99-439Council File # Rq-�{3q
ORIGINAL
Presented
Refened To
Green Sheet # 63939
RESOLUTION
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Committee Date
1 RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves and ratifies the attached
2 January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2000 Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Local Union
3 #2508, District Council No. 14 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
4 AFL-CIO.
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DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL: DATE A7TIATED GREEN SHEET No.: 63939 q, {�� �
LABOR RELATIONS May 17, 1999
CONTACT PERSON & PHONE: p 1NITU1✓Da7'E INITTAi.NnTE
JL7LIE KRAUS 266-6513 pgSIGN i DEPARTMEN'I DIR. 4 CITY COUNCIL
NUMBER 2 CITY ATI'QRNEY SI,� CITY CLERK
MUST BE ON COUNCTI. AGENDA BY (DATE) FOR BUDGET DIR. � - � y �� FIN. & MGT. SERVICE DIR.
ROUTING 3 MAYOR (OR ASST.h��yL
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ncnox �QUES�n: This resolufion approves the attached January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2000 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Local Union 2508, District Counci114 of the
American Federation of State, County and Municipai Employees, P.FL CIO.
RECOMMENDAIYONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAI, SERVICE CONTRACCS MIIST A7VSWER TfIE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS:
_PLANNR�G COMMISSION _CIVIL SERVICE COMIvIISSION i. Haz this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this depaztrnent?
CIB COMIvfITPEE Yes No
�S'fAFF 2. FIu ihis pecsonlficm ever been a city empioyee?
DISTRICT COURT Yes No
SUPPORTS WHICH COiJNCIL OBJECTIVE? 3. Does ihis persoNfimi possess a skill not novnally possessed by any curmnt city employee?
Yes No
Eaplain all yes auswers on separate sLeet and attacL ro green sheet
IlYITIP.TING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, W6ay W6eo, Where, W6y)�
nuvnivTacES �F nrrROVev: An Agreement in place through December 31, 2000.
DLSADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED
DtSADVAN'I'AGES IF NOT APPROVED�
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED:
FUNDING SOURCE: ACCIVII'Y N[JMBER:
FINANCIAL INFORTIATION: (EXPLAAVj
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ATTACI�VIENT TO THE GREEN SHEET
LOCAL LJNION 2508
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OF TI� AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT`E,
COUNTY I�ND MiJNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
Below is a stunmary of the changes in the Collecrive Bargaining Agreement between the City
and the Local Union 2508, District Council 14 of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. The new contract is for the period of 3anuary 1, 1999 through
December 31, 2000.
Wages:
1999: 2.5%
(Splits*: 0112f49 2.0%; 0713199 0.5%)
2000: 2.8%
* Wage implementation dates
7/3/99: Wage adjushnent of a$0.20/hour increase far employees in the tides of Conservatory
Attendant and Refectory Attendant.
1(1/200Q: Wage adjustment of a$0.10/hour increase for employees in the titles of Conservatory
Attendant and Refectory Attendant.
Health Insurance:
1999: Single $193.25 ger month
Fanuly $383.12 per month
2000: Single $211.62 per month
Family $406.62 per month
The single contribution continues to be the full cost of the Single Premium.
The Family contribufion is raised the Single Premium Increase amount in 1999. In the year
2000, the Family contribution is raised by 50% of the Family Premium Increase. Local Union
2508, District Council 14 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AFL-CIO, reduced the across-the-boazd wage increase in the year 2000, by 0.2°/a in order to
receive the 50% of the Family Premium Increase for that year.
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Attachntent to the Green Sheet
Local Union 2508, District Council 14
of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
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Designafion of Uniform Allowance amounts:
The City and Local Union 2508, District Council 14 of the American Federafion of State, County
and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO identified uniform allowances that were being granted
outside of the contract. The titles, uniforms, and the uniform allowance were designated for
several depamnents. These haue been added to the contract to clarify the practice and to bring
the practice under the terms of the contract.
Costs:
Wages
Wage adj. far
1999
$341,852.47
2000
$425,416.40
$4,858.78
$110,217.00
6 695.52
$547,187.7Q
$9,717.55
Conservatory and Refectory Attendants
Health Insurance $77,22Q.00
Add'I Uniform Allowance 12 295.52
Total: $ $441,085.54
Language Changes (summary)
TLe contract includes other changes to contract language which aze basically of a housekeeping
nature for clazification and clean up.
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• Al2TICLE TITLE PAGE
Preamble ' �
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1 Recognition ................................................1
2 Check Off ..................................................2
3 Hoursof Work ..............................................3
4 Work Breaks ...............................................4
5 Holidays ...................................................4
6 Employee Rights - Grievance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 City Mileage ................................................8
8 Residence ..................................................9
9 Vacation ...................................................9
10 Insurance ..................................................9
11 Working Out of Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
12 Employee Records ..........................................15
13 Bulletin Boards ............................................15
14 Wages ....................................................15
15 Maintenance of Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
• 16 Leauesof Absence ..........................................16
17 Militazy Leave of Absence ....................................19
18 ManagementRights .........................................19
19 Seniority ..................................................19
20 Discipline .................................................22
21 Vacancies .................................................22
22 No Strike-No Lockout .......................................23
23 Severance Pay .............................................23
24 Temporary Employees .......................................26
25 Nondiscrimination ..........................................26
26 LegalServices .............................................26
27 Sick Leave Usage fox Dependent Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �. . . . . . 27
28 Safety .........................:..........................27
29 Uniform Allowance .........................................28
30 Special Employment TiUes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
31 Termsof Agreement ........................................29
AppendixA ............................................. A1
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Tl�is agreement entered into by the City of Saint Paul, hereinafter referred to as the
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Employer, and Local Union 2508 affiliated witU Counci114 and the American Fedexation of
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State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the Union, has as
its purpose the promotion of hazmonious relations between the Employer and the Union, the
establishment of an equitable and peaceful procedure for the resolution of differences, and the
establishment of rates of pay, hours of work, and other conditions of employment.
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ARTICLE 1- RECOG1vITION
1.1 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bazgaiuiug agent for the
• purpose of establishiug salaries, wages, hours and other conditions of employment for all
of its employees as outlined in the certification by the State of Minnesota, Bureau of
Mediation Services, dated July 12, 1973, in Case No. 74-PR-61-A and as amended as set
forth in Section 1.2 below.
1.2 The bargaining unit covered by tkus agreement shall consist of the following:
All office, clerical, and administrafive personnel who aze employed by the City of Saint
Paul or who have their "terms and conditions of employxnent" established by the
governing body of the City of Saint Paul, and whose employment service exceeds the
lesser of 14 hours per week or 35 percent of the normal work week and more than 67
work days per yeaz, in the classifications of:
Accounting Clerk I
Accounting Clerk II
Animal Control Officer
Asst. Supv. of Water Billing
Building Permit Clerk
Cashier
Chief Meter Reader
Clerical Supervisor
Clerical Trainee
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Clerk I
Clerk II
Clerk III
Clerk IV
Clerk-StenographerI
Clerk-StenographerII
Clerk-Stenographer III
Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Typist II (bilingual)
Clerk-Typist III
Conservatory Attendant
Counselor Aide Trainee
Customer Service Representative
Customer Service Senior Representative
Data Enhy Operator I
Data Entry Operator II
Duplicating Equipment Operator
Duplicating Equipment Operator Trainee
Duplicating Equipment Operator Supvr.
Elections Assistant
Employxnent Testing Coordinator
Fire Properiy Clerk
Human Resources Records Clerk
IS Systems Support Specialist I
TS Systems Support Specialist II
Laboratory Helper
Legal Clerk-Typist
Library Aide
Library Clerk Part-time
License Clerk
LIEP Help Desk Coordinator
Maintenance Trainee
Management Trainee
Meter Reader
Modified Duty Worker (Clerical)
Pazk Concession Supervisor
Pazk Guide
Parking Enforcement Officer
Pazking Enforcement Officer
-- Police
Parking Meter Coliectar I
Parking Meter Collector II
*Parking Meter Monitor
Payroll Audit Clerk
Payroli Clerk
Payroll System Supervisor
Procurement Specialist
Procurement Specialist Trainee
Property Clerk
Refectory Attendant
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ARTICLE 1 - RECOGI�TITION (Continued)
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Refectory Supervisor
Registration Clerk
Secretary
Secretary (Stenographer)
Service Worker II
Storekeeper
Storeroom Assistant
Storeroom Supervisor
Stores Clerk
Swimming Pool Supervisor
-- Oxford Pool
Technical Trainee
Tra'vnee (Storehouse)
Treasury Clerk
Vehicle Maintenance Clerk
Water Billing Supervisor
Zoo Keeper I
Zoo Keeper II
1.3 Any present or fixture employee who is not a Union member shall be required to
contribute a fair shaze fee for services rendered by the Union, and upon notification by
the Union, the Employer shall check off said fee from the earnings of the employee and
transmit the same to the Union. In no instance shall the required contribution exceed a
pro rata share of the specific expenses incurred for services rendered by the representative
in relationship to negotiations and administration of grievance procedures. This
provision shall remain operative only so long as specifically ptovided by Minnesota law,
and as otherwise legal.
1.4 The Union agrees to indexnnify and hold hannless the Employer against any and all
claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of
any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of Section 13 of this
Article.
ARTICLE 2 - CHECK OFF
21 The Employer agrees to deduct the Union 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 Employer by a representative of the Union and the aggregate deductions of all
employees shall 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 possible.
2.2 The Union agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Employer against any and all
claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of
any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of this Article.
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ARTICLE 3- HOURS OF WORK
3.1 The normal work day shall be seven and three/fourths (7'/4) consecutive hours per day,
• excluding a forty-five (45) minute lunch period, 15 (fifteen) minutes of which shall be
paid.
3.2 The normal work week shall be five (5) consecutive normal work days in any seven (7)
day period.
33 For employees on a shift basis, this shall be construed to mean an average of thirry-eight
and three-fourths {38 hours per week.
3.4 This section shall not be construed as, and is not a guarantee of, any hours of work per
normal wark day or per normal work week.
3.5 Time on the payroll in excess of the normal hours set forth above in tTiis Article sha11 be
"overtime work" and shail be done only by order of the Head of the Department.
3.6 All employees in this bazgaining unit shall be recompensed for work done in excess of
the normai hours established above in this Articie by being granted compensatory time on
a time and one-half basis or by being paid on a time and one-half basis for such overtune
work. The overtime rate of one and one-half shall be computed on the basis of 1/80th of
the biweekly rate.
• 3.7 Normal work schedules showing the employee's shifts, work days and hours shall be
posted on all departxnent bulletin boards at all times. It is also understood that deviation
from posted work schedules shall be permissible due to emergencies and acts of God, and
overtime may be required.
3.8 Notwithstanding Sections 3.1 through 3.6, empioyees may, through mutual agreement
with the Employer, work schedules oEher than schedules limited by the normal work day
and work week as set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 33. Overtixne compensation for
employees working under such agreements shall be subject to the provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
3.9 For employees who wish to shaze a position, the Employer will attempt to provide
options for unplemenring a sharing arrangement. Such an arrangement must be mutually
agreed upon by the Employer and the employees involved. Vacation, holiday and sick
leave benefits for empioyees who shaze a position shall be pro-rated based upon the
percent of hours warked. Health insurance benefits shail be administered in accordance
with the provisions of Article 10 of this agreement. In the event that one of the
employees participating in the shared position is terminated or terminates employment,
the Employer shall post the job shazing vacancy for a period of ten (10) days. If at the
end of ten (10) days such vacancy cannot be filled, the Employer shall have the option of
increasing the reinaiiung employee's work hours.
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ARTICLE 3- HOURS OF WORK (Continued)
3.10 Sections 3.8 and 3.9 shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this agreement.
3.11 At least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to changing the normal work day or the normal
work week, the Employer and Union shall meet and confer regarding the need for the
proposed change and the possibility of other alterna6ves. It is also understood that
deviation from such notice shall be pernussible due to emergencies and acts of God.
Notice is not needed for temporary changes of less than one week.
3.12 When there is a need to assign additional daytime, evening or weekend hours, the
employer shall first request volunteers from among employees. Volunteers must be able
to perForm the job duties of the position.
3.13 Night Differential: To any employee who works on a shift beginning eazlier than 6:00
a.m. or ending later than 6:00 p.m., provided at least five hours of the shift are worked
between the hours of 6:00 pm. and 6:00 am., there shall be a night differential of five
percent (5 %) for the entire shift.
To any employee who works on a shift beginning earlier than 6:00 a.m. or ending
later than 6:00 pm, but less than five hours of the shift are worked between the hours
of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., there shall be a night differential of five percent (5 %) for
the hours worked between b:00 pm. and 6:00 am.
• 3.14 Employees required, as part of their normal job duties, to work a snow emergency sha1S
receive premium pay at fifty percent (50%) for the second standard hour shift far all
continuous hours worked during the snow emergency.
ARTICLE 4 - WORK BREAKS
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4.1 Rest Periods - All employees work schedules shall provide for a fifteen minute rest
period during each one-half shift. The rest period shall be scheduled by management at
approximately the middle of each one-half shift whenever this is feasible.
4.2 If an employee is scheduled to work a full half shift beyond his/her regular quitting time,
he/she shall be entitled to the rest period that occurs during said half shift.
ARTICLE 5 - HOLIDAYS
5.1 Holidays recognized and observed -
observed as paid holidays:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
The following days shall be recognized and
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Two floating holidays
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ARTICLE 5 - HOLIDAYS (Continued)
Eligible employees sha11 receive pay for each of the holidays listed above on which they
• perform no work. Whenever any of the holidays listed above falls on a Saturday, the
holiday shall be obseroed on the preceding Friday. Whenever any of the holidays listed
above falls on a Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the succeeding Monday. For
employees assigned to a work week other tUan Monday through Friday, the holiday sha11
be observed on the calendar date of the holiday.
5.2 T'he floating holidays set forth in Section 5.1 above may be taken at any time during the
contract yeaz, subject to the approval of the Department Head of any employee.
53 Eligibility Requirements - In order to be eligible for a holiday with pay, an employee's
name must appear on the payroll on any six working days of the nine working days
preceding the holiday; or an employee's name must appear on the payroll the last working
day before the holiday and on three other working days of the nine working days
preceding the holiday. In neither case shall the holiday be counted as a worlang day for
the purposes of this section. It is fut�ther understood that neither temporary, emergency
nor other employees not heretofore eligible shall receive holiday pay.
5.4 Notwithstanding Secfion 53, a temporary employee shall be eligible for holiday pay only
after such employee has been employed as a temporary employee for sixty-seven (67)
consecutive work days. No temporary employee shall be eligible for any floating
holidays.
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6.1 The Employer sha11 recognize stewards selected in accordance with Union rules and
regulations as the grievance representatives of the bazgaining unit. The Union shall
notify the Employer in cvriting of the names of the stewards and of their successors when
so named.
6.2 It is recognized and accepted by the Employer and the Union 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 working hours only when
consistent with such employees' 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.
6.3 The procedure established by this Article shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for the
processing of grievances, which are defined as an alleged violarion of the terms and
conditions of this agreement. However, this Article does not abridge grievance rights
possessed by eligible Veteran's under applicable Veterans' statutes.
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ARTICLE 6- EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(Continued)
. 6.4 Crrievances shail be resoived in conformance with the following procedure:
Step 1- Upon the occunence of an alleged violation of this agreement, the employee
involved (with or without the stewazd) shall attempt to resolve the matter on an informal
basis with the employee's supervisor. If the matter is not resolved to the employee's
satisfaction by the informal discussion, it may be reduced to writing and referred to Step
2 by the Union. The written grievance shatl set forth the nature of the grievance, the facts
on which it is based, the alleged section(s) of the agreement violated, and relief requested.
Any alleged violation of the agreement not reduced to writing by the Union within
fourteen (14) wark days of the first occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance
shall be considered waived.
Step 2- Within seven (7) work days after receiving the written grievance, a designated
Employer supervisor shall meet with the Union Stewazd 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 Union within sevan (7) work days following this meefing.
The Union may refer the grievance in writang to Step 3 within seven (�) work days
foliowing receipt of the Employer's written answer.
Any grievance not referred in writing by the Union within seven (7) wark days following
receipt of the Employer's answer shall be considered waived.
� Step 3- Within seven (7) work days following receipt of a grievance referred from Step
2, a designated Employer supervisor sha11 meet with the ZTnion Business Manager or
his/her designated representative, the Employee and the Stewazd and attempt to resolve
the grievance. Within seven (� work days following this meeting, the Employer shall
reply in wrifing to the Union stating the Employer's answer concerning the grievance. If
as a result of the written response the grievance remains unresolved, the Union may refer
the grievance to Step 4. Any grievance not refened in writing by the Union to Step 4
within seven (7) work days following receipt of the Employer's answer shall be
considered waived.
Step 4- If the grievance remains unresolved, the Union may within seven (7) work days
after the response of the Employer in Step 3, by written notice to the Employer, request
arbitration of the grievance. The azbitration proceedings shall be conducted by an
arbitrator to be selected from a permanent panel of five (5) arbitratars. Arbitrators shail
be selected by lot within twenty (20) work days after notice has been given.
In the event the Employer and the Union cannot mutually agree to five (5) arbitrators for
the permanent panel, the parties will petition the Director of the Bureau of Mediation
Services for a list of ten (10) azbitrators for each panel member for which the parties did
not mutually agree. The parties shall alternately strike names from such list(s), the
Employer striking first, until one (1) name remains. Vacancies occurring on the
• permanent panel during the life of this agreement sha11 be filled by mutual agreement of
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ARTICLE 6- EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(Continued)
• If the parties cannot mutuatly agree, the vacancy shall be filled by the process noted in
the preceding pazagraph. This azbitrator selection process shall be effective only for the
duration of this agreement unless both parties mutualty agree to e�tend such provisions.
At any time prior to the opening of an arbitcation hearing, the parties may mutually agree
to ufilize the assistance of the Bureau of Mediation Services to attempt to mediate a
resolurion of the dispute.
6.5 The arbitrator shall have no right to axnend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract
from the provisions of this agreement. T4ie arbitrator shall consider and decide only the
specific issue submitted in writing by the Employer and the Union and shall have no
authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The azbitrator sha11 be
without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying
in any way the applicaflon of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law.
The azbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within thiriy (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 sha11 be based solely on the azbitrator's
interpretation or application of the express terms of this agreement and to the facts of the
grievance presented. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the
Employer, the Union, and the employees.
. 6.6 The fees and expenses for the azbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally
by the Employer and the Union, provided that each pariy shall be responsible far
compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either pariy desires a verbatim
record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the
record.
b.7 The time limits in each step of this procedute may be extended by mutual agreement of
the Employer and the Union.
6.8 It is understood by the Union and the Employer that a grievance, other than a grievance
arising from a disciplinary action, may be determined by either the grievance procedure
of ihis contract or by the provisions of the Civil Service Rules of the City of Saint Paul.
If an issue is determined by this grievance procedure it shall not again be submitted for
arbitration under the Civil Service Rules. ff an issue is determnied by the provisions of
the Civil Service Rules it shall not again be submitted for arbitration under this grievance
procedure.
6.9 The provisions of this Article 6 shall not apply to Secfion 3.9 of this agreement.
6.10 The Empioyer agrees to provide courtesy copies of all correspondence to the Union
Business Manager or Assistant Director to the President of Loca12508.
This section sha11 not be grievable.
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ARTICLE 7 - CITY MILEAGE
7.1 Automobile Reimbursement Authorized: Pursuant to Chapter 33 of the Saint Paul
� Administrative Code, as amended, pertaiuing to reimbursement of City officers and
employees for the use of their own automobiles in the performance of their duties, the
following provisions aze adopted.
7.2 Methad of Computation: To be eligible for such reimbursement, all officers and
empioyees must receive written authorization from the Department Head.
Type 1- If an empioyee is required to use his/her own automobile OCCASIONALLY
during employment, the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $4.00 per day for
each day the employee's vehicle is actually used in performing the duties of the
employee's position. In addition, the employee shall be reimbursed $0.20 per mile for
each mile actually driven.
If such employee is required to drive an automobile during empioyment and the
Department Head or designated representative detemunes that an Employer vehicle is
available for the empioyee's use, but the emplayee desires to use hisiher own automobile,
then the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0.20 per mile driven and shall not
be eligible for any per diem.
Type 2- If an empioyee is required to use his/her own automobile REGULARLY during
employment, the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $4.00 per day for each day
of work. In addition, the employee shall be reimbursed $0.20 per mile for each mile
� actually driven.
If such employee is required to drive an automobile during employment and the
Department Head or designated representafive determines that an Employer vehicle is
available for the employee's use, but the employee desires to use his/her own automobile,
then the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0.20 per mile driven and shall not
be eligible far any per diem. This Section 7.2 shall become effective February 1, 1994.
73 The City will provide parking at the Civic Center Parking Ramp for City employees on
either of the above mentioned types of reimbursement plans who aze required to have
their personal caz available for City business. Such parking will be provided only for the
days the employee is required to haue his or her ovm personal car available.
7.4 Rules and Regulations: The Mayor shall adopt rules and regulations governing the
procedures for automobile reimbursement. Such rules and regulations shall contain the
requirement that recipients shall file daily reports indicating miles driven and shall file
monthly affidavits stating the number of days worked and the number of miles driven,
and shall fiirther require that they maintain automobile liability insurance in amounts of
not less than $100,000/$300,000 for personal injury, and $25,000 for property damage, or
liability insurance in amounts not less than $300,000 single limit coverage, with the City
of Saint Paul named as an additional insured. These rules and regulations, together with
the axnendment thereto, shall be maintained on file with the City Clerk.
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ARTICLE 8 - RESIDENCE
8.1 The resolution pertaining to residency approved July 26, 1979, under Council File No.
273378 shall apply to all employees covered by this agreement.
ARTICLE 9 - VACATION
4.1 Vacafion credits shall accumulate at the rates shown below for each full hour on the
payroll, excluding overtime.
Years of Service
1 st year thru 4th year
Sth yeaz thru 9th yeaz
l Oth yeaz thru 15th yeaz
16th year thru 23rd year
24th yeaz and thereafter
Hours of Vacafion
.0385 (10 days)
.0616 (16 days)
.0731 (19 days)
.0885 (23 days)
1000 (26 days)
9.2 The Head of the Department may permit an employee to carry over up to one hundred
and twenty (120) hours of vacation into the following "vacation year." For the putpose of
this article the 'bacation year" shall be the fiscal yeaz (IRS payroll reporting year).
93 The above provisions of vacation sha11 be subject to the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates
of Compensation, Section I, Sub. H.
ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE
Active Employee Insurance
10.1 The Employer will continue for the period of this agreement to provide for employees
such health and life insurance benefits as are provided by the Employer at the time of
execution of this agreement.
10.2 For each eligible employee covered by this agreement who is employed fuil-time and
who selects employee health insurance coverage provided by the Employer, the Employer
agrees to conbribute $193.25 equivalent to full premium amount.
For each eligible full-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute $38312 per month, (1998 family employer contribution of
$368.82 plus single premium increase of $14.30.)
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103 Effecfive for the January, 2000 insurance premiums, for each eligible employee covered
• by this agreement who is employed fixll-time and who selects employee health instuance
coverage provided by the Employer, the Employer agrees to contribute $211.62 per
month equivalent to full premium amount.
For each eligible full-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute $406.62 per month (383.12 plus 50% of premium increase).
10.4 For the purpose of this Article, full-fime employment is defined as appearing on the
payroll an average of at least 64 hours per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month
period preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or the six (6) month
period preceding initial enrollment.
Three-quarter time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll an average of at
least 52 hours, but less than 64 hours, per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month
period preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or the six (6) month
period preceding uutial enrollment.
Half-fime employment is defined as appearing on the payroll an average of at least 40
hours, but less than 52 hours, per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month period
preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or six (6) month period
preceding initial enrollment.
• Part-time employees who are permanently appointed to a full-time (80 hours per
biweekly pay period) position after the commencement of the plan year, shall be made
eligible for the full-time benefits after they have completed at least forty hours in a
monthly qualifying pay period as a full-time employee.
Full-time employees who aze permanently appointed to a part-time (less than 80 hours
per biweekly pay period) position after the commencement of the plan year sha11 be
reduced to the benefit level applicable for the hours scheduled by the department. Such
reduction shall take effect on the first month the employee does not complete a monthly
qualifying pay period as a full-time employee.
10.5 For each eligible employee covered by this agreement who is employed half-time and
who selects employee health insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute fifty
percent (50%) of the amount contributed for full-time employees selecting employee
coverage in the same insurance plan.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Confinued)
For each half-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the Employer
. will contribute fifty percent (50%) of t�e amount contributed for full-tnne employees
selecting family health insurance coverage in the same insurance plan.
For each eligible employee coveted by tbis agreement who is employed three-quarter
time and who selects employee health insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to
contribute seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount contributed for full-time employees
selecting employee coverage.
For each three-quarter time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount contributed for
fuil-time employees selecting family health insurance coverage.
10.6 Notwithstanding Section 10.5, employees covered by this agreement and employed
half-time prior to January 1, 1986 shall receive the same health insurance contributions as
full-time employees. This Section 10.6 applies only to employees who were employed
half-time during the month of December,1985 and shall continue to apply only as long as
such employees remain confinuously employed half-time.
10.7 For each eligible employee, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of $20,000 of life
insurance.
• 10.8 The contributions indicated in this Article 10 shall be paid to the Employer's Group
Health and Welfare Pian.
10.9 Any cost of any premium for any City of£ered employee or famiiy insurance coverage in
excess of the dollar amounts stated in this Article 10 shall be paid by the employee.
1010 The Employer will provide a system whereby the employee's contribution towazd the
premiuxns for the employee selected health insurance coverages can be paid on a pre-tax
basis. Employees covezed by this agreement will be eligible to participate in the Flexible
Spending Account as offered by the Employer. The service fee chazged to participating
empioyees shall be paid by the employee.
10.11 Employees covered by this agreement shall be eligible to participate in the Dependent
Caze Reimbursement Account offered by the Employer. The service fee charged to
participating employees shall be paid by the Employer.
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Retiree Insurance
1012 Employees who retire must meet the following conditions at the time of retirement in
order to be eligible for the Employer contributions, listed in Sections 10.13 through 10.16
below, toward a health insurance plan offered by the Employer:
10.12(1)
10.12(2)
10.12(3)
Early Retirees
Be receiving benefits from a public employee retirement act at the time of
retirement, and
Have severed his/her relationship with the City of Saint Paul for reasons
other than misconduct, and
Have completed at least 20 years with the City of Saint Paul.
