Chino Hills City Employees Association A2015-269
Memorandum of Understanding
Between
The City of Chino Hills
And
Chino Hills City Employees’Association
September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2018
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
CITY OF CHINO HILLSCHCEA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PURPOSE OF CONTRACT ..................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE 1 ................................................................................................................ I
RECOGNITION
ARTICLE 2 ............................................................................................................... 2
CITY MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
ARTICLE 3 ............................................................................................................... 2
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
ARTICLE 4 ............................................................................................................... 3
WORK DISRUPTION
ARTICLE 5 ............................................................................................................... 3
SALARY ADJUSTMENT
ARTICLE 6 ............................................................................................................... 4
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
ARTICLE 7 ............................................................................................................... 5
EVALUATION APPEAL PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 8 ............................................................................................................... 5
ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES
ARTICLE 9 ............................................................................................................. 16
PAY ADJUSTMENTS
ARTICLE 10 ........................................................................................................... 18
CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ARTICLE 11 19
SEPARATION FROM SERVICE
ARTICLE 12 ........................................................................................................... 22
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
ARTICLE 13 ........................................................................................................... 23
FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN
ARTICLE 14 ........................................................................................................... 24
RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS
ARTICLE 15 ........................................................................................................... 25
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LIFE INSURANCE
ARTICLE 16 ........................................................................................................... 25
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS: MILEAGE
ARTICLE 17 ........................................................................................................... 26
BOOT ALLOWANCE
ARTICLE 18 ........................................................................................................... 26
STANDARD TOUR OF DUTY
ARTICLE 19 ........................................................................................................... 27
MEAL PERIODS
ARTICLE 20 ........................................................................................................... 27
REST PERIODS
ARTICLE 21 ........................................................................................................... 27
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 22 ........................................................................................................... 30
DISCIPLINE
ARTICLE 23 ........................................................................................................... 38
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
ARTICLE 24 ........................................................................................................... 38
AGENCY SHOP ARRANGEMENT
ARTICLE 25 ........................................................................................................... 40
CHCEA COMMUNICATIONS
ARTICLE 26 ........................................................................................................... 41
CITY TIME VS. UNION TIME
ARTICLE 27 ........................................................................................................... 42
TERM
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ARTICLE 28 .......................................................................................................... 42
PROVISIONS OF LAW
ARTICLE 29 .......................................................................................................... 42
FULL UNDERSTANDING, MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
ARTICLE 30 .......................................................................................................... 43
ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULE
ARTICLE 31 .......................................................................................................... 43
EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES
ARTICLE 32 .......................................................................................................... 45
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT PAY
ARTICLE 33 .......................................................................................................... 45
CATASTROPHIC LEAVE
ARTICLE 34 .......................................................................................................... 45
UNIFORMS
ARTICLE 35 .......................................................................................................... 45
BILINGUAL PAY
ARTICLE 36 .......................................................................................................... 46
RE-OPENER
ARTICLE 37 .......................................................................................................... 46
LABOR/MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
APPENDIX A ......................................................................................................... 47
SALARY RATE SCHEDULES
APPENDIX B ......................................................................................................... 50
GRANDFATHERED EMPLOYEES WITH CERTICATES
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PURPOSE OF CONTRACT
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into pursuant to applicable
provisions of state law and local ordinance between the City of Chino Hills,
(hereinafter referred to as "City"), and the Chino Hills City Employees' Association,
(hereinafter referred to as the Association or "CHCEA") and is the result of
negotiations concerning wages, hours and other terms and conditions of
employment. The parties mutually agree that they have met and conferred in good
faith exchanging various proposals in an attempt to reach agreement
The parties to this Memorandum of Understanding affirm their mutual commitment to
the goals of effective and efficient public service, high employee morale, sound and
responsible management of City business, and amicable employer-employee
relations.
ARTICLE 1:
RECOGNITION
The City does hereby recognize the CHCEA is the exclusive authorized employee
organization representing all regular employees in the classifications listed below, as
well as employees in such classes as may be added to this listing hereafter by the
City.
Classifications:
Account Technician I
Office Assistant
Account Technician II
Parking Enforcement
Administrative Assistant I
Officer Permit Technician I
Administrative Assistant
Permit Technician II
11 Building Inspector I
Planning Technician
Building Inspector II Code
Public Works Inspector 1 Public
Enforcement Officer I
Works Inspector II Records
Code Enforcement Officer II
Coordinator Recreation
Engineering Technician I
Coordinator 1 Recreation
Engineering Technician II
Coordinator II Senior Account
Environmental Program Inspector
Technician Senior Maintenance
Information Technology
Worker Utility Conservation
Technician Landscape Inspector
Coordinator Video Production
1 Landscape Inspector II
Technician Water Quality
Maintenance Worker 1
Technician I Water Quality
Maintenance Worker II
Technician II
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ARTICLE 2:
CITY MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
All management rights shall remain vested exclusively with the City except those
which are clearly and expressly limited or explicitly eliminated by this Memorandum.
It is recognized merely by way of illustration that such management rights include,
but are not limited to:
(a) The right to determine the mission of the City and the right to define work
units.
(b) The right of full and exclusive control of the management of the City;
supervision of all operations; determination of the methods, means and
personnel required to perform any and all work; and composition,
assignment, direction, location, and determination of the size and mission
of the work force.
(c) The right to determine the work to be done by the employees, including
establishment of levels of service and staffing patterns.
(d) The right to change or introduce new or improved operations, methods,
means, equipment or facilities.
(e) The right to prescribe qualification for employment and determine
whether they are met; to hire, set and enforce performance standards,
and promote employees; to establish, revise and enforce work rules; to
schedule work time; to transfer, reassign, or lay off employees; to
determine the content of job classifications; to suspend, reduce in step,
demote, discharge or otherwise discipline employees for cause; and to
otherwise maintain orderly, effective, and efficient operations.
ARTICLE 3:
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
The following are employee rights:
(a) The rights of employees to form, join, and participate in the activities of
employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of
representation on all matters of employer-employee relations.
(b) The right of employees to refuse to join or participate in the activities of
employee organizations and the right to represent themselves individually
in their employment relations with the City.
(c) The right of employees to be free from interference, intimidation, restraint,
coercion, discrimination, or reprisal on the part of an appointing authority,
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supervisor, other employees, or employee organizations as a result of
his/her exercise of rights granted in this Article.
(d) The right of CHCEA, upon its request and prior to implementation, to
discuss with City management any change in terms or conditions of
employment which results in an impact on employees except in
emergencies.
ARTICLE 4:
WORK DISRUPTION
The parties to this Memorandum agree that no work disruptions of any kind shall be
caused or sanctioned by CHCEA during the term of this Memorandum. Work
disruptions include, but are not limited to: sit-down, stay-in, speed-up, or slowdown
in any operations of the City; or any other form of concerted work action. CHCEA
shall discourage any such work disruptions and shall make positive efforts to return
employees to their jobs.
The participation of any employee in a concerted work action against the City shall
be grounds for disciplinary action, including termination. The parties agree that no
lockout of employees shall be instituted by the City during the term of this
Memorandum, unless conditions herein are violated.
ARTICLE 5:
SALARY ADJUSTMENT
Effective September 1, 2015, employees within the CHCEA will receive a 4% base
salary increase.
Effective September 1, 2016, employees within the CHCEA will receive a 3% base
salary increase.
Effective September 1, 2017, employees within the CHCEA will receive a 2% base
salary increase.
All adjustments to an employee's salary will be made at the start of the pay period in
which the salary adjustment becomes effective.
For purposes of this Memorandum, base salary range shall mean the salary range
assigned to a specific classification as provided in this Article. Base salary rate shall
mean the hourly rate of pay established pursuant to the step placement within the
base salary range as provided in this Memorandum as appropriate. Salary ranges
shall be those provided in Appendix A.
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ARTICLE 6:
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Section 1: Probationary Period: All original appointments shall be subject to a
probationary period of twenty-six (26) pay periods (approximately one year).
Promotional appointments shall be subject to a probationary period of thirteen (13)
pay periods (approximately six months). The City Council may, by resolution,
establish a longer probationary period for specified classes, according to class of
position, prior to the time of appointment. During the probationary period, the
supervisor shall review, examine and monitor the conduct, capacity, efficiency, skill,
responsibility, integrity and effectiveness of an employee to determine whether the
employee is fully qualified for employment in classification and position to which the
employee has been appointed.
Section 2: Original Probationary Period: A Work Performance Evaluation will be
given at the conclusion of ten (10) pay periods or the fifth month, and again after
twenty (20) pay periods of the tenth month following an original appointment.
Section 3: Extension of Probationary Period: A Department Head may
recommend an extension of the probationary period in increments of three (3) pay
periods with a maximum extension of thirteen (13) pay periods.
Section 4: Rejection of Probationary Employees: A Department Head may
recommend termination of a probationary employee during the original probationary
period, to the Personnel Officer. Such terminations are not subject to review or
appeal, unless otherwise required by law.
Section 5: Promotional Probationary Periods: An employee who is promoted will
be given a Work Performance Evaluation at the conclusion of four (4) pay periods or
approximately two months, and after ten (10) pay periods or the fifth month,
following a promotion. A promoted employee who has attained regular status in
another classification of City employment who does not successfully complete the
probationary period in the promoted class shall be returned to the former
classification or a comparable classification, without right to review or appeal.
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ARTICLE 7:
EVALUATION APPEAL PROCEDURE
An employee may file a written response to a Work Performance Evaluation,
regardless of the overall rating, within thirty (30) working days, which will be placed
with the evaluation in the employee's personnel file.
ARTICLE 8:
ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES
Section 1. Vacation Leave: Vacation is a right, earned as a condition of
employment, to a leave of absence with pay for the recreation and well-being of the
employee. If an employee has exhausted sick leave, vacation may be used for sick
leave upon request of the employee and with approval of the Department Head. All
regular employees shall be entitled to use accrued vacation leave thirteen (13) pay
periods after original appointment.
(a) Employees shall accrue, on a pro-rata basis, vacation leave for completed
pay periods. Such vacation allowance shall be available for use on the first
day following the pay period in which it is earned.
Maximum
Annual
Length of Service
Accrual
Vacation Allowance
From Benefit Date
160 Hours
80 Hours
After 13 through 104 Pay Periods
240 Hours
120 Hours
Over 104 and through 234 Pay Periods
320 Hours
160 Hours
Over 234 Pay Periods
(b) Waiver of Maximum Accrual must be requested by the Department Head
and approved by the City Manager, for a period not to exceed thirteen
(13) pay periods per fiscal year. If at the end of the waiver period the
maximum accrual amount is exceeded, vacation accrual for the affected
employee will stop. No further vacation leave will be accrued until the
employee's vacation leave balance is below the maximum accrual
amount. In the event that the failure to utilize vacation past the thirteen
pay period waiver is due to the City's inability to allow an employee to
take vacation (as opposed to an employee's delay and/or failure to
request vacation time off), the employee may, with City Manager
authorization, continue to accrue vacation.
(c) The minimum charge against accumulated vacation leave shall be fifteen
(15) minutes or multiples thereof. Vacation leave shall be compensated at
the employee's base rate of pay.
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(d) The time during a calendar year at which an employee may take his/her
vacation shall be determined by the Department Head with due regard for
the wishes of the employee and particular regard for the needs of the City.
Employees who terminate shall be paid the salary equivalent to all
accrued vacation earned.
(e) All vacation leave requests shall be made in as much advance notice as
possible, and prior approval must be given by the employee's supervisor
and Department Head. When circumstances warrant and advance notice
is impractical, Department Heads may approve the use of vacation leave
for emergency absences. If an employee does not request time off in
advance and simply does not show up for work, the Department Head
may deny the use of vacation time or any leave accruals, and said
employee may be subject to disciplinary action.
(f) When a fixed holiday falls within a vacation period, the holiday time shall
not be charged against an employee's earned vacation benefits.
(g) Employees not planning to return to work at the expiration of a vacation
leave except those retiring, shall be compensated in a lump sum payment
for accrued vacation at their base rate of pay at the time of termination.
Retiring employees may elect to use vacation leave to enhance retirement
benefits or be compensated in a lump sum payment for accrued vacation
leave.
