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A G R E E MEN T By and Between CITY OF BREMERTON~ WASHINGTON and GENERAL TEAMSTERS LpCAL UNION NO. 589 * * * * * * January 1, 1982 through December 31, 1982 ." <' - - TABLE OF CONTENTS Article PAGE I PREAMBLE 1 II RECOGNITION 1 III NONDISCRIMINATION 1 IV APPLICATION OF CIVIL SERVICE LAW . 2 V UNIGN MEMBERSHIP AND DUES DEDUCTION 2 VI WAGE RATES AND LONGEVITY 3 VII HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME 3 VIII ANNUAL VACATIONS 4 IX HOLIDAYS . 5 X EMPLOYEE MEDICAL COVERAGE AND DEPENDENT 5 MEDICAL GROUP INSURANCE XI GROUP DENTAL INSURANCE 5 XII PENSIONS 6 XIII TERMINAL .LEAVE 6 XIV FALSE ARREST INSURANCE 6 XV CLOTHING AND UNIFORM CLEANING ALLOWANCE 6 XVI NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES 7 XVII VACANCIES AND PROMOTIONS 7 XVII I GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 7 XIX PERFORMANCE OF DUTY/NO STRIKE 8 XX POLICE OFFICERS INTERROGATION GUIDELINES 9 XXI MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 10 XXII SAVINGS CLAUSE 10 XXII I ENTIRE AGREEMENT 10 XXIV PARKING OF AUTOMOBILES 11 XXV COMPENSATION FOR TRAINING 11 XXVI SHIFT CHANGES 11 XXVII UNION REPRESENTATION 11 XXVI II LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 11 XXIX DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL 12 AND POLICY CHANGES XXX TERM OF AGREEMENT 12 ," - AGREEMENT - By and BebJeen CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON and GENERAL TEAMSTERS' LOCAL UNION NO. 589 * * * * * * * January 1, 1982 through December 31, 1982 ARTICLE I - PREAMBLE This Agreement is between the City of Bremerton, Washington (hereinafter referred to as the IIEmployerll) and General Teamsters' Local Union No. 589 (hereinafter referred to as the IIUnionll) for the purpose of setting forth the mutual understanding of the parties as to wages, hours and other conditions of employment of those employees for whom the Employer has recognized the Union as the exclusive.bargaining representative. ARTICLE II - RECOGNITION . ' Section 1. The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive repre- sentative for all regular full-time employees as follows: Included: Patrol Officer~ Motor Patrol Officer, Crime Scenes Officer, Detective and Sergeant~ Excluded: Assistant Chief of Police, 'Chief of Police, Captain and all other City of Bremerton employees~ ARTICLE III - NONDISCRIMINATION, Section 1~ There shall be no discrimination by the Employer nor the Union against any employee engaging in legitimate Union activity. Conversely, the Union shall not discriminate against any employee desiring not to engage in Union activity. Section 2. Neither the Employer nor the union shall unlawfully discriminate in matters of hiring, training, promotion, transfer, layoff, discipline, dismissal or otherwise because of age, sex, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap. PAGE 1 ARTIC~V - APPLICATION OF CIVIL SERV~ LAW Section 1. It is specifically under~tocd and agreed that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to supercede any matter delegated to the Bremerton Civil Service Commission by state law or by ordinance, resolution or laws of or pertaining to the City of Bremerton and such Commission shall continue to have primary authority over the subjects within the scope of its jurisdiction and authority. Section 2. However, it is agreed upon between the parties that any written disciplinary action taken against an employee may be processed pursuant to Article XVIII, Section 1,.Steps 1 and 2. In the event the matter remains unresolved upon the completion of Step 2, the employee may file a written appeal to the Civii Service Commission. The Commission vdll convene a meeting to hear the matter and will issue its decision within ten (10) working days of the completion of the hearing. It is expressely under- stood and agreed upon between the parties that the decisiorf of the Commission shall be final and binding on the Union and the Employer.', ARTICLE V - UNION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES DEDUCTION Section 1. Effective with the signing of this Agreement, all employees who are members of the Union and all employees who subsequently join the Union, shall maintain their membership in good standing during the term of this Agreement. Section 2. All eligible new employees shall determine within thirty (30) days whether they wish to (1) join the Union, or (2) decline to join the Union but pay to the Union each month a service fee equivalent to regular Union initiation+~es and dues as a consideration towards the administration of this Agreement. Section 3. Present employees who are not members of the Union on the signing of this Agreement shall not be required to join the Union. Section 4. In