88-104RESOLUTION NO. 88R -104
ADOPTION OF A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
ESTABLISHING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT FOR EMPLOYEES IN CLASSIFICATIONS
REPRESENTED BY THE ANAHEIM FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 2899
WHEREAS, Ordinance 3040 of the City of ANAHEIM
establishes the employer - employee relations system for the City;
and
WHEREAS, Section 1.06.100 of Ordinance 3040 requires a
Memorandum of Understanding to be presented to the City Council
or it statutory representative for determination; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of ANAHEIM finds
adopting of a new Memorandum of Understanding executed on
March 4, 1988, is in the best interest of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of ANAHEIM that the Memorandum of Understanding between
the City of ANAHEIM and the Anaheim Firefighters Association,
Local 2899, executed by the City Management Representative and
the Anaheim Firefighters Association, Local 2899, on
March 4, 1988, as defined in the document attached hereto and
incorporated by reference herein, meets with the approval of
this Council and accordingly, is adopted with the effective date
of January 8, 1988.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolutions No. 87R -97,
87R -96, 87R -95, 87R -94, 87R -30, 87R -31, 86R -172, 86R -447,
86R -448, 86R -449, 86R -450, and 86R -570 are hereby repealed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of this
resolution shall be the 8th day of January 1988.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and signed by me
this 8th day of March , 1988.
ATTEST:
— W #M
MAYOR OF THE C t TY OF ANAHEIM
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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C T ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 88R- 104 was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting provided by law, of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on
the 8th day of March, 1988, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ehrle, Hunter, Kaywood, Pickler and Bay
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None_
AND I FURTHER certify that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said
Resolution No. 88R -104 on the 10th day of March, 1988.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Anaheim this 10th day of March, 1988.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 88R -104 duly passed and
adopted by the Anaheim City Council on March 8, 1988.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
AND
ANAHEIM FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
January 8, 1988 through July 5, 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE
1
Preamble 1
ARTICLE
2
AFA Recognition 1
ARTICLE
3
Scope 2
ARTICLE
4
Management Rights 3
ARTICLE
5
Employee Rights 4
ARTICLE
6
Check -Off 4
ARTICLE
7
AFA Representatives 5
COMPENSATION AND PAY PROVISIONS
ARTICLE
8
General
7
ARTICLE
9
Classification
7
ARTICLE
10
Appropriate Salary Step
8
10.0
Merit Pay Schedule
8
10.4
Merit Pay Approval
9
10.5
Merit Pay Reduction
10
10.6
New Hires
10
10.7
Downward Reclassification
10
10.8
Lateral Reclassification
10
10.9
Upward Reclassification
11
10.10
Demotion
11
10.11
Pay Adjustment
11
10.12
Pay Adjustment Timing
11
ARTICLE
11
Incentive Pay
12
ARTICLE
12
Salary Relationships
12
ARTICLE
13
Hours of Work and Pay Day
13
ARTICLE
14
Alternate Work Schedules
13
ARTICLE
15
Adjusted Hours
14
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PAGE
ARTICLE 16 Temporary Upgrading of Employee 15
ARTICLE 17 Payroll Deductions 17
EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS
ARTICLE
18
General
18
ARTICLE
19
Appointments and Promotions
19
ARTICLE
20
Employment Lists
21
ARTICLE
21
Probation
22
ARTICLE
22
Outside Employment
23
ARTICLE
23
Service Awards
23
ARTICLE
24
Training
24
ARTICLE
25
Suspension, Demotion and Dismissal
25
ARTICLE
26
Layoff and Reemployment
26
ARTICLE
27
Transfer
28
ARTICLE
28
Reinstatement
29
ARTICLE
29
Voluntary Demotion
30
LEAVE PROVISIONS
ARTICLE
30
Bereavement Leave
31
ARTICLE
31
Holidays
32
ARTICLE
32
Industrial Accident Leave
35
ARTICLE
33
Jury Duty and Court Appearances
35
ARTICLE
34
Leave Without Pay
35
ARTICLE
35
Military Leave
39
ARTICLE
36
Sick Leave
37
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PAGE
ARTICLE 37 Vacation 43
ARTICLE 38 Paid Leave Program 46
PREMIUM PAY PROVISIONS
ARTICLE
39
Overtime
53
ARTICLE
40
Fair Labor Standards Act
54
ARTICLE
41
Bilingual Pay
55
ARTICLE
42
Call Out
56
ARTICLE
43
Shift Differentials
57
ARTICLE
44
Manning
58
ARTICLE
45
Situational Manning
58
ARTICLE
46
Hazardous Materials Program
59
ARTICLE
47
Stand By
61
ARTICLE
48
Travel and Mileage Expense
61
WORK RULES
ARTICLE
49
Tobacco Products
61
ARTICLE
50
Communicable Diseases
62
ARTICLE
51
Meal Allowance
62
ARTICLE
52
Uniforms and Laundry
63
GRIEVANCES
ARTICLE 53 Grievance Procedure 64
53.4 Grievance Steps 65
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53.5 Arbitration Rules 66
MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE
54
Insurance
67
ARTICLE
55
Joint Committee
On Medical Programs
77
ARTICLE
56
Physical Examinations
78
ARTICLE
57
Exposure Record
Program
79
ARTICLE
58
Fitness, Annual
Medical, Substance
Awareness Policy
79
ARTICLE
59
Permanent Light
Duty Program
79
ARTICLE
60
Safety Committee
86
ARTICLE
61
No Strike
86
ARTICLE
62
Construction
86
ARTICLE
63
Savings Clause
87
ARTICLE
64
Duration
87
Signatures
88
APPENDIX
A
Wages
89
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
AND
ANAHEIM FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE 1
PREAMBLE
1.0 The wages, hours and conditions of employment that are
set forth in this Memorandum have been discussed and jointly
proposed by and between the City of Anaheim, (hereinafter called
"ANAHEIM ") and the Anaheim Firefighters Association (hereinafter
called "AFA ") and shall apply to all the employees of ANAHEIM
working in the classifications set forth in Appendix "A ".
1.1 The terms and conditions of employment that are set forth
in the Memorandum have been discussed in good faith between the
staff officials of ANAHEIM and the AFA. The AFA agrees to
recommend acceptance by its members of all of the terms and
conditions of employment as set forth herein, and the staff
officials of ANAHEIM agree to recommend to the City Council that
all of the terms and conditions of employment as set forth
herein be incorporated in full in a resolution of the City
Council. Upon the adoption of such a resolution, all the terms
and conditions of this Memorandum so incorporated shall become
effective without any further action by either party.
ARTICLE 2
AFA RECOGNITION
2.0 ANAHEIM hereby recognizes the AFA as the bargaining
representative for all its members to the fullest extent
allowable under California law applying to public employees. As
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public employees, such employees shall have the right to discuss
individual problems of employment with ANAHEIM, provided that
upon request of the employee, the AFA shall be kept fully
informed and have the right to be present at all such meetings
between ANAHEIM and the individual.
ARTICLE 3
SCOPE
3.0 All officers and positions of ANAHEIM are divided into
the classified service and the exempt service. The exempt
service shall include the following:
3.01 All elected officials and members of the boards
and commissions.
3.02 The City Manager, City Attorney, City Treasurer
and City Clerk.
3.03 Volunteer personnel and personnel appointed to
serve without pay.
3.04 Architects, consultants, counsel, and others
rendering temporary professional service.
3.05 Such positions involving seasonal or part -time
employment as may be specifically placed in the
exempt service by the Human Resources Director.
3.1 The classified service shall include all other positions
that are not specifically placed in the exempt service by this
ARTICLE.
3.2 The provisions of this ARTICLE and Memorandum shall apply
only to the classified service unless otherwise specifically
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provided.
ARTICLE 4
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
4.0 Management retains, exclusively, all its inherent rights,
functions, duties and responsibilities except where specifically
limited to this ARTICLE. The rights of Management include, but
are not limited to, the exclusive right to consider the merits,
necessity or organization of any service or activity provided by
law, or administrative order; determine the mission of its
constituent departments, commissions and boards; set standards
of service, determine the procedures and standards of selection
for employment and promotion; direct its employees; take
disciplinary action; relieve its employees from duty because of
lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; maintain the
efficiency of ANAHEIM'S operations; determine the methods, means
and personnel by which ANAHEIM'S operations are to be conducted;
determine the content of job classifications; take all necessary
actions to carry out its mission in emergencies; and exercise
complete control and discretion over its organization and the
technology of performing its work.
4.1 ANAHEIM in the exercise of its above enumerated rights
will not recommend any revision or modifications to this
Memorandum without first meeting and conferring in good faith on
such recommendations with the AFA.
4.2 In cases of emergency when the City Council determines
that an ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation must be
adopted immediately without prior notice or meeting with the
AFA, ANAHEIM will provide such notice at the earliest
practicable time following the adoption of such ordinance,
resolution, rule or regulation.
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4.3 ANAHEIM shall not be required to meet and confer in good
faith on any subject preempted by Federal or State law or by the
City Charter nor shall ANAHEIM be required to meet and confer in
good faith on Management or Employee Rights as herein defined.
Proposed amendments to this ARTICLE are excluded from the scope
of meeting and conferring.
ARTICLE 5
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
5.0 Employees shall have all rights granted to public
employees under California law. Employees shall have the right
to form, join and participate in the activities of employee
organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of
representation on all matters of employer - employee relations.
Employees also have the right to refuse to join or participate
in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the
right to represent themselves individually in their employment
relations with ANAHEIM. No employee shall be interfered with,
intimated, restrained, coerced, or discriminated against by
ANAHEIM or by any employee organization because of his exercise
of these rights.
ARTICLE 6
CHECK -OFF
6.0 ANAHEIM agrees to check -off for the payment of the
regular monthly AFA dues and to deduct such payment from the
wages of all AFA members and employees when authorized to do so
by said members and employees, and remit such payments to the
AFA in accordance with the terms of signed authorizations of
such members and employees. The deduction of such dues and the
remittal of same by ANAHEIM to the AFA, shall constitute payment
of said dues by such members and employees of the AFA.
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ARTICLE 7
AFA REPRESENTATIVES
7.0 AFA representatives are those elected or appointed in
accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the AFA.
7.01 The AFA shall notify the City Management
Representative, in writing of the names and job
classification titles of its officers, unit
representatives, or other officials each time an
election is held or new appointments are made.
7.02 An employee elected or appointed as an officer,
director or representative of the AFA shall be
required to work full time in his respective job
classification.
7.1 Officers, directors and representatives (subject to the
provision of ARTICLE 7.02) of the AFA shall be permitted to
visit employee work locations for the purpose of observing
conditions under which employees are working, provided such
visit shall not interfere with the normal operations of the
department or with established safety requirements.
7.11 Such officers, directors and representatives shall
not enter any work location without the knowledge
of the appropriate manager.
7.12 Solicitation of membership and all activities
concerned with the internal management of the AFA,
such as collecting dues, holding membership
meetings, preparation of petitions or grievance
material, preparation of proposals, campaigning
for office, conducting elections and distributing
literature, shall not be conducted at times during
which involved employees are expected to provide
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service to ANAHEIM.
7.2 In the event that the AFA is formally meeting and
conferring with representatives of ANAHEIM on matters within the
scope of representation during regular City business hours, a
reasonable number of officers, directors and representatives or
other officials of the AFA shall be allowed reasonable time off
without loss of compensation or other benefits.
7.21 Such officers, directors, representatives and
officials shall not leave their duty or work
station or assignment without the knowledge of the
appropriate manager.
7.22 Such meetings are subject to scheduling in a
manner consistent with operating needs and work
schedules.
7.3 ANAHEIM shall furnish bulletin boards at mutually
agreeable, specific locations for the purpose of posting notices
pertaining to AFA business.
7.31 All materials must be dated and must identify the
AFA.
7.32 If the AFA does not abide by these provisions it
will forfeit its right to have materials posted on
ANAHEIM'S bulletin boards.
7.4 ANAHEIM shall allow the AFA to conduct meetings in City
facilities.
7.41 Such meetings shall be scheduled in accordance
with regulations governing use of public meeting
rooms at City facilities.
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ARTICLE 8
GENERAL
8.0 Wages for the various classifications shall be set forth
in Appendix "A" attached to this Memorandum and by this
reference made a part hereof.
ARTICLE 9
CLASSIFICATION
9.0 The Human Resources Director shall be responsible for
recommending classification of all positions in the classified
service on the basis of the kind and level of the duties and
responsibilities of the positions, to the end that all positions
in the same classification shall be sufficiently alike to permit
use of a single descriptive title, the same qualification
requirements, the same test of competence and the same salary
schedule.
9.01 A job classification may contain one or more
positions.
9.02 Classification of all positions in the classified
service shall require the approval of the City
Manager.
9.1 A position may be reclassified on the basis of changes in
or reevaluation of the duties, responsibilities, and /or
qualification requirements of the position.
9.11 The Human Resources Director shall be responsible
for recommending such reclassifications as he
finds to be necessary.
9.12 A reclassification shall become effective upon
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action by the City Manager on a Personnel Action
Form.
9.13 Incumbents may or may not be reclassified with
their positions, based upon the recommendation of
the Human Resources Director, the Fire Chief, and
the approval of the City Manager.
ARTICLE 10
APPROPRIATE SALARY STEP
10.0 Regular, full time employees in the classified service
shall be eligible for consideration for merit pay increases as
follows:
10.01 To the "Q" step of the salary schedule after
completion of six months of service in the "P"
step.
10.02 To the "R" step after completion of six months of
service in the "Q" step.
10.03 To the "J" step after completion of six months of
service in the "R" step.
10.04 To the "A" step after completion of six months of
service in the "J" step.
10.05 To the "B" step after completion of six months of
service in the "A" step.
10.06 To the "C" step after completion of six months of
service in the "B" step.
10.07 To the "D" step after completion of twelve months
Win
of service in the "C" step.
10.08 To the "E" step after completion of twelve months
of service in the "D" step.
