HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Resolution No. 072R.ESOLI.Jl1ON NO.~
SERIES OF 2012
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROVISIONS or THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING CONTRACT BE1WEEN THE ENGLEWOOD POLICE BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE YEARS 2013 • 2014 .
\VHEREAS, the Englewood City Council authorized "The Collective Bargaining Contract
Between the Englewood Police Benefit Association and the City of Englewood for the Years
2011-29112 ; by tile passage of Resolution Nu . 39, Series of2010; unJ
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood and the Englewood Police Benefit Association entered
into negotiations in April of 2012 in accordance with the Englewood City Home Rule Charter;
and
WHEREAS, the members of the Englewood Police Benefit Ass!':iJtion duly ratified , by a
majority vole , the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the years 2013 and 2014; and
\VHEREAS, the significant changes 10 the contract are :
I. Anicle 9 -Compensation : Employees covered by the Contract will receive a market
adjustment to their 2012 base wage rate effective January I, 20 I 3 and to their 2013
base wage rate effect;ve January I, 2014 . The adjustments 11ill be based upon the
salary surveys conducted by Human Reso1.ccos in October 2012 and 2013.
2. Anicle lO -Meri!.fID': Merit pay bas been eliminated.
3. Article 16 -~: The pro,ision gua:anteeing EPBA members ten hours of
holiday leave cash out annually was eliminated .
4. Article ! 9 -Personal Leave : The cash out of unused personal leave has been
eliminated. Unused personal leave will instead be rolled over into employees' annual
leave banks.
5. Article 24 . l:'ension/Retjrgnent Plans : l:ly January I, 2013, City Council will approve
a non-binding resolut ion granting current police officers the ability to choose entry
into the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado . Contributions will remain
the same for current officers (10% employcc/10% City), but new officers will
contribute 8% and the City will contribute 8% of their base wage.
NOW ' THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE cm COUNCD., OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWUOU, C:OLOKADO, AS FOLLOWS :
Section I. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby approves the
Collective AargRining Contract hetwem the F.nglcwnod Police Benefit Association and the City
of Englewood for fae years 20 I 3 and 2014, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
~-The Mayor •nd the City Clerk are hereby authorized to sign and atlest the
Collective 13arsaining Cor.troct between the Englcwooc Police Benefit Assoc iat ion and the City
of Englewood, Colorado.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th Jay of July, 2012.
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/4,rishin A. Ellis, City Cl erk
I, Louerish.ia A. Ellis, City Clerk for the City of Englewood , Colorado, hereby cenify the
above is a true copy ofRcsuhuion No. '7,l,.scries of201 .
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
ANDTHE
ENGLF"l'OOD POLICE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
FOR THE YEA.RS 2013 -2014
This n:production of the 2Cl3-2-Jl4 Contract has been prepmd by the Hwnan .Resources
Deparuru:nt for distribution co all covered Police officers so that cvcl}')nc will be aware of the ,ights
and benefits conwned herein.
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DURATI O N OF CONTRACr ....................................................................... .
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F.MPLOYEE RIGHfS ........................................................................................... 1
!;F NIORITY ............................................................................................................ :;
I lOURS OF WORK .......................................................................................... ~
BIDDING PROCEDURES FOR ST-UFT ASS I GNMI:J,.-r .......................... S
SPEQAL ASSIGNMENT .................................................................................. 9
LAYOFF ................................................................................................................ JO
OOMPENSAT!ON ............................................................................................... ll
OVERTIME WOIU<. .......................................................................................... 12
CALL BA O( .......................................................................................................... 13
STANDDY .............................................................................................................. 14
U.UIHrNG ALLOWANCE .............................................................................. 15
ANNUALLEAVE ............................................................................................... 16
HOLIDAYS ......................................................................................................... 18
1\DMINISTII.A.TfVE I.EAVE ............................................................................. 19
FUNERAL LEAVE .............................................................................................. 20
PERSONAL LEAVE ............................................................................................ 21
SHORT TERM DISABIUTY ( SID) ............................................................... 22
WORKERS' O)MPENSATION .... ----·--............ 24
INSURANCE ........................................................................... ___ 25
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RE TIREE HEAL1li'INSl.JRANa. ASSIST.i\NCE ...................................... 26
PE1'1SI0N / RETIRE¥fNT~~ : ............................................................. 17
. RULES~ REGULATI~ .......... ~ ............ :: ... :..'. .... : .................................. 28
DUES DEDUCTTON ................................................. : .............. , ......................... 29
. ;As$OOATI01'1 .A,CTIVITIES ............ ·---.-········ ·.·.--· .:, ............... '!.,J O
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CONTRACT BETWE!lli THR
CITY OP ENGLEWOOD
ANDTHE
.E NGLEWOOD POLICE Bll:NEPTT ASiQ.CM.J:!.Q~
·n,is Com:r:i :t c1m,rcd imo hy the Cly of Englewood, Colomdo, and th Er.glcwood Polict
Benefit Association ho,: as it,: purpose the promotion of lunnoniom rr.lalions hc twr.r.11 the Gt.y of
Englewoocl aucl its employees, a fair and pcru:cful procedure for the rewlution of differences; the
establishment of mtcs c,f pay and how-s of work, a11<l uLlter conditions of employment mutuall y
agreed upon.
Except: where limited by express provisions elsewhere in this Contract, nothing in this
Contmet shall he construed to restrict, limit or impair 1hr. 1-it:hr.,., power.; and auth ority of the Gey as
granted to it by constitutional provis ioi:, staMr., ordinance , chatter or spc,cial an, the exclusive
powc:r, duty and tights t:o;
A. Dctenninc the overall mi se,i on of Lhe City as a unit of government:.
I~. To maim:iin anc' improve Lhc eff iciency and effe ctive nes s of City opt rarion s.
C To dctetmine the service., to be rendered, the operation s to be performed, the
technology to be uLilized, or the matters to be budgctccl.
D. To dctcnnine the over.ill methods, ptoccsscs, means, job classifications or per.aonnel
by which Ot:y opr.mtions arc to be conducted.
E. To direct, supervise, hire, promote, t.-ansfer, assign, schedule, retain or lay-off
employees .
F. To suspend, discipline, discharge, and de1rote for cause, all full-time pennancnt
classif ied cniployces.
G . To relieve employees from ducie, because of .lack of work or funds, or wider
conditions where the uLy t.k:tennines cominued woil, would be incffici:m or nonproductive .
H To take whatever other actions may be necessary to carry out the wishes of the
public not otherwi,.e specifitd herein or limited bya collective bargaining cont.-act.
I. To take any and all ru:tioos to c:my out the mission of the City in ca.ses of
emergency.
J. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Gty from conferring with its employees
for purposes of developing policies to effectu2t.e or implement any of the above enumeraced ·rights ;
ARTia.E 1. DURATION OF CDJ,ffR.ACT
-A. This Chin:ract shall take effecr on January I , 2013 and shall continue io force to and
including December 31 ;2014 . ·
B. This Contnet, or any pan of it, =y be terminated or renegotiated at any time by
murual coase m of both parties . • · · _
C If any article or section of this Contract should be held iol'alid by operatjon of law or
the Di-oict Court, or if compliance with or enforcement of any anicle or section should be
restrained by such District Court, the remainder of this Con1r.1ct shall not be affected thereby and
chi~ Contract shall remain in full force and effect, and the parties shall promptly negotiate for the
putposc of attempting to arrive at a =willy satisfactory repb.cemeat of such article or section.
D. The puties agree and understand that provisions relating to employees covered by
this Contract shall io no way displace or modify present or future stat:IJU)ry or case bw of the St:lte
of Colorado.
E , The panics acknowledge that during negotiations -..iiicb resulted io this Contract had
th, wtlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or
matter approp:iate for negotiation discussions and that the undemandings and agreements anived
aL by the parties after this exercise of that right 'and opportunity arc set fort:b in this Conuact.
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/\lrfJCLE 2. RECOGNITION
'The City recognizes the Englewood Police Benefit Association as the cmployr.r. crganiz.1tion
cc,tificd hy the City of Englewond ,s thr. rxd, isiv e rr.prcscnrative for swom Police employees within
1.hc followini; bargaining unit :
Inclu ded :
Excluded:
A[ full-time, cla:sified ~worn polir.e officers beiow the rank of Scr1;canr of
the ( ·· Pol ice Dcpor:mcnt . (Sec City Oioncr, Aiticle XV. 137:2 CT,). (c).
