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99-29Council Fffe # 1�' e t ORiGINAL Presented Referred To Committee Date RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves and ratifies the attached January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 Employment Agreement between the Independent School Disirict No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools, and Professional Empioyees Association, Inc., Representing 4 Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees. Requested by Departrnent of: Office of Labor Relations By: � F- , Adopted by Council: Date ° ! Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: ���� . ^�-�� Approved by Mayorc� te � �QiI�C ��J � � � By: _3vUGGK �YW�-�'GCQf� RESOLUTION . CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Green Sheet # 62415 �� Form Ap oved by Ci Attomey B ��� � �ti�I�Q DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL: DATE INITIATED GREEN SHEET 1vo.: 62415 �/ LABOR RELATTONS 12/28/98 {�' CONTACI' PERSON & PAONE: NLIE KRAUS 266-6513 MUSI' BE ON COUNCII. AGENDA BY (DA1'E� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE � INIIWJDATE ATfIALDAl ASSIGN 1 DEPARTMENT DIR. � 4 CR'Y CAUNCIL NUMBER 2 CITY ATIORNEY � C1TY CLERK FOR BUDGEI DIR. FIN. & MGT. SERVICE DIR ROUTING 3 MAYOR (OR ASS2.) � ORD. `a? , --� (CIdP ALL LO(:ATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ncnox xEQUESren: This resolution approves the attached January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 Employment Agreement between the Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schoois, and Professional Employees Association, Inc., Representing Classi&ed and UncIassified Professionai Employees. RECOMIvfINDA1TONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) _PLANNING COMIvIISSION _CIVIL SERVICE COMMIISSION M _CIB CAM[�9TfEE STAFF DISIRICT COURT SUPPOR'IS N'HICH COUNCIL OB7ECTIVE? PERSONAI, SERVICE CONTRACI'S MiJST ANSR'ER TfIE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Has this persodfum ever worked under a contrac[ for ihis department? Ya No 2. Has this peisoNfvm ever been a city amployee? Yes No 3. Does this person/fum possas a skill not notmally possessed by arry current city Yes No Ezplain ail yes answers on sepante sheet and attach to greeo s6eet INl'LIA1'ING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORI'IJNI1'N (Who, What, W6en, Wherq Why): ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED: This Agreement pertains to Boazd of Education employees only. DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACiTON: Fl1NDING SOURCE: ; � FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAQ� M� �,>m�fik� r;;.^�.a�r � �� E�.��,a:_.. �_ , .., � . . D���d199� COST/REVENUE BUDGETED: ACI7VITY NUMBER: DEC 3 �iAYOR'S OFFICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 BOARD OF EDUCATION SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS DATE: August 18, 1998 q q -z TOPIC: Approval of Employment Agreement Between Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools and Professional Employees Association, Inc., Representing Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees A. PERTINENT FACTS: 1. New Agreement is for a two-year period from January 1, 1998, through December 3'I, 1999. 2. Contract changes are as follows: Waaes: Effective January 3, 1998, increase wages an average of 2.5%. Effective January 2, 1999, increase wages an average of 2.4%. Restructured step schedule from a civil service format to a straight eight-year schedule, removing the beginning step and adding a new top step. Insurance: The insurance premium contributions by the District are increased from the current insurance caps of $190 for single coverage and $325 for family coverage will increase as follows: Sinple Familv Effective January 1, 1998 $196.05 $350.00 Effective January 1, 1999 $205.00 $375.00 Effective January 1, 1999, employees who are married to another District employee and who are covered under their spouse's health plan may waive the Single or Family contribution to health insurance and receive up to $150 per month toward their spouse's family premium. Retiree Health Insurance: Language revised, removing options that created a tvc liability for employees. Holidavs: The Columbus Day holiday is deleted and replaced with the Day After Thanksgiving. Veterans Day and two floating holidays are converted to vacation days. The eligibility language is revised. These changes streamline the leave system by aligning the leave system with the organizational calendar and reducing payroll processing time. Severance Pav: Employees who retire and meet eligibility requirements will receive $�00 per day for unused, accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of $15,000. This replaces all previous severance pay plans. Sick Leave: Employees may use up to five sick days to care for and attend to the serious or critical illness of his/her spouse or dependent parent. 3. The District has 18 FTE's in this bargaining unit. 4. This request is submitted by Susan Gutbrod, Negotiations/Labor Richard Kreyer, Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager; and Lois Director, Fiscal Affairs and Operations. B. RECOMMENDATION: Relations Assistant Manager; M. Rockney, Interim Executive That the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625 approve and adopt the Agreement concerning the terms and conditions of employment for Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees in this school district; duration of said Agreement is for the period of January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1999. ,��� , , � � , 1998 -1999 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 � ;►• PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 � Saint Paul Public Schools L/ F E L O N G L E A R N/ N C C "i � �' Sainf Paul Public Schools L! F E L O N G L E.I R N/ N G SAIfVT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 Board of Education Mary Thornton Phillips - Chair Greg Filice - Vice Chair Gilbert de la O- Clerk Neal Thao - Treasurer Administration William A. Larson - Maureen A. Flanagan - (Vacant) Lois M. Rockney Cy R. Yusten Tom Conlon - Director Becky Montgomery - Director AI Oertwig - Director Interim Superintendent of Schools Executive Assistant Superintendent of Schools Interim Assistant Superintendent Accountability, Techrtology and Support Services Interim Executive Director Fiscal Affairs and Operations Assistant Superintendent Teaching and Leaming • • • � TABLE OF CONTENTS � r-29 • . � • ARTICLE TITLE Article 1. Article 2. Article 3. Article 4. Article 5. Article 6. Article 7. Article 8. Article 9. Article 10. Article 11. Article 12. Article 13. Article 14. Article 15. Article 16. Article 17. Article 18. Article 19. Article 20. Article 21. Article 22. Article 23. PAGE Preamble.................................................................................................... i v Recognition ..................................................................................................1 Management ......................................................................................1 Maintenance of Standards ............................................................................ i Check Off and Service Fee ............................................................................ 2 Hours of Work and Overtime .......................................................................2 Pro bation ..................................................................................................... 3 Seniority ..................................................................................................... 4 Working Out of Classification .....................................................................4 Wages ........................................................................................................... 5 Holidays ....................................................................................................... 6 Vacation....................................................................................................... 7 SickLeave .................................................................................................... 7 Parental/Maternity Leave .......................................................................... 8 Employee Benefits .......................................................................................9 Severance ...........................................................................................1 4 LegaiServices ...........................................................................................1 5 Discipline ..................................................................................................1 5 Grievance Procedure .................................................................................i 6 Non-Discrimination ..................................................................................1 8 Work Stoppage ............................................°------............°-°-°.........-�---..... t 8 Mileage ......................................................................................................1 8 Saving Clause .............................................................................................1 9 Duration and Effective Date .......................................................................1 9 Appendix A: Titles and Salary .................................................................2 0 Appendix B: Titles and Grades .................................................................2 3 Appendix C: Standard Ranges ..................................................................2 4 Index ..........................................................................................................2 6 � PREAMBLE This Agreement hereinafter referred to Employees Association, purpose of fostering and Association in order that the School District. s entered into between Independent School District No. 625, as the "Employer� and the City of Saint Paul Professional Inc., hereinafter referred to as the °Association," for the promoting harmonious relations between the Employer and the a high level of public service can be provided to the citizens i n This Agreement attempts to accomplish this purpose by providing a fuller arxi more complete understanding on the part of both the Employer and the Association of their respective rights and responsibilities. The provisions of this Agreement shall not abrogate the the Employer, the Association, or the employees as established the Public Empioyment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. rights and/or duties of under the provisions of � • � IV � 1.1 The Employer recognizes the Association Classified Professional Employees Group, Bureau of Mediation Services, dated May This unit consists of the following: ARTICLE 1. RECOGNITION ,�-�0� �` as the exclusive representative for the as certified by the State of Minnesota 1i, 1988, C�e No. 88-PR-2632. All ciassified professional employees of Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, Minnesota, who are public employees within the meaning of Minnesota Statute. § 179.03, Subd. 14, excluding supervisory, confidential, and ali other employees. 1.2 The rights and benefits of provisional employees shall be govemed by the Civii Service Rules unless such rights and benefits are specifically amended as to provisional employees by this contract. ARTICLE 2. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 3.1 The Association recognizes the right of the Employer to operate and manage its • affairs in all respects in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of appropriate authorities. The rights and authority which the Employer has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by this Agreement are retained by the Employer. • 3.2 A pubiic employer is not required to meet and negotiate on matters of inherent managerial policy, which include, but are not limited to, such areas of discretion or policy as the functions and programs of the Employer, its overall budget, utilization of technology, and organizational structure and selection and direction and number of personnel. ARTICLE 3. MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS 3.1 The parties agree that all conditions of employment relating to wages, hours of work, vacations, and all other general working conditions except as modified by this Agreement shail be maintained at not less than the highest minimum standard as set forth in the Civii Service Rules of the City of Saint Paul (Resolution No. 3250), and the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation at the time of the signing of this Agreement, and the conditions of empioyment shall be improved wherever specific provisions for improvement are made elsewhere i n this Agreement. ARTICLE 4. CHECK OFF AND SERVICE FEE 4.1 The Employer agrees to deduct the Association membership initiation fee assessments and once each month dues from the pay of those employees who individually request in writing that such deductions be made. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Empioyer by a representative of the Association and the aggregate deductions of all employees shail be remitted together with an itemized statement to the representative by the first of the succeeding month after such deductions are made or as soon thereafter as is possibie. 4.2 Any present or future employee who is not an Association member shall be required to contribute a fair share fee for services rendered by the Association. Upon notification by the Association, the Employer shall check off said fee from the earnings of the employee and transmit the same to the Association. In no instance shall the fair share fee exceed eighty-five (85) percent of the membership dues. It is also understood that in the event the Employer shall make an improper fair share deduction from the earnings of an employee, the Association shall be obligated to make the Employer whole to the extent that the Empioyer shall be required to reimburse such employee for any amount improperiy witfiheld. This provision shatl remain operative only so long � specifically provided by Minnesota iaw, and as otherwise legal. 4.3 The Association agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Empioyer as a result of any action taken or not taken by the Employer under ihe provisions of this Article. 4.4 The Association agrees that a service fee of fifty cents (50¢) per member, per month shall be deducted by the Employer from the amount withheid for dues o r fair share prior to remittance of dues or fair share to the Association. ARTICLE 5. HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME 5.1 The normal hours of work tor the employee shall be a minimum of seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period and thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in a seven (7)-day period. For employees on a shift basis this shall be construed to mean a minimum average of thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours a week. 5.2 Employees who work more than seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period or more than thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in any seven (7)-day period shall not receive pay for such additional work except as in 6.4 below. 5.3 It is understood by the parties that Section 28H - Overtime Compensation of Resolution No. 3250 shall not apply to this unit. 5.4 In unusual circumstances a department head may grant employees who work more ihan seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period or more than thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in any particular seven (7)-day period compensatory time or pay on a straight time basis for the extra hours worked. The method of this compensation shall be determined solely by the Employer. � C J u � ARTICLE 6. PROBATION � - = =-?9 6.1 The probationary period shaii be one (1) year for all original and promotion appointees and employees who have been transferred at their own request o r reinstated after resigning in the Professional Employees unit. in the case of a one (1)-year probation, the employee's progress report shall be submitted to the Human Resources Director at the end of the fourth (4th) and eighth (8th) month of employment. Unless the head of the department where the employee is empioyed at the end of his/her probationary period shall, during the last month of the employee's probation, certify that the services of such probationer during the probationary period were unsatisfactory, the employment of such probationer shall continue, and the probationer shall be deemed to have satisfactorily completed the probationary period. If the probationer's service has been certified as unsatisfactory by the head of the department in which the empioyee is employed, the empioyment of such probationer shall terminate at the end of the probationary period. If the probationer is entitled to veteran's preference i n accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitied to a hearing as required by said Act and in accordance with Section 16 of Civil Service Rules. �I u 6.2 Time served on probation, whether continuous or not, shall be charged to the period of probation. 6.3 If any probationer on fair test shall be found incompetent or unqualified to perform the duties of the portion to which he/she has been certified o r transferred, the appointing officer shalt report such fact in writing to the Human Resources Office and may, for reasons specifically stated in writing and filed with the Human Resources Office, discharge, reduce, or in the case of a transferee, return to the former position of said probationer at any time during the probationary period; except that if the probationer is entitled to veterans' preference in accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitied to a hearing as required by said Act and i n accordance with Section 16 of the Civil Service Rules. 6.4 If a promotional or a transferee probationer is found unsatisfactory because he/she is incompetent or unqualified to pertorm the duties of the certified o r transferred position, the probationer shall be reinstated to his/her former position or to a position to which the employee might have been transferred prior to such promotion; except that if the probationer is entitled to veterans' preference in accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitled to a hearing as required by said Act and i n accordance with Section 18 of the Civii Service Rules. 3 ARTICLE 7. SENIORITY 7.1 Seniority, for the purpose of this Agreement, shall be defined as follows: The • length of continuous, regular, and probationary service with the Employer from the date an employee was first certified and appointed to a class title covered by this Agreement, it being further understood that seniority is confined to the current class assignment held by an employee. In cases where two or more employees are appointed to the same class title on the same date, the seniority shall be determined by the employee's rank on the eligible list from which certification was made. 7.2 Seniority shall terminate when an employee retires, resigns or is discharged. 7.3 in the event it is determined by the Employer that it is necessary to reduce the workforce, employees will be laid off by class title within each department based on inverse length of seniority as defined above. 7.4 !n cases where there are promotional series, such as Accountant I, II, III, etc., when the number of employees in the higher tities is to be reduced, employees will be offered reductions to the highest title to which class seniority would keep them from being laid off, before layoffs are made by any class title in any department. 7.5 Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff, except that recall rights shall expire after two (2) years of layoff. It is understood that such employees wiil pick up their former seniority date in any class of positions that the � employee previously heid. 7.6 To the e�ent possible, vacation period shall be assigned on the basis of seniority. It is, however, understood that vacation assignment shall be subject to the ability of the Employer to maintain operations. ARTICLE 8. WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION 8.1 Employer shail avoid, whenever possibie, working an employee on an out-of-class assignment for a prolonged period of time. Any employee working an out-of-class assignment for a period in excess of fifteen (15) consecutive working days shall receive the rate of pay for the out-of-class assignment in a higher classification not later than the siuteenth (16th) day of such assignment. For purposes of this Article, an out-of-class assignment is defined as an assignment of an employee to perform, on a full-time basis, all of the significant duties and responsibilities of a position different from the empioyee's regular position, and which is in a classification higher than the classification held by such employee. The rate of pay for an approved out-of-class assignment shall be the same rate the employee would receive if such employee received a reguiar appointment to the higher classification. \ J � ARTICLE 9. WAGES � � °29 � ��� � 9.1 The wages shall be as shown in Appendices A, B R� C. 9.2 Step Progression. 9.2.1 Eliaibility for Ste� Progression. 9.2.1.1 An employee must have received an overall rating of °Satisfactory" on his/her most recent performance evaluation to receive any salary step advancement. 9.2.1 .2 An employee must have been paid a minimum of 1,040 hours in the previous twelve (12) months (minimum hours requirement is prorated for part-time employees) to receive any salary step advancement. 9.2.2 Ste� Progression in 1 998. 9.2.2.1 Employees who are eligible shail advance one (1) step on the pay period following the one (1) year anniversary of their last step. 9.2.2.2 Employees who are on their five (5)-year, ten (10)-year or fifteen-(15) year step and who have not received a step since • prior to January 1, 1998, shall progress one (1) step on their anniversary date or July 4, 1998, whichever occurs first. 9.2.3 Step Progression in 1 999. 9.2.3.1 Employees who are eligible shall advance one (1) step on the pay period following their anniversary date. . u 5 ARTICLE 10. HOLIDAYS 10.1 Holidays Recognized and Observed. The following days shall be recognized and observed as paid holidays: New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day Presidents' Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving Christmas Day Eligible employees shall receive pay for each of the holidays listed above on which they perform no work. Whenever any of the holidays listed above shall fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. Whenever any of the holidays listed above shall fall on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be observed as the holiday. u 10.3 Eliaibility Requirements. To be eligible for holiday pay, empioyees must have been compensated for all scheduled hours of their last scheduled workday before the holiday and for their first scheduled workday following the holiday. In neither case shall the holiday be counted as a working day for the purposes of this Section. • 10.4 If Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Presidents' Day falls on a day when school is in session, the employees shall work that day at straight time and another day shall be designated as the holiday. This designated holiday shall be a day determined by agreement between the employee and the supervisor. • 0 i � ARTICLE 11. VACATION , �-� - 2 9 � ��+ 11.1 in each calendar year, each full-time employee shall be granted vacation according to the following schedule: Years of Service First year through 8th year After the 9th year through 15th year After 15 years and thereafter Hours of Vacation Earned Per Annual Hour on Hours Payroll Eamed .0692 144 .0885 1 84 .1077 224 Annual Days Eamed 18 23 28 Calculations are based on 2,080 hours and shall be rounded off to the nearest hour. "Years of Service" means calendar years of service. • • 1 1.2 An employee may carryover into the following year up to one hundred and sixty (160) hours of vacation. 11.3 Upon separation of service, if employee has provided ten (10) calendar day' notice to the Empioyer, any unused, accrued vacation shall be paid at the employee's current rate of pay. If an empioyee has been granted more vacation than the employee has earned up to the time of separation irom service, the employee shall reimburse the District for such unearned vacation at the employee's current rat of pay. If an employee is separated from service by reason of discharge, retirement or death, the employee shall be paid for any unused, accrued vacation earned up to the time of such separation. 1 1.4 Sick Leave Conversio�. If an empioyee has an accumulation of sick leave credits in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days, he/she may convert any part of such excess to vacation at the rate of one-half (1 /2) day's vacation for each day of sick leave credit. No employee may convert more than then (10) days of sick leave in each calendar year under this provision. ARTICLE 12. SICK LEAVE 12.1 Sick Leave. Sick leave shali accumulate at the rate of .0576 of a working hour for each fuli hour on the payroll, excluding overtime. Sick leave accumulation is unlimited. To be eligible for sick leave, the employee must report to his/her supervisor no later than one-half hour past his/her regular scheduled starting time. The granting of sick leave shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 7 ARTICLE 12. SICK LEAVE (continued) 1 2.2 Specified Aliowable Uses of Sick Leave. Any employee who has accumulated sick � leave credits as provided above shall be granted leave with pay, for such period of time as the head of the department deems necessary, on account of sickness o r injury of the employee, quarantine established and declared by the Bureau of Health, death of the employee's mother, father, spouse, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law or other person who is a member of the household; and may be granted leave with pay for such time as is actualiy necessary for office visits to a doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc., or in the case of sudden sickness or disability of a parent or a member of his/her household, making arrangements for the care of such sick or disabled persons up to a maximum of eight (8) hours sick leave. 12.2.1 Funeral Leave. Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits, as provided in the Civil Service Rules, shall be granted one (1) day of such leave to attend the funeral of the employee's grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, sister-in-law or brother-in-law. 12.2.2 Sick Child Care Leave. An employee who has worked for the District for at least twelve (12) consecutive months for an average of twenty ( 2 0) or more hours per week prior to the leave request may use accumulated personal sick leave credits for absences required to care for the employee's ill child. Sick leave for sick child care shall be granted on the same terms as the employee is able to use sick leave for the employee's own illness. This leave shall only be granted pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 181.9413 and shall remain available as provided � in Statute. 12.2.3 Spouse/Dependent Parent Leave. Up to five (5) days of accumulated sick leave may be used in a work year to allow the employee to care f o r and attend to the serious or critical iliness of his/her spouse or dependent parent. These days when used are deductible from sick leave. 1 2.3 E�ibility for Sick Leave. To be eligible for sick leave, the employee must meet the specified uses in 122 and report the need for time off to his/her supervisor no later than one-half hour past his/her regular scheduled starting time. 12.4 The granting of sick leave is subject to additional provisions as provided in Civil Service Rules. ARTICLE 1 3. PARENTAUMATERNITY LEAVE 13.1 Maternity is defined as the physical state of pregnancy of an employee, commencing eight (8) months before the estimated date of childbirth, as determined by a physician, and ending six (6) months after the date of such birth. In the event of an employee's pregnancy, the employee may apply for leave without pay at any time during the period stated above and the Employer may approve such leave at its option, and such leave may be no longer than one (1) year. 13.2 Parental leave shall be granted to employees for the birth or adoption of a child • in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. 0 � , • ARTICLE 1 4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECTION 'I . ACTIVE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE �- r �. 1.1 The Empioyer will continue for the period of this Agreement to provide for active employees such health and life insurance benefits as are provided by Employer at the time of execution of this Agreement. 1.2 Eliaibititv Waiting Period. Three (3) full months of continuous regu{arly appointed service in Independent Schooi District No. 625 will be required before an eligibie employee can receive the District contribution to premium cost for health and life insurance provided herein. 1.3 Full-Time Status. For the purpose of this Article, full-time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll at least thirty-two (32) hours per week o r at ieast sixty-four (64) hours per pay period, exc4uding overtime hours. 1.4 Half-Time Status. For the purpose of this Article, half-time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll at least twenty (20) hours but less than thirty-two (32) hours per week or at least forty (40) hours but less than sixty-four (64) hours per pay period, excluding overtime hours. 1.5 Em�lover Contribution Amount: Full-Time Emplovees. Effective January 1, 1998 and who selects empioyee insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of such coverage or $196.05 per month, whichever is less. For each eligible full-time employee who selects family coverage, the Employer will contribute the cost of such family coverage or $350.00 per month, whichever is less. 1.5.1 Effective January 1, 1999, for each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is employed fulf time and who selects employee insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of such coverage or $205 per month, whichever is less. For each eligible full-time employee who selects family coverage, the Employer w i i l contribute the cost of such family coverage or $375 per month, whichever is less. i u 1.6 Emotover Co�tribution Amount: Half-Time Em�loyees. For each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is empioyed half time, the Employer agrees to contribute fifty percent (50°/a) of the amount contributed for fuil-time employees for the insurance coverages in 1.5, 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9 of this Articie. Part-time empioyees are not eligible for any of the married couple contributions in Subd. 1.7. 1.7 Em�lover Contribution Amount• Married Couples. Effective January 1, 1999, employees who are married to another District employee and who are covered under their spouse's health plan may waive the single or family contribution to health insurance and receive up to $150 per month toward their spouse's family premium. The combination of District contributions cannot exceed the full cost of family coverage and cannot be applied in cases where the spouse is receiving health insurance through the District's cafeteria benefits plan. E'7 ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 1. (continued) 1.8 Life Insurance. Effective January 1, 1996: The District agrees to contribute � a maximum of $15 per month for each eligible employee for life insurance coverage. The amount of life insurance provided under this Subd. 1.7 shall be $50,000. This amount of life insurance shall be reduced to $5,000 upon eariy retirement and shall continue until the early retiree reaches age sixty-five (65), at which time the Employer paid life insurance shall be terminated. 1.9 Dental Insurance. Effective January 1, 1996, the Employer will contribute for each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is employed full-time toward participation in a dental care plan offered by the Employer up to $30 per month for employee coverage. 1.1 0 Flexible Soending Account. It is the intent of the Employer to maintain during the term of this Agreement a plan for medical and child care expense accounts to be available to employees in this bargaining unit who are eligible for Employer-paid premium contribution for health insurance for such expenses, within the established legal regulations and IRS requirements for such accounts. 1.1 1 The contributions indicated in this Article 14 shall be paid to the Employer's group health and welfare plan. 1.12 Any cost of any premium for any Employer-offered employee or family insurance coverage in excess of the dollar amounts stated in this Article 14 shall be paid by the employee through payroll deduction. SECTION 2. RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE AND 7RANSITIONAL BENEFIT • Subd. 1. Benefit Eligibility for Emploveeswho Retire Before Age65. 1.1 Employees hired into District service before January 1. 1996, must have completed the foilowing service eligibility requirements with Independent School District No. 625 prior to retirement in order to be eligible for any payment of any insurance premium contribution by the District after retirement: A. Be receiving pension benefits from PERA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Association or other public employee retiree program at the time of retirement and have severed the empfoyment relationship with Irtdeperident School District 625; B. Must be at least fifty-eight (58) years of age and have completed twenty-five (25) years of service, or; C. The combination of their age and their years of service must equal eighty-five (85) or more, or; D. Must have completed at least thirty (30) years of service, or; E. Must have completed at least twenty (20) consecutive years of service within Independent School District No. 625 immediately preceding retirement. Years of regular service with the City of Saint Paul will continue to be counted toward meeting the service requirement of this Subdivision 1.1 B, C or D, but • not for 1.1 E. 10 � . "�-?9 ARTICLE 1 4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) �' • 1.2 E�loyees hired into District service after January 1. 1996. must have completed twenty (20) years of service with Independent School District No. 625. Time with the City of Saint Paul will not be counted toward this twenty (20)-year requirement. 1.3 Eliaibility requirements for all retirees. A A retiree may not carry his/her spouse as a dependent if such spouse is also an Independent School District No. 625 retiree or Independent School District No.625 employee and eligible for and is enrolled in the Independent Schooi District No. 625 health insurance program, or in any other Empioyer-paid health insurance program. B. Additional dependents beyond those designated to the District at ihe time of retirement may not be added at District expense after retirement. C. The employee must make application through District procedures prior to the date of retirement in order to be eligible for any benefits provided in this Section. Subd.2. Employer Contribution Levels for Empioyees Retiring Before Age65. 2.1 Health Insurance Employer Contribution. • The District wil{ for the period of this Agreement provide employees who meet the eligibility requirements for health insurance in 1.1 or 1.2 above, who retire during the term of this Agreement, and until such employees reach sixty-tive (65) years of age, such health insurance premium contributions up to the same dollar amount as were made by the District for health insurance for singie or family coverage by that carrier, for an employee under this Agreement, i n his/her last month of active employment. In the event new carriers replace those in place at execution of this Agreemeni, the dollar amounts being paid for single or family coverage to the carrier at the employee's date of retirement shall constitute the limit on future contributions. Any employee who is receiving family coverage premium contribution at date of retirement may not later ciaim an increase in the amount of the Employer obligation for single coverage premium contributions to a carrier after deieting family coverage. 2.2 Life Insurance Employer Contribution. The District wil4 provide for early retirees who quality under the conditions of 1.1 or 1.2 above, premium contributions for eligible retirees for $5,000 of life insurance only untii their 65th birthday. No life insurance wiil be provided, or premium contributions paid, for any retiree age sixty-five (65) or over. • 11 ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) Subd.3. Benefit Eligibility for Em�loveesAfter P�ge65. 3.1 3.2 Emolovees hired into the District before Januarr�l. 1996. who retired before age 65 and are receiving benefits per Subd. 2 above are eligible, upon reaching age65, for employer premium contributions for health insurance described in Subd. 4 of this Article. Em�lovees hired into the District before Janua� 1 1 996, who retire at age 65 or older must have completed the service eligibility requirements in Subd. 1 above to receive District contributions toward post-age-65 health insurance premiums. 3.3 Em I�ovees hired on or after January 1 1 996, way any eligibility for Employer-paid health for coverage in retirement at age sixty-five Employees hired on or after January 1, 1996, retiremenf insurance premium confribution Deferred Compensation match in Subd. 5. shall not have or acquire in any insurance premium contribution (65) and over in Subd. 4. shall be eligible for only earlv s as provided in Subd. 2 and Subd. 4. Em I�over Contribution Levels for Em I�ovees After Age 6 5. 4. t Em I�ovees hired into Yhe District before January 1 1996 who retire before January 1. 1 998, and who meet the eligibility requirements in Subdivisions 3.1, 32, or the following requirements of this Subdivision are eligible for premium contributions for a Medicare Supplement health coverage policy selected by the District. This provision 4.1 expires and is null and void after December 31. 1997. A Employees hired before January 1, 1982, must have completed at least nine (9} years of continuous employment with the District. For such employees or early retirees who have not completed at least nine (9) years oi service with the District at the time of their retirement, the Employer will discontinue providing any health insurance contributions upon their retirement or, in the case of early retirees, upon their reaching age 65. B. Employees hired on or after January 1, 1982, must have completed at least twenty (20) years of continuous employment with tfie District. For such employees or early retirees who have not completed at least twerity ( 2 0) years of service with the District at the time of their retirement, the Employer will discontinue providing any health insurance contributions upon their retirement or, in the case of early retirees, upon their reaching age 65. Years of certified civil service time with the City of Saint Paul earned prior to January 1, 1996, will continue to be counted toward meeting the DistricYs service requirement of this Subd. 3. Civil service time worked with City of Saint Paui after January 1, 1996, will be considered a break in District employment. i • � 12 : ,-, ` ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) �'�?� • _ 4.2 Em t�ovees hired into the District before Januar� l. 1996. who retire on o r after January 1. 1998, and who meet the eligibility requirements in Subdivisions 3.1 or 3.2 of this Article are eligible for premium contributions , for a Medicare Supplement health coverage policy selected by the District. Premium contributions for such policy wili not exceed: Coverage Tvpe Medicare Eligible Non-Medicare Eligible Sinale $300 per month $400 per month Familv $400 per month $500 per month At no time shall any payment in any amount be made directly to the retiree. Any premium cost in excess of the maximum contributions specified must be paid directiy and in full by the retiree, or coverage wili be discontinued. • . • Subd.5. Em i�ovees hired after January 1. 1 996, after compietion of three (3) fuli years of consecutive active service in independent School District No. 625, are eligible to participate in an employer matched Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan. Upon reaching eligibility, the District will match up to $500 per year of consecutive active service, up to a cumulative lifetime maximum of $12,500. Part-time employees working half-time or more will be eligible for up to one half (50%) of the available District match. Approved non-compensatory leave shall not be counted in reaching the three (3) full years of consecutive active service, and shall not be considered a break i n service. Time worked in the City of Saint Paul will not be counted toward this three (3)-year requirement. Federal and state rules governing participation in the Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan shall apply. The empioyee, not the District, is solely responsible for determining his/her total maximum ailowable annual contribution amount under IRS regulations. The employee must initiate an application to participate through the DistricYs specified procedures. 13 ARTICLE 15. SEVERANCE PAY • 15.1 The Employer shall provide a severance pay program as set forth in this Article. Payment of severance pay shall be made within the tax year of the retirement. - 15.2 To be eligible for the severance pay program, the employee must meet the following requirements: 15.2.1 The employee must be fifty-five (55) years of age or older or must be eligible for pension under the "Rule of 90" provisions of the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The "Rule of 85° or the °Rule of 90" criteria shall also apply to employees covered by a pubiic pension plan other than PERA. 15.2.2 The employee must be voluntarily separated from School District employment or have been subject to separation by layoff or compulsory retirement. Those employees who are discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency, incompetency or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for this severance pay program. 15.2.3 The employee must file a waiver of re-employment with the Director of Human Resources, which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance pay, the employee waives all claims to reinstatement o r re-employment (of any type) with the City of Saint Paul or with Independent School District No. 625. 15.3 If an employee requests severance pay and if the employee meets the eligibility • requirements set forth above, he or she will be granted severance pay in an amount equal to $100 pay for each day of accrued, unused sick leave, up to one hundred fifty (150) days. 15.4 The maximum amount of money that any employee may obtain through this severance pay program is $15,000. 1 5.5 For the purpose of this severance pay program, a death of an employee shall be considered as separation of employment and, if the employee would have met all of the requirements set forth above at the time of his or her death, payment of the severance pay may be made to the employee's estate or spouse. 15.6 For the purpose of this severance pay program, a transfer from Independent School District No. 625 employment to City of Saint Paul employment is not considered a separation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for this severance program. , • 14 • ARTICLE 16. LEGAL SERVICES µ�Jm�9 ,.{ 16.1 Except in cases of malfeasance in office or willful or wanton neglect of duty, Employer shall defend, save harmless and indemnify employee against any tort ciaim or demand, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of alleged acts or omission occurring in the performance or scope of employee's duties. 16.2 Notwithstanding (16.1), the Employer shall not be responsibie for paying any legal service fee or for providing any legal service arising from any legal action where the employee is the plaintiff. ARTICLE 17. DISCIPLINE 17.1 The Employer wili discipline employees for just cause only. Discipline will be in the form of: 17.11 Written reprimand; 17.12 Suspension; 17.13 Reduction; 17.14 Discharge. • � 17.2 Suspensions, reductions, and discharges will be in written form. 17.3 Employees and the Association will receive copies of written reprimands and notices of suspension and discharge. 1 7.4 Employees may examine all information in their Employer personnel files that concerns work evaluations, commendations and/or discipiinary actions. Files may be examined at reasonable times under the direct supervision of the Employer. 17.5 Preliminary Review. Prior to issuing a discip4inary action of unpaid suspension, demotion, or discharge, the supervisor will make a recommendation to his/her supervisor regarding proposed discipline. That supervisor wiil then schedule a meeting with the employee prior to making a final determination of the proposed discipline. The employee shall have the opportunity to have union representation present and be provided the opportunity to speak on his/her behaif regarding the proposed action. If the employee is unabie to meet with the supervisor, the employee and/or union will be given the opportunity to respond in writing. 1 7.6 M employee to be questioned concerning an investigation of disciplinary action shall have the right to request that an Association Representative be present. 17.7 A grievance relating to this Article shall be processed in accordance with the • grievance procedure of this Agreement in Article 18 and Minnesota Statute § 179A20, Subd. 4. This provision is not intended to abrogate rights of veterans pursuant to statute. 'I 5 'ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 18.1 The Employer shall recognize stewards selected in accordance with Association rules and regulations as the grievance representatives of the bargaining unit. The Association shall notify the Employer in writing of the names of the stewards and of their successors when so named. 18.2 It is recognized and accepted by the Employer and the Association that the processing of grievances as hereinafter provided is limited by the job duties and responsibilities of the employees and shall therefore be accomplished during normal working hours only when consistent with such employee duties and responsibilities. The steward involved and a grieving employee shall suffer no loss in pay when a grievance is processed during working hours, provided the steward and the employee have notified and received the approval of their supervisor to be absent to process a grievance and that such absence would not be detrimental to the work programs of the Employer. 18.3 The procedure established by this Article shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for the processing of grievances, which are defined as an alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 18.4 Grievances shall be resolved in conformance with the following procedure: Step 1. Upon the occurrence of an alleged violation of this Agreement, the employee involved with or without the steward shall attempt to resolve the matter on an informal basis with the employee's supervisor. If the matter is not resolved to the empioyee's satisfaction by the informal discussion, it may be reduced to writing and referred to Step 2 by the Association. The written grievance shall set forth the nature of the grievance, the facts on which it is based, the aileged section(s) of the Agreement violated, and relief requested. Any alleged violation of the Agreement not reduced to writing by the Association within ten ( 1 0) workdays of the first occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance, shall be considered waived. Steo 2. Within ten (10) workdays after receiving the written grievance, a designated Employer supervisor shall meet with the Association steward and attempt to resolve the grievance, If, as a result of this meeting, the grievance remains unresolved, the Employer shall reply in writing to the Association within five (5) workdays following this meeting. The Association may refer the grievance in writing to Step 3 within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Employer's written answer. Any grievance not referred in writing by the Association within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Employer's answer shall be considered waived. � • . 16 � ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (continued): .� Steo 3. Within ten (10) workdays following receipt of a grievance referred from Step 2, a designated Empioyer supervisor shail meet with the Association's representative or his designated representative, the Employee, and the Steward, and attempt to resolve the grievance. Within ten (10) workdays following this meeting, the Employer shali reply in writing to the Association stating the Employer's answer concerning the grievance. If, as a result of the written response, the grievance remains unresolved, the Association may refer the grievance to Step 4. Any grievance not referred in writing by the Association to grievance mediation or Step 4 within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Empioyer's answer shall be considered waived. The Empioyer within ten (10) working days of receipt of the request for review at Step 4 may refer the grievance to grievance mediation or allow the grievance to proceed to Step 4. � « • Steo 4. If the grievance remains unresolved after the Step 3 response and/or grievance mediation, the Association may within ten (10) workdays after the response of the Employer or conclusion of inediation, request arbitration of the grievance. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by an arbitrator to be selected by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Association within ten (10) workdays after notice has been given. If the parties fail to mutually agree upon an arbitrator within the said ten (10)-day period, either party may request the Bureau of Mediation Services to submit a panel of five (5) arbitrators. Both the Employer and the Association shall have the right to strike two (2) names from the panel. The Association shail strike the first (1st) name; the Employer shall then strike one (1) name. The process will be repeated and the remaining person shall be the arbitrator. 18.5 The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nuilify, ignore, add to or subtract from the provisions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue submitted in writing by the Employer and the Association, and shali have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days following close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be based solely on the arbitrator's interpretation or appiication of the express terms of this Agreement and to the facts of the grievance presented. The decision of the arbitrator shali be final and binding on the Employer, Yhe Association, and the employees. 18.6 The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally by the Employer and the Association, provided that each party shall be responsible for compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the record. 17 ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (continued): 18.7 The time limits in each step of this procedure may be extended by mutual � agreement of the Employer and the Association. 18.8 It is understood by the Association and the Empioyer that if an issue is determined by this grievance procedure, it shall not again be submitted for determination i n another forum. If an issue is determined by any other forum, it shall not again be submitted for arbitration under this grievance procedure. ARTICLE 19. NON-DISCRIMINATION 19.1 The terms and conditions of this Agreement will be applied to employees equally without regard to or discrimination for or against any individual because of race, color, creed, sex, age, or because of inembership or non-membership in the Association. 