MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made this i4 ay of Hor | 2020 by and between the Nashua
Firefighters Association LAFF Local 789 and the City of Nashua, New Hampshire.
WHEREAS, the State of New Hampshire and the City of Nashua are experiencing
public health crisis, due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of New Hampshire, Christopher T. Sununu, declared a State
of Emergency in New Hampshire as of March 13, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the State of Emergency has been extended indefinitely; and
WHEREAS, due to the State of Emergency, the workload of the Members of Local 789
has been significantly increased, and will continue to increase for the foreseeable future; and
WHEREAS, due to the increased workload, Members of Local 789 may be unable to use
accrued vacation time as planned, as they will be needed to cover shifts for Members who may
become sick or are required to quarantine.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Language in Article 21, Section A of the parties Collective Bargaining Agreement,
relating to vacation time, which reads:
Ne member shall have more than two (2) times their yearly
accrual on their anniversary date.
Shall be waived for the duration of the State of Emergency and such additional time
as further set forth below.
2. All members shall continue to accrue vacation time at the rate specified in the parties
Collective Bargaining Agreement and no member shall be penalized for accruing
additional vacation time.
3. Except as provided in section 4, below, a member who for any reason separates from
City of Nashua employ shall upon such separation be paid on account of unused
vacation time a maximum of two (2) times his or her yearly accrual of vacation leave
plus the amount, if any, of vacation time accrued since his or her most recent
anniversary date.
4. Ifa member retires within 60 days following the lifting of the State of Emergency, he
or she shall be paid on account of unused vacation time based on the total accrued
amount. For purposes of this section and not to be used to construe any other
provision of the CBA, “retires” means to separate from NFR employment at a time
when the member is immediately eligible for a NHRS pension.