All others.
ARTia.E 3. EMPLOYEE RIGHI'S
I. A full-time classified ·employee who is not a coafidcntial employee, a managerial
empl~e, or a supervisor shall have the right: ·
A. To form, join; suppon or participate in, or to refrain from forming , joining,
supporting, or participating in any employee organization. or its lawful
activities .
B. Bargain collectively through their certified emplo~e representative .
C. No .·employi:e ,shall be -iilr.cdered widi, restnined, coerced or discriminated
against because of tbe exercise of these rights nor shall the right •of· an
incfuidual emplo;-ee to discuss emplo;mem concerns with the City be
infringed upon... , ,, . · .' ·,
2. The City -and ihe Englewood Police -Benefit Association mutually agree tliat a fair
and ··impaitial investigation of officer; is deemed appropriate ''and ·nece.ssary.--•A>written policy bas
been developed and .included in die · operations ,, manual specifically ··aodtessirig . :the iss~ of
administrn.tive and criminal invcscigations and emplo~e rights . No charijles will be made in this
policywitbout ·prior colisuliation and reviewwidi association representativc_(s).·--· :·'
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ARTICI .. E 4-. SENIUIU'J'Y
l'or the pmposcs of this O,mrac~ seninri1:y shall b~ determined fii~l hy lcui;th of <:ontinuous
rull-Li1 :·1e service with the Gt:y Pol ice Dcpaii:mcnt according 10 r:ink and seco nd by lcngtl, of
cominuous f ull-timc service wilh the City Polic e Dc partmcut rwm t:1e [i11t date of hire, pmvidccl
the employee successfully completed a probationary pe1iod. In cases whet? 1wo or morl' cmpl oyt:i::;
have the sacn,: hire date , the badge number as issued by the Department shall cm1bbb pnori1:y of
position on the seniorit)' list. Employees sbU not continue 1:0 occ111P. seniority while laid off, and
scnirnil)' will terminate when an employee has Seen laid off for a pc1iod of twelve (12) month ,; nr
more .
Aftc r nn emplo},:e sueeessf ully comple1es the pmhationary period, their name shall appear
011 the se nio cil:y list 35 of the first date of hire.
''11,c ·e nioriry of an employee shall tenninatc undc:· any of rhe following conciit:i'.'lns:
• 'Wbeu a bid off cmplo)")e fails to give notice of the emplo)<!c 's i111:c n1 l1l rP.t:11111 Lo work
within seven (7) ca lendar days after the · Oty has sen~ to the· employee'~ la::c known
address on file with the City, a ce1tified letter request:ng the employee's n:lu.m lo work
• When the emplo}t!c gives notic-.e but fail, to rel111T, lO work within seven (7) calendar
days afu:r the aforesaid letter has been sent to the employee,
• Wi1en the employee's employment wuh ;he City is tcnninated for any reason.
• When an emp loyee ill on leave of absence as providea under A,ticlc 27, l..caw,s of
Absence (Without Pay).
• Tf an employee is absent for three (3) consecutive regularly schedu le d working da)~
without notif}ing the Police Chief or immediate supervisor prior u:, s11r.h d11~e (3) clay;'
absence witl,out good cause as dccenniocc! by the Police O,ief.
• Fail1u-e ID return ID work after expiration of a formal leave of absence.
• An employee rchin:d but whose absence from Gey employment w:is less than eighteen
(18) months will have their prior accrued sc11iority with the 1ctircrncnt plan restored .
• An employee rehired, but whose absence from Gey cmploym::nt was less than twelve
(12) months will have their prior accrued seniority restored with regan:l to all other Gey
benefits .
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ARTia.E 5. HOURS OF WORK
1bc folii:e'Depanm,,nt shall observe ·office and fro.rising ·hours necessary for the ·efficient
transaction cif theiires_pective services:
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A. Worl<Week
A work -.r.k i.; a regular recurring period of I 68 bours in the form of seven
consecutive 24-hour periods . The workweek need not be the same as the calendar
week. 1be workweek may begin on any day of rbe week and any hour of tbe day and
need not be the same for all employees .
B. Work Schedule
1. ]he work schedule for officer.;, incluciing roll call and meal periods, shall
consist of five (5) eieJ,t (8) hour work da)'s; four (4) ten (10) bour work days;
or other work schedule as determined by the Poli:e Ouef.
2. Any change in an officer's bid or assigned schedule (starting time, quiuiog
time, scheduled days off) will be made in accordance with paragraph C
except schedule ch:i.ni;es may be m:ide without notice if the affected officer
agrees.
The Gty agrees to review with Association representatives issues and concerns regarding the
method and possible compensation associated with schedule changes.
C. Chapging Work Schedules
The work schedule may be changed by the Poli.:e Chief provided a minimum five (5)
days advance notice is given. Work schedules may be changed without advance
notice in the case of emergencies as determined by the Police Oiief. When an
employee's work schedule is .:lunged for pwposes of traini.og, special instruction,
""'·• the supon~or shall wake a n:asouable offon to accommodate the employee's
intcrem concerning the scheduled change.
D. Sraffjng
The need for an •?propriatc level of ,staffing is recognized by the City for the
purpose of efficiency and safety. The Police Department will address this issue in
Depanmeot policy.
E. Meal Periods
Officers shall be granted a paid meal period of tbiny (30) minutes for each eight (8)
hour work shift. Employees working a ten (10) hour work shift shall be allowed a
paid forcy-five (45) minute meal ~riod. An employee may conduct personal
business during the meal period. The meal period shall be authorized and controlled
by the emplo)"'e's supervisor.
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F Rest Periods
E.mplo)"'cs shall be gramed a paid re,t period not ID cxcrcd fifteen (15) minutes
during appro~imately the fi,~t 011e.-half ,~f r.he employee 's ,i:i;ulal' WOl'k day and an
additio nal [ifu•,:n (15) minute s 11:sc hrc:ik approximni:ely in the second one-hnlf nr t:hc :
wurk clay. lksL peri ods shall lie aud,ori,,:d aud coutrollcd by the cmployc,·':.
!iupc iv.i.~or.
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ARTICE 6. BODING PROCEDURES FOR SHIFT ASSIGNME.J,ff
Bjddin~jor Watches and Days Off
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A. Seniority applicable to the seniority bid process will be dete~ed in ac::ord,nc~ with the
ma! leogth of coritinuow employment as .a Police Officer with the Gty of Englewood.· .Prior Gry
employment in other than a Police Officer capacity will not apply UJw.u-d seniorny .. -Probationary
emplo)"es will not be included in the bid process .
B. The seniority bid sy.;tem will be applicable to personnel as~ign:d to the Patrol Operntions
Division only, and will not be authorized in any other bureau or spe cial assignment.
C Tbe Patrol Op:rations Dr.isioo comrnand:r will develop and post a scb:dul: prior to each
year for a twelve-month period.
D. "Ire bid process will begin after October 1 of each year aod will be completed by November
30ofeacb~.
E . There will be a tc.r.al of five (5) non-biddable positions which shall cocsist of two (2) non·
biddable positions on Watch I aod three (3) non-biddable positions on Watch II. The bidding
process will begin with the most senior Police Officer bidding the posi:ions of their choice. Io the
desc:nding order of seniority, each n:maining Police Officer will have choice of the remaining
biddable positions. All spec.iafu:ed positions such as crime pn:vcotion officer, traffic officer, etc. will
not be open to bid. The specializ.ed assignments :ilong with any no-bid positions on a v,,atch, will be
in addition 10 the biddable position Ou each v,,atch.. Officers may request non-biddable po~irions
:md ao attempt will be made to accommodate them, but such positions will be assigned at the
cliscn:tion of the division commander. If an employee fails to submit a bid in accordance with the
bidding procedwe, the employee will relinquish the opportunity to bid by seniority, and will be
assigned at the discretion of th: Patrol Operations Division commander.
F. An employee in auot:her assignment, who is =ssigned to the Patrol Operations Division
wiD occupy th e position -vacated by the employee they an: repl:icing. If other positions are available,
the employee may request assignmem t0 such positions, but may only be assigned at the cliscreuon
of the Patrol Operations Division commander. The officer will then be allowed to bid at th:: next
bic process .