10.13 This Section shall apply to full time employees who:
10.13(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.13(2) Were appointed on or before December 31, 1995, and
10.13(3) Have not attained age 65 at retirement, and
10.13(4) Ivleet the terms set forth in Section 10.12 above, and
10.13(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer
LIn61 such employees xeach sisty-five (65) yeazs of age, the Employer agtees that for
retirees selecting single coverage, the Employer will provide the same contribution as is
provided for acrive employees selecting single coverage under this agreement. This
amount, however, shall not exceed $350 per month.
For employees selecting family health insurance coverage, the Employer will contribute
$350 per month towazd the premiuxn for family health insurance coverage. Any unused
portion of the Empioyer's contribution sha11 not be paid to the retiree.
When such early refiree attains age 65, the provisions of Section 1015 will apply.
10.14 This Section sha11 apply to full time employees who:
10.14(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.14(2) Were appointed on or after 7anuary 1, 1996, and
10.14(3) Have not attained age 65 at retirement, and
10. i4(4) Meet the conditions of 5ection 10.12 above, and
1014(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Continued)
Until such retirees reach sia�ty-five (65) years of age, the Employer agrees to contribute a
• maximum of $300.00 per month towazd the cost of single or family health insurance
coverage. Any unused portion shall not be paid to the retiree.
When such early retiree attains age 65, the provisions of Section 1016 shall apply.
Regular Retirees (Age 65 and over)
10.15 This Section shall apply to full tnne employees who:
10.15(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.15(2) Were appointed on or before Becember 31, 1995, and
10.15(3) Haue attained age 65 at retirement, and
10. i 5(4) Meet the terms set forth in Section 10.12 above, and
10.15(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer
The Employer agrees to contribute a masimuxn of $550.00 per month towazd the
premium for single or family health insurance coverage offered by the Employer to
regular retirees and their dependents. Any unused portion of the Employer's contribution
shail not be paid to the retiree.
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This Section shall also apply to eazly retirees who retired under the provisions of Section
10.13 when such retirees attain age 65.
10.16 This Secfion shall apply to fu11 time employees who:
1016(1) Retixe on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.16(2) Were appointed on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.16(3) Have attained age 65 at retirement, and
10.16(4) Meet the conditions of Section 10.12 above, and
10.16(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer.
The Employer agrees to contribute a maximum of $300.00 per month toward the cost of
single or family health insurance coverage offered to regular retirees and their
dependents. Any unused portion shall not be paid to the retiree.
This Section shall also apply to early retirees who refired under the provisions of Section
10.14 when such eazly retirees aitain age 65.
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10.17 If an employee does not meet the condition of Section 10.12(3), but has completed at
least ten (10) yeazs of service with the City, he/she may purchase singie or family health
insurance coverage through the Employer's insurance program. The total cost of such
insurance coverage shall be paid by the retiree.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Continued)
10.18 A retiree may not cazry his(her spouse as a dependent if such spouse is also a City retiree
• or Ciry employee and eligibie for and is enrolled in the City health insurance program.
Survivor Insurance
1019 The surviving spouse of an employee carrying family covernge at the time of his/her
death due to a job connected injury or illness which was determined to have arisen out of
and in the course of his/her employment under worker's compensarion law shall continue
to be eligible for city contribution in the same proportions as is provided for retired
employees.
In the event of the death of an eazly retiree or a regulaz retiree, the dependents of the
retiree shatl have the option, within thirty (30) days, to continue the current
hospitalization and medical benefits which said dependents previously had, at the
premiuzn and Employer contribution accorded to the eligible deceased retiree.
It is fixrther understood that coverage shall cease in the event o£
10.19(1) Subsequent remarriage of the surviving spouse of the deceased employee
or retiree.
10.19(2) The employxnent of the surviving spouse or dependent where health
• insurance is obtained through a group program provided by said
Employer. In this event, however, the surviving spouse or dependent shall
have the right to maintain City health insurance for the first ninety (90)
days of said employment.
ARTICLE 11 - WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION
11.1 The Employer sha11 avoid, whenever possible, working an employee on an out-of-class
assignment for a pzolonged period of time. Any employee working an out-of-class
assignment for a period in excess of fifteen (15) working days during a yeaz sha11 receive
the rate of pay for the out-of-class assignment in a higher classification not later than the
sia-teenth (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 employee's regulu position, and which is in a
classificafion higher than the classification held by such employee.
The rate of pay for an approved out-of-class assignment shail be the same rate the
empioyee would receive if such employee received a regular appointment to the higher
• ciassification.
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ARTICLE 11- WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION
11.2 For the following classifications, the provisions of Section 11.1 shall not apply to
� perforxnance of the dufies of the nea�t higher classification in the job series:
Clerk I
Clerk-StenographerI
Clerk-Typist I
Data Entry Operator I
ZookeeperI
ARTICLE 12 - EMPLOYEE RECORDS
12.1 Any written reprimand made concerning any member of this Bazgainiug Unit which is
filed with the Office of Human Resources or within any City departsnent shall be shown
to the member before it is placed on file. Before the reprunand is placed on file, the City
sha11 request from the employee an acknowledgment, in writing, that the reprimand has
been read by said employee.
12.2 Any member of the bazgaining unit may, during usual working hours, with the approval
of the supervisor, review any material placed in the employee's personnel file, after first
giving proper notice to the supervisor in custody of such file.
• 123 Any member of the bargaining unit may file a gzievance or discrimination complaint and
there shall be no retaliation by the City of Saint Paul for such action.
ARTICLE 13 - BULLETIN BOARDS
13.1 The Employer sha11 provide reasonable bulletin space for use by the Union in posting
notices of Union business and activities. Said bulletin board space shall not be used by
the Union for political purposes other than Union elections. Use of this bulletin board is
subj ect to approval of the Department Head.
ART�CLE 14 - WAGES
14.1 For purposes of this contract, the wage schedule shall be Appendix A, attached hereto.
Both parties agree that the inclusion of the classifications and salary ranges in Appendix
"A" does not preclude the Employer from the following:
1. Reorganizing
2. Abolishing classifications
3. EstablisIung new classifications
4. Regrading classifications
� 5. Reclassifying positions
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ARTICLE 14 - WAGES (Continued)
Both parties also agree that titles and grades in Appendix A refer to employees in the
• posirions at the date of signing of the agreement. No employee in this bargainiug unit
shall suffer any reduction in salary because of a regrading or reclassification during the
contract period in which such regrading or reclassification takes place.
1 G.2 Employees may request an audit of their position whenevez the nature of the work andlor
responsibilities in their posifion have substantially changed. When an employee, or a
supervisor on behalf of an employee, requests a classification/regrading study of their
position, responsible Managers in the Department where the employee(s) work(s) and the
staff of the Office of Human Resources will facilitate the completion of the study within
ninety (90) days after the employee submits their job profile.
ARTICLE 15 - MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS
15.1 The parties agree that all condifions of employment relating to wages, hours of work,
overtixne differentials, vacations and all other general working conditions shall be
maintained at not less than the highest minimum standazd set forth in the Civil Service
Rules of the City of Saint Paul (Resolution No. 3250) and the Saint Paul Salary Plan and
Rates of Compensation at the tune of the signing of this agreement, and the conditions of
employment shall be improved wherever specific provisions for improvement are made
elsewhere in this agreement.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
16.1 Leave of Absence - After three month's employment, an employee may make application
far a leave of absence not to exceed one yeaz. A leave of absence sha11 be granted on the
basis established in the Civil Service Rules (Resolufion No. 3250).
16.2 Sick Leave - Sick Ieave shall accumulate at the rate of .0576 of a working howr for each
full 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 hisRier regulaz scheduled starting fune. The granting of sick leave
shall be subject to the terms and provisions of Resolution No. 3250 of the City of Saint
Paul.
For absences due to sickness of seven (7) or fewer calendar days, the Employer shall
require a physician's certificate or additional certificates only when there is reason to
suspect abuse of sick leave or to verify that an employee is fit to return to his or her
position. The Employer's requirement of a certificate under this section shall not be
azbitrable.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE (Conrinued)
• 163 Any empioyee 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 or injury of the employee, quarantine established by a public health
enforcement agency, 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 actually necessary for office visits to a
doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc.
16.4 Leave Without Pay - Any employee who engages in active service in time of waz or
other emergency declared by pzoper authority of any of the military or naval forces of the
state or of the United States for which leave is not otherwise allowed by law shall be
entitled to leave of absence from employment without pay during such service with right
of reinstatement and subject to such conditions as are imposed by law.
Such leaves of absence as aze granted under Article 17 shall conform to Minnesota
Statutes, Section 192, as amended from time to time, and shall confer no addirional
benefits other than those �anted by said statute.
16.5 Jury Duty - Employees who are required during regular worldng hours to appeaz in court
as jurors or witnesses, except as a witness in their own behalf against the City, shall be
paid their regulaz pay while so engaged, provided that any fees that employees may
• receive from the court for such services shall be paid to the City and be deposited with
the City Finance Director. Employees scheduled to work a shift othea than the normai
daytime shift, shall be rescheduled to work the normal daytime shift during such time as
is required to appear in court as a juror or witness.
16.6 Funerai Leave - Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits, as provided in
the Civil Service Rules, shall be granted one day of such leaue to attend the funeral of the
employee's grandparent or grandchild.
16.7 An employee elected or appointed to a full time paid position by the exclusiye
representative may be granted a leave of absence without pay for not more than one yeaz
for the purpose of conducting the duties of the exclusive representative.
16.8 Maternity and Parental Leave - Pregnant employees of the City of Saint Paul sha11 be
eligible for the use of paid sick leave and unpaid leave of absence in the same manner as
any other disabled or ill City employee. Such paid sick leave eligibility shall begin upon
certification by the employee's attending physician that the employee is disabled in terms
of her ability to perform the duties of her position.
A twelve (12) month Pazental leave of absence without pay shall be granted to a natuzal
parent or an adoptive parent who requests such leave in conjunction with the birth ar
• adoption of a ckuld. Such leave may be extended an additional twelve (12) months by
mutual agreement between the employee and the Employer.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE (Continued)
• Refusal on the part of the Empioyer to grant an estension o£ such leave sha11 not be
subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this agreement.
Employees who return following such leaves of absence shall be placed in a position of
equivalent salary and tenure as the one held just prior to the beginning of their leave.
16.9 An employee may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences
due to an illness of or injury to the employee's child for such reasonable periods as the
employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on the same terms the employee
is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own ills�ess or injury. This section
applies only to personal sick leave benefits payable to the employee from the employer's
generalassets.
For purposes of this section, "personal sick leave benefits" means time accrued and
available to an employee to be used as a result of absence from work due to personal
illness ar injury, but does not include short-term or long-term disability or other salary
continuation benefits.
16.10 An employee shail be granted up to a total of sixteen (16) hours during a school yeaz to
attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child, provided
the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours.
• When the leave cannot be scheduled during non-work hours and the need for the leave is
foreseeable, the employee must provide reasonable prior nofice of the leave and make a
reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the opezations of the
Employer. An employee sha11 be allowed to use vacation or compensatory time for this
leaue; otherwise, this leaue shall be without pay.
16.11 Voluntary Unpaid Leave of Absence - A full-time employee may be granted up to 480
hours of voluntary leave of absence without pay during the fiscal year. During such leaue
of absence, the employee shall continue to earn and accrue vacarion and sick Ieave,
seniority credits and maintain insurance eligibility as though he or she were on the
payroll.
Any leave of absence granted under this provision is subject to the approval of the
Department Head.
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ARTICLE 17 - MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
• 171 Pay Allowance - Any employee who shall be a member of the National Guard, the Naval
Militia or any other component of the militia of the State, now or hereafter organized or
constituted under state or federal law, or who shall be a member of the Officer's Reserve
Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve or any
other reserve component of the military or naval force of the United States, now or
hereafter organized or constituted under Federal law, shall be entifled to leaue of absence
from employment without loss of pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, vacation, sick
leave or other benefits for all the time when such employee is engaged with such
organization or component in trainiug or active service ordered or authorized by proper
authority pursuant to law, whether for state or federal purposes, provided that such lea�e
shall not exceed a total of fifteen (15) days in any calendaz year and, fiu•ther provided that
such leave shall be allowed only in case the required military or naval service is
satisfactorily performed, which sha11 be presumed unless the contrary is established.
Such leave shall not be aliowed unless the employee (1) returns to his/her position
immediately upon being relieved from such military or naval service and not later than
the expiration of time herein limited for such leave, or (2) is prevented from so returning
by physical or mental disability or other cause not due to such employee's own fault, or
(3) is required by proper authority to continne in such military or naval service beyond
the time herein limited for such leave.
• ARTICLE 18 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
18.1 The Union recognizes the right of the City to operate and manage its affairs in a11 respects
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of appropriate authorities. All rights
and authority which the City has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by this
agreement are retained by the City.
18.2 A public 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 funcfions and programs of the Employer, its overall budget, utilization of
technology, and organizationai structure and selection and direction and numbet of
personnel.
ARTICLE 19 - SENIORITY
19.1 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 fiirther understood that seniority is confined to the current ciass 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 deternrined by employee's rank on the eligible list
from which certification was made.
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However, when layoff occurs in any of the tifles listed below under Column A, layoff
shall be based on inverse length of total seniority in all tifles listed on the corresponding
line under Column B. The Human Resources Department will identify such least senior
employee in that title in the department reducing positions, and shall notify said
employee of his/her reduction from the department.
ARTICLE 19 - SENIORITY (Continued)
14.2 Seniority shall teruiinate when an employee retires, resigns, or is dischazged.
193 In the event it is detennuied by the Employer that it is necessary to reduce the work force,
employees will be laid off by class tifle within each department based on inverse length
of seniority as defined above.
If there aze any vacancies in any of the titles under Coluxnn B on which seniority was
based, in any other Cit7 Department, the Huxnan Resources Department shall place the
affected employee in such vacancy. If two or more vacant positions aze available, the
Human Resources Department shall decide which vacant positions the affected empioyee
shall fill. I£ no vacancy e�sts in such titles, then the least senior City employee in such
titles shall be identified, and if the employee affected by the original departmental
reduction is more senior, helshe shall have the right to claim that position and the least
senior City employee in such tides shall be the employee laid of£ Por the purposes of
this Article, the Board of Education is not included as a City department nar is a Board of
Education employee included as a City employee.
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Column A
Accounting Machine Opezator I
Accounting Machine Operator II
Cashier I
Cashier II
Clerk I
Clerk II
Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Steno�apher I
Data Entry Operator I
Column S
Accounting Machine Operator I,
Accounting Machine Operator II
Accounting Machine Operator II,
Accounting Machine Operator I
Cashier I, Cashier II
Cashier II, Cashier I
Clerk I, Clerk II
Cierk I, Clerk II
Clerk-Typist I, Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Typist II, Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Stenographer I, Clerk-Stenographer II
Data Enhy Operator I,
Data Enhy Operator II
19.4 In cases where there are promotional series, such as Clerk I, II, III, etc., when the number
of employees in these higher titles is to be reduced, employees who have held lower titles
wluch are in this bargaining unit will be offered reductions to the highest of these titles to
which class seniority would keep them from being laid off, before layoffs are made by
any class title within any department.
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19.5 In cases where an employee to be laid off has held no regulaz appoinhnent in a lower tide
• in the same promotional series as his/her current tide, that employee will be offered a
reduction to the tifle within the bazgainiug unit to which he/she was regulazly appointed
immediately prior to his/her current title, so long as there is either a vacancy or, if no
vacancy exists, a less seniox employee in such title may be displaced. In cases where an
employee to be laid off has held no regulaz appoinhnent to any titles immediately prior to
his/her current tifle, said employee shall be laid off.
The employee reducing into a tifle formerly held must satisfactorily complete a six-month
probationary period in such tifle.
If the probationary period is not satisfactory, the employee shall, at any time during the
probationary period, be reinstated to his/her former title and shall be laid off, but such
employee's name will be placed on the reinstatement register in his/her former title and
"buxnping" rights herein shall not again apply to such employee.
This procedure will be followed by the City fox City employees, and by the Boazd of
Education for Boazd of Education employees; however, City employees being reduced or
laid off may not displace Board of Education employees; Board of Education employees
being reduced or laid off may not displace City empioyees.
19.6 It is understood that such employees will pick up their former seniority date in any class
• of positions which they previously held.
19.7 Reca11 from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff, except that recall rights shall expire
after two yeazs of layoff.
19.8 Employees assigned to these divisions in the police Departsnent: Impound Lot, Property
Room, Communication Center, andlor Records, sha11 be allowed to bid for work shifts
(i.e. midnights, days and aftemoons), on the basis of seniority when a vacancy occurs
within the employees' classification in their division.
19.9 In the event the employer believes it is necessary to merge, contract out or subcontract
any public work performed by employees covered by this Agreement which may lead to
layoff, the Employer will notify the Union no less than forty-five (45) calendaz days in
advance. Auring the forty-five (45) days, the Employer will meet with the Union and
discuss possible options to contracting out or ways and means to minnnize the
elimination of positions.
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ARTICLE 20 - DISCIPLINE
20.1 The Employer will discipline employees for just cause oniy.
� Discipline will be in the form of:
20.1(1) Oral reprimand;
20.1(2) Written reprunand;
20.1(3) Suspension;
20.1(4) Reduction;
20.1(5) Discharge
20.2 Suspensions, reductions and dischazges will be in written form.
203 Employees and the Union will receive copies of written reprimands and notices of
suspension and dischazge.
20.4 Employees may exanune all information in their Employer personnel files that concerns
work evaluations, commendations and/or disciplinary actions. Files may be examined at
reasonable times under direct supervision of the Employer.
20.5 Discharges will be preceded by a five (5) working day preliminary suspension without
pay. During said period, the employee and/or Union may request, and shall be entitled to,
a meeting with the Employer representative who initiated the suspension with intent to
discharge. During said five (5) working day period, the Employer may affirm, modify or
� withdraw the suspension and dischazge.
20.6 An employee to be questioned concerning an investigation of disciplinary action shall
have the right to request that a Union representafive be present.
20.7 Grievances relating to tlus Article sha11 be processed in accordance with the grievance
procedure under Article 6.
AI2TICLE 21 - VACANCIES
2L 1 The Office of Human Resources will inform all departments that the department's
timekeeper shall post notices of a11 job vacancies in their department at least five days
before submitting a requisition to the Office of Human Resources.
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ARTICLE 22 - NO STRIKE - NO LOCKOUT
22.1 Neither the Union, its officers or agents, nor any of the employees covered by this
• agreement will engage in, encourage, sanction or support any strike, or the withholding in
whole or in part of the full performance of their duties during the life of this agreement,
except as specifically allowed by the Public Employment Labor Relations Act. In the
event of a violation of ttus Article, the Employer will warn employees of the
consequences of their action and shall instruct them to immediately retum to their normal
duties.
Any employee who fails to return to his/her duties withisi twenty-four (24) hours of such
waming may be subject to the penalties provided in the Public Employment Labor
Relations Act.
22.2 No lockout, ar refusal to allow employees to perform available work, shall be instituted
by the Employer and/or its appointing authorities during the life of this agreement.
ARTICLE 23 - SEVERANCE PAY
23.1 The Employer sha11 provide a severance pay program as set forth in this Article.
23.2 To be eligible for the severance pay program, an employee must meet the following
requirements:
• 23.2(i) The employee must be 58 yeazs of age or older or must be eligible for
pension under the "rule of 85" or the "rule of 90" provisions of the Public
Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The "rule of 85" or the "rule
of 90" criteria sha11 also apply to employees covered by a public pension
plan other than PERA.
23.2(2) The employee must be voluntarily sepazated from City employment or
have been subject to sepazadon by lay-off or compulsory rerirement.
Those employees who are discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency,
incompetency, or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for the City
severance pay program.
23.2(3) The employee must haue at least ten (10) years of consecutive service
under the classified or unclassified Civil Service at the time of sepazation.
For the purpose of this Article, employment in either the City or in the
Independent School District No. 625 may be used in meeting this ten (10)
yeaz service requirement.
23.2(4) The employee must file with the Duector of Human Resources a waiver of
reemployment which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance
• pay, the employee waives all claims to reinstatement or reemployment (of
any type), with the City or with Independent School District No. 625.
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23.2(5) The employee must have accumulated a m;n;mum of sixty (60) days of
sick leaue credits at the time of his/her sepazation from service.
233 If an employee requests severance pay and if the employee meets the eligibility
requirements set forth above, he or she wiil be granted severance pay in an amount equal
to one-half of the daily rate of pay for the posifion held by the employee on the date of
separation for each day of accrued sick leaue, subject to a maxunum of 200 accrued sick
leave days.
23.4 The ma�mum amount of money that any employee may obtain through this severance
pay program is $6,500.
23.5 For the purpose of this severance program, a death of an employee shall be considered as
separation of employment, and if at the time of his/her death the employee would have
met all of the requuements set forth above, payment of the severance pay will be made to
the employee's estate or spouse.
23.6 For the purpose of this severance program, a transfer from the City of Saint Paul
employment to Independent School District No. 625 employment is not considered a
separation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for the City severance
program.
23.7 The manner of payment of such severance pay shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of City Ordinance No. 11490.
23.8 This severance pay program sha11 be subject to and governed by the provisions of City
Ordinance No. 11490, except in those cases where the specific provisions of this Article
conflict with said ordinance, and in such cases, the provisions of this Article shall control.
23.9 The provisions of this Article sha11 be effective as of December 24, 1983.
23.10 Any employee hired prior to December 31, 1983 may, in any event, and upon meeting the
qualifications of this Article or City Ordinance No. 11490, as amended by City Ordinance
No. 16303, section 1, section 6, draw severance pay. However, an election by the
employee to draw severance pay under either this Article ar the ordinance shall consfitute
a baz to receiving severance pay from the other. Any employee hired after December 31,
1983 shall only be entitled to the benefits of this Article upon meeting the qualifications
herein.
23.11 Secfions 2312 through 23.18 shall apply only to employees appointed on or after January
1, 1990 to a title covered by this agreement.
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through 23.20.
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23.13(1) 'I'he employee must be voluntarily sepazated from City employment or have
been subject to sepazation by layoff or compulsory retirement. Those
employees who aze discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency,
incompetency, or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for the City
severance pay program.
23.13(2) The employee must file with the Director of Hutnan Resources a waiver of
reemployment which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance pay, the
employee waives all claims to reinstatement or reemployment (of any type),
with the CiTy or with Independent School District No. 625.
ARTICLE 23 - SEVERANCE PAY (Continued)
23.13 To be eligible for the severance pay program, an employee must meet the following
requirements:
23.13(3) The employee must have an accumulated balance of at least eighty (80) days of
sick leave credits at the time of his/�er separation from service.
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23.14 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 one-half of the daily rate of pay for the position held by the employee on the date of
separation for each day of accrued sick leave subject to a maximum as shown below
based on the number of yeazs of service in the City.
Years of Service with the City
Maximum 5everance Pay
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At Least 20
21
22
23
24
25
$ 5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
23.15 For the purpose of this severance program, a death of an employee shall be considered as
separation of employment, and if at the time of his/her death the employee would have
met a11 of the requirements set forth above, payment of the severance pay shall be made
to the employee's estate or spouse.
2316 For the purpose of this severance program, a transfer from the City of Saint Paul
employment to Independent School District No. 625 employment is not considered a
sepazation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for the Cify severance
program.
23.17 The ma.nner of payment of such severance pay shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of City Ordinance No. 11490.
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• 23.18 This severance pay program shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of City
Ordinance No. 11490 except in those cases where the specific provisions of this Article
conflict with said ordinance, and in such cases, the provisions of this Article shall control.
23.19 Notwithstanding Section 23.11, employees appointed prior to January 1, 1990 to a title
covered by this agreement who meet the qualifications as defined in Sections 23.13 and
23.14, may elect to draw severance pay under the provisions of Secfion 23.14. However,
an election by an employee to draw severance pay under Section 23.14 shall constitute a
baz to drawing severance pay under any other provision set forth in this agreement.
23.20 Employees appointed on or after January 1, 1990 to a title covered by this agreement
sha11 not be eligible for any severance plan provisions other than the provisions as set
forth in Sections 23.11 thru 23.19.
ARTICLE 24 - TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
241 It is recognized that temporary employees are within the unit covered by this agreement,
however, except as specifically provided by this agreement, temporary employees shall
not have or acquire any rights or benefits other than specifically provided by the
provisions of the Civil Seroice Rules and/or the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates of
Compensation.
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ARTICLE 25 - NONDISCRIMINATION
25.1 The terms and conditions of this agreement will be applied equally to employees without
regazd to, or discrimination for or against any individual because of race, color, creed,
sex, age, disability, or because of inembership or non-membership in the Union.
25.2 Employees will perform their duties and responsibilities in a nondiscriminatory manner
as such duties and responsibilifies involve other employees and the general public.
ARTICLE 26 - LEGAL SERVICES
26.1 Except in cases of malfeasance in office or willful or wanton neglect of duty, the
Employer shall defend, save hannless and indemnify employees against tort claims or
demands, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of alleged acts or omissions
occurring in the performance or scope of the employee's duties,
26.2 Notwithstanding Section 26.1, the Employer shall not be responsible for paying any legal
• service fee, or for providing any legal service arising from any legal action where the
employee is the Plaintiff.
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ARTICLE 27 - SICK LEAVE USAGE FOR DEPENDENT CARE
27.1 In the case of a serious illness or disability of a pazent or household member, the Head of
. the Department sha11 grant leave with pay in order for the employee to care for or make
arrangements for the caze of such sick or disabled persons. Such paid leave shall be
drawn from the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Use of such sick leave shall
be lunited to 40 hours per incident.
An employee may use sick leave for absences due to an illness of the employee's chiid, for
such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on
the same terms the employee is able to use sick leave for his or her own illness. An
employee may also use up to forty (40) hours per incident to arrange for the care of a
seriously ill or disabled child.
27.2 The Head of the Department or the Huxnan Resources Director may require a physician's
certificate or additional certificates at any time during an employee's use of sick leave for
the purposes stated in Section 27.1 above. All such certificates shall be forwazded by the
appointing officer to the Human Resources Office.
If an employee is absent because of the provisions of Section 27.1 for three or fewer
calendaz days he/she sha11 submit to the Head of the Department a certificate signed by
the employee stating the nature of the child, parent, ar household member's sickness. If
the siclrness continues far more than three calendaz days, no further sick leave sha11 be
granted unless or until a physician is consulted. The sick leave may be continued from
� and include the day of consultation, but only if a certificate signed by the physician
certifying to the nature and period of the person's sickness is submitted and approved by
the Head of the Department and forwazded to the Human Resources Office.
273 No sick leave shall be granted for the above reasons unless the employee reports to
his/her Deparlment Head the necessity for the absence not later than one-half hour after
his/her regulazly scheduled time to report for work, unless he/she can show to the
satisfaction of the Department Head that the failure to report was excusable.