10.1 In such cases as may occur wherein an employee shall
demonstrate exceptional ability and proficiency in performance
of his assigned duties, said employee may be given a special
merit advancement to the next higher step without regard to the
minimum length of service provisions contained in this ARTICLE
upon the approval of the Fire Chief.
10.2 For purposes of this ARTICLE, "six months" shall be
construed to mean thirteen (13) complete biweekly pay periods;
and "one year" shall be construed to mean twenty six (26)
complete biweekly pay periods.
10.3 Certain job classifications in the classified service,
upon recommendation of the Human Resources Director and approval
of the City Council shall be designated by the "S" before
schedule numbers. Employees in these classifications shall be
eligible for consideration for merit pay increases to the "D"
step after completion of six months of service in the "C" step.
They shall be eligible for consideration for merit pay increases
to the "E" step after completion of six months of service in the
"D" step.
10.4 Merit pay increases shall be granted upon approval of the
Fire Chief for continued meritorious and efficient service and
continued improvement by the employee in the effective
performance of the duties of his position.
10.41 The effective date of the merit pay increases
shall be the first day of the pay period following
approval as provided in ARTICLE 10.4 and
completion of the minimum required service in the
next lower step as provided in ARTICLE 10.0.
10.5 An employee may be reduced by one or more steps on the
basis of unsatisfactory work performance or conduct.
10.51 The employee may be returned to his former salary
step at such time as deemed appropriate.
10.6 Newly hired employees shall normally be compensated at
the lowest step of the salary schedule of the job classification
for which they were hired. ANAHEIM may hire at a higher step in
the salary schedule.
10.61 The provisions of this ARTICLE shall also apply to
reemployed and reinstated employees.
10.7 An incumbent employee reclassified with his position to a
lower job classification shall retain his regular hourly rate of
pay and his anniversary date for purposes of merit pay
increases, or shall be placed in the step of the lower salary
schedule closest to his regular hourly rate of pay. If the "E"
step of the salary schedule of the lower job classification is
lower than the incumbent's regular hourly rate of pay, the
regular hourly rate of pay shall be identified as the "Y" step
of the lower salary schedule. An employee compensated at the
"Y" step because of a downward reclassification shall remain in
the "Y" step, until such time as his job classification is
assigned to a salary schedule in which the "E" step is
equivalent to or higher than the "Y" step, at which time the
employee shall be placed in the "E" step.
10.8 An incumbent employee reclassified with his position to
an equivalent job classification shall retain his regular hourly
rate of pay and his anniversary date for purposes of merit pay
increases.
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10.9 An employee who is promoted or reclassified with his
position to a higher job classification shall be placed in the
step of the higher salary schedule that will provide a pay
increase of not less than four percent (4%) except when the "E"
step of the higher salary schedule provides a pay increase of
less than four percent (4%), or when the "A" step of the higher
salary schedule is more than four percent (4%) higher than the
employee's current regular hourly rate of pay. The employee
shall be given a new anniversary date for purposes of merit pay
increases in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 10.0.
10.91 An employee shall be placed at the entry level
step in the salary range when promoted to Fire
Fighter.
10.10 An employee who is demoted shall be placed in the step of
the lower salary schedule that will provide a reduction in pay
of not less than four percent (4%). The employee shall be given
a new anniversary date for purposes of merit pay increases in
accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 10.0.
10.11 An employee in a job classification which is assigned to
a different salary schedule as a result of a pay adjustment
shall retain his same salary step status in the newly authorized
salary schedule and shall retain the same anniversary date for
purposes of merit pay increases.
10.12 When more than one personnel action involving changes in
an employee's salary step status become effective on the same
day, all such changes shall be in accordance with the provisions
of the preceding ARTICLES of this Memorandum, and shall take
place in the following order of precedence: (1) adjustment to
same salary step in newly authorized salary schedule; (2) merit
pay advancement or reduction in salary step; (3) promotion,
demotion, or reclassification.
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ARTICLE 11
INCENTIVE PAY
11.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that incentive pay shall be in
accordance with Appendix "A ". Qualifications for incentive pay
shall be established by the Fire Chief after meeting and
conferring with the AFA.
ARTICLE 12
SALARY RELATIONSHIPS
12.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that wages for all
classifications represented by the AFA shall be based on the
salary relationships shown below:
CLASSIFICATION COMPUTATION
Arson /Fire .90 x Sr. Arson /Fire
Investigator I Investigator rate
Fire Captain I 1.30 x Fire Fighter I rate
Fire Engineer I 1.125 x Fire Fighter I rate
Fire Fighter I .1.00
Sr. Arson /Fire 1.10 x Fire Engineer I rate
Investigator I (closest 40 hour rate)
Level
II's
1.025
x Level
I
rates
Level
III's
1.050
x Level
I
rates
Level
IV's
1.075
x Level
I
rates
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Paramedics Assignment .13 x Fire Fighter I "E" Step
Hazardous Materials Assignment .13 x Fire Fighter I "E" Step
ARTICLE 13
HOURS OF WORK AND PAY DAY
13.0 The average, regular work week for employees in the
classified service in classifications in Appendix "A "; with the
exception of certain designated personnel in Fire. Suppression
shall be forty (40) hours.
13.01 For all employees with an average regular work
week of forty (40) hours, the monthly rate shall
be the hourly rate times 2,080 divided by 12.
13.1 The regular work schedule for certain designated
personnel in Fire Suppression shall be eight (8) twenty four
(24) hour shifts in a twenty four (24) day cycle. The average
work week of such designated personnel shall be defined as a
fifty six (56) hour work week.
13.11 For all employees with an average work week of
fifty six (56) hours, the monthly rate shall be
the hourly rate times 2,912 divided by 12.
13.2 Regular salaries and compensation of all ANAHEIM
employees shall be paid on a biweekly basis.
ARTICLE 14
ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULE
14.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that an Arson Investigator of
the Fire Department may work a ten (10) hour day and a fifty
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(50) hour week and a thirty (30) hour week scheduled on an
alternating basis.
14.01 The work day shall consist of ten (10) hours of
work plus a one (1) hour unpaid lunch period.
14.02 The work weeks shall consist of five (5) days in
one week of the biweekly pay period and three (3) days in
the other week of a biweekly pay period on an alternating
basis. Such schedule shall be worked out with Fire
Department management.
14.03 Arson Investigators who perform authorized work in
excess of the regular work week or work day as defined in
this ARTICLE shall be compensated for such work at the
rate of one and one half (1 1/2) times their regular
hourly rate of pay.
14.04 Arson Investigator who does not work on those
Holidays as set forth in ARTICLE 31 shall be required to
submit a vacation request for two (2) hours for each
Holiday not worked.
14.05 Such alternate work schedule may be revoked by
either party upon notice in written to the other party.
ARTICLE 15
ADJUSTED HOURS
15.0 A regular, full -time employee in the classified service
with an average, regular work week of fifty six (56) hours shall
be eligible for one hundred twelve (112) hours biweekly pay when
the employee is at work or on leave with pay for all regularly
scheduled work shifts during the pay period. Such employees on
leave without pay shall have twenty four (24) hours deducted
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from the one hundred twelve (112) hours biweekly pay for each
work shift not worked during a pay period. Such employees
appointed other than at the beginning of a pay period, or
separated other than at the end of a pay period shall be paid
for actual hours worked or a maximum of one hundred twelve (112)
hours, whichever is less.
ARTICLE 16
TEMPORARY UPGRADING OF EMPLOYEES
16.0 Temporary upgrading shall be defined as the temporary
assignment of an employee to work in a job classification which
is assigned to a salary schedule higher than his regular job
classification.
16.1 If any employee is temporarily assigned to perform work
at a lower rated job classification, his regular hourly rate of
pay shall not be changed. Such temporary assignment of work
shall be made at the discretion of ANAHEIM.
16.2 All holiday, vacation, sick leave and paid leave shall be
paid at an employee's regular hourly rate of pay.
16.3 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that parallel moves may be made
within classifications or positions left vacant in order to
avoid the necessity of working an employee at a higher rated job
classification.
16.4 The determination of those persons qualified to work in
higher rated classifications shall be established by ANAHEIM.
Assignments to higher rated classifications shall be made at the
sole discretion of ANAHEIM.
16.5 Under normal circumstances employees who are upgraded for
a minimum of twelve (12) hours on a twenty four (24) hour shift
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shall normally be upgraded in the following order:
16.51 on current eligibility list for the upgrade
classification
16.52 currently certified by the Fire Department for the
upgrade classification
16.53 as designated by management
16.6 Employees temporarily upgraded to the following job
classifications shall receive a five percent (5%) pay
differential for all time worked in the higher job
classification during normal working hours if they are assigned
to work in the higher job classification for a period of four
(4) working hours or longer. Employees temporarily upgraded to
any of these job classifications shall receive a five percent
(5%) pay differential for all time worked in the higher job
classification during other than normal working hours.
Fire Captain I
Fire Engineer I
16.7 Employees temporarily upgraded to a management job
classification shall receive a five percent (5%) pay
differential or the minimum rate of the management salary range
whichever is higher.
16.8 Upgrade to a vacant position shall be limited to six
months except in cases of extended leave with pay, industrial
accident leave or leave without pay.
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ARTICLE 17
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
17.0 Deductions of authorized amounts may be made from
employees' pay for the following purposes:
17.01 Withholding Tax;
17.02 Contributions to retirement benefits;
17.03 Contribution to survivors' benefits;
17.04 Payment of life insurance and accidental death and
dismemberment insurance premium;
17.05 Payment of nonindustrial disability insurance
premium;
17.06 Payment of hospitalization and major medical
insurance premium;
17.07 Payment to or savings in the Anaheim Area Credit
Union;
17.08 Contributions to the United Way;
17.09 Payment of membership dues to the AFA;
17.010 Purchase of United States Savings Bonds; and
17.011 Other purposes as may be authorized by the City
Council.
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ARTICLE 18
GENERAL
18.0 It is hereby the declared personnel policy of ANAHEIM
that:
18.01 Employment by ANAHEIM shall be based on merit and
fitness, free of personal and political
consideration.
18.02 Appointments, promotions, and other actions
requiring the application of the merit principle
shall be based on systematic tests and /or
evaluations.
18.03 Positions having similar duties and
responsibilities shall be classified and
compensated on a uniform basis.
18.04 Tenure of employees shall be subject to good
behavior, satisfactory work performance, necessity
for the performance of work, and the availability
of funds.
18.1 Any action concerning an employee's status of employment
shall be processed on a Personnel Action Form. Such status
shall become effective upon action by a management employee who
has responsibility for authorizing such action. All full -time
employees shall receive a true copy of any personnel action
taken concerning their status of employment.
18.2 Job Bulletins regarding classifications represented by
the AFA shall be sent to the AFA during recruitment periods.
18.3 ANAHEIM shall be the sole judge of the testing,
qualification and acceptance procedures of all applicants for
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employment and promotion and ANAHEIM retains the right to reject
any applicant for employment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no test or
qualification procedures utilized by ANAHEIM or refusal to
accept for employment shall be done to discriminate for or
against an applicant because of union or nonunion membership or
because of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex,
age or physical disability, except where age or lack of physical
disability is a bona fide occupational qualification.
18.4 ANAHEIM agrees to announce the procedure and weighted
value of each test that will be utilized of each formal
promotional examination sixty (60) or more days in advance of
the last day to apply for any promotional recruitment. ANAHEIM
agrees that promotional examinations will not be scheduled
between June 15th and September 15th.
18.5 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that minimum qualifications for
promotional examinations will be as designated by the Human
Resources Director after consultation with the Fire Chief and
that minimum qualifications of candidates applying for
promotional examinations will be met by the last day to apply.
ARTICLE 19
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
19.0 Appointments and promotions shall be based on merit and
fitness to be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive
examinations. Examinations shall be used and conducted to aid
in the selection of qualified employees, and shall consist of
recognized selection techniques which will, in the opinion of
ANAHEIM, test fairly the qualifications of candidates.
19.1 Minimum standards of employment for each job
classification shall be established by ANAHEIM.
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19.2 Vacancies in positions above the entry level shall be
filled by promotion whenever one or more qualified candidates
are available, except when a qualified, work disabled employee
is placed in such position according to the Vocational
Rehabilitation Administration Regulation. Promotions shall be
on a competitive basis except when the Human Resources Director
finds that the number of employees qualified for promotion is
insufficient to justify competition. Appropriate consideration
shall be given to promotional candidates' qualification, record
of performance, and seniority, in that order.
19.21 Advancement to a higher paid job classification
shall constitute a promotion.
19.3 Examinations for appointments and promotions shall be in
such form as will fairly test the abilities and aptitudes of
candidates for the duties to be performed, so that such
appointments and promotions will be solely based on
qualifications without regard to race, color, national origin,
religious or political affiliation or belief, membership in or
attitude toward any employee organization, sex, age, or physical
disability, except where sex, age, or lack of physical
disability is a bona fide occupation qualification.
19.4 Candidates who qualify for employment or promotion shall
be placed on an eligibility list for the appropriate job
classification. At such times as a Fire Department management
evaluation is included in the establishment of a promotional
eligibility list, the list shall rank the eligible candidates in
the order of final evaluation, and appointment from that list
shall normally follow rank order.
19.5 The Fire Chief, with the concurrence of the Human
Resources Director, may order names removed from an eligibility
list for good and sufficient reasons.
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19.6 In the absence of appropriate employment lists, a
provisional appointment may be made by ANAHEIM of a person
meeting the minimum qualifications for the position. An
eligibility list shall be established within six months for any
regular, full -time position filled by provisional appointment.
In the event that any provisional appointee fails to qualify on
the eligibility list as established within six months of his
provisional appointment, said provisional appointee shall have
his employment terminated at the close of the first complete
biweekly pay period following the establishment of the
eligibility list.
