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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 5203• • • RESOLUTION NO. 520J RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ADDING CHAPTER 15 TO THE MERIT SYSTEM RULES AND REGULATIONS RE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAI.: ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as fol- lows: SECTION l. Chapter 15 is added to the Merit system Rules a.~d Regu!ations to read as follows: "CHAPTER 15 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS Sections: 1501 Memorandum of understanding incorporated by reference. 1501. Memorandum of reierence. at certain memoran U1ll o un erstan ing aatea March S, 1976, by and between the City of Palo Alto and Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters, consisting of Article I through XI plus Appendix I and numbered pages one through five for a te.rm commencing December 21, 1975, and expiring December 18, 1976, is hereby incorporated into these Merit-System Rules and Regulations by reference as though fully set · forth herein. Said memorandu,m shall apply to all employees in classifications represented by said Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters, ex- cept where specifically provided otherwise herein. In the case of conflict between this chapter and any other provisions of the Merit Sy~tem Rules and Regulations, this chapter will prevail over such other provisions as to employees represented by said Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters.• SECTION 2. The changes provided for in this resolution- shall not al!ect any right established or accrued or any offense or act CQlnlllitted, or any penalty of forfeiture incurred, or any prosectuion, suit, or proceeding pending or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this resolution. . .... -"·--··---... , ··--·-·-----.3.. RESOLUTION 5203 RESCDll>ED BY U~SOLUTIOH 5349 • I • .. .. 9 • SECTION 3. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that the enactment of this resolution is not a "project" within the meaning of that term as defined in Section ll.04.130 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and, therefore, no environ- mental assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED .AHO PASSED: March 15, 1976 AYES: Beahrs. Berwald, Comstock, Eyerly, Norton, Sher, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSENT: Carey, Clay ABSTENTIONS: None ATTEST: a:<eteJ'd'-"D J2..L City C e APP~~ Ma or APPROVED AS TO FORM: '(-<> . City Attorney -2- • * (•" ·-'\.. ~ \" . . . I MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CITY OF PALO ALTO and L~AL 1319, I.A.F.F. December 21, 1975 -December 18, 1976 This Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Palo Alto, hereinafter referred to as the "City•, and local 1319, International AssOf:;iation of Fire Fighters, hereinafter referred to as the 0 Union", has been prepared ~nd entered into in accordance with Chapter 10, Sections 3500-3509 of the California Government Code and Chapter 12 of the City of Palo Alto Merit System Rules and Regulations. It is agreed between the City and the Union that this Memorandum of Understanding constitutes a complete agreement between the parties on all outstanding issues involving wages, hours and other conditions of employment. All previous agreements not altered by this Memorandum of Understanding are incorporated herein and made part of this agreement. ARTICLE I. SALARY PROVISIONS Section 1. Effective beginning December 21, 1975, a salary increase of 7.4% will be applied to the salary ranges of the following classifications: Fire F1.ghter ' Fire taptain Fire Apparatus Operator Fire Fighter Trainee fire Training Officer Section 2. The salary range for Fire Inspector will be 2S above: the range for Fire Captain. Section 3. Overtime Premium Rate. Shift personnel assigned to overtime relief duty in addition to their regular 56-hour shift schedule shall receive overtime compensation at a rate of one and one-half times the employee's basic hourly rate for all hours of the relief duty shift. .. ·. C.JTY/lAFF MEMORANDUM OF &RSTAHDING Page Two ARTICLE II. CITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS Section 1. It is agreed between the parties that~ except as otherwise set forth herein, the City will maintain the present level of benefits on all City sponsored medical .and dental programs. In addition, it is agreed as follows·:· (a) City Health Plan or Kaiser Health Plan The City agrees to pay 100 percent of the premiums for all employee and dependent coverages on behalf of eligible and enrolled employees and dependents. Health Plan premium increases during the term of this Hemorandt.111 wi 11 be assumed by the City. {b) Dental P"1an The City agrees to pay 100 percent of the employee coverage premium on behalf of eligible and enrolled employees. The Union agrees that employees shall pay $2.79 per pay period (one dependent) or $6.39 per pay period (two or more dependents) on behalf of eligible and enrolled dependents. ARTiCLE III. MINIMUM STAFFING Section 1. It is agreed that 25 fire suppression personnel shall be scheduled per shift as a minilllUIR staffing level. Replacements will be called in whenever it is known that absences will cause platoon staffing to fall below 25, except in the instance of emergency illness after 11 :00 p.m. in which case the platoon my be staffed at 24 until 8:00 a .11. It is further agreed that in achieving the minilRLlm staffing levels set forth herein, none of the six engine companies shall be reduced from their level of one Captain, one Apparatus Operator. and one Fire Fighter per engine company, and no in .. service truck company shall be staffed with fewer than one Captain and one Apparatus Operator per company. Mini1RWR staffing on a Paramedic unit is two certified Paramedics; and when at rninilDLlll staffing, a salvage COllJ>any shall be staffed with one Apparatus Operator and one Fire Fighter. ' , . . .