accordance with .RCW 41.56.122, objections to joining the Union which are based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which such employee is a member will be observed. Any such employee shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular Union dues to a nonreligious charity or to another charitable' o'rganization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the Union. Section 5. Employees who are required hereunder to maintain membership in good standing and fail to do so, and employees who are required hereunder to pay a service fee and fail to do so, shall be terminated upon notice of such fact in writing from the Union to the Employer within thirty (30) days from the date the Employer receives such notice, unless the employee has remedied the delinquency \'iithin said thirty (30) day period. . Section 6. The Employer agrees to deduct from the paycheck of those employees who have authorized such deductions in writing on a form to be filed with the Employer the regular initiation fee and regular monthly dues reqOired by the Union. The Employer shall remit such deductions to the Treasurer of the Union. PAGE 2 -- -- Section 7. The Union agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Employer from any and all liability t'esulting from such deductions. ARTICLE VI - WAGE RATES AND LONGEVITY Section 1. The following monthly rates of pay shall be in effect during the term of this Agreement. Position Classificati~n Patrol Officer I Patrol Officer II Patrol Officer III Patrol Officer IV Patrol Officer V & Over Motor Patrol Officer (When assigned) Crime Scenes Officer (When assigned) Detective (When assigned) Sergeant Section 2. Longevity pay, which is a rate of pay based on the length of service with the Employer, shall be calculated on the individual employe~'s monthly base wage rate and shall be paid monthly in addition to base pay as follows: Length of Service o - 5 years 6 - 10 years 11 - 15 years 16 - 20 years 21 years and over Rate per Month 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% ARTICLE VII - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME Section 1. Employees covered by this Agreement shall work such shifts as may be assigned from time to time by the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety or his designee and, shall be subject to call in any emergency while off duty. Section 2. Overtime as used in this Agreement shall mean that time an employee works in excess of eight (8) hours per day, or if the employee is working a four (4) day work schedule then ten (10) hours per day, or forty (40) hours in a workweek. Overtime will include such time when assigned employees to the DIVE, SWAT or F.T.D. teams are required to perform duties outside of the regular workday or work week. Overtime will exclude time spent in (roll calls) shift changeover coordination time, training, and staff meetings. n n"f'\r- .", (a) - All overtime must be authorized in or his designee except in cases of - advance by the Chief of emergency. Police (b) Overtime shall be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (It) times the regular rate of payor equivalent compensatory time off at the discrettonof the Chief of Police or his designee in accordance with budget allowances and restrictions. (c) Accrued compensatory time must be taken within one hundred eighty . (180) days from the date earned and at a time mutually agreeable to the employee and the Chief of Police or his designee. Section 3. Callback and/or Court Time - Employees called back to service or who make court or other subpoenaed appearances on behalf of the Employer while off duty shall be compensated a minimum of two (2) hout's at the over- time rate or compensatory time off at the employee's option, provided that ... there shall be no compensation for callbacks occasioned by the employee's own neglect and wherein the situationrequires the employee1s presence as determined by the Chief of Police or his designee.. ARTICLE VIII - ANNUAL VACATIONS Section 1. As provided by Ordinance 1813 as amended, annual vacations with pay shall be earned be eligible employees at the following rates: Year of Continuous. Employment 1st - 5th year . 