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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-03-18 AgreementTentative Agreement Police City of Iowa City and Labor Relations Organization Of Iowa City ARTICLE III CHECK OFF Section 3. The City will not deduct dues beginning the first of the month after which the officer is no longer a part of the bargaining unit. An officer may voluntarily cancel or revoke authorization for check off upon ten (10) days written notice to the City. The City shall promptly forward a copy of such notice to the Union. ARTICLE IX OVERTIME - STANDBY Section 6. Stand-by Time. The parties realize that it may be necessary or desirable for the City to require officers to be available on a stand-by status where they may be called to duty upon short notice. The City shall advise such officer at the earliest possible date of any such required stand-by service, and the officer shall receive one hour of compensation at straight time for each eight (8) hours of stand-by time. ARTICLE X HOLIDAYS Section 4. For the purpose of this Article, the holiday begins at 11:00 p.m. on the day preceding the holiday date and continues for a period of twenty-four (24) hours thereafter. The watch starting time controls holiday designation. For continuous watch officers, a holiday shall be observed on the day that it occurs. For non-continuous watch officers, a holiday which occurs on Sunday will be observed on the following Monday. One which falls on Saturday will be observed the preceding Friday. [oo ARTICLE XI VA CA TIONS Section 2. The process for granting vacation time shall be as follows: Vacation leave may be requested beginning in December for the following calendar year. Vacation leave will be approved by the officer's supervisor on or before February 1 of each year. Officers will be granted vacation leave, in increments of one day or more, in order of seniority. After February 1, vacation leave requests will be approved in the order they are received. In the event that two requests are received at the same time, seniority shall prevail. ARTICLE XXII UNIFORMS Section 2. Upon submission of receipts by a plain clothes officer, the City will reimburse the officer for the actual cost of clothing up to six hundred dollars ($600.00) per year of assignment and the City shall pay for cleaning of uniforms or plain clothes officer's clothing and/or shoes and/or boots related to employment up to a total annual allowance of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00)per officer. Receipts shall be submitted to the Chief of Police or his/her designee by the first day of the month and shall be paid by the City within 30 days. ARTICLE XXVII EFFECTIVE PERIOD Section 1. This Agreement shall be effective July 1, 1997, and shall continue through June 30, 2000. Thereafter, this Agreement shall continue from year to year unless written notice to change or modify it is served by either party prior to September 15 of the year preceding the expiration date of this Agreement or any extension thereof. ARTICLE XXVII COMPENSATION Section 2. Commencing the effective date of the compensation period as defined in Section ! of this Article, the City shall increase the pay of all officers by three percent (3%) at the beginning of the first fiscal year covered by this agreement, by three percent (3%) at the beginning of the second fiscal year covered by this agreement and by three percent (3%) at 2 the beginning of the third fiscal year covered by this agreement. (A copy of the Police Pay Plan is attached as "Attachment A" to this agreement.) Officers will receive step increases in pay according to the following schedule: Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Upon appointment. Twelve months from date of appointment. Eighteen months from date of appointment. Thirty-six months from date of appointment. Fifty-four months from date of appointment. Section 4. Watch Differential. In the first year of this Agreement, officers working the 3 to 11 watch on a regular basis will receive twenty cents (20¢) per hour on top of their normal wage for all hours worked from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Officers working the 11 to 7 watch on a regular basis will receive thirty-five cents (35¢) per hour on top of the normal wage for hours worked from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. In the second year of this Agreement, officers working the 3 to 11 watch on a regular basis will receive twenty-five cents (25¢) per hour on top of their normal wage for all hours worked from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Officers working the 11 to 7 watch on a regular basis will receive forty cents (40¢) per hour on top of the normal wage for hours worked from 1 ! p.m. to 7 a.m. Officers working overtime will continue to receive watch differential at the same rate as their normal duty hours. ART/CLE XXX GENERAL CONDITIONS Section 3. Both parties affirm that the provisions of this Agreement shall be applicable to all officers regardless of race, color, creed, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, religion, sex, age or sexual orientation. Section 7. No fewer than ten (10) parking places in the Chauncey Swan Parking Garage will be held in the names of police bargaining unit members, provided that fees are paid according to City procedures for the ten places. Bargaining unit members shall pay parking fees for permits in the amount equal to that charged to other City employees who park in the Chauncey Swan Parking Garage. The City will assume no increase in responsibility in administering the use of parking permits as a result of this Contract and any dispute over the use of the ten permits must be handled by the Union representative. Police department members may individually hold parking permits in accordance with ,rocedures.