R-7272
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RESOLUTION NO. 7272(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE A MEHORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION LOCAL 1785
WHEREAS, the City AdmIn.1.stratlon and representatlves
of the Uni ted Transportat1on Union Local 1785 have met and
conferred under the terms of Ordinance No. 801 (CC5) and have
reached agreement on wages and other terms and condl.t1ons of
employment; and
WHEREAS, Sectlon 2.06 of Ordinance No. 801 (CCS) of
the Ci ty of Santa Bonica requlres preparatIon of a wrl tten
memorandum of understand1ng between the adm1nistratlon and
employees 1f an agreement can be reached; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.06 of OrdInance No. 801 (CC5)
further provides that any such memorandum of understandlng
shall not be bIndIng unless and untIl presented to the
governing body for determ.1.nationi and
WHEREAS, the purpose of thlS memorandum of
understandIng is to promote and provide harmon1ous relations,
cooperation, and understand1ng between the City and the United
Tr~sportation Un10n Local 1785;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1: The C~ty Council of the City of Santa
Mon~ca does hereby approve and author~ze the City Manager to
execute the Memorandum of Unoerstand~ng executed by the United
Transportation Un~on Local 1785, a copy of which is attached
hereto.
Section 2: The CIty Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of th~s Resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the
same shall be 1n full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORti:
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ROBERT M. HYERS
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 29th day of July, 1986.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 7272(CCS)
was duly adopted by the Clty Councll of the Clty of Santa Monica
a t a meeting thereof held on July 29, 1986 by the followlng
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Conn, Epstein, Jennings, A. Katz,
and Zane
Noes: Councilmembers:
None
Abstain: Councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councllmembers:
H. Katz and Mayor Reed
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BE'l'WFl::N
ClTY OF SANTA MONICA} CALIFORNIA
M'.ID
UNITED TRANSPORTATrON UNION
LOCAL 178~
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE/SECTION NUMRER
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AH'rICLE I. GENER1'I.L PROVISIONS
Sectlon 1 01:
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PartlPS to Memorancillffi...............,..
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Pl1 r pose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Term of Agr~ement. .......... .....
CLty CouncIl Approval.............
Recoqn]z~d Emp10yee Orqanlzatlon.... ...
Scope of Repre'3entatl011........ .......
Full lJnderstandlngl Modlfl(;atlon &
Wa 1 ve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . .
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ManagpmE'nt RHJhts......... ............ .~
Peaceful Performance of C~ty Serv1ces.. 4
Vnhd1.ty of MOU. .............. ....... ~
CaptIons for Conven ~ence. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Equal Fmploymmpnt OpportunIty. ._.... 5
Det1.n1.tlOn'l-........ ........... 6
overp-",yment RE't"l'Jpdy.. fl
Payments at Termlnatl0n..........-_.... 8
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Seetlon 2.01:
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COMPFNSAT10N
Effectlve Date of
Sa 1 a r 1 es _ . . .
Ove r tIme - . . . . . . . . . .
r n c rea <; e. . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARTICLE 11 r r ,SUPPT.F,:MFN'rAL BF:NEF1'T'$.
Sectlon 3.01 :
3_02:
3.03~
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3.05:
3 06:
3 07:
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ARTICLE TV.
Sect1.0n 4.01:
4 02:
4-03:
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4- 05:
4 06:
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Ret1.rernent
M~dlca]/nental Insuriloce...............
Unused SIck Leave Upon Retlrement......
TUItIon Re1mbursement. 0....... .0.......
UnIform Allowance......... ....... ..: ."
Eye Examlnat1on. .... ........
Motor Coaeh Operator Tra1.nee....... ....
Rus Pasc;es.... .....................
S.P.A.B. L1.cenc;e....................
LEAVF.S:
Ho lldays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Va cat 1 on _ . . . 0 . . _ . . . _ _ . . . _ . . . . . . . . . .
SIck Leave.......
Lpi'lve of Absf"nce WIthout Pay.
M 1. 11. t a ry Leave... . _ . . . . . _' .. _ _ . . . . . . .
.Ill ry Dll t y. _ . . . . _ _ . . _ . _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . .
Workers compen~atlon Leave ............
MaternIty Leave .___.........
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WORK 1 NG ("ONDJTtc>.NS:
Set:':tlon S.Ol~
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5.03:
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5.05~
1\s-Nf"f>ded fo'mployPE's.................
A~sured Work Schedule......
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S10n-on 'J'lme..
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Acc~dent Report T~me. ..................
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EMPI.OYER/FMPLOYRE RRLAT] ONS:
Sect~on 6.01: Payroll DeductIons........ ........ 24
n 02: Rea5onab)~ NotIfIcatIon.... ............ 24
6.03: UnIon SeCU,r1.ty......................... 24
6-04: GrlPvance/Complalnt Procedure.. .., ..... 25
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UNITED TRANSPOR~A~ION UNION -- LOCAL 178S
CITY OF SANTA ~QN;C~
A.R1'ICLE I.
GE~~RAL PROVISIONS
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PartIes to Mpmora"ctum
ThIS Memorandum of Understandlng (MOU) has been prepared
pursuant to the terms of OrdInance No. 801 leeS) of the
CIty of Santa MonIca, and has been executed by the city
Manrtger on b~half of the CIty and by approprlate
oft~clals of the United Transportat~on UnIon} Local 1785
rUTU), on behalf of fOmployees OC'c:upYlng the Job
clas51ttcatlon of Motor Coach Operator.
Purpose
The partles agree that the purpose of thIS MOU 15: to
promote and provlde harmonIOUS relatIons, cooperatIon and
understandlng between the Clty and the employees covered
herelnj to prOVIde an orderly and equ~table means of
resolVIng dIfferences whIch may arlse under thlS MOV, and
to set forth the full agreements of the partles reached
as a result of meetlng and conferrlng in good faith
regardlng matters '""nthln r-he scope of representat1.0n of
employees represented by UTU Local 1785.
Term of Aareement
Th1.S agreement 51"1a11 be effectlve as of the 1st day of
~Illly 1986, .'Iod sh;ill rE"ma1n 1n full force and effect
untIl June 30, 1989. It shall be automatically renewed
from y~ar to year thereafter unless elther party shall
notIfy the other ln wrltlng not later than March 1 of
1 q89 and of each subsequent year that It deslres to
termInate or modlfy thIS agreement, and speclfically
lnchcates requested modlflcatIons. In the event that
such not lee 15 gIven, negot13tlons shall begl.n no later
than Aprll 15 wlth a SIgned contract deSlrE"d by ~uly 1.