6th year 7th year 8th year 9th year 10th year 11 th year 12th year 13th year 14th year 15th year 16th year 17th year and after No. of Vacation Days Accrued Per Year 13 working days 15 working days 16 working days 17 working days 18 working days 19 working days 20 working days 21 working days 22 working days 23 working days 24 working days 25 working days 26 working days Section 2. Accrual shall start from date of employment, but vacation leave shall not be available until after six (6) months of continuous service. If any employee resigns or is discharged before completion of the six (6) months' period, any accrued vacation leave shall be forfeited. Section 3. Annual vacation leave may be requested by the employee subject to the approval of the Chief of Police or his designee, provided said leave may be disapproved and rescheduled by the Chief of Police to such a time that will least interfere with the operations and functions of the Police Department. PAGE 4 e e ARTICLE IX - HOLIDAYS Section 1. Employees covered by this Agreement shall receive an additional eleven (11) days vacation leave per year in lieu of holidays. The accrual and payment of such additional compensation shall be in accordance with the Employer's established practice in this regard. Section 2. In the event an employee covered by this Agreement is required to work during the term of this Agreement on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day, such employee shall be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1 t) times the employee's hourly base rate of pay. . Section 3. Holidays shall be as follows: Holiday New Year's Day Lincoln's Birthday Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day The day after Thanksgiving Christmas One Floating Holiday Date Observed January 1 February 12. Third Monday in February Last Monday in May July 4 First Monday in September November 11 . Fourth Thursday in November Fourth Friday in November December 25 Employee's choice with approval of the Chief of the Police Department or his designee. ARTICLE X - EMPLOYEE MEDICAL COVERAGE AND DEPENDENT MEDICAL GROUP INSURANCE Section 1. Medical coverage for employees shall be provided in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. Section 2. The employer shall pay the full cost of the monthly premium to provide group medical insurance coverage through the Association of Washington Cities Group Medical Plan for dependents of full-time, active, eligible employees. ARTICLE XI - GROUP DENTAL INSURANCE. Secti on 1. to provi de Washington employees. Section 2. The Employer shall pay the full cost of the monthly premium to provide group dental insurance coverage through the Association of Washington Cities Group Dental Plan for dependents of full-time, active, eligible employees. . The Employer shall pay the full cost of the. monthly premium group dental insurance coverage through the Association' of . Cities Group Dental Plan f~r full-time, active, eligible PAGE 5 {. - - ARTICLE XII - PENSIONS Pensions for employees and Employer contributions to pension funds shall be in accordance with Washington State statutes. ARTICLE XIII - TERMINAL & SICK LEAVE Section 1. In accordance with Ordinance No. 1813 (as amended) upon separation, the Employer agrees to pay up to twenty (20) days of accrued terminal (vacation) leave. In the event an employee has been granted an approved disability retirement from the Police Pension Board, the Employer agrees to pay the employee his or her total accrued vacation hours that has been accumulated as of the effective date of the disability retirement. Any employee separated from employment for cause shall forfeit any such benefits. Section 2. Upon service retirement an employee shall be paid thirty-five percent (35%) of up to one hundred twenty (120) days of accumulated sick leave (accumulated at the rate of one (1) working day per month). Section 3. Any employee, who is classified as a LEOFF II employee pursuant to Chapter 41.26 RCW, that incurs an injury while performing his responsi- bilities on duty will be allowed to apply accrued sick leave pay to his approved time-loss compensation as provided by the laws governing Workmans Compensation time-loss benefits, provided, such payment will not exceed the employee IS regul ar rate of hi s daily wage. In the event the employee has exhausted his sick leave pay, the City agrees to supplement the. employee's time-loss compensation such that the employee shall receive his regular daily wage rate during the dis'ability period, provided that said supplement will not exceed ~ix (6) months in duration. The parties agree to reopen this section for negotiations in the event the Washington State Legislature modifies the provisions of the LEOFF Act per- tal ni ng to LEOFF employees.