27.4 An employee shall be paid under the provisions of this paragraph only for the number of
days or hours for which he/she would normally have been paid if he/she had not been on
sick leave.
ARTICLE 28 - SAFETY
28.1 The Employer and employees shall cooperate in the enforcement of all applicable
regulations for the enforcement of job safety. If an employee feels that his/her work
du6es or responsibilities require such employee to be in a situation that violates state
safety laws or legally promulgated standazds, the matter shall be ixrunediately considered
by the Employer.
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ARTICLE 28 - SAFETY (Confinued)
28.2 For those employees required by the Employer to weaz safety shoes or boots, the
� Employer agrees to contribute $40.00 per calendar yeaz towazd the purchase of such
shoes or boots.
283(a) When the Employer establishes Labor/Nfanagement Safety Committees, the Union
will select its' own members to participate.
283(b) When the Employer establishes Accident and Incident Review Boazds, the Unions
witl not be required Yo participate.
ARTICLE 29 - UNIFORM /CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
29.1 Employees working in the tifle of Animal Control Officer and who are required to wear a
specified uniform shall receive a clothing allowance of $360.00 per calendaz year.
29.2 Tecluucal Trainees who are required to wear a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $80.00 per calendaz yeaz.
293 Zoo Keeper IPs who aze required to weaz a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $350.00 per calendar year.
29.4 Parking Enforcement Officers who aze required to wear a specified uniform shall receive
• a one-time uniform allowance of $800.00.
29.5 Meter Readers who are required to wear a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $184.44 per calendar year.
29.6 Maintenance Trainees shall receive a clothing allowance of $259.45 per year.
29.7 The Employer shall determine the process for the payment of such uniform allowances.
ARTICLE 30 - SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT TITLES
Upon completion of 1040 working hours, excluding overtime hours, employees warking
in "Special Employment" Utles recognized by the Bureau of Mediation Services as being
appropriately included in this bazgaining unit shall be eligible for benefits under this
agreement on the same basis as all other employees covered by this agreement.
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ARTICLE 31- TERMS OF AGREEMENT
31.1 Complete AGREEMENT and Waiver of Bargaining - This agreement shall represent
• the complete agreement between the Union and the Employer. The parties aclaiowledge
that during the negotiations which resulted in this agreement, each had the unlunited right
and opporhmity to make requests and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not
removed by law from the azea of collective bazgaining, and that the complete
understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and
opporrimiTy are set forth in this agreement. Therefore, the Employer and the Union, for
the life of this agreement, each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waives the right, and each
agrees that the othez shall not be obligated to bazgain collectively with respect to any
subject or matter referred to or covered in this agreement.
31.2 Savings Clause - This agreement is subject to the laws of the United States, the State of
Minnesota, and the City of Saint PauL In the event any provision of this agreement sha11
hold 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 provision shall be
voided. All other provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
31.3 Term of Agreement - This agreement shall be in full force and effect from
January 1, 1999 thru December 31, 2000 and shall be automatically renewed from year
to year thereafter unless either party shall notify the other in writing that it desires to
modify or ternunate this agreement. In wimess whereof, the parties have caused this
agreement to be executed this_ �`� day of May, 1999.
• (The date was handwritten in the originad signature copy.)
31.4 This constitutes a tentative agreement between the parties which will be recommended by
the Director of Labor Relations, but is subject to the approval of the Administration of the
City and the City Council, and is also subject to ratification by Local Union No. 2508.
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WITNESSES:
FOR THE CITY
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Joe Reid
Director of Financial Services
LOCAL ITIVION NO. 2508, DISTRICT
COUNCIL NO. 14 OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO
Je Se ing
Business Repr sen ve
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President
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BIWEEKLY RATES
Salary ranges applicable to titles covered by ttris Agreement shall be as shown below:
Effective January 2, 1999:
Effective July 3, 1999:
Effective January 1, 2000
Two percent (2.0%) increase
One-half percent (0.5%) increase
Two and eight-tenths percent (2.8%) increase
Wage adjustrnent for Conservatory and Refectory Attendants, $0.20 cents per hour raise effective
7/3/99.
Wage adjushnent for Conservatory and Refectory Attendants, $0.10 cents per hour raise effective
1/1/2000.
GRADE 04U
318 REFECTORY ATTENDANT
586A CONSERVATORY ATTENDANT
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(1)
1/02/99 8.58
7/03/99 8.82
1/Ol/00 8.96
GRADE 06U
972 LIBRARY AIDE
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�1) �2)
1/02/99 8.64 8.96
7/03/99 8.68 9.00
1/O1/00 892 9.25
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(3)
9.23
9.28
9.54
D E
(4) (5)
9.54 9.87
9.59 9.92
9.86 10.20
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804 CLERICAL TRAINEE
� 242 LABORATORY HELPER
083A Mt�INTENANCE TRAINEE
807 "tRAINEE(STOREHOUSE)
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 705.20 730A2 753.84 780.67 807.48 838.24 85417 886.13 897.48 908.82
7/03/99 708.73 733.67 757.61 784.51 811.52 842.43 858.44 890.56 901.97 91336
1/O1/00 728.57 754.21 778.82 806.54 834.24 866.02 882.48 915.50 927.23 938.93
Cf7:7\�1�II1�:j
084A COUNSELOR AIDE TRAINEE
085A MANAGEMENT T'RAINEE
087A TECHNICAL TRAINEE
1/02/99 721.07 746.92 768.74 795.56 826.33 854.17 873.02 905.26 916.63 927.98
7/03/99 724.68 750.65 772.58 799.54 830.46 858.44 877.39 909.79 921.21 932.62
1/OU00 744.97 771.67 794.21 821.93 853.71 882.48 901.96 935.26 947.00 958.73
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• 111 CLERK I
972A LIBRARY CLERK (PART TIME)
111M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
1/02/99 734.99 759.82 787.63 813.44 844.20 873.02 891.89 926.99 93835 949.71
7/03/99 738.66 763.62 791.57 817.51 848.42 87739 89635 931.62 943.04 954.46
1/Ol/00 75934 785.00 813.73 840.40 872.18 901.96 921.45 957.71 969.45 981.18
GRADE O10
100 SERVICE WORKER II
1/02/99 751.87 776.72 800.52 82933 856.14 887.90 912.22 948.75 960.11 971.47
7/03/99 755.63 780.60 804.52 833.48 860.42 89234 916.78 953.49 964.91 976.33
1/01/00 776.79 802.46 827.05 856.82 884.51 91733 942.45 980.19 991.93 1003.67
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• 314M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
314 PARK GLTIDE
i/02/99 762.76 789.60 81839 846.20 876.95 912.22 934.73 969.43 980.78 99212
7/03/99 766.57 793.55 822.48 850.43 88133 916.78 939.40 974.28 985.68 997.08
1/Ol/00 788.03 815.77 845.51 874.24 906.01 942.45 965.701001.56 1023.28 1025.00
GRADE 012
579 DATA ENTRY OPERATOR I
1/02/99 780.67 807.48 838.24 868.03 89932 934.73 955.09 993.91 1005.241016.61
7/03/99 784.57 811.52 842.43 87237 903.82 939.40 959.87 998.88 1010.27 1021.69
1/Qll00 8Q6.54 834.24 866.02 896.80 929.13 965.70 986.75 1026.85 1038.56105030
GRADE 013
155 DUPLICATING EQUIP OPERATOR TREIINEE
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1/02/99 795.56 82633 854.17 884.93 919.70 95937 98039 1024.441035.79 104'7.15
7/03/99 799.54 830.46 858.44 889.35 92430 964.17 985.291029.561040.971052.39
1/O1J00 821.93 853.71 882.48 914.25 950.18 991.171012.88 1058391070121081.86
GRADE 016
112 CLERK II
118 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER I
112M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
329A STOREROOM ASSISTANT
i/02/99 848.20 879.96 91330 948.64 989.63 1031341057.95 1104391115.761127.10
7/03/99 852.44 88436 917.87 95338 994.58 1036.50 1063.241109.91 112134 1132.74
1101100 876.31 909.12 943.57 980.07 1022.43 1065.52 1043.01 1140.99 1152.14 1164.46
GRADE 017
511 *PARKING METER MOIVITOR
267A PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
267P PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
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1/02/99 868.03 899.32 934.73 971.191013.98 1059.17 1090.41 1133.77 1145.13 1156.50
7/03/99 87237 903.82 939.40 976.05 1019.05 1064.4� 1095.86 1139.44 ll50.86 1162.28
1/Ol/00 896.80 929.13 965.701003381047.581094.281126.541171341183.08 1194.82
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• 480A CLERK-TYPIST II (BILINGUAL)
391 RECiISTRATION CLERK
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 884.93 915.49 95937 998.93 1040.61 1088.071115.88 1163.19 1174.55 1185.90
7/03/99 88935 920.07 964.171003.921045.81 1093.51 1121.461169.01 1180.421191.83
1/0?/00 914.25 945.83 991.171032.031075.091124.13 1152.861201.741213.471225.20
GRADE 019
577 ACCOUNTING CLERK I
319 PARKING METER COLLECTOR I
1/02/99 906.83 940.06 979.221023.221068.421115.88 1146.01 1192.581203.93 1215.28
7/03/99 91136 944.76 984.121028341073.76 1121.46 1151.741198.541209.95 122136
1/O1/00 936.88 971.21 1011.681057.13 1103.83 1152.861183.991232.101243.83 1255.56
GRADE 020
970 FIRE PROPERTY CLERK
• 1/02/99 92614 97038 1009301052.201098.491147.141178.421227.83 1239.181250.54
7/03/99 930.77 975.23 101435 1057.46 1103.98 1152.88 118431 1233.97 124538 1256.79
1/O1/00 956.831002.541042.751087.071134.891185.161217.4712
GRADE 021
119 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER II
142A REFECTORY SUPERVISOR
537 ZOO KEEPER I
1/02/99 948.64 989.63 1031341076.53 ll26.28 ll74.97 120739 1258.41 1269.78 1281.14
7/03/99 95338 994.58 1036.501081.91 1131.91 1180.841213.43 1264.701276.13 1287.55
1/Ol/00 980.071022.431065.521112.201163.601213.901247.4113
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• 681 PROPERTY CLERK
438 STORES CLERK
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 971.191013.981059.171111.251159.881210.861244.451297.1913
7/03/99 976.051019.051064.471116.811165.681216.911250.671303.681315.
1/Ol/00 1003 38 1047.58 1094.28 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1285.69 1340.18 1351.94 1363.65
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113 CLERK III
910 PARK CONCESSION SUPERVISOR
547A SWIMNIING POOL SUP--OXFORD POOL
1/02/99 998.931040.611088.071135.591187.711237.491272.231324.23133
7/03/99 1003.92 1045.81 1093.51 1141.27 1193.65 1243.68 1278.59 1330.85 1342.25 1353.67
1lO1/00 1032.03 1075.09 1124.13 1173.23 1227.07 1278.50 131439 136811 1379.83 1391.57
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• 123 CLERK-TYPIST III
570A LEGAL CLERK-TYPIST
300 METER READER
374M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
1/02/99 1025.53 1071.85 1117.02 1167.98 1222.45 1274.56 1310.43 1365.37 1376.73 1388.07
7/03/99 1030.66 1077.21 1122.61 1173.82 1228.56 1280.93 1316.98 1372.20 1383.61 1395.01
1/01/00 1059.52 110737 1154.04 1206.b9 1262.96 1316.80 1353.86 1410.62 142235 1434.07
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• 120 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER III
381A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
156 DUPLICATiNG EQUIP OPERATOR
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1051.03 109619 1146.01 1195.81 1246.75 130236 1339.39 139595 140730 1418.67
(11) (12)
***** 1451.50
7/03/99 1056.29 1101.67 1151.74 1201.79 1252.98 1308.87 1346.09 1402.93 1414.34 1425.76
(11) (12)
***** 1458.76
1/O l/00 1085.87 1132.52 1183.99 1235.44 1288.06 1345.52 13 83.78 1442.21 1453.94 1465.68
(11) (12)
***** 1499.61
GRADE 25T
700A IS SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPECIALIST I
• Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1051.03 1096.19 1146.01 1170.91 1195.81 1221.28 1246.75 1274.55 1302.36 133939
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1395.95 140730 1418.67
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(1) (2} (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
7/03/99 1056.29 1101.67 1151.74 1176.76 1201.79 122739 1252.98 1280.92 1308.87 1346.09
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1402.93 141434 1425.76
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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/O l/00 1085.87 1132.52 1183.99 1209.71 1235.44 1261.76 1288.06 1316.79 1345.52 1383.78
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
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320 PARKING METER COLLECTOR II
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7/03/99 1085.40 1134.21 118431 1237.85 1293.73 1350.75 1386.85 1446.66 1458.08 1469.48
1/O l/00 1115.79 1165.97 1217.47 1272.51 1329.95 13 88.57 1425.68 1487.17 1498.91 1510.63
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433M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
433 STOREKEEPER
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7/03/99 1116.81 1165.68 1216.91 1275.08 1330.97 1392.67 1431.08 1497.44 1508.86 1520.26
1/Ol/00 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1310.78 1368.24 1431.66 1471.15 153937 1551.11 1562.83
GRADE 28T
701A IS SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPEC II
Start 6 mo. 1-yr LS-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
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1/02(99 1111.25 1159.88 1210.86 1239.80 1268.74 1296.54 132435 13 55.05 13 85.74 1423.96
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• 423A PAYROLL CLERK
538 ZOO KEEPER II
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1/02/99 1137.88 1193.49 1246.75 1307.01 1366.06 1430.89 1471.45 1533.48 1544.83 155620
7/03/99 1143.57 1199.46 1252.98 1313.55 1372.89 1438.041478.81 1541.15 1552.55 1563.98
1/Ol/00 1175.59 1233.04 1288.06 1350.33 1411.33 147831 1520.22 158430 1596.02 1607.77
GRt1DE 030
203A ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
300A ELECTIONS ASSISTANT
327 PAYROLL AUDIT CLERK
149A PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST TRAINEE
1l02/99 1171.51 1223.62 1279.14 1342.90 1404.26 1469.16 1509.67 1575.83 1587.17 1598.54
7/03/99 1177.37 1229.74 1285.54 1349.61 1411.28 1476.51 1517.22 1583.71 1595.11 1606.53
1/O l/00 12103 4 1264.17 1321.54 13 87.40 1450.80 1517.85 1559.70 1628.05 1639.77 1651.51
GRADE 031
• 073 BUILD PERMIT CLERK
070 CHIEF METER READER
541A HUIvIAN RESOURCES RECORDS CLERK
965 LICENSE CLERK
248A SECRETARY
363A TREASURY CLERK
1/02/99 1202.73 1256.02 1315.09 1375 33 144133 1508.52 1551.33 1615.79 1627.13 1638.51
7/03/99 1208.74 126230 1321.67 1382.21 1448.54 1516.06 1559.09 1623.87 1635.27 1646.70
1/01 /00 1242.58 1297.64 1358.68 1420.91 1489.10 1558.51 1602.74 166934 1681.06 1692.81
GRADE 032
150A PROCiJREMENT SPECIALIST
249A SECRETARY (STENOGRAPHER)
541 STOREROOM SUPERVISOR
1/02/99 1236.30 1295.38 135331 1417.02 1483.04 1552.54 1597.69 1667.50 1678.88 1690.21
7/03/99 1242.48 1301.86 1360.08 1424.11 1490.46 156030 1605.68 1675.84 1687.27 1698.66
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• 157 DUPLICATING EQUIP OPERATOR SUPERVISOR
138M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
305A PAYROLL SYSTEM SUPERVISOR
138A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CLERK
629A LIEP HELP DESK COORDINATOR
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) {� (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1269.90 133131 1392.71 145638 1524.73 1597.69 1642.86 1713 33 1724.68 1736.04
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1/Ol/00 1311.99 1375.43 143 8.86 1504.64 1575.26 1650.64 169730 1770.11 1781.83 1793.57
GRADE 034
506 CLERICAL SUPERVISOR
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7/03/99 1313.55 1372.89 143 8.041503.2'7 1574.23 1651.07 1696.45 177036 1781.73 1793.20
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7/03/99 1425.27 1492.78 1561.47 1634.81 1712.75 1795.42 1845.41 1926.32 1937.74 1949.16
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ORIGINAL
Presented
Refened To
Green Sheet # 63939
RESOLUTION
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Committee Date
1 RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves and ratifies the attached
2 January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2000 Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Local Union
3 #2508, District Council No. 14 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
4 AFL-CIO.
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DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL: DATE A7TIATED GREEN SHEET No.: 63939 q, {�� �
LABOR RELATIONS May 17, 1999
CONTACT PERSON & PHONE: p 1NITU1✓Da7'E INITTAi.NnTE
JL7LIE KRAUS 266-6513 pgSIGN i DEPARTMEN'I DIR. 4 CITY COUNCIL
NUMBER 2 CITY ATI'QRNEY SI,� CITY CLERK
MUST BE ON COUNCTI. AGENDA BY (DATE) FOR BUDGET DIR. � - � y �� FIN. & MGT. SERVICE DIR.
ROUTING 3 MAYOR (OR ASST.h��yL
ORDER �`� ��
TOTAL # OF SIGNA'CCJRE PAGES t (CLIP ALL LOCAT[ONS FOR SIGNATORE) ��
ncnox �QUES�n: This resolufion approves the attached January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2000 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Local Union 2508, District Counci114 of the
American Federation of State, County and Municipai Employees, P.FL CIO.
RECOMMENDAIYONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAI, SERVICE CONTRACCS MIIST A7VSWER TfIE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS:
_PLANNR�G COMMISSION _CIVIL SERVICE COMIvIISSION i. Haz this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this depaztrnent?
CIB COMIvfITPEE Yes No
�S'fAFF 2. FIu ihis pecsonlficm ever been a city empioyee?
DISTRICT COURT Yes No
SUPPORTS WHICH COiJNCIL OBJECTIVE? 3. Does ihis persoNfimi possess a skill not novnally possessed by any curmnt city employee?
Yes No
Eaplain all yes auswers on separate sLeet and attacL ro green sheet
IlYITIP.TING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, W6ay W6eo, Where, W6y)�
nuvnivTacES �F nrrROVev: An Agreement in place through December 31, 2000.
DLSADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED
DtSADVAN'I'AGES IF NOT APPROVED�
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED:
FUNDING SOURCE: ACCIVII'Y N[JMBER:
FINANCIAL INFORTIATION: (EXPLAAVj
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LOCAL LJNION 2508
Dls�ucT courlcrL ia�
OF TI� AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT`E,
COUNTY I�ND MiJNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
Below is a stunmary of the changes in the Collecrive Bargaining Agreement between the City
and the Local Union 2508, District Council 14 of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. The new contract is for the period of 3anuary 1, 1999 through
December 31, 2000.
Wages:
1999: 2.5%
(Splits*: 0112f49 2.0%; 0713199 0.5%)
2000: 2.8%
* Wage implementation dates
7/3/99: Wage adjushnent of a$0.20/hour increase far employees in the tides of Conservatory
Attendant and Refectory Attendant.
1(1/200Q: Wage adjustment of a$0.10/hour increase for employees in the titles of Conservatory
Attendant and Refectory Attendant.
Health Insurance:
1999: Single $193.25 ger month
Fanuly $383.12 per month
2000: Single $211.62 per month
Family $406.62 per month
The single contribution continues to be the full cost of the Single Premium.
The Family contribufion is raised the Single Premium Increase amount in 1999. In the year
2000, the Family contribution is raised by 50% of the Family Premium Increase. Local Union
2508, District Council 14 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AFL-CIO, reduced the across-the-boazd wage increase in the year 2000, by 0.2°/a in order to
receive the 50% of the Family Premium Increase for that year.
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Attachntent to the Green Sheet
Local Union 2508, District Council 14
of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
Page 2
Designafion of Uniform Allowance amounts:
The City and Local Union 2508, District Council 14 of the American Federafion of State, County
and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO identified uniform allowances that were being granted
outside of the contract. The titles, uniforms, and the uniform allowance were designated for
several depamnents. These haue been added to the contract to clarify the practice and to bring
the practice under the terms of the contract.
Costs:
Wages
Wage adj. far
1999
$341,852.47
2000
$425,416.40
$4,858.78
$110,217.00
6 695.52
$547,187.7Q
$9,717.55
Conservatory and Refectory Attendants
Health Insurance $77,22Q.00
Add'I Uniform Allowance 12 295.52
Total: $ $441,085.54
Language Changes (summary)
TLe contract includes other changes to contract language which aze basically of a housekeeping
nature for clazification and clean up.
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Preamble ' �
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1 Recognition ................................................1
2 Check Off ..................................................2
3 Hoursof Work ..............................................3
4 Work Breaks ...............................................4
5 Holidays ...................................................4
6 Employee Rights - Grievance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 City Mileage ................................................8
8 Residence ..................................................9
9 Vacation ...................................................9
10 Insurance ..................................................9
11 Working Out of Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
12 Employee Records ..........................................15
13 Bulletin Boards ............................................15
14 Wages ....................................................15
15 Maintenance of Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
• 16 Leauesof Absence ..........................................16
17 Militazy Leave of Absence ....................................19
18 ManagementRights .........................................19
19 Seniority ..................................................19
20 Discipline .................................................22
21 Vacancies .................................................22
22 No Strike-No Lockout .......................................23
23 Severance Pay .............................................23
24 Temporary Employees .......................................26
25 Nondiscrimination ..........................................26
26 LegalServices .............................................26
27 Sick Leave Usage fox Dependent Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �. . . . . . 27
28 Safety .........................:..........................27
29 Uniform Allowance .........................................28
30 Special Employment TiUes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
31 Termsof Agreement ........................................29
AppendixA ............................................. A1
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Tl�is agreement entered into by the City of Saint Paul, hereinafter referred to as the
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Employer, and Local Union 2508 affiliated witU Counci114 and the American Fedexation of
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State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the Union, has as
its purpose the promotion of hazmonious relations between the Employer and the Union, the
establishment of an equitable and peaceful procedure for the resolution of differences, and the
establishment of rates of pay, hours of work, and other conditions of employment.
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ARTICLE 1- RECOG1vITION
1.1 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bazgaiuiug agent for the
• purpose of establishiug salaries, wages, hours and other conditions of employment for all
of its employees as outlined in the certification by the State of Minnesota, Bureau of
Mediation Services, dated July 12, 1973, in Case No. 74-PR-61-A and as amended as set
forth in Section 1.2 below.
1.2 The bargaining unit covered by tkus agreement shall consist of the following:
All office, clerical, and administrafive personnel who aze employed by the City of Saint
Paul or who have their "terms and conditions of employxnent" established by the
governing body of the City of Saint Paul, and whose employment service exceeds the
lesser of 14 hours per week or 35 percent of the normal work week and more than 67
work days per yeaz, in the classifications of:
Accounting Clerk I
Accounting Clerk II
Animal Control Officer
Asst. Supv. of Water Billing
Building Permit Clerk
Cashier
Chief Meter Reader
Clerical Supervisor
Clerical Trainee
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Clerk I
Clerk II
Clerk III
Clerk IV
Clerk-StenographerI
Clerk-StenographerII
Clerk-Stenographer III
Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Typist II (bilingual)
Clerk-Typist III
Conservatory Attendant
Counselor Aide Trainee
Customer Service Representative
Customer Service Senior Representative
Data Enhy Operator I
Data Entry Operator II
Duplicating Equipment Operator
Duplicating Equipment Operator Trainee
Duplicating Equipment Operator Supvr.
Elections Assistant
Employxnent Testing Coordinator
Fire Properiy Clerk
Human Resources Records Clerk
IS Systems Support Specialist I
TS Systems Support Specialist II
Laboratory Helper
Legal Clerk-Typist
Library Aide
Library Clerk Part-time
License Clerk
LIEP Help Desk Coordinator
Maintenance Trainee
Management Trainee
Meter Reader
Modified Duty Worker (Clerical)
Pazk Concession Supervisor
Pazk Guide
Parking Enforcement Officer
Pazking Enforcement Officer
-- Police
Parking Meter Coliectar I
Parking Meter Collector II
*Parking Meter Monitor
Payroll Audit Clerk
Payroli Clerk
Payroll System Supervisor
Procurement Specialist
Procurement Specialist Trainee
Property Clerk
Refectory Attendant
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Refectory Supervisor
Registration Clerk
Secretary
Secretary (Stenographer)
Service Worker II
Storekeeper
Storeroom Assistant
Storeroom Supervisor
Stores Clerk
Swimming Pool Supervisor
-- Oxford Pool
Technical Trainee
Tra'vnee (Storehouse)
Treasury Clerk
Vehicle Maintenance Clerk
Water Billing Supervisor
Zoo Keeper I
Zoo Keeper II
1.3 Any present or fixture employee who is not a Union member shall be required to
contribute a fair shaze fee for services rendered by the Union, and upon notification by
the Union, the Employer shall check off said fee from the earnings of the employee and
transmit the same to the Union. In no instance shall the required contribution exceed a
pro rata share of the specific expenses incurred for services rendered by the representative
in relationship to negotiations and administration of grievance procedures. This
provision shall remain operative only so long as specifically ptovided by Minnesota law,
and as otherwise legal.
1.4 The Union agrees to indexnnify and hold hannless the Employer against any and all
claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of
any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of Section 13 of this
Article.
ARTICLE 2 - CHECK OFF
21 The Employer agrees to deduct the Union 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 Employer by a representative of the Union and the aggregate deductions of all
employees shall 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 possible.
2.2 The Union agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Employer against any and all
claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of
any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of this Article.
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ARTICLE 3- HOURS OF WORK
3.1 The normal work day shall be seven and three/fourths (7'/4) consecutive hours per day,
• excluding a forty-five (45) minute lunch period, 15 (fifteen) minutes of which shall be
paid.
3.2 The normal work week shall be five (5) consecutive normal work days in any seven (7)
day period.
33 For employees on a shift basis, this shall be construed to mean an average of thirry-eight
and three-fourths {38 hours per week.
3.4 This section shall not be construed as, and is not a guarantee of, any hours of work per
normal wark day or per normal work week.
3.5 Time on the payroll in excess of the normal hours set forth above in tTiis Article sha11 be
"overtime work" and shail be done only by order of the Head of the Department.
3.6 All employees in this bazgaining unit shall be recompensed for work done in excess of
the normai hours established above in this Articie by being granted compensatory time on
a time and one-half basis or by being paid on a time and one-half basis for such overtune
work. The overtime rate of one and one-half shall be computed on the basis of 1/80th of
the biweekly rate.
• 3.7 Normal work schedules showing the employee's shifts, work days and hours shall be
posted on all departxnent bulletin boards at all times. It is also understood that deviation
from posted work schedules shall be permissible due to emergencies and acts of God, and
overtime may be required.