19.2 Employees will perform their duties and responsibilities in a non-discriminatory manner as such duties and responsibilities involve other employees and the general public. ARTICLE 20. WORK STOPPAGE 20.1 The Association and the Employer agree that there shall be no strikes, work • stoppages, slow-downs, sit-down, stay-in or other concerted interference with the Employer's business or affairs by any of said Association and/or members thereof, and there shall be no bannering during existence of this Agreement without first using ali possible means of peaceful settlement of any controversy which may arise. Employees engaging in same shali be liable for disciplinary action. ARTICLE 21. MILEAGE 21 .1 Employees of the School District under policy adopted by the Board of Education may be reimbursed for the use of their automobiles for school business. To be eligible for such reimbursement, employees must receive authorization from the District Mileage Committee utilizing the foliowing plan: PLAN " A". Effective with the adoption of this Agreement, is reimbursed at the current Board approved rate or 3i� per mile whichever is greater. in addition, a maximum amount which can be paid per month is established by an estimate furnished by the employee and the employee's supervisor. Another consideration for estabiishing the maximum amount can be the experience of another working in the same or similar position. Under this plan, it is necessary for the empioyee to keep a record of � each trip made. 18 ' `�� 2 9 r - , • ARTICLE 22. SAVING CLAUSE 22.1 This Agreement is subject to the laws of the United States, the State of Minnesota. In the event any provisions of this Agreement shail be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction from whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken within the time provided, such provisions shali be voided. Ali other provisions shaii continue in fuli force and effect. The voided provision may be renegotiated at the written request of either party. All other provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. ARTICLE 23. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE 23.1 Except as herein provided, this Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 1998, and shali continue in full force and effect through December 31, 1999, and thereafter until modified or amended by mutual agreement of the parties. Either party desiring to amend or modify this Agreement shall notify the other in writing so as to comply with the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. 23.2 This constitutes a tentative agreement between the parties which will be recommended by the Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager, but is subject to the • approval of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625 and is aiso subject to ratification by the Association. W ITN ESSES: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. Chair, Board of Education Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager Negotiations/tabor Relations Assistant Manager • Date President, P.E.A. Negotiator, P.E.A. 'I 9 APPENDIX A TITLES AND SALARIES PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. Old Step 7 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years � New Step New Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grade 3 Library Specialist Public Information Specialist I 13-98 1,169.01 1,228.14 1,288.39 1,354.40 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,505.64 7,535.75 t-2-99 1,186.55 1, 246.56 1, 307.71 1, 374.72 1, 442.83 1, 486.65 1, 528 22 1, 580.29 Grade 5 Graphic Artist I Management Assistant I 1-3-98 1,239.52 1,304.32 7,368.01 1,43625 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,596.60 1,628.53 1-2-99 1,258.12 1,323.89 1,358.53 1,457.79 1,529.36 1,575.54 1,620.55 7,675.76 Grade 7 Accountant I Librarian i Public Information Specialist II Research Analyst I 1-3-98 1,316.88 1,381.65 1,452.18 1,525.00 1,600.02 7,647.76 1,695.54 7,729.45 1-2-99 1,336.63 1,402.37 1,473.96 1,547.87 1,624.02 1,672.48 1,720.97 7,779.60 Grade 8 Assistant Food Production Manager 7-4-98 1,356.64 1,423.77 1,493.11 1, 569.32 1, 647.68 1, 697.81 1,746.69 1,787 .63 1-2-99 1,376.99 1,445.7 2 1,515.51 7,592.86 1,672.40 1,72328 1,772.89 1,833.30 Grade 9 Landscape Architect Management Assistant II 7 3-98 1,396.44 1,465.86 1,539.72 1,617.09 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,797.88 1,833.84 1-2-99 1,417.38 1,487.55 7,562.82 1,641.35 1,72328 1,772.89 1,824.85 1,887.02 Grade 10 Contract Coordinator Graphic Artist II� Research Analyst II Staffing Specialist Training Specialist 13-98 1,43625 7,509.02 1-2-99 1,45�.79 1, 531.66 1,58523 1,664.87 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,853.60 1,890.67 1, 609.00 1, 689.79 1, 772.89 1.827.16 1.881.41 1.945.50 This title in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. • • • ♦ 20 � APPENDIX A (continued) TITLES AND SALARIES PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. ���,�� r � Old Siep 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 70 Years 15 Years � New Step , New Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grade 11 Accountant II Architect i 7-3-98 l,481.74 1,555.66 1,632.98 1,716.03 1,800.7 5 1,850.18 1,909.33 1,947.52 1-2-99 1,503.97 1,579.00 1,657.47 1,741.77 1,827.16 1,877.93 1.937.97 2.004.00 Grade 12 EDP Systems Analyst 1 Environmental Safety Specialist Food Production Manager Food Service Manager Human Rights Investigator Value Analyst I 13-98 1,526.07 1,601.16 1,681.90 7,766.06 1,853.60 1,911.60 1,966.22 2,005.54 1-2-99 1.548.96 1,625.18 1,707.7 3 1,792.55 1,881.41 1,94027 1,995.71 2,063.70 Grade 13 • Landscape Architect II Librarian II Management Assistant III 7 -3-98 1,571.61 1,65120 7 -2-99 1,595.18 1,675.97 • 1,730.78 1,818.34 1,911.60 1,967.33 2,023.03 2,063.49 1,756.74 1,845.62 1,940.27 1.996.84 2,053.38 2,123.33 Grade 74 Human Resource Specialist Ombudsperson Research Analyst III 13-98 7,618.79 1,698.97 1,785.38 1,872.95 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,085.63 2,127.34 7-2-99 1,642.46 1,724.46 1,812.16 1,901.05 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,116.91 2,189.04 Grade 75 Accountant III Architect II Maintenance and Capital Improvement Planner 1-3-98 7.667.12 1,749A2 1,837.70 1,928.66 1-2-99 7,692.12 1,775.25 1,865.26 1,957.59 2,025.32 2.087.87 2,14929 2,192.28 2,055.70 2,179.79 2,187.53 2,255.85 2'I APPENDIX A (continued) TITLES AND SALARIES • PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. Old Step t Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 70 Years 75 Years � New Step New Step � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 t Grade 76 EDP Systems Analyst II Network Specialist Value Analyst il 1-3-98 1.71720 1,803.60 7,893.41 1.987.78 2,OS7.87 2,14929 2,211.8t 2,256.05 1-2-99 1,742.96 7,830.65 1,921.81 2,077.60 2,179.19 2,181.53 2,244.99 2,321.47 Grade 18 Landscape Architect III 1-3-98 1,820.63 1,913.85 2,008.28 2,110.61 2,21520 2,252.32 2,346.01 2,392.93 1-2-99 1,847.94 1,942.56 2,038.41 2,142.27 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,38120 2,462.32 Grade 20 Architect III EDP Systems Analyst III Mechanical Engineer III t-3-98 1,93320 2,029.88 2,131.08 2,237.97 2.349.44 2,478.80 2,490.43 2,540.24 1-2-99 1,96220 2,060.33 2,163.05 2,271.54 2,384.68 2,455.08 2,527.78 2,613.90 Grade 26 UNIX Administrator 13-98 2,309.60 2,421.05 2,545.04 2,672.38 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,972.59 3,032.04 7-2-99 2.34424 2.457.37 2.583.21 2,712.46 2,847.49 2,932.92 3.017.18 3.119.97 Grade 35 Database Administrator (Oracle) 73-98 3,011.24 3,163.67 3,319.45 3,485.50 3,659.46 3,770.88 3,880.06 3,957.66 7-2-99 3,056.41 3,211.13 3,36924 3,537.78 3,714.35 3,827.44 3,93826 4,072.43 * This title in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. • f�X: � `�- �9 ���+ � • APPENDIX B TITLES AND GRADES PROPESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. � r � • Grades Grade 7 Grade 11 Grade 15 Grade 11 Grade 15 Grade 20 Grade 8 Grade 12 Grade 16 Grade 20 Grade 12 Grade 12 Grade 12 Grade 5 Grade 70 Grade 9 Grade 13 Grade 18 Grade 7 Grade 13 Grade 3 Grade 15 Grade 5 Grade 9 Grade 13 Grade 20 Grade 16 Grade 3 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 10 Grade 14 Grade 10 Grade 12 Grade 16 Grades Grade 10 Grade 35 Grade 12 Grade 14 Grade 14 Grade 10 Grade 26 Classified Titles Accountant I Accountant 11 Accountant III Architect I Architect II Architect III Assistant Food Production Manager EDP Systems Analyst I EDP Systems Analyst II EDP Systems Analyst III Environmental Safety Specialist Food Production Manager Food Service Manager Graphic Artist I Graphic Artist II' Landscape Architect Landscape Architect II Landscape Architect III Librarian I Librarian II Library Specialist Maintenance and Capital Improvement Planner Management Assistant I Management Assistant II Management Assistant III Mechanical Engineer III' Neiwork Specialist Public Information Specialist I Public Information Specialist II Research Analyst I Research Analyst II Research Analyst Iil Training Specialist Value Analyst I Value Analyst II Unclassified Titles Contract Coordinator Database Administrator (Oracle) Human Rights Investigator Human Resource Specialist Ombudsperson Staffing Specialist UNIX Administrator * This tiile in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. Titles designated as Civil Service Unclassified are not covered by the provisions of Civil Service Rules or any related rules covering employment in classified service positions unless specifically stated in this Agreement. 23 APPENDIX C •r 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2s 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 � 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 STANDARD RANGES, JANUARY 3, 1998 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years � New Step 1,103.09 1,136.05 1,169.01 7,20425 1,239.52 1,278.1 S 1,316.88 1,356.64 1,396.44 1,43625 1,481.74 1,526.07 1,571.61 1,618.19 1,667.12 1,7V20 1,769.45 1,820.63 1,875.20 1,93320 1,990.09 2,050.36 2,11321 2,174.30 2,241.39 2,309.60 2,376.69 2,448.37 2,522.26 2,598.44 2,675.78 2,754.26 2,83727 2,922.56 3,01124 3,101.08 3,194.34 3,291.01 3,388.91 3,491.16 3,594.64 3,703.78 3,813.01 3,927.81 4,04721 1,156.50 1,191.75 1,228.14 1,263.41 1,304.32 1,343.02 1,381.65 7,423.77 1,465.86 1,509.02 1,555.66 1,601.16 1,651.20 1,698.97 1,749.02 1,803.60 1,855.69 1,913.85 1,969.58 2,029.88 2,090.15 2,152.67 2,217.52 2,284.55 2,352.84 2,421.05 2,496.10 2,571.20 2,647.37 2,726.98 2,809.94 2,894.11 2,980.56 3,070.39 3,163.67 3,255.78 3,353.54 3,454.76 3,55827 3,666.29 3,775.44 3,886.88 4,005.16 4,124.56 4,248.48 1,214.51 1,252.06 1,288.39 1,328.25 1,368.07 1,410.12 1,452.18 1,493.11 1,539.72 1,58523 1,632.98 1,681.90 1,73078 1,785.38 1,837.70 1,893.41 1,947.98 2,008.28 2,068.51 2, 7 31.08 2,194.79 2,260.72 2,327.07 2,398.32 2,asa.�s 2,545.04 2,620.05 2,700.82 2,77926 2.86227 2,949.86 3,038.55 3,129.53 3,223.87 3,319.45 3,419.50 3,520.72 3,627.60 3,735.65 3,849.35 3,963.06 4.081.34 4,204.17 4,331.54 4,460.04 1,277.07 1,313.43 1,354.40 1,395.33 1,436.25 1,479.48 1,525.00 1,569.32 1,617.09 1,664.81 1,716.03 1,766.06 1,818.34 1,872.95 1,928.66 1,987.78 2,046.91 2,110.61 2,172.04 2,237.97 2,30620 2,37327 2,446.07 2,517.70 2,592.80 2,672.38 2,751.98 2,832.73 2,920.26 3,006.72 3,096.55 3,190.93 3,287.56 3,384.27 3,485.50 3,59124 3,698.09 3,808.43 3,924.43 4,03927 4,160.94 4,284.91 4,414.55 4,548.75 4,682.59 1,338.45 1,380.58 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,600.02 1,647.68 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,853.60 7 ,911.60 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,087.87 2,149.29 2,21520 2,282.32 2,349.44 2,418.80 2,491.55 2,566.63 2,645.11 2,722.41 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,974.85 3,065.84 3,156.82 3,251.19 3,349.00 3,45022 3,553.70 3,659.46 3,769.74 3,882.35 3,999.49 4,120.00 4,243.97 4,369.08 4,499.84 4,636.28 4,775.02 4,917.15 1,380.58 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,600.02 1,647.76 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,850.18 1,911.60 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,087.87 2,14929 2,21520 2,282.32 2,347.72 2,418.80 2,491.55 2,566.63 2,645.11 2,722.41 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,974.85 3,065.84 3,156.82 3,248.90 3,349.00 3,45022 3,553.70 3,659.46 3,770.88 3,882.35 3,999.49 4,120.00 4,241.69 4,378.18 4,507.77 4,643.10 4,782.99 4,926.26 5,072.99 1,41920 1,463.55 1,505.64 1,55226 1,596.60 1,645.48 1,695.54 1,746.69 1,797.88 1,853.60 1,909.33 1,96622 2,023.03 2,085.63 2,149.29 2,211.81 2,28123 2,346.01 2,417.63 2,490.43 2,565.47 2,641.64 2,722.41 2,800.89 2,886.21 2,972.59 3,062.41 3,154.54 3,248.90 3,347.88 3,44628 3,549.16 3,657.17 3,768.63 3,880.06 3,994.88 4,115.45 4,238.24 4,366.77 4,497.55 4,630.61 4,770.47 4,913.76 5,061.57 5,212.83 1,447.59 1,492.82 1,535.75 1,583.30 1,628.53 1,678.39 1,729.45 1,781.63 1,833.84 1,890.67 1,947.52 2,005.54 2,063.49 2.127.34 2.192.28 2,256.05 2,326.85 2,392.93 2,465.98 2,54024 2,616.78 2,694.48 2.776.86 2,856.91 2,943.93 3,032.04 3,123.66 3,217.63 3,313.88 3,474.83 3,515.21 3,620.14 3,730.31 3,844.01 3,957.66 4,074.78 4,197.76 4,323.01 4,454.10 4,587.50 4,72322 4,865.88 5,012.04 5,162.81 5,317.09 • C J u 24 • � ❑ • APPENDIX C •. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 (continued) STANDARD RANGES, JANUARY 2, 1999 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 1.119.64 1.173.85 1,153.09 1,186.55 1,222.32 1,258.12 1,297.35 1,336.63 1,376.99 1,417.38 1,457.79 1,503.97 1,548.96 1,595.1 S 1,642.46 1,692.12 1,742.96 1,795.99 1,847.94 1,903.32 1,962.20 2,019.95 2,081.12 2,144.91 2,206.91 2,275.01 2,34424 2,412.34 2,485.10 2,560.10 2,637.41 2,715.92 2,795.57 2,879.83 2,966.39 3,056.41 3,147.60 3,24225 3,340.38 3,439.75 3,543.52 3,648.56 3,759.34 3,87021 3,986.73 4,107.92 1,209.63 1,246.56 1,282.36 1,323.89 1,363.16 1,402.37 1,445.12 1,487.85 1,531.66 1,579.00 1,625.18 1,675.97 1,724.46 1,775.25 1,830.65 1,883.72 1,942.56 1,999.12 2,060.33 2,121.51 2,184.96 2,250.78 2,318.82 2,388.13 2,457.37 2,533.55 2,609.77 2,687.08 2,767.88 2,852.09 2,937.53 3,025.27 3,116.45 3,211.13 3,304.61 3,403.85 3,506.58 3,611.64 3,721.28 3,832.07 3,945.19 4,06523 4,186.43 4,312.21 1,232.73 1,270.84 1,307.71 1,348.17 1,388.53 1,43127 1,473.96 1,515.51 1,562.82 1,609.00 1,657.47 1,707.13 1,756.74 1,812.16 1,865.26 1,921.81 1,977.20 2,038.41 2,099.54 2,163.05 2,227.71 2,294.63 2,361.98 2,434.29 2,505.83 2,583.21 2,659.35 2,741.33 2,820.95 2,905.20 2,994.10 3,084.13 3,176.47 3,272.23 3,369.24 3,470.79 3,573.53 3,682.01 3,791.68 3,907.09 4,022.50 4,142.56 4,267.23 4,396.51 4,526.94 1,29623 1,333.14 1,37472 1,41625 1,457.79 1,501.67 1,547.87 1,592.86 1,641.35 1,689.79 1,741.77 1,792.55 1,845.62 1,901.05 1,957.59 2,017.60 2,077.61 2,142.27 2,204.62 2,271.54 2,340.80 2,408.87 2,482.76 2,555.46 2,631.69 2,712.46 2,793.26 2,875.22 2,964.07 3,051.82 3,143.00 3,238.80 3,336.87 3,435.03 3,537.78 3,645.11 3,753.57 3,865.55 3,98329 4,099.86 4,223.35 4,349.19 4,480.77 4,616.98 4,752.83 1,358.53 1,401.29 1,442.83 1,486.65 1,529.36 1,575.54 1,624.02 1,672.40 1,72328 1,772.89 1,827.16 1,881.41 1,940.27 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,119.19 2,181.53 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,384.68 2,455.08 2,528.92 2,605.13 2,684.79 2,763.25 2,847.49 2,932.92 3,019.48 3,111.83 3,204.17 3,299.96 3,399.23 3,501.97 3,607.00 3,714.35 3,826.29 3,940.58 4,059.48 4,181.80 4,307.63 4,434.61 4,567.34 4,705.83 4,846.64 4,990.91 25 � . = =�-29 9 10 Years 15 Years � New Step � � o 1,40129 1,442.83 1,486.65 1,523.36 1,575.54 1,624.02 1,672.48 1,72328 1,772.89 1.827.16 1,877.93 1,940.27 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,119.19 2,181.53 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,382.33 2,455.08 2,528.92 2,605.13 2,684.79 2,763.25 2,847.49 2,932.92 3,019.48 3,111.83 3,204.17 3,297.63 3,39923 3,501.97 3,607.00 3,714.35 3,827.44 3,940.58 4,059.48 4,181.80 4,305.31 4,443.85 4,575.39 4,712.75 4,854.73 5,000.16 5,149.08 1,440.49 1,485.50 1,52822 1,575.54 1,620.55 1,670.16 1,720.97 1,772.89 1,824.85 1,881.41 1,937.97 1.995.71 2,053.38 2,116.91 2,181.53 2,244.99 2,315.44 2,381.20 2,453.89 2,527.78 2,603.95 2,681.27 2,763.25 2,842.90 2,929.50 3,017.18 3,108.35 3,201.86 3,297.63 3,398.10 3,497.98 3,602.40 3,712.03 3,825.16 3,938.26 4,054.81 4,177.18 4,301.82 4,432.27 4,565.01 4,700.07 4,842.03 4,987.47 5,137.50 5,291.02 1,489.57 1,536.11 1,58029 1,62922 1,67576 t,727.06 1,779.60 1,833.30 1,887.02 1,945.50 2,004.00 2,063.70 2,123.33 2,189.04 2,255.85 2,321.47 2,394.33 2,462.32 2,537.49 2,613.90 2, 692.67 2,772.62 2, 857.39 2, 939.76 3, 029.30 3,119.97 3,21425 3,310.95 3,409.98 3, 513.87 3,617.15 3,725.13 3, 838.49 3,955.48 4,072.43 4,192.95 4, 319.49 4,448.37 4,583.27 4,720.54 4,860.19 5,006.99 5,157.39 5,312.53 5,47128 •u,17�3 c Child Care Leave .................................... 8 D Dentai Insurance .................................1 0 Discipiine ............................................i 5 F Fair Share Fee .......................................2 Flexible Spending Account ...................1 0 Funeral Leave ........................................8 G Grievance Procedure ....................16-18 H Health Insurance ...................................9 Holidays ................................................. 6 Hours Of Work .......................................2 L Legal Services .....................................1 5 Life Insurance .....................................10 M Membership Dues ..................................2 Mileage................................................1 8 N N on-Discrimination ............................1 8 0 Overti m e ................................................ 2 P Parental/Maternity Leave ....................8 Probationary Period ............................. 3 R Retirement Health Insurance ..............1 0 S Salaries ........................................2 0 - 2 2 Seniority ............................................... 4 Severance Pay .....................................1 4 Sick Leave ..........................................7 - 8 Sick Leave Conversion ...........................7 Spouse/Dependent Parent Leave ........... 8 Standard Ranges ............................2 4- 2 5 Step Progression ...................................5 T Titles And Grades .................................2 3 V Vacation ................................................. 7 W Wages..................................................... 5 Work Stoppage .....................................1 8 Working Out Of Classification ...............4 � • � s 26 • Council Fffe # 1�' e t ORiGINAL Presented Referred To Committee Date RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves and ratifies the attached January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 Employment Agreement between the Independent School Disirict No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools, and Professional Empioyees Association, Inc., Representing 4 Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees. Requested by Departrnent of: Office of Labor Relations By: � F- , Adopted by Council: Date ° ! Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: ���� . ^�-�� Approved by Mayorc� te � �QiI�C ��J � � � By: _3vUGGK �YW�-�'GCQf� RESOLUTION . CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Green Sheet # 62415 �� Form Ap oved by Ci Attomey B ��� � �ti�I�Q DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL: DATE INITIATED GREEN SHEET 1vo.: 62415 �/ LABOR RELATTONS 12/28/98 {�' CONTACI' PERSON & PAONE: NLIE KRAUS 266-6513 MUSI' BE ON COUNCII. AGENDA BY (DA1'E� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE � INIIWJDATE ATfIALDAl ASSIGN 1 DEPARTMENT DIR. � 4 CR'Y CAUNCIL NUMBER 2 CITY ATIORNEY � C1TY CLERK FOR BUDGEI DIR. FIN. & MGT. SERVICE DIR ROUTING 3 MAYOR (OR ASS2.) � ORD. `a? , --� (CIdP ALL LO(:ATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ncnox xEQUESren: This resolution approves the attached January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 Employment Agreement between the Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schoois, and Professional Employees Association, Inc., Representing Classi&ed and UncIassified Professionai Employees. RECOMIvfINDA1TONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) _PLANNING COMIvIISSION _CIVIL SERVICE COMMIISSION M _CIB CAM[�9TfEE STAFF DISIRICT COURT SUPPOR'IS N'HICH COUNCIL OB7ECTIVE? PERSONAI, SERVICE CONTRACI'S MiJST ANSR'ER TfIE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Has this persodfum ever worked under a contrac[ for ihis department? Ya No 2. Has this peisoNfvm ever been a city amployee? Yes No 3. Does this person/fum possas a skill not notmally possessed by arry current city Yes No Ezplain ail yes answers on sepante sheet and attach to greeo s6eet INl'LIA1'ING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORI'IJNI1'N (Who, What, W6en, Wherq Why): ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED: This Agreement pertains to Boazd of Education employees only. DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACiTON: Fl1NDING SOURCE: ; � FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAQ� M� �,>m�fik� r;;.^�.a�r � �� E�.��,a:_.. �_ , .., � . . D���d199� COST/REVENUE BUDGETED: ACI7VITY NUMBER: DEC 3 �iAYOR'S OFFICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 BOARD OF EDUCATION SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS DATE: August 18, 1998 q q -z TOPIC: Approval of Employment Agreement Between Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools and Professional Employees Association, Inc., Representing Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees A. PERTINENT FACTS: 1. New Agreement is for a two-year period from January 1, 1998, through December 3'I, 1999. 2. Contract changes are as follows: Waaes: Effective January 3, 1998, increase wages an average of 2.5%. Effective January 2, 1999, increase wages an average of 2.4%. Restructured step schedule from a civil service format to a straight eight-year schedule, removing the beginning step and adding a new top step. Insurance: The insurance premium contributions by the District are increased from the current insurance caps of $190 for single coverage and $325 for family coverage will increase as follows: Sinple Familv Effective January 1, 1998 $196.05 $350.00 Effective January 1, 1999 $205.00 $375.00 Effective January 1, 1999, employees who are married to another District employee and who are covered under their spouse's health plan may waive the Single or Family contribution to health insurance and receive up to $150 per month toward their spouse's family premium. Retiree Health Insurance: Language revised, removing options that created a tvc liability for employees. Holidavs: The Columbus Day holiday is deleted and replaced with the Day After Thanksgiving. Veterans Day and two floating holidays are converted to vacation days. The eligibility language is revised. These changes streamline the leave system by aligning the leave system with the organizational calendar and reducing payroll processing time. Severance Pav: Employees who retire and meet eligibility requirements will receive $�00 per day for unused, accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of $15,000. This replaces all previous severance pay plans. Sick Leave: Employees may use up to five sick days to care for and attend to the serious or critical illness of his/her spouse or dependent parent. 3. The District has 18 FTE's in this bargaining unit. 4. This request is submitted by Susan Gutbrod, Negotiations/Labor Richard Kreyer, Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager; and Lois Director, Fiscal Affairs and Operations. B. RECOMMENDATION: Relations Assistant Manager; M. Rockney, Interim Executive That the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625 approve and adopt the Agreement concerning the terms and conditions of employment for Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees in this school district; duration of said Agreement is for the period of January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1999. ,��� , , � � , 1998 -1999 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 � ;►• PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 � Saint Paul Public Schools L/ F E L O N G L E A R N/ N C C "i � �' Sainf Paul Public Schools L! F E L O N G L E.I R N/ N G SAIfVT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 Board of Education Mary Thornton Phillips - Chair Greg Filice - Vice Chair Gilbert de la O- Clerk Neal Thao - Treasurer Administration William A. Larson - Maureen A. Flanagan - (Vacant) Lois M. Rockney Cy R. Yusten Tom Conlon - Director Becky Montgomery - Director AI Oertwig - Director Interim Superintendent of Schools Executive Assistant Superintendent of Schools Interim Assistant Superintendent Accountability, Techrtology and Support Services Interim Executive Director Fiscal Affairs and Operations Assistant Superintendent Teaching and Leaming • • • � TABLE OF CONTENTS � r-29 • . � • ARTICLE TITLE Article 1. Article 2. Article 3. Article 4. Article 5. Article 6. Article 7. Article 8. Article 9. Article 10. Article 11. Article 12. Article 13. Article 14. Article 15. Article 16. Article 17. Article 18. Article 19. Article 20. Article 21. Article 22. Article 23. PAGE Preamble.................................................................................................... i v Recognition ..................................................................................................1 Management ......................................................................................1 Maintenance of Standards ............................................................................ i Check Off and Service Fee ............................................................................ 2 Hours of Work and Overtime .......................................................................2 Pro bation ..................................................................................................... 3 Seniority ..................................................................................................... 4 Working Out of Classification .....................................................................4 Wages ........................................................................................................... 5 Holidays ....................................................................................................... 6 Vacation....................................................................................................... 7 SickLeave .................................................................................................... 7 Parental/Maternity Leave .......................................................................... 8 Employee Benefits .......................................................................................9 Severance ...........................................................................................1 4 LegaiServices ...........................................................................................1 5 Discipline ..................................................................................................1 5 Grievance Procedure .................................................................................i 6 Non-Discrimination ..................................................................................1 8 Work Stoppage ............................................