HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/19/2000 - STAFF REPORTS (42) Date: July 19, 2000
To: City Council
From: Director of Human Resources via City Manager
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING — FIRE SAFETY UNIT
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council adopt a Resolution approving a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Palm Springs Fire Safety Unit (PSFSU) for a four-year
period, July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2004.
BACKGROUND:
Representatives of the Palm Springs Fire Safety Unit (PSFSU) have met and
conferred in good faith with the Municipal Employee Relations Representative
(MERR) and have reached agreement for the period July 1, 2000, through June 30,
2004.
SUSAN E. MILLS VP
Director of Human Resources
CIT,�MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution — Approving Palm Springs Fire Safety Unit (PSFSU)
Memorandum of Understanding
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE ("MERR")
AND THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FIRE SAFETY UNIT (PSFSU)
JULY 1 , 2000 -JUNE 30, 2004
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I. The Palm Springs Fire Safety Unit is the recognized employee organization for
members it represents employed by the City in the Fire Safety Unit. The Fire Safety Unit is
made up of the following classifications: Firefighter, Fire Engineer, and Fire Inspector. The
Unit definition is in accordance with Resolution 16438 (Employer-Employee Relations
Resolution), as amended by Resolution 17793.
II. The Palm Springs Fire Safety Unit (hereinafter "PSFSU") and the Municipal
Employee Relations Representative (hereinafter "MERR") have met and conferred in good
faith on wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for the employees
represented by PSFSU in the aforesaid group and have reached agreements which are set
forth in this Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter"MOU").
A. This MOU constitutes a joint recommendation by PSFSU and the MERR, to be
submitted to the City Council of the City of Palm Springs for its determination and
approval by one or more resolutions, as the City Council may deem fit and proper.
B. This MOU recommended to the City Council shall be for the period commencing
July 1, 2000, and terminating midnight, June 30, 2004, provided, however that
specific sections of this MOU shall have later effective dates as specified herein.
1.1
The City shall pay each Fire Safety Unit employee's contribution to the Public
Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Said payment made by the City
shall be for the employee's contributions, not to exceed nine percent (9%).
Such payments are made in accordance with the provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code, Section 414 (h) (2), and pursuant to California Government
Code Section 20615.
The City will contract with PERS for the Improved 1959 Level 4 Survivors
Benefit at no additional cost to the employee.
Effective January 2004, City agrees to contract with PERS for the 3% @ 50
Safety formula for members of the PSFSU.
City agrees to meet and confer with PSFSU over PERS DROP Program,
should it become available, after January 2001.
1.2
Effective July 1, 1991, Fire Safety employees shall be allowed, for PERS purposes,
to convert up to one hundred eighty (180) hours of accrued annual leave to
compensation, subject to PERS, during the twelve (12) month period prior to a
service (non-disability) retirement. Employees who decide to convert annual leave
time to compensation subject to PERS shall request such conversion in writing to
the Personnel Officer no less than one year(1) in advance of the service retirement.
2.1
The City agrees to contribute up to the following amounts toward Health,
hospitalization, drug coverage, cost care, through such program(s) as shall
be designated by the Association and approved by the City Council. In
addition, the City agrees to provide Vision Care for employee and family and
($15,000) Term Life Insurance coverage at no cost to the employee.
Parties to agree: The City's maximum contribution to health insurance
premiums for all currently active members of PSFSU, effective August 1,
2000 are as follows:
Single Party $348.04
Two-Party $668.04
Family $707.90
Parties to agree: City's maximum contribution will be 75% of insurance
premium for retirees coverage upon completion of 20 years of City service,
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and 100% payment for retirees coverage upon completion of 25 years of City
service; August 1, 2000 rates are as follows:
Single Party $356.88
Two-Party $680.17
Family $731.17
2.2
Effective August 1, 2000, the City's maximum contribution for dental
insurance shall be as follows:
Single Party $25.31
Two-Party $31.45
Family $40.51
2.3
In the event that the premium charges for the health or dental program exceed the
City's maximum rate of contribution (as described in 16.1 and 16.2) by 15%
annually at any time during the term of this Agreement, the amount of the excess
shall be paid by the employee through a payroll deduction.