3.8 Notwithstanding Sections 3.1 through 3.6, empioyees may, through mutual agreement
with the Employer, work schedules oEher than schedules limited by the normal work day
and work week as set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 33. Overtixne compensation for
employees working under such agreements shall be subject to the provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
3.9 For employees who wish to shaze a position, the Employer will attempt to provide
options for unplemenring a sharing arrangement. Such an arrangement must be mutually
agreed upon by the Employer and the employees involved. Vacation, holiday and sick
leave benefits for empioyees who shaze a position shall be pro-rated based upon the
percent of hours warked. Health insurance benefits shail be administered in accordance
with the provisions of Article 10 of this agreement. In the event that one of the
employees participating in the shared position is terminated or terminates employment,
the Employer shall post the job shazing vacancy for a period of ten (10) days. If at the
end of ten (10) days such vacancy cannot be filled, the Employer shall have the option of
increasing the reinaiiung employee's work hours.
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3.10 Sections 3.8 and 3.9 shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this agreement.
3.11 At least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to changing the normal work day or the normal
work week, the Employer and Union shall meet and confer regarding the need for the
proposed change and the possibility of other alterna6ves. It is also understood that
deviation from such notice shall be pernussible due to emergencies and acts of God.
Notice is not needed for temporary changes of less than one week.
3.12 When there is a need to assign additional daytime, evening or weekend hours, the
employer shall first request volunteers from among employees. Volunteers must be able
to perForm the job duties of the position.
3.13 Night Differential: To any employee who works on a shift beginning eazlier than 6:00
a.m. or ending later than 6:00 p.m., provided at least five hours of the shift are worked
between the hours of 6:00 pm. and 6:00 am., there shall be a night differential of five
percent (5 %) for the entire shift.
To any employee who works on a shift beginning earlier than 6:00 a.m. or ending
later than 6:00 pm, but less than five hours of the shift are worked between the hours
of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., there shall be a night differential of five percent (5 %) for
the hours worked between b:00 pm. and 6:00 am.
• 3.14 Employees required, as part of their normal job duties, to work a snow emergency sha1S
receive premium pay at fifty percent (50%) for the second standard hour shift far all
continuous hours worked during the snow emergency.
ARTICLE 4 - WORK BREAKS
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4.1 Rest Periods - All employees work schedules shall provide for a fifteen minute rest
period during each one-half shift. The rest period shall be scheduled by management at
approximately the middle of each one-half shift whenever this is feasible.
4.2 If an employee is scheduled to work a full half shift beyond his/her regular quitting time,
he/she shall be entitled to the rest period that occurs during said half shift.
ARTICLE 5 - HOLIDAYS
5.1 Holidays recognized and observed -
observed as paid holidays:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
The following days shall be recognized and
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Two floating holidays
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ARTICLE 5 - HOLIDAYS (Continued)
Eligible employees sha11 receive pay for each of the holidays listed above on which they
• perform no work. Whenever any of the holidays listed above falls on a Saturday, the
holiday shall be obseroed on the preceding Friday. Whenever any of the holidays listed
above falls on a Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the succeeding Monday. For
employees assigned to a work week other tUan Monday through Friday, the holiday sha11
be observed on the calendar date of the holiday.
5.2 T'he floating holidays set forth in Section 5.1 above may be taken at any time during the
contract yeaz, subject to the approval of the Department Head of any employee.
53 Eligibility Requirements - In order to be eligible for a holiday with pay, an employee's
name must appear on the payroll on any six working days of the nine working days
preceding the holiday; or an employee's name must appear on the payroll the last working
day before the holiday and on three other working days of the nine working days
preceding the holiday. In neither case shall the holiday be counted as a worlang day for
the purposes of this section. It is fut�ther understood that neither temporary, emergency
nor other employees not heretofore eligible shall receive holiday pay.
5.4 Notwithstanding Secfion 53, a temporary employee shall be eligible for holiday pay only
after such employee has been employed as a temporary employee for sixty-seven (67)
consecutive work days. No temporary employee shall be eligible for any floating
holidays.
� ARTICLE 6- EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
6.1 The Employer sha11 recognize stewards selected in accordance with Union rules and
regulations as the grievance representatives of the bazgaining unit. The Union shall
notify the Employer in cvriting of the names of the stewards and of their successors when
so named.
6.2 It is recognized and accepted by the Employer and the Union 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 working hours only when
consistent with such employees' 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.
6.3 The procedure established by this Article shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for the
processing of grievances, which are defined as an alleged violarion of the terms and
conditions of this agreement. However, this Article does not abridge grievance rights
possessed by eligible Veteran's under applicable Veterans' statutes.
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ARTICLE 6- EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(Continued)
. 6.4 Crrievances shail be resoived in conformance with the following procedure:
Step 1- Upon the occunence of an alleged violation of this agreement, the employee
involved (with or without the stewazd) shall attempt to resolve the matter on an informal
basis with the employee's supervisor. If the matter is not resolved to the employee's
satisfaction by the informal discussion, it may be reduced to writing and referred to Step
2 by the Union. The written grievance shatl set forth the nature of the grievance, the facts
on which it is based, the alleged section(s) of the agreement violated, and relief requested.
Any alleged violation of the agreement not reduced to writing by the Union within
fourteen (14) wark days of the first occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance
shall be considered waived.
Step 2- Within seven (7) work days after receiving the written grievance, a designated
Employer supervisor shall meet with the Union Stewazd 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 Union within sevan (7) work days following this meefing.
The Union may refer the grievance in writang to Step 3 within seven (�) work days
foliowing receipt of the Employer's written answer.
Any grievance not referred in writing by the Union within seven (7) wark days following
receipt of the Employer's answer shall be considered waived.
� Step 3- Within seven (7) work days following receipt of a grievance referred from Step
2, a designated Employer supervisor sha11 meet with the ZTnion Business Manager or
his/her designated representative, the Employee and the Stewazd and attempt to resolve
the grievance. Within seven (� work days following this meeting, the Employer shall
reply in wrifing to the Union stating the Employer's answer concerning the grievance. If
as a result of the written response the grievance remains unresolved, the Union may refer
the grievance to Step 4. Any grievance not refened in writing by the Union to Step 4
within seven (7) work days following receipt of the Employer's answer shall be
considered waived.
Step 4- If the grievance remains unresolved, the Union may within seven (7) work days
after the response of the Employer in Step 3, by written notice to the Employer, request
arbitration of the grievance. The azbitration proceedings shall be conducted by an
arbitrator to be selected from a permanent panel of five (5) arbitratars. Arbitrators shail
be selected by lot within twenty (20) work days after notice has been given.
In the event the Employer and the Union cannot mutually agree to five (5) arbitrators for
the permanent panel, the parties will petition the Director of the Bureau of Mediation
Services for a list of ten (10) azbitrators for each panel member for which the parties did
not mutually agree. The parties shall alternately strike names from such list(s), the
Employer striking first, until one (1) name remains. Vacancies occurring on the
• permanent panel during the life of this agreement sha11 be filled by mutual agreement of
the parties.
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ARTICLE 6- EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(Continued)
• If the parties cannot mutuatly agree, the vacancy shall be filled by the process noted in
the preceding pazagraph. This azbitrator selection process shall be effective only for the
duration of this agreement unless both parties mutualty agree to e�tend such provisions.
At any time prior to the opening of an arbitcation hearing, the parties may mutually agree
to ufilize the assistance of the Bureau of Mediation Services to attempt to mediate a
resolurion of the dispute.
6.5 The arbitrator shall have no right to axnend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract
from the provisions of this agreement. T4ie arbitrator shall consider and decide only the
specific issue submitted in writing by the Employer and the Union and shall have no
authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The azbitrator sha11 be
without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying
in any way the applicaflon of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law.
The azbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within thiriy (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 sha11 be based solely on the azbitrator's
interpretation or application of the express terms of this agreement and to the facts of the
grievance presented. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the
Employer, the Union, and the employees.
. 6.6 The fees and expenses for the azbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally
by the Employer and the Union, provided that each pariy shall be responsible far
compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either pariy desires a verbatim
record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the
record.
b.7 The time limits in each step of this procedute may be extended by mutual agreement of
the Employer and the Union.
6.8 It is understood by the Union and the Employer that a grievance, other than a grievance
arising from a disciplinary action, may be determined by either the grievance procedure
of ihis contract or by the provisions of the Civil Service Rules of the City of Saint Paul.
If an issue is determined by this grievance procedure it shall not again be submitted for
arbitration under the Civil Service Rules. ff an issue is determnied by the provisions of
the Civil Service Rules it shall not again be submitted for arbitration under this grievance
procedure.
6.9 The provisions of this Article 6 shall not apply to Secfion 3.9 of this agreement.
6.10 The Empioyer agrees to provide courtesy copies of all correspondence to the Union
Business Manager or Assistant Director to the President of Loca12508.
This section sha11 not be grievable.
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ARTICLE 7 - CITY MILEAGE
7.1 Automobile Reimbursement Authorized: Pursuant to Chapter 33 of the Saint Paul
� Administrative Code, as amended, pertaiuing to reimbursement of City officers and
employees for the use of their own automobiles in the performance of their duties, the
following provisions aze adopted.
7.2 Methad of Computation: To be eligible for such reimbursement, all officers and
empioyees must receive written authorization from the Department Head.
Type 1- If an empioyee is required to use his/her own automobile OCCASIONALLY
during employment, the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $4.00 per day for
each day the employee's vehicle is actually used in performing the duties of the
employee's position. In addition, the employee shall be reimbursed $0.20 per mile for
each mile actually driven.
If such employee is required to drive an automobile during empioyment and the
Department Head or designated representative detemunes that an Employer vehicle is
available for the empioyee's use, but the emplayee desires to use hisiher own automobile,
then the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0.20 per mile driven and shall not
be eligible for any per diem.
Type 2- If an empioyee is required to use his/her own automobile REGULARLY during
employment, the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $4.00 per day for each day
of work. In addition, the employee shall be reimbursed $0.20 per mile for each mile
� actually driven.
If such employee is required to drive an automobile during employment and the
Department Head or designated representafive determines that an Employer vehicle is
available for the employee's use, but the employee desires to use his/her own automobile,
then the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0.20 per mile driven and shall not
be eligible far any per diem. This Section 7.2 shall become effective February 1, 1994.
73 The City will provide parking at the Civic Center Parking Ramp for City employees on
either of the above mentioned types of reimbursement plans who aze required to have
their personal caz available for City business. Such parking will be provided only for the
days the employee is required to haue his or her ovm personal car available.
7.4 Rules and Regulations: The Mayor shall adopt rules and regulations governing the
procedures for automobile reimbursement. Such rules and regulations shall contain the
requirement that recipients shall file daily reports indicating miles driven and shall file
monthly affidavits stating the number of days worked and the number of miles driven,
and shall fiirther require that they maintain automobile liability insurance in amounts of
not less than $100,000/$300,000 for personal injury, and $25,000 for property damage, or
liability insurance in amounts not less than $300,000 single limit coverage, with the City
of Saint Paul named as an additional insured. These rules and regulations, together with
the axnendment thereto, shall be maintained on file with the City Clerk.
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ARTICLE 8 - RESIDENCE
8.1 The resolution pertaining to residency approved July 26, 1979, under Council File No.
273378 shall apply to all employees covered by this agreement.
ARTICLE 9 - VACATION
4.1 Vacafion credits shall accumulate at the rates shown below for each full hour on the
payroll, excluding overtime.
Years of Service
1 st year thru 4th year
Sth yeaz thru 9th yeaz
l Oth yeaz thru 15th yeaz
16th year thru 23rd year
24th yeaz and thereafter
Hours of Vacafion
.0385 (10 days)
.0616 (16 days)
.0731 (19 days)
.0885 (23 days)
1000 (26 days)
9.2 The Head of the Department may permit an employee to carry over up to one hundred
and twenty (120) hours of vacation into the following "vacation year." For the putpose of
this article the 'bacation year" shall be the fiscal yeaz (IRS payroll reporting year).
93 The above provisions of vacation sha11 be subject to the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates
of Compensation, Section I, Sub. H.
ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE
Active Employee Insurance
10.1 The Employer will continue for the period of this agreement to provide for employees
such health and life insurance benefits as are provided by the Employer at the time of
execution of this agreement.
10.2 For each eligible employee covered by this agreement who is employed fuil-time and
who selects employee health insurance coverage provided by the Employer, the Employer
agrees to conbribute $193.25 equivalent to full premium amount.
For each eligible full-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute $38312 per month, (1998 family employer contribution of
$368.82 plus single premium increase of $14.30.)
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103 Effecfive for the January, 2000 insurance premiums, for each eligible employee covered
• by this agreement who is employed fixll-time and who selects employee health instuance
coverage provided by the Employer, the Employer agrees to contribute $211.62 per
month equivalent to full premium amount.
For each eligible full-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute $406.62 per month (383.12 plus 50% of premium increase).
10.4 For the purpose of this Article, full-fime employment is defined as appearing on the
payroll an average of at least 64 hours per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month
period preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or the six (6) month
period preceding initial enrollment.
Three-quarter time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll an average of at
least 52 hours, but less than 64 hours, per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month
period preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or the six (6) month
period preceding uutial enrollment.
Half-fime employment is defined as appearing on the payroll an average of at least 40
hours, but less than 52 hours, per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month period
preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or six (6) month period
preceding initial enrollment.
• Part-time employees who are permanently appointed to a full-time (80 hours per
biweekly pay period) position after the commencement of the plan year, shall be made
eligible for the full-time benefits after they have completed at least forty hours in a
monthly qualifying pay period as a full-time employee.
Full-time employees who aze permanently appointed to a part-time (less than 80 hours
per biweekly pay period) position after the commencement of the plan year sha11 be
reduced to the benefit level applicable for the hours scheduled by the department. Such
reduction shall take effect on the first month the employee does not complete a monthly
qualifying pay period as a full-time employee.
10.5 For each eligible employee covered by this agreement who is employed half-time and
who selects employee health insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute fifty
percent (50%) of the amount contributed for full-time employees selecting employee
coverage in the same insurance plan.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Confinued)
For each half-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the Employer
. will contribute fifty percent (50%) of t�e amount contributed for full-tnne employees
selecting family health insurance coverage in the same insurance plan.
For each eligible employee coveted by tbis agreement who is employed three-quarter
time and who selects employee health insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to
contribute seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount contributed for full-time employees
selecting employee coverage.
For each three-quarter time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount contributed for
fuil-time employees selecting family health insurance coverage.
10.6 Notwithstanding Section 10.5, employees covered by this agreement and employed
half-time prior to January 1, 1986 shall receive the same health insurance contributions as
full-time employees. This Section 10.6 applies only to employees who were employed
half-time during the month of December,1985 and shall continue to apply only as long as
such employees remain confinuously employed half-time.
10.7 For each eligible employee, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of $20,000 of life
insurance.
• 10.8 The contributions indicated in this Article 10 shall be paid to the Employer's Group
Health and Welfare Pian.
10.9 Any cost of any premium for any City of£ered employee or famiiy insurance coverage in
excess of the dollar amounts stated in this Article 10 shall be paid by the employee.
1010 The Employer will provide a system whereby the employee's contribution towazd the
premiuxns for the employee selected health insurance coverages can be paid on a pre-tax
basis. Employees covezed by this agreement will be eligible to participate in the Flexible
Spending Account as offered by the Employer. The service fee chazged to participating
empioyees shall be paid by the employee.
10.11 Employees covered by this agreement shall be eligible to participate in the Dependent
Caze Reimbursement Account offered by the Employer. The service fee charged to
participating employees shall be paid by the Employer.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Continued)
Retiree Insurance
1012 Employees who retire must meet the following conditions at the time of retirement in
order to be eligible for the Employer contributions, listed in Sections 10.13 through 10.16
below, toward a health insurance plan offered by the Employer:
10.12(1)
10.12(2)
10.12(3)
Early Retirees
Be receiving benefits from a public employee retirement act at the time of
retirement, and
Have severed his/her relationship with the City of Saint Paul for reasons
other than misconduct, and
Have completed at least 20 years with the City of Saint Paul.
10.13 This Section shall apply to full time employees who:
10.13(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.13(2) Were appointed on or before December 31, 1995, and
10.13(3) Have not attained age 65 at retirement, and
10.13(4) Ivleet the terms set forth in Section 10.12 above, and
10.13(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer
LIn61 such employees xeach sisty-five (65) yeazs of age, the Employer agtees that for
retirees selecting single coverage, the Employer will provide the same contribution as is
provided for acrive employees selecting single coverage under this agreement. This
amount, however, shall not exceed $350 per month.
For employees selecting family health insurance coverage, the Employer will contribute
$350 per month towazd the premiuxn for family health insurance coverage. Any unused
portion of the Empioyer's contribution sha11 not be paid to the retiree.
When such early refiree attains age 65, the provisions of Section 1015 will apply.
10.14 This Section sha11 apply to full time employees who:
10.14(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.14(2) Were appointed on or after 7anuary 1, 1996, and
10.14(3) Have not attained age 65 at retirement, and
10. i4(4) Meet the conditions of 5ection 10.12 above, and
1014(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Continued)
Until such retirees reach sia�ty-five (65) years of age, the Employer agrees to contribute a
• maximum of $300.00 per month towazd the cost of single or family health insurance
coverage. Any unused portion shall not be paid to the retiree.
When such early retiree attains age 65, the provisions of Section 1016 shall apply.
Regular Retirees (Age 65 and over)
10.15 This Section shall apply to full tnne employees who:
10.15(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.15(2) Were appointed on or before Becember 31, 1995, and
10.15(3) Haue attained age 65 at retirement, and
10. i 5(4) Meet the terms set forth in Section 10.12 above, and
10.15(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer
The Employer agrees to contribute a masimuxn of $550.00 per month towazd the
premium for single or family health insurance coverage offered by the Employer to
regular retirees and their dependents. Any unused portion of the Employer's contribution
shail not be paid to the retiree.
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This Section shall also apply to eazly retirees who retired under the provisions of Section
10.13 when such retirees attain age 65.
10.16 This Secfion shall apply to fu11 time employees who:
1016(1) Retixe on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.16(2) Were appointed on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.16(3) Have attained age 65 at retirement, and
10.16(4) Meet the conditions of Section 10.12 above, and
10.16(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer.
The Employer agrees to contribute a maximum of $300.00 per month toward the cost of
single or family health insurance coverage offered to regular retirees and their
dependents. Any unused portion shall not be paid to the retiree.
This Section shall also apply to early retirees who refired under the provisions of Section
10.14 when such eazly retirees aitain age 65.
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10.17 If an employee does not meet the condition of Section 10.12(3), but has completed at
least ten (10) yeazs of service with the City, he/she may purchase singie or family health
insurance coverage through the Employer's insurance program. The total cost of such
insurance coverage shall be paid by the retiree.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Continued)
10.18 A retiree may not cazry his(her spouse as a dependent if such spouse is also a City retiree
• or Ciry employee and eligibie for and is enrolled in the City health insurance program.
Survivor Insurance
1019 The surviving spouse of an employee carrying family covernge at the time of his/her
death due to a job connected injury or illness which was determined to have arisen out of
and in the course of his/her employment under worker's compensarion law shall continue
to be eligible for city contribution in the same proportions as is provided for retired
employees.
In the event of the death of an eazly retiree or a regulaz retiree, the dependents of the
retiree shatl have the option, within thirty (30) days, to continue the current
hospitalization and medical benefits which said dependents previously had, at the
premiuzn and Employer contribution accorded to the eligible deceased retiree.
It is fixrther understood that coverage shall cease in the event o£
10.19(1) Subsequent remarriage of the surviving spouse of the deceased employee
or retiree.
10.19(2) The employxnent of the surviving spouse or dependent where health
• insurance is obtained through a group program provided by said
Employer. In this event, however, the surviving spouse or dependent shall
have the right to maintain City health insurance for the first ninety (90)
days of said employment.
ARTICLE 11 - WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION
11.1 The Employer sha11 avoid, whenever possible, working an employee on an out-of-class
assignment for a pzolonged period of time. Any employee working an out-of-class
assignment for a period in excess of fifteen (15) working days during a yeaz sha11 receive
the rate of pay for the out-of-class assignment in a higher classification not later than the
sia-teenth (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 employee's regulu position, and which is in a
classificafion higher than the classification held by such employee.
The rate of pay for an approved out-of-class assignment shail be the same rate the
empioyee would receive if such employee received a regular appointment to the higher
• ciassification.
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ARTICLE 11- WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION
11.2 For the following classifications, the provisions of Section 11.1 shall not apply to
� perforxnance of the dufies of the nea�t higher classification in the job series:
Clerk I
Clerk-StenographerI
Clerk-Typist I
Data Entry Operator I
ZookeeperI
ARTICLE 12 - EMPLOYEE RECORDS
12.1 Any written reprimand made concerning any member of this Bazgainiug Unit which is
filed with the Office of Human Resources or within any City departsnent shall be shown
to the member before it is placed on file. Before the reprunand is placed on file, the City
sha11 request from the employee an acknowledgment, in writing, that the reprimand has
been read by said employee.
12.2 Any member of the bazgaining unit may, during usual working hours, with the approval
of the supervisor, review any material placed in the employee's personnel file, after first
giving proper notice to the supervisor in custody of such file.
• 123 Any member of the bargaining unit may file a gzievance or discrimination complaint and
there shall be no retaliation by the City of Saint Paul for such action.
ARTICLE 13 - BULLETIN BOARDS
13.1 The Employer sha11 provide reasonable bulletin space for use by the Union in posting
notices of Union business and activities. Said bulletin board space shall not be used by
the Union for political purposes other than Union elections. Use of this bulletin board is
subj ect to approval of the Department Head.
ART�CLE 14 - WAGES
14.1 For purposes of this contract, the wage schedule shall be Appendix A, attached hereto.
Both parties agree that the inclusion of the classifications and salary ranges in Appendix
"A" does not preclude the Employer from the following:
1. Reorganizing
2. Abolishing classifications
3. EstablisIung new classifications
4. Regrading classifications
� 5. Reclassifying positions
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ARTICLE 14 - WAGES (Continued)
Both parties also agree that titles and grades in Appendix A refer to employees in the
• posirions at the date of signing of the agreement. No employee in this bargainiug unit
shall suffer any reduction in salary because of a regrading or reclassification during the
contract period in which such regrading or reclassification takes place.
1 G.2 Employees may request an audit of their position whenevez the nature of the work andlor
responsibilities in their posifion have substantially changed. When an employee, or a
supervisor on behalf of an employee, requests a classification/regrading study of their
position, responsible Managers in the Department where the employee(s) work(s) and the
staff of the Office of Human Resources will facilitate the completion of the study within
ninety (90) days after the employee submits their job profile.
ARTICLE 15 - MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS
15.1 The parties agree that all condifions of employment relating to wages, hours of work,
overtixne differentials, vacations and all other general working conditions shall be
maintained at not less than the highest minimum standazd set forth in the Civil Service
Rules of the City of Saint Paul (Resolution No. 3250) and the Saint Paul Salary Plan and
Rates of Compensation at the tune of the signing of this agreement, and the conditions of
employment shall be improved wherever specific provisions for improvement are made
elsewhere in this agreement.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
16.1 Leave of Absence - After three month's employment, an employee may make application
far a leave of absence not to exceed one yeaz. A leave of absence sha11 be granted on the
basis established in the Civil Service Rules (Resolufion No. 3250).
16.2 Sick Leave - Sick Ieave shall accumulate at the rate of .0576 of a working howr for each
full 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 hisRier regulaz scheduled starting fune. The granting of sick leave
shall be subject to the terms and provisions of Resolution No. 3250 of the City of Saint
Paul.
For absences due to sickness of seven (7) or fewer calendar days, the Employer shall
require a physician's certificate or additional certificates only when there is reason to
suspect abuse of sick leave or to verify that an employee is fit to return to his or her
position. The Employer's requirement of a certificate under this section shall not be
azbitrable.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE (Conrinued)
• 163 Any empioyee 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 or injury of the employee, quarantine established by a public health
enforcement agency, 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 actually necessary for office visits to a
doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc.
16.4 Leave Without Pay - Any employee who engages in active service in time of waz or
other emergency declared by pzoper authority of any of the military or naval forces of the
state or of the United States for which leave is not otherwise allowed by law shall be
entitled to leave of absence from employment without pay during such service with right
of reinstatement and subject to such conditions as are imposed by law.
Such leaves of absence as aze granted under Article 17 shall conform to Minnesota
Statutes, Section 192, as amended from time to time, and shall confer no addirional
benefits other than those �anted by said statute.
16.5 Jury Duty - Employees who are required during regular worldng hours to appeaz in court
as jurors or witnesses, except as a witness in their own behalf against the City, shall be
paid their regulaz pay while so engaged, provided that any fees that employees may
• receive from the court for such services shall be paid to the City and be deposited with
the City Finance Director. Employees scheduled to work a shift othea than the normai
daytime shift, shall be rescheduled to work the normal daytime shift during such time as
is required to appear in court as a juror or witness.
16.6 Funerai Leave - Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits, as provided in
the Civil Service Rules, shall be granted one day of such leaue to attend the funeral of the
employee's grandparent or grandchild.
16.7 An employee elected or appointed to a full time paid position by the exclusiye
representative may be granted a leave of absence without pay for not more than one yeaz
for the purpose of conducting the duties of the exclusive representative.
16.8 Maternity and Parental Leave - Pregnant employees of the City of Saint Paul sha11 be
eligible for the use of paid sick leave and unpaid leave of absence in the same manner as
any other disabled or ill City employee. Such paid sick leave eligibility shall begin upon
certification by the employee's attending physician that the employee is disabled in terms
of her ability to perform the duties of her position.
A twelve (12) month Pazental leave of absence without pay shall be granted to a natuzal
parent or an adoptive parent who requests such leave in conjunction with the birth ar
• adoption of a ckuld. Such leave may be extended an additional twelve (12) months by
mutual agreement between the employee and the Employer.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE (Continued)
• Refusal on the part of the Empioyer to grant an estension o£ such leave sha11 not be
subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this agreement.
Employees who return following such leaves of absence shall be placed in a position of
equivalent salary and tenure as the one held just prior to the beginning of their leave.
16.9 An employee may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences
due to an illness of or injury to the employee's child for such reasonable periods as the
employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on the same terms the employee
is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own ills�ess or injury. This section
applies only to personal sick leave benefits payable to the employee from the employer's
generalassets.
For purposes of this section, "personal sick leave benefits" means time accrued and
available to an employee to be used as a result of absence from work due to personal
illness ar injury, but does not include short-term or long-term disability or other salary
continuation benefits.
16.10 An employee shail be granted up to a total of sixteen (16) hours during a school yeaz to
attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child, provided
the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours.
