HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Resolution No. 061RESOLUTION NO. 6 I
SERIES OF 1990 --
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1991-92 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACT BY ANO
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AND THE ENGLEWOOD POLICE BENEFIT AS-
SOCIATION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY I, 1991 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1992.
WHLREAS, the 1991-92 Collective Bargaining Contract by ar,d between the
City of Englewood and Englewood Police Benefit Association, c~nsisting of the
current agreement as amended by the tentative agreement, ha s been duly
ratified by a majority of the members of the Englewood Police Benefit Associa-
tion; and
WHEREAS, Section 3-5-6 A, Englewood Municipal Code 1985, requires that
the contract be approved and ratified by City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL CF THE CITY OF EN-
GLEWO OD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section I. The 1991-92 Collective Bargaining Contract by and between
the City of Englewood, Colorado, and the Englewood Pol ice Benefit Association,
effective January I , 1991 through December 31, 1992, a copy of which is at-
tached hereto and made a part hereof, be and the same is hereby approved .
Section 2. The Mayor of the City of Englewood is hereby au t horized and
directed to execute the 1991-92 Coll ective Bargaining Contract and the City
Clerk shall attest the same.
ADOPTED ANO APPROVED the 2nd day of July , 1990 .
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Attest :
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Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk for the City of Englewoo , Colorado,
hereby certify the above is a true copy of Resolution No. 61 , Series
of 1989 .
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Patricia H. Crow
CONTRACT BE'l'IIEEH THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
AKO THE
ENGLEWOOD POLICE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
FOR THE YEARS
1991 AND 1992
Thia reproduction ot the 1991 and 1992 contract haa been prepared
by the City Administration tor all distribution to all covered
Police otticers so that everyone will be aware ot the right ■ and
benefit■ contained herein.
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ARTICLE l DURATION OF CONTRACT 2
ARTICLE 2 RECOGNITION 2
ARTICLE 3 EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ~,
ARTICLE 4 SENIORITY 3
ARTICLE 5 PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES 4
ARTICLE 6 HOURS OF WORK 5
ARTICLE 7 BIDDING PROCEDURES FOR SHIFT ASSIGIIMBIIT 7
ART CLE 8 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 8
ARTICLE 9 LAYOFF 8
ARTICLE 10 COMPENSATION 9
ARTICLE ll LONGEVITY COMPENSATION ll
ARTICLE 12 OVERTIME WORK 12
ARTICLE 13 CALL BACK 12
ARTICLE l4 STANDBY 13
ARTICLE 15 ACTING PAY 13
ARTICLE 16 UNIFORM CLEANING ALLOWANCE l4
ARTICLE 17 ANNUAL LEAVE l4
ARTICLE 18 HOLIDAYS 17
ARTICLE 19 ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE 18
ARTICLE 20 K!LITA.RY LEAVE 18
ARTICLE 21 FUNERAL LEAVE 19
ARTICLE 22 JURY DUTY 19
ARTICLE 23 LEAVES OF ABSENCE (WITHOUT PAY) l9
ARTICLE 24 PERSONAL LEAVE 20
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ARTICI,! 25 DISABILITY -TEMPORARY (NON JOB RELATED) 21
ARTICLE 26 ON-THE-JOB INJURY -DISABILITY ~2
ARTICLI! 27 LIFE lNSURANCE 23
ARTICLE 28 DENTAL INSURANCE 23
ARTICLE 29 HEALTH INSURANCE -EMPLOYEE/RETIREES 24
ARTICLE 30 RETIREMENT BENEFITS 25
ARTICLE 3l RULES AND REGULATIONS 26
ARTICLE 32 TUITION REFUND 26
ARTICLE 33 DUES DEDUCTION 26
ARTICLE 34 ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES 27
ARTICLE 35 LETTER OF CORRECTIVE ACTION 27
ARTICLE 36 DISCIPLI NARY ACTION 29
ARTICLE 37 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 29
ARTICLE 38 EXCLUSIVENESS OF CONTRACT 31
COMTR.'\CT BfflQN THB
CITY or INGLBWOQQ
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ENGLEWOOD POLICE BEHEPIT ASSOCIATIOH
Thi ■ Contract entered into by the City of Englewood, Colorado,
and the Englewood Police Benefit Association ha■ as its purpose the
promotion of harmonious r e lation ■ between the City of Englewood and
ita employees, a fair and peaceful pro~edure for the resolution of
difference ■1 the establishment of rate ■ of pay and hours of work,
and other condition ■ of employment mutually agreed up~n.
Except where l.imitlld by expre ■■ provision ■ elHwhere in this
Contract, nothing in thi• Contract ■hall be construed to restrict,
limit or impair the rights, powere and authority of the city aa
granted to it by constitutional provision, ■tatute, ordinance,
charter or special act, the exclusive power, duty and rights to;
A. Determine the overall misaion of the City as a unit of
government.
B To maint,•n and improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of City operations.
c. To determine the services to be rendered, the operation ■
to be performed, ths technology to be utilized, or the matter ■ to
be budgeted.
D. To determine the overall method ■, processes, means, joh
classifications or personnel by which City operations are t~ he
conducted.
E. To direct, supervise, hire, promote, transfer, assign,
schedule, retain or lay-off employees.
F. To suspend, discipline, discharge, and demote for cauae,
all full-time permanent classified employees.
G. To relieve employees from duties because of lack of work
or funds, or under conditions where the City determinee continued
work would be inefficient or nonproductive.
H. To take whatever other actions may be necessary to car ry
out the wishes ?f the public not otherwise specified herein or
limited by a collective bargaining contract.
I. To take any and all actions to carry out the mission of
the City in cases of emergency.
J, Nothing contained herein ahall preclude the City from
conferring with ita employ••• tor purpoa ea of developing policiea
to effectuate or implement any ot the a bove enumerated rights,
ARTICLE l, DURATION OF CONTRACT
A, Thia contra ct ■hall take effect on January l, l99l and
shall continue in force to and including December 3l, l992,
B, Thia Contract, or any part ot it, may be tel'llinated or
renegotiated at any time by mutual consent ot both parties.
c. It any article or aaction of this contract ahould be held
invalid by operation of law or the District Court, or it compliance
with or enforcement of any article or section should be restrained
by such District court, the remainder of thia Contract ■hall not be
affected thereby and thia contract shall remain in full force and
affect, and the parties shall promptly negotiate tor the purpose ot
attempting to arrive at a mutually satisfactory replacement ot auch
article or section.
D, The parties agree and understand that pr ovision ■ relating
to employees covered by this Contract shall in no way diaplace or
modify present or future statutory or case law of the State of
Colorado,
E, The parties acknowledge that during negotiations which
resulted in this contract, each had the unlimited right and
opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any
subject or matter appropriate tor negotiation discussion ■ and that
the understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after
this exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in this
Contract ,
ARTICLE 2, RECOGNITION
The City recognizes the Englewood Police Benefit Association
as the emi,loyee organization certified by the Board of Career
service commissioners of the City of Englewood as the exclusive
representative for sworn Police employees within the following
bargaining unit:
Included: All full-time, classified sworn police officers
below the rank of Sergeant of the City Police
Department.
Excluded: All others as detel'llined by the Board of career
Service Commissionsrs.
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ARTICLE 3, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
l. A full-time cla ■■ified employee who ie not a confidential
employee, a managerial employee, or a eupervi•or •hall have the
right:
A, To form, join, •upport or participate in, or to
refrain from forming, joining, ■upporting, or
participating in any employee organization or ita
lawful activities.
