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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_223-2005_CCv0001.pdf AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDLANDS AND REDLANDS PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION This Amendment No. I to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redlands ("City") and the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association ("RPFA") and dated September b, 2005 is made and entered into this 15`h day of November, 2005. RECITALS WHEREAS, the City and RPFA have met and conferred in good faith and in accordance with law with regard to amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redlands and the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City and RPFA to amend Articles 48 (Compensatory Time) and 49 (Sick Leave) of their existing Memorandum of Understanding dated September 6, 2005; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the City and RPFA agree as follows: Section 1. Article 48 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and RPFA, dated September 6, 2005, is hereby amended and shall read as follows: ARTICLE 48 --- COMPENSATORY TIME The City shall provide each employee in the unit with the option of receiving overtime compensation in the form of compensatory time off (CTO) or cash payment. Employees shall be authorized to accumulate no more than two hundred-forty (240) hours of CTO at the end of each calendar year. Should there be an excess of two hundred-forty (240) hours at the end of the calendar year, all hours in excess of two hundred-forty (240) shall be paid out in cash the following January. All accumulated CTO shall be utilized within twelve (12) months of the time it is earned. Employees shall be authorized to utilize the accumulated CTO for any purpose. The City agrees that it is at the discretion of the employee to use CTO in lieu of vacation or holiday time. ARTICLE 49 - SICK LEAVE A. Accrual - Paid sick leave shall accrue at 5.6 hours per pay period and be taken in twenty-four (24) hour shifts. Employees who work a forty (40) hour week will accrue sick leave at 3.7 hours per pay period. B. Buy-Back (24 Hour Personnel) - Unit employees with more than seven hundred (700) hours of sick leave accrual may buy back up to three (3) shifts of sick leave accrual each year, based on the following schedule: I. No sick leave used during applicable period - buy back three (3) shifts. 2. One (1) shift of sick leave used during the applicable period - buy back two (2) shifts. 3. Two (2) sick leave shifts used during applicable period-buy back one (1) shift. 4. Three (3) or more shifts of sick leave used during applicable period - no buy back entitlement. Unit employees with more than one thousand one hundred (I 100) hours of sick leave accrual may buy back up to six (6) shifts of sick leave accrual each year, based on the following schedule: 1. No sick leave used during applicable period - buy back six (6) shifts. 2. One (1) shift of sick leave used during the applicable period -- buy back Five (5) shifts. 3. Two (2) sick leave shifts used during applicable period - buy back four(4) shifts. 4. Three (3) or more shifts of sick leave used during applicable period - buy back three (3) shifts. 5. Four (4) sick leave shifts used during applicable period - buy back two (2) shifts. 6. Five (5) or more shifts of sick leave used during applicable period --buy back one shift.. 7. Six (6) or more shifts of sick leave used during applicable period - no buy back entitlement. C. Buy Back (40 Hour Week Personnel) Employees working forty (40) hour weeks may accumulate sick leave from calendar year to calendar year to an unlimited amount, or participate in the City's Sick Leave Buy Back program. In order to participate in the buy-back, the employee must have a minimum of 96 hours of sick leave on the books. In November of each year, Association members may elect to be paid cash at their current hourly rate in accordance with the schedule below, less any sick leave hours used during that period. Years of Service Maximum Buy-Back Per Year 2-6 48 hours 7 56 hours 8 64 hours 9 72 hours 10 80 hours 11 88 hours 12 96 hours D. Accrual Payment Upon Retirement - Upon service or medical retirement under the PERS retirement plan, or in the event of the death of an employee prior to retirement, employees with less than twenty (20) years of service with the City may elect one of the following options for payment of unused sick leave: 1. Convert all remaining sick leave accrued at the time of retirement to cash value at the final rate of pay and apply said cash value to applicable premiums payable under the City's medical insurance program for the employee and eligible dependents until the cash value is exhausted. fn the event that the employee dies prier to the exhaustion of the cash value of said benefits, the remaining cash value may be applied towards the premiums of covered dependents until exhausted, subject to the conditions and limitations of the applicable insurance policy. 2. At the time of service retirement, disability retirement, or at the death of an active employee, accrued sick leave may be cashed out at the prevailing hourly rate at three-percent (3%) for each year of service to a maximum of 100%. 3. At the time of retirement or disability retirement extend service credit equal to one hundred percent (100%) of accrued sick leave on the books. Upon service or disability retirement under the PERS retirement plan, or in the event of the death of an employee prior to retirement, employees who have served a. minimum of twenty (20) years of service with the City of Redlands, shall be provided with lifetime health insurance. This insurance shall be at no cost to the retired employee and shall cover the employee and eligible dependents. The plan shall be equal to that provided to full time employees. Lifetime health insurance includes medical, dental and vision care as provided in the Unit MOU. In addition affected employees also have the option of being compensated for unused sick leave on the books at the time of retirement by either option 2 or 3 above. Section 2. Except as modified herein, all of the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redlands and the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association, dated May 1, 2000 - June 30, 2005, shall remain in full force and effect.. IN WITNESS WHEROF, the parties have executed this Agreement, to be effective as set forth herein." CITY O4REDNDS 4�jNov. 15, 2005 Sus Per Rate ATTEST: Nov. 15, 2005 C_ Lo rie Poyzer, ,ty lerk Date REDLANDS PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION Daniel Crow, re ident Date MOU - Redlands Professional >rirefi2hters Association - On motion of Councilmember Gilbreath, seconded by Councilmember Gil, the City Council unanimously approved Amendment No. 1, pertaining to compensatory time and sick leave, to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association and authorized the Mayor to execute, and the City Clerk to attest to, the document on behalf of the City. Agreement - Refueling Station - On motion of Councilmember Gilbreath, seconded by Councilmember Gil, the City Council. unanimously approved an agreement for use of the refueling station with the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and authorized the Mayor to execute, and the City Clerk to attest to, the document on behalf of the City. Ordinance No. 2625 - Relocation Appeals Board - Ordinance No. 2625, an ordinance of the City of Redlands adding Chapter 2.70 to the Redlands Municipal Code to establish a Relocation Appeals Board, was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilmember Gilbreath, seconded by Councilmember Gil. PUBLIC HEARINGS Parking and Business Improvement Areas - Public hearings were advertised for this time and place to consider Resolution No. 6429, ordering the continued operation of Parking and Business improvement Area B and confirming the annual report and assessments for Fiscal Year 2.005-06 and Ordinance No. 2621, an amendment to the Redlands Municipal Code relating to Parking and Business Improvement Areas. Mayor Peppler declared the meeting open as a public hearing. Community Development Director Shaw explained the 2005-06 Annual Report, outlining assessments, district boundaries, proposed improvements and activities and budgets has been prepared and was attached to the staff report. This report has been approved by the Advisory Board for Parking and Business Improvement Area B and filed with the City Clerk in accordance with Section 36533 of the California Streets and Highways Code. Resolutions declaring the City Council's intent to levy assessments were approved on September 20, 2005. Approval of Resolution No. 6429 and Ordinance No. 2621 is the final step required for the continued operation of the Parking and Business Improvement Area B. Responding to Councilmember Gilbreath's question, Community Development Director Shaw reported he and Redevelopment Agency Director Gee are discussing expanding the existing boundaries or create another area. There were no questions or comments from the audience and the public hearing was declared closed. Resolution No. 6429 - Councilmember Harrison moved to adopt Resolution No. 6429, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redlands ordering the continued operation of Parking and Business Improvement Area. 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