AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF FULLERTON AND THE
FULLERTON MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION,
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 202119 TO JUNE 30, 202123
ARTICLE 1: INTRODUCTION
This Agreement is made and entered into by the City of Fullerton (hereinafter referred to as the “City”), and the Fullerton Management Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"). The Association is the recognized majority representative of the non-sworn management bargaining unit (i.e., persons employed in classifications listed in Appendix A, hereinafter collectively referred to as “affected employees”).
Pursuant to City Council Resolution 5145 (which pertains to employer-employee relations) and California Government Code §3500, et seq., authorized representatives of the City and the Association have met and conferred in good faith concerning compensation, hours and other terms and conditions of employment of affected employees, and have reached an Agreement that shall be submitted to the City Council for approval. Following approval, this Agreement shall be implemented by action of the Council or City Manager by appropriate ordinances, resolutions or other directives.
Therefore, the City and the Association agree that upon approval by the City Council, the compensation, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for affected employees shall be as follows:
ARTICLE 2: TERM - EFFECTIVE DATES
The term of this Agreement shall be from July 1, 202119 through June 30, 202321.
The effective date of each Article is July 1, 202119 unless otherwise stated.
ARTICLE 3: SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT
Either party may initiate negotiations for a successor agreement by serving a written request to bargain on the other party no sooner than February 1, 2021, but no later than April 30, 2021. The parties agree to meet within the thirty days after receipt of an initial proposal to bargain.
Either party may initiate negotiations for a successor agreement by serving a written request to bargain on the other party no sooner than six-months preceding the expiration of this agreem ent. The parties may wai ve or extend this timeframe by mutual agreement. The parties agree to meet within the thirty days after receipt of an initial proposal to bargain.
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ARTICLE 4: MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING BENEFITS
Except as provided herein, all compensation, hours and other terms and conditions of employment within the lawful scope of representation of the Association presently enjoyed by affected employees shall remain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5: SEPARABILITY
If any part or provision of this Agreement is rendered or declared invalid by any existing or subsequently enacted state or federal legislation or by any decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.
ARTICLE 6: CITY REVENUES
The Association will, without obligation, encourage its members to shop in Fullerton.
ARTICLE 7: SALARY
The schedule of base salary rates and the allocation of classes to salary ranges shall be as contained in Appendix A.
Effective the first pay period after ratification and approval of this Agreement:
A. The City will add a Step 6 for all FMA-represented classifications that currently only have five steps. The newly added Step 6 shall be set at 5% above Step 5.
B. On the effective date, a ll employees that have been topped at Step 5 shall be moved to Step 6. On the effective date, all other employees shall be advanced to their next Step. The step advancements provided under this Section shall not impact an employee’s step increase review date. All employees that are not topped at Step 6 shall remain eligible for consideration to move to the next subsequent step at their step incr ease review date in accordance with Resolution 8485.
C. Any employee that is already in an FM A-represented classification that has six steps and is at Step 6 at the time of ratification and approval of the MOU, shall receive a one-time lump sum equivalent to 2.5% of the employee’s annual base salary.
ARTICLE 8: INCREMENT PAY
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A. A. Shift Differential Pay
An eligible Library employee shall receive, in addition to regular pay, Shift Differential Pay equal to 5% of his/her base hourly rate for any hours worked after 5:00 p.m., except that no one s hall receive shift differential so lely because he/she is on an alternate work schedule and works after 5:00 p.m. Eligible employees are only those regularly appointed to any Library position effective on or before June 28, 1985 as well as those regularly appointed to any full-time Library position after that date.
B. B. Emergency Duty Pay
A person regularly employed in a classifica tion listed below (or any other as ordered by the City Council) shall be compensated at his/her base hourly rate when required to return to work for emergencies and/or to be held over fo r emergencies, as determined by the department head:
Building & Facilities Supe rvisor Sewer Supervisor
Equipment Supervisor Street Supervisor
Jail Supervisor Wate r Distribution Supervisor
Landscape Supervisor I/II Water Production Supervisor
C. C. Bilingual Pay
An employee shall be eligible to receiv e an additional $60 per pay period if the following conditions are met:
1. 1. The employee is required, as pa rt of his/her regular public contact duties, to speak and/or tran slate by reading/writing one or more languages other than English.
2. 2. The employee must pass a lang uage skills test approved or administered by the City.
D. D. Overtime Pay
All represented classifications are exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
E. Deputy Director Assignment Pay
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he/she is assigned to deputy director dut ies and responsibilities in addition to duties and responsibilities of his/her regular classification subject to the following:
1. City has the unilateral right to assign an employee to the duties of a deputy director and to remove him/her from t hat position without cause or right of appeal.
2. Determination of an employee’s eligibility for a deputy director assignment shall be at the discreti on of the Department H ead and shall be based on employee performance, demonstrated readiness, and workload.
3. Deputy director assignments may be ro tated among similarly eligible employees within a department at the discretion of the Department Head.
4. Any and all deputy director assignment s must be approved in advance by the City Manager.
5. Only one employee per department may be assigned as a deputy director at any one time, except that, at t he recommendation of the Department Head and approval by the City Manager , up to two employees may be assigned as a deputy director if two departments are consolidated to one.
6. City reserves the right to make no deputy director assignments within a department.
7. City reserves the right to make no deputy director assignments within the City.
8. An employee receiving deputy director assignment pay shall not be eligible for Acting Pay provided for in City Personnel Rules, Resolution 8485, Section 8 (B)(3).
ARTICLE 9: ACTING PAY
The pay provisions of the City 's Acting Pay program (contained in Resolution 8485) are modified to provide that an employee: 1) shall receive Acting Pay beginning at the start of the first full shift following 80 consecutive hours actually worked (not paid leave) of an Acting assignment; and 2) shall be paid for all time served in a subsequent Acting position if the employee has received Acting Pay for the same temporary classification within the preceding 12 months, and there are at least 40 consecutive hours actually worked (not paid leave) in the second Acting assignment.
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ARTICLE 10: EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE PAY
Affected employees shall be eligible for the Exceptional Performance Pay Program.
ARTICLE 11: TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
A. A. Objective
The tuition reimbursement program is de signed to encourage employees to continue their career development by enrolling in approved classroom courses which will:
1. 1. Educate them in new concepts and methods in their occupational field and prepare them to meet the changing demands of their job.
2. 2. Help prepare them for advancem ent to position s of greater responsibility with the City.
B. B. General Guidelines
1. 1. The Director of Human Resour ces or his/her appointed representative shall:
a. a . Review written applications submitted by
employees through their department heads.
b. b . Grant approval by either certifying the
acceptability of majors, course s and expenditures, or suggesting those courses which will qualif y the employee for tuition reimbursement.
c. c. Consult with department heads and school
authorities on the development and es tablishment of criteria and standards.
d. d . Render a decision on pr e-enrollment approval and/or tuition reimbursement form s within 60 days of receipt by Human Resources.
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2. 2. If approval is denied, the employee may submit a written appeal within 30 days to an education review committee consisting of three members appointed by the City Manager. The decision of the committee shall be final and binding on all parties, subject to their right to seek judicial review, and the decision shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.
C. C. Eligibility
1. 1. All regularly appointed employees who have passed their initial probation period are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement. Courses must:
commence after passing the initial prob ation period; be in excess of the educational standards for the classi fication (as not ed in the class specification); and not be taken to acquire skills, knowledge and abilities which the employee was deemed to have when appointed to the classification. An example of this would be college or university courses when the specification for the classification calls for high school graduation.
2. 2. Courses must be (except where noted below in paragraph 5) approved by one of the regional accreditation associations recognized by the Council for Higher Educ ation Accreditation ( CHEA). Credits for non- classroom assignments such as life experience and military training are not reimbursable.
3. 3. A course must be: 1) relat ed to the employee's current classification; 2) related to a City cl assification to which the employee may reasonably expect promotion within five years of completion of his/her educational objective; or 3) required for the completion of the pre-approved job-related major. An example of the third requi rement would be general education or elective requirements fo r the major as stat ed in the school catalog.
4. 4. Courses shall not duplicate training which the employee has already had or which is to be provided in-house unless approval has been granted by the department head and the Human Resources Department.
5. 5. Job-related seminars, courses or conferences for which an academic grade or units of academic credit are not given are eligible with pre- approval from the department head and the Human Resources Department.
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reimbursement program if pre-approval is granted before commencement of a non-accredited class.
7. 7. Courses cannot be taken on Ci ty time. The employee must certify that all courses submitted for approval were taken on his/her off-duty time.
8. 8. To certify eligibility, a fully completed preapproval form shall be submitted to the department head and to Human Resources before the course begins.
D. D. Reimbursement
1. 1. A tuition reimbursement request form must be submitted within three months of the completion of the approved course(s). A minimum final grade of "C" or its equi valent is required for reimbursement. A pass in a pass/fail course will be considered equivalent to a "C" for reimbursement purposes only. No reimbursement shall be made for audited or incomplete courses.
2. 2. Employees shall be reimbursed for tuition and any fees and reading materials required by the academic instit ution for the eligible course(s). Expenses for parking, travel, lodging, meals, transcript fees, materials and any other costs are not reimbursable.
3. 3. Employees shall be reimbursed up to the dollar amount charged for the same number of units per term by California State University, Fullerton, with a maximum of $2,500 per fiscal year. The difference between the City's maximum obligation during any fiscal year and the amount of any actual reimbursement received by the employee during that fiscal year shall not be carried over or be available for use by the employee in any subsequent fiscal year.
4. 4. Employees must submit a bona fide certification of major from the attendant institution, fees paid and grade achieved to have their request for reimbursement cons idered. These documents must accompany the reimbursement request form.
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apply to employees who receive a service or disability retirement (as defined in Article 17(B)(4)), who are laid off by the City or who separate as a result of a City/departmental reorganization.
ARTICLE 12: UNIFORMS
A. A. Field maintenance employees shall be eligible to receive up to six uniforms from the City for wear on the job and to/from the job.
B. B. For Police employees required to wear and maintain uniforms, the City shall determine and provide the "first issue" of uniforms upon initial appointment, as well as a biweekly allowance of $17.32.
ARTICLE 13: SURVEYS
In determining what is adequa te compensation, the parties shall use as a guideline the compensation provided to comparable employees in the following jurisdictions or any other jurisdictions deemed approp riate: Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Ontario, Orange, and Santa Ana.
ARTICLE 14: CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CalPERS)
A. A. The City's contract with CalPERS for affected em ployees shall include the following options:
1. One-Year Highest Compensation (Cal . Gov. Code §200 42) for employees hired by the City on or before December 22, 2012.
2. Employees hired on or after De cember 23, 2012 who are not “new members” as defined under the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (Cal. Gov. Code §7522 – 7522.74), hereinafter PEPRA, will have their final compensation calculated based on the provisions of California Government Code §20037. Final compensation shall be calculated based on the average of the highest three consecutive years.
3. Employees hired on or after Januar y 1, 2013 who are “n ew members” as defined under PEPRA will have their final compensation calculated based on the provisions of Calif ornia Government Code §7522.32 (highest average pensionable compensation for 36 consecutive months.)
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4. Post-Retirement Survivor Allowa nce (Cal. Gov. Code §§21624, 21626).
5. Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits (Cal. Gov. Code § 21574).
6. Military Service Credit as Public Service (Cal. Gov. Code §21024), in which the employee pays the entire cost.
7. 2% @ 55 – Full Formula (Cal. Gov. Code §21354) for employees who are not “new members” as defined by PEPRA.
8. 2% at 62 formula (Cal. Gov. Code §7522.20) for employees who are “new members” as defined by PEPRA.
9. Pre-Retirement Optional Settleme nt 2 Death Benefit (Cal. Gov. Code §21548).
10. Credit for Unused Sick Leave (Cal. Go v. Code §20965). An employee who is not eligible for benefits under Article 29(F) Payment for Unused Sick Leave upon Separation shall receive additional service credit for his/her unused sick leave upon retirement from the City, converted per the terms of the CalPERS contract.
B. B. Employer-Paid Member Contributions – Employees Who Are Not “New Members”
For employees who are not “new members” as defined by PEPRA, the City shall pay the CalPERS normal member contributi on [as defined in §206 77(a)(2) of the California Government Code] into each employee's account with CalPERS, pursuant to §20691 of the California Government Code. This payment will be included within the employee's compensation earnable that is reported to CalPERS, pursuant to §20636(c)(4) of the California Government Code.
This employer-paid member contribution shall not be considered base salary, and is not taxable income, pursuant to §414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, should any state or federal agency alter the current income tax treatment of such payment, the consequences of such action shall be the so le responsibility of the affected employees and shall in no way alter any obligation of the City toward such employees. “New members” as defined by PEPRA are not eligible for this benefit.
Employee Cost-Sharing of Employer Cont ribution Rate – Employees Who Are Not “New Members”
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Effective December 10, 2011, employees wh o are not “new members” as defined by PEPRA shall contribute 7% of their compensation earnabl e (as defined in Government Code §20636) toward the employer contribution rate (“cost-sharing”).
Effective December 23, 2012 , the City amended its co ntract with CalPERS to implement the provisions of California Government Code 20516(a) to provide that a portion of the 7% contribution shall be made pursuant to Government Code Section §20516(a), with the balance of the 7% contribution made pursuant to Government Code Section §20516(f). In the event of a change in the law or legal determination that any portion of the 7% employee contri bution toward the employer rate is not allowable as agreed, the employer-paid member contributions shall be reduced by whatever portion is not allowable and the parties shall meet and confer to determine the appropriate modifications of benefits to offset this change.
It is further provided that should legislation be enacted that requires employees pay any portion of the required member contribution, then the City shall take whatever action is necessary to reduce the amount of the employee pick-up of the employer contribution by the amount of the required payment by the employee of the member contribution.
C. The City shall pay the 1 959 Survivor Benefits premium for affected employees.
ARTICLE 15: SOCIAL SECURITY
In the event the City and its employees are required to participate in the Federal Social Security program, the City and the Association shall meet-and-confer on this subject prior to implementation.
ARTICLE 16: MEDICARE
Employees hired by the City on or after April 1, 1986 shall be required to pay the designated employee contribution to participate in the MediCare Program and the City shall be under no obligation to pay or "pick up" any such contributions.
ARTICLE 17: HEALTH INSURANCE
A. A. Contributions - Employees
1. The employee monthly contribution to medical insurance shall be the difference between the employee’s selected plan and tier of coverage and the following monthly City contributions:
Single $ 450
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Two-Party $ 925
Family $1,300
2. Any increases to these City monthly contributions shall be subject to future negotiations.
3 If at any time during the te rm of this agreement, it is determined that the City’s contribution toward medical insurance is less t han required for minimum affordable coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the City shall, at its own discretion, increase any contribution by the amou nt necessary to meet the affordability requirements.
B. B. Contributions – Retirees
1. 1. For each person regularly employed for 20 cumulative years or more who retires subsequent to September 30, 1995 the City shall pay the same contribution provided to active employees for employee-only coverage under the City health plan chosen by the retiree, provided, however, for persons hired by the City on or after January 1, 2012, the maximum monthly contribution paid under this paragraph shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). With respect to an employee who retired between June 28, 1986 and September 30, 1995 the City s hall pay 100% of th e employee-only premium.
2. 2. For each person regularly employed for ten or more cumulative years, but less than 20, and who retires subsequent to September 30, 1995 the City shall pay 50% of the contribution provided to active employees for employee-only coverage under the City health plan chosen by the retiree, provided, however, for persons hired by the City on or after January 1, 2012, the maximum monthly contribution paid under this paragraph shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). With respect to an employee who retired between June 28, 1986 and Sept ember 30, 1995 the City shall pay 50% of the employee-only premium.
3. 3. For each person regularly employed for five or more cumulative years, but less than 10, and who retires subsequent to December 31, 2002 the City shall pay 25% of the contribution provided to active employees for employee-only coverage under the City health plan ch osen by the retiree.
Persons hired by the City on or after January 1, 2012 shall not be eligible for this benefit.
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4. 4. A “retiree” as used in this Article shall mean only those former employees who receive a CalPERS retirement allowance that has been in effect since the day after official separation from City of Fullerton employment.
5. 5. This obligation to pay health insurance premiums shall end at such time as the retiree reaches age 65 or becomes elig ible to enroll, automatically or voluntarily, in MediCal or MediCare, whichever occurs first.
6. 6. A retiree desiring to have health insurance coverage for dependents shall re mit to the City a check fo r the amount of dependent coverage no later than the 15th of the month, preceding the effective month of coverage.
C. Opt-Out
1. An employee may "opt-out" of the City's medical plan under these conditions:
a. The employee must sign a document stating his/her desire to waive medical insurance.
b. The employee must provide proof of other group health insurance coverage that is compliant with the Affordable Care Act, which shall be confirmed by the City each year prior to open enrollment.
c. The employee may only re-enr oll during 1) annual open enrollment, or 2) upon loss of coverage in accordance with the underwriting guidelines for each of the City's health plans.
2. The employee will then receive a cash payment equal to $50 per pay period.
D. One Time Medical Reimbursement
All employees on City payroll effective December 27, 2019 shall receive a one-time lump sum reimbursement of expenditures towards health insurance and expenses in the amount of $3,000. This reimburs ement shall be issued through the City’s payroll system as soon as practical following ratification of this Agreement. Eligible employees who separated from the City prior to the disbursement of this reimbursement must file a claim to request payment of the reimbursement.
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January 2021. These “flex credits” shall be paid through a revised Section 125 Plan.
The City and the Association will meet and agree regarding the scope of the Section 125 Plan options for employee use of the “flex credits.”
E. EF. Voluntary Benefits Plan
Effective April 1, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practical, the City will implement a voluntary benefits plan through The Standard Insurance Company. Employees may opt in to plans prov iding supplemental benefits for Accident, Hospital and Critical Illness covered incidents. Premiums for employee selections shall be deducted from the employee’s pay on a post-tax basis.
ARTICLE 18: REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM
The City's Reimbursement Account Program shall be made available to affected employees.
Pursuant to said program, an employee may request that el igible expenses be paid or reimbursed by the City out of his/her accoun t, with the employee's base salary being reduced by the amount of any such payments or reimbursements.
Each employee with a payroll deduction for medical and dental insurance premiums shall have his/her salary reduced by the amount of those deductions, on a before-tax basis.
ARTICLE 19: LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE
A. A. The City shall pay 100% of the premium for a City-owned Long-Term Disability insurance policy affording coverage to each active employee.
B. B. The policy shall have an elimination period of 55 calendar days of continuous disability. Anytime after the expiration of the elimination period, the employee may apply for Long-Term Disability insurance or may continue to use accrued leave pursuant to the City’s policy thereon.
C. C. The maximum benefit shall be 60% of the eligible employee’s pre-disability earnings as defined in the policy document, or $6,000 per month, whichever is less.
This maximum benefit shall be calculated in accordance with policy definitions.
ARTICLE 20: LIFE INSURANCE
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70 shall have benefits reduced by 35%, and employees at age 75 shall have benefits reduced by 50%. Each employee may purchase additional City group term life insurance.
ARTICLE 21: VISION INSURANCE
The City shall provide vision care insurance to employees and their dependents enrolled in a City sponsored medical The City shall contribute toward coverage under this plan the lesser of the premium for such coverage or $24.88 per month.
ARTICLE 22: DENTAL INSURANCE
The City shall pay up to an amount equal to the family premium rate for the prepaid dental plan for employee and depende nt coverage under any group dental insurance plan administered or approved by the City.
A retiree, as defined in Article 17(B)(4), and his/her eligible dependents may subscribe to a City dental plan by paying the full premium for the coverage chosen.
ARTICLE 23: SELF-INSURANCE/OTHER
The City shall have the right to provide all or any portion of the benefits presently available under any existing health, long-term disability, dental, or vision plan through a self-insurance program or, in the case of vision insurance, via a contract with a direct provider; however, the election of such option shall not cause affected employees to suffer any loss of benefits or coverage.
A medical advisory committee, to include re presentatives of the four major employee organizations shall be established. The committee shall meet with City representatives at least four times per year. This committee's functions shall include analysis of plan coverage and cost containment opportuni ties, the review of alternative approaches to medical insurance, and commun ications to and from employees, for the purpose of providing reasonably priced medical care. Committee recommendations shall be developed with a view toward including them in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 24: CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1985
Employees who are allowed to remain on a City health or dental insurance plan following separation from employment pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) may be charged the maximum rate permissible by law for such coverage (presently 102% of the premium for an active employee).
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ARTICLE 25: DISCRETIONARY PERSONAL LEAVE
Discretionary personal leave accumulated and not used prior to the term of this Agreement will be available for employee use until such time as the employee separates from the City. This discretionary personal leave will have no cash value and its use must be approved by the Department Head and not require overtime backfill. Employees on discretionary personal leave will be on paid status. No additional Discretionary Personal Leave will be provided during the term of this Agreement. This leave is separate and distinct from Discretionary Holiday Leave referenced in Article 267.
ARTICLE 26: HOLIDAYS
The provisions in this Article shall be in effect through June 30, 2020 except as provided in Article 36 – Alternate Work Schedules. Effective July 1, 2020, this Article shall be replaced in its entirety by Article 27:
A. Each regular full-time employee who work s or is absent from work with the approval of his/her department head on the work shift both before and after any such holiday, shall receive the following paid holidays of eight hours each:
1. January 1, New Year's Day
2. The third Monday in February, Presidents' Day
3. The last Monday in May, Memorial Day
4. July 4, Independence Day
5. The first Monday in September, Labor Day
6. November 11 , Veteran's Day
7. Thanksgiving Day
8. The Friday foll owing Thanksgiving Day
9. December 24, Christmas Eve (if a Sa turday or Sunday, the following Tuesday shall be observed)
10. December 25, Christmas Day
11. December 31, New Year's Eve
B. No other day shall be such a holiday unless it is a nonrecurring holiday designated specifically by the President of the United States and/or the Governor of California, and approved by the City Council.
C. When a holiday falls on a Saturday an employee on a traditional Monday – Friday schedule shall, in lieu of said holiday, be permitted an absence from work with eight hours pay on the Friday immediately before said holiday.
When a holiday falls on a Sunday, such employee, in lieu of pay for said holiday, shall be permitted an absence from work with pay equal to a regularly scheduled work day on the Monday immediately following said holiday.
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D. An employee with a work week other th an Monday through Friday shall be permitted a corresponding absence from work when a holiday falls on his/her regular shift off.
That absence from work mu st be taken immediately prec eding or following said holiday, as designated by his/her department head. If an employee’s regular work schedule precludes such absence in order to provide the usual continuous services of his/her department, the employee shall be compensated in the form of pay equal to one (1) regular work day, in addition to his/her holiday pay.
E. When an employee is absent from work under circumstances which entitles him/her to receive sick leave benefits for any of said holidays, there shall be no double payment; instead, he/she shall not be paid the holiday benefit hereunder, and shall not be charged or paid for the sick leave benefits for such time that he/she received holiday pay.
F. An employee in this unit wi th responsibilities for the production of the City sponsored Fourth of July celebration or First Night celebration, or required to work on the days of the Fourth of July or First Night events managing City facilities rented for private events shall be entitled to receive his/her regular compensation at a one and one half hourly rate for any hours worked on the days of the events which are in excess of the employee’s regularly scheduled 40-hour work week. This compensation is limited to only the days of the City sponsored Fourth of July and the First Night events.
G. December 26, 2019 shall be considered a special paid day off. Employees who used accrued leave balances or leave without pay shall be eligible for a prior period leave adjustment, substituting Holiday Discretionary Leave hours as described in Article 27 for accrued leave hours or l eave without pay used for the day.
Employees who worked on December 26, 2019 shall be eligible for holiday discretionary paid leave time in the am ount of 9 hours or the length of the employee’s work shift, whichever is less. Employees must be on City payroll at the time the adjustment is made to be e ligible. No post separation adjustments will be made.
ARTICLE 267: HOLIDAY LEAVE PROGRAM
Effective July 1, 2020, the Holiday provisions in Articles 26 and 36 shall be replaced with the following:
E. A. The following days shall be recognized Holidays for employees of this unit:
1. 1. January 1, New Year's Day
2. 2. The third Monday in February, Presidents' Day
3. 3. The last Monday in May, Memorial Day
4. 4. July 4, Independence Day
5. 5. The first Monday in September, Labor Day
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6. 6. November 11, Veteran's Day
7. 7. Thanksgiving Day
8. 8. The Friday following Thanksgiving Day
9. 9. December 24, Christmas Eve
10. 10. December 25, Christmas Day
11. 11. December 31, New Year's Eve
B. No other day shall be such a holiday unless it is a non-recurring holiday designated specifically by the President of the United States and/or the Governor of California, and approved by the City Council.
C. An employee who wo rks with regard to holidays will receive holiday leave time in the amount of 9 hours or the length of the employee’s work shift, whichever is less, to be used when a designated City holiday occurs and employee works in a location, facility or program that is closed on the holiday, and the holiday falls on the employee’s regular work day, and the employee is not required to work. The hours will be paid on the day the holiday occurs except as provided in Article 2 67, (C). (1). and (2). below. There shall be no additional cash value for holiday leave hours.
1. An employee who is required to work on a holiday will rece ive in addition to his/her normal pay for the day, holiday discretionary paid leave time in the amount of 9 hours or the length of the employee’s work shift, whichever is less, to be used at a later time in accordance with rules set forth herein.
2. An employee will receive holiday discr etionary paid leave time in the amount of 9 hours or the length of the employee’s work shift, whichever is less, when a City designated holiday falls on a day that is not a regular work day for the employee. These hours may be used at a later time in accordance with rules set forth herein.
3. Holiday discretionary leave time rece ived under this Article must be used during the fiscal year in which it is received. Hours not used will expire. There will be no cash value associated with the holiday discretionary leave hours received under this provision.
ARTICLE 278: VACATION
E. A. Accrual
1. 1. Each employee shall accrue va cation credit with pay in accordance with the following table:
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N u m b e r o f H o u r s
Amount of Current Service Annually Biweekly
<10 Years 120 4.62
≥10 Years 128 4.93
≥11 Years 136 5.24
≥12 Years 144 5.54
≥13 Years 152 5.85
≥14 Years 160 6.16
≥20 Years 168 6.46
≥25 Years 176 6.77
The City Manager may authorize a new em ployee to earn vacation credit at any of the rates described above, up to 160 hours annually.
2. 2. Vacation credit shall accrue each pay period in which the employee has worked or used paid leave except sick leave for at least one full regular work shift. An employee absent on sick leave or unpaid leave of absence for an entire pay period shall not receive vacation credit for that pay period.
B. B. Usage
1. 1. First Vacation: A new employee’s first vacation may not be taken until he/she has worked for 13 pay periods. Absences such as sick leave or unpaid leave for an entire pay period shall not be considered time worked for this purpose.
2. 2. Department Head Approval: No vacation absence with pay may be taken without approval by the department head or designee. The department head shall schedu le and approve vacation for his/her employees as requested or at such ot her time as will achieve the most efficient functioning of the department and to avoid any loss of vacation by reason of the accumulation limit provided herein.
C. C. Accumulation Limit
An employee may accumulate va cation credits, with the right to take or be paid for if not taken, up to twice his/ her annual vacation allowance. Vacation credit earned beyond the maximum is forfeited, with the following exception:
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time salary rate then in effect not only for the time worked, but also for the vacation time that would have been credited to him/ her for working were it not for said accumulation limit. This payment shall c ontinue until such time as the employee is permitted to take a vacation.
D. D. Annual Conversion
1. 1. At the end of each payroll ye ar, an eligible employee may convert up to 8040 hours of unused vacation time into cash, payable at the base salary rate in effect at the time of conversion. Such conversions shall be made concurrently with the annual conversion of sick leave.
2. 2. To be eligible, an employee must have completed his/her initial probation period and; must have actually taken (not converted) at least 80 hours of vacation in the preceding payroll year; and must have at least 80 hours of vacation remaining after such conversion.
E. E. Separation From Employment
An employee who separates fr om employment by resignation, layoff, or otherwise, shall be paid the balance of his/her accumulated vacation credits, at the base salary rate in effect on th e date of separation. In the case of the employee's death, the balance shall be paid to th e employee's designee or, if no designee, to the employee's estate.
ARTICLE 289: SICK LEAVE
A. A. Each regular full-time employee (80 hours per pay period ) shall earn and accumulate 3.69 hours of sick leave for each pay period in which the employee has worked at least one full re gular workday. An employee absent on vacation shall receive sick leave credit, but an employee absent on sick leave or an unpaid leave of absence for an entire pay period shall not receive sick leave credit for that period.
B. B. Sick Leave Usage
An employee shall be al lowed to use his/her accumulated sick leave as follows:
1. 1. Absences relating to the health or welfare of the employee:
a. a. Personal illness or physical incapacity;
b. b. Medical or dental appointments;
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c. c. Forced quarantine in accordance with community health regulations.
d. d. For the purposes under Labor Code sections 230 and 230.1 to make necessary arrangements for the safety and welfare of the employee in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
2. 2. Absences relating to the health of the employee’s family:
a. a . Health conditions of, or medical or dental
appointments for, the employee’s family members as required by law in a total amount not to exceed 48 hours in a payroll year.
b. b . The care of an employee’s newborn
child/children or the placement with an employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care within the first 12 months after birth or placement, for up to 96 hours.
c. c . The serious health condition of a family member which qualifies under the Family and Medical Lea ve Act (FMLA), provided that the employee has submitted all necessary
documentation to the Human Reso urces Department certifying the condition qualifies for FMLA.
In no event sha ll the total time taken pursuant to 2a, 2b and 2c exceed 480 hours in any 12-month period. This maximum limit of 480 hours shall be reduced by any time taken pursuant to the employee’s own FMLA qualifying condition(s) within such rolling 12-month period except as otherwise required by law.
C. C. Approval of Sick Leave
1. 1. Sick leave may be taken only when an employee has sick leave credits. The first sick leave with pay may not be taken until the 90th day of City employment. No payment for sick leave shall be made without the approval of the department head or designee.
2. 2. Prior to resuming work after taking three or more consecutive shifts of sick leave, an employee shall submit a physician's written certification of the medical necessity for his/her absence from work and a written release stating that he/she is able to perform his/ her normal or modified job duties.
For example, an employee absent on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday must provide this release before resuming work on Thursday.
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If the absence of three or more cons ecutive shifts is for family illness (See B2 above), the employee shall submit certification from the family member’s attending physician of the medical c ondition during the length of absence for which paid leave is requested. The physician’s certification shall verify that the family member had an illness, injury or medical procedure during the period of time for which paid l eave is requested. However, the certification shall not be required to include a diagnosis or description of injury or treatment.
D. D. Bereavement Leave
The death of a member of the employee's immediate family shall entitle the affected employee to be absent for three shifts (not to exceed 27 hours) and such absence shall not be charged to sick leave. An employee may also use two shifts (not to exceed 18 hours) of accumulated sick leave per incident for bereavement purposes, and the City Manager may authorize up to an additional five shifts (not to exceed 45 hours) of sick leave usage for bereavement purposes when appropriate.
The definition of "immediate family" fo r the purpose of bereavement leave shall include the employee's spouse, parents, children, stepch ildren, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, legal guardian and others as required by law.
E. E. Annual Optional Conversion of Sick Leave
Employees hired on or after June 29, 1996 are not eligible fo r this conversion program.
1. 1. A person who has been regularly empl oyed by the City for the full preceding calendar year and has at least 24 ho urs of unused sick leave remaining from the preceding payroll year may convert a fixed percentage of the unused portion of those credits to either of the following:
a. a . Up to 50% to vacation credits; or
b. b . Up to 50% to cash to be paid at the employee's base salary rate.
2. 2. An eligible employee who does not use sick leave during the preceding payroll year may convert up to 60% to cash or vacation to be paid at the employee's base salary rate.
F. F. Payment for Unused Sick Leave Upon Separation
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Payment for unused sick leav e upon separation shall be paid to persons regularly appointed to any City classification on or before August 31, 1983 and employed continuously thereafter. All others are ineligible for this benefit.
1. 1. If an eligible employee dies or retires, 55% of the unused sick leave credits accumulated will be paid to the employee or, in the case of the employee's death, to the employee's designee or, if no designee, to the employee's estate. Such payment will be at the base salary rate in effect at the time of such separation.
2. 2. An eligible employee who s eparates after ten years of continuous service for any reason othe r than death or retirement, shall be compensated for 55% of the unused balance of all accumulated sick leave credits in excess of 960 hours, to be paid at the base salary rate in effect at the time of such separation.
G. G. All sick leave credits no t taken as sick leave or otherwise converted shall remain within the employee's accumulated sick leave credits.
H. H. The City Manager may authorize a new employee to have up to 440 hours of sick leave credit. Such credit shall be available only for use as described in B above and shall not be available for any other use.
ARTICLE 2930: MANAGEMENT LEAVE
A. A. Each employee shall be eligible for up to 32 hours (36 hours for employees on a synchronized 9/80 schedule) of management leave each fiscal year. Additional time may be granted at the discretion of the employee's department head.
B. B. Management leave shall not accr ue past the maximum. Unused management leave shall be lost at the end of each fiscal ye ar and shall not be converted to any other form of compensation.
C. C. An employee who separates prior to the end of a fiscal year shall have deducted from the final paycheck or vacation balance any management leave that would be considered advance payment.
ARTICLE 301: WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM
C. A. Supplemental Pay
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Compensation laws, shall be paid his/her full salary only for the first 1,040 cumulative hours of absence related to the illness or injury, including absences for medical or therapy. Th is salary payment period shall not extend beyond the date temporary total disability payments are terminated.
Persons employed on a 3/4-time basis shall receive a cumulative total of 780 hours, and persons employed on a ha lf-time basis shall receive a cumulative total of 520 hours.
2. 2. A full-time employee who suffers a temporary disability as a result of what is interpreted under state Workers' Compensation laws as a separate illness or injury, regardless of whether the illness or injury is to the same or a different part of the body, shall be entitled to an additional 1,040 hours cumulative time of supplemental pay (pro rata time if a part-time employee) for each such separate illness or injury.
3. 3. Once the employee has exhausted all of the benefits described in subparagraphs 1 and 2 above, the employee shall be entitled, at his/her request, to us e any accumulated sick leave credits to pay the difference between his/her full salary and any amounts paid him/her under said Workers’ Compensation laws until his/her accumulated sick leave credits are exhausted.
B. B. The anniversary date of any employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury resulting from the performance of duties in the course of his/her employment, shall not be thereby affected as long as he/she is receiving an amount equal to his/her full pay. During such time, the employee shall continue to accrue vacation and sick leave benefits in the same manner as through he/she were not absent.
ARTICLE 312: JURY DUTY
When an employee is duly summoned to jury duty, he/she shall receive her/his regular pay for any regularly scheduled working hours spent in actual performance of such service. If the employee receives $50 or more for such service, the employee shall remit to the City all fees and allowances payable fo r such service, less reimbursements from the court for meals, travel or lodging.
Employees who have the option to request call-in juror status shall exercise that option.
ARTICLE 323: PAYROLL SYSTEM
A. A. The City shall utilize the biweekly pay system. Pay periods shall begin at 12:01 A.M. every other Saturday, and end at midnight on the second Friday (i.e., 14 calendar days later) thereafter. Paydays shall occur on the Fr iday following the Fullerton Management Association
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conclusion of each pay period. The one exception to this is when that Friday is a City holiday; the payday shall fall on the preceding business day.
B. B. Each affected employee shall participate in the City’s direct deposit payroll program.
ARTICLE 334: SUBSTANCE ABUSE
A. A. It is the responsibility of all affected employees to cooperate to protect the lives, personal safety and property of coworkers and fellow citizens. The parties hereto and all affected employees shall take all reasonable steps to accomplish these goals and to minimize potential dangers.
B. B. It is in the best interest of the City, the Association, affected employees and the public to ensure that affected empl oyees do not appear for work under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or possess illegal substances or alcohol while at work, because such conduct is likely to result in reduced productivity, an unsafe working environment, poor morale and increased potential liability to the City. "Under the influence of drugs" means the use of any illegal substance or misuse of a prescribed drug in a manner and to a degree that impairs the employee's work performance or ability to use City property or equipment safely.
C. C. The City pays for a counseling service for employees who have problems with drugs and/or alcohol. The City and the Association agree that every effort shall be made by the City and the Association to refer employees who have such problems to this counseling service for assistance.
D. D. The City may compel an employee who is unable to perform the duties of his/her position to submit to a medical examination on City time and at the City's expense.
ARTICLE 345: USE OF TOBACCO
In addition to the policy set forth in City directives, affected employees shall not use tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes or vapor devices, in any form inside City buildings, structures, vehicles, and/or in plain view of the public while on duty.
The City shall reimburse (up to $500 per fi scal year) the out-of-pocket expenses of any affected employee who completes a smoking cessation program operated by one of the City’s health insurance providers, the employee assistance program, the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, or any other bona fide program preapproved by the Director of Human Resources.
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ARTICLE 36: ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULES
Management unit employees are eligible for the City's alternate work schedule program.
A. An employee on a 9/80, a 4/10 or a 3/12 work schedule shall receive a paid holiday of nine hours for each holiday (defined in Article 26) that falls or is observed on the City’s synchronized nine-hour workday, or eight hours if the holiday falls or is observed on the City’s synchronized eight-hour workday. When a holiday falls on the City’s synchronized Friday closure day, such employees shall not receive any holiday pay or additional time off for that day.
B. When a holiday falls on his/her regularly scheduled day off, rather than on a closure Friday, an employee on an unsynchronized 9/80 schedule shall receive the day off with regular pay but will not receive any holi day pay or additional time off for that day.
C. Saturday Holidays - When a holiday falls on a Saturday following a synchronized 9/80 closure day, an employee on a 9/ 80 work schedule shall be permitted an absence from work with nine hours pay if taken on that employee’s regularly scheduled nine-hour workday, or eight hours pay if taken on that employee’s regularly scheduled eight-hour workday. All employees who work a 4/10 or a 3/12 schedule shall be permitted an absence from work with nine hours pay. Such absence shall be taken on any regular workday between the Monday immediately following the holiday and the second working Friday in December of that calendar year. The specific day off is subject to approval of the department head.
If the Saturday holiday does not follow a 9/80 Friday closure, employees on a 9/80, a 4/10 or a 3/12 schedule shall be permitted an absence from work with eight hours pay within that same pay period.
D. Effective July 1, 2020, Ar ticle 36 sections 1, 2 and 3 regarding holiday observance and time off for employees on alternate work schedules shall no longer be in effect and shall be replaced by the Holiday Leave Program provisions in Article 27.
ARTICLE 357: LAYOFFS
If the City decides layoffs ar e necessary, the parties shal l meet-and-confer to discuss alternatives to layoffs.
ARTICLE 368: NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
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arises, the City will provide as much notice as possible to the Association, or make other arrangements for the Association members to meet with the new employee. The Association will select its representative(s) to attend the orientations. When selecting its representative(s), the Association will make reasonable efforts to minimize disruption to the department operational ne eds. If, due to operati onal needs, no Association representative is available, the Association will arrange an alternative time for Association to meet with the new employee.
Association member(s) will be provided up to 15 minutes at the end of the orientation to present membership information regarding the Association to onboarding employee(s).
Human Resources staff will not be present during the Association portion of the onboarding. Release time will be provided to the Association representative(s) for this meeting.
The City will provide the employee information it has on file in compliance with AB 119 (name, job, title, department, work location, work, home and personal cellular telephone numbers, personal email addresses on file with the City, and home addresses) for all new hires within the bargaining unit within 30 days of hire.
In addition, on a quarterl y basis, the City will provide the Association with a digital file containing the same information for all employees in Association represented classifications.
Appendix A: Manageme nt Salary Schedule
DATE: March _____9January 22, 20220
FOR THE FULLERTON MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF FULLERTON
ASSOCIATION
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Brendan O’Reilly Gretchen R. BeattyEddie Manfro
President Interim Director of Human Resources
David GranthamRamona Castaneda Ellis Chang
Vice President Director of Administrative Services
David Grantham
At Large Member
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Aaron Peardon
OCEA Senior Labor Relations Representative
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Charles Leon
OCEA Labor Relations Representative