B. Bargain collectively through their certified
employee representative.
c. No employee shall be interfered with, restrained,
coerced or discriminated against because of the
exercise of these rights or shall the right of an
individual employee to discuss employment; concerns
with the City be infringed upon.
2. The City and the Englewood Police Benefit Aaaociation
mutually agree that a fair and impartial investi gation of officers
is deemed appropriate and necessary. A written policy haa been
developed and included in the operations manual ■recifically
addressing the issue of administrative and criminal invkstigations
and employee rights. No changes will be made in this policy
without prior consultation and revi ew with assooiation
representative(s).
ARTICLE 4, SENIORITY
For the purposes of thie Contract, seniority shall be
determined first by length of continuous full-time service with the
City Police Department according to rank and second by length of
continuous full-time service with the City Police Department from
the first date of hire, provided the employee successfully
completed the probationary period. In cases where two or more
employees have the same ~ire date, the badge number as issued by
the department shall establish priority of position on the
seniority list .
The first twelve months of employment constitutes the
probationary period, during which time seniority will not apply.
After an employee successfully completes the probationary period,
their name shall appear on the seniority list as of the first date
of hire.
The seni ority o f an employee shall termina te under any of the
following conditions :
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l, When an employee ha ■ been laid ott tor a period ot one
year or more.
2. When a laid ott employee tail ■ to give notice ot the
employee'• intent to return to work within Hv ■n (7)
calendar day ■ attar the City ha ■ ■ant to the employee'■
la ■t known addnH on tile with th ■ City a c ■rtiti ■d
latter reque ■ting the employ■■'• return to work,
3. When the employee give ■ notice but tail ■ to return to
work within seven (7) calendar days attar the atoreaaid
letter ha ■ bean sent to the employee.
4. When the employee's employment with the City ia
terminated tor any rea ■on.
5. When an employee i ■ on leave of absence aa provided under
Article 23.
6. It an employee is absent tor three (3) conaecutive
regularly scheduled working days without notifying the
Director of satety services or immediate supervisor prior
to such three (3) days' absence without good cause a ■
determined by the Director of satety services.
7. Failure to return to work after expiration of a tormal
leave of absence.
8. An employee rehired but whose absence · from City
employment was leas than eighteen (18) months will have
their prior accrued seniority with the City restored,
ARTICLE 5, PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES,
A. Th• probationary period for all newly-appointed Police
employees shall not be leas than twelve (12) months trom the data
of hire . After completion of the probationary period, the employee
shall be eligible for permanent status.
B. Any permanent employee covered by this Contract upon
being promoted to a new position in the Career Service system shall
have probationary status aa set out above in any position to which
he/she was promoted, but shall retain permanent status in his/her
previous classification and may voluntarily transfer back to the
previous position at any time, or be returned to that position by
the appointing authority during the probat ~onary period .
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c. Elllployee ■ rehired a ■ provided under the provi ■ione ot the
City'■ administrative procedure ■ with le ■■ than one (1) year ct
eeparation trom the City ahall be eubjact to a probationary period .
The Director ct Safety Se rvicee, with the approval ct the
appointing authority, may modity or waive the pr obationary period,
ARTICLE 6. HOURS 01" WORX
The Police Department ehall obeerve ottice and working hour•
necessary for the efficient traneaction of their respective
services.
A. Work Week
A work week is a regular recurring period or 168 hours in
the term ot seven conascutive 24-hour periods. The work
week need not be th• same aa the calendar week, The work
week may begin on tmy day ot the week and any hour ct the
day and need not :e the same tor all employees.
B. Work Schedule
l. The work schedule tor otticera aaaigned to the
uniform patrol bureau, including roll call and meal
periods, shall consist ot tive (5) eight (8) hour
and fitteen (15) minute work days 1 four (4) tan
(10) hour and fitteen (15) minute work days; or
other work schedule as determined by the Director
of Safety Service ■,
2. The work schedule tor otticers a ■■igned to the
investigation bureau or other spacial assignment,
including meal periods, shall consist ot rive (5)
eight and one-half (8-1/2) hour work daye, tour (4)
ten (10) hour work days or other work schedule ■ as
determl.ned by the Director of Safety Service ■ •
3 . Any change in an otticer'■ bid or assigned schedule
(starting time, quitting time, scheduled days otf)
will bo made in accordance with paragraph c except
s chedule changes may be made without notice it the
affected officer agrees.
The City agrees to review with Association representatives
issues and concerns regarding the method and possible compensation
associated with schedule changes.
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c. Changing Work Sch1dul11
The work ■chedule may be changed by the Director of
Safety Servic ■■ provided a minim1111 five (5) day■ advance
notice i ■ given. Work ■chedule ■ may be changed without
advance notice in the ca ■e cf eaergenci•• a ■ determined
by the Directer of Safety Service ■, When an employee'■
work ■chedule i ■ changed for purpo■•• of training,
special instruction, ate,, the supervisor shall make a
rea ■onabl• effort to accollllllodata th• employee' a intere ■t•
concerning the scheduled change,
D. lwl.ning
The need tor an a~propriate level of manning i ■
recognized by the City for the purpose of efficiency and
safety, The Pclica Department will addra ■s this iaaua in
departmental policy,
E, Meal Period• -Patrol ottic1r1
Officers aaaigned tc the uniform patrol bureau shall be
allowed a paid mBal period of forty-five (45) minutes
each full work day, The meal period ■hall be authorized
and controlled by the employee'■ supervisor, An employee
may co11duct personal business during the meal period,
F. Meal Periods -Detectives
Officers assigned to the investigation bureau er other
special assignment shall ba granted a paid msal period of
thirty (30) minutes for sach full work day. Employees
working a tan (10) hour work shift shall be allowed a
paid forty-five (45) minute meal period. The meal period
shall be authorized and controlled by the employes 1 11
supervisor,
G. Rest Period ■
Employees shall be ~.-anted a paid raat period not to
exceed fifteen (15) minute ■ during approximately the
first one-half of the employee's regular work day and an
additional fifteen (15) m1nutes rest break approximately
in the second one-half of the work day. Ra■t periods
■hall be authorized and controlled by the employee's
supervisor.
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H, Ki•••d K101 Period -Additional comp1n1otion
It an amployH i ■ denied a aaal period a ■ da ■cribad llbova
and no alternate meal period i ■ provided, the employ■•
■hall be paid an additional one-halt (1/2) th■ employ■■'•
regular hourly wage rate tor th■ •i•••d meal period. It
i ■ undar ■tood and agreed that mi ■s ■d aeal period■ are a
non-grievable item under this contract.
ARTICLE 7. BIDDING PROCEDURES FOR SHIFT ASSIGNMENT
A, seniority applicable to the ■eniority bid proceH will b•
determined in accordance with the total length of continuou ■
employment aa a Police Otticer with the City or Englewood. Prior
City eaployment in other than a Police Otticer capacity will not
apply toward seniority . Probationary employees will not be
included in the bid process.
Bidding for watches and Daya Oft
B. The ■eniority bid system will be applicable to personnel
assigned to the unitorm patrol bureau only, and will not be
authorized in any other bureau or special assignment.
The unitorm patrol bureau commander will develop and post a
schedule prior to each year for a twelve-month period.
A patrol officer in the uniform patrol bureau will bid once
each year in November for assignments within four (4) three (3)
month intervals .