It is further understood that should a schedule chaoge for unforesP-en emergency circumstances
arise, officers may be assigned by the Patrol Operations Division corrumnder from one shift to the
other to handle whatever emergency situation exists during the duration of the emergency.
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MTIO..E 7. Sl'EO AL ASSIGNMENT
· 11,e Deportment will maintain • written protcss frw ~c lccl.ion and service including
pcrfonnancc of c111ployt:cs fo•· speci al ossi~nmr:ms in the Pc,licc -)pcratio11, Mo11110I.
·t11e Police Oiie'. will consult wit h the Association regarding any fut'lll'C changes i:o the
r.clcc i:ion process.
ARTICU: 8. LAYOFF
Whenever there is lack of work, lack of funds, or under conditions where the Gtv
determines continued work would be inefficient or non-productive the appointing awhority shall
des~ the positions in which the byoff is to be made .
The order of layoff shall be determined by the Gty :Manager on the basis nf ·:h,; c;uality and
lensth of service provided by the emplo)'!"S in the affe~ areas. ··Qiii,Jit{of ,w&'rl, wil)".irii:h<de d1e
employee's rotal employment record. This record includes anm.ial •' perf~·riJi:io tf!J 1eYalu.itions,
commendations, discipliiwy actioos, education, tr.Lining, etc . Any.,eq.,l9yeesi~,:,· l:iave :.ot yet
achieved permanent or regular statuS or ·who have less than twelve (ii)"ii'ii'iltns:• 1flill-time
employment with the Gty shall be laid ciff first, regardless of perfotmimc~. ,Rei't'tranetlt· r'mpioyees
who .are laid off havc :thc right to be reemployed as • police officer, in _ inverse order of b,off,
proYtdtd rhai such reciill occuci'wiihio eighieen (1-8) monih.s cif lai,,:,ff' and i.heicinp1oyce'·Eontinues
ro niet ,the · qualificai:ifuris for.(lj'a1::position. Laid off cµiployees'· wi!U1ay ,6iii 'the::-reca!l-:1.istMor
eigbt~eti (UI) mniii:h~: fo;tlie ,evi'ricipe quality and len.,othof service~ eqilitl,~erii.i:imy.sliall•pmiail.
The:;ri\wi list shall ~'rmimre,':if,i'if eigli_i:!en (18) months. If financialei;qii~iionsj:wal-:anr,'liindiat:the
aistretlii'1:i' of the,,P.olice .Giief,'·an '.einplq)'ie , rcc-.Jlcd from layoff to a w•sification:lowct':tlian.diat
held at .the time of·ihe =~ff,may·bc moved up to the higbest.-classifi:iti~rFpii:•viously ,lielttat<an
.acdCleriliedpace ... ·: · ..... ~i : · ~•-· ·, ·.1:1·t ... ·: ·._:•"P_.=_.r1~!~ .• ::~';:fj ,,,;,;,··
Emplo~es shall not continue t0 accrue service credit, inciuding seniority, or be eligib!~ £.,r
any Qty bene~ during layoff. Io the event of a layoff, affected emplol":es . will be given as much
advance OOtice•as possible, • ·. " ·' I. . • .• . • •' . 1;.' ,.: • .. . ·
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AHTJO.E 'J. COMPENSATION
A.
2012 Sal:iry5chcclu ie
&t;11lnr S1:roi~b1..TuntJ:lQl!~~
Poli:c Officer Pl'Obat:onary
Poli:c Officer 4•h dass
Police Officer 3"' dass
Police Officer 2nd dass
Po lice Officer 1" dass
$24.34
$25.92
$28.48
$31.33
S3 4.45
B. TI1e schedule in" A" above will be adjusted on January 1, 20D to reflect the 2013 "market
medi an " :is dctetmined bytl,e 201.2 S:il:uySwvey. The 'ma1ket media n" will be based upon the
2013 media11 wage of either the r.op rate for the highest car.king police offi ce r or m:tJCimum of the
sa,aty range for top making p:>lice office r (if the jUtisdiction uses ranges vs. a flat rate) at: Arvada,
Aw ura, Boulder, Commerce uly, Denve r, Greenwood Village, Lakewood , Littleton, Lo11~111om and
11,ornton . The swvcy wiU be conducted in tbe. 4•h quatter of 20 12 by the Hwnan Resowces
Dcprut mcnt, with the concurrence of the EPllA. 11,e Ciy and the EPBA will meet by November 1,
2012 to approve the sun·cy and finalize tnc revised salary table for 20 1.1.
C Th e schedule in "A" nbove will hr.fmtbcrndjusted on January 1, 2014 to rcfle:t the 2014
• lllarlu:t median" :is dctc,mincd by the 2013 SalaryS u"·e y. 'TI1e • n:01ket medinn" ";11 be bm d
upon the 2014 1:1edian wage of either the I.Up me for the highe st ranking police officer or
maximum of the sala1y mnge for top rankiug police officer (if the jurisdiction uses ran~cs vs. a flat
rate) at: A,:v~da, Aurora, Boulder, Commerce City, Denver, Greenwood Village, Lakewood,
Littleton , Longmont and Thornton . The survey will be coudur.1:,d in the 4"' quarte r of 2013 byt.he
I-Ium~n Resources Dtpanment, with the concurrence of the EPBA. The C.ity and the EPBA will
meet by November 1, 2013 to approve the survey and finalize the revised salary table for 2014 .
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'TI,e wage i::imasc provided for Police Officer 4th dass through 1st Class shall not be considered
automatic , but rather based upon meritorious service. Said class increase may ~e granted or denied
lO any individual Police Officer upon recommendation of the Police Ouef and wid, the approva l of
the City Mru1ager or designee upon wriu.cu notice to such individual Police Officer, The date in
which the class increase is approved shall determine th: new class anniversary date .
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ARTia.E 10 . OVERTIME WORK
A:. E~loye~s :bovered··by.tbis Contraet .shall :be compensal;Cd at•·timc and one -h.,Jf (1
1/.1)":.die ·cmplo~e ·s regular hourly.rate of:payfor all ·assigned hours worked ov er and
above their regular DAILY wotk schedule . · .:·, •
,, B. Gvem ~hall ,not be p}nmidccl, ·compounded or paid nllice for the same hours
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wotked,: :, ,·.
C The Gty retains th: right to assign overtime worl< ro any employee qualified to
peiforiiithe work. ·. .. ,, ... , ,;~•,.. .. ·. ,: .
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D. Overrime) .• '.ai!aj:,!c •during a given watch shall be 'offered .011,,a ,yo lumary bas is to
uniformea:offi:ers ·'Wtirking during the pre:eding,~r succeeding w:iL b, as de~rmin ed
: -by:tbc w.ii:c!i.supen-isor,:.io 'oi&r-of seniority. , . .Jl,~ci :offiter,accepts, the least senior
. .., .·, . ·office.rii,iayhe ,required .to _-work the ovepiml,, an ,:ac~datieit,may be auchorized,
E.
-~ ,:'di-.tµe'.Gty lll.lJ',-ac 'its discretioo, call any offmer,in,ui,work'ihe,O:vertime.
-:t ~ i '1'"'. ·°? -._:ff .. :· a:, .:·:.;·,: -:-~·: ::·.t , . .. . ·.~.·. c. t--! j . ::·l;,91J•
. Emplo~es~wbo wo:kovemme, .call _bacik, andt.or1stanclby .heurs,niay, in lieu of pay,
.i ta½e,c.oriipcnsatory time ·off.,upon mutual ~~_F,lll;rit,,.~j:_wee!.1,1th~ .. ~mplo:r,:e and the
employee 's supervisor,,.;If~the~ . .is ,.no :IIlll1lllil agre_ement, tqe):,npll;i~e shall be p:,i,i
lvlember. of the bazgaini.<1g unit may accrue a maximum of eighty (80) hour.. ~f
,CQIQP.~_1!$.ato.iu';,~,tO ,~; :~~ in,..\l,C~O~Ce wJthi @tr (?1 J;;!Jg~Oci :Policy Ii 46
. (<:;oµipeqs @:iiJ'J:°UDe);. C.O~~tRIY.~~ isi!tJ:! be ~(>1D.PCO,S~te9)iat the rate of one
ao·d·o·ne,haH hours of time off.for each,one hour of overtimej,ca.u -iback, or standby mk,r iii ;i;~s cltbe diilly scheduled work ~lilit. ·. .. -,
F. Employees required to attend firearms qualification on their off-duty time will be
gwranteed two (2) ho~ overtime pay.
