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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.

Educational Benefits — Full-Time Employees: The Commission shall allocate an amount of

$20,000 to spend on educational benefits (tuition reimbursement) for all department members per
fiscal year. Said amount is on first come, first serve basis. Once the $20,000 cap is expended,
the educational benefit {tuition reimbursement) is no longer available.

A. The maximum amount the Department will pay per class for the fiscal year covered by
this collective bargaining agreement will be $900.

B. The Commission shall reimburse employees up to 50% of the tuition costs for one course
successfully completed during the academic term under the following conditions.

1.

The course selected by the employee must be degree-related and approved by
the Chief or his designee prior to enrollment;

The course must be taken at an accredited college or university;
The employee must receive a passing grade of "C" (or its equivalent) or better;

The degree must be police-related. The final decision of whether or not the
degree is police-related shall be determined solely at the discretion of the Chief.

C. Below are acceptable examples which may be considered related degrees. The list is
considered a partial listing only and is not limited solely to the previously stated degrees.

Business Administration

Business Management

Sociology

Psychology

Criminal Justice

Political Science

Liberal Arts

Physical Education

Computer Science

Educational Incentives — Full-Time Emplovees:

A. After July 1, 2022 and on a yearly basis, full-time employees shall be paid on the
Thursday closest to December 1st a lump sum In accordance with the following
guidelines.

1.

The employee shall receive only one lump sum of ($1,000.00) for a Bachelor's
Degree, no matter how many Bachelor's Degrees the employee has earned. The
employee shall not receive an additional incentive of $500.00 for an Associate's
Degree.

The employee shall receive only one lump sum of ($1,250.00) for attaining a
Master's Degree no matter how many Master's Degrees the employee has
earned. The employee shall not receive an additional incentive of ($1,000.00) for
their Bachelor's Degree as this is a prerequisite for a Master's Degree.

The employee shall receive only one lump sum of $500.00 for attaining an
Associate’s Degree, no matter how many Associate's Degrees the employee has
earned.

Any employees who has served in any branch of the armed services and has
been honorably discharged or is currently serving in the military will receive a
lump sum of $500.00. The employee will not be eligible to receive this incentive if
they elect to receive one of the other educational incentives that are part of this
program.

B. It is the responsibility of the employee to submit to the Business Manager or designee, by
November 15!, a copy of the completed degree in order to become eligible for the yearly
payment of the Educational incentive. if the employee does not submit a copy by
November 1st, or they earn their degree after the deadline, they shall not become eligible
to receive the Educational Incentive until the following year.

This article shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.

ARTICLE 31
WAIVER

The parties acknowledge that during the negotiations which resulted in this Agreement, each had
the unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or
matter not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining and that the understandings and
agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in
this Agreement.

Therefore, the parties for the life of this Agreement voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right,
and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated to recpen contract negotiations with respect
to any subject or matter referred to or covered in this Agreement.

Further, the parties, for the life of this Agreement, voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right,
and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated to reopen contract negotiations with respect
to any subject or matter not specifically referred to or covered in this Agreement, even though
such subject or matter may not have been within the knowledge or contemplation of any of the
parties at the time this Agreement was negotiated or signed. The parties may, however,
voluntarily agree to reopen contract negotiations on any subject at any time.

This Agreement contains all of the agreements and understandings between the parties; and
supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, and no oral agreement or
understanding survives the execution hereof.

ARTICLE 32
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEETINGS AND CONTRACTS
A. No more than five (5) representatives of the Union shall be designated to attend

collective bargaining meetings with the Commission or its representative. No more than
three (3) such representatives attending negotiating meetings shall be employees who
are normally scheduled for duty during the time the meeting is being held. The
designated representatives of the Union shall be given a reasonable opportunity to meet
with the Commission or its representatives during working hours without loss of
compensation.

B. The Commission agrees to make arrangement for, and assume the cost of, printing this
Agreement. The Union agrees to provide a copy of the Agreement to each bargaining
unit employee.

C. Extra copies of this Agreement may be made available to each bargaining unit member
by the Commission or the Department.

ARTICLE 33
TIME COMING

Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time employees are not normally eligible for time coming
since part-time employees cannot work or be paid over 34 hours a week. However, due
to emergency situations; i.e., murder investigations, part-time employees may earn
compensatory time for time worked in excess of 34 hours a week. Such time worked
over 34 hours a week must be approved by the Chief of Police or designee.

