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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY or RAMSEY
CITY or AlDEN HILLS
RESOLUTION NO. 80-67
RESOLUTION APPROVING 1981 LABOR
AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF OPERATING ENGINEERS. LOCAL NO. 49
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WHEREAS. M.S.A. 179. Subd. 4 require. tbat tbe City of Ard..
Hill. .nd tbe I.t.r.ational U.io. of Operati.g E.gi.eer.. Local
No. 49. a. the excluaive repre.e.tative of tbe City'. Public Work.
e.ployee.. e.ter into a writt.. contract containing tbe alre.d-
upo. t.r.. a.d conditio.. of ..ploy.ent of .uch e.ploy.... ..d
WHEREAS. repre..ntativ.. of tbe City and the Union bave
agreed upon tbe ter.. and condition. of e.ploy.ent of .ucb Public
Work. e.ploye.. for the year. 1981 .nd 1982. .nd . 1981 L.bor
.Ir.....t. ..braci.1 .ucb t.r.. a.d condition.. b.. be.n prepar.d.
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WHEREAS. M.S.A. 179.70. Subd. 2. r~quir.. tb.t the City i.-
pl....t the t.rm. .nd co.ditio.. of .ucb Alre.ment by .e.n. of .
Reaolution.
NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED. by the Council of the
City of Ard.n Hilla that the 1981 L.bor Agr...e.t b.tw..n Ard.n
Hill. .nd the Int.rnation.l U.iOD of Op.r.ting Engi..er.. Loc.l
No. 49 b. .nd it h.reby i. in .11 re.pect. .dopt.d .nd .pprov.d
i. tb. for. .ub.itt.d. .nd the Mayor .Dd tbe Cl.rk Ad.ini.tr.tor
of the City be .nd th.y bereby .r. .uthorized to .xecut. the ....
on beb.lf of tbe City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. tbat the ter.. .nd condition. con-
,t.ined in a.id Alree.ent b. .nd they her.by.re incorpor.ted here-
in by ref.rence .nd .re ..de . p.rt h.reof .. if th.y were fully
.et forth h.rein.
BE IT PURTHER RESOLVED. THAT THE Clerk Admini.tr.tor b. .nd
.h. b.reby i. .utborized .nd directed to cau.e . certified copy
of this Resolution to be filed ~ith the Public Eaploy.ent Rel.tions
Bo.rd .nd to forward .n .ddition.l certified copy bereof c. the
International Union of Operating Engine.r.. Local No. 49.
P.uN! by tbe Council of the City of Arden HUla tbis 4~J
day of m~f?~dvA/ . ufo.
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Atte.t:
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Ch.rlotte McNie.1i
Clerk Ad.inistr.tor
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,1980 1981
LABOR AGIlEEMENT
llETWEEN
ARDEM HILLS
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INTERNATIONAL UarON OF 9PERATING
LOCAL NO. 49. IAFL-CIO
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!NGINERRS
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT.
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Tbia Agraeaenlt 10 enltlllll'ecn int:O~beItWII<tn AlI'den Hille. b<tr.in-
.ft.r c.lled Eap10yer. .nd Loc.l,No. 49. International Union of
Oper.tinl Enlineera. b.rein.fter ca led tb. Union. The intent
.nd purpoa. of thb Alr....n t b to:i
1.1 Eat.bliab certain houra. ~alea .nd other conditiona
of e.ploy..nt;
1.2 Eat.b1iah proc<tdur.a 101l' ehe reaolution of diaput'a
concerninl thia Alre..ent'a Interpretation and/or
application;
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Specify the full and coapl'ete underatandinl of tbe
p.rtiea; .nd
Pl.ce in written for. the partiea' alree.ent upon teraa
end conditiona of eaploy.ent for tbe duretion of tbe
Alreeaent.
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The E.ployer and tha Union. throulb thia Alree.ent, continua
tbair dadic.tion to the hilheat quality of public aervic.. Both
pertiea recolnize thia Alr.e.ent ea e pladle of thia dedication.