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l.1 ty COlHlGl] Approvfll
It 1~ the mutual understandIng of all the partIes hereto
that thls MOU 1S of no forcp or eftect whatsoever unless
or untll ratIfIed and approved by resolutIon duly adopted
by the Clty CouncIl of the C1ty of Santn MonIca.
RecognIzed Employee OrganIzatIon - UTU Local 1785
Unl ted TransportatIon Unlon Loral 1785, 1.S hereby
acknowledged as the RecognIzed Employee Organlzation
representIng only the Job claSSIfIcatIon of Motor Coach
Operator, pursuant to Sectlon 3.04 (c) of OrdInance No.
801 (CCS). It 1S the mutual understandIng of the partIes
hereto that acknowledgement of UTU Local 1785 as the
recognIzed ~mployee organlzat1on:
A.
Does not preclude
clasSlflcatlon from
indIVIdually 1n their
CIty.
employees 1n such Jab
representlng themselves
employment relatIons WIth the
B. Does not preclude or restrIct the rlght of management
offICIals to meet and consult WIth employees ~n such
employment posltIon claSSIf1catlon concernIng their
employment relatlons w~th the C~ty.
C. "Employee Representat1ve" WithIn the meaning of thIS
agreement shall be a person or persons holdIng
membershIp 1n UTU Local 1785 and employed by the Clty
of S;:tnta MonIca as a Mot.or Coach Operator or an
InternatIonal Representat~ve of liTU,
S~ooe of Reprp?e~tatlon
The scope of repre~entatlon of the recogn1zed employee
organlzatIon shall Include all matters relatIng to
employment condltlons and employer-employee relatIons
InCludIng, but not 11mlted to, wages, hours, .'lnd other
term~ and cond1tIons of employment, except, however, that
the scope of representatIon shnll not 1nclude
conSIderatIon of the merlts, neCeS5:lty, or organlzat1on
of any serVIce Or actlvlty prOVIded by law or executIve
order and shall be exerci sed or performed in compI1 a nee
w1th the prov151ons of Ord]nanc~ No. 801 (eeS).
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full U!"'0ers,t.C1nc11ng, Modlfp:-atlon & Waiver
The part~es agree that each has had full and unrestr~cted
r1ght ."od opportun1ty to milke) advance} ~nd dlSC'USS all
matters properly \nttnn the scope of representatIon as
outl Hlt"'d In Sect Ion 2.05 of Ordlni'lnCe No. a01 (eeS).
ThIS MOU constItutes the full and complete agreement of
the part1.es and tnere are no others, oral or wrl.tten)
except as speclt1ed In thIS agreement. All prelImlnary
negotIatIons are merged hereIn. Each party, for the term
of th1S MOU, speCIfIcally waIves the rIght to demand or
petition for changes here1o, whether or not the SUbJects
were known to the partIes at the tIme of execut10n hereof
as proper SUbJects wIthIn the scope of representatIon as
outlIned In Sect~on 2.05 of OrdInance No. 801 (eCS).
The wnges) hours of work ~~d other terms and condItIons
of employment covered by thIS MOU, ~ncludlng those wages,
hours of work and other terms and condItIons of
employment in existence prlor to thIS MOll al though not
sperl.tIc-ally referred to 1n thIS MOU} shi'ill constltute
the wages, hours of work and other terms and COOdl tlons
of pmployment for the t~rm of thIS MOli
~anagement Rlghts Reserved
The Clty retaIns all rIghts not spec1flcally delegated by
th15 agreement1 IncludIng, but not lImited to) the
~Xc1U~lve rlght to:
1\. D1.r-ect, superVIse) hire) promote, transfer, aSSIgn,
schedule, Clnd reti'i1-n ~mploYf'e5j and} tor proper
cause, suspend, diSCIplIne and dlscharge employees.
B Re)lPve pmploy~es from dutIes In accordance With
SectIon 2105 ec) of the Santa MonIca MunIcIpal Code.
C. DetermIne the serVIces to be rendered, operat1ons to
be performed, utlllzatlon of technology, and overall
budgetary mattprs.
D.
th~ appropriate Job clasSlflcatlons and
by WhICh government operatlons are to be
DetermIne
personnel
conducted.
E.
Determloe the
government
of
unlt
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overall
the
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F. Malntaln and lmprove the efflclency and eftpctlVp.ness
of government operatlons.
G . 'T' a k e any n E' c e 5 5 a r y a ('" t 1 0 n s to C' a r r you t the m 1 S S Ion
of an agency in sltuatlons of emergency.
H. ~~ke whatpver other actlons may be necessary to carry
out the WIshes of the publiC not otherwlse speclfled
ahove or by collective agreem~nt.
P~ac~fpJ Perform~nce of City SerVIces
It 15 mutually understood and agreed that particIpation
by any employee In a strike or a concerted work stoppage
termlnates the employment relatIonsh1p 1n the absence of
spec1fIC wrItten waIver of such termInatIon by an
authorIzed management offlclal.
A The protectIon of the publIC health, safety and
welfare demands, and the partIes agree) that none of
the partles hereto nor any person actIng in concert
- WIth them WIll encourage, condone, aSSIst} sanctIon
or take part 1n any strlke, walkout} sltdown,
slowdown, concertpd work stoppage, pIcketIng}
5 tay-away, retardI n9 of 'Work} abnormal absentee i sm,
WIthholdIng of serVIces, or any other form of
1nterference WIth or lImitatIon of the peaceful
performance of CIty serVIces. VIolatIon of any
prOVISIon of thIS MOU by e1ther party hereto shall be
callse for eJ ther party to avaIl Itself of whatever
remedIes may be avaIlable to the partIes In law or in
eqUIty.
B. In the event that there occurs any strIke, concerted
work stoppage, cessatIon of work, slowdown, Sltdown,
stay-away, Illegal pIcketIng} or any other lllegal
form of Interference WIth or lImItatIon of the
pea ceful performance of C1 ty servlces} the Cl ty J In
nddItJOn to ~ny other lawful remedIes or dISCIplInary
act Ions, may by act Ion ot the Ci ty Ma nager, cance 1
i'lny or i'lll payroll deductIons} prohlbJ.t the use of
bulletIn boards} proh~blt the use ot Clty facllltles,
~nd prohlblt access to former work or duty statIons,
C. Thp C~ty agrees that there shall be no general
lockout of bargalnlng unlt members.
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V<111.dlty of MOU
If any provIsIon of thlS MOU is determIned to be Invalid
or Illegal by a court of C"ompf>tent Jurl:'lc'hctlon} then
such prov~sl.on shall be severed from tlns MOU} but the
rem;'Ilnder hereof <;n"lll remaIn In tull torce nod eftect.
