particular shift.
ARTICLE 11 –
SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION
The scope of representation of the Association
shall include all matters relating to employment condition and
employer-employee relations including wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of employment.
ARTICLE 12 –
NO DISCRIMINATION
Both parties to this agreement agree not to
discriminate against any employee or applicant because of age,
gender, race, national origin, religion, color, ancestry, marital
status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability,
medical condition, and/or Association membership or activity.
Additionally, the City expects and requires all employees to
treat one another with dignity and respect. Harassment of fellow
employees is a violation of law. No employment decision may be
made based upon an employee’s submission to or rejection of
such conduct. It is the responsibility of any employee who
believes that they are the victim of such harassment, whether
sexual, racial, ethnic or religious to report the conduct to
their Fire Chief, Personnel Director or the City Manager in a
timely manner.
ARTICLE 13 –
HOURS OF WORK
All employees covered by this Memorandum of
Understanding shall work shifts of twenty-four (24) hours in such
a manner that they average 56 hours per week.
ARTICLE 14 –
7K EXEMPTION
The City of Hermosa Beach has exercised its
ability to take a statutory "7K" exemption for sworn fire
personnel. The work period for such employees shall be twenty
eight (28) days in length commencing on April 16, 1986.
ARTICLE 15 –
STEWARD’S ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
The City shall provide an aggregate total of
three (3) shifts per year for use by the Association stewards to
attend employer-employee related seminars, conferences, etc.,
such times subject to mutual agreement with the Fire Chief and
the availability of replacement personnel.
ARTICLE –
REASONABLE NOTICE
It is mutually understood and agreed that a
copy (via the United States postal service) of the City Council
and/or Personnel Board agenda for each meeting, mailed to the
Association, shall constitute reasonable written notice, and
notice of an opportunity to meet with such agencies, on all
matters within the scope of representation upon which the City
Council or Personnel Board may act.
ARTICLE 17 –
ACCESS TO
WORK STATION
The City agrees to grant official
representatives of the Association the access and right to
discuss any grievance or problem arising under the terms of this
Agreement with any employee during working hours. It is agreed
that there will be as little interference as possible by the
Association Representative during the working hours of said
employee. It is agreed that the Association Representative shall
be permitted to conduct a reasonable amount of Association
business regarding grievances during working hours without loss
of pay and that the Association may use City facilities to
conduct meetings when such facilities are available.
ARTICLE I8 –
BULLETIN BOARD
One bulletin board will be provided upon which
the Association may post only notices of recreational, health and
welfare, and social affairs, notices of meetings or election. The
posting of any other classes of notices or the distribution of
any written or printed notices, cards, pamphlets or literature of
any kind at City work stations or premises is prohibited without
the prior permission of the City Manager or an authorized
departmental management official.
ARTICLE 19 –
PAYROLL DEDUCTION
It is mutually agreed that the City will,
during the term of this Agreement, deduct monies and remit to the
Association (as authorized by Employee Payroll Deduction
Authorization) a deduction for dues and insurance, providing
there is not more than one such deduction per pay period.
ARTICLE 20 –
NO REDUCTION
It is agreed that no member of the Association
by virtue of the adoption of this Agreement shall suffer a
reduction in working conditions and/or other benefits not
otherwise enumerated in this Memorandum of Understanding.
ARTICLE 21 –
ACTING POSITIONS & SPECIAL DUTY PAY
A. Any employee assigned to perform the duties of a
higher job classification shall receive acting pay of an
additional 5% above his regular rate of pay as determined
on Base Salary (exclusive of premium, bonus, incentive or
other pay).
B. In addition to the permanent Fire
Engineer position, any Firefighter or Firefighter/Paramedic
covered by this agreement, who is assigned the duties and
responsibilities of Fire Engineer on an engine and who may be
called upon to perform the duties of Fire engineer at the
scene of an emergency by laying lines, deploying hand lines,
pumping water, or having water flowing through the engine
during a shift, shall be eligible for acting pay for that
shift. Should an employee so assigned not complete an entire
shift (24 hrs.) he shall receive acting pay only for those
hours actually worked.
A. Employees who are placed and maintain a position on a
promotional eligibility list for the classifications of
Fire Engineer and/or Fire Captain shall receive a premium
of 2% of base salary. When it is necessary to appoint an
employee to an acting position, that employee shall be
chosen from the appropriate eligibility list for that
classification.
C. Acting Pay shall be paid monthly.
D. B. An employee covered by this
agreement and assigned to perform any of the duties listed
below shall receive an additional 5% above his Base Salary
for each month so assigned.
- Plan Check Officer
- Paramedic Coordinator
- Department Mechanic
- Reserve Firefighter Coordinator
E
. C. The City and Association mutually agree to meet, as the
need may arise, to develop additional special Duties pay
categories.
ARTICLE 22 –
PARAMEDIC REASSIGNMENT
A. After a Paramedic has worked in the
paramedic classification for a period of not less than five
(5) consecutive years, he may return to the classification of
Firefighter. The intended purpose is to provide the paramedic
with the opportunity of reassignment. It is understood that
in the event of such reassignment, the member will be placed
at the step in the Firefighter base salary range
corresponding to his step at the Paramedic salary range. This
reduction will remain in effect until such time that the
member either returns to paramedic duty or promotes to a
higher rank within the Department. Additionally, the Fire
Chief/ Public Safety Director has the authority to retain
sufficient personnel, certified as a paramedic, to maintain
the required level of service.
B. When a vacancy occurs in the Paramedic
classification, prior to any new entry level examination
process, a promotional examination will be conducted with all
current Firefighters, who meet the minimum requirements,
eligible to participate in the examination process.
