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Green Sheet # 3047472
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SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 Resolved, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves and rarifies the attached
2 Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the American Federation of State, County,
3 and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), District Council #5, Local #1842 — Technical to approve an
4 e�ctension ofthe pilot pmject within Saint Paul Regional Water Services for the job classification of Water
5 Utility Technician I, II, and III.
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Appmval of the attached 2008 - 2010 Memorandum of Ag[eement between the City of Saint Paul and AFSCME L,oca] #1842 -
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Planning Commission
CIB Committee
Civil Service Commission
1. Has ihis person/frcm ever worked under a coMract for this departme�'?
Yes No
2. Has this persoNFrcm ever been a cdy employee?
Yes No
3. Dces this person/fiim possess a skill nM nortnaVy possessed by arry
curtent ciry empbyee?
Yes No
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Inkiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Cuirent MOA will exp'ue with the labor agcement, This MOA will extend tlte current pilot pro}ect with the Saint Paul Regional
Water Services regarding the Water Utility Technician I, II, and III.
AdvaM�es M Approved:
Saint Paul Regianal Water Services and AFSCME-represented emp3oyees at SPRWS will both realize benefits evolving &om the
modification of the Civil Service Rules noted in the attached MOA.
DisadvanWges If Approved:
None.
DisaManiages H NM Approved:
The new system of hiring, devised as part of the pilot project, will not implemented.
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Memorandum of Agreement
In accordance with Civil Service Rule 8.A.6, goveming the implementation of Human Resources
pilot projects, the City of Saint Paul (City) and the American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have met and discussed the proposed pilot project. The
proposed pilot project is descnbed in the attached documents titled "Saint Paui Regionai Water
Sen%ices Water Teclmician Job Family Competency Team Recommendations Report —
November 20, 2006" aka the Competency Modeling Document and the "City of Saint Paul -
Water Technician Job Family Competency Matri�c — May 8, 2007." The City and AFSCME agree
that the pilot project shall apply to those employees of Saint Paul Regional Water Services who
hold positions allocated to the Water Utility T�hnician I, II, and III classifications. The City and
AFSCME agree that the following Civil Service Rules, as modified, shall be used in the
adurinistration of this pilot project:
Civil Service Rule 6.B (Examination Contents). Modify Civil Service Rule 6.B to
allow qualifying exauvnations, e.g., pass/fail for promotion candidates. This rule, as
modified, shall be used only for exauunations used to deternune eligible candidates for
vacancies in positions allocated to the Water Utility Technician I, II, and III classifications
at Saint Paul Regional Water Services.
2. Civil Service Rule 7(Eligible Lists). Modify Civil Service Rule 7 to allow for
promotion eligible lists established for positions allocated to the Water Utility
Technician I, II, III classifications at Saint Paul Regional Water Services to remaui in
effect indefinitely.
3. Civil5ervice Rule 14 (Promotion Requitements}. This Rule govemnig requirements to
be met for promotional rights still applies in full.
It is agreed that adoption of the "City of Saint Paul - Water Technician Job Family Competency
Matrix — May 8, 2007" shall be done through the twenty-day notice process.
It is further agreed that grievances arising from tenns and conditions of employment sn the City of
Saint Paul Civil Service Rules and Salary Plan and Rates of Compensation shall continue to be
processed through the procedure outlined in the current collective bargaining agreement between
the City and AFSCME. Any grievances arising from alleged violations of the procedures
established in said pilot project shall be subject to the Civil Service grievance procedure.
However, because both parties acknowledge that the City retains its inherent managerial rights to
evaluate and select sta� any concems regazding the substantive detenninations ofthe
Competency Review Panel shall be appealed to the Civil Service Comnussion as outlined in the
November 20, 2006 Competency Modeling Document, which is attached.
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Memorandum of Agreement
It is fiuther agreed that this Memorandum ofAgeement shall run concurrently with the current
AFSCME collective bargaining agreement once adopted by the Saint Paul City CounciL Automatic
extensions of the Memorandum of Agreement shall occw unless either of the parties, the City or
AFSCME, decide to end or modify said agreement prior to the expiration of the collective
bargaining agreement. It is further agreed that this Memorandum of Agreement shall not be used to
set, in any way, a binding precedent on either of the parties.
Finally, it is agreed that 60-calendar days priar to the collective bazgaining agreement ending, the
City will notify the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, in writing, that
said date is pending so that a discussion of the pilot process and the fiuther extension of the pilot can
be he1d.
City of Saint Paul
Relations Manager
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Robin Madsen, President
AFSCME, Local 1842, Technical
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Chris Cowen, Business Representative
AFSCME, I,oca11842, Technical
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