Thp part~es hereto shall l.mmedlately commence to
ne-gotlatp for the p\lrp05e of re-placlng i'lny sllch lnvalld
or Illegal provls1on.
Should any change be made In ~ny Federal or State law} or
1n any rule~ and regulations 1mplementlng such
le<)ls1atlon, or 1n any C1ty Charter prOVISIon or CIV1)
SerVlce Rule and Regulation which would be applIcable and
('ant rary to any prmfl SIan herel n con ta 1. ned} then such
provlslon of thlS MOU shall be automatIcally terml.nated}
but the remaInder of thIS MOU shall remaIn In full force-
and effect. Such leg1s1atIon and/or rules and
reC)ulatlons shi-ll1 sl1percf'de thls MOU and applIcable
c 1 Buses 5 hi:! 11 be subst ~ tu ted for those ru led Inva 1 ~d or
_Illegal. The part:les hereto shall l.mmed1.ately commence
to negot1.ate for the purpose of replacing any such
lnvalId or Ill~gal prov~51on_
Further} If any addItIonal costs for compensatIon to
~mployees covered by thIS Agreement would be Imposed on
the C1ty because of the Interpretation and/or appl~catlon
of any provlslon(s} of thIS Agre-f>ment by reason of the
Falr Labor Standards Act (FLSA)} such provIsIon(s) shall
ber.ome Iooperatlve to the exrent that such provIsion(s)
Impose(s} addItIonal costs on the C~ty. Such
provIS1on(s) shall be changed to create no addltlonal
co~ts to the Cl. ty by reason of the applIcatIon of the
FLSA.
Captlons for Convenlence
The captIons hereln are for conVenl~nce only and are not
a part of the MOU and do not ~n any way I1mlt} def~ne} or
ampl1fy the tprms and prOVISIons her~of.
Equal Employment
It ~s agreed by both partIes to th1S MOU that they w~ll
fully comply WIth all ~ppllcNble local} State and Federal
laws} rules and regulatIons governl.ng equal employment
opportunlty. The AfflrmatIve ActIon Program and the
Sexual Harassment POllCY ot the Clty of Santa MonIca are
~ftlrmed by both partIes to thIS MOU and Incorporated by
reference herein.
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Deflnlt10ns
The follow~ng deflnltlon~ are to be applIed In the
InterpretatIon of thIs MOU:
A
"Sa la ry Range" for fu Il-t Ime Motor Coach
s hn.ll mean the t 1 ve step (A through E)
monthly pay scale de~crlbed 1n B below.
Operators
hourly or
B. "Salary Ri'lnge Stpps" for pach Job class:lflcatlon
covered hereIn shall mean and be establlshed to bear
the followIng percentage relat:lonsh1p to the E-step
salary computed to the nearest cent, wIth attaInment
ba sed upon the f ollowl ng amoun ts of serVIce 1 n the
positlon:
(1) Employees hIred full tIme prIor to July 1} 1986:
Step A 81% of Step E.... . durIng 2nd 6 months
of employment
Step B - 85% of Step E. . . . . . du r 1 ng 2nd year of
employment
Step C - 90% of Step E. . . . . . du n. n9 3rd year of
employment
Step D 95% of Step E. . . . . . du rIng 4th year of
employment
Step E .. . . . II" II . . . .. . . . + 11 It after 4th year of
employment
(2} For employees h~red fllll t1me after July 1}
1986:
Step 1\ 81% of Step E..... .dur~ng 1st and 2nd
years of employment
Stf'p B - 85% of Step E..... .dur~ng 3rd year of
employmeont
Step C - 90% of Step E..... .durIng 4th year of
employme-nt
Step D 95% of Step E. . . . . . du r ~ng 5th year of
employment
Step E . . ... ~ . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . after 5th year of
employment
C. "Nearest Cent" snaIl mean the next lower cent when
the computed amount lS 50/100 cents or less and the
next h~gher cent when the computed amount ~s 51/100
C'f>nts or more.
D. "Full-T1me Employee" shall mean
(1) A person who IS Ipg~lly incumbent at a Ilne-ltem
pOSItIon (In thIS case, Motor Coach Operator);
or
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(2) A former legal Incumhent of a Ilne-Item posItIon
(1n thIS ca'3e, Motor Coach Operator) on
fluthor17ed leave of absence from a regularly
budgeted posItIon WhIch posItIon IS beIng held
ppndlng the pmployee's return.
E. "Date of Entrance A.nnlversary" shall mean the date
WhlCh recurs annunlly nfter the date of entry Inta
thp poslt1.0n of Motor Coach Operator In the
classIfled serVIce of the CIty of Santa MonIca}
el ther by or"lg1.nal employment or reemployment. The
date of entrance for pmplayees WIth broke-n serVIce
shall be consIdered as that date on wh"lch the last
unbroken service was effectIve.
F. "As-needed Pas 1. t 1.on" shall mean a pos 1. t Ion whIch 15
ta) not specIfIcally It~mlzed In the budget but
author"lzed under temporary employees; (b] paid In
accordance "nth FLSA. for all hours workedj (c) not
ellgible to accumulate frInge benefIts; and (d) to be
fIlled from elIgIble lIsts when pOSSIble but whIch
may be fl.lled at the dlscretlon of the Personnel
Dlrector7 WIth guall.fled LlpplJ.cants not on ellglble
lIsts 51nce such posltIons cannot acqu1re clvil
serV1ce status. Wages, hours and other condItIons of
employment of as-needed employees are not covered in
the MOU except as noted 1n ArtIcle VJ SectIon 5.02.
G. ~Regular Operator" shall mean a Motor Coach Operator
who has bId a regular run or aSSIgnment.
H. "Extra Operator" shall mean a Motor Coach Operator
who does not bId a regular run or asslgnment and
whose work asslgnments are all made through the extra
board.
!. "Extra Board" shall mean the procedure by wh~ch open
runs Or work asslgnments are made.
J. "Regular Run" shall mean a work ass~gnment WhlCh 15
lncluded) by the management} 1n a posted breakdown of
operat"lng schedules and contaIns regular workIng tlme
and regular pay tImE'.
K. " St r a 19ht Run" sha 11 mean a run tha t has cont 1 nuous
pay tIme from the tIme of startIng to work untll the
run 13 completed.
L.
"Spl1t Run" shall mean a
parts WIth elapsed t1me
begInning of each part.
run that
between
has
the
two 0 r
endIng
more
and
M. '''rr1pper'' shall mean any work: shown on a schedule
whIch 15 not part of a regular run.