ARTICLE 11 RECOGNITION
Tbe Eaployer recolnizea tbe Union aa tbe axcluaive repreaent.-
tiva under Minaeaot. St.tu.... Section 179.71. Subd. 3, of aa eppro-
prieta barlaiaiag unit conaiatial of tbe followinl job cl.aaifice-
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PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE WORKER
PUBLIC WORKS WORKING FOREMAN
ARTICLE 111 DUES CHECK-OFP AND BULLETIN BOARD.
In recolnition of tbe Union .a tbe axcluaiv. repraaent.tive
of tha b.rleiainl uait, the Eaployell' .h.ll:
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3.1 PAYROLL DEDUCTION
Deduct each p.yroll p.riod aa .aount aufficieat to pro-
vide for the payaent of duea eat.blbbed by the Unioa
fro. tbe W'lea of e.cb eaployee covered by tbe teraa
hereof who baa firat .utborized auch deductioa in .
writinl filed with the Clerk Adainiatr.tor of tbe
E.ploy.r;
3.2 REMITTANCE
Reait auch deductioa to .a officer of the Unioa wbo h..
been deailn.ted in writial tbereby; and
3.3 BULLETIN BOARD
Provide Or deaila.te . bulletia board, or a portioa
thereof. for poatinl aoticaa of Uaion effaira.
ARTICLE IV DESIGNATION OF STEWARD AND INDEMNITY.
.a the excluaive repreaeat.tive of the b.rl.ininl unit. tbe
Unioa:
4.1 STEWARD
May de.ilnate . certaia eaployee fro. tbe barSainial
uait to act a. ateward and aball infora the Eaployer ia
writinl of auch choice;
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4.2 INDEMNITY
Agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless
against any ~nd 811 Claims, suits, orders, or judgments
brought or Iss~ed against the Employer as a result of
any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the
provisions of thIs Article.
ARTICLE,V EMPLOYER AUTHORiTY.
The Union recognizes the prerogat!v~ of the Employer to operate
and manage Its affairs In all respects In Dccordance with existing
and future laws and regulations of appro?rlate authorities Including
munIcipality personnel policies and work ru~es. The prerogatives
and authority which the Empioyar has not officially abridged, dele-
gated or modified by tt.ls Agreament are retained by the Employer.
~ ARTICLE VI EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.
6.1 DEFiNITION OF A GRiEVANCE
A gr'levance Is deflned--;S a dispute _or disagreement as to
the Interpretation or application of the specific terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
6.2 UNION REPRESENTATiVES
The Employer wIll recognize representatives designated
by the Union as the grievance repres<9ntatlvos of the
bargaining unit having the duties and responsibilities
established by this Article. The Union sha.1 notify the
Employer In writing of the name~ os such Union representa-
tives and of their successors when so designated.
6.3 PROCESSiNG OF A GRiEVANCE
It Is recognized and accepted by the Union and the Employer
that the processing of griev~nces as hereinafter provided
Is SUbsidiary to the Job duties and responsibilities of
the employess and shall therefore be accomp&lshed during
normal working hours only when It sh~11 not Interfere
with such employee duties and responsibilities. The
aggrieved employee and the Union repres'9ntatlve shal I be
allowed a ~aasonabie amount of tl.o without loss In pay
when a grievance Islnvestlgate~ and presented to the
Employer during normal working hours provided the employee
and tho Union rapresantatlve have notified and received
the approval of the d~~lgnat6d su~orvlsor who has deter-
mined that such absenco is reasonablB and \liQuid not be
detrimental to the work programs of tha EMp~oyor.