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Mrncu, I l. CAU. BAO<.
A. Au employt:e cm off duty stat11s who is dlr.d back to duty sh:ill be r.r1:clir~cl with a
minimtun or two (2) houn. u[ 1-'"Y at the rat:: of one and one-half (I t/2) d,e
employee's rei;ular hourly w:ige mtc .
B. An cmploycc caUed back to wo,·k ,.o ll'ing ,hr. fo,,. 1:w,, (2) l,ours pri or to t:111'. st :m of
their re~ular shirt shall be p,id at th e ovo,,;ime .,_..,, f," ,:! hourn act ,,ally worked , I'
to the starting titn~ of their regula r shif L
C. Should any cmplo}S:C be rt:qsir::d to tcsti.'y b:fore ;uy . -r,u1t or divis ,>1101
administrative hearing as a result of his/her ,,~ficial dU'.ies w· n •·lie Ci ty, 1:ht, 1 ;,,,,.
spent by such cmployt:e in µ,uvidin~ such tcstio..,:w . l,1,!l '.,c cons ide re d to be worl1
time . If such appearance for testimony is " a tin.'' whe n :he crr.ployce wo ukl
01'.1c :·wise be off duty, the emplo}\)e shall be paid as provided und er ScCLion A an d ll
;1bove . 'foe employee shall pay to the City all wiaie ss fees, and othe r co111p ::matio11
paid to the employee in conjwlCtion wirh so tes tifying :xcluding mileage fcr.s. An
cmp;oyee who i; callee for witness du,J shall prc s.:m to their supervisor tbc rori~i nal
summons or subpoena from the cowt JI' a, the conclusbn of such duty, shill
provide a signed st.'ltement froni the clerk of cite COUit, or other evidence indicating
the amown of time his/her person was required.
D. When an employee is subpoenaed as a wR ,Ni h p1i\•ate litigation to rmiry, not in
his/her official capacity but as an individual, ell!? ·:ime absent by reas ons thereof shill
be uhen as any acc111ed leave or leave ..,.,ithout pay, if all accrued Ir.ave ,s cxhaust?.d
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ARTia.E 12. STANDBY
Employees .assigned tQ st.llldby ducy sbali l:>e crediu,d .with rwo a.nd one-half (2 ½) hours of
p .. y ·at thi, overtime rate of pay for e:ich rweor,,..four• (24) hou:·perioi!, duriiig which they :ire ·on
standby. Ediployi:es ·assigned Ill standby fur Im than .a·iwerity'.four (U) ·hb°ur"coocinuous period
shall be creiiiicd with one (·I) hour of pay ;.i the overi:ime r:1•1: for each such assignrhenL ·
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!\R'f'ICLI'. 13 . 0.011-UNG ALLOWANQ;
A. ·n,c City shall furnish, ,;r reimburse du: cost of wiiform1, inr.luding leather gr.ar,
1rn .ig:1i:u:, duty foo twear and clod,ing, •~quired while nn duty, and shail pay all costs of maimcm1Kr.,
11;:pair and cleaning lhercof , provided that reimbur.:cment of such cos ~~ ,hall not be required if
approval of the Police 01ief is nol uu1,;1iued in adva11cc 01' purchase. All employees assigned to non -
uniform pm it.ions fo,· n peri od of d1i11:y (JO) days or mo1? and nm rco •·ircd t0 be in unifonn dmiug
wnr". ,.hall receive a clorhing allowance ,1s fo !low s:
I. Upon initial oss igmnr.111. 1n a non-unifc>nn po sition, 1::1c c:mploycc shall
, 1:ceiv c n lump sum of $1200 to co ver die inicial r.o11 of pu rchasing clothing for the first year of 1·hc
employee's ass ignmen1:. l:.mploye es, "·ho leave uuu -w,ifonn position volum,ui!y wi thin th e fim year
of 1.heir assi~nment, shall repay lhe clothit1G allowan ce at $100 per month for every entire momlt
rema ining in tlu: first )'t!ar of their assignmenl.
2. After the firs1 y.:,r of ,h,.ir migmnr.m to a non -11nifo1m pos ition, of .
sl:all n.:c.:t.:iv r. $100 ptr mond1 for cnch month that thr.y remain in tl :r. 110:·1-uniforin ~1.1m i1;11111cnt.
B. ·n,c employee shall be n:spon sible for all lo~t or ~1.o k:n item; icl c·mifi ecl ;1bo vc, or
dan i.11.;r. ro ::he sa me , as a re sult. of 1.he employee's ne~li~ence or clclibcr,11 c act.
C. ·n,c City will p1 '0 vid e o n ii re plac ement basis a high quality bullcl ?rno f vc,sL (flack
jacl<cl). Replacement shall he made onc e eve1y five (5) yc;us, ur al. such e.,rlie r time ,1s the City is
notifi ed of any event or condition rendering such a vcsl unsafe for ils im:ended purpose. In the
event of spceia li ~.r.cl or r.uswmi:i.::d ve sLs, the Gty will pay th e same dollar amount for d,c Ci 1y css ucd
and autho riud vc ::L with tl1 c employee paying the difference s in wsl.
D . All wiifonned employees sball be annually reimb1u-scd lhe cosl uf 0 11c pair of ducy
footwear up lO a rmximum of $200 . Orfice1-s shall present a receipt. for the fo otwear to the City
before receiving th e n::mbursement.
E. Except in the case uf we en,pluycc's pc110nal negligence, cmplqycc s shall be fully
reimbursed for any department approved firearm, pre.s~tiption c~wear, or flashlight, purchased by
the employe e 1hat is damaged or destroyed i11 the perlonnllncc of lhe employee's nfficial duties; or
"")' dr.pan:me;ll approved firearm ptm:hased by th e employi,~ that is seize d as l'vid ence and O(lt
n,tuniec.l tu d,e cn1ployec within 30 days of sci2.urc .
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ARTIO-F. 14. ANNU.'\L LEAVE
Employees shall earn annual leave at the following .r~IJ:.\.
Length .
f!f..llim
0.4years
j-'Jycars
10-19:r-•rs
20 'and 'abovc
Ho\lfi ,
~
96
120
160
· 170
The earning limits for annual le,vr. shall he as follows :
Leniqh of S;ryjce
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o.4·yerus · 1-,,
5-9~
10--1'1-J,ears
20 and above
Hour;
240
·. 288.
3(,8::-
408
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A. Annual leave shall oot be graoted to o.oy employee UDtil aftc,: compl~tion of six •(6)
JDODths ~oos~cutive service with the City .
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.·J·,B .. · ,,.~ llbc schedule for use •·,of iaooual le.iv'c shall be .determineciL:by i:he needs ,,of ·the
departme.111. Annual leave shall be taken at a time ccinvcoicnt.to ·.aod approve·d1bythe Police aiief.
(Sec Gty of Er.glewood Administrative Policy 30, • Annual Leave", for further details.)
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, :-;·. :The :riiie of annual leave pay shall be_ ihe ,enij,lo}"e's regular suaq;bc time hourly t\uc of pay
for the emplo}"e's regular job. Annual leave shaJI be allowed only to tlie'rotal hourly amotiot
accumw.,ted during the pay period io which the leave is t:>ken.
Work During Annual T .r.ave
lf after the employee has begun their annual leave and the Gry requires the employee to
work during the scheduled annual leave period, th e employee shall be -onpensated a.s follows :
A.
B.
worlued
The employee shall be paid for all hoUIS worked at die overtime rate .
The employee sball not be chaJ1:ed with annual leave for the number of hours
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'fhc:rc sh.,11 h« a onc-weel, minimum on use of annual leave rime, unless otherwi se
aut.l,o, i,~,d by rhc l'olicc d,jef or his/h,r dcsigmtc d rr.p1 ·cscnt11:ivr.. Q,xccptinn: If oil pcr.<onal
lc:avc has be e n exhausted ,nd the employer. is ill or injured, a11nual bvo may be sub:• .. ;cui, ·; f.,r
pe1~011 al leave, and will serve as the e limination shir t in order t0 accm Sho1t Term Disability . 111
1.his i1o,a:.ncc the emplo yer must notify hi,:/hcr ,;11pe rvi sor one hour prior to thr s1:a1t of hi s/hc:r
shift:.)