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"Work Perlod" shall me-an the
commencing at 3:00 a.m. Sunday,
fnllowJng Sunday.
fE'CUfn 09 7-nay cycle
through 2:59 a.m. the
Overpayment Remedv
Employpes covered hpreIn sh811 relmburse the CIty for any
ov~rpayment of wages or benef~ts. SaId reImbursement
~h811 not be requlred untIl the Clty notlflE'8 the
affected employee In wrItIng. ReImbursement may be
ac("ompl ] shE'd by a 1 ump-sum (leduc t lon made on the next
subsequent employee payroll warrant following overpayment
notIfIcatIon, or by ot"her reasonable re-payment method
mutually acceptable to the employee and the Clty, except
that lump-sum deductIon shall be reqUIred If the next
subsequent employee payroll warrant IS the f1nal or
termInatIon warrant Issued to the affected employee.
Payments at TermInatIon
When full-tlme employees covered hereIn l~ave the serVIce
of the C 1 ty of Santa Mon1.ca they sha 11 be ent ~ tied to
lump-sum payoff of vacatIon leave only.
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~RTJCLE II. COMPENSATION
2.01
2.07.
Effectlve Date of Increase
'I'he rate of p<l.Y of any emp lnyee reC"el VI"9 J on the day
preced1.ng the eftect~ve date of thIS MOUJ less than the
amount prescrIbed for the employee's class and length of
serVlce as provlded here 1 n, shall be 1 ncreased to the
amount prescrIbed for the class and length of serVIce on
the payroll drawn for the pay perIod closest to the
effectIve date of thlS MOU Notwlthstand1ng any other
p~ovls1on contalned hereIn} changes in salary rates shall
become effectIve on the fIrst day of the payroll perlod
speclfled 1n SectIon 2.02 below, "SalarIes."
Salarle~
Salarles of full-t1me employees covered hereln shall be
on an hourly rateJ pald on a bI-weekly eqUIvalent baSIS.
7\. Effective July 6J 1986, the E-step salaries for all
employees covered hereunder shall be $12.55 per hour.
B.
EffectIve December 21)
all employees covered
hour.
1986, the E-step salar~es for
hereunder shall be $12.75 per
C. Etfect~ve June 21, 1987, the E-step salarles for all
employees covered hereunder shall be $13.00 per hour.
D. Effectlve January I, 1988, provIded the Rev~sed
Consumer PrIce Index as reported (for urban wage
earners and clerical workers 1967=100) for Los
Angeles) California, PUblished by the lJ S. f]ppartment
of Labor) Bureau of Labor StatistlcS} hereafter
referrpd to as cpr, has rl sen 5% or more for the
sIx-month p~rlod of AprIl IJ 1987, through
Septe'Tlber 30 J 19f17, "E"-step ~alar'es for all
employees covered here1.n shall be adJusted upward by
2%. If the annual17ed percentage rate of increase
for the per~od noted above 15 equal to 13% or more,
saId upward adJustment of "E"-step salarles shall be
equal to two-thirds of the difference between the
actual annualIzed percentage 1ncrease of CPI and 10\.
If the cpr has risen by 10% or more (20\, or more
annualIzed) durIng the afore>sald SIX month perIod,
m~et and confer contract negotIatIons concernIng
salar~es only shall recomm€'nce.
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E. Effectlve July 3, 1988, the E-step salarIes for all
employees covered hereunder shall be $13.35 per hour.
F. Fffectlve January 1, 1':189, the "E"-step salarles
shall be adJusted as prov1ded In paragraph HD~ above}
excppt that the rPI cnmparl~on shall be for the
Immedlately preceding April through September {l.e.}
Apr1.l 1 throl1gh Septf'rnber 30, 1988 for January 1 J
1989) .
Overtlm~
Regular Operators and Extra Operators shall be paId for
overtlme work performed at the d1rectlon of the Dlrector
of Transporta t 1 on at the ra te of t Ime and one-ha 1 f for
each hour 1n excess of 8 hours 10 anyone day and each
hour in excess of 40 hours in any work perlod, computed
to the nearest .10 of an hour.
Regular Operators and Extra Operators who are not
scheduled to work on a hollday shall be paId tor B hours
at straIght tlme for each of the authorized hol1days.
Regular Operators and Extra Operators who are requIred to
report for duty on an authorized hol1day shall be pa~d
double tIme for all hours worked. In no event1 however,
shall the pay recelved be less than the equivalent of 13
hours ~nd 20 mInutes at straIght tIme.
Any fu Il-t 1me operator who 1 s schedu led to work on a
holIday and who falls to work b~cause of a mlss-out shall
not rece1ve pay for that day.
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[\~:L'l~LE ,III.
3,01 .
3.02
SUPPLEMEN~AL BENEFITS
Rf"tlremf'nt;
The C~ty IS a contract member of the PublIC Employees'
Retlrpment System (P~RS), and It IS understood and agreed
that such membersh~p w~ll be ma~ntaIned and that employee
elIgIbIlIty, ClaSSlflcatIan} contrIbutIons} and benef1ts
are as prescrIbed in the contract between the C~ ty and
PFRS neretofore approved by the Santa MonIca C1ty
COlJnCll_
MedIcal/Dental Insuranc~
Far the lIfe of this agreement:
A. The CIty agrees to pay the full premIums for medIcal
and dental Insurance coverage for employees and
dependents} excppt that for those employees who
partICIpate 1n the PrudentIal IndemnIty health plan,
the CIty shall contrIbute up to a maXImum of $214.00
pe_ month toward that employee's health insurance
premIum rthe dIfference bet.ween the actual premIum
and the city's contribut~on shall be paId for by the
empJ oYE'e ) .
B.
The bargaln~ng unlt agrees
provIs1ons shall apply:
that
the
follOWIng
If) In an effort to control escalatIng insurance
premIum costs the Clty must Jmplement lnsurance
cnanges, the bargaInIng un1 t and employees covered
here~n agree to the follOWIng changes WIthout meetIng
and conferr~ng:
( 1 )
An Incre~se 1n the deductlhle of
fee-tor-s ervi ce plan to a maXImum of $ 200
E-3C"h coverf"d 1 nrl1 Vld\l<3 1 E'mployee "nd to
maXlmum of $200 for each covered dependent.
the
for
a
12) Full G:lty payment of premIums for only those
HMOs wh lch reqlll re a co-payment by the covered
patIent for serVIces render~d. PartlC]patIon 1n
an HMO WhlCh does not reqUIre a co-payment w1l1
rE'quIre that the employee pay the dIfference 1n
monthly premIums between the co-payment plan and
the plan the employee chooses.