ARTICLE 23 –
MEDICAL EXAMS
A. All employees covered by this agreement
shall be provided with a complete physical exam on a biennial
schedule.
B. Said physical to be at a location of the
City's choice and at the City's expense.
C. The physical exam is to include the
following procedures as medically indicated:
1. Physician systemic examination
2. Audiometry
3. Occult Blood
4. Comprehensive Blood Panel and
Urinalysis
5. Exercise prescription/Physician
Consultation
Additional procedures such as tonometry,
spirometry, chest x-ray, body composition analysis, resting
12-lead electrocardiogram, maximal exercise stress test, oxygen
uptake analysis, and strength and flexibility testing may be
performed as medically appropriate.
The City will maintain compliance with current laws and
regulations regarding the release of medical records.
ARTICLE 24 –
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
A. The City will provide to all employees
covered by this agreement the equivalent of the Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) that is in effect as of July 1,
1997.
B. City will continue to provide the
Psychological Health Plan that is in effect as of July 1,
1997 or its equivalent.
ARTICLE 25 –
EMPLOYEE OPTION BENEFIT PROGRAM
A.
Purpose
To provide a benefit package which allows
the individual firefighter to select benefits according to
his/her particular needs
B.
Amount of Benefit
The amount of E.O.B. benefit is $603.28
monthly. At such time as the three party (family) premium
exceeds $724.00 per month, the E.O.B. benefit shall be
increased by 55% of the increase in the cost of the Indemnity
Medical Plan for coverage of the Employee plus dependents.
Any increase in the E.O.B. Benefit is to be effective
coincidental to the effective date of the Indemnity Medical
Plan cost increase.
C.
Benefit Options
1. Medical Insurance
- The City is exploring the ability to offer health
insurance through P.E.R.S.
-
The City and the Association will continue to meet to
discuss the implementation of a 401 a)h) plan relating to
retiree medical costs.
The City and the Association agree to meet to discuss
funding of a 401(a)h) plan prior to its implementation. The
plan to be implemented at no additional cost to the City.
- An employee entitled to his E.O.B. must either purchase
medical insurance through the City or provide the City with
proof of coverage for medical insurance by other means.
- Either the Indemnity or the HMO Medical insurance plan
may be utilized.
2. Dental Insurance
Either the Indemnity of the HMO Dental plan may be
utilized.
3. Vision Insurance.
4. Deferred Compensation.
5. Cash Payment
Bimonthly with regular paychecks
ARTICLE 26 –
EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE
A. In recognition of formal educational,
vocational and technical training the City agrees to the
following incentive program for all Fire Department employees
covered by this MOU:
5% additional compensation over base salary
Minimum Units 15 30 45 AA/AS ba/bs
Years of Service 8 6 4 4 2
OR
10% additional compensation over base salary
Minimum Units 30 45 AA/AS ba/bs Masters
Years of Service 12 9 9 7 4
In addition, employees are eligible to receive:
1.
2% per month ( or a minimum of
$100
)
per month for State Fire Officers (SFO) Certificate,
and, notwithstanding the above;
2.
2% per month (or a minimum of
$100
)
per month for Emergency Medical Technician
Certificate (EMT-1)*. EMT-1 Premium available for
classifications other than Paramedic.
3. Those persons in the
classifications of Engineer and Captain who hold and
maintain a current paramedic certification will
receive a monthly incentive of 5% of top step
paramedic salary.
Beginning January 1, 2001, the amount will be
raised to 7.5% of the top step paramedic salary.
Effective January 1, 2003, the monthly incentive
shall be increased to 10% of top step paramedic
pay.
B. SFO and EMT-1 Certificate pay may be
combined with academic premium above (i.e. 5% or 10%).
C. Captains not eligible for SFO
premium.
D. Retroactivity for payment of any of the
above premiums shall be limited to a maximum of three (3)
months.
E. The City will develop a program to reimburse
Association members for approved job related training and
course work.
ARTICLE 27 –
OVERTIME
A. All employees covered by this agreement
who are required to perform in excess of the standard work
period of 212 hours in a 28 day cycle shall receive
compensation at the rate of time and one-half his/her regular
rate of pay. The regular rate of pay shall include the
following components in addition to Base salary:
1. Educational Incentive
2. Special Assignment Pay (i.e. Plan
Check)
3. Acting Pay
B. All employees covered by this agreement
who are required to perform less than 212 hours in a standard
work period of 28 days, shall receive compensation at the
straight time regular rate of pay or compensatory time on an
hour for hour basis.
C. No employee covered by this agreement
shall accrue more than one hundred forty four (144) hours of
such compensatory time. Should any employee exceed one
hundred forty four (144) hours of accrued compensatory time,
he/she shall receive compensation at the straight time
regular rate of pay.
D. In determining an employee's
eligibility for overtime compensation in a work period, paid
leaves of absences and unpaid leaves of absences shall be
excluded from the total hours worked. Paid leaves of absences
include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Vacation
2. Holiday Leave
3. Sick Leave
4. Administrative Leave
5. Compensatory Leave
6. Workers' Compensation Leave (4850 Time)
7. Jury Duty (compensated by the City)
8. Bereavement Leave
E. All extra time worked (commonly
referred to as overtime) will be distributed as equally as
possible among regular full time Association members within
the classifications.
F. All employees covered by this agreement
forced to work in a lower classification shall receive their
regular rate of pay.
G. No employee shall be required to work
overtime until all available employees have been
contacted.
