ARTICLE 4: Hours of Work/Working Conditions

 

Section 4-1: Hours of Work

 

A.        This Article is intended to define the normal hours of work and to provide the basis for calculation and payment of overtime pursuant to Article 3, section 3-2.  Unit members may sign individual statements waiving the provisions of this section concerning consecutive days.  Signed waivers shall continue in effect per M.O.U. year, unless there is an emergency of long-term duration affecting the employee.  In which case, the employee will give the City at least ten calendar days notice in order to revoke the waiver.

 

The regular work day and regular work week shall consist of five (5) consecutive days of eight (8) hours or four (4) consecutive days of ten (10) hours of work excluding unpaid meal periods in a seven (7) calendar day pre-established work period, except in those departments performing normal services regularly on Saturday and/or Sunday, with the following exceptions:

 

 

1)         To the extent that Library schedules do not conform to the above provision, it is not intended nor shall this section change such scheduling practices in the Library Division.

 

It is the intention of the parties that they shall discuss alternatives in Library weekend and holiday scheduling.  Such discussions will be within the context of the Labor‑Management Committee, Article 2, section 2-2.

 

 

2)         This section shall not affect four (4) day, ten (l0) hour scheduling operations or experiments now existing in City departments.  Should the City consider further experiments involving the 4/l0 work week schedule, it may do so; however, prior to implementing such a schedule, the matter shall be reviewed with the

Union

in the Labor‑Management Committee.

 

3)         The shift schedule for unit members in the Fire Dispatch Operation shall be subject to change during the term of this Memorandum, when such is conducive to efficient operations in the judgment of department management.  The

Union

shall be advised of such changes in advance in the Labor‑Management Committee (Article 2, section 2-2).

 

B.        Permanent regular work schedules showing the employees' shifts, work days, and hours shall be posted on appropriate department bulletin boards.

 

C.        Except for emergency situations, permanent regular work schedules shall not be changed without notice of at least fourteen (l4) calendar days to the affected employee(s). "Emergency" hereunder shall mean unforeseen operational circumstances.

 

When used in the context of this article, operational circumstances will be defined as service demands or other required actions performed to accomplish the mission of the department. These actions may be routine (anticipated) or emergency (unanticipated).  For routine operational actions, fourteen (14) calendar days notice will be given to change schedules.  For emergency operational actions, unit members will be provided as much advance notice and information as the situation will allow.

 

When changes are to be made by the City on a permanent basis for other than emergency reasons, or where new permanent schedules are to be adopted, the City will notify the

Union

of such changes or new schedules within seven (7) calendar days notice.

 

Employees may request to be changed to another work schedule, and when a position on such schedule becomes vacant and available, shall be so reassigned on a seniority preferred basis when qualifications and experience are deemed to be equal by the City. (See Article 4, section 4-4 Seniority)

 

D.        Employees engaged in continuous operations are defined as being any employee or group of employees engaged in an operation for which there is regularly scheduled employment for twenty‑four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

 

The work week for employees engaged in continuous operations shall consist of five (5) consecutive days of eight (8) hours of work or four (4) consecutive days of ten (10) hours of work, excluding unpaid meal periods.  This provision shall not apply to relief positions.

 

Section 4-2: Rest and Lunch Periods

 

A.        Existing work day schedules spanning nine (9) elapsed hours shall include a sixty (60) minute unpaid meal period.  Existing work day schedules of eight and one‑half (8 l/2) elapsed hours shall include a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal period.  Existing work day schedules of eight (8) consecutive hours shall include a paid straight‑time meal period of up to one‑half (l/2) hour on the job.

 

Schedules for Police Assistants and Police Aides, in the Police Department shall include a paid straight‑time meal period of one‑half (1/2) hour on the job.

 

Two (2) paid non‑work periods of fifteen (l5) minutes during the above scheduled work shifts shall be permitted to promote the health, safety and efficiency of employees on the job.  The City may experiment with flextime schedules.  In the event such schedules are inconsistent with this Article, the parties will resolve the problems raised thereby in the context of the Labor Management Committee, Article 2, section 2-2.  A unit member may request a flextime schedule.  If work demands preclude a unit member from taking an unpaid lunch period, they will receive compensatory time at time and one-half (1 ½ x) for the missed meal period, provided they have received prior authorization from their supervisor for working through the lunch period and they have worked more than forty (40) hours that week.  When a Unit member does not receive a paid meal period, his meal period shall be uninterrupted and duty-free.  When work demands permit, with a supervisor’s approval, a Unit member may combine their thirty (30) minute meal period with one of his fifteen (15) minute rest periods to achieve a forty-five (45) minute meal period.  This paid leave time counts as hours worked.