The maximum 1c<c ,,r annual Ir.ave ,;hall be no greater tban the amount a<:cwuulatcd by tl,c
cmrloycc ch.:ring the ;:,ay period in whic~ the leave is :.iken, and in 110 event shall the annual bvc
cxc c-:t:d ro11r ; ~-) consccmivc weeks unl ess otherwise authorized by the Police Oiic :L
.6Jlill.8l1.c:;i vc;: l'a~lill.l..Smruatil!n
Any employer. who is separated from the sc :·vicc of the City, i.e., retirement , tc1m111ati o··, (,r
cm1)loyee ba s completed '1i x {6) momlis of com in11ous service with th e Ci1y), nr layoff, <hall he
co mpensate d ro r th e unu sed :11111u:.1l leave ti :nc accumulated nL the tim~ of oepamtio n at ,he
cr1 ployc c's •eb'lll•r houdy mi;e r,1te . Annual leave is n:it to be used to ex1Cnd an cmplo)'tc ', ,.htc or
!:epr.1 ~11.i:in .
llliWwgJ ur Annual Leave
Each officer w,11 bid on e annual leave , by ~en.iority, for the year's period, January 1 through
December 3 1. Additional annual leave period., will be b'l'3ntcd, on a fo,t requested basis, only after
all seniority-bid annual leaves have been scheduled,
T,1e bidding process for annual leave wiU take place in November as scheduled by the
unifom, Pnt ro l B1m·.a11 commander after completion of all bidding for watches and clays off.
Annual leaves are expc:u.cd to be scheduled in good faith by ca::h employee and shall op ecify
:he exact dates desired.
Annual leav e will be administcn·d at the diml'tion of the Police 01icf or des ignee for
pcrsonnd assigned ID any oilier Bureau(,).
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ARTia.F 15. HOLIDAYS
• :.'·/· ;-A. .. 0fficers a.ssigocd w the ,UnifoW1•l'!uolnimau shall bc .schcduled:for •one hundred
(4'00).·li'ours •of:holidayt.ime with pay.at the•dis#etioii of,tli ,· llolice G1 ic f or designee.-; .,;;"
Holiday.; will be bid afu:r all annu:il--leav'e -ms. ·.been bid by S1'l.i ority, "--ii.h..--annual leave uking
preced::ot over holidays . TI,~ bid time for holiday.; is t.hr · t JTle ti r-·,,-as annual leave accortling to the
bid schedule . cxccp: that any hulid.,•ys not sched, ,!,..) or ~,rd by August 1 of that year may be
as signed.
B. Officers assigned to the Investigative Services Bureau will be granted nin et)"six (96)
ho.m ,.." 'llllC off on the regularly observed City holiday.;. If a holiday falls on one of their regularly
scheduled days off, these cmploy.:es will be given an alternate day off. These officers ma y also be
granted a "floating holiday" option. They may be allowed to excbaoge any of 'th e below listed
holiday.; for any other day in the year bd sbc is nonnally scheduled w work. Scheduling will be
made with tbc approv:il of the Police Cliief or desiguee .
Prei idcnts ' Day
Veterans Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Man:in Luther King Day
Labor Day
Memorial Day
Cluistmas Eve
New Year's Eve
C. If afu:r the employee has begun their holiday and the Ut)" requim the er -,,loyee to
work during the scheduled holiday period, the employee shall be compensated as follows:
l. "!he employee shall be paid for all hours woraed at the overtime me.
2. The employee shall not be charged with holiday time for the number of
hours woi:ked.
D. Wbeo a new officer is hired, he/she receives an inirial prorated holiday leave
balance . When an officer tenninam hefore the end of the )t:ar, holiday leave cash out will be
prorated. U a cumnt officer does not use all of his/her holiday leave by December 31 u of a given
year, the unused portion will be forfeited
E. Holiday leave will be administered at the discretion of th : Police Cliief
o~ designee for pers onnel assigned w anyol : · Bureau(s).
ARTICLE ,6. ADM1NISTRA'DVE LEAVE
Administrative leave with pay may be gram:cd an emplo)'llc at the discretion of the Police
d,icf o,· dc siGnee. 11,is lenve is us ed whi,n r:irr.ums tancr.s require in the best intere:;t.s of the Cit:y
and/ or cmployc •; tha t the cmploy.,e should tempora.r ily be relieved from duLy.
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ARTia..E 17. FUNEKAL LEAVE
The Police Chief shall graot 'leavfwitlipayto an employee to attt:nd tbefuner'al of'ia =mber
uf ihe employee 's family. The number .of days gr.mted sha.ll be governed by"tlie·cin:umstances of
the case, but in no event shall they exceed seven (7) calendar days . For tbe purpose of this section,
"employee 's family" shall mean the employte 's spouse, or the children, ·grandchildren, parents,
gr..ndparents , brothe~ and siste~ of tbe employee or of the employee's spouse . . .
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AKT'fCI.E 18. PERSON,\Ll.EAVE
All employees covered by this Conuact shall be: gramcd 48 pc1~on1l !~.,. hours with pay
which an employee is entitled to llSC for the follow ing purpose s:
A. Emplo;ec's ovm illncss /in ju,y
11. Illnc s;/injmy of i:mp lny.:e,'; family
C. · ro au:cud to pet~onal business
l'.,:1 p loyc cs shal! have until O"tube r 31" of each ycar to use cl1eir ann •1ally allo'll!d 1x:1~onal
leave . Any unused personal leave hou r. •·', ,II be convc,tcd to ai1011;1l lea •1a hn"'' at a 0 1we ho ur 10
one hour r,Ltiu. Pe :,011al leave shall be sc h::rluled and administc :'td under tloc di,~u ion of tbc Police
U,id. In 1:be event of ilh1ess/inj111y in wlur h pmonal leav e is requeste d, c:1c employee shall notif-y
thei r .,u pcrvisor or other pcr.;011 dc si[:nau:d ''I' the supc,.·isor at least on e ( !) hmll' pri or :o their
scheduled reporting time .
Per!;onal leave shall be prrn:iu:J for ern1,luyccs bci;i.1111i11~ auJ t:crmim,in~ employmen t with
the Gty.
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ARTia.E 19 . SHORT TERM DISABILITY (SID)
.. . A:. ~ l .
;.; ~·. ,>' -=-.• ,. . 'f,~·
J:)pon completion of 90. -da}~ of service, STD. bve is granied foj-·non-s ervice connec:u!d
injuries (eX"cept-as-descnbed below in section D .,2.,b.) or illnesses · elf an employee which -prevents
the ernployeefrom performing his/her duties • a City employ,:e. · .> ..
B. ~
.. ,: _The .. Oty':agiiies to provide . SID bve with pay for emplo~es absent .as a result of
illness/injury as-follows :' . : . . ,• . .'
,.:,.
C
· 9 Hi:lays -4 years
.. 5-9 -~:ffi ..
10+ years
Accumuhtion ond R;storation
347hows ·
520,!hooo·.
693 bows·
.:,, ,, ·STI,).lc;ivei slu:ll"nqti-:be .ac~tive except that on JanUa&y.1,of,'eaoh .year, therc.ity shall
11'.c:tore 100% of the nurnberofbooo previol!!,lyused bya,1 eUJPloyee as follows:
91 days-4 years
5-9 years
10+ years
up lo a maximum of 17 + hours
up to a mamnum of 260 how
up to a mmmum of.347 hours
Such restoration shall continue eac:i year until such time as the employee acc,ues the
marimum number of hours forwbicli be or she is eligible under .Article 24.B.
D. ~
I. Upon completion of 90 clays of service , authorization for STD ·leave with pay
shall only be grmted after the first shift of disability. The fim shi't of disability will be paid with the
employee 's accumulated leave time in the following order: personal leave , annual leave, holiday
leave . After all acc rued !coves have been exhausted, the fim shift of disability will be le:·'e without
pay.