19.7 Appointments to certain grant funded positions as
designated by the City Manager may be made without competitive
examinations and /or evaluations. Such appointments may be made
by ANAHEIM. In the event that a grant funded appointee fails to
complete competitive examinations and /or evaluations and is not
appointed to a City funded position during his period of
employment under the grant, said grant funded appointee shall be
terminated from City employment.
ARTICLE 20
EMPLOYMENT LISTS
20.0 Employment lists, in order of their priority, shall be
reemployment lists and eligibility lists.
20.1 Eligibility lists shall be created in accordance with the
provisions of ARTICLE 19.
20.11 Eligibility lists may contain the names of one or
more persons eligible for employment.
20.12 Open competitive eligibility lists shall remain in
effect for a period of one year or until
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depleted. Eligibility lists containing less than
three (3) names may be considered depleted.
Eligibility lists may be extended by the Human
Resources Director for a period not to exceed one
(1) additional year.
20.13 Promotional
effect for
depleted.
eligibility lists
a period of two
shall remain in
years or until
ARTICLE 21
PROBATION
21.0 Employees appointed from eligibility lists, reinstated
employees and employees reassigned according to the Vocational
Rehabilitation Administration Regulation, shall be subject to a
period of probation. The regular period of probation shall be
thirteen (13) complete biweekly pay periods with the exception
of the Fire Fighter I classification who shall have a regular
period of probation which begins on the date of appointment and
ends twenty six (26) complete biweekly pay periods after
completion of recruit training.
21.01 In the event an employee is assigned to light duty
status or is absent from work due to a lengthy
illness or injury during his probationary period,
said employee's probationary status may be
extended beyond the regular period of probation in
the amount of one complete biweekly pay period for
each complete biweekly pay period assigned to
light duty status or is absent due to such illness
or injury.
21.02 Upon successful completion of a probationary
period, an employee shall be granted regular
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status in the classification in which the
probationary period is served.
21.1 The work and conduct of probationary employees shall be
subject to close scrutiny and evaluation, and, if found to be
below standards satisfactory to the appointing authority, the
Fire Chief may reject the probationer at any time during the
probationary period. Such rejections shall not be subject to
review or appeal unless such a rejection is alleged to be
contrary to the provisions of any state or federal laws.
21.11 An employee rejected
period from a position
promoted or transferred
classification in which
unless the reasons for h
probationary period would
during the probationary
to which he has been
shall be returned to the
he has regular status
is failure to complete his
be cause for dismissal.
21.2 An employee shall be retained beyond the end of the
probationary period only if the Fire Chief affirms that the
services of the employee have been found to be satisfactory.
ARTICLE 22
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
22.0 An employee may engage in employment other than his job
with ANAHEIM, if the Fire Chief determines that such outside
employment does not interfere with the performance of assigned
duties and does not constitute a conflict of interest.
ARTICLE 23
SERVICE AWARDS
23.0 Service awards, in the form of service pins or the
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equivalent, shall be presented to employees in classifications
listed in Appendix "A" for:
Five (5) years of service;
Ten (10) years of service;
Fifteen (15) years of service;
Twenty (20) years of service;
Twenty five (25) years of service;
Thirty (30) years of service;
Thirty five (35) years of service;
Forty (40) years of service.
Such a service award shall also be presented to any employee
upon his retirement.
23.01 For purposes of this ARTICLE, the term "years of
service" shall be defined as continuous, full -time
service.
ARTICLE 24
TRAINING
24.0 The Human Resources Director shall encourage the
improvement of service by providing employees with opportunities
for training, including training for advancement and for general
fitness for public service.
24.01 Reimbursement to employees for costs incurred for
formalized training shall be in accordance with
regulations established by the City Manager.
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ARTICLE 25
SUSPENSION, DEMOTION, AND DISMISSAL
25.0 The tenure of every employee shall be conditioned on good
behavior and satisfactory work performance. Any employee may be
suspended, demoted, or dismissed for good and sufficient cause.
25.1 When in the judgment of the Fire Chief, an employee's
work performance or conduct justifies disciplinary action short
of demotion or dismissal, the employee may be suspended without
pay. Upon taking such action, the Fire Chief shall file with
the employee and the Human Resources Director a written
notification containing a statement of the substantial reasons
for the action. No employee shall be suspended for more than
six months at any one time.
25.2 An employee may be demoted or dismissed upon
recommendation of a Battalion Chief, whenever, in the judgment
of the Battalion Chief, the employee's work or misconduct so
warrants. Upon taking such action, the Fire Chief shall file
with the employee and the Human Resources Director a written
notification containing a statement of the substantial reasons
for the action and the effective date of the action.
25.21 Employees in classifications listed in
Appendix "A" may be placed on administrative leave
with pay at the discretion of Fire Department
management with the concurrence of the City
Manager when the best interest of ANAHEIM is
served by keeping employees suspected to have
engaged in misconduct away from the work place.
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ARTICLE 26
LAYOFF AND REEMPLOYMENT
26.0 Layoff for lack of work or lack of funds shall be on the
basis of an evaluation of qualifications, and seniority within
the affected job classification and the Fire Department.
26.01 An employee whose position has been abolished due
to lack of work or lack of funds shall be
reassigned by the Fire Chief to any position
within the Fire Department in an equivalent or
lower job classification for which he meets the
minimum requirements and has department seniority
over other employees in the job classification.
If the employee whose position has been abolished
does not have department seniority over other
employees in equivalent or lower classifications,
he may be reassigned by the Fire Chief to any
vacant position within the Fire Department in an
equivalent or lower job classification, for which
he meets the minimum requirements. Employees so
reassigned shall be placed in the salary step of
the appropriate salary schedule closest to their
regular hourly rate of pay. Employees so
reassigned shall be reinstated to their former job
classification and salary step status when
positions in their former job classification
within the Fire Department becomes vacant. Such
reinstatement shall be on the basis of department
seniority.
26.02 Whenever an employee whose position has been
abolished cannot be reassigned to a vacant
position within the Fire Department, he shall be
reassigned by the City Manager to any vacant
position in any other division or department in
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his job classification or in an equivalent or
lower job classification for which he meets the
minimum qualifications for employment. If an
employee is reassigned to a vacant position within
his job classification in any other division or
department, he shall retain his rate of pay. If
an employee is reassigned to a vacant position in
an equivalent or lower job classification in any
other division or department, he may be placed in
any salary step of the appropriate salary schedule
that does not provide an increase in salary.
Employees reassigned to vacant positions in an
equivalent or lower job classification in any
other division or department shall be reinstated
to their former job classification and salary step
status when positions in their former job
classification within the Fire Department becomes
vacant. Such reinstatement shall be on the basis
of department seniority.
26.1 Whenever an employee whose position has been abolished is
not reassigned to any vacant position, he shall be placed on the
reemployment list for his job classification. Persons on the
reemployment list shall be reemployed with their former salary
step status when positions in their job classification within
the Fire Department from which they were laid off becomes
vacant. Reemployment shall be on the basis of department
seniority. Names on reemployment lists shall remain for a
period not to exceed one (1) year.
26.2 Whenever an employee is reassigned to a vacant position
in the same classification, an equivalent classification, or
lower classification as herein provided, he shall retain the
same anniversary date for purposes of merit pay increases.
26.3 Whenever an employee is reinstated to a vacant position
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in his former job classification, or reemployed as herein
provided, he shall be given a new anniversary date for purposes
of merit pay increases in accordance with the provisions of
ARTICLE 10.
26.31 An employee reinstated from the reemployment list
shall be considered to have continuous service and
may be credited with the amount of accumulated
sick leave he had accrued at the time of layoff if
he elects to remit to ANAHEIM any payment received
under the provisions of ARTICLE 36, SICK LEAVE.
26.4 The AFA agrees that ANAHEIM may amend this ARTICLE
without further discussion with the AFA. Notwithstanding the
amendment specified above, ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that
ANAHEIM will notify the AFA of any pending layoffs which affect
employees in the classifications set forth in Appendix "A ". The
AFA shall have the right at that time to request meet and confer
meetings for the purpose of determining layoff procedures to be
used.
26.5 The provisions
regular, full time
Employees appointed
designated by the
probationary employees
this ARTICLE.
of this ARTICLE shall apply only to
employees in the classified service.
to certain grant funded positions as
City Manager under ARTICLE 19.7 and
shall be excluded from the provisions of
ARTICLE 27
TRANSFER
27.0 A change of an employee's place of employment from one
department to another shall be considered a transfer. A
transfer shall be initiated by request of the employee.
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27.01 A transferred employee shall retain his regular
hourly rate of pay and his anniversary date for
purposes of merit pay increases.
27.02 In order to be transferred to a job classification
with minimum standards of employment substantially
different from those of his own job
classification, an employee shall be required to
demonstrate his eligibility for employment in
accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 19 and
shall serve a new probationary period in
accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 21.
27.1 Transfers for the betterment of employees and the best
interests of ANAHEIM shall be encouraged by all echelons of
management.
ARTICLE 28
REINSTATEMENT
28.0 An employee who terminates his employment in good
standing may be reinstated to a vacant position in his former
job classification within three (3) years of his termination
date without going through the competitive processes.
28.01 An employee reinstated within thirty (30) days of
his termination date shall be considered to have
continuous service and shall be credited with the
amount of accumulated sick leave he had at the
time of termination. He shall be placed in his
former salary step and shall retain his
anniversary date for purposes of merit pay
increases. If his anniversary date has occurred
during the period of his absence, his new
anniversary date shall be the first day of the
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next biweekly pay period following reinstatement.
28.02 An employee reinstated after thirty (30) days of
his termination date may be considered to have
broken service for purposes of salary step status,
and shall be considered to have broken service for
all other employee benefits.
28.1 An employee may be reinstated under the provisions of the
Vocational Rehabilitation Administrative Regulation to any
vacant position for which he meets the minimum qualifications.
28.2 The provisions of this ARTICLE shall apply to regular,
full -time employees.
ARTICLE 29
VOLUNTARY DEMOTION
29.0 If an employee takes a voluntary demotion as a result of
a downward reclassification of his position, his salary step
status shall be in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 10.
29.1 Voluntary demotions as a result of impending layoff shall
be in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 26.
29.2 An employee may request a voluntary demotion for any
reason. Such a voluntary demotion shall require the approval of
ANAHEIM. An employee taking such a voluntary demotion may be
placed in any salary step of the appropriate salary schedule
that does not provide an increase in salary. He shall be given
a new anniversary date for purposes of merit pay increases in
accordance with provisions of ARTICLE 10.
29.21 Voluntary demotions in accordance with the
Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
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Regulation shall be in accordance with the
provisions of ARTICLE 29.2.
29.3 An employee who has taken a voluntary demotion to a lower
job classification may be reinstated to a vacant position in his
former job classification within three (3) years of the
effective date of the voluntary demotion without requalifying by
competitive processes.
29.31 An employee reinstated to his former job
classification from a voluntary demotion shall
retain his regular hourly rate of pay. If his
regular hourly rate of pay is not included in the
salary schedule of his former job classification,
he shall be placed in the salary step of that
salary schedule which is closest to his regular
hourly rate of pay. He shall retain his
anniversary date for purposes of merit pay
increases; however, if he is placed in the "P" or
"Q" step of the salary schedule, he shall be
eligible for a merit pay increase after thirteen
(13) complete biweekly pay periods or his regular
anniversary date, whichever is sooner.
ARTICLE 30
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
30.0 In the event a death occurs in the immediate family of a
full -time employee the employee shall be granted bereavement
leave with pay for up to a maximum of twenty four (24) working
hours. "Immediate family" shall be defined as any relative by
blood or marriage who is a member of the employee's household,
under the same roof, and any parent, foster parent, stepparent,
spouse, child, brother, or sister of the employee, or any
parent, foster parent or stepparent of the employee's spouse,
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regardless of residence.
30.01 In the event a death occurs among other family
members of an employee, the employee shall be
granted bereavement leave with pay for up to a
maximum of eight (8) working hours. Other family
members shall be defined as grandparent, not under
the same roof of the employee, and any
grandparent, child, brother, or sister of the
employee's spouse, regardless of residence.
30.02 Bereavement leave may be used only at the time a
death occurs, or to make burial arrangements
and /or to attend funeral or memorial services.
ARTICLE 31
HOLIDAYS
31.0 The following days shall be recognized as holidays, and
regular full -time employees in the classified service with an
average, regular work week of forty (40) hours shall have these
holidays off with pay:
January 1st, New Year's Day
Third Monday in February, President's Day
Last Monday in May, Memorial Day
July 4th, Independence Day
First Monday in September, Labor Day
November 11, Veterans Day
Fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
December 25th, Christmas Day
Every day designated by the City Council for a public
feast, thanksgiving or holiday.
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31.1. The following days shall be recognized as flexible
holidays; and regular, full -time employees in the classified
with an average, regular work week of forty (40) hours shall
accrue additional paid vacation in accordance with ARTICLE 37.0
in lieu of having the following holidays off with pay.
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Good Friday
September 9, Admission Day
Employee's Birthday
1/2 day Christmas Eve
Day After Christmas
31.2 In the event that any of the above holidays fall on an
employee's scheduled day off, said employee shall observe the
preceding work day or the following work day as scheduled by the
Fire Chief to provide maximum regular service to the public.
31.3 Employees may be required to work on any of the above
holidays or days observed in lieu of those holidays. Any
forty (40) hour employee required to work on any of the above
holidays or days observed in lieu of those holidays shall
receive additional compensation equivalent to one and one half
(1 -1/2) times his regular hourly rate of pay. Employees in the
following job classifications shall be exempt from the
provisions of this ARTICLE.
