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Introduced by Councilor Willey, Sanuary 9, 1978
_ry'p CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE) (0rilM7 Auihoriaing ffe„City Myuger to„Execute Contract with the
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Fire Fighters; A.F.L. _ C.I.O.
By the My Coaxoi! of City ofBakgor:
ORDERED,
'i'HAg' the City Manager to authorized and is hereby directed to execute
a Contract between the City of Bangor aM the Bangor Fire Fighters Association,
local 1599. International ASSOClation Of Fire Fighters; A.F.L. - C.I.O.,
a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's office.
INCITYCOUNCIL
January 9, 1978
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ORDER
Title,
Authori%fng the City Meager to Nxecute
Cpntsact wih .h5F.rFi9
Association, cal 1599, International
Asmiatian'of Fire
Fighte[sj A.F.L. - C.I.O.
I C d filed by
Councilman
AGREEKNT
THIS AGREEMENT made this teeth day of JANUARY, 1978,
pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 9-A, Maine Revised Statutes of 1969, as emended,
by and between:
CITY OF BANGOR, a urdcipal corporation in the Comfy of
Penobscot, State of Maine and having its principal office
A 73 Harlow Street, Burger, Macre `hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the "City);
AND
BANGOR FIRE FIGHTERS ASDCIATION, a collective bargaining
organization being a part of Local 1599, International
Association of Fire Fighters (AFL-CIO) and having an office
at Central Fire Station, Bangor, Malne (hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the "Local")
WITNESSETH•
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth,
each party agrees as follows:
PREAMBLE
In order to increase general efficiency in the City, maul to promote the morale,
equal rights, well-being aM security of its fire fighters in its Fire Depart-
mentk and will serve as a basis for securing cooperation, harmony and good will
between the City, its fire fighters and the Local and its members, herein bind
themselves in mutual agreement as follows:
ARTICLE 1 -
Recognition
1. The City recognizes the Local Union and its International affiliates, when
requested by the Local, as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all
uniformed employees" of the Fire Department, including dispatchers and
mechanic, and excepting the Fire Chief, the Assistant Chiefs, and temporary
employees, for the purpose of Collective Bargaining and entering into agreement
relative to wages, hours, conditions of employment and grievance Arbitration.
2. The Local Union recognizes that the City has a Civil Service Commission,
governed by ordinance.
3• The City shall have the exclusive right in the operations of Fire Department,
and direction of work forces and to show just cause for any discipline or change
in working force, excluding those rights which are supereeded by this agreement.
The City is to preside all members of bargaining unit with a copy of the final
contract.
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A ICLE 2
No Discrimination by Parties
1. Employees covered by this agreement shall have the right to Join the Local
or to refrain from doing so. No employee shall be favored or dlscrimiwted
against by either the City or the Local because of Us membership or non—
membership in the local.
2. The provisions of this agreement shell be applied equally to all employees
in the bargaining unit without discrimination as to age, sex, marital status,
color, creed, national origin, or political affiliation. as Local
shell share equally with the City the responsibility for applying this provision
of the agreement.
3. All reference to employees in this agreement designate both show, and
whenever the male gender is used it shall be construed to include male and
female employees.
4. The City agrees not to interfere with the rights of employees to became
members of the Local, and there shall be no diserinination, interference,
restraint, or coercion by the Qty or any, City representative against any
employee because of Local membership or because of any employee activity in
an official capacity on behalf of the Local consistent with this contract.
5. The Local recogniow its responsibility as bargaining agent and agrees to
represent all employees in the bargaining unit without discrimination, inter—
ference, restraint, or coercion and further agrees not to discriminate,
interfere, restrain, or coerce other employees who are not members of the Local.
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Checkoff
1. The City agrees to deduct weekly from each Fire Fighter's paycbsck all
regular weekly Local was on presentation by an authorized officer of the Local
of properly executed payroll deduction authorization cards. Said authorization
shall be supplied by the Local and shall be in a form satisfactory to the City.
The City will than deduct only those mounts as are certified by the Treasurer
of the Local, and a check for the ccobined total of said anount ahall be
submitted as soon es is practicable by the City to the Treasurer of the Local.
2. It is agreed and understood that said deductions may be terminated by ary
Fire fighter upon giving written notice to that effect to the Personnel Director
of the City of Bangor within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of
this agreement.