°------............°-°-°.........-�---..... t 8 Mileage ......................................................................................................1 8 Saving Clause .............................................................................................1 9 Duration and Effective Date .......................................................................1 9 Appendix A: Titles and Salary .................................................................2 0 Appendix B: Titles and Grades .................................................................2 3 Appendix C: Standard Ranges ..................................................................2 4 Index ..........................................................................................................2 6 � PREAMBLE This Agreement hereinafter referred to Employees Association, purpose of fostering and Association in order that the School District. s entered into between Independent School District No. 625, as the "Employer� and the City of Saint Paul Professional Inc., hereinafter referred to as the °Association," for the promoting harmonious relations between the Employer and the a high level of public service can be provided to the citizens i n This Agreement attempts to accomplish this purpose by providing a fuller arxi more complete understanding on the part of both the Employer and the Association of their respective rights and responsibilities. The provisions of this Agreement shall not abrogate the the Employer, the Association, or the employees as established the Public Empioyment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. rights and/or duties of under the provisions of � • � IV � 1.1 The Employer recognizes the Association Classified Professional Employees Group, Bureau of Mediation Services, dated May This unit consists of the following: ARTICLE 1. RECOGNITION ,�-�0� �` as the exclusive representative for the as certified by the State of Minnesota 1i, 1988, C�e No. 88-PR-2632. All ciassified professional employees of Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, Minnesota, who are public employees within the meaning of Minnesota Statute. § 179.03, Subd. 14, excluding supervisory, confidential, and ali other employees. 1.2 The rights and benefits of provisional employees shall be govemed by the Civii Service Rules unless such rights and benefits are specifically amended as to provisional employees by this contract. ARTICLE 2. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 3.1 The Association recognizes the right of the Employer to operate and manage its • affairs in all respects in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of appropriate authorities. The rights and authority which the Employer has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by this Agreement are retained by the Employer. • 3.2 A pubiic employer is not required to meet and negotiate on matters of inherent managerial policy, which include, but are not limited to, such areas of discretion or policy as the functions and programs of the Employer, its overall budget, utilization of technology, and organizational structure and selection and direction and number of personnel. ARTICLE 3. MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS 3.1 The parties agree that all conditions of employment relating to wages, hours of work, vacations, and all other general working conditions except as modified by this Agreement shail be maintained at not less than the highest minimum standard as set forth in the Civii Service Rules of the City of Saint Paul (Resolution No. 3250), and the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation at the time of the signing of this Agreement, and the conditions of empioyment shall be improved wherever specific provisions for improvement are made elsewhere i n this Agreement. ARTICLE 4. CHECK OFF AND SERVICE FEE 4.1 The Employer agrees to deduct the Association membership initiation fee assessments and once each month dues from the pay of those employees who individually request in writing that such deductions be made. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Empioyer by a representative of the Association and the aggregate deductions of all employees shail be remitted together with an itemized statement to the representative by the first of the succeeding month after such deductions are made or as soon thereafter as is possibie. 4.2 Any present or future employee who is not an Association member shall be required to contribute a fair share fee for services rendered by the Association. Upon notification by the Association, the Employer shall check off said fee from the earnings of the employee and transmit the same to the Association. In no instance shall the fair share fee exceed eighty-five (85) percent of the membership dues. It is also understood that in the event the Employer shall make an improper fair share deduction from the earnings of an employee, the Association shall be obligated to make the Employer whole to the extent that the Empioyer shall be required to reimburse such employee for any amount improperiy witfiheld. This provision shatl remain operative only so long � specifically provided by Minnesota iaw, and as otherwise legal. 4.3 The Association agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Empioyer as a result of any action taken or not taken by the Employer under ihe provisions of this Article. 4.4 The Association agrees that a service fee of fifty cents (50¢) per member, per month shall be deducted by the Employer from the amount withheid for dues o r fair share prior to remittance of dues or fair share to the Association. ARTICLE 5. HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME 5.1 The normal hours of work tor the employee shall be a minimum of seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period and thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in a seven (7)-day period. For employees on a shift basis this shall be construed to mean a minimum average of thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours a week. 5.2 Employees who work more than seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period or more than thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in any seven (7)-day period shall not receive pay for such additional work except as in 6.4 below. 5.3 It is understood by the parties that Section 28H - Overtime Compensation of Resolution No. 3250 shall not apply to this unit. 5.4 In unusual circumstances a department head may grant employees who work more ihan seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period or more than thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in any particular seven (7)-day period compensatory time or pay on a straight time basis for the extra hours worked. The method of this compensation shall be determined solely by the Employer. � C J u � ARTICLE 6. PROBATION � - = =-?9 6.1 The probationary period shaii be one (1) year for all original and promotion appointees and employees who have been transferred at their own request o r reinstated after resigning in the Professional Employees unit. in the case of a one (1)-year probation, the employee's progress report shall be submitted to the Human Resources Director at the end of the fourth (4th) and eighth (8th) month of employment. Unless the head of the department where the employee is empioyed at the end of his/her probationary period shall, during the last month of the employee's probation, certify that the services of such probationer during the probationary period were unsatisfactory, the employment of such probationer shall continue, and the probationer shall be deemed to have satisfactorily completed the probationary period. If the probationer's service has been certified as unsatisfactory by the head of the department in which the empioyee is employed, the empioyment of such probationer shall terminate at the end of the probationary period. If the probationer is entitled to veteran's preference i n accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitied to a hearing as required by said Act and in accordance with Section 16 of Civil Service Rules. �I u 6.2 Time served on probation, whether continuous or not, shall be charged to the period of probation. 6.3 If any probationer on fair test shall be found incompetent or unqualified to perform the duties of the portion to which he/she has been certified o r transferred, the appointing officer shalt report such fact in writing to the Human Resources Office and may, for reasons specifically stated in writing and filed with the Human Resources Office, discharge, reduce, or in the case of a transferee, return to the former position of said probationer at any time during the probationary period; except that if the probationer is entitled to veterans' preference in accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitied to a hearing as required by said Act and i n accordance with Section 16 of the Civil Service Rules. 6.4 If a promotional or a transferee probationer is found unsatisfactory because he/she is incompetent or unqualified to pertorm the duties of the certified o r transferred position, the probationer shall be reinstated to his/her former position or to a position to which the employee might have been transferred prior to such promotion; except that if the probationer is entitled to veterans' preference in accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitled to a hearing as required by said Act and i n accordance with Section 18 of the Civii Service Rules. 3 ARTICLE 7. SENIORITY 7.1 Seniority, for the purpose of this Agreement, shall be defined as follows: The • length of continuous, regular, and probationary service with the Employer from the date an employee was first certified and appointed to a class title covered by this Agreement, it being further understood that seniority is confined to the current class assignment held by an employee. In cases where two or more employees are appointed to the same class title on the same date, the seniority shall be determined by the employee's rank on the eligible list from which certification was made. 7.2 Seniority shall terminate when an employee retires, resigns or is discharged. 7.3 in the event it is determined by the Employer that it is necessary to reduce the workforce, employees will be laid off by class title within each department based on inverse length of seniority as defined above. 7.4 !n cases where there are promotional series, such as Accountant I, II, III, etc., when the number of employees in the higher tities is to be reduced, employees will be offered reductions to the highest title to which class seniority would keep them from being laid off, before layoffs are made by any class title in any department. 7.5 Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff, except that recall rights shall expire after two (2) years of layoff. It is understood that such employees wiil pick up their former seniority date in any class of positions that the � employee previously heid. 7.6 To the e�ent possible, vacation period shall be assigned on the basis of seniority. It is, however, understood that vacation assignment shall be subject to the ability of the Employer to maintain operations. ARTICLE 8. WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION 8.1 Employer shail avoid, whenever possibie, working an employee on an out-of-class assignment for a prolonged period of time. Any employee working an out-of-class assignment for a period in excess of fifteen (15) consecutive working days shall receive the rate of pay for the out-of-class assignment in a higher classification not later than the siuteenth (16th) day of such assignment. For purposes of this Article, an out-of-class assignment is defined as an assignment of an employee to perform, on a full-time basis, all of the significant duties and responsibilities of a position different from the empioyee's regular position, and which is in a classification higher than the classification held by such employee. The rate of pay for an approved out-of-class assignment shall be the same rate the employee would receive if such employee received a reguiar appointment to the higher classification. \ J � ARTICLE 9. WAGES � � °29 � ��� � 9.1 The wages shall be as shown in Appendices A, B R� C. 9.2 Step Progression. 9.2.1 Eliaibility for Ste� Progression. 9.2.1.1 An employee must have received an overall rating of °Satisfactory" on his/her most recent performance evaluation to receive any salary step advancement. 9.2.1 .2 An employee must have been paid a minimum of 1,040 hours in the previous twelve (12) months (minimum hours requirement is prorated for part-time employees) to receive any salary step advancement. 9.2.2 Ste� Progression in 1 998. 9.2.2.1 Employees who are eligible shail advance one (1) step on the pay period following the one (1) year anniversary of their last step. 9.2.2.2 Employees who are on their five (5)-year, ten (10)-year or fifteen-(15) year step and who have not received a step since • prior to January 1, 1998, shall progress one (1) step on their anniversary date or July 4, 1998, whichever occurs first. 9.2.3 Step Progression in 1 999. 9.2.3.1 Employees who are eligible shall advance one (1) step on the pay period following their anniversary date. . u 5 ARTICLE 10. HOLIDAYS 10.1 Holidays Recognized and Observed. The following days shall be recognized and observed as paid holidays: New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day Presidents' Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving Christmas Day Eligible employees shall receive pay for each of the holidays listed above on which they perform no work. Whenever any of the holidays listed above shall fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. Whenever any of the holidays listed above shall fall on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be observed as the holiday. u 10.3 Eliaibility Requirements. To be eligible for holiday pay, empioyees must have been compensated for all scheduled hours of their last scheduled workday before the holiday and for their first scheduled workday following the holiday. In neither case shall the holiday be counted as a working day for the purposes of this Section. • 10.4 If Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Presidents' Day falls on a day when school is in session, the employees shall work that day at straight time and another day shall be designated as the holiday. This designated holiday shall be a day determined by agreement between the employee and the supervisor. • 0 i � ARTICLE 11. VACATION , �-� - 2 9 � ��+ 11.1 in each calendar year, each full-time employee shall be granted vacation according to the following schedule: Years of Service First year through 8th year After the 9th year through 15th year After 15 years and thereafter Hours of Vacation Earned Per Annual Hour on Hours Payroll Eamed .0692 144 .0885 1 84 .1077 224 Annual Days Eamed 18 23 28 Calculations are based on 2,080 hours and shall be rounded off to the nearest hour. "Years of Service" means calendar years of service. • • 1 1.2 An employee may carryover into the following year up to one hundred and sixty (160) hours of vacation. 11.3 Upon separation of service, if employee has provided ten (10) calendar day' notice to the Empioyer, any unused, accrued vacation shall be paid at the employee's current rate of pay. If an empioyee has been granted more vacation than the employee has earned up to the time of separation irom service, the employee shall reimburse the District for such unearned vacation at the employee's current rat of pay. If an employee is separated from service by reason of discharge, retirement or death, the employee shall be paid for any unused, accrued vacation earned up to the time of such separation. 1 1.4 Sick Leave Conversio�. If an empioyee has an accumulation of sick leave credits in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days, he/she may convert any part of such excess to vacation at the rate of one-half (1 /2) day's vacation for each day of sick leave credit. No employee may convert more than then (10) days of sick leave in each calendar year under this provision. ARTICLE 12. SICK LEAVE 12.1 Sick Leave. Sick leave shali accumulate at the rate of .0576 of a working hour for each fuli hour on the payroll, excluding overtime. Sick leave accumulation is unlimited. To be eligible for sick leave, the employee must report to his/her supervisor no later than one-half hour past his/her regular scheduled starting time. The granting of sick leave shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 7 ARTICLE 12. SICK LEAVE (continued) 1 2.2 Specified Aliowable Uses of Sick Leave. Any employee who has accumulated sick � leave credits as provided above shall be granted leave with pay, for such period of time as the head of the department deems necessary, on account of sickness o r injury of the employee, quarantine established and declared by the Bureau of Health, death of the employee's mother, father, spouse, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law or other person who is a member of the household; and may be granted leave with pay for such time as is actualiy necessary for office visits to a doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc., or in the case of sudden sickness or disability of a parent or a member of his/her household, making arrangements for the care of such sick or disabled persons up to a maximum of eight (8) hours sick leave. 12.2.1 Funeral Leave. Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits, as provided in the Civil Service Rules, shall be granted one (1) day of such leave to attend the funeral of the employee's grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, sister-in-law or brother-in-law. 12.2.2 Sick Child Care Leave. An employee who has worked for the District for at least twelve (12) consecutive months for an average of twenty ( 2 0) or more hours per week prior to the leave request may use accumulated personal sick leave credits for absences required to care for the employee's ill child. Sick leave for sick child care shall be granted on the same terms as the employee is able to use sick leave for the employee's own illness. This leave shall only be granted pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 181.9413 and shall remain available as provided � in Statute. 12.2.3 Spouse/Dependent Parent Leave. Up to five (5) days of accumulated sick leave may be used in a work year to allow the employee to care f o r and attend to the serious or critical iliness of his/her spouse or dependent parent. These days when used are deductible from sick leave. 1 2.3 E�ibility for Sick Leave. To be eligible for sick leave, the employee must meet the specified uses in 122 and report the need for time off to his/her supervisor no later than one-half hour past his/her regular scheduled starting time. 12.4 The granting of sick leave is subject to additional provisions as provided in Civil Service Rules. ARTICLE 1 3. PARENTAUMATERNITY LEAVE 13.1 Maternity is defined as the physical state of pregnancy of an employee, commencing eight (8) months before the estimated date of childbirth, as determined by a physician, and ending six (6) months after the date of such birth. In the event of an employee's pregnancy, the employee may apply for leave without pay at any time during the period stated above and the Employer may approve such leave at its option, and such leave may be no longer than one (1) year. 13.2 Parental leave shall be granted to employees for the birth or adoption of a child • in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. 0 � , • ARTICLE 1 4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECTION 'I . ACTIVE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE �- r �. 1.1 The Empioyer will continue for the period of this Agreement to provide for active employees such health and life insurance benefits as are provided by Employer at the time of execution of this Agreement. 1.2 Eliaibititv Waiting Period. Three (3) full months of continuous regu{arly appointed service in Independent Schooi District No. 625 will be required before an eligibie employee can receive the District contribution to premium cost for health and life insurance provided herein. 1.3 Full-Time Status. For the purpose of this Article, full-time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll at least thirty-two (32) hours per week o r at ieast sixty-four (64) hours per pay period, exc4uding overtime hours. 1.4 Half-Time Status. For the purpose of this Article, half-time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll at least twenty (20) hours but less than thirty-two (32) hours per week or at least forty (40) hours but less than sixty-four (64) hours per pay period, excluding overtime hours. 1.5 Em�lover Contribution Amount: Full-Time Emplovees. Effective January 1, 1998 and who selects empioyee insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of such coverage or $196.05 per month, whichever is less. For each eligible full-time employee who selects family coverage, the Employer will contribute the cost of such family coverage or $350.00 per month, whichever is less. 1.5.1 Effective January 1, 1999, for each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is employed fulf time and who selects employee insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of such coverage or $205 per month, whichever is less. For each eligible full-time employee who selects family coverage, the Employer w i i l contribute the cost of such family coverage or $375 per month, whichever is less. i u 1.6 Emotover Co�tribution Amount: Half-Time Em�loyees. For each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is empioyed half time, the Employer agrees to contribute fifty percent (50°/a) of the amount contributed for fuil-time employees for the insurance coverages in 1.5, 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9 of this Articie. Part-time empioyees are not eligible for any of the married couple contributions in Subd. 1.7. 1.7 Em�lover Contribution Amount• Married Couples. Effective January 1, 1999, employees who are married to another District employee and who are covered under their spouse's health plan may waive the single or family contribution to health insurance and receive up to $150 per month toward their spouse's family premium. The combination of District contributions cannot exceed the full cost of family coverage and cannot be applied in cases where the spouse is receiving health insurance through the District's cafeteria benefits plan. E'7 ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 1. (continued) 1.8 Life Insurance. Effective January 1, 1996: The District agrees to contribute � a maximum of $15 per month for each eligible employee for life insurance coverage. The amount of life insurance provided under this Subd. 1.7 shall be $50,000. This amount of life insurance shall be reduced to $5,000 upon eariy retirement and shall continue until the early retiree reaches age sixty-five (65), at which time the Employer paid life insurance shall be terminated. 1.9 Dental Insurance. Effective January 1, 1996, the Employer will contribute for each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is employed full-time toward participation in a dental care plan offered by the Employer up to $30 per month for employee coverage. 1.1 0 Flexible Soending Account. It is the intent of the Employer to maintain during the term of this Agreement a plan for medical and child care expense accounts to be available to employees in this bargaining unit who are eligible for Employer-paid premium contribution for health insurance for such expenses, within the established legal regulations and IRS requirements for such accounts. 1.1 1 The contributions indicated in this Article 14 shall be paid to the Employer's group health and welfare plan. 1.12 Any cost of any premium for any Employer-offered employee or family insurance coverage in excess of the dollar amounts stated in this Article 14 shall be paid by the employee through payroll deduction. SECTION 2. RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE AND 7RANSITIONAL BENEFIT • Subd. 1. Benefit Eligibility for Emploveeswho Retire Before Age65. 1.1 Employees hired into District service before January 1. 1996, must have completed the foilowing service eligibility requirements with Independent School District No. 625 prior to retirement in order to be eligible for any payment of any insurance premium contribution by the District after retirement: A. Be receiving pension benefits from PERA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Association or other public employee retiree program at the time of retirement and have severed the empfoyment relationship with Irtdeperident School District 625; B. Must be at least fifty-eight (58) years of age and have completed twenty-five (25) years of service, or; C. The combination of their age and their years of service must equal eighty-five (85) or more, or; D. Must have completed at least thirty (30) years of service, or; E. Must have completed at least twenty (20) consecutive years of service within Independent School District No. 625 immediately preceding retirement. Years of regular service with the City of Saint Paul will continue to be counted toward meeting the service requirement of this Subdivision 1.1 B, C or D, but • not for 1.1 E. 10 � . "�-?9 ARTICLE 1 4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) �' • 1.2 E�loyees hired into District service after January 1. 1996. must have completed twenty (20) years of service with Independent School District No. 625. Time with the City of Saint Paul will not be counted toward this twenty (20)-year requirement. 1.3 Eliaibility requirements for all retirees. A A retiree may not carry his/her spouse as a dependent if such spouse is also an Independent School District No. 625 retiree or Independent School District No.625 employee and eligible for and is enrolled in the Independent Schooi District No. 625 health insurance program, or in any other Empioyer-paid health insurance program. B. Additional dependents beyond those designated to the District at ihe time of retirement may not be added at District expense after retirement. C. The employee must make application through District procedures prior to the date of retirement in order to be eligible for any benefits provided in this Section. Subd.2. Employer Contribution Levels for Empioyees Retiring Before Age65. 