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Home My Public Portal About091-1984 - FIREFIGHTERS AGREEMENT-LOCAL 1408ORDINANCE NO. 91-1984 AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 14o8 AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND PROVIDING FOR LONGEVITY PAY FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety through its wage negotiating team has negotiated with the representatives of the Richmond Professional Firefighters, Local 1408 of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO representing members of the Richmond Fire Department and Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana and in said negotiations have agreed to amend their Professional Negotiation Agreement previously entered into by the union and the city and dated the 20th day of November, 1981; and WHEREAS, Indiana Code I.C. 36-8-3-3 authorizes the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana to ratify such amendments; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety and the Richmond Professional Firefighters Union have set their hands and seals this 10th day of August, 1984, to the amendments to the professional negotiation agreements; and WHEREAS, such amendments to the Professional Negotiation Agreements have been approved by Mayor Frank H. Waltermann; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, desires to ratify such amendments to the Professional Negotiation Agreement and to incorporate such amendments and the original Professional Negotiation Agreement into this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety has negotiated with representatives of the Richmond Professional Firefighters Local 1408 of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO representing members of the Richmond Fire Department and Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana and in said negotiations have agreed in the Professional Negotiation Agreement Addendum No. 1 Section B - Longevity - to pay longevity pay to the members of the Richmond Fire Department, and WHEREAS, effective January 1, 1985 the longevity pay will be increased to the amount of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) at each longevity level; and WHEREAS, effective January 1, 1985 amended Ordinance No. 53-1981 and Ordinance No. 3297-1977 shall be rescinded, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana that SECTION I. The Professional Negotiation Agreement previously entered into by the Union and the City and dated the 20th day of November 1981 and the amendments to such Professional Negotiation Agreement entered into by the Union and the City and dated the loth day of August, 1984 is hereby adopted by reference, ratified and incorporated into this ordinance. SECTION II. Effective the lst day of January, 1985 any member of the fire department on active duty shall receive in addition to such member's base pay, longevity pay, which shall be determined on the basis of the length of active service in the fire department, which said longevity pay shall be as follows, to wit: 1. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than three years and not more than six years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $400.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed three years of active service with such member's department; 2. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than six years and not more than eight years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $500.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed six years of active service with such member's department; 3. Any member of the Fire Department who shall.have had not less than eight years and not more than ten years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $600.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed eight years of active service with such member's department; 4. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than ten years and not more than twelve years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $700.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed ten years of active service with such member's department; 5. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than twelve years and not more than fourteen years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $800.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed twelve years of active service with such member's department; 6. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than fourteen years and not more than sixteen years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $900.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date which any such member shall have completed fourteen years of active service with such member's department; (. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than sixteen years and not more than eighteen years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $1,000.