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Unused Slck Leave Upon ~ptlrempnt
Employees with 20 or more
retIre from emp)oyment WIth
shall rece~ve the follow1ng:
years of Clty
rhe CIty htter
serVl.r.e
July 1,
who
1986
(1) For earh 75 d~ys of unuspd SIck Je~ve accrued 1n
the employee' 5 sick leave bank at the date of
retlrpment] one year of henlth lnsurallce shall
be furn1shed to the ret1ree, at the approprlate
retIree premIum, provIded that the employee
part1.c1.pates 1n one of the C1ty'S health plans
for retlrc-es.
(2) If the employee has over 225 days of SIck leave
fwh1ch qual111es hlm/her for 3 years of payments
as described 1n subparagraph (1), above), he/she
shall be able to qual :lfy far addltlonal year's
payments at the rate of one addlt10nal year for
each 50 days. Any SIck leave amounts WhICh are
left over after deduct~ng full 50 day
Increments, or any amounts less than 50 days,
shall not be counted or compensated in any way
under thIS program.
Tu~tlon ReImbursement
It 15 agreed that the ~Ity WIll budget annually an amount
equal to $10 per full-tIme employee 1n the approprlate
unIt Tor tUltlnn Rnd reqUIred study mater1al
reImbursement for career lmprovement study approved by
illlthor17ed managt"mt"nt off1cla}s. ReImbursement shall
equal the total cost of tUIt'lon (exclUSIve of parlClng]
lodqlngs and meals) and the total cost of reqUIred study
mater1als, provlded, however, that~
~. The maxImum annual amount of reImbursement per
IndIVIdual employee shall not exceed $500, subject to
the avaIlabIlIty of budgered funds as descrIbed
above.
B.
career Improvement study course
In advance by an authorIzed
Enrollment In the
~hall be approved
management otf1c~al.
C. The study course must be dlrected to qual1flcat1.0n
for an employment poslt1on represented In the C1ty
work force.
D. The employee must exh1b~t some reasonable expectat~on
of quallfy'~g tor 5uch pos~tlon upon successful
camplet~on of the study course.
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E. ReImbursement snaIl be made only In Installments upon
sllccessful completlon of prescrJ tled unl ts of study
requIred by study course approved.
F. In no pvent shall the Clty'S reJmbUrspment be reduced
when there 1'5 an outs1.de source of aId except in
t no~e ri'lses where the ZIl d f rom any outs] de sou rce ,
plu~ the normal Cl ty relmburc;ement, exceeds the cost
of tUltlon and study mAterIa) for the npproved study
course.
G
1 f approved tu 1. t Ion relmbu r sement cas t s
budgf"ted amount as elf'scrlhed above, the
costs wIll be prorated 50 as not to
budgeted amount.
exceed the
rE"lmbursed
exceed the
UnIform Allowance
Etfect~ve July 1, lQH6, pach employee OccupYIng a
reqularly authorlzed full-tIme posltl.On of Motor Coach
Operator shall recelve a monthly unl.form maIntenance
a llowance of $ 24.00. _ Uni form a lloW'ances payabl e under
th~s sectlon WIll be pa~a by separate checks tWlce each
year only to employees on the payroll at the end of each
6-month perIod. Employpes separatlng from Clty
employment by VIrtue of service retirement soall be paid
th~ pro rata share of theIr unlform allowance to the date
of ret1.rement.
Eve EXAmInatIons
to pay far the eye examInatIon requlred for
Class I and Class II Cal1.forn1.a Operators
Sa id examl na t 10ns sha 11 be performed by
des1.gnated by the CIty.
CI ty agrees
re-l s sue of
Llcense.
doctor(s)
Motor Coach Operator Tralnee In~tructIon
A Motor Coach operator aSSIgned as
Motor Coach Operator Trainee shall
o~r hour bonus when so aSSIgned]
regular salary.
an lnstructor WIth a
be paId a flat $1 00
In nddltlon to the
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All Motor Coach Operators shall be
pas<;es. Retl red Motor Coach Operators
norma 1 serV1.ce ret lrement and who 11 ve
served by the TransportatIon Df'partment
free bus passes upon request.
S.P-A.B. LIcense
The Cl ty agrees
for the lnltlal
11.cenQe.
lsQued free bus
who h<'lve taken
Wl.thln the area
shall be Issued
to reImburse all employees up to $12.00_
acqu1s1tlon or for renewal of a S.P.A.B.
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LE1\V~S
4.01
Paid Holl,days
A. Employees occuPY1. ng the fu ll-t Ime pOS I t Ion of Motor
Coach Operator ~nct hlred prlor to July 1, lQ86, shall
rece~ve the followIng pald holIdays:
New Y€"ar's Day
Martin Luther KIng's Blrthday
WashIngton's BIrthday
Memor~al Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
ChrIstmas Day
Easter Sunday
BIrthday of Employee
In addl t 10n to the above holIdays} ernp loyees 5 ha 11
al~o receive 2 "float~ng" hol1.days annually. Such
holidays, sublect to m~nagement approval, may be
taken at any tIme throughout the f1scal year.
Pnyment for these floatIng holIdays shall be 8 hours
straIght tIme pay. ThIS hOlIday benef1.t w111 accrue
on a fIscal year basIs and WIll be avaIlable to each
actIve employee who is on the payroll at each July 1,
and who has attalned 6 months serVIce prIor to that
da te. Th1. S hol1.day benefl. t cannot be carr led over
from year to year; hmo1E'Ver 1 el1.g1 ble employees may
rece1ve 8 nours stral.ght t1.me pay 1n 11eu of takIng
the holIday.
B. Employees hIred after July lJ 1966J shall receive the
fol}owlng pald holldays:
Upon h1re 1n a full-tIme pos1t~on:
New YE'~r's Day
MartIn Luther K~ng's B1.rthday
Washlnqton's BIrthday
Memorlal Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
ThanksglvIng Day
Chr1stmas Day
BIrthday of Employee
One float1.ng holIday
(accruals and usag~ sublect to
provIsions specifIed 1n ^ above)
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AddItIonallYJ after one year of employment:
Ei'I~ter SlJnd~y
AddItIonally, after two years of employment:
One addItIonal floatIng holIday
(accruals and usage subJect to
provIslons speclflpd 1n A above)
C. The admInl~tratlon or applIcatIon of paId holIday
prOVlSJOnS and the sch~dullng ~nd payment for such
holidays shall be as prescrIbed hereIn and In
accordance WIth the CIVIl serVIce provlslons of the
Santa Monica MunICIpal Code and past practIces.