2.1 Health Insurance Employer Contribution. • The District wil{ for the period of this Agreement provide employees who meet the eligibility requirements for health insurance in 1.1 or 1.2 above, who retire during the term of this Agreement, and until such employees reach sixty-tive (65) years of age, such health insurance premium contributions up to the same dollar amount as were made by the District for health insurance for singie or family coverage by that carrier, for an employee under this Agreement, i n his/her last month of active employment. In the event new carriers replace those in place at execution of this Agreemeni, the dollar amounts being paid for single or family coverage to the carrier at the employee's date of retirement shall constitute the limit on future contributions. Any employee who is receiving family coverage premium contribution at date of retirement may not later ciaim an increase in the amount of the Employer obligation for single coverage premium contributions to a carrier after deieting family coverage. 2.2 Life Insurance Employer Contribution. The District wil4 provide for early retirees who quality under the conditions of 1.1 or 1.2 above, premium contributions for eligible retirees for $5,000 of life insurance only untii their 65th birthday. No life insurance wiil be provided, or premium contributions paid, for any retiree age sixty-five (65) or over. • 11 ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) Subd.3. Benefit Eligibility for Em�loveesAfter P�ge65. 3.1 3.2 Emolovees hired into the District before Januarr�l. 1996. who retired before age 65 and are receiving benefits per Subd. 2 above are eligible, upon reaching age65, for employer premium contributions for health insurance described in Subd. 4 of this Article. Em�lovees hired into the District before Janua� 1 1 996, who retire at age 65 or older must have completed the service eligibility requirements in Subd. 1 above to receive District contributions toward post-age-65 health insurance premiums. 3.3 Em I�ovees hired on or after January 1 1 996, way any eligibility for Employer-paid health for coverage in retirement at age sixty-five Employees hired on or after January 1, 1996, retiremenf insurance premium confribution Deferred Compensation match in Subd. 5. shall not have or acquire in any insurance premium contribution (65) and over in Subd. 4. shall be eligible for only earlv s as provided in Subd. 2 and Subd. 4. Em I�over Contribution Levels for Em I�ovees After Age 6 5. 4. t Em I�ovees hired into Yhe District before January 1 1996 who retire before January 1. 1 998, and who meet the eligibility requirements in Subdivisions 3.1, 32, or the following requirements of this Subdivision are eligible for premium contributions for a Medicare Supplement health coverage policy selected by the District. This provision 4.1 expires and is null and void after December 31. 1997. A Employees hired before January 1, 1982, must have completed at least nine (9} years of continuous employment with the District. For such employees or early retirees who have not completed at least nine (9) years oi service with the District at the time of their retirement, the Employer will discontinue providing any health insurance contributions upon their retirement or, in the case of early retirees, upon their reaching age 65. B. Employees hired on or after January 1, 1982, must have completed at least twenty (20) years of continuous employment with tfie District. For such employees or early retirees who have not completed at least twerity ( 2 0) years of service with the District at the time of their retirement, the Employer will discontinue providing any health insurance contributions upon their retirement or, in the case of early retirees, upon their reaching age 65. Years of certified civil service time with the City of Saint Paul earned prior to January 1, 1996, will continue to be counted toward meeting the DistricYs service requirement of this Subd. 3. Civil service time worked with City of Saint Paui after January 1, 1996, will be considered a break in District employment. i • � 12 : ,-, ` ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) �'�?� • _ 4.2 Em t�ovees hired into the District before Januar� l. 1996. who retire on o r after January 1. 1998, and who meet the eligibility requirements in Subdivisions 3.1 or 3.2 of this Article are eligible for premium contributions , for a Medicare Supplement health coverage policy selected by the District. Premium contributions for such policy wili not exceed: Coverage Tvpe Medicare Eligible Non-Medicare Eligible Sinale $300 per month $400 per month Familv $400 per month $500 per month At no time shall any payment in any amount be made directly to the retiree. Any premium cost in excess of the maximum contributions specified must be paid directiy and in full by the retiree, or coverage wili be discontinued. • . • Subd.5. Em i�ovees hired after January 1. 1 996, after compietion of three (3) fuli years of consecutive active service in independent School District No. 625, are eligible to participate in an employer matched Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan. Upon reaching eligibility, the District will match up to $500 per year of consecutive active service, up to a cumulative lifetime maximum of $12,500. Part-time employees working half-time or more will be eligible for up to one half (50%) of the available District match. Approved non-compensatory leave shall not be counted in reaching the three (3) full years of consecutive active service, and shall not be considered a break i n service. Time worked in the City of Saint Paul will not be counted toward this three (3)-year requirement. Federal and state rules governing participation in the Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan shall apply. The empioyee, not the District, is solely responsible for determining his/her total maximum ailowable annual contribution amount under IRS regulations. The employee must initiate an application to participate through the DistricYs specified procedures. 13 ARTICLE 15. SEVERANCE PAY • 15.1 The Employer shall provide a severance pay program as set forth in this Article. Payment of severance pay shall be made within the tax year of the retirement. - 15.2 To be eligible for the severance pay program, the employee must meet the following requirements: 15.2.1 The employee must be fifty-five (55) years of age or older or must be eligible for pension under the "Rule of 90" provisions of the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The "Rule of 85° or the °Rule of 90" criteria shall also apply to employees covered by a pubiic pension plan other than PERA. 15.2.2 The employee must be voluntarily separated from School District employment or have been subject to separation by layoff or compulsory retirement. Those employees who are discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency, incompetency or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for this severance pay program. 15.2.3 The employee must file a waiver of re-employment with the Director of Human Resources, which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance pay, the employee waives all claims to reinstatement o r re-employment (of any type) with the City of Saint Paul or with Independent School District No. 625. 15.3 If an employee requests severance pay and if the employee meets the eligibility • requirements set forth above, he or she will be granted severance pay in an amount equal to $100 pay for each day of accrued, unused sick leave, up to one hundred fifty (150) days. 15.4 The maximum amount of money that any employee may obtain through this severance pay program is $15,000. 1 5.5 For the purpose of this severance pay program, a death of an employee shall be considered as separation of employment and, if the employee would have met all of the requirements set forth above at the time of his or her death, payment of the severance pay may be made to the employee's estate or spouse. 15.6 For the purpose of this severance pay program, a transfer from Independent School District No. 625 employment to City of Saint Paul employment is not considered a separation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for this severance program. , • 14 • ARTICLE 16. LEGAL SERVICES µ�Jm�9 ,.{ 16.1 Except in cases of malfeasance in office or willful or wanton neglect of duty, Employer shall defend, save harmless and indemnify employee against any tort ciaim or demand, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of alleged acts or omission occurring in the performance or scope of employee's duties. 16.2 Notwithstanding (16.1), the Employer shall not be responsibie for paying any legal service fee or for providing any legal service arising from any legal action where the employee is the plaintiff. ARTICLE 17. DISCIPLINE 17.1 The Employer wili discipline employees for just cause only. Discipline will be in the form of: 17.11 Written reprimand; 17.12 Suspension; 17.13 Reduction; 17.14 Discharge. • � 17.2 Suspensions, reductions, and discharges will be in written form. 17.3 Employees and the Association will receive copies of written reprimands and notices of suspension and discharge. 1 7.4 Employees may examine all information in their Employer personnel files that concerns work evaluations, commendations and/or discipiinary actions. Files may be examined at reasonable times under the direct supervision of the Employer. 17.5 Preliminary Review. Prior to issuing a discip4inary action of unpaid suspension, demotion, or discharge, the supervisor will make a recommendation to his/her supervisor regarding proposed discipline. That supervisor wiil then schedule a meeting with the employee prior to making a final determination of the proposed discipline. The employee shall have the opportunity to have union representation present and be provided the opportunity to speak on his/her behaif regarding the proposed action. If the employee is unabie to meet with the supervisor, the employee and/or union will be given the opportunity to respond in writing. 1 7.6 M employee to be questioned concerning an investigation of disciplinary action shall have the right to request that an Association Representative be present. 17.7 A grievance relating to this Article shall be processed in accordance with the • grievance procedure of this Agreement in Article 18 and Minnesota Statute § 179A20, Subd. 4. This provision is not intended to abrogate rights of veterans pursuant to statute. 'I 5 'ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 18.1 The Employer shall recognize stewards selected in accordance with Association rules and regulations as the grievance representatives of the bargaining unit. The Association shall notify the Employer in writing of the names of the stewards and of their successors when so named. 18.2 It is recognized and accepted by the Employer and the Association that the processing of grievances as hereinafter provided is limited by the job duties and responsibilities of the employees and shall therefore be accomplished during normal working hours only when consistent with such employee duties and responsibilities. The steward involved and a grieving employee shall suffer no loss in pay when a grievance is processed during working hours, provided the steward and the employee have notified and received the approval of their supervisor to be absent to process a grievance and that such absence would not be detrimental to the work programs of the Employer. 18.3 The procedure established by this Article shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for the processing of grievances, which are defined as an alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 18.4 Grievances shall be resolved in conformance with the following procedure: Step 1. Upon the occurrence of an alleged violation of this Agreement, the employee involved with or without the steward shall attempt to resolve the matter on an informal basis with the employee's supervisor. If the matter is not resolved to the empioyee's satisfaction by the informal discussion, it may be reduced to writing and referred to Step 2 by the Association. The written grievance shall set forth the nature of the grievance, the facts on which it is based, the aileged section(s) of the Agreement violated, and relief requested. Any alleged violation of the Agreement not reduced to writing by the Association within ten ( 1 0) workdays of the first occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance, shall be considered waived. Steo 2. Within ten (10) workdays after receiving the written grievance, a designated Employer supervisor shall meet with the Association steward and attempt to resolve the grievance, If, as a result of this meeting, the grievance remains unresolved, the Employer shall reply in writing to the Association within five (5) workdays following this meeting. The Association may refer the grievance in writing to Step 3 within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Employer's written answer. Any grievance not referred in writing by the Association within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Employer's answer shall be considered waived. � • . 16 � ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (continued): .� Steo 3. Within ten (10) workdays following receipt of a grievance referred from Step 2, a designated Empioyer supervisor shail meet with the Association's representative or his designated representative, the Employee, and the Steward, and attempt to resolve the grievance. Within ten (10) workdays following this meeting, the Employer shali reply in writing to the Association stating the Employer's answer concerning the grievance. If, as a result of the written response, the grievance remains unresolved, the Association may refer the grievance to Step 4. Any grievance not referred in writing by the Association to grievance mediation or Step 4 within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Empioyer's answer shall be considered waived. The Empioyer within ten (10) working days of receipt of the request for review at Step 4 may refer the grievance to grievance mediation or allow the grievance to proceed to Step 4. � « • Steo 4. If the grievance remains unresolved after the Step 3 response and/or grievance mediation, the Association may within ten (10) workdays after the response of the Employer or conclusion of inediation, request arbitration of the grievance. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by an arbitrator to be selected by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Association within ten (10) workdays after notice has been given. If the parties fail to mutually agree upon an arbitrator within the said ten (10)-day period, either party may request the Bureau of Mediation Services to submit a panel of five (5) arbitrators. Both the Employer and the Association shall have the right to strike two (2) names from the panel. The Association shail strike the first (1st) name; the Employer shall then strike one (1) name. The process will be repeated and the remaining person shall be the arbitrator. 18.5 The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nuilify, ignore, add to or subtract from the provisions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue submitted in writing by the Employer and the Association, and shali have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days following close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be based solely on the arbitrator's interpretation or appiication of the express terms of this Agreement and to the facts of the grievance presented. The decision of the arbitrator shali be final and binding on the Employer, Yhe Association, and the employees. 18.6 The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally by the Employer and the Association, provided that each party shall be responsible for compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the record. 17 ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (continued): 18.7 The time limits in each step of this procedure may be extended by mutual � agreement of the Employer and the Association. 18.8 It is understood by the Association and the Empioyer that if an issue is determined by this grievance procedure, it shall not again be submitted for determination i n another forum. If an issue is determined by any other forum, it shall not again be submitted for arbitration under this grievance procedure. ARTICLE 19. NON-DISCRIMINATION 19.1 The terms and conditions of this Agreement will be applied to employees equally without regard to or discrimination for or against any individual because of race, color, creed, sex, age, or because of inembership or non-membership in the Association. 19.2 Employees will perform their duties and responsibilities in a non-discriminatory manner as such duties and responsibilities involve other employees and the general public. ARTICLE 20. WORK STOPPAGE 20.1 The Association and the Employer agree that there shall be no strikes, work • stoppages, slow-downs, sit-down, stay-in or other concerted interference with the Employer's business or affairs by any of said Association and/or members thereof, and there shall be no bannering during existence of this Agreement without first using ali possible means of peaceful settlement of any controversy which may arise. Employees engaging in same shali be liable for disciplinary action. ARTICLE 21. MILEAGE 21 .1 Employees of the School District under policy adopted by the Board of Education may be reimbursed for the use of their automobiles for school business. To be eligible for such reimbursement, employees must receive authorization from the District Mileage Committee utilizing the foliowing plan: PLAN " A". Effective with the adoption of this Agreement, is reimbursed at the current Board approved rate or 3i� per mile whichever is greater. in addition, a maximum amount which can be paid per month is established by an estimate furnished by the employee and the employee's supervisor. Another consideration for estabiishing the maximum amount can be the experience of another working in the same or similar position. Under this plan, it is necessary for the empioyee to keep a record of � each trip made. 18 ' `�� 2 9 r - , • ARTICLE 22. SAVING CLAUSE 22.1 This Agreement is subject to the laws of the United States, the State of Minnesota. In the event any provisions of this Agreement shail be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction from whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken within the time provided, such provisions shali be voided. Ali other provisions shaii continue in fuli force and effect. The voided provision may be renegotiated at the written request of either party. All other provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. ARTICLE 23. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE 23.1 Except as herein provided, this Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 1998, and shali continue in full force and effect through December 31, 1999, and thereafter until modified or amended by mutual agreement of the parties. Either party desiring to amend or modify this Agreement shall notify the other in writing so as to comply with the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. 23.2 This constitutes a tentative agreement between the parties which will be recommended by the Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager, but is subject to the • approval of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625 and is aiso subject to ratification by the Association. W ITN ESSES: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. Chair, Board of Education Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager Negotiations/tabor Relations Assistant Manager • Date President, P.E.A. Negotiator, P.E.A. 'I 9 APPENDIX A TITLES AND SALARIES PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. Old Step 7 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years � New Step New Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grade 3 Library Specialist Public Information Specialist I 13-98 1,169.01 1,228.14 1,288.39 1,354.40 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,505.64 7,535.75 t-2-99 1,186.55 1, 246.56 1, 307.71 1, 374.72 1, 442.83 1, 486.65 1, 528 22 1, 580.29 Grade 5 Graphic Artist I Management Assistant I 1-3-98 1,239.52 1,304.32 7,368.01 1,43625 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,596.60 1,628.53 1-2-99 1,258.12 1,323.89 1,358.53 1,457.79 1,529.36 1,575.54 1,620.55 7,675.76 Grade 7 Accountant I Librarian i Public Information Specialist II Research Analyst I 1-3-98 1,316.88 1,381.65 1,452.18 1,525.00 1,600.02 7,647.76 1,695.54 7,729.45 1-2-99 1,336.63 1,402.37 1,473.96 1,547.87 1,624.02 1,672.48 1,720.97 7,779.60 Grade 8 Assistant Food Production Manager 7-4-98 1,356.64 1,423.77 1,493.11 1, 569.32 1, 647.68 1, 697.81 1,746.69 1,787 .63 1-2-99 1,376.99 1,445.7 2 1,515.51 7,592.86 1,672.40 1,72328 1,772.89 1,833.30 Grade 9 Landscape Architect Management Assistant II 7 3-98 1,396.44 1,465.86 1,539.72 1,617.09 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,797.88 1,833.84 1-2-99 1,417.38 1,487.55 7,562.82 1,641.35 1,72328 1,772.89 1,824.85 1,887.02 Grade 10 Contract Coordinator Graphic Artist II� Research Analyst II Staffing Specialist Training Specialist 13-98 1,43625 7,509.02 1-2-99 1,45�.79 1, 531.66 1,58523 1,664.87 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,853.60 1,890.67 1, 609.00 1, 689.79 1, 772.89 1.827.16 1.881.41 1.945.50 This title in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. • • • ♦ 20 � APPENDIX A (continued) TITLES AND SALARIES PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. ���,�� r � Old Siep 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 70 Years 15 Years � New Step , New Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grade 11 Accountant II Architect i 7-3-98 l,481.74 1,555.66 1,632.98 1,716.03 1,800.7 5 1,850.18 1,909.33 1,947.52 1-2-99 1,503.97 1,579.00 1,657.47 1,741.77 1,827.16 1,877.93 1.937.97 2.004.00 Grade 12 EDP Systems Analyst 1 Environmental Safety Specialist Food Production Manager Food Service Manager Human Rights Investigator Value Analyst I 13-98 1,526.07 1,601.16 1,681.90 7,766.06 1,853.60 1,911.60 1,966.22 2,005.54 1-2-99 1.548.96 1,625.18 1,707.7 3 1,792.55 1,881.41 1,94027 1,995.71 2,063.70 Grade 13 • Landscape Architect II Librarian II Management Assistant III 7 -3-98 1,571.61 1,65120 7 -2-99 1,595.18 1,675.97 • 1,730.78 1,818.34 1,911.60 1,967.33 2,023.03 2,063.49 1,756.74 1,845.62 1,940.27 1.996.84 2,053.38 2,123.33 Grade 74 Human Resource Specialist Ombudsperson Research Analyst III 13-98 7,618.79 1,698.97 1,785.38 1,872.95 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,085.63 2,127.34 7-2-99 1,642.46 1,724.46 1,812.16 1,901.05 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,116.91 2,189.04 Grade 75 Accountant III Architect II Maintenance and Capital Improvement Planner 1-3-98 7.667.12 1,749A2 1,837.70 1,928.66 1-2-99 7,692.12 1,775.25 1,865.26 1,957.59 2,025.32 2.087.87 2,14929 2,192.28 2,055.70 2,179.79 2,187.53 2,255.85 2'I APPENDIX A (continued) TITLES AND SALARIES • PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. Old Step t Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 70 Years 75 Years � New Step New Step � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 t Grade 76 EDP Systems Analyst II Network Specialist Value Analyst il 1-3-98 1.71720 1,803.60 7,893.41 1.987.78 2,OS7.87 2,14929 2,211.8t 2,256.05 1-2-99 1,742.96 7,830.65 1,921.81 2,077.60 2,179.19 2,181.53 2,244.99 2,321.47 Grade 18 Landscape Architect III 1-3-98 1,820.63 1,913.85 2,008.28 2,110.61 2,21520 2,252.32 2,346.01 2,392.93 1-2-99 1,847.94 1,942.56 2,038.41 2,142.27 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,38120 2,462.32 Grade 20 Architect III EDP Systems Analyst III Mechanical Engineer III t-3-98 1,93320 2,029.88 2,131.08 2,237.97 2.349.44 2,478.80 2,490.43 2,540.24 1-2-99 1,96220 2,060.33 2,163.05 2,271.54 2,384.68 2,455.08 2,527.78 2,613.90 Grade 26 UNIX Administrator 13-98 2,309.60 2,421.05 2,545.04 2,672.38 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,972.59 3,032.04 7-2-99 2.34424 2.457.37 2.583.21 2,712.46 2,847.49 2,932.92 3.017.18 3.119.97 Grade 35 Database Administrator (Oracle) 73-98 3,011.24 3,163.67 3,319.45 3,485.50 3,659.46 3,770.88 3,880.06 3,957.66 7-2-99 3,056.41 3,211.13 3,36924 3,537.78 3,714.35 3,827.44 3,93826 4,072.43 * This title in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. • f�X: � `�- �9 ���+ � • APPENDIX B TITLES AND GRADES PROPESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. � r � • Grades Grade 7 Grade 11 Grade 15 Grade 11 Grade 15 Grade 20 Grade 8 Grade 12 Grade 16 Grade 20 Grade 12 Grade 12 Grade 12 Grade 5 Grade 70 Grade 9 Grade 13 Grade 18 Grade 7 Grade 13 Grade 3 Grade 15 Grade 5 Grade 9 Grade 13 Grade 20 Grade 16 Grade 3 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 10 Grade 14 Grade 10 Grade 12 Grade 16 Grades Grade 10 Grade 35 Grade 12 Grade 14 Grade 14 Grade 10 Grade 26 Classified Titles Accountant I Accountant 11 Accountant III Architect I Architect II Architect III Assistant Food Production Manager EDP Systems Analyst I EDP Systems Analyst II EDP Systems Analyst III Environmental Safety Specialist Food Production Manager Food Service Manager Graphic Artist I Graphic Artist II' Landscape Architect Landscape Architect II Landscape Architect III Librarian I Librarian II Library Specialist Maintenance and Capital Improvement Planner Management Assistant I Management Assistant II Management Assistant III Mechanical Engineer III' Neiwork Specialist Public Information Specialist I Public Information Specialist II Research Analyst I Research Analyst II Research Analyst Iil Training Specialist Value Analyst I Value Analyst II Unclassified Titles Contract Coordinator Database Administrator (Oracle) Human Rights Investigator Human Resource Specialist Ombudsperson Staffing Specialist UNIX Administrator * This tiile in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. Titles designated as Civil Service Unclassified are not covered by the provisions of Civil Service Rules or any related rules covering employment in classified service positions unless specifically stated in this Agreement. 