-.. CITY/IAFF MEMORAHDUM ~NDERSTANDING • Page Three ARTICLE IV. VACATIOft ACCRUAL Section 1. All eligible fire suppression personnel shall accrue vacation at the following rate for continuous service perfonned in a pay status. Non-shift representation unit employees shall accrue the 40-hour equivalent-- one shift equals sixteen hours. (a) For employees completing less than 4 years continuous service, the accrual rate shall be five duty shifts per year. (b) For employees completing 4 but not more than 9 years continuous service, the accrual rate shall be eight duty shifts per year. (c) For employees completing 9 but not more than 14 years continuous service, the accnial rate shall be ten duty shifts per year. (d) For anployees completing 14 or more years continuous service, the accrual· rate shall be eleven duty shifts per year. Section 2. Represented employees who fail to use all vacation as accrued may continue the accrual balance and be entitled to all accrued but unused vacation upon termination. ARTICLE V. WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION SeCtfon 1. All out-of-classification assignments resulting from vacation coverage will not include acting pay. All other out-of-class1fication · assigments assigned by Management where 12 or more hours of the shift are M>rted will be paid acting pay from the beginning of the assignment. ARTICLE VI • RET-IREMENT Section 1. Actuarial Information.. Actua_rial infonnation concerning the post survivor option will be shared with the Union upon receipt of the actuarial information from PERS. There will be no alter~tion of the existing retireDK?nt benefits prior to the end of this Memorandm of Understanding. i. . . • ·clTY/IAFF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING •-I Page Four ARTICLE VII. REDUCTION IN FORCE Section 1. If the work force is reduced (reduction in force) within a represented classification, unit-employees having the shortest length of service with the Fire Department will be laid-off first so long as employees retained are fully qualified, trained and capable of perfonning remaining work. ARTICLE VIII. PAID TIME OFF -STAFFING AVAILABLE Section 1. It is agreed between the parties that all fire suppression personnel represented by Local 1319 as of December 21, 1975, shall be entitled to one shift (24 hours) off with pay on a staffing available basis to be taken before December 21, 1976. Non-shift representation unit personnel will be .entitled to two days off staffing available under this section. ~ ARTICLE IX. UNION RESPONSIBILITY Section 1. The Union agrees to present and reconmend this Memorandum of Understanding to its membership for ratification as soon as possible, and to report such ratification to the City. ARTICLE X. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY Section 1. Those items of the Memorandum of Understanding not subject to detennination or review by the City Council will be implemented by the City as outlined. Any written administrative directives issued by the Fire · Department implementing specific provisions of this Memorandum will be reviewed in advance with the Union. Section 2. The City agrees to present a11 documents necessary to implement those iteflls requiring City Council action to the City Council at the earliest practicable time and to recomnend the aodption thereof. ARTICLE XI. DURATION This Memorandum of Understanding shall become effective December 21. 1975, and will remain in effect until December 18, 1976. ft. .. CITT/IAFF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ~ Page Five · ExEcurEo: MAn 5 1gn; FOR: LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAL ~ ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS ' • .FOR : CITY OF PALO ALTO .-. --------------~------------------------------ . MEMORANDUM OF UNDERST~NG C1ty of Palo Alto and Local 1319, IAFF December 21, 1975 -December 18, 1976 APPENDIX I STAFFING PROVISION DURING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING It is agreed that for the period of February 3, 1976 through March 27, 1976, the minimum staffing provision will be amended in that Salvage One may be staffed with one Fire Apparatus Operator and the Fire Fighter position may be assigned to Stanford University Hospital Emergency Room for the purpose of emergency Medical Technician training. This training 1s to be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. It is further agreed that the Fire Fighter assigned to the Hospital shall be provided with a Fire Department vehicle equipped with a radio. The. Fire a I Fighter so assigned shall be recalled to fire suppression duty in the event of an emergency requiring additional personnel. The Fire Fighter shall i!Jlllediately be relieved from the Emergency Room when recalled and respond to the emergency. In accomplishing the reassignments necessary to complete this training, consideration shall be given to the convenience of personnel an«;( disruption shall be minimal. . ' :..