3. In the event arty Flre Fighter subject to the provisions of this agreement
is promoted to a position within the nre Department which is not included in
the bargaining unit or is transferred to another position within the Cityfs
governmental structure,hs may cancel such deduction at any, time upon written
notice to that effect to the Personnel Director of the City of Bangor.
4. The Local shell indemnify, defend and save the City harmless against any
and all claims, demands by any Am Fighter or his personal representatives
as a result of paycheck deductions by the City in reliance upon payroll
deductions authorization cards swaitted by the Local to the City.
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ARTICLE
Seniority
1. The City shall establish a perusuent seniority list, and it shall be
verified on the first day a January of each year and immediate]y posted
thereafter on bulletin boards for a period of not less than thirty (30) days,
and a copy of same sent to the secretary of the Local. Any objection to the
seniority list, as posted, must be reported to the Chief of the Fire DOpartm et
and the Local within ten (10) days from the date posted or it shall stand as
accepted.
2. Seniority shall be established as of the last date of permanent hire and
shall not include any province wployment with the City.
ARTICLE 5
Layoff and Recall
In the event the City determines that it is necessary to lay off personnel in
the departmentt permanent employees shall be laid off in reverse order of their
length of service. After such a layoff, those employees with the greatest
length of service shall be recalled first, provided however, it is determined
that they are qualified to fill the vacant position In addition, after such
a layoff, no new employees shall be hired by the City for employment as
Fire Fighter, as defined in this agreements until all previously laid -off
employees have been given an opportunity to return to work in positions for
which they are qualified. TMs Article is subject to the grievants procedure.
ARTICLE 6
Temporary Service Out of Rank
Fire Fighters who are ordered to serve temporarily in a higher rank, shall be
compensated et the rates established for the higber rank; provided, however,
that no additional compensation shall be payable when the temporary, service
is called for because of regular vacation or for sickness of leas that twenty
(20) consecutive working days.
ARTIC
Duties
1. The duties of the Fire Fighter shall he the prevention, control, and
estinguistment of fires, training and routine maintenance such as painting,
clearing, sweeping and minor repairs of the building and sabers of the
grdpab* routine maiicenance of equipment, the operation of the Emergency
Ambulance, duties of dispatcher when needed, private services when
delegated by the Chief or his designee for the protection of the public
interest and any other related duties.
2. It shall be the responsibility of any Officer or Fire Fighter having
custody of any equipment to see it properly cared for, kept clean, and returned
to its place of storage.
3• Subject to Article 10, Fire Fighters shall net, as part of a tour of duty,
perform services for any private interest.
A. The detailing of Fire Fighters shall he the sole responsibility of the
Chief of the Department, or the officer in charge citywide.
ARTICLE 8
Hours
1. The regular work week for Fire Fighters shall be forty-eight (48) hours
par week. Fire Fighters will be paid in accordance with the City Paye Plan on
the basis of the (48) hour xeak. A typical schedule is included as part of
this agreement. The City reserves the right to change the work schedule
wbtbin the forty-eight (48) hour work week. (Exhibit A)
2. A file on the work schedule shall he available to the Local representatives,
on request to the Chief of the Department, for purposes of verifying an
employees official time worked.
3. The regular work week for the dispatchers and mecha,de is forty (40). hours.
ARTICLE q
Overtime
1. In the event that a need for overtime should occur in the Department,
overtime pay shall be paid at a rate of one and one-half times the employee's
regular rate of pay for all hours worked after a Fire Fighter has completed
Us scheduled work each as defined in this agreement. Me rules and regulations
governing the over -time details shall be posted on the bulletin board and
signed by the Chief of the Department and shall be considered a departmental
order and adhered to by all commanding officers when detailing men.
2. Hours paid for holidays, reserve service times funeral leave, sick
leave, ,Jury duty and private service duty will not be included in 'hours
worked" for the computation ofovertime.
ARTICLE 10
Compensation for Private Services
Fire Fighters shall be compensated for private services at the rate of $40.00
for up to eight (8) hours of duty and $7.50 per hour for ties in excess of
eight (8) hours.
ARTICLE 11
Training
1. Both the City and the Local agree that all Fire Fighters should, when
vaLlable, take refresher courses and receive additional training in occupational
areas related to their employment with the department. However, in the event
a Fire Fighter is directed to attend such instruction during his off-duty
hours, he will be compensated at his regular hourly rate.
