Article 16
Bereavement Leave
The City permits absence from scheduled work with pay necessitated by death in y our immediate
family , up to a maximum of three (3) regularly scheduled workday s at their straight time rate of
pay per occurrence.
Employees required to work a holiday shall receive one and one half (1.5) their usual straight
time rate of pay for hours worked. In addition they shall receive holiday pay unless, prior to
submission of the weekly pay roll, the emp loy ce requests in writing to take the holiday time off on
a scheduled work day satisfactory to management, within three (3) months from the date of the
holiday .
reasonably equal for the employees subject to lay off, then reverse seniority shall be utilized in
making the lay off decision. In cases where an employee has five (5) or more years of seniority,
the employee shall be eligible to bump the least senior employee remaining in a position class
series in his/her department for which he/she is qualified, if any. In the event that there is no one
available to bump in the department, the employ ce may exercise the same bump ing rights in their
division.
Recall Provision:
Selection of qualified candidate:
Time Limitations
The city and the union may waive steps or extend the time for any action stated above by mutual
consent in writing, but all the steps of this procedure shall be handled as expeditiously as possible
with a view to promoting and maintaining harmony. Request of either party for extensions of
time shall not be unreasonably denied.
Step Il
Step IV
Step V
The Department Head will be given five (5) working days after the receipt of
the grievance to have a meeting with the aggrieved party and communicate a
decision in writing to the Union. If the grievance is not settled to the satisfaction of
the emp loy ee and the Union, or if no reply is communicated after the five (5)
working days, the grievance may proceed to Step III.
The city and the union may agree to proceed directly from Step Ito Step HI in an
effort to expedite the grievance process.
For an examp le an emp loy ee with eleven y ears withthe City in continuous service, and as follows:
department division city
5 3 3
would have 24 points [5x3+3x2+3x]1].
The City shall furnish the Union Chairperson with an up-to-date Seniority List on a monthly basis.
The City will also furnish the names of all new hires, promotions, layoffs and terminations on
a weckly basis.
Overtime op portunities for street foremen shall be as follows:
List A: Street Foremen
List B: Other Street Department Foremen
List C: Other qualified UAW emp loy ces in the Street Department
List D: Park Department Foremen
List E: All other qualified UAW emp loy ees
to work shall receive a minimum of three (3) hours pay therefore at the applicable rate.
Employ ees who are "on call" or subject to the provisions of a written procedure established by
management requiring periodic work outside their regularly scheduled hours shall be paid
any additional pay provided for in such procedures. Inspectors in the Community Develop ment
Division shall receive a minimum of three (3) hours pay at the applicable rate for scheduled work
on Saturday or Sunday or between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5 am.
