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Home My WebLink About18. Adopt Reso-Adopting MOU w-DFMAADOPTION OF THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF DOWNEY AND DFMA FEBRUARY 13, 2018 PAGE 2 (9% of reportable earnings for 3% @ age 55) and current third tier (11%0 of reportable earnings for 2.7% @ age 57) retirement formulas; Continuation of City paid medical insurance for up to the highest premium PPO (Preferred Provider Option) offered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) through the term of the MOU for employees hired prior to June 28, 2016 and up to the CalPERS Kaiser Permanente HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) premium rates for employees hired on or after June 28, 2016. In addition to economic items, other revised or added contract language include negotiated provisions on a "me too" clause associated with the Downey Firemen's Association, medical opt out, disciplinary appeal procedure, uniform allowance and the value of City provided uniforms for reporting compliance with CalPERS, and changes to clarify or update provisions in accordance with practice or law. There are also two provisions tore -open discussion during the term of the MOU to address any remaining CalPERS audit issues and the review of the City's Cafeteria Plan to ensure compliance with legal requirements. All negotiated provisions have been ratified by the Association membership. This Memorandum of Understanding is a.product of a labor negotiation process involving the DFMA and City management representatives and was completed in accordance with State law and the City's Employer -Employee Relations Ordinance and personnel rules and regulations. The Agreement represents an approximate $104,844 increase in personnel costs ($54,897 in Year 2 and $49,947 in Year 3). ATTACHMENTS Resolution DFMA MOU (January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019) K •-•, r • r r • r• r � WHEREAS, the City of Downey, hereinafter referred to as "City," and the City of Downey Fire Management Association h- - _ _ referred • have met and conferred in accordance with the requirements of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and Employee Relations Ordinance and WHEREAS, the City and the DFMA have memorialized the Agreement in a written Memorandum of •- • NOW, •-E, THE CITY COUNCIL OF OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVEHEREBY • i • - • _ • • • • • • -- - 4 - • ' SECTION- - • •:I Resources authorized f. i.• - - o.• •u. *f Understanding. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolutioll •. -• r r r•• •. • -• SEAN ASHTON, Mayor .RIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMC City Clerk I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by th- City Councilof - City of Downey -•ular meeting held on - 13 day of -• _ry, 2018, by - following vote, to MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMC City Clerk Council- •- NOES:• - b- ' C ouncil Member: ABSTAIN, Council- •- MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMC City Clerk � r• THE DOWNEY FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION January 1, 1 December Table of Contents ARTICLE I ...................._.. ........ ; ....,a:;,....:_.1 RECOGNITION..........._............................................................................._........,......... 1 ARTICLEIf ..........................................................,......................................,......,....... 1 NON-DISCRIMINATION................................................................................a....,..1 ARTICLEIII...............__....._.........._...__......__..._....___............_.._..._.__..._.........._......,.._......_.2 BASIC COMPENSATION PLAN ........................................................... :,.,,,,_.2 Section 1. Salary Increases ............................................................. .a,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;,,2 Section 2. Salary Ranges._................................................._.. _..._..............,.......w.. 2 Section 3. Eligibility for Merit Salary Advancement............................................... 3 Section4. Longevity Pay............................................_..._.._.._..._.._ .,,.,,....,....,,..,..,.. 4 Section 5. Education Incentive Pay.........................................................„,....,....... 4 Section 6. Pay for Testifying as a Civil Witness (in line of duty).............................. 5 Section 7. Uniforms, Maintenance, and Maintenance Allowance ........................... 5 Section 8. Class B Allowance....................................................... .................:.......5 Section9. BilingualPay............................................................. .................:........6 Section 10. Assistant Fire Chief Assignment ..................._.._..._... _ ..................,...,_.6 Section 11. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate Pay.. ....... -- ..... 6 Section 12. Calculating the Value of Special Compensation.................................. 6 ARTICLEIV.............................._........................_..............._.....................,,.,...........,.,., 6 WORKSCHEDULE..............................._...........................................-....._......<........6 Section 1. Hours of Work = Suppression Personnel ......................., ..,...,....,,.ri...,...._ 6 Section 2. Hours of Work - Assistant Fire Chief .............................. ....... ..........:ro...,:.. 7 Section 3. Authority to Change Work Week Schedule..........................................a.. 7 Section 4. Changes in the Regular Work Schedule.............................................._.8 ARTICLEV......................................................................................................... .,,.......... 8 OVERTIME(COMPENSATORYTIME)........................................... ....:.................. 8 Section 1. Compensation for Overtime_._. _.._...._.._.._.._.._.._.._..._.._............................ 8 Section 2. Overtime Policy ................................................................ ,.,................... 8 Section 3. Emergency Service Condition.._.......__..__.....__...__.._..._.......................... — 8 Section 4. Compensatory Time Off ................................................... .....-.......,.......,..8 ARTICLEVI...............................................................................................................y,...9 HOLIDAYS...................................._......_..__..........._..._....._......_..._..._..,.....,.. ,.,,........— 9 Section1. Holidays................................................................... .,,.,..,. 9 ARTICLEVII.......................................................................................... ................:.,,.n,;10 VACATION............................................................................................................. 10 Section1. Accruals..............................................................................................'10 Section2. Accrual Limits............:.........::.............::...:...............:......................0...10 Section 3. Eligibility for Vacation Payoff................._........_........_.. ,,,,...,.....,..,m.,...10 ARTICLEVIII................................................................. .,... ,.....,:.,,,,a 10 LEAVES OF ABSENCE ..................................................................... ,......_......... 10 Section 1. Leaves of Absence Without Pay .................................... ........... ........... 10 Section 2. Notice of Return to Work ................................................ ,.,..,. W,,,,,..,..,.x. 11 Section 3. Outside Employment While on Leave .....,...._ ...............................:..... 11 Section 4. Sick Leave Accrual........................................................................:.....11 H:Person nel/MO U.DFMA. 2017-2019.02-13-18 Section 5. Use of Protected Sick Leave...........................................................,..11 Section 6. Bereavement Leave....................................._.......................... ...... 13 Section7. Workers' Compensation Injury on Duty............................................H. 13 Section 8. Employee Disability Leave ..........._ .......................................: ..............:13 Section 9. Military Leave ...................................................................... ............_.,. 14 Section10. Jury Duty ................................................................................. .,.,,.,,.,,.. 14 Section 11. Executive Leave...............................................................m.............15 Section 12. Other Leave Entitlements .................................................. .e, ,........,,...15 ARTICLEIX................................................................................................................... 15 FRINGE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION..................................................... ............ ,... 15 Section 1. Administration .........................__.._..........................................,.,:......;15 Section 2. Selection and Funding.......................................................... ....... ....... 15 Section3. Changes...................................................................................... .:.....,15 ARTICLEX...................................................................................................a ,,..,.,.n...,. 16 MEDICAL, DENTAL AND LIFE INSURANCE .........................................:: .............. 16 Section 1. Medical Insurance...................................................................... ......16 Section 2. Employee Waiver of Medical Coverage .............................. .......b. ,..... 