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Enrollment/Group Re-Opening: Any patrolman requesting initial membership in one of the
plans may enter only during a specified enrollment period (group re-opening). Any patrolman
desiring to select a different plan, after having enrolled in one of the plans, may make that
selection only once during one (1) calendar year.

ARTICLE 17
SICK LEAVE

The Chief's designee for the purposes of this Article shall be the Bureau Commander or
Divisional Supervisor.

Accrual Rate:

A. Full-Time Employees: Full-Time employees shall be allowed to accrue an unlimited
amount of sick hours. Sick leave shall be accrued at the rate of 10 hours per month, a
total of 120 hours, in any calendar year. If sick time taken exceeds 120 hours in any
calendar year and prior accrued sick leave is available, it may be used for that illness
upon approval of the Chief.

EB. Part-Time Employees Part-Time Employee shall be allowed to accrue an unlimited
amount of sick hours. Sick leave shall be accrued at a rate specified below:

34 hours:week = 8.5 monthly hourly accrual rate or
102 hours/12 days per year.

Retirement Death Benefit:

A, Full-Time Employees: A maximum of 960 accrued sick hours (120 days} may be paid
only after a full-time employee has voluntarily terminated employment and completed
twenty (20) years of service with the Department or within the New Hampshire
Retirement System as required by State Statutes. Payment of such sick hours (120
days) shall be made to the employee's estate if death occurs while employed by the
Department.

B. Part-Time Emplovees: This article does not apply to part-time employees.

Loss of Sick Days:

A. Full-Time _Emplovees: Except in the case of death, accrued sick hours shall be lost if
termination of employment is for any reason other than retirement, or voluntarily
termination after completion of twenty (20) years with the New Hampshire Retirement
System as provided by law.

B. Part-Time Emplovees: For part-time employees, accrued sick hours shall be lost after
termination of employment, including death.

Leavina Durina Tour of Dutv: Employees leaving their tour of duty sick shall complete NPD
Form #710, “Documentation of Time Not Worked." The time {in hours) will be rounded up to the
nearest 4% hour and will be deducted from the employee's accrued sick leave.

Physician's Verification: Employees taking three (3) or more successive sick days shall provide
a physician's verification of absence within five (5) days after returning to work, Such verification
shall be directed to the attention of the employee's Bureau Commander.

Statement of Absence:

Employees taking less than three (3) days sick leave shall complete NPD Form 700, "Statement
of Absence." This form shall be submitted to the attention of the employee's Bureau Commander
within two (2) days after returning to work.

Notification: Employees shall provide timely notification to the Desk Sergeant or appropriate on-
duty supervisor at headquarters on a daily basis of their intention to take sick leave, unless other
arrangements have been made and approved by the employee's Bureau Commander or
Divisional Supervisor.

Abuse of Sick Leave: Employees who abuse sick leave, shall forfeit ten (10) days (80 hours)
accruable sick time and may be subject to dismissal. If the employee does not have ten (10) sick
days (80 hours) accrued, the next ten (10) accrued sick leave days (80 hours) to which the
employee is entitled, shall be forfeited.

Sick Leave Bank:

A. All full-time sworn police officers may maintain and contribute to a sick leave bank on a
voluntary basis from their unused sick leave credits. Part-Time employees may be
eligible to contribute toward the sick leave bank according to the rules outlined by the
Sick Bank Committee.

B. The rules and procedures of the sick leave bank shall be established by a Sick Leave
Bank Committee appointed by the Association.

C. A copy of all rules and procedures under which the sick leave bank operates must be
provided to the Chief by the Association.

D. The Sick Leave Bank Article or the procedures and standards established by the Sick
Leave Bank Committee shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.

ARTICLE 18
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

Definitions: For the purposes of this Article:

A. The term “bereavement leave” means "a leave of absence granted to an employee upon
a death occurring in the employee’s Immediate Family."

B. The Chief's "designee" is the Deputy Chief of Operations or the Bureau Commander. In
the absence of the Deputy Chief of Operations or the Bureau Commander, the Chief's
designee may be the Divisional Supervisor.

Procedures:

A. Such leave shall normally commence upon the day following the death of the immediate
family member. For full-time employees, the leave shall consist of three (3) consecutive
calendar days with pay. Bereavement leave for 34-hour part-time employees shall
consist of two (2) consecutive calendar days with pay (8.5 hours x 2 days). In the event
of the death of an employee's parent, spouse or child, bereavement leave shall consist of
four (4) consecutive calendar days with pay.

