LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COMMERCE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
AND THE CITY OF COMMERCE
RE: REQUIRED LICENSES FOR CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Commerce Employees Association ("CCEA"), representing both full-time and part-time employee units, and the City of Commerce ("City") (collectively "the Parties") have met and conferred regarding the required vehicle licenses for City employees who work in certain classifications and are required to drive as part of their essential job duties; and WHEREAS, The Parties wish to amend the process of maintaining and obtaining required licenses for certain City classifications effective the date of the ratification of this Letter of Agreement.
THEREFORE, the CCEA and the City agree as follows:
• Effective upon the ratification of this Letter of Agreement, the following classification vill require a Class C License with passenger endorsement
ASSISTANT BOXING INSTRUCTOR
ASSISTANT KARATE INSTRUCTOR
ASSISTANT SWIM COACH
ASSISTANT WATER POLO COACH
BOXING INSTRUCTOR
CAMP COUNSELOR
CAMP PROGRAM MANAGER
CERAMICS ARTS & CRAFTS COORD
DAY CAMP PROGRAM SPECIALIST
KARATE INSTRUCTOR
HEAD SWIM COACH
PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
PERFORMING ARTS PRGM SPECIALIST
RECREATION LEADER
SENIOR RECREATION LEADER
SENIOR CAMP COUNSELOR
STREET & TREE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
TRAVEL SPORTS COORDINATOR
WATER POLO COACH
a. If the employee currently has a Class B license, this will meet the requirements of the vehicle license requirements for the classifications listed herein this section.
2. Therefore, Article Ill Compensation, Section 1 Class A/B License of the Memorandum of Understanding is hereby amended as follows (in red text and strikethrough):
"ARTICLE III COMPENSATION Section 1. Class A/B/C with Passenger (P) endorsement Licenses
For employees whose position requires possession of a valid Class "A," ef "B," or "C with Passenger (P) endorsement" driver's license:
1. The City shall provide access to the City's medical facility and pay for the required physical examinations necessary to secure appropriate licenses.
2. Asto Class B and Class C with Passenger (P) endorsement medical exams, the City shall pay for the basic required exam and any follow up exams) required by the City's medical provider. Medical exams and/or procedures that are required from the employee's own personal physician(s) to pass the City's exam will be at the employee's own cost. a. Employees shall be compensated for their actual time spent at the City's medical facility for examinations required for renewal when scheduled by their Department.
The Department will schedule the medical exam sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the employee's license.
b. City Departments will continue to schedule exams, but it will be the employee's responsibility to notify the Department if they have not been scheduled 60 days prior to expiration and maintain their commercial driver's license (CDL") including attending the required medical examination prior to the expiration of their CDL.
c. An employee will not be disciplined for failure to notify the Department that they did not receive the 60-day notice, so long as the required medical examination and required paperwork is submitted to the California Department of Motor Vehicles before the expiration of their CDL.
3. The City shall reimburse all employees up to $39.00 for the cost to obtain and/or renew their Class A, ef B, or Class C with Passenger (P) endorsement License.
4. The City will provide a $50 monthly stipend for up to two (2) employees, in the month they are required to move the Showmobile. If there are not two employees who are willing to perform this duty, the City shall contract for this service."
3. For all active and reinstated employees who have expired Class B or Class C with Passenger (P) endorsement, or who have not demonstrated an active license as required by their classification, shall have ninety (90) days from the date of their effective reinstatement date, or the date of this letter of agreement for currently active employees, to obtain a Class B or Class C with passenger (P) endorsement. If the employee is unable to obtain the Class B or Class C with passenger endorsement license within 90 days, the employee shall be terminated for failure to meet the minimum requirements for the classifications identified herein this Letter of Agreement.
4. Except as expressly provided in this Letter of Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding, all provisions of the Driver's License Requirements under policy I-13 will remain in full force and
5. This Letter of Agreement (LOA) does not constitute a waiver of either parties' rights under the Meyers Milias Brown Act or regarding negotiations for à successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
IT IS SO AGREED.
FOR: CITY OF COMMERCE CITY OF COMMERCE
Dare tower EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
• Date: 711/204 Date: 71112021
Edgar C/sneros, City Manager Taura Logan