H. All hours spent acquiring continuing
education for the purpose of maintaining certification as a
paramedic shall be considered hour worked for FLSA
purposes.
ARTICLE 28 –
OVERTIME AUTHORIZATION
A. All overtime requests must have prior
written authorization of the Fire Chief (or his designee)
prior to the commencement of such overtime work. where prior
written authorization is not feasible, explicit verbal
authorization must be obtained. Where verbal authorization is
obtained, written authorization must be obtained as soon as
thereafter practicable. Dispatched calls beyond the end of
duty time are considered as authorized.
B. An employee's failure to obtain prior
written approval, or explicit verbal authorization followed
by written authorization, will result in the denial of the
overtime request.
ARTICLE 29 –
SHIFT TRADES
A. The practice of shift trading shall be
voluntary on behalf of each employee involved in the
trade.
B. A member desiring a shift trade
(exchange) shall:
1. Prepare and submit with proper
signatures a "shift exchange form" to his supervisor.
2. Exchange shifts with members of
equal rank or classification, or members that can be
assigned to perform in an acting capacity
(non-compensated), or can perform the same duties as the
requester.
3. Make sure the exchange is approved
by the proper supervisor(s) before the trade occurs.
C. The trade must be due to the employee's
desire or need to attend to a personal matter and not due to
the department's operations. Shift trades are not to be used
in lieu of accrued vacation and/or comp. time. More than
three consecutive shift trades requested will be approved
only when accompanied by a valid justification (i.e.
educational commitments, use of required yearly vacation
already taken, manning shortages, or cancellation of other
time off by the Department).
D. The employee providing the trade shall
not have his/her compensable hours increased as a result of
the trade; nor shall the employee receiving the trade have
his compensable hours decreased as a result of the trade. Any
hours worked beyond the normal work day will be credited to
the individual actually doing the work.
E. Once approved, shift trade dates and/or
repayment dates may not be changed unless circumstances
justify the change and must be submitted in writing to the
requesters Captain for approval.
F. "Paybacks" of shift trades are the
obligation of the two employees involved in the trade.
Paybacks are to be completed within one (1) year of the date
of the initial shift trade. Any dispute as to paybacks is to
be resolved by the involved employees, and under no
circumstances will the department be obligated for any
further compensation whatsoever to any of the involved
employees. The department is not responsible in any manner
for hours owed to employees by other employees that leave the
employment of the City or are assigned other duties.
G. A record of all initial shift trades
and "paybacks" shall be maintained by the Fire Captains.
H. If one individual fails to appear for
the other (regardless of the reason), the person who traded
in to the schedule will be listed as absent without leave and
may be subject to disciplinary action.
ARTICLE 30 –
EARLY RELIEF POLICY
The practice of early shift relief shall be
voluntary on behalf of each employee involved in the relief. The
employee providing the early relief shall not have his/her
compensable hours increased as a result of the early relief; nor
shall the employee relieved early have his/her compensable hours
decreased as a result of the early relief. "Paybacks" of early
relief hours are the sole obligation of the two employees
involved in the early relief. Any dispute is to be resolved by
the involved employees, and under no circumstances will the
department be obligated for any further compensation whatsoever
to any of the involved employees. The department is not
responsible in any manner for hours owed to employees by other
employees that leave the employment of the City or are assigned
to other duties.
ARTICLE 31 –
TRAINING TIME
A. Attendance at training
schools/facilities (including the Academy) which improves the
performance of regular tasks and/or prepares for job
advancement are not compensable for hours in excess of the
employee's normal work shift. Any time spent in excess of the
normal work shift will not be counted as working time and is
not compensable in any manner whatsoever. Time spent in
studying and other personal pursuits is not compensable hours
of work, even though the employee may be confined to campus
or to barracks 24 hours a day. This provision is not intended
to waive any employee's rights for purposes of Workers'
Compensation benefits.
B. Training mandated by the Department on
an employee's day off shall be compensated for actual time
spent in training.
C. Travel time to and from the training
facility outside of an employee's normal work shift is not
normally compensable hours of work, however, reasonable
requests for travel time shall be adjusted between the
Department Head and the Employee. Nothing in this article is
intended to waive the employee's rights for purposes of
Workers' Compensation benefits.
ARTICLE 32 –
CITY VEHICLE USE
Employees who are provided with a City vehicle
to travel to and from work shall not be compensated in any manner
whatsoever for such travel time in the City vehicle [this
provision also applies in those situations where the radio must
be left on and monitored].
ARTICLE 33 –
COURT PAY
When an employee covered by this agreement is
physically called to court on a regularly scheduled day off,
he/she shall be credited with a minimum of three (3) hours worked
or on an hour for hour basis for the time actually spent in
court., whichever is greater, compensated at one and one half
times of the regular rate of pay. Travel time shall not be
considered hours worked and shall not be compensated in any
manner whatsoever. This provision is not intended to waive the
employee's rights for purposes of Workers' Compensation
benefits.
ARTICLE 34 –
COURT STANDBY PAY
A. An employee who while off duty is on
court standby status may leave a telephone number at a
location within forty-five (45) minutes of the designated
court where he/she may be reached while on court standby.
Such time is not considered hours worked under the Fair Labor
Standards Act. The employee will receive straight time pay,
up to a maximum of 8.5 hours per day, for standby during the
pendency of the case.
B. Alternatively, an employee on court
standby shall report, with the permission of the Department,
to the Fire facility, in uniform, for assignment while
awaiting court. An employee shall be credited on an hour for
hour basis, compensated at one and one half times the regular
rate of pay, for time actually worked while on standby.