Section 2. Vacation Leave Cash Out Program: Employees are eligible for the
Vacation Leave Cash Out Program and may cash out up to 40 hours of accrued
vacation leave on an annual basis. After the cash out, the employee must have a
minimum of 80 hours of vacation leave remaining on the books.
(a) The program will run each year, from Pay Period 12 to Pay Period 11.
(b) Vacation leave cash out shall be at the employee's base rate of pay that is
in effect at the time of cash out.
(c) A paycheck will be distributed to the employee on or about the pay date
for Pay Period 11.
Section 3. Sick Leave: Sick leave is defined to mean the authorized absence from
duty of any employee because of physical or mental illness, injury, pregnancy,
confirmed exposure to a serious contagious disease or for a medical, optical, or
dental appointment. Sick leave may also be taken to care for a member of the
immediate family who requires the attention of the employee. Sick leave shall not be
considered a privilege which an employee may use at his/her discretion, but shall
be allowed only in case of necessity and actual sickness or disability.
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(a) Employees shall accrue sick leave for each payroll period completed,
prorated on the basis on ninety-six (96) hours per year, or 3.69 hours per
pay period. Earned sick leave shall be available for use the first day
following the payroll period in which it is earned.
(b) The minimum charge against accumulated sick leave shall be fifteen (15)
minutes or multiples thereof. Approved sick leave with pay shall be
compensated at the employee's base rate of pay.
(c) Unused sick leave shall be accrued to a maximum total not to exceed
1,000 hours. Absence or illness may not be charged to sick leave if not
already accumulated.
(d) The Department Head may require a physician's certificate if the
employee is absent for more than three days or at any time, if the
Department Head, with reasonable cause, suspects misuse of sick time.
(e) In order to receive compensation while absent from duty on sick leave,
the employee must notify his/her immediate supervisor or Department
Head prior to, or within one half hour after the time set for the beginning
of his/her regular duties. The Department Head may request a certificate
issued by a licensed physician or other satisfactory proof of illness before
sick leave is granted. The Department Head may also designate a
licensed physician to conduct a physical examination, and such
examination shall be conducted at City expense. Employees shall be
required to complete a Sick Leave Verification form when returning to
work after utilizing sick leave. Violation of sick leave privileges may result
in disciplinary action and/or loss of pay when in the opinion of the
Department Head, with reasonable cause, the employee has abused
such privileges.
(f) If an employee does not report to work and does not notify his/her
immediate supervisor or Department Head within one half hour, use of
sick leave may be denied for the unauthorized time off, and the
employee may be subject to disciplinary action. Evidence substantiating
the use of sick leave for willful injury, gross negligence, intemperance,
misrepresentation, or violation of the rules defined herein shall be
construed as grounds for disciplinary action up to and including
termination.
Section 4. Sick Leave Incentive Program: Employees in a regular position are
eligible for the Sick Leave Incentive Program. Sick leave is earned at the rate of
3.69 hours per pay period, for a possible total maximum of 96 hours per calendar
year. Sick leave used during each calendar year will be charged against the current
year accrual "bank."
(a) The program will run each year, from Pay Period 25 to Pay Period 24.
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(b) At the conclusion of Pay Period 24 of each year, the City will determine
the amount of used sick leave for each regular employee in the current
year accrual "bank." If the employee has used less than 45 hours of sick
leave, the employee is eligible to cash out any sick leave unused in that
calendar year, at the employee's option. After the cash out, the employee
must have 200 hours of sick leave remaining on the books. If the
employee has used 45 or more hours that year, the employee must add it
to the sick leave accruals, and is not eligible to cash out any unused sick
leave accruals.
(c) If the employee is eligible and elects to cash out the sick leave accruals, a
paycheck will be distributed to the employee on or about the Pay Date for
Pay Period 24.
Section 5. Sick Leave Conversion: Upon retirement or separation of service,
employees in regular positions with ten (10) or more years of continuous service
from date of hire in a regular position or the estate of a deceased employee will be
paid unused sick leave balances according to the following formula:
Cash Payment % of Hours of Sick
Sick Leave Balance
Leave Balance
As of Date of Separation
30%
480 Hours or less
35%
481 to 600 Hours
40%
601 to 720 Hours
45%
721 to 840 Hours
50%
841 to 1,000 Hours
(a) Employees who receive a disability retirement due to permanent incapacity
to work shall be entitled to one hundred percent (100%) cash payment of
any unused sick leave balances, computed at their current base hourly
rate, if they elect an early retirement in lieu of exhausting such accrued
sick leave balances.
Section 6. Occupational Injury or Illness Leave: Whenever a person is compelled
to be absent from employment with the City on account of injury or illness arising out
of or in the course of that employee's employment as determined pursuant to the
provisions of the California Labor Code, the employee may elect to apply pro-rated
accrued sick leave, if any, to such, absence to receive compensation of an amount
of the difference between the compensation received under the Workers'
Compensation Act and that of the employee's regular pay, not to exceed the amount
of the employee's earned sick leave. An employee in such instance may also elect to
use any earned vacation time in like manner after sick leave is exhausted.
Employees shall receive full salary in lieu of Workers' Compensation
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benefits and paid sick leave for the first three (3) days following an occupational
injury or illness, if authorized off work by order of an accepted physician under the
Workers' Compensation sections of the California Labor Code. If the occupational
injury or illness absence falls on the employee's eight (8) hour day, the employee will
be credited with eight (8) hours. If the occupational injury or illness absence falls on
the employee's nine (9) hour day, the employee will be credited with nine (9) hours.
Section 7. Bereavement Leave: When circumstances are such and the City
Manager determines that conditions warrant, three (3) days of paid bereavement
leave may be used per occurrence in the event of death of a spouse, child, brother,
sister, parent, parents-in-laws, grandchild, or grandparent of a full time employee. If
the day of bereavement falls on the employee's eight (8) hour day, the employee
will be credited with eight (8) hours. If the day of bereavement falls on the
employee's nine (9) hour day, the employee will be credited with nine (9) hours.
With City Manager approval, up to an additional sixteen (16) hours of sick leave
may be used to supplement bereavement leave.
In the event of the death of other relatives and with City Manager approval, forty
(40) hours of sick leave may be used per occurrence for the death of aunts, uncles,
or other individuals related by blood or marriage.
Section 8. Jury Duty and Witness Leave: If a regular employee is subpoenaed for
jury duty, such employee shall receive regular pay while actually performing jury
service up to a maximum of thirty (30) workdays per each jury duty subpoena. The
City Manager has the discretion to approve additional days of jury duty leave.
Amounts received by such employee as payment for service as a juror and mileage
paid to the employee as a juror shall not be considered as a reimbursable item to
the City. Employees will be required to provide a Jury Duty Certification form to their
supervisor, to be attached to their time sheet for that pay period. Employees absent
from work due to Jury Duty or Witness Leave must daily notify their immediate
supervisor or Department Head of the status of their leave. Employees shall report
to work if they are released from jury duty more than 2 hours prior to the end of their
regular shift.
Employees shall be granted leave when subpoenaed to testify as a witness in a
case involving their actions and/or observations while working as a City employee.
Leave time shall not be charged against leave accruals and the employee shall be
compensated at the employee's base hourly salary rate. This benefit shall not apply
in any case, in which the subpoenaed employee is a party to the action.
Section 9. Leave of Absence Without Pay: The City Manager may grant a regular
employee a leave of absence without pay, benefits, or continuation of seniority for a
period not to exceed one year. No such leave shall be granted except upon written
request of the employee setting forth the reason for the request, and the approval
will be in writing. Upon expiration of a regularly approved leave or within a
reasonable period of time after notice to return to duty, the employee shall
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be reinstated in the position held at the time leave was granted. Failure on the part
of an employee on leave to report promptly at its expiration, or within a reasonable
time after notice to return to duty, shall be cause for discharge. Such leave of
absence shall not be counted as a break in service for purposes of satisfying the
continuous employment requirement as regards vacation allowance.
(a) Department Heads may grant an employee leave of absence without pay
for a period not to exceed one calendar week. Such leave shall be
reported to the City Manager.
(b) An employee on leave of absence without pay does not accrue sick
leave, vacation time, or receive benefits while on leave. Such employee
does not lose or forfeit any sick leave or unpaid vacation time that had
been accumulated prior to granting the leave.
Section 10. Military Leave: Military leave shall be granted to the City employees in
accordance with the provisions of current federal and state law.
Section 11. Political Leave: Political leave shall be granted, to any employee who
is a declared candidate for a public office, subject to the provisions of this article.
Section 12. Family Care Leave: Family Care Leave shall be granted to City
employees in accordance to both the Federal and State Family Care Leave Acts.
Employees who have been employed with the City for at least twelve months and
have worked at least 1,250 hours are eligible, Leave may be granted for up to
twelve weeks, in a twelve-month period for one or more of the following reasons:
(a) Birth of a child, or the placement of a child with the employee for adoption
or foster care and in order to care for the child,
(b) Care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition.
(c) Serious health condition which makes the employee unable to perform
the functions of his/her position.
(d) Military qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the employee's
spouse, child, or parent is on covered duty or called to active duty.
(e) Care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness
because the employee is a spouse, child, parent, or next of kin,
Please refer to the City's Administrative Policies and Procedures for further detail
regarding family care leave.
Section 13. Hours of Work: City Hall departments shall be kept open for business
on all days of the year except Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and the Winter Holiday
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Closure from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 am. to 4:30
p.m. on Fridays. The City Yard shall be open for business on all days of the year
except Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and the Winter Holiday Closure from 6:45 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Fridays.
All City Hall and City Yard employees, exclusive of field employees, must take a one
(1) hour non-paid meal period. Field staff must take a forty-five (45) minute non-paid
meal period. Employees for whom a work related necessity requires a different
schedule than above, shall work according to a schedule prepared by the respective
Department Head and approved by the City Manager.
Employees, for whom personal necessity requires a different schedule than above,
may make a request for the alternate schedule to the Department Head. If the
Department Head agrees with the request, the request will be submitted to the City
Manager for final approval. Alternate schedules must begin no earlier than 7:00
a.m. and end no later than 6:00 p.m. and will not include a shorter meal period than
above.
Nine (9) hours, exclusive of lunch period, shall constitute a day's work for all full
time employees. The fifth day of a work period shall be eight (8) hours. It shall be
the duty of each Department Head to arrange the work of their department so that
nonexempt employees therein shall not work more than forty (40) hours in each
workweek. The City Manager may require an employee to temporarily perform
service in excess of forty (40) hours per workweek when public necessity or
convenience so requires.
Section 14. Overtime: Overtime shall be defined as all hours worked in excess of
forty (40) hours a work week. For purposes of defining overtime, all paid leave time
except sick time shall be considered as time actually worked. The accrual of floating
holiday time as a result of working on a City fixed holiday shall be considered as time
worked for overtime purposes.
(a) Overtime shall be reported in increments of fifteen (15) minutes and is not
accumulative and not payable when incurred in units of less than fifteen
(15) minutes.
(b) The rate of compensation or accumulation for compensatory time will be
at premium time (one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of
pay or number of overtime hours worked).
(c) The employee shall designate, prior to working overtime, whether
compensation for overtime shall be paid in overtime compensation or by
accrual of compensatory time off.
(d) Compensatory time off accruals is limited to two hundred forty (240)
hours.
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(e) The work period will be forty (40) hours and a pay period will still consist of
two (2) work periods. However, the first work period will end and the
second work period will begin in the middle of the work shift on the fifth
day. Four (4) hours will belong to the first work period and the remaining
four (4) hours of that day will belong to the second work period. The pay
period will still coincide with the current payroll reporting period.
All non-emergency overtime must be approved, in advance, on an
"Overtime Authorization Form" signed by the Department Head. All
emergency overtime must be applied, the next regular work day, on an
"Overtime Authorization Form" signed by the Department Head.
1. Extended Overtime: To minimize the safety concerns that may result- from
employees working extended overtime, the following required rest periods and
compensation provisions are established:
(a) Continuous Work Period: Any work performed for the City within a 24-
hour period starting from the beginning of the employee's work shift to
his/her next work shift without a four-hour break shall be considered
continuous work. Breaks in continuous service are not compensated.
(b) Required Rest Period: Any employee who works over 16 hours
continuous work shall receive no less than nine (9) hours of
uninterrupted rest before reporting back to work. Any employee who
works over 24 hours of continuous work shall receive no less than 12
hours of uninterrupted rest before reporting back to work. Should said
rest period overlap the employee's normal shift time, the employee will
receive Paid Leave for those hours during the required rest period
which overlap the employee's normal scheduled work shift.
