RES-2017-005RESOLUTION NO 2017- 0 0 5
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 understanding to establish an
agreement on "Hours of Work for Water System Operators"; 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 a result thereof, the Letter of Understanding dated December 20,
2016, 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 December 20, 2016, between the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 and the City of Anaheim, a
copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference herein, is hereby
approved.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this 10`x' day of January, 2017 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait and Council Members Vanderbilt, Murray,
Barnes, Moreno, Kring, and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MAY6R OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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CITY CLER OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
LETTER of UNDERSTANDING
between the
CITY of ANAHEIM
and the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD of ELECTRICAL WORKERS,
Local 47
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 ("IBEW") and the City of
Anaheim ("ANAHEIM"), herein referred to collectively as the "PARTIES" have met and
conferred, and reached an agreement with regards to the wages, hours, and terms and
conditions of employment for employees assigned by management to work an alternate work
schedule, as follows:
IBEW and ANAHEIM agree that employees classified as Water Systems Operator
may be assigned to an alternate work schedule. Such an alternate work schedule
shall not reduce service to the public.
2. IBEW and ANAHEIM agree that the regular work schedule for certain employees
classified as Water Systems Operators shall be a five (5) week schedule consisting of
twenty four (24) — eight (8) hour shifts and four (4) — twelve (12) hour shifts. Such
schedule shall be designed and implemented by management.
Employees who perform authorized work in excess of the regular work day or regular
workweek as defined in this Letter of Understanding and who are otherwise eligible for
overtime pay shall be compensated for such work at the hourly rates provided in Article
42 ("Overtime") of the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") or other applicable
articles of the MOU. Specifically, an employee assigned with a regularly scheduled
twelve (12) hour shift will be eligible for overtime after twelve (12) hours of regularly
scheduled work on such day.
4. Employees who do not work on the holiday or day observed in lieu of the holiday as
set forth in Article 35 ("Holidays") of the MOU shall be required to submit a vacation
request for four (4) hours for each holiday not worked when such holiday or day
observed in lieu of the holiday falls on the employee's regular scheduled twelve (12)
hour shift.
5. Employees eligible for bereavement leave as set forth in Article 34.1 ("Bereavement
Leave") of the MOU continue to be eligible for a maximum of three (3) work shifts
(twenty-four (24) working hours) of bereavement leave with pay in the event of death of
a member of the immediate family. An employee shall be required to submit a vacation
request for four (4) hours of vacation for each regularly scheduled twelve (12) hour shift
that they are on such bereavement leave.
a. Employees eligible for bereavement leave as set forth in Article 34. 1.1
("Bereavement Leave") of the MOU continue to be eligible for a maximum
of one (1) work shift (eight (8) working hours) of bereavement leave with
pay in the event of death of other family members of the employee. An
employee shall be required to submit a vacation request for four (4) hours
of vacation for each regularly scheduled twelve (12) hour shift that they
are on such bereavement leave.
6. Employees shall have (1) hour deducted from their accrued sick leave, vacation, or
industrial accident leave for each hour of leave taken. Employees with a regular
work day of twelve (12) hours shall have twelve (12) hours deducted from their
accrued sick leave, vacation, or industrial accident leave for each regularly scheduled
work day they are on paid leave. Employees with a regular work day of eight (8)
hours shall have eight (8) hours deducted from their accrued sick leave, vacation, or
industrial accident leave for each regularly scheduled work day that they are on paid
leave.
7. Employees may be assigned to or from such alternate work schedule effective
only at the beginning of a pay period.
8. The Water Systems Operators alternate work schedule shall commence for a trial
period of six (6) months effective January, 13, 2017. After such trial period, the
alternate work schedule may continue by mutual agreement of both parties. The
alternate work schedule may be revoked by either party upon forty-five (45) days
advance written notice to the other party.
STAFF OFFICIALS OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM,
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INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
of ELECTRICAL WORKERS,
Local 47
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