• When the leave cannot be scheduled during non-work hours and the need for the leave is
foreseeable, the employee must provide reasonable prior nofice of the leave and make a
reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the opezations of the
Employer. An employee sha11 be allowed to use vacation or compensatory time for this
leaue; otherwise, this leaue shall be without pay.
16.11 Voluntary Unpaid Leave of Absence - A full-time employee may be granted up to 480
hours of voluntary leave of absence without pay during the fiscal year. During such leaue
of absence, the employee shall continue to earn and accrue vacarion and sick Ieave,
seniority credits and maintain insurance eligibility as though he or she were on the
payroll.
Any leave of absence granted under this provision is subject to the approval of the
Department Head.
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ARTICLE 17 - MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
• 171 Pay Allowance - Any employee who shall be a member of the National Guard, the Naval
Militia or any other component of the militia of the State, now or hereafter organized or
constituted under state or federal law, or who shall be a member of the Officer's Reserve
Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve or any
other reserve component of the military or naval force of the United States, now or
hereafter organized or constituted under Federal law, shall be entifled to leaue of absence
from employment without loss of pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, vacation, sick
leave or other benefits for all the time when such employee is engaged with such
organization or component in trainiug or active service ordered or authorized by proper
authority pursuant to law, whether for state or federal purposes, provided that such lea�e
shall not exceed a total of fifteen (15) days in any calendaz year and, fiu•ther provided that
such leave shall be allowed only in case the required military or naval service is
satisfactorily performed, which sha11 be presumed unless the contrary is established.
Such leave shall not be aliowed unless the employee (1) returns to his/her position
immediately upon being relieved from such military or naval service and not later than
the expiration of time herein limited for such leave, or (2) is prevented from so returning
by physical or mental disability or other cause not due to such employee's own fault, or
(3) is required by proper authority to continne in such military or naval service beyond
the time herein limited for such leave.
• ARTICLE 18 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
18.1 The Union recognizes the right of the City to operate and manage its affairs in a11 respects
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of appropriate authorities. All rights
and authority which the City has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by this
agreement are retained by the City.
18.2 A public 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 funcfions and programs of the Employer, its overall budget, utilization of
technology, and organizationai structure and selection and direction and numbet of
personnel.
ARTICLE 19 - SENIORITY
19.1 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 fiirther understood that seniority is confined to the current ciass 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 deternrined by employee's rank on the eligible list
from which certification was made.
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However, when layoff occurs in any of the tifles listed below under Column A, layoff
shall be based on inverse length of total seniority in all tifles listed on the corresponding
line under Column B. The Human Resources Department will identify such least senior
employee in that title in the department reducing positions, and shall notify said
employee of his/her reduction from the department.
ARTICLE 19 - SENIORITY (Continued)
14.2 Seniority shall teruiinate when an employee retires, resigns, or is dischazged.
193 In the event it is detennuied by the Employer that it is necessary to reduce the work force,
employees will be laid off by class tifle within each department based on inverse length
of seniority as defined above.
If there aze any vacancies in any of the titles under Coluxnn B on which seniority was
based, in any other Cit7 Department, the Huxnan Resources Department shall place the
affected employee in such vacancy. If two or more vacant positions aze available, the
Human Resources Department shall decide which vacant positions the affected empioyee
shall fill. I£ no vacancy e�sts in such titles, then the least senior City employee in such
titles shall be identified, and if the employee affected by the original departmental
reduction is more senior, helshe shall have the right to claim that position and the least
senior City employee in such tides shall be the employee laid of£ Por the purposes of
this Article, the Board of Education is not included as a City department nar is a Board of
Education employee included as a City employee.
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Column A
Accounting Machine Opezator I
Accounting Machine Operator II
Cashier I
Cashier II
Clerk I
Clerk II
Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Steno�apher I
Data Entry Operator I
Column S
Accounting Machine Operator I,
Accounting Machine Operator II
Accounting Machine Operator II,
Accounting Machine Operator I
Cashier I, Cashier II
Cashier II, Cashier I
Clerk I, Clerk II
Cierk I, Clerk II
Clerk-Typist I, Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Typist II, Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Stenographer I, Clerk-Stenographer II
Data Enhy Operator I,
Data Enhy Operator II
19.4 In cases where there are promotional series, such as Clerk I, II, III, etc., when the number
of employees in these higher titles is to be reduced, employees who have held lower titles
wluch are in this bargaining unit will be offered reductions to the highest of these titles to
which class seniority would keep them from being laid off, before layoffs are made by
any class title within any department.
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19.5 In cases where an employee to be laid off has held no regulaz appoinhnent in a lower tide
• in the same promotional series as his/her current tide, that employee will be offered a
reduction to the tifle within the bazgainiug unit to which he/she was regulazly appointed
immediately prior to his/her current title, so long as there is either a vacancy or, if no
vacancy exists, a less seniox employee in such title may be displaced. In cases where an
employee to be laid off has held no regulaz appoinhnent to any titles immediately prior to
his/her current tifle, said employee shall be laid off.
The employee reducing into a tifle formerly held must satisfactorily complete a six-month
probationary period in such tifle.
If the probationary period is not satisfactory, the employee shall, at any time during the
probationary period, be reinstated to his/her former title and shall be laid off, but such
employee's name will be placed on the reinstatement register in his/her former title and
"buxnping" rights herein shall not again apply to such employee.
This procedure will be followed by the City fox City employees, and by the Boazd of
Education for Boazd of Education employees; however, City employees being reduced or
laid off may not displace Board of Education employees; Board of Education employees
being reduced or laid off may not displace City empioyees.
19.6 It is understood that such employees will pick up their former seniority date in any class
• of positions which they previously held.
19.7 Reca11 from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff, except that recall rights shall expire
after two yeazs of layoff.
19.8 Employees assigned to these divisions in the police Departsnent: Impound Lot, Property
Room, Communication Center, andlor Records, sha11 be allowed to bid for work shifts
(i.e. midnights, days and aftemoons), on the basis of seniority when a vacancy occurs
within the employees' classification in their division.
19.9 In the event the employer believes it is necessary to merge, contract out or subcontract
any public work performed by employees covered by this Agreement which may lead to
layoff, the Employer will notify the Union no less than forty-five (45) calendaz days in
advance. Auring the forty-five (45) days, the Employer will meet with the Union and
discuss possible options to contracting out or ways and means to minnnize the
elimination of positions.
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ARTICLE 20 - DISCIPLINE
20.1 The Employer will discipline employees for just cause oniy.
� Discipline will be in the form of:
20.1(1) Oral reprimand;
20.1(2) Written reprunand;
20.1(3) Suspension;
20.1(4) Reduction;
20.1(5) Discharge
20.2 Suspensions, reductions and dischazges will be in written form.
203 Employees and the Union will receive copies of written reprimands and notices of
suspension and dischazge.
20.4 Employees may exanune all information in their Employer personnel files that concerns
work evaluations, commendations and/or disciplinary actions. Files may be examined at
reasonable times under direct supervision of the Employer.
20.5 Discharges will be preceded by a five (5) working day preliminary suspension without
pay. During said period, the employee and/or Union may request, and shall be entitled to,
a meeting with the Employer representative who initiated the suspension with intent to
discharge. During said five (5) working day period, the Employer may affirm, modify or
� withdraw the suspension and dischazge.
20.6 An employee to be questioned concerning an investigation of disciplinary action shall
have the right to request that a Union representafive be present.
20.7 Grievances relating to tlus Article sha11 be processed in accordance with the grievance
procedure under Article 6.
AI2TICLE 21 - VACANCIES
2L 1 The Office of Human Resources will inform all departments that the department's
timekeeper shall post notices of a11 job vacancies in their department at least five days
before submitting a requisition to the Office of Human Resources.
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ARTICLE 22 - NO STRIKE - NO LOCKOUT
22.1 Neither the Union, its officers or agents, nor any of the employees covered by this
• agreement will engage in, encourage, sanction or support any strike, or the withholding in
whole or in part of the full performance of their duties during the life of this agreement,
except as specifically allowed by the Public Employment Labor Relations Act. In the
event of a violation of ttus Article, the Employer will warn employees of the
consequences of their action and shall instruct them to immediately retum to their normal
duties.
Any employee who fails to return to his/her duties withisi twenty-four (24) hours of such
waming may be subject to the penalties provided in the Public Employment Labor
Relations Act.
22.2 No lockout, ar refusal to allow employees to perform available work, shall be instituted
by the Employer and/or its appointing authorities during the life of this agreement.
ARTICLE 23 - SEVERANCE PAY
23.1 The Employer sha11 provide a severance pay program as set forth in this Article.
23.2 To be eligible for the severance pay program, an employee must meet the following
requirements:
• 23.2(i) The employee must be 58 yeazs of age or older or must be eligible for
pension under the "rule of 85" or the "rule of 90" provisions of the Public
Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The "rule of 85" or the "rule
of 90" criteria sha11 also apply to employees covered by a public pension
plan other than PERA.
23.2(2) The employee must be voluntarily sepazated from City employment or
have been subject to sepazadon by lay-off or compulsory rerirement.
Those employees who are discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency,
incompetency, or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for the City
severance pay program.
23.2(3) The employee must haue at least ten (10) years of consecutive service
under the classified or unclassified Civil Service at the time of sepazation.
For the purpose of this Article, employment in either the City or in the
Independent School District No. 625 may be used in meeting this ten (10)
yeaz service requirement.
23.2(4) The employee must file with the Duector of Human Resources a waiver of
reemployment which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance
• pay, the employee waives all claims to reinstatement or reemployment (of
any type), with the City or with Independent School District No. 625.
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23.2(5) The employee must have accumulated a m;n;mum of sixty (60) days of
sick leaue credits at the time of his/her sepazation from service.
233 If an employee requests severance pay and if the employee meets the eligibility
requirements set forth above, he or she wiil be granted severance pay in an amount equal
to one-half of the daily rate of pay for the posifion held by the employee on the date of
separation for each day of accrued sick leaue, subject to a maxunum of 200 accrued sick
leave days.
23.4 The ma�mum amount of money that any employee may obtain through this severance
pay program is $6,500.
23.5 For the purpose of this severance program, a death of an employee shall be considered as
separation of employment, and if at the time of his/her death the employee would have
met all of the requuements set forth above, payment of the severance pay will be made to
the employee's estate or spouse.
23.6 For the purpose of this severance program, a transfer from the City of Saint Paul
employment to Independent School District No. 625 employment is not considered a
separation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for the City severance
program.
23.7 The manner of payment of such severance pay shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of City Ordinance No. 11490.
23.8 This severance pay program sha11 be subject to and governed by the provisions of City
Ordinance No. 11490, except in those cases where the specific provisions of this Article
conflict with said ordinance, and in such cases, the provisions of this Article shall control.
23.9 The provisions of this Article sha11 be effective as of December 24, 1983.
23.10 Any employee hired prior to December 31, 1983 may, in any event, and upon meeting the
qualifications of this Article or City Ordinance No. 11490, as amended by City Ordinance
No. 16303, section 1, section 6, draw severance pay. However, an election by the
employee to draw severance pay under either this Article ar the ordinance shall consfitute
a baz to receiving severance pay from the other. Any employee hired after December 31,
1983 shall only be entitled to the benefits of this Article upon meeting the qualifications
herein.
23.11 Secfions 2312 through 23.18 shall apply only to employees appointed on or after January
1, 1990 to a title covered by this agreement.
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through 23.20.
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23.13(1) 'I'he employee must be voluntarily sepazated from City employment or have
been subject to sepazation by layoff or compulsory retirement. Those
employees who aze discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency,
incompetency, or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for the City
severance pay program.
23.13(2) The employee must file with the Director of Hutnan Resources a waiver of
reemployment which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance pay, the
employee waives all claims to reinstatement or reemployment (of any type),
with the CiTy or with Independent School District No. 625.
ARTICLE 23 - SEVERANCE PAY (Continued)
23.13 To be eligible for the severance pay program, an employee must meet the following
requirements:
23.13(3) The employee must have an accumulated balance of at least eighty (80) days of
sick leave credits at the time of his/�er separation from service.
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23.14 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 one-half of the daily rate of pay for the position held by the employee on the date of
separation for each day of accrued sick leave subject to a maximum as shown below
based on the number of yeazs of service in the City.
Years of Service with the City
Maximum 5everance Pay
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At Least 20
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$ 5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
23.15 For the purpose of this severance program, a death of an employee shall be considered as
separation of employment, and if at the time of his/her death the employee would have
met a11 of the requirements set forth above, payment of the severance pay shall be made
to the employee's estate or spouse.
2316 For the purpose of this severance program, a transfer from the City of Saint Paul
employment to Independent School District No. 625 employment is not considered a
sepazation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for the Cify severance
program.
23.17 The ma.nner of payment of such severance pay shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of City Ordinance No. 11490.
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• 23.18 This severance pay program shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of City
Ordinance No. 11490 except in those cases where the specific provisions of this Article
conflict with said ordinance, and in such cases, the provisions of this Article shall control.
23.19 Notwithstanding Section 23.11, employees appointed prior to January 1, 1990 to a title
covered by this agreement who meet the qualifications as defined in Sections 23.13 and
23.14, may elect to draw severance pay under the provisions of Secfion 23.14. However,
an election by an employee to draw severance pay under Section 23.14 shall constitute a
baz to drawing severance pay under any other provision set forth in this agreement.
23.20 Employees appointed on or after January 1, 1990 to a title covered by this agreement
sha11 not be eligible for any severance plan provisions other than the provisions as set
forth in Sections 23.11 thru 23.19.
ARTICLE 24 - TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
241 It is recognized that temporary employees are within the unit covered by this agreement,
however, except as specifically provided by this agreement, temporary employees shall
not have or acquire any rights or benefits other than specifically provided by the
provisions of the Civil Seroice Rules and/or the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates of
Compensation.
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ARTICLE 25 - NONDISCRIMINATION
25.1 The terms and conditions of this agreement will be applied equally to employees without
regazd to, or discrimination for or against any individual because of race, color, creed,
sex, age, disability, or because of inembership or non-membership in the Union.
25.2 Employees will perform their duties and responsibilities in a nondiscriminatory manner
as such duties and responsibilifies involve other employees and the general public.
ARTICLE 26 - LEGAL SERVICES
26.1 Except in cases of malfeasance in office or willful or wanton neglect of duty, the
Employer shall defend, save hannless and indemnify employees against tort claims or
demands, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of alleged acts or omissions
occurring in the performance or scope of the employee's duties,
26.2 Notwithstanding Section 26.1, the Employer shall not be responsible for paying any legal
• service fee, or for providing any legal service arising from any legal action where the
employee is the Plaintiff.
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ARTICLE 27 - SICK LEAVE USAGE FOR DEPENDENT CARE
27.1 In the case of a serious illness or disability of a pazent or household member, the Head of
. the Department sha11 grant leave with pay in order for the employee to care for or make
arrangements for the caze of such sick or disabled persons. Such paid leave shall be
drawn from the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Use of such sick leave shall
be lunited to 40 hours per incident.
An employee may use sick leave for absences due to an illness of the employee's chiid, for
such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on
the same terms the employee is able to use sick leave for his or her own illness. An
employee may also use up to forty (40) hours per incident to arrange for the care of a
seriously ill or disabled child.
27.2 The Head of the Department or the Huxnan Resources Director may require a physician's
certificate or additional certificates at any time during an employee's use of sick leave for
the purposes stated in Section 27.1 above. All such certificates shall be forwazded by the
appointing officer to the Human Resources Office.
If an employee is absent because of the provisions of Section 27.1 for three or fewer
calendaz days he/she sha11 submit to the Head of the Department a certificate signed by
the employee stating the nature of the child, parent, ar household member's sickness. If
the siclrness continues far more than three calendaz days, no further sick leave sha11 be
granted unless or until a physician is consulted. The sick leave may be continued from
� and include the day of consultation, but only if a certificate signed by the physician
certifying to the nature and period of the person's sickness is submitted and approved by
the Head of the Department and forwazded to the Human Resources Office.
273 No sick leave shall be granted for the above reasons unless the employee reports to
his/her Deparlment Head the necessity for the absence not later than one-half hour after
his/her regulazly scheduled time to report for work, unless he/she can show to the
satisfaction of the Department Head that the failure to report was excusable.
27.4 An employee shall be paid under the provisions of this paragraph only for the number of
days or hours for which he/she would normally have been paid if he/she had not been on
sick leave.
ARTICLE 28 - SAFETY
28.1 The Employer and employees shall cooperate in the enforcement of all applicable
regulations for the enforcement of job safety. If an employee feels that his/her work
du6es or responsibilities require such employee to be in a situation that violates state
safety laws or legally promulgated standazds, the matter shall be ixrunediately considered
by the Employer.
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ARTICLE 28 - SAFETY (Confinued)
28.2 For those employees required by the Employer to weaz safety shoes or boots, the
� Employer agrees to contribute $40.00 per calendar yeaz towazd the purchase of such
shoes or boots.
283(a) When the Employer establishes Labor/Nfanagement Safety Committees, the Union
will select its' own members to participate.
283(b) When the Employer establishes Accident and Incident Review Boazds, the Unions
witl not be required Yo participate.
ARTICLE 29 - UNIFORM /CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
29.1 Employees working in the tifle of Animal Control Officer and who are required to wear a
specified uniform shall receive a clothing allowance of $360.00 per calendaz year.
29.2 Tecluucal Trainees who are required to wear a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $80.00 per calendaz yeaz.
293 Zoo Keeper IPs who aze required to weaz a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $350.00 per calendar year.
29.4 Parking Enforcement Officers who aze required to wear a specified uniform shall receive
• a one-time uniform allowance of $800.00.
29.5 Meter Readers who are required to wear a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $184.44 per calendar year.
29.6 Maintenance Trainees shall receive a clothing allowance of $259.45 per year.
29.7 The Employer shall determine the process for the payment of such uniform allowances.
ARTICLE 30 - SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT TITLES
Upon completion of 1040 working hours, excluding overtime hours, employees warking
in "Special Employment" Utles recognized by the Bureau of Mediation Services as being
appropriately included in this bazgaining unit shall be eligible for benefits under this
agreement on the same basis as all other employees covered by this agreement.
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ARTICLE 31- TERMS OF AGREEMENT
31.1 Complete AGREEMENT and Waiver of Bargaining - This agreement shall represent
• the complete agreement between the Union and the Employer. The parties aclaiowledge
that during the negotiations which resulted in this agreement, each had the unlunited right
and opporhmity to make requests and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not
removed by law from the azea of collective bazgaining, and that the complete
understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and
opporrimiTy are set forth in this agreement. Therefore, the Employer and the Union, for
the life of this agreement, each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waives the right, and each
agrees that the othez shall not be obligated to bazgain collectively with respect to any
subject or matter referred to or covered in this agreement.
31.2 Savings Clause - This agreement is subject to the laws of the United States, the State of
Minnesota, and the City of Saint PauL In the event any provision of this agreement sha11
hold 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 provision shall be
voided. All other provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
31.3 Term of Agreement - This agreement shall be in full force and effect from
January 1, 1999 thru December 31, 2000 and shall be automatically renewed from year
to year thereafter unless either party shall notify the other in writing that it desires to
modify or ternunate this agreement. In wimess whereof, the parties have caused this
agreement to be executed this_ �`� day of May, 1999.
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31.4 This constitutes a tentative agreement between the parties which will be recommended by
the Director of Labor Relations, but is subject to the approval of the Administration of the
City and the City Council, and is also subject to ratification by Local Union No. 2508.
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WITNESSES:
FOR THE CITY
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Joe Reid
Director of Financial Services
LOCAL ITIVION NO. 2508, DISTRICT
COUNCIL NO. 14 OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO
Je Se ing
Business Repr sen ve
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Bob Steiner
President
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APPENDIX A
BIWEEKLY RATES
Salary ranges applicable to titles covered by ttris Agreement shall be as shown below:
Effective January 2, 1999:
Effective July 3, 1999:
Effective January 1, 2000
Two percent (2.0%) increase
One-half percent (0.5%) increase
Two and eight-tenths percent (2.8%) increase
Wage adjustrnent for Conservatory and Refectory Attendants, $0.20 cents per hour raise effective
7/3/99.
Wage adjushnent for Conservatory and Refectory Attendants, $0.10 cents per hour raise effective
1/1/2000.
GRADE 04U
318 REFECTORY ATTENDANT
586A CONSERVATORY ATTENDANT
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1/02/99 8.58
7/03/99 8.82
1/Ol/00 8.96
GRADE 06U
972 LIBRARY AIDE
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1/02/99 8.64 8.96
7/03/99 8.68 9.00
1/O1/00 892 9.25
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9.23
9.28
9.54
D E
(4) (5)
9.54 9.87
9.59 9.92
9.86 10.20
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804 CLERICAL TRAINEE
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083A Mt�INTENANCE TRAINEE
807 "tRAINEE(STOREHOUSE)
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 705.20 730A2 753.84 780.67 807.48 838.24 85417 886.13 897.48 908.82
7/03/99 708.73 733.67 757.61 784.51 811.52 842.43 858.44 890.56 901.97 91336
1/O1/00 728.57 754.21 778.82 806.54 834.24 866.02 882.48 915.50 927.23 938.93
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085A MANAGEMENT T'RAINEE
087A TECHNICAL TRAINEE
1/02/99 721.07 746.92 768.74 795.56 826.33 854.17 873.02 905.26 916.63 927.98
7/03/99 724.68 750.65 772.58 799.54 830.46 858.44 877.39 909.79 921.21 932.62
1/OU00 744.97 771.67 794.21 821.93 853.71 882.48 901.96 935.26 947.00 958.73
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972A LIBRARY CLERK (PART TIME)
111M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
1/02/99 734.99 759.82 787.63 813.44 844.20 873.02 891.89 926.99 93835 949.71
7/03/99 738.66 763.62 791.57 817.51 848.42 87739 89635 931.62 943.04 954.46
1/Ol/00 75934 785.00 813.73 840.40 872.18 901.96 921.45 957.71 969.45 981.18
GRADE O10
100 SERVICE WORKER II
1/02/99 751.87 776.72 800.52 82933 856.14 887.90 912.22 948.75 960.11 971.47
7/03/99 755.63 780.60 804.52 833.48 860.42 89234 916.78 953.49 964.91 976.33
1/01/00 776.79 802.46 827.05 856.82 884.51 91733 942.45 980.19 991.93 1003.67
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• 314M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
314 PARK GLTIDE
i/02/99 762.76 789.60 81839 846.20 876.95 912.22 934.73 969.43 980.78 99212
7/03/99 766.57 793.55 822.48 850.43 88133 916.78 939.40 974.28 985.68 997.08
1/Ol/00 788.03 815.77 845.51 874.24 906.01 942.45 965.701001.56 1023.28 1025.00
GRADE 012
579 DATA ENTRY OPERATOR I
1/02/99 780.67 807.48 838.24 868.03 89932 934.73 955.09 993.91 1005.241016.61
7/03/99 784.57 811.52 842.43 87237 903.82 939.40 959.87 998.88 1010.27 1021.69
1/Qll00 8Q6.54 834.24 866.02 896.80 929.13 965.70 986.75 1026.85 1038.56105030
GRADE 013
155 DUPLICATING EQUIP OPERATOR TREIINEE
•
1/02/99 795.56 82633 854.17 884.93 919.70 95937 98039 1024.441035.79 104'7.15
7/03/99 799.54 830.46 858.44 889.35 92430 964.17 985.291029.561040.971052.39
1/O1J00 821.93 853.71 882.48 914.25 950.18 991.171012.88 1058391070121081.86
GRADE 016
112 CLERK II
118 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER I
112M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
329A STOREROOM ASSISTANT
i/02/99 848.20 879.96 91330 948.64 989.63 1031341057.95 1104391115.761127.10
7/03/99 852.44 88436 917.87 95338 994.58 1036.50 1063.241109.91 112134 1132.74
1101100 876.31 909.12 943.57 980.07 1022.43 1065.52 1043.01 1140.99 1152.14 1164.46
GRADE 017
511 *PARKING METER MOIVITOR
267A PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
267P PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
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1/02/99 868.03 899.32 934.73 971.191013.98 1059.17 1090.41 1133.77 1145.13 1156.50
7/03/99 87237 903.82 939.40 976.05 1019.05 1064.4� 1095.86 1139.44 ll50.86 1162.28
1/Ol/00 896.80 929.13 965.701003381047.581094.281126.541171341183.08 1194.82
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• 480A CLERK-TYPIST II (BILINGUAL)
391 RECiISTRATION CLERK
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 884.93 915.49 95937 998.93 1040.61 1088.071115.88 1163.19 1174.55 1185.90
7/03/99 88935 920.07 964.171003.921045.81 1093.51 1121.461169.01 1180.421191.83
1/0?/00 914.25 945.83 991.171032.031075.091124.13 1152.861201.741213.471225.20
GRADE 019
577 ACCOUNTING CLERK I
319 PARKING METER COLLECTOR I
1/02/99 906.83 940.06 979.221023.221068.421115.88 1146.01 1192.581203.93 1215.28
7/03/99 91136 944.76 984.121028341073.76 1121.46 1151.741198.541209.95 122136
1/O1/00 936.88 971.21 1011.681057.13 1103.83 1152.861183.991232.101243.83 1255.56
GRADE 020
970 FIRE PROPERTY CLERK
• 1/02/99 92614 97038 1009301052.201098.491147.141178.421227.83 1239.181250.54
7/03/99 930.77 975.23 101435 1057.46 1103.98 1152.88 118431 1233.97 124538 1256.79
1/O1/00 956.831002.541042.751087.071134.891185.161217.4712
GRADE 021
119 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER II
142A REFECTORY SUPERVISOR
537 ZOO KEEPER I
1/02/99 948.64 989.63 1031341076.53 ll26.28 ll74.97 120739 1258.41 1269.78 1281.14
7/03/99 95338 994.58 1036.501081.91 1131.91 1180.841213.43 1264.701276.13 1287.55
1/Ol/00 980.071022.431065.521112.201163.601213.901247.4113
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• 681 PROPERTY CLERK
438 STORES CLERK
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 971.191013.981059.171111.251159.881210.861244.451297.1913
7/03/99 976.051019.051064.471116.811165.681216.911250.671303.681315.