2. Author.z.ation for SID shall only be gr.mted for the following .reasons:
a. Pmonal illness or injwy not service connc cted. including :n.uernity
related disability.
b. Service conn:cte:l iojwy or illness only after the ninery days
descnbed in Article 25, Wo:ker,;' Compensation, bas b:en exba11sted.. ·
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F. ~:pcming of SJP
The employcc or a member of the employee's household shaU notify the employee 's
supcrvi::or ,u lc :is t c,nc (1) hour prior l:O the r.111plo1:c's scheduled reporting time, No STD leave will
be granted to on employee who fails to noti:y thci1· supervi sor p1·io , IO the beginning of 1-\-11;
empby.:e 's work sc hedule unless circ umscn11 ccs bc),:md the control of the employee wo•.1kl no1.
'.)Cl'lllit:.
G . Verificat ion uillisabil~y
If auscucc from work is three (}) days or more, a medical release musl be provided t0 1hc
employee's supervi so r, who will forward it to Humm &sowt:es for possible Family and Medica l
Leave qualificati~n .
If the Police Ouef requires a ph:,, c;an's st:m :mcn1 of disabi:i•.y in addition to the one
mentioned above, the Gty shall benr res, .. nabir. and nc:ess ary costs rcquiwd a) ob1ain such
physici.,n 's !.t:.1tc:11cnt.
H. Ab11sr. of STQ
An employee who makr.s a fals e claim for STD leave shall be subject lo disciplinary action ,
ARTICl.E 20. WORKERS' CXJMPENSATION
. , A For any on-.the-job injury which caµs~s _any emplo}'l!e w·l:ie -~bscnt from -work as a
•resti!t 9f ~ucli injµi:i, :theGfy'shall pay t0 sucli 'en\15lo~t. :!@,lier:{iillliwag~tfrdm the first day of
-his/·lier absence fiom .'wni-k-iip to and including the '90ih i:alefJ&rda}'of,~ll.rab ien:ce ( ks's whatever
scins~i'e~~l~ci;liy.thcJiiitJf~~e:as ;~•bility wage"$, iiftdef.l~~·.c~~ili4i~':-:f~r:,waustion
of rhe ninety (9°of cla}s iifiili~mplo~e .is Still disab 1i:d; "'lie/ ,;:.!~t:~.iHniliiie leliy\!ilnaci':"io~:jitovisiom
of Attic le 24 . ~-Q.ty r.eserves the right t~ re(!l!ire any CclPPlo~. on in~ ~r 4isabilit)' leave to
su8mi1~o~ ·e~ti;H(sJJifc.iiy-..appoiI)ted ·po~"iciiii(s)i'ac ;-tlie ~s!~ns'e iif-under the
-~ri>'vikioifof -w8'tlifi;i;ccimffe'iisaqon 'ur the ~lii-cuie'iiltpSai.iitf:pfu.~isfuns as 'i,-il'J'~i~':i,ii<ler State
Statute. . •-~·-,r :.
. B. . . /ill injuries l:ru!l uccur during W?'king I ll!~ s)iall ~e. ~P?.i~cl )i6 die employee's
'sifpcniso(wiihin'~~4/-houis°?'cih4e -injwy cir befo\'l: :the::cfilklo~1 1kav~.•'t:lieit department of
emp)ojmerii\nilfo c~~-be>0od ine·cootii>l tlf tli"(-Eiiipi&~woWd·li~f'i,e14i\ii.''.-'
;.; ::rG·.-· ,-· ·:~-~ :·:,~.:;i.:.:t./ ,:::·,:,. · · .,,·~.:-· ·· ;.~1':i-,,·· .. i_. ,,1i ~· .,-~:~· ... r.-fi ..
C During ce term of this ~=e:nent, the Qfy':sliall·paY:i:>□e~half (1'l2)-'iif-the state-
maodated contnbution for death and disability pursuant to§ 31-31-811(4), CR.S., for officers hired
afurJaouaryl, 1997. '.:H '. · ·
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AR.Tl CLE 21 INSURANCE
A. MEDICAL
TI,c City will pay nine,-y perccm (90%) of the premium eost for "emplol"c 011\y"
coverage, eighty-five percent (85%) of the prcmiwn cost for "employee plus one" covcr,.gc
and eighty percent (80%) of "family'' coverage for the medical insurance plan designated as
the basic City plan. Emplo}'P.P.S v.-ill pay 10%, 15% or 20% of the premium co~t
If the City offm ar.y optional mt:dical iusur;rnce plm(s), the employee will pay the difference
between the O,ys contribution described abo'YC and the premium cost of the optional plan
chose.n.
B. DENTAL
TI1e City will pay ninety percent (90%) of the premium cost for "emplo}'l'~ on ly"
covcmge, cigh:y.five percent (85%) of the premium cost for "employee pltIS one" coverage
and eighty percent (80%) of "family'' coverage for denral i11su1 ·,mce . Employees will pay
10%, 15% or 20% of the premium co~t.
C. LIFE
Term life insurance will be provided by die C :y for employees covered by this
C'..ontmcc in :m amowit equal to one J"'>l'0< salary :IS specified in An:icle '!.A or B,
Compensation, wbicl1cver applies, not l:O exceed S50,000.
D. Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of benefits provided unrlcr
th~ health or clenta1 plans $hall be subject. co the plan appeal process. h is expressly
u11dcrswod tliat this aniclc is a non-gricvable i1em under this Contract.
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ARTia.E 22 . RETIREE HEAL1HINSURA.'-TCEASSISTANCE
, ' ;,_ ')t is'~isio~ and-agreed by both·.~ccliat any n:ferral w heal.tihmsuraoceifor retirees
or f"\lm tfwfo i.i,no: to be construed as ·• p~<if ~0@ii:11nct. Tbe .Gtyagree·s to pay~~ mirt'.e
$75.66':pe·rrm:intli' for-employces ·who retiie"'d'on or •oe"fore:Dccem be r .H ;·.-1994; and ·$100.00 per
moatb for employees who retire on or after January 1, 1995 .
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Al>:llCL.E 21 . PENSTON/RF.TIREMENTPLANS
On or b<!lore January 1, 2013, Gey Cow1cil shall appmvc a non-binding resolution gr:mting
swom poli:e office,~ of the Gry (including all those in the Ei'BA) pa1tial entry im:o the Fi,~ and
Police Pension Association of Colo1-ado (FP PA). FPPA shall c.st·nh lish the procedures and timclincs
for l'l'PA implementation .
Off,:e11, who arc hired bdorc the final implementation of rl1e FPPA pension pmgr,11r1 shall
con ttibutc 10% of hi s/her ;,,sc wages into the FPPA Statewide Definc ,d l',enr.fo Plan :111d the: G 1:y
sbl: co1m·ibutc 10% of ca -:h o:fi ccr's b1 sc w<1~c ; i11lo the FPPA 5tatcw i '" Defin ed Benefit ;>J,.n (or
as ma11d:1tcd by State statUle).
Officers wlw arc hired before 1he fin:i.l implcmcnt.1tion of the PPPA pension pro~r:1111, but rcmc.in in
either the IOVl/\·RC defined contribution plan or convcn lO Ll,c FPPA. :;1;011so 1ed defined
comrhution plan or the FPP/1 hybrid plan will contribute 10% of hi.s/hc:· base wagc:s inro th e plan
and the Ci ;-ywi ll cone ib11tc 10% 0f each off :cc r', bas e wage.< imnth c plan.
Officers who arc hired after the final im;)lemct'.tation of the FPPA pension prugm111 shall Loe
c:mo lled i11 FPPA's Statewide Defined Benefit Plan and he/she shall contribute 8% of his/her base
wages into the plan and the Gly will contribute 8% of hi s/her base wog<'s imo the plan .
·n,e plan docum cnt1 for the City of 1:nglewood !GIi.'\ Rctirc1'.1cnt Corporatior. 40 1.:a) :Money
Purchas e Plan and the f'P? A Plans will hr. available for inspection i11 the Dcpan:mcnt of Finance and
Administrative Service~.