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6.4 PROCEDURE
Grievances. as dafin~d by Section 6.ij, shali be resolved
In conformance with i-he foi lowing proc6dura:
lli.2..J.... An employee daimlng a violation concerning the
interprotatlon or app~lcatlon of this Agreement
shal t, \~Ithln tan (10) c3Celldar duys after such
aiijegad violation has occurred, pr~sent such
grievance to the omployea's supervisor as desig-
nated by tho Emp~oyer. The Eillpioyer designated
suptlr'li sor vII H discuss ,3nd give an answer to
such Step I grievance within ton CiO) calendar
days after '"€lcalpt. P. griavallc~' nct resolved
In Step i and appea!ad to Step 25hall be placed
In writing by the empioY08 sotting forth the
natu ra of tI,o gr I ovanco. tho filets on wh I ch I tis
based, the pro~islon(5J af th6 Agreement allegedly
vioiated. and the remedy requosted. it shall be
appe,l~e(j to Step 2 within t;:;n nO) calendar d..ys
after the Employer d8slg"stsd supervisor's final
answer In Step!. Any g~iGvanc. not appealed In
~ritlng to Step 2 by th. Union within such ten
(iO) calend~r days sha~~ be considered waived.
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Stop 2. if apPealed, the wrltte" grievance shall be pre-
sented by the Union and discussed with the Employer
designated Step 2 representative. The Employer
designated representative shall give the Union
the Employer's Step 2 answer In writing within
within tan (~O) calendar days after receipt of
such Step 2 grievance. A grievance not resolved
In Step 2 may be appealed to Step} within ten
(10) caJendar days following the Employer designated
representative's final Step 2 answer. Any grievance
not appealed In writing to Step 3 by the Union
within ten (~O) calendar days shall be considered
waived.
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Step }. If appealed, the written grle,vanca shall be
presented by the Union and discussed with the
Employer designated Step} representative. The
Employer designated representative shall give
the Union tho Employer's answer In writing within
ten (IOl calender days atter receipt of such Step 3
grievance. A grievance not" resolved In Step} may
be appealed to Step 4 w!thln ten (10) calendar days
following the Employer designated representative's
flnai answer In Step 3. Any grievance not appealed
In writing to Step 4 by the Union within ten CIO)
calendar days sball be considered waived.
Step 4. A grievance unresolved In Step} and appealed In
Step 4 sha~i be submltt~d to mediation, byelther
party's petitioning the Bureau of Mediation Services,
with writtsn notice to the other, for assistance
In settling the grievance through mediation. If
the mediation efforts fal~ to resolve the grievance
to the mutual satisfaction of both parties, either
party may within ten (10) calendar days after the
Director of The Bureau of Mediation Services certi-
fies that further mediation efforts would serve no
purpose, by written notice to the other party,
request arb i trat I on of "i'he dispute.
The arbitration proceading shail be conducted by
an 'arb I trator to be so ~ ected by mutual agreement
of the Employer and th, Union within seven (7)
calendar days after the request for such action.
If the partIes fali to mutually agree upon an
arbitrator within the s~ld seven Cll day period,
either party may requast tho Director, Bureau of
Mediation Sorvices, to provide 8 pane! of five (5)
arbitrators. Both the Effip~oyar and the Union
shall have the right to strike two (2) names from
the panol. Th~ party roquestlng arbitration shall
strike the first naffie, the other party shall then
strike one ill name ~nd tha process will be re-
peated and the remaining person shall be the ar-
bitrator. Fees and expenses for the erb~trator's
services and the proc.eding sha~1 be borne equally
by tho Employer and the Union. However, each party
shail be rG~ponslbje for componsatlng its own
representatives and witnQssas. The decision ot
the arbitrator shall be flna~ and binding upon the
parties and the amployeelsl and the arbitrator shall
ba requasteo to issua his/her decision within thirty
(}O) caiend~r days after the conclusion of testi-
mony and ar~ument.
Step 5.
6.5 ARBITRATOR'S AUTHORiTY
A. The arbitrator shai~ have no right to amend, modify"
nullify, Ignore, add to, or subtract from the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall
consider und decide only the specific IssueCs) submitted
in writing by the Employer an~the Union, and shall have
no authority to mako a decision on any other Issue not
so submlttlid.