23 APPENDIX C •r 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2s 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 � 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 STANDARD RANGES, JANUARY 3, 1998 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years � New Step 1,103.09 1,136.05 1,169.01 7,20425 1,239.52 1,278.1 S 1,316.88 1,356.64 1,396.44 1,43625 1,481.74 1,526.07 1,571.61 1,618.19 1,667.12 1,7V20 1,769.45 1,820.63 1,875.20 1,93320 1,990.09 2,050.36 2,11321 2,174.30 2,241.39 2,309.60 2,376.69 2,448.37 2,522.26 2,598.44 2,675.78 2,754.26 2,83727 2,922.56 3,01124 3,101.08 3,194.34 3,291.01 3,388.91 3,491.16 3,594.64 3,703.78 3,813.01 3,927.81 4,04721 1,156.50 1,191.75 1,228.14 1,263.41 1,304.32 1,343.02 1,381.65 7,423.77 1,465.86 1,509.02 1,555.66 1,601.16 1,651.20 1,698.97 1,749.02 1,803.60 1,855.69 1,913.85 1,969.58 2,029.88 2,090.15 2,152.67 2,217.52 2,284.55 2,352.84 2,421.05 2,496.10 2,571.20 2,647.37 2,726.98 2,809.94 2,894.11 2,980.56 3,070.39 3,163.67 3,255.78 3,353.54 3,454.76 3,55827 3,666.29 3,775.44 3,886.88 4,005.16 4,124.56 4,248.48 1,214.51 1,252.06 1,288.39 1,328.25 1,368.07 1,410.12 1,452.18 1,493.11 1,539.72 1,58523 1,632.98 1,681.90 1,73078 1,785.38 1,837.70 1,893.41 1,947.98 2,008.28 2,068.51 2, 7 31.08 2,194.79 2,260.72 2,327.07 2,398.32 2,asa.�s 2,545.04 2,620.05 2,700.82 2,77926 2.86227 2,949.86 3,038.55 3,129.53 3,223.87 3,319.45 3,419.50 3,520.72 3,627.60 3,735.65 3,849.35 3,963.06 4.081.34 4,204.17 4,331.54 4,460.04 1,277.07 1,313.43 1,354.40 1,395.33 1,436.25 1,479.48 1,525.00 1,569.32 1,617.09 1,664.81 1,716.03 1,766.06 1,818.34 1,872.95 1,928.66 1,987.78 2,046.91 2,110.61 2,172.04 2,237.97 2,30620 2,37327 2,446.07 2,517.70 2,592.80 2,672.38 2,751.98 2,832.73 2,920.26 3,006.72 3,096.55 3,190.93 3,287.56 3,384.27 3,485.50 3,59124 3,698.09 3,808.43 3,924.43 4,03927 4,160.94 4,284.91 4,414.55 4,548.75 4,682.59 1,338.45 1,380.58 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,600.02 1,647.68 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,853.60 7 ,911.60 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,087.87 2,149.29 2,21520 2,282.32 2,349.44 2,418.80 2,491.55 2,566.63 2,645.11 2,722.41 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,974.85 3,065.84 3,156.82 3,251.19 3,349.00 3,45022 3,553.70 3,659.46 3,769.74 3,882.35 3,999.49 4,120.00 4,243.97 4,369.08 4,499.84 4,636.28 4,775.02 4,917.15 1,380.58 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,600.02 1,647.76 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,850.18 1,911.60 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,087.87 2,14929 2,21520 2,282.32 2,347.72 2,418.80 2,491.55 2,566.63 2,645.11 2,722.41 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,974.85 3,065.84 3,156.82 3,248.90 3,349.00 3,45022 3,553.70 3,659.46 3,770.88 3,882.35 3,999.49 4,120.00 4,241.69 4,378.18 4,507.77 4,643.10 4,782.99 4,926.26 5,072.99 1,41920 1,463.55 1,505.64 1,55226 1,596.60 1,645.48 1,695.54 1,746.69 1,797.88 1,853.60 1,909.33 1,96622 2,023.03 2,085.63 2,149.29 2,211.81 2,28123 2,346.01 2,417.63 2,490.43 2,565.47 2,641.64 2,722.41 2,800.89 2,886.21 2,972.59 3,062.41 3,154.54 3,248.90 3,347.88 3,44628 3,549.16 3,657.17 3,768.63 3,880.06 3,994.88 4,115.45 4,238.24 4,366.77 4,497.55 4,630.61 4,770.47 4,913.76 5,061.57 5,212.83 1,447.59 1,492.82 1,535.75 1,583.30 1,628.53 1,678.39 1,729.45 1,781.63 1,833.84 1,890.67 1,947.52 2,005.54 2,063.49 2.127.34 2.192.28 2,256.05 2,326.85 2,392.93 2,465.98 2,54024 2,616.78 2,694.48 2.776.86 2,856.91 2,943.93 3,032.04 3,123.66 3,217.63 3,313.88 3,474.83 3,515.21 3,620.14 3,730.31 3,844.01 3,957.66 4,074.78 4,197.76 4,323.01 4,454.10 4,587.50 4,72322 4,865.88 5,012.04 5,162.81 5,317.09 • C J u 24 • � ❑ • APPENDIX C •. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 (continued) STANDARD RANGES, JANUARY 2, 1999 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 1.119.64 1.173.85 1,153.09 1,186.55 1,222.32 1,258.12 1,297.35 1,336.63 1,376.99 1,417.38 1,457.79 1,503.97 1,548.96 1,595.1 S 1,642.46 1,692.12 1,742.96 1,795.99 1,847.94 1,903.32 1,962.20 2,019.95 2,081.12 2,144.91 2,206.91 2,275.01 2,34424 2,412.34 2,485.10 2,560.10 2,637.41 2,715.92 2,795.57 2,879.83 2,966.39 3,056.41 3,147.60 3,24225 3,340.38 3,439.75 3,543.52 3,648.56 3,759.34 3,87021 3,986.73 4,107.92 1,209.63 1,246.56 1,282.36 1,323.89 1,363.16 1,402.37 1,445.12 1,487.85 1,531.66 1,579.00 1,625.18 1,675.97 1,724.46 1,775.25 1,830.65 1,883.72 1,942.56 1,999.12 2,060.33 2,121.51 2,184.96 2,250.78 2,318.82 2,388.13 2,457.37 2,533.55 2,609.77 2,687.08 2,767.88 2,852.09 2,937.53 3,025.27 3,116.45 3,211.13 3,304.61 3,403.85 3,506.58 3,611.64 3,721.28 3,832.07 3,945.19 4,06523 4,186.43 4,312.21 1,232.73 1,270.84 1,307.71 1,348.17 1,388.53 1,43127 1,473.96 1,515.51 1,562.82 1,609.00 1,657.47 1,707.13 1,756.74 1,812.16 1,865.26 1,921.81 1,977.20 2,038.41 2,099.54 2,163.05 2,227.71 2,294.63 2,361.98 2,434.29 2,505.83 2,583.21 2,659.35 2,741.33 2,820.95 2,905.20 2,994.10 3,084.13 3,176.47 3,272.23 3,369.24 3,470.79 3,573.53 3,682.01 3,791.68 3,907.09 4,022.50 4,142.56 4,267.23 4,396.51 4,526.94 1,29623 1,333.14 1,37472 1,41625 1,457.79 1,501.67 1,547.87 1,592.86 1,641.35 1,689.79 1,741.77 1,792.55 1,845.62 1,901.05 1,957.59 2,017.60 2,077.61 2,142.27 2,204.62 2,271.54 2,340.80 2,408.87 2,482.76 2,555.46 2,631.69 2,712.46 2,793.26 2,875.22 2,964.07 3,051.82 3,143.00 3,238.80 3,336.87 3,435.03 3,537.78 3,645.11 3,753.57 3,865.55 3,98329 4,099.86 4,223.35 4,349.19 4,480.77 4,616.98 4,752.83 1,358.53 1,401.29 1,442.83 1,486.65 1,529.36 1,575.54 1,624.02 1,672.40 1,72328 1,772.89 1,827.16 1,881.41 1,940.27 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,119.19 2,181.53 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,384.68 2,455.08 2,528.92 2,605.13 2,684.79 2,763.25 2,847.49 2,932.92 3,019.48 3,111.83 3,204.17 3,299.96 3,399.23 3,501.97 3,607.00 3,714.35 3,826.29 3,940.58 4,059.48 4,181.80 4,307.63 4,434.61 4,567.34 4,705.83 4,846.64 4,990.91 25 � . = =�-29 9 10 Years 15 Years � New Step � � o 1,40129 1,442.83 1,486.65 1,523.36 1,575.54 1,624.02 1,672.48 1,72328 1,772.89 1.827.16 1,877.93 1,940.27 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,119.19 2,181.53 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,382.33 2,455.08 2,528.92 2,605.13 2,684.79 2,763.25 2,847.49 2,932.92 3,019.48 3,111.83 3,204.17 3,297.63 3,39923 3,501.97 3,607.00 3,714.35 3,827.44 3,940.58 4,059.48 4,181.80 4,305.31 4,443.85 4,575.39 4,712.75 4,854.73 5,000.16 5,149.08 1,440.49 1,485.50 1,52822 1,575.54 1,620.55 1,670.16 1,720.97 1,772.89 1,824.85 1,881.41 1,937.97 1.995.71 2,053.38 2,116.91 2,181.53 2,244.99 2,315.44 2,381.20 2,453.89 2,527.78 2,603.95 2,681.27 2,763.25 2,842.90 2,929.50 3,017.18 3,108.35 3,201.86 3,297.63 3,398.10 3,497.98 3,602.40 3,712.03 3,825.16 3,938.26 4,054.81 4,177.18 4,301.82 4,432.27 4,565.01 4,700.07 4,842.03 4,987.47 5,137.50 5,291.02 1,489.57 1,536.11 1,58029 1,62922 1,67576 t,727.06 1,779.60 1,833.30 1,887.02 1,945.50 2,004.00 2,063.70 2,123.33 2,189.04 2,255.85 2,321.47 2,394.33 2,462.32 2,537.49 2,613.90 2, 692.67 2,772.62 2, 857.39 2, 939.76 3, 029.30 3,119.97 3,21425 3,310.95 3,409.98 3, 513.87 3,617.15 3,725.13 3, 838.49 3,955.48 4,072.43 4,192.95 4, 319.49 4,448.37 4,583.27 4,720.54 4,860.19 5,006.99 5,157.39 5,312.53 5,47128 •u,17�3 c Child Care Leave .................................... 8 D Dentai Insurance .................................1 0 Discipiine ............................................i 5 F Fair Share Fee .......................................2 Flexible Spending Account ...................1 0 Funeral Leave ........................................8 G Grievance Procedure ....................16-18 H Health Insurance ...................................9 Holidays ................................................. 6 Hours Of Work .......................................2 L Legal Services .....................................1 5 Life Insurance .....................................10 M Membership Dues ..................................2 Mileage................................................1 8 N N on-Discrimination ............................1 8 0 Overti m e ................................................ 2 P Parental/Maternity Leave ....................8 Probationary Period ............................. 3 R Retirement Health Insurance ..............1 0 S Salaries ........................................2 0 - 2 2 Seniority ............................................... 4 Severance Pay .....................................1 4 Sick Leave ..........................................7 - 8 Sick Leave Conversion ...........................7 Spouse/Dependent Parent Leave ........... 8 Standard Ranges ............................2 4- 2 5 Step Progression ...................................5 T Titles And Grades .................................2 3 V Vacation ................................................. 7 W Wages..................................................... 5 Work Stoppage .....................................1 8 Working Out Of Classification ...............4 � • � s 26 • Council Fffe # 1�' e t ORiGINAL Presented Referred To Committee Date RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves and ratifies the attached January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 Employment Agreement between the Independent School Disirict No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools, and Professional Empioyees Association, Inc., Representing 4 Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees. Requested by Departrnent of: Office of Labor Relations By: � F- , Adopted by Council: Date ° ! Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: ���� . ^�-�� Approved by Mayorc� te � �QiI�C ��J � � � By: _3vUGGK �YW�-�'GCQf� RESOLUTION . CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Green Sheet # 62415 �� Form Ap oved by Ci Attomey B ��� � �ti�I�Q DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL: DATE INITIATED GREEN SHEET 1vo.: 62415 �/ LABOR RELATTONS 12/28/98 {�' CONTACI' PERSON & PAONE: NLIE KRAUS 266-6513 MUSI' BE ON COUNCII. AGENDA BY (DA1'E� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE � INIIWJDATE ATfIALDAl ASSIGN 1 DEPARTMENT DIR. � 4 CR'Y CAUNCIL NUMBER 2 CITY ATIORNEY � C1TY CLERK FOR BUDGEI DIR. FIN. & MGT. SERVICE DIR ROUTING 3 MAYOR (OR ASS2.) � ORD. `a? , --� (CIdP ALL LO(:ATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ncnox xEQUESren: This resolution approves the attached January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 Employment Agreement between the Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schoois, and Professional Employees Association, Inc., Representing Classi&ed and UncIassified Professionai Employees. RECOMIvfINDA1TONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) _PLANNING COMIvIISSION _CIVIL SERVICE COMMIISSION M _CIB CAM[�9TfEE STAFF DISIRICT COURT SUPPOR'IS N'HICH COUNCIL OB7ECTIVE? PERSONAI, SERVICE CONTRACI'S MiJST ANSR'ER TfIE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Has this persodfum ever worked under a contrac[ for ihis department? Ya No 2. Has this peisoNfvm ever been a city amployee? Yes No 3. Does this person/fum possas a skill not notmally possessed by arry current city Yes No Ezplain ail yes answers on sepante sheet and attach to greeo s6eet INl'LIA1'ING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORI'IJNI1'N (Who, What, W6en, Wherq Why): ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED: This Agreement pertains to Boazd of Education employees only. DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACiTON: Fl1NDING SOURCE: ; � FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAQ� M� �,>m�fik� r;;.^�.a�r � �� E�.��,a:_.. �_ , .., � . . D���d199� COST/REVENUE BUDGETED: ACI7VITY NUMBER: DEC 3 �iAYOR'S OFFICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 BOARD OF EDUCATION SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS DATE: August 18, 1998 q q -z TOPIC: Approval of Employment Agreement Between Independent School District No. 625, Saint Paul Public Schools and Professional Employees Association, Inc., Representing Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees A. PERTINENT FACTS: 1. New Agreement is for a two-year period from January 1, 1998, through December 3'I, 1999. 2. Contract changes are as follows: Waaes: Effective January 3, 1998, increase wages an average of 2.5%. Effective January 2, 1999, increase wages an average of 2.4%. Restructured step schedule from a civil service format to a straight eight-year schedule, removing the beginning step and adding a new top step. Insurance: The insurance premium contributions by the District are increased from the current insurance caps of $190 for single coverage and $325 for family coverage will increase as follows: Sinple Familv Effective January 1, 1998 $196.05 $350.00 Effective January 1, 1999 $205.00 $375.00 Effective January 1, 1999, employees who are married to another District employee and who are covered under their spouse's health plan may waive the Single or Family contribution to health insurance and receive up to $150 per month toward their spouse's family premium. Retiree Health Insurance: Language revised, removing options that created a tvc liability for employees. Holidavs: The Columbus Day holiday is deleted and replaced with the Day After Thanksgiving. Veterans Day and two floating holidays are converted to vacation days. The eligibility language is revised. These changes streamline the leave system by aligning the leave system with the organizational calendar and reducing payroll processing time. Severance Pav: Employees who retire and meet eligibility requirements will receive $�00 per day for unused, accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of $15,000. This replaces all previous severance pay plans. Sick Leave: Employees may use up to five sick days to care for and attend to the serious or critical illness of his/her spouse or dependent parent. 3. The District has 18 FTE's in this bargaining unit. 4. This request is submitted by Susan Gutbrod, Negotiations/Labor Richard Kreyer, Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager; and Lois Director, Fiscal Affairs and Operations. B. RECOMMENDATION: Relations Assistant Manager; M. Rockney, Interim Executive That the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625 approve and adopt the Agreement concerning the terms and conditions of employment for Classified and Unclassified Professional Employees in this school district; duration of said Agreement is for the period of January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1999. ,��� , , � � , 1998 -1999 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 � ;►• PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999 � Saint Paul Public Schools L/ F E L O N G L E A R N/ N C C "i � �' Sainf Paul Public Schools L! F E L O N G L E.I R N/ N G SAIfVT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 Board of Education Mary Thornton Phillips - Chair Greg Filice - Vice Chair Gilbert de la O- Clerk Neal Thao - Treasurer Administration William A. Larson - Maureen A. Flanagan - (Vacant) Lois M. Rockney Cy R. Yusten Tom Conlon - Director Becky Montgomery - Director AI Oertwig - Director Interim Superintendent of Schools Executive Assistant Superintendent of Schools Interim Assistant Superintendent Accountability, Techrtology and Support Services Interim Executive Director Fiscal Affairs and Operations Assistant Superintendent Teaching and Leaming • • • � TABLE OF CONTENTS � r-29 • . � • ARTICLE TITLE Article 1. Article 2. Article 3. Article 4. Article 5. Article 6. Article 7. Article 8. Article 9. Article 10. Article 11. Article 12. Article 13. Article 14. Article 15. Article 16. Article 17. Article 18. Article 19. Article 20. Article 21. Article 22. Article 23. PAGE Preamble.................................................................................................... i v Recognition ..................................................................................................1 Management ......................................................................................1 Maintenance of Standards ............................................................................ i Check Off and Service Fee ............................................................................ 2 Hours of Work and Overtime .......................................................................2 Pro bation ..................................................................................................... 3 Seniority ..................................................................................................... 4 Working Out of Classification .....................................................................4 Wages ........................................................................................................... 5 Holidays ....................................................................................................... 6 Vacation....................................................................................................... 7 SickLeave .................................................................................................... 7 Parental/Maternity Leave .......................................................................... 8 Employee Benefits .......................................................................................9 Severance ...........................................................................................1 4 LegaiServices ...........................................................................................1 5 Discipline ..................................................................................................1 5 Grievance Procedure .................................................................................i 6 Non-Discrimination ..................................................................................1 8 Work Stoppage ............................................°------............°-°-°.........-�---..... t 8 Mileage ......................................................................................................1 8 Saving Clause .............................................................................................1 9 Duration and Effective Date .......................................................................1 9 Appendix A: Titles and Salary .................................................................2 0 Appendix B: Titles and Grades .................................................................2 3 Appendix C: Standard Ranges ..................................................................2 4 Index ..........................................................................................................2 6 � PREAMBLE This Agreement hereinafter referred to Employees Association, purpose of fostering and Association in order that the School District. s entered into between Independent School District No. 625, as the "Employer� and the City of Saint Paul Professional Inc., hereinafter referred to as the °Association," for the promoting harmonious relations between the Employer and the a high level of public service can be provided to the citizens i n This Agreement attempts to accomplish this purpose by providing a fuller arxi more complete understanding on the part of both the Employer and the Association of their respective rights and responsibilities. The provisions of this Agreement shall not abrogate the the Employer, the Association, or the employees as established the Public Empioyment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. rights and/or duties of under the provisions of � • � IV � 1.1 The Employer recognizes the Association Classified Professional Employees Group, Bureau of Mediation Services, dated May This unit consists of the following: ARTICLE 1. RECOGNITION ,�-�0� �` as the exclusive representative for the as certified by the State of Minnesota 1i, 1988, C�e No. 88-PR-2632. All ciassified professional employees of Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, Minnesota, who are public employees within the meaning of Minnesota Statute. § 179.03, Subd. 14, excluding supervisory, confidential, and ali other employees. 1.2 The rights and benefits of provisional employees shall be govemed by the Civii Service Rules unless such rights and benefits are specifically amended as to provisional employees by this contract. ARTICLE 2. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 3.1 The Association recognizes the right of the Employer to operate and manage its • affairs in all respects in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of appropriate authorities. The rights and authority which the Employer has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by this Agreement are retained by the Employer. • 3.2 A pubiic employer is not required to meet and negotiate on matters of inherent managerial policy, which include, but are not limited to, such areas of discretion or policy as the functions and programs of the Employer, its overall budget, utilization of technology, and organizational structure and selection and direction and number of personnel. ARTICLE 3. MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS 3.1 The parties agree that all conditions of employment relating to wages, hours of work, vacations, and all other general working conditions except as modified by this Agreement shail be maintained at not less than the highest minimum standard as set forth in the Civii Service Rules of the City of Saint Paul (Resolution No. 3250), and the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation at the time of the signing of this Agreement, and the conditions of empioyment shall be improved wherever specific provisions for improvement are made elsewhere i n this Agreement. ARTICLE 4. CHECK OFF AND SERVICE FEE 4.1 The Employer agrees to deduct the Association membership initiation fee assessments and once each month dues from the pay of those employees who individually request in writing that such deductions be made. The amounts to be deducted shall be certified to the Empioyer by a representative of the Association and the aggregate deductions of all employees shail be remitted together with an itemized statement to the representative by the first of the succeeding month after such deductions are made or as soon thereafter as is possibie. 4.2 Any present or future employee who is not an Association member shall be required to contribute a fair share fee for services rendered by the Association. Upon notification by the Association, the Employer shall check off said fee from the earnings of the employee and transmit the same to the Association. In no instance shall the fair share fee exceed eighty-five (85) percent of the membership dues. It is also understood that in the event the Employer shall make an improper fair share deduction from the earnings of an employee, the Association shall be obligated to make the Employer whole to the extent that the Empioyer shall be required to reimburse such employee for any amount improperiy witfiheld. This provision shatl remain operative only so long � specifically provided by Minnesota iaw, and as otherwise legal. 4.3 The Association agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Empioyer as a result of any action taken or not taken by the Employer under ihe provisions of this Article. 4.4 The Association agrees that a service fee of fifty cents (50¢) per member, per month shall be deducted by the Employer from the amount withheid for dues o r fair share prior to remittance of dues or fair share to the Association. ARTICLE 5. HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME 5.1 The normal hours of work tor the employee shall be a minimum of seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period and thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in a seven (7)-day period. For employees on a shift basis this shall be construed to mean a minimum average of thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours a week. 5.2 Employees who work more than seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period or more than thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in any seven (7)-day period shall not receive pay for such additional work except as in 6.4 below. 5.3 It is understood by the parties that Section 28H - Overtime Compensation of Resolution No. 3250 shall not apply to this unit. 5.4 In unusual circumstances a department head may grant employees who work more ihan seven and three-fourths (7 3/4) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period or more than thirty-eight and three-fourths (38 3/4) hours in any particular seven (7)-day period compensatory time or pay on a straight time basis for the extra hours worked. The method of this compensation shall be determined solely by the Employer. � C J u � ARTICLE 6. PROBATION � - = =-?9 6.1 The probationary period shaii be one (1) year for all original and promotion appointees and employees who have been transferred at their own request o r reinstated after resigning in the Professional Employees unit. in the case of a one (1)-year probation, the employee's progress report shall be submitted to the Human Resources Director at the end of the fourth (4th) and eighth (8th) month of employment. Unless the head of the department where the employee is empioyed at the end of his/her probationary period shall, during the last month of the employee's probation, certify that the services of such probationer during the probationary period were unsatisfactory, the employment of such probationer shall continue, and the probationer shall be deemed to have satisfactorily completed the probationary period. If the probationer's service has been certified as unsatisfactory by the head of the department in which the empioyee is employed, the empioyment of such probationer shall terminate at the end of the probationary period. If the probationer is entitled to veteran's preference i n accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitied to a hearing as required by said Act and in accordance with Section 16 of Civil Service Rules. �I u 6.2 Time served on probation, whether continuous or not, shall be charged to the period of probation. 6.3 If any probationer on fair test shall be found incompetent or unqualified to perform the duties of the portion to which he/she has been certified o r transferred, the appointing officer shalt report such fact in writing to the Human Resources Office and may, for reasons specifically stated in writing and filed with the Human Resources Office, discharge, reduce, or in the case of a transferee, return to the former position of said probationer at any time during the probationary period; except that if the probationer is entitled to veterans' preference in accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitied to a hearing as required by said Act and i n accordance with Section 16 of the Civil Service Rules. 