(c) Continuous Work Exception: When an employee who is scheduled to
work a regular dayshift works more than four hours between 10:00 p.m.
to 5:30 a.m., he/she shall receive no less than nine (9) hours of
uninterrupted rest before reporting back to work. Should said rest
period overlap the employee's normal shift time, the employee will
receive Paid Leave for those hours during the required rest period,
which overlap the employee's normal scheduled work shift.
It shall be the supervisor's responsibility to ensure that employees are
properly rested. It shall be the employee's responsibility to notify their
supervisor of their "end" time and the time they will be returning to
work.
2. Emergency Situations: An emergency situation shall cause this section be
suspended. However, emergencies shall be defined by actions of the
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department Director based on City concerns and/or some aspect of a safety and
health related issue.
Section 15. Holidays: All regular employees shall be entitled to the following fixed
holidays:
January 1
Third Monday in January
Third Monday in February
Last Monday in May
July 4
First Monday in September
November 11
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
December 24
December 25
December 31
(a) If a fixed holiday falls on the employee's Friday off, the employee will
accrue eight (8) hours of holiday time.
(b) If a fixed holiday falls on the employee's eight (8) hour day, the employee
will be credited with eight (8) hours. If a fixed holiday falls on the
employee's nine (9) hour day, the employee will be credited with nine (9)
hours.
(c) Employees must actually work a full shift the last scheduled workday
before and the first scheduled workday after a fixed holiday to receive
holiday pay, unless the employee is on approved paid leave. A doctor's
certificate may be requested by the Department Head for sick leave used
in conjunction with a fixed holiday.
(d) Whenever a fixed holiday falls on a Saturday, the previous Friday will be
observed as the fixed holiday except when the preceding Friday is also a
fixed holiday, the preceding Thursday will be observed as the fixed
holiday. When a fixed holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday
will be observed as the fixed holiday, except when the following Monday
is also a fixed holiday, the following Tuesday will be observed as the
fixed holiday.
(e) When a fixed holiday falls within a vacation period, the holiday time shall
not be charged against an employee's vacation accruals.
(f) The minimum charge against accumulated holiday leave shall be fifteen
(15) minutes or multiples thereof.
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(g) If an employee is required to work on any of said holidays, he/she shall
receive additional compensation equivalent to one and one-half times
his/her regular rate of pay. When a fixed holiday falls on an employee's
regularly scheduled day off, the employee shall accrue the holiday.
(h) The maximum accrual shall be sixty-four (64) hours. Upon retirement or
separation from service, employees shall be compensated for any unused
accrued holiday time at the current base rate of pay.
Section 16. Winter Holiday Closure: The City agrees to the closure of normal City
operations during the winter holiday periods as follows:
2015: December 24, 2015 January 1, 2016 (Employees must use their own time
December 28, 29, 30)
2016: December 23, 2016 January 2, 2017 (Employees must use their own time
December 27, 28, 29)
2017: December 24, 2017 January 2, 2018 (Employees must use their own time
December 27, 28, 29)
In conjunction with the City paid holidays; Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New
Year's Eve and New Year's Day, employees will be required to use their accrued
leave time (vacation, compensatory, or floating holiday time) to equal the remainder
of their regular work schedule hours/days during the Winter Holiday Closure.
If all of an employee's leave time has been exhausted due to a catastrophic event,
and leave without pay would result in an undue hardship, the City agrees to review
such situations on an individual basis. Additionally, if an employee is a recent new
hire and has no available vacation hours to use during the closure, the City agrees
to review this situation. The City may advance vacation hours to cover the needed
time and the employee would have their vacation accrual reflect the advancement
of hours. These requests must be sent to the Human Resources office no later than
2 weeks prior to the Winter Holiday Closure for consideration by the City Manager
or his designee.
Upon direction from the Department Director and based on business necessity:
A. If an employee is pre-scheduled to work during the Winter Holiday Closure
(normal work schedule), time worked will be deducted from the leave hours
being used.
B. If an employee is ordered to return to duty during the Winter Holiday Closure,
the time called back during their regular work schedule will be deducted
from the leave hours being used.
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C. If an employee is ordered to return to duty during the Winter Holiday
Closure outside the normal work schedule, or if the work is before or
continues after the normal work schedule, the employee will be eligible for
overtime pay for those hours. Compensatory time will not be granted during
the Winter Holiday Closure.
D. Exception to the overtime pay would be if the employee used any sick
leave hours during the work week of the call back hours worked.
Section 17. SCADA On Call Duty: Employees assigned to SCADA On Call duty will
receive $1.00/hour after normal working hours. Employees assigned to SCADA On
Call duty are required to respond to alerts upon receipt. Said compensation is
exclusive of any other compensation which may be provided for being ordered to
return to duty. Employees assigned the SCADA On Call duty are required to be able
to return to duty within forty-five (45) minutes from the time the employees is notified.
If offered to return to duty, this employee will be eligible for compensation pursuant
to the Call Back provision (Article 8, Section 19.)
Section 18, On Call: Employees may be assigned to 24 hour on call duty, requiring
the employee to respond to emergency calls within forty-five (45) minutes from the
time the employee receives the communication to respond. Response to
emergency calls may require the employee to report back to work, as provided in
this Article.
(a) The rate of compensation under this Rule shall be Two Dollars and fifty
cents ($2.50) per hour. Said compensation is exclusive of any other
compensation which may be provided in this Article. On call hours shall not
count as hours worked.
Section 19. Call Back: Call back duty occurs when an employee is ordered to return
to duty on a non-regularly scheduled work shift. Call back does not occur when an
employee is held over from his/her prior shift or is working prior to his/her regularly
scheduled shift. An employee called back to duty shall be credited with a minimum of
two (2) hours work commencing at the time of the page or contact. Any call back
lasting two (2) hours or less shall result in a credit for two hours worked. A
subsequent call received during a call back shall not result in an additional two (2)
hours minimum call back pay, but shall be paid as actual time worked.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14, of the Personnel Rules, regarding paid
sick leave exclusions in the calculation of overtime, all call back hours shall be
considered overtime.
The City and its employees recognize that lengthy call backs during non-regular
hours may impact an employee's ability to perform his/her regular duties during
normally scheduled work hours. Any time the actual callback hours, in conjunction
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with the employee's normal work hours, exceeds nine (9) hours; the City has the
sole discretion to send such employee(s) home on a no pay status.
An employee subject to call back shall be paid for no less than nine (9) hours of
work if he/she is scheduled to work beginning the morning after the callback. By
way of example, an employee who works a call back of four (4) hours (which shall
be paid at time and one-half) shall receive a minimum of five (5) hours additional
straight time hours if he/she is required to work the following morning. If the
employee is sent home prior to the completion of the five (5) hours of actual work,
the employee will still receive five (5) hours of straight time pay.
ARTICLE 9:
PAY ADJUSTMENTS
Section 1. Application of Rates: Employees occupying a position shall be paid a
salary or wage within the range established for that position's class under the City's
authorized compensation plan. The minimum rate for the class generally shall apply
to employees upon original appointment.
Section 2. Merit Pay Increases: Original appointments shall be made at the
minimum of step "1", or any step at the discretion of the Personnel Officer or if
justified by recruitment needs. An employee may be eligible for advancement to the
next step within the assigned range of their position, after successful completion of
their probationary period. At this time, the employee may be recommended for a
five (5) percent merit increase. Every year thereafter, employees shall be
considered for a merit increase until the employee is on the top step of their
assigned salary range. Eligibility for merit increases may be extended for
employees on approved leave without pay, until the employee has completed the
appropriate length of service on paid status with the City. Merit increases are based
upon having received a "Satisfactory, Acceptable, Competent" or above rating on a
work performance evaluation and the recommendation of the employee's supervisor
and approval of the Department Head and Personnel Officer. If the employee
received an overall rating of "Below Acceptable Standards" or below, the employee's
merit increase will not be granted. A withheld merit increase will be reviewed within a
sixty (60) day period and will be granted when the employee receives a "Satisfactory,
Acceptable, Competent" or above work performance evaluation rating.
Personnel Action Forms will be originated by the Department and sent to the
Human Resources Office for approval. All merit increases must be accompanied by
a completed Work Performance Evaluation. The Personnel Officer will have final
approval for all increases. Merit increases shall be made at the start of the pay
period in which the merit increase becomes effective.
Section 3. Pay Periods: The compensation to all officers and employees of the
City shall be paid bi-weekly. Pay Periods begin at 12:00 a.m. on Saturday and
conclude the week after the following Friday at 11:59 p.m. Warrants or checks in
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payment of compensation shall be made available by the City to employees and
officers of the City on the second Wednesday following the completion of each bi-
weekly pay period. In the event that payday falls on a holiday, all warrants or check
in payment of compensation shall be made available to the City employee on the
workday preceding the holiday.
Section 4. Water Certification Pay: Employees in eligible classifications in the
CHCEA will receive additional compensation for each Water Distribution and Water
Treatment Certificate recognized by the California State Department of Health
Services. Effective September 1, 2007, the rate of compensation shall be equal to
1% of base hourly salary for levels 1 and 2 and 2% of base hourly salary for levels 3
and 4. Employees must be working in the Water Division or be eligible for the
Grandfathered Certificate/License Pay provision to receive Water Certification pay.
Section 5. Wastewater Collection Certification Pay: Employees in eligible
classifications in the CHCEA will receive additional compensation for each valid
Wastewater Certificate recognized by the California Water Environmental
Association (CWEA). The rate of compensation shall be equal to 1% of base hourly
salary for levels 1 and 2 and 2% of base hourly salary for levels 3 and 4. Employees
must be working in this field and be required to have this certificate in order to
receive the certification pay or eligible for the Grandfathered Special Pay provision.
Section 6. Pest License: Employees in eligible classifications in the CHCEA will
receive additional compensation for a Pest Advisor License and a Qualified
Applicator License or Qualified Applicator Certificate. The rate of compensation shall
be equal to 1% of base hourly salary for each license. Employees must be working
in this field and be required to have this certificate in order to receive the certification
pay or eligible for the Grandfathered Special Pay provision
Section 7. Heavy Equipment Operator Assignment Pay: A 5% assignment pay
will be paid to the employee assigned to work on the large agricultural tractor as part
of the weed abatement program. This assignment pay is allocated for the employee
assigned these duties. The Public Works Director or his designee will determine
which employee will be assigned heavy equipment duties and thereby be eligible for
Heavy Equipment Operator Assignment Pay. The 5% will be paid only for the hours
worked on the large agricultural tractor.
Section 8. Heavy Equipment Training Program: The City agrees to implement a
Heavy Equipment Training Program that will give specialized training to those
employees required to operate heavy equipment including: Dump Truck;
Vactor/Jetter; Hydro Excavator; Tractor; Backhoe/Loader; and Show Trailer. Other
heavy equipment may be added to this list as needed by the Public Works Director
or designee. This training will be for those employees holding a Class A or B
commercial driver's license. Any new employee receiving their Class A or B
commercial driver's license will be required to go through this training within sixty
(60) days of obtaining their license.
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Section 9. Grandfathered Certificate/License Pay: Any employee receiving pay
for a certification/license obtained prior to October 1, 2015, will remain eligible for
certification/license pay pursuant to the conditions of that pay area even if the
employee is not assigned to an area where the certification/license is required.
Grandfathered certification/license renewals will be subject to the Training of
Employees section of City Personnel Rule XIV, Only employees hired before
September 1, 2015, are eligible for the Grandfathered Certificate/License Pay
provision. Grandfathered employees and their eligible current certifications are listed
on Appendix B.
Section 10. It is the employee's responsibility to inform the City immediately in the
event that a Certificate has been withdrawn, rescinded or allowed to lapse.
Employees shall be required to provide copies of all certificates upon request.
ARTICLE 10:
CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Section 'I. Demotion: A demotion is the appointment of an employee from one
classification to another classification having a lower maximum rate of pay.
(a) An employee demoted for disciplinary reasons shall be placed on the step
within the base salary range of the class to which demoted as provided in
the Order of Demotion.
(b) A promotional probationary employee who is returned to their former
classification during the probationary period shall be placed on the same
step within the base salary range for the former classification that the
employee was on at time of promotion. No credit shall be granted for time
spent at the promoted level for next step advance due date.