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B. The arbitrator shail be without power to make deci-
sions contrary to, or Inconststent with, or modify-
Ing or varying In any way thG application of laws,
rules, or reguiat~ons havlng the forca and effect
of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted
In writing wtthln thirty 130l days fo~lowlng close of
the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties,
whichever' Do,latei'., unless tlie parties agree to an
extension. The dBcislon shall be binding on both
the Employer and the Union and shall be based solely
on the arbitrator's Interpretatton or app~lcatlon of
the expr.ss terms of this Agreement and to the facts
of the grievance presentod.
C. The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services
and proceedings sha!! be borne equally by the Employer
and the Union provided that each party shall be respon-
sible for compensating ~he rDpresentatlves and witnesses
called by Itseif. If either party desires a verbatim
record of the proceedings, h may cause such a record
to, be made, providing It pays for the record. If both
parties desire a verbatim record of the proceedIngs,
the cost shall be shared equa~ Iy.
6.6 WAIVER
If a grievance Is not presonted withIn the Time limits set
forth above, It sha!1 be considen:ld "1rIalved". I'f a griev-
ance Is not appealed to the next step within the specified
time limit or any agn,ed ext6nslon thereof, It shall be
considered settled on the basis of the Employer's lest
answer. If tha Em!>loV'or doa~, not nnS\Hlr a grievance or an
appeaJ thereof within the sp6clfied time limits, the Union
May e~ect to treat the grievance 35 denied at that step
and Immed!ately appeal the grievance to the next step.
The time limit in each step may be extended by mutual
agreement of tho Emplcyer and the Union.
ARTlCLE VII OEF~NITIONS.
7.1 UNION: The Internattenal Union of Operating Engineers,
local No. 49, AFl-CIO.
7.2 EMPlOYE~: The City ot Ardon HI lis, Ramsay County, Minnesota,
a Minnesota mun!clpal corporation.
7.3 UNION MEMBER: A member of the Intsrnatlona~ Union of
Operating Engineers, local No. 49.
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7.4 EMPLOYEE: A mamb~r of the axclu$iva~y recognized bargain-
Ing unit.
7.5 BASE PAY RATE: The Em)~oyoe's hourly pay rata exclusive
Oflongavlty 0'- any oi'"er spaGClll Il! lowances.
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7.6 SENIORITY: longth of ~ontlnuous sarv!ca with the Employer.
7.7 STEWAHQ.: Employee whose rospnns!')jl:fles an' limited to
receiVing comp~alnts from Its ffiBffi)ers of violations of the
AgreBmont, checking status of meMbership in unit, report-
Ing safety problems and servIng as communication link.
ARTICLE VI I I SAVINGS CLAUSE.
This AgrB~ment is subject to the ~DWS of ths United States,
the State of Minnesota, and the City of Ardan Hills. In the event any
provision of thls Agreement shal i be hold to bo contrary to law by
a court of comp,tent jurisdiction from ~hDS~ final judgm&nt or decree
no appeal has baen taken within the tlm& provld~d, such provision
shal t be voided. Ail other provisions of this Agreement shall con-
tinue In full force and effect. The voided provision may be renego-
tiated at the request of either fBrty.
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ARTICLE IX WORK SCHEDULES.
9.1 The Emp~oyer has tho sole authority In the preparation of
work schedules. The normal work day for an employee shall
be eight (8) hours from 7:00 o'cfock a.m. to 3:30 P.~.
The norma I work week sha II be forty (40) hours Monday
through Friday. '
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9.2 Service to the pYbllc may require the establishment of
regular shifts for soma emp~oyees on a dalBy, weekly,
seasonaG or an~ua! basis other than the norma~ work day or
week. The Empioyer shall give at Jeast three (3) days
advance notice to tha employees affected by the establish-
ment of work days different from the employee's normal
work day or week.
