HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-12-26 51 AH ORDER51 AH
Introduced by Councilor Soucy, December 26, 1979
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) (DrUr,„_ AutM1 izury the -city Manager,to„Ek ute Contract with the
Teamsters Local Union No. 48 State, County and Municipal Workera UafOn
By We My Couuvl of the CIN of Badger.
ORDERED,
THAT the City Manager be authorized aM is hereby directed to execute
a Contract between the City of Bangor and Ne Teamsters Local Union No. AB
State, county and Municipal Workers Union, a copy of which is on file in the
City Clerk's Office.
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CITY OF BANGOR, MAINE
AND
TEANSIMS WCAL UNION W. 48
STATE, CUUNTY AND MUNICIPAL WORKERS UNION
STATE OF MAINE
affiliated with the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America
January 1, 1980
December 31, 1981
THIS AGREEKENT effective this First Day of January, 1980.
THE CITY OF BANOCR, hereinafter referred to as the "CITY^ and TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION #48$
AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BIOTFEMIDOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN &
HELPERS OF AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as the "UNION'.
PREAMBLE
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9 (a), Revised Statutes of Maine,
Title 2'�cted by the Maine Legislature in 1969 and as mended, entitled, "Municipal
Public Employees Labor Relatiom Law", THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and
between the City of Bangor, Maine and the Teamsters Local Union #48 representing the
Bangor Police Officers.
Section 2. In order to establish mutual rights, preserve proper employee morale,
to promote effective municipal operations and to promote the public health, safety and
welfare of the citizens, the City of Bangor, Maine, through its City Council and the
Teamsters Local Union #48 hereinafter bind themselves in mutual agreement as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
RECOGNITION
Section 1. The City recognizes the Union as the able and exclusive bargaining agent
for all Police Officers (Class 433) a the Bangor Police Department.
Section 2. Membership in the Local Union is not compulsory. Officers have the
right to join, not join, maintain, or drop their membership in the Local Union, as they
e fit. Neither party shall exert any pressure on, or discriminate against, any officer
as regards such matters. Thome employees who choose not to join the union shall be
subject to oro of the following options:
1. Sign a written payroll authorization deduction in the mount of 80%
of the present cost of union does.
or
2. Be subject to no myroll deduction but if the services of the Union
Representative is solicited for a grievance hearing the cast will be
$25 hourly. I£ the union attorney is Solicited for a grievance hearing
the cost velli be $40 hourly. The Unions coat a the arbitator, or
proceedings, if any, will be borne by the employee.
Section 3. The City agrees to deduct from the pay of all officers covered by this
Agreement the dues of the Local Union am agrees to remit to the Local Union all such
deductions prior to the end of the month for which such deductions are made. Signed
authorizations from the officers shall be furnished to the City by the Union. Boas may
to cancelled by any employee upon written notice to the Personnel Director and local 48
within thirty days of the expiration of this agreement.
Section 4. The Union shell indemnify and save the City harmless against all claims
and suits which may arise by reason of any action taken in making deductions o£ said does
and remitting the same to the Union pursuant to this Article.
ARTICLE 2.
DISCRIMINATION MHISITED Of EITHER PARTY
Section 1. The City and the Union agree not to discriminate against any individual
with respect to as hiring, compensation, terns or conditions of employment because of
each inddvidual'e race, color, religion, sex, age according to applicable laws and
national origin, nor x111 they limit, segregate or classify individuals in ayv way to
deprive any individual of employment opportunities because of his race, color, religion,
r national origin.
Section 2. The City agrees act to interfere with the rights of officers to became
members of the Univ, and there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint, or
ercion by the City or by any City representative against sny officer because of Union
bership or because of any officers activity in an official capacity on behalf of the
Union consistent with this contract.
Section 3. The name shall share equally with the City the responsibility for
applying this provision of the Agreement.
ARTICLE 3.
SENICRIIY
Section 1. Seniority shall be determined by the length of full time service from
the officer's last date of permanent hire within the bargaining unit. A seniority list
shall be established by the City listing all officers covered by this Agreement, with the
employee with the greatest seniority listed first. The seniority list shall be brought
up to date on January 1st of every year and immediately posted thereafter on bulletin
boards for a period of not less than thirty (30) days, and a copy of sane shall be sent
to the pace and to the Steward. Any abjection to the mendority list, as Noted, most be
reported to the Chief of the Police Department within (10) days from the date posted or
it shall stand as accepted.