16 Section 3. Dental Insurance..____....................................................................;.,... 17 Section 4. Life Insurance ...................................................................... . ................17 Section 5. Long -Term Disability Insurance ........................................... ,.....,........., 18 ARTICLEXI.............................................................................._......_......._...., ...,..,_.:.,,.._,18 RETIREMENT........................................................................_..__.___........, ........; .,..18 Section 1. California Public Employees' Retirement System Coverage- ... .,...,.,5..,18 Section 2. Retirement Formula and Contributions._..._..........................,:.....a,;..... ,18 Section 3. City Contribution to a Retirement Health Savings Plan ........e .............. 19 ARTICLEXII..............................._....._...................._........._...................................-...... 21 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.....,..............................................-............. ,.,, ,..:<..... 21 Section 1. Reimbursement Rates ............................................................ ............ 21 ARTICLEXIII.........................................................._.._...__..._...._................................. 21 PROBATIONARY PERIOD...................................................................................:. 21 Section 1. Length of Probation/Extensions ..................................................... ....... 21 Section 2. Process for Retention/Termination......................................... ..-...;,...a21 Section 3. First of the Month................................................................................ .21 ARTICLEXIV......_.::..::.....................................-.......................................... ..,......,..n.22 SENIORITY .._.._.._.....__.._.._.._.._.. ............. Section1. Definition........................................................................... ..............22 Section2. Probationary Employees Excluded .. __..._............ _.___.___........ ..............22 Section 3. Layoff and Recall.._...................................._............._.......... ............ ,.22 Section4. Bumping Rights....... ........................ __..._...__.._.... __.._..........................22 ARTICLEXV.............................._..__..__....._...........,...................._...............; ,.,,..,,.,,..022 CITYRIGHTS........................................................................._.._.................,..,.,...,.,..22 Section 1. Management Rights...................................._..__.....__.............................,22 Section 2. Impact of Management Rights.............................................„.,..,,,.,.... 23 Section 3. Health and Safety.................................................................:.............0 23 ARTICLEXVI................................................................................................x,.......,,. 23 EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ...................,,,,. 23 Section 1. Dues Deductions ................................................................................... 23 Section 2. Indemnification .................................................................................. __ 24 ARTICLEXVII ............................................................................................................... 24 NO STRIKE - NO LOCKOUT .................................................................................. 24 Section 1. No Job Action ..................................................................................... _ 24 Section2. No Lockout .......................................................................................... 24 Section 3. Consequence for Prohibited Conduct .....................................................24 Section 4. Suspension of Employee Organization Rights ...................................... 24 Section 5. Association Responsibility ................................................................. ... 24 Section 6. Hold Harmless ................................................................................... ... 24 ARTICLEXVIII ............................................................................................................. . 25 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ...................................................................................... 25 Section1. Grievance........_.._.............._.._..__........_.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.... ... 25 Section 2. Conduct of the Grievance Procedure ................................................ ... 25 Section 3. Grievance Steps ................................................................................. _ 26 ARTICLEXIX ............................................................................................................ _. 27 MISCELLANEOUS .................................................................................................... 27 Section 1. Third Party Legal Actions Against Assistant Fire Chief and Battalion Chiefs.................................................................................................................. _ 27 Section 2. Substance Abuse Policy......._........_..........._._...._................................ 27 ARTICLEXX .......................................................................................................... ...... 29 SOLE AND ENTIRE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING .............................. 29 Section 1. Sole Source ......................................................................................... 29 Section 2. Inclusion of Other Rules and Regulations ._........._.._.._.._...........__.._......;29 ARTICLEXXI ............................................................................................................. — 30 WAIVER OF BARGAINING DURING TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT .................... 30 ARTICLEXXII ............................................................................................................... 30 RE -OPENER ............................................................................................................ , 30 ARTICLEXXIII .............................................................................................................. 30 EMERGENCY WAIVER PROVISION ........................................................................ 30 ARTICLEXXIV ........................................................................................................... — 30 SEPARABILITY..................................................................................................... 30 ARTICLEXXV ........................................................................................................... 31 TERM OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ..............................................31 ARTICLEXXVI ............................................................................................................. 31 RATIFICATION AND EXECUTION ........................................................................... 31 EXHIBITA ..................................................................................................................... 32 CLASSIFICATIONS REPRESENTED BY THE DOWNEY FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION......................................................................................................... . 32 EXHIBITB ................................................................................................................. 32 PAYSCHEDULE ................................................................................................... 32 MEMORANDUM •UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF DOWNEY AND a.-YE11116k,• _ • . • • Pursuant to the provisions of the Employee Relations Ordinance of the City of Downey, the City of Downey (hereinafter called the "City") has recognized the Downey Fire Management Association (hereinafter called the "Association") as the majority representative of sworn personnel members of the Downey Fire Management Association including all employees in classifications listed on Exhibit A, excluding all other personnel of the Fire Department. The City has recognized the Downey Fire Management Association for the purpose of meeting its obligations under the Meyers -Mi I ias- Brown Act, Government Code Section 3500 et seq, and the Employee Relations Ordinance of the City when City rules, regulations or laws affecting wages, hours or other terms and conditions of employment are amended or changed. • r • Section _ 1. The parties mutually recognize and agree to protect the rights of all employees hereby to join and/or participate in protected Association activities or to refrain from joining or participating in protected activities in accordance with the Employee Relations Ordinance and Government Code Sections 3500 to 3511. Section 2. The City and the Association agree that they shall not discriminate against any employee because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, political or religious opinions or affiliations. The City and the Association shall reopen any provisions of this Agreement for the purpose of complying with any final order of a federal or state agency or court of competent jurisdiction requiring a modification or change in any provision or provisions of this Agreement in compliance with State or Federal anti -discrimination laws. Section 3. Whenever the masculine gender is used in this Memorandum of Understanding, it shall be understood to include the feminine gender. Section '4. -The City and Association agree to comply with applicable State and Federal laws and regulations regarding employment of the disabled. A. All employees covered by this Memorandum of Understanding shall receive the following salary increases as referenced in Exhibit B — Pay Schedule: 1. Effective the start of the pay period following City Council adoption of this Memorandum of Understanding, a four percent (4%) across the board pay range increase [four percent (4%) base salary increase]. a. The City shall make a one-time ad hoc lump sum payment of four hundred dollars ($400.00) to each member of the Association covered by this Memorandum of -Understanding who is actively employed by the City on February 13, 2018. The payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of the adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding. The one-time ad hoc payment paid is unconnected to performance and shall not be reflected on any City pay or salary schedule, shall not be the basis for any future negotiated salary increases, and shall not be reported as compensation earnable. 