 

B.        Activities of employees during above non‑work periods shall not be subject to any unreasonable restrictions.

 

C.        When a Unit member works overtime of two (2) hours or more in addition to their daily work shift, they shall be entitled to an additional fifteen (15) minute break.  Every additional two (2) hours of overtime will entitle an employee to an additional fifteen (15) minute break.

 

After four (4) consecutive hours of overtime a unit member shall be entitled to a paid meal break of thirty (30) minutes but in no event shall a unit member be entitled to more than one such break for every eight (8) consecutive hours of overtime.

 

Section 4-3: Clean-up Time

 

Unit employees will be given time, in keeping with past practice, at the end of a normal daily shift for personal clean‑up.  Such time is in addition to and exclusive of any time the City requires be spent for maintaining equipment.

 

All departments shall provide field employees with the appropriate clean up kits/ materials, upon request.

 

Employees shall be allowed reasonable time, as necessary, for personal cleanup prior to the commencement of lunch and break periods.

 

The intent of the above provision has always been to allow field employees who need personal clean-up prior to rest or lunch periods a reasonable amount of time to do so. Clean-up material should be supplied on an as needed basis to field employees. If the field supervisors and employees act reasonably in addressing the issue, everyone will have a more healthy and safer work environment.

Section 4-4: Seniority

 

A.        The City shall provide the

Union

with a list of Unit members showing each Unit member’s employment date and class employment date.

 

B.        Seniority shall be by length of service within a class.  If seniority within the class is not determinative, then length of service with the City shall prevail.

 

 

C.        Seniority shall be used as a factor consistent with established Civil Service procedures in choice of work assignments, vacation schedules, and in the determination of lay-offs.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5: Benefits

Section 5-1: Health Insurance

 

A.        Effective

August 1, 2002

, the City and

Union

agree to maintain the current 80/20 split for health insurance for both single and family coverage.  If there is a rate increase or decrease in 2003, the City shall pay 80% of the new monthly contribution and the employee will pay 20%.

 

B.        The City agrees to the continuation of a Health Insurance Advisory Committee for the purpose of studying existing plans and to explore alternative plans.  The Committee shall include representatives from the City and a Local 2960 representative.

 

C.        It is understood between the City and the

Union

that any changes in health insurance benefits and/or rates shall be effective on or about August 1, and that the City's monthly contributions will not, under any circumstances, exceed the actual premium cost.

 

D.        Effective

August 1, 1988

, the City will implement an Employee Assistance Program which will provide confidential individual and family counseling to all unit members and their eligible dependents.  These services will be furnished by an independent contract agency to be chosen by the City.

 

E.        Employees in positions in classifications 320 and below will receive a health insurance supplement allowance of $66.50 two (2) times a year to be paid in August and February.  Regular bargaining unit employees must be enrolled in current City Health Insurance Program to receive this benefit.

 

F.         Commencing July 1994, all Unit III Police employees will be included in coverage of the Police Officers Assistance Program.

 

G.        An additional Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (MERP) supplement of $100 will be paid to unit employees who retire on or after July 1, 2007 and are within 15 years of becoming retirement eligible as of August 1, 2007 and who choose the City’s family coverage. This additional MERP amount will be paid until retirees reach age 65. Any unit employee who retires after July 1, 2009, and is eligible to receive MERP, as determined on August 1, 2007, will receive this additional MERP amount for either family or single coverage until age 65. This credit is applied directly to the retiree’s premium deduction.

 

Section 5-2: Dental Insurance

 

Effective

August 1, 2002

the City shall pay the full premium costs for single coverage.

 

Effective

August 1, 2002

the City shall pay seventy-five percent (75%) of the premium costs for family coverage for a City dental plan.

 

The plan shall consist of eighty percent (80%) payment of reasonable and customary charges covered for preventive and diagnostic services, basic services, and major services.  The plan shall also include an orthodontia benefit providing for eighty percent (80%) payment of reasonable and customary charges up to a maximum lifetime benefit of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per person.  This plan is subject to the deductibles and limitations contained in the contract between the dental insurance carrier and the City of

Phoenix

.