2.4
Insurance carriers providing health, hospitalization, life, vision care, drug coverage,
and cost care benefits to Fire Safety Unit employees shall provide billings to PSFSU
insurance broker, who will forward them to the City, which specify the coverage
received by each Fire Safety Unit employee, i.e., single, single + one, or family
coverage.
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2.5
PSFSU agrees that effective August 1, 1985, any Fire Safety Unit employee who
retires as of that date, or thereafter shall not be entitled to participate in any City
health, hospitalization, drug coverage and/or cost care plan and instead shall be
entitled to participate at his/her own cost in the association-sponsored health,
hospitalization, drug coverage and cost care plan other than as described in 2.1 and
2.2.
Members of PSFSU shall remain in the PSFSU plan and shall not be eligible for any
other City insurance plan for the duration of this MOU.
2.6 Domestic Partner Coverage
The City of Palm Springs agrees to add Domestic Partner Coverage to the current
health, dental and vision coverages, in accordance with City of Palm Springs
Ordinance No. 1578. In addition to the requirements of Ordinance 1578, the
enrollee must provide a copy of the Declaration of Domestic Partnership,
Statement of Financial Liability for Domestic Partner Health Benefits, and Affidavit
of Eligibility for Economically Dependent Children to the City. The City will use the
same enrollment policies for domestic partnerships as are currently used for
traditional marriages.
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3.1
Personnel Rule 5.10.4, Fire Safety Unit Overtime Rate, shall continue to read:
"Fire Safety Unit shift employees shall be compensated for overtime worked at a
rate of fifty percent above the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for the work
performed in excess of two hundred four (204) hours per twenty-seven (27) day
work period."
3.2
All compensated time off shall continue to be counted as time worked for purposes
Of computing overtime.
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3.3
The Fire Department will continue to use the card file to administer overtime as
specified in Article 4 of the Administrative Procedure whenever twelve (12) or more
overtime hours are available.
3.4
Administrative Procedure Article 4, Section 5.2.3 of the Fire Department shall
continue to provide that a Fire Safety Unit employee who is offered an overtime
assignment less than 24 hours before the employee is to report for duty may decline
that overtime assignment without losing his position on the overtime assignment list.
4.1
Fire Safety Unit employees will receive a minimum of four (4) hours callback pay per
incident.
4.2
Personnel Rule 5.12.4, Emergency Callback Pay for the Fire Safety Employees,
shall continue to read:
"When Fire Safety Unit employees are retained or called out and work as a result of
emergencies, such time spent on emergencies shall be compensated at a rate of
fifty percent (50%) above the employee's regular hourly rate of pay. Such
emergency callback or retention time shall not be eligible for additional premium
compensation as provided in Rule 5.10, Subsection 4. 'Emergencies' shall be
defined as engaging or combating fires, floods, accidents, or involvement in other
disaster operations, but shall not include coverage for minimum staffing or regularly
scheduled or prescheduled, non-emergency work or duty time."
4.3
The existing residency restrictions are hereby abolished. Fire Safety Unit
employees responding to emergency callback shall be compensated for their travel
time up to a maximum of one hour.
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Fire Safety Unit employees will not be required to perform bomb searches. Upon
receipt of a bomb threat, Fire Safety Unit employees shall be asked to stand by
should a rescue or suppression become necessary.
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6.1
As a condition to participation in an examination for promotion to Fire Engineer, an
employee must continue to be certified on an aerial unit, a triple combination
pumper and an ARFF unit prior to the examination application closing date.
6.2
All Fire Engineers must continue to be certified on all apparatus before the end of
their probationary period.