Travel time to the Fire facility shall not be considered
hours worked and shall not be compensated in any manner
whatsoever.
ARTICLE 35 –
CALL BACK
A. Call back duty occurs when an employee
is ordered to return to duty on a non-regularly scheduled
work shift. Call back does not occur when an employee is held
over from his/her regularly scheduled shift. An employee
called back to duty shall be credited with a minimum of five
(5) hours work commencing when he/she reports to duty. Any
hours worked in excess of five (5) hours shall be credited on
an hour for hour basis for actual time worked. Travel time
shall not be considered hours worked and shall not be
compensated in any manner whatsoever.
B. An employee who is held over at the end
of his/her shift for an emergency shall be credited with a
minimum of two (2) hours work.
ARTICLE 36 –
PAID VACATIONS
A. Employees covered by this agreement
shall receive paid annual vacations pursuant to the terms of
this Article.
B. Vacation requests will be made by
employees as far in advance as possible in order to insure
time off as required.
C. All Association members within the
classification shall have the first week after the list is
posted on the board to fill the openings. All other personnel
may sign for any open shifts after the first week. If any
shift remains open after the second week, the Fire Chief, or
his designee, may require department personnel to fill them.
The parties agree that a list be kept of overtime for
vacation, holiday, sick leave, and emergency.
D. Paid vacations to be as follows:
Upon Hire 5 shifts/year
Commencing with the Third Year 6 shifts/year
Commencing with the Sixth year 7 shifts/year
Commencing with the Tenth year 9 shifts/year
Commencing with the Fifteenth Year 11 shifts/year
Commencing with the Nineteenth year 12 shifts/year
E. All employees shall take vacation time off
within each fiscal year.
F. An employee may accrue vacation to a
maximum of 15 shifts (360 hrs). Cash out of any earned but
unused vacation accrual in excess of 360 hrs. shall be
automatically cashed out as part of the June 30th payroll.
Cash-out of excess vacation accrual shall be at the employees
regular rate of pay.
G. Additionally, upon utilization of
vacation, an employee covered by this agreement may cash in
vacation on a one for one basis up to a maximum of six (6)
shifts per year. Cash-in of Vacation accrual shall be at the
employees' regular rate of pay.
H. In the event that an employee desires
to accumulate vacation time from year to year, the employee
may do so providing permission has been received from the
City Manager; City Manager shall not unreasonably withhold
such permission.
I. Requests for vacation time of more than three (3)
shifts must be submitted to the Fire Chief or his designee,
at least three (3) shifts in advance.
ARTICLE 37 –
HOLIDAYS
A.. At the employees option, all employees
who are covered by this agreement will receive, in lieu of
holiday time off, twelve (12) hours of pay per month at the
employees regular rate of pay, or twelve hours per month of
compensatory time off.
B. Requests for Holiday Comp time off of
more than three (3) shifts shall be submitted to the Captain
at least three (3) shifts in advance. Only one (1) Captain
and one (1) Engineer may be off at the same time.
C. There shall be an accrual cap of 480
hours; all hours in excess of this maximum shall be
automatically cashed out as part of the June 30th payroll.
Said cash out to be at the employee's regular rate of
pay.
D. Unless otherwise provided for in this
Agreement, upon termination of City service for any reason
accrued Holiday Comp shall be cashed out at the
employee’s regular rate of pay.
ARTICLE 38 –
SICK LEAVE
A. All Association Members shall accrue
twelve (12) hours per month sick leave (6 shifts per
year).
B. All employees with a minimum sick leave
balance of 242 hours MAY annually cash in up to four hundred
(400) hours of sick leave per year in excess of 242 hours.
The annual date and number of hours shall be the employee's
choice. Said cash out will be at the employee's regular rate
of pay.
C. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1989
shall have an accrual cap of 2000 hours. All hours in excess
of this maximum shall be automatically cashed out as part of
the June 30th payroll at employees' regular rate of pay.
Employees whose accrual balance exceeds 2000 hours as of July
1, 1989 shall be allowed to maintain that balance.
D. Employees hired July 1, 1989 or later
shall have an accrual cap of 1200 hrs. All hours in excess of
this maximum shall be automatically cashed out as part of the
June 30th payroll at employees regular rate of pay.
ARTICLE 39 –
REGULATION OF SICK LEAVE & OTHER PROVISIONS
A. Use of Sick Leave
1. Sick leave shall be used only in
case of sickness or disability of the employee or for
family sick leave. Misuse of sick leave shall be grounds
for disciplinary action.
B. Procedure
1. To receive compensation while
absent on sick leave, employees shall notify the City per
the Department's sick leave policy.
2. When absence is for more than two
(2) consecutive shifts the City may request the reason
for the absence be verified by a written statement,
stating the cause of absence, from an attending
physician. The employee shall furnish any other proof of
sickness reasonably required by the City.
C. Family Sick Leave
1. In case of serious illness or death
of a member of the immediate family, the employee may
utilize sick leave.
2. Pregnancy (maternity or paternity)
is an allowable use.
3. Immediate family for the purpose of
this Section shall be defined as: spouse, mother,
mother-in-law, father, father-in-law, sister, brother,
(step) child or guardian, stepfather, stepmother,
grandparents or grandchildren. Employees may
pre-designate and substitute other members for those
members defined as "immediate family." The intent of this
provision is not to expand the number of persons included
in the definition of "immediate family" or to increase
the paid leave opportunities, but, rather to recognize
the variation in family structure (e.g. aunt for mother
in the case where it was an aunt as caretaker in the
absence of a mother).