 

Effective

August 1, 2003

the orthodontia benefit shall be four thousand ($4000) dollars.

Section 5-3: Life Insurance

 

The City will provide at no cost to unit employees off‑the‑job and on‑the‑job life and dismemberment insurance with a face value equivalent to the employee's gross annual salary rounded up to the next one thousand dollars ($1,000) or twenty‑five thousand dollars ($25,000), whichever is greater; in addition, the City will also provide death-in-the-line-of-duty insurance with a face value of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).

 

It is understood between the City and the Union that any changes in life insurance benefits shall be effective on or about August 1.The designated beneficiary of a unit member will be paid for all accumulated sick leave hours that remain on the City's official file at the time of a line‑of‑duty death of the unit member and payment will be based upon the unit member's base hourly rate of pay at the time of death.  The beneficiary shall be that person designated on the Employee Declaration of Beneficiary card for the City of

Phoenix Group Life Insurance Program

on file in the City Personnel Department.

 

Additionally, the City will provide to each unit member a $200,000 death benefit covering the unit members commutation to and from his City work location.  This policy will be consistent with the policy negotiated in 1997 with CIGNA Group Insurance, and will cover the unit member's commute for up to two hours before his shift begins, and two hours after his shift concludes. 

 

In the event of the death of a unit member while commuting to or from his work location, for a period of two hours each way, the City will continue to pay the full monthly health insurance premium for the spouse and all eligible dependents.  This policy will be consistent with the terms of the 1997 agreement between the City of

Phoenix

and CIGNA Group Insurance, for the payment of a supplementary commutation life insurance policy for each unit member.

 

Effective

January 1, 2009

, the City will contribute six ($6) dollars per month per full-time employee to the union for establishing and offering a long term care and life insurance benefit to unit employees. These funds will be transferred to the union monthly and in a separate warrant. The union shall oversee the funds and administration of the program.

Section 5-4: Long-Term Disability

 

A.        The City will continue the insurance plan covering long‑term disability for all full‑time unit employees.  Employees are eligible for coverage after completing one (1) year of full‑time continuous City employment.  After an established three (3) months qualifying period, the plan will provide up to 66 2/3% of the employee's basic monthly salary at the time disability occurs and continue up to age 80.  This benefit will be coordinated with leave payments, industrial insurance payments, unemployment compensation, social security benefits and disability provisions of the retirement plan. The City will notify the union of employees obtaining LTD status.

 

 

B.        Total disability is defined as follows:

 

During the first 30 months of benefit payments, an employee being unable, as a result of illness or injury, to perform any and every duty pertaining to an employee's current position.  Thereafter, the term "total disability" shall mean an employee's being unable to perform work in any type of occupation that he/she may be educated for, trained for, or experienced in and could be reasonably expected to perform.

 

 

 

 

Section 5-5: Holidays and Vacations

 

The City agrees to incorporate into the Memorandum the benefits provided under Administrative Regulation 2.11, as amended, modified to indicate the following holidays.

 

Employees, except those on hourly paid status, shall, when possible without disrupting the various municipal services, be allowed the paid holidays listed below:

 

New Year's Day                                                       - January 1

Martin Luther King’s Birthday                                - Third Monday in January

President's Day                                                       - Third Monday in February

Cesar Chavez’s Birthday                                       - March 31

Memorial Day                                                           - Last Monday in May

Independence Day                                                  - July 4

Labor Day                                                                  - First Monday in September

Veteran's Day                                                           - November 11

Thanksgiving Day                                                   - Fourth Thursday in November

Friday after Thanksgiving Day

Eve of the Christmas holiday                                - Four (4) hours

Christmas Day                                                         - December 25

Two vacation days   - After completion of six months of full‑time employment added to vacation bank of hours

 

When a holiday named herein falls on Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday, and when a holiday herein falls on a Saturday, it shall be observed on the preceding Friday, except that the Library Division may observe such holidays on Saturday, and in the case of continuous operations and seven day operations, holidays shall be observed only on the calendar days on which they actually fall.  This paragraph shall not apply to the Eve of Christmas holiday, which shall only be granted when it falls on the employees' regular scheduled work day.