9.3 The employees shail be allowed one coffee break In the
morning of twenty (20) mlnut.s In duration, exclusive of
driving time to and from Public ~Jorks Building If required,
and no'coffee break In the afternoon. They shall be
allowed a lunch period of thirty (]Ol minutes for which
they wiBi receive no pay.
9.4 In the event that work ~j requirGd bacause of unusual cir-
cumstances such as {b~t not limited tol flra, flood, snow,
sleet, or brvakdown of municipal equipment or facilities,
no advance notlca need be given. It Is not required that
an employee working other than tha normal work day be sched-
uled to work more thun eight (8) hours; however, each
amploy~~ has an oblig.tlon to work overtime or cal I baCkS
If requeste'd uniess l/y:usual circuIR!ltancas prevent him froln
so working.
9.5 Service to ths public may require the establiShment of
regular work weeks that schedula work on Saturdays and/or
Sundays.
,AeTICLE X OVERTiME PAY.
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10.1 For purposes of deter"mlnln'l ovarth'8 pay, each day will be
the twenty-fo~r (24) hour perIod b.glnnlng at 12:01 a.m. and
ending at midnight, .hiue each weak wi~i be tha seven (71
day period beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday.
10.2 Hours worked In excess of eight (31 within a day (except
VOl" shift changesl or more th~n forty (401 within a week will
be compensated for at one and one-haif (1*) times the
e.-ploye.'s regular bas'9 pay. For purpose of this section,
"hours worl(ed" shali i'lclude .-.ours dGSUgfla-ted as holiday,
sick, vacation or cOffip~nsat~ry time-off.
10.3 For the purpose of cOIIDutlng overtime compensation, over-
time hours worked shal~ not be pyramided, compounded, or
paid twice for the sam~ hours wor~ed.
. ARTICLE Xf CALL BACK-STANDBY.
Ii. I STAN..Q!U.. The Emp loyer '41 i I O:itBb U I sh a seven (7) dey
rotating schedule of standby usslg~mants. The Employee
In standby status will make himself availeble during that
period for call backs Hnd the Emp~oy&r will call thet
Employee first should any call backs be nscessary. For
each twenty-four (24) hour period In 3 standby status, the
Employee will be paid an amount equal to one hour of his
ba sa pay rate.
il.2 ~ALl, BACt,. An EmploY'ilIi calle.1 In 'for Itor\~ at a time other
than his norma~ scheduled shift wllU be paid for the actual
hours worked, with a Minimum of two e21 hours pay, at one
and one-half (II) tlme~ the empioyeo's base rate. Special
weekend ~nd ho~lday scf0dules for flft,checklng shall be
treated ~s call backs.
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ARTiCLE XH i LEGAL DEFENSE.
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12.1 Empioyees involved in litigation because of negligence,
ignorance of laws, non-observanc0 of ~aws. or as a result
of employee judgmental docls!on shall not receive leg.I
defense by the City of Arden HI lis.
12.2 Except as provi~ed In Section 12.1 hereof. any employee
who is charged with a traffic vio!atlon, ordinance viola-
tion or criminal offense arising from acts performed
within the scope of his employment, when such act Is per-
formed in good faith and undor direct order of his super-
visor, shall be reimbursed for rGasonable attorney's fees
and court costs BctuaUly Incurred by such emp~oyee In
defending against such charge.
ARTICLE XIII RiGHT OF SUBCONTRACT.
Nothing In this Agreement shall prohibit 6r restrict the right
of the Empioyer,from subcontracting work parformed by employees
covered by this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIV DISCiPLiNE AND DISCHARGE.
The Employer retains the soia right to discipline and dIscharge
employees. If a Layoff Is deemed necessary by the Empioyer, the
affected employees will be notified In writing at least four (4)
weeks prior to the effective date.
AIUiCLE XV SENIORiTY.
