C. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 16, upon the request of an eligible member of
the bargaining unit, the City shall provide the premium for an individual, two-person, or
family plan of one but not more of, the following plans, if available, or a comparable plan if
the following plan(s) are not available:
a. Point-of-Service Plan;
b. HMO Plan;
c. High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HDHP wi
H.S.A.)
Should the City determine that it is in the best interests of the City to offer a “comparable” plan to
either option “A” or “B’, it shall provide at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior written notice
to the Union and documentation of the costs to members and the benefits that will provided under
the comparable plan. Should the Union determine that the proposed plan is not comparable, the
grievance shall not be subject to the grievance procedure and shall be submitted directly for
A member must receive at or above the 80'" or 90" percentile for each test. The scores will NOT
be averaged.
A member will complete and submit a Nashua Police Department Request For Leave form
through their normal chain of command, to request to use an attained Wellness Day Off as
they would for any other approved day off.
Stipulations:
Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time Employees (who work 34 hours a week), are eligible for a
uniform allowance of $350 per fiscal year. The clothing allowance shall be used only to purchase
the uniform as outlined under the Rules & Regulations Manual for the technical or specialty
position or as approved by the Chief of Police.
Any balance, up to $250.00, of the uniform allowance which has not been expended by the end of
the fiscal year, shall be paid to the employee.
ARTICLE 15A
WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCE
ARTICLE 13
LONGEVITY
Full-Time Emplovees:
A. Full-Time employees who have been employed by the Department on an uninterrupted
basis, except by reason of layoff or approved leave of absence, shall receive a longevity
payment in one lump sum the week following the employee's anniversary date as follows:
their block week vacation, up to two singular days may be approved per shift, per day, for a total
of four (4) patrolmen allowed to be on vacation.
Part-Time Employees, who work 34 hours a week, are entitled to the following vacation time: 3
weeks of vacation of 34-hour weeks which is equal to 12 days of 8.5 hours per day or 102 hours.
Full-Time Employees: Full-Time employees are entitled to the following vacation time:
10 Workdays (.83333 Accrual Rate) After One (1) Year continuous service
15 Workdays (1.25 Accrual Rate) After Four (4) Years continuous service
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) working days after the grievance is
presented. Failing a settlement between the Commission or its designates and the Union, the
to the next step, STEP 3. If the grievance is directed at a Deputy Chief, then the grievance may
be started at STEP 3.
STEP 3. Failing a settlement at STEP 2, the grievant may present the grievance to the Chief in
writing within ten (10) calendar days after the reply in STEP 2. The grievant will specify the
following:
A. The nature and facts pertaining to the grievance;
B. The nature and extent of injury, loss, or inconvenience;
C. The alleged violation of the Agreement;
D. The basis for dissatisfaction with STEPS 1 and 2;
ARTICLE 8
OPEN SHOP
Membership in the Union is not compulsory. Employees may join or not, maintain, or resign
membership in the Union at their sole discretion. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
require that any employee of the Department join the Union as a condition of being hired or
retained in employment.