 

A unit member working in a continuous operation, whose regularly scheduled day off falls on a holiday specified above, and who is called in to work a regular shift on such holiday and scheduled day off, shall be compensated as follows: eight (8) hours pay for the holiday plus pay at time and one half (1 1/2) the regular rate for each hour assigned and worked, plus compensatory time credit for each hour assigned and worked to a maximum of eight (8) hours.

 

 

B.        Vacation accrual, carryover, and separation payout shall be governed by the following table:

 

SERVICE YEARS	MONTHLY ACCURAL	MAXIMUM CARRYOVER	PAYOUT
0-5	8 hours	192 hours	240 hours
6-10	10 hours	240 hours	300 hours
11-15	11 hours	264 hours	330 hours
16-20	13 hours	312 hours	390 hours
21 +	15 hours	360 hours	450 hours

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit members shall be allowed vacation buy out twice per calendar year, on the last paycheck of November and/or May. The total annual buy out is up to a maximum of eighty (80) hours taken in no more than forty (40) hour increments, after the employee has accumulated a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) hours and has used forty (40) hours of vacation/comp-time during the calendar year.

 

Unit members may contribute accrued vacation or compensatory time to other employees in accordance with City policy governing contribution of leave for serious illness of an employee or their immediate family member.

 

To every extent practicable, a transferred unit member will be allowed to maintain his previous vacation schedule

.

Section 5-6: Uniforms

 

A.        Uniform Allowance

 

Unit members employed by the Police Department or Fire Department who are required to purchase, wear and maintain uniforms pursuant to Police or Fire Department rules and regulations shall be entitled to an annual uniform allowance in the below listed amounts for the appropriate listed classifications:

 

            Police Assistant                                                                   $725 per annum

            Police Aide                                                                            $725 per annum

            Fire Prevention Specialist Trainee                                   $725 per annum

            Fire Prevention Specialist                                                  $725 per annum

            Fire Communications Operators/EMD’s/Leads             $625 per annum

            Municipal Security Guard                                                  $725 per annum

 

Part-time Library Municipal Security Guards will receive 80% of the full time allowance for their respective classification

 

1.         In July, 2005 Police Communications Operators will receive a uniform allowance of $725 per annum.  Fire Communications Operators/ED's/Leads will receive an additional $100.  The Fire Department will continue to contribute $100 per annum toward uniforms for Fire Communications Operators/EMD’s/Leads for a total uniform allowance of $825.  Payment of the annual allowance will be made on or about August 1 of the fiscal year and shall be for the period of July through June, and is intended to cover the cost of uniforms, maintenance, and cleaning of such uniforms.

 

2.         New employees will receive the entire annual uniform allowance within thirty (30) days of the time they are directed to wear and maintain a uniform.

 

The second uniform allowance, received at the start of the next fiscal year, will be equal to one‑twelfth (1/12) of the annual uniform allowance for each month of the preceding fiscal period, starting with the first month the employee was directed to wear and maintain a uniform, to the start of the new fiscal year.

 

3.         Unit members who leave City employment shall repay to the City the uniform allowance equal to one‑twelfth (1/12) for each month remaining in the fiscal year after the last day of the month in which the separation occurs.  Provided, however, that unit members who retire will not be required to repay any uniform allowance.

 

4.         A unit member who has been on extended leave (paid or unpaid) of two (2) months or longer shall have the next annual uniform allowance reduced by one‑twelfth (1/l2) of the annual amount for each month of extended leave.

 

5.         An employee who has received an allowance under this agreement and is subsequently promoted or transferred into a Public Safety Retirement System position shall have his allowance adjusted to accommodate the difference but shall not be entitled to both allowances.

 

                        6.         Reimbursement Schedule

 

The City agrees to reimburse all unit members for the repair or replacement of uniform items and for other personal property damaged in the course of employment and performance of their assigned duties without fault or negligence on the part of employees, other than normal wear and tear in accordance with the schedule of items and maximum amounts authorized for reimbursement outlined below:

 

                                                Uniform Boots/Shoes -Full Cost

                                                Uniform Trousers - Full Cost

                                                Uniform Shirt - Full Cost

                                                Uniform Jacket - Full Cost

                                                Glasses ‑ Prescription $130.00

                                                Watches - $ 52.00

                                                Jewelry - $ 44.00

                                                Flashlight - $21.00

                                                Sun Glasses ‑ $17.00

                                                Non‑Prescription

                                                Safety Vest - Full Cost

 

Reimbursement for full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, value are based on the supervisor's evaluation and recommendations of the article's condition and age.  Items not listed above are not covered by the policy.

