HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD10748 BILL NO. 86-148
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN HALSEY
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A WORK AGREEMENT WITH I.A.A.F.
LOCAL 671.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Clark are hereby authorized
and directed to execute an amendment to the current work
agreement with I.A.A.F. Local 671 representing City firefighters.
Section 2. The amendment to the work agreement shall be
substantially the same in form and content as that amendment
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and approval.
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The following changes to the Work Agreement between Local 671
I.A.F.F. and the City of Jefferson have been agreed to by the
selected representatives of the parties. Article XXII and Article
XXVI shall be amended to read as set out below:
ARTICLE XXII - PAY PLAN
A pay plan for the members of the union is hereby established as
follows:
Probationary Firefighter $13,935.00
Firefighter 14,498.00 21,121.00
Driver 16,327.00 23,786.00
Captain 18,387.00 26,787.00
Each classification shall be divided into twenty steps of two
percent increments.
The current pay plan will be converted into the new pay
classification. Union members current range and step shall be
translated to an exact dollar equivalent on the new plan. Then
all members shall receive a 3% COLA which will place them on an
exact step in the above ranges.
The City will distribute copies of the pay plan and establish the
means by which progress can be made from one step to the next in
each pay range.
SPECIAL DUTY INCENTIVE. There will be not more than 6 positions,
2 per shift, designated for the purpose of inspector/investigator.
The duties and responsibilities of the inspector/investigator will
be in addition to requirements of the rank performing the
additional duties. A differential of either 2% or 4% will be paid
to the individuals filling the position.
COMBINED MERIT/EDUCATION PAY PLAN. The current merit and
education plans in the department shall be replaced by a single
combined pay plan with the following 14 identified education
steps: Red Book I; Red Book II; BOCA Fire Code - requires retest
with new code; Life Safety Code; Fire Command; Fire Fighter II or
10 CEU' s; 15 years service available with no employment date cut
off or 10 CEU's; Physical. Fitness advanced level or 10 CEU' s;
E.M.T. refresher required, refresher applies to CEU credit or 10
CEU's; Certified Instructor - 3 year update of 20 hr. or teach 6
topic classes or 10 CEU's; Certified Fire Investigator - 3 year
update of 20 hr. or 10 CEU' s; 10 hours college credit toward A.A.
or B.S. degree in Fire Science or Public Administration or 10
CEU's; 20 additional hours college credit toward A.A. or B.S.
degree in Fire Science or Public Administration or 10 CEU's; 30
additional hours college credit toward A.A. or B.S. degree in Fire
Science or Public Administration or 10 CEU' s.
The obligations of the City under the current educational plan
shall be paid under the terms of that plan including the dates
specified in that plan. The merit and education steps of the new
plan shall be paid on the employee's hire date if for merit and on
November 1, if for education. It is understood that the City's
intent is to eventually establish a single date for the combined
pay plan.
ARTICLE XXVI - TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
The program emphasizing training, education, and physical fitness
for Fire Department personnel shall be continued in its present
form except as modified by the new Article XXII. The program will
be voluntary in nature and will be structured so that if basic
physical fitness requirements are met on an ongoing basis, then
incentive pay steps may be earned by Fire Department personnel
after completing education, training, or advanced physical fitness
requirements.
Copies of the program will be provided to the Union officers and
will be available at each station, in the Chief's office, and in
the office of the City Administrator.
MEDICAL SCREENING. A medical screening program shall be
established for union mambers. The screening shall consist of the
following: Strength & flexibility; Cholesterol; Pulmonary screen;
Blood oxygen level; Blood pressure; Urinalysis; Diabetes; Vision;
Health perscription; Treadmill Test: (EKG - exercise & resting,
continuous blood pressure) ; Percent body fat; Glaucoma; Oral
cancer; Colon cancer; and Chest X-ray.
Subsequent medical screenings need not include all of the above
but shall consist of a step process based on medical advice and
test results.
The program shall not be implemented until questions involving
confidentiality and the purpose for which the results will be used
have been answered to the satisfaction of both parties.
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ITEMS AGREED TO WHICH DO NOT BECOME PART OF THE WORK AGREEMENT
The funding levels agreed to by the representatives are as
follows:
COLA - 3% $34,193
Current Ed Plan 22,795
New Merit/Ed Plan 6,000
}: Special Duty 2, 500
Medical Screening 3,500
TOTAL $68,988
No pay other than as specified above or in the unchanged portions
of the Work Agreement shall be paid to any union member.
CTO EFFERSON, MISSOURI
LOCAL 671, I.A.F.F.
A en Gar er J k Brade
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Charles Skornia
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