There will bs a total of five (5) non-biddable positions which
shall consist of one (1) non-biddable position on Watch I and two
(2) non-biddable positions on each ot Watches II and III. The
bidding process will begin with the most senior Police Office:·
bidding the positions of their choice. In the descending order ot'
seniority, each remaining Police Officer will have choice of the
remaining biddable positions. All specialized positions such as
motorcycle ofticer, crime prevention officer, traffic otticer, etc.
will not be open to bid. If the motorcycle program i ■
discontinued, the motorcycle positions will become biddable. The
specialized aesignments along with any no-bid positions on a watch,
will be in addition to the biddable position on each watch.
Officers may request non-biddable positions and an attempt will be
made to accommodate them, but E~~h positions will be assignsd at
the discretion of the uniform patrol bureau commander.
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It an employ•• fails to submit a bid in accordance with ·:ha
bidding procedure, the employee wi l re linqui ■h the opportunity to
bid by ■eniority, and will be as ■ignsd at the di ■cration of th ■
uniform patrol bureau collllllandsr,
An employee in an other as ■ignmant, who i ■ raa■■ignad to the
uniform patrol bureau will occupy the position vacated by the
•~ploy•• they are replacing. If other po■itiona are available, the
employee may request aasignment to ■uch position ■, but may onl'( be
a ■■igned at the discretion of the patrol divi ■ion oouandar, The
officer will then be allowed to bid at the next bid prooa ■■,
It i ■ further understood that should a ■chadula chan;a for
unforeseen emergency circumstance■ ari ■a, officer■ may b ■ a ■■lgnad
by th■ uni ~orm patrol bureau collllllander from one shift to the c ther
to handle whatever emergency ■ituation exists during the dur1 .tion
of the em■rgency.
ARTICLE 8, SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Effective January 1, 1988, the Department will establ:.sh a
written procsss for selection and service including performan:e of
employees for special assiqnmentP ~• identified below.
The Director of Safety Services will consult with the
Association regarding any future change ■ to the selection pro:e ■■•
Crime Scene Investigation
Motorcycle Officer
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
Detective
Field Training Officer
Ra'1ge Officer
Personnel Investigator
Traffic Officer
Department Armorer
DARE Officer
ARTICLE 9, LAYOFF
Whenever there is lack of work, lack of funds, or •mder
conditions where the City detarminea continued work woul:I. be
inefficient or nonproductive, the appointing authority 11hall
designate the positions in which the layoff is to be made.
The order of layoff shall be determined by the city Manag11r on
the basis of the quality and length of service provided by the
employees in th11 affected areas. Quality of work will includ11 the
employee's total employment record. Thia record includes armtal
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perfonance evaluation ■, couendation■, di ■ciplinary action■,
education, training, eto. Any uployaa ■ who have not yet achieved
permanent or regular ■tatu■ or who have l••• than eighteen (18)
month■ of full-ti•• uployment with the City ■hall b• laid off
fir■t, ragardleH of performance. Permanent eaploye-■ who ar ■ laid
off have th• right to be reemployed in their re ■pective cla ■■, in
inver■• order of layoff, provided that ■uch recall occur ■ within
one (l) year of layoff , The City'■ obligation to rHmploy an
employee ■hall be ■ati ■fied if it m ake ■ an offer of aaploymant to
an employee within a clas ■ification for which the employee i ■
qualified. In tha avant the employee fail ■ to accept the offered
employment, the offer will be deued a■ denied and the employee•■
right ■ with the City ■hall in all re ■pect■· be terminated at ~ha
time. In the event the quality and length of service are equal,
■-niority ■hall prevail. An uployae in a iligher rank if la!.~ off
may transfer to hi■/h ■r praviou ■ lower rank provided the empi oyee
had permanent etatus in the lower rank. An emr,~oya a ■o tran ■f.erred
■hall have tha tir■t right. of rafu ■al to the former high level
position tila~ the employ-■ had held, The r ■call list ■hllll
terminate after twelve (12) months.
EJlployaas ■hall not continua to accrue ■arvic• credit,
including ■aniority, or ba eligibl e t or any City banatita during
layoff, In tha avant of a lay~ff, affected amployaas will ba given
as much advance notice a ■ possible.
ARTICLE 10, COMPENSATION
A, Ths salary schedule that became affective on May 1, 1990
ia as follows:
POLICE OFFICERS MOlmiLI MmlAL
Probationary $2189 26,268
Police Officer III 2407 28 ,884
Police Officer II 2648 31 ,776
Police Officer I 2912 34,945
B, Effective January l, 1991 and January l, 1992, employees
covered by this contract will receive compensation developed from
tha median base monthly salar y tor Police Officer I from the
following Denver metropolitan police departments.
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Arvada
Boulder
C011111arca City
Lakewood
Northglenn
Waatminatar
Aurora
Broomtiald
Danvar
Littleton
Thornton
Whaat Ridga
Tha matbodology uaad in determining tha median wage rate i•
aat torth balow:
(l) Tha monthly ■traight tima waga rata axcluc1ing all
othar term• or compensation tor Police otticar I rrom
aach ot the department ■ li ■tad abova will ba arrang-~
trom highe ■t paid to lowest paid and th• median waga rate
will than be determined,
(2) onca tha median wag• rata tor Police orricar Ii ■
determined, that rat• will than be used in astabli ■hing
th• City or Englewood's waga rate tor Police Otticer I.
Pl In order to accurately detar1tine the waga rate■ trom
each or the above cited cities, wage data will be
cc ,llectad by the City by November l, 1990 and 1991. All
wage data collected will be subject to veritication by
the Association by November 15, 1990 and 1991.
(4) Should a dispute aris e between the City and the
Association concerning the accuracy of the wage ■urvay
data, the dieputa shall be subject to the grievance
procedure contained in thie contract.
ease salary
For the purposes of determining an employee's base wage, the
employee's regular straight time hourly wage rate and longevity
shall be used, excluding all other terms or employee compensation.
(The above provision shall be used only for the purpose of
determining pension benatits under the City and stat11 pension
plan.) In order to comply with Fair Labor Standards Act, longevity
will be used to determine overtime compensation and calculated at
the and of each year.
Merit Increase
The wage increase provided tor Police Ofticer 4th Class
through lat Class shall not bs considered automatic, but rather
based upon meritorious service. Said merit increase may be granted
or denied t o any individual Police Of!:cer upon recommendation of
the Director of Safety Services and with the approval of the City
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Manager upon written notice to auch individual Police Otticer. Th•
date in which th• merit increa•• i• approved ■hall deter.in• the
naw aerit anniveraary date.
ARTICLE ll, LONGEVITY COMPENSATION
In addition to an employ••'• monthly aalary, t h• eJJployH
■hall be eligible tor longevity compenaation baaed upon th~ nUlllber
ot year• ot continuou ■ ■ervice with the City and shall be derived
trom th• following achedule,
Year• ot
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10-14
15-19
20 or
more
Amount or compenaation
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$12 per month tor $144 per year, except for tho••
~mployaaa who have not completed 6 tull year ■ ot
continuous aarvice on December lot any year, which
employee ■ shall receive an amount equal to $12 tor
each tull month ot completed continuous Hrvic•
after completion of 5 years of continuou ■ aarvica
up to December l,
$24 par month tor $288 per year , except tor tho••
employees who have not completed ll tull year ■ ot
continuous service on December l of any year, which
employee ■ shall receive $144 plu ■ an amount equal
ot $12 for each full month of completed ~ontinuous
service after completion of 10 years of continuoua
aervice up to December l,
$36 per month for $432 per year, except for thoae
employees who have not completed 16 full year• of
continuous service on December l of any year, which
employee shall rsceive $288 plus an amount squal to
$12 for each full month of completed continuous
service after com~letion of 15 years ot service up
to December l.