Fire Captain I
Fire Captain II
Fire Captain III
Fire Captain IV
Fire Engineer I
Fire Engineer II
Fire Engineer III
Fire Engineer IV
Fire Fighter I
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Fire Fighter II
Fire Fighter III
Fire Fighter IV
31.4 A fifty six (56) hour employee, in any of the Fire
Department job classifications listed in ARTICLE 31.3 shall
receive additional compensation equivalent to 1 /10th of his
regular biweekly compensation for each holiday listed in
ARTICLE 31.0, and for February 12th, Lincoln's Birthday and
September 9th - Admission Day. Employees in these
classifications shall have the option to accumulate 11.2 hours
per holiday. Under the option, any hours accrued will be paid
off at the employee's regular hourly rate of pay as of the end
of the pay period including October 1st. Selection of the
holiday option shall be made on September 1st of each year. No
employee who is on suspension or unpaid leave of absence during
a holiday pay period shall receive additional compensation or
accumulate hours during that pay period.
31.5 In order to be eligible for holiday pay, a forty (40)
hour employee must be either at work or on a paid leave of
absence on the regularly scheduled work day immediately
preceding the holiday or day observed in lieu of the holiday and
the regularly scheduled work day immediately following the
holiday or day observed in lieu of the holiday.
31.51 No forty (40) hour employee who is on suspension
or unpaid leave of absence on either the regularly
scheduled work day immediately preceding or
immediately following the holiday or day observed
in lieu of the holiday shall receive compensation
for said holiday or day observed in lieu of the
holiday.
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ARTICLE 32
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT LEAVE
32.0 ANAHEIM will provide employees with Industrial Accident
Leave as required by law.
ARTICLE 33
JURY DUTY AND COURT APPEARANCES
33.0 In the event a regular, full -time employee in the
classified service is duly summoned to any court for the purpose
of performing jury duty, he shall receive his regular hourly
rate of pay for any regularly scheduled working hours spent in
actual performance of such service.
33.01 Whenever an employee is duly summoned to appear as
a witness, except where the employee is a litigant
or a defendant in a criminal case or any action
brought about as a result of his own misconduct,
he shall receive his regular hourly rate of pay
for any regularly scheduled working hours spent in
actual performance of such service.
33.02 Employees receiving witness fees shall remit such
fees to the Collection Officer in order to be
considered at work for payroll purposes during
time spent as such witnesses.
ARTICLE 34
LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
34.0 Any employee who is absent from work and who is not on
paid leave time shall be considered to be on leave without pay.
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34.01 Regular, full -time employees in the classified
service with an average, regular work week of
forty (40) hours shall receive no compensation and
shall accumulate no vacation or sick leave while
on leave without pay.
34.02 Regular, full -time employees in the classified
service with an average, regular work week of
fifty six (56) hours shall receive no compensation
and shall accrue no paid leave while on leave
without pay.
34.03 An employee who has need to be absent from work
and who is not eligible for paid leave time may
request to be placed on leave without pay. Leave
without pay for a period not to exceed forty (40)
working hours may be granted by the employee's
Battalion Chief. Leave without pay in excess of
forty (40) hours up to a maximum of six (6) months
shall require the approval of the Fire Chief.
34.04 In the event that leave without pay is granted an
employee for reasons of illness or physical
incapacity due to illness or injury, ANAHEIM shall
continue to pay for any hospitalization and major
medical insurance previously paid for by ANAHEIM
for a maximum of six (6) complete months.
34.05 An employee who is absent from work in excess of
six (6) months on leave without pay shall be
separated from ANAHEIM service.
34.06 An employee returning to work from leave without
pay shall be placed in the same salary step he was
in prior to such leave. If such leave was in
excess of two (2) complete biweekly pay periods,
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the employee's anniversary date for purposes of
merit pay increases shall be changed to conform
with the provisions of ARTICLE 10 provided that he
returns to a position in a lower job
classification, his salary step status shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of
ARTICLE 29.
34.1 An employee considered exempt under ARTICLE 40.02,
shall be granted paid time off to provide full pay for any work
day when insufficient accrued leave time is available to cover
the remainder of the day.
ARTICLE 35
MILITARY LEAVE
35.0 ANAHEIM'S policy relating to military leave and
compensation, therefore, shall be in accordance with the
provisions of the Military and Veterans Code of the State of
California, and with all Federal provisions (Public Law 93 -508).
ARTICLE 36
SICK LEAVE
36.0 Regular, full -time employees in the classified service
with an average, regular work week of forty (40) hours shall
receive annual sick leave with pay in accordance with the
following provisions:
36.01 An employee shall accrue paid sick leave at the
rate of three (3) hours for each complete biweekly
pay period.
36.02 Paid sick leave shall continue to accrue in
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accordance with the above provisions during any
period of leave with pay except that employees who
remain on Industrial Accident Leave after
exhausting State mandated 4850 benefits shall
accumulate no sick leave.
36.03 An employee requesting sick leave for an absence
from work as a result of any injury or disease
which comes under the State of California Worker's
Compensation Insurance and Safety Act after
eligibility for Industrial Accident Leave has
ended, shall receive maximum compensation from
ANAHEIM in an amount equal to the difference
between temporary disability payments mandated by
the State of California Worker's Compensation
Insurance and Safety Act and his regular basic
rate of pay.
36.04 An employee shall have one (1) hour deducted from
his accrued sick leave time for each hour of sick
leave taken. An employee with a regular work day
of eight (8) hours shall have eight (8) hours
deducted from his accrued sick leave time for each
regularly scheduled working day that he is on paid
sick leave.
36.05 The minimum amount of sick leave that may be taken
at any given time shall be one (1) hour.
36.06 Sick leave that is accrued, but not taken, shall
be accumulated.
36.07 An employee shall be paid at his regular hourly
rate of pay for all hours accumulated beyond one
hundred seventy five (175) in each calendar year.
Payment shall be made in January of each year, or
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upon the employee's termination of employment for
any reason. A maximum of one hundred seventy five
(175) hours shall carry over from year to year.
36.08 An employee who has completed six (6) months as a
regular full -time employee and is continuously and
totally disabled for more than one (1) calendar
month, shall receive a disability benefit of net
sixty percent (60 %) of his base rate of pay, after
withholding taxes, and less deductible benefits.
Such disability benefit shall continue during
total disability up to a maximum of six months
from date of disability.
36.081 Deductible benefits include salary or
other compensation paid by any employer;
Worker's Compensation Act or similar law
including benefits for partial or total
disability, whether permanent or temporary
if benefits being received are for the
current disabling condition; a pension
plan toward which ANAHEIM contributed.
36.082 Total disability means an employee's
complete inability to engage in his
regular occupation.
36.09 Benefits are not payable unless the employee is
regularly seen and treated by a licensed physician
or medical practitioner who certifies to the
continuing disability.
36.10 In the event that any paid holiday occurs during a
period when any employee is on paid sick leave,
the holiday shall not be charged against the
employee's accrued sick leave. The only sick
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leave hours that shall be charged against any
employee's accrued sick leave shall be those hours
that the employee is regularly scheduled to work.
36.011 An employee eligible for paid sick leave shall be
granted such leave for the following reasons:
36.0111 Illness of the employee or physical
incapacity of the employee due to illness
or injury.
36.0112 Enforced quarantine of the employee in
accordance with community health
regulations.
36.0113 Medical and dental appointments during
work hours. Use of sick leave for
scheduled medical and dental appointments
shall require prior approval of the
employee's Battalion Chief or the Fire
Chief and will be granted in accordance
with the best interest of the Fire
Department.
36.0114 Temporary disabilities caused by pregnancy
and childbirth.
36.0115 Up to twenty four (24) hours of sick leave
per calendar year shall be granted for
illness of the employee's immediate
family.
36.012 An employee who cannot perform his assigned duties
due to illness or physical incapacity shall
inform his Battalion Chief of the fact and the
reason therefore as soon as possible. Failure to
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do so within a reasonable time may be cause of
denial of sick leave with pay.
36.013 In the event that an employee is absent on sick
leave in excess of twenty four (24) consecutive
working hours, the Fire Chief may require that the
employee submit to him a written statement by a
physician licensed by the State of California
certifying that the employee's condition prevented
him from performing the duties of his position.
Failure on the part of the employee to comply with
such a requirement may be considered for
disciplinary action.
36.014 In the event that an employee becomes ill during
working hours and is placed on paid sick leave
prior to the close of the work day, such paid sick
leave shall be calculated to the nearest hour.
36.015 An employee who retired in calendar year 1984 or
thereafter, shall receive service credit for all
sick leave hours up to one hundred and seventy
five (175).
36.016 An employee who has more than five (5) years of
continuous City service and is age 50 or older may
elect once each calendar year to receive all or a
portion of his Employee Sick Leave Trust Fund
amount. When requested, such payments may be
diverted to the employee's deferred compensation
account, within the limits established by law, or
paid by separate check subject to standardized
withholding taxes. When partial payment is
requested, the amount shall not be less than
twenty five percent (25 %) of the balance, and a
maximum of four such partial payments shall be
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allowed, with the fourth payment paying the entire
remaining balance in the account.
36.017 Not withstanding, the provisions of
ARTICLE 36.016, an employee may elect to transfer
his interest in the Sick Leave Trust Fund to one
of the deferred compensation providers offered by
ANAHEIM when such employee is within three (3)
years of anticipated retirement. Such transfer of
interest is forfeitable to ANAHEIM in the event
the employee terminates employment for any reason
(other than death, layoff or retirement) prior to
accruing five (5) years of continuous City service
and attaining age 50.
36.018 If two or more periods of total disability occur
during a specific six month elimination period for
the insured LTD plan, all such periods shall be
considered as one period of continuous total
disability under the following conditions:
36.0181 All periods of total disability must be
due to the same cause or causes; and
36.0182 All recurring periods of total disability
that qualify as one period of continuous
total disability for the insured LTD plan,
shall qualify as one period of continuous
total disability for the ANAHEIM
Disability Plan and shall not require a
new one month waiting period before
ANAHEIM Disability Benefits will be paid;
and
36.0183 Commencement of the benefit period for the
insured LTD plan shall automatically
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terminate benefits from the ANAHEIM
Disability Plan.
ARTICLE 37
VACATION
37.0 Regular, full -time employees in the classified service
with an average, regular work week of forty (40) hours shall
receive annual vacation with pay in accordance with the
following provisions which include vacation earned at the rate
of one (1) hour for each complete biweekly pay period, in lieu
of the designated flexible holidays outlined in ARTICLE 31.1.
37.01 An employee shall accrue vacation time with pay in
accordance with the following provisions:
37.011 For the first four (4) years of
continuous, full -time service such
employees shall accrue paid vacation at
the rate of four (4) hours for each
complete biweekly pay period plus two (2)
hours of paid vacation at the close of the
final complete biweekly pay period of each
fiscal year (106 hours or 13.25 working
days per year). The maximum amount of
vacation that may be accumulated shall be
one hundred ninety (190) hours.
37.012 Upon completion of four (4) years of
continuous, full -time service, such
employees shall accrue paid vacation at
the rate of five (5) hours for each
complete biweekly pay period (130 hours or
16.25 working days per year). The maximum
amount of vacation that may be
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accumulated shall be two hundred forty
(240) hours.
37.02
37.013 Upon completion of eight (8) years of
continuous, full -time service, such
employees shall accrue paid vacation at
the rate of six (6) hours for each
complete biweekly pay period (156 hours or
19.5 working days per year). The maximum
amount of vacation that may be accumulated
shall be two hundred ninety (290) hours.
37.014 Upon completion of fourteen (14) years of
continuous, full -time service such
employees shall accrue paid vacation at
the rate of seven (7) hours for each
complete biweekly pay period (182 hours or
22.75 working days per year). The maximum
amount of vacation that may be accumulated
shall be three hundred forty (340) hours.
37.015 Upon completion of nineteen (19) years of
continuous, full -time service, such
employees shall accrue paid vacation at
the rate of eight (8) hours for each
complete biweekly pay period (208 hours or
26 working days per year). The maximum
amount of vacation that may be accumulated
shall be three hundred ninety (390) hours.
during any period of leave with pay, except after
exhausting State mandated 4850 benefits an
employee shall accumulate no vacation. All
vacations shall be scheduled and taken in
Paid vacations shall continue to accrue in
accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 37 01
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accordance with the best interests of ANAHEIM and
the Fire Department.
37.03 An employee on an approved 4850 leave shall accrue
and /or schedule vacation in accordance with the
following:
37.031 When disability and accrued vacation occur
concurrently, payment in lieu of vacation
will be made biweekly for any vacation
accrued during an approved 4850 leave.
37.032 When disability and scheduled vacation
occur concurrently, the previously
scheduled vacation will be cancelled.
37.04 The minimum amount of vacation that may be taken
at any given time shall be one (1) hour.
37.05 The maximum amount of vacation that may be taken
at any given time shall be that amount that has
accrued to the employee concerned.
37.06 An employee shall be eligible to take any accrued
vacation upon completion of thirteen (13) complete
biweekly pay periods of full -time service.
37.07 Each employee shall have one (1) hour deducted
from his accrued vacation time for each hour of
vacation taken. Vacation which is accrued, but
not taken, shall be accumulated.
37.08 Upon termination, an employee shall be compensated
at his regular hourly rate of pay for any vacation
accrued but not taken, provided that he has
successfully completed thirteen (13) complete
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biweekly pay periods of full -time service.
37.09 In the event that any recognized holiday occurs
during any employee's vacation, the holiday shall
not be charged against the employee's accrued
vacation. The only vacation hours that shall be
charged against any employee's accrued vacation
shall be those hours that the employee is
regularly scheduled to work.
37.010 An employee shall be eligible on an annual basis
to be compensated at his regular hourly rate of
pay for up to one (1) week (40 hours) of vacation
accrued but not taken, subject to the following
provisions:
37.0101 A minimum of eighty (80) hours of vacation
must have been used during the previous
payroll year.
37.0102 An employee's request for annual vacation
payoff, shall require the approval of the
Fire Chief.
37.0103 Payment shall be made in January of each
year.
ARTICLE 38
PAID LEAVE PROGRAM
38.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree to establish a paid leave
program for regular, full -time employees in the classified
service with an average, regular work week of fifty six (56)
hours in accordance with the following provisions:
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38.01 Employees shall accrue paid leave time in
accordance with the following conditions:
38.011 For the first four
continuous, full -time
employees shall accrue
rate of 9.75 hours f
biweekly pay period
10.5625 shifts per year).