2, fire Fighters that have completed the Emergency Medical Tech,lcian
training shell be compervated aG $2.00 weekly to be awarded at the discretion
of the Chief of the Denartmm�t.
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ARTICLE 12
Transfers
1. The Chief of the Department may detail a Fire Fighter from one station to
another o one platoon to another as part of a tour of duty, when in his
,judgement it is to the best interest of the Fire Department.
2. All transfers are to be made in ao that a am Fighter will not
work more than his forty-eight (48) hour wok week without being compensated,
as computed using the typical work cycle set forth in schedule attached to
this agreement or as amended in accordance with Article 8 of this agreement.
ARTICLE 13
Substitution
Mo Pix Fighter shall be substituted for without permission from the Chief a
the Department, or his designee.
ARTICLE 14
Regular vacations
1. All Fire Fighters after one year's service shall be entitled to a vacation
a two (2) weeks.
2. All Fire Fighters after ten (10) year's continuous s shall begin to
accumulate three (3) weeks vacation an a weekly pro rata basis.
3. Any caused vacation days may accrue from one year to the nerd, but, n
vacation leave shall accumulate in excess of three weeks except that employees
with ten (10) years of service may so mulate vacation days not to exceed
four weeks, and with the further exception, that with the approval of the City
Manager, four weeks a leave for employees with leas than ten years service
and six weeks for employees with ten or more year's service may he accumulated.
4. A Fix Fighter who ratixe, resigns, or is discharged for cause prior to
Us taking a vacation shall be entitled to accumulated vacation pay in ratio
to his length of service provided be has completed six (6) months of service.
5. All Fire Fighters will be given the opportunity to choose two (2) weeks
vacation time according to seniority. The two weeks All be either consecutive
or split. The remaining vacation time due each Fire Fighter will be granted
again according to seniority, two (2) consecutive or split weeks, after all
Fire Fighters have made their initial two (F) week's vacation choice, except
that each Fire Fighter has the right to use any unused vacation days as annual
leave days upon one week's notice of that intent to the department bead, with
his approval.
6. Each Fire Fighter's vacation period shall have the approval of the Chief of
the Department.
9. Any Fire Fighter who has selected at least two (two) weeks of his
arvruxl leave in advance, than may request individual m sual leave days in
advance to be approved in advance by the Chief of the Department. Such,
requests shall be Approved or denied At least seven (7) days prior to the
date requested as an annual leave day.
ARTICLE 15
Holidays
1. The following holidays shall be paid holidays for all Fire Fighters
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day, Christmas
Day, Thanksgiving Day, friday fallowing 'Thanksgiving ]hay.
2. In lieu of the remaining holidays allowed to other employees of the
City, the fixe Fighters shall be entitled to a vacation of one (1) week, in
addition to their regular vacation.
3. Fire Fighters Ali be canpenswed at the rate of 1/5 of the weekly base
salary, according to MIBIT ^Dn for paid holidays. Any employee absent for
any time during the creek by reason of sickness will not qualify for holiday
Pay
ARTICLE 16
Sick Leave
1. Sick leave shell be accrued at the rate of fifteen (15) days a year,
accumulative to one humred twenty (120) days.
2. Sick leave c1sall be charged on an average of (12) twelve hours per day.
3• Sick leave shall be charged when a File Fighter is confined due to an
officially posted quarantine, when established by arty official health agency,
which in itself prevents attendance at the place of work.
q. Dalt the tens of this Agreement, when an employee retires from active
service with the City, and is ionediately eligible for retirement benefits
pusuent to the Maine State Eatixement System as it applies to the Myt the
employee shall receive an wound; equal to his salary at the time oP his
retirement for one—third (1/3) the number of creeks of accumulated sick leave
to a marnmum of (8) weeks.
5. The Fire Chief 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 employee or member of his fanily. Certificate must be
presented within 4 hours after employee returns to work, provided he has
been given prior notice.
6. Any employee who willfully violates or oisuses this sick leave policy
or who misrepresents sky, statement or conu
dition der the sick leave policy
may he subject to discipline and/or discharge.
7. Sick leave may be used for attendance upon membere of the family limited
to the wife aM children of the employee and limited to five (5) dans per
calendar year.