 

The option to repair or replace damaged items, and to determine whether replaced property will be returned to the employee, rests with the City.

 

The provisions of this policy shall not apply if the employee has concealed or misrepresented any material fact or circumstances concerning the subject of the loss, his interests therein, or in the case of any fraud or false statements by the employee relating thereto.

 

Any item not specifically mentioned may be discussed in a meeting of the Labor‑Management Committee.

 

7.         Prior to changing or modifying current uniforms, the City will notify the

Union

, in writing, of its intent.  The

Union

may, within ten (10) calendar days following receipt of the notice, request a meeting of the Labor‑Management Committee to discuss the proposed changes/modifications.

 

8.         The City will issue a one‑time $200 winter uniform jacket allowance to Police Assistants at the time they are assigned to the Parking Enforcement Detail and also to Municipal Security Guards and Police Assistants in Police Transit for outdoor work.

 

Section 5-7: Tuition Reimbursement

 

A.        Unit members who participate in the Tuition Assistance Program shall be eligible for tuition reimbursement pursuant to the following provisions:

 

1)         The maximum sum reimbursable to unit members shall be a sum equal to the

Arizona

resident rate charged at

Arizona State University

for two (2) semesters (Spring, Fall) of nine (9) credits each.

 

2)         No unit member shall be reimbursed for courses taken in excess of eighteen (18) credit hours in any fiscal year, e.g., July 1, through June 30, nor shall they be entitled to reimbursement for more than nine (9) credit hours in any one (1) semester.

 

3)         To be eligible for any reimbursement, unit members must have successsfully completed academic or training courses approved by the department head and the Personnel Director as provided in existing regulations.

 

B.        Tuition reimbursement in accordance with this Article will be made in the event an employee's approved course of instruction is terminated solely and directly as a result reimbursement shall not occur in the event of any other voluntary or involuntary change in job assignment or employment status.

 

C.        The City will reimburse unit members for expenses incurred as a result of requiring and maintaining certification required by the City for Building Inspectors, Construction Permit Specialists, and Operation Assistants Air side once they pass the test, on a one time basis only.

 

D.        Unit classifications at pay range 324 and above shall be allowed to utilize up to $150 to attend one-day, in-state, city-related seminars/training and city-related memberships.

 

Section 5-8: Car Insurance, Mileage Allowance,

Bus Pass

and Parking

 

A.        Where, with respect to the below listed classifications, the City expressly requires as a condition of employment that the employee own and utilize his personal automobile in performing assigned duties, such employees shall be compensated twelve dollars ($12.00) per month toward automobile insurance expenses upon submission and resubmission as may be required by the City of such insurance expenses being incurred by the employee:

 

                        Community Worker I

                        Community Worker II

                        Caseworker I

                        Caseworker Aide

                        Cook

                       

Senior Center

Assistant

 

Employees required and authorized to use their private vehicle on City business and who have provided proof of appropriate insurance as required by City regulations shall be compensated at the IRS regulated rate per mile.*

 

            *Refer to A.R. 6.2l

 

 

B.        Employees regularly assigned to the airport terminal buildings shall be provided parking facilities without charge at a location at the airport to be specified by the Director of Aviation.

 

C.        All regular full‑time and part time bargaining unit employees will receive, upon request, a City issued bus pass at no cost to the employee.

 

D.        If parking rates are increased, the City will notify the union prior to the increase taking place.

 

E.        Parking rates for employees who drive motorcycles to work shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) when they park at the 305 garage or Adams Street Garage.

 

F.         City agrees to discuss with the Union setting up a Flex-Wrap type system for parking rate deductions and will agree to freeze parking rates until July 2005.

 

G.        The City will provide two (2) parking cards to the

Union

.

Section 5-9: Unpaid Parental Leave / Family Leave

 

A.        The City will, as a matter of general policy, authorize up to three (3) months of unpaid leave for any unit member who is the parent of newly born, legally adopted child, or any unit member who needs to care for an ill family member.  Family members include spouse, children (natural, adopted, foster or stepchildren) brother, sister, parents, and grandparents.  Approval and use of this leave shall be subject to existing Personnel Rules. The employees’ immediate family member does not have to live in the employees’ household to be covered by this section.