(4) years of
service, such
paid leave at the
or each complete
(253.5 hours or
38.012 Upon completion of four (4) years of
continuous, full -time service, such
employees shall accrue paid leave at the
rate of 10.5 hours for each complete
biweekly pay period (273.0 hours or 11.375
shifts per year).
38.013 Upon completion of eight (8) years of
continuous, full -time service, such
employees shall accrue paid leave at the
rate of 12.0 hours for each complete
biweekly pay period (312.0 hours or 13.0
shifts per year).
38.014 Upon completion of fourteen (14) years of
continuous, full -time service, such
employees shall accrue paid leave at the
rate of 13.25 hours for each complete
biweekly pay period (344.5 hours or
14.3542 shifts per year).
38.015 Upon completion of nineteen (19) years of
continuous, full -time service, such
employees shall accrue paid leave at the
rate of 14.75 hours for each complete
biweekly pay period (383.5 hours or
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15.9792 shifts per year).
38.02 An employee requesting paid leave time for an
absence from work as a result of any injury or
illness which comes under the State of California
Worker's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act
after eligibility for Industrial Accident Leave
has ended shall receive maximum compensation from
ANAHEIM in an amount equal to the difference
between temporary disability payments mandated by
the State of California Worker's Compensation
Insurance and Safety Act and his regular basic
rate of pay.
38.03 Paid leave time shall continue to accrue in
accordance with the above provisions during any
period of leave with pay except that employees who
remain on Industrial Accident Leave after
exhausting State mandated 4850 benefits shall
accumulate no paid leave time.
38.04 Paid leave time in excess of three (3) consecutive
work shifts shall require the prior authorization
of the Fire Chief or a certification from a
licensed medical practitioner that the employee is
disabled and unable to work. Paid leave time for
reasons other than illness or injury shall be
scheduled and taken in the best interests of
ANAHEIM and the Fire Department. Failure on the
part of the employee to comply with these
requirements may be considered for disciplinary
action.
38.05 An employee shall have one (1) hour deducted from
his accrued paid leave time for each hour of paid
leave time taken.
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38.06 The minimum amount of paid leave time that may be
taken at any time is one (1) hour.
38.07 The maximum amount of paid leave time that may be
taken at any time shall be that amount that has
accrued to the employee.
38.08 An employee who utilizes paid leave time under the
provisions of this ARTICLE shall inform their
immediate supervisor of the fact and the reason as
soon as possible and shall ensure that their
position is manned in accordance with Fire
Department operating policies.
38.09 In the event that an employee leaves work during
working hours and is placed on paid leave time
prior to the close of the work day, such paid
leave time shall be calculated to the nearest
hour.
38.010 Paid leave time which is accrued but not taken
shall be paid under the following conditions:
38.0101 Upon termination, the employee shall be
paid for all hours accrued but not used in
excess of two hundred forty five (245). In
the event the employee retires from
ANAHEIM service, all hours accrued but not
used up to a maximum of the two hundred
forty five (245) shall be reported as
unused sick leave for additional service
credit in accordance with the contract
between ANAHEIM and the Public Employees
Retirement System.
38.0102 An employee shall be paid at his regular
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hourly rate of
hours accrued
three hundred
theemployees o
hundred fifty
calendar year.
January of each
pay for all paid leave time
but not used in excess of
fifty (350) hours (or at
ption in excess of seven
(750) hours) in each
Payment shall be made in
year.
38.011 In the event an employee's work schedules changes
from a forty (40) hour assignment to a fifty -six
(56) hour assignment, the paid leave account shall
be estblished as follows:
38.0111 Sick leave and vacation hours accumulated
shall be added together, multiplied by the
ratio of 56/40 (1.4), and rounded to the
next highest whole hour.
38.0112 The employee's paid leave account shall be
credited with the hours resulting from
this calculation and shall be immediately
available for use.
38.012 In the event an employee's work schedule changes
from a fifty six (56) hour assignment to a forty
(40) hour assignment, paid leave time accrued but
not taken shall be converted as follows:
38.0121 Hours in the employee's paid leave time
account shall be reduced by multiplying
the balance by the ratio of 40/56 (.7143)
rounded to next highest whole hour.
38.0122 The employee's account balance for sick
leave with pay shall be credited with all
hours to a maximum of one hundred seventy
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five (175) and shall be available for
immediate use.
38.0123 The employee's account balance for
vacation with pay shall be credited with
any hours remaining and shall be
immediately available for use.
38.013 Paid leave time shall be used under the provisions
of this ARTICLE for absences as the result of a
nonoccupational illness or injury for up to ten
(10) regularly scheduled work shifts per
occurrence. In the event such an absence exceeds
ten (10) regularly scheduled work shifts, an
employee may, at his option, use accrued paid
leave time in lieu of the disability benefit
described in ARTICLE 38.014. When exercising such
an option, the employee shall exhaust all accrued
paid leave time prior to receiving any disability
benefit for the remainder of the STD benefit
period.
38.014 An employee who is continuously and totally
disabled for more than ten regularly schedule work
shifts shall be eligible to receive a disability
benefit of net sixty percent (60 %) of his base
rate of pay, after withholding taxes and less
deductible benefits. Such disability benefit
shall continue during total disability up to a
maximum of six (6) months from date of disability.
38.0141 Deductible benefits include salary or
other compensation paid by any employer,
Worker's Compensation Act, or similar law
including benefits for partial or total
disability, whether permanent or temporary
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if benefits being received are for the
current disabling condition; a pension
plan toward which ANAHEIM contributed.
38.0142 Total disability means an employee's
complete inability to engage in his
regular occupation.
38.0143 Benefits are not payable unless the
employee is regularly seen and treated by
a licensed physician or medical
practitioner who certifies to the
continuing disability.
38.015 If two or more periods of total disability occur
during a specific six month elimination period for
insured LTD plan, all such periods shall be
considered as one period of continuous total
disability under the following conditions:
38.0151 All periods of total disability must be
due to the same cause or causes; and
38.0152 All recurring periods of total disability
that qualify as one period of continuous
total disability for the insured LTD plan,
shall qualify as one period of continuous
total disability for the ANAHEIM
Disability Plan and shall not require a
new one month waiting period before
ANAHEIM Disability Benefits will be paid;
and
38.0153 Commencement of the benefit period for the
insured LTD plan shall automatically
terminate benefits from the ANAHEIM
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Disability Plan.
38.016 An employee who is continuously and totally
disabled for more than six (6) months shall
receive long term disability benefits in
accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 54.03.
ARTICLE 39
OVERTIME
39.0 Regular, full -time employees in the classified service
who work an average, regular work week of forty (40) hours who
perform authorized work in excess of his normal work period,
regular work week, work day or shift shall be compensated for
such work at the rate of one and one -half (1 1/2) times the
regular hourly rate of pay.
39.01 Overtime shall be calculated to the nearest one
quarter (1/4) hour of overtime worked, except any
overtime of less than one -half (1/2) hour duration
shall be calculated to the nearest one -half (1/2)
hour.
39.02 All overtime must be authorized by the Battalion
Chief.
39.03 Notwithstanding the above overtime provisions,
there shall be no compensation for the time spent
in attending meetings of any kind which are for
the purpose of education or training.
39.04 Paramedic training required for maintenance of
certification or recertification shall be
compensated at one and one -half (1 -1/2) times his
regular hourly rate of pay (forty (40) hour rate).
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39.1 Regular, full -time
with an average, regular
performs work not covered
ARTICLE 45, shall b
one and one -half (1 -1/2)
(fifty six (56) hour rate).
employees in the classified service
work week of fifty six (56) hours who
under the Situational Manning Policy,
e compensated at the rate of
times his regular hourly rate of pay
39.11 Overtime shall be calculated to the nearest
one - quarter (1/4) hour of overtime worked, except
any overtime of less than one -half (1/2) hour
duration shall be calculated to the nearest
one -half (1/2) hour.
39.12 All overtime must be authorized by the Battalion
Chief.
39.13 Notwithstanding the above overtime provisions,
there shall be no compensation for the time spent
in attending meetings of any kind which are for
the purpose of education or training.
39.14 Paramedic training required for maintenance of
certification or recertification shall be
compensated at one and one -half (1 -1/2) times the
employees regular hourly rate of pay (fifty six
(56) hour rate).
39.2 An employee in classifications listed in Appendix "A"
shall be compensated at his regular hourly rate of pay for all
compensatory time earned but not used, at the end of the pay
period ending 12- 22 -88.
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ARTICLE 40
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
40.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree on implementation of the Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as follows:
40.01 Fire Engineers and Fire Fighters are nonexempt
under FLSA.
40.02 For the term of this Memorandum and on a
nonprecedential basis for the purpose of this
ARTICLE only, Fire Captains are considered exempt.
40.03 Fire Captains shall earn time and one half (1 -1 /2)
for all overtime hours worked for situational
manning.
40.04 All voluntary committee work by Fire Captains will
be considered non - compensable.
40.2 ANAHEIM agrees not to increase staffing to eliminate
overtime for situational manning.
40.3 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that this ARTICLE shall be
reopened for the purpose of negotiating all wages, hours and
terms and conditions of employment if the Fair Labor Standards
Act is amended to change the overtime standards.
ARTICLE 41
BILINGUAL PAY
41.0 An employee required to speak, read and /or write in
Spanish or other languages designated by the Fire Chief, as well
as, English as part of the regular duties of his position will
be compensated at the rate of $40.00 per biweekly pay period in
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addition to his regular basic rate of pay.
41.01 The Fire Chief shall designate which positions
shall be assigned bilingual duties based on the
Fire Department needs.
41.02 An employee receiving bilingual pay may be
assigned and /or reassigned by the Fire Chief to
positions to maximize the delivery of bilingual
service based on Fire Department needs.
ARTICLE 42
CALL OUT
42.0 Call out compensation shall be in accordance with the
following provisions:
42.01 All emergency call out time shall be calculated to
the nearest one quarter (1/4) hour of time worked.
42.02 For forty (40) hour employees, a minimum of two
(2) hours (including travel time) of pay at the
rate of one and one -half (1 -1/2) times the
employee's regular hourly rate of pay shall be
guaranteed for each emergency call out.
42.03 Forty five (45) minutes time shall be added to the
time worked to compensate the employee for travel
time incurred for each emergency call out.
42.04 Off duty fifty six (56) hour employees who are
called out for emergency work shall be guaranteed
a minimum of four (4) hours work, calculated from
the time of personal notification until the end of
said work period, unless the work continues into
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the regular scheduled
emergency work will be
one -half (1 -1/2) times
of pay.
shift. Pay for such
at the rate of time and
their regular hourly rate
42.1 An employee subpoenaed to appear during off duty hours
for court matters within the scope of their employment and who
receive such subpoenas after 5:00 P.M. of the calendar day prior
to the date of court appearance shall receive overtime
compensation according to emergency call out provisions.
42.2 An employee subpoenaed to appear during off duty hours
for court matters within the scope of his employment and who
receives such subpoena before 5:00 P.M. the calendar day prior
to the date of court appearance shall receive overtime
compensation according to the planned overtime provisions.
42.3 A minimum of two (2) hours pay at the rate of one and
one -half (1 -1/2) times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay
shall be guaranteed for prearranged overtime, except when such
overtime occurs immediately before or after a regular work
period.
ARTICLE 43
SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS
43.0 All eight (8) hour periods, regularly scheduled to begin
at 3:00 P.M., or thereafter, but before 3:00 A.M. shall be
designated as night shift.
43.01 A premium of five percent (5.0%) of the employee's
regular hourly rate of pay shall be paid for work
performed in the night shift.
43.02 A premium of five percent (5.0%) of the employee's
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regular hourly rate of pay shall be paid for each
hour worked between 3:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M.
43.03 When a shift premium is applicable to time worked
at the overtime rate of pay, the overtime rate
shall be applied to the applicable shift premium.
43.04 When an employee is required to work continuously
without a break beyond the end of his night shift,
the overtime rate shall be applied to the
applicable shift premium.
43.1 Shift premium shall be payable only for hours actually
worked and shall not be paid for nonwork time, such as
vacations, holidays, sick leave, etc.
ARTICLE 44
MANNING
44.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that each Fire Company shall be
assigned regular full -time personnel consisting of three (3)
Captains, three (3) Engineers, and six (6) Fire Fighters (i.e.
Fifteen (15) units would include forty five (45) Captains, forty
five (45) Engineers and ninety (90) Fire Fighters).
44.1 ANAHEIM agrees this ARTICLE will remain in effect until
07- 05 -90.
ARTICLE 45
SITUATIONAL MANNING
45.0 Employees in the following job classifications who are
assigned to perform overtime work in accordance with the
situational manning concept shall be compensated for such
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overtime work at their regular hourly rate of pay.
Fire Captain I
Fire Captain II
Fire Captain III
Fire Captain IV
Fire Engineer I
Fire Engineer II
Fire Engineer III
Fire Engineer IV
Fire Fighter I
Fire Fighter II
Fire Fighter III
Fire Fighter IV
45.1 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that if there are insufficient
volunteers to meet appropriate staffing levels as determined by
ANAHEIM, ANAHEIM may require employees to work situational
manning shifts. In the event that additional fire companies are
put in service during the term of this Memorandum, and ANAHEIM
elects to staff these new companies by situational manning; or
if total suppression strength drops below (one hundred seventy
one) 171 employees; the AFA shall have the right to reopen the
mandatory situational manning issue.
ARTICLE 46
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM
46.0 Regular, full -time employees in the classified service
shall be eligible to participate in the Hazardous Materials
Program in accordance with the following provisions:
46.01 The Fire Department shall determine the standards
and procedures for selection of employees assigned
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to the Hazardous Materials Program.