2. Effective the start of the pay period that includes January 1, 2019, a three percent (3%) across the board pay range increase [three percent (3%) base salary increase]. B. "Me Too": The City agrees that if it reaches agreement with the Downey Firemen's Association that provides a cumulative across-the-board General Wage Increase(s) in excess of the General Wage Increase(s) provided to the Downey Fire Management Association during the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019, the City shall provide the same cumulative General Wage Increase to the Downey Fire Management Association as provided to the Downey Firemen's Association. General Wage Increase, is defined as an across-the-board wage increase for all members of a bargaining unit that is not based on performance or that is directed at specific assignments or classifications. Any additional across-the-board General Wage Increase(s) provided under this "Me Too" provision will be paid to the Downey Fire Management Association on the same effective date(s) as the Downey Firemen's Association effective date(s), after the Downey Firemen's Association General Wage Increase exceeds the first two percent (2%) wage increase above. Section 2. Salary Ranges. Salary ranges shall be established to reflect the relative value of classifications covered by this Memorandum of Understanding. The salary ranges will have a spread of approximately twenty-two percent (22%) from the minimum to maximum figures with no set steps in between. A. Description of Schedules. The Pay Plan consists of a set of monthly salary schedules. Each schedule is designated by a schedule number, as approved by Council resolution. 2 H:Person nel/MO U.DFMA. 2017-2019.02-13-18 B. Hourly Equivalent Calculation Forty (40) Hour Schedule. for payroll purposes, the hourly equivalent of annual compensation which includes all forms of pay shall be computed by multiplying the monthly rate by twelve (12) months in a year divided by the total number of hours worked in a year which is based on forty (40) hours per week times fifty-two (52) weeks in a year totaling two thousand eighty (2,080) hours. C. Hourly Equivalent _ Calculation Fifty -Six (66) Hour Schedule. For payroll purposes, the hourly equivalent of annual compensation which includes all forms of pay shall be computed by multiplying the monthly rate by twelve (12) months in a year divided by the total number of hours worked in a year based on fifty-six (56) hours per week times fifty-two (52) weeks in ayear totaling two thousand nine hundred twelve (2,912) hours. I 1.1slIm; 1111, 1111!11111111111111 1, 111 11 1! 11 1! 1111111 11 A. Progression within the Salary Range. The minimum salary in the range would be appropriate for a new employee who minimally satisfied job requirements. The top of the range is reserved for employees who perform at the highest level of proficiency expected. In a promotional situation, the employee will receive a salary at least equivalent to his prior rate. Employees, both upon appointment and during the course of their employment, may receive any salary amount not to exceed the maximum of their range_ Generally, a new employee is not considered for a merit increase before twelve (12) months of employment. Thereafter, employees will be reviewed for merit salary increases annually in conjunction with the employee's anniversary date. However, employees will not be considered for merit increases after reaching the end of the respective salary range. Employees may; be granted merit_ salary idiiistmPnts mnrP frPnnPntiv than Pvarv_ twPlvP mnnths_ with nrinr r:ity_ Mnnanar approval. The sole consideration in the granting of merit increases shall be job performance, as indicated in a detailed corresponding Management Performance Evaluation Report. The following shall apply in the granting of such merit salary increases. 1. Merit salary adjustments for members of this Association shall be made with the recommendation and approval of the Fire Chief. 2. Merit adjustments must be approved by the City Manager. The Fire Chief will provide the evaluation and proposed merit adjustment to the City Manager prior to giving it to the employee. 3. The amount of merit salary adjustment shall be directly related to the employee's progress in satisfying performance expectations. Generally employees, rated as having satisfactory performance, will receive a minimum increase of five and one-half percent (5.5%). Adjustments up to ten percent (10%) within the salary range are permitted. Also, while salary adjustments will normally involve increases, reductions may be made in instances of unsatisfactory performance. 741 4. After an employee reaches the top of the salary range, the level of proficiency appropriate to that salary rate must be maintained or the employee's salary may drop below the maximum. This may occur through a direct salary reduction or the employee may not be granted increases which may be possible due to adjustments in the range. 5. Salary ranges for Assistant Chief and Battalion Chief shall be adjusted at such time as the City grants cost -of -living adjustments to the rank -and -file employees unless the City Council directs to the contrary. The amount of such cost -of -living adjustments granted to the management classifications will be no less than that granted to the Firemen's Association. In such instances where salary ranges are increased for cost -of -living purposes, the individual employee salaries will be increased in proportion to the amount of the range adjustment, provided that for reasons of unsatisfactory performance an individual employee may be denied such an adjustment. All salary range adjustments shall require the adoption of a resolution by the City Council Section 4. Longevity Pay. Effective July 4, 2016, the City agrees to implement Longevity Pay for all employees covered by this Agreement. A. Eligibility for Longevity. Regular employees who have completed ten (10) and twenty (20) _ years of full-time service with the City of Downey shall receive Longevity Pay adjustments as follows. Years of Service f?ay Adjustment 10 years 5.5000% above the base hourly rate 20 years 8.4020% above the base hourly rate Eligible employees shall only receive one of the above referenced Longevity Pay adjustments. Section 5. Education Incentive Pay. Employees covered by this Agreement shall receive additional compensation at the following rates upon attainment of the applicable educational/technical level. Employees are eligible to receive only one level of education pay. A. Education Pay One - Effective the start of the pay period that includes January 1, 2015, an employee shall receive five percent (5%) of additional compensation for an Associate in Arts degree OR a combination of a California State Fire Officer Certificate AND completed fifteen (15) units of fire technology, fire science, fire administration, or fire engineering courses from an accredited college or university. General Education units may be substituted for fire related units on a two (2) for one (1) basis. Twenty (20) years of experience with the City may be substituted for four (4) technology courses. B. Education Pay Two Effective the start of the pay period that includes January 1, 2015, an employee shall receive Bight and one-half percent (8.5%) of additional compensation for a Bachelor's degree OR a combination of meeting the criteria for Education Pay One AND completion of the curriculum for California State Chief Officer Certificate or the equivalent National Executive Fire Officer Program. 4 C. The City and the Association "agree to reopen this section on Education Incentive Pay during the term of this Memorandum of Understanding if an agreement is reached between the City and the Downey Firemen's Association during their current bargaining over a successor Memorandum of Understanding to implement greater education incentive (Technical Development Pay) rates than what are specified in this section. Section 6. Pay for Testifying as a Civil Witness (in line of duty). An employee shall receive his regular salary (and expenses, if any) for time at court and to and from court, while testifying in any civil case on behalf of the City outside his regularly scheduled shift. Payments under this Section shall be reported on the time card. The employee may submit reimbursement for expenses to the Finance Director. A. The parties agree that effective the start of the pay period that includes July1, 2011, the average annual cost incurred by the City for the purchase and/or rental, and maintenance of employee uniforms will be reported as special compensation pursuant to Section 571(a)(5) of the CaIPERS regulations. The amount reportable for the purchase and/or rental and maintenance of uniforms is $771.63 per employee. This amount is based on the average annual cost paid for by the City for each employee over the previous three fiscal years (FY -2014-2015, FY 2015-2016, and FY 2016-2017). The annual amount shall be reported at the rate of $29.68 per bi-weekly pay period. B. In addition to the reportable amount in Section A above, the parties agree that the nhuyr. +,h.wnwn..