(c) An employee demoted for nondisciplinary reasons shall be retained at the
same salary rate, provided, that the salary rate does not exceed the "E"
step of the salary range of the demoted class. With the approval of the
Personnel Officer, the employee may be Y-rated.
(d) An employee who voluntarily demotes from one classification to a
classification with a lower maximum salary range shall be placed within
the new salary range.
Section 2. Reinstatement: With the approval of the Personnel Officer, a regular
employee who has resigned with a good record may be reinstated within one year to
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his/her former position, if vacant, or to a vacant position in the same comparable or
lesser class provided he/she possesses the minimum qualifications for the position.
Reinstated employees do not retain any benefits or rights previously earned by
virtue of his/her former employment unless approved by the Personnel Officer. The
employee will be appointed as an original employee and serve a six-month
probationary period.
ARTICLE 11:
SEPARATION FROM SERVICE
Section 1. Automatic Resignation: An employee absent without approved leave for
three (3) consecutive working days who fails to notify the immediate supervisor or
Department Head, and does not provide an acceptable reason for the absence,
shall be considered to have automatically resigned as of the last day on which the
employee worked.
Section 2. Resignation: A regular employee who wants to leave City service in
good standing shall file a written resignation with the Department Head, at least
ten (10) working days before leaving. The resignation shall be forwarded to the
Personnel Officer with a statement by the Department Head as to the resigned
employee's service performance and other pertinent information concerning the
cause for resignation. Failure to comply with this rule shall be entered on the
service record of the employee and may be cause for denying future
employment by the City.
Section 3. Lay Off: Lay off is the involuntary separation or reduction of a regular
status employee to a position in a lower classification without fault of the employee.
Lay off applies only to regular positions.
Section 4. Causes of Lay Off:
(a) A function is to be discontinued, curtailed, mechanized or operated by a
different method
(b) Reorganization
(c) Budget reduction
(d) Termination or decrease in funds, and/or materials for projects or
programs
(e) The mandatory reinstatement of an employee.
Section 5. Lay Off Policy: Wherever possible, loss of employment for regular
employees shall be avoided by demotion or temporary work assignments.
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Section 6. Notification: Whenever a surplus of employees in regular positions is
anticipated, the Department Head shall immediately notify the Personnel Officer.
The notification shall include the anticipated number of position, names of affected
employees, and classifications of positions. Employees to be laid off shall be
entitled to fifteen (15) calendar day's notification prior to layoff. The City will notify
the CHCEA prior to lay-off.
Section 7. Order of Lay Off:
(a) Temporary employees performing services similar to classifications
affected by lay off shall be terminated before any reduction in regular
work force. Likewise, other grant-funded employees shall be terminated,
in affected classifications, in accordance with federal or state rules or
guidelines governing such funding programs.
(b) Employees holding "acting positions" shall revert to their regular
classification in the City to determine lay off rights.
(c) Layoffs among regular employees shall be made on the basis of seniority
as established by the layoff procedure. Seniority is determined by the
employee's current beginning day of continuous service in a regular
position in the City. For those employees who were employed by San
Bernardino County Special District which was incorporated into the City
in 1991, the date of continuous service with the City shall be the
beginning day of continuous service in a regular position with the District.
Section 8. Layoff Procedure: The procedure for layoff, once the number of
positions to remain by classification has been determined shall be as follows:
(a) Priority lists shall be established for retained positions in each
classification. The lists shall include the names of those employees who,
based on their seniority with the City, qualify to fill the retained positions.
(b) Regular employees who have had regular status in a lower classification
in the City shall be eligible to request a reduction in class in lieu of layoff
(bumping). Regular employees may bump into junior positions on the
basis of seniority and must have greater seniority than employees in the
junior positions identified. Seniority will be based on the number of hours
of service. The junior employee being bumped will be separated or
reduced in class according to the same criteria.
(c) Bumping will begin with the highest classification in the City where
employees are so entitled. Bumping will not be allowed to cross-
functional categories. For example, clerical personnel can only bump in
the clerical category; maintenance personnel can only bump in the
maintenance category, etc.
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(d) If an employee is not authorized to bump down due to failure to meet the
above criteria, he or she shall be laid off and placed on the reinstatement
list.
Section 9. Reinstatement Procedure: The policy and procedure for reinstatement
of employees, once layoff has occurred, shall be as follows:
(a) Employees who are demoted or who are laid off as a result of this layoff
procedure shall have their names placed on the City reinstatement list.
The names shall be arranged in order of seniority held with the City and
shall remain on said list for a period of two (2) years. Ties with seniority
shall be broken by a determination of which employee had higher
placement on the eligibility list for the employee's original position with
the City. If these records are unavailable or if comparisons are
inappropriate, ties shall be broken based on a review of the work
performance evaluations.
(b) When a regular position in the City becomes vacated or is added, all
employees on the City reinstatement list shall be notified.
(c) Laid off or demoted employees who are reinstated to their same position
in the City in accordance with this rule shall receive restoration of salary
step and attendant benefits, vacation accrual rate, sick leave, unless the
employee received payment for unused sick leave in accordance with the
City's sick leave policy and the retirement plan contribution rate, provided
the employee complies with the County Retirement Board's procedure for
redeposit of funds.
(d) Laid off employees who are offered reinstatement with the City in a
classification lower than which they previously held shall receive a salary
step at least equivalent to the highest salary step held by a current
employee in that classification, along with attendant benefits, except that
no employee shall thereby receive compensation higher than that which
they held prior to layoff. Employees who decline assignment at a lower
classification shall not forfeit their right to remain on the reinstatement list.
Employees involuntarily demoted or bumped down as a result of the layoff
procedure shall receive salary and attendant benefits in accordance with
the provisions of this section. Such demoted employees may be placed
on a "Y" step in salary as approved by the Personnel Officer to maintain
salary equity within the system and/or to prevent undue hardship or
unfairness due to the application of this rule. If an employee is placed on
the "Y" step, no further salary increases shall be granted to the employee
until the salary range of the position held exceeds the "Y" rate.
Section 10. Short-Term Layoffs: Layoffs for periods not to exceed fifteen (15)
consecutive workdays may be made in order as determined by the Personnel
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Officer. Short-term layoffs may be caused by those areas listed in Causes for Layoff,
above, as they may affect the normal work routine. Reasonable notice shall be given
to affected employees, when possible. Such short-term layoffs are exempt from the
layoff rules covering seniority and bumping rights.
Section 11. Exception to Order of Layoff: Whenever the City Manager believes
that the best interest of the City requires the retention of employees with special
qualifications, characteristics, and fitness for work, the City Manager may order an
exception to the order of layoff.
Section 12. Established Qualification Requirement: Employees who are
demoted to a position not previously held with the City as a result of the layoff
process shall be required to meet the established qualifications of that class. In the
event that the employee does not meet these qualifications, he/she shall serve a
probationary period of up to ninety (90) calendar days, as determined by the
Personnel Officer, during which the employee must qualify. Employees failing to
meet qualification after such probationary period may be subject to removal and
placed on the reinstatement list.
ARTICLE 12:
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
The Tuition Reimbursement program will be administered on a fiscal year basis (July
1 through June 30). Only courses that are "job related" or to attain an advanced
degree for career advancement, will be acceptable. Reimbursement under this
section is contingent upon the verification of the attainment of a letter grade of "C" or
better in undergraduate courses, or "B" or better at the graduate level. In cases
where no letter grade is given, verification of completion of the course with a "Pass"
or "Credit" grade is required.
(a) Each employee shall be entitled to reimbursement, including tuition,
books, fees required by the college or university, and campus parking
permits in the amount of Two Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500) per fiscal year. Reimbursement will be encumbered the date of
enrollment in the course.
(b) Employees must be employed in a regular position and remain employed
in a regular position for the duration of the course. An employee who
receives reimbursement from any other organization or agency is not
eligible under the City's program.
(c) Employees must complete a Tuition Reimbursement Authorization Form
and receive approval from their Department Head, Human Resources
Office, and the City Manager, prior to attending the course(s).
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(d) Employees must submit course grade certification and a receipt as proof
of payment, after completion of the approved course(s), for
reimbursement.
ARTICLE 13:
FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN
Section 1. Effective September 1, 2015 employees in this Unit who elect to enroll in
a City health insurance plan shall be provided one thousand and two hundred sixty
seven dollars ($1,267) per month under a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan, to be used
toward employee and dependents coverage on health and dental insurance, on
dependent coverage on vision care insurance and on dependent care expenses.
Employees who elect to opt out of City health insurance plans will receive one
thousand and one hundred seventeen dollars ($1,117) per month.
Effective January 1, 2016 employees who elect to enroll in a City health insurance
plan shall be provided one thousand and three hundred fifty five dollars ($1,355) per
month. Employees who elect to opt out will receive one thousand and two hundred
and five dollars ($1,205) per month.
Effective January 1, 2017 and again on January 1, 2018, the City will set the Section
125 Cafeteria Plan contribution at a level that equals the cost for the lowest cost
qualified medical, dental, and vision plans for family coverage.
Should the calculated rate for family coverage medical, dental, and vision coverage
fall below the current year's flexible benefit plan contribution, the flexible benefit plan
contribution will be frozen at the current rate.
Employees in the CHCEA shall be provided with Long-Term Disability Insurance.
Employees in the CHCEA shall be provided with Short-Term Disability Insurance.
Employees in the CHCEA shall be provided with employee-only coverage on vision
care.
The Section 125 Plan (Cafeteria Plan) is established under Section 125 of the
Internal Revenue Code and will be administered by the Human Resources Office of
the City.
The Cafeteria Plan Year is from January 1 through December 31. Employees will
make selections each plan year for health, dental and vision insurance coverage
during the City's annual re-enrollment period. Selections made by employees must
remain in effect during the plan year, until the date of re-enrollment. In no event will
changes in selections be permitted except to the extent permitted under IRS
Regulations. Employees may either select a health insurance plan to cover
themselves or "opt out" of carrying insurance for themselves with proof of health
insurance coverage from another source. Employees must maintain selected
coverage during the plan year unless a change in family status occurs.
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The City will apply flexible benefit plan dollars toward the employee's selections and
any unused dollars will be paid to the employee in taxable cash in 24 pay periods. All
selections made that require premiums more than the flexible benefit dollar amount
will be paid by the employee through a payroll deduction.
No selection shall affect the amounts of employees' or the City's Retirement
System contributions. Any such election and payroll deductions shall be made in
the manner, time period and on such forms as are approved by the City's
Personnel Office.
Eligible employees must maintain a minimum of forty-one (41) hours per pay period
to be eligible to receive the benefits of this Article. Employees who are on an
approved medical leave of absence, including family care leave, without pay will
continue to receive the benefits of this Article. Employees, who are on a leave of
absence without pay, other than medical leave, including family care leave, shall not
be eligible to receive the benefits of this Article. Employees will be required to pay
the City the amount of any pre-tax payroll deductions not paid by the City, when
returning from an approved leave of absence.
Employees who are on an approved Workers' Compensation claim shall continue to
receive the benefits of this Article. Under no circumstances will benefits be prorated.
Section 2. Deferred Compensation: Effective September 1, 2015, employees in the
CHCEA are eligible to receive matching contributions up to $100.00 per month to a
deferred compensation plan available through the City.
ARTICLE 14:
RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 1. Under the provisions of the County Employee's Retirement Law of 1937,
all employees in regular, authorized positions who are scheduled to work for a
minimum of forty (40) hours per pay period shall become members of the San
Bernardino County Employees' Association (SBCERA).
Exception: Employees first hired at age sixty (60) or over may choose not to become
members of SBCERA at the time of hire. If this election is made, the employee will
participate in the City's program for part-time, seasonal employees.
Section 2. Tier 1 Members: For employees that have membership in SBCERA prior
to January 1, 2013 or less than a six (6) month break in service from another public
retirement system with which reciprocity may be established and they were a
member prior to January 1, 2013, the City will pick up a portion of the employee's
required contribution to SBCERA in the amount of eight percent (8%) of the
employee's earnable compensation as defined in the San Bernardino County
Employees' Retirement Board Bylaws.