46.02 Upon successful completion of the Hazardous
Materials Academy, each employee assigned to
Hazardous Materials duties shall be eligible for
Hazardous Materials Assignment Pay as outlined in
ARTICLE 12, Salary Relationships.
46.03 The effective date of Hazardous Materials
Assignment Pay shall be the first day of the pay
period following approval of the Fire Chief.
46.04 Employees selected for the Hazardous Materials
Program shall agree to a three (3) year minimum
assignment to the Program.
46.05 Employees assigned must successfully complete
training to the level of Hazardous Materials
Technician I.
46.06 Employees assigned must agree to successfully
complete any additional training as directed by
the Fire Department.
46.07 The maximum number
Program at any one
The minimum number
Program shall be det
46.08 The assignment of
Hazardous Materials
the Fire Chief.
of employees assigned to the
time shall be twenty -one (21),
of employees assigned to the
ermined by the Fire Chief.
duties of all employees in the
Program shall be directed by
46.09 Each employee shall be eligible for annual blood
toxicology examinations and further medical
evaluation as symptomatically indicated.
Administration and approval of said examinations
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is the responsibility of the Risk Management
Department.
46.1 ANAHEIM agrees to continue this program unless it no
longer is practical to do so. ANAHEIM agrees to notify the AFA
of its intent to modify or to rescind this ARTICLE. If
rescinded, all pay, benefits, and working conditions will
automatically cease.
ARTICLE 47
STAND BY
47.0 An employee assigned to standby duty for purposes of
being on call to handle emergency situations arising at times
other than during normal working hours shall be guaranteed two
(2) hours of pay at his regular hourly rate of pay for each
calendar day of such standby duty.
ARTICLE 48
TRAVEL AND MILEAGE EXPENSE
48.1 ANAHEIM'S mileage reimbursement rate will be the standard
mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service.
48.2 Any increase or decrease shall be effective the first day
of the second month after the date of the publication by the
Internal Revenue Service.
48.3 All requests for mileage reimbursement shall include the
date, point of departure, point of destination and the actual
miles traveled. Actual miles traveled shall be measured from
the work site to the destination to the work site. If travel
originates from home, then a base mileage rate of home to work
site and /or work site to home will be substracted from total
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miles traveled and the net mileage reported for reimbursement.
ARTICLE 49
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
49.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that all employees hired after
02- 01 -88, in classifications listed in Appendix "A ", as a
condition of employment with ANAHEIM agree to not use tobacco
products at any time during their tenure.
ARTICLE 50
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
50.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA recognize that fire fighting
personnel are exposed to a higher than average risk from
Communicable Disease; therefore, those personnel exposed to such
risks should submit Industrial Accident claims with as much
information as is available, within twenty four (24) hours of
occurrence or as soon as known. ANAHEIM agrees to process such
claims within seven days of submission.
50.1 ANAHEIM agrees to make available to all employees in
Appendix "A ", any preventative vaccines approved by the Fire
Chief.
ARTICLE 51
MEAL ALLOWANCE
51.0 Regular, full -time employees in the classified service
with an average, regular work week of forty (40) hours, in
classifications listed in Appendix "A ", shall be provided
adequate meals under the following conditions:
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51.01 An employee shall be provided with two adequate
meals if he is called out on emergency overtime
work one (1) hour before a scheduled work day. If
a meal has been earned under another section of
this ARTICLE within two (2) hours of the scheduled
work day, only one (1) meal shall be provided
under this ARTICLE.
51.02 An employee shall be provided one (1) meal if he
is called to emergency overtime work within one
and one -half (1 -1/2) hours after normal quitting
time and works beyond two and one -half
(2 -1/2) hours after normal quitting time.
51.03 An employee shall be provided an adequate meal if
he works two (2) hours overtime beyond the normal
quitting time.
51.04 An employee shall receive one meal if he is
scheduled to work overtime two (2) hours before a
regular day.
51.05 An employee shall be provided an adequate meal at
four (4) hour intervals during the performance of
emergency overtime work.
51.06 Meal time shall be compensated at the appropriate
overtime rate and shall normally be limited to
one -half (1/2) hour with a maximum of forty -five
(45) minutes paid meal time.
51.07 An employee may at his request, be compensated for
meals at the rate of one -half (1/2) hour of
overtime pay per meal.
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ARTICLE 52
UNIFORMS AND LAUNDRY
52.0 Uniformed personnel of the Fire Department shall be
furnished an initial set of uniforms in accordance with
regulations established by the City Manager. Thereafter, the
providing of uniforms will be in accordance with ARTICLE 52.1.
52.1 ANAHEIM agrees to pay to every employee working in a
classification listed in Appendix "A" $275 per year as
compensation for purchase, maintenance and laundry of work
shirts, pants and jackets, sheets and pillow cases. At such
time as the Fire Chief requires modification of uniforms,
ANAHEIM agrees to meet and confer on the uniform allowance.
ARTICLE 53
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
53.0 Any alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this
Memorandum or any alleged improper treatment of an employee, or
any alleged violation of commonly accepted safety practices and
procedures shall be considered to be a matter subject to review
through the grievance procedure and settled in accordance with
the provisions of this ARTICLE.
53.1 Any violation of this Memorandum as alleged by ANAHEIM
shall be resolved between authorized representatives of ANAHEIM
and the AFA. In the event that the parties cannot resolve the
dispute, the dispute shall, upon the request of either party, be
referred to the arbitrator for a final and binding decision.
53.2 Employees shall have the right to be represented in
grievance matters in the following manner:
53.21 Employees shall have the right to represent
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themselves individually in grievance matters.
53.22 Employees may designate a representative to
represent them in grievance matters.
53.23 No supervisor shall be represented in grievance
matters by an employee whom he supervises.
53.24 No employee shall be represented in grievance
matters by a supervisor for whom he works.
53.3 All expenses of any arbitration shall be borne equally by
ANAHEIM and the AFA.
53.4 Employee grievances shall be handled in the following
manner:
53.41 First Step. An attempt shall be made to adjust
all grievances on an informal basis between the
employee and /or his designated representative and
a supervisor in the employee's chain of command,
up to and including his Battalion Chief, within
ten (10) calendar days after the occurrence of the
incident causing the grievance. The Battalion
Chief shall deliver his answer within ten (10)
calendar days after submission of the grievance to
him.
53.42 Second Step. If the grievance is not
satisfactorily adjusted in the First Step, it
shall be submitted in writing to the Fire Chief
within ten (10) calendar days after the Battalion
Chief's answer is received by the employee and /or
his designated representative. The Fire Chief
shall meet with the employee and /or his designated
representative within ten (10) calendar days after
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submission of the grievance to him. The Fire
Chief shall review the grievance and may affirm,
reverse, or modify as he deems appropriate, the
disposition made at the First Step and shall
deliver his answer to the employee and /or his
designated representative within ten (10) calendar
days after said meeting.
53.43 Third Step. If the grievance is not
satisfactorily adjusted in the Second Step it may
be submitted in writing to Arbitration.
53.44 In order to request arbitration, the grievant
and /or his representative shall serve written
notice to the other party within thirty (30)
calendar days after the second step answer
specifying the grievance to be submitted. The
parties shall thereafter attempt to resolve the
issue and select the arbitrator. If an arbitrator
cannot be agreed upon the parties shall request a
panel from the American Arbitration Association.
53.5 The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on
both parties, it being agreed that the arbitrator shall have no
powers to add to or subtract from nor to modify any of the terms
of any Memorandum of Understanding between the parties and that
the arbitrator's award shall be consistent with and controlled
by this Memorandum, Ordinances and Charter of ANAHEIM , and the
laws and Constitution of the State of California.
53.6 The arbitrator will be requested by the parties to render
his decision in writing as quickly as possible but in no event
later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the
hearings, unless the parties agree otherwise.
53.7 Any grievance not presented and /or carried forward by the
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employee and /or his designated representative within the time
limits specified in ARTICLES 53.41, 53.42, and 53.44 shall be
deemed null and void, provided, however, the employee and /or his
designated representative and the ANAHEIM representative may
agree to continue said time limits.
53.8 Any adoption, deletion, or revision of ANAHEIM policy as
may be suggested or recommended by any employee or employee
organization shall not be considered to be a matter subject to
review through the grievance procedure.
53.9 In the case of suspension, demotion or dismissal, the
arbitrator is empowered to make an award up to and including
making the employee whole for any economic loss suffered.
ARTICLE 54
INSURANCE
54.0 Active Employees
54.01 Health Plans
54.011 ANAHEIM agrees to sponsor the City Medical
Plan, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, and
other prepaid and /or insurance health
plans recommended by the Joint Committee
on Medical Programs and sponsored by the
City Council.
54.012 ANAHEIM shall limit its monthly
contribution to the various medical plans
as follows:
54.0121 ANAHEIM shall contribute a
monthly amount equal to 100% of
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Kaiser plan monthly rate during
the term of this Memorandum.
54.0122 During the term of this
Memorandum, employees who select
a medical plan other than Kaiser
shall be required to contribute
an amount equal to 100% of the
excess amount over the Kaiser
monthly rate, except for the self
funded City Medical Plan, wherein
ANAHEIM shall contribute to the
following schedule:
1988 115% of Kaiser Plan
1989 110% of Kaiser Plan
1990 105% of Kaiser Plan
54.013 The City Medical Plan shall be described
in a booklet which shall become a part of
this Memorandum by reference. Changes
recommended by the Joint Committee on
Medical Programs and approved by the City
Council shall also become part of the
Memorandum by reference.
54.014 For all medical plans, married ANAHEIM
employee couples shall be allowed only one
medical plan and only one dental plan to
cover all family members, and married
ANAHEIM employee couples covered by one
plan shall pay no health insurance premium
while both spouses are employed by
ANAHEIM.
54.015 Proof of marriage will be required of all
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employees enrolled in any City Medical
plan to enroll a dependent spouse.
54.016 The Master contract between ANAHEIM and
the plan administrator shall govern in the
event of any disputes over any matter
within the provisions of the contract.
54.017 The benefit schedules for the prepaid HMO
health plans will not be modified
unilaterally by ANAHEIM , except that each
company may, from time to time, make
revisions to master contract language or
impose minor benefit modifications. If an
imposed benefit modification results in a
monthly fee increase, the cost - sharing
provisions of this Memorandum in effect on
the date the fee increase is effective
shall be applied to the new fees.
54.02 Life Insurance
54.021 ANAHEIM agrees to contribute
one -half (1/2) the cost of the premium for
group term life insurance and dependent
coverage. The employee shall contribute
the difference between the City
contribution and the total premium cost.
54.022 ANAHEIM shall pay a portion of the premium
for employee group life insurance coverage
in accordance with the provisions of any
contract between the ANAHEIM and any
company or companies providing such
coverage.
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54.023 An employee who retires shall receive a
paid -up life insurance policy, paid wholly
by ANAHEIM, with a face value of $100.00
for each complete year of service and
$50.00 for more than six months, but less
than a complete year of service up to a
maximum of $2,000.00.
54.024 Permanent and Total Disability Life
Insurance Benefit
54.0241 Employees eligible to retire:
Such employee who is permanently
and totally disabled shall
receive the following Life
Insurance benefit:
54.02411 $100.00 paid up life
insurance for each year
of service as provided
under the Retired Life
Insurance Program.
54.02412 Decreasing term life
insurance in the amount
of the employee's Basic
Life insurance less the
paid up life insurance
described above. Such
term life insurance
shall decrease by 1/60
of the original value
each month until the
face value of such
insurance reaches zero
(5 years).
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54.02413 The permanently and
totally disabled
employee will pay no
premium during the term
of this benefit.
54.02414 Employees not eligible
to retire: Such
employee shall receive
the following Life
Insurance benefit:
54.024141 Decreasing
term life
insurance in
the amount of
the
employee's
Basic Life
Insurance.
Such term
insurance
shall
decrease by
1/60 of the
original
amount each
month until
the face
value reaches
zero (5
years) .
54.024142 The
permanently
and totally
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disabled
employee
shall pay no
premium
during the
term of this
benefit.
54.0242 This language expresses the
intent of the parties. The
precise language will be prepared
by insurance attorneys.
54.03 Long Term Disability Benefits
54.031 ANAHEIM agrees to pay the cost of the long
term disability insurance premiums during
the term of this Memorandum.
54.032 ANAHEIM shall pay the premium for employee
group long term disability insurance
coverage in accordance with the provisions
of any contract between ANAHEIM and any
company or companies providing such
coverage.
54.033 ANAHEIM shall only provide long term
disability for non - occupational disabling
conditions.
54.04 Dental Plans
54.041 ANAHEIM agrees to continue sponsorship of
the fee for service dental plan.
54.042 ANAHEIM agrees to continue sponsorship of
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prepaid dental plans.
54.043 ANAHEIM shall limit
contribution to all dental
following schedule:
Single 11.00
2 -Party 17.10
Family 24.66
54.05 Short Term Disability
its monthly
plans to the
54.051 ANAHEIM agrees to continue sponsorship of
the employee paid short -term disability
insurance coverage for presently enrolled
employees during the term of this
Memorandum.
54.052 ANAHEIM agrees to provide
Short Term Disability pl
agrees to pay ANAHEIM'S
medical, dental, life,
insurance during absence due
injury up to six months.
54.06 Pensions
the existing
an. ANAHEIM
portion of
and optical
to illness or
54.061 ANAHEIM
agrees
to amend its contract with
PERS to
provide
the following
benefits
effective
January
6, 1989:
(a)
2% at
age 50 (Government
Code
Section
21252.01)
(b)
Highest
year final
averaging
(Government
Code Section
20024.2)
(c)
Post
Retirement
Survivors
Allowance
(Government
Code
Sections
21263, 21263.1,
21263.3)
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(d) Credit for unused sick leave
(Government Code Section 20862.8)
54.062 ANAHEIM shall contribute a portion of the
cost of employee retirement benefits in
accordance with the provisions of the
contract between ANAHEIM and the Public
Employees' Retirement System.