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All Fire Safety Unit employees hired after July 1, 1990 shall, as a condition of
employment, be nonsmokers and must remain nonsmokers throughout the term of
their employment.
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The parties have agreed that the Department may implement a Performance
Standard program in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Emergency callback time and contract overtime shall be paid rather than accrued as
compensatory time off.
Effective July 1, 1990, Fire Safety Unit employees who are required to work in
higher classification for a period in excess of two (2) hours in any workday shall
continue to receive acting pay as follows:
10.1
If the employee works two through twelve hours, the employee shall receive an
additional six-tenths (6) of an hour pay at his regular hourly rate of pay.
10.2
If the employee works more than twelve and up to twenty-four hours, he shall
receive 1.2 hours of pay at his regular hourly rate of pay.
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10.3
Effective January 1, 1990, the only Firefighters selected to work out of classification
as Engineers and receive acting pay will continue to be those Firefighters who have
successfully passed the examination for promotion to the position of Engineer. Said
Firefighters are required to act as Engineers when called upon to do so. The
Engineer exam shall be given once per year in April and a one-year eligibility list
effective June 1 shall be created. Those on the eligibility list will provide the pool of
Certified Engineers from which the Department will select acting Engineers. If, in
the opinion of the Fire Chief, the number of names on the list falls below the number
of anticipated openings, the Chief may retest and supplement the list with the
names of any additional persons who pass the test.
10.4
If there is not a measurable balance of persons on the Engineer eligibility list on the
various shifts, the Chief or his designee may require persons on the eligibility list to
change shifts in order to obtain a measurable balance. In selecting individuals for
such changes in shifts, the Department will first seek volunteers and, if an
insufficient number of volunteers is available, shall then determine the persons
whose shifts shall be changed based upon reverse order of seniority.
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11.1 Accrual and Vesting
Fire Safety Unit employees hired on or after July 1, 1983, shall accrue annual leave
annually on the anniversary of the individual's most recent hire date, with the first
accrual being made after one (1) year of continuous service. There shall be no
monthly prorating. After one (1) year of continuous service, said accrual shall be
made monthly in accordance with the appropriate annual leave accrual schedule.
11.2 Accrual Rates for Fire Safety Unit Shift Employees
Fire Safety Unit Shift employees shall accrue annual leave at the following rates:
COMPLETION OF CONTINUOUS SHIFT HOURS ACCRUED
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR EACH FULL MONTH
1S throu h 51 12
6 throu h 10 16
11 through 15 20
16 and after 22
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11.3 Accrual Rates for those assigned a 40-hour Workweek
Fire Safety Unit employees assigned a forty (40) hour workweek shall accrue
annual leave at the following rates;
COMPLETION OF CONTINUOUS HOURS ACCRUED FOR EACH FULL
YEARS OF SERVICE MONTH WORKED
1" through 5t 8.57
6 through 10" 11 .43
11t through 15,n14.29
161 and after 15.71
11.4 Annual Leave Maximum
Annual leave hours shall not accrue beyond the maximum of fifteen (15) shifts
(three hundred sixty (360) hours) or two hundred fifty-seven and fourteen
hundredths (257.14) hours for Fire Safety Unit employees assigned to a forty (40)
hour workweek.
11.5 Annual Leave Cash-In
Fire Safety Unit employees shall have the option of converting accrued and vested
annual leave into cash, without limitation. Such cash-ins of annual leave shall be
permitted twice a year on the last pay day of July, and the first pay day of
December.
11.6 Annual Leave While on Occupational Iniury Leave or Sick Leave
A Fire Safety Unit employee who is on an occupational injury leave or sick leave
and reaches the maximum annual leave accrual may request a temporary lifting of
the maximum 360 hour accrual by giving written notice to the Chief. In such cases,
the employee shall be permitted to continue to accrue annual leave over 360 hours
from the time such notice is given until the next regular annual leave cash out date.
