HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-01-12 85 AD ORDER85 AG
Introduced by councilor Soucy, aanuary 12, 1976
CITY OF BANGOR
QITLEJ Mrbgr,Aytnord ins the city Manager to ere t Co tract,with tie_Truck
Drivers, Chauffeurs,. Warehousemen and Helpers local Union #340, Affiliated With
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BY the City CoumsR Of the City Mammos*:
OEDEEED,
TEAT the City Manager be authorized and is hereby directed to execute
e contract between the city of Bangor and the Truck Drivers, chauffeurs,
Warehousemen aM Helpers local Union #340, Affiliated with the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehovaemen & Helpers of America,
a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's office.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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Oiive[6, ChauE£eos8, Wazehoasemen aM
Helpers Local Union 8340, Affiliated
With th, Taternational7arothe[hood of"Teaustei6,
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1. Helpers of America.
AGREEM9VT
CITY OF MOOR POLICE PATROL N
AND
TRUCK 19iLVEB3, GRANFFEDtiS,WA OUSEMEN AND HELPERS
LOCAL MIDN #3O,. AFFILIATED WITR THE INTERNATIONAL
BROTH OGD. OF TEAE6TEP5, CHAUFF^UAS, WAREROWEMEN
& HELPERS OF AMERICA
EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 1, 1976
EXPIRATION: DECFMBEE 31, 1976
THIS AGIIIAWT made and entered into this 1st day, of JANUARY, 1976, by and between
THE CITY OF BANGOR, hereinafter referred he as the "CITY" end TRUCK DRIVERS, CHAUFFEURS,
WAREHOUSUIDN ANO HELPERS. LOCAL UNION 8340, AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROTID:RHOOD
OF TEWSTEHS, CHAUFFEURS. WARERBUS�. & HELPERS OF AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as
the "UNION".
PREAMBLE
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9(a), Revised Statutes of Maine,
Title267–B—�cted by the Maine Legislature. in 1969 and as amended, entitled, "Municipal
Public Employees LaborRelationsLaw", THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and
between the City of Bangor, Maine and the Truck Drivers, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and
Helpers Local Union 8340 representing the. Bangor Police Patrolmen.
Section 2. In order to establish mutual rights, preeerve proper employee morale,
to promote effective municipaloperations won to promotethepublic health, safety and
welfare of the citianne, the City of Bangor,. Mainethrough its City Council and the Truck
Drivers, Chauffeurs,' Warehousemen and gainers. Local Union B%o hereinafter bind th®selves
in mutual agreement as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
RECOGNITION
Section 1. The City recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent
for all Police patrolman (Class 433) of the Condor Police Department.
Section 2. Membership in the Local Union isnot compulsory. Employees have the
rightto 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, aly mployee
as regards such matters.
Section 3. The City agrees to deduct from the pay of all employees covered by this
Agreement the dues, of the local Unionandagrees to remit to the Local Union all such
deductions prior to theend of the mmth- for' which' such deductions are made. Signed
authorisations from the NNployeea shall be fua9lebed to the City by the Union.
Section 4. The Unionshall indemrdXy and save the City harmless against all claims
and sui�eh-may arise by reason of adv action taken in making deductions of said dues
and remitting the sameto. the Union pursuant to this -Article.
'ARTICLE 2.
DISCRIMINATION' PROHIBITED BY EITHER PARTY
Section 1. The City ens the Union agree not to discriminate against ayv individual
with respect to'his hiring, compensation, terms ox conditions ofemployment because of
such individual's race, color,. religion, a ageaccording to applicable laws. and national
origin, are will they limit, segregate or classify employees in any way to deprive any
individual employee of employment opportunities because of his race, color, religion, sex,
or national origin.
Section 2. The City agrees not to interfere withtherights of employees to become
memberthe Unlri, and there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint, or
coercion by the City or by any City representative against any employee because of Union
membership or becauseof any employee activity in -an official capacity on behalf of the
Union consistent with this. contract.
Section 3. The Union shall share equally with the City the responsibility for
applyiLroviaion of the. Agreement.
ARTICLE 3.