Section 2. Seniority shall be the sole factor in all matters affecting reduction in
work force, recall and vacation, add shall be a factor in consideration of matters
affecting transfers and work shifts.
Section 3. All permanent job openings aM/or vacancies shall be posted by the City
for bid by the police officers as soon as such opening and/or vacancy becomes available.
This provision shall also apply to temporary Job openings that are likely to last 30 or
more calendar says.
Section 4. Whenever then is an opportunity for police officers to attend any school
sponsored by the Police Department, notice of such school shall be posted at the earliest
possible date.
ARTICLE L.
DUTIES
Section 1. lhoa duties of the Police Officers shall be those duties that came under
the jurisdiction of the Chief of Police including the enforcement of City ordinances,
state and federal statutes, the patrolling of the City streets for crime prevention and
traffic control and the preservation of life aM property.
Section 2. Police officers shall not, as a part of a tour of duty, perform services
for any private Interest, except as directed by the officer in charge and in keeping with
departmental rales and regulations.
Section 3. The employees covered by this Agreement are police officers (Class 433).
Me City agrees not to assign persons from outside of the bargaining unit to perform
Police officers work when any officer is available, except as per past practice of
second Sgt. replacing the Police Officer.
ARTICLE 5.
4081( NEER
The City agrees to consider any proposal submitted by the Union for an alternate work
week end rotation system provided that such proposal allows the City to schedule the
officers on a forty (4e) hour work week. Me work week will consist of forty (40) hours.
Days off will ba consecutive or in accordance with the four day work week schedule,
whichever is applicable. The current work schedule shall remain in effect, however, any
new work week schedule introduced during a calendar year will remain in effect for the
balance of the calendar year.
ARTICLE 6.
OVER=
Section 1. All officers covered by this Agreement, except Detectives, shall
receive one end one—half (11) times their regular hourly rate for all hours worked in
excess of the regular scheduled work day, or in excess of forty (40) hours in a
payroll week.
Section 22. the ^regular hourly rate" shall he determined by dividing Party (40)
into the total of the officers individual base weekly salary.
Section 3. For the purpose of this Article, "hours worked" shall include those
hours spent by the officers on regular duty, funeral leave, annual leave days and
eight (8) or tan (10) hours of holiday poly, whichever is applicable, (Article 12,
Section 2) if the officer works on the holiday. -
Section 4. Hours paid for sick leave, workmen's compensation, off duty court time,
Jury duty, private service duty and holiday pay if the officer does not work on the
holiday shall not be added to the hours worked in a payroll wreak to produce overtime.
ARTICLE T.
PRIVATE SERVICES
Section 1. Officers who work on any outside private service, including but not
limited to. dances, games, conventions and private functions shall be paid at the rate
of $40.00 Ior up to four (4) hours for each tour of duty. Hours in excess of four (4)
hours in any one private extra shall be paid at the rate of $12.50 per beer.
Section 2. Private service assignments performed on the holidays specified in
this section shall be paid for at double the rates 'pacified in Section 1.
1. New Year's Day
2. Thanisgiving Day
3. Christmas Day
4. Fourth (4th) of July
Section A. The eight (8) hour period immediately preceding or immediately
following New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Fourth of July shall be
considered holidaye for thepurpose of pay computation Order this Section. Arty time
started within said eight (8) hours will be paid at the premium rate for entire
private duty tour.
ARTICLE S.
OGDRT TINE
Section 1. Arty officer covered by this Agreement who is required to attend Court
outside of his regular work shift shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours of pay for
such attendance. No court time shall be allowed to any such officer who has been
notified that Us presence is not headed, prior to the end of his shift on the day
preceding a scheduled Court attendance. If he is required to stay in attendance at such
Court for more than four (4) hours, in any one day, he shall be paid for the actual hours
spent that day. Provided, however, that any and all fees, compensation or allowances, to
whinh any officer is or would be entitled to for such Court time,as provided for by
statute or Court order, shall be turned over and paid to the City, and not retained by the
Officer.