Vacatlon Leave
Each employee OccupYIng a regularly authorIzed full-tIme
pOSI tIon of Motor Coach Operator shall accrue vacatIon
leave WIth pay on the follOWIng baSIS:
}\.
FollowJng completIon of
of contInuous serVIce
the fIrst 6 calendar months
6 workIng days.
B. Thereafter, up to and IncludIng 10 completed years of
serVIce one workIng day per completed calendar
month of servIce.
c. Upon completIon of 10 years of serV1ce and thereafter
- 1.5 workIng days for pach completed ~alendar month
of serVlce.
D. The admln1stratlon or appl1.Catlon of vacatJ.on leave
prOV1SJOnS and the lImItatIons on the accumulatIon}
proportIonate accumulat10n) schedullng and payment
for such leave snall bE' as prescrIbed In the CIV11
serVlce provls1ons of the Santa Monlca MunIc1pal
Code.
Slck Leave
Slck leave shall be defIned and admln1stered
Bectlon 21041 of the Santa MonIca MunICIpal Code
Incorporated as If set forth 1n full.
as 10
hereby
The follOWIng prOVISIons shall apply to SIck leave:
A.
For the 51Xth lnCldent
perIod, the fIrst day
wlthout pay.
12-month
shall be
of
of
slclc
such
leave In a
SIck leave
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B.
For the seventh, eIghth} and nlnth inCIdents of
]PRve 1n a 12-month perlod, the fIrst 3 days of
slr.k leave ~hall be wIthout pay.
SICle:
such
C. Reglnnlng wlth the t~nth lnclopnt and for any
subsequent InCIdent of SIck leave in a 12-month
perIod, such SIck ]~ave shall be WIthout pay.
D. Any use of SIck leave WhlCh Involves hospItalIzatIon
~hol1 not be consIdered a SIck leave InCIdent for the
purposes of computIng SIck leave InCIdents per
12-month perIod as specIfIed 1n 'A through C above}
provl.ded that proof of ho~pltalizat1.on 1.5 furnished
to the DIrector of Transportat~on upon the employee's
return to work.
E. 'rhe perIods deSIgnated as "wIthout pay" noted above
shall be "WIth pay>> provIded an employee has accrued
the follOWIng amounts of unused SIck leave:
Length of ServI~e 1-5 years
5-10 yearf 1~ years+
Mlnlmum number of
accrued slck leave
days requlred to
allow payment: SO days
75 days 100 days
F. For all full-tIme Motor Coach Operators, SIck leave
accrual shall he as follows:
(1) After 6 completed cal~ndar months of servlce, 6
workIng days;
( 2 J Thereat ter, one work1.ng day for each campI eted
calenda~ month of serVIce, except that for those
employees wlth 10 or more years of servlce7 the
rate shall be 1.5 worklng days tor each
completed calendar month.
(3) Effectlve July 1; 1987: those employees that do
not have ten or more years of serVlce as of thIS
di'lte shall hereafter earn one worklng day for
e.=l("'h c-ompll"'ted calendar month of serVlce
Hoyever, employees who are already accrulng sick
leave at the rate of 1.5 work1ng days per
camp leted ca lenda r month of serVl.ce sha 11
contInue to a~crue SIck leave at that rate untl1
June 30J 1988.
[4) Fffectlve ,;llly 1J 1988: all employees
regardless of years of serVice shall accrue slck
1 eave a tar a te of one> work1 ng day for each
completed calendar month of serVlce.
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Leave of ~bsence W~thout pay
An employee may be granted a leave of absence wlthout pay
upon appl~cat1on approved by the Department Head and the
CIty Man~ger. Su~h }PBve may not exceed one year's tIme.
Upon eXplrat~on of the leave, the employee shall be
reInstated to the pO~DtIon held betore the leave was
gr~nted. Such leave shall be granted only In those cases
where an employee's record of serVIce and quallflcat10ns
make it deSIrable for the CIty to retaIn the employee's
serVI ces even a t the cost of some 1 n("onven1 ence to the
CIty
MJlltary LE'av_E;!
An full-time employee covered hereIn, who In tIme of war
or natIonal emergency as proclaImed by the President of
the UnIted States or the Congress of the UnIted states,
or whIle any natlonal conscrIptIon act 15 10 effect, 15
Inducted Into the armed forces ot the Un1ted States or
who }P3ves employment WIth the CIty to enter voluntarily
the armed forces and WIthIn a reasonable tIme after
1 eav] ng emp loyment WI th the Cl. ty does so enter such
serVlce) shall be granted a leave of absence WIthout pay
for the duratlon of the perlod of actlve serVlce WIth
such armed forces. If such employee receIves an
honorable C:hscharge or Its eqUIvalent and the positIon
st1l1 eX1sts and the employee IS otherwl.se qualIfIed to
fl1l rhe snme, the pmployee shall have the rlght to
return to the pOSItIon WIth the City "nthln 6 months
<"If ter the termlnat 1 on of such actIve servl. ce bu t 5 ha 11
not have a rIght to 50 return later than 6 months after
the pnd of the war or after the tIme the Presldent or
Congress procla~ms the national emergency is termInated,
or after the eXpIratIon of the natIonal conscr1otIon act.
Such an employee shall receIve senior1ty and other
cred1ts on the ')ame oaSIS as though the employee had
remaIned In the CIty serVIce and had not taken such
m]lltary leave. Leaves of absence WIth pay for temporary
m~lltary duty shall be granted In accordance w~th
nppllc~ble state law.
Jury Duty
Any employee covered hereIn, when duly called to serve on
any lury and when unable to be excu~ed the-refrom, shall
receIve the regular base compensatIon, less all Jury fees
receIved excludlng mlleoage1 for the tIme rpqlnred to be
sp€"nt under the )urisd~ctlon of the court. Each employee
receIVIng a notIce to report for Jury ~erv]ce shall
ImmedIately notIfy hls/her Immedlate superVIsor.
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Whenever da 1.1 Y JU ry duty schedu I1ng perm1 ts , employees
sh~ll return to thelr r~gular lob aQSlgnment to complete
thp~r regular work hours
WQrk~rs' Com~p~s~tlon ~~~v~
Employees shall be entltled to only those Worker~J
CompensatIon BenefIts ~peCJfled under State Law.
M_d tern 1 tv Leave
MaternIty benefIts shall
glJarantE'ed under State or
greater benefIts.
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FedE'ral law,
to those
whlchever
rIghts
offers
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ART1CLE V.
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5.02.