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The employee must choose to have the contributions designated as "all employer'
or "all employee" contributions for retirement purposes. If the employee designates
the pick up as "employer" contributions, then for each dollar applied, the employee's
retirement obligation shall be satisfied in the amount of the actuarial value of that
dollar to the Retirement Association as determined by the Board of Retirement; and
the employee may not withdraw this contribution from the Retirement Association.
If the employee designates the pick up as "employee" contributions, then for each
dollar applied, the employee's retirement obligation shall be satisfied in the amount
of one dollar; and upon separation without retirement, an employee may withdraw
this contribution from the Retirement Association. Upon retirement or separation, all
contributions applied under this Section will be considered for tax purposes as
employer-paid contributions.
Any dollars which are remaining after all retirement system obligations are fully
satisfied shall be paid to the employee in cash.
Tier 1 members who have thirty (30) years of service credit and no longer make
retirement contributions under the provisions of the County Employee's Retirement
Law of 1937 shall be paid in cash eight percent (8%) of earnable compensation as
defined by the bylaws of the Retirement Board.
Section 3. Tier 2 Members: Employees with new membership in SBCERA after
January 1, 2013 or has a six month or more break in service from another
retirement system and did not establish reciprocity, the employee must pay 50% of
total normal cost as determined by SBCERA.
Tier 2 Members cannot choose to designate retirement system contributions as
employer contributions. For such employees, all contributions shall be employee
contributions.
ARTICLE 15:
LIFE INSURANCE
The employees in the CHCEA receive $50,000 City-paid life insurance and
accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
At the employee's discretion, the employee may elect to purchase additional term
life insurance through payroll deduction.
ARTICLE 16:
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS: MILEAGE
The City encourages the use of City vehicles whenever possible.
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Reimbursement for use of privately owned automobiles to conduct City business
shall be at the standard rate per mile exempted by the Internal Revenue Service for
reporting of income. Reimbursement at this rate shall be considered as full and
complete payment for actual necessary expenses for the use of the private
automobile, insurance, maintenance, and all other transportation related costs.
Other expense reimbursements shall be handled in a manner consistent with the
City's Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual.
ARTICLE 17:
BOOT ALLOWANCE
Each employee in the following classifications will receive a $262.00 Boot
Allowance for the purchase of safety boots each year.
Building Inspector I Parking Enforcement Officer
Building Inspector II Public Works Inspector (-
Code Enforcement Officer I
Public Works Inspector II
Code Enforcement Officer II
Senior Maintenance Worker
Environmental Program
Water Quality Technician I
Inspector Landscape Inspector I
Water Quality Technician II
Landscape Inspector II
Maintenance Worker I
Maintenance Worker II
This allowance will be issued at the end of the first complete pay period of July. The
annual Boot Allowance will be pro-rated on a monthly basis for employees hired after
st
July 31 of each year.
ARTICLE 18:
STANDARD TOUR OF DUTY
The standard tour of duty represents the time that an employee is regularly
scheduled to work. A regularly scheduled tour of duty which commences before
midnight and ends the following day shall be reported for payroll purposes as time
worked for the day in which the tour of duty began.
The City shall establish the actual number of hours which comprises the standard
tour of duty for each position. The City may modify or change the number of hours in
a standard tour of duty for each position to meet the needs of the service.
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When the City finds it is necessary to make such modifications or changes, it shall
notify the affected employee(s) and CHCEA indicating the proposed change prior to
its implementation. When such modification or change would affect the standard
tour of duty in one or more divisions, and when CHCEA requests to meet and
confer, the parties shall expeditiously meet and confer regarding the hours and
impact the modification or change would have on an employee.
ARTICLE 19:
MEAL PERIODS
Meal periods are non-paid and nonworking time and shall be 45 minutes for field
employees and one hour for all other employees. Every effort will be made to
schedule such meal period during the middle of the shift when possible. If a
regularly scheduled tour of duty does not include a duty-free meal period, the City
shall allow a maximum of twenty (20) minutes per shift to eat a meal. Such time
shall be considered work time.
ARTICLE 20:
REST PERIODS
The employee shall be entitled to rest periods in accordance with the schedule
contained herein. Rest periods shall be scheduled in accordance with the
requirements of the City, but in no instance shall rest periods be scheduled within
one hour of the beginning or ending of a tour of duty or meal period nor shall such
time be accumulative nor used to report to work late or leave early.
Rest periods shall be considered as time worked. Employees shall be granted rest
periods as listed below:
Number and Limit of Rest Period
Regularly Schedule Tour of Duty
One 15 minute rest period
After 3 hours and through 6 hours
Two 15 minute rest periods
After 6 hours and through 8 hours
Two 20 minute rest periods
After 8 hours and through 10 hours
One 25 minute rest period and one
After 10 hours
20 minute rest period
ARTICLE 21:
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Section 1. Definition: A grievance is a complaint by an employee or group of
employees concerning a violation of the existing Memorandum of Understanding or
the Personnel Regulations which have been approved by the City Council.
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Aggrieved employee(s) may represent themselves or may be represented. This
representation may commence at any step in the grievance procedure. An
employee organization may not independently submit a formal grievance in the
absence of an aggrieved employee.
Section 2. Exclusions: The following are excluded from submission as a grievance
under these procedures:
(a) Work assignments
(b) Classification appeals
(c) Disagreements or exceptions with respect to work performance
evaluations
(d) Appeals of disciplinary actions.
Section 3. Steps in the Grievance Process: The procedures outlined herein
constitute the informal and formal steps necessary to resolve an employee's
grievance. The presentation of an informal grievance is an absolute prerequisite to
the institution of a formal grievance.
Step 1: Informal Discussion: The grievance must be submitted within ten
(10) working days after the employee knew, or in the exercise of reasonable
diligence should have known, of the events giving rise to the grievance. The
employee shall personally discuss the complaint with the immediate
supervisor. Within ten (10) working days, the supervisor shall give the decision
to the employee orally.
Step 2: First Level of Review: If the grievance is not settled at Step 1, the
grievant may submit the grievance in writing to his/her division head within ten
(10) working days of the receipt of the grievance response at Step 1. The
division head shall meet with the grievant and a written decision and statement
of facts and issues shall be rendered to the grievant and representative, if any,
within ten (10) working days from the date of service.
Step 3: Second Level of Review: If the grievance is not settled at Step 2, the
grievance will be submitted to the Department Head within five (5) working days
of receipt of the Step 2 grievance response. The Department Head shall meet
with the grievant and a representative, if any, and a written decision and
statement of facts and issues shall be rendered to the grievant and
representative, if any, within ten (10) working days from the date of service.
Step 4: Third Level of Review: If the grievance is not settled at Step 3, the
grievant may serve written notice of the grievance to the City Manager within
five (5) working days following receipt of the grievance response at Step 3. If
such notice is served, the City Manager shall meet with the grievant, and
representative, if any, and a written decision and statement of facts and issues
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shall be rendered to the grievant and representative, if any, within ten (10)
working days. The City Manager's decision shall be final in all cases.
Section 4: Health and Safety Grievance Procedure:
(a) The parties agree that it is in their best interest to endeavor to make the
work site as free from immediate danger to the life, safety, or health of
employees as the nature of the work permits.
(b) It is understood that references to safety and health conditions of work
are not intended to include those hazards and risks which are an ordinary
characteristic of the work or are reasonably associated with the
performance of an employee's responsibilities and duties.
(c) Nothing in this procedure shall be interpreted as an authorization to fail to
follow orders or instructions. City policy requires that orders be obeyed
promptly even where the employee does not personally agree with the
order.
(d) It is the intent of this procedure to ensure a prompt response to
employees who feel that a situation exists which constitutes a danger to
their health and/or safety.
(e) When an employee in good faith believes that he or she is being
required to work where a clear and present danger exists, he or she will
so notify his or her supervisor. The supervisor will immediately assess
the situation, direct any necessary corrective action to eliminate any
clear and present danger, and either direct the employee to temporarily
perform some other task or direct the employee to proceed with his or
her assigned duties. If CHCEA or the employee still believes the unsafe
condition(s) exist(s), CHCEA or the employee may file a grievance
alleging a violation of this procedure at Step 2 of the grievance
procedure as follows:
(1) If the grievant is not satisfied with the decision rendered by his or
her supervisor, the grievant may appeal the decision within five (5)
working days after the receipt of the decision to the division head.
(2) Within five (5) working days after receipt of the appealed grievance,
the Department Head shall respond in writing to the grievance.
(3) If the grievant is not satisfied with the decision rendered pursuant to
Step 2, the grievant may appeal the decision within five (5) working
days after the receipt of the decision to the City Manager.
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(4) Within five (5) working days after receipt of the appealed grievance,
the City Manager shall respond in writing to the grievance.
(5) If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3 within thirty (30) calendar
days after receipt of the third step response, CHCEA shall have the
right to appeal to the Chino Hills City Council.
Section 5. General Provisions:
(a) No retribution or prejudice shall be suffered by employees making use of
the grievance or complaint procedures by reason of such use.
(b) Management's failure at any step of this procedure to communicate the
decision on the grievance within specified time limits shall permit the
aggrieved employee to proceed to the next step.
(c) Employee's failure at any step of this procedure to appeal a decision on a
grievance within specified time limits shall be deemed acceptance of the
decision rendered.
(d) The time limits specified at any step in this procedure may be extended
by mutual agreement.
(e) In order to avoid the necessity of processing numerous similar
grievances at one time for a group of employees with the same
grievance, a single grievance shall be filed.
ARTICLE 22:
DISCIPLINE
Section 1. Application of the Discipline Article: Article 22 shall apply to all
suspensions, demotions, reductions in salary step for a specified time period, and
dismissals of employees with regular status shall be made in accordance with these
Articles. At-will employees serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority and
are not covered by the provisions of this Article.
Probationary, temporary, contract and seasonal employees may be dismissed,
demoted, reduced in step, or suspended without right to review or appeal unless
otherwise required by law. Written reprimands are not subject to appeal.
Employees may write a letter of response and have it placed in their personnel file.
Section 2. Standard for Discipline: Disciplinary measure may be taken for any
good and sufficient cause, The extent of the disciplinary action taken shall be
commensurate with the offense, provided that the prior employment history of the
employee may also be considered pertinent. Cause may include violation of the
Personnel Ordinance, or of the Policies and Procedures, or any Department or
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Personnel Rules and/or Regulations; any act of insubordination or act detrimental to
the public service of the City or any City departmental policy or failure to adhere to
or follow policies and rules; refusal or inability to comply with the duties of the
position occupied by the employee, or, any other type of misfeasance, malfeasance,
or nonfeasance relating to the employee's duties, office or position.
Section 3. Range of Disciplinary Action: The types of disciplinary actions
included under this Article are Verbal Reprimands, Written Reprimands,
Suspensions Without Pay, Involuntary Demotions, Reductions in Pay, and
Terminations. For each type of disciplinary action, certain steps and due process
procedures must be followed. A supervisor who is considering a disciplinary action
should discuss the circumstances of the situation with the Human Resources
Office before taking any action unless the particular situation requires immediate
action. A supervisor is not required to take disciplinary actions in sequential order.
Depending upon the specific circumstances of the violation, the supervisor should
determine which action(s) is (are) appropriate.
Section 4. Progressive Discipline: Disciplinary action may, but is not required to,
be taken in progressive steps as follows:
(a) Verbal Reprimand: The supervisor holds a Verbal Reprimand meeting
with the employee. The purpose of the meeting is to explain the
employee's conduct or acts which are in violation of City Rules, policies
or practices and to remind the employee of the behavior that is expected
in the future and the consequences of not meeting the performance
expectations of the supervisor. The supervisor shall document the
meeting by a memorandum, which is initialed by the employee,
documenting the meeting and the matters discussed.
(b) Written Reprimand: The supervisor prepares a Written Reprimand
memo. The Written Reprimand shall constitute notice of the infraction(s)
including time and circumstances. The supervisor will hold a Written
Reprimand meeting with the employee.
The employee has ten (10) working days from receipt of the Written
Reprimand in which to write a response. The employee's written
response, if any, will be placed in his or her Personnel file.
(c) Suspensions Without Pay: An employee may be suspended without
pay. When placing an employee on Suspension Without Pay, the
supervisor shall follow all of the steps listed under the Notice of Intent to
Impose Discipline (Section 5), Predisciplinary Hearing (Section 6) and
Appeal Rights (Section 7) sections.