Section 2. Officers shall he paid at the rate of $6.00 par hour for off duty
Court time.
ARTICLE 9.
PERWNAL EFFECTS ALICWANCE
The budget of the Police Department each year shall have en account to be known as
the Personal Effects Account. Each member of the Bargaining Unit shall be reimbursed
for the replacement cost a personal effects that 'hall be damaged, destroyed, or lost
in the performance of duty, providing such damages, destruction, or loss and
satisfactory evidence thereof is reported within seventy-two (92) hours of actual
knowledge thereof. This Article does not apply to unnecessary expensive items.
ARTICLE 10.
=WING
Section 1. The City agrees that all officers covered by this Agreement shall be
provided, at no coat to the officers, all uniforms, act other equipment which it deems
cessary for the'regular performance of the officers duties. Clearing of uniforms shall
be paid for by the City when an officer is exposed to coastal circumstances which cause
him to incur more than normal cleating expanses.
Section 2. Effective 1-1-80 ^Plain Clothes" officers shall receive frac the
City an allowance of Two Hundred seventy Five Dollars ($295.00) per yeas and Three
Huncred Dollars ($300.00) per year effective 1-1-81 to purchase and maintain their
7clothing used in line of duty.
Section All employees shall receive from the City of Bangor an allowance
of $25.00 twenty—five) dollars a year to purchase shoes used in the line of duty.
This allowance will be pad in the first pay period in January.
ARTICLE 11.
Section 1. Officers who have been on the City's payroll for one or more years
shall to entitled to two (2) weeke vacation with pay each year. Officers with eight
(8) years of continue eervice shall begin to accumulate 3 weeks of vacation.
Section 2. One week of vacation pay shall be the officer's regular weekly
salary as shown in Article 33.
Section 3. The vacation schedule shall be posted on december 1 of each year and
remain posted for thirty (30) days to allow the officers to make their vacation
selection by seniority. The selection shall be made In two steps.
STEP 1: All officers shall make a selection of not
more than two weeks.
STEP 2: After Step 1 is completed, those officers who
have additional vacation weeks to their credit
shall select their vacation periods from the
weeks remaining open on the schedule.
STEP 3: Vacation leave moat be taken in weekly increments
with the exception of four (4) or five (5) days
whichever is applicable.
Section L. Vacation leave days shall be granted upon request if the necessary
personnel are available at the Lire of request, limited to four (4) or five (5) days
per year, whichever is applicable, with the approval of the Captain..
Section 5. An officer who retires or resigns or is discharged for came prior to
taking his vacation shall be entitled to accumulated earned vacation pay in ratio to
his length of service.
Section 6. No officer covered by this Agreement may accumulate mora than
two hundred forty (240) homer of vacation.
Section 9. At no time will Police Officers be forced to take a vacation day.
ARTICLE 12.
HOLIDAYS
Section 1. The following holidays shall be paid holidays for all police officers:
1, New Year's Day
7.
Columbus Day
2. Washington's Birthday
8.
Veterans Day
3. Patriot's Day
9.
ThaNmgiving Day
4. Memorial Day
10.
Friday following Thanksgiving
5. Independence Day
11.
Christmas
6. Labor Day
Section 2. Holiday pay shall be eight (8) hours or ten (10) hours, whichever is
applicable, at the police officer's current hourly rate in accordance with Article 33•
The majority of hours of aav shift most have base worked on the holiday to qualify
for a worked holiday.
Section 3. In lieu of New Year's Day: Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day,
Labor Day and Veteran's Day, officers shall be entitled to a vacation of forty (4C)
hours In addition to their regular vacation.
ARTICLE 13.
SICK LEAVE
Section 1. Sick leave shall be accrued at the rate of one hundred twenty (120)
hours per year, accumulative to nine hundred and sixty (960) hours.
Section 2. Sick leave shall be charged at the rate of not mare than fort
hours sick leave for each week a leave.
Section 3. The Chief of Police may require as a condition precedent to the payment
of sick leave a certificate of a qualified physician certifying as to the conditions of
the officer or member of his family. Certificate most be presented within 48 hours after
the officer returns to work.