WORKING CONDIT10NS
9~ferv
The C1. ty sha 11 prov1.de a rea ~onab 1 y sate and hea 1 thy
worKl ng €,nVl ronment 1 n ;\("('orcl,qnce W1 th appllc;Jble State
and Federal laws and regulat1.ons. The recogn1.zed
€'mploype organlz~tlon Rryrees rhat where safety devIces or
1tems of protect1ve equ1.pment are requ1.red or furnished,
theIr use 5hall be mandatory.
A repre~entat1.ve of the recogn~zed employee organlzatlon
may attf'l1d rneet1ngs of .he Admlnlstratlve Si'ifety
Commlttee when a safety hazard eXlsts WhlCh should be
con51rler~rl by the Safety rommlttee.
A 11 Motor Coach Opera tor 5 requ 1. red by the D1 rector of
transportatIon to att~nd dppartmental safety meetIngs
shall be compensated at the app11cabLe rate of pay for
acrual tIme spent 1n att€'ndance at the meetIng.
As-needed Employees
NotWl thstandl ng ifny nast pract lces or other provl Slons
noted hereIn, the Dl rector of Transportat 10n may hI re
ns-n~~ded emplovees as foljows:
A.
The mnXl.mllm number of
~hnll not exceed 15%
burlgetpd Motor Coach
nearpst unlt.
as-needed employees on duty
of .he Ollmber of tull-tIme
Operators, rounded to the
A~-needed employee~ shall be used tor the purpose of
worlnng tr1rnE'rs not bId by regUlar full-tIme
op~rator~ upon completIon ot the normal shake-up bId
proc-pss. The <;hake-tlp bld pro("!"'ss shall be de€'med
complete when the least senIor full-tIme drlver ha~
recE'lvpd a work n~Slgnmpnt.
B. The total hours worked by any as-needed drIver shall
not excped 60 hours In if bl-Wf"pkly p"'y perlod.
c.
}\,,;-npeded dr I ver 5
dUTlng whIch they
As-neerled drlvers
pay gUnrantpes or
shall be paId for all the tlme
nre requlred to pertorm any dutles.
w 1 11 no t be e 11 g 1 b 1 e f 0 l'" t 1. me 0 r-
for ppnalty pay provIsInns
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D. A~-nppdpd drlVprS wlll not be elJgJble tor paId leave
or other frlnge beneflts appllcable to full-tlme
Motor CnaC'h Operators, eoxc.ppt as provIded 1n thIS
ttrt1.cle.
E. }\<;-needed dr1.vers wIll not accrue SenlOrl.ty wl'nle so
F'mp1nypd. }\n as-nepdi"'rl drlver who npplles and 15
accepred for employment as a tull-tIme Motor Coach
Operntor "hall for all purpoc;es aC('Tl1e serVIce and
<;enl0rl.ty only from the da.te of hl.re as a full-tl.me
Motor Coach Operator
F. As-needed dr 1 vers s ha 11 be allowed to work charter
o"Isslgnments on thp date of the Hose Parade and Hose
Bowl game or any ot her day rnu tua 11 y agreed upon by
the Ghil:1rman of the CommIttee of AdJustment and the
DIrector of Transportatlon. However, full-tlme Motor
Coach Operi'ltors wIll be gIven tIrst cholCe to work
t_h€' Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game assl.gnments and
~sslgnments on i'lny other day mutually agr~pd upon by
the Chalrm~n of the Comml.ttee of AdJustment and the
Dlrpctor of Transport.'ltlons as noted above. If It
b~r.omes necessary to lncrease charter buslness by
utIlIZIng as-neE"'ded drn,ers 1.n another manner, the
Ch~l.rman of the Commlttee of AdJustment and the
DIrpctor of TransportatIon wIll meet to develop
approprlate procedure~ to modl.fy thl.S sect1on.
1 tIS Ilnde rs t ood t \ia t on the above Rose Bowl or other
mutually agreed upon d~tes, as-needed assl.gnments
~hnll not be lImIted to trIppers; nor does paragraph
El above appLy.
G.
As-ne~ded Motor Co~ch
hourly wage rate equal
ArtIcle T SectIon 1.13.
operators
to the lOA
-.nll be pelld
Step" descr1.bed
an
1n
A~-needed
ope>rators
at the
1.1'{ B(2)
pOC;1.tIon
Motor Coach Operators who become full-tl.me
durIng the term of thIS MOU shall be placed
"A" step descrlbed In ArtIcle I Sect10n
herf>of, \lpon f1ppOlnrment to the full-tIme
H _ A din ly work sheet ~nclud~ng tne names and work
asslgnmf'nts of as-nE'f"ned Motor C:oach operators wIll
be malnt.'nneo In the otflce of the dl.spatcher. A
1 J st of al) as-nf'f'oed Motor Coach Operators W'111 be
m;nntaIned In the offIce of the DIrector of
Trnnc;;porto:'ltlCln i'lnd wIl] be aval table by appOIntment
for reVIew by any authorIzed oftlclals of UTU Local
1.7B~ durIng rl"'\jular bUSlness hours.
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I. Notwlth~tRnn]ng ~nY provlSlons not~d ~bove; as-npeded
Motor Coach Operators may aL~o be hlred by the
Dlrertor of Tran~portRrlnn to work aS~lgnmpnts WhlCh
are unw~nted by tull-tlme Motor Coach Operators.
Hptore tlny 8s-nppded ('-l('ltor COilC"h Operators are used
under thlS paragraph I) sald asslgnments wlll be
offE"rt"d to full-tlme Motor COnch Operators.
Assured Work Schedule
Requl ar Operators nod Extra Operators
drill y a ~ S 19ned run sha 11 recel. ve pay
stralght tlme} pven though the complete
does not l.nclude 8 full hours of work.
who complete a
for 8 hours at
dal.ly ass~gnment
Regu]ar Operators and Extra Operators \01'1]1 be pa1d at the
rate of tlme and one-half for workl.ng on any regular day
nff; and ~uch oper a tor who wn rks on a nay off wlll be
guaranteed a mlnlmum of 5 hours and 20 mInutes at time
and one-half.
Regular Operators who complete a regularly asslgned SpIlt
run sh.'!ll re-C"e1ve pay for not 1e-S5 than 8 hours at
~tra~ght tlme durlng the flrst 10 hours of the regular
A~Slgnmpnt, pven though su~h assIgnment does not Include
8 full hours of work) and tIme and one-half for all
e]ap~ed t1me- 1n exC"ess of such 10 hours.