(d) Involuntary Demotion: An employee may be demoted to a classification,
having an overall lower salary range, for which the employee is qualified.
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When demoting an employee, the supervisor shall follow all of the steps
listed under Notice of Intent to Impose Discipline (Section 5),
Predisciplinary Hearing (Section 6) and Appeal Rights (Section 7)
sections.
(e) Reduction in Pay: An employee may be reduced in maximum salary rate
of pay. When reducing the maximum salary of an employee, the
supervisor shall follow all of the steps listed under Notice of Intent to
Impose Discipline (Section 5), Predisciplinary Hearing (Section 6) and
Appeal Rights (Section 7) sections.
(f) Termination: When it is necessary to terminate an employee, the
Department Head shall follow all procedures for Notice of Intent to Impose
Discipline (Section 5), Predisciplinary Hearing (Section 6) and Appeal
Rights (Section 7) sections.
Section 5. Notice of Intent to Impose Discipline:
(a) Notice of Intent: A Notice of Intent shall be given to the employee
whenever the City intends to discipline by Suspension Without Pay,
Reductions in Pay, Involuntary Demotion to a classification with a lower
salary range, or Termination.
(b) Content of Notice of Intent: The Notice of Intent shall inform the
employee of the disciplinary action intended and the effective date of the
intended action. Further, it shall set forth the nature of the infraction(s),
any previous disciplinary actions taken, how the employee's conduct has
had an adverse impact on the City's or department's operation, all
materials upon which the action is based, and notification that the
employee has the right to respond orally and/or in writing to the City
Manager within five (5) working days from the date of issuance of the
Notice of Intent if personally served or ten (10) calendar days if served
by mail.
Whether delivery is made in person or by mail, the Notice of Intent shall contain a
"statement of delivery or mailing" indicating the date on which the Notice of Intent
was personally delivered or deposited in the United States Mail. Such date of
delivery or mailing shall be the "date of issuance" of the Notice of Intent.
Section 6. Response to Notice of Intent:
(a) Written Response to Notice: The employee shall be entitled to respond in
writing to the Notice of Intent. Such response must be received by the City
Manager, or a designee, within five (5) working days from the date of
issuance of the Notice of Intent if personally served and ten (10) calendar
days if served by mail.
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(b) Oral Response: The employee shall be entitled to respond orally. The
request for such a response meeting shall be delivered to the City
Manager, or a designee, within five (5) working days of the issuance of
the Notice of Intent if personally served and ten (10) calendar days if
served by mail. Upon the receipt of a request for a response meeting, the
City Manager, or a designee, shall schedule a response meeting to take
place within five (5) working days with the employee and supervisor to
review the proposed action and allegations.
(c) Administrative Leave Pending Determination of Disciplinary Action:
An employee may be placed on a paid administrative leave pending an
employee's response to the Notice of Intent and a determination by the
City Manager, or a designee, of the disciplinary action.
City Manager Determination:
(1) Within five (5) business days following the conclusion of the hearing
and/or receipt of the written response, the City Manager, or a
designee, shall issue and deliver to the employee a written
statement of his or her decision to uphold, modify or reject the
proposed disciplinary action.
(2) Except for disciplinary actions imposing suspension without pay in
excess of three (3) days, demotion, reduction in pay and termination
of employment, the decision of the City Manager shall be binding and
final, and shall not be appealable to an independent hearing officer.
(3) No disciplinary actions will be purged from the employee's file.
Section 7. Appeal Rights: Regular employees may appeal disciplinary actions of
suspensions without pay of more than three (3) days, reduction of pay, demotions
or termination to an independent hearing officer by filing a written request to the City
Manager, or a designee, within ten (10) working days after service of Notice of
Disciplinary Action if personally served and fifteen (15) calendar days if served by
mail. At a mutually agreeable time, the designated hearing officer shall conduct an
evidentiary hearing on the matter and may continue the hearing where appropriate.
Within thirty (30) calendar days of the close of the hearing, a written statement of
decision shall be issued. All costs of the hearing shall be equally borne by the
parties. The decision of the hearing officer shall be final and binding.
Section 8. Conduct of Appeals Hearing with the Hearing Officer:
(a) Both parties shall mutually agree upon a Hearing Officer, to be selected
from the list provided by the California State Mediation and Conciliation
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Service. The list of Hearing Officers may be modified by mutual
agreement of the parties.
(b) All hearings shall be closed; however, the employee may request a
hearing open to the public, unless a public hearing would violate the
confidentiality and privacy rights of any party named in the action.
(c) Charges against an employee appealed to the Hearing Officer shall not
be public record or open to public inspection unless an open public
hearing has been requested by the employee, or his/her representative.
(d) The hearing need not be conducted in accordance with technical rules
relating to evidence and witnesses, but hearings shall be conducted in a
manner most conducive to determination of the truth.
(e) Any relevant evidence may be admitted if it is the sort of evidence upon
which responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of
serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law or
statutory rules, which might make improper the admission of such
evidence over objection in civil actions.
(f) Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or
explaining any direct evidence, but shall not be sufficient in itself to
support a finding unless it would be admissible over objection in civil
actions.
(g) The rules or privileges shall be effective to the same extent that they now
or hereafter may be recognized in civil actions, and immaterial, irrelevant,
or unduly repetitious evidence may be excluded at the sole discretion of
the Hearing Officer.
(h) The Hearing Officer shall rule on the admission or exclusion of evidence.
(i) Decisions made by the Hearing Officer shall not be invalidated by any
informality in the proceedings, and the Hearing Officer shall not be bound
by technical rules of evidence.
(j) Each party shall have the right to:
(1) Be represented by legal counsel, or other person of his/her choice;
(2) Receive a witness list from the opposing party thirty (30) days prior
to the date of the hearing;
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(3) Submit a list of witnesses fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing to
the City Manager or Personnel Director to allow the City Manager to
submit a notice to appear to the employees;
(4) Have witnesses present and documents made available through a
subpoena initiated by the Hearing Officer;
(5) Call and examine witnesses;
(6) Introduce evidence;
(7) Cross-examine opposing witnesses on any matter relevant to the
issues;
(8) Impeach any witness, regardless of which party first called him/her
to testify; and
(9) Rebut the evidence against him/her.
If the employee does not testify on his/her own behalf, he/she may be
questioned as if under cross-examination,
(k) Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath of affirmation. The witness shall
raise his/her right hand and the Hearing Officer shall ask the witness "Do
you swear/affirm to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?"
(I) The hearing shall proceed in the following order, unless the Hearing Officer,
for special reasons, otherwise directs:
(1) Introductions of the parties present;
(2) The City, or its representative, shall be permitted to make an
opening statement;
(3) The employee appealing, or his/her representative, shall be
permitted to make an opening statement;
(4) The City, or its representative, shall produce the evidence on which
the disciplinary action is based;
(5) The employee appealing such disciplinary action, or his/her
representative, may then open his/her defense and offer his/her
evidence in support thereof;
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(6) Each party may then, in order, respectively offer rebutting evidence
only, unless the Hearing Officer, for good reason, permits them to
offer evidence upon their original case; and
(7) Closing arguments shall be permitted.
(m) The Hearing Officer shall determine relevancy, weight, and credibility of
the testimony and evidence, and shall base his/her findings on the
preponderance of the evidence.
(n) During the examination of a witness, all other witnesses, except the
parties, shall be excluded from the hearing upon motion of either party.
(o) No still photographs, videos, moving pictures, or television pictures shall
be taken in the hearing room during the hearing, unless the employee
has requested that the hearing be made open to the public.
(p) Mechanical transcription of the proceedings may be made by either party,
provided it is not disruptive to the proceedings.
(q) At their sole discretion, the Hearing Officer, prior to or during a hearing,
may grant a continuance(s) for any reason he or she believes to be
important in reaching a fair and proper decision.
(r) Each party to the proceedings shall provide four (4) complete copies of all
documents, evidence, and/or photographs to be submitted for the record.
(s) Appeal hearings may be recorded by a certified shorthand reporter,
mutually agreeable to both parties. Compensation for a certified
shorthand reporter shall be equally borne by the parties.
(t) If the employee, or his/her representative, requests a transcript of the
hearing, he/she shall request the transcript directly from the certified
shorthand reporter.
Section 9. Notice of Decision by Hearing Officer:
(a) The Hearing Officer shall render his or her written decision to the City
Manager as soon after the conclusion of the hearing as possible, and in
no event, later than thirty (30) calendar days after completion of the
hearing, unless otherwise stipulated by the parties. The Hearing Officer
shall set forth his/her decision as to each of the charges and the reasons
therefore. The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be final and binding.
(b) Said decision shall also contain an advisory that the City Council has
adopted Chapter 2.50 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code adopting the
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provisions of Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure applicable to
certain administrative decisions, providing a ninety (90) days time limit on
the judicial review of such administrative decisions.
(e) Employee shall be provided by the City Clerk a copy of the decision
rendered by the Hearing Officer, including notice containing the following
language, Please take notice that pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code
of Civil Procedure and Chapter 2.50 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code you
only have ninety (90) days to appeal to the Superior Court, County of San
Bernardino, the Final and Binding Decision.
Section 10. Placement in Personnel File: Official disciplinary action documents
shall be placed in the employee's personnel file in the Human Resources Office.
Section 11. Employee Acknowledgement: Whenever a disciplinary action is
taken, the employee may be asked to acknowledge the document by signing that it
was received. The employee's signature on such a document does not indicate
agreement.
Section 12. Administrative Leave: An employee may be placed on an
Administrative Leave with pay to allow his or her supervisor time to fully review the
facts of an alleged violation.
Section 13. Emergency Suspension: An employee may be removed from the
workplace effective immediately without pay pending an investigation because of an
employee's apparent gross misconduct which has resulted in a potential emergency
situation, including, but not limited to, situations which may endanger life or property.
Such removal shall not exceed twenty-four (24) hours, at which time the employee
shall be given Notice of Intent to Impose Discipline, or returned to full-pay status. If
no discipline is imposed, the employee will be repaid for any time off without pay.
Section 14. Time Extensions: At any time, limitations or requirements as set forth
under this policy may be extended or changed by mutual agreement of the parties.
Section 15. Delivery of Notice: When notice is required, the notice shall be given
to the affected employee either by delivery of the notice to the employee in person;
or if the employee is not available for personal delivery, by placing the Notice of
Intent in the United States Mail, first class, postage paid, and by Certified Mail,
return receipt requested, in an envelope addressed to the employee's last known
home address. It shall be the responsibility of the employee to inform the Human
Resources Office, in writing, of his/her current home address and of any change in
such address, and the information so provided shall constitute the employee's "last
known address." Such personal delivery or mailing shall be presumed to provide
actual notice to the affected employee.
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ARTICLE 23:
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
It is agreed that CHCEA membership dues and insurance premiums for plans
sponsored by CHCEA shall be deducted by the City from the paycheck of each
employee covered hereby who files with the City a written authorization requesting
that such deduction be made, Remittance of the aggregate amount of all
membership dues and insurance premiums deducted from the pay warrants of
employees covered hereby shall be made to CHCEA within thirty (30) days after
the conclusion of the month in which said membership dues and insurance
premiums were deducted.
The City shall not charge any service fee for the processing of such deductions.
The City shall not be liable to CHCEA, employees, or any party by reason of the
requirements of this Article for the remittance of any sum other than that constituting
actual deductions made from employee wages earned. CHCEA shall hold the City
harmless for any and all claims, demands, suits, orders, judgments or other forms of
liability that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the City under this
Article.
ARTICLE 24:
AGENCY SHOP ARRANGEMENT
Section 1. Agency Shop: Agency Shop as used in this section means an
organizational security arrangement as defined in Government Code Section 3502.5
and applicable law.
Section 2. Membership Dues and Service Fees:
CHCEA shall have the sole and exclusive right to have membership dues deducted
by the City of Chino Hills (City) for employees covered by this Article upon written
authorization from such employees. Remittance shall be made by the City to CHCEA
within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the month in which said membership
dues were deducted.
CHCEA shall advise the City, in writing, of the dues amount to be deducted for each
member. Any changes in dues will be submitted to the City, in writing, thirty (30)
days prior to the effective day of such change.