Section 4. The City will not be responsible for the medical expanse unless the
officer 1s directed to be examined by a physician named by the City.
Section 5. Any officer who willfully violates or misuses this sick leave policy
or who me represents any statement or condition under the sick have policy may be
subject to disciplinary action.
Section 6. Sick leave may be used for attendance upon members of the family
limited to the wife and children of the officer and limited to ninty—six (96) hours
per calendar year. Phis provision is inteded to cover only those emergency situations
where the nature of the illness or family conditions am such that the officer
himself be available to care for his family, limited to one (1) day par incident
unless critical.
Section 7. Officers must notify the Chief of Police, his Assistant, or the DO in
charge of the shift, as early as possible, but in any case no less than one (1) hour
prior to starting time, i n order to draw sick leave benefits, unless a shorter time is
approved by the Chief.
Section 8. Suring the term of this Agreement, when an officer retires Prom active
service with the City, and is immediately eligible for retirement benefits pursuant to
the Maine State Retirement System as it applied to the City, the officer shall receive
an Dunt equal to his salary at the time of his retirement for one-third (1/3) the
number of hours of acc'vmrlated unused sick leave to a maximum of three hundred end
twenty 3p hours.
Section 9. Upon death of an officer covered by this agreement all accrued sick
leave will be paid to his estate.
Section 10. Sick leave All not be paid when a police officer is capable or ard
found other work in the Department.
ARTICLE 14.
DEATH LEAVE
Section 1. Io the event of the death of the officer's spouse, child, mother,
father, brother, sister, motber-in-law or father�in-law, graMmother, grandfather o
grandchild, step -mother, step -father or step -children, the officer shall be entitled
to up to three (3) days leave for the purpose of attendance at the funeral and assisting
in the necessary family arrangements. Such leave shall be with pay and without any
deduction from sick leave.
Section 2. An amount of time determined by the Chief, but in no cue to exceed one
(1) day will be allowed for attendance at funerals of the fallowing relatives of the
officer not provided for under Section 1 above; aunt, uncle,, niece, nephew, brothux in-law,
siatenin-law, or any other relative not named in this section, when such other relative
is living in the same household as the officer. Said time off shall be with pay and with-
out deduction from sick leave.
ARTICLE 15.
MILITARY LEAVE
Military leave shall be granted to members of the Department for annual military
training. Personnel on annual military training shall be paid the difference between
their military pay and what their City Pay would have been. Military pay shall include
the individual's pay plus subsistence and quarters. The individual shall submit itemized
listings of the above which shall be signed by his Contending Officer or Personnel
Officer. Military pay shall be limited to two work. weeks per calendar year.
ARTICLE 16.
COMPENSABLE INJURIES
Section 1. Police Officers who are injured orreceive a disability suffered in
the perform of. their duty shall receive a full weekly salary each weak during which
the said injury Qualified for workmen's compensation coverage, or until they are placed
on disability retirement. Workman's compensation coverage or insurance benefits to cover
the City's loss will be turned over to the City.
Section 2. Any time loss because of injuries received do the line of duty and
covered by workmen's compensation shall not be charged to sick leave.
Section 3. An officer will return to work or lose his city pay check upon written
permission roan the Doctor that he is capable of performing his regular duties or other
work within the Department.
Section 4. Sick and vacation benefits will accrue for a period of only 12
consecutive months while on workmen's compensation unless a longer period is approved
by the City Manager.
ARTICLE 17.
MEDICAL E%AAIINATIONS
Section 1. The City may require that the officers covered by this Agreement have
a medical examination. Such examination shall be scheduled at regular intervals for all
officers and shall not exceed one medical examination par year, unless the officer has
suffered injury or illness which might effect his ability to perform his work.
Section 2. The City shall have the right to select its own medical examiner or
physician and shall be responsible for making the appointments with the medical examiner.
Section 3. If the medical examiner or physician selected by the City renders an
opinion that the officer is physically disqualified to perform the work of police
officer, the officer may be re-exmuned by a physician of his choice.
Section 4. In the event of disagreement between the doctor selected by the City
and the doctor selected by the officer, the City and the union shell together select a
third doctor to re-examine the officer. The third doctor's opinion shall be final. -
Section 5. The cost of all examinations, except for the cost of the examination
performed by the employee selected medical examiner, shell be paid for by the City.