-.. ARTICLE XIV - FALSE ARREST INSURANCE During the term of this Agreement, the Employer shall maintain a False Arrest In'surance pol i cy in effect with coverage thereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of such policy. ARTICLE XV - CLOTHING AND UNIFORM CLEANING ALLOWANCE - Section 1. The Employer shall establish a Clothing Allowance Fund for the Bremerton Police Department. Each police officer shall be furnished uniforms as designated by the Chief of Police. Such uniforms shall be replaced on an as-needed basis from the Clothing Allowance Fund,"as determined by the Police Department Administration Office. All uniforms purchased by the Employer are to be and remain the property of the Employer. PAGE 6 , <' . - Section 2. An annual allowance of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per year will be provided to nonuniformed, S\'Iorn personnel assigned as detecti ves. Such allowance shall be 'pa; d duri n9 the month of January. Section 3. There shall be an annual uniform cleaning allowance of two-hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) per year for uniformed sworn personnel. Such allowance shall be payable in the amount of one- hundred and twenty five dollars ($125.00) during the month of January and one-hundred and twenty five dollars ($125.00) during the month of July. - It is furtheragre'ed between the parties that in the event the Employer secures a cleaning contract with an independent cleaning company Section 2 (a) of this Article will become null and void. ARTICLE XVI - NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES Should the Employer or Union wish to make any significant 'change affecting the contract provisions during the life of this Agreement, the two parties will meet to discuss the desired change. It is agreed that no change will be made unl ess both parti es agree to such change. ARTICLE XVII - VACANCIES AND PROMOTIONS . , .\' .. When a vacancy occurs in any classified position which the Employer intends to fill, the Police Chief shall commence the recruitment process to fill such vacancy within thirty (30) calendar days. All vacancies will be filled in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the Bremerton Civil Service Commission. Any employee who~s assigned to a higher-paid position by the Chief of Police on a temporary basis for sixty (60) consecutive days or longer shall be paid the established compensation for such higher-paid position effective on the sixtieth (60) day of such assignment. ,. " ., .rJ (. ~; F' .~> ;ii t. >!.'. li~ r i~ 1 l .:! 'i f f 6 ~ ~ j i j I ! I i i ARTICLE XVIII - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Secti on 1. For the purpose of thi s Agreement the term "gri evance" is defined as an alleged violation in the interpretation or application of the articles of this Agreement. Any alleged grievance shall be taken up by the employee with his cr her Sergeant within ten (10) working days of the occurrence. The above parties agree to make every effort to settle the grievance at this stage promptly; however, if no satisfactory settle- ment is reached, the following procedure shall apply: Any dispute or grievance pertaining to Civil ~ervice rules or regulations will be submitted to the Civil Service Commission for resolution. Complaints alleging violations of Article III - Nondiscrimination, Section 2 shall be processed pursuant to the Affirmative Action Complaint Procedure outlined in City of Bremerton Ordinance No. 3447. PAGE 7 - . Step 1. The grievance shall be reduced to written form by the aggrieved employee and/or Union, stating the section of the Agree- ment violated and explaining the grievance in detail. The employee or Union representative shall present the written grievance to the employee's Cartain within five (5) working days after the alleged grievance is taken up by the employee with the Sergeant. The Captain shall convene a meeting within five (5) working days after the receipt of the written grievance between the employee, Union representative together with the Sergeant. Five (5) days after such meeting the Captain shall transmit a copy of his decision to the aggrieved employee, the Union and the Chief of the Police Department. Step 2. Should the grievance remain unresolved after the Step 1 meeting, the aggrieved employee and/or the Union shall transmit the grievance in writing to the Assistant Chief of Police .within five (5) working days after the Step 1 decision has been received by the involved parties. The Assistant Chief of Police or his designee shall investigate the grievance and convene a meeting within five (5) working days of receipt of the written grievance from the aggrieved employee and/or Union. After five (5) working days of such meeting the Assistant Chief of Police shall transmit a copy of his decision to the aggrieved employee, Union and Chief of Police. Step 3. Any grievance arising from the interpretation of the Agreement that is unresolved after the decision is rendered in Step 2 shall be transmitted in writing to the Grievance Board. The Grievance Board shall consist of the Mayor and the Chief of Police and two (2) police offirers selected by the Union. . If a grievance exists and no settlement has been reached within fourteen (14) days of receipt by the Grievance Board, the grievance