HomeMy WebLinkAboutIAFF Local No. 1433 - 2011-2013 Memorandum of Agreement - "D" Shift - 12-17-12 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Between
CITY of PASCO, IAFF, Local #1433
"D" SHIFT (VARIABLE SHIFT) — CONTRACT YEARS 2011 -2013
The City of Pasco and Local #1433; have agreed to try a "D" Shift (Variable Shift) under the
following guidelines.
D-Shift Personnel. The city may employ up to (2) two personnel to work a D-shift (variable shift
schedule). Provided, that this would be accomplished by hiring up to (2) two new personnel to fill
these positions for the first full year of(2013). In no circumstance will a current member be forced to
work a D-shift (variable shift schedule). After the first year, the positions on D-shift would be open
to all union personnel using a bid process by seniority. This would then become a two year bid
process to occur at the same time as the regular station bidding.
1. Scheduling and Use of D-shift personnel:
a) D-shift (variable shift personnel) may consist of up to (2) two personnel.
b) D-shift schedules shall not include Kelly Days; these hours have been accounted for below
in the number of shifts to be worked.
c) Regular hours of D-shift employees shall be scheduled for (2) two (28) twenty-eight day
work cycles at a time. The city shall provide a list of shifts within (30) days prior to the
beginning of each scheduling period of (2) two (28) twenty-eight day work cycles from
which D-shift employees shall make their shift selections. The D-shift schedule shall be
posted (15) fifteen days prior to the beginning of each scheduling period of (2) two (28)
twenty-eight day work cycles.
2. D-shift employees shall make their shift selections by rotating back and forth, starting with the
D-shift employee with the most seniority.
3. D-shift employees shall not select more than (48) forty-eight hours of regular shift duty within
any work week. This is not inclusive of any overtime shifts.
4. The shift selections provided by the city shall provide for a minimum of(14) fourteen choices
for each D-shift position per(28) twenty-eight day work cycle.
5. D-shift (variable shift personnel) hourly pay rate shall be based on their Step as outlined in
Article 23, Wages and Appendix A of the 2011-2013 CBA.
6. D-shift (variable shift personnel) shall earn Vacation, Holiday and Sick Leave accrual as
outlined in those articles. D-shift (variable shift personnel) use of any time off benefits shall not
count towards one of the (4) four employees off as allowed in Article 29, Section 29.4.
7. Each D-shift employee shall schedule 192 regular hours in each (28) twenty-eight work cycle.
This does not prohibit D-shift employees from working overtime or making shift trades. D-shift
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(variable shift personnel) shall be offered overtime and be paid for such overtime as allowed in
Article 24, Overtime Pay
8. Each D-shift employee shall schedule 104 shifts or 2496 hours each year. Vacation leave and
Holiday Leave hours will be subtracted from that total number.
9. D-shift employees may request to move a selected shift to another day, if available, with the
approval of the Chief or designee, provided they shall not work more than (48) forty-eight hours
of regular shift duty within any work week. When a request is made to move a shift, the Chief
or designee may add choices to the original selection list.
10. Additional shifts may be made available due to disabilities, injuries, or extended leaves. D-shift
employees may move selected shifts to cover these absences, or may be assigned by the Chief or
designee if mutually agreed upon, provided they shall not work more than (48) forty-eight hours
of regular shift duty within any work week. This is not inclusive of any overtime shifts.
11. The Chief or designee shall be responsible for posting and coordinate the selection process for
all D-shift personnel. Any changes to schedules for the D-shift employees must be approved by
the Chief or designee.
12. Such items like employee evaluations for D-shift employees shall be completed by one of the
Day shift officers.
13. D-shift employees shall be assigned to shift work unless mutually agreed upon between the city
and the union.
14. In the event of any unforeseen scheduling problems, both parties agree to meet and mutually
resolve the problem.
15. Both the city and the Local agree that at the expiration of this MOU, the parties will reevaluate
the D-shift concept to see if it is working out as a mutual benefit for both parties and if so will
work to incorporate the MOU into the CBA as a regular article.
16. The D Shift (Variable Shift) shall be dissolved if at any time the city lowers manning levels
below (4) four (24) twenty-four hour shift personnel at any station that has (2) two or more
emergency response apparatus. This does not preclude the four (4) personnel from moving
between the vehicles (shared crews) at their station. Personnel assigned to ARFF duty and/or the
Battalion Chief while assigned to a command vehicle shall not count towards (1) one of the (4)
four personnel on duty at a station.
Gary Crutchfield, City Manager Date
Ken Meyers, IAFF, Local 1433, President Date
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