Union feels that the grievance has merit and that submitting it to arbitration is in the best
interest of the Department, the Union may submit the grievance to the Public Employee
Labor Relations Board within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the grievance from
the grievant.
SECTION A
Expenses incurred under STEP 5 will be shared equally by the Commission and the
Union.
SECTION B
The Commission, or its designate, will have the right to file grievances against the Union
and/or a member thereof. The grievance will be presented in writing to the Union and the
member, if applicable, within ten (10) calendar days of its occurrence, or when
knowledge was obtained that a grievance existed. The Union will reply within thirty (30)
calendar days after the grievance is presented. Failing a settlement between the
Commission or its designees and the Union, the grievance may be presented to the Public
Employee Labor Relations Board within sixty (60) calendar days after the reply.
SECTION C
No party action under STEP 5 will have any power to award any monetary damages
(other than back wages), make any changes in, modification or alteration of, addition to,
or subtraction from, any of the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13
VACATIONS
Part-Time Positions:
Vacation time is accrued for any month in which the individual has been employed prior
to and including the 15" of the month. The accrual rate is based upon continuous
department employment on the fifteenth of every month. After satisfactory completion
of a probationary period as determined by the Chief of Police or designee, but not
exceeding one (Ll) year, employees are eligible to take vacation leave. Part-time
employees shall receive prorated vacation days and shall reach maximum accrual cap
based on full-time accrual. A vacation balance of not more than two times the annual
accrual can be earned by the member’s “anniversary date”. On the anniversary date,
should the vacation balance be over the two times maximum accrual, the balance will be
decreased to two times the annual accrual. The employee will then be allowed to accrue
vacation for that month and the following months up to the “anniversary date.