Section 6. Medical examinations shall be scheduled during the officer's working
hours, as much as possible. If such examinations are scheduled outside of the officer's
scheduled working hours, the officer shallreceive two (2) hours pay at the applicable
hourly rete for each examination required by the City.
ARTICLE 18.
MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE
Section 1. All medical and life insurance shall remain in force.
Section 2.- The City agrees to pay full cost of the BSE family subscription of
the present Blue Cross -Blue Shield and Major Medical Plan and also any increased cost that
may be forthcoming during the life of this contract, effective July 1, 1980.
ARTICLE 19.
LAM"
In the event of a layoff of personnel in the bargaining wit, permanent officers shall
be laid off in inverse order of length of service in their classification. as laid off
officers with the greatest length of service shall be rehired first. No new officer shall
be hired until all laid -off officers have been given an opportunity to return to work.
ARTICLE 20.
PRIBATION PERIOD
Section 1. All appointments shall in the fleet instance be made for a probationary,
period of twelva monthsk and all appointees heretofore or hereafter retained in service
after the completion of such probation shall be deemed permanent officers. Probationary
officers shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, however, the City shall
have the right to terminate without compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the
employment of any such new officer within twelve (12) months from the commencement of
the probation period.
ARTICLE 21.
INDBARJIFICATION AND Lmrer SERVICES
Refer to City Ordinance Chapter I, Article 7, Section 1 thea 1.4•
ARTICLE 22.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Section 1. A grievance, for the purposes of this Article, shall be defined as any
controversy, complaint, misunderstanding or dispute as to the meaning or application
of the specific terms of this collective bargaining agreement arising between an officer
or officers and the City, or between the Union and the City.
Section 2. Every reasonable effort shall be made by the parties involved to arrive
at a fair and equitable resolution of every grievance without resorting to the grievance
procedure hereinafter set forth. If this is found to be impassible, the matter may be
submitted to the grievance procedure in accordance with the terns of this Article.
Section 3. If the grievance has not been adjusted informally as above suggested
it may be submitted to the following procedures:
A. The steward, with or without the officer, shall take up the grievance or dispute
with the Chief of Police within ten (30) days after the data of the grievance or of the
officerts knowledge of its appearance. The Chief of Police shall attempt to adjust the
matter and shall reader his decision to the steward in writing within ten (30) calendar
days.
E. If said$�'fevance has act been settled, it shall be presented in writing to the
City Manager antl/or Personnel Director within ten (10) calendar days after the Chief of
Police's decision isre
ended. the City Manager and/or the Personnel Director shell
render his decision
to the Steward and the Union business agent in writing within ten
(10) calendar days after presentment to him. the Manager and/or the Personnel Director
shall meet with the Union business agent in an effort to resolve the grievance.
C. If .the grievance is still unsettled, the City Manager And/or Personnel Director
may be requested by written notice within ten(10) calendar days of such decision, to
bring the matter before the City Council, or a committee thereof.
D. If the grievants is still unsettled either party to this Agreement may within
ten (10) calendar days, by written notice to each other, submit said grievance to the
Maine Board of Arbitration in accordance with Section 970 of the Maine Public Employees
Labor Relation Law.
(a) The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding as to
the grievance submitted.
(b) The general expense of the arbitrator shell be shared
egcali_v by the Union and the City.
(c) Grievances initiated by the City shall be processed in
the same matter, but may be started by Step B.
Section 4. Time limits specified may be extended by mutual agreement confirmed
in wrctrng.
ARTICLE 23,
DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS
Section 1. Any disciplinary action by the Chief of Police, or the Acting Chief,
against any member of the Bangor Police Department covered by this Agreement, upon any
charge of violation of Department rules, inefficiency, incompetence, misconduct,
negligence, insubordination, disloyalty, or other charge, shall be taken only after due
notice and hearing, except in cases where the nature of the alleged violation warrants
immediate emergency suspension. In such cases the officer will not be suspended for
more than (1) one day. The officer may be suspended with the understanding that if he
is later found innocent of the allegations he All be paid for all time during which he
was suspended.