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed sixteen years of active service with such member's department; 8. Any member of the Fire Department who shall have had not less than eighteen or more years of active service in such member's department shall receive the sum of $1,100.00 per year in addition to such member's base pay; the annual payment shall commence upon the date upon which any such member shall have completed eighteen years of active service with such member's department. SECTION III. It is intended that the eligibility for longevity pay and the amount of longevity that is to be paid to each member of the Fire Department shall be determined as upon that date upon which such member shall have completed three years of active service with such member's department, and upon that same calendar date in each ensuing year thereafter. SECTION IV. It is further intended that any member of the Fire Department who has not accumulated three years of active service shall not be eligible for longevity pay. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, I.ndiana,- this day of�� 1984. and J. FAstVo, President of Common 610uncil ATTEST •ID IA�Z/IirtJfALG�GL� Mary Me chanthouse, City Clerk PRESENTED by me, Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk, to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this S e/C day of��eh�/�r� 1984. Mary Me h nthouse, City Clerk APPROVED by me, Frank H. Waltermann, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this S day of,�,,, 1984. Frank H. Valtermann, Mayor ATTEST: Mary Me6thanthouse, City Clerk AMENDMENTS TO PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT WHEREAS, after negotiations between the Richmond Professional Fire Fighters Local 1408 and the City of Richmond, Indiana, the Union and the City did mutually agree to amend their Professional Negotiation Agreement; NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto expressly agree to the following amendments to the Professional Negotiation Agreement previously entered into by the Union and the City and dated the 20th day of November, 1981: ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS - is amended to delete "(c) The Battalion Chiefs" from exclusion from the!,Fire Department members covered by the agreement. Said Battalion Chiefs shall be subject to the provisions of Article 5 regarding Union Membership and Security. ARTICLE 11 - WORK WEEKS - is amended as follows: Paragraph one, sentence one is amended to read: "The scheduled work week of the Richmond Fire Department shall not average more than fifty and four tenths (50.4) hours." Paragraph two is amended to insert after the first sentence: "Provided the actual manpower assigned at any given time to a particular company may be less than the permanently assigned manpower due to the scheduling of vacations, union business time off, scheduled personal days, training leaves, and the absence of sick or injured employees." ARTICLE 20 - CLOTHING ALLOWANCE - In consideration of amendments to the agreement contained in ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE hereunder, ARTICLE 20 is amended to read as follows: "The City agrees to pay firefighters a clothing allowance of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per year, payable in the following manners: $75.00 in the regular paycheck preceding April first, $75.00 in the regular paycheck preceding July first, $75.00 in the regular paycheck preceding October first, and $75.00 in the regular paycheck preceding Christmas Day of each year." -2- ARTICLE 29 - SENIORITY - Paragraph one is amended to read: "Ail promotions within the Richmond Fire Department shall be made on a seniority basis." ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE - The Wage Addendum as provided for in Article 30 of the agreement is amended to read as follows: A. WAGES: Beginning on January 1, 1985, the annual salary for the uniformed fire ranks shall be: PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER $16,489.00 FIREFIGHTER 16,989.00 ENGINEER 17,510.00 LIEUTENANT 18,244.00 CAPTAIN 18,540.00 MECHANIC/EDUCATION OFFICER/ BATTALION CHIEF 19,565.00 These annual salaries include: $175.00 to be paid at the time of the regular payroll immediately prededing each firefighter's first vacation draw. B. LONGEVITY: Beginning on January 1, 1985, longevity pay will be paid in accordance with the rate set forth in CITY ORDINANCE NO. 91-1984, increasing such pay by $300.00 at each longevity level, subject to passage of such ordinance by the Common Council. ADDENDUM NUMBER TWO - Beginning on January 1, 1985, each member of the Fire Department shall be regularly assigned to an average fifty and four tenths (50.4) hour work week. Personal days may be taken only if the number of on-line employees available for duty at any given time equal or exceed the minimum manpower level herein defined to be seventeen (17). The minimum manpower level may be maintained through the payment of overtime up to the amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) budgeted for the Fire Department for that purpose for the year 1985. Overtime shall be paid at the same rate as that set by Article 12 of the agreement for paid holidays; that is, one (1) days pay shall be equivalent to 1/260th of the member's regular annual base pay. -3- Personal days must be taken by the member according to the shift calander and may not be deferred. Said days may not be accumulated beyond six (6) months after such days are earned. Both parties agree to abide by the provisions of Indiana Code I.C. 36-8--4-9(b) in the event of an emergency. THESE AMENDMENTS to the Professional Negotiation Agreement shall be effective as of the lst day of January, 1985, and shall be part of and incorporated within the Professional Negotiation Agreement from that date. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals this /6_C/ day of August, 1984. RICHMIOND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL 1408 of the International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO and Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana Gera d L. Rigsby, P'esi en a es E. Wa ers, Secretary Treasurer THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA By and Through Its Board of Public Works and Safety Cathy A Maness, President JohN Brown, Member Susan S. Silberstein, Member APPROVED BY: Frank H. altermann, Mayor ,numnhi rnliVrIll UnTTNr RECORD rIRDINANCE:-&-J-ek� WILLIAK5 3RDC)K[3AW �iAWINSON WHITESELL PARKER BODIKER LEMOINE MORRIS ELSTRO itle only ........... ......... peconded Praof of Putllcatiw �3econded Ave to 2nd read. ................ ............................................................. �Seconded Engrossment .4, 4x . �. .............................. ......... seconded ,Second 3usp. rules, 3rd read. !Title only Seconded ill.MENDED !Seconded .......... ....... TABLED ,,Secanded ........ ....... . .. . '1SSIAGE :k'-JECTION WILI IAM3 4 ROOKBAW HANKJNSUN WHITESELL PARKER BODIKER LCMCINE MORR S ELSTRD ;Suspend Pulos i,ritle only. ... ....... ......... 'Seconded ITA.ED ........ .. ...... .... .. ............. ...................... ....... . ......... .......... Vlovedfor Adoption ....... ......... ....... ................... .......... ......... ........... Seconded ......... 0f PICO 0 k Z U C ' Diu �► �NOIANP DATE: August 30, 1984 INTER -OFFICE MEMO TO: Members of Common Council Fg(M; Cathy A. Maness, City's wage negotiating committee gtJg,'p; 1985 Firefighter's agreement - Ordinance No. 91-1984 - New Longevity COY M; Council Packs Ordinance No. 91-1984 ratifies the professional negotiation agreement currently .in existence, the amendments to that agreement for 1985, revokes Ordinance No. 53-1981 (hte current longevity ordinance) and provides for the increased longevity Pay.. . The professional agreement signed November 20, 1981 renewed automatically as neither party chose to open the contract. The amendments are for 1985. Negotiations in 1985 for 1986 will cover the complete contract. The 1985 wage package, clothing allowance and longevity pay outlined in the August 10th amendments are the same as they were inthe first amendments that were revoked due to ambugous language. The wage package reflects an. overall 4.3% icnrease, includign 1/3 of the phase -in of permenent rank differences. The clothing allowance was reduced by $200.00, with that being shifted to longevity plus $100.00 of "new" money for a total behinning longevity pay of $400.00 increasing to $1,100.00 at the highest level. Article #11 and Addendum #2 explain the work week and the rules under which the personal days will operate, and provide for a definition of a minimum manpower at 17 personnel. this minimum was agreed to in a meeting with the Mayor at his request and concern for public safety. This minimum guarantees that no fire station will be closed. In addition the last paragraph of addendum #2 recognized the provision of IC 36.8.4.9(b) in the case of an emergency. A copy of the code is attached. The 1985 fire dept. budget included overtime of $3,000.00 as a part of the implementation of the personal days. A copy of the professional agreement has been placed in the Council's office for your review. It is a lengthy document and we haven't reproduced a copy for each Council member at this time. Costs of the 1985 amendments are: Additional Base pay $59,442. Overtime 3,000. Additional longevity 7,900. Additional pension cont. by City 4,956 $75;298. I CITY OF RICHMOND iF kcy p �p SO NORTH FIFTH STREET u 'l RICHMOND, INDIANA 47374 * ��* TELEPHONE (317) 966-5561 MEMO DATE: August 31, 1984 TO: Members of Common Council FROM: City Negotiation Team - Firefighters Contract SUBJECT: DISSENTING OPINION ON ORDINANCE NO. 3067-1976 FRANK H. WALTERMANN MAYOR Attached is a copy of a dissenting opinion on Ordinance No. 3067-1976 (transfers funds the the position of Administrative Assistant in the Mayor's Budget to create two (2) new firefighter positions). This has been included in your packets for your perusal to lend historical perspective to this contract. /s/ Cathy A. Maness /s/ Susan Silberstein /s/ Lynn Morris /s/ Frank H. Waltermann