 

B.        Employee may use up to (10) hours of accumulated sick leave in at least one-hour increments each calendar year for the home care or medical treatment for an immediate family member residing in the employee’s household.  When there is an extreme illness or injury situation where a life or death question exists involving an immediate family member, an employee may use up to five (5) days of accumulated sick leave.  (This should not be construed as bereavement leave under Personnel Rule 15g.)

 

In addition, employees may have dependent care situations where the above leave is insufficient to cover their absence. Therefore, employees will be allowed to use unscheduled accumulated vacation or compensatory time for the care of an immediate family member up to a maximum of five (5) incidents not to exceed a total of forty (40) hours each calendar year.

 

For all of the above mentioned leaves, (sick leave, vacation, and compensatory leave) the employee will not have these leaves be considered a negative factor, when evaluating the job performance of an employee involved in a leave-management program, up to a maximum total of seven (7) incidents per calendar year.  An incident is defined as an absence from work regardless of the length of time.

 

Immediate family is defined as the following persons:  spouse, child, step-child, brother or sister of the employee or the parent of the employee or spouse, a relative who, because of family circumstances, has been a parent substitute to the employee may be considered as a substitute for mother or father in this definition.

ARTICLE 6: Miscellaneous

 

Section 6-1: Saving Clause

 

If any Article or Section of this Memorandum should be held invalid by operation of law or by final judgment of any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any Article or Section should be restrained by such tribunal, the remainder of this Memorandum shall not be affected thereby; and upon issuance of such final decree, the parties, upon request of either of them, shall meet and confer and endeavor to agree on a substitution provision or that such a substitute provision is not indicated.

 

It is recognized by the parties that this MOU shall be administered in compliance with appropriate provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act as may be amended.

 

Section 6-2: Copies of Memorandum

 

A.        Within sixty (60) days of the date that this Memorandum is adopted by the City Council, the City will arrange for printing of jointly approved copies of it for furnishing one to every unit employee, unit supervisor and to management personnel. 

 

B.        Printing vendors secured by the

Union

shall comply with Ordinance G‑1372 (Affirmative Action Supplier's Ordinance), as may be amended, and Ordinance G‑1901 (Affirmative Action Employment by Contractors, Subcontractors, and Suppliers), as may be amended.

 

Section 6-3: Term and Effect of Memorandum

 

A.        This Memorandum shall remain in full force and effect

July 1, 2006

through

June 30, 2008

and thereafter shall continue in effect year‑by‑year unless one of the parties notifies the other in writing no later than November 1st, of its request(s) to modify or terminate it.

 

B.        Except as expressly provided in this Memorandum, the City shall not be required to meet and confer concerning any matter, whether covered or not covered herein, during the term or extensions thereof.

 

C.        If any section or provision of this Memorandum violates existing Federal, State or City law, then such law shall supersede such provisions or section.

 

D.        The lawful provisions of this Memorandum are binding upon the parties for the term thereof.  The

Union

having had an opportunity to raise all matters in connection with the meet and confer proceedings resulting in this Memorandum is precluded from initiating any further meeting and conferring for the term thereof relative to matters under the control of the City Council or the City Manager.

 

E.        The City may change the terms and conditions of Administrative Regulations during the term of this Memorandum.  The City will consult the

Union

concerning changes affecting existing compensation provided for under the following Administrative Regulations:

 

 

                        2.16                            Political Activity Time Off to Vote

                        2.17                            Advanced Vacation Pay

                        2.241                          Compensation for Interpreting and

                                                            Translation by Personnel in City Courts

                        2.27                            Employee Suggestion Program

                        2.28                            Reimbursement for Specified Expenses

                                                            Incurred by Personnel on City Business

                        2.34               Placement of Temporarily or Permanently

                                                            Disabled Employees

                        3.41                            Travel Authorization and Travel Expense Allowances

 

F.         The provisions of this Memorandum apply to all unit members, except that entitlement to health, life and long-term disability insurance, holiday, overtime and show‑up benefits for regular hourly employees shall continue in accordance with present practice and policy.  The City shall not lay off from City employment full‑time employees for the sole purpose of replacing them with hourly employees, and will not alter the status of incumbent full‑time employees to hourly employees.

 

G.        This Memorandum constitutes the total and entire agreements between the parties and no verbal statement shall supersede any of its provisions.