Commencing within thirty (30) days of this agreement or within thirty (30) days of
employment, whichever occurs later, each employee in a position covered by this
Article and each employee newly hired into a position covered by this Article shall be
required to elect to: a) become a member in good standing of CHCEA; or b) pay to
CHCEA a service fee, unless he/she qualifies for the religious exemption set forth in
Section 3 below. Employees that fail to make an election within the specified time
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period will be subject to a deduction in the amount equal to membership dues. The
amount of the service fee to be deducted shall be determined by CHCEA subject to
applicable law; and shall therefore be an amount not to exceed the normal periodic
membership dues applicable to CHCEA members.
The City shall provide CHCEA with a list of employees represented by this unit
including names, addresses, and classifications on a quarterly basis.
The City will put into effect any new, changed, or discontinued deduction in the pay
period the Payroll Authorization Form is received providing sufficient time allows for
normal processing of the change or deduction.
CHCEA shall comply with applicable law regarding disclosure and allocation of its
expenses, notice to employees of their right to object, provision for service fee
payers to challenge CHCEA's determinations of amounts chargeable to the
objecting non-members, and appropriate escrow provisions to hold contested
amounts while the challenges are underway.
CHCEA shall make available, at its expense, an expeditious administrative appeals
procedure to employees who object to the payment of any portion of the service fee.
A copy of such procedure shall be made available upon request to non-members
and the City.
Section 3. Religious Exemption from Service Fee Obligations:
Any employee who is a member of a bonafide religion, body, or sect whose
traditional tenets or teachings include objections to financially supporting employee
organizations shall not be required to meet the above service fee obligations. Such
employee must, instead arrange with CHCEA to satisfy his/her obligation by paying
an amount equivalent to membership dues to a non-religious, non-labor charitable
organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(0(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code, chosen by the employee, from the following: American Cancer Society,
Inland Regional Center, Let It Be Foundation or Make-A-Wish Foundation.
To qualify for the religious exemption, the employee must provide to CHCEA, with a
copy to the City, a written statement of objection, along with a verifiable written
statement from an authorized representative of the religious body that confirms the
employee's membership. CHCEA will be responsible to determine if an employee
qualifies for a religious exemption and will be responsible to notify the City of the
determination.
The religious exemption payment obligations shall be processed by the City in the
same manner as membership dues and service fee deductions.
Section 4. Leave of Absence Without Pay: Employees on a leave of absence
without pay during a pay period shall have the deduction of service fees,
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membership dues, or religious exemption payment obligations; if sufficient funds
remain after all other payroll deductions are made.
Section 5. Rescission: An agency shop provision may be rescinded pursuant to the
procedures contained in Government Code Section 3502.5 (d).
Section 6. Hold Harmless: CHCEA agrees to indemnify the City against, defend
the City against, and hold the City harmless against any liability arising from any
claims, demands, or other action relating to the City's compliance with the provisions
of this Article.
ARTICLE 25:
CHCEA COMMUNICATIONS
Section 1: Bulletin Boards: The City will furnish a reasonable portion of existing
bulletin board space for notices of CHCEA. Only areas designated by the City
Manager may be used for posting of such notices. Bulletin boards shall be used only
for the following notices:
(a) Scheduled CHCEA meetings, agenda and minutes.
(b) Information on CHCEA elections and results.
(c) Information regarding CHCEA social, recreational, and related news
bulletins.
(d) Reports of official business of CHCEA, including reports of committees or
the Board of Directors.
Posted notices shall not be obscene, defamatory, or of a political nature, nor shall
they pertain to issues which do not involve the City or its relations with City
employees. All notices to be posted must be dated and signed by an authorized
representative of CHCEA, with a copy to be submitted to the City's Human
Resources Office prior to posting.
City equipment, materials, or supplies shall not be used for the preparation,
reproduction, or distribution of notices, nor shall such notices be prepared by City
employees during their regular work time.
Section 2: E-Mail: The City will allow reasonable use of its e-mail system to
communicate scheduled labor meetings and activities with their labor representative
with prior approval from the City's Human Resources office.
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ARTICLE 26:
CITY TIME VS. UNION TIME
A Board Member or designee may spend a reasonable amount of time to promptly
and expeditiously investigate and process grievances without loss of pay or benefits
of any kind. To investigate means only to discuss the matter with the grievant,
record information, advise or recommend action, assist in the completion of
documents necessary for the formal grievance processing, investigate allegations
which may form the basis for the grievance, and, if so requested, appear with the
grievant at the first formal level of grievance resolution. A steward shall be free from
reprisal and shall not in any way be coerced, intimidated, or discriminated against
as a result of their activities and roles as a steward.
When leaving their work locations to transact such investigations or processing, the
Board Member or designee shall first obtain permission of their immediate
supervisor and inform him/her of the nature of the business. Permission to leave
will be granted promptly unless such absence would cause an undue interruption of
work. If permission to leave their work or to contact an affected employee cannot
be granted promptly, the steward will be immediately informed when the time will
be available.
Both permission and denial of a request to leave a work location by a Board
Member or designee shall be recorded with a signature by the immediate
supervisor. Notations shall be made by the supervisor as to reasons for a possible
denial of the request and the time when time may be expected to be made available
should be recorded by the supervisor and given to the steward.
Upon entering a work location, the Board Member or designee shall inform the
immediate supervisor of the nature of his/her business. Permission for the
employee to leave the job will be granted promptly unless such absence would
cause an undue interruption of work. If the employee cannot be made available, the
steward will immediately be informed when the employee will be made available.
CHCEA agrees that a Board Member or designee shall not log compensatory time
or overtime pay for time spent performing any function of a steward.
The role of the Board Member or designee is to provide timely grievance
representation at the first steps of the grievance procedure in an effort to resolve
grievances at the lowest possible level and to increase communications between
CHCEA and the City.
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ARTICLE 27:
TERM
The term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall commence on September 1,
2015 and end on August 31, 2018. The terms of the Memorandum of
Understanding shall remain in effect until a successor Memorandum of
Understanding is agreed upon or until such time as impasse on a successor
Memorandum of Understanding is reached and the City unilaterally implements its
last, best, and final offer.
ARTICLE 28:
PROVISIONS OF LAW
It is understood and agreed that this Memorandum of Understanding is subject to all
current and future applicable Federal and State laws and regulations and the current
provisions of ordinance of the City of Chino Hills. If any part of provision of the
Memorandum of Understanding is in conflict or inconsistent with such applicable
provisions of those Federal, State, or City enactments or is otherwise held to be
invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such part or
provisions shall be suspended and superseded by such applicable law or
regulations, and the remainder of this Memorandum of Understanding shall not be
affected thereby. If any part or provision of this Memorandum of Understanding is
suspended or superseded, the parties agree to reopen negotiations regarding the
suspended or superseded part or provision with the understanding that total
compensation to employees under this Memorandum of Understanding shall not be
reduced or increased as a result of this Article.
ARTICLE 29:
FULL UNDERSTANDING, MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
The parties acknowledge that during the negotiations which resulted in this
Memorandum of Understanding each had the full right and adequate opportunity to
make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or matter within the scope
of representation. The understanding arrived at after the exercise of that right are set
forth in this Memorandum of Understanding and constitutes the complete and total
contract between the City and CHCEA with respect to wages, hours, and other terms
and conditions of employment; provided, however, that all practices enjoyed by the
employees at the present time, which are not included in, or specifically changed by
this Memorandum of Understanding, shall remain in full force and effect; except for
those practices modified by mutual agreement of both parties or imposed in
accordance with applicable laws. In cases of proposed changes by other than
mutual agreement, CHCEA shall be given reasonable notice and consulted with prior
to said change.
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Any prior or existing Memorandum of Understanding between the parties regarding
any matter within the scope of representation are hereby superseded and terminated
in their entirety. Therefore, the City and CHCEA for the life of this Memorandum of
Understanding, each voluntarily waives the right to meet and confer in good faith
with respect to any subject or matter referred to or covered in the Memorandum of
Understanding.
Following approval of this Memorandum of Understanding by the City Council, its
terms and conditions shall be implemented by appropriate ordinance, resolution or
other appropriate lawful action.
ARTICLE 30:
ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULE
The City will implement a 9/80 alternative work schedule by July 1, 2002. The
alternative work schedule may be revoked at any time by the City as long as sixty
(60) days' notice of revocation is given to the Association and employees. Any
modified work schedule shall not be considered a vested right or benefit and the City
has no obligation to "meet and confer" or "meet and consult" prior to revocation. Any
revocation shall not be subject to any internal grievance or appeal process or court
action. In the event the City revokes the 9/80 plan, the City shall restore eight (8)
hours of floating holiday time.
ARTICLE 31:
EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES
Section 1. General Consideration:
During the employee's work day, he/she is expected to devote his/her full time
in the performance of his/her assigned duties as a City employee.
An employee in the competitive service shall not engage in any employment,
activity or enterprise which is inconsistent, incompatible or in conflict with his/her
duties, functions or responsibilities as a City employee, nor shall he/she engage
in any outside activity which will directly or indirectly contribute to the lessening
of his/her effectiveness as a City employee.
No employee shall engage in any type of activity relating to an employee
organization during such time an employee is on duty, except as expressly
provided in this Memorandum of Understanding.
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Section 2. Outside Employment:
Any regular employee desiring to engage in outside employment shall first
obtain approval from his/her Department Head and the Personnel Officer or
his/her designee. The employee shall submit a statement to his/her Department
Head naming the prospective employer, address and telephone number, and
outlining the proposed duties and the hours of work. Approval may be denied if,
in the opinion of the Department Head and/or Personnel Officer, such outside
employment or professional service is incompatible with the proper discharge of
the employee's official duties or creates an actual conflict of interest, or the
appearance of a conflict of interest, with City duties, or otherwise adversely
affects the employee's ability to perform City duties. The approval of any such
request shall be subject to review by the Department Head and/or Personnel
Officer on an annual basis, and any such approval may be reconsidered and
withdrawn at any time.
Authorization for outside employment is automatically terminated whenever the
outside employer and/or nature of outside employment changes from that
specified in previous letters of approval. When such a change occurs,
employees shall apply for a new approval for outside employment as provided
herein.
Section 3. Determination of Inconsistent Activities:
In making a determination as to the consistency or inconsistency of outside
activities, the appointing authority shall consider, among other pertinent factors,
whether the activity:
(a) Involves receipt or acceptance by the employee of any money or other
consideration from anyone other than the City for the performance of
an act which the employee, if not performing such act, would be
required or expected to render in the regular course or hours of his/her
City employment or as a part of his/her duties as a City employee; or,
Provides employment service to entities doing work in Chino Hills
whose work would fall under your review or purview.
(b) Involves the performance of an act in other than his/her capacity as a
City employee which act may later be directly or indirectly related to the
control, inspection, review, audit or enforcement by such employee or
the department by which he/she is employed; or,
(c) Involves conditions or facts which would probably directly or indirectly
lessen the efficiency of the employee in his/her regular City
employment, or conditions in which there is substantial danger of injury
or illness to the employee; or,
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(d) Involves the use for private gain or advantage of City time, facilities,
equipment and supplies, prestige, influence, or confidential information
of one's City office or employment; or,
(e) Involves the solicitation of future employment with a business doing
business with the City over which the employee has some control or
influence in his/her official capacity at the time of transaction.
Section 4. Improper Use of City Equipment Prohibited:
No City equipment, autos, trucks, instruments, tools, supplies, machines, badge,
identification cards, or other items which are the property of the City shall be
used by an employee except upon prior written approval of the City Manager.
No employee shall allow any unauthorized person to rent, borrow or use of any
of the items mentioned above unless upon prior written approval of the City
Manager.
Section 5. Violations and Penalties:
Any violation of this provision respecting such outside employment or activity, or
improper use of City equipment, shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action
including dismissal of a City employee who commits such violation.
ARTICLE 32:
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT PAY
Employees performing in a capacity beyond the normal scope of their duties
because of a vacancy and/or a leave of absence greater than three (3)
months, and with increased and direct responsibility and personal liability for
City operations, shall be eligible for Special Assignment Pay. Special
Assignment Pay shall be a flat rate not to exceed five percent (5%) of base
salary. Special Assignment Pay will only be authorized upon Department Head
recommendation and City Manager approval.
ARTICLE 33:
CATASTROPHIC LEAVE
Employees in the CHCEA are eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave
provision set in the City's Personnel Rules and Administrative Policies.