On said next regular annual leave cash out date, the employee must cash out at
least all annual leave in excess of 360 hours or he will lose such excess hours. The
employee will not be entitled to accrue annual leave in excess of 360 hours on and
after the date of said next regular annual leave cash out date. Employees on
occupational injury leave or sick leave may cash out their annual leave pursuant to
Article 11.5. This paragraph shall apply on a per injury basis.
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11.7 Annual Leave Usage
The current practice of allowing one Fire Safety Unit employee and one
management employee per shift to be on scheduled vacation simultaneously is to
be continued, but in the event no management employee schedules a given day for
vacation during the vacation pick time at the first of the year, another Fire Safety
Unit employee is to be allowed to schedule that day. Parties agree to continue
negotiation between the FSU and the Fire Chief for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Any change with regard to vacation selection will be incorporated in the contract at
that time.
11.7.1
Members of the PSFSU shall be restricted to three (3) 24-hour shifts of
unscheduled vacation per year. Only one (1) unscheduled vacation shall be
granted per shift. Forty-hour employees shall be restricted to 3 workdays of
unscheduled vacation per year.
11.8
Requests to use compensatory time can be made 48 hours in advance.
11.9
Fire Safety Unit Sick Leave Provisions.
11.9.1 Accrual Rates for Those Assigned Shift Duty
Fire Safety Unit employees assigned to shift duty shall accrue sick leave at the rate
on one-half (1/2) shift for each full month of service, to be earned and reported in
shift hours.
11.9.2 Accrual Rates for Those Assigned a 40-Hour Workweek
Fire Safety Unit employees assigned to a forty (40) hour workweek shall accrue sick
leave at the rate of 8.57 hours for each full month of service.
11.9.3 Eligible to Use
Fire Safety Unit employees are eligible to use accrued sick leave upon completion
of six (6) continuous months of service with the City of Palm Springs.
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11.9.4 Sick Leave Payout
As of December 1st of any year, shift employees who accumulated during the
preceding twelve (12) month period, at least ninety-six (96) shift hours of unused
paid sick leave and employees assigned to a forty hour workweek who have
accumulated during the same period at least 68.57 hours of unused paid sick leave
shall be compensated by a cash payment during the first full pay period in
December in an amount equal to the employee's straight time hourly rate of pay for
one-fourth (1/4) of those unused accumulated sick leave hours. The remaining
three-fourths (3/4) of those unused accumulated sick leave hours shall remain
credited to the employee's paid sick leave account.
11.10 Disposition of Accrued &Vested Leave Upon Termination
11.10.1
Upon termination all unpaid accrued and vested annual leave will be paid at the
employee's current salary rate. All unpaid accrued and vested annual leave of
deceased employees shall be paid to the estate of said deceased except as
otherwise provided by law.
11.10.2
Regular employees who separate shall receive compensation for one-fourth (1/4) of
any unused sick leave accrued and vested to and including the date of November
30, 1973. The unused sick leave will be paid at the employee's current salary rate.
Should an employee use sick leave so as to reduce the accrued total below that
existing as of November 30, 1973, then the said one-fourth compensation shall be
paid only with respect to the lowest amount of accumulated sick leave which
remained credited to such employee's account at any time after November 30,
1973.
11.10.3
Fire safety employees shall be paid for all accrued, vested and unused sick leave
upon a public safety disability retirement.
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new hires for positions in the Fire Safety Unit shall undergo drug testing as a final
condition of employment.
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Where appropriate, the benefits accorded members of the Fire Safety Unit in this
MOU shall be converted to accommodate those employees who work an average of
forty (40) hours per week (shift hours/1.4 = 40 hour conversion).