1/Ol/00 1003 38 1047.58 1094.28 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1285.69 1340.18 1351.94 1363.65
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910 PARK CONCESSION SUPERVISOR
547A SWIMNIING POOL SUP--OXFORD POOL
1/02/99 998.931040.611088.071135.591187.711237.491272.231324.23133
7/03/99 1003.92 1045.81 1093.51 1141.27 1193.65 1243.68 1278.59 1330.85 1342.25 1353.67
1lO1/00 1032.03 1075.09 1124.13 1173.23 1227.07 1278.50 131439 136811 1379.83 1391.57
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• 123 CLERK-TYPIST III
570A LEGAL CLERK-TYPIST
300 METER READER
374M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
1/02/99 1025.53 1071.85 1117.02 1167.98 1222.45 1274.56 1310.43 1365.37 1376.73 1388.07
7/03/99 1030.66 1077.21 1122.61 1173.82 1228.56 1280.93 1316.98 1372.20 1383.61 1395.01
1/01/00 1059.52 110737 1154.04 1206.b9 1262.96 1316.80 1353.86 1410.62 142235 1434.07
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• 120 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER III
381A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
156 DUPLICATiNG EQUIP OPERATOR
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1051.03 109619 1146.01 1195.81 1246.75 130236 1339.39 139595 140730 1418.67
(11) (12)
***** 1451.50
7/03/99 1056.29 1101.67 1151.74 1201.79 1252.98 1308.87 1346.09 1402.93 1414.34 1425.76
(11) (12)
***** 1458.76
1/O l/00 1085.87 1132.52 1183.99 1235.44 1288.06 1345.52 13 83.78 1442.21 1453.94 1465.68
(11) (12)
***** 1499.61
GRADE 25T
700A IS SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPECIALIST I
• Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1051.03 1096.19 1146.01 1170.91 1195.81 1221.28 1246.75 1274.55 1302.36 133939
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1395.95 140730 1418.67
Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
(1) (2} (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
7/03/99 1056.29 1101.67 1151.74 1176.76 1201.79 122739 1252.98 1280.92 1308.87 1346.09
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1402.93 141434 1425.76
Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/O l/00 1085.87 1132.52 1183.99 1209.71 1235.44 1261.76 1288.06 1316.79 1345.52 1383.78
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1442.21 1453.94 1465.68
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7/03/99 1085.40 1134.21 118431 1237.85 1293.73 1350.75 1386.85 1446.66 1458.08 1469.48
1/O l/00 1115.79 1165.97 1217.47 1272.51 1329.95 13 88.57 1425.68 1487.17 1498.91 1510.63
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433M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
433 STOREKEEPER
1/02/99 1111.25 1159.88 1210.86 1268.74 132435 1385.74 1423.96 1489.99 150135 1512.70
7/03/99 1116.81 1165.68 1216.91 1275.08 1330.97 1392.67 1431.08 1497.44 1508.86 1520.26
1/Ol/00 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1310.78 1368.24 1431.66 1471.15 153937 1551.11 1562.83
GRADE 28T
701A IS SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPEC II
Start 6 mo. 1-yr LS-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
• (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) ($) (9) (10)
1/02(99 1111.25 1159.88 1210.86 1239.80 1268.74 1296.54 132435 13 55.05 13 85.74 1423.96
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1489.99 15013 5 1512.70
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15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1497.44 1508.86 1520.26
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1/O 1/00 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1280.89 1310.78 1339.50 1368.24 1399.96 1431.66 1471.15
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(ll) (12) (13)
1539.37 1551.11 1562.83
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• 423A PAYROLL CLERK
538 ZOO KEEPER II
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
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1/02/99 1137.88 1193.49 1246.75 1307.01 1366.06 1430.89 1471.45 1533.48 1544.83 155620
7/03/99 1143.57 1199.46 1252.98 1313.55 1372.89 1438.041478.81 1541.15 1552.55 1563.98
1/Ol/00 1175.59 1233.04 1288.06 1350.33 1411.33 147831 1520.22 158430 1596.02 1607.77
GRt1DE 030
203A ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
300A ELECTIONS ASSISTANT
327 PAYROLL AUDIT CLERK
149A PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST TRAINEE
1l02/99 1171.51 1223.62 1279.14 1342.90 1404.26 1469.16 1509.67 1575.83 1587.17 1598.54
7/03/99 1177.37 1229.74 1285.54 1349.61 1411.28 1476.51 1517.22 1583.71 1595.11 1606.53
1/O l/00 12103 4 1264.17 1321.54 13 87.40 1450.80 1517.85 1559.70 1628.05 1639.77 1651.51
GRADE 031
• 073 BUILD PERMIT CLERK
070 CHIEF METER READER
541A HUIvIAN RESOURCES RECORDS CLERK
965 LICENSE CLERK
248A SECRETARY
363A TREASURY CLERK
1/02/99 1202.73 1256.02 1315.09 1375 33 144133 1508.52 1551.33 1615.79 1627.13 1638.51
7/03/99 1208.74 126230 1321.67 1382.21 1448.54 1516.06 1559.09 1623.87 1635.27 1646.70
1/01 /00 1242.58 1297.64 1358.68 1420.91 1489.10 1558.51 1602.74 166934 1681.06 1692.81
GRADE 032
150A PROCiJREMENT SPECIALIST
249A SECRETARY (STENOGRAPHER)
541 STOREROOM SUPERVISOR
1/02/99 1236.30 1295.38 135331 1417.02 1483.04 1552.54 1597.69 1667.50 1678.88 1690.21
7/03/99 1242.48 1301.86 1360.08 1424.11 1490.46 156030 1605.68 1675.84 1687.27 1698.66
1/O l/00 1277.27 133 8 31 13 9816 1463.99 153 2.19 1603.99 1650.64 1722.76 1734.51 1746.22
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382A CUSTOMER SERVICE SElVIOR REP
• 157 DUPLICATING EQUIP OPERATOR SUPERVISOR
138M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
305A PAYROLL SYSTEM SUPERVISOR
138A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CLERK
629A LIEP HELP DESK COORDINATOR
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) {� (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1269.90 133131 1392.71 145638 1524.73 1597.69 1642.86 1713 33 1724.68 1736.04
7/03/99 1276.25 1337.97 1399.67 1463.66 153235 1605.68 1651.07 1721.90 1733.30 1744.72
1/Ol/00 1311.99 1375.43 143 8.86 1504.64 1575.26 1650.64 169730 1770.11 1781.83 1793.57
GRADE 034
506 CLERICAL SUPERVISOR
1/02/99 1307.01 1366.06 1430.89 1495.79 1566.40 1642.86 1688.01 1761.55 1772.87 1784.28
7/03/99 1313.55 1372.89 143 8.041503.2'7 1574.23 1651.07 1696.45 177036 1781.73 1793.20
1(O i/00 13 5033 141133 147831 154536 1618.31 169730 1743.95 1819.93 1831.62 1843.41
GRADE 037
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1/02/99 1418.18 148535 1553.70 1626.68 1704.23 1786.49 1836.23 1916.74 1928.10 1939.46
7/03/99 1425.27 1492.78 1561.47 1634.81 1712.75 1795.42 1845.41 1926.32 1937.74 1949.16
1/Ol/00 1465.18 1534.58 1605.19 1680.58 1760.71 1845.69 1897.08 1980.26 1992.00 2003.74
GRADE37A
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1/02l99 1417.82 1485.51 1552.01 1626.77 1705.17 181839 1857.48 193 5.95 1946.78 1957.58
7/03/99 1424.91 1492.94 1559.77 1634.90 1713.70 1827.48 1866.77 1945.63 1956.51 196737
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ORIGINAL
Presented
Refened To
Green Sheet # 63939
RESOLUTION
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Committee Date
1 RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves and ratifies the attached
2 January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2000 Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Local Union
3 #2508, District Council No. 14 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
4 AFL-CIO.
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DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL: DATE A7TIATED GREEN SHEET No.: 63939 q, {�� �
LABOR RELATIONS May 17, 1999
CONTACT PERSON & PHONE: p 1NITU1✓Da7'E INITTAi.NnTE
JL7LIE KRAUS 266-6513 pgSIGN i DEPARTMEN'I DIR. 4 CITY COUNCIL
NUMBER 2 CITY ATI'QRNEY SI,� CITY CLERK
MUST BE ON COUNCTI. AGENDA BY (DATE) FOR BUDGET DIR. � - � y �� FIN. & MGT. SERVICE DIR.
ROUTING 3 MAYOR (OR ASST.h��yL
ORDER �`� ��
TOTAL # OF SIGNA'CCJRE PAGES t (CLIP ALL LOCAT[ONS FOR SIGNATORE) ��
ncnox �QUES�n: This resolufion approves the attached January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2000 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Local Union 2508, District Counci114 of the
American Federation of State, County and Municipai Employees, P.FL CIO.
RECOMMENDAIYONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAI, SERVICE CONTRACCS MIIST A7VSWER TfIE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS:
_PLANNR�G COMMISSION _CIVIL SERVICE COMIvIISSION i. Haz this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this depaztrnent?
CIB COMIvfITPEE Yes No
�S'fAFF 2. FIu ihis pecsonlficm ever been a city empioyee?
DISTRICT COURT Yes No
SUPPORTS WHICH COiJNCIL OBJECTIVE? 3. Does ihis persoNfimi possess a skill not novnally possessed by any curmnt city employee?
Yes No
Eaplain all yes auswers on separate sLeet and attacL ro green sheet
IlYITIP.TING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, W6ay W6eo, Where, W6y)�
nuvnivTacES �F nrrROVev: An Agreement in place through December 31, 2000.
DLSADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED
DtSADVAN'I'AGES IF NOT APPROVED�
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED:
FUNDING SOURCE: ACCIVII'Y N[JMBER:
FINANCIAL INFORTIATION: (EXPLAAVj
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ATTACI�VIENT TO THE GREEN SHEET
LOCAL LJNION 2508
Dls�ucT courlcrL ia�
OF TI� AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STAT`E,
COUNTY I�ND MiJNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
Below is a stunmary of the changes in the Collecrive Bargaining Agreement between the City
and the Local Union 2508, District Council 14 of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. The new contract is for the period of 3anuary 1, 1999 through
December 31, 2000.
Wages:
1999: 2.5%
(Splits*: 0112f49 2.0%; 0713199 0.5%)
2000: 2.8%
* Wage implementation dates
7/3/99: Wage adjushnent of a$0.20/hour increase far employees in the tides of Conservatory
Attendant and Refectory Attendant.
1(1/200Q: Wage adjustment of a$0.10/hour increase for employees in the titles of Conservatory
Attendant and Refectory Attendant.
Health Insurance:
1999: Single $193.25 ger month
Fanuly $383.12 per month
2000: Single $211.62 per month
Family $406.62 per month
The single contribution continues to be the full cost of the Single Premium.
The Family contribufion is raised the Single Premium Increase amount in 1999. In the year
2000, the Family contribution is raised by 50% of the Family Premium Increase. Local Union
2508, District Council 14 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AFL-CIO, reduced the across-the-boazd wage increase in the year 2000, by 0.2°/a in order to
receive the 50% of the Family Premium Increase for that year.
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Attachntent to the Green Sheet
Local Union 2508, District Council 14
of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
Page 2
Designafion of Uniform Allowance amounts:
The City and Local Union 2508, District Council 14 of the American Federafion of State, County
and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO identified uniform allowances that were being granted
outside of the contract. The titles, uniforms, and the uniform allowance were designated for
several depamnents. These haue been added to the contract to clarify the practice and to bring
the practice under the terms of the contract.
Costs:
Wages
Wage adj. far
1999
$341,852.47
2000
$425,416.40
$4,858.78
$110,217.00
6 695.52
$547,187.7Q
$9,717.55
Conservatory and Refectory Attendants
Health Insurance $77,22Q.00
Add'I Uniform Allowance 12 295.52
Total: $ $441,085.54
Language Changes (summary)
TLe contract includes other changes to contract language which aze basically of a housekeeping
nature for clazification and clean up.
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Preamble ' �
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1 Recognition ................................................1
2 Check Off ..................................................2
3 Hoursof Work ..............................................3
4 Work Breaks ...............................................4
5 Holidays ...................................................4
6 Employee Rights - Grievance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 City Mileage ................................................8
8 Residence ..................................................9
9 Vacation ...................................................9
10 Insurance ..................................................9
11 Working Out of Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
12 Employee Records ..........................................15
13 Bulletin Boards ............................................15
14 Wages ....................................................15
15 Maintenance of Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
• 16 Leauesof Absence ..........................................16
17 Militazy Leave of Absence ....................................19
18 ManagementRights .........................................19
19 Seniority ..................................................19
20 Discipline .................................................22
21 Vacancies .................................................22
22 No Strike-No Lockout .......................................23
23 Severance Pay .............................................23
24 Temporary Employees .......................................26
25 Nondiscrimination ..........................................26
26 LegalServices .............................................26
27 Sick Leave Usage fox Dependent Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �. . . . . . 27
28 Safety .........................:..........................27
29 Uniform Allowance .........................................28
30 Special Employment TiUes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
31 Termsof Agreement ........................................29
AppendixA ............................................. A1
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Tl�is agreement entered into by the City of Saint Paul, hereinafter referred to as the
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Employer, and Local Union 2508 affiliated witU Counci114 and the American Fedexation of
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State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the Union, has as
its purpose the promotion of hazmonious relations between the Employer and the Union, the
establishment of an equitable and peaceful procedure for the resolution of differences, and the
establishment of rates of pay, hours of work, and other conditions of employment.
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ARTICLE 1- RECOG1vITION
1.1 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bazgaiuiug agent for the
• purpose of establishiug salaries, wages, hours and other conditions of employment for all
of its employees as outlined in the certification by the State of Minnesota, Bureau of
Mediation Services, dated July 12, 1973, in Case No. 74-PR-61-A and as amended as set
forth in Section 1.2 below.
1.2 The bargaining unit covered by tkus agreement shall consist of the following:
All office, clerical, and administrafive personnel who aze employed by the City of Saint
Paul or who have their "terms and conditions of employxnent" established by the
governing body of the City of Saint Paul, and whose employment service exceeds the
lesser of 14 hours per week or 35 percent of the normal work week and more than 67
work days per yeaz, in the classifications of:
Accounting Clerk I
Accounting Clerk II
Animal Control Officer
Asst. Supv. of Water Billing
Building Permit Clerk
Cashier
Chief Meter Reader
Clerical Supervisor
Clerical Trainee
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Clerk I
Clerk II
Clerk III
Clerk IV
Clerk-StenographerI
Clerk-StenographerII
Clerk-Stenographer III
Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Typist II (bilingual)
Clerk-Typist III
Conservatory Attendant
Counselor Aide Trainee
Customer Service Representative
Customer Service Senior Representative
Data Enhy Operator I
Data Entry Operator II
Duplicating Equipment Operator
Duplicating Equipment Operator Trainee
Duplicating Equipment Operator Supvr.
Elections Assistant
Employxnent Testing Coordinator
Fire Properiy Clerk
Human Resources Records Clerk
IS Systems Support Specialist I
TS Systems Support Specialist II
Laboratory Helper
Legal Clerk-Typist
Library Aide
Library Clerk Part-time
License Clerk
LIEP Help Desk Coordinator
Maintenance Trainee
Management Trainee
Meter Reader
Modified Duty Worker (Clerical)
Pazk Concession Supervisor
Pazk Guide
Parking Enforcement Officer
Pazking Enforcement Officer
-- Police
Parking Meter Coliectar I
Parking Meter Collector II
*Parking Meter Monitor
Payroll Audit Clerk
Payroli Clerk
Payroll System Supervisor
Procurement Specialist
Procurement Specialist Trainee
Property Clerk
Refectory Attendant
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Refectory Supervisor
Registration Clerk
Secretary
Secretary (Stenographer)
Service Worker II
Storekeeper
Storeroom Assistant
Storeroom Supervisor
Stores Clerk
Swimming Pool Supervisor
-- Oxford Pool
Technical Trainee
Tra'vnee (Storehouse)
Treasury Clerk
Vehicle Maintenance Clerk
Water Billing Supervisor
Zoo Keeper I
Zoo Keeper II
1.3 Any present or fixture employee who is not a Union member shall be required to
contribute a fair shaze fee for services rendered by the Union, and upon notification by
the Union, the Employer shall check off said fee from the earnings of the employee and
transmit the same to the Union. In no instance shall the required contribution exceed a
pro rata share of the specific expenses incurred for services rendered by the representative
in relationship to negotiations and administration of grievance procedures. This
provision shall remain operative only so long as specifically ptovided by Minnesota law,
and as otherwise legal.
1.4 The Union agrees to indexnnify and hold hannless the Employer against any and all
claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of
any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of Section 13 of this
Article.
ARTICLE 2 - CHECK OFF
21 The Employer agrees to deduct the Union 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 Employer by a representative of the Union and the aggregate deductions of all
employees shall 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 possible.
2.2 The Union agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Employer against any and all
claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of
any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of this Article.
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ARTICLE 3- HOURS OF WORK
3.1 The normal work day shall be seven and three/fourths (7'/4) consecutive hours per day,
• excluding a forty-five (45) minute lunch period, 15 (fifteen) minutes of which shall be
paid.
3.2 The normal work week shall be five (5) consecutive normal work days in any seven (7)
day period.
33 For employees on a shift basis, this shall be construed to mean an average of thirry-eight
and three-fourths {38 hours per week.
3.4 This section shall not be construed as, and is not a guarantee of, any hours of work per
normal wark day or per normal work week.
3.5 Time on the payroll in excess of the normal hours set forth above in tTiis Article sha11 be
"overtime work" and shail be done only by order of the Head of the Department.
3.6 All employees in this bazgaining unit shall be recompensed for work done in excess of
the normai hours established above in this Articie by being granted compensatory time on
a time and one-half basis or by being paid on a time and one-half basis for such overtune
work. The overtime rate of one and one-half shall be computed on the basis of 1/80th of
the biweekly rate.
• 3.7 Normal work schedules showing the employee's shifts, work days and hours shall be
posted on all departxnent bulletin boards at all times. It is also understood that deviation
from posted work schedules shall be permissible due to emergencies and acts of God, and
overtime may be required.
3.8 Notwithstanding Sections 3.1 through 3.6, empioyees may, through mutual agreement
with the Employer, work schedules oEher than schedules limited by the normal work day
and work week as set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 33. Overtixne compensation for
employees working under such agreements shall be subject to the provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
3.9 For employees who wish to shaze a position, the Employer will attempt to provide
options for unplemenring a sharing arrangement. Such an arrangement must be mutually
agreed upon by the Employer and the employees involved. Vacation, holiday and sick
leave benefits for empioyees who shaze a position shall be pro-rated based upon the
percent of hours warked. Health insurance benefits shail be administered in accordance
with the provisions of Article 10 of this agreement. In the event that one of the
employees participating in the shared position is terminated or terminates employment,
the Employer shall post the job shazing vacancy for a period of ten (10) days. If at the
end of ten (10) days such vacancy cannot be filled, the Employer shall have the option of
increasing the reinaiiung employee's work hours.
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3.10 Sections 3.8 and 3.9 shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this agreement.
3.11 At least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to changing the normal work day or the normal
work week, the Employer and Union shall meet and confer regarding the need for the
proposed change and the possibility of other alterna6ves. It is also understood that
deviation from such notice shall be pernussible due to emergencies and acts of God.
Notice is not needed for temporary changes of less than one week.
3.12 When there is a need to assign additional daytime, evening or weekend hours, the
employer shall first request volunteers from among employees. Volunteers must be able
to perForm the job duties of the position.
3.13 Night Differential: To any employee who works on a shift beginning eazlier than 6:00
a.m. or ending later than 6:00 p.m., provided at least five hours of the shift are worked
between the hours of 6:00 pm. and 6:00 am., there shall be a night differential of five
percent (5 %) for the entire shift.
To any employee who works on a shift beginning earlier than 6:00 a.m. or ending
later than 6:00 pm, but less than five hours of the shift are worked between the hours
of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., there shall be a night differential of five percent (5 %) for
the hours worked between b:00 pm. and 6:00 am.
• 3.14 Employees required, as part of their normal job duties, to work a snow emergency sha1S
receive premium pay at fifty percent (50%) for the second standard hour shift far all
continuous hours worked during the snow emergency.
ARTICLE 4 - WORK BREAKS
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4.1 Rest Periods - All employees work schedules shall provide for a fifteen minute rest
period during each one-half shift. The rest period shall be scheduled by management at
approximately the middle of each one-half shift whenever this is feasible.
4.2 If an employee is scheduled to work a full half shift beyond his/her regular quitting time,
he/she shall be entitled to the rest period that occurs during said half shift.
ARTICLE 5 - HOLIDAYS
5.1 Holidays recognized and observed -
observed as paid holidays:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
The following days shall be recognized and
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Two floating holidays
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ARTICLE 5 - HOLIDAYS (Continued)
Eligible employees sha11 receive pay for each of the holidays listed above on which they
• perform no work. Whenever any of the holidays listed above falls on a Saturday, the
holiday shall be obseroed on the preceding Friday. Whenever any of the holidays listed
above falls on a Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the succeeding Monday. For
employees assigned to a work week other tUan Monday through Friday, the holiday sha11
be observed on the calendar date of the holiday.
5.2 T'he floating holidays set forth in Section 5.1 above may be taken at any time during the
contract yeaz, subject to the approval of the Department Head of any employee.
53 Eligibility Requirements - In order to be eligible for a holiday with pay, an employee's
name must appear on the payroll on any six working days of the nine working days
preceding the holiday; or an employee's name must appear on the payroll the last working
day before the holiday and on three other working days of the nine working days
preceding the holiday. In neither case shall the holiday be counted as a worlang day for
the purposes of this section. It is fut�ther understood that neither temporary, emergency
nor other employees not heretofore eligible shall receive holiday pay.
5.4 Notwithstanding Secfion 53, a temporary employee shall be eligible for holiday pay only
after such employee has been employed as a temporary employee for sixty-seven (67)
consecutive work days. No temporary employee shall be eligible for any floating
holidays.
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6.1 The Employer sha11 recognize stewards selected in accordance with Union rules and
regulations as the grievance representatives of the bazgaining unit. The Union shall
notify the Employer in cvriting of the names of the stewards and of their successors when
so named.
6.2 It is recognized and accepted by the Employer and the Union 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 working hours only when
consistent with such employees' 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.
6.3 The procedure established by this Article shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for the
processing of grievances, which are defined as an alleged violarion of the terms and
conditions of this agreement. However, this Article does not abridge grievance rights
possessed by eligible Veteran's under applicable Veterans' statutes.
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ARTICLE 6- EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(Continued)
. 6.4 Crrievances shail be resoived in conformance with the following procedure:
Step 1- Upon the occunence of an alleged violation of this agreement, the employee
involved (with or without the stewazd) shall attempt to resolve the matter on an informal
basis with the employee's supervisor. If the matter is not resolved to the employee's
satisfaction by the informal discussion, it may be reduced to writing and referred to Step
2 by the Union. The written grievance shatl set forth the nature of the grievance, the facts
on which it is based, the alleged section(s) of the agreement violated, and relief requested.
Any alleged violation of the agreement not reduced to writing by the Union within
fourteen (14) wark days of the first occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance
shall be considered waived.
Step 2- Within seven (7) work days after receiving the written grievance, a designated
Employer supervisor shall meet with the Union Stewazd 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 Union within sevan (7) work days following this meefing.
The Union may refer the grievance in writang to Step 3 within seven (�) work days
foliowing receipt of the Employer's written answer.
Any grievance not referred in writing by the Union within seven (7) wark days following
receipt of the Employer's answer shall be considered waived.
� Step 3- Within seven (7) work days following receipt of a grievance referred from Step
2, a designated Employer supervisor sha11 meet with the ZTnion Business Manager or
his/her designated representative, the Employee and the Stewazd and attempt to resolve
the grievance. Within seven (� work days following this meeting, the Employer shall
reply in wrifing to the Union stating the Employer's answer concerning the grievance. If
as a result of the written response the grievance remains unresolved, the Union may refer
the grievance to Step 4. Any grievance not refened in writing by the Union to Step 4
within seven (7) work days following receipt of the Employer's answer shall be
considered waived.
Step 4- If the grievance remains unresolved, the Union may within seven (7) work days
after the response of the Employer in Step 3, by written notice to the Employer, request
arbitration of the grievance. The azbitration proceedings shall be conducted by an
arbitrator to be selected from a permanent panel of five (5) arbitratars. Arbitrators shail
be selected by lot within twenty (20) work days after notice has been given.
In the event the Employer and the Union cannot mutually agree to five (5) arbitrators for
the permanent panel, the parties will petition the Director of the Bureau of Mediation
Services for a list of ten (10) azbitrators for each panel member for which the parties did
not mutually agree. The parties shall alternately strike names from such list(s), the
Employer striking first, until one (1) name remains. Vacancies occurring on the
• permanent panel during the life of this agreement sha11 be filled by mutual agreement of
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ARTICLE 6- EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(Continued)
• If the parties cannot mutuatly agree, the vacancy shall be filled by the process noted in
the preceding pazagraph. This azbitrator selection process shall be effective only for the
duration of this agreement unless both parties mutualty agree to e�tend such provisions.
At any time prior to the opening of an arbitcation hearing, the parties may mutually agree
to ufilize the assistance of the Bureau of Mediation Services to attempt to mediate a
resolurion of the dispute.
6.5 The arbitrator shall have no right to axnend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract
from the provisions of this agreement. T4ie arbitrator shall consider and decide only the
specific issue submitted in writing by the Employer and the Union and shall have no
authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The azbitrator sha11 be
without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying
in any way the applicaflon of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law.
The azbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing within thiriy (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 sha11 be based solely on the azbitrator's
interpretation or application of the express terms of this agreement and to the facts of the
grievance presented. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the
Employer, the Union, and the employees.
. 6.6 The fees and expenses for the azbitrator's services and proceedings shall be borne equally
by the Employer and the Union, provided that each pariy shall be responsible far
compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either pariy desires a verbatim
record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the
record.
b.7 The time limits in each step of this procedute may be extended by mutual agreement of
the Employer and the Union.
6.8 It is understood by the Union and the Employer that a grievance, other than a grievance
arising from a disciplinary action, may be determined by either the grievance procedure
of ihis contract or by the provisions of the Civil Service Rules of the City of Saint Paul.
If an issue is determined by this grievance procedure it shall not again be submitted for
arbitration under the Civil Service Rules. ff an issue is determnied by the provisions of
the Civil Service Rules it shall not again be submitted for arbitration under this grievance
procedure.
6.9 The provisions of this Article 6 shall not apply to Secfion 3.9 of this agreement.
6.10 The Empioyer agrees to provide courtesy copies of all correspondence to the Union
Business Manager or Assistant Director to the President of Loca12508.
This section sha11 not be grievable.
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ARTICLE 7 - CITY MILEAGE
7.1 Automobile Reimbursement Authorized: Pursuant to Chapter 33 of the Saint Paul
� Administrative Code, as amended, pertaiuing to reimbursement of City officers and
employees for the use of their own automobiles in the performance of their duties, the
following provisions aze adopted.
7.2 Methad of Computation: To be eligible for such reimbursement, all officers and
empioyees must receive written authorization from the Department Head.
