Board Of Aldermen

ARTICLE 38: WAIVER

RIGHTS DURING NEGOTIATIONS:

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.

NO OBLIGATION TO REOPEN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS FOR ANY SUBJECT OR MATTER:

BOOKS AND/OR RELATED FEES:

The City does not reimburse employees for books and/or related fees.

MANDATED TRAINING:

Employees who are mandated to participate in programs or workshops/conferences will be reimbursed at

100%.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/LICENSING:

The Department shall bear the cost of all licenses and/or certifications required by various regulatory
agencies (local, state, and federal) to maintain the employee’s required certifications and licenses relating
to their current position within the Department.

ARTICLE 36: PARTIAL INVALIDITY, SEPARABILITY, & COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE PROVISIONS WITHIN THE AGREEMENT:

RECALLS:

Employees, who through no fault of their own are laid off from their position, will be placed on a recall list
and given preferential consideration for like positions with due regard for City/Department seniority and past
performance. Laid off employees will remain on an established list for a period not to exceed two years.

VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS:

Employees who fail to return to work when recalled from layoff upon official notice from the City, will be
considered to have abandoned (voluntarily resigned) their position.

Conflicts: In the event of a conflict, the jast names of the two parties shall be considered
alphabetically and placed accordingly. Such placement shall determine City and/or Department
seniority. In these cases, if an individual's last name changes after their date of hire, their seniority
date shall not be affected, but shall remain as was originally established.

FILLING VACANCIES WITH CURRENT EMPLOYEES:

A. Opportunity to Apply: When filling vacancies for positions covered by this Agreement, current
employees will be given the opportunity to apply for the position through a City Posting, to be
evaluated for consideration purposes, and to participate in testing procedures if applicable.

B. Promotions: (Cite Article 21 —- Wages for policies.)

C. Demotions: Employees may apply for vacant positions lower than their current grade, which would
be considered a demotion. (Cite Article 21 - Wages for policies.)

B. Notification to Supervisor/Completion of Paperwork: In the event an employee is injured on
the job, he or she must give immediate notice to their supervisor and complete the required
paperwork.

UTILIZING COMPENSATORY TIME:

When employees utilize compensatory time:

pay. The amount of the stipend allowed per week will be determined in advance by the Chief or Deputy
Chief of Police.

ARTICLE 27: COMPENSATORY TIME (TIME COMING)

NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES:

Non-exempt employees may convert overtime worked, but not less than one hour of overtime at a time,
into a maximum amount of 24 time coming hours.

EXEMPT EMPLOYEES:

Exempt personnel do not receive time coming for time worked beyond their normal work hours; however,
they may be allowed flextime as outlined under the Overtime Article.

WHEN OVERTIME IS ALLOWED:

A. Non-Exempt Employees Full & Part Time : Non-exempt, full- and part-time employees will
receive time and one-half their regular rate of pay for all approved time worked in excess of 40
hours during a pay week, Sunday through Saturday. In lieu of overtime, the non-exempt employee
may choose te exchange this overtime to compensation time as set forth in Article 25.