4. Such time shall be deducted from the existing sick leave of
the employee.
ARTICLE 40 –
SICK LEAVE AT TERMINATION
A. For employees hired prior to July 1,
1989 and upon termination, either voluntary/involuntary or
resignation from City employment, sick leave will be paid, at
the employees regular rate of pay, according to the following
standards
1. 25% of all accrued sick leave for 5 through
9 years continuous service.
2. 50% of all accrued sick leave for 10 through 19 years
continuous service.
3. 75% of all accrued sick leave for
20 plus years continuous service (exception: for medical
retirement at age 50+ with 20 years or more of continuous
service, cash-out shall be at employees' forty-hour
rate).
B. Upon service retirement, accrued sick
leave shall be cashed out pursuant to the schedule above
computed at the employee's forty-hour rate of pay.
C. For employees hired July 1, 1989 or
later and upon termination, resignation, or service
retirement, from City employment, sick leave shall be paid at
the employees' regular rate of pay, according to the
following standards,
1. 50% of all accrued sick leave for
10 or more years of continuous service.
D. in exception to A, B & C above
employees covered by this agreement who are retired as a
result of a service connected disability shall receive 75% of
their accumulated sick hours regardless of length of service.
Said cash-out shall be at the employee’s regular rate
of pay.
ARTICLE 41 –
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
Each employee covered by this Agreement shall
receive a maximum of two shifts per calendar year to be utilized
for bereavement leave because of a death in their immediate
family. Immediate family shall be defined as in Article 40 of the
Agreement. Said time will not be cumulative from one twelve month
period to another nor will pay in lieu of unused bereavement be
provided. The Chief may grant one (1) additional shift in the
event or a death which requires extended travel.
ARTICLE 42 –
RETIREMENT
A. Employees covered by this Agreement
shall be provided with the California Public Retirement
System, 2% at 50 Plan with section 20024.2 - One year final
compensation (twelve highest paid consecutive months)
included. City shall pay the employee 9% contribution.
Beginning January 1, 2001, the City will provide the PERS
3% @ 55 retirement plan. Any savings resulting from a
reduction in the City’s rate during initial sign-up for
the 3% @ 55 benefit will be redistributed towards a general
salary increase.
B. The City shall report to P.E.R.S. the
value of the 9% employer paid member contribution (EPMC)
pursuant to the authority of Government Code section
20023(c)(4).
C. For employees hired prior to July 1,
1989, upon service retirement, the employees accumulated
holiday comp. and vacation accrual accounts shall be cashed
out at the employees forty (40) hour equivalent rate of pay.
(i.e. utilizing sick, vacation and/or comp time).
D. Employees who retire after July 18, 2000 shall be
eligible for a medical insurance premium supplement. Said
supplement shall be in the following amount:
1. For service retirement at age fifty
(50), or disability retirement (no age restriction) with
a minimum of ten (10) years of service with the City of
Hermosa Beach said supplement shall be $100 per month.
Effective July 1, 2001, this amount will be increased to
$150 per month.
2. For service retirement at age fifty
(50), or disability retirement (no age restriction) with
a minimum of twenty (20) years of service with the City
of Hermosa Beach said supplement shall be $125 per month.
Effective July 1, 2001, this amount shall be increased to
$200 per month.
ARTICLE 43 –
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
All permanent personnel covered by this
Agreement shall be authorized a yearly maintenance and
replacement uniform allowance As follows:
Effective 7/1/97 $360/year
7/1/98 $420/year
7/1/99 $480/year
ARTICLE 44 –
LIFE INSURANCE
All employees covered by the Agreement to be
provided Life Insurance in the amount of $70,000 at City
expense.
ARTICLE 45 –
SALARY CONTINUANCE
A. All employees covered by this Agreement
shall be required to be covered under the LTD plan.
B. An employee utilizing the LTD plan
shall accrue vacation, sick leave, holiday comp. and
allowances only during that period of their leave that they
are receiving pay (i.e. utilizing sick, vacation and /or comp
time).
ARTICLE 46 –
SELECTION OF IOD DOCTOR OR FACILITY
It is understood that the City will provide
medical facilities to be used for industrial accidents or
illness. However, in the event that the Association members
covered by the MOU wish to grieve the City’s selection, the
City will give due consideration to the facts presented and
select a new facility based on all facts presented if necessary.
This provision in no manner is intended to waive or abrogate
employees Workers' Compensation rights under the under the
California Labor Code.
ARTICLE 47 –
CONSTANT MANNING
A. The term "constant manning" refers to
procedures established to ensure that fire suppression
staffing levels are maintained at a predetermined number of
personnel. A predetermined number of personnel is established
by the number of currently authorized Fire Department
positions and by the organizational assignment of personnel.
The Association and the City agree that for and during the
term of this agreement the established staffing level shall
be a minimum of five (5) persons per shift and an agreed upon
goal of six (6) per shift.
B. City and Association agree to meet and
confer should the financial position of the City improve to
the extent that would allow a return to a minimum staffing of
six (6) per shift.
ARTICLE 48 –
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Original and promotional appointments to the
Fire Department shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12)
months. Probationary periods may be extended for a period not to
exceed six (6) months.
ARTICLE 49 –
WORK STOPPAGE PROHIBITION
A.