Seniority wi ii be the determining crlturlon for transfers, pro-
motions and lay offs only whan Bilother qualification factors are
equal.
ARTICLE XVI PROBATIONARY PEI'<iOQS.
16.1 Ail newly hired or rohlred empijoyaos will serve a minimum
of six (6) months' p~obation~ry period.
16.2 All employees '01111 Sllrve tha p,'ota-vionar'! pGrlod in any
Job classificatIon for which he has not served one pre-
viously.
16.3 At any time during '~h~ probationar)' [larlod, the probationary
employee may be dlschBrged at ths Gola discretion of the
Emp loyer.
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16.4 At any time during th._ probationary par-Iod, a I>romoted or
reassigned empOoYElEl r.lay be demotEd or 1"811sslgnad to the
employee1s previous position at ih~ sole discretion of tha
Emp~oyer.
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16.5 At least thr~& (31 weeks prior to the completion of the
probatlon~rY p.rlod, tho Clark-Administrator shail review
the performanco of Hl" probationary employee and notify
the Council of his recamm~ndatlons. The matter shall be
placed on the Council Bgsnda for thB nBxt re~ular meeting.
at whiCh time the Council shail consider the recommendation
and make a detormlnation as to whsthar the employee shall
be continued as a ragutar employs., or whether he shail
be terminated at the and of the probationary period. If
he is not to b~ cont!nuGd beyond the end of the probationary
period, the emp~oyea Shall be so notified before the Elnd
of such period.
ARTICLE XV~i SAFETY.
The Employer and tho Union agree to jDlnt~y premots safe and
healthful working conditionE. to cooperate in safety matters and to
encourage employees to tlork in ~ safe manner.
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ARTICLS XVIII JOB POSTING
18.1 Th. S.ployer and the Union agree that p.r.anent job
vacancies within the designated bargaining unit .ball
be filled bas.d on the conc.pt of pro.otion fro. witb-
in ~rovid.d that applicant.:
18.11 bave the necesaary qualifications to ...t tbe
standar~s of the job vacancy; and
181.12 have the ability to p.rfor. the duties and
r.sponsibilities of the job vacancy.
18.2 S.ploy.es filling a higher job clsss bssed on the pro.
vi. ions of this Article shall be subject to the con-
ditions of ARTICLE XVI (PROBATIONARY PERIODS).
18.3 The E.ployer ha. the right of final d.cision in the
s.l.ction of e.ployees to fill posted jobs ba.ed on
qualifications. abiliti.s and .xperienc..
18.4 Job vacancies within tbe designated bargaining unit
will'be post.d for five (5) working dsys so that me.-
bers of the bargaining unit can be considered for sucb
vacancies.
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ARTICLE XIX WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS.
19.1 BASE PAY RATE-NEW EMPLOYEES
After the eff.ctive date of this Agr....nt (i.... Jan-
uary 1. 1981). a new employee shall be paid such ba..
rate during hi. probation period as the Employer's
Council in its .01. di.cretion determine. to pay hi..
provided that it i. at lea.t .eventy percent (70%) of
the regular e.ploye.'s ba.. pay rate. If the Council
decides. at the .nd of his prob.tionary period. to con-
tinue hi. a. a r.gular employee. his base pay rat. .hall
b. increa.ed. for a period of .ix (6) month. aft.r hi.
probationary .tatus ha. b.en removed. to such rate as
tb. Council in it. .01. di.cretion d.t.rmines to pay
hi.. provid.d tbat it is at l.ast eigbty p.rc.nt (801)
of the r.gular employee'. bas. p.y rate. and it .hall
b. increa.ed again by tbe Council to such rat. a. tb.