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ARTIO.E 24 . RULES AND REGULATIONS
-~ '•. .. ·.. -A, Except as limited ,l,y t;he .express terms of rhis C.Oncraa;-the ,Cty.retaim the
right.:r.o -.pro11:1ulgaie reasonable rulcs;:,n:gull!tiC>iis; ·policies; procedures arid directives.• ·:•Said ,rules,
-iei;ukticiiis,·nlicies, :ind pmr.edune, ·andi'i!i,:;covef'wbicb are an alleged v.iobciori ;df trui-•ei,ofi'ilct
sball :be:subject tii the grievance procedure ,'; · ·· · · •. , ... , · .1'
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-'.. , . i ~. · B. .The Gey agn:es,ui,me~t:a:nd ccinfer in a timely mariner -with the Association
;coni:fuwig .tbe forniul:ition of change~•of.rulefand·!'l:gulations, policie,, pr6cedures :aiid 1dirc'ctives :
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AJl.'I1CLI:. 2 5 . DUE S DEDUC!'ION
A. ·n,c Gty agrees to deduct the Assoc iation dues once each pay pc1iud fru:n tl,c pay of
those employees who individually request in writing that such deductions be m:idc, ;11b jc ct 10 1.he
g:unishment laws of the Stat! of Colomdo . TI1e amount, to be deducted shall be cen:ified to the
City Di,·ector of Human Re sources by the Treasu rer of the Association, and the aggrc~atc
dccluctioc,s of all employees ,hall be rc111i1j:cd together with an ite.:nized statement 10 the Trca,:111-er
:,y tbe 15th o[ the succe eding momh, after such dc:duc ~ions art made. The authori,,,tion ,;ha ll he
revocable dwing the te 1,n of the Contmct, upon a thiity (30) day written 1101.icc by ·.he em ployee '·"
the City Finance and !\dministrntive Services Director.
B. If no wages are paid an aut'i ori72.d employee on the l:m pay pc,iod of • givrn p:t)'
pc1io cl, deduction iw that pay period will be n1.,dc fro,.,, any woges which may be p.,id to !um/her
011 the 11cxt su cc eccli11~ [in al monthly City pay period lt is cxpr::ssly u11dersroo d d1.-it the Ci ,)'
assun>cs no liab ility and shall not be li:l bl,, for the collection or paymem to the Assu ,iatiun of a11y
dues du ri ng any t:mc thaL an empki}"" s not actually working for the Gty and acnially on the:
pay1111l of the City. In the event of c :1 .1 on the check-o ff list, the City will 1101 be rcspon,ible 10
make adju $t ments, until noti[;c d by 1-hc-· · ,·r.a,:111y;r of the Ar.so :iai:ion.
C. 1\ie Association shall ind em nify and bold rhc ut-y ba nubs against ony and all
chims , sui1;~, ordc,s, or ju dgments brought or iss ued against rh:: Cit-y as a result <>f any action t.,lum
or not taken by the Gty under the provision of ti,is Aiticle.
D . diani;es in the dues amoun t to be ckd11c1:r.<l ,hall be limiwd w two (2) chani;es ca.:h
year, and providr.d a thi1ty (30) day wr itte n no tice is provid ,d the City Director of Human
Resources .
E. Should the change in the deduction amount or 11,e.thod require a computer
prog,,11n111in& change, the Association shall be responsible for that cost of such change or chang~s,
at $30 per hour with a four (4) hours maximum. Payment from the Association shall be made to the
City Di rcc u:,r of I Juman Rc soun;es wimin ten (10) days of receipt of billing.
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ARTIQ.E 26. ASSOCIATION ACil\lITIES
.·.. . . Th.~-City agrees that during ~rlcing;i:;:oµn •Oll the City prcmis~. and wn:hout loss of pay,
Asso~ia.ucin :reP,rtS~nt:11:ives may 'be :illci~Wio: atte'!d Association-~e1i:iiinniieewigs; .attend
·iiegow.tibn sessions; post .Association°iiciniiies on Gty &signated ·bnUetin lxiaros; solicit •Association
mr.mberships during ~mplo~e·s non-wo'rk time; and represent employe'es-on · grieV..:Ucd 'and
disciplica.ry matters P!O'~ded the work lpad pemiit> il.S dea:nuii,ed by the t'ofu:c Ouef or designaa:d
represeniativc and ·requires no oveiiij:iie"pay .. ,.. ·
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AlfffO-'" 27. LETGR OF CORRECTIVE ACITON
A. Examples of rcasous 1.bat may resu lt. in au oml o,· writ.ten corrective act.ton are list.cd
unde r City of Englewood Admincmativ~ Policy M:lllu:i.l, Policy H 25, "Con•;c1ive and Disciplina,y
.'\ct:io n", and t:he Englewood Police Dcpanment Opc1':ltion Mmmal, Sect ions 3. l, "Code of
Conduct" and 3.2, "Discipline ".
B. The employee slm ll hav e the oppo1t1mi1y to submit w,iL-ren comments in r,isµonse to
my writ.Len corrective action which is to b:: included in the cmplo)tt'S official pcr.-.onnel file.
C. · 11,c employee retains the ti~h, w request. an administrative review of any wri11.cn
r.orrcct :vc action which is to be included in the employee's official personnel file. The Poli ce 01icf
,hall rl,e1:r.r rninc this administrative review procedt.tre . A rcprcsentat:ive of the EPBA rmy be
incl11clcd :n this administr.uivc ,-,,view process at the cmploy<:c'.s '"''1""'1.. Wri11<,:1 finclir.Gs n! 1:ht~
adn,iniou':lt:ivc review sha ll he placed iii the employrc's o:ficia l pcisonncl f.ile .
D. 111is /uticl r shall not. be ~ricnb le under Lhii C.Omr.,cL
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ARTia.E 28 . DISOPL.INARY A010N
., .,•):)isciplinary :actiqnnind :l:i95e personae! actioas administered•·~· an -,eoiployee fo r an
offensive act or poor job perfoiinance, which actions advendy affect the current pay, currenc ·s~rus,
or r.,nure of the employee. . ;,, , · ,s
l. Disciplinary action penalties include suspension , demotion, and discharge of an
employee .
... 2. Disciplinary acririfi mfy be administered concurrentlywitb -c6n'cctivnctidtis'.-!,·' ·,
~.~·•/ .. '._ ·• ', '• • .. •• ·:~ · ;• ' . & . > ', /." •• f, i•:.:•~·fii. -)f.: I" •
. ,:,:. 3. Reasonsfor.~ciplifuiiy action are defined under Croy of E rigle:irc,od ,Adruiriistntiyc
Policy. ~~cilicy # 25 , •Corrective and Disciplinaiy; Aaion~•r.'aiid-•ihe -Police
Operaiiotis'MaYiuaE' 3:1; "Code of Condua" and 3.2;· "-D~cipliiie r{ ··• · . ,, .. , , . " , •·
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An employee shall be allowed at his/:ier dis cretion one (I) Asso:iatioa represem:ative. 10 be
presera during predisciplinary meetings . This provis ion shall apply only when an employ.,e;desires
the assiSt:1nce of an Association i:e,presentative and only when the emplo)Ce believes -that discipiinary ·
:acoon.a.i clefined ·above riiayoe-wieii :ig".irlstthe employee. ·· ,,;: .. i .c .,,, ,
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AKflCl.f. 29 . GlUEVANCE PROCEDURE
A l:Lie vaucc i:; defined as an alleged violation concc:ning the int.:rprctacion er application of
a specific provision of this Contract:. '!be employee and the Association shall be required to follow
the procedure as scl out bdow.
If the ellltJloycd A~soc iation is unable to scLJ:lc the g,icvancc ordi!,?ut.: omllyand inforrnoll ;•
d1 rough bis/her imm edie.te sup~rvisJr within seven (7) calendar da)~ of the datr. of 1:hc ocrnrri:11cc
of the grievance, o:· t he employee's lmowledge of it, the emplo)ec may within the :;uccei:din~ se ven
(7) calendar da~ file a wtitten grievance with his/her supervisor. The supervisor shall attempt to
resolve the matter and shall respond in writing to the emplo)"'e within seven (7) calendar days . An
A::soc iation or i;cnem\ ~rievance shall be presented directly by the President of EPBA or his
<lesignee to t he Poli ce Cucf.
If the g,'evance still remains n:iresolved, it shall be presented by the employee to the Police
Chief in w1iting w:thin se·,en (7) cab1da1· days following receipt: of the supervisor's rcspo i,s e. TI1e
Police 0 '.i e~ :,naU respo11d i11 w1i 1:i11~ within seven (7) ca lendar days .
[f the 0,ievancc still ,·c main.~ unresolved, it shall be presented by the. emplo~e 1:0 th., City
Manager in writing within 5cven (7) calcndor day:; following 1-eceipt of the Police Ciicf' n,sponse .
TI1c Gty Manacer or hi.s/her dcsignat:!d CC?tl!sent.1tive shall re spo nd in writing with ii, fowHse n (14}
calcndn1· days .
