RES-2006-236RESOLUTION NO. 2006- 236
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
APPROVING A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS, LOCAL 47 AND THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim and the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Local 47 have met and conferred and reached an agreement with respect to certain
terms and conditions of employment for represented employees and;
WHEREAS, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 is in
agreement with the recommendation contained in said Letter of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, as result thereof, the Letter of Understanding dated November 3,
2006, between the parties has been prepared and signed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does find that it is in the best
interest of the City of Anaheim to approve said Letter of Understanding.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim that the Letter of Understanding dated November 3, 2006 between the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 and the City of Anaheim, a copy of which is
attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is hereby approved.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this 13th day of November, 2006, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Pringle, Council Members Sidhu, Hernandez, Galloway, Chavez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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CITY CL OFT E CITY OF A HEIM
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MAYOR OF THE Y Nd ANAHEIM
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JACK WHITE CITY ATTORNEY
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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
Between the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 47
and the
CITY OF ANAHEIM
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47, (IBEW) and the City of Anaheim
(ANAHEIM) have met and conferred in good faith and reached an understanding regarding
terms and conditions of employment. The parties have reached an understanding to amend
Article 20 of the Memorandum of Understanding as follows:
ARTICLE 20
TEMPORARY UPGRADE
20.1 Temporary upgrading shall be defined as the temporary assignment of an
employee to perform the work of a job class which is assigned to a salary
schedule higher than his /her regular job class. Employees who are temporarily
upgraded for a period of two (2) consecutive hours or more, and who are
responsible for the full range duties assigned to the higher level classification,
shall be compensated at the top step r'9 *'q rate of the classification to which they
are assigned for all hours worked in the higher job class.
20.2 Employees temporarily upgraded to a higher paying position in a management
class shall receive a 596 increase.
20.3 Employees upgraded into Management positions listed below shall receive
additional compensation equivalent to one (1) hour of double time pay for each
full day of upgrade worked. Such additional compensation shall be in lieu of,
and not in addition to, any upgrade premium an employee may be entitled to
under any other provisions of this Article.
Electric Utility Inspection Supervisor
Water Inspection Supervisor
Electric Field Superintendent
Water Field Superintendent
Water Production Superintendent
Water System Operations Superintendent
Warehouse Manager
Chief Utilities Systems Operator
Senior Utilities Systems Scheduler
Principal Chemist
Employees upgraded to a classification listed above for less than one full day shall
be paid a 5% premium in accordance with the language in Sections 20 .1 and 20 .2.
20 .4 If any employee is temporanly assigned to perform work at a lower rated job
classification, his /her rate of pay shall not be changed. Such temporary
assignments of work shall be made at the discretion ofANAHEIM.
20.5 All holiday and vacation and sick leave shall be paid at the employees regular
rate of pay.
20.6 ANAHEIM and UNION agree that parallel moves may be made within
classifications in order to avoid the necessity of working an employee at a higher
rated job classification.
20.7 An employee must be qualified for the higher position in order to be paid for
upgrading. If not fully qualified, his /her time will be considered on-the-job
training. The determination of those persons qualified to work in higher rated
classifications shall be established by ANAHEIM. It is intended by both parties
that lists of employees qualified for temporary upgrading shall be established and
that employees selected to work temporarily at a higher rated job classification
shall be selected from said lists Assignments to higher rated classifications shall
be made from lists at the sole discretion of ANAHEIM, except as provided below.•
20.71 When a lead or supervisory position on a utility field crew is to be filled
by temporary upgrade, the senior available qualified employee normally
assigned to that crew shall be assigned to the upgrade.
20.72 Line Mechanics assigned to bucket trucks will normally not be permitted
to participate in upgrade.
20.8 When an employee responds to an emergency call -out in an upgrade position to
supervise a crew and is subsequently relieved and assigned to be a journey level
worker, the employee shall remain compensated at the upgrade rate until the job
is completed!
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ANAHEIM, a Municipal Corporation
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