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ARTICLE 34:
UNIFORMS
The City agrees to amend the City's Administrative Policy for Uniforms to
provide that a City-issued t-shirt may be substituted year-round for the City-
issued button shirts for Public Works field staff. City-issued t-shirts will be
laundered by the employee at their expense.
ARTICLE 35:
BILINGUAL PAY
The City will provide additional compensation in the amount of $40.00 per pay
period for the performance of bilingual skills. To be eligible for bilingual pay,
employees must pass a city approved test which is comprised of both speaking
and writing. The test will be administered by a certified agency as determined
by the Human Resources office. Current employees receiving bilingual pay
must pass the test for both speaking and writing skills to continue receiving
bilingual pay. Languages that may be eligible to receive bilingual pay are
Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. Other languages may
be added or deleted as determined by the City Manager. Human Resources
will arrange for the testing as required. Employees who pass the test, and are
considered certified by the testing agency, shall receive their bilingual pay
effective the pay period following certification.
The City Manager will be the final authority to determine the number of
employees to receive bilingual pay; each Department head will be able to
provide recommendations to the City Manager, the languages needed and total
number of staff to provide services to the public.
ARTICLE 36:
RE-OPENER
The City and CHCEA agree to meet and confer in the event the Internal
Revenue Service makes any changes or modifications to
cafeteria/flexible benefits plans (Section 125 Plan).
The City and CHCEA agree to meet and confer in the event of a Public
Employment Relations Board (PERB) decision that may impact this MOU and/or
the Association representation of the members.
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ARTICLE 37;
LABOR /MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
Quarterly Labor/Management Committee (LMC) meetings will be held at the
request of either party to address concerns regarding employee relations. The
LMC will not be authorized to change the MOU or to settle any grievance being
processed under the MOU,
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Appendix A
Salary Rate Schedule - Effective 9/1/15
CHCEA
Step Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Classification Title Ranee
3,491 3,665
3,166 3,325
3,015
25R
Account Technician I
4,046
3,853
3,670
3,329 3,495
29R
Account Technician II
4,251
3,856 4,048
3,672
3,497
31R
Administrative Assistant I
4,695 4,930
4,471
4,258
37R 4,056
Administrative Assistant II
5,309
4,815 5,056
4,586
40R 4,368
Building Inspector I
5,860
5,315 5,581
5,062
4,821
44R
Building Inspector II
5,309
5,057
4,586 4,816
40R 4,368
Code Enforcement Officer I
5,860
5,315 5,581
4,821 5,062
44R
Code Enforcement Officer II
5,053
4,812
4,583
4,365
38R 4,157
Engineering Technician I
5,578
5,312
5,059
4,589 4,818
42R
Engineering Technician II
5,581 5,860
5,315
4,821 5,062
44R
Environmental Program Inspector
5,056 5,309
4,815
4,586
40R 4,368
Landscape Inspector I
5,860
5,315 5,581
5,062
44R 4,821
Landscape Inspector II
3,578 3,757
3,408
3,245
26R 3,091
Maintenance Worker I
3,950 4,147
3,762
3,582
3,412
30R
Maintenance Worker II
3,491 3,665
3,325
3,166
25R 3,015
Office Assistant
3,757
3,578
3,408
3,091 3,245
26R
Parking Enforcement Officer
4,251
3,856 4,048
3,672
3,497
31R
Permit Technician I
4,692
4,256 4,469
4,053
35R 3,860
Permit Technician II
4,695 4,930
4,471
4,056 4,258
37R
Planning Technician
4,930
4,695
4,258 4,471
4,056
37R
Public Works Inspector I
5,860
5,315 5,581
5,062
4,821
44R
Public Works Inspector II
5,309
4,815 5,056
4,586
4,368
40R
Records Coordinator
4,930
4,695
4,258 4,471
4,056
37R
Recreation Coordinator I
5,309
5,056
4,815
4,368 4,586
40R
Recreation Coordinator II
4,693
4,469
4,054 4,256
3,861
35R
Senior Account Technician
4,578
4,152 4,360
3,954
3,766
34R
Senior Maintenance Worker
5,056 5,309
4,815
4,368 4,586
40R
Utility Conservation Coordinator
4,930
4,258 4,471 4,695
4,056
Video Production Technician 37R
4,930
4,695
4,258 4,471
37R 4,056
Water Quality Technician I
5,581 5,860
5,315
4,821 5,062
44R
Water Quality Technician II
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Appendix A
Salary Rate Schedule - Effective 911116 (3% increase)
CHCEA
Classification Title Rance Step "I Stern 2 Step 3 Steo 4 Sten 5
3,261 3,424 3,596 3,775
Account Technician I 25R 3,106
4,167
3,969
Account Technician II 29R 3,428 3,600 3,780
Administrative Assistant I 31R 3,602 3,782 3,971 4,170 4,378
Administrative Assistant II 37R 4,177 4,386 4,606 4,836 5,078
40R 4,499 4,724 4,960 5,208 5,468
Building Inspector I
6,036
44R 4,966 5,214 5,475 5,748
Building Inspector II
Code Enforcement Officer I 40R 4,368 4,586 4,816 5,057 5,309
44R 4,966 5,214 5,475 5,748 6,036
Code Enforcement Officer II
4,721 4,957 5,205
Engineering Technician I 38R 4,282 4,496
5,745
Engineering Technician II 42R 4,726 4,963 5,211 5,471
44R 4,966 5,214 5,475 5,748 6,036
Environmental Program Inspector
5,208 5,468
40R 4,499 4,724 4,960
Landscape Inspector I
44R 4,966 5,214 5,475 5,748 6,036
Landscape Inspector II
26R 3,184 3,343 3,510 3,686 3,870
Maintenance Worker I
4,068 4,272
Maintenance Worker II 30R 3,514 3,690 3,874
Office Assistant 25R 3,106 3,261 3,424 3,596 3,775
Parking Enforcement Officer 26R 3,184 3,343 3,510 3,686 3,870
Permit Technician I 31R 3,602 3,782 3,971 4,170 4,378
Permit Technician II 35R 3,976 4,175 4,384 4,603 4,833
37R 4,177 4,386 4,606 4,836 5,078
Planning Technician
37R 4,177 4,386 4,606 4,836 5,078
Public Works Inspector I
5,748 6,036
5,214 5,475
Public Works Inspector II 44R 4,966
5,468
Records Coordinator 40R 4,499 4,724 4,960 5,208
Recreation Coordinator I 37R 4,177 4,386 4,606 4,836 5,078
5,468
4,724 4,960 5,208
Recreation Coordinator ll 40R 4,499
Senior Account Technician 35R 3,976 4,175 4,384 4,603 4,833
Senior Maintenance Worker 34R 3,879 4,073 4,277 4,491 4,715
40R 4,499 4,724 4,960 5,208 5,468
Utility Conservation Coordinator
4,606 4,836 5,078
Video Production Technician 37R 4,177 4,386
37R 4,177 4,386 4,606 4,836 5,078
Water Quality Technician I
44R 4,966 5,214 5,475 5,748 6,036
Water Quality Technician II
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Appendix A
Salary Rate Schedule - Effective 9/1/17 (2%)
CHCEA
Classification Title Ramie Step 1 Steo 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
3,668 3,851
25R 3,168 3,326 3,493
Account Technician I
29R 3,497 3,672 3,856 4,048 4,251
Account Technician II
3,674 3,858 4,051 4,253 4,466
Administrative Assistant I 31R
4,933 5,179
4,474 4,698
Administrative Assistant II 37R 4,261
5,312 5,578
40R 4,589 4,818 5,059
Building Inspector I
5,065 5,318 5,584 5,883 6,157
44R
Building Inspector II
4,933 5,179
4,474 4,698
Code Enforcement Officer I 37R 4,261
5,863 6,157
Code Enforcement Officer II 44R 5,065 5,318 5,584
38R 4,367 4,586 4,815 5,056 5,309
Engineering Technician I
5,062 5,315 5,581 5,860
42R 4,821
Engineering Technician II
5,584 5,863 6,157
44R 5,065 5,318
Environmental Program Inspector
40R 4,589 4,8 i 8 5,059 5,312 5,578
Landscape Inspector I
5,584 5,863 6,157
5,065 5,318
Landscape Inspector II 44R
3,759 3,947
Maintenance Worker I 26R 3,247 3,410 3,580
4,357
30R 3,584 3,764 3,952 4,150
Maintenance Worker II
3,326 3,493 3,668 3,851
25R 3,168
Office Assistant
26R 3,247 3,410 3,580 3,759 3,947
Parking Enforcement Officer
31R 3,674 3,858 4,051 4,253 4,466
Permit Technician I
4,695 4,930
4,056 4,258 4,471
Permit Technician II 35R
4,474 4,698 4,933 5,179
37R 4,261
Planning Technician
4,933 5,179
4,474 4,698
37R 4,261
Public Works Inspector I
5,863 6,157
44R 5,065 5,318 5,584
Public Works Inspector II
5,578
40R 4,589 4,818 5,059 5,312
Records Coordinator
4,933 5,179
4,474 4,698
Recreation Coordinator I 37R 4,261
5,312 5,578
40R 4,589 4,818 5,059
Recreation Coordinator II
35R 4,056 4,258 4,471 4,695 4,930
Senior Account Technician
4,154 4,362 4,580 4,809
34R 3,957
Senior Maintenance Worker
5,059 5,312 5,578
40R 4,589 4,818
Utility Conservation Coordinator
4,933 5,179
Video Production Technician 37R 4,261 4,474 4,698
4,474 4,698 4,933 5,179
37R 4,261
Water Quality Technician I
5,318 5,584 5,863 6,157
44R 5,065
Water Quality Technician II
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Appendix B
Grandfathered Employees with their eligible current Certification Pay
CHCEA Effective October 1, 2015
Public Works Certification Pay
First Last Water Water " PR
Name Name Dist % Total
Trtmn%
Division
Pest
%
Jeff
Bohiander Engineering 4 1/1/2018 2
D3 12
7/1/2017 6
Pete Pacheco
Facilities 1 12/31/2015 1
QAL
Matt Potter Facilities
12/31/2014 1
QAL 1
Manny
Valenzuela
Facilities
QAL 1 12/31/2014 1
Mike Curtiss
Parks & Open Space D2 2 12/1/2015 T2 2
3/1/2016 4
Pest
Conrol
Advisor
Jorge Delatorre
Parks & Open Space 2 12/31/2000 2
QAL
Mike Jones
Parks & Open Space 1 12/31/2008 1
Mark
Murray Parks & Open Space D2 2 1/1/2016
T1 1 4/1/2018
3
Blake
Sleet
Sanitation
QAL 1
1
Jon Trotter
Sanitation 4 4/1/2017 4
03
Ozzie Lopez
Streets D1
1 6/1/2018 T1 1 10/1/2016 2
Thomas Sierra Streets
QAC 1 i
Erik
Zrbel Streets D1 2/1/2017
1
1
Mike Almazan
Water Customer Senke D2 2 1/1/2018 2
Andrew Perez
Water Customer Service D2 2 1/1/2017 T2 2
2/1/2017
4
Chuy Delgadiiio Water Distribution D1 3/1/2018
1
1
Raul Gonzalez Water Distribution D1 5/1/2017
1
1
Rene
Mendoza
Water Distribution D3 4 5/1/2018 T2 2
5/1/2016 6
Tony D2
Ochoa Water Distribution 12/1/2017
2 T1 1 3/1/2016
3
Robert Sanchez 02
Water Distribution 1/1/2018
2 T1 1 9/1/2017
3
Brandon Weir Water Distribution D1 1/1/2018
T1
1
1
Richard Cenentez
Water Production D3 4 12/1/2016 T2 2
9/1/2016 6
Paul Fonseca Water Production 11/1/2015 T3
D4 6 4 10/1/2015 10
Dan Jockers Water Production D3 4 9/1/2016 T2
2 9/1/2017
6
Jon Meyer
Water Production
D2 2 7/1/2018 T2 2 3/1/2018
QAL 1 12/31/2015 5
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Signed this
day of March 2016
For the City of Chino Hills:
For the Chino Hills City Employees'
Association
Robin Butler
Konradt Bartlam
City Manager Employee Representative
ViyA.
Benjamin
'Toni Halle
Employee Representative
Deputy City Manager
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loyee Representative
Part o
Employee presentative
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Perez
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