HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 107-86 RESOLUTION 107-86
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ATASCADERO
APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ATASCADERO AND
THE ATASCADERO SERGEANTS SERVICE ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero has met and conferred in good
faith with the Atascadero Sergeants Service Organization for the
purpose of discussing wages, benefits, and other conditions of
employment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero and the Atascadero Sergeants
Service Organization Bargaining Unit have reached an agreement
regarding said wages, benefits, and other conditions of employment
for the term of Fiscal Year 1986/87 ; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Atascadero City Council
hereby approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and
the Atascadero Sergeants Service Organization for Fiscal Year 1986/87 ,
and authorizes the City Manager , as the Employee Relations Officer , to
enter into said agreement on behalf of the City.
On motion by Councilperson HANDSITY and seconded
by Councilperson MOLINA , the foregoing resolution is
hereby adopted in its entirety on the following vote :
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS BORGESON, HANDSITY , MOLINA, NORRIS AND
MAYOR MACKEY
NOES NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ADOPTED: DECEMBER 8 , 1986
CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA
MARJOR�E. R. MACKEY, Mayor ,//
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MICHAEL SHELTON, City Manager
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
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ATASCADERO SERGEANTS' SERVICE ORGANIZATION
(POLICE SERGEANT' S BARGAINING UNIT)
This Memorandum of Understanding is made and entered into
between the Employee Relations Officer of the City of Atascadero,
hereinafter referred to as "City", and the Atascadero Sergeants'
Service Organization, hereinafter referred to as "Association",
pursuant to California Government Code Sections 3500 et seq ;
City of Atascadero Ordinance No 24, dated July 14, 1980, and
City of Atascadero Resolution No 12-80, dated July 14, 1980, and
subsequent amendments hereto
The parties have met and consulted in good faith regarding
employment terms and conditions for members of the Police
Sergeants' bargaining unit as recognized by the City of
Atascadero on March 28, 1983, and having reached agreement as
hereinafter set forth, shall submit this Memorandum to the City
Council with the joint recommendation that that body resolve to
adopt its terms and conditions and take such other or additional
action as may be necessary to implement its provisions
Section 1 0 Purpose
It is the purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding,
rr hereinafter referred to as "MOU", to promote and provide for
continuity of operation in employment through harmonious
relations, cooperation and understanding between management and
the employees covered by the provisions of this Agreement and to
set forth the understanding reached between the parties as a
result of good faith negotiations on the matters set forth
herein
Section 2 0 Full Understanding, Modifications, Waiver
This MOU sets forth the full and entire understanding of the
parties regarding the matters set forth herein Any other prior
or existing understanding or agreement by the parties, whether
formal or informal, regarding any such matters, are hereby
suspended or terminated in their entirety, if in conflict with
this Memorandum
Section 3 0 Salaries
3 1 Salaries in effect on July 4, 1986, shall be increased
by three (3%) percent effective July 5, 1986
3 2 The salaries in effect on January 2, 1987 shall be
increased by three (3%) percent effective January 3, 1987
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3 3 The City will continue to pay the employee' s seven (7%)
percent PERS contribution for the term of this agreement
Section 4 0 Medical/Dental Benefits
4 1 Effective November 1, 1986 the City shall discontinue
the medical and dental programs under the New England Life
Insurance Company Effective November 1, 1986 the City will
offer employees the option of the California Care HMO Plan and
either the Blue Shield Preferred Medical Plan or the Blue Shield
Major Medical Plan as outlined pursuant to Appendix A Employees
shall select one of the two Blue Shield plans by majority vote of
those not selecting the California Care HMO The City shall also
implement the Blue Shield Dental Program as outlined in Appendix
A effective November 1, 1986
4 2 The City agrees to pay for all medical and dental
benefits for each police sergeant employee under the medical plan
selected pursuant to 4 1 above
4 3 Effective November 1, 1986 the City agrees to pay up
to, but not more than, $99 25 per month, per employee, toward the
monthly medical and dental insurance premium for all eligible
employee spouses, children or dependents as defined by the
insurance agreements For those employees without dependents or
who do not choose to enroll their dependents in the City plan,
the $99 25 per month shall be paid to the employees as an
addition to his/her regular salary "
Section 5 0 Holidays
5 1 City agrees that Association members shall continue to
receive one (1) holiday as provided for by City Resolution No
52-82 dated November 8, 1982, to be known as a "floating
holiday" Said floating holiday shall be one (1) day per year
based upon the employee' s birthday Employee may take such
holiday at his/her choice of time consistent with the scheduling
needs of the City and subject to approval of the Department Head
5 2 Unit members shall be allowed to accrue 32 holiday
hours prior to required payoff
Section 6 0 Term Life Insurance
6 1 City shall continue to provide a term life insurance
policy for each employee in a total amount of FIFTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($15, 000 00) and shall pay all premiums for such policy
during the term of this agreement
6 2 The City shall maintain a term life insurance policy
for each dependent of each unit member in a total amount of One
Thousand Dollars ($1, 000 00) per dependent and shall pay all
premiums for such policy during the term of this Agreement
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1%W Section 7 0 Work Schedules
7 1 Shift employees (excluding administrative and
investigative personnel) shall work eight (8) consecutive hours
A one-half (1 2) hour lunch period may be taken during the shift
if the work load permits and as authorized and scheduled by the
shift supervisor Employees shall be considered to be on-duty