Council d.t.r.in.. in tbe .x.rcis. of its .ole discre-
tion. provided tbat it is at lea.t ninety p.rc.nt (901)
of the regular ..ployee's baae pay rat.. for a p.riod
of on. (1) y.ar b.ginning witb the co.menc...nt of his
second year of ..ployment. Both such increased bas.
pay rates sbsll bs no gr.at.r tban tbe rates being paid
to the existing regular e.ploye.s. Eff.ctiv. tb. date
on which hi. tbird year of .mploy..nt co...nc... tb.
n.w ..ployee aball be paid the full b.s. pay rat. then
being paid to the existing regular ..ployee..
19.2 BASB PAY RATE-REGULAR EMPLOYEES
Eff.ctive January 1. 1981. tbe base pay of each relular
e.ployee .ball b. increa.ed by adding to hi. previou.
year's ba.e pay rate eigbty five cent. (.85) p.r hour.
Effective January 1. 1982 the base pay of .acb regular
e.ploye. .ball b. increa..d by addinl to biB previou.
y.ar's bas. pay rate eighty five c.nts (.85) p.r hour.
In tb. .v.nt durin I the t.rm b.r.of. an existing relular
..ploy.. is assign.d t..porarily or p.r.anently as Public
Works Working lor..an. that ..ploy.. shall r.ceiv. thirty
cents (30~) in addition to his r.gular ba.e psy rate for
each hour he works in such capacity. If the Council d.-
cides at the end of his probationary period. to continue
hi. as Public Works Working Fore.an. he shall receive
sixty c.nts (60~) in addition to his regular base pay
rate for .ach hour b. works in such capacity.
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19.3 FRINGE BENEFITS
The following are the fringe benefits to which 8I.ployee.
covered hereunder .ha1l be entitled during the tera here-
of:
A)
Sick Leave. Each .aid eaployee .ha11 be entitled to
one (1) day'. .ick leave per month, with pay, eccru-
ing froa the first day of eap10yaent. Thi. leave
cannot be bsed until after one (1) yeer'. .ervice
credit ha. been earned. Maxiaua accuaulation. will
be in accord with City Ordinance. on the .ubject.
B) Funeral Leave. Each .aid eaployee .hall be entitled
to three (3) day.' funeral leave with pay for e
death in the iaaediate family of ahe employee. "Ia-
aediate faaily" i. defined herein a. tbe .pou.e,
parent.. children, brother. and .i.ter. of the
eaployee and parenta of the apouaa of tbe eaployee.
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C) Vacation. Eacb aaid eaployee aba1l accrue, et the
end of each two (2) week pay period an aaount of
vacaUon Uae baaed on hia Dumber of yaar. of aervice'
credit. No vacation aay be uaed by the eap10yee un-
til the end of hi. probationary period. No reaular
eaployee can carry more into the next calendar year
any more accrued vacetion leave benefita than forty
(40) bour. in excea. of the total hour. he ha. act-
ually accrued during tbat year.
Year. of Service 2 Week Accrual
0 to 5 year. 3.5 bour.
O.er 5 to 11 year. 5.0 hour.
Over 11 to 13 year. 5.5 houra
Over 13 to 15 year. 6 h ou r.
O.er 15 year. 6.5 . hour.
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D) Group In.urance
Effecti.e J.nuary 1, 1981, tbe Employer shall pay
up to one hundred forty dollara ($140.00) of the
preaium for group in.urance co.erage of each ..id
eaployee and bi. dependent. which afford. a.onl
other thing. $5,000.00 tera life in.urance, which
include. accidental death and dismeaberment co.eraae;
employee weekly 10.. of tiae in.urance after a wait-
Ing period of twenty nine (29) daya; ho.pital expen.ea
and aajor medical expenae co.erage up to a .axi.u.
of $250,000.00. Effecti.e January 1, 1982, the
E.ployer aball pay up to one hundred .ixty dollar.
($160.00) of the pre.iua for .dd group in.urance
co.erage of each .aid eaployee and hia dependent..
E) Holiday.. Each e.ployee co.ered hereunder ahall be
entitled to take the following nine (9) date. a.
paid holiday.: January 1 (New Year'a Day); tbe
tbird Monday in February (Washington'. and Lincoln'.