S. 'Employees must notify the Fire Chief, his Assistant, or the CO in charge
of the shift, asearly as possible, but in any case no less than one (1) hour
prior to startingtime, in order to draw sick leave benefits, unless a shorter
time is approved by the Chief.
9, Any injury resulting from outside employment whereby the Fix Fighter
receives a Warman's Compensation check, the Fire Fighter will keep the
Workmen's Compensation check and will be compensated for the difference
being charged as sick leave.
ARTICLE 17
Military Leave
1. Any benmmoma employee in a full -thee position who is a member of the
National Chard or any hostels of the Armed Forces of the United States and is
required to undergo field training, shall be allowed a leave of absence with
pay for the period of such training, but not to exceed two (2) weeks in any
one year. The amount of this compensation shall be the difference between his
total military pay including quarters, rations, and travel, and his regular
salary as an employee of the City. if Us compensation by the military is
equal to or grater than Ms regular City salary, nn additional City payment
All be made.
2. All employees who shall take military leave in accordance with this
Article shall notify their department Head within forty-eight (48) hours
after being notified by their military supervisors as to the dates they will
he required to undergo field training.
AMCLE 18
Jury Euty
1. Employees shall be granted a leave of absence with pry any dry that they
axe required to report for Jury duty or jury service.
2. Employees shall be paid the difference between any, jury duty Compensation
they receive and their regular wages for each ticy of jury duty service.
ADMicig 19
Emergency
Any Pix fighter shall be permitted to leave immediately (without loss
of pay) on account of any emergency concerning his home or his family upon
given notice to the officer in charge, with the approval of the Chief or his
designee, provided that he report within an hour after taking leave the amount
of time that All be required to attend the emergency.
AMICLE 20
Ueath leave
Up to three (3) working days, with pay, shall be allowed in the event of death
in the immediate family a an employee of the Department or the spouse.
Immediate family shall mean father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife,
child, grandfather or grandmother. In addition, the Fire Chief with the
approval of the City Manager may grant, special consideration where distance or
unuaual circumstances are a factor.
ARTICLE 21
Meetuge _
1, The City shall allow the members of Local 1599 to hold a meeting on the
second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the Central Fix Station.
Meetings shall not in any way interfere rith the operation of the Fire Department.
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2. The
Cash President
shall be
permitted to conduct
wase business frem the
Central Fire Station, so
long as
it does not inferfere
with the operation of
the Fire
Departmerd.
ARTICLE 22
Performing Ugiou Duties
1. All employees covered by this agreement who are Officers of Local 1599
shell be allowed time off for official Local busucess with the City Manager
or his delegate upon appointment with pay, anal without the requirement to
make up said time, if there is sufficient manpower available to cover for
said employee as detensined by the Chief of the Fire Department, and as long
as it does not involve the hiring of any, additional personnel.
2. Officers of the Local 1599 shall be allowed time off, with pay, for
attendance et any Regional or National Delegate Meetings of the International
Association of Fire Fighters, AFI'C10 if there is sufficient manpower available
to cover for said employees, as deteran d by the Chief of the Department.;
provided, however, that no Officer shall be permitted to attend meetings, not
to exceed, in total, five (5) working days par year; and provided further,
that no molt than two (2) of said Officers shall be persisted time off, with
pay, for attendance at the same Regional or National Delegate meeting.
ARTICLE 23
Clothing
1. as City shall provide each Fire Fighter with all necessary protective
clothing as may be determined by the an chief and the Union Safety Committee.
2. The budget of the Fire Department each year shall have an account to be
known as the Personal Effects Account. Each Fire Fighter soon be revmbursed
from the account for the fair value of replacement of wreonal effects that
have been daeaded in the perfarmance of duty providing lose and satisfactory
evidence thereof is reported to the officer in charge within 24 hours after
the occurrence of the loss.
ARTICLE 2L
Medical she life Insurance
The City agrees to pay the full cost of the BSD/$450 family subscription of
the present Blue Cross -Blue Shield and Major Medical Plan and also any
increased cost that may he forthcoming during the duration of this contract.
ARTICLE 25
Injuries
1. Members of the Fire Department who are injured or receive a disability
suffered in the performance of their duties shell receive a full weekly
salary each seek during which the said injury quallfied for worknents canpen-
aation, or until they are placed on disability retdremem, provided, however,
that such a member endorses over to the City such worken's compensation
coverage or insurance benefits to cover the City's loss.
2. Any time lose because of injuries received in the line of duty and
covered by worknen's canpensation shall not be charged as sick leave.
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ARTICLE 26
Salaries
Salaries shall be paid in accordance with the wage schedules as set forth
in MTRIT "B^ for 1978 and 1979.
ARTICLE 27
Probation Period
All appointments shall, in the first instance be made for a probationary
period of twelve months; and all appointees harstofore or hereafter retained
in service after the completion of each probation shall be deemed permanent
mnloyees. Probationary employees shall M subject to the provisions of
this Agreement except that the City shall have the right to terminate without
awaliance with the terms of this Agreement, the employment of any, such new
employee within one (1) year from the commencement of the probationary period.
ARTICLE 28
Management Rights
Except as explicitly limited by specific provision of this Agreement, the City
shall continue to have the exclusive right to take aqv action it deems appropriate
in the operation of the Fire Department mad direction of the work force i accord-
ance
with its judgement. Such rights shall include, but shall not be limited to,
the operation of the Fire Department, direction of the working forces, the right
to hire, to suspend or to discharge for just cause, to change a signments, to
promote, to reduce, or expand the working forces, to transfer, to maintain disci-
pline, to establish work schedules, add to introduce new or improved methods
or facilities.
ARoMMc 8t
The Local, its officers, representatives and members shall abide by the Municipal
Public Employment Labor Relations Act of the State of Maine, in effect the date
the contract is signed.
ARTICLE 30
Pulse and Regulations
1. The Union agrees that its members shall comply with all Fie Department
rules and regulations, including those relating to conduct and work performance.
The Fire Fighters and City agree that departmental rules and regulations
that effect working conditions and performance shall be the subject of the
grievance procedure. All new rules and changes in rules shall be accomplished
through matual consent during the term of this agreement. Me City shall name
three (3) representatives and the Fire Fighters shell pace three (3) represent-
atives to sit as a committee to update departmental rules and regulations.
2. When existing work rules are changed or new rules are proposed, they shall
be posted prominently on all bulletin beards for a period of twenty (20)
consecutive work days before becoming effective. Objections to any proposed
work rules shall be made in writing to the department Mad who shall have
the responsibility for reviewing such objections add making final determination.
Appeals from his decision can be made In accordance with normal grievance
procedures.
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3.
The City Further agrees to furnish each employee subject
to this contract
with
a copy of all new work rules thirty (30) days after they
become
effective;
new
employees shall be provided with a copy of the rules at the time
of Are.
4. Imployees shall Comply with Al erd.sting rules that are not in conaict
with the terms of this Agreement.
5. An unresolved complaint involving discrimination in the application of
new or eAsting rules ahall be resolved through the grievance procedure.
All Fire Fighters who are members of the Maine State Retirement System shall be
entitled to retire after having completed twenty (20) years of service with the
Bangor Fire Department. Retirement benefits shall he Created and computed in
accordance with Chapter II, Article 14, Section 13 tbrough 15 of the Laws and
Ordinances of the City of Bangor.
1. The purpose of the grievance procedure shall be to settle am fighter
grievances an as low m administrative level as possible, an as to insure
efficiency and maintain morele within the Fire Department.
2. A grievance shall be considered to be afire fighter complaint concerned
with:
1. Discharge, suspension or other disciplinary action.
2. Interpretation and application oP Fire Department
Rules and Regulations.
3. Alleged violation of any of the tams of this agreement.
3. The aggrieved fire fighter shall, within five (5) days after the occur`
rence of the complaint, present his grievance in writing to the President of
the Local, who in turn, shall sutmat same to the Local's Grievance Committee.
The President a the Local will immediately notify the Personnel Director that
a grievance has been filed. The committee shell investigate all grievances
submitted and shall within seven (7) days after receipt thereof (1) dismiss
the grievance, (2) direct the President to settle the grievance with the
Platoon Officers, if possible, or (3) if need be submit the grievance in
writing to the Chief.
4. The Chief of the Pare Department shall deal with the grievance submitted
end shall render has decision, in writing, not later than the seventh (7)
calendar day following the day the grievance was received by hum. If the
decision of the Chief of the Department is not satisfactory to the aggrieved
party, an appeal shall be lodged with the Personnel Director and/or the City
Manager within seven (7) days of receipt of the Chief Is decision. The
Personnel Director and/or the City Manager shall, withinvn (7) days of
receipt of the grievance, submit his decision in writing to the aggrieved
Party and the Chief of the Department.
5. If the an r of the Personnel. Director ander City Manager
does not satisfactorily adjust the grievance, the Union or the fire fighter
may within seven (7) days after receipt of such answer
submit the grievance
to a joint grievance committee consisting of three (3) representatives of the
City and three (3) representatives of the Union for discussion. Meetings of
the Joint grievance Committee shall be held as a peditiwsly as possible
following a request of the sane by the fire fighter or the Union. The Union
agrees that at least forty—eight (48) hours in advance of every such meeti�
of the Joint Grievance Committee, it will notify the Personnel Director sador
City Manager, In writing of all grievances which have passed through the
procedure provided for above, and which ere to be discussed at such meeting.
Any grievance not submitted in writing within the time periods above provided
for shall be considered waived or if not resubmitted after ane of the answers
above provided for, shall be considered resolved by that answer.
6. By agreeconi between the Chief Executive Officer in charge and the
representative oI the local 1599, the time provision in the preceding paragraph
may he extended.
7. Any grievance which has been properly processed through the grievance
procedure set forth above and has not been settled at the conclusion thereof,
W be appealed to arbitration by the Union by serving written notice of
its intention to appeal an the City, together with a written statement of the
grievance.. ?t, however, the grievance is not appealed to arbitration as
provided in this Section within fourteen (14) days after receipt of the
written decision of the Personnel Director and/or City Manager such grievance
shall be considered settled in accordance with the action taken by the Joint
Grievance Committee or (if an action was taken by the Grievance Committee)
than in accordance with the City's said answer, which shall be final and
binding upon the aggrieved fire fighter or fire fighters and the Orion.
8. In the event a grievance is appealed to arbitration as provided in the
foregoing section, the parties shall jointly request the Pmerican Arbitration
Association to furnish a list of not less than "van (7) qualified and
Impartial arbitrators; the parties shall attempt to select an arbitrator
from the list so .furnished. If no agreement can be reached as to the arbitrator;
within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of said list, they shall jointly
petition the American Arbitration Association to furnish a second list of
not less than seven (7) additional qualified and impartial arbitrators, are
of when shall be designated by the parties within seven (7) calendar days after
receipt of said list, to act as arbitrator of the grievance. Selection shall
be made by the parties alternately striking env name from the second list
until only one name remains. In each case the Union will strike the first
name. The final name remaining shall be the arbitrator of the grievance.
9. Arbitration Expenses. The expense of the arbitration shell be born
squatty by the parties involved. Fire fighter witnesses called by the City
shall be reimbursed by the City for any loss of normal working time; and if
called by the Union, the Union will reimburse fire fighter witnesses for all
loss of normal working time. The fees and expenses of counsel called by
either party shall he horns by the party so calling counsel.
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10. Arbitrator's Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction and authority of the
arbitrator of the grievance and his opinion and award shall to confined
exclusively to the interpretation o£ the express provision or provisions
Of this Agracmeut at issue between the Union and the City. He shall have no
authority to add to, detract from, alter, amend ormodify any provision of
this Agreement o n
impose o either party hereto alimitation or obligation
not explicity provided for in this agreement: to interpret any federal or
state statute or local ordinance when the compliance o ospliance
therewith shall be involved in the consideration of the grievance; or to
consider any tarn or condition of employment or any other matter not expressly
set forth within a provision of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall not
hear or decide mom than one grievance without the mutual consent of the
City and the Union unless the grievances at issue directly relate to the s
express provision or provisions of this Agreement and were timeiv appealed
to arbitration by the Union when he was selected by the parties. The award
in writing of the arbitrator on the merits of any grievance adjudicated
within his jurisdiction and authority as specified in this Agreement shall
be final and binding on the aggrieved fire fighter or fire fighters, the
Uwon and the City.
ARTICLE 33
Appendices and Amendments
All appendices and amendments to this Agreement shall be lettered, dated and
signed by the responsible parties and shall be subject to all the provisions
of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 34
Saving Clause
If any, provision of this Agreement shall be contrary to any laws or a City
Ordinance, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions.
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ARTICLE 35
Duration
1. This agreement shall be effective January 11 1998, and shall continue in
full force and effect until midnight the 315t day of December, 19' .
2, In the event that collective bargainin,v pursuant to M.R.S.A. Title 26
shall not have been successfully completed prior to the expiration date above
herein provided, the parties hereto specifically agree that the present.
contract shall remain in force and effect until a new contract shall have
been negotiated.
3. The parties have hereby caused their names to be subscribed by their
duly authorized representative as of the day and year first written above.
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(5)
N
0
0
0
D
❑
N
(6)
N
N
0
0
0
❑
D
(�)
D
N
N
0
0
0
D
EXHIETT ^A^
beginning Jamnary 1st, 1998, the pay schedule shall be as follows:
In addition to the adjustments helov those members of the deparmeM who are in
the step plan Pion A to D shall be eligible for a merit increase on their
anniversary date.
Pay
Fire
Dispatcher
12F
3.93
4.08
Page
Step
Step
Step
Step
Step
Class Code Class Title Numter
A
E
C
D
E
212.09
220.23
403
229.54
401
Fire
Dispatcher
12F
3.93
4.08
4.44
4.23
4.41
4.82
4.59
402
Fire
Equipment ,Mechanic
15F
198.10
205.09
212.09
220.23
403
229.54
403
Fire
Prevention Inspector
18F
226.82
255.30
235.52
264.43
243.14
293.57
251.84
Fire Fighter
260.54
405
Fire
Fighter
14?
182.09
188.62
195.14
409
203.69
16F
213.20
409
Fire
Lieutenant
16F
244.15
252.15
223.82
Fire Captain
232.52
240.14
409
Fire
Captain
18F
264.43
273.57
251.84
260.54
Beginning January 1st, 1999, the pay schedule shall he as follows:
In addition to the adjustments below those memters of the department who are in
fee step plan from A to D shall Ce eligible for a merit L¢rease on their anniver-
sary date.
Pay
Range Step Step Step Step Step
Class Cade Class Title buster A B C e E
401
Fire Dispatcher
12F
4.13
4.28
4.44
4.63
4.82
402
Fire Equipment Mechanic
15F
208.01
215.34
222.69
231.24
241.02
403
Fire Prevention Inspector
18F
238.16
249.30
255.30
264.43
293.57
405
Fire Fighter
14F
191.19
198.05
204.90
213.85
223.86
409
Fire Lieutenant
16F
235.01
244.15
252.15
409
Fire Captain
18F
264.43
273.57
IND EK
TITLE
PAGE
RECOGNITION - ARTICLE 1
I
NO OIXSIN NATIM BY PARTIES - ARTWLE 2
2
CHECKOFF - ARTICLE 3
2
SENIORITY - ARTICLE 4
3
LAYOFF AND RECALL - ARTICLE 5
3
TEMPORARY SERVICE CUT OF RANK - ARTICLE 6
3
DUTIES - ARTICLE 7
3
HOURS - ARTICLE 6
4
OVERTIME - ARTICLE 9
4
COSENSATIOJ FOR PRIVATE SERVICES - ARTICLE 10
4
TRAINING - ARTICLE 11
4
TRANSFERS - ARTICLE 12
5
SUBSTITUTION - ARTICLE 13
5
REGULAR VACATIONS - ARTICLE 14
5
HOLIDAYS - ARTICLE 15
6
SICK LEAVE - ARTICLE 16
6
MILITARY LEAVE - ARTCLE 17
7
JURY DUTY - ARTICLE 18
7
EMERGENCY - ARTICLE 19
7
DEATH LEAVE - ARTICLE 20
7
MEETINGS - ARTICLE 21
7
PERFORM NG UNION DUTIES - ARTICLE 22
8
CLOTHING - ARTICLE 23
8
MEDICn AND LIFE INSURANCE - ARTICLE 24
8
INJURIES - ARTMLE 25
8
S RIES - ARTICLE 26
9
PROBATION PERIOD - ARTICLE "27
9
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS - ARTICLE 28
9
NO STRIKE - ARTICLE 29
9
RULES AND REO]LATIOiS - ARTICLE 30
9
RETIREKENT - ARTICLE 31
10
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND ARBITPATIOd - ARTCLE 32
10
APPENDICES AND A14NDMOSTS - ARTICLE 33
12
SAVINGS CLAUSE - ARTICLE 34
12
DURATION - ARTICLE 35
13