HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983 Ordinance No. 040ORDINANCE NO . 4 0
SER IES OF 198_3 __
BY AlJl'HORITY
COUNCI L BILL NO. 41
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MOIB ER BRAOOHAW
AN ORD INANCE APPROVIi'Ki A CO LLECTIVE BARGAIN ii'Ki AGRE EMEJ.IT BY AND
BE'IWEEJ.I CI TY OF ENG L™XJD , COLORI\IJO , AND ENG L™XJD EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, EFFECTIVE J ANUARY 1 , 1984 THROLCH DECEMBER 31 , 1986 .
WHEREAS , a tentative agreement dated July 15 , 1983 by and
between the City o f Englewoo<l and the Englewood Employees
Association has been executed by r epr esentatives of each of the
said parties; and
WHEREAS , sa id t entative agreement was d uly r at i fied by a
maj o r i ty of the members of the Englewood Em ployees Assoc i a tion;
and
WH EREAS , Section 5 10 lO(c), as amended , r equi r es that the
te· tat i ve ag r eement be appr oved by Or d inance duly passed by Ci ty
Co uncil.
NCW , THERE FCRE , BE IT ORDA INED BY THE cr•ry CC UNCIL OF THF.
CITY OF ENGLElnl'.JOD , CCLORAOO :
Section 1. That the tentative agreement dated July 15 , 1983 by
and between the City of Eng l ewood , Co l orado , and the Englewood
Employees As sociation , effective Janua r y 1 , 1984 through December
31, 1986 , a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part
hereof , be and the same is hereby appr oved .
Sect i on 2 . That the Mayor of the Ci ty of Englewood i s he r eby
autho n zed and di rected t o execute the Collective Bargaining
Ag r eement be tween the Ci t y of Englewood and the Englewood Employees
Assoc i ation dated July 15 , 1983 , and the Di r ect o r of Finance , ex
o fficio City Cle r k Tre asure r , s hall attest the same .
Section 3 . A copy of said Ag r eement i s on f i le with the Di r ector
of Finance, ex officio City Cle r k Treasurer , a sumnary of which is
as follows:
Said Agreement cons ists of 17 typewritten pages , titled
"Memo randum of Unde r s t a ndi ng !le tween The City Of Englewood And The
Englewood Em ployees Assoc i a tion." The du r a tion of the Ag r eement is
from January 1 , 1984 to and including Decembe r 31 , 1986 .
The Ag r eemen t r ecognizes the Eng lewood Employees As soc iation
and defines those pe r sons included in said As s oc i a t ion and those
persons excluded from said Association . Employee rights a r e
def ined in Arti cle Ill t he r eof. The hours of wo rk a r e generally 40
ho urs per week with exce ption fo r certain shift work . Ove rtime
work is generally compensated at the r ate of l. 5 times normal r ate
of compensation. Ce rtain positions a r e allowed compe nsatory time
off. Provision is made fo r acting pay, merit increases , l ongevity
compensation , annual l eave , personal leave , disabil ity, on the job
i njury/disability, military leave, funeral leave , jury duty and
witness service, Holidays a,·~ established i n the Agreement . A
uniform cleaning allowanc e is provided for those employees r equired
to wear uniforms. A tuition r e fund program is established . Li fe
insu r ance , dental insurance , and health i nsurance a r e provi ded at
ce rtai n rates . Reti rement be ne fits , layoff procedure , leave of
absence and grievance procedures are established in the Agr eement.
D.Jes deduc tion is provided for. Certain Association activities are
pe r mitted . Standby pay is established , callback provisions are
established and maintenance of be ne fits is assured . Compe nsation
is provided fo r in the Agreement and pro vides for 5. 75% inc r ease on
ba s~ wage rate effective January 1 , 1984 . The parties have agreed
to reopen wage negotiations only to be conduc ~ed in the month of
Septembe r i n the years 198 4 and 19~~-
Th e fo regoing is only a s umnary of .;aid Ag r eeme nt ar.d does
not in any way a ffect o r modify the terms or condi tions contained
i n said Ag r eement , said Agreement be ing fully i mpl~mented he r eby .
Introduced , read in full , and passed on first r eading on the
18th day of July , 1983 .
Published as a Bill fo r a n Ordinance on t he 20 th day of J uly,
1983.
Read by title a nd passed on final reading on t he 1s t day of
Augus t , 1983 .
Published by ti t le as Or dinance No . 40 , Se ri es of 1983 , on
the 3rd day of August , 1983 . ---
Attest:
/s / Gary R. Hi gbee
ex"ci'IT1c 10 C1 ty Cle r k-Tr easure r
/s / Eu gen e L . Otis
Eugene L. Oti s , Mayo r
I , Ga r y R. Hig bee , ex of fi cio City Cle rk-Treasure r of the City
o f Engl ewood , Co l orado , hereby cer tify that the above and fo r egoi ng
is a t rue , acc ur ate a nd complete copy of the Ord inance passed on
f inal reading and pub lished by ti tle as Ordinance No . 4 O , Series
of (983 . ---
/s / Gary R. l~l ~i c~9~b~e~e ___ _
Gary R. Higbee
ARTICLE I ,
MEMORANDUM Or' UNDERST ANDING
BE1'WEEN THE
ctn OF ENGLEWOOD
AN D THE
ENGLEWOOD EMPLOYf.r:S ASS OCI AT ION
his Ag r l!uincnt ent e r e d i nt o by the. City of En~hiwCJ ud, Culurn •J o nnd the
Engl ewood Em p l oyees Ass oci.at l on has as its purpuoc the \Hutnutlon u f harmunio uB
rela t ions be twee n the Ci ty of Englewood and its Em ployees, s fair a nd pea ceful
p r ocedu r e fo r t he resolut ion of dif ~e r cnc cs j the cs t n bli.s hment of r ntcs uf pay
and hou r s of wo r \c., and other cunditiuns o f employment us t1c t out in t he City
Ch art e r .
Exc ep t wharc l i mited by cxp r c bs p rovlsion b cloowhcrc ln thl s Agreement,
noth i ng in t his Agreement s hall be cons tr ued to r es trict, l imit or tm\l :1 lr th e
rights , powe rs an<l authuriLy uf th e Cit y a~ ~ra nL cd t u it u nJur the l awti uf
t he St ate of Colu rndu and th e Ctt y's Ch nrtl!r ond Mun i ctpnl Cud l!, 'l1w ri.~ht~,
pc·,1ers
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and nuthu rlty Include , \.nit ;.1r c ovL llm ltc d Lv 1 the f u lluwinu:
/,, !Jcll'l''mlnc LIil! uvc r ,dl ml u1 :lu11 uf t lll! City a t: a un it u( uuvcr nmi.:n l,
B, To t:".B intaln an d l mp rovc t he ci f ficie ncy un d eff e ct lvm\l!t:iS of Cl t y
upcrnt ions ,
C. Tu dete r mine the se r v i c es to be re ndered, the o pe r a t lune tu ba
pcrf urmc d , t he technology tu be ut l l1ied 1 or t he matt e rs tu be
budget ed ,
D, Tu dete r mi ne t he o\le ral l me t h ods I pr ocesses I me a ns I j ub cla s s l f icot 1on ti
or pe rs onnel by wh ich City operations a r e t o be conducted,
E , To dir e ct , supervise , hi r e , p roa\ute , t r untife r, as sign , schedule ,
r e t ain or l ay-of f employees ,
F. Tu suspend , dl!;clpU11c 1 <llsc\1a r~~, and d e1uutc f ur just caus e , all f u ll -
t \me permanent clnss If I ed emp loy e es.