B. If for reasons which would require out-of-state travel to the funeral services or due to the
actual date of the funeral services, the Chief of Police or designee may allow a delay in
the commencement of the consecutive bereavement leave days as Specified above.

C. At the discretion of the Chief of Police or Deputy Chief of Operations, the consecutive
days, as specified in paragraph A, may be broken up between the initial notification and
the actual day of the funeral services.

D. Employees on scheduled time off shall not be eligible for payment for bereavement leave
during such time off.

Immediate Family:

Members of the Immediate Family shall include the following:

Wife Husband Step-Mother

Mother Step-Father Mother-in-Law

Sister Grandmother Step-Son

Son Daughter Father-in-Law

Brother Step-Daughter Father

Grandfather Step-Brother Brother-in-Law

Step-Sister Sister-in-Law Blood Relative/Ward residing in the
same household as the
employee

ARTICLE 19
EMERGENCY LEAVE
A. With prior approval, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police or designee, Emergency

Leave shall be granted to full-time and part-time employees and shall be charged first
against the employee's accumulated sick leave and then against the employee's
accumulated vacation leave.

B. An employee may be granted an extension of up to two (2) weeks of Emergency Leave
at the sole discretion of the Chief of Police.

C. Any request for extension shall be in writing and shall set forth in detail the reasons
therefor. An employee may be granted additional extensions of Emergency Leave at the
sole discretion of the Chief upon written request as set out above.

D. Disputes concerning Emergency Leave shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure.

ARTICLE 20
PERSONAL DAYS

For the purpose of this Article the words "personal day" means “a day for which an employee is
excused from active duty for personal reasons." The Chief's designee for purposes of this Article

shall be the Bureau Commander. In the absence of the Bureau Commander, the designee may
be the Divisional Supervisor.

Full-Time Emplovees: With prior approval of the Chief or designee and dependent upon
manpower availability, an employee may take a maximum of six (6) personal days during the
calendar year.

Part-Time Employees: With prior approval of the Chief or designee and dependent upon
manpower availability, the 34-hour part-time employee may take a maximum of two (2) personal
days during the calendar year (8.5 hours x 2 days).

Procedures for Use of Personal Davs:

A. The employee must provide a written request for the desired personal day to the Chief or
designee not more than fifteen (15) days, nor less than two (2) days prior to the date of
such personal day. The 2-day notice period may be waived at the discretion of the Chief
or designee.

B. Vacation days will have precedence over personal days. Once the personal day has
been approved, the approval is final. Any request to change or cancel an approved
personal day shall be made in writing. Approved personal days are subject to
cancellation by the Chief or designee only to accommodate the needs of the

Department.
C. No more than two (2) personal days shall be taken consecutively.
D. Personal days shall not be accrued or transferred to the next calendar year.
E. Personal days shall be deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave. If an
paths has no sick leave accrued, the employee shall not be eligible for a personal
F. Any extension to the vacation week(s) by utilizing a personal day may be allowed at the

discretion of the Chief of Police or designee.

Disputes concerning personal days shall follow the Grievance Procedure through STEP 3, at
which point, the decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.

ARTICLE 21
EXCHANGE OF WORKDAYS

Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time employees are not eligible for the exchange of workdays.

Full-Time Employees: With prior approval and at the discretion of the Chief or designee, full-
time employees may exchange workdays if both employees involved in the exchange agree;
provided that written, advance notice signed by both employees involved in the exchange is given
to the Chief or designee two (2) days prior to each exchange of workday desired. The two (2)
day notice period may be waived at the discretion of the Chief or his designee.

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A. Exchanges of workdays (swap-on) that result in an employee working a consecutive
shift may be allowed on a limited basis. A consecutive shift exchange of workday
(swap-on) is defined as an employee working their normally scheduled eight (8) hour

shift and immediately prior or following that shift, swapping-on for another employee
to work the employee’s normal eight (8) hour shift. Employees will be allowed to
work an eight (8) hour consecutive swap-on shift that result in a 16 hour shift no more
than three (3) times per quarter. for a total not to exceed twelve (12) consecutive shift
swaps per year. Exchanges of workdays will not be allowed if the exchange results in
interference with court appearances, scheduled training or otherwise interferes with
other police-related duties or the orderly operation of the Nashua Police Department.
Exchanges of workdays that result in an employee working consecutive shifts shall be
limited to no more than two officers per exchange. This procedure can be suspended
or altered by the Chief or Deputy Chiefs of Police if it is determined to be in the best
interest of the Department.