6.4 If a promotional or a transferee probationer is found unsatisfactory because he/she is incompetent or unqualified to pertorm the duties of the certified o r transferred position, the probationer shall be reinstated to his/her former position or to a position to which the employee might have been transferred prior to such promotion; except that if the probationer is entitled to veterans' preference in accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of the State of Minnesota, he/she shall be entitled to a hearing as required by said Act and i n accordance with Section 18 of the Civii Service Rules. 3 ARTICLE 7. SENIORITY 7.1 Seniority, for the purpose of this Agreement, shall be defined as follows: The • length of continuous, regular, and probationary service with the Employer from the date an employee was first certified and appointed to a class title covered by this Agreement, it being further understood that seniority is confined to the current class assignment held by an employee. In cases where two or more employees are appointed to the same class title on the same date, the seniority shall be determined by the employee's rank on the eligible list from which certification was made. 7.2 Seniority shall terminate when an employee retires, resigns or is discharged. 7.3 in the event it is determined by the Employer that it is necessary to reduce the workforce, employees will be laid off by class title within each department based on inverse length of seniority as defined above. 7.4 !n cases where there are promotional series, such as Accountant I, II, III, etc., when the number of employees in the higher tities is to be reduced, employees will be offered reductions to the highest title to which class seniority would keep them from being laid off, before layoffs are made by any class title in any department. 7.5 Recall from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff, except that recall rights shall expire after two (2) years of layoff. It is understood that such employees wiil pick up their former seniority date in any class of positions that the � employee previously heid. 7.6 To the e�ent possible, vacation period shall be assigned on the basis of seniority. It is, however, understood that vacation assignment shall be subject to the ability of the Employer to maintain operations. ARTICLE 8. WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION 8.1 Employer shail avoid, whenever possibie, working an employee on an out-of-class assignment for a prolonged period of time. Any employee working an out-of-class assignment for a period in excess of fifteen (15) consecutive working days shall receive the rate of pay for the out-of-class assignment in a higher classification not later than the siuteenth (16th) day of such assignment. For purposes of this Article, an out-of-class assignment is defined as an assignment of an employee to perform, on a full-time basis, all of the significant duties and responsibilities of a position different from the empioyee's regular position, and which is in a classification higher than the classification held by such employee. The rate of pay for an approved out-of-class assignment shall be the same rate the employee would receive if such employee received a reguiar appointment to the higher classification. \ J � ARTICLE 9. WAGES � � °29 � ��� � 9.1 The wages shall be as shown in Appendices A, B R� C. 9.2 Step Progression. 9.2.1 Eliaibility for Ste� Progression. 9.2.1.1 An employee must have received an overall rating of °Satisfactory" on his/her most recent performance evaluation to receive any salary step advancement. 9.2.1 .2 An employee must have been paid a minimum of 1,040 hours in the previous twelve (12) months (minimum hours requirement is prorated for part-time employees) to receive any salary step advancement. 9.2.2 Ste� Progression in 1 998. 9.2.2.1 Employees who are eligible shail advance one (1) step on the pay period following the one (1) year anniversary of their last step. 9.2.2.2 Employees who are on their five (5)-year, ten (10)-year or fifteen-(15) year step and who have not received a step since • prior to January 1, 1998, shall progress one (1) step on their anniversary date or July 4, 1998, whichever occurs first. 9.2.3 Step Progression in 1 999. 9.2.3.1 Employees who are eligible shall advance one (1) step on the pay period following their anniversary date. . u 5 ARTICLE 10. HOLIDAYS 10.1 Holidays Recognized and Observed. The following days shall be recognized and observed as paid holidays: New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day Presidents' Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving Christmas Day Eligible employees shall receive pay for each of the holidays listed above on which they perform no work. Whenever any of the holidays listed above shall fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. Whenever any of the holidays listed above shall fall on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be observed as the holiday. u 10.3 Eliaibility Requirements. To be eligible for holiday pay, empioyees must have been compensated for all scheduled hours of their last scheduled workday before the holiday and for their first scheduled workday following the holiday. In neither case shall the holiday be counted as a working day for the purposes of this Section. • 10.4 If Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Presidents' Day falls on a day when school is in session, the employees shall work that day at straight time and another day shall be designated as the holiday. This designated holiday shall be a day determined by agreement between the employee and the supervisor. • 0 i � ARTICLE 11. VACATION , �-� - 2 9 � ��+ 11.1 in each calendar year, each full-time employee shall be granted vacation according to the following schedule: Years of Service First year through 8th year After the 9th year through 15th year After 15 years and thereafter Hours of Vacation Earned Per Annual Hour on Hours Payroll Eamed .0692 144 .0885 1 84 .1077 224 Annual Days Eamed 18 23 28 Calculations are based on 2,080 hours and shall be rounded off to the nearest hour. "Years of Service" means calendar years of service. • • 1 1.2 An employee may carryover into the following year up to one hundred and sixty (160) hours of vacation. 11.3 Upon separation of service, if employee has provided ten (10) calendar day' notice to the Empioyer, any unused, accrued vacation shall be paid at the employee's current rate of pay. If an empioyee has been granted more vacation than the employee has earned up to the time of separation irom service, the employee shall reimburse the District for such unearned vacation at the employee's current rat of pay. If an employee is separated from service by reason of discharge, retirement or death, the employee shall be paid for any unused, accrued vacation earned up to the time of such separation. 1 1.4 Sick Leave Conversio�. If an empioyee has an accumulation of sick leave credits in excess of one hundred and eighty (180) days, he/she may convert any part of such excess to vacation at the rate of one-half (1 /2) day's vacation for each day of sick leave credit. No employee may convert more than then (10) days of sick leave in each calendar year under this provision. ARTICLE 12. SICK LEAVE 12.1 Sick Leave. Sick leave shali accumulate at the rate of .0576 of a working hour for each fuli hour on the payroll, excluding overtime. Sick leave accumulation is unlimited. To be eligible for sick leave, the employee must report to his/her supervisor no later than one-half hour past his/her regular scheduled starting time. The granting of sick leave shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 7 ARTICLE 12. SICK LEAVE (continued) 1 2.2 Specified Aliowable Uses of Sick Leave. Any employee who has accumulated sick � leave credits as provided above shall be granted leave with pay, for such period of time as the head of the department deems necessary, on account of sickness o r injury of the employee, quarantine established and declared by the Bureau of Health, death of the employee's mother, father, spouse, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law or other person who is a member of the household; and may be granted leave with pay for such time as is actualiy necessary for office visits to a doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc., or in the case of sudden sickness or disability of a parent or a member of his/her household, making arrangements for the care of such sick or disabled persons up to a maximum of eight (8) hours sick leave. 12.2.1 Funeral Leave. Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits, as provided in the Civil Service Rules, shall be granted one (1) day of such leave to attend the funeral of the employee's grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, sister-in-law or brother-in-law. 12.2.2 Sick Child Care Leave. An employee who has worked for the District for at least twelve (12) consecutive months for an average of twenty ( 2 0) or more hours per week prior to the leave request may use accumulated personal sick leave credits for absences required to care for the employee's ill child. Sick leave for sick child care shall be granted on the same terms as the employee is able to use sick leave for the employee's own illness. This leave shall only be granted pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 181.9413 and shall remain available as provided � in Statute. 12.2.3 Spouse/Dependent Parent Leave. Up to five (5) days of accumulated sick leave may be used in a work year to allow the employee to care f o r and attend to the serious or critical iliness of his/her spouse or dependent parent. These days when used are deductible from sick leave. 1 2.3 E�ibility for Sick Leave. To be eligible for sick leave, the employee must meet the specified uses in 122 and report the need for time off to his/her supervisor no later than one-half hour past his/her regular scheduled starting time. 12.4 The granting of sick leave is subject to additional provisions as provided in Civil Service Rules. ARTICLE 1 3. PARENTAUMATERNITY LEAVE 13.1 Maternity is defined as the physical state of pregnancy of an employee, commencing eight (8) months before the estimated date of childbirth, as determined by a physician, and ending six (6) months after the date of such birth. In the event of an employee's pregnancy, the employee may apply for leave without pay at any time during the period stated above and the Employer may approve such leave at its option, and such leave may be no longer than one (1) year. 13.2 Parental leave shall be granted to employees for the birth or adoption of a child • in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. 0 � , • ARTICLE 1 4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECTION 'I . ACTIVE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE �- r �. 1.1 The Empioyer will continue for the period of this Agreement to provide for active employees such health and life insurance benefits as are provided by Employer at the time of execution of this Agreement. 1.2 Eliaibititv Waiting Period. Three (3) full months of continuous regu{arly appointed service in Independent Schooi District No. 625 will be required before an eligibie employee can receive the District contribution to premium cost for health and life insurance provided herein. 1.3 Full-Time Status. For the purpose of this Article, full-time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll at least thirty-two (32) hours per week o r at ieast sixty-four (64) hours per pay period, exc4uding overtime hours. 1.4 Half-Time Status. For the purpose of this Article, half-time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll at least twenty (20) hours but less than thirty-two (32) hours per week or at least forty (40) hours but less than sixty-four (64) hours per pay period, excluding overtime hours. 1.5 Em�lover Contribution Amount: Full-Time Emplovees. Effective January 1, 1998 and who selects empioyee insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of such coverage or $196.05 per month, whichever is less. For each eligible full-time employee who selects family coverage, the Employer will contribute the cost of such family coverage or $350.00 per month, whichever is less. 1.5.1 Effective January 1, 1999, for each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is employed fulf time and who selects employee insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of such coverage or $205 per month, whichever is less. For each eligible full-time employee who selects family coverage, the Employer w i i l contribute the cost of such family coverage or $375 per month, whichever is less. i u 1.6 Emotover Co�tribution Amount: Half-Time Em�loyees. For each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is empioyed half time, the Employer agrees to contribute fifty percent (50°/a) of the amount contributed for fuil-time employees for the insurance coverages in 1.5, 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9 of this Articie. Part-time empioyees are not eligible for any of the married couple contributions in Subd. 1.7. 1.7 Em�lover Contribution Amount• Married Couples. Effective January 1, 1999, employees who are married to another District employee and who are covered under their spouse's health plan may waive the single or family contribution to health insurance and receive up to $150 per month toward their spouse's family premium. The combination of District contributions cannot exceed the full cost of family coverage and cannot be applied in cases where the spouse is receiving health insurance through the District's cafeteria benefits plan. E'7 ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 1. (continued) 1.8 Life Insurance. Effective January 1, 1996: The District agrees to contribute � a maximum of $15 per month for each eligible employee for life insurance coverage. The amount of life insurance provided under this Subd. 1.7 shall be $50,000. This amount of life insurance shall be reduced to $5,000 upon eariy retirement and shall continue until the early retiree reaches age sixty-five (65), at which time the Employer paid life insurance shall be terminated. 1.9 Dental Insurance. Effective January 1, 1996, the Employer will contribute for each eligible employee covered by this Agreement who is employed full-time toward participation in a dental care plan offered by the Employer up to $30 per month for employee coverage. 1.1 0 Flexible Soending Account. It is the intent of the Employer to maintain during the term of this Agreement a plan for medical and child care expense accounts to be available to employees in this bargaining unit who are eligible for Employer-paid premium contribution for health insurance for such expenses, within the established legal regulations and IRS requirements for such accounts. 1.1 1 The contributions indicated in this Article 14 shall be paid to the Employer's group health and welfare plan. 1.12 Any cost of any premium for any Employer-offered employee or family insurance coverage in excess of the dollar amounts stated in this Article 14 shall be paid by the employee through payroll deduction. SECTION 2. RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE AND 7RANSITIONAL BENEFIT • Subd. 1. Benefit Eligibility for Emploveeswho Retire Before Age65. 1.1 Employees hired into District service before January 1. 1996, must have completed the foilowing service eligibility requirements with Independent School District No. 625 prior to retirement in order to be eligible for any payment of any insurance premium contribution by the District after retirement: A. Be receiving pension benefits from PERA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Association or other public employee retiree program at the time of retirement and have severed the empfoyment relationship with Irtdeperident School District 625; B. Must be at least fifty-eight (58) years of age and have completed twenty-five (25) years of service, or; C. The combination of their age and their years of service must equal eighty-five (85) or more, or; D. Must have completed at least thirty (30) years of service, or; E. Must have completed at least twenty (20) consecutive years of service within Independent School District No. 625 immediately preceding retirement. Years of regular service with the City of Saint Paul will continue to be counted toward meeting the service requirement of this Subdivision 1.1 B, C or D, but • not for 1.1 E. 10 � . "�-?9 ARTICLE 1 4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) �' • 1.2 E�loyees hired into District service after January 1. 1996. must have completed twenty (20) years of service with Independent School District No. 625. Time with the City of Saint Paul will not be counted toward this twenty (20)-year requirement. 1.3 Eliaibility requirements for all retirees. A A retiree may not carry his/her spouse as a dependent if such spouse is also an Independent School District No. 625 retiree or Independent School District No.625 employee and eligible for and is enrolled in the Independent Schooi District No. 625 health insurance program, or in any other Empioyer-paid health insurance program. B. Additional dependents beyond those designated to the District at ihe time of retirement may not be added at District expense after retirement. C. The employee must make application through District procedures prior to the date of retirement in order to be eligible for any benefits provided in this Section. Subd.2. Employer Contribution Levels for Empioyees Retiring Before Age65. 2.1 Health Insurance Employer Contribution. • The District wil{ for the period of this Agreement provide employees who meet the eligibility requirements for health insurance in 1.1 or 1.2 above, who retire during the term of this Agreement, and until such employees reach sixty-tive (65) years of age, such health insurance premium contributions up to the same dollar amount as were made by the District for health insurance for singie or family coverage by that carrier, for an employee under this Agreement, i n his/her last month of active employment. In the event new carriers replace those in place at execution of this Agreemeni, the dollar amounts being paid for single or family coverage to the carrier at the employee's date of retirement shall constitute the limit on future contributions. Any employee who is receiving family coverage premium contribution at date of retirement may not later ciaim an increase in the amount of the Employer obligation for single coverage premium contributions to a carrier after deieting family coverage. 2.2 Life Insurance Employer Contribution. The District wil4 provide for early retirees who quality under the conditions of 1.1 or 1.2 above, premium contributions for eligible retirees for $5,000 of life insurance only untii their 65th birthday. No life insurance wiil be provided, or premium contributions paid, for any retiree age sixty-five (65) or over. • 11 ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) Subd.3. Benefit Eligibility for Em�loveesAfter P�ge65. 3.1 3.2 Emolovees hired into the District before Januarr�l. 1996. who retired before age 65 and are receiving benefits per Subd. 2 above are eligible, upon reaching age65, for employer premium contributions for health insurance described in Subd. 4 of this Article. Em�lovees hired into the District before Janua� 1 1 996, who retire at age 65 or older must have completed the service eligibility requirements in Subd. 1 above to receive District contributions toward post-age-65 health insurance premiums. 3.3 Em I�ovees hired on or after January 1 1 996, way any eligibility for Employer-paid health for coverage in retirement at age sixty-five Employees hired on or after January 1, 1996, retiremenf insurance premium confribution Deferred Compensation match in Subd. 5. shall not have or acquire in any insurance premium contribution (65) and over in Subd. 4. shall be eligible for only earlv s as provided in Subd. 2 and Subd. 4. Em I�over Contribution Levels for Em I�ovees After Age 6 5. 4. t Em I�ovees hired into Yhe District before January 1 1996 who retire before January 1. 1 998, and who meet the eligibility requirements in Subdivisions 3.1, 32, or the following requirements of this Subdivision are eligible for premium contributions for a Medicare Supplement health coverage policy selected by the District. This provision 4.1 expires and is null and void after December 31. 1997. A Employees hired before January 1, 1982, must have completed at least nine (9} years of continuous employment with the District. For such employees or early retirees who have not completed at least nine (9) years oi service with the District at the time of their retirement, the Employer will discontinue providing any health insurance contributions upon their retirement or, in the case of early retirees, upon their reaching age 65. B. Employees hired on or after January 1, 1982, must have completed at least twenty (20) years of continuous employment with tfie District. For such employees or early retirees who have not completed at least twerity ( 2 0) years of service with the District at the time of their retirement, the Employer will discontinue providing any health insurance contributions upon their retirement or, in the case of early retirees, upon their reaching age 65. Years of certified civil service time with the City of Saint Paul earned prior to January 1, 1996, will continue to be counted toward meeting the DistricYs service requirement of this Subd. 3. Civil service time worked with City of Saint Paui after January 1, 1996, will be considered a break in District employment. i • � 12 : ,-, ` ARTICLE 14. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, Section 2. (continued) �'�?� • _ 4.2 Em t�ovees hired into the District before Januar� l. 1996. who retire on o r after January 1. 1998, and who meet the eligibility requirements in Subdivisions 3.1 or 3.2 of this Article are eligible for premium contributions , for a Medicare Supplement health coverage policy selected by the District. Premium contributions for such policy wili not exceed: Coverage Tvpe Medicare Eligible Non-Medicare Eligible Sinale $300 per month $400 per month Familv $400 per month $500 per month At no time shall any payment in any amount be made directly to the retiree. Any premium cost in excess of the maximum contributions specified must be paid directiy and in full by the retiree, or coverage wili be discontinued. • . • Subd.5. Em i�ovees hired after January 1. 1 996, after compietion of three (3) fuli years of consecutive active service in independent School District No. 625, are eligible to participate in an employer matched Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan. Upon reaching eligibility, the District will match up to $500 per year of consecutive active service, up to a cumulative lifetime maximum of $12,500. Part-time employees working half-time or more will be eligible for up to one half (50%) of the available District match. Approved non-compensatory leave shall not be counted in reaching the three (3) full years of consecutive active service, and shall not be considered a break i n service. Time worked in the City of Saint Paul will not be counted toward this three (3)-year requirement. Federal and state rules governing participation in the Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan shall apply. The empioyee, not the District, is solely responsible for determining his/her total maximum ailowable annual contribution amount under IRS regulations. The employee must initiate an application to participate through the DistricYs specified procedures. 13 ARTICLE 15. SEVERANCE PAY • 15.1 The Employer shall provide a severance pay program as set forth in this Article. Payment of severance pay shall be made within the tax year of the retirement. - 15.2 To be eligible for the severance pay program, the employee must meet the following requirements: 15.2.1 The employee must be fifty-five (55) years of age or older or must be eligible for pension under the "Rule of 90" provisions of the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The "Rule of 85° or the °Rule of 90" criteria shall also apply to employees covered by a pubiic pension plan other than PERA. 15.2.2 The employee must be voluntarily separated from School District employment or have been subject to separation by layoff or compulsory retirement. Those employees who are discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency, incompetency or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for this severance pay program. 15.2.3 The employee must file a waiver of re-employment with the Director of Human Resources, which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance pay, the employee waives all claims to reinstatement o r re-employment (of any type) with the City of Saint Paul or with Independent School District No. 625. 15.3 If an employee requests severance pay and if the employee meets the eligibility • requirements set forth above, he or she will be granted severance pay in an amount equal to $100 pay for each day of accrued, unused sick leave, up to one hundred fifty (150) days. 15.4 The maximum amount of money that any employee may obtain through this severance pay program is $15,000. 1 5.5 For the purpose of this severance pay program, a death of an employee shall be considered as separation of employment and, if the employee would have met all of the requirements set forth above at the time of his or her death, payment of the severance pay may be made to the employee's estate or spouse. 15.6 For the purpose of this severance pay program, a transfer from Independent School District No. 625 employment to City of Saint Paul employment is not considered a separation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for this severance program. , • 14 • ARTICLE 16. LEGAL SERVICES µ�Jm�9 ,.{ 16.1 Except in cases of malfeasance in office or willful or wanton neglect of duty, Employer shall defend, save harmless and indemnify employee against any tort ciaim or demand, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of alleged acts or omission occurring in the performance or scope of employee's duties. 