1.

For time worked in any normal workweek beyond 34 hours and up to 40 hours,
part-time employees shall earn straight time compensatory time off.

For time worked in any normal workweek beyond 40 hours, part-time employees
may earn compensatory time off at the rate on one and one-half (+ % hours) for
every hour worked beyond 40 hours.

The maximum amount of time coming which may be accrued is based on the
emergency situation during the week; however, such time shall be taken within
the same or following week of being earned. Requests for compensatory time
shall follow the same form as for overtime and shall be submitted to the
appropriate Bureau Commander or designee for prior approval.

Fult-Time Emplovees: Full-Time employees (other than Uniform Field Operations
Bureau personnel), shall earn compensatory time off at the rate of one and one-half (1
1/2) hours for every hour worked on overtime. A maximum of twenty-four (24) hours
compensatory time may be accumulated.

1.

A maximum of eight (8) hours may be taken at one time and shall not be taken
on consecutive days, except at retirement or transfer and then only upon
approval of the Bureau Commander. All compensatory time off shall be taken
within six (6) months of being earned.

Requests for compensatory time shall follow the same form as for overtime and
shall be submitted to the appropriate Bureau Commander or designee for prior
approval.

Employees transferring to the Uniform Field Operations Bureau shall take alll
accrued compensatory time upon transfer.

ARTICLE 34
LONG TERM DISABILITY COVERAGE

Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time employees are not eligible for Long Term Disability Coverage.

Full-Time _Emplovees: Full-Time employees covered by this Agreement are eligible for
coverage under the City's Long-Term Disability Plan after completion of three (3) years of
continuous, full-time service and after 45 continuous days of absence due to a non-job-related
iliness/injury. This benefit is subject to federal income tax and covers only non-job-related
illnesses/injuries. There shall be no cost to the employee for this benefit.

After 45 continuous days of illness/injury, the City will pay 70% of an employee's regular
straight-time pay, but not more than $3,000 per month, for not more than two (2) years.

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This disability income would be reduced by any social security or retirement disability
payments that the employee receives, and it ends upon the employee's retirement.

The plan does not cover disabilities resulting from war, nuclear explosion/incident,
insurrection, rebellion, participation in a riot, self-inflicted injuries, attempted suicide, or
natural disaster. (A more detailed description of the Plan will be provided to the
employee upon becoming eligible for this coverage.)

ARTICLE 35
SHIFT BID SYSTEM

Shift Bid System Oversight Committee:

A.

E.

When deemed appropriate by Management and/or the Union, a Shift Bid System
Oversight Committee will be established comprised of six (6) members: three (3)
members to be selected by the Union from among the bargaining unit; and three (3)
members to be selected at large by the Chief of Police.

The Members chosen from the Union shall serve on a voluntary basis and shall not
receive any overtime compensation if a meeting is scheduled on off-duty time. If
conditions allow, the appropriate Bureau Commander may alter the member's schedule if
working on a shift other than the time of the meeting.

The Committee shall be a standing committee and shall meet on a monthly basis or more
frequently if necessary, to review and monitor the progress of the shift bidding system,
and to recommend changes in the procedures or protocols to be followed in carrying out
the objectives outlined herein.

Official minutes of each meeting shall be taken and preserved. A quorum of six (8)
members shall be required for any recommendation or action by the Committee. In order
to be operative, recommendations of the Committee must be supported by four (4)
Committee Members. The Committee may establish its own internal procedures to the
extent they do not conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
Committee shall have no authority to negotiate or change the Shift Bidding Procedures
listed below without the combined approval of the Union and the Chief of Police. At any
time Management and the Union may agree to reopen the Shift Bidding Article, enter into
a Side-Bar Agreement, or take no actions until the next negotiations session.

The Committee may be dissolved at any time upon the agreement of both parties.

Shift Biddina Procedures:

The Shift Bidding System shall be limited solely to full-time employees assigned to the Uniform
Field Operations Bureau. Further, it shall be limited solely to shift selection and to no other
aspect of an employee's duty assignment.

Annually, between October 1 and November 30, employees shall, in the order of their
Department seniority, select assignments to one (1) of six (6) shifts for each quarterly
period in the ensuing calendar year. The bidding year shall be co-extensive with the
calendar year.