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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07- City of Bozeman and Intl. Assn. of Firefighters Local 613 Letter of Understanding and Agreement This Letter of Understanding and Agreement is made and entered into this I~ day of June, 2007, by and between the City of Bozeman, Montana hereinafter referred to as the "Employer", and the International Association of Firefighters Local 613, hereinafter referred to as the "Union". WHEREAS, the collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union specifically identifies Uniform Day Personnel (UDP) positions, including the positions of Fire/Life Safety Specialist, Training Officer and Staff Captain; WHEREAS, both parties recognize the importance of these positions in the day-to-day operation of the Department; WHEREAS both parties wish to make the UDP positions developmental assignments rather than permanent appointments which would be subject to the City's Recruitment and Selection Policies and Procedures; WHEREAS both parties wish to maximize the attractiveness of opportunities for employee development within the Department; THEREFORE the Parties mutually agree that as follows: 1. That Article 3, SpeCific Terms and Conditions of Employment for Uniformed Day Personnel shall be amended to read as follows: A. The Fire Chief shall be allowed to temporarily assign interested shift firefighters to perform the duties of uniformed day personnel. The length of these assignments shall be a minimum of twelve (12) months. B. Upon completion of this UDP assignment, an Employee shall be allowed to return to 24-hour shift duties. Reassignment to a 24-hour shift is contingent upon: 1. There must be a vacancy in the suppression division; 2. The employee shall not be under any form of disciplinary action or performance correction in his/her UDP position; 3. The appropriate supervisor shall complete an appraisal of the employee's performance while assigned to the UDP position. A copy of the evaluation shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department where it will be placed in the employee's personnel file. Supplemental Agreement City of Bozeman and IAFF Local 613 June, 2007 Page 2 4. The Firefighter will return to shift at the step s/he would have attained within the normal course of service. (For example, a Firefighter with 4 years of service with the Bozeman Fire Department spends 12 months in the Training Officer assignment. That Firefighter would return to shift duties as a Firefighter 1st Class) 5. Seniority shall be the determining factor if the number of employees qualified to return to shift under this policy exceeds the number of qualifying vacancies on shift. C. Firefighters assigned to these temporary assignments are eligible to apply for promotions occurring within the Department during the one year assignment period. D. Non-exempt uniformed day personnel shall be paid at a rate of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all authorized time they work over forty (40) hours per week. With prior Supervisory approval, non-exempt employees may choose to accrue compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay, at a rate of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay, for all authorized time they work over forty hours per week. 1. The maximum compensatory time accrual will not exceed 225 hours at the end of any pay period. 2. Upon termination of employment with the City, unused accumulated compensatory time will be paid to the employee at their final regular rate of pay. E. With the exception of paragraphs D.l and D.2 above, all Uniformed Day Personnel shall be subject to and governed by the City of Bozeman Employee Handbook, and all terms and conditions of employment regarding Overtime Pay, Flexible Work Schedule, Holiday pay, and Hours of Work 2. Addendum A of the 2007-2008 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties is amended to read as follows: Supplemental Agreement City of Bozeman and IAFF Local 613 June, 2007 Page 3 ADDENDUM A PAY RATES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2007 - 2008 A. Monthly salary rates effective July 1, 2006, May 1, 2007, and July 1, 2007 MONTHLY SALARY FY 2007 FY 2008 POSITION 7/1/2006 May 1, 2007 7/1/2007 Captain $4,762.16 $4,762.16 $4,952.65 Firefighter First Class $4,166.24 $4,166.24 $4,332.89 4th year Firefighter $3,941.60 $3,941.60 $4,099.26 3rd year Firefighter $3,850.08 $3,850.08 $4,004.08 2nd year Firefighter $3,751.28 $3,751.28 $3,901.33 Probationary Firefighter (Months 7-12) $3,546.40 $3,546.40 $3,688.26 Probationary Firefighter (Months 1-6) $3,201.12 $3,201.12 $3,329.16 BUilding/life Safety Specialist $4,232.80 $4,330.20 $4,503.41 Staff Captain $4,655.04 $4,762.16 $4,952.65 Training Officer $4,655.04 $4,762.16 $4,952.65 Note: The City agrees to pay $35 per month to each member of the bargaining unit who is a certified Basic EMT. The above salary schedule has been increased to compensate members for this certification 3. The terms of this agreement shall apply to internal assignments only, and not to uniformed day personnel vacancies filled via external recruitment. Vacancies filled in this manner will be subject to the policies contained in the City's Employee Handbook. Supplemental Agreement City of Bozeman and IAFF Local 613 June, 2007 Page 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have set their hands this 1.i..- day of June, 2007. CITY OF BOZEMAN IAFF LOCAL 613 - BOZEMAN FIREFIGHTERS -;?{Bl~ Keith JohnSOri', President - ...'~" ,.