$48 per month for $576 per year, except for those
employees who have not completed 21 full years of
continuous service on December l of any year, which
employee shall receive $432 plus an amount equal to
$12 for each full month of completed continuous
service after completion of 20 yeara of continuous
service up to December 1,
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ARTICLE .. ~. OVERTIME WORK
A. Employee ■ covered by thie Contract ■hall b ■ comp ■n ■at ■d
at tl.me and one-half (1 1/2) the employee•■ regular
hourly rate of pay tor all a ■■igned hour• worked over and
above their regular work ■chedule.
B. overtime ■ball not be pyramided, compounded or paid twice
tor the ■amfl hour ■ worked.
c. The City retain ■ the right to a ■■ign .overtime work to any
employ ■• qualified to perform the work.
unacheduled overtime
Unscheduled overtime is defined as overtime where leas than
twenty-four (24) hour ■ notice i ■ given to the officer. overtime
will be ottered on a voluntary basis first with the moat senior
officers given first choice. If there are no volunteer ■, the least
■enior officer will be required to work the overtime, unle ■a an
accommodation can be made a ■ authorized by the employee•■
■upervisor.
This provision will be subject only to the watch going ott
duty and the watch coming on duty.
~•1duled overtime
Scheduled overtime ia defined as overtime where more than
twenty-four (24) hours notice is given to the officer who ia
assigned overtime work. Scheduled overtime will be ottered on a
seniority bads first with the most senior officer given tirat
choice, and the least senior officer required to work the overtime.
This overtime is limited to the affected watch only.
Compensatory Time
Employees who have worked overtime hour ■ may take time ott in
lieu of overtime pay up on mutual agreement between the employee and
the employee's supervisor. If there is no mutual agreement, the
employee shall be paid. Compensatory time ott in lieu of overtime
pay shall be taken during the pay period in which it wa ■ earned and
shall be paid in accordance with the Fair Labor Standard ■ Act.
ARTICLE 13. CALL BACK
A. An employee on oft-duty statu ■ who is called back to duty
shall be credited with a minimum ot two (2) hours ot pay
at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) the employee's
regul~r hourly wage rate.
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B. An employee called back to work during the tirat two (2)
hour• prior to the ~tart ot their reqular ahitt ahall be
paid at the overtime rate tor ai1 hour• aotually worked
up to the •tarting time ot their regular •hitt.
c. Should any employee be re,111ired to taatity betore any
court or departm•,ntal adminiatrative hearing H a r Hult
ot hi•/her otticiul duti•• with the City, the time apent
by auch employee in providing auch teatiaony ahall be
con■idered to be work time. It auch appearance tor
teatimony i• at a time when tha amployea would otharwiae
ba ott duty, the ampi.oyae •hall ba paid a• provided undar
Section A above. The employee ■hall pay to the city all
witn••• t•••• and other companaation paid to the employ••
in conjunction with ao taatitying excluding mileage t•••·
An employee who ia called tor witn••• duty ahall pr•••nt
to their auparviaor the original ■ummon• or aubpoana trom
the court or at the conclu■ion ot auch duty, ahall
provide a aigned atatement trom the clerk ot the court,
or other evidence indicating th• amount ot time hia/her
person waa required.
D. When an employee i• aubpoenaed aa a witn••• in private
litigation to ta ■tity, not in hie/her otticial capacity
but a ■ an individual, the time absent by reaaon• tharaot
•hall be taken aa any accrued leave or leave without pay.
ARTICLE 14. STANDBY
Employees assignsd to standby duty shall be credited with one
(1) hour of pay at the overtime rate ot pay tor each twenty-tour
(24) hour period, or portion thereot, during which they are on
st1mdby.
ARTICLE 15. ACTING PAY
All acting positions will be compensated at 100, ot the .pay
for the position in which he/she is acting as approved by the
Director ot Satety Services. The employee must be in the poaition
tor a period ot thirty (30) consecutive calendar days betore said
employee becomes eligible for acting position compensation. such
pay will be retroactive to the tirst day said employee assume• the
responsibilities ot the position,
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ARTICLE U, UNIFORM CLEANING ALLOlfAIICB
A, Th• City ehall turni ■h, or bear th• co ■t ot uniton.a,
including leather gear, inaignial", ■h,,.• and clothing, required
while on duty, and •b~ll pay all coete ot aaintenance, repair and
cleaning thereot. All employH ■ aHigned to the invHtigation
bureau for a period ot thirty (30) day ■ or aor• and not required to
be in unitor11 during work, ■hall reodv• a aonthly clothing
allowance or $60, Th• City ■hall provide th• n•c•••ary cleaning.
The employ•• ■hall be re ■pon ■ibl• tor all lo ■t or ■tolen it•••
idantiti•d above, or damage to the aue, a ■ a re ■ult ot negligence
or deliberate act.
!I, Th• City will provide on a replacement bad ■ a high
quality bullet proot ve ■t (tlack jacket). Rep l ac .. ant ■hall be
mad• one• every tiv• (5) year ■• In th• event ot ■pecialized or
cu ■tomizLd veata, th• City will pay th• ■a•• dollar amount tor th•
City iHued and authorized ve ■t with the amployH paying th•
ditterenc•• in cost.
ARTICLE 17. AIIIIUAL LEAVE
A, EllployHs hired prior to December 31, 1983, and covered by
thi• Contract ahall accumulate annual leave monthly at th•
tollowing rate ■.
Length
ot service
0-9
10-19
20 and above
Hours
par Month
10
13.33
14,16
Hour•
per Year
120
160
170
The maximum accumulation ot annual leave ■hall b• as tollow ■:
Length or service
0-9
10-19
20 and above
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240
320
340
Employees hired January l, 1984, and thereatter ■hall
accumulate annua l leave at the tollowing rates .
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Length
ot s,rvice
0-4
5-9
10-19
20 and above
Hour•
per Month
8
10
13.33
14,16
Hour•
Per x,ar
96
120
160
170
The maximum accumulation ot annual leave ■hall be a ■ followa:
Length ot service HQyn
0-4 192
5-9 240
10-19 320
20 and above 340
B. Annual leave shall not be granted to any employee until
attar completion ot twelve (12) month• consecutive ■ervice with the
city unless otherwise authorized by the Director ot satety
service ■• In order to quality tor annual leave credit during tha
month, the employee muat have worked tor at least one-halt (l/2) ot
tha working days ot that month excluding authorized paid leave.
c. Annual leave ■hall neither ba authorized nor computed tor
any purpose atter tha maximum accumulation has been reached. The
schedule tor uaa ot annual laava ahall ba determined by the naada
ot the department. Annual leave ahall be taken at a time
convenient to and approved by tha Director of Sataty service ■,
Employee• shall not lose accumulated annual leave after the maximum
ha ■ bean reached it the employee has requeated use ot annual leave
prior to maximum accumulation, and has been denied use ot annual
leave.
Annual Leave Pav
The rate ot annual leave pay shall be the employee's regular
straight time hourly rate of pay tor the employees regular job and
charged on a working hour basis, excluding regular days ott,
Annual leave shall be allowed only to the total hourly amount
accumulated at the beginning of the leave, as verified by the
Director of Safety Services, Employees may receive their annual
leave pay not earlier than three (3) days prior to the start of
their annual leave, provided tha employee make ■ a written raqua ■t
to their supervisor fifteen (15) calendar day• prior to the &tart
of their annual leave •
work During Annual Leave
If after the employee has begun their annual leave d the
City requires the employee to work during the sched·.iled a nnual
leave period, the employee shall be compensated as follow■:
A, The employee shall be paid for all hours worked at the
overtime rate.