shall be placed on the agenda at the next regular Council meeting. Secti on 2. By mutual agreement, a gri evance may be submitted withi n ten-. (10) working days follwoing the decision rendered by the City Council in Step 3 to the following arbitration procedure for resolution. The Employer shall select one (1) person, and the Union shall select one (1) person. Such selected persons shall then select a third impartial person who shall serve as chairman of the Arbitration panel. A majority decision of the Arbitration panel shall be made in \1riting within t\1enty (20) working days following the conclusion of the Arbitration hearing(s). Such decision shall be final and binding on both the Union and the Employer. The authority of the Arbitration panel is limited to ruling on the correct interpretation or application of the Articlei of this Agreement and shall not add to or take away therefrom. The costs of arbitration shall be borne equally between the Union and the Employer. ARTICLE XIX PERFORMANCE OF DUTY/NO STRIKE The Employer and the Union recognize that the public interest requires the efficient and uninterrupted performance of all City services and pledge their best efforts to avoid or eliminate any conduct contrary'. to this objective. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to grant an empTbye~.the right to strike or to refuse to perform his or her assigned duties to the best of his or her abilities. PAGE 8 .' ' e . L d 1 1 1 1 During the term of this Agreement, the Union and/Or the membership shall not cause, engage in or sanction any work stoppage, strike, walkout, sit- down, stray-in, slowdown, sick~in, curtailment of work, or any picketing, patrolling, demonstration or any other form of similar individual or group activity or interference with City operations at any location whatso- ever. Employees whO engage in any of the foregoing or similar activities shall be subject to immediate disciplinary action up to and including discharge. The Employer shall hot institute any lockout of employees during the term of this Agreement. ARTICLE XX - POLICE OFFICERS INTERROGATION GUIDELINES The responsibilities of police officers in the performance of their duties requires their contact with the general public which could result in questions and misunderstandings surrounding the activities of members of the Bremerton Police Department. In the event such contact requires an investigation as determined by the Chief of Police or his designee, the following guidelines shall be observed to protect the rights of the police officer and to deal with the situation in an expeditious and fair manner. Such guidelines do not replace established procedures pertaining to the discipline of an employee for reasonable and just cause. (a) An employee of the Bremerton Police Department shall be entitled to be advised in the event he or she becomes a suspect in the investi- gation which requires- interrogation of said employee. (b) Interrogations of a Bremerton Police Department officer should be at a reasonable hour; preference for such time of interrogations should be when the.individual is on duty and/or during the daytime, provided, however, that the gravity and exigencies of the investigation shall in all cases control the time of said interrogation as determined by the Chief of Police or his designee. (c) All interrogations shall be held at a Bremerton Police Station facility except when this would be impractical. The employees shall be afforded an opportunity and the necessary facilities to contact an attorney prior to commencement of interrogation. The employee1s attorney and/or representative of the Union may be present during the interrogation, but said attorney and/or representative of the Union shall not be per- mitted to participate in the interrogation. Nothing herein shall in any way restrict the rights of the attorney and/or representative of the Union to reasonable periods of consultation with the employee during the process of the interrogation. (d) The interrogation shall be conducted in the most expeditious manner consistent with the scope and gravity. of the subject matter of the interrogation and the employee shall be permitted reasonable periods to attend to personal necessities.' (e) The employee shall not be subjected to offensive language or intimidation during the process of interrogation. No promises or rewards shall be roade to the said employee as an inducement to answering questions. PAGE 9 " . '. . e . ARTICLE XXIV - PARKING OF AUTOMOBILES The Employer shall furnish parking at City Hall (or reimburse the employee the cost of same) for any private automobile which an employee assigned to the graveyard shift uses for commuting to work and shall do the same for a private automobile' when