54.063 ANAHEIM shall contribute a portion of the
cost of employee survivors' benefits in
accordance with the provisions of the
above contract.
54.1 Retired Employees
54.11 New employees hired on or after January 1, 1984
shall not be eligible to participate in ANAHEIM
sponsored retired employee medical plans.
54.12 Employees who retired prior to January 1, 1984
54.121 Health Insurance plans will be provided to
current retirees in accordance with
ARTICLE 54.011 above.
54.122 Retire contributions to the various
medical plans will be in accordance with
the following schedule:
Single $15.00 monthly
2 -Party $15.00 monthly
Family $45.00 monthly
54.13 Employees who retired subsequent to January 1,
1984 and prior to December 31, 1987.
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54.131 Retirees in this group who meet the
requirements set forth below shall be
eligible to maintain membership in City
sponsored group health plans in accordance
with ARTICLE 54.011.
54.1311 Must be eligible to retire, and
54.1312 Must have completed at least
5 years of continuous, Full Time
City service on date of
retirement, and
54.1313 Must be currently enrolled as a
subscriber at time of separation
from City service.
54.1314 Or must be awarded a disability
retirement by PERS.
54.132 Retiree contributions to the various plans
shall be in accordance with the following
schedule:
Single $15.00 monthly
2 -Party $15.00 monthly
Family $45.00 monthly
54.14 Employees who retire on or after January 1, 1988.
54.141 Retirees in this group who meet the
requirements set forth below shall be
eligible to maintain membership in City
sponsored group health plans in accordance
with ARTICLE 54.011.
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54.1411 Must have completed at least five
(5) years of continuous, Full
Time City service on date of
retirement, and
54.1412 Must have been awarded a
retirement from Public Employees'
Retirement System as the reason
for termination from City
service, and
54.1413 PERS retirement benefits must
commence no later than the first
day of the month following the
date of separation from City
service, and
54.1414 Must be currently enrolled as a
subscriber at time of separation
from City service.
54.142 ANAHEIM shall contribute towards the
premium costs of such plans up to ANAHEIM
contribution for the City health plan in
the year prior to retirement.
54.15 Provisions applicable to all three groups.
54.151 Surviving spouse of retiree may continue
coverage under same terms.
54.152 Once cancelled for any reason, may not
reenroll.
54.153 Coverage shall be cancelled for
non - payment of monthly fees after three
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(3) months in arrears.
54.154 Coordination of benefits under the Retired
Medical Program shall be in accordance
with applicable State Law.
54.155 Vision care benefits of the Vision Service
Plan shall be EXCLUDED from the benefits
for the Retired Group.
54.156 Retirees may only change health plans
during the annual open enrollment period.
ARTICLE 55
JOINT COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL PROGRAMS
55.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree, in recognition of the need to
provide an adequate level of medical care coverage at a
reasonable cost to ANAHEIM and its employees, hereby agree to
the formation of a committee to analyze current City sponsored
medical programs, review alternative approaches to providing
medical care programs, plan design, and investigate cost
containment systems, all for the purpose of achieving adequate
low cost medical care for the employees of ANAHEIM.
55.1 Serving on the committee with Human Resources Department
staff and operating department management staff will be two
members from the Anaheim Firefighters Association.
55.2 This committee will meet as often as is necessary during
the life of this Memorandum and will report to the Human
Resources Director on a periodic basis its findings and
recommendations for change to ANAHEIM's present medical plans.
A report shall be prepared setting forth specific
recommendations as to alternatives, plan design and cost
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containment provisions. The report shall be forwarded to the
City Manager for review.
55.3 Because of the complexity of the problem and the diverse
interests of the repsective organizations, the parties recognize
that it is incumbent upon all members of the committee to work
in a spirit of harmony and cooperation to achieve what should be
beneficial to all concerned.
ARTICLE 56
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
56.0 In order to be eligible for employment with ANAHEIM,
candidates shall be required to pass a physical examination, the
character of which shall be in accordance with standards
established by the Human Resources Director.
56.1 In order to be eligible for promotion or transfer to a
job classification in a category requiring greater physical
qualification than his present job classification, an employee
shall pass the appropriate physical examination.
56.2 An employee who returns to work after an absence in
excess of forty eight (48) consecutive working hours due to
illness or physical incapacity may be required by the Fire Chief
to undergo a physical examination.
56.21 An employee who
examination requi
ARTICLE 56.2, may
position requiring
recommended for
terminated.
fails to pass a physical
red under the provisions of
be transferred or demoted to a
lesser physical qualifications,
disability retirement, or
56.3 All physical examinations required under the provisions
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of this ARTICLE shall be performed by a physician in active
practice licensed by California State Law and within the scope
of his practice as defined by California State Law.
56.31 Exceptions
be made
candidates
physician
physician
candidate
to the provisions of ARTICLE 56.3 may
only in the case of out -of -state
for employment. In such cases, the
performing the examination may be a
licensed by the state in which the
resides.
56.4 ANAHEIM shall pay for any physical examination required
under the provisions of this ARTICLE.
ARTICLE 57
EXPOSURE RECORD PROGRAM
57.0 ANAHEIM agrees to maintain an in -house Exposure Record
Program.
ARTICLE 58
FITNESS, ANNUAL MEDICAL, SUBSTANCE AWARENESS POLICY
58.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree to meet and confer (up to four
(4) representatives each) to design and implement policies and
procedures for a physical fitness and testing program, an annual
mandatory medical examination, beginning in 1988/89, and a
substance awareness policy.
ARTICLE 59
PERMANENT LIGHT DUTY PROGRAM
59.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree the mandatory Permanent Light
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Duty Program shall be administered in accordance with the
following conditions:
59.01 Upon notification by an ANAHEIM approved physician
(ANAHEIM may select, at its discretion, the
employee's treating physician as an ANAHEIM
approved physician) of permanent work
restrictions, and or the permanent and stationary
status for an accepted industrial injury of an AFA
safety employee that precludes the employee from
performing the full range of duties of his
classification, ANAHEIM may, after conferring with
the employee, select an appropriate available
Permanent Light Duty Program assignment.
59.011 An ANAHEIM approved physician will be
provided with a detailed job analysis of
the modified duties to which the employee
will be assigned. Medical approval shall
be obtained before the employee begins
these duties. If the physician does not
approve the initial modified duties
selected, ANAHEIM may redesign the
Permanent Light Duty Program assignment to
accommodate the employee's medical
restrictions, or select an alternate
Permanent Light Duty Program assignment.
59.012 The employee will retain his current rank
or classification regardless of Permanent
Light Duty Program assignment.
59.013 Any employee participating in the
Permanent Light Duty Program may, at any
time, request to be considered for
reassigned to another Permanent Light Duty
mum
Program assignment.
59.014 Participation in the Permanent Light Duty
Program will be considered return to usual
and customary occupation for purposes of
vocational rehabilitation.
59.02 Employees assigned to the Permanent Light Duty
Program shall be compensated at their normal
hourly rate of pay including educational incentive
pay and special assignment pay.
59.021 Employees at different rates of pay may be
placed in similar Permanent Light Duty
Program assignments.
59.022 The hours worked by employees assigned to
the Permanent Light Duty Program will be
in accordance with the provisions of
ARTICLE 13.
59.03 The following may be available as Permanent Light
Duty Program assignments, and may be modified to
accommodate medical work restrictions:
Services officer
Services aide
Administrative captain
Administrative aide
Assistant training officer
Training assistant
Assistant arson investigator
Fire safety inspector
Small tool repair person
Battalion chief aide (56 hr)
59.031 Any employee participating in the
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Permanent Light Duty Program below the
position of Fire Captain shall not be
required to perform the duties of services
officer, administrative captain or
assistant training officer.
59.04 Assignment to the Permanent Light Duty Program
will continue unless the following occurs:
59.041 ANAHEIM can no longer accommodate the
employee's medical work restrictions and
the employee receives a disability
retirement.
59.042 The employee is m
range of duties on
59.043 The employee is
classification in
the employee is
perform.
edically released to full
a full -time basis.
promoted to a higher
a regular position that
medically qualified to
59.044 ANAHEIM approves an employee generated
disability retirement and retires
employee.
59.045 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree to meet and
confer at such time that all the Permanent
Light Duty Program assignments are filled,
or at least one (1) year prior to ANAHEIM
terminating the Permanent Light Duty
Program.
59.05 Promotion opportunities will occur via the normal
promotional process.
59.051 Candidates who successfully complete the
WIPAl
promotional process shall be ranked on the
eligibility list in the normal fashion.
When a vacancy occurs in a suppression
Captain position, and a participant in the
Permanent Light Duty Program is ranked
next on the list, the Permanent Light Duty
Program participant would be promoted to
an available designated Permanent Light
Duty Program Captain assignment. The next
candidate on the list would fill the
vacancy in suppression. Promotions will be
made only if a vacancy exists in a
following designated Permanent Light Duty
Program Captain assignment:
Services officer
Administrative captain
Assistant Training Officer
59.06 ANAHEIM agrees to fill up to twelve (12) Permanent
Light Duty Program assignments.
59.061 All Permanent Light Duty Program
assignments shall be filled in the order
of importance identified by the Fire
Chief.
59.062 Reassignment of safety personnel may be
made as necessary to create openings for
Permanent Light Light Duty Program
assignments and /or promotions when deemed
necessary by the Fire Chief.
59.07 If an employee's permanent work restrictions are
such that they would be better suited to a
position not identified in this ARTICLE, ANAHEIM
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and the AFA agree to meet and confer.
59.08 All Permanent Light Duty Program assignments will
be to productive work, and shall only occur when
the duties of the assignment can be modified to
accommodate the permanent work restrictions
medically placed on the employee.
59.09 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that employees working
in Permanent Light Duty Program assignments will
be held to the same rules and regulations
regarding job performance after consideration of
physical restrictions as all those employees in a
safety classification represented by the AFA.
59.010 This ARTICLE applies only to those employees in a
safety classification as designated by PERS and
represented by the AFA.
59.011 ANAHEIM will, after discussion with the AFA,
revise AR 2.67 to accommodate the terms and
conditions of the ARTICLE,
59.012 Employees assigned to the Permanent Light Duty
Program under the provisions of this ARTICLE shall
be provided with Permanent Light Duty Program
Extended Disability benefits under the following
condition:
59.0121 Any employee who has been at work in a
Permanent Light Duty Program assignment
for all scheduled work hours for thirty
(30) consecutive calendar days shall
receive a one (1) time Permanent Light
Duty Program extended Disability Benefit
balance credit of one thousand (1000)
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hours for employees on a forty (40) hour
schedule and one thousand four hundred
(1400) hours for employees on a fifty six
(56) hour schedule, which will be
available for medical appointment or
periods of temporary disability from work
do to the medical condition(s) for which
the employee was assigned to the Permanent
Light Duty Program for which Labor Code
4850 benefits have been previously paid.
59.0122 Labor Code 4850 Benefits must be exhausted
prior to the utilization of Permanent
Light Duty Program Benefits.
59.0123 Permanent Light Duty Program Extended
Disability Benefits shall be paid at a net
sixty percent (60 %) of the employee's base
rate of pay, after withholding taxes less
deductible benefits as identified in
ARTICLE 36.081, Sick Leave.
59.0124 An employee shall have one (1) hour
deducted from his Permanent Light Duty
Program extended Disability Benefit
balance for each hour of such leave
taken. The minimum amount of Permanent
Light Duty Program Extended Disability
Benefit leave that may be taken at any
given time shall be one (1) hour.
59.0125 Eligibility to use the Permanent Light
Duty Program Extended Disability Benefit
must be supported by a physician's
certification certifying the need for the
employee to remain off work and indicating
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the medical condition(s) which caused the
necessity. All eligibility for
utilization of Permanent Light Duty
Program Extended Disability Benefit is
subject to review by a physician selected
by ANAHEIM. Failure to promptly provide a
physician's certification during any
period of absence may result in denial of
benefits.
59.013 Disputes arising out of this ARTICLE are subject
to the Grievance Procedure.
ARTICLE 60
SAFETY COMMITTEE
60.0 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that a Safety Committee shall
be established in the Fire Department. ANAHEIM and the AFA
agree that one half of the membership of the Safety Committee
shall be employees elected by nonsupervisory employees. The
Safety Committee shall be composed of employees in
classifications established by the Fire Chief.
ARTICLE 61
NO STRIKE
61.0 The AFA agrees that under the terms of this Memorandum,
the AFA and /or its members shall not conduct any strikes,
slowdowns or other work stoppages against ANAHEIM, or to
withdraw from assignments to standby duty during any grievance
or dispute which may arise out of the application or
interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Memorandum or
any matter subject to review through the GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.
BE =
ARTICLE 62
CONSTRUCTION
62.0 Nothing in this Memorandum shall be construed to deny
anyperson or employee the rights granted by Federal and State
laws and City Charter provisions. The rights, powers and
authority of the City Council in all matters, including the
right to maintain any legal action, shall not be modified or
restricted by this Memorandum. The provisions of this
Memorandum are not intended to conflict with the provisions of
Chapter 10, Division 4, Title 1 of the Government Code of the
State of California (Sections 3500, et. seq.) as amended in
1982.
ARTICLE 63
SAVINGS CLAUSE
63.0 The resolution of ANAHEIM shall provide that if any
provision of this Memorandum or the resolution is at any time,
or in any way, held to be contrary to any law by any court of
proper jurisdiction, the remainder of this Memorandum and the
remainder of the resolution shall not be affected thereby, and
shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE 64
DURATION
64.0 The terms of this Memorandum are to remain in full force
and effect until the 5th day of July, 1990. Upon adoption of a
resolution approving this Memorandum and the terms hereof by the
City Council of ANAHEIM , this Memorandum shall be in full force
and effect as of the 8th day of January, 1988.