B, The employee shall not be charged with vacation time for
the number of hours worked.
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There ,hall be a one-week minimum on use of a nnual leave time,
unless oth~-wise authorized by the Director of Safety Services or
his/her de~ignated representative.
The maximum use of annual leave shall be no greater than the
amount accumulated by the employee prior to the starting date of
the empl oyee's annual leave request, and in no event shall the
annual leav e exceed four (4) consecut ive weeks unless otherwise
authorized by the Director of Safety Services.
Annual Leave Pay Upon separation
Any employee who is separated from the service of the City,
i.e., retirement, termination or layoff, shall be compensated for
the unused annual leave time accumulated at the time of separation
at the employee's regular hourly wage rate. In the case of
voluntary separation, the employee shall be required to give two
(2) weeks notice to the City.
How Charged
Annual leave for employees shall be charged on a working hour
basis excluding regular days off .
Bidd i ng for Vacatioru.
Each officer will bid one vacation, by seniority, for the
year's period, January l through December 31, Additional vacation
periods will be granted, on a firet requested basis, only after all
seniority-bid vacations have been scheduled.
The b i dding process for vacations will take place in November
as scheduled by the uniform bureau commander after completion of
all bidding for watches and days off,
Vacations are expected t o be scheduled in good faith by each
employee and shall specify the exact dates des i red ,
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In the unitor111 patrol bureau, not more than tour (4) otticera
per watch will be ■cheduled tor vacation or holiday leave at th•
aue tima, unleaa approved by the Director ot satety ServicH,
Within the bureau, not more than two (2) otticer ■ will be scheduled
tor vacation at any one time unless approved by the Dira ,tor ot
satety Services. Vacation within the invaatigatirna and
adminiatration divisions will be scheduled by their divi ■ion
co111111ander according to aeniority .
ARTICLE 18. HOLIDAYS
A, All otticar ■ covered by thia C~ntract shall be scheduled
tor ten (10) day■ oft with pay at tl.a diacretion ot the Director ot
Safety Service• or daaignaa. Scheduling will be dependant on the
work load ot the department. Upon mutual agreement ot the amployaa
and the Director ot Safety services, a maximum ot five (5) holiday ■
may be caahed out tor pay in liau ot time oft, At the amployaa•a
option, one (l) holiday shall be guaranteed to be caahed out tor
pay in lieu ot time oft. Ths rate ot pay shall be at the
employee's regular hourly wage rate.
In the unifor111 patrol bureau, not more than four (4) otticera
per watch will ba scheduled for vacation or holiday leave at the
same time, unleaa approved by the Director ot Safety Services or
dasignee.
Holidays will be bid after all vacations havs been bid by
seniority with vacations taking precedent over holiday ■, The bid
time tor holidays is the same aa vacations according to bid
schedule, except that any holidays not scheduled or used by
August lot that year may be assigned.
It after the employee has begun their holitiay and the City
rsquires the employee to work during the scheduled holiday period,
ths employee shall be compensated as tollows:
1. The employee shall be paid tor all hours worked at the
overt ime rate.
2. The employee shall not be charged with holiday time tor
the number of hours worked .
B. Officers assigned to the investigation bureau or other
special assignment shall be allowed the regularly observed City
holidays and may be allowed a floating holiday option, They may be
allowed to exchange any ot the below listed holidays tor any other
day in the year he/she is normally schsduled to work. Scheduling
will be made with the approval of the Director of satety services
or designee . Holidays which may be exchanged are the following:
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Washington'■ Birthday
Veteran's Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Labor Day
Memorial Day
Christmas Eve or New Year'■ Ev•
If a holiday falls on a detective'e regularly scheduled day
off, he will be given an alternate day off.
This provision shall also apply to police officers regularly
assigned to special duty by the Director of Safety services.
ARTICLE 19. ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
Administrative leave with pay may be granted an employee at
the discretion of the Director of Safety Services or deaignee.
This leave is used when circumstances require in the best interests
of the City and/or employee that the employee should temporarily be
relieved from duty.
ARTICLE 20 . MILITARY LEAVE
A. Any permanent or probationary employee who enlists or is
inducted into the military, naval, air or other armed services of
the United States i n time of war shall be entitled to a leave of
absence without pay for the duration of such war or until honorably
discharged , whichever occurs first, and for one (1) year
thereafter.
B. Any employee who shall be a member of the National Guard
or any otiier component of the military forces of the State, now or
hereafter organized or constituted under the State or federal law,
or who shall be a member of the reserve forces of the United
States, nor or hereafter organized or constituted under federal
law, shall be entitled to leave of absence from his/her employment
without loss of pay, seniority, status, efficiency rating,
vacation, sick leave or other benefits for all the time when he/she
is engaged with such organizati on or component in training .or
active service ordered or authorized by proper authority pursuant
to law , whether for State or federal purposes, but not exceeding
fifteen (15) days in any calendar year. Such leave shall be
allowed in case the required military servi ce is satisfactorily
performed, which shall be presumed unless the contrary is
established.
c. Such leave shall not be allowed unless the employee
returns to his/her public positi on immediately upon being relieved
from such military service and not later than the expiration of the
time herein limited for such leave, unless he/she is prevented from
so returning by physical or mental disability or other cause not a
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due to hia/her own fault or is required by proper authoriti•• to
continue in such military service beyond the time herein limited
for auch leave.
D, Subject to provi ■ions A, B, and C above, the City ■hall
provide full pay to an employee granted military leave, la ■■
whatever wages the employee may have received by the military for
such service.
ARTICLE 21, FUNERAL LEAVE
The Director of Safety Services shall grant leave with pay to
an employee to attend the funeral of a member of the employee'■
family, The number of day ■ granted shall be governed by the
circumstances of the case, but in no event shall they exceed ■even
(7) calendar days. For the purpose of this section, •employee'■
family" shall mean the employee's spouse, or the children,
grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters of the
employee or of the employee's spouse.
ARTICLE 22. JURY DUTY
Leave may be granted to an employee for serving on jury duty.
The employee shall be entitled to the difference between his/her
regular compensation and the fees received for jury duty.
ARTICLE 23, LEAVES OF ABSENCE (WITHOUT PAY)
Eligibility
Permanent employees covered by this contract may be granted a
leave of absence without pay for reasons of education which ie
allied to the duties of the City, settlement of an estate, ch.tld
care, serious illness of a member of the employee's family , er
other good causes, but shall not be used for the ptJ:-poaa of
obtaining employment elsewhere, Leave without pay shall not exceed
six (6) months of any year but may be extended for good cause upon
request for additional periods of time. The total leave time shall
not exceed one year. Upon return from approved leave, the employee
will be restored to their former position if available or to a
position comparable for which the employee is qualified. Dur i ng
periods of unpaid leave, employees shall not continue to a c c rue
service credit, or be eligible for any City benefits.
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APplication tor Lfav•
A request for leave of absence without pay ■hall be ■ubmitted
in writing by the amployH t o the Director of Safety Service ■• Th•
raquaat shall indicate the rea ■on the leave of absence i ■ being
requeated and the approximate langth of leava time requested.
consideration or Leave Request
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requests, taking into consideration the department'• work force, '-
work load and the employee'• request.
Failure to Return [
If an employee fails to return by the data of leave
expiration, the employee shall be considered to have voluntarily L'
ra■igned from the service of the City, unless the appointing
authority determines that unusual circumstances exist.