such automobile is being used by an employee for transportation to and from court during the employee's off-duty time. ARTICLE XXV - COMPENSATION FOR TRAINING . Each employee who is required to attend school or training sessions during his off-duty time shall be granted an equal amount of compensatory time off at straight-time. ARTICLE XXVI - SHIFT CHANGES Employees may be given permission to exchange shifts when the change does not interfere with the carrying out of the duties and responsibilities of the affected employees and the Department. Such a determination shall be made by the Chief of Police or his designee, provided, the shift change request is made at least five (5) working days before the date the change is to take place. ARTICLE XXVII - UNION REPRESENTATION For the purpose of representation within the Department, the Union shall be entitled to a.reasonable .and adequate number of stewards who shall restrict their activities to the handling of grievances and other legitimate union business but only to such extent as does not neglect, retard or interfere with the work and duties of the steward or affected employees. Prior to carrying out the steward's representation duties, he will request and secure approval by the Chief of Police or his designee. Also, the Employer Jsw. under no obligation to pay stewards or other employees for time spent in grievance meetings or performing other legitimate union business when they are not scheduled to work. ARTICLE XXVIII - LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Section 1. There shall be a Labor-Management Committee which shall consist of three. (3) City representatives and three (3) Union representatives. When appropriate and agreed upon between the Employer and the Union, other individuals may participate in the Labor-Management Committee meeting(s). Section 2. The Employer and the Union will jointly schedule Committee meetings and established meeting agendas. It is agreed upon between the parties that Committee meetings will be held at least once a month. Section 3. The purpose of the Committee is to allow an exchange of information regarding the Department of the City and to discuss problems of mutual interest or concern. It is expressly understood"'and agreed upon that Committee meetings will not be for the purpose of negotiations nor will gri evances . fil ed pursuant to Arti cl e VI of thi s Agreement or otherwi se pend- ing before any Commission or tribunal of competent jurisdiction be discussed or considered by the Committee. PAGE 11 \ #--- ~ .. j. . . . ARTICLE XXIX - DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL AND POLICY CHANGES At such time that the Department prepares and implement an Operating Manual or Policy sajd Manual or Policy vlill be distributed to all bargaining unit employees. The employee will acknowledge }'€ceipt of and will become know- ledgable with the Manual's or Policy's contents. All employees will carry out his/her duties and assignments in acco~dance with the. Manual and Policy. In addition, all employees will adhere to the confidentiality of the Manual and Policy. It is further agreed that all revisions to the Manual 0 Policy will be provided to employees for'inclusion in the Manual. Further, the Department will inform employees of policy revisions, prior to enactment, at a time deemed appropriate by the Department. It is expressly understood and agreed upon between the parties that any question, complaint or dispute arising out of the interpretation or application of the Operating Manual or Policy will not be subject to Article XVIII.of the Labor Agreement but will be processed through normal department admi ni strative- channels, ARTICLE XXX - TERM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall become effective January 1, 1982, and shall remain in effect through December 31, 1982, and may be extended thereafter by mutual agreement. It is further agreed that the Employer or the Union may request reopenjng of thi? Agreement. for. the purP9se of renegotjating chang~s to be . effectlve followlng the explratlon of thlS Agreement wlth such notlce to be 1n writing to the other party in accordance with the time schedule established by RCW 41.56. " . t1) DATED AND SIGNED this Mday of {f{Al't/L , 1982. GENERAL TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 589 - '~ By ~-yf~4'0_/< _ J<2~ NorC:man Pollock. -- Secretary-Treasurer BY~~~ Doug B h Business Representative ,,/::.. '----- B[4 Gene Nelson, ayor and ~Of Public Safety , ~~ Robert B. Stewart, Commissioner of Fipance D Accounting /"'/'-'-"-'-"'\,:..?/.......-..... ' L By,/I' ,tj1,/'/ , ~ --- 9m son, omm1SS10ner 0 /Public Works and Utilities .. Attest: ~ By ~ a.'-\-~ . _ d....- f\--.Q ~athleen L. Mandio City Clerk -- PAGE 12