B. lf an employee involved in such exchange calls in sick on the exchange day, that
employee shall lose one {1) day {8 hours) of sick leave. Disputes concerning Exchange of
Workdays shall follow the Grievance Procedure through STEP 3, at which point, the decision
shall be final and binding upon the parties.

C. Officers may accumulate up to eight (8) days or 64 hours of swap-off hours at any given
time.

ARTICLE 22
SHIFT EXCHANGES

For the purposes of this Article, “shift” means, "an eight (8) hour tour of duty in excess of a single
workday covering the next schedule of assignments period." The exchange will be for the entire
schedule of assignments period.

Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time employees are not eligible for shift exchanges.

Eull-Time Emplovees: With prior approval and at the sole discretion of the Chief, full-time
employees may exchange shifts if both employees involved agree; provided that written
advanced notice signed by both employees involved in the exchange is given to the Chief or
designee two (2) weeks prior to the next schedule of assignments for the shift desired.

A. No more than six (6) shift exchanges involving twelve (12) employees shall be allowed
during each calendar quarter. If conflicts arise, the seniority of the requesting officer
will be the determining factor for approval. Each year an employee may make only one
(1) shift exchange under this article.

B. Disputes concerning shift exchanges shall follow the Grievance Procedure through
STEP 3, at which point, the decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.

ARTICLE 23
WAGES

Wages shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:

Base Effective Effective Effective Effective
7/1/2022 7/1/2023 7/1/2024 7/1/25
Rank FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026
2.75% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
Master Patrolman Il $85,162 $87,504 $90,129 $92,833 $95,618
Master Patrolman $83,071 $85,355 $87,916 $90,554 $93,270
Senior Patrolman $78,723 $80,888 $83,315 $85,814 $88,388
Patrolman $78,126 $80,274 $82,683 $85,163 $87,718
Second Year Officer
Certified $78,126 $80,274 $82,683 $85,163 $87,718
Second Year Officer $69,490 $71,401 $73,543 $75,749 $78,022
Part-Time Employees $51,729 $53,152 $54,746 $56,388 $58,080
This schedule includes the following pay increases:
1. Effective July 1, 2022, employees shall receive a 2.75% wage increase.
2. Effective July 1, 2023, employees shall receive a 3.0% wage increase.
3. Effective July 1, 2024, employees shall receive a 3.0% wage increase.
4, Effective July 1, 2025, employees shall receive a 3.0% wage increase.

Master Patrolman Il

Employees obtaining the rank of Master Patrolman-ll shall follow the above payroll table. The
requirements for the obtaining the rank of Master Patrolman II shall be contained in the
Department's Rules and Regulations,

Specialty Pay

Ofticers assigned to the Narcotics/Intelligence Division will receive a 6% differential pay (6% of the
current officer's rank base pay).

Officers assigned to the Detective Bureau under the Criminal Investigation Division, the Special
Investigation Division, and the Evidence/ldentification Division, excluding School Resource
Officers and part-time officers, shall receive a 1% differential pay (1% of the current officer's rank
base pay).

Firearms Training Unit members shall receive a 1% differential pay (of the officer's current base
pay) for the period they are assigned to the unit.

Officers, who are multilingual and can provide proof of certifications from a recognized
organization/institution, shall receive a 1.0% differential pay of their current base pay. The
organization/institution providing the certification will need prior approval from the Chief of Police or
his/her designee. Officers wishing to be certified will pay for the certification up front and upon
successful completion, will be reimbursed by the Nashua Police Department for the aforementioned
cost.

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Canine Duty Pay

In compensation for the time spent off-duty by canine officers maintaining their assigned dogs,
canine officers shall receive three (3) hours of overtime per week.

ARTICLE 24
WORK SCHEDULE

Full-Time Officers: Full-Time officers may be assigned to work any of the following work
schedules:

A. 4 day on, 2 day off work schedule.
B. A 5 day on, 2 day off work schedule.

Employees designated as Group 8, 9, or 10 who work the five (5) days on, two (2) days off
schedule, shall receive an additional seventeen (17) days off per calendar year (known as
"Special Personal Days"), which shall be designated by the employee upon approval of the
appropriate Bureau Commander.