ARTICLE 24 . PERSONAL LEAVE
Beginning January 1, 1986, all employees covered by thi ■
contract on an eight (8) hour work day shall be granted 48 personal
leave hours with pay and those on a ten (10) hour work day shall be
granted 50 psrsonal leave hours with pay which an employee is
entitled to use for the following purposes:
A.
B.
Time lost as a result of illnesg/injury to the employee
or the employee's immediate family.
Attend personal business.
c. Laisure time.
For any employee who ha ■ not used the 48 or 50 personal leave
hours ending November JO of each year or any portion thereof, the
City will compensate said employee for the unused time at the
employee's wage rate to be paid during the month of Decembar of
that year. Personal leave time shall not exceed the 48 or 50 hours
as de ■ignated above nor shall it be accumulated or carried over
from one year to the next. Personal leave shall be scheduled and
admJ,nisterad under the direction of the Director of Safety Servicaa
for personal business and leisure time. In the event of
illness/injury in which personal leave is requested, the employee
shall notify their supervisor or other parson daaignated by the
supervisor at least one (l) hour prior to their scheduled reporting
time.
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ARTICLE 25. DISABILITY -TEMPORARY (NON JOB RELATED)
Pttinition
Temporary di ■ability i ■ leave granted
connected injury or illnee ■ of an employee
prevent■ the employee trom performing hi ■/her
employH.
for non-■ervin ■
which di ■ability
duti-■ a ■ ■ City
January l, 1984, the City agrees to provide temporary
disability leave with pay for employees absent as a result of
illnaas/injury at the rate of lOOt of the employee's regular wage
up to 120 calendar days of disability.
Temporary disability leave shall not be accumulative except
that on January 1 of each year the City ■hall restore lOOI of the
number of days used by an employee during the preceding year up to
a maximum or 60 days .
For the employees hired after January 1, 1984, and thereafter,
and c overed by the terms of this Contract, the City agree ■ to
provide said employees temporary disability leave with pay for
employees absent as a result of illness/injury as follow■:
0-4 years
5-9 years
10+ years
60 dn.ys
90 d ays
120 day"'
For employees hired January 1, 1984, an~ thereafter, temporary
disability leave shall not be accumulative except that on January 1
of each year, the City shall restore lOOt of the number of days
used by an employee during the preceding year as follows:
0-4 years
5-9 years
10+ years
utilization
up to a maxi mum of 30 days
up to a ma~lmum of 45 days
up to a maximum of 60 days
A. Authorization for temporary disability leave with pay
shall only be granted after the first day of disability.
B. Authorization for t emporary disability shall only be
granted for the following reasons:
1. Perso.,al illness or injury not service connected,
including matP.rnity.
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sick Leave option
All sick leave accrued by pe rman11nt employees prior to
January l, 1980 shall vest with the employee, and may be u ■ad in
the tollowing manner:
A. Attar the 120 days as described above have bean uaed
unle ■■ the employee is entitled tor retirement as a result ot
disability.
B. By cashing in all accrued sick leave accumulated under
the previous plan upon normal or disability retirement trom
the City at the rate of one hours pay for each two hour ■ ot
accrued sick leave or one hours pay for each four hours upon
separation from the City.
c. By cashing in accrued sick leave under the previou ■ plan,
once each year at the conve rsion rate ot four (4) hours sick
leave for one (l) hour pay, not to exceed a conversion ot more
than 400 hours each year.
Reporting of Temporary Disability
The employee or a member of the employee's household shall
notify the employee's supervisor at least 30 minutes prior to the
employee's scheduled reporting time. No temporary disability leave
will be granted to an employee who fails to notify their supervisor
prior to the beginning of the employee's work schedule unless
circumstances beyond the control of the employee would not permit.
Verification of Disability
If the Director of Safety Services requires a physician I s
statement of disability, the City shall bear the cost ot such
physician's statement.
Abuse of Temporary Disability
Abuse of temporary disability occurs when an employee
misrepresents the actual rr.ason for requesting temporary disability
or when an employee us es t.emporary disability leave tor
unauthorized purposes . An employee who makes a false claim tor
temporary disability leave shall be subject to disciplinary action,
ARTICLE 2 6. ON-THE-JOB INJURY ·· DISABILITY
A. For any on-the-job injury which causes any employee to be
absent from work as a result of such injury, the City shall pay to
such employee his/her full wages from the first day of his/her
absence from work up to and including the 90th calendar dny ot such
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absanca, la ■a whatavar ■um ■ racaivad by th• amployaa a ■ di ■ability
waga ■ under workman•• compan ■ation. Attar axhauation of tha ninety
(90) day ■ it tha amployaa i ■ ■till di ■ablad, ha/■ha can utilize
laava under tha provi ■ion ■ of Article 25, Tha City ra ■arva■ tha
right to raquira any amployea on injury or di ■ability laava to
■ubmit to an examination(■) by City-appointed physician(■) at tha
City•■ axpan ■a or under th• provi ■ion of workman•■ compen ■ation or
tha ratiramant/pension provi ■ion ■ a ■ provided under Stata Statute.
B, All injuria ■ that occur during working hour■ ■hall ba
raportad to the amployaa'■ ■uparvi ■or within 24 hour ■ ot tha injury
or before tha amployaa leave· t heir department of employment unle ■■
circumstance■ beyond the control of the employee would not permit.
ARTICLE 27 , LIFE INSURANCE
Term lite ineurance will be provided by the City tor employees
covered by this Contract of $30,000 tor each employea. A
conver ■ic;>n privilege upon ratiramant of SOI coverage payable by tha
employea will be made available by the city tor ■aid retired
employee.
ARTICLE 28. DENTAL INSURANCE
A, During the term of thi ■ contract, the City will pay
eighty-five percent (851) of the premium cost tor dependent and
single coverage for dental ineurance and employees will pay fifteen
percent (151) of the premium cost for dependent and single coverage
for dental insurance.
B, The City agrees to continue to provide each employee
covere d by this Contract the same level of dental benefit ■ aa
provided to them as of January 1, 1980, except the City shall
improve said benefits according to industry standards each year and
tor tha duration of this Contract.
c. Any dispute concerning the intarpretation or application
ot benefits under the Dental Plan shall be subject to the dispute
resolution procedure only •. (It is expressly understood that this
Article is a non-grievable item under this Contract.)
D, In order to promote a better understanding of the City's
procedure for resolving employee disputes concerning the
interpretation and application of the City's health and dental
insurance program, the following procedures shall be utilized in
those instances where an employee feels that their health or dental
insurance claim has not been processed or paid in a manner
consistent with the city's insurance plan.
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l, It an employ••• teel ■ that his/her health or dental
claim ha ■ been incorrectly paid or denied, the employ••
■hall tir ■t contact and inform the City•■ Benefit
Coordinator in the Elllployee Relation ■ Department at City
Hall,
2. It th• disputed claim cannot be r-■olved by the
Benefit ■ coordinator, the claim will be resubmitted to
the insurance administrator tor further rsview and
con■ideration.
3, It the claim cannot be re ■olved to the ■ati ■taction
ot th• employee by the insurance admini ■trator, th• claim
will be forwarded with all pertinent information to the
City's insurance consultant tor further review and
investigation and who shall attempt to resolve the
dispute through information and mediation .
4, Th• written deci ■ion ot City's insurance con ■ultant
concerning claim di ■put-■ involving out-ct-pocket
expenses to the employee ot $50 or less shall be final.