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FIRE EMPLOYEES UNIT
APPENDIX "A"
January 8, 1988 to January 5, 1989
WAGES 56 HOUR
CLA- 31FICATION
SCHED /STEP
HOURLY
RATES
MONTHLY
RATES
FIRE
CAPTAIN I
1529
D -E
$14.56 -
$15.29
$3,533.23 -
$3,710.37
FIRE
CAPTAIN II
1567
D -E
$14.92 -
$15.67
$3,620.59 -
$3,802.59
FIRE
CAPTAIN III
1605
D -E
$15.29 -
$16.05
$3,710.37 -
$3,894.80
FIRE
CAPTAIN IV
1644
D -E
$15.66 -
$16.44
$3,800.16 -
$3,989.44
FIRE
ENGINEER I
1323
E -E
$13.23 -
$13.23
$3,210.48 -
$3,210.48
FIRE
ENGINEER II
1356
E -E
$13.56 -
$13.56
$3,290.56 -
$3,290.56
FIRE
ENGINEER III
1389
E -E
$13.89 -
$13.89
$3,370.64 -
$3,370.64
FIRE
ENGINEER IV
1422
E -E
$14.22 -
$14.22
$3,450.72 -
$3,450.72
FIRE
FIGHTER I
1176
P -E
$7.96 -
$11.76
$1,931.63 -
$2,853.76
FIRE
FIGHTER II
1205
R -E
$8.99 -
$12.05
$2,181.57 -
$2,924.13
FIRE
FIGHTER III
1235
R -E
$9.22 -
$12.35
$2,237.39 -
$2,996.93
FIRE
FIGHTER IV
1264
R -E
$9.43 -
$12.64
$2,288.35 -
$3,067.31
PARAMEDIC ASSIGNMENT PAY
$1.53
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ASSIGNMENT PAY
$1.53
The City shall pay 7% of the employee contribution towards PERS.
FIRE EMPLOYEES UNIT
APPENDIX "A"
January 8, 1988 to January 5, 1989
WAGES 40 HOUR
CLA,-.otFICATION
SCHED /STEP
HOURLY
RATES
MONTHLY
RATES
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR I
1833
D -E
$17.46 -
$18.33
$3,026.40 -
$3,177.20
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR II
1879
D -E
$17.90 -
$18.79
$3,102.67 -
$3,256.93
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR III
1925
D -E
$18.33 -
$19.25
$3,177.20 -
$3,336.67
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR IV
1970
D -E
$18.76 -
$19.70
$3,251.73 -
$3,414.67
FIRE CAPTAIN I
2140
D -E
$20.38 -
$21.40
$3,532.53 -
$3,709.33
FIRE CAPTAIN II
2194
D -E
$20.90 -
$21.94
$3,622.67 -
$3,802.93
FIRE CAPTAIN III
2247
D -E
$21.40 -
$22.47
$3,709.33 -
$3,894.80
FIRE CAPTAIN IV
2301
D -E
$21.91 -
$23.01
$3,797.73 -
$3,988.40
FIRE ENGINEER I
1852
E -E
$18.52 -
$18.52
$3,210.13 -
$3,210.13
FIRE ENGINEER II
1898
E -E
$18.98 -
$18.98
$3,289.87 -
$3,289.87
FIRE ENGINEER III
1945
E -E
$19.45 -
$19.45
$3,371.33 -
$3,371.33
FIRE ENGINEER IV
1991
E -E
$19.91 -
$19.91
$3,451.07 -
$3,451.07
FIRE FIGHTER I
1646
P -E
$11.14 -
$16.46
$1,930.93 -
$2,853.07
FIRE FIGHTER II
1687
R -E
$12.59 -
$16.87
$2,182.27 -
$2,924.13
FIRE FIGHTER III
1728
R -E
$12.89 -
$17.28
$2,234.27 -
$2,995.20
FIRE FIGHTER IV
1769
R -E
$13.20 -
$17.69
$2,288.00 -
$3,066.27
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
I
2037
D -E
$19.40 -
$20.37
$3,362.67 -
$3,530.80
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
II
2088
D -E
$19.89 -
$20.88
$3,447.60 -
$3,619.20
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
III
2139
D -E
$20.37 -
$21.39
$3,530.80 -
$3,707.60
SFNIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
IV
2190
D -E
$20.86 -
$21.90
$3,615.73 -
$3,796.00
. .MEDIC ASSIGNMENT PAY
$2.14
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ASSIGNMENT
PAY
$2.14
The City shall pay 7% of the employee contribution towards PERS.
FIRE EMPLOYEES UNIT
APPENDIX "A"
January 6, 1989 to January 4, 1990
WAGES 56 HOUR
CLAb6IFICATION
SCHED /STEP
HOURLY
RATES
$3,858.40 -
FIRE
CAPTAIN I
1590
D -E
$15.14 -
$15.90
FIRE
CAPTAIN II
1630
D -E
$15.52 -
$16.30
FIRE
CAPTAIN III
1670
D -E
$15.90 -
$16.70
FIRE
CAPTAIN IV
1709
D -E
$16.28 -
$17.09
FIRE
ENGINEER I
1376
E -E
$13.76 -
$13.76
FIRE
ENGINEER II
1410
E -E
$14.10 -
$14.10
FIRE
ENGINEER III
1445
E -E
$14.45 -
$14.45
FIRE
ENGINEER IV
1479
E -E
$14.79 -
$14.79
FIRE
FIGHTER I
1223
P -E
$8.28 -
$12.23
FIRE
FIGHTER II
1254
R -E
$9.36 -
$12.54
FIRE
FIGHTER III
1284
R -E
$9.58 -
$12.84
FIRE
FIGHTER IV
1315
R -E
$9.81 -
$13.15
PARAMEDIC ASSIGNMENT PAY
$1.59
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ASSIGNMENT PAY
$1.59
MONTHLY RATES
$3,673.97 -
$3,858.40
$3,766.19 -
$3,955.47
$3,858.40 -
$4,052.53
$3,950.61 -
$4,147.17
$3,339.09 -
$3,339.09
$3,421.60 -
$3,421.60
$3,506.53 -
$3,506.53
$3,589.04 -
$3,589.04
$2,009.28 -
$2,967.81
$2,271.36 -
$3,043.04
$2,324.75 -
$3,115.84
$2,380.56 -
$3,191.07
The City shall pay 9% of the employee contribution towards PERS.
FIRE EMPLOYEES UNIT
APPENDIX "A"
January 6, 1989 to January 4, 1990
WAGES 40 HOUR
CLAt,6IFICATION
SCHED /STEP
HOURLY
RATES
MONTHLY
RATES
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR I
1907
D -E
$18.16 -
$19.07
$3,147.73 -
$3,305.47
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR II
1955
D -E
$18.62 -
$19.55
$3,227.47 -
$3,388.67
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR III
2002
D -E
$19.07 -
$20.02
$3,305.47 -
$3,470.13
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR IV
2050
D -E
$19.52 -
$20.50
$3,383.47 -
$3,553.33
FIRE CAPTAIN I
2226
D -E
$21.20 -
$22.26
$3,674.67 -
$3,858.40
FIRE CAPTAIN II
2282
D -E
$21.73 -
$22.82
$3,766.53 -
$3,955.47
FIRE CAPTAIN III
2337
D -E
$22.26 -
$23.37
$3,858.40 -
$4,050.80
FIRE CAPTAIN IV
2393
D -E
$22.79 -
$23.93
$3,950.27 -
$4,147.87
FIRE ENGINEER I
1926
E -E
$19.26 -
$19.26
$3,338.40 -
$3,338.40
FIRE ENGINEER II
1974
E -E
$19.74 -
$19.74
$3,421.60 -
$3,421.60
FIRE ENGINEER III
2022
E -E
$20.22 -
$20.22
$3,504.80 -
$3,504.80
FIRE ENGINEER IV
2070
E -E
$20.70 -
$20.70
$3,588.00 -
$3,588.00
FIRE FIGHTER I
1712
P -E
$11.59 -
$17.12
$2,008.93 -
$2,967.47
FIRE FIGHTER II
1755
R -E
$13.10 -
$17.55
$2,270.67 -
$3,042.00
FIRE FIGHTER III
1798
R -E
$13.42 -
$17.98
$2,326.13 -
$3,116.53
FIRE FIGHTER IV
1840
R -E
$13.73 -
$18.40
$2,379.87 -
$3,189.33
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
I
2119
D -E
$20.18 -
$21.19
$3,497.87 -
$3,672.93
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
II
2172
D -E
$20.69 -
$21.72
$3,586.27 -
$3,764.80
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
III
2225
D -E
$21.19 -
$22.25
$3,672.93 -
$3,856.67
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
IV
2278
D -E
$21.70 -
$22.78
$3,761.33 -
$3,948.53
. .MEDIC ASSIGNMENT PAY
$2.23
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ASSIGNMENT
PAY
$2.23
The City shall pay 9% of the employee contribution towards PERS.
FIRE EMPLOYEES UNIT
APPENDIX "A"
January 5, 1990 to July 17, 1990
WAGES 56 HOUR
ui.ASSIFICATION
SCHED /STEP
HOURLY
RATES
MONTHLY
RATES
FIRE
CAPTAIN I
1654
D -E
$15.75 -
$16.54
$3,822.00 -
$4,013.71
FIRE
CAPTAIN II
1695
D -E
$16.14 -
$16.95
$3,916.64 -
$4,113.20
FIRE
CAPTAIN III
1737
D -E
$16.54 -
$17.37
$4,013.71 -
$4,215.12
FIRE
CAPTAIN IV
1778
D -E
$16.93 -
$17.78
$4,108.35 -
$4,314.61
FIRE
ENGINEER I
1431
E -E
$14.31 -
$14.31
$3,472.56 -
$3,472.56
FIRE
ENGINEER II
1467
E -E
$14.67 -
$14.67
$3,559.92 -
$3,559.92
FIRE
ENGINEER III
1503
E -E
$15.03 -
$15.03
$3,647.28 -
$3,647.28
FIRE
ENGINEER IV
1538
E -E
$15.38 -
$15.38
$3,732.21 -
$3,732.21
FIRE
FIGHTER I
1272
P -E
$8.61 -
$12.72
$2,089.36 -
$3,086.72
FIRE
FIGHTER II
1304
R -E
$9.73 -
$13.04
$2,361.15 -
$3,164.37
FIRE
FIGHTER III
1336
R -E
$9.97 -
$13.36
$2,419.39 -
$3,242.03
FIRE
FIGHTER IV
1367
R -E
$10.20 -
$13.67
$2,475.20 -
$3,317.25
PARAMEDIC ASSIGNMENT PAY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ASSIGNMENT PAY
$1.65
$1.65
The City shall pay 9% of the employee contribution towards PERS.
Effective January 5, 1990, Anaheim shall grant a minimum salary increase of four
percent (4%) as shown above in Appendix "A ", or 66.66% of the Los Angeles, Anaheim,
Riverside Consumer Price Index (Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) for the
twelve (12) month period ending November 30, 1989, whichever is greater, up to a
maximum of eight percent (8%) .
FIRE EMPLOYEES UNIT
APPENDIX "A"
January 5, 1990 to July 17, 1990
WAGES 40 HOUR
y- r1SSIFICATION
SCHED /STEP
HOURLY
RATES
MONTHLY
RATES
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR I
1984
D -E
$18.90 -
$19.84
$3,276.00 -
$3,438.93
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR II
2034
D -E
$19.37 -
$20.34
$3,357.47 -
$3,525.60
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR III
2083
D -E
$19.84 -
$20.83
$3,438.93 -
$3,610.53
ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR IV
2133
D -E
$20.31 -
$21.33
$3,520.40 -
$3,697.20
FIRE CAPTAIN I
2315
D -E
$22.05 -
$23.15
$3,822.00 -
$4,012.67
FIRE CAPTAIN II
2373
D -E
$22.60 -
$23.73
$3,917.33 -
$4,113.20
FIRE CAPTAIN III
2431
D -E
$23.15 -
$24.31
$4,012.67 -
$4,213.73
FIRE CAPTAIN IV
2489
D -E
$23.70 -
$24.89
$4,108.00 -
$4,314.27
FIRE ENGINEER I
2004
E -E
$20.04 -
$20.04
$3,473.60 -
$3,473.60
FIRE ENGINEER II
2054
E -E
$20.54 -
$20.54
$3,560.27 -
$3,560.27
FIRE ENGINEER III
2104
E -E
$21.04 -
$21.04
$3,646.93 -
$3,646.93
FIRE ENGINEER IV
2154
E -E
$21.54 -
$21.54
$3,733.60 -
$3,733.60
FIRE FIGHTER I
1781
P -E
$12.05 -
$17.81
$2,088.67 -
$3,087.07
FIRE FIGHTER II
1826
R -E
$13.63 -
$18.26
$2,362.53 -
$3,165.07
FIRE FIGHTER III
1870
R -E
$13.95 -
$18.70
$2,418.00 -
$3,241.33
FIRE FIGHTER IV
1915
R -E
$14.29 -
$19.15
$2,476.93 -
$3,319.33
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
I
2204
D -E
$20.99 -
$22.04
$3,638.27 -
$3,820.27
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
II
2259
D -E
$21.51 -
$22.59
$3,728.40 -
$3,915.60
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
III
2314
D -E
$22.04 -
$23.14
$3,820.27 -
$4,010.93
SENIOR ARSON /FIRE INVESTIGATOR
IV
2369
D -E
$22.56 -
$23.69
$3,910.40 -
$4,106.27
FIRE EMPLOYEES UNIT
APPENDIX "A"
January 5, 1990 to July 17, 1990
WAGES 40 HOUR
OARAMEDIC ASSIGNMENT PAY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ASSIGNMENT PAY
$2.32
$2.32
The City shall pay 9% of the employee contribution towards PERS.
Effective January 5, 1990, Anaheim shall grant a minimum salary increase of four
percent (4 %) as shown above in Appendix "A ", or 66.66% of the Los Angeles, Anaheim,
Riverside Consumer Price Index (Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) for the
twelve (12) month period ending November 30, 1989, whichever is greater, up to a
maximum of eight percent (8 %) .