Such days off shall be prorated accordingly for those officers transferring from one cay-off
schedule into another for a portion of the year.

Officers transferring from a 5 & 2 Schedule into a 4 & 2 Schedule shall receive their pending
Special Personal Days as days off prior to their transfer into another Bureau as approved by the
appropriate Bureau Commander. A total of three (3) Special Personal days off can be taken
consecutively

Part-Time Officers: The language under Article 24 does not pertain to part-time employees.
Part-Time employees shall be flexible in their work schedule in order to meet the Department's
needs and shall be assigned to work particular days during the week by the appropriate Bureau
Commander or designee. Part-Time employees shall work their technical or specialty
assignment only, and his regular schedule shall not be altered to work at any patrol police
function. As required by State Law regarding light duty assignments for workers compensation
claims, the part-time employee may be assigned to work at other low impact assignments within
their Bureau or other Bureaus.

ARTICLE 25
OVERTIME

Full-Time Emplovees: Time and one-half the regular rate of pay shall be paid for all work done
in excess of eight (8) hours in any one (1) day of scheduled duty.

Part-Time _Emplovees: Part-Time employees, working 34 hours or less, are not eligible for
membership with the NH Retirement System, and will not be able to work overtime which would
bring their total hours beyond 34 hours a week.

Duty Callback Overtime — Full-Time Emplovees:

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A. Except as provided below, all callback overtime shall be for a minimum of three (3) hours,
provided that if the three (3) hour minimum overlaps with regular duty time, overtime pay
shall be only for hours worked in excess of the regular duty schedule.

B. (lembers shall be compensated for thirty (30) minutes preparation time at time and one-
half the regular rate of pay only when the call to report back is within two (2) hours of the
time required for reporting to duty and the actual time worked is three (3) hours or more.

1. When actual time worked is less than three (3) hours, preparation time will not be
compensated.
2. “Duty callback overtime" does not cover court time, training, ALS hearings, other

administrative hearings, or similar events.

3. Compensation for “preparation time” does not include travel time or mileage
reimbursement.

Duty Callback Overtime — Part-Time Employees: The policy for part-time employees under
Article 33, “Time Coming" shall apply.

ARTICLE 26
COURT TIME

Full-Time Employees: For time in court, full-time employees shall be paid time and one-half the
regular rate of pay. All court overtime shall be for a minimum of three (3) hours, provided that if
the three (3) hour minimum overlaps with regular duty time, overtime pay shall be only for hours
in court in excess of the regular duty schedule. Any time in excess of three (3) hours shall be
paid based upon hours worked. The Department will notify an employee of the need to appear in
9" Circuit Court or at any ALS hearing at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. The
Department shall notify an employee of the cancellation of a 9th Circuit Court appearance or any
ALS hearing appearance at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. If the Department does not
give twenty-four (24} hours notice of a 9!" Circuit Court appearance or any ALS hearing or
cancellation, the Department shall pay the employee one (1) hour of overtime compensation in
addition to any other amounts due.

Part-Time Emplovees: The language under this Article does not pertain to part-time employees.
Their work schedule will be rearranged during the week in order for the part-time employee to
attend the necessary court on behalf of the Department. The Department will notify an employee
of the need to appear in the 9!" Circuit Court at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. The
Department shall notify an employee of the cancellation of a 9'" Circuit Court appearance at least
twenty-four (24) hours in advance. If the Department does not give twenty-four (24) hours notice
of a 9" Circuit Court appearance or cancellation, the Department shall pay the employee a 1-hour
penalty fee based on the employee's 1 % times normal rate in addition to any other amounts due.

ARTICLE 27
OUTSIDE DETAILS

Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time employees are not eligible to work at any Outside Details.

Compensation Rate — Full-Time Employees:

Outside details shall be compensated at the rate of time and one half of the current
hourly rate of a Second Year Officer. This provision will take effect prospectively from the
time of final execution of this collective bargaining agreement.

A $3.00 per hour premium will be added to the hourly rate for outside details where
alcoholic beverages are served.

Compensation shall be paid for a minimum of four (4) hours.

The premium rate shall not be subject to pyramiding for the purpose of calculating
overtime.