Claim disputes involving out-ct-pocket expense ■ to the
employee ot more than $50 unless r e s olved by City•■
insurance consultant to the satisfaction ot the employee
shall be forwarded to the Colorado Foundation for Medical
Cara for a complete review of the pertinent facts giving
rise to the dispute and shall submit to the city a
written d ecision which shall be final. The coat for
employing the Colorado Foundation for Medical c a re ■hall
be paid tor by the City.
ARTICLE 29, HEALTH INSURANCE -EMPLOYEES/RETIREES
A, During the term of t h is contract, the City will pay
eighty-five percent (851) per month tor the premium coat tor
dependent and aingl& coverage and the employees will pay fifteen
percent (151) of monthly premium coat for dependent and single
coverage in any ot the health plans ottered by the City .
B. The City agrees to continue to provide to each employee
covered by this Contract the same level ot health benefits aa
provided to them as of January l, 1980 , except the city shall
improve said benefits according to industry standards each year and
for the duration of this Contract,
c . Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application
ot benefits provided under the Health Insurance Plan shall be
subject to the dispute resolution procedure only. (It ia expressly
understood that this article is a non -grievable item under this
C:>ntract .)
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D, In order to promote• better underatanding ot the City•■
procedure tor r-■olving employ•• diaput-■ concerning the
interpretation and application ot the City•• health and dental
inauranca program, tha tollowing procaduraa •hall be utilized in
thoaa inatanca ■ whara an amployaa faala that their health or dental
inauranca claim ha• not baen procea ■ad or paid in a aannar
conai ■tant with tha City'■ inauranca plan.
l, It an amployaa faala that hia/har health or dental
claim ha ■ ba•n incorrectly paid or daniad, tha ••ployaa
ahall first contact and intorm tha City•■ Banetit
coordinator in the Employaa Relation■ Department at City
Hall,
2 , If the di ■puted claim cannot be ra ■olved by the
Benefit ■ Coordinator, tha claim will be ra ■ubmittad to
the insurance adminiatratnr tor further review and
conaideration.
3. It the claim cannot be resolved to the ■atiafaction
ot th ■ employee by the insurance admini ■trator, tha claim
will be torwarded with all pertinent information to the
City I s insurance consultant tor turther review and
invastigati,,n and who shall attempt to raaolve the
dispute through information and mediation.
4. The written decision ot City•■ insurance consultant
concerning claim disputes involving out-of-pocket
expanses to the employee of $50 or las ■ ■hall be final.
Claim disputes involving out-ot-pocket expanse ■ to tha
employee of more than $50 unlaa ■ re ■olved by the city•■
insurance con ■ultant to tha satisfaction of the employaa
shall be forwarded to tha Colorado Foundation for Medical
Cara tot a complete review of the pertinent facte giving
rise to th ■ dispute and shall eubmit to tha City a
written deciaion which ■hall be final. Tha co ■t for
employing the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care shall
be paid for by the City.
ARTICLE 30 , RETIREMENT BENEFITS
A, Retirement benefits shall be provided for a ■ stipulated
under state ■tatut.a. In addition, the City ■hall continua to
provide tha ■ame level of benefit ■ as provided for in tha Englewood
Municipal Coda .
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B. hployee contribution• will not b• increaaed above the 51
to employee ■ hired prior to April 8, 1978 and 81 for employee ■
hired after April 8, 1978 contribution level ■ unle ■■ required by
■tat• ■tatute.
c. It i ■ understood and agreed by both partie■ that any
referral to health in ■urance for retiree ■ or future retir••• i ■ not
to be con■trued a ■ a part of thi ■ Contract. The City agree ■
out ■id• thi ■ contract that it will continue to allow retiree ■ and
future retire-■ a convereion privilege to the health in ■urance
conver■ion plan available through the City. The City also agree ■
to pay 501 of the coat of coverage of the converaion plan or other
plan •elected by the retiree up to maximum of $7~.oo par month.
ARTICLE 31. RULES AND REGULATIONS
Except as limited by the express tarma of thie contract, the
City retain ■ the right to promulgate reasonable rule ■, regulation ■,
polioie ■, procedures and directives . Said rules, regulations,
policiea, and procedures and directives which are an alleged
violation of this Contract shall be subject to the grievance
procedure.
ARTICLE 32. TUITION REFUND
Upon recommendation of the Director of Safety Services and
after prior approval of the Employee Relations director, the city
of Englewood shall reimburse a permanent, full-time police officer
upon successful completion of an approved course or courses in
education or vocational training at the public institution rate .
The course or training must be completed at an accredited college
or university, must be related to the work, be designed to improve
competence in the job, and be of value to the police officer's
service to the City. This shall include all tuition, and required
texts .
ARTICLE 33. DUES DEDUCTION
A. The City agrees to deduct the Association dues once each
pay period from the pay of those employees who individually request
in writing that such deductions be made, subject to the garnishment
laws of the State of Colorado. Tt,ia amounts to be deducted shall be
certified to the city Finance Director by the Treasurer of the
Association, and the aggregate deductions of all employees shall be
remitted together with an itemized statement to the Treasurer by
the 15th of the succeeding month, after such deductions are
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made, Th• authorization shall be revocable during the term of the
Contract, :1pon a thirty (30) day written notice by the employee to
the City Finance Director.
B. If no wage ■ are paid an authoriz~d employ ■• on th• la ■t
pay p ■riod of a given pay period, deduction for that pay period
w..tll be made from any wagH which may be paid to him/her on th•
na.:t ■UCCHding final monthly City pay p■riod. It ia axpr ■Hly
und■r ■to.)(l that th ■ city a ■aum■■ no liability and shall not b ■
liabl ■ for th■ collection or paym■nt to th• A■■ociation of any duaa
during any time that an employ•• i• not actually working tor the
City and actually on the payroll of the city. In the event of
error on the checkoff li ■t, th• City will not be re ■ponaibla to
make adjustment ■, until notified by the Treasurer of the
Association.
c. The Association ■hall indemnify and hold the City
harmlea ■ against any and all clalma, suits, orders, or judgments
brought or iaauad against the City as a reault of any action taken
or not taken by the city under the proviai.on of thi ■ Article.
D. Changes in the duH amount to be deducted ■hall be
limited to two (2) changes each year, and provided a thirty (30)
day written notice i ■ provided the City Finance Dir ■ctor.
E. Should the change in the deduction amount or method
require a computer programming change, the Association shall be
responsible for that coat of such change or change ■, at $30 per
hour with a four (4) hours maximum. Payment from the Association
shall be made to the City Finance Director within ten (10) days of
receipt of billing.
ARTICLE 34. ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
The City agrees that during working hours on th• City premi•••
and without loss of pay, Association representatives may be allowed
to: attend Association-management meetings; attend negotiation
seBSions: post Association notices on City designated bulletin
boardn; solicit Association memberships during employee's non-work
time; and represent employees on grievances and disciplinary
matters provided the work load permits as determined by the
Director of Safety services or designated representative and
requires no overtime pay.
ARTICLE 35 . LETTER OF CORRECTIVE ACTION
A. oral corrective Action -Whenever grounds for corrective
action exicts and the supervisor determines that the incident,
action or behavior of the employee is such that more severe action
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couunicate to the employee the ■up■rvisor•s observation ot the
problea and ofter a ■aiatanca in correcting the •ituation, When an
oral corrective action i• given, the supervisor should ensure that
the employee'• departmental peraonnel tile ia doclllllantad to show
the date ot the corrective action and the nature ot the corrective
action. The employee should be advi ■ed that the corrective action
will be doc\llllantad in the employee'• departmental tile, Exampl e s
ot raaaon ■ that may result in an oral corrective action are liatad
under Englewood Municipal Code, section 3-lM-4,
B, written corrective Action When the auparvi ■or
determin•• that a written corrective action i ■ appropriate and
necessary, the corrective action shall be addressed to the employee
and ■hall include the violation; the apacitic behavior and the
dates ot tha behavior (when appropriate) that support the charge;
the warning that continuance ot this behavior will result in
disciplinary action; and an offer ot assistance in correcting the
behavior.