16.2 Notwithstanding (16.1), the Employer shall not be responsibie for paying any legal service fee or for providing any legal service arising from any legal action where the employee is the plaintiff. ARTICLE 17. DISCIPLINE 17.1 The Employer wili discipline employees for just cause only. Discipline will be in the form of: 17.11 Written reprimand; 17.12 Suspension; 17.13 Reduction; 17.14 Discharge. • � 17.2 Suspensions, reductions, and discharges will be in written form. 17.3 Employees and the Association will receive copies of written reprimands and notices of suspension and discharge. 1 7.4 Employees may examine all information in their Employer personnel files that concerns work evaluations, commendations and/or discipiinary actions. Files may be examined at reasonable times under the direct supervision of the Employer. 17.5 Preliminary Review. Prior to issuing a discip4inary action of unpaid suspension, demotion, or discharge, the supervisor will make a recommendation to his/her supervisor regarding proposed discipline. That supervisor wiil then schedule a meeting with the employee prior to making a final determination of the proposed discipline. The employee shall have the opportunity to have union representation present and be provided the opportunity to speak on his/her behaif regarding the proposed action. If the employee is unabie to meet with the supervisor, the employee and/or union will be given the opportunity to respond in writing. 1 7.6 M employee to be questioned concerning an investigation of disciplinary action shall have the right to request that an Association Representative be present. 17.7 A grievance relating to this Article shall be processed in accordance with the • grievance procedure of this Agreement in Article 18 and Minnesota Statute § 179A20, Subd. 4. This provision is not intended to abrogate rights of veterans pursuant to statute. 'I 5 'ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 18.1 The Employer shall recognize stewards selected in accordance with Association rules and regulations as the grievance representatives of the bargaining unit. The Association shall notify the Employer in writing of the names of the stewards and of their successors when so named. 18.2 It is recognized and accepted by the Employer and the Association that the processing of grievances as hereinafter provided is limited by the job duties and responsibilities of the employees and shall therefore be accomplished during normal working hours only when consistent with such employee duties and responsibilities. The steward involved and a grieving employee shall suffer no loss in pay when a grievance is processed during working hours, provided the steward and the employee have notified and received the approval of their supervisor to be absent to process a grievance and that such absence would not be detrimental to the work programs of the Employer. 18.3 The procedure established by this Article shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for the processing of grievances, which are defined as an alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 18.4 Grievances shall be resolved in conformance with the following procedure: Step 1. Upon the occurrence of an alleged violation of this Agreement, the employee involved with or without the steward shall attempt to resolve the matter on an informal basis with the employee's supervisor. If the matter is not resolved to the empioyee's satisfaction by the informal discussion, it may be reduced to writing and referred to Step 2 by the Association. The written grievance shall set forth the nature of the grievance, the facts on which it is based, the aileged section(s) of the Agreement violated, and relief requested. Any alleged violation of the Agreement not reduced to writing by the Association within ten ( 1 0) workdays of the first occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance, shall be considered waived. Steo 2. Within ten (10) workdays after receiving the written grievance, a designated Employer supervisor shall meet with the Association steward and attempt to resolve the grievance, If, as a result of this meeting, the grievance remains unresolved, the Employer shall reply in writing to the Association within five (5) workdays following this meeting. The Association may refer the grievance in writing to Step 3 within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Employer's written answer. Any grievance not referred in writing by the Association within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Employer's answer shall be considered waived. � • . 16 � ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (continued): .� Steo 3. Within ten (10) workdays following receipt of a grievance referred from Step 2, a designated Empioyer supervisor shail meet with the Association's representative or his designated representative, the Employee, and the Steward, and attempt to resolve the grievance. Within ten (10) workdays following this meeting, the Employer shali reply in writing to the Association stating the Employer's answer concerning the grievance. If, as a result of the written response, the grievance remains unresolved, the Association may refer the grievance to Step 4. Any grievance not referred in writing by the Association to grievance mediation or Step 4 within ten (10) workdays following receipt of the Empioyer's answer shall be considered waived. The Empioyer within ten (10) working days of receipt of the request for review at Step 4 may refer the grievance to grievance mediation or allow the grievance to proceed to Step 4. � « • Steo 4. If the grievance remains unresolved after the Step 3 response and/or grievance mediation, the Association may within ten (10) workdays after the response of the Employer or conclusion of inediation, request arbitration of the grievance. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by an arbitrator to be selected by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Association within ten (10) workdays after notice has been given. If the parties fail to mutually agree upon an arbitrator within the said ten (10)-day period, either party may request the Bureau of Mediation Services to submit a panel of five (5) arbitrators. Both the Employer and the Association shall have the right to strike two (2) names from the panel. The Association shail strike the first (1st) name; the Employer shall then strike one (1) name. The process will be repeated and the remaining person shall be the arbitrator. 18.5 The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nuilify, ignore, add to or subtract from the provisions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue submitted in writing by the Employer and the Association, and shali have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days following close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be based solely on the arbitrator's interpretation or appiication of the express terms of this Agreement and to the facts of the grievance presented. The decision of the arbitrator shali be final and binding on the Employer, Yhe Association, and the employees. 18.6 The fees and expenses for the arbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally by the Employer and the Association, provided that each party shall be responsible for compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the record. 17 ARTICLE 18. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (continued): 18.7 The time limits in each step of this procedure may be extended by mutual � agreement of the Employer and the Association. 18.8 It is understood by the Association and the Empioyer that if an issue is determined by this grievance procedure, it shall not again be submitted for determination i n another forum. If an issue is determined by any other forum, it shall not again be submitted for arbitration under this grievance procedure. ARTICLE 19. NON-DISCRIMINATION 19.1 The terms and conditions of this Agreement will be applied to employees equally without regard to or discrimination for or against any individual because of race, color, creed, sex, age, or because of inembership or non-membership in the Association. 19.2 Employees will perform their duties and responsibilities in a non-discriminatory manner as such duties and responsibilities involve other employees and the general public. ARTICLE 20. WORK STOPPAGE 20.1 The Association and the Employer agree that there shall be no strikes, work • stoppages, slow-downs, sit-down, stay-in or other concerted interference with the Employer's business or affairs by any of said Association and/or members thereof, and there shall be no bannering during existence of this Agreement without first using ali possible means of peaceful settlement of any controversy which may arise. Employees engaging in same shali be liable for disciplinary action. ARTICLE 21. MILEAGE 21 .1 Employees of the School District under policy adopted by the Board of Education may be reimbursed for the use of their automobiles for school business. To be eligible for such reimbursement, employees must receive authorization from the District Mileage Committee utilizing the foliowing plan: PLAN " A". Effective with the adoption of this Agreement, is reimbursed at the current Board approved rate or 3i� per mile whichever is greater. in addition, a maximum amount which can be paid per month is established by an estimate furnished by the employee and the employee's supervisor. Another consideration for estabiishing the maximum amount can be the experience of another working in the same or similar position. Under this plan, it is necessary for the empioyee to keep a record of � each trip made. 18 ' `�� 2 9 r - , • ARTICLE 22. SAVING CLAUSE 22.1 This Agreement is subject to the laws of the United States, the State of Minnesota. In the event any provisions of this Agreement shail be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction from whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken within the time provided, such provisions shali be voided. Ali other provisions shaii continue in fuli force and effect. The voided provision may be renegotiated at the written request of either party. All other provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. ARTICLE 23. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE 23.1 Except as herein provided, this Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 1998, and shali continue in full force and effect through December 31, 1999, and thereafter until modified or amended by mutual agreement of the parties. Either party desiring to amend or modify this Agreement shall notify the other in writing so as to comply with the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. 23.2 This constitutes a tentative agreement between the parties which will be recommended by the Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager, but is subject to the • approval of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625 and is aiso subject to ratification by the Association. W ITN ESSES: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 625 THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. Chair, Board of Education Negotiations/Labor Relations Manager Negotiations/tabor Relations Assistant Manager • Date President, P.E.A. Negotiator, P.E.A. 'I 9 APPENDIX A TITLES AND SALARIES PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. Old Step 7 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years � New Step New Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grade 3 Library Specialist Public Information Specialist I 13-98 1,169.01 1,228.14 1,288.39 1,354.40 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,505.64 7,535.75 t-2-99 1,186.55 1, 246.56 1, 307.71 1, 374.72 1, 442.83 1, 486.65 1, 528 22 1, 580.29 Grade 5 Graphic Artist I Management Assistant I 1-3-98 1,239.52 1,304.32 7,368.01 1,43625 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,596.60 1,628.53 1-2-99 1,258.12 1,323.89 1,358.53 1,457.79 1,529.36 1,575.54 1,620.55 7,675.76 Grade 7 Accountant I Librarian i Public Information Specialist II Research Analyst I 1-3-98 1,316.88 1,381.65 1,452.18 1,525.00 1,600.02 7,647.76 1,695.54 7,729.45 1-2-99 1,336.63 1,402.37 1,473.96 1,547.87 1,624.02 1,672.48 1,720.97 7,779.60 Grade 8 Assistant Food Production Manager 7-4-98 1,356.64 1,423.77 1,493.11 1, 569.32 1, 647.68 1, 697.81 1,746.69 1,787 .63 1-2-99 1,376.99 1,445.7 2 1,515.51 7,592.86 1,672.40 1,72328 1,772.89 1,833.30 Grade 9 Landscape Architect Management Assistant II 7 3-98 1,396.44 1,465.86 1,539.72 1,617.09 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,797.88 1,833.84 1-2-99 1,417.38 1,487.55 7,562.82 1,641.35 1,72328 1,772.89 1,824.85 1,887.02 Grade 10 Contract Coordinator Graphic Artist II� Research Analyst II Staffing Specialist Training Specialist 13-98 1,43625 7,509.02 1-2-99 1,45�.79 1, 531.66 1,58523 1,664.87 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,853.60 1,890.67 1, 609.00 1, 689.79 1, 772.89 1.827.16 1.881.41 1.945.50 This title in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. • • • ♦ 20 � APPENDIX A (continued) TITLES AND SALARIES PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. ���,�� r � Old Siep 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 70 Years 15 Years � New Step , New Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Grade 11 Accountant II Architect i 7-3-98 l,481.74 1,555.66 1,632.98 1,716.03 1,800.7 5 1,850.18 1,909.33 1,947.52 1-2-99 1,503.97 1,579.00 1,657.47 1,741.77 1,827.16 1,877.93 1.937.97 2.004.00 Grade 12 EDP Systems Analyst 1 Environmental Safety Specialist Food Production Manager Food Service Manager Human Rights Investigator Value Analyst I 13-98 1,526.07 1,601.16 1,681.90 7,766.06 1,853.60 1,911.60 1,966.22 2,005.54 1-2-99 1.548.96 1,625.18 1,707.7 3 1,792.55 1,881.41 1,94027 1,995.71 2,063.70 Grade 13 • Landscape Architect II Librarian II Management Assistant III 7 -3-98 1,571.61 1,65120 7 -2-99 1,595.18 1,675.97 • 1,730.78 1,818.34 1,911.60 1,967.33 2,023.03 2,063.49 1,756.74 1,845.62 1,940.27 1.996.84 2,053.38 2,123.33 Grade 74 Human Resource Specialist Ombudsperson Research Analyst III 13-98 7,618.79 1,698.97 1,785.38 1,872.95 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,085.63 2,127.34 7-2-99 1,642.46 1,724.46 1,812.16 1,901.05 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,116.91 2,189.04 Grade 75 Accountant III Architect II Maintenance and Capital Improvement Planner 1-3-98 7.667.12 1,749A2 1,837.70 1,928.66 1-2-99 7,692.12 1,775.25 1,865.26 1,957.59 2,025.32 2.087.87 2,14929 2,192.28 2,055.70 2,179.79 2,187.53 2,255.85 2'I APPENDIX A (continued) TITLES AND SALARIES • PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. Old Step t Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 70 Years 75 Years � New Step New Step � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 t Grade 76 EDP Systems Analyst II Network Specialist Value Analyst il 1-3-98 1.71720 1,803.60 7,893.41 1.987.78 2,OS7.87 2,14929 2,211.8t 2,256.05 1-2-99 1,742.96 7,830.65 1,921.81 2,077.60 2,179.19 2,181.53 2,244.99 2,321.47 Grade 18 Landscape Architect III 1-3-98 1,820.63 1,913.85 2,008.28 2,110.61 2,21520 2,252.32 2,346.01 2,392.93 1-2-99 1,847.94 1,942.56 2,038.41 2,142.27 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,38120 2,462.32 Grade 20 Architect III EDP Systems Analyst III Mechanical Engineer III t-3-98 1,93320 2,029.88 2,131.08 2,237.97 2.349.44 2,478.80 2,490.43 2,540.24 1-2-99 1,96220 2,060.33 2,163.05 2,271.54 2,384.68 2,455.08 2,527.78 2,613.90 Grade 26 UNIX Administrator 13-98 2,309.60 2,421.05 2,545.04 2,672.38 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,972.59 3,032.04 7-2-99 2.34424 2.457.37 2.583.21 2,712.46 2,847.49 2,932.92 3.017.18 3.119.97 Grade 35 Database Administrator (Oracle) 73-98 3,011.24 3,163.67 3,319.45 3,485.50 3,659.46 3,770.88 3,880.06 3,957.66 7-2-99 3,056.41 3,211.13 3,36924 3,537.78 3,714.35 3,827.44 3,93826 4,072.43 * This title in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. • f�X: � `�- �9 ���+ � • APPENDIX B TITLES AND GRADES PROPESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. � r � • Grades Grade 7 Grade 11 Grade 15 Grade 11 Grade 15 Grade 20 Grade 8 Grade 12 Grade 16 Grade 20 Grade 12 Grade 12 Grade 12 Grade 5 Grade 70 Grade 9 Grade 13 Grade 18 Grade 7 Grade 13 Grade 3 Grade 15 Grade 5 Grade 9 Grade 13 Grade 20 Grade 16 Grade 3 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 10 Grade 14 Grade 10 Grade 12 Grade 16 Grades Grade 10 Grade 35 Grade 12 Grade 14 Grade 14 Grade 10 Grade 26 Classified Titles Accountant I Accountant 11 Accountant III Architect I Architect II Architect III Assistant Food Production Manager EDP Systems Analyst I EDP Systems Analyst II EDP Systems Analyst III Environmental Safety Specialist Food Production Manager Food Service Manager Graphic Artist I Graphic Artist II' Landscape Architect Landscape Architect II Landscape Architect III Librarian I Librarian II Library Specialist Maintenance and Capital Improvement Planner Management Assistant I Management Assistant II Management Assistant III Mechanical Engineer III' Neiwork Specialist Public Information Specialist I Public Information Specialist II Research Analyst I Research Analyst II Research Analyst Iil Training Specialist Value Analyst I Value Analyst II Unclassified Titles Contract Coordinator Database Administrator (Oracle) Human Rights Investigator Human Resource Specialist Ombudsperson Staffing Specialist UNIX Administrator * This tiile in this grade abolished except as to present incumbents. Titles designated as Civil Service Unclassified are not covered by the provisions of Civil Service Rules or any related rules covering employment in classified service positions unless specifically stated in this Agreement. 23 APPENDIX C •r 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2s 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 � 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 STANDARD RANGES, JANUARY 3, 1998 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years � New Step 1,103.09 1,136.05 1,169.01 7,20425 1,239.52 1,278.1 S 1,316.88 1,356.64 1,396.44 1,43625 1,481.74 1,526.07 1,571.61 1,618.19 1,667.12 1,7V20 1,769.45 1,820.63 1,875.20 1,93320 1,990.09 2,050.36 2,11321 2,174.30 2,241.39 2,309.60 2,376.69 2,448.37 2,522.26 2,598.44 2,675.78 2,754.26 2,83727 2,922.56 3,01124 3,101.08 3,194.34 3,291.01 3,388.91 3,491.16 3,594.64 3,703.78 3,813.01 3,927.81 4,04721 1,156.50 1,191.75 1,228.14 1,263.41 1,304.32 1,343.02 1,381.65 7,423.77 1,465.86 1,509.02 1,555.66 1,601.16 1,651.20 1,698.97 1,749.02 1,803.60 1,855.69 1,913.85 1,969.58 2,029.88 2,090.15 2,152.67 2,217.52 2,284.55 2,352.84 2,421.05 2,496.10 2,571.20 2,647.37 2,726.98 2,809.94 2,894.11 2,980.56 3,070.39 3,163.67 3,255.78 3,353.54 3,454.76 3,55827 3,666.29 3,775.44 3,886.88 4,005.16 4,124.56 4,248.48 1,214.51 1,252.06 1,288.39 1,328.25 1,368.07 1,410.12 1,452.18 1,493.11 1,539.72 1,58523 1,632.98 1,681.90 1,73078 1,785.38 1,837.70 1,893.41 1,947.98 2,008.28 2,068.51 2, 7 31.08 2,194.79 2,260.72 2,327.07 2,398.32 2,asa.�s 2,545.04 2,620.05 2,700.82 2,77926 2.86227 2,949.86 3,038.55 3,129.53 3,223.87 3,319.45 3,419.50 3,520.72 3,627.60 3,735.65 3,849.35 3,963.06 4.081.34 4,204.17 4,331.54 4,460.04 1,277.07 1,313.43 1,354.40 1,395.33 1,436.25 1,479.48 1,525.00 1,569.32 1,617.09 1,664.81 1,716.03 1,766.06 1,818.34 1,872.95 1,928.66 1,987.78 2,046.91 2,110.61 2,172.04 2,237.97 2,30620 2,37327 2,446.07 2,517.70 2,592.80 2,672.38 2,751.98 2,832.73 2,920.26 3,006.72 3,096.55 3,190.93 3,287.56 3,384.27 3,485.50 3,59124 3,698.09 3,808.43 3,924.43 4,03927 4,160.94 4,284.91 4,414.55 4,548.75 4,682.59 1,338.45 1,380.58 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,600.02 1,647.68 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,853.60 7 ,911.60 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,087.87 2,149.29 2,21520 2,282.32 2,349.44 2,418.80 2,491.55 2,566.63 2,645.11 2,722.41 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,974.85 3,065.84 3,156.82 3,251.19 3,349.00 3,45022 3,553.70 3,659.46 3,769.74 3,882.35 3,999.49 4,120.00 4,243.97 4,369.08 4,499.84 4,636.28 4,775.02 4,917.15 1,380.58 1,421.50 1,464.68 1,506.76 1,552.26 1,600.02 1,647.76 1,697.81 1,746.69 1,800.15 1,850.18 1,911.60 1,967.33 2,025.32 2,087.87 2,14929 2,21520 2,282.32 2,347.72 2,418.80 2,491.55 2,566.63 2,645.11 2,722.41 2,805.41 2,889.58 2,974.85 3,065.84 3,156.82 3,248.90 3,349.00 3,45022 3,553.70 3,659.46 3,770.88 3,882.35 3,999.49 4,120.00 4,241.69 4,378.18 4,507.77 4,643.10 4,782.99 4,926.26 5,072.99 1,41920 1,463.55 1,505.64 1,55226 1,596.60 1,645.48 1,695.54 1,746.69 1,797.88 1,853.60 1,909.33 1,96622 2,023.03 2,085.63 2,149.29 2,211.81 2,28123 2,346.01 2,417.63 2,490.43 2,565.47 2,641.64 2,722.41 2,800.89 2,886.21 2,972.59 3,062.41 3,154.54 3,248.90 3,347.88 3,44628 3,549.16 3,657.17 3,768.63 3,880.06 3,994.88 4,115.45 4,238.24 4,366.77 4,497.55 4,630.61 4,770.47 4,913.76 5,061.57 5,212.83 1,447.59 1,492.82 1,535.75 1,583.30 1,628.53 1,678.39 1,729.45 1,781.63 1,833.84 1,890.67 1,947.52 2,005.54 2,063.49 2.127.34 2.192.28 2,256.05 2,326.85 2,392.93 2,465.98 2,54024 2,616.78 2,694.48 2.776.86 2,856.91 2,943.93 3,032.04 3,123.66 3,217.63 3,313.88 3,474.83 3,515.21 3,620.14 3,730.31 3,844.01 3,957.66 4,074.78 4,197.76 4,323.01 4,454.10 4,587.50 4,72322 4,865.88 5,012.04 5,162.81 5,317.09 • C J u 24 • � ❑ • APPENDIX C •. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 (continued) STANDARD RANGES, JANUARY 2, 1999 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 1.119.64 1.173.85 1,153.09 1,186.55 1,222.32 1,258.12 1,297.35 1,336.63 1,376.99 1,417.38 1,457.79 1,503.97 1,548.96 1,595.1 S 1,642.46 1,692.12 1,742.96 1,795.99 1,847.94 1,903.32 1,962.20 2,019.95 2,081.12 2,144.91 2,206.91 2,275.01 2,34424 2,412.34 2,485.10 2,560.10 2,637.41 2,715.92 2,795.57 2,879.83 2,966.39 3,056.41 3,147.60 3,24225 3,340.38 3,439.75 3,543.52 3,648.56 3,759.34 3,87021 3,986.73 4,107.92 1,209.63 1,246.56 1,282.36 1,323.89 1,363.16 1,402.37 1,445.12 1,487.85 1,531.66 1,579.00 1,625.18 1,675.97 1,724.46 1,775.25 1,830.65 1,883.72 1,942.56 1,999.12 2,060.33 2,121.51 2,184.96 2,250.78 2,318.82 2,388.13 2,457.37 2,533.55 2,609.77 2,687.08 2,767.88 2,852.09 2,937.53 3,025.27 3,116.45 3,211.13 3,304.61 3,403.85 3,506.58 3,611.64 3,721.28 3,832.07 3,945.19 4,06523 4,186.43 4,312.21 1,232.73 1,270.84 1,307.71 1,348.17 1,388.53 1,43127 1,473.96 1,515.51 1,562.82 1,609.00 1,657.47 1,707.13 1,756.74 1,812.16 1,865.26 1,921.81 1,977.20 2,038.41 2,099.54 2,163.05 2,227.71 2,294.63 2,361.98 2,434.29 2,505.83 2,583.21 2,659.35 2,741.33 2,820.95 2,905.20 2,994.10 3,084.13 3,176.47 3,272.23 3,369.24 3,470.79 3,573.53 3,682.01 3,791.68 3,907.09 4,022.50 4,142.56 4,267.23 4,396.51 4,526.94 1,29623 1,333.14 1,37472 1,41625 1,457.79 1,501.67 1,547.87 1,592.86 1,641.35 1,689.79 1,741.77 1,792.55 1,845.62 1,901.05 1,957.59 2,017.60 2,077.61 2,142.27 2,204.62 2,271.54 2,340.80 2,408.87 2,482.76 2,555.46 2,631.69 2,712.46 2,793.26 2,875.22 2,964.07 3,051.82 3,143.00 3,238.80 3,336.87 3,435.03 3,537.78 3,645.11 3,753.57 3,865.55 3,98329 4,099.86 4,223.35 4,349.19 4,480.77 4,616.98 4,752.83 1,358.53 1,401.29 1,442.83 1,486.65 1,529.36 1,575.54 1,624.02 1,672.40 1,72328 1,772.89 1,827.16 1,881.41 1,940.27 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,119.19 2,181.53 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,384.68 2,455.08 2,528.92 2,605.13 2,684.79 2,763.25 2,847.49 2,932.92 3,019.48 3,111.83 3,204.17 3,299.96 3,399.23 3,501.97 3,607.00 3,714.35 3,826.29 3,940.58 4,059.48 4,181.80 4,307.63 4,434.61 4,567.34 4,705.83 4,846.64 4,990.91 25 � . = =�-29 9 10 Years 15 Years � New Step � � o 1,40129 1,442.83 1,486.65 1,523.36 1,575.54 1,624.02 1,672.48 1,72328 1,772.89 1.827.16 1,877.93 1,940.27 1,996.84 2,055.70 2,119.19 2,181.53 2,248.43 2,316.55 2,382.33 2,455.08 2,528.92 2,605.13 2,684.79 2,763.25 2,847.49 2,932.92 3,019.48 3,111.83 3,204.17 3,297.63 3,39923 3,501.97 3,607.00 3,714.35 3,827.44 3,940.58 4,059.48 4,181.80 4,305.31 4,443.85 4,575.39 4,712.75 4,854.73 5,000.16 5,149.08 1,440.49 1,485.50 1,52822 1,575.54 1,620.55 1,670.16 1,720.97 1,772.89 1,824.85 1,881.41 1,937.97 1.995.71 2,053.38 2,116.91 2,181.53 2,244.99 2,315.44 2,381.20 2,453.89 2,527.78 2,603.95 2,681.27 2,763.25 2,842.90 2,929.50 3,017.18 3,108.35 3,201.86 3,297.63 3,398.10 3,497.98 3,602.40 3,712.03 3,825.16 3,938.26 4,054.81 4,177.18 4,301.82 4,432.27 4,565.01 4,700.07 4,842.03 4,987.47 5,137.50 5,291.02 1,489.57 1,536.11 1,58029 1,62922 1,67576 t,727.06 1,779.60 1,833.30 1,887.02 1,945.50 2,004.00 2,063.70 2,123.33 2,189.04 2,255.85 2,321.47 2,394.33 2,462.32 2,537.49 2,613.90 2, 692.67 2,772.62 2, 857.39 2, 939.76 3, 029.30 3,119.97 3,21425 3,310.95 3,409.98 3, 513.87 3,617.15 3,725.13 3, 838.49 3,955.48 4,072.43 4,192.95 4, 319.49 4,448.37 4,583.27 4,720.54 4,860.19 5,006.99 5,157.39 5,312.53 5,47128 •u,17�3 c Child Care Leave .................................... 8 D Dentai Insurance .................................1 0 Discipiine ............................................i 5 F Fair Share Fee .......................................2 Flexible Spending Account ...................1 0 Funeral Leave ........................................8 G Grievance Procedure ....................16-18 H Health Insurance ...................................9 Holidays ................................................. 6 Hours Of Work .......................................2 L Legal Services .....................................1 5 Life Insurance .....................................10 M Membership Dues ..................................2 Mileage................................................1 8 N N on-Discrimination ............................1 8 0 Overti m e ................................................ 2 P Parental/Maternity Leave ....................8 Probationary Period ............................. 3 R Retirement Health Insurance ..............1 0 S Salaries ........................................2 0 - 2 2 Seniority ............................................... 4 Severance Pay .....................................1 4 Sick Leave ..........................................7 - 8 Sick Leave Conversion ...........................7 Spouse/Dependent Parent Leave ........... 8 Standard Ranges ............................2 4- 2 5 Step Progression ...................................5 T Titles And Grades .................................2 3 V Vacation ................................................. 7 W Wages..................................................... 5 Work Stoppage .....................................1 8 Working Out Of Classification ...............4 � • � s 26 •