Prohibited Conduct:
1. The Association, its officers,
agents, representatives, and members, agree that, during
the term if this Memorandum of Understanding or any
agreed upon extensions of the MOU, they will not call or
engage in any strike, walkout, work stoppage, sick-out,
blue flu, concerted withholding of services by employees
represented by the Association, disruption of City
services, or honor any job action by any other employee
or group action by any other employee or group of
employees of the City or any union or association of
employees by withholding or refusing to perform services;
provided, however, that by executing this agreement,
neither the Association nor any of its members waive
their rights (1) under Section 6300 et. seq. of the
California Labor Code to refuse to work under unsafe
conditions and (2) under the United States and California
Constitutions to exercise their rights of freedom of
speech, assembly, and association such as by engaging in
unlawful informational picketing.
2. In the event that the Association,
its officers, agents, representatives, or members engage
in any of the conduct prohibited above, the Association
shall immediately instruct, in writing, any persons
engaging in such conduct that their actions are in
violation of this Memorandum of Understanding and are
unlawful, and that they must immediately cease such
conduct and return to work.
3. In the event that the Association
carries out in good faith its responsibilities set forth
in Paragraph 2 above, it shall not be liable for the
actions of any individual who participates in conduct
prohibited by Paragraph I above. Any employee who
participates in any conduct prohibited above and violates
any other City Rule or Regulation, shall be subject to
disciplinary action including termination by the City.
This shall not abrogate the right of any employee to
receive all due process guaranteed to him or her in
procedures relating to disciplinary action.
ARTICLE 50 –
AUXILIARY FIREFIGHTERS
No member of the auxiliary/reserve/paid call
firefighters or other such volunteer program firefighters will be
used to replace regular employees in the Fire Department in
overtime situations. However, in the event there are no regular,
full-time firefighters available, the City, upon notification to
the Association, and approved by same, may use
auxiliary/reserve/paid call personnel in overtime situations in
order to maintain the proper minimum manning level.
ARTICLE 51 –
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
A.
Purpose of Grievance Procedures:
1. To promote improved
employer-employee relations by establishing procedures on
matters.
2. To provide that grievances shall be
settled as near as possible to the point of origin.
3. To provide that the grievance
procedures shall be as informal as possible.
B. A "Grievance shall be defined as a
controversy between the City and the Association or an
employee or employees covered by this Agreement. Such
controversy must pertain to any of the following:
1. Any matter involving the
application of any provision of this Agreement; or
2. Any matter involving the violations
of any provision of intent of this Agreement; or
3. Any matter that affects the working
conditions of the employee or the application of all
rules, regulations, policies and/or laws affecting the
employees covered by this Agreement.
C. Disciplinary actions shall not be appealed
under the provisions of this section.
D. There shall be earnest effort on the
part of both parties to settle grievances promptly through
the steps listed below.
STEP 1
.
An employee's Grievance must be submitted in
writing by the employee, fully stating the facts surrounding
the Grievance and detailing the specific provisions of this
Agreement alleged to have been violated, signed, and dated by
the employee and presented to his first line supervisor
immediately in charge of the aggrieved employee within fifteen
(15) calendar days after the event giving rise to the Grievance
or fifteen (15) calendar days after he could have been
reasonably expected to have had knowledge. The supervisor will
give his answer to the employee by the end of the tenth (10)
calendar day following the presentation of the grievance and
the giving of such answer will terminate Step 1.
STEP 2
.
If the grievance is not settled in Step 1,
the grievance will be presented to the Fire Chief (or in the
case where the Fire Chief responded at step 1, to the City
Manager, or his designee) within ten (10) calendar days after
termination of Step 1. A meeting with the employee, Association
Officer, and Fire Chief (or City Manager or his designee), will
be arranged at a mutually agreeable location and time to review
and discuss the grievance. Such meeting will take place within
fifteen (15) calendar days from the date the grievance is
received by the Fire Chief (or City Manager/ designee). The
Chief (City Manager/designee) may invite other members of
management to be present at such meeting. The Chief (City
Manager/designee) will give a written reply by the end of the
tenth (10) calendar day following the date of the meeting, and
the giving of such reply will terminate Step 2.
STEP 3
.
If the grievance is not settled in Step 2,
the Association Representative shall, within seven (7) calendar
days after the termination of Step 2, arrange for a meeting
with the City Manager to be held at a mutually agreeable
location and time to review and discuss the grievance. Such
meeting will take place within ten (10) calendar days from the
date of the grievance is referred to Step 3. A decision shall
be rendered within ten (10) calendar days from the date of such
meeting. The decision shall be in writing.
E. Time limits as set forth above may be
extended by mutual agreement between the parties but
neither party shall be required to do so.
F. In the event that the Association
calls witnesses that must be excused from work, the City
agrees to excuse same in paid status.
G. The parties agree that in the event
the member or the Association fail to comply with the time
limits contained herein, such failure constitutes a waiver
of right to prosecute the grievance; it is further agreed
that in the event the City or its representatives fail to
comply with the prescribed time limits, such failure
constitutes an agreement to concur with the
grievant’s position and remedy. It is not intended
that the grievance procedure be used to effect changes in
the established salary and fringe benefits.
ARTICLE 52 –
ARBITRATION
A. Grievances which are not settled
pursuant to the grievance procedure herein and which either
party desires to contest further, shall be submitted to
arbitration as provided in this Article provided however,
that said request for Arbitration shall be made within twenty
(20) days of the conclusion of Step 3 of the Grievance
procedure.
B. As soon as possible and in any event
not later then fourteen (14) calendar days after either party
received written notice from the other of the desire to
arbitrate, the parties shall agree upon an arbitrator. If no
agreement is reached within said fourteen (14) calendar days,
an arbitrator shall be selected from a list of seven (7)
arbitrators submitted by the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service by alternate striking of names until one
name remains. The party who strikes the first name from the
panel shall be determined by lot.