If tbc g1icvance is still unresolved, the employee within founccn (14) calendar days after the
rep ly of th e Oty Manager or his/her designated represem:acive, may by wricten notice request tl,e
matter be heard by an arbitrator. if within fi'le days .of the request for :irbitratiou the A1soci:.tio11
and the Gty cannot mutually agree on an impartial :irbicrator, a request will be filed with the
American Arbitration Association for i pan,! of seven :ubitraror.: to be sent to the panic.,. The
aruitmor shall be selecwd by a method of alternative striking of names from the pand, with the first
strike der.ennined by a coin fli!'· TI,e fi ual nau11: left on ·,\;c pane l shaU be the atbitr,ttor. The
arbitrator shall be requested to issue a decision within thiny (30) days after conclusion of te stimony
and argument.
Each part)' sh:ill be responsible for compensation to its own repre!iientatives and witoem ~-
·n,e fees of the · arbitrator shall be sha.rcd equally by the Association and rbe Gty. If eilher party
desires a verbatim 1>,cJrd of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be ma:le, provided it
pays for the recoid and makes copies a,-ailable to the arbitrator. If the other party wishes to have a
copy of th~ transcript, it shall share ~quallyall costs of the transcript
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... Failwc by an cmplo~c or the Association to comply~ aoy t:in>e limi!-',tion sha.ll conscitute
03 · s'dt\le'mel\t:iiflhe: gii~c~: ;S!io!llihhe · cmplciyer ·bot '~spenaewi_tliin :•ilie p,~s·2ffiieil.'time, The
gnev'ance3.vill aufu.rilai:i~ptjceed to the next Step: AI :tlie ·eIDP.lo~e·s option, the re:n:iployer may :zrz~ .. -,:~."r'·e·s·,ron& .. . . .--~·:::; •'-. ····•.1-:::,. ··,:•.·:.:.~:~:_ .. ·
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'Ihe arbitrator shall have no powi:r to add to or subtraet from or change the terms of this
Conuact. The w,:itren clecisiqn of .the a.rbitra1.0r shall be final .and b~ ~n the p~es. The
aib.v,1tor'•sii1f limit>'·h.isflier.decision strictly. to the '·giievante iulfrtTiffiiil"'wlficli•l1'lliN,een properly
•prcie•;~ed~iigli4h.e .grievince prociedik outlined. ·· .::' · · ,.:. · v.r,1 .. ;,:~r,,· ·: .·~~,, _., :,• .... ; ,
Processing Grievance ~ Wodsia~ Hours
1' .,-! ;iVr-~:~ -~ 3!.trf-I_~ ... ·~-~-. ·: .. · , :-' .. ,, .'-·-·.-~l -: '1" : ,: ,;
Grievances may be ii :;esti,,~teil and processed by the employee and one (1) on-duty
Association representative at the employee's request during working hoUIS within ~asonable time
limits without loss of payp'?,:icled notice is given ·and the wnrk load permit.s .
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ART1CH. 3l. EXCLUSIVENESS OFCONI"RACT
'TI1e City and the Association asrec cl1n1 the tenm ond pl'Ovisions herein comained co1mitu1c
the entire C.Ontract between the panies and superncdr. all 1,.evious communications, rcp:'Cscntativc s
or ai;rccmcnts, either verbal or wriu:en, bc=cn cl1c pa1tics with respect to the subject m,,ttcr '1cmin .
11,e City and rhc Assncintion agrc~ that all negotiable it~ms have been &~cussed during cltc
negotiations leading to :hi!: Contr:tct and, therefore, agmc thot negotiations will not be reopened on
any item during the life of this Om1.rnct cxccp: by muttml agrcemem of the parties .
IN Wl f'NESS WHEREOF, the potties have caused 11,is Contract tD he signed by their
re.pective rcp1'Cscntativcs, and tbcu signatures placed clm'Con, on this __ day of July, 2012 at
Englewood, Colorndo.
QTY OF E1•,,CLEWO()D
Randy P. Penn, Mayo :·
J\Tl'ES'f':
GtyOerk
Gty Maruig,er
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l·.NGT .l'.\XIC'.,QD POLIC'c. BE:--JEFIT
ASSOOATION
Mark McCa1u1, President
cm.rrRJ\cT llE'l'\VEE'N Tl-IE
Cl'l'Y OF ENGLEWOOD
.tJ®Tl-lE
ENGLEWOOD poUCE BENEFIT t,.SSOClATlON
1nis reproduction of the 201>-2014 Conuact baS been prepared by the D<P"""'" '"' .,...,... ., .n ,=•"""' .,u«• ., ""',~o~.,. "',,_, """""" ""'_,., ··-' ,.... -"' "" """'
ARTIQ.E 31 . EXO.US!VENESS OF CDNTRACT
The Gey and the Association agn:c that the mms and provisions herein contained constinrue
the entire Gmtnct between the panics and supe~ede all previous communications, representatives
or ag-,-eements, either verbal er wriLten, between the parties w;th respect to the subject matter h~rein.
'!he City ,nd the Association agree that all uegoliable items have been discussed during the
negotiations leading to this Gmtnct and, therefore, agree that negotiations "'ill not Le reopened tin
any item during the life oi this C.Ontnct except by munial agreement of the parties.
. IN WI1NESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this 0:>11u.~t, tQ.,.blt signed by their
respecl ive representatives, and their signatures placed thereon , on this }.k!!6iy of July, 2012 1t
Englewood, C.Olora ~o-· ,,,.
OTY OF ENGLEWOOD
~dy~,Ma}Or
A S . . iA' £
· Gty Manager
ENGLEWOOD POLlCE BENEFIT
ASSCXlATION
-1!1..Pd-111e L...,
Mark McOinn, President
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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Date Agenda Item Subject
Collective Bargaining
July 16, 2012 11 Ci Agreement Between the City and
the EPBA for 2013 and 2014
Initiated lly
Human Resources Department
I Staff Source
Sue Eaton , Director of Human Resources
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COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
The previous Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Englewuod Police Benefit Association was
approved by Council fur 2011 a11d 2012.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staif requests Council approval by resolution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between tloe
Englewood P"lice Benefit Assnriation and th e City of Englewood for :013 and 2014 . The contract
covers approxi mately 54 employees.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The Cit)• of Englewood and the Englewood Police Ben efit Association entered into negotiations in
April of 2012 in accordance with the City of Englewood Charter. The members of the Englewood
Police Benefit Association d••'y ratified, th rough their elected representatives, the Cvllective
Barg.aining Agreement.
Significant changes to the contract include the following:
1. Article 9, ~.i!.1!2!]: Emplo'(ees covered by the Contract will receive J market Jdjustment
to thfr 2012 base wage rate effective January 1, 2013. and to their ~01 ~ bas e wage rate .
e ffective January 1, 2014. The adjustments will be based upon the salary surveys conducted by
Human Resources in O ctober of 2012 and 20 13 .
2. Artide 10, ~y; Merit pay has been eliminated.
3. Article 16, ~: The provision guaranteeinp EPBA members ten hours of holiday leave
cash out annually was eliminated.
4. Article 19 .. Personal Leave : lhe cash out of unused personal leave has bee ·, eliminated. Unused
personal leave will instead be rolled over into employees' annual leave banks.
5. Article 24 . Pension/Retirement Plans · By January 1, 2013. City Council will approve a non-
binding resoluti on granting current p ol ice officers the ability to choose entry into t~e Fire and
Police Pension ,._ssociation of Colorado . Contributions will remain the same !or current officers
(10% employee/10% City), but new officers will contribute 8% and the Ciiy will contribute 6%
of their base wage.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
A~s 11111 111g 111 arket ,11.lj u~l 111 ~111~ of 1.5%, th~r~ will lJt' nu {111.u,,i,tl i111p.1 L1 c1)!:tJLi..t 1ed ~vill i lh e
l..h ,111gc !<, i r1 :!011,111t.l 20 14.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Cull ec l ivl:! B argai11i11g Agn.!t!11u::i111 .Je l wccn th e C11 v o l Englcwotid ;;md th e F.11gl c1,.vo ocJ fJo lic1: Rc n eiu
As soc.:i ;ition, kmu ary I, :!0 1] -IJ,:ce inbt:•1 :i 1, 20 14.