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Cost of living salary increases as follows:
1-1-2001 3% Cost of Living Allowance
6-24-2001 Not less than 2% nor more than 4% tied to the highest
CPI (all urban consumers), April to April, among U.S.,
West and/or Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange
6-23-2002 Not less than 2% nor more than 4% tied to the highest
CPI (all urban consumers), April to April, among U.S,
West and/or Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange
6-22-2003 Not less than 2% nor more than 4% tied to the highest
CPI (all urban consumers), April to April, among U.S,
West and/or Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange
Effective October 1, 2000, based on the salary survey FY 2000, the City of
Palm Springs agrees to a 5% range adjustment to median. The salary ranges
that exist on October 1, 2000, shall be established as minimums designed to
maintain internal alignment of the ranks of Firefighter, Fire Engineer, Fire
Captain, Battalion Chief and Assistant Chief.
14.1 BILINGUAL PAY
The City agrees to compensate members of the Fire Safety Unit who are bilingual in
Spanish an additional 5%, but limited to two (2) persons/shift. City shall establish
testing procedures.
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Parties agree to authorize the use of reserves (Cadets) to provide for up to four
persons per piece of apparatus. Management and FSU will confer on the best
method to so achieve.
It is understood that Cadets in a Cadet Program that may be adopted by the
Department shall be directly supervised by Fire Captains. It is further understood
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that such Cadets shall not be counted toward fulfilling minimum manning
requirements, nor shall they replace regular personnel at any time.
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Parties agree that effective October 2000, the station safety shift staffing shall be
not less than 17 persons,
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City agrees that for vacation relief, minimum manning be maintained by replacing
individuals on a rank for rank basis.
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Effective January 2, 1994, City agrees to compensate Fire Safety Unit employees,
over base pay, an additional 5% for an Associate's Degree or 7.5% for a Bachelor's
Degree, or 10% for a Master's degree from an accredited college or university.
Effective January 1, 2001, City agrees to compensate FSU over base pay, an
additional 2.5% for a State Fire Officer's Certificate. Employees who hold such
degrees and certification shall notify the Human Resources office.
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No Fire Safety Unit employee shall receive more than $1,500/fiscal year through the
Tuition Reimbursement Program.
Fire Safety Unit employees shall receive mileage reimbursement in accordance with
existing City policy, at the prevailing IRS rate.
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City will no longer pay for medical exams that were formerly required by the
Department of Motor Vehicles. Should the Department of Motor Vehicles reinstate
that requirement for Fire Engineers, then City will resume payment for those
medical exams, provided the affected employees utilize the physician(s) designated
by the City.
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Three of the four positions allocated as Fire Inspector will work a 40-hour workweek,
4/10 schedule. If a holiday falls on a regularly scheduled day off, the employee will
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receive the preceding or following scheduled workday off. One Fire Inspector
position will remain on a 56-hour workweek and will function as a Fire Engineer,
Special ,Assignment. Fire Safety Unit employees on a 40-hour workweek shall be
allowed recognized holidays off in accordance with the City Personnel Rules.
Holiday pay described in Personnel Rule 6.4.3.1 will be incorporated into base pay.
Fire Inspectors on a 40-hour workweek will pick vacation separately from personnel
assigned to shift work. They will continue to maintain EMT-D re-certification.
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Effective July 1, 1996, City agrees to pay a uniform allowance of $80.00/month to
each member of the Fire Safety Unit as a reimbursement for expenses incurred for
acquisition and maintenance of uniforms.
It is understood and agreed that this MOU is subject to all present and future
applicable Federal and State laws and regulations and the provisions hereof shall
be effective and implemented only to the extent permitted by such laws and
regulations. If any part of this MOU is in conflict or inconsistent with such applicable
provisions of Federal or State laws or regulations, or otherwise held to be invalid or
unenforceable by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, such part or provisions shall
be suspended and superseded by such applicable laws and regulations and the
remainder of this MOU shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force
and effect.