Type 1- If an empioyee is required to use his/her own automobile OCCASIONALLY
during employment, the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $4.00 per day for
each day the employee's vehicle is actually used in performing the duties of the
employee's position. In addition, the employee shall be reimbursed $0.20 per mile for
each mile actually driven.
If such employee is required to drive an automobile during empioyment and the
Department Head or designated representative detemunes that an Employer vehicle is
available for the empioyee's use, but the emplayee desires to use hisiher own automobile,
then the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0.20 per mile driven and shall not
be eligible for any per diem.
Type 2- If an empioyee is required to use his/her own automobile REGULARLY during
employment, the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $4.00 per day for each day
of work. In addition, the employee shall be reimbursed $0.20 per mile for each mile
� actually driven.
If such employee is required to drive an automobile during employment and the
Department Head or designated representafive determines that an Employer vehicle is
available for the employee's use, but the employee desires to use his/her own automobile,
then the employee shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0.20 per mile driven and shall not
be eligible far any per diem. This Section 7.2 shall become effective February 1, 1994.
73 The City will provide parking at the Civic Center Parking Ramp for City employees on
either of the above mentioned types of reimbursement plans who aze required to have
their personal caz available for City business. Such parking will be provided only for the
days the employee is required to haue his or her ovm personal car available.
7.4 Rules and Regulations: The Mayor shall adopt rules and regulations governing the
procedures for automobile reimbursement. Such rules and regulations shall contain the
requirement that recipients shall file daily reports indicating miles driven and shall file
monthly affidavits stating the number of days worked and the number of miles driven,
and shall fiirther require that they maintain automobile liability insurance in amounts of
not less than $100,000/$300,000 for personal injury, and $25,000 for property damage, or
liability insurance in amounts not less than $300,000 single limit coverage, with the City
of Saint Paul named as an additional insured. These rules and regulations, together with
the axnendment thereto, shall be maintained on file with the City Clerk.
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ARTICLE 8 - RESIDENCE
8.1 The resolution pertaining to residency approved July 26, 1979, under Council File No.
273378 shall apply to all employees covered by this agreement.
ARTICLE 9 - VACATION
4.1 Vacafion credits shall accumulate at the rates shown below for each full hour on the
payroll, excluding overtime.
Years of Service
1 st year thru 4th year
Sth yeaz thru 9th yeaz
l Oth yeaz thru 15th yeaz
16th year thru 23rd year
24th yeaz and thereafter
Hours of Vacafion
.0385 (10 days)
.0616 (16 days)
.0731 (19 days)
.0885 (23 days)
1000 (26 days)
9.2 The Head of the Department may permit an employee to carry over up to one hundred
and twenty (120) hours of vacation into the following "vacation year." For the putpose of
this article the 'bacation year" shall be the fiscal yeaz (IRS payroll reporting year).
93 The above provisions of vacation sha11 be subject to the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates
of Compensation, Section I, Sub. H.
ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE
Active Employee Insurance
10.1 The Employer will continue for the period of this agreement to provide for employees
such health and life insurance benefits as are provided by the Employer at the time of
execution of this agreement.
10.2 For each eligible employee covered by this agreement who is employed fuil-time and
who selects employee health insurance coverage provided by the Employer, the Employer
agrees to conbribute $193.25 equivalent to full premium amount.
For each eligible full-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute $38312 per month, (1998 family employer contribution of
$368.82 plus single premium increase of $14.30.)
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103 Effecfive for the January, 2000 insurance premiums, for each eligible employee covered
• by this agreement who is employed fixll-time and who selects employee health instuance
coverage provided by the Employer, the Employer agrees to contribute $211.62 per
month equivalent to full premium amount.
For each eligible full-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute $406.62 per month (383.12 plus 50% of premium increase).
10.4 For the purpose of this Article, full-fime employment is defined as appearing on the
payroll an average of at least 64 hours per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month
period preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or the six (6) month
period preceding initial enrollment.
Three-quarter time employment is defined as appearing on the payroll an average of at
least 52 hours, but less than 64 hours, per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month
period preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or the six (6) month
period preceding uutial enrollment.
Half-fime employment is defined as appearing on the payroll an average of at least 40
hours, but less than 52 hours, per biweekly pay period for the twelve (12) month period
preceding the annual open enrollment or special enrollments or six (6) month period
preceding initial enrollment.
• Part-time employees who are permanently appointed to a full-time (80 hours per
biweekly pay period) position after the commencement of the plan year, shall be made
eligible for the full-time benefits after they have completed at least forty hours in a
monthly qualifying pay period as a full-time employee.
Full-time employees who aze permanently appointed to a part-time (less than 80 hours
per biweekly pay period) position after the commencement of the plan year sha11 be
reduced to the benefit level applicable for the hours scheduled by the department. Such
reduction shall take effect on the first month the employee does not complete a monthly
qualifying pay period as a full-time employee.
10.5 For each eligible employee covered by this agreement who is employed half-time and
who selects employee health insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to contribute fifty
percent (50%) of the amount contributed for full-time employees selecting employee
coverage in the same insurance plan.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Confinued)
For each half-time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the Employer
. will contribute fifty percent (50%) of t�e amount contributed for full-tnne employees
selecting family health insurance coverage in the same insurance plan.
For each eligible employee coveted by tbis agreement who is employed three-quarter
time and who selects employee health insurance coverage, the Employer agrees to
contribute seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount contributed for full-time employees
selecting employee coverage.
For each three-quarter time employee who selects family health insurance coverage, the
Employer will contribute seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount contributed for
fuil-time employees selecting family health insurance coverage.
10.6 Notwithstanding Section 10.5, employees covered by this agreement and employed
half-time prior to January 1, 1986 shall receive the same health insurance contributions as
full-time employees. This Section 10.6 applies only to employees who were employed
half-time during the month of December,1985 and shall continue to apply only as long as
such employees remain confinuously employed half-time.
10.7 For each eligible employee, the Employer agrees to contribute the cost of $20,000 of life
insurance.
• 10.8 The contributions indicated in this Article 10 shall be paid to the Employer's Group
Health and Welfare Pian.
10.9 Any cost of any premium for any City of£ered employee or famiiy insurance coverage in
excess of the dollar amounts stated in this Article 10 shall be paid by the employee.
1010 The Employer will provide a system whereby the employee's contribution towazd the
premiuxns for the employee selected health insurance coverages can be paid on a pre-tax
basis. Employees covezed by this agreement will be eligible to participate in the Flexible
Spending Account as offered by the Employer. The service fee chazged to participating
empioyees shall be paid by the employee.
10.11 Employees covered by this agreement shall be eligible to participate in the Dependent
Caze Reimbursement Account offered by the Employer. The service fee charged to
participating employees shall be paid by the Employer.
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ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE (Continued)
Retiree Insurance
1012 Employees who retire must meet the following conditions at the time of retirement in
order to be eligible for the Employer contributions, listed in Sections 10.13 through 10.16
below, toward a health insurance plan offered by the Employer:
10.12(1)
10.12(2)
10.12(3)
Early Retirees
Be receiving benefits from a public employee retirement act at the time of
retirement, and
Have severed his/her relationship with the City of Saint Paul for reasons
other than misconduct, and
Have completed at least 20 years with the City of Saint Paul.
10.13 This Section shall apply to full time employees who:
10.13(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.13(2) Were appointed on or before December 31, 1995, and
10.13(3) Have not attained age 65 at retirement, and
10.13(4) Ivleet the terms set forth in Section 10.12 above, and
10.13(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer
LIn61 such employees xeach sisty-five (65) yeazs of age, the Employer agtees that for
retirees selecting single coverage, the Employer will provide the same contribution as is
provided for acrive employees selecting single coverage under this agreement. This
amount, however, shall not exceed $350 per month.
For employees selecting family health insurance coverage, the Employer will contribute
$350 per month towazd the premiuxn for family health insurance coverage. Any unused
portion of the Empioyer's contribution sha11 not be paid to the retiree.
When such early refiree attains age 65, the provisions of Section 1015 will apply.
10.14 This Section sha11 apply to full time employees who:
10.14(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.14(2) Were appointed on or after 7anuary 1, 1996, and
10.14(3) Have not attained age 65 at retirement, and
10. i4(4) Meet the conditions of 5ection 10.12 above, and
1014(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer.
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Until such retirees reach sia�ty-five (65) years of age, the Employer agrees to contribute a
• maximum of $300.00 per month towazd the cost of single or family health insurance
coverage. Any unused portion shall not be paid to the retiree.
When such early retiree attains age 65, the provisions of Section 1016 shall apply.
Regular Retirees (Age 65 and over)
10.15 This Section shall apply to full tnne employees who:
10.15(1) Retire on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.15(2) Were appointed on or before Becember 31, 1995, and
10.15(3) Haue attained age 65 at retirement, and
10. i 5(4) Meet the terms set forth in Section 10.12 above, and
10.15(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer
The Employer agrees to contribute a masimuxn of $550.00 per month towazd the
premium for single or family health insurance coverage offered by the Employer to
regular retirees and their dependents. Any unused portion of the Employer's contribution
shail not be paid to the retiree.
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This Section shall also apply to eazly retirees who retired under the provisions of Section
10.13 when such retirees attain age 65.
10.16 This Secfion shall apply to fu11 time employees who:
1016(1) Retixe on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.16(2) Were appointed on or after January 1, 1996, and
10.16(3) Have attained age 65 at retirement, and
10.16(4) Meet the conditions of Section 10.12 above, and
10.16(5) Select a health insurance plan offered by the Employer.
The Employer agrees to contribute a maximum of $300.00 per month toward the cost of
single or family health insurance coverage offered to regular retirees and their
dependents. Any unused portion shall not be paid to the retiree.
This Section shall also apply to early retirees who refired under the provisions of Section
10.14 when such eazly retirees aitain age 65.
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10.17 If an employee does not meet the condition of Section 10.12(3), but has completed at
least ten (10) yeazs of service with the City, he/she may purchase singie or family health
insurance coverage through the Employer's insurance program. The total cost of such
insurance coverage shall be paid by the retiree.
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10.18 A retiree may not cazry his(her spouse as a dependent if such spouse is also a City retiree
• or Ciry employee and eligibie for and is enrolled in the City health insurance program.
Survivor Insurance
1019 The surviving spouse of an employee carrying family covernge at the time of his/her
death due to a job connected injury or illness which was determined to have arisen out of
and in the course of his/her employment under worker's compensarion law shall continue
to be eligible for city contribution in the same proportions as is provided for retired
employees.
In the event of the death of an eazly retiree or a regulaz retiree, the dependents of the
retiree shatl have the option, within thirty (30) days, to continue the current
hospitalization and medical benefits which said dependents previously had, at the
premiuzn and Employer contribution accorded to the eligible deceased retiree.
It is fixrther understood that coverage shall cease in the event o£
10.19(1) Subsequent remarriage of the surviving spouse of the deceased employee
or retiree.
10.19(2) The employxnent of the surviving spouse or dependent where health
• insurance is obtained through a group program provided by said
Employer. In this event, however, the surviving spouse or dependent shall
have the right to maintain City health insurance for the first ninety (90)
days of said employment.
ARTICLE 11 - WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION
11.1 The Employer sha11 avoid, whenever possible, working an employee on an out-of-class
assignment for a pzolonged period of time. Any employee working an out-of-class
assignment for a period in excess of fifteen (15) working days during a yeaz sha11 receive
the rate of pay for the out-of-class assignment in a higher classification not later than the
sia-teenth (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 employee's regulu position, and which is in a
classificafion higher than the classification held by such employee.
The rate of pay for an approved out-of-class assignment shail be the same rate the
empioyee would receive if such employee received a regular appointment to the higher
• ciassification.
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11.2 For the following classifications, the provisions of Section 11.1 shall not apply to
� perforxnance of the dufies of the nea�t higher classification in the job series:
Clerk I
Clerk-StenographerI
Clerk-Typist I
Data Entry Operator I
ZookeeperI
ARTICLE 12 - EMPLOYEE RECORDS
12.1 Any written reprimand made concerning any member of this Bazgainiug Unit which is
filed with the Office of Human Resources or within any City departsnent shall be shown
to the member before it is placed on file. Before the reprunand is placed on file, the City
sha11 request from the employee an acknowledgment, in writing, that the reprimand has
been read by said employee.
12.2 Any member of the bazgaining unit may, during usual working hours, with the approval
of the supervisor, review any material placed in the employee's personnel file, after first
giving proper notice to the supervisor in custody of such file.
• 123 Any member of the bargaining unit may file a gzievance or discrimination complaint and
there shall be no retaliation by the City of Saint Paul for such action.
ARTICLE 13 - BULLETIN BOARDS
13.1 The Employer sha11 provide reasonable bulletin space for use by the Union in posting
notices of Union business and activities. Said bulletin board space shall not be used by
the Union for political purposes other than Union elections. Use of this bulletin board is
subj ect to approval of the Department Head.
ART�CLE 14 - WAGES
14.1 For purposes of this contract, the wage schedule shall be Appendix A, attached hereto.
Both parties agree that the inclusion of the classifications and salary ranges in Appendix
"A" does not preclude the Employer from the following:
1. Reorganizing
2. Abolishing classifications
3. EstablisIung new classifications
4. Regrading classifications
� 5. Reclassifying positions
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Both parties also agree that titles and grades in Appendix A refer to employees in the
• posirions at the date of signing of the agreement. No employee in this bargainiug unit
shall suffer any reduction in salary because of a regrading or reclassification during the
contract period in which such regrading or reclassification takes place.
1 G.2 Employees may request an audit of their position whenevez the nature of the work andlor
responsibilities in their posifion have substantially changed. When an employee, or a
supervisor on behalf of an employee, requests a classification/regrading study of their
position, responsible Managers in the Department where the employee(s) work(s) and the
staff of the Office of Human Resources will facilitate the completion of the study within
ninety (90) days after the employee submits their job profile.
ARTICLE 15 - MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS
15.1 The parties agree that all condifions of employment relating to wages, hours of work,
overtixne differentials, vacations and all other general working conditions shall be
maintained at not less than the highest minimum standazd set forth in the Civil Service
Rules of the City of Saint Paul (Resolution No. 3250) and the Saint Paul Salary Plan and
Rates of Compensation at the tune of the signing of this agreement, and the conditions of
employment shall be improved wherever specific provisions for improvement are made
elsewhere in this agreement.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
16.1 Leave of Absence - After three month's employment, an employee may make application
far a leave of absence not to exceed one yeaz. A leave of absence sha11 be granted on the
basis established in the Civil Service Rules (Resolufion No. 3250).
16.2 Sick Leave - Sick Ieave shall accumulate at the rate of .0576 of a working howr for each
full 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 hisRier regulaz scheduled starting fune. The granting of sick leave
shall be subject to the terms and provisions of Resolution No. 3250 of the City of Saint
Paul.
For absences due to sickness of seven (7) or fewer calendar days, the Employer shall
require a physician's certificate or additional certificates only when there is reason to
suspect abuse of sick leave or to verify that an employee is fit to return to his or her
position. The Employer's requirement of a certificate under this section shall not be
azbitrable.
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ARTICLE 16 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE (Conrinued)
• 163 Any empioyee 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 or injury of the employee, quarantine established by a public health
enforcement agency, 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 actually necessary for office visits to a
doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc.
16.4 Leave Without Pay - Any employee who engages in active service in time of waz or
other emergency declared by pzoper authority of any of the military or naval forces of the
state or of the United States for which leave is not otherwise allowed by law shall be
entitled to leave of absence from employment without pay during such service with right
of reinstatement and subject to such conditions as are imposed by law.
Such leaves of absence as aze granted under Article 17 shall conform to Minnesota
Statutes, Section 192, as amended from time to time, and shall confer no addirional
benefits other than those �anted by said statute.
16.5 Jury Duty - Employees who are required during regular worldng hours to appeaz in court
as jurors or witnesses, except as a witness in their own behalf against the City, shall be
paid their regulaz pay while so engaged, provided that any fees that employees may
• receive from the court for such services shall be paid to the City and be deposited with
the City Finance Director. Employees scheduled to work a shift othea than the normai
daytime shift, shall be rescheduled to work the normal daytime shift during such time as
is required to appear in court as a juror or witness.
16.6 Funerai Leave - Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits, as provided in
the Civil Service Rules, shall be granted one day of such leaue to attend the funeral of the
employee's grandparent or grandchild.
16.7 An employee elected or appointed to a full time paid position by the exclusiye
representative may be granted a leave of absence without pay for not more than one yeaz
for the purpose of conducting the duties of the exclusive representative.
16.8 Maternity and Parental Leave - Pregnant employees of the City of Saint Paul sha11 be
eligible for the use of paid sick leave and unpaid leave of absence in the same manner as
any other disabled or ill City employee. Such paid sick leave eligibility shall begin upon
certification by the employee's attending physician that the employee is disabled in terms
of her ability to perform the duties of her position.
A twelve (12) month Pazental leave of absence without pay shall be granted to a natuzal
parent or an adoptive parent who requests such leave in conjunction with the birth ar
• adoption of a ckuld. Such leave may be extended an additional twelve (12) months by
mutual agreement between the employee and the Employer.
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• Refusal on the part of the Empioyer to grant an estension o£ such leave sha11 not be
subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this agreement.
Employees who return following such leaves of absence shall be placed in a position of
equivalent salary and tenure as the one held just prior to the beginning of their leave.
16.9 An employee may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences
due to an illness of or injury to the employee's child for such reasonable periods as the
employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on the same terms the employee
is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own ills�ess or injury. This section
applies only to personal sick leave benefits payable to the employee from the employer's
generalassets.
For purposes of this section, "personal sick leave benefits" means time accrued and
available to an employee to be used as a result of absence from work due to personal
illness ar injury, but does not include short-term or long-term disability or other salary
continuation benefits.
16.10 An employee shail be granted up to a total of sixteen (16) hours during a school yeaz to
attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child, provided
the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours.
• When the leave cannot be scheduled during non-work hours and the need for the leave is
foreseeable, the employee must provide reasonable prior nofice of the leave and make a
reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the opezations of the
Employer. An employee sha11 be allowed to use vacation or compensatory time for this
leaue; otherwise, this leaue shall be without pay.
16.11 Voluntary Unpaid Leave of Absence - A full-time employee may be granted up to 480
hours of voluntary leave of absence without pay during the fiscal year. During such leaue
of absence, the employee shall continue to earn and accrue vacarion and sick Ieave,
seniority credits and maintain insurance eligibility as though he or she were on the
payroll.
Any leave of absence granted under this provision is subject to the approval of the
Department Head.
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ARTICLE 17 - MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
• 171 Pay Allowance - Any employee who shall be a member of the National Guard, the Naval
Militia or any other component of the militia of the State, now or hereafter organized or
constituted under state or federal law, or who shall be a member of the Officer's Reserve
Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve or any
other reserve component of the military or naval force of the United States, now or
hereafter organized or constituted under Federal law, shall be entifled to leaue of absence
from employment without loss of pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, vacation, sick
leave or other benefits for all the time when such employee is engaged with such
organization or component in trainiug or active service ordered or authorized by proper
authority pursuant to law, whether for state or federal purposes, provided that such lea�e
shall not exceed a total of fifteen (15) days in any calendaz year and, fiu•ther provided that
such leave shall be allowed only in case the required military or naval service is
satisfactorily performed, which sha11 be presumed unless the contrary is established.
Such leave shall not be aliowed unless the employee (1) returns to his/her position
immediately upon being relieved from such military or naval service and not later than
the expiration of time herein limited for such leave, or (2) is prevented from so returning
by physical or mental disability or other cause not due to such employee's own fault, or
(3) is required by proper authority to continne in such military or naval service beyond
the time herein limited for such leave.
• ARTICLE 18 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
18.1 The Union recognizes the right of the City to operate and manage its affairs in a11 respects
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of appropriate authorities. All rights
and authority which the City has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by this
agreement are retained by the City.
18.2 A public 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 funcfions and programs of the Employer, its overall budget, utilization of
technology, and organizationai structure and selection and direction and numbet of
personnel.
ARTICLE 19 - SENIORITY
19.1 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 fiirther understood that seniority is confined to the current ciass 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 deternrined by employee's rank on the eligible list
from which certification was made.
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However, when layoff occurs in any of the tifles listed below under Column A, layoff
shall be based on inverse length of total seniority in all tifles listed on the corresponding
line under Column B. The Human Resources Department will identify such least senior
employee in that title in the department reducing positions, and shall notify said
employee of his/her reduction from the department.
ARTICLE 19 - SENIORITY (Continued)
14.2 Seniority shall teruiinate when an employee retires, resigns, or is dischazged.
193 In the event it is detennuied by the Employer that it is necessary to reduce the work force,
employees will be laid off by class tifle within each department based on inverse length
of seniority as defined above.
If there aze any vacancies in any of the titles under Coluxnn B on which seniority was
based, in any other Cit7 Department, the Huxnan Resources Department shall place the
affected employee in such vacancy. If two or more vacant positions aze available, the
Human Resources Department shall decide which vacant positions the affected empioyee
shall fill. I£ no vacancy e�sts in such titles, then the least senior City employee in such
titles shall be identified, and if the employee affected by the original departmental
reduction is more senior, helshe shall have the right to claim that position and the least
senior City employee in such tides shall be the employee laid of£ Por the purposes of
this Article, the Board of Education is not included as a City department nar is a Board of
Education employee included as a City employee.
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Column A
Accounting Machine Opezator I
Accounting Machine Operator II
Cashier I
Cashier II
Clerk I
Clerk II
Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Steno�apher I
Data Entry Operator I
Column S
Accounting Machine Operator I,
Accounting Machine Operator II
Accounting Machine Operator II,
Accounting Machine Operator I
Cashier I, Cashier II
Cashier II, Cashier I
Clerk I, Clerk II
Cierk I, Clerk II
Clerk-Typist I, Clerk-Typist II
Clerk-Typist II, Clerk-Typist I
Clerk-Stenographer I, Clerk-Stenographer II
Data Enhy Operator I,
Data Enhy Operator II
19.4 In cases where there are promotional series, such as Clerk I, II, III, etc., when the number
of employees in these higher titles is to be reduced, employees who have held lower titles
wluch are in this bargaining unit will be offered reductions to the highest of these titles to
which class seniority would keep them from being laid off, before layoffs are made by
any class title within any department.
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19.5 In cases where an employee to be laid off has held no regulaz appoinhnent in a lower tide
• in the same promotional series as his/her current tide, that employee will be offered a
reduction to the tifle within the bazgainiug unit to which he/she was regulazly appointed
immediately prior to his/her current title, so long as there is either a vacancy or, if no
vacancy exists, a less seniox employee in such title may be displaced. In cases where an
employee to be laid off has held no regulaz appoinhnent to any titles immediately prior to
his/her current tifle, said employee shall be laid off.
The employee reducing into a tifle formerly held must satisfactorily complete a six-month
probationary period in such tifle.
If the probationary period is not satisfactory, the employee shall, at any time during the
probationary period, be reinstated to his/her former title and shall be laid off, but such
employee's name will be placed on the reinstatement register in his/her former title and
"buxnping" rights herein shall not again apply to such employee.
This procedure will be followed by the City fox City employees, and by the Boazd of
Education for Boazd of Education employees; however, City employees being reduced or
laid off may not displace Board of Education employees; Board of Education employees
being reduced or laid off may not displace City empioyees.
19.6 It is understood that such employees will pick up their former seniority date in any class
• of positions which they previously held.
19.7 Reca11 from layoff shall be in inverse order of layoff, except that recall rights shall expire
after two yeazs of layoff.
19.8 Employees assigned to these divisions in the police Departsnent: Impound Lot, Property
Room, Communication Center, andlor Records, sha11 be allowed to bid for work shifts
(i.e. midnights, days and aftemoons), on the basis of seniority when a vacancy occurs
within the employees' classification in their division.
19.9 In the event the employer believes it is necessary to merge, contract out or subcontract
any public work performed by employees covered by this Agreement which may lead to
layoff, the Employer will notify the Union no less than forty-five (45) calendaz days in
advance. Auring the forty-five (45) days, the Employer will meet with the Union and
discuss possible options to contracting out or ways and means to minnnize the
elimination of positions.
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ARTICLE 20 - DISCIPLINE
20.1 The Employer will discipline employees for just cause oniy.
� Discipline will be in the form of:
20.1(1) Oral reprimand;
20.1(2) Written reprunand;
20.1(3) Suspension;
20.1(4) Reduction;
20.1(5) Discharge
20.2 Suspensions, reductions and dischazges will be in written form.
203 Employees and the Union will receive copies of written reprimands and notices of
suspension and dischazge.
20.4 Employees may exanune all information in their Employer personnel files that concerns
work evaluations, commendations and/or disciplinary actions. Files may be examined at
reasonable times under direct supervision of the Employer.
20.5 Discharges will be preceded by a five (5) working day preliminary suspension without
pay. During said period, the employee and/or Union may request, and shall be entitled to,
a meeting with the Employer representative who initiated the suspension with intent to
discharge. During said five (5) working day period, the Employer may affirm, modify or
� withdraw the suspension and dischazge.
20.6 An employee to be questioned concerning an investigation of disciplinary action shall
have the right to request that a Union representafive be present.
20.7 Grievances relating to tlus Article sha11 be processed in accordance with the grievance
procedure under Article 6.
AI2TICLE 21 - VACANCIES
2L 1 The Office of Human Resources will inform all departments that the department's
timekeeper shall post notices of a11 job vacancies in their department at least five days
before submitting a requisition to the Office of Human Resources.
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ARTICLE 22 - NO STRIKE - NO LOCKOUT
22.1 Neither the Union, its officers or agents, nor any of the employees covered by this
• agreement will engage in, encourage, sanction or support any strike, or the withholding in
whole or in part of the full performance of their duties during the life of this agreement,
except as specifically allowed by the Public Employment Labor Relations Act. In the
event of a violation of ttus Article, the Employer will warn employees of the
consequences of their action and shall instruct them to immediately retum to their normal
duties.
Any employee who fails to return to his/her duties withisi twenty-four (24) hours of such
waming may be subject to the penalties provided in the Public Employment Labor
Relations Act.
22.2 No lockout, ar refusal to allow employees to perform available work, shall be instituted
by the Employer and/or its appointing authorities during the life of this agreement.
ARTICLE 23 - SEVERANCE PAY
23.1 The Employer sha11 provide a severance pay program as set forth in this Article.
23.2 To be eligible for the severance pay program, an employee must meet the following
requirements:
• 23.2(i) The employee must be 58 yeazs of age or older or must be eligible for
pension under the "rule of 85" or the "rule of 90" provisions of the Public
Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The "rule of 85" or the "rule
of 90" criteria sha11 also apply to employees covered by a public pension
plan other than PERA.
23.2(2) The employee must be voluntarily sepazated from City employment or
have been subject to sepazadon by lay-off or compulsory rerirement.
Those employees who are discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency,
incompetency, or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for the City
severance pay program.