Whpn on any day) other than a day off or a ho Ilday) an
Extra Ope-rAtor 15 reqUIred to TPport for duty, the
operator ~hall recelve pay for not less than 8 hours at
stralqht tlme} eve-n thnugh the a5~lgnm~nt does not
Include 8 full hours of work, and tlme and one-half for
all el.'!f;ped tl.me 1n ex.E'SS of 11 hOllrs. However, when an
Extra Operator 1~ a~slgned a regular run such Extra
Oper"tor wl1l he p",d t1"oer the "'Ame C"nnd1t10ns as a
Regular Operator.
S1gn-on 'J'1me
A. When a driver l~ reqUIred by the Dlrector of
TrAnsportatlon to report to the dlspat~her 10 mInutes
befarp pUll-out tlme] sald 10 mInutes shall be
i'l.llowp(J at the rpC]ular ri'l.te of ~ay for the purpose of
chpcktng the bus to see that 1t 1S ready for
i'l.~slgnmE"nt
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B. Whpn a drnTer 1 s rp<)tll red by the Tll rector of
Transportat~on to report to the d~spatcher 5 m~nutes
bFfore pull-out tIme for charter assIgnments} s~ld S
mInutes shall he allowed at the regular rate of pay
for the purpo~e of rherklng th~ bus to s~e that It 15
rendy for aS~lgnment.
C. Wh~n .; drIver 15 rpglJI red by rhe DIrector of
TransportatIon to report to the dIspatcher 3 m~nutes
hf'>fnre ]PitVlnq to m.'lke relIef on a 11nP, s.'IId :~
mlnute~ shall be allowed at the regular rate of pay.
D. When a drIver 15 requIred by the DIrector of
'I'ransportatlon to delve a School Pupll J\ctlV1.ty Bus
Charter, the DIrector of TransportatIon WIll reqUIre
tnf' dr~ver to report to the d1.spatcher 15 m1.nutes
before pull-out t1me. SaId 15 mInutes shall be
allowed at the regular rate of pay for the purpose of
rhe~klng the bus to see that 1.t 1.5 re.;dy In
accordance wlth Scnool Pup11 ~ctlv~ty Bus Charter
requIrements
ACCIdent Report T~me
All op~ratorg rpqulred by the DIrector of TransportatIon
to fIll out aCCIdent reports after completIng a run of at
least 8 nours c;hall reCE'lVe compensatlon tor the tIme
reqUIred to complete each such report at the applicable
rate of pay, provlded that sllC'h paymE'nt ~hiill be I1mIted
to 24 mlnutes per report.
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AR'I'ICL E VI.
6.01 _
6.02.
6.03.
EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE REL~TIONS
Payroll Deduct]on~
It ~g mutually understood and agreed that the c~ty will,
suhlect to the pravI ~nons of OrdInAnce HOl (CCS), and
during the term of thiS MOU, deduct monthly, and remit to
the offIce or offIcer de~~gnated In the employee payroll
deduction authorization: recognized employee organization
dlle"S; crE"dlt unIon Investments or payments, health and
hO~pltalIzatlon Insurance premIums, and lIfe and accident
1 nsu rance premlllms. Any 0 raIl such payro 11 deduct Ions
are subJect to termlnat Ion by the Cl ty Manager upon 24
hours notIce for faIlure to comply WIth the prOVISIons ot
thl.s MOll.
R~asona~le NctICP.
It IS mutually agreed and understood that a copy of the
CIty CounCIl and/or Personnel Board agenda for each
meet ing ma 1.1 ed to the au t hor I zed representa t 1 ve of the
re~ognI7~d employee organIzatIon shall constItute
rea sonab Ie Wrl t ten not I ce) and not Ice of an oppor-tunl ty
to me>et WI th such age>nc 1 es, on a 11 ma t ter S WI thl n the
scope of representation upon which the Cl ty CouncIlor
Personnel Board may act.
UnIon Secur1.ty
Employee payroll deductIon authorIzations for United
Transoortatlon Unlon Loral 1785 dues ~hall be voluntary
on the part of the employee but shall not be SUbJect to
llnllateoral can~ellatlon by the employee durIng the term
of thIS Agreement. Employee members of u'ru Local 1785
who i'lre members of saId Local 1785 30 dilYS after the
ratIfIcatIon date of thIS MOll by the CIty CounCIl and
employees '..rho thereat t er become members of sa 1 d Loea 1
1785 shall remaIn as members of saId Local 1785 for the
term of thIS Agreement.
The UnIted TransportatIon UnIon agrees that It WIll
lndemnlfy, defend and save harmless the CIty from any and
all lU'JbllIty arISIng from enterIng Into or complYIng
WIth the teorms ot thIS sectIon.
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GrlPvRnce RnQ Cnm~la]nt pollry
In the event any grlevances, d1.sputes, or dl<5agreements
arl~e cnncernlng matters wIthIn the scope of
repre"lentat1on of the recogn1.zed employee organizat1.on,
~lIch qrlevanC"'es, dlsputps or dIsagreements shnll be
resolved a"! follows:
A. GrIevances, dIsputes or dlsngr~pmpnts ronrernlng the
1. nte rpretat 10n or app 11 catIon of the terms of th1. "!
MOll 5hall be rE"solved, If posslhle, by meetIng and
conferrIng 1n good falth. If unresolved by such
meetIngs, the partIes shnll consIder subm1ttlng such
1.s~ues to med1.atlon as prov1ded by Ord1.nance 801
r Cr:S) . In the abs ence of agr€"ement to medl ate, or
fa1lure ot med1atlon, or arbltrat10n by mutual
consent, the Issue shall be resolved by an actIon In
a court of competent )ur1sdlctlon on motlon by eIther
party.
B. GrIevances, d1.sputes or d1sagreements InvolVIng
removals, demotIons or suspenSIons shall be resolved
as provided by the CIvil sennee provisIons of the
S~nta Monlca MunICIpal Code and the CIty Charter.
Cather gr1evances, dIsputes and dlsagreements shall be
resolved as prOVIded by the CIVIl serVICe prOVISIons
of the Santa MonIca Municlpal Code. Representat1.on
by the recogn17ed employee organlzatlon shall be
11.mlted, In th1.s class of gr1.evance, to appearances
before the lowest level of supervISIon not
represented by the employee organ1zatlon, the
nppartm~nt Head} Personnel DIrector, and the C1.ty
Mnnager.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Memorandum of Understanding to be executed this date:
I 1986.
By:
United Transportation Union
Local 1785
City of Santa Monica
John H. Almeido, Chairman
Committee of Adjustment
John Jalili
city Manager
George Reynoso
Committee Member
Arnold White
Committee Member
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
by
Robert M. Myers
city Attorney