Section 2. The member so charged shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
counsel at the Fearing as well as by a full time representative of the Local Union. The
officer so charged shall have the right to confer with his counsel at any time during the
hearing and shall have the right to have his counsel speak on his behalf.
Section 3. Any officer who feels he had been aggrieved in any disciplinary action
may appeal in writing to the Civil Service Commission for a hearing on such grievance
within (10) days of the receipt of the written notice, or may one the grievance procedure
contained in this Agreement, but the officer may not see the grievance procedure, and
have access to the Civil Service Commission for his appeal.
Section Any disciplinary action resulting in loss of time andor money All be
admin st d ly by the Chief of Police. Any written reprimand which is to become part
of the permanent service record of the employee All be issued only by the Chief of
Police or the Assistant Chief.
10.
Section 5. M investigation of any member or employee suspected of violation of
departmental rules and regulations or other misconduct shall be conducted without
unreaaonable delay and with maximum confidentiality. The investigator shall infom the
employee that an official investigation is being conducted and indicate the nature of
the allegation which is the cause of the investigation. The complaint may be identified
if anonymity is not required by circumstances. If the person being interviewed is a
witness only, that fact shall be stated to him, Interviews of an employee suspected of
violation of rules or of misconduct shall be limited to questions directly related to the
allegation. An employee under arrest or the subject oL a criminal investigation shall
he afforded all rights granted under such cirmustances to any other person. within
twenty (20) working days of the completion of the investigation the employee shall be
notified of the outcome of the investigation.
Section 6. A Citizen's non -criminal complaint against a member or employee shall
be directed to his commending officer. If it is not reached at this level it shall be
referred to the Patrol Division Contender (captain). A crirtSnal cdnplaint shall he re-
ferred to the Chief of Police. Me complaint shall be required to fila a formal complaint
and a statement concerning the allegation. any investigation into a criminal matter shall
he governed by the applicable Maine State Statutes. A juvenile ms dg an allegation
against a police officer most be accompanied by his parent or legal guardian when making
the formal Complaint. A copy of the investigator's report of a non -criminal allegation
shall be given to the officer alleged to be involved.
ARTICLE 24.
STRIKES AND MCNOUTS PROHMWM
Section 1. For the duration of this Agreement, the Union shall not engage in a
work stoppage, a slowdown, or a strike.
Section 2. In consideration of no strike pledge by the Union, the City shall not
lockout emp�es for the duration of this Agreement.
ARTTCLE 25.
STEWARDS
Section 1. The City recognizes the right a the Union to designate a steward and
an alternate who moat be members of this bargaining unit. The steward and alternate
steward of the Union, shall be allowed tihne off with pay for official Union business
with representatives of management upon appointment, if there is sufficient manpower
available to cause no interference with departmental operations. Stewards of the Union
shall M allowed time off with pay during their regular work or shift hours to
investigate grievances or to attend grievance hearings, but in no case shall such time
exceed a total of two (2) hours par wreak for not more than two (2) representatives.
Section 2. No time off or have of absence shall be permitted under this Article
25 unless hhief or his designee determines there is sufficient manpower available
for naxmel departmental operations.
Section 3. It is understoodand agreed that all officers have productive work
to perform and will not leave their ,Jobs during working hours to attend Union matters*
except as provided above.
ARTICLE 26.
BULLETIN BOARDS
Tne City shall permit the reasonable use of bulletin boards by the Union for the
posting of notices relating to Undon business.
ARTICLE 27.
RETIREtyNT
1. The City shall continue to provide a retirement benefit pursuant to 5 MRSA
Sec. 1092 (3) of one-half average final compensation after twenty years of
service for employees hired on or before December 31* 1999.
2. Flnployees hired on or after January 1* 1980* shall be provided a retirement
benefit pursuant to 5 MRSA Sec. 1092 (3) of one-half average final compensation
after twenty five (25) years of service.
ARTICLE 28.
NORE FRES
Section 1. When existing work rules are changed or new rules are proposed
they shall be posted prominently on all bulletin boards for a period of ten (10�
consecutive work days before becoming effective. Objections to W proposed work
rules shall be made in writing to the department heed who shall have the
responsibility for reviewing such objections and making final determination. Appeals
from his decision can be made in accordance with normal grievance procedures.