C. Either the City or the Association may
call any employee as a witness, and the employer agrees to
release said witness from work if he is on duty. If an
employee witness is called by the City, the City will
reimburse him for time lost; if called by the Association,
the Association
D. The arbitrator shall have no power to
alter, amend, change, add to, or subtract from any of the
terms of this Agreement. The decision of the arbitrator shall
be based solely upon evidence and arguments presented to him
by the respective parties in the presence of each other.
E. The decision of the arbitrator within
the limits herein prescribed shall be final and binding upon
the parties in dispute.
F. The mutual decision of the parties
and/or the arbitrator in any dispute shall be the final and
binding decision on all parties and there shall not be any
appeal to another board, authority, commission and/or agency
for it is the intent of this Agreement to supplant the Civil
Service (Personnel Board) hearing and appeal system with the
provisions of this Agreement.
G. The Arbitrator may hear and determine
only one grievance at a time without the expressed agreement
of the City and the Association. The parties shall share
equally the expense of the cost of the arbitration, with the
exception of counsel's fees.
ARTICLE 53 –
PRODUCTIVITY
The City and the Association mutually agree to
continually seek means of increasing productivity in the Fire
service.
ARTICLE 54 –
COMPENSATION
A. Methods of compensation:
1. Compensation shall be determined on an hourly
basis.
2. Payments due shall be paid on a bimonthly basis
unless
otherwise mutually agreed. By mutual consent early
payments and other modifications can be made.
3. Base hourly salary shall be
considered at the regular rate of pay for a particular
classification without consideration of any other form of
compensation.
4. No employees may take time off from
normal working hours for the purpose of depositing a pay
check.
5. Employees are encouraged to utilize
the City's ability to "Direct Deposit" paychecks to the
bank or credit union of the employees choice.
B. Salary Advancements Within Base Pay Range
1. Salary ranges are established to
provide fair compensation to each classification. Initial
appointment shall be made at the minimum step within a
particular range, but the City Manager may approve a
higher starting step.
C. Step Advancement:
1. All salary advancement shall be
based on merit and fitness. All increases shall be
recommended by the Department Head and approved by the
Personnel Director.
2. Merit increases shall be effective
at the beginning of the next pay period following the
effective date (1st or 16th of the month).
D. Promotion:
1. An employee who is promoted to a
position in a class with a higher salary rate shall be
entitled to the lowest step in the higher range which
exceeds the present rate of pay with the intent of
increasing the base salary by at least 5.0%.
ARTICLE 55 –
BASE MONTHLY SALARY
A. The Base Monthly Salary for the
classifications indicated shall be:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CAPTAIN 4605 4836 5079 5332 5598 5878
ENGINEER 3852 4045 4247 4460 4682 4916
PARAMEDIC 3772 3910 4104 4310 4525 4750 4916
FIREFIGHTER 3219 3380 3548 3727 3913 4108
1. Retroactivity applies only to persons
actively employed on the date this agreement is
approved by the City Council
2. Effective July 1, 1998 Base Monthly
Salary shall be increased 3%.
3. Effective July 1, 1999 Base Monthly
Salary shall be increased 3%.
4. Effective January 1, 1998 a seventh
(7th) salary step shall be added to the classification of
paramedic equal to top step of the engineer
classification.
-
Effective January 1, 2001, the base monthly salaries for
Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic and Fire Engineer shall
be increased 3.5%. For the position of Fire Captain, the
salary shall be increased 4.5%.
- Effective July 1, 2001, the base monthly salaries for
Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic and Fire Engineer shall be
increased 3%. For the position of Fire Captain, the salary
shall be increased 4%.
- Effective July 1, 2002, the base monthly salaries for
Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic and Fire Engineer shall be
increased by 5%. For the position of Fire Captain, the salary
shall be increased 6%.
B. Initial Appointment
1. For entry Firefighter the initial
appointment shall be at Step A. Upon completion of the Fire
Academy, advance to Step B. Upon successful completion of
probation, advance to Step C. All additional step increases
shall be at yearly intervals based upon merit.
2. For entry Paramedic the initial
appointment shall be at Step A. Upon completion of the Fire
Academy, Step B. Upon successful completion of probation,
advance to Step C. Additional step increases at yearly
intervals based upon merit except, for initial hire
employees, final step based on merit and minimum three
years in Paramedic Classification. Promotional Paramedic
appointments shall be eligible for "F" step following
twelve (12) months at the "E" step OR upon completion of
probation whichever is greater.
3. For entry Engineer the initial appointment to
be made at Step A. Additional step increases to be
considered upon completion of one year in step EXCEPT
advancement to Step F based upon merit and completion of
two years service as engineer.
ARTICLE 56 –
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Upon completion of probation, each employee
shall thereafter be reviewed annually; said review to be
constructive in nature and designed to point out areas of both
strength and weakness, methods of improvement, etc.
ARTICLE 57 –
PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM
A. Effective July 1, 1989, the City and
Association adopt a Physical Fitness Policy and Incentive
Program as described in the attached Exhibit A.
B. Fitness evaluations shall be conducted
biannually during the months of October and May. Monetary
payments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of
section 704.09 of the Incentive Program.
C. Association members who wish to
participate in the Physical Fitness Incentive Program shall
be allowed two (2) hours during their shift (including prep
and clean-up) to participate in physical fitness
activities.
D. Members must complete each of the
fitness components to be eligible for the incentive
payment.
E. CITY and ASSOCIATION agree to meet and
confer during the term of this agreement regarding
modification to the fitness, measurement and scoring
components of the Program. No modification to the program
shall be effective unless approved in writing by both CITY
and ASSOCIATION.