+ahrOC! Fesrv...r.n.. +wv:( -ool1y that aLGG1� Gri G- cLve.uua DOwcizm,.--- 22, 2014 to comply with CalPERS regulations for reporting purposes shall be paid in the employee's regular bi-weekly payroll as follows: 1. Assistant Chief will receive two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year for supplemental purchases and twenty dollars ($20.00) per month for uniform and accessory maintenance for an annual total of four hundred forty dollars ($440.00) paid at the rate of sixteen dollars and ninety-two cents ($16.92) per bi-weekly payroll. 2. Battalion Chiefs will receive one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) per year for supplemental purchasesandfifteen dollars ($15.00) per month for uniform and accessory maintenance for an annual total of three hundred and fifty-five dollars ($355.00) paid at the rate of thirteen dollars and sixty-five cents ($13.65) per bi-weekly pay payroll. In accordance with the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), an employee hired on or after January 1, 2013 and classified as a "new member" within PEPRA (Government Code Section 7522 et. seq.) is not eligible to have the cost of the purchase and/or rental, and maintenance of uniforms and the uniform maintenance allowance that is paid by the City reported to CalPERS as special compensation. Section 8. Class B Allowance. Effective June 23,-2003, Class B Allowance will be discontinued in lieu of an increase in EMT Certificate pay. 5 Section 9. Bilingual Pay. Effective July 4, 2016, employees required to speak or translate Spanish as part of their regular duties will be compensated seventy dollars ($70.00) per biweekly pay period in addition to their regular salary. The Fire Chief has the authority and discretion to assign and/or remove this bonus up to budget authority. To beeligiblefor this assignment, the employee must pass a conversational examination administered by a certified interpreter designated by the Human Resources Director to administer such examination. Section 10. Assistant Fire Chief Assignment. The appointment of the Assistant Fire Chief will be at the discretion of the Fire Chief. The Assistant Chief will be compensated at a rate of five and one-half percent (5.5%) above the rank of Fire Battalion Chief. Section 11. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate Pay. Employees covered by this agreement shall receive additional compensation at the following rate upon attainment of an EMT Certificate. Effective June 21, 2004, EMT certificate pay shall be shall be five percent (5%). In order to be eligible for this pay, employees must maintain their certificate as required. Employees shall notify their supervisor should their certificate lapse, become suspended, revoked, or restricted for any reason. Section 12. Calculating the Value of Special Compensation (Spec Comp). The value of the following special compensation items are calculated using a compounding method that calculates them in the following order: (1) Education Incentive Pay and (2) EMT Pay. Any other special compensation items are not included in the compounding calculation. If the employee receives one or both of the special compensationitems subject to compounding referenced above, the one that is highest in the order above is calculated first, as the applicable percent of the base hourly rate of pay. For each additional special compensation item on the list above, the value shall be determined by multiplying the next one received in the above order as a percentage of the base hourly rate of pay plus the value of the special compensation items already calculated under this method. An example of the calculation method for a Fire Battalion Chief who works one hundred and twelve (112) hours in a two week pay period is as follows: Employee Base Hourly Rate $52.9636 1. BA Ed Pay Level 11 (8.5%) 2. EMT Pay (5.0%) Reportable Earnings @ 112 hrs. $5,931.92 Spec Comp Earnings Spec Comp Earnings $ -504.21 $ 321.81 Section 1. Hours of Work = Suppression Personnel. Suppression personnel covered by this Agreement shall work an average of fifty-six (56) hours per work week under a three (3) platoon twenty-four (24)'hour shift basis. 91 H:Personnel/MOU.DFMA.2017-2019, 02-13-18 A. The "48/96 Work Schedule" — For fire suppression personnel, the work schedule known as the °48/96 Work Schedule" consists of two twenty-four (24) hour consecutive days of -scheduled work followed by ninety-six (96) hours of consecutive time off duty. The "48/96 Work Schedule" will follow a twenty-four (24) day FLEA work period that is subject to the partial overtime pay exemption set forth in Section 7(k) of the FLSA. Components of this work schedule are as follows and shall apply to Battalion Chiefs accordingly: B. There is no change to overtime pay practices as described in Article V of this Memorandum of Understanding. C. The daily work activity schedule for the "48/96 Work Schedule" shall be included in Fire Department Administrative Policy, Volume 1, Chapter 8, Section 1, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The policy shall provide the start and end times of the daily work activity schedule, the list of assigned duties, their allocated times, and the order of performance of said duties which maybe changed only pursuant to the meet and confer process between the City and the Association. Section 2. Hours of Work - Assistant Fire Chief. The assignment shall work =a forty (40) hour work week under a 4/10, 5/40, or a 9/80 workschedule A. "4/10 Work Schedule The "4/10 Work Schedule" consists of four (4) consecutive work days of ten (10) working hours each, followed by three (3) consecutive days off in a seven (7) work period. At the discretion of the Fire Chief and if the employee so requests, he may be permitted to work either a "5/40 Work Schedule" or a "9/80 Work Schedule." B. "5/40 Work Schedule" — The "5/40 Work Schedule" consists of five 751 consecutive work days of eight (8) working hours each, followed by two consecutive days off in a seven (7) day work period. C. The seven (7) day Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) work period for the "4/10 Work Schedule" and the "5/40 Work Schedule" begins at 12:00 a.m. on Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday. D. "9/80 Work Schedule" — The "9/80 Work Schedule" consists of alternating weekly schedules in a two (2) week pay period, one of which consists of four (4) consecutive work days of nine (9) working hours each, followed by three (3) consecutive days off, and the other weekly schedule consists of five (5) consecutive work days of which four (4) days consist of nine (9) working hours each and one (1) work day consists of eight (8) working hours followed by two (2) consecutive days off. The FLSA work period for this work schedule is seven (7) days and shall begin four (4) hours into the eight (8) hour scheduled work day. Section 3. Authority to Change Work Week Schedule. In order to provide for the public safety and efficiency of operations, the Fire Chief shall have the authority to allocate resources and establish work schedules of employees in work periods of five (5) or four (4) days per week. If, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, restructuring of the regular I work day or workweek becomes necessary for the purpose of promoting efficiency, nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the Fire Chief from restructuring the regular work day or week of individual employees. 7 Section 4. Changes in the Regular Work Schedule. If, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, it should become necessary to establish schedules departing from the regular work day or work week, the Fire Chief shall give written notice of such change as far in advance as is reasonably practical. Excluding a change as described in Section 2(d) above, if the change is other than on an individual basis, the City shall meet and confer with the Association regarding the impact of the decision prior to implementing a general change. Section 1. Compensation for Overtime. All authorized overtime for a Battalion Chief shall bepaidat straight time. An employee may elect to accumulate compensatory time in lieu of taking overtime pay. Hours worked in shift trade shall be excluded as hours worked. Section 2. Overtime Policy. It is the policy of the City that overtime work is to be discouraged. However, in cases of emergency or whenever public interest or necessity requires, any department or division head may require any employee in such department or division to perform overtime work. The projects and types of work for which overtime may be authorized shall be approved in advance by the City Manager; except, in the event of emergency, overtime may be authorized by the Fire Chief or his designee. Section 3. Emergency Service Condition. In the event of a declared emergency or national or State disaster in the City of Downey, the City shall not be required to pay overtime. Regardless of any of the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding, employees shall not be entitled to receive overtime during the first seven (7) calendar days of the severe emergency or disaster. A. Compensatory time may be granted to employees in lieu of overtime pay in accordance with Fire Department Administrative Policy that is hereby incorporated by reference. An employee wishing to take compensatory time off must obtain the prior approval of his supervisor. When a supervisor requests that an employee take compensatory time off, employee needs must be considered and reasonable notice given by the supervisor to the employee. The need for calling in personnel for minimum manning shall not alone justify disapproval of the employee's compensatory time off. B. Employees may cash in compensatory hours by giving sufficient notice to the Fire Chief and Finance Department. The City shall pay off all compensatory hours in excess of three hundred (300) hours (four hundred eighty (480) hours for 56 -hour employees). The excess hours will be paid off the following January. 