Birtbday); the last Monday in May (Meaorial Day);
July 4 (Independence Dsy); the fir.t Monday in Sapt-
e.ber (Labor Day); the .econd Monday in October
(Cbri.topher Colu.bu. Day); Noveaber 11 (Veteran'.
Day); the fourtb Thur.day In Noveaber (Thankssi.lng
Day); and Deceaber 25 (Cbriat.as Day); provided,
when January 1 (New Year'. Day), July 4 (Independence
Day). Nove.ber 11 (Veteran'. Day) or Deceaber 25
(Chrl.taa. Day) fall. on Sunday, the following day
sball be a holiday, and if any of .aid date. fall.
upon a Saturday. the precedins day .hall be a holi-
day. During tbe ter. of tbis Agree.ent, each eaployee
covered hereunder sball be entitled, In addition to
the foregolns holidays, to work only one-balf (~)of
the last working day before tbe Chri.ta.. and New
Year's bolidays and to receive pay at hi. ba.e pay
rate for tbe one-balf (~) day he did not work.
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In I1ddit10n to tile forego1ng paid boUdays and .s
provided in Sectibn 3 F. of Ordinance No. 83, as
amendad by Ordinanca Mo. 187, tbe Employer's Per-
sonnel Ordinance, .acb, said .mployee sball be sn-
titled to . tentb (10tb) paid boliday of bis cboice
provided the dace be bas selected for sucb tentb
(10tb) boliday has been first approved by tbe Supar-
intendent of tbe Public Works Department of tbe
Eap loye r.
F. Uniforas. Tbe Employer sball furnish and cle.n the
pants and sbirts of eacb said employee and shall
furnish jackets and sbop coats tberefor wbich shall
be cleaned at the expense of each said eaployee.
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G. Mileage Reimbursement; Attendance at Training Schools
or Seminars. Each employee covered hereunder shall
be entitled to receive. $.lS per mile reimbursement
on account of his use of a private vebicle to trevel
to and from a recognized school of training or a
seminar wbich will enhance bis.knowledge in a field
directly connected with or related to the functions
he performs aa an employee of tbe Employer; provided,
bowever, tbat his attendance at any aucb acbool or
seminar must bave been first approved by tbe Super-
intendent of the Public Works Department before tb.
employee will be entitled to attend such school or
seminar and to obtain tbe aforesaid reimbursement.
H. Compensatory Time-Off in Lieu of Overtime Pay. Each
said employee shall be entitled to take, in lieu of
overtime pay for overtime hours worked, compensatory
tiae-off based upon one and one-balf (1~) hours per
hour of overtime work; or in lieu of standby status
pay, compensatory, tiae-off on an hour for bour basis.
Whenever, at tbe end of a pay period, he has aCCUmU-
lated aore than forty (40) bours, he must use the
amount over forty (40) during tbe following pay period
or be paid in cash.
I. Injury on Duty. If an "Injury Duty" forces an .mploy..
to ai.s work, tbe ..ployer will pay the eaploye. for
each regular day mi.sed an amount equal to the differ-
ence between a day'. pay ,at tbe regular base rate and
the amount payable to tbe employee for that day by
Workmen's Coapensation up to a aaximua of twenty six
(26) days. No sick leave aball be charled a.ainst tbe
employee.
ARTICLE XX DURATION.
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This A.reeaent sball be effective as of January 1, 1981, and
shall reaain in full force and effect until December 31, 1982. It
sball continue in full force and effect from year to year thereafter
unless terminated or renegotiat.d in tbe manner provided by the
Minnesota Employment Labor R.lations Act of 1971 as amend.d.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ~ parti,.s hereto hav."
mant thia /.:?xfl. day Of, >iUI, 19J" I /
n Preaence of: CITY ,0
axecuted tbis Aaree-
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Cbarlotte McNlesh
Clerk Administrator
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