23.2(3) The employee must haue at least ten (10) years of consecutive service
under the classified or unclassified Civil Service at the time of sepazation.
For the purpose of this Article, employment in either the City or in the
Independent School District No. 625 may be used in meeting this ten (10)
yeaz service requirement.
23.2(4) The employee must file with the Duector of Human Resources a waiver of
reemployment which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance
• pay, the employee waives all claims to reinstatement or reemployment (of
any type), with the City or with Independent School District No. 625.
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23.2(5) The employee must have accumulated a m;n;mum of sixty (60) days of
sick leaue credits at the time of his/her sepazation from service.
233 If an employee requests severance pay and if the employee meets the eligibility
requirements set forth above, he or she wiil be granted severance pay in an amount equal
to one-half of the daily rate of pay for the posifion held by the employee on the date of
separation for each day of accrued sick leaue, subject to a maxunum of 200 accrued sick
leave days.
23.4 The ma�mum amount of money that any employee may obtain through this severance
pay program is $6,500.
23.5 For the purpose of this severance program, a death of an employee shall be considered as
separation of employment, and if at the time of his/her death the employee would have
met all of the requuements set forth above, payment of the severance pay will be made to
the employee's estate or spouse.
23.6 For the purpose of this severance program, a transfer from the City of Saint Paul
employment to Independent School District No. 625 employment is not considered a
separation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for the City severance
program.
23.7 The manner of payment of such severance pay shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of City Ordinance No. 11490.
23.8 This severance pay program sha11 be subject to and governed by the provisions of City
Ordinance No. 11490, except in those cases where the specific provisions of this Article
conflict with said ordinance, and in such cases, the provisions of this Article shall control.
23.9 The provisions of this Article sha11 be effective as of December 24, 1983.
23.10 Any employee hired prior to December 31, 1983 may, in any event, and upon meeting the
qualifications of this Article or City Ordinance No. 11490, as amended by City Ordinance
No. 16303, section 1, section 6, draw severance pay. However, an election by the
employee to draw severance pay under either this Article ar the ordinance shall consfitute
a baz to receiving severance pay from the other. Any employee hired after December 31,
1983 shall only be entitled to the benefits of this Article upon meeting the qualifications
herein.
23.11 Secfions 2312 through 23.18 shall apply only to employees appointed on or after January
1, 1990 to a title covered by this agreement.
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through 23.20.
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23.13(1) 'I'he employee must be voluntarily sepazated from City employment or have
been subject to sepazation by layoff or compulsory retirement. Those
employees who aze discharged for cause, misconduct, inefficiency,
incompetency, or any other disciplinary reason are not eligible for the City
severance pay program.
23.13(2) The employee must file with the Director of Hutnan Resources a waiver of
reemployment which will clearly indicate that by requesting severance pay, the
employee waives all claims to reinstatement or reemployment (of any type),
with the CiTy or with Independent School District No. 625.
ARTICLE 23 - SEVERANCE PAY (Continued)
23.13 To be eligible for the severance pay program, an employee must meet the following
requirements:
23.13(3) The employee must have an accumulated balance of at least eighty (80) days of
sick leave credits at the time of his/�er separation from service.
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23.14 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 one-half of the daily rate of pay for the position held by the employee on the date of
separation for each day of accrued sick leave subject to a maximum as shown below
based on the number of yeazs of service in the City.
Years of Service with the City
Maximum 5everance Pay
C�
At Least 20
21
22
23
24
25
$ 5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
23.15 For the purpose of this severance program, a death of an employee shall be considered as
separation of employment, and if at the time of his/her death the employee would have
met a11 of the requirements set forth above, payment of the severance pay shall be made
to the employee's estate or spouse.
2316 For the purpose of this severance program, a transfer from the City of Saint Paul
employment to Independent School District No. 625 employment is not considered a
sepazation of employment, and such transferee shall not be eligible for the Cify severance
program.
23.17 The ma.nner of payment of such severance pay shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of City Ordinance No. 11490.
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ARTICLE 23 - SEVERANCE PAY (Continued)
• 23.18 This severance pay program shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of City
Ordinance No. 11490 except in those cases where the specific provisions of this Article
conflict with said ordinance, and in such cases, the provisions of this Article shall control.
23.19 Notwithstanding Section 23.11, employees appointed prior to January 1, 1990 to a title
covered by this agreement who meet the qualifications as defined in Sections 23.13 and
23.14, may elect to draw severance pay under the provisions of Secfion 23.14. However,
an election by an employee to draw severance pay under Section 23.14 shall constitute a
baz to drawing severance pay under any other provision set forth in this agreement.
23.20 Employees appointed on or after January 1, 1990 to a title covered by this agreement
sha11 not be eligible for any severance plan provisions other than the provisions as set
forth in Sections 23.11 thru 23.19.
ARTICLE 24 - TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
241 It is recognized that temporary employees are within the unit covered by this agreement,
however, except as specifically provided by this agreement, temporary employees shall
not have or acquire any rights or benefits other than specifically provided by the
provisions of the Civil Seroice Rules and/or the Saint Paul Salary Plan and Rates of
Compensation.
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ARTICLE 25 - NONDISCRIMINATION
25.1 The terms and conditions of this agreement will be applied equally to employees without
regazd to, or discrimination for or against any individual because of race, color, creed,
sex, age, disability, or because of inembership or non-membership in the Union.
25.2 Employees will perform their duties and responsibilities in a nondiscriminatory manner
as such duties and responsibilifies involve other employees and the general public.
ARTICLE 26 - LEGAL SERVICES
26.1 Except in cases of malfeasance in office or willful or wanton neglect of duty, the
Employer shall defend, save hannless and indemnify employees against tort claims or
demands, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of alleged acts or omissions
occurring in the performance or scope of the employee's duties,
26.2 Notwithstanding Section 26.1, the Employer shall not be responsible for paying any legal
• service fee, or for providing any legal service arising from any legal action where the
employee is the Plaintiff.
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ARTICLE 27 - SICK LEAVE USAGE FOR DEPENDENT CARE
27.1 In the case of a serious illness or disability of a pazent or household member, the Head of
. the Department sha11 grant leave with pay in order for the employee to care for or make
arrangements for the caze of such sick or disabled persons. Such paid leave shall be
drawn from the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Use of such sick leave shall
be lunited to 40 hours per incident.
An employee may use sick leave for absences due to an illness of the employee's chiid, for
such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on
the same terms the employee is able to use sick leave for his or her own illness. An
employee may also use up to forty (40) hours per incident to arrange for the care of a
seriously ill or disabled child.
27.2 The Head of the Department or the Huxnan Resources Director may require a physician's
certificate or additional certificates at any time during an employee's use of sick leave for
the purposes stated in Section 27.1 above. All such certificates shall be forwazded by the
appointing officer to the Human Resources Office.
If an employee is absent because of the provisions of Section 27.1 for three or fewer
calendaz days he/she sha11 submit to the Head of the Department a certificate signed by
the employee stating the nature of the child, parent, ar household member's sickness. If
the siclrness continues far more than three calendaz days, no further sick leave sha11 be
granted unless or until a physician is consulted. The sick leave may be continued from
� and include the day of consultation, but only if a certificate signed by the physician
certifying to the nature and period of the person's sickness is submitted and approved by
the Head of the Department and forwazded to the Human Resources Office.
273 No sick leave shall be granted for the above reasons unless the employee reports to
his/her Deparlment Head the necessity for the absence not later than one-half hour after
his/her regulazly scheduled time to report for work, unless he/she can show to the
satisfaction of the Department Head that the failure to report was excusable.
27.4 An employee shall be paid under the provisions of this paragraph only for the number of
days or hours for which he/she would normally have been paid if he/she had not been on
sick leave.
ARTICLE 28 - SAFETY
28.1 The Employer and employees shall cooperate in the enforcement of all applicable
regulations for the enforcement of job safety. If an employee feels that his/her work
du6es or responsibilities require such employee to be in a situation that violates state
safety laws or legally promulgated standazds, the matter shall be ixrunediately considered
by the Employer.
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ARTICLE 28 - SAFETY (Confinued)
28.2 For those employees required by the Employer to weaz safety shoes or boots, the
� Employer agrees to contribute $40.00 per calendar yeaz towazd the purchase of such
shoes or boots.
283(a) When the Employer establishes Labor/Nfanagement Safety Committees, the Union
will select its' own members to participate.
283(b) When the Employer establishes Accident and Incident Review Boazds, the Unions
witl not be required Yo participate.
ARTICLE 29 - UNIFORM /CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
29.1 Employees working in the tifle of Animal Control Officer and who are required to wear a
specified uniform shall receive a clothing allowance of $360.00 per calendaz year.
29.2 Tecluucal Trainees who are required to wear a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $80.00 per calendaz yeaz.
293 Zoo Keeper IPs who aze required to weaz a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $350.00 per calendar year.
29.4 Parking Enforcement Officers who aze required to wear a specified uniform shall receive
• a one-time uniform allowance of $800.00.
29.5 Meter Readers who are required to wear a specified uniform shall receive a uniform
allowance of $184.44 per calendar year.
29.6 Maintenance Trainees shall receive a clothing allowance of $259.45 per year.
29.7 The Employer shall determine the process for the payment of such uniform allowances.
ARTICLE 30 - SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT TITLES
Upon completion of 1040 working hours, excluding overtime hours, employees warking
in "Special Employment" Utles recognized by the Bureau of Mediation Services as being
appropriately included in this bazgaining unit shall be eligible for benefits under this
agreement on the same basis as all other employees covered by this agreement.
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ARTICLE 31- TERMS OF AGREEMENT
31.1 Complete AGREEMENT and Waiver of Bargaining - This agreement shall represent
• the complete agreement between the Union and the Employer. The parties aclaiowledge
that during the negotiations which resulted in this agreement, each had the unlunited right
and opporhmity to make requests and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not
removed by law from the azea of collective bazgaining, and that the complete
understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and
opporrimiTy are set forth in this agreement. Therefore, the Employer and the Union, for
the life of this agreement, each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waives the right, and each
agrees that the othez shall not be obligated to bazgain collectively with respect to any
subject or matter referred to or covered in this agreement.
31.2 Savings Clause - This agreement is subject to the laws of the United States, the State of
Minnesota, and the City of Saint PauL In the event any provision of this agreement sha11
hold 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 provision shall be
voided. All other provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
31.3 Term of Agreement - This agreement shall be in full force and effect from
January 1, 1999 thru December 31, 2000 and shall be automatically renewed from year
to year thereafter unless either party shall notify the other in writing that it desires to
modify or ternunate this agreement. In wimess whereof, the parties have caused this
agreement to be executed this_ �`� day of May, 1999.
• (The date was handwritten in the originad signature copy.)
31.4 This constitutes a tentative agreement between the parties which will be recommended by
the Director of Labor Relations, but is subject to the approval of the Administration of the
City and the City Council, and is also subject to ratification by Local Union No. 2508.
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ARTICLE 31 - TERMS OF AGREEMENT (Continued)
WITNESSES:
FOR THE CITY
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Joe Reid
Director of Financial Services
LOCAL ITIVION NO. 2508, DISTRICT
COUNCIL NO. 14 OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO
Je Se ing
Business Repr sen ve
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President
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APPENDIX A
BIWEEKLY RATES
Salary ranges applicable to titles covered by ttris Agreement shall be as shown below:
Effective January 2, 1999:
Effective July 3, 1999:
Effective January 1, 2000
Two percent (2.0%) increase
One-half percent (0.5%) increase
Two and eight-tenths percent (2.8%) increase
Wage adjustrnent for Conservatory and Refectory Attendants, $0.20 cents per hour raise effective
7/3/99.
Wage adjushnent for Conservatory and Refectory Attendants, $0.10 cents per hour raise effective
1/1/2000.
GRADE 04U
318 REFECTORY ATTENDANT
586A CONSERVATORY ATTENDANT
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(1)
1/02/99 8.58
7/03/99 8.82
1/Ol/00 8.96
GRADE 06U
972 LIBRARY AIDE
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A B
�1) �2)
1/02/99 8.64 8.96
7/03/99 8.68 9.00
1/O1/00 892 9.25
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(3)
9.23
9.28
9.54
D E
(4) (5)
9.54 9.87
9.59 9.92
9.86 10.20
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804 CLERICAL TRAINEE
� 242 LABORATORY HELPER
083A Mt�INTENANCE TRAINEE
807 "tRAINEE(STOREHOUSE)
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 705.20 730A2 753.84 780.67 807.48 838.24 85417 886.13 897.48 908.82
7/03/99 708.73 733.67 757.61 784.51 811.52 842.43 858.44 890.56 901.97 91336
1/O1/00 728.57 754.21 778.82 806.54 834.24 866.02 882.48 915.50 927.23 938.93
Cf7:7\�1�II1�:j
084A COUNSELOR AIDE TRAINEE
085A MANAGEMENT T'RAINEE
087A TECHNICAL TRAINEE
1/02/99 721.07 746.92 768.74 795.56 826.33 854.17 873.02 905.26 916.63 927.98
7/03/99 724.68 750.65 772.58 799.54 830.46 858.44 877.39 909.79 921.21 932.62
1/OU00 744.97 771.67 794.21 821.93 853.71 882.48 901.96 935.26 947.00 958.73
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• 111 CLERK I
972A LIBRARY CLERK (PART TIME)
111M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
1/02/99 734.99 759.82 787.63 813.44 844.20 873.02 891.89 926.99 93835 949.71
7/03/99 738.66 763.62 791.57 817.51 848.42 87739 89635 931.62 943.04 954.46
1/Ol/00 75934 785.00 813.73 840.40 872.18 901.96 921.45 957.71 969.45 981.18
GRADE O10
100 SERVICE WORKER II
1/02/99 751.87 776.72 800.52 82933 856.14 887.90 912.22 948.75 960.11 971.47
7/03/99 755.63 780.60 804.52 833.48 860.42 89234 916.78 953.49 964.91 976.33
1/01/00 776.79 802.46 827.05 856.82 884.51 91733 942.45 980.19 991.93 1003.67
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121 CLERK-TYPIST I
• 314M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
314 PARK GLTIDE
i/02/99 762.76 789.60 81839 846.20 876.95 912.22 934.73 969.43 980.78 99212
7/03/99 766.57 793.55 822.48 850.43 88133 916.78 939.40 974.28 985.68 997.08
1/Ol/00 788.03 815.77 845.51 874.24 906.01 942.45 965.701001.56 1023.28 1025.00
GRADE 012
579 DATA ENTRY OPERATOR I
1/02/99 780.67 807.48 838.24 868.03 89932 934.73 955.09 993.91 1005.241016.61
7/03/99 784.57 811.52 842.43 87237 903.82 939.40 959.87 998.88 1010.27 1021.69
1/Qll00 8Q6.54 834.24 866.02 896.80 929.13 965.70 986.75 1026.85 1038.56105030
GRADE 013
155 DUPLICATING EQUIP OPERATOR TREIINEE
•
1/02/99 795.56 82633 854.17 884.93 919.70 95937 98039 1024.441035.79 104'7.15
7/03/99 799.54 830.46 858.44 889.35 92430 964.17 985.291029.561040.971052.39
1/O1J00 821.93 853.71 882.48 914.25 950.18 991.171012.88 1058391070121081.86
GRADE 016
112 CLERK II
118 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER I
112M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
329A STOREROOM ASSISTANT
i/02/99 848.20 879.96 91330 948.64 989.63 1031341057.95 1104391115.761127.10
7/03/99 852.44 88436 917.87 95338 994.58 1036.50 1063.241109.91 112134 1132.74
1101100 876.31 909.12 943.57 980.07 1022.43 1065.52 1043.01 1140.99 1152.14 1164.46
GRADE 017
511 *PARKING METER MOIVITOR
267A PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
267P PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
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1/02/99 868.03 899.32 934.73 971.191013.98 1059.17 1090.41 1133.77 1145.13 1156.50
7/03/99 87237 903.82 939.40 976.05 1019.05 1064.4� 1095.86 1139.44 ll50.86 1162.28
1/Ol/00 896.80 929.13 965.701003381047.581094.281126.541171341183.08 1194.82
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122 CLERK-TYPIST II
• 480A CLERK-TYPIST II (BILINGUAL)
391 RECiISTRATION CLERK
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 884.93 915.49 95937 998.93 1040.61 1088.071115.88 1163.19 1174.55 1185.90
7/03/99 88935 920.07 964.171003.921045.81 1093.51 1121.461169.01 1180.421191.83
1/0?/00 914.25 945.83 991.171032.031075.091124.13 1152.861201.741213.471225.20
GRADE 019
577 ACCOUNTING CLERK I
319 PARKING METER COLLECTOR I
1/02/99 906.83 940.06 979.221023.221068.421115.88 1146.01 1192.581203.93 1215.28
7/03/99 91136 944.76 984.121028341073.76 1121.46 1151.741198.541209.95 122136
1/O1/00 936.88 971.21 1011.681057.13 1103.83 1152.861183.991232.101243.83 1255.56
GRADE 020
970 FIRE PROPERTY CLERK
• 1/02/99 92614 97038 1009301052.201098.491147.141178.421227.83 1239.181250.54
7/03/99 930.77 975.23 101435 1057.46 1103.98 1152.88 118431 1233.97 124538 1256.79
1/O1/00 956.831002.541042.751087.071134.891185.161217.4712
GRADE 021
119 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER II
142A REFECTORY SUPERVISOR
537 ZOO KEEPER I
1/02/99 948.64 989.63 1031341076.53 ll26.28 ll74.97 120739 1258.41 1269.78 1281.14
7/03/99 95338 994.58 1036.501081.91 1131.91 1180.841213.43 1264.701276.13 1287.55
1/Ol/00 980.071022.431065.521112.201163.601213.901247.4113
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580 DATA ENTRY OPERATOR II
• 681 PROPERTY CLERK
438 STORES CLERK
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 971.191013.981059.171111.251159.881210.861244.451297.1913
7/03/99 976.051019.051064.471116.811165.681216.911250.671303.681315.
1/Ol/00 1003 38 1047.58 1094.28 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1285.69 1340.18 1351.94 1363.65
C� 7`��7:[17►�G3
113 CLERK III
910 PARK CONCESSION SUPERVISOR
547A SWIMNIING POOL SUP--OXFORD POOL
1/02/99 998.931040.611088.071135.591187.711237.491272.231324.23133
7/03/99 1003.92 1045.81 1093.51 1141.27 1193.65 1243.68 1278.59 1330.85 1342.25 1353.67
1lO1/00 1032.03 1075.09 1124.13 1173.23 1227.07 1278.50 131439 136811 1379.83 1391.57
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004 ACCOUNTING CLERK II
• 123 CLERK-TYPIST III
570A LEGAL CLERK-TYPIST
300 METER READER
374M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
1/02/99 1025.53 1071.85 1117.02 1167.98 1222.45 1274.56 1310.43 1365.37 1376.73 1388.07
7/03/99 1030.66 1077.21 1122.61 1173.82 1228.56 1280.93 1316.98 1372.20 1383.61 1395.01
1/01/00 1059.52 110737 1154.04 1206.b9 1262.96 1316.80 1353.86 1410.62 142235 1434.07
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044 ASSISTANT SUPV OF WTR BILLiNG
• 120 CLERK-STENOGRAPHER III
381A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
156 DUPLICATiNG EQUIP OPERATOR
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1051.03 109619 1146.01 1195.81 1246.75 130236 1339.39 139595 140730 1418.67
(11) (12)
***** 1451.50
7/03/99 1056.29 1101.67 1151.74 1201.79 1252.98 1308.87 1346.09 1402.93 1414.34 1425.76
(11) (12)
***** 1458.76
1/O l/00 1085.87 1132.52 1183.99 1235.44 1288.06 1345.52 13 83.78 1442.21 1453.94 1465.68
(11) (12)
***** 1499.61
GRADE 25T
700A IS SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPECIALIST I
• Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/02/99 1051.03 1096.19 1146.01 1170.91 1195.81 1221.28 1246.75 1274.55 1302.36 133939
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1395.95 140730 1418.67
Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
(1) (2} (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
7/03/99 1056.29 1101.67 1151.74 1176.76 1201.79 122739 1252.98 1280.92 1308.87 1346.09
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1402.93 141434 1425.76
Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1/O l/00 1085.87 1132.52 1183.99 1209.71 1235.44 1261.76 1288.06 1316.79 1345.52 1383.78
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1442.21 1453.94 1465.68
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320 PARKING METER COLLECTOR II
• A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
( � � � � � �� � ( �
. 1/02/99 1080.00 1128.57 1178.42 1231.69 1287.29 1344.03 1379.95 1439.46 1450.83 1462.17
7/03/99 1085.40 1134.21 118431 1237.85 1293.73 1350.75 1386.85 1446.66 1458.08 1469.48
1/O l/00 1115.79 1165.97 1217.47 1272.51 1329.95 13 88.57 1425.68 1487.17 1498.91 1510.63
[i1.7\►7�LIY�:3
434 CASHIER
433M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
433 STOREKEEPER
1/02/99 1111.25 1159.88 1210.86 1268.74 132435 1385.74 1423.96 1489.99 150135 1512.70
7/03/99 1116.81 1165.68 1216.91 1275.08 1330.97 1392.67 1431.08 1497.44 1508.86 1520.26
1/Ol/00 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1310.78 1368.24 1431.66 1471.15 153937 1551.11 1562.83
GRADE 28T
701A IS SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPEC II
Start 6 mo. 1-yr LS-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
• (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) ($) (9) (10)
1/02(99 1111.25 1159.88 1210.86 1239.80 1268.74 1296.54 132435 13 55.05 13 85.74 1423.96
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1489.99 15013 5 1512.70
Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
�i) ��) � � � � ��) �$) � �
7/03/99 1116.81 1165.68 1216.91 1246.00 1275.08 1303.02 1330.97 1361.83 1392.67 1431.08
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(11) (12) (13)
1497.44 1508.86 1520.26
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Start 6 mo. 1-yr 1.5-yr 2-yr 2.5-yr 3-yr 3.5-yr 4-yr 10-yr
�i) 4 f � � � ��) � t �
1/O 1/00 1148.08 119832 1250.98 1280.89 1310.78 1339.50 1368.24 1399.96 1431.66 1471.15
15-yr 20-yr 25-yr
(ll) (12) (13)
1539.37 1551.11 1562.83
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045A CLERK IV
• 423A PAYROLL CLERK
538 ZOO KEEPER II
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
{1) � � � � � �� �g) � �l�)
1/02/99 1137.88 1193.49 1246.75 1307.01 1366.06 1430.89 1471.45 1533.48 1544.83 155620
7/03/99 1143.57 1199.46 1252.98 1313.55 1372.89 1438.041478.81 1541.15 1552.55 1563.98
1/Ol/00 1175.59 1233.04 1288.06 1350.33 1411.33 147831 1520.22 158430 1596.02 1607.77
GRt1DE 030
203A ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
300A ELECTIONS ASSISTANT
327 PAYROLL AUDIT CLERK
149A PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST TRAINEE
1l02/99 1171.51 1223.62 1279.14 1342.90 1404.26 1469.16 1509.67 1575.83 1587.17 1598.54
7/03/99 1177.37 1229.74 1285.54 1349.61 1411.28 1476.51 1517.22 1583.71 1595.11 1606.53
1/O l/00 12103 4 1264.17 1321.54 13 87.40 1450.80 1517.85 1559.70 1628.05 1639.77 1651.51
GRADE 031
• 073 BUILD PERMIT CLERK
070 CHIEF METER READER
541A HUIvIAN RESOURCES RECORDS CLERK
965 LICENSE CLERK
248A SECRETARY
363A TREASURY CLERK
1/02/99 1202.73 1256.02 1315.09 1375 33 144133 1508.52 1551.33 1615.79 1627.13 1638.51
7/03/99 1208.74 126230 1321.67 1382.21 1448.54 1516.06 1559.09 1623.87 1635.27 1646.70
1/01 /00 1242.58 1297.64 1358.68 1420.91 1489.10 1558.51 1602.74 166934 1681.06 1692.81
GRADE 032
150A PROCiJREMENT SPECIALIST
249A SECRETARY (STENOGRAPHER)
541 STOREROOM SUPERVISOR
1/02/99 1236.30 1295.38 135331 1417.02 1483.04 1552.54 1597.69 1667.50 1678.88 1690.21
7/03/99 1242.48 1301.86 1360.08 1424.11 1490.46 156030 1605.68 1675.84 1687.27 1698.66
1/O l/00 1277.27 133 8 31 13 9816 1463.99 153 2.19 1603.99 1650.64 1722.76 1734.51 1746.22
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GRADE 033
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382A CUSTOMER SERVICE SElVIOR REP
• 157 DUPLICATING EQUIP OPERATOR SUPERVISOR
138M MODIFIED DUTY WORKER-CLERICAL
305A PAYROLL SYSTEM SUPERVISOR
138A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CLERK
629A LIEP HELP DESK COORDINATOR
A B C D E F 10-yr. 15-yr. 20-yr. 25-yr.
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1/02/99 1269.90 133131 1392.71 145638 1524.73 1597.69 1642.86 1713 33 1724.68 1736.04
7/03/99 1276.25 1337.97 1399.67 1463.66 153235 1605.68 1651.07 1721.90 1733.30 1744.72
1/Ol/00 1311.99 1375.43 143 8.86 1504.64 1575.26 1650.64 169730 1770.11 1781.83 1793.57
GRADE 034
506 CLERICAL SUPERVISOR
1/02/99 1307.01 1366.06 1430.89 1495.79 1566.40 1642.86 1688.01 1761.55 1772.87 1784.28
7/03/99 1313.55 1372.89 143 8.041503.2'7 1574.23 1651.07 1696.45 177036 1781.73 1793.20
1(O i/00 13 5033 141133 147831 154536 1618.31 169730 1743.95 1819.93 1831.62 1843.41
GRADE 037
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473 WATER BILLING SUPERVISOR
1/02/99 1418.18 148535 1553.70 1626.68 1704.23 1786.49 1836.23 1916.74 1928.10 1939.46
7/03/99 1425.27 1492.78 1561.47 1634.81 1712.75 1795.42 1845.41 1926.32 1937.74 1949.16
1/Ol/00 1465.18 1534.58 1605.19 1680.58 1760.71 1845.69 1897.08 1980.26 1992.00 2003.74
GRADE37A
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276A EMPLOYMENT TESTING COORDINATOR
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1/02l99 1417.82 1485.51 1552.01 1626.77 1705.17 181839 1857.48 193 5.95 1946.78 1957.58
7/03/99 1424.91 1492.94 1559.77 1634.90 1713.70 1827.48 1866.77 1945.63 1956.51 196737
i/Oi/00 1464.81 1534.74 1603.44 1680.68 1761.68 1878.65 1919.04 2000.11 2011.29 2022.46
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