Section 2. (IM MM OFFICERS) the City further agrees to furnish each officer
subject to this contract with a copy of all new work rules thirty (30) days after they
become effectivei new officers shall be provided with a copy of the rules at the time
of hire.
Section 3. (ENFORCING) Officers shall Comply with all existing rules that are
not in conflict with the terms of this Agreement.
Section An =resolved complaint involving discrimination in the application
of neing rules shall be resolved through the grievance procedure.
ARTICLE 29.
RESIDENCY
Section 1. All employees hired on or after January 1* 1980* shall within six
onths after the expiration of their probationary period* establish their domicile
within the boundaries of the City of Bangor. Any such employee As has not established
a domicile as herein above stated shall be subject to dismissal.
12.
Section 2. All employees hired on or before December 31, 1979, must live within
the radius provided for by a map dated September 22, 1975, on file in the office of
the City Clark.
Section 3. The Personnel Director agrees that he will give consideration and
may make so exception to paragraph 1 for any, employee who would suffer hardship as
a result of this requirement.
Section 4. It is further understood that any employee who is presently living
within the radius provided for by a map dated September 22, 1975, on file in the
office of the City Clerk, may be allowed in the future to change his residence as
long as he remains within the boundaries described in this paragraph.
ARTICLE 30.
7nnommirr
Except as explicitly limited by specific provision of this Agreement, the City shall
continue to have the exclusive right to take any action it deems appropriate in the
operation of the Police Department and direction of the work force in accordance with
its judgment. Such rights shall include, but shall not be limited to, the operation of
the police force, direction of the working forces, the right to hire, to suspend or to
discharge for just cause, to change assignments, to promote, to reduce or expand the
working forces, to transfer, to maintain discipline, to establish work schedules, and
to introduce new or improved methods or facilities.
ARTICLE 31.
SAVINGS CLAUSE
If any provision of this Agreement shall be contrary to any, law, such invalidity
shall not effect the validity of the temalrSng.provisione. Any provision subject to
this article shall be renegotiated Ey both parties.
ARTICLE 32.
LIE DETECTOR TEST
The City shall not require, suggest or request that a Police Officer take a
polygraph or any other form of lie detector test. The officer W volunteer to
take a polygraph test.
ARTICLE 33.
WAGES
Section 1. Wages for each police officer during the term of this contract shall
be purauant to the following scheduler (Progression from one step to the next step
shall not he automatic but based on an annual performance rating and a recommendation
from the Chief of Police. A satisfactory level of performance by the officer is
sufficient to warrant. a merit increase.)
Section 2. Detectives will receive $25.00 in addition to the above salaries in
lieu of overtime within the division because of An unscheduled workweek.
Section 3 Any potential applicant for the job of Police Officer who has
graduated from Maine Criminal Justice Academy shell be considered for starting
salary at Step C — $220.00 — 1980, $230.00 — 1981.
14.
Effective
Effective
SPEP
Jan. 1. 1980
Jan. 1. 1981
Mired
A
$200.00
$2G5.w
After
6 Months
H
210.00
215.00
After
1 Year
C
220.00
230.00
After
2 -Years
0
231.00
246.00
After
3 Years
E
253.00
275.00
Section 2. Detectives will receive $25.00 in addition to the above salaries in
lieu of overtime within the division because of An unscheduled workweek.
Section 3 Any potential applicant for the job of Police Officer who has
graduated from Maine Criminal Justice Academy shell be considered for starting
salary at Step C — $220.00 — 1980, $230.00 — 1981.
14.
ARTICLE 34.
THIS AG� between the City and the Union tseoMe effective Jsarwery 1: 1980
and shall continue in full force and effect until December 31, 1981.
OMNI
TEAMSTERS If= INION 0. a
STATE: DJUNTf AND MUNICIPAL WJAI(EILS UNION
STATE OF MAINE
Rieheztl A. Peluso Internetia:el Trustee
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CITY:
THE CITY OF Uh GORj MAINS
B:
Jo W. Ci y Manager
BY:
R. rry. Pe 01 Director