Assignment Responsibilities: Employees accepting and assigned to outside details shall
fulfill such assignments, or notify the Desk Sergeant or appropriate on-duty Supervisor of
their inability to fulfill the detail at least two (2) hours prior to the start of the detail. There
shall be no penalty for failure to fulfill such detail provided that the employee has
designated an acceptable substitute willing to fulfill the detail. If an outside detail must be
canceled due to a Department obligation and then the obligation is canceled, the
employee's name shall be put back on the top of the list to be considered for any open
jobs.

Cancellations:

1. Consistent with SOP 52, cancellations by officers for scheduled outside details shall
be for a bona-fide reason, i.e., verifiable illness, accident, or other reason beyond the
officer's control. When an officer cancels an outside detail, the officer may be asked
for the reason for the cancellation. An officer cancelling a detail must call EDS at
603-594-3533 to report the cancellation. If you get the voicemail, leave a message
asking for a callback. Do not assume the detail has been properly cancelled and
reassigned until you speak to EDS personnel directly.

2. Once an officer is assigned to an outside detail job, he/she shall not cancel that job in
order to obtain another outside detail job on the same day. Officers who cancel their
detail with three hours or less notice will be assessed the points they would have
earned had they worked the job. Exceptions are documented emergencies such as
department call-outs, mandatory department assignments, and other verifiable
unexpected assignments. Department overtime is only an exception if ordered by a
supervisor to work.

3. Upon notification of a cancellation, EDS personne! shall make every effort to fill the
vacant position using the priority number sequence. If a cancellation is within three
(3) hours of the start of the detail, EDS will attempt to fill the detail using the first
come first serve method.

4. Gancellations of LESS THAN THREE (3) HOURS shall be forwarded to the Services
Bureau Commander by EDS personnel.

5. EDS personnel shall record these cancellations on a cancellation list. Each month,
the Services Bureau Commander shall receive a copy of the cancellation list.

6. When there are three or more cancellations within a 60-day period, the Services
Bureau Commander or designee will send an interdepartmental memo to the officer,
the officer's Bureau Commander, and the appropriate Deputy Chief outlining the
cancellations. The officer may be subject to the disciplinary system.

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G. Any contractor who books a detail from the Nashua Police Department shall have up to
one hour before the scheduled start time of that detail to cancel. The contractor will be
responsible for paying a four-hour minimum to the detail officer if the job is not cancelled
prior to one hour of the scheduled start time.

H. A pension differential shall be paid to qualifying members for work at an outside detail,
whose date of hire recognized by the New Hampshire Retirement System is on or after
7/1/2011. This differential is calculated as the amount of the outside detail paid multiplied
by the current Employer Contribution Pension Rate. The pension differential does not
apply to members whose outside detail pay earnings are considered as earnable
compensation for retirement. The pension differential will be charged to the outside detail
customer along with any other compensation paid as a result of the outside detail.

* For example: $175.00 paid for four (4) hours of outside detail work performed at the
rate of $43.75 per hour, for a member hired on July 15, 2011, would receive a
differential calculated at the hourly rate of the current Employee Contribution Pension
Rate times the number of hours worked. Example: Current Rates: ($43.75 x
25.3%)(times 4 hours}.

ARTICLE 28
BULLETIN BOARD

The Commission shall maintain bulletin boards for the Union to post notices of Union
appointments, elections, meetings, recreational and social affairs, or other Union related matters.

No other material or information shall be posted without approval by the Chief. Upon the Chief's
written request, the Union shall promptly remove any material which is offensive or detrimental to
the Union/Management relationship. The Union will periodically or upon the Chief's request,
review all posted material and remove material which is no longer pertinent.

ARTICLE 29
PARTIAL INVALIDITY AND SEPARABILITY

Should the parties hereafter agree that applicable law renders invalid or unenforceable any of the
provisions of this Agreement, the parties shall attempt to agree upon a replacement for the
affected provision. Such replacement provisions shall become effective immediately upon
ratification according to the respective procedures and regulations of the parties and shall remain
in effect for the duration of the Agreement.

In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be declared invalid or
unenforceable by a court, board, or other appropriate authority, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall not affect the remaining provisions thereof.

ARTICLE 30
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS & EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE

Part-Time Employees: Part-Time employees are not eligible for Educational Benefits or
Educational Incentives.