ARTICLE 58 –
LAYOFF
The City and the Association acknowledge
Section 2-76.200 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, as
currently enacted, as the governing provision regarding layoff.
However, the City and the Association further agree that, prior
to implementation of any such layoff, discussions shall be held
to explore other alternatives, mitigation’s, etc.
ARTICLE 59 –
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SESSIONS
In the interest of fostering and continuing a
spirit and atmosphere of harmonious employer-employee
relationships, it is agreed that the Association Board of
Directors shall meet quarterly with the Fire Chief and biannually
with the City Manager; there shall be no less than two (2) Board
members present for each such meeting.
ARTICLE 60 –
JURY DUTY
The City will not provide jury duty leave pay to
employees covered by this Agreement, effective July 1, 1986. If
the State of Federal Court jury commissioners change, amend,
alter or otherwise rescind their present policy of granting
exceptions from jury service to persons who do not receive jury
duty pay from their employer (so as to require jury duty
service despite the absence of jury duty pay from such
employer) then the City's former practice of paying full
salary, if jury duty pay is remitted to City, shall be
reinstated. Employees are not prohibited from using paid
vacation or compensatory time in order to voluntarily
participate in jury duty.
If called for Jury Duty in a Municipal, Superior, or Federal
Court, or for a Coroner’s Jury, employees covered by this
Agreement shall remain in their regular pay status. All jury
fees, except mileage reimbursement shall be returned to the
City.
ARTICLE 61 – LONGEVITY PAY
Upon completion of the 20th year of City
service, employees shall receive a longevity premium of 5% of
base monthly pay.
ARTICLE 62 –
MILITARY LEAVE
Pursuant to governing State and Federal law,
employees covered by this Agreement will be granted Military
Leave; said leave to be without City pay.
ARTICLE 63 –
DISCIPLINE, SUSPENSION, DISCHARGE
City and Association understand the value of
progressive discipline. City will therefore endeavor to
incorporate that procedure in it's disciplinary policy. In that
regard, City will endeavor to adhere to the following guideline
re implementing progressive disciplinary procedures:
1. Verbal warning(s) which are to be formally logged;
2. Written reprimand(s);
3. Suspension(s);
4. Demotion/Reduction in pay;
5. Termination
ARTICLE 64 –
APPEAL OF DISCIPLINE
A. Verbal warnings may not be appealed. In
the case of a written reprimand, the employee reprimanded may
request the issuer's immediate superior to review the action.
Said request shall be made within ten (10) calendar days of
the date of the action.
B. Suspension, Demotion, Reduction-in-Pay, and
Termination:
Step I
.
Following notice of intent of disciplinary
action, a meeting between the Fire Chief, other management
representatives, the affected employee and representatives of
his choice, may be held within ten (10) calendar days to
discuss the discipline. Following that meeting, the Fire
Chief will issue a ruling within seven (7) calendar days and
may uphold, modify, reduce or rescind the proposed
disciplinary action. Any proposed disciplinary action shall
be initiated following the conclusion of Step I. The issuance
of the Chief's ruling shall conclude Step I.
Step II
.
If the matter is not resolved at Step I,
the employee may within seven (7) calendar days file a
written appeal with the City Manager. The City Manager (or
his designee) shall arrange a meeting with the employee and
his representative to be held within ten (10) calendar days
from the date the appeal is received.
The City Manager may invite other members
of the management team to be present at that meeting.
Following the meeting the City Manager (or his designee)
shall render a decision within ten (10) calendar days. The
issuance of the decision concludes Step II.
Step III
.
If the matter is not resolved at Step II,
the employee may, within ten (10) calendar days of the
conclusion of Step II, request a hearing pursuant to Section
2.76.160/2.76.180 of the Hermosa Beach City Code. Such
request shall be delivered in writing to the Personnel
Director Officer.
C. Time limits as set forth above for each
of the steps may be extended by mutual agreement between the
parties, but neither party shall be required to so agree.
ARTICLE 65 –
EXIGENCY
A. Notwithstanding the terms described in
this MOU, the parties acknowledge the obligation of the City
Council to insure the financial integrity of City
Government.
B. Accordingly, Association agrees to meet
and confer upon request of the City to discuss MOU
modifications should:
1. New State or Local
Initiatives(s),
2. New Federal mandate(s), or
3. State or Federal Judicial ruling(s)
be implemented whereby said action increases City's MOU
costs or otherwise precludes operation of any portion of
this MOU.
C. It is acknowledged that no such MOU
change can occur without acceptance by City and
Association.
ARTICLE 66 –
WAIVER OF BARGAINING
The Parties acknowledge that during the
negotiation which resulted in this agreement, each had the
unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals
with respect to any subject or matter appropriate for collective
bargaining and that the understandings and agreements arrived at
by the Parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity
are set forth in this Agreement. Therefore, the Parties of this
Agreement concur that the other shall not be obligated to bargain
collectively with respect to any subject or matter without mutual
consent even though such subjects or matters may not have been
within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both of the
Parties at the time that they negotiated or signed this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 67 –
PROVISION EFFECTIVE
The provisions of the Memorandum of
Understanding shall be effective commencing July 18, 2000, and
shall govern until June 30, 2003.
ARTICLE 68 –
EXECUTION
This Memorandum of Understanding represents
the full and complete understanding between the parties related
to the subject matter set forth herein and all preliminary
negotiations of whatever kind or nature are merged herein. The
parties hereto have caused this Memorandum of Understanding to be
executed this ______day of _____ , 2000.
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