01 190milc• Section 1. Holidays. Eleven (11) holidays are provided as follows. 1. New Year's Day 2. Martin Luther King Birthday 3. Washington's Birthday (President's Day) 4. Memorial Day 5. IndependenceDay 6. Labor Day 7. Veteran's Day 8. Thanksgiving Day 9. Day After Thanksgiving 10. Day Before Christmas 11. Christmas Day Employees covered by this Agreement shall be compensated for holidays as follows, A. PERSONNEL ON A 4/10, 5/�0, or 9/80 WORK WEEK. 1. Employees shall receive eight (8) hours of pay for each holiday. When a holiday falls on a day the employee is scheduled to regularly work nine (9) or ten (10) hours, and the employee takes the day off, the employee shall add the one (1) or two (2) hours to total the number of hours in the reqularlv,scheduled work day by choosing vacation, compensatory time, personal leave (deducted from sick leave), or time without pay. Sick leave other than personal leave may not be used to supplement the holiday hours. 2. If an employee is required to work on a scheduled holiday, he will receive the eight (8) hours of holiday pay. In addition, the employee will receive straight time for each hour worked on the holiday. The additional hours may betaken in the form of compensatory time off. 3. If a scheduled holiday falls on an employee's regular day off, he will receive eight (8) hours of compensatory time off. No additional holiday compensation will be provided. In lieu of receiving holidays off, each 56 -hour employee covered by this Agreement shall receive one hundred thirty-two (132) hours off with pay each year that shall be scheduled in accordance with Fire Department Administrative Policy, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Section 9, herein incorporated by reference Holiday hours may be accumulated. As an option to using their holiday time, employees may cash in their holiday time by giving sufficient notice to the Fire Chief and Finance Department. M H'Person nel/MOU. DFMA. 2017-2019.02-13-18 Section 1. Accruals. Employeescovered by this Agreement shall accrue vacation leave with pay on the following monthly basis: Years of Service 0-5 5-10 10+ 40 -hour Work Week 10 11.3 13.4 56 -hour Work Week 15 17 20 Section 2. Accrual Limits. Vacation shall be taken as per Fire Department Administrative Policy Volume 1, Chapter 3, Section 10, herein incorporated by reference. All eligible employees, however, shall be allowed to accumulate two (2) years allowance of vacation ("Maximum Accrual"). If an employee's vacation request is denied by the Fire Chief because of manpower shortages or operational needs, the employee shall be permitted to accumulate vacation in excess of two (2) years, which must be scheduled to be taken off within ninety (90) days, at a time mutually agreeable to both the supervisor and the employee or paid to the employee at the rate in effect at the time the employee would have taken his or her requested vacation. If at all possible the supervisor shall accommodate the employee's desires as to the taking of vacation. If the employee does not take the excess time off within the ninety (90) days, the employee shall not accrue additional vacation time until the accumulation drops below the two-year Maximum Accrual. Section 3. Eligibility for Vacation Payoff. When an employee who has become entitled to receive vacation under this Article, separates from City service, either by retirement, permanent layoff or termination, the employee shall be entitled to be paid for unused earned vacation at the rate of pay in effect at the time of separation. An employee must work the last full pay period of the month in which they separate employment to receive the accrual for that month. nil�m Section 1. Leaves of Absence Without Pay. The City Manager and/or the City Council may grant a permanent employee a leave of absence for a specific purpose without pay for a period not to exceed up to one (1) year. No such leave shall be granted except upon written request of the employee. Approval shall be in writing and a copy filed with the Personnel Office of the City. Upon expiration of a regularly approved leave, the employee shall be reinstated in the position held at the time the leave was granted. The employee shall report promptly upon the expiration of any leave granted. Failure to report within a_twenty-four (24) hour period after expiration of the leave shall be considered a voluntary resignation, provided that the employee may appeal this automatic termination through the grievance procedure as though it were a non -voluntary termination. Except as may be provided by law, no employment or fringe benefits such as, but not limited to, sick leave, vacation, health insurance, retirement or any other benefit shall accrue to any employee during leave of absence without pay. 10 • i ■ '' ; f ; i • 1 Section 2. Notice of Return to Work. An employee on leave of absence must give the City at least seven (7) days written notice of the employee's intent to return to work. Section 3. Outside Employment While on Leave. An employee who engages in outside employment during said leave of absence without prior approval of the City Manager shall be subject to termination. Any employee who falsified a reason for the request for said leave of absence or any extension of such leave of absence may be terminated for falsifying such request. Section 4. Sick Leave Accrual. A. As soon as practicable, sick leave "shall be accrued on a bi-weekly based on the following monthly rate: 56 -hour per week personnel — twelve (12) hours accrual each month 40 -hour per week personnel - eight (8) hours accrual each month B. Sick leave shall accrue without any limit on the number of hours an employee is permitted to accumulate. Sick leave shall not be considered as a privilege that an employee may use at his discretion but shall be allowed only in case of necessity and actual sickness or disability or as permitted by law. Section 5. Use of Protected Sick Leave. Effective the start of the pay period which inrlrides July 1, 2015, the first three (3) shifts or hours equivalent `e.g. thirty (30) hours for ,, aien .....-i, __t._a..s_ _- __,._...a.. c.�SNwyca� uossyiicu`ttr a �r"ry vvvrr%�t.11 U a t,r'sa a ty-tvvv kle-I IIUUIO"ivi air`clllPlVycc VII 0 48/96 work schedule] of paid sick leave taken each twelve (12) month period, for any authorized purpose, will be _ considered_ sick leave used pursuant to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (California Labor Code Sections 245-249). The twelve (12) month period is July 1 through June 30 for employees hired prior to July 1, 2015. For employees hired on or after July 1, 2015, the twelve (12) month period is the twelve (12) month period beginning on the employee's hire date, until the following July 1 at which point the employee's twelve (12) month period will begin the start of the pay period which includes July 1 to the pay period that includes June 30. A. Employees can use sick leave for themselves for preventive care (such as flu shots or physical exams) or care of an existing health condition; B. Employees can use one-half of all sick leave accrued in the twelve (12) month period for the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventive care for, an employee's child, parent, spouse or registered domestic partner, sibling, parents-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. For fifty-six (56) hour per week personnel, seventy-two (72) hours of sick leave per twelve (12) month period is eligible for such use. For forty (40) hour per week personnel, forty-eight (48) hours of sick leave per twelve (12) month period is eligible for such use. C. Employees can use sick leave for specified purposes if they are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking as set forth in California Labor Code section 230(f) and 230.1(a). 11 H:Personnel/MOU.DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 D. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave, the employee shall notify a designated supervisor prior to or within half (1/2) an hour of the time set for beginning duty. In all instances, if an employee is incapacitated, notification shall be waived until a reasonable period has elapsed. For any such absence, the employee shall file a written statement with the Fire Chief stating the cause of the absence. When an employee has taken more than three (3) consecutive work shifts or hours equivalent,_ the Fire Chief may require a physician's certificate stating the cause for any subsequent absence before said leave shall be approved by the Fire Chief unless the absence is for a statutorily protected leave. E. The right to benefits under the sick leave plan shall continue only during the period that the employee is employed by the City. This plan shall not give any employee the right to be retained in the service of the City, or any right of claim to sickness disability benefits after separation from the service of the City, except as required by federal or state law. F. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, no employee shall be entitled to receive any payment or other compensation from the City while absent from duty by reason of injuries or disability received as a result in engaging in employment other than employment by the City for monetary gain or other compensation, or by reason of engaging in business or activity for monetary gain or other compensation other than business or activity connected with City employment. G. At the written request of the appointing authority, based upon job-related grounds and consistent with business necessity, the City Manager may require an employee to submit to an examination by the City's physician to determine fitness for duty. Any employee so examined shall have the opportunity to submit the reports of a competent medical authority of his own selection, and at his own expense, in addition to the report submitted by the City physician. In the event of a conflict of opinion and/or recommendation of the two physicians, a third physician shall be selected by the first two physicians and the final decision shall be made by the City Manager based upon the medical evidence submitted to him. H. Sick Leave Payoff on Retirement or Death. Upon retirement of an eligible employee, one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's unused accumulated sick leave shall be deposited into the City Retirement Health Savings Plan to be used for eligible medical expenses. Effective June 28, 2016, the maximum number of hours that will be deposited is as follows: Two thousand eight hundred fifty (2,850) ` hours for a fifty-six (56) hour per week employee and one thousand nine hundred (1,900) hours for a forty (40) hour per week employee. 1. For employees hired on or after July 1, 1974, accrued sick leave shall be valued for the purposes of Section F above, on the following basis: 2. Sick leave earned for such employees shall be costed at the rate prevailing at the end of the fiscal year in which it was earned. 3. "Sick leave taken shall be deductedfromthe oldest, lowest value accrued sick leave first, provided however, when an employee takes sick leave, the employee shall receive for each day of sick leave one (1) day's pay at the employee's rate in effect at the time of taking sick leave. For covered employees, or retirees with 20 years of city service, or retirees with a physical disability or a psychological 12 H: Personnel/MOU. DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 disability resulting from a direct consequence of on the job trauma, sick leave shall be paid at the prevailing rate. I. Sick Leave Converted to Vacation. Forty (40) hour per week employees who have accrued three hundred sixty (360) hours of sick leave or five hundred forty (540) hours of sick leave for 56 -hour per week employees, may convert each two (2) hours of accumulated sick leave to one (1) additional hour of vacation, provided that not more than eighty (80) hours for forty (40) hour per week employees or one hundred twenty(120) hours for fifty-six (56) hour per week employees of additional vacation days may be so converted in any one (1) fiscal year. J. Sick Leave Conversion Upon Layoff. In the event of a permanent or indefinite layoff, an employee with ten (10) years of continuous service with the City shall be entitled to the sick leave deposit benefit as specified in H above. If such employee resigns after receiving official notification of his impending layoff, he shall be eligible for the above benefit. Section 6. Bereavement Leave. A. Any employee who has suffered a death of an immediate family member, may be allowed bereavement leave with pay not to exceed six (6)work days (for personnel on a forty (40) hour work schedule) or three (3) twenty-four (24) hour shifts (for personnel on_a fifty-six (56) hour work schedule) per incident on the basis of one half (1/2) work day for each month of regular employment, which is deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave. Immediate family shall include and be limited to the employee's mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, child, grandchildren, grandparents and current parent -in-laws. B. All such claims for bereavement leave are subiect to verification by the Fire Chief his designee. Section 7. Workers' Compensation Injury on Duty. Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to all rights provided under State Law. A. This Section establishes a disability leave plan at seventy-five percent (75%) of the base salary for employees having more than one (1) year continuous service with the City and who have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, vacation, and compensatory time due to non- industrial illness or injury under the following eligibility scheduler Years of Before Additional Service Reimbursement After Reimbursement Total 40 hr. 56 -hr. 40 -hr. _ 56 -hr. 40 -hr. 56 -hr. 1 through 5 240 360 120 180 360 540 6 through 10 360 540 180 270 540 810 Over 10 480 720 240 360 720 1080 13 H: Personnel/MOU. DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 B. Application for disability leave shall be made by the employee to the City Manager through the department head, accompanied by full medical justification from a physician chosen by the City at the direction of the City. Failure to submit to such an examination shall be a basis for terminating disability leave. If the City Manager approves the application, he shall notify the employee of such approval in writing. C. After the employee returns to work from disability leave, the employee's sick leave accrual shall be reduced to four (4) hours per month for forty (40) hour per week employees and six (6) hours per month for fifty-six (56) hour per week employees and placed on a reimbursement schedule with the Payroll Office to reimburse the City the value of the time used for such employee disability leave. The employee may contribute vacation to accelerate employee's reimbursement to the City for providing the benefits under this Article. D. Noemployeeshall receive more than the "Total" set forth above for his length of service, during his entire employment with the City. E. Grounds for termination of disability leave by the City Manager shall include, but not be limited to, the following reasons: 1. The employee has recovered from his illness or injury. 2. The leave is being used as a pre -retirement leave for purpose of postponing retirement or pension. 3. The disability leave was procured by fraud, misrepresentation or mistake. 4. The employee has not cooperated fully in supplying all information and submitting to any examination requested by the City to determine the existence or continuing nature of the employee's disability. F. In the event an employee becomes ineligible to accrue sick leave or is scheduled to end employment with the City and has not completed the reimbursement schedule for this benefit, the balance due shall be handled by payroll deduction or accounts receivable as appropriate. Section 9. Military Leave. Military Leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of state and/or federal law. All employees entitled to military leave shall give the appointing power an opportunity, within the limits of military regulations to determine when such leave shall betaken. Section 10. Jury Duty. The City will not provide release time for jury duty to employees covered by this Agreement. If the State and/or Federal Court Jury Commissioners rescind their present policy of granting exemptions from jury service to persons who do not receive paid release time for jury duty from their employers, so as to require jury duty service despite the absence of such pay from their employer, then the City's practice of providing paid leave time to employees for jury duty shall be reinstated immediately upon the effective date of such change for the applicable State and/or Federal Court. 14 A. In the event that an employee is called for jury duty and wishes to serve, accrued vacation leave, compensatory time or a leave of absence without pay shall be granted subject to the scheduling requirements of the City. B. In the event that the court fully reimburses the City for the full salary of an employee on juryduty, the City will immediately reinstate the practice of providing paid release time to employees for jury duty. C. In the event that an employee is called for jury duty and the court does not excuse jury service based on the non-payment of salary by the employer, the City shall grant said employee paid release time for the required jury duty. Section 11. Executive Leave. The Assistant Fire Chief and Battalion Chiefs are eligible for one (1) day/shift of Executive Leave each four (4) months. Leave time is not cumulative and time off is discretionary with Fire Chief approval. Section 12. Other Leave Entitlements. The City shall comply with all State and Federal leave entitlement laws. Section 1. Administration. The City reserves the right to select the Insurance carrier or �.J I— mom..... ds::--- Le.-�6:1 .-.e-a. -.v LI-- s..:- J;.-:.__. "_s..... dm __ >6 LL:_ aun ni llJlGl ally' n u oyc" ucr cnN d " vgi as a ea' a cW ecas n4. UU1111V Lie& LvTi" Ci this 'lvece i evrarsUw a e''vi Understanding except dental insurance. This Article does not apply to health insurance, which is administered by CalPERS pursuant to the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital CareAct (PEMHCA) and related regulations. Section 2. Selection and Funding. In the administration of the fringe benefit programs, the City shall have the right toselectany insurance carrier or other method of providing coverage to fund the benefits included under the terms of this Memorandum of Understanding, provided that the benefits of the employees shall be no less than those in existence as of the implementation of this Agreement. Section -3. Changes. If, during the term of this Memorandum of Understanding, any change of insurance carrier or method of funding for any benefit provided hereunder occurs, the City shall meet with and discuss the matter prior to any change of insurance carrier or method of funding the coverage. 