A signed copy o! the corrective action by the supervisor shall
bs included in tha employee's official p r aonnal tile in the
Employee Relations Otti~e, and the employee shall have the
opportunity to submit written comments in response to the
corrective action to be included in the tile, Attar a period ot
one (l) year from th ■ data of the filing of th ■ written corrective
action, the employee's currant and regular supervisor shall review
said latter and provide a follow-up latter indicating the ■tatua of
the written corrective action . Examples of reasons that may rasult
in a written corrective action are listed under Englewood Municipal
Code, section 3-lM-4,
c. The employee retains the right to request an
administrative review of the written corrective action. The
Director of Safety Services shall develop this administrative
review procedure which shall at a minimum consist of a board with
equal representation of command staff to be selected by the
Director of Safety Services, and Association members to be selected
by the employee. This board shall be advisory to the Diractor 'of
Safety Services, and its findings shall be placed in the employee's
personnel file, Thia Article shall not be grievabla under this r
Contract, If this procedure is not observed, at the request of the
Association a ~eating may be held between the Department, the city
Manager's office and the Association to address this issue,
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ARTICLE 36. DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Di ■ciplinary action ■ are tho■• p•r•onnel action ■ admini ■tered
again■t an employee tor an otten ■iv• act or poor job performance,
which action ■ adver ■ely affect th• current pay, current ■tatu■, or
tenure ct th• employ••·
l. Disciplinary action penalti•• include ■uapenaion,
demotion, and discharge ct an employ••·
2. Disciplinary action may be administered concurrently with
corrective action ■•
3. R ■aeone tor disciplinary action are defined undar 3-lM-4
ct the Municipal Code.
An employee shall be allowed at his/her discretion one (l)
a ■■ociation representative to be present during predi ■ciplinary
meetings . Thia provision shall apply only when an employH daair-■
the assistance ct an Association representative and only when th•
employee believe ■ that disciplinary action as defined above may be
taken against the employee.
ARTICLE 37. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
A grievance is defined as an alleged violation concerning th•
interpretation or application ct a 11pecitic provision ct thi ■
Contract. The employee and the A■sociation shall be required to
follow the procedure as set out below.
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It the employee/Association is unable to settle the grievance
or dispute orally and informally through his/her immediate
supervisor within seven (7) calendar days ot tha dat~ ot the
occurrence of the grievance, or the employee's knowledge of it, the
employee may within the succeeding seven (7) calendar days tile a
written grievance with his/her supervisor. The supervisor shall
attempt to resolve the matter and shall respond in writing to the
employee within seven (7) calendar days. An Association or general
grievance shall be presented directly by the President of EPBA or
his designee to the Director of Safety Services.
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It the grievance still remains unresolved, it shall be
presented by the employee to the Division Chief in writing within
seven (7) calendar days following receipt ct the 11upervia0r 1 ■
response. The Division Chief shall respond in writing within seven
(7) calendar days.
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It the grievance still remain• unre ■olved, it ■hall b•
pr•••nted by th ■ employee to the Director ot satety Service ■ in
writing within eeven (7) calendar day ■ following r ■ceipt ot the
Divi ■ion Chiet•• responae. Th• Director ot Satety service ■ ■hall
respond in writing within seven (7) calendar day ■,
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It the grievance still remains unresolved, it shall be
pre ■ented by the employee to the city Manager in writing within
seven (7) calendar days following receipt ot the Director ot Satety
Services' response. The City Manager or his/her designated
repre ■entative ■hall respond in writing within fourteen (14)
calendar day ■,
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If the grievance ia still unresolved, the employee within
fourteen (14) calendar days attar the reply of the City Manager of
hi ■/har designated rapra ■antative, may by written notice raque ■t
the matter be heard by the Board ot Career service commissioners.
The Board of career service Commiasionera or ita designated hearing
officer shall be requested to iRsue a decision within thirty (30)
days attar conclusion of testimony and argument. Each party shall
be responsible for compensation to its own repreeantatives and
witnassea. If either party desires a verbatim record of the
proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, provided it
pays for the record and makes copies available without charge to
the other party and to the Board of career Service Commissioner ■ or
its designated hearing officer. Failure by an employee or the
Association to comply with any time limitation shall constitute a
settlement ot the grievance. Should the employer not respond
within the prescribed time, the grievance will automatically
proceed to the next step. At the employee's option, the employer
may be allowed additional time to respond,
Authority of Board of career service commissioners
The Board of Career Service Commissioners or its designated
officer shall have no power to add to or subtract from or change
the terms of this contract. The written decision of the Board or
its designated hearing officer shall be final and b i nding upon the
parties. The Board or its designated hearing officer shall limit
its decision strictly to the grievance submitted which has bean
properly processed through the grievance procedure outlined.
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Proc111ing Gri,vanc• During working Hour ■
Grievance ■ may be inve ■tigated and prcc••••d by th• employ••
and on• (1) on-duty a ■■ociation repre ■entativ• at the employ••'•
requeet during working hour ■ within rea■onabl• time limit■ without
lo ■■ or pay provided notice i ■ given and th• work load permite.
ARTICLE 38. EXCLUSIVENES S OF CONTRACT
Th• City and the A ■■ociation agree that the term• and
provi ■ion ■ herein contained con ■titute the entl.n Contract between
the partie ■ and ■uper ■•d• all previou■ communicetion■,
representative ■ or agreement ■, either verbal or written, between
the partie ■ with re ■pect to the ■ubject matter herein. Th• City
and the A■sociation agree that all negotiable item■ have been
di ■cu■■ed durinc:,r the negotiations leading to thi ■ contract and,
therefore, agree that negotiation ■ will not be r ■opened on any itu
during th• life or thi ■ Contract except by mutual agreement of the
partia ■•
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the partie ■ have cau ■e d thi ■ Contract to
be ■igned by their re ■pective represent~iVH,4ll~their ■ignature ■
placed thereon, on thi ■ £-day of ~':!7-~~--==-~---• 1990, at
Englewood, Colorado.
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD ENGLEWOOD POLICE BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION
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LEITER OF AGREEMENT
December 5, 1990
This Letter of Agreement is hereby entered into between the City of
Englewood and the Englewood Police Benefit Association for the term of the
1991-92 contract.
ARTICLE 18. HOLIDAYS
A Effective January I, 1991, with implementation of the eight-hour
shift srhedule, all patrol officers covered by this Contract shall be scheduled
for 96 lnou rs (12 days) of holiday leave. Scheduling will be dependent on the
work load of the department. A maximum of forty-eight (48) hours (6 days)
of hoHcl ay.i may be ca shed out for pay in lieu of time off as designated by the
employee. The rate of pay shall be al: the employee's regular hourly wage rate.
· This change will be effective for the duration of the contract, 1991 -92 .
This Letter of Agreement will be attached to , and made a part of, the contract.
All other items in Section A will remain as in the contract.
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
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Randie L. Barthlome, Director
of Administrative Services
Dated this 0 4 'day of December, 1990.
ENGLEWOOD POUCE
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION ~:.