G, 1o relieve ompluy ces ru m d11t Ion beca use of lack of work or fund s ,
ui· under c un<ll t lunu whurc Lhu City d ut.e ru1l ncs cunt1nuc<l wu rk wuu id
be \neffl c lent or non produc t ive ,
\-1 , Ta tnke whn _l!VCr other uctlon o may be neceturn ry t o ca r ry out th e
11lo h e o of the publi c not ot h e rwi se s 1rncif l ed he r ein o r limited by
a collect lve ba r gain in g agreemen:
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l, To ta ke any a nd all actions to carry uut th e mi s sion uf the Ci ty in
cases uf cmerguncy.
J, Not hi ng contained herein shall prec lud e the City frum con fe rri na with
its employees for purpos e ' developin g policies to effectuate o r
implement any of the above numerated rights,
con f lict wit h this Ag r eement. l.n the event u pas t prnct le e l o ~oug ht tu be
Tha City r etains the right to change any past practice ~hich ls not in '
changed by the City Manager ur Depa rtment llends, tho Englewood Employees .nssocintlor
will be pruvlded rcnsunuhle nut lcC! o f t h e lnLunc.lud c l111n gc . 'l1t o En ulcwu ud gmplo ycc ti
Assuciat i on r e t ai ns the ri ght to g ri eve any ~hango in practice wh ich ie in con flict
with t his Ag r e~ment.
ARTJC!.£ 2 . DU llhTlON OF hGR Ef.MENT
A, This Agr eemen t shall take C!ffect on January I , 19 811 and Shull cuntlnuc
in for c e to and including De cember 31, 1986,
B, This Agreement I or any part u f it , ma y be terminated or r enegotiated a t
any time by mu t ual c oneent of bo t h part ies ,
C, If any a rt lcle o r sect Ion of this Ag r eeme nt should be held inva lid
by ope r at tern of law o r an y Court of cumpc t cnt j urisdlctlun
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or if c umpl iu ncc
with or enforcemen t uf any u rtlclc ur s c ctlon uhuuld be rest r ained by s uch
Co urt I t he re r.1oinde r o f t his Ag rl!c me nt shall nut be af fe cted thereby und this
AgrC!e m!!nt tih;1ll rc rnni n !n f ul l furcc illld l!ffuc L , a 1i d Lile parLLcs t.llu l l p r um ptly
::1ee t a nd ct.Jnfer fu r the p u rpuse o f attl!mpting to arriv e nt a mutually ~rnt {sf u ctur y
r qJ}acC!mcnt fur such nrtlclc ur Ul!ctl un ,
D, The pa rt le s agree ancl understand thut prov lsiuns relating tu c mpluyc es
cove re d by t h is Ag re emen t shall i n no way dis place or mod ify presen t ur fu ture
st a tutory ur c a se lni.1 uf the St (lte of Colur acl u.
E. Tha parties ackncwled ga that du ri ng negutluti uns which re sulted In thi s
Agnte:tnonL 1 c ncb hncl t he> unlim it ed right and u ppu rtunlty tu make dl!m1111c.h; and
proposals with res pect tu any sub ject ur mat t e r apprupria c c for uteet and confer
discusslonfl nnd that t he underst nndi ngG a nd ngrecmcntt. ar rl ved at by the pu rtlcs
after thi s exer c i se uf Lha t rl gh t und op purtunity a re set f ort h in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3 , RECOGN ITI ON
Th e City rc:cugniz C!~ t\1l! 1:n~lC!W uud l~mpluyccs Ass uc iutlun/Al'SCMl:: Local //30 3 as
tile sule employ ee o r ganhation cc t·tlfla d by th e Caree r Servi ce Bcurd uf th e City
of Engl e'.1 uud a s t he: ..:x1:lu s l v1.: rep r esent at lvc f ur th e public ~mplu ycct> within l:hc
following bargaining unit:
lnch1dad: All full -time, classified non-e me rgency ampl oyeas u f tha Ci ty,
Excluded: All supervisory, ,n anogariol, c unfidentiol, port -tim\:, temporury,
•easonal , and contractual 0111ployoes, students and a ll emplo yee• hi rn d
th ruugh t he usu of Fe de ral, state or other outside funding uuurcui:. fur
special proje ct s or programs, end all others whu may be dot ermine d by
th e Ca r co r Sc rvict! Bua rd prio r to ur during the llfe u f this Agr eement
a s provided under th e City Charter,
ARTICL E 4 , EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
A full-t imr, c l a ssified emp loyee who is not a confide 11tl al employee, a
ma na ge rial empl oy e:c, or a s u pcrviuo r s h n ll huvc th e ri ght:
A. To fo r m, join , sup purt or port lcipot e in , or tu ref rai n f rom formint1,
joining, supporting, or participating in th,, emplo y ·,. orga ni zation or its
lawful activities; a11d
B. Bargai n collective l y th r ough t h eir c e:rtified employee r ep r cscnt otl.vc.
C, No ti.T,plo ye e s ,,all be inter fe rre d w1.t h , restraine d, coe rced or
discrimlnat ed against beca use of the exercise of thes e rights nu r s hall th e
righ t of an individu al e .nployce to dieC.use employmen t concerns with the City
he infrlnged upon,
ARTICLE 5 , HOURS ~F WORK
,\11 departments , fun c tions or . a cti vities shall ob se r ve office and workln 1~
h uun. necCPHrn r y f ur the ef fic i e nt trn nu..i ctlun uf the i r r cupcc l lv u uurv kctJ .
Such huve been <le t ermined f u r nun-eme rgency cmp l oyeea as f u lluw s:
A, All empl oyees co ver ed by thls Agreement shall wor k at l east furc y (110)
hours pe r week , or in the ca se of sh ift wo r k , nn uvcro~c o f furty (/10) h uur o
per week , The work week s hall consist of five (5) elglit-huur s hl fts , ur
other wurk s chedules as de termine d by the depa rt me nt head wit h app r uvn l u f
t he City Manager, All employees shnll be sche duled tu wurk a r cgulur wu rk
s chedule and en c h wo 1.·k sche du le shnll have a rc guln r otar tln g nnd qui tting
time . Shuulc\ th e: ·,!urk i.;che <lult! he c h nngcli , affecte d cu•'.iluy<!c ll wl l l be
I\CJt i( led us soon a s pus siolc .
B, Em ploy e e s shall be ent i t led to two (2) rest pe ri ods not tu exc eed
fif teen (l 5) -1 nu t e s or on e (l) thirty ( 30) mi nut e s re s t period for each
work schedule . Res t per iods s hall be under the contro l o f the s uperv isur
or dep artm Lnt head ,
C, When pussihle , em p lu yces who wo rk buyond th e ir regul ar quitting time
into an over t ime situntlan sh all be eliglble for a f lfteen (15) minut es r est
pc r ic,d befurc they be g i n the uv ertimc work, Wh en pus tiibl e, a dditlunul ft!S t
perlods shall be grante d under the co ntro l o f th e s up ervi s ur or department
head simi lar tu r es t pcr luda grant t!d under s ubparagraph·B a buvc.