15 H'Personnel/MOU, DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 ARTICLE X A. Effective October 1, 2012, the City contracted with ` California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) for the provision of medical insurance benefits under the Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA)._ B. Effective the start of the pay period that includes July 1, 2015 and through the term of this Memorandum of Understanding that begins January 1, 2017, the City agrees to pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premium for medical insurance for employees hired by the City prior to June 28, 2016. Such City paid medical coverage will include employee plus their qualified dependent(s) up to the highest premium rates for a Preferred Provider Option (PPO) medical plan offered by CalPERS. C. Effective the pay period that includes July 1, 2015 and through the term of this Memorandum of Understanding that begins January 1, 2017, the City agrees to pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premium for medical insurance for employees hired on or after June 28, 2016. Such City paid medical coverage will include employee plus their qualified dependent(s) up to the premium rates for the Kaiser HMO medical plan offered by CalPERS. If an employee elects a higher cost CalPERS plan, he must pay the difference in premium between that plan and the Kaiser HMO plan premium for his respective eligible level of coverage. D. The stated amounts of City paid medical premiums are inclusive of the CalPERS statutory minimum employer contribution under PEMHCA. The City agrees to permit an employee to opt out of City -sponsored medical coverage as follows; 1. The employee must presents proof to the Human Resources Director or designee that he and his qualified dependent(s) are covered by another employer's non -City -sponsored medical plan for the plan year; 2. Theemployeemust sign a statement acknowledging the opt out of City offered medical insurance coverage and agreement to hold the City harmless for any consequences, whatsoever, that result from the employee's waiver of City offered medical insurance coverage for employee and/or qualified dependent(s); and 3. The employee must sign "a statement acknowledging his understanding that his qualified dependent(s) are not eligible to re -enroll in City sponsored medical coverage until the next Open Enrollment period or as otherwise required by law under COBRA provisions. 16 D .02-13-18 4. Effective on or about July 1, 2016, the City agrees that the employee who is approved to opt out of medical coverage shall receive compensation for one of the following, depending on the level of non -City sponsored coverage the employee has provided proof of having: a. Three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month if waiver eligibility is for "employee only" coverage. b. Fourhundredand fifty dollars ($450.00) per month if waiver eligibility is for ,.employee plus one" coverage. c Six hundred and fifty dollars ($650.00) per month if waiver eligibility is for "employee plus two or more dependents" coverage. 5. Effective the first eligible pay cycle in which medical opt out is due, following City Council adoption of this Memorandum of Understanding, the eligible amount will be deposited in the employee's deferred compensationplan account. A medical opt out election may only be made during an announced Open Enrollment period for medical insurance changes effective January 1. Section 3. Dental Insurance. A. HMO Dental Plan. The City shall continue its contribution of thirty-one dollars and ninety-five cents ($31.95) per month towards a HMO dental benefit plan for employee and his qualified dependent(s). Any amount necessary to cover the monthly premium in excess of the City's contribution is the responsibility of the employee. B. Delta Dental PPO Plan. The City shall maintain its Delta Dental PPO plan, which is a self-funded plan administered by Delta Dental, and agrees to maintain the employee's contribution rate of fifty-two percent (52%) towards the total monthly premium. 1. Plan premiums are calculated annually based on the prior year's claims experience, administrative fees, and an industry trending projection. This calculation shall be conducted by Delta Dental for communication by the City during the announced annual Open Enrollment period. 2. For cost effectiveness that is mutually beneficial to the City and the Association, the City will continue to evaluate other Delta Dental plan coverage options for implementation to reduce premiums and/or employee out of pocket costs for consideration of a change from a current composite rate to a three-tier rate structure ("Employee only; Employee plus one dependent; and, Employee plus two or more dependents") for monthly premiums effective January 1. In addition, the City changes from a June Open Enrollment to the Open Enrollment Period that coincides with CalPERS medical plan for changes effective January 1. There will be no changes in dental plan coverage without agreement of the parties. The annual CaIPERS medical Open Enrollment Period is held generally during September through October. Section 4. Life Insurance. Each employee covered by this Agreement shall be provided with basic group term life insurance in the amount of $100,000.00. 17 H:Personnel/MOU.DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 Section 5. Long -Term Disability Insurance (LTD). The City shall provide employees covered by this Agreement with group LTD insurance coverage. RETIREMENT= Section 1. California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) Coverage. Employees covered by this Agreement participate in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS). Employee options are described in a contract between the City of Downey and CaIPERS. • • i is •1 • • A. FIRST TIER 1._ Employees hired in a safety classification prior to December 9, 2011 shall be provided the 3% at age 50 retirement formula as set forth in California Government Code Section 21362.2. a. In accordance with existing practice and Government Code sections 20636(c)(4) and 20691, the City will pay the employees' statutorily required member contribution of nine percent (9%) and report this Employer Paid Member Contribution ("EPMC") to CaIPERS as special compensation. b. Effective the pay period that includes January 1, 2015, employees in the first tier shall have deducted a total of five and one-half percent (5.5%) of CaIPERS reportable compensation, on a pre-tax basis, pursuant to Government Code Section 20516 (f). c. The City has passed -a resolution setting forth that all deductions or contributions under this Section shall be regarded as a pick-up of retirement costs pursuant IRC 414(h)(2). d. First tier benefits are available only to "classic" members (i.e., those members that do not meet the statutory definition of "new member" under the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act ("PEPRA" ), specifically Government Code section 7522.04(f) and who were hired prior to December 9, 2011). 1. Employees hired into a safety classification on or after December 9, 2011, but before January 1, 2013, shall receive the 3% at age 55 retirement formula pursuant to California Government Code Section 21363.1. a. Employees covered hereunder shall pay, on a pre-tax basis, the nine percent (9%) statutorily required member contribution to CaIPERS. 18 H:Person nel/MO U.DFMA. 2017-2019.02-13-18 b. The City has passed a resolution setting forth that all deductions or contributions under this Section shall be regarded as a pick-up of retirement costs pursuant IRC 414(h)(2). c. Second tier benefits are available only to "classic members (i.e., those members that do not meet the statutory definition of "new member" under the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act ("PEPRA"), specifically Government Code section 7522.04(f) and hired on or after December 9, 2011, but before January 1, 2013. Employees who meet the definition of "new member" set forth in Government Code section 7522.04(f) shall be eligible for the benefits provided by PEPRA, which include but are not limited to the following: a. Retirement formula of 2.7% @ 57 (Government Code section 7522.25); b. Employees covered hereunder shall pay a member contribution of fifty percent (50%) of normal cost as determined from time to time by CalPERS [employee contribution is twelve and one-fourth percent (12.25%) for FY 2015-2016]; c. There shall be no Employer Paid Member Contribution (EPMC) by the City; d. - Retirement benefit calculations shall be based on pensionable compensation, as defined by Government Code section 7522.34; and e. Retirement benefitsshallbe calculated based on the three (3) year highest average annual pensionable compensation. Section 3. City Contribution to a Retirement Health Savings (RHS) Plan. As a result of the City contracting for CalPERS medical insurance pursuant to PEMHCA provisions effective October 1, 2012, this Section is revised to comply with PEMHCA and avoid any added cost to the City's mandated contribution for retirees. The City will contribute the following monthly amount toward a retiree's RHS account upon meeting eligibility at retirement. followingA. The l be referred to herein as the "retiree medical contribution": Employees who retire after July 1, 1987= $ 98.00 Employees who retire after July 1, 2002 $ 200.00 Employees who retire after July 1, 2003- $ 235.00 Employees who retire after July 1, 2004 - $ 270.00 The City's retiree medical contribution is inclusive of the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) statutory minimum employer contribution as specified in Call Government Code § 22892(c). 