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It is understood that existing ordinances, resolutions, and policies of the City cover
matters pertaining to employer-employee relations including, but not limited to,
wages, salaries, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Therefore, it is agreed that all such ordinances, resolutions and policies, including
but not limited to Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, and 13 only of the Employer-Employee
Relations Resolution 16438 are hereby incorporated by this reference and made a
part hereof as though set forth in full and except as provided herein shall remain in
full force and effect during the term hereof. The City and its employees shall
continue to have the rights and prerogatives as set forth in Section 4, 5, 6, 7, and 13
of Resolution 16438, and nothing in this MOU shall be deemed in any manner to
abridge, restrict, or modify the same except as limited by Section 27 of this MOU.
The status of all existing benefits and conditions of employment now enjoyed by the
members represented by PSFSU shall not be deemed affected by this MOU, except
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as specifically modified by provisions hereof or by actions taken in implementation
hereof.
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The terms agreed upon by this MOU shall take effect at the times specified herein
upon approval by resolution by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs and
shall remain in full force and effect until midnight, June 30, 2004. PSFSU hereby
expressly waives any right to demand any improvements or any changes in the
wages, hours, or other conditions of employment of employees in the Fire Safety
Unit covered by this MOU, and the City of Palm Springs shall not be required to
meet and confer as to any such demand or request.
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28.1 Prohibited Conduct
28.1.1
PSFSU, its officers, agents, representatives and/or Fire Safety Unit employees
agree that during the term of this Agreement, they will not cause or condone any
strike, walkout, slowdown, sick out, or any other unlawful job action by withholding
or refusing to perform services.
28.1.2
Any Fire Safety Unit employee who participates in any conduct prohibited in
Subsection 28.1.1 above shall be subject to suspension, demotion, or dismissal by
the City.
28.1.3
In addition to any other lawful remedies or disciplinary actions available to the City, if
the PSFSU fails, in good faith, to perform all responsibilities listed below in Section
28.2, PSFSU Responsibility, the City may suspend any and all rights and privileges
accorded to the PSFSU in this Agreement, including but not limited to suspension of
the Grievance Review Procedure and Dues Deduction.
28.2 PSFSU Responsibility
In the event that the PSFSU, its officers, agents, representatives, or Fire Safety Unit
employees engage in any of the conduct prohibited in Section 28.1.1 of this Article,
Prohibited Conduct, the Association shall immediately instruct any such persons
engaging in such conduct that their conduct is in violation of this Agreement and
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unlawful, and they must immediately cease engaging in conduct prohibited in said
Section 28.1.1 and return to work.
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Association agrees to Personnel Rule 13.3 Layoff and Recall, except as modified
herein. If a Fire Safety Unit member bumps to a lower classification as a result of
layoffs, the employee's "Classification Seniority" in the lower position will be defined
as all of his time in any of the classifications in the Fire Safety Unit. For members of
the Fire Safety Unit, layoff of any employee shall be made in the following order:
Employees shall be laid off by classification in the reverse order of seniority in that
classification. In the event that two (2) or more employees in the same classification
have the same classification seniority, then layoff shall be made on the basis of final
ranking on the eligibility list for the position, then departmental seniority, then City
seniority.
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The City agrees to implement an IRS 125 Plan for the Fire Safety Unit effective
January 1, 1993, and the Association agrees that member employees who
subscribe to the Plan shall pay the Plan Administrator's fees.
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There is no limit on the number of time exchanges a Fire Safety Unit employee may
enter into, but the Palm Springs Fire Safety Unit encourages employees to notify
management no later than 24 hours prior to the exchange taking place (a reduction
from 48 hours notice requirement).
City of Palm Springs to develop a Paramedic Program to enhance the emergency delivery
system and fire readiness in the City of Palm Springs. It is understood that the Program is
a non-transport EMS enhancement to the existing fire/rescue system. Paramedic
personnel will be cross-trained in fire fighting and rescue techniques and will augment
fire/rescue tasks when needed.
The authorized staffing for the Paramedic Program is six (6) employees. A complement of
no more than three (3) surplus paramedics needed to cover sick/annual leave,
compensatory leave, OSL, and temporary vacancies will be established.