SENIORITY
Section 1. Seniority shall be determinedby the length of full timeaa from
the employees last date of permanent hire within the departments A' seniority list shall
be established by the: City listing 11 employees coveredbythis Agreement, with the
employee with the greatest seniority listed first. The seniority list shall be brought
V to date on denary let of every year snd immediately posted thereafter on bulletin
boards fora period of not less than thirty (SO) days, and a copy of arms shall be sent to
the Union and to the Steward. Any objection to the seniority list, as posted, must be
reported to the Chief of the Police Department within ten (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, and shall be a factor in consideration of matters
affecting transfers and work shifts.
Section 3. All permanent job opening and/or vacancies shall be posted by the City
for bid by the patrolmen as such opening and/or vacancy becomes available. This
provision shall also apply to temporary Job openings that are likely Is last 3 or more
calendar days.
Section 4. 'Whenever there is an opportunity for patrolmen to attend any school
sporeored by the Police Department, notice of such school shall be posted at the earliest
pcesible date.
ARTICLE 4
DUTIES
Section 1. The duties of the Police Officers shall be those duties that come under
the jus s—idicE%n of the Chief of Police including the enforcement of City ordinances,
state and federal statutes, the patrolling of We City streets far crime prevention end
traffic control anal the preservation of life and property.
Section 2. Police officers shall not, as a part of a tour of duty, perform services
for a77 -Private interest, except as directed by the officer in charge and in keeping with
departmental rules and regulations.
Section. The Employees covered by this Agreement are police patrolmen (Claes 433).
The City agrees not to assign persons from outside of the bargaining unit to perform
patrolmen's work when any patrolmen is available, except as per past practise.
ARTICLE 5.
WORK VIFSK
The present work week and rotation system shall continue effect through this
Agreement. The City agrees to consider any proposal submitted by the Union for an
alternate work week and rotation system provided that such proposal allows the City
to schedule the employees on a forty (40) hour work week.
ARTICLE 6.
OVERTIO
Section 1. All employees covered by this Agreement shell receive one and ore-
ba1P 1 times their regular hourly rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of
eigtt.(8) hours in one shift, or in excess of forty (40) Croce in a payroll weeks
The "regular hourly rate" shall be determined by dividing forty (40) into the
total of the employee's individual weekly salary.
Section 2. For the purpose of this Article, "hours worked" shall include those
hours spent by the employees on regular duty, annual leave days and holiday pay if the
employee works on the holiday.
Houre paid for funeral leave, sick leave, off duty court time, jury duty, private
service duty and holiday pay if the employee does not work on the holiday shall not be
added no the hours worked in a payroll week to produce overtime.
ARTICLE 7.
PRIVATE SERVICES
Section 1. Employees who work on axy outside private service, including but not
limited to, dances, games, conventions and private functions shall be paid at the rate of
eight (8) hours of pay at the top rate of their respective class title for each tour of
duty, or time and one-half (1 1/2) for the hours actually worked at the top hourly rate
in effect in the Agreement, whichever is greater. Payment thereof to be made by the City.
Hours in excess of eight (8) bocce in any one private extra shall be paid at double time
(2X) the hourly rate quoted above.
Section 2. Private service assignments performed on the holidays specified in this
cation sh= e paid for at double time the hourly rates at the top step or eight (8)
straight time hours at the top step, whichever is greater..
1. New Year's Day
2. Thanksgiving Cay
3. Christmas Day
The eight (8) hour period inmediately preceding or Immediately following New Year's
Cay, Thenkegiving Day and Christmas Illy shall be considered holidays for the purpose of pay
Computation under this Section.
ARTICLE 8.
COURT T24EE
Any employee covered by this Agreement was is requJIred to attend Court outside of his
regular work shift shall ceive a minimum of four (4) board of pay for such attendance.
No court time shall be allowed to anY such employee who has been notified that his presence
is not needed, prior to the and of hie 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,
intaani one day, be shall be paid for the actual hours spent that day. Provided,
howeverwould be entitled t dall for such
fe„sCourtptim tion or allowances, t which adY officer is
be turned over and c e as Provided for by statute or Court order, shall
paid to City, and not retained by the officer.
Patrolmen stall be paid at the rate of $5.00 per hour for off duty Court time
ARTICLE 9.
PER NAL EFFECTS ALLOWANCE
budget of
olice
as the Pex mel EffectsPAccountt.. Each member ofYear
thebPolicevDepartment Shallbbe�reimbursed
men
for the replacement coat of personal effects that shall be damaged, destroyed, or lost in
the performance of duty, providing such damages, desiccation, ox lose and satisfactory
--idence thereof is reported within seventy-two (72) hours of actual kmwledge thereof.
ARTICLE 10.
CLOTHING
The City agrees that all employees covered bythis Agreement shall be Provided, at
on cost to the employees, all uniforms, and Othex e quipment which it deers necessary for
the regular performance of the employee's duties. Cleaning of uniforma shall be paid by
the City when a paisolmarc
an is exposed to unusual circumstances which cause him to incur
xe then normal slanting expenses,
"Plain Clothewr employees shall receive from the City an allowance of Tno Hundred
offty duty.11axe ($250.00) per year to purchase and maintain their Clothing used in line
ARTICLE 11
VACATION
Section 1. Patrolmen who have been on the City'a payroll for on re years shall
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entVtTed a two (2) weeks vacation with pay each year. Patrolmen with eleven (11) years
f service hell be entitled to three (3) weeks Vacation with pay each year.
Section 2. One week of vacation pay shall be the employee's regular weekly salary as
shownaa�h bit
Section 3. The vacation schedule shell be posted on December 1 of each year and
amain posted for thirty (30) days to allow the employees to make their vacation selection
by seniority. The selection shall be made in two steps.
STEP 1: All employees shall make a selection of not
more than two weeks.
STEP 2: After Step 1 is completed, those employees
who neve additional vacation week¢ to their
credit shall select their vacation periods
from the weeks remaining open on the schedule.
Section L. Annual leave days shall be granted upon request if the necessary personnel
are available at the time of request.
Section 5. A police officer who retires or resigns or is discharged for cause prior
t taki� hrg vacation shall be entitled to accumulated earned vacation pay in ratio to
his length of service.
Section 6. No employee covered by this Agreement may accumulate more than 30 days
of vacaTfon
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 Dau
9.
Thanksgiving Day
4.
Memorial Day
10.
Friday following Thanksgiving
5.
Independence Day
11.
Christmas
6.
Labor fay
Section 2. Holiday pay shall be eight (8) hours at the police officer's current
_.hourly rate in accordance with the City Pay Plan (Exhibit "A").
Section 3. In lieu of New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, labor
Key, and veteran's Day, patrolmen shall be entitled to a vucation of five (5) days in
addition to their regular vacation.
ARTICLE 13.
SICK LEAVE
Section 1. Sick leave shall be accrued at the rate of fifteen (15) days per year,
accumulative to one hundred and twenty (120) days.
Section 2. Sick leave shall be charged at the rate of net more than five (5) sick
leave deach week of leave.
Section 3. Me Chief of Police may require as ondition precedent to the payment of
sick leave a certificate of a qualified physician certifying as to the conditions of the
employee or member of hie family. Certificate must be presented within 48 hours after
employee returns to bark.
Section 4. The City will not be responsible for the medical expense unless the
Petro�frected in be examined by a physician named by the City.
Section 5. Axv employee who willfully violates or clauses this sick leave policy
or who misrepreaenta any statement or condition under the sick leave policy may be
subject to discipline and/or discharge.
Section 6. Sick leave may be used for attendance upon members of the family limited
to the wife a children of the employee and limited to 12 days per calendar year. This
provision is intended to cover only those situations where the nature of the illness or
family conditions require that the employee be available to care for his family.
Section y. Employees must notify the Chief of Police, his Assistant, or the CC in
obarie of the shift, as early as possible, but in say case no less than one (1) hour prior
to sterting-time, in order to draw sick leave benefits, unless a shorter time is approved
by the Chief.
Section 8. _D_u_r_i_�the term. of bite, Agreement, when an employee retires from active
T- g retirement benefits puranant to the
arnica ateh the City, and em immediately elf ithe for
amount
State Retirement System as it me of
W the City, the employee shall receive
orwt equal to his salary et the time of iia retirement for one-third (1/3) the number
says of accumulated wvaea sick lease to fl maxim,00 or forty (40) days.
ARTICLE l4.
DEATH LEAVE
Section 1. In the event of the death or the employee's sponse, child, mother, father,
brother, or fatherdn-law, grandmother, grandfather or grandchild,
step -mother, atep-father or step -children, the employee shall be entitled to up to three (3)
days leave for the purpose of attendance at the monarch and aaiating in the OsQecoury
en
family arrangemte. 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 case to exceed one (1)
any will be allowed forattendance at funerals of the following relatives of the employee
not provided for under Section 1 above; Aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, brother-in-law, plater -
in -law, or may other relative not named in this section, when such other relative is living
in the pure household as the employee. Said time off Shall be with pay and without deduction
from sink leave.
ARTICLE 15.
INJURIES_
Section 1. Police Officers who are injured or receive a disability suffered in the
performance oP qualified
workman's compensation
fall weekly
cove age, o each week during which the
said injury qualified for workmen's ionc coverage, o until they are placed con
over
disability retirement. Workmen's compensation coverage or insurance benefits to cover the
City's loos will be turned over to the City.
Section 2. Any time loss because of injuries received in the line of duty and covered
by workmen's compensation �e}ta11 act be charged to sick leave.
Section 3. Tin City may require that the employees covered by this Agreement have
medical examination. Such examination shall be scheduled at regular intervals for all
employees and shall not exceed one medical examination per year, unless the employee hod
suffered injury or illness which might affect his ability to perform his work.
The City ahall have the right to select its own medical examiner or physician, and
almll be responsible for making the appointments with the medical examiner.
If the medical examiner or physician selected by the City renders an opinion that
the employee is physically disqualified to perform the work of patrolman, the employee may
be re-examined by a physician of his choice.
In the event of disagreement between the doctor selected by the City and the doctor
selected by the employee, the City and the Union shall together select a third doctor to
re-examine the employee. The third doctor's opinion shall be final.
The coat of all examinations, except for the coat of the examination performed by
the employee selected medical examiner, shall be paid for by the City.
Medical examinations shall be scheduled during the employee's working hours, as much
as possible. If such examinations a scheduled outside of the employee's scheduled working
hours, the employee shall receive two(2) hours pay at the applicable hourly rate for each
examination required by the City.
ARTICLE 16.
MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE
Section 1. All medical and life insurance shall remain in force.
Section 2. The City agrees to pay full coat of the BSD $450 family subscription of
the present Blue Cross -Rine Shield and Major Medical plan and also ary increased cost that
may be forthcoming during the life of made contract.
ARTICLE 17.
WOFF
In the event of a layoff of personnel in the Patrolmen's unit, permanent employees shall
be laid off in inverse order of length of service in their classification. The laid off
employees with the greatest length of service shall be rehired first, providing, however, that
he is qualified to fill the vacant position. No new employee shall be hired until all laid-
off employees have been given an opportunity to return to work, provided, however, that they
are qualified to fill the vacant position.
ARTICLE 18.
MENTION PERIOD
Section 1. All appointments shall in the first instance be made Per a probationary
period ofM—wel e mbntRe{end all appointees heretofore or hereafter retained in service
after the completion of such probation shall be deemed permanent employees subject to
confirmation by the City Council. Probationary employees 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 employee within twelve
(12) months from the commencement of the probation period.
Section 2. Emergency appointments shall be made in accordance with Chapter II,
Article 31, `action 24 of the laws and Ordinances of the City of Bangor.
ARTICLE 19.
INDWIFICATION AND LEGAL SERVICES
Section 1. SheCity. agrees to provide and pay for a policy of in a indemnifyi�
and saving harmless -the police. officers from civil liability for accidental injury to
third parties of their property while in the performance of police duties and for legal
se -rices in defending such claims.
Section 2. The City agrees to indemnify any police officer for legal fees incurred
by him in defense of a criminal prosecution arising from conduct of the officer while in
the performance of his official duties; subject to the following:
A. Such indemnification shall be made only in the event the officer is charged
and/or convicted of a misdemeanor under the following statutory provisions:
(a) 17 M.R.S.A. 201
(b) 17 M.R.S.A. 3852-3854
B. The City's liability for indemnification of attorney's fees shah be limited in
accordance withthethan prevailing Schedule of Whrbuut her Fees for the Msine State
Box Association if such schedule is In existence.
C. In the event of any disagreement corwerning the fee charged for such legal
services, the liability of the City shall be limited by the finding of an arbitration
committee of three members of the local bar, one selected by the City, one by the officer's
attorney, and third selected by tbe two so selected. It being understood that the intent
be not to limit the attorney's fee but only to limit the City"s liability therefor.
ARTICLE 20
GRIEVANCE PROCEDDRE
Section 1. A grievance, Loathe purposes of this Article, shall be defined as ady
controversy, complaint, misunderstanding or dispute arising between an employee or
employees and -the City, -or-between the Cnien and the City as to the meaning or application
of the specific terms of this Collective bargaining agreement.
Section 2. Every reasonable effort shell be made by the parties involved to arrive
at a � equitable resolution of every grievance without resorting to the grieer e
procedure hereinafter set forth. If this Ss -found -to be impeesible,-the matter may be
aubmitted to the grievance procedurein accordance with the tensa of this Article.
Section 3. If the grievance has not been adjusted informally as above suggested
it may,e
-etedW the followingprocedures
:
A. The' steward, with or without the employee, ar the employee alone, shall take up
the grievance -or -dispute -hills the Chief. of Police within ten (10) days after the date
of the gnieveace or of the employee's knowledge of its -appearance.' Me Chief of Police
shall attempt to adjust the matter and shall render his decision to the steward in writing
within ten (lo) calendar days.
B. If said grievance has not been settled, it shall be presented in writing to the
City Marnger within ten (10)calendar days after the Chief of Police's decision is rendered.
The City Manager shall render his decision to the Steward and the Union business agent
in writing within ten (10) calendar days after preaentment to him.
C. If the grievance is still unsettled, the City Mareger may be requested by written
notice within ten (10) calendar days of such decision, to bring the matter before the City
Conseil, or a cesmittee thereof.
D. If the grievance is still unsettled either party to this Agreement may within
n {10) calendar days, by written notice to each other, submit said grievence to the
Maine Board of Arbitration in accorderne-with Section 970 of the Maine Public Employees
Labor Relation Law.
(a) The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding as to
the-grievanee -submitted.
(b) The general expense of the arbitrator shall be shared
equally by the Union and the City.
(c) Grievances initiated by theCityshall be processed in
the same manner, but may bestartedby Step B.
ARTICLE 21.
DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS
Section 1. Any disciplinary action by the Chief of Police, or the Acting Chief, against
env member of the Bangor Police Department covered
ored-by'this Agreement,ry upon dcharge of
violation of Department rules, inefficiency, incompetence, misconduct, negligence, insubor-
dinaticn, disloyalty, or other ebarge, 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 employee may be suspended with the understanding that if
he is later found innocent of the allegations he will be paid for all time during which be
was responded.
The member se charged shall have the right to, be accompanied by legal counsel at
the hearing as well as by a fail time representative of the Local Union. The policemen
no charged knell have the right to confer with his counsel at eryV time during the hearing
and shall have the right to have hie counsel speak on hie behalf.
Section 2. Ant, employee who feels he hae been aggrieved IT any, disciplinary action
may, appeal in writing to the Civil Service Commission for a hearing on such grievance
within ten (10) days of the 'receipt of the written notice, or may use the grievance pro -
cedars contained in this Agreement, but the employee -may wt one the grievance procedure,
and have access to the Civil Service Commission for hie appeal.
Section . Any disciplinary action resulting me load of time and or money will be
admi atn�only by as Chief of Police. Any written reprimand which is to become part
of the permanent service record of the employee willbeissued only by the Chief- of pollee.
ARTICLE 22.
STRIKIS & LOCKOUTS FWHIHITFJI
Section 1. 'For the duration of this Agreement, the Union, its officers, repreeantatlrea,
stewards and members shall not, directly or -indirectly, -authorize, instigate, cause and
encourne, ratify, support or suggest or condone; nor ahahl may, employee, directly or in-
directly take part in-anyy strike slowdown, or stoppage of work, boycott, picketing, o
other interruption ofwork, -or take dry, action or inaction which would Involve suspension,
or interference with the normal work of any City Department, mase resignation or abeenwteeism.
Section 2. Failure or refusal on the part of any employee Cr agent to comply with any
provision of this Article 22 shall be cause for whatever disciplinary action, including
suspension or discharge, deemed necessary by the City. In consideration of no -strike
pledge by the Union dual employees the City shall not lockout employees for the duration
of this Agreement. Neither the violation of any provision of this Agreement her the
Commission of ally act's natituting an unfair labor practice or otlarwiee made unlawful by
eIq federal, stateorlocal law shall excuse employee, the Union or the City from their
obligations under theprovisionsof this article 22.' Alleged violation of apv provision of
this Article 22 is appealable immediately by either party, to the Superior Court, within
and for the County of Penobscot add State of Maine for the purpose of securing specific
performance of the providiondof this Article 22.
ARTICLE 23.
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The City recognizes' the right ofthe Union to designate a steward and an alternate
*he meet' be membersof this bargaining wit. The steward andalternatesteward of the
Union, shall' be allowed tine -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 be allowed than,
off with pay, during their regular work or shift hours to investigate grievances or to
attend grievance hearings, but ine shall each time exceed a total of two (2) hours
per week for act more than two (2)nrepresentatives.
No time off or leave of absence shall be permitted under this Article 23 unless
the Chief or his designee determines there is sufficient manpower available for normal
departmental operations.
It if understood and agreed that all employees have productive work to perform and
will not leave their jobs during working hours to attend Union matters, except as
provided above.
ARTICLE 24.
BULLETIN BOARDS
The City shell permit the reasonable use of bulletin boards by the Union for the
posting of notices relating to Union business.
ARTICLE 25.
RETII@DNT
All policem a who are
members of the 1$.ine State Retirement System shall be
entitled to retire after having completed twenty (20) years of service as
a Police
Officer with the Bangor Police Department. Retirement -benefits shall be granted and
computed in ace0rdance with Chapter 11, Article la, Section 13 through 15 of the Laws and
Ordinances of the City of Bangor, as amended by City Ordinance or State Statute.
ARTICLE 26.
WORE RULES
Section 1. When existing work rules are chaaged or new rules are proposed,
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they nested-prominantly on all bulletin boards for a period of ten (10) con-
eentive work days before becoming effective. Objections to atv proposed work rules
shall be made in writing be the department bead who shall hum the responsibility for
reviewing such objections and making final determination. Appeals from his decision can
be made in accordance with =ran] grievance procedures.
(INF0R4DNG Id0hWYM) The City further agrees to furrsish each employee subject
to this contract with a copy of all new work rules thirty (30) days after they become
effective; newemployeesshall be provided with a copy of the rules at the time of hire.
(ENFORCING)- Eaployeee-shall comply with all existing rules that are not in conflict
with the terms of this Agreement,
Section 2. 'An'unresolved complaint involvingdiscriminationin the application of
new or existingrules shall be resolved through the grievance procedure.
ARTICLE 27.
M4 X0NT MGHTS
Except as explicitly limited by specific prevision of this Agreement, the City shall
continue to have the exclusive right to take a action it deems appropriate in the
operation of the Police Department and direction of the work force in accordsnce with its
Judgment, Such rigbts 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 Cr to dis-
obarge for just cause, to change assignments, to promote, to reduce a expand the working
forces, to-transfeeto maintain discipline, to establish work schedules, and W introduce
new or improved methods or facilities.
ARTICLE 28.
SAVINGS CLAUSE
If any -provision of this Agreement shall be contrary to any law, such invalidity
shall not effect the validity of the remaining provisions.
ARTICLE 29.
TEPA OF AGREEMENT
THIS AGRTIN Nr between the City and the Union became effective JANUARY 1, 1976 and
shall continue in full force and effect until midnight DECBMBER 31, 1976
SIGNED THIS DAY OF
UNION:
TRUCE DRIVERS, CHAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN
AND HELFEES LOCAL UNION #340, AFFILIATED WITH
THE INTEFNATIONAL BBDTREMWD OF TF TER5,
CUAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN & HET.PERS OF AMERICA
BY:
Karl Sherwood, Business Agent
BY:
Lucien Boutin, Sec. Trees.
1976
CITY:
THE CITY OF BANGOR
BY:
John R. Perry, Personnel Director
Merle F.
Gaff,
City Manager
BY:
John R. Perry, Personnel Director
SCHEDULE ftAir
EFFECTIVE SANCAAY 1, 19'16 THE PAY PION SBALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
CLASS CODE: 433
CLASS TITLE: Police Patrolmen
PAY RANGE N@ M: 13B
STEP A: .......................................
$163.09
STEP B: .......................................
169.14
STEP G: .......................................
196.40
STEP D: .......................................
193.66
STEP E: .......................................
190.92