D. When neces sary , omploycea s hall be g r a nt e d a fiftee n (15) minut e pcrsunul
cle n-up pe riod pr io r to t he end of each work schedul e , The clean-up pe r iod
sh a l 1 be under th e cun t rul of the ou pc rv laor or de partment hea d.
Pago ~
E, All employe es shall be granted a lunch period during each work schod ulc ,
Whenever possi \.'n , th e lunch pcriud shall be s cheduled ut the middle ot uach
work schedule,
ARTICL E 6, OV EP.[lME WORK
A, Fur all employ ee s covered by this Agreement, except as specified below,
duti es perf ormed over and ebove the assi gned work schedule shall be cunsidored
overtime , Overtime sha ll not bu computed nor compenution allotted on pre viously
ac cru ed ovccr. t mc.
B. Al l personnel s ubject to overtime :J hall be compenuated for overtime
work at the rate of one and one-half ( I 1/2) • imas thu nor1118l pay rate or cumpensat u r y
time o ff du ri ng norma l wo r k ho urs, c om?ut ed at the rat e of one and one-half ( I 1/2)
time s.
Th e City re tains the righ t to assign overtime work to uny employee qunllflcd
to perform t h e wor k .
C, The f ol low ing positions shall be excluded fn·n tho ab ov e uvertimc
provision , The current practice of offering compen satory time off for thes e
pus 1 t ion s sha 11 cu nt inuc ,
l , Account an t 11
2 , Pr ogramme r/An uly t t
3 . Ass ociate Pl ann e r
/1 , City Surveyor
5 , Sales Tax Auditor
U. As~uclnt c lluu s inl~ Cu urdlna t ur
7 , t::ngi1:e cring I nspector
8 , Librnr l An l
9 , Ci ty Se r vice Wo rke r V
ARTICLE 7 , ACTlNG PAY
All persons ln a ct Lng pus it iu ns wil l be compcneatc.d nt the A s t ep o f th e
a c ting posi tion or 5% whichever is greater a s app roved by t he appointing authority,
name ly t he Ci t y Manager , The emfluye e must have worked in the position for a
period of fifteun ( 15) •ons ecutive calendar days before said employee becomes
eligible for actln g position compensation , Such pay will begi n aft e r the fifteenth
(1 5th ) calenda r day said empl oyee ,s sumes t he responsibiliti e s of the acting
posi t ion,
AR TIC LE O. MER IT i '.:CRE ASES
All me r it incre os es provid ed for the employee will be coosidercd upun th e
ann i versa ry date and shall no t be co nsidered automatic, but rather, baae d upun
perfu rm.ance, Said me rit i ncreas e ma y be gr a nted or dtrni.ed to o ny tndlvl tl ua i
employee up un recuau,end ution o f the departme nt head and with the app roval u f the
City Mnnager upon nu t ic e to ouch individuul em ployee , Tho date in wh ich th e mer it
inc rease ls approved uhall dete rmine. the ne w me rit onni ve r e ury da te .
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ARTICLE 9, COHP ~NS ATlON
/\, Eo c h employee in tho clasuifloU IH::r vicc uhull be pnld ut: one u f tho
rate• set fo rt h lo the pay plan for the clasu lo wh ·:ch they ore employed.
B, At least tha mlnlmum rat, of pay for a clasa shnll be pald tu a n employee
who Lt starting hls em ployment wlth the Clty.
C, When a regular full-tlme posltlon not under the claeelfled se rvice la
brought into t he c loesif icd se rvli:r., th e rutl! of poy uf tho incumbent mny bl.! set
by the Clty at the step closeat to hla current rate lo th e grade cetabll"hed for
the cloRe . ln such C tJ&CB the re wJ.11 be no r e duction in pay .
o. A change ln anniversa ry date will result when:
(I) The employee la on leave wlthout pa y . '111e prevlo ua annlversury
date shall be adjusted one mon th fo r aach twenty-two (22) worklng dny•
of leave wi th out pay ln any twelve ( 12) month period,
(2) The employee terminates his employment a nd later is re-employed ,
The new anniversary date shall be determined by his new employment dat e .
(3) Whe n it is determined that the empluycc mcr lt u an increase, the
date u( the lncrct.ae will de termine the new onnivereory date .
E, Emplo yees of the City of Englewuod represented by the Englewood Emp lu yccs
Association and covered by this Agrcl!mcnt shall rccclvc n 5 , 75X lncreuse un th e
ba se wag e rate effective Jonunry 1) 198'•·
f , T,,e part i.es agree to reupen ncgotlatione bn scd only \I\H111 wnKc u fu r the
year 1985 <1i:•· 986. 'l'hc!a~ negotiations sha ll cummcnc:c un September I 1 \9Ul, nnd \IJ U5
and r:un c lude on or befo re October l, l98l+ and 1985,
ARTICLE l O. LO~GEV !TY co:-IPENS ATlO N
In ad dition t o an e1r.pluyees monthly salary , the employee •ha ll be ellg ible
fur lungevity compcnsution based upon the number uf years uf cvntlnuuus ticrvlcc
-.,1t h tho Ci ty and shall be de rived from th e follow ing schedul e ,
Yeo rr of
Service Amo unt of Co mpcn sat Lon
0-4 Sone
5-9 $ 2 pe r mu11th (u r $1'1 11 per year, 1:.xccpt fur thuuc cmpluyccs who have
nut co mpl eted 6 full years uf cont lnuous se r vice un December l of any
yc ur, wh i c h emµioyccs sh..1ll Ct!cclvc an amount equal to $12 fu r each
full month of completed continuous se rvlce after c umpletton of 5 yea r s
u f cu nt lnuoub scrvlcc up tu Ucccmbcr l.
10-4 S ~ pe r mont h for $288 per year, except fu r thusc cmpluyl.!ct. whu have
no t com pl eted l l full years of continuous service an December I of any
yea r, whi c h emp luyucu uhull receive $144 plus an nmount l.!qual tu $12
f ur each full month of cump lc.tcd continuous sc r vlcc after completlun
uf 10 years uf cont lnuuus se r vice up to December l ,
Years o f
Service A.,uunt of Compenaat ion
15-19 S36 pe r mu nt h for $432 po r ye a r, except for thoso emp l o yee• whu 1,o ve
not r.ompleted 16 full years of continuous eerviCe on Dec ember l of any
yea r, which employee shall receive $288 plus an amount equal to $12 for
each full month of completed continuoua aervice after completion of
15 year s o f service up to December I.
20 or
more $118 per month fc.,r $576 per year, except fur thouc cmployC!cs whu have
nu t completed 21 full years of continuous service un December 1 of any
year, which emp l oyee ahall recelve $432 plus an a mount equal to $12 for
each full month of completed continuous a ervice after completion of 20
yea r s of continuous service up to December 1.
Effective J anuary 1, 1984 , and the r eafter , all new hirea shnll not be eligible
for longevity compe:11satton as p r ovided fur under thlti Article .
ARTlCL E 11 . PR OBATlONARY E:-IPLOY EES
The pr obationa r y pe riod fo r all newly appointed employees shall be twelve
(12) ~onths from the date of hire . Afte r completion of the prubationary perlud ,
the emp loyee shall be given permanent status ,
A, A p r omoted Ci ty cmp luy cc ·shal l r eceive n min im um u( unc step incr..?ase ln
pay and se r ve u twt!lvci (l 2) mu1,th p ruU ;1tlunury pcrlu<l ln thl! new pusltlun ;
pr uvtdcd , howe ver, that after hnving antlef ucturily se rved tn uald new pusltlun
fur a pe riod u f at leas t six (6) munthi;, the head of the department tu which
t he employee was p romoted may r ecomm end permanent status in the new position
fo r the emp 'wyee prior t o th e expirat ion of the twelve (12) mon t h pe riud.
Any subs ta ntial time ser vcc.J in an acting c apacity by the employee will be
taken intu ccrnside r at ion by the department head wh en recommending the lengt h
of the p rubationary per l ud tu t he a ppointing authority, Shuul d the appui ntlng
aut hori t y ap p r uve pe r mane nt status for th e employee prior to lh e e xpirat loo
of t he twclvt: (12) month p r ubat:lun,1ry peri ud, th e cmplu yc c shall be cuns idcred
to have pe r mane nt s tatu s . Upo n attaining permanent s tatus in t ~e new p u sition,
the employee shall rec eive a one s tep increase in payi pruvi dcd , however,
t hat the additional step ls available i n t he new g r ade ,
B, Any pe r r.1.anen t employee in the classif ied service pun being promo t e d to
a new po sition in t he Care er Service Syst'?m s hall hav e p robationary s t a tus
as set out abuvc in any posi tion to wh ich he was promot ed , but shall r etain
permanen t status in his prevlou s classificat ion and may transfer bac k ur
be re t u rna d tu chat p r evious posit ion a t any time du rin g the pro bat iona ry
periud at the discret iun uf the DJ>lJoin ting a ut hority ,
C, £mploycc6 rehired as pruvidcd under tile p rovi sions "f th e Clty 't. admin-
is trat ive procedures with leao than one (1) year of sopurn tiu n f ru m t he City
shall be s u bje ct tu a p robat ionary periud, Th e department head wi.th the
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appr oval of the appointing authority u,ay modify or waive the probationary period .
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ARTICL E 12, ANf"JAL LEAV E
A, Em pluyoo • hired priur t, January l, 1984 and cuvored by this Agrou mcnt
Rholl or.cumulnt11 onnunl tco v o munthl y u~ tho rnl'o l l/11 duy t; l•"r munl:h u r ucc lvl'
servi ce, Annual leave shall nut be granted to a ny employee until after cumplot l un
u f twelve ( 12) mu nth s cu nsecutive service with the City unle e• otherwise outhur i,cd
by t h e ~epartiue nt neRd, ln order to qualify for annual lenve credit during tho
mo nth, the omployea must hove worked for at lout uno-hu lf (l/2) uf tho work"lng
days uf that mr,nth excluding auth orha d paid laave, For thueo ernpluyooa havin g
la ss t han ten (lO) yearu continuous se rvice, the maximum accumulntlon o f annual
le ave shal l be th l rty (l0) doya,
B , After t en (l0) years of continuuu• se rvice wlth the City, cmpluyco•
shall a ccuiuula te a nnua l leave at tho rota of 13, 3 hours uf annual leave per munt h
uf act lv o service, In order to quallfy for annual leave cre dit durl nK the mont h,
t ho empl uy,,e must have workud fu r at loast uno-holf ( 1/2) uf tho wurk lnu d a ys u r
t hat mun t h excluding out h oriicd poid loovo . Tho maximum uccumulot lun uhull be 1,0 duys ,
C, Emplo yoas hi re d after January l, 1984, and tharcuf t e r, cuvered by this
ag rr:cmon t shall acc umul ate annua l lea ve y oa rly at the f o llow in g r ate:
0-• yea rs
:-9 yoa rs
• u c.ir mure yea r s
80 hou r s pa r yea r
120 hours per year
160 hours pa r yaor
Mnxim um Acc runl
160 hours
240 hour s
320 huurl:i
:i , Acc umu lat i.on uf an n ual louv c ahnll neither I.J c a uthuri~c:HJ nur c u mpuLud
:u r a :1~ pu rpusc a f ter the maximum nccumu lation has been ranched ,
Use
7nf! sch edule fur wrn u f annual lea ve tJhull be detl!nnlnlHI by t he nu0do u f t ill!
d t:ii<l ct r~1 C.:nL , Annuul lcwvc: !-;hull be t aken uc a time cu nvt!nlc11t tu und nppruv<•d Uy
t.h e d e:pa rt ment h ead ur s u pe r vis or,
·:-:-i c.: rntc: u~ annu a l Lca vt: pay shall be the C:!mpl uy t!l!S r t?g ular s tra igh t t i.me
r,ou r ly rate of pay fo r t he e mployees regular j ub and cha r ged un o wu r ki n g hou r
basis, e xclud n g holid ay s a nd regular da ys uff. An nual. l eave shall ba allowed
only t u the tota l h o u rly a muunt accumulated at t ho bcglnnl nii \J f tho lca vC!, nu
verif i ed by the dt:[l iH t ment h e ad , e mployees ma y r e ce lvc their u nnual leavu puy
:1 :J ear i er tha n th r t:c (3) day u pr iu r tu the sta rt of thol r nnnunl. lcnve
1 ;;r uvidcd th e: c;riplu ye:e: ma kes o written rc~iucrnt to th e lr i:;u pt.!rvlsur f l ftccn (1 5)
cttl::n d n :-duy~ ilr tu r to t h e Ht ri rt uf t h cl r nnnun l leave ,
:i u f tur t hl! cm p l uyl!u lrn i; bC!uun tlw l r annun l LcnvL· and til l! Clt y l'l!1111lr L·H Lii v
crn pl uyee:: tu wo r k during the schedul ed un nu al lcovu pcriucl 1 the e mpluyL:c til 1nll nu\.
b o ch a:ged 11 l,h vacat Lon t liae for the num be r of h ours wur kcd ,
How Charged
Annual leave f or cm plo yo e w shall be charge d on a work-day basis exc l ud ing regular days off.
Annual Leave Pay Up un Se pa rat ion
Any employee wh o is se parated f rom the service o f the City, i,e , r etirement, '
termination or layoff, shall be compensated fo , tho unused annual leave time
a cc umu lated at th e time of scpa rat lun .
ARTICLE 13 , Pc RS ONAL LEAV E
Effect lve Ja nuary l, 1984, all e111ployees covered by th is Agreement shall be
g ranted 48 hou r s of pe rs onal leave time with pay which an employee ls entitled tu
usa fur the fulluwing p urpos e s:
A. T i me lost as a res ult o f illness /injury tu th e employee ur the employee's
immediate f a mily ,
B, Attend per sunal ~11 1 ines s.
C, Leisu r e ti r.i e ,
Fu r a :1y emp loyee who h as not us ed the 48 hours uf Pl!rsonal le ave t imc endin g
::uve:rn bc r 10 uf ea ch yea r ur any purt Lem thereof , t h e Ci ty wil l cumpcnant c sald
e mp l oye e fo r tbe unused time at t he emp luyce s r egula r wage rat e tu be pnid d uri ng
t h ~ munth uf Dcc i:mb cr uf that yc:a r. l'c n~unol lenvo time uh all nut excee d 1+6 huurn
n tJr s hall i t be accumulat ed or carried over f rum one year tu the next . Parsunnl
leave: s ha ll be s ch e d uled a nd a dmini s t e red under t he dlrcct lon u f t he dl!par tmc nt
h ead or su pe r visor , In the event of illne ss /injury i n which pers un al leave i s
r eq ues tt c!1 s h ift -..,e r k employees shall notify tlu::ir supe rv 16ur at laast on e ( l)
h tJur prio r tu the i r sche duled repurtlng time, all other employcou shall r cp urt.
a t the be g '.n nlng of the ir schedul e d r e po rting time , Pe rsunal leave sha ll be pro -
rat ed fo r e~p uye e s be g i nning a nd t e r minat ing employmen t with t he City dur in g the
c al e nda r y(:a r ,
ARTIC LE l I,, DIS Ao IL!TY -E:-IP ORARY (NON JOB REL ATED)
De flnlt ion
Temporary dlsablliey ls leave granted for nun-s e r vice connec t e d inju r y or
il lness o f an empl oyee which disabili t y prevents ch a c mployl!e frurn pe r fo r ming
hi s/her duties as a City emp l oyee,
PrtJvisi cm
'111 c Cit y agr cC!s tu p r u v ida tempor ar y di s ability l e ave with puy f ur e mpl uy acs
a bsent a s a res ult of illness /i n jury ut the rate of lOOX of tho emp l oyee 's
r e gula r ·.i age up t o 120 c ale n da r days u f dloablllty ,
Tl!r;1po r ary d is a bili ty l e ave s h u ll nut be uccumulatlvc except thut u n Janu u ry I
o f each yea r t h e City s hall restore !OOX o f t he number o f da ys utrnd by un c mpluye~
du r ing the p r e c ee dlng year up to a maxi mum of 60 days ,
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t'ur empl ·oyees. h lrod oft or J anuary I , I 984, a nd thoroaftu r , and c uv ered by
the terms of thls agreement, the City agrees to pro vldo nnld o,nployou s tem1>0rury
disablllty lenve wlth pay for employees nbsent us a re•ult of lllne••/lnju r y ••
follows:
0-4 yea r s
5-9 yea rs
10+ yea rs
60 days
90 dayo
120 day o
Fur cmpluyccs hi rC!d nftc r J u n uo ry 1 1 1984 , a nd thc ro 1.1 ft u r 1 t empu r ar y dluubll1ty
l e a ve shall no t be accumulot l.ve except that on Ja nuar y I of ou ch ye ar th o Cit y
s hall re s turc I00 X o f th e number of days used by a n empl uyee dur i n g t h e p re c eedine
yea r as follows:
Utilization
0-4 years
5-9 yea rs
10+ years
up to a maximum o f 30 days
up t o a maximuci o f 45 da ys
up t u n maxlm um uf 60 dnys
A, Authorization for t emporary disability l eave wlth pay shall only be
granted after the flrst day of disablllt y.
8 , Aut ho rlzation for tempo r a r y disablllt y ahall only be gr anted for th e
follcJ'.Jing r easons :
1, Pcrn onal 111:i.css ur inju ry nut service cunnuct l!d, including ma tcn1ity.
Sick LC!n·,c: Opt lun
Al! ~ i.c k leave: nccru<:d by pccmancnt e mployees prior to January 1, 198 0
shall vest •.t i t h t he empl oyee , and may be used l n the following manner:
A, Al ter the 120 days as described abuve . have been used , unless the
employe e ls entitled fo r retlr em ent as a result o f dlsa bility ,
B. By cashing in all uc cr ue d s ick leave accumu lated under tho previuuH
plan upon no rmal rctir l!me nt f ru m th e City at the r atC! of one huurs pay
fur each t wo hours of ac crued sick leave or one hours pa y for each fou r
ho ur s up on sepa ra tion from the City .
C, By cash ing in accrued sick leave und e r t\~e previous plan , unce each
year at the co nve r slon rate of f our (4) •ou rs •lck leave for one (I)
hour pay, no t to exceed n con version of mot e than 400 ho urs ea ch year,
Report lng uf Tcmpurary D1snb1 lity
Tne employee ur a membe r uf the empl uyce • s huuschuld shall nut ify the
employee's supervisor pr ior tu t he empluyee ' s e:hedulad r eport Ing t \,ne, Nu
temp or ary d l s,1bl llty leave wi l l be ~rnntc<l tu un employee wllU (ull ti tu not lfy
th ei r su pe rvlsor priur to t he be glnning of tho employee'• wo r k •chedule,
Verif ication of D\sabllit y
1t shall be the resp unsi billt y of th e department head or s uper vis or tu
de termine the validi ty o f ellgiblllty of the temporary disability, Hie s ignature
on the l e ave r eq ue s t fur m not log temporary d1eabil1ty c ut 1t l ome nt shall 1ndicute
such determi nation. An attending physician's statement will nut be noceo unry
until o ft e r three (3) d ny u of disability exc ,pt wh en required by the Ucpn rttuent
He ad .
Abuse of Te mp o rary Dis a bility
, Abu se of temporar y disability occurs when an employee miarepresent a th e
a c tual re•son for requesting temporary disability or when an e mployee uses
tempo rary disability leav e fur unouthurhcd p ur puece. An e mpluycu wh u makci;;
a false claim f or temporary disability leave shall be subject to disciplinary
action or dismi s F.n l.
ARTICL E 15 , ON -THE-J OB lN JURY -DlSABlLlTY
A, Ft.1r any on -the-j ob injury which coueci:; any ampluyca tu be abs ent f rum
work as a result of such injury, t he City shall pay tu such e mployee his full wag es
from t h e fi r st d:i y of his a b s e nce f rom work up to a nd lnclud ln g the 90th cale nd a r
day of suc h abse nc e , le ss whatever sums received by the employee as disability
be nef its und er workmen's c ompensation . The :tty r ese rves the ri ght to require any
em ployee on i n j u ry o r dis ab ility l e ave to submit to on exam ination(s) by Cit y-
a ppoint ed ph ys icia n (s ) at t h e Ci ty's expense or und er th e provision u f wur kme n's
c omp ens at ion , Th e emplo yee wi l l nut be cha r ged sick l e ave f ur disability unde r
this Ar ti cle.
B, All in j u r ies t h at occur d u r ing work i ng hours s hu ll be r c purt c d tu the
emp l oyee I s sup e r vis or Yith i n 24 hour s o f the i nj ury ur befo r e the emp l oyee lenveu
thei r de pnrt mcnt of c mp :u yrn ent .
ARTICLE 16 , MILIT ARY LE AVE
A, Any pe r ma ne nt o r probat ionary employee who enlists or is ind uct ed int o
che mi lltnry, nava l, air o r ot he r arme d se r vices o f the United Stat es in t i me of
war s hal l be enti tled t o o leave uf a bs ence without pay fur the dura t iun u f such
wa r ur unt il h un orably dis cha r ged , whichever occurs fi r s t , and f ur one (1 ) year
t h erea f ter .
B, Any employee who s ha ll be a memb er o f the Natlonnl Guard o r a ny othe r
c ooponent of t he mi litary forces of t he State, no r or here after organized or
c onstituted unde r the Stat e or f eJera l law , or who shal l be a member of the re s ~r vc
fo rce s of the Uni ted States , now or here afte r organized ur constituted un der f ed e r al
law, shall be entitle d t o lea ve o f abs ence from his employ ment without los e of pay,
sen!o r i ty 1 st atus, effic iency ratin g , va c ati on, sick le a va or ot ha r bene fit s fur
a l l the t im e when h e is cnun gcd wi th uuch o r ganiza tion ur cu mp uncnt i n training I
ur active service ord e red or authorized by proµer authurity purs uant to lnw, wh e t he r
fo r St at C! ur fcdc r a l pu r pu s c l-3 1 b ut nut c xc ue d ing fifteen ( l ~) da ys in any ca l en<l a r
ye ar , Such leave s hall be a llowe d in case t ho require d milit a ry ser vice i a s a tl s -
fa c t or ily pcrfo r me d 1 wh i ch uhnll be pres umed unles s the c untt1-u ry is c st a bllslh!d ,
C. Such l e a ve shall not be allowe d unlae s t h e cmpl uyc c rct urnt1 tu his pub llc
posi t ion i mmediate l y upon be i ng relieved f rom such military service and not lat e r
t h an the exp iration of the ti me he r ein limt tc d for uuch laavc , un less he is
prevented f rium s o returning by physical or mental disability ur uthcr cause nut
due to hie own f a ult or is required by proper authorities tu continue in uuch
ml lit u ry ucrvlcc bcyund the t ltuc herein limited for uuch leuve.
D, Subject to pru vieion A, B und C above, the City uholl pruvido f u11 puy
tu nn om pluyeo granted military leave, lcee whatevor cumpcnsation the ompluyl!c
may have received by the military for such service .
ARTICLE l 7 . FUN ERAL LEAVE
The De partment Hcrnd s hall grant l covf.! with poy tu on e1oployl!e to a ttend
t he funeral of a memb er of th e employee's family, The number of daye granted
shall be governed by the cirt:umsta nccs of the case, but in nu event shull they
exceed five (5) working days, For the purpoeee of thie eection, "em ployee'•
family" s h all mean t he employee's ~p ouse, or th e ch ildren, g randchildr e n, parents,
grandria rents 1 brut he rs and ststers uf the empluycc ur of the cmployClc 1 i:; Hpuusu .
An nual leave may be grante d by the Department ll ea d if add it lonal time off is
deemed appropriate .
ARTICL E 18 , JURY DU TY AND WITN ESS SERVI CE
Leave inay be grant e d to an e mplo yee for se rving cm jury duty or as a wi tness
in h is o f ficial ca pacity in obedience to a subpoena or dire ction by l egal aut hority,
He s h all be e nt l t led to th e di ffe rence between his regular cu mpensat ion and the
fe e s rec etved fur ju ry duty or as a witnel::is . When he it. s uhpucrnaed at. a wi t 111.:i1,s
in priva t e liti gation to tco tify, not in his official c apac i ty but as an individua l,
t h e t ime abse nt by rei'.l6ons thcreuf shal l be taken as nnnuul leuvo u r l eave wlt,\uu t pay .
ARTICLE 19 , HOLIDAYS
A, Th e fo llowi ng days sha ll be co ns i de :ed officia l hu l ldays by th e City:
l. Ne w Ye a r 1 s Day : Janua ry 1.
2 . Wa~llin1~tu1 11
i-; lll rthday: t hCl thin! Munda y i11 l·\•lJr u;1ry.
3 , l·le mor ial Da y : the lase Monday in May,
4 , Independ ence Day : July 4.
5 , Labor Day : the fir s t Mond a y in September,
6 , Vete r an's Da y: Nov em ber ll.
7 , Thanksgiving Du y: the fo urth Thurl::iday in Novemb er ,
3 , Fou rth Friday of November following Thanksgiving Day .
9 , C'n r istmas Eve: De cembe r 24 ,
10 , Ch rist mas Day: De ce mber 25 ,
ll. New Year's Eve : December 31.
JI, An y employee cuve red by t his Agr eemen t whu du es nut perform duty
s ch eduled on the wu r king d.l)'!::i u r ha ve appruvcd paid lt!uvc Lun~Cl dlntcly pri ur tu
and following a holida y s hall not r ecei ve pay for the holiday unles s otherwise
auth or i zed by t he d cport:nc nt h c nd,
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C, Eligi ble . 0111ployeos uther than shift work employous a t the Wastewater
Treatment at shall r oc oive on o day's pay or e quivalent time off at th e
dlscret Ion uf tho depa rtment heed for each of the holidays which they per form
no work, Em ployees r equired to work on an official City holiday shall receive
one sod une-half (I 1/2) times the employee'• regular rate of pay for all ho urs
actually worked in addition to the employee'• r egular pay fur tho holiday ur
ti111e off at t he rate of one and one -half (1 1/2) times t h e number of hours actually '
worked at the d is cretion of the department heed,
O. When any of th~ f urc going hul1dayli full un u ~ rnt.lny , t he f ullow1ng Monda y
shall be observed as t he lagnl holiday, Whe n any of the foregoing holiday s foll
on u Sa turd a y, cuch cmployc.Hi sha ll be e ntitled to a <luy off fur uuch holiday,
whi ch day off s ha ll be scheduled as the Cit y Manager determines, but no specific
day shall be obse rv e d as a holida y for purpose of cluaing City offices and
functions.
ARTICLE 20 , UNI FORM CLE ANING AL LOWANCE
If an empl oyee is requ ire d to wear a uniform , the employee shall wear the
unifo r m on ly as authorized by the depart me nt work ru l es . The City will continue
tu provid e unifo r ms , cleaning and re plac ·:ne nts, The City will provide SO X of
t he cost uf requi re d wo r k shoes up tu a ma ximuD1 of $L.O per year e xce pt with
dep art ment hea d a pp ro va l. All omp lc.iyc es shell maintain a preuentoble a pp earance
while on du ty, The employee is responsible for any damage to the uni.fo r m by
negligence or deli berate act,
ARTI CL E 21 . TU ITION Rf.l'UND
Upun r e cumrn l!ndat ion of t he dC!pa rtmcot !wa d nn d aft e r prlur appruval u f the
Ci ty :-!a nage r, t he City of Englewood ma y reimburs e employees cove r ed by this Agre e -
r.i ent upon successfu l completion of an app ro ved cuu rsc or cuurti cs in educnt lun ur
vocationa l tra ining at th e pub lic ins t itution rate . 'lb c co urse or tra ining mul;i t
be r elat ed to t he work and be de s igned to imp r ove co mpete nc e i n the jub , and be
uf vul ue t o the empluyee 1 s se rvice tu th e City, 11\is sha ll include all t ult lun ,
and re qui red te;;ts ,
AR TICLE 22 , LIF E !NSURA~CE
Tern LLf e Insurance will be pr ovided by the City for employees covered by
this Agrc e:ne nt of $20 1 000 fo r each e mpl uyec. A co nversion privilege upon
reti r e 111en t of 50¾ coverage payuble by the emp loyee will be made available by
t he Ci ty fo r sa id retired empl uy ee .
ARTICLE 2 3 , Dr:NT AL lNSURANC!(
Our i :1g the llfc of this Agraco1cnt 1 the City shall pu y 100% u f the pr em i um
co st for t h e City Dental Insurance Plan ur uther plan which may be selected
by th e City as a subs t itut e f ur the City Duutal l'lan fur ea ch sinsle a nd
depende nt poli cy holder , Employees Ghal l noul1111c any 1>rcrnium rate incr east!
du rin g t he life of t his Agree me nt in exceuu u f $10 of s ingle und $30 u f
depende nt co"e rage,
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Any dis put e cuncerning the interpretation or applicat Lon u f bene f itti under
th e Dental Plan shall be sub ject to the dispute resolution procedure unly, (It
i s e xpre ssly und erstood that this provision is a non-gr1ovablo item und er this
Agreement,)
ARTICLE 24, HEALTH INSURANCE -EMPL OYEES/RETIREES
A, Dur ing the life of the Agreement, the City shall pay IOO X of the 1963-84
premium cus t for Lhe City Health I nsura nce Plan o r uth e r plun wh 1ch may be soloctl!d
by t he Cit y as a s ubstitute fo r the City Health Plan fo r euch slngle and de pend e nt
po 1 1cy hultJer.
B, An y dlspute concerning the inter pretation or application of benefits
provided und er the Heal th Insurance Plan shall be subject to th e disput e resolut ion
procedure only, (It is expresslv understood that this pr ovis l on is a non-gri evable
i t em un der t h i s Agreement ,)
C, Re t i r ees p r i or to Ja nu ary l , l960 will be provide d health lnsurunce
cove r age by t h e City on a non-participating basis, The cove ra ge will coord ina t e
wi th Med i caid and Me dicare whe r e ver applicable , Retirees af ter Jan uary I , l 980
wil l be guaranteed con version privilege s to the Health Ins urance Plan a vaila b l e
t h rough t he Clty, Th e Clty wlll pay 50 % of the cost o f cove rage of the c un ve rs lun
pl a n up tu a ma x 1m um of $5 0 pe r month .
D, Uegin ning J a nuary 1 , 1985, and there a f te r , emplo yee s shull UtH>ume nny
p remiur:, ra t e incr e a se above the 1981+ premi um rote o n n 1:1hun.!c.l 50-50 bu ti i s wit h
t he City an d any su b se q ue nt lncreases du ring the l ife of thi s agreeme nt,
ARTI CL E 2 5. RET lllE!-lcST BENEFITS
:ne rc:t i re1.,e:n t ber:.cf it s f ur em ploy ees c uve red by thi s Agreement are s e t
io rt h ln Ti tle V, Cha?ter 9 , Reti r ement, of the cnglewood Hunlci pnl Co de , The
follow ing chan ges sha l l be e:a de J an uary l, l 980,
A, For pr iu r service : ,75% o f t he mem ber s final average monthly cump a ns a -
:ic.1n 1 mul t ipl1c:d by t h e numb u r uf yuars u f credited pr1ur t.u rv icc .
B, For c urrent s e r vi ce: 1.S X of f inal avera g e mont h ly cumpcn e ation ,
:iultipl ie d t i me s th e num ber of years of credit e d current s e rvice.
ARTICLE 2 6 , LAYO FF
A, Whene ve r t he re l & l ack u f wo rk , l ack of fu nd s , u1: under c und it1ons where
is dete rmined t hat c ont i nued wor k wo uld he 1ne ffi c1 1.rnt ur non-pruductlvc,
r~qui r i ng rl:du cti uns i n th e nwnbe r u f e mpluy e e ti 1 the ap pu1 n'.:1ng a uthority 1:th a lJ.
de s l gr.a t e th o depa rt men t and po sit l uns ln whl ch t h e la yof f le tu bo 1Mdc , Up on
s uc h dc:te rm1 nut l un u I the rc ~u 1rc c.l numbe r uf emp loy ees in c hc•ufrcc t e d dcpartmc11t
and pus i t ion shall be placed on a recall list or transforred by the app oint l ng
authori t y , e ach in u r de r u f h i s relative lengt h and quality u f se r vice u1:t s h uwn
by t '1 e personne l recor ds , All other f acto rs be ing equal, .enlor it y shall pre vall.
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B. All othef factors being oquol, omployoee on layoff shall bo r ocollcd Ln
the urd c r uf r elative le.ngth of service a• shown by the peraonnel records, provided
that th os e re c a l led have the demo ns trat ed ohil i.ty and same qunlificnt Lons tu pcrfu rm
t he available work as determined by tho City, No now employe es shall be hired
un t il all em ployees on layoff status desiring to return tu work hnv u been rc c a l l ud .
The reca ll l is t s hall terminate after one (1) year,)
ARTICLE 27 .
Eligibilit y
LEAVE OF ABS EN CE (WITKOUT PAY)
Perm.anent employ e e s may be grunted a l eave of absence without pay for reas on s
of education which is allied to tho dutio1 of the City, settlement of an estat e,
child care , serious illness of a member of tho employee's family, or attend Engle-
wood Emplo ye e s A.;sociation act lvitioa but shall not be used for the purpus e of
ubt;:ii n i ne crnpl uymcnt cllH!whc?ru , Lcwvl! wt thuut pay ulwl l 11ut ~xcul.'d i;L x (U) muntlw
uf uny yea r but 1nay be extended upon re ques t for on additiunal six (6) n1ont hs . The
tota l leave time sh a ll not exceed one year, Upon return from approved leave, t he
empl oyee will be restored to their formar position if available or to a position
c omp ar a ble fur whi ch the em ployoo is qualified, During periods o f unpoid leove ,
e mploye e s s ha l l not cont inue to ace.rue service credit or be el igi ble for nny City
bene f i ts .
Applic at i on fu r 1.e av i.:
A r eq uest f or a leave of abs ence witho ut pay shall be submitted in writ Ing by
t he e mp loye e t o t he emp l oye e 's dopart me nt head. The r eq uest sha ll indicut c th e
reaiw n th e 1e ,,v c u f abs e nce is bein g re quest e d o "d the appruxlmnt e lcn1~th v f l c .i vc
t itn c rl!que s tc d.
Co nsi derat i on of Lea ve R,?9uest.
The: depa rtmen t h ead s ha J.l grunt o r deny leave requests I t aking i nto cun t.idera -
t i o n t he de part me nt s work for c e 1 work load and the employee s requ est .
Fnilun.: t tJ !ll!Lurn
If an e mp loy ee f ails to return by t he dat e of leave e xpiration , the cmployct!
s hall be con sid ered t o ha ve volunta rily resigned from the servic e of the City.
ARTICL E 28. GRIEV ANC E PROC EDURE
A g rie va nc e i s def ined as o claim or dispute by an employee covered by the I
te r ms of t h i s Agr e e me nt conce rning an alle ged violation of a specific provision
o f t his Agr e e me nt. Th e employee sho li be r equire d to follow tho procedure as set
out be low .
A, "W ork Day" me ans calendar do y P ~xclusive uf Sa turduyu, Sundnyl:i, and
Cit y r e co gnized ho lidays,
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If the em ployee is unable to sottle the grievance or dispute orally ond
infor mally through his/her immediate ouporvlsor within five work doyo uf tho
date uf the uccu rre nc e of the srievancc, or the empluyces km.iwlcdge uf it, the
employ e e may within the succeeding five (5) work doy s file • writt en grievance
with his/her suporvlaor, The oupervieor shall attempt to adjust the matter and
shall respond in writing to t he emp loyee within five (5) work days,
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lf the answ e r ls nut satisfactory, the matter shall be presented in writing
by the employee to t he departme nt head within five (5) work da ys following r e ce l pt
o f t he supervisor's response. To e de partment head shall respund in writing t o
the employee within five (5) wo r k days,
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lf the grie vance still remain• una d justed, i t shall be prese nt e d by the
employee to the City Mana er i n writing with i n five (5) --ark days following
rec eipt of the response of the department head, Th e City Mnnager or his /her
desig nated representative s hall respono in wr iting within ten ( 10) wo r k days ,
1f the gr ievance ts sti ll unsett l e d th e Englewoud Em p lu yuc u Au~uciat lu11 ur
ba rga ining uni t employee , within t e n (10) wo r k doyo after t he r eply of th e Ci t y
Manage r ur his /he r designa ted repicsf.!ntnt ivc , may by wri t ten nu t l ee re qu\.•s t th e
:n atter be hea rd by the Cnrc~cr St!rvlcc lSuard, 'l'h c Curnl.!r Su r v i ca llu nrc..l t.hull be
requested to l ssue a dec isi on within t h irty (JO) dayi:; a fte r cunc l u1>i un u f
test imu ny and a rgumcnt , Ea c h pa rt y aha 11 be res pons iblc fur cowp ensat Lon to
it s o',,/n repr esentatives and witnesses , Failur e by th e Englewood Employees /\S suciat iun
u r an e mpl oyee to comp ly ....,it h any time limitation shall cunst itute a se t t l eme nt
of t he gr ieva nce . Should the emplo yer not ret.pond with i n the preticribed time ,
t h e grievance will automa t ically proceed to the next step,
Authori ty of Career SC!rvi cc i\oa r d
The Ca reer Se r vice Boa r d shall
c hange the terms of this Agre em ent.
final and binding up on the pa rties ,
t o t he Br i cvance submit ted wh ich hos
p r oce du r e outline d ,
Cr t cvancC! Opt Lon
heve no powe r to add to or subt ract f ram or
Tne writ ten declsion of t he Boord shall be
The Boord shall l1mlt i t s decision s t rict ly
been properly process ed through th e grievance
It is ag r eed t hat sh ould the appea l procedure es pruvided under 138:4 of
the City Cha ner or ap plica bl e City or dinances i s utl l1ze cl, recuurs e tu the
gricvnncc pruccdurc included t n this Article s hall be waived :
Pr uce ss ing Gr ievance Durin g Wu rktng Huur s
Grievanc es may be invest tgate ci and prucees e d by the eu1ploycc ur de s ignat ed
employee representative during wo rking hour s within r eesunable time limits witho ut
loss o f pay pr ovided notice ls giv e n a nd the wo r k l oa d permlts ,
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ARTICLE 2 9, DUES DED UCTION
A, The City agrees to dedutt the Englewood Ewµluyee• l.so ociation du es each
pay period from the pay of those employees who individually r equest in writing
that •uch deductions be made, subject to tho garniahmont l&w .,f the State of
Colo ra do , The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to ""·' City Finance
Di rect or by the Treesuror of tho Auociation, and the aggre~:,t.~ deductions of
all emp loyees shall be remitted together with an itemized stat ,moot to tho
Treasure r by th e 15th of the succeeding month, after such de ducti ons are made ,
The outhur ii.at lun uholl be rcvukablc during tho turm of the A~ruo mc nt, upun u
thirty day written notice by the employee to the City Finance D!ractor .
B. If no wages are paid an outhorizod employee on the last pay period of
a given pay pe riod, deduction for thot pay period will be made from any wages
which may be paid to him/her on the next succeeding final monthly City poy period .
It is expressly understood that the City assumes no liability and shall not be
l iable f ur t h e cullcctlon or pa yment tu the Englewuud l~in pluyces Assuciatlun uf
any due s during any t im e that en employee is not actuolly working for the City
and uc tual l y un t h e payroll of t.hc City. In the event uf c rrur un th e ch~ckl)ff
list, t h e City will not be responsible to make adjustments, until notified by
the Treasu rer of the Englewood Employees Association.
C. The Englewood Emp l oyees Association shall indemnify and hvld the Cit y
harml ess aga inst any and all cla i ms , s uits• urdere, or j udg me nts brought or istrne d
a ga i ns t t he City as a result of any action taken or nut token by th e City under th e
pruvision t.J f this Art Lele.
D, Chang e s in t h e dues amount to be deducted shall be limited to two (2)
cha nge s ea ch yen r , nnd pru vi dc d a thirty (3 0 ) day written not t.ce i s pru vi ded t hi:
Ci ty Finance Director,
E, Should the change ln the deduction amount or me thod require a co mp ut er
pr ogr am ming ch ange, t he Engl ewood Employees Associa t ion shall be r e sponsi ble for
that cost o f such cha nge o r changes I at $30 pe r hour with a fo ur (Lt) hours maximum,
Pa yment ' ,m t he Englewood Em ployees Ass ociation shell be made to the City Finance
Di r e c tu r .thin ten (10) days of receipt uf billing,
ARTICLE 30 . AS S0ClATI0N ACTIVITI ES
Th e City agre e s that during working hours un the City premisee end without
loss of pay , Engl ewood Emp loyees As sociation membe rs may oe allowed to: attend
Engl ewo o d Employ ees Association and/or management meet Lngs; post Eng lewood
Employees Association not ices on City designated bullet in boards; s olicit Engle-
wood Em ploye es Ass oci ation mem bership s during employee 's no n-wo rk time; ar,d
rep resent employees on grieva nces and negotiations,
ARTICLE 3 1, STANDBY PAY
All em ployees covered by this Agreement and assigned s t a ndby duty sha ll be
c ompens at ed at a rate equal tu eight (8) ho urs •~ \,is/her re~ular rate of pay
f or on e wee k of standby duty,
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ARTICLE 3 2, CALL , DACK
Any t ima on employa c on uff duty s tatue whu is cullod buck. tu wurk t1hnll bl!
credited with a minimum of two (2) houra pay et the rate of ono and one-half ( 1 1/2) times their regular huurly rate.
ARTICLE 33 , MAINTENANCE OF BENEFITS
All wages I huurs and other terms and Condit ions of cmp luymcnt granted tu
the employees covered by thle Agreement, the Englewood City Charter, or Munlclpnl
Code, shall contlnuc ln full forcl! and effect at the hlghc&t lcvC!l u f b1.rncfit u .
In Witness Whe re o f, the parties have caused thls Agrc t?ment to be s igned by
their respective representatives I and their signatures place thereon, on thls
__ day of July, 1983 et Englewood, Colorado,
CITY O, ENGL EWO OD
ENGLEWOOD EMP!.OYE~S ASSOClA'l'l ON