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Those employees assigned to the Paramedic Program (including those in the
surplus pool), will receive compensation of an additional 15% above their current
pay rate.
FSU and Fire Chief will continue to meet informally on operational issues relating
to the Paramedic Program.
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PALM SPRINGS FIRE SAFETY UNIT CITY MANAGER
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SHIFT REPRESENTATIVE
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SHIFT REPRESENTATIVE
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SHIFT REPRESENTATIVE
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PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PROGRAM TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY OF
PALM . . DEPARTMENT
After meeting and conferring with the representatives of the City of Palm Springs Fire
Safety Unit (hereinafter the "Fire Unit'), the Palm Springs Fire Department hereby
implements the following Performance Standards Program applicable to individuals
employed in the classifications of Firefighter and Engineer.
1. Frequency of Testing. Performance tests will be given to the employees in
the Fire Unit on a quarterly basis.
2. Current Performance Tests. The Performance Standard tests utilized at this
time shall be the following:
(a) Ladder Removal. Remove a 24-foot extension that is mounted six
feet from the ground in a horizontal position.
(b) Hose Hoist. Hoist one section of two and on half-inch hose with
nozzle assembly by use of a pulley.
(c) Equipment Removal/Hose Load. Pick up, carry and stack five rolls of
2 112 inch hose onto a platform.
(d) Joist Crawl. Carry 100-foot bundle of 1 3/4 inch hose with nozzle on
shoulder through the attic prop and return.
(e) Dry Hose Drag. Advance a dry 2 1/2 inch hose line with nozzle 150
feet forward.
(f) Aerial Ladder Climb. Climb the 100-foot aerial ladder while wearing
full turnouts and breathing apparatus. The aerial ladder will be at a
65-degree angle.
(g) Thirty-Five Foot Extension Ladder Standard. Remove from
apparatus, carry and raise.
(h) Twenty-Four Foot Extension Ladder Standard. Remove from
apparatus, carry and raise.
(i) Donning Breathing Apparatus Standard. Don breathing apparatus
while wearing turnout coat, gloves, and helmet.
Q) Ventilation Standard. Ladder building and take required tools and
equipment aloft.
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In the event the Department desires to add to or modify the existing tests, it will
notify the representatives of the Fire Unit of such proposal and will provide said
representatives with an opportunity to meet and confer with respect to that subject.
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The representatives of the Department and the representatives of the Fire Unit have
reached agreement that the performance standards listed in paragraph 2, above,
are job-related tests in that they accurately reflect tasks which members of the Fire
Unit may be required to perform in the course of their duties. Accordingly, it is
essential that all members of the Fire Unit be able to pass the Performance
Standards Test.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19875
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING RELATIVE TO WAGES,
HOURS, AND OTHER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR
EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRE SAFETY UNIT
(PSFSU).
WHEREAS, Resolution 16438 designates the City Manager (acting personally or through a
delegee) as the Municipal Employee Relations Representative (MERR) who shall be the
City's principal representative on all matters of employer-employee relations, with authority to
meet and confer in good faith on matters within the scope of representation, including
wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Municipal Employee Relations Representative (MERR) has
met and conferred in good faith on wages, hours, terms and other conditions of employment
with the Palm Springs Fire Safety Unit(PSFSU) representing the Fire Safety Unit; and
WHEREAS, as a result of such good faith negotiations the MERR and PSFSU have
reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) governing employees of the City of Palm Springs within such Fire Safety Unit; and
WHEREAS, PSFSU and the MERR jointly recommend adoption of such MOU by the City
Council.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,
California that the Memorandum of Understanding between PSFSU and MERR, dated July
19, 2000 on file with the City Clerk and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED this 19"'day of July, 2000.
AYES: Members Oden, Reller-spurgin and Mayor Bleindienst
NOES: Members Hodges and Jones
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
CITY CLERK CITY MANAGER
REVIEWED &APPROVED: