HomeMy Public PortalAbout7/1/2005-6/30/2008 Town Hall Associates MOAMEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE
TOWN OF WATERTOWN
AND THE
WATERTOWN TOWN HALL ASSOCIATES, SEIU, LOCAL 888
The Town of Watertown and Watertown Town Hall Associates, SEIU, Local 888 hereby
agree, subject to appropriation by the Town Council, to a three (3) year collective bargaining
agreement effective July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008 which shall contain the same terms and
conditions as the parties' most recent agreement, except as modified by the following:
1. Base wage increases
+ 4.5% retroactive to 7/1/05
+ 4.5% retroactive to 7/1/06
• 2.5% effective 7/ 1 /07
2. Health insurance
• 85/15 health insurance contribution rate retroactive to 7/1/05
• 80/20 health insurance contribution rate retroactive to 7/1/06
Effective 7/l/07, modify HMO plan design and co -pay amounts to Option 5 as
detailed in "Executive Summary — Plan Change Options". With respect to the
inpatient and outpatient co -pays, the Town will reimburse employees on
individual HMO plans for up to a maximum of $350.00 per fiscal year toward the
cost of inpatient/outpatient co -pays incurred during that year. Employees on
family HMO plans will be reimbursed for up to a maximum of $700.00 per fiscal
year per plan toward the cost of inpatient/outpatient co -pays incurred during that
year by individuals covered by the plan.
3. Step adjustment
• Effective 7/1/07, the current top step for all grades shall be adjusted so that the
resulting amount makes the current top step 4.5% higher than the amount of the
step that immediately precedes it. (Currently, top step is 2.25% higher than the
step that immediately precedes it.)
4. Pay period
• Effective with the issuance of the retroactive paychecks that will be due under
this Agreement, employees shall be converted to a Sunday to Saturday pay period
that is paid in arrears, i.e, employees will thereafter be paid on a Thursday for the
preceding Sunday to Saturday period.
5. Direct deposit
• All employees hired on or after the date of execution of this Agreement and all
employees who are currently signed up for direct deposit with the Town shall be
required to remain on direct deposit for as long as they are employed by the
Town. Current employees who are not signed up for direct deposit as of the date
of execution of this Agreement shall be permitted to continue to receive their
wages from the Town via check, however, should such employees elect to sign up
for direct deposit in the future, they shall be required to remain on direct deposit
for as long as they are employed by the Town.
6. Sick leave buyback
• Effective 7/1/07, the maximum sick leave buyback benefit shall be increased to
$4,000.00.
7. Hepatitis A vaccination
• Effective 7/1/07, DPW employees and employees in inspectional positions who
have the potential to be exposed to raw sewage will be reimbursed for the cost of
obtaining the Hepatitis A vaccination. (The parties will identify the eligible
positions by position title.) In order to be eligible for reimbursement, an
employee must provide the Town with a written recommendation from the
employee's doctor and proof of the net cost to the employee of the vaccination,
i.e. the cost remaining after submission to the employee's health insurance
provider. It is understood and agreed that employees are not being required by
the Town to obtain the vaccination and the vaccinations themselves will be
administered by the employee's own physician.
S. ARTICLE 22, SECTION G (GENERAL PROVISIONS NEW)
• Insert new Section G as follows;
"Section G Changes To Agreement
No agreement, understanding, alteration or variation of the agreements, terms or
provisions herein contained shall bind the parties hereto unless made and
executed in writing by the parties hereto."
9. ARTICLE 22, SECTION H ,GENERAL PROVISIONS — NEW)
• Insert new Section G as follows:
"Section I Non -Waiver
The failure of the Employer or the Union to insist, in any one or more incidents,
upon performance of any of the terms, or conditions of this Agreement shall not
be considered as a waiver or relinquishment of the rights of the Employer or of
the Union to future performance of any such term or condition, and the
obligations of the Union and the Employer to such future performance shall
continue in full force and effect."
10. Applicability of Agreement
• The terms and benefits of this Agreement shall be effective only as to individuals
who are employed by the Town as of the date that the Agreement is ratified, who
either retired from the Town's service within the meaning of G.L. c. 32 or became
deceased during the effective dates of this Agreement or who left the Town's
employ during the effective dates of this Agreement and had three (3) or more
years of service in the bargaining unit at the time of their doing so.
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For the Town of Watertown
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For the Watertown Town Hall Associates,
SRIU, Local 888
Dated:
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Received Time Apr. 4, 2:09PM