during the lunch period and shall answer calls as assigned In
addition to the work schedules called for above, shift sergeants
will report to work at least fifteen minutes prior to the
beginning of their shift to allow for a briefing period It is
mutually understood and agreed that Unit members are agreeing to
this briefing period, and that improvements in overtime
compensation (Section 8 0) are being provided in return for the
briefing period
7 2 In general, employee shall be scheduled to work five
(5) consecutive days with two (2) consecutive days off
Exceptions shall be made for (1) employees volunteering for
other schedules (2) employees needing schedule adjustments to
allow for military leave (3) employees needing schedule
adjustments to accommodate schooling and (4) emergencies
Section 8 0 Overtime
8 1 Overtime shall be compensated at the rate of time and
one half (1-1/2) for hours worked in excess of eighty (80) hours
in each bi-weekly pay period Paid time off shall be considered
time worked for overtime compensation purposes Briefing time
pursuant to Section 7 above shall not be considered time worked
for overtime calculation purposes
8 2 All overtime work which is less than one hour increment
in a work shift shall be compensated for in the following manner
1 to 15 minutes, overtime compensation 0
16 to 30 minutes, overtime compensation 1/2 hour
31 to 45 minutes, overtime compensation 3/4 hour
46 to 60 minutes, overtime compensation 1 hour
8 3 Any overtime increments worked over one (1) hour shall
be compensated as in the above-referenced increments
Compensatory time off in lieu of overtime shall be computed at
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the rate of time and one-half and shall be granted to employees
at the mutual convenience of the Police Department and the
employee and subject to the accumulation provisions as defined by
City Resolution No 12-80 dated July 14, 1980, Personnel Rules
and Regulations Effective July 1, 1986, the compensatory time
accrual maximum shall be twenty-four (24) hours
8 4 It is further agreed, however, that overtime will not be
paid for hours traveling, studying, or evening classes, etc ,
when an employee is attending an out of town school
Section 9 0 Probationary Period
The probationary period for newly hired employees shall be
eighteen months The probationary period for employees promoted
to a higher classification shall be twelve months in the new
classification
Section 10 0 Standby Compensation
10 1 Employees may be placed on standby status by the Chief
of Police Standby Duty shall not be considered as hours worked
for the purpose of computing overtime
10 2 Compensation for police sergeants on standby
assignments shall be at the rate of two (2) hours straight time
compensation for every four (4) hours of actual time in a standby
assignment, prorated for more or less than four hours Minimum
compensation will be for one (1) hour of straight time unless the
sergeant is called to duty during the first hour of standby
status In the event that the sergeant is called to duty during
the first hour of standby status the provisions for standby
compensation shall not apply; rather the normal overtime
provisions of Section 8 0 of this MOU shall apply
10 3 The sergeant in a standby status must provide the
police dispatcher with a telephone number where he or she can be
reached directly and be able to respond to the predetermined duty
assignment in twenty minutes or less from the time of
notification
Section 11 0 Management Rights
11 1 The authority of the City includes, but is not limited
to the exclusive right to determine the standards of service,
determine the procedures and standards of selection for
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employment and promotion; direct its employees; take disciplinary
action for "just cause"; relieve its employees from duty because
of lack of work or for other legitimate reason; maintain the
efficiency of governmental operations; determine the methods,
manning and personnel by which governmental operations are to be
conducted; determine the content of job classifications, take all
necessary actions to carry out its mission in emergencies,
exercise complete control and discretion over its organizations
and the technology of performing its work, provided, however,
that the exercise and retention of such rights does not preclude
employees or their representatives from consulting or raising
grievances over the consequences or impact that decisions on
these matters may have on wage, hours and other terms of
employment
Section 12 0 Peaceful Performance
12 1 During the life of this agreement no work stoppages,
strikes, slowdowns, or picketing shall be caused or sanctioned by
the Atascadero Sergeants' Service Organization (ASSO) , and no
lockouts shall be made by the City of Atascadero
12 2 In the event that any employees covered by this
agreement, individually or collectively, violate the provisions
of this article and the Atascadero Sergeants' Service
fir► Organization fails to exercise good faith in halting the work
interruption, the Association and the employees involved shall be
deemed in violation of this article and the City shall be
entitled to seek all remedies available to it under applicable
law
Section 13 0 Litigation
In the event of a final Court judgment awarding any or all
Unit members salary adjustments, then said adjustments shall be
calculated using the salary scale prevailing at the time of the
disputed events
Section 14 0 Acting Pay
Employees in the classification of Police Sergeant who are
assigned to work as Acting Chief shall receive out of
classification pay after working ten (10) cumulative shifts as
Acting Chief in any fiscal year All other provisions of the
Personnel Rule Regulations regarding payment of out of
classification pay remain unchanged
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Section 15 0 Term and Effect of Agreement
This MOU shall be effective July 1, 1986, and shall remain
in effect to and including June 30, 1987
Section 16 0 Applicability of Personnel Rules and
Regulations
It is agreed and understood that in all other respects
except as specifically enumerated by the MOU, the rules
regulations and conditions of employment of the City of
Atascadero as established by Ordinance No 24 dated July 14,
1980, Resolutions No 12-80 dated July 14, 1980, Resolution No
31-81 dated October 12, 1981, and Resolution No 52-82 dated
November 8, 1982, shall remain in full force and effect
ATASCADERO SERGEANTS' SERVICE CITY OF ASCADERO
ORGANIZATION BARGAINING UNIT
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