19 B. Eligibility Requirements. The maximum monthly City retiree medical contribution amount specified in Section A above shall be deposited on a quarterly basis to the retiree's RHS account for the reimbursement of qualified medical expenditures. To be eligible to enroll in the City's CalPERS health plans, pursuant to CalPERS rules and regulations, and receive the maximum monthly City retiree medical contribution amount specified in Section A above, the employee must satisfy the following eligibility criteria: 1. At the time of retirement the employee has a minimum of ten (10) years of service, or is granted a service -connected disability retirement; and 2. At the time of retirement the employee is employed by the City; and 3. Effective the day after official separation from the City the employee has been granted a retirement allowance by the California Public Employees' Retirement System. 4. The -City's obligation to pay said monthly contributions shall be modified downward or cease during the lifetime of the retiree upon the happening of any one of the following: a. During any period the retired employee is eligible to receive or receives health insurance coverage at the expense of another employer the payment will be suspended. "Another employer" as used herein means private employer or public employer or self-employed or the employer of a spouse. As a condition of being eligible to receive the premium contribution set forth above, the City shall have the right to require any retiree to annually certify that the retiree is not receiving any such paid health insurance benefits from another employer. If it is later discovered that misrepresentation has occurred, the retiree will be responsible for reimbursement of those amounts inappropriately expended and the retiree's eligibility to receive benefits will cease. b. If the retired employee becomes eligible to enroll, automatically or voluntarily, in Medi -Cal or Medicare, the City's plan shall provide secondary coverage only and the City's contribution rate set forth above shall be adjusted downward accordingly. c. In the event the Federal government or State government mandates an employer funded health plan or program for retirees, or mandates that the City make contributions toward a health plan (either private or public plan) for retirees, the City's contribution rate set forth above shall be first applied to that plan. if there is any excess, thatexcessmay be applied toward the City medical plan as supplemental coverage provided the retired employee pays the balance owing for such coverage if any. d. Upon the death of the retired employee, the monthly contributions shall cease. The surviving spouse shall be able to continue coverage by paying the appropriate premium. 20 Section 1. Reimbursement Rates. Employees may be reimbursed for tuition and books for courses taken to improve their value to the City. In accordance with _City policy and procedures, tuition shall be reimbursed for courses as recommended by the department head with job related justification and _approved by the City Manager or designee Employees must receive a passing grade in order to be reimbursed for approved coursework. Reimbursement shall be made at the rate of tuition charged at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) for courses on the quarter system and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) for courses on the semester system. The employee will be reimbursed for required books only. The parties agree that quarter system tuition reimbursement will no longer be based on California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), as that institution will convert to a semester system in the Fall, 2016. Section 1. Length of Probation/Extensions. An original appointment will be "tentative and subject to a probationary period of not less than eighteen (18) months, except that the City Manager may extend the probationary period for a class up to an additional six (6) months or for a marginal employee for up to an additional three (3) months. The promotional appointment will ha tAntq iva and ce shiart to n nrnhatinnnnr narinrl of nnf_lacc than fwinhia N 91 mnnfhc Shni dri fha appointing authority desire to terminate any probationary employee, the appointing authority shall notify such employee not later than two (2) weeks prior to theendof the probationary period. Section 2. Process for Retention/Termination. If the service of the probationary employee has been satisfactory to the appointing authority, then the appointing authority shall file with the personnel officer a merit rating including a statement, in writing, to such effect and stating that the retention of such employee in the service of the City is desired. In the case of an original appointment, if such a statement is not filed, the employee will be deemed to be unsatisfactory and his employment terminated at the expiration of the probationary period. In the case of a promotional appointment, the employee shall be reinstated to the position from which he was promoted. Section 3. First of the Month. All probationary periods shall extend to the first day of the month following the period of probation. 21 H: Personnel/MOU. DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 Section 1. Definition. Seniority is defined as the length of an employee's continuous service within rank from his last date of promotion, and shall apply in the manner and to the extent set forth in the remainder of the Article. Section 2. Probationary Employees Excluded. Probationary employees shall have no seniority rights, but shall acquire seniority from date of hire upon completion of his probationary period. Section 3. Layoff and Recall. Seniority shall apply between employees in a rank for purposes of layoff and recall. Section 4. Bumping Rights. An employee who is subject to layoff pursuant to this Section may exercise his seniority in the next lower rank within the Fire Department provided that the employee has satisfactorily held the same position in the rank in which the employee seeks to exercise seniority. The employee with the earliest promotion date to that rank will be considered to have seniority for that position. CITY RIGHTS Section 1. Management Rights. The City reserves, retains, and is vested with, solely and exclusively, all rights of management which have not been expressly abridged by specific provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding or by law to manage the City, as such rights existed prior to the execution of this Memorandum of Understanding. The rights of management, as they are not abridged by this Agreement or by law, shall include, but not be limited to, the following rights: A. To manage the City generally and to determine the issues of policy. B. To determine the necessity and organization of any service or activity conducted by the City and expand or diminish services. C. Todetermineor change the nature, manner, means, and technology, types of equipment and extent of services to be provided to the public. D. To determine or change methods of financing. E. To determine and/or change the facilities and size of the work force by which the City operations are to be conducted. F. To determine and change the number of locations, relocations and types of operations, processes and materials to be used in carrying out all City functions. 22 H:Person nel/M0U.DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 G. Establish and/or change work schedules and/or work assignments in accordance with this Agreement and existing departmental rules, regulations and procedures. H. To relieve employees from duties for lack of work or lack of funds. I. To establish and modify productivity and performance programs and standards and to require compliance therewith. J. To discharge, suspend, demote or otherwise discipline permanent non -probationary employees for proper cause. K. To hire, transfer, promote and demote employees for non -disciplinary reasons in accordance with this Memorandum of Understanding. L. To determine policies,- procedures and "standards for selection,_ training and promotion of employees. M. To maintain order and efficiency in its facilities and operation. N. To establish and promulgate and/or modify rules and regulations to maintain order and safety in the City which are not in contravention with this Agreement. 0. To take any and all necessary actions to carry out the mission of the Agency in emergencies. Section 2. Impact of Management Rights. Except in emergencies, or where the Citv is required to make changes in its operations because of the requirements of law, whenever the exercise of management's rights shall impact on employees of the bargaining unit, the City agrees to meet and confer with representatives of the Association regarding the impact of the exercise of such rights, unless the matter of the exercise of such rights is specifically provided for in this Memorandum of _Understanding or in Personnel or Departmental Rules and Regulations and/or salary resolutions of the City which are incorporated by this reference in this Agreement. Section 3. Health and Safety. The City shall not exercise any of the foregoing rights in an arbitrary, capricious or invidiously discriminatory manner as to injure the health and/or safety of the employees. Section 1. Dues Deductions. The City shall deduct dues on a regular basis from the pay of all employees in the classifications and positions recognized to be represented by the Association who voluntarily authorize such deduction, in writing, on a mutually agreed upon form to be provided for this purpose. The City shall remit such funds to the Association within thirty (30) days following their deduction. 23 Section 2. Indemnification. The Association agrees to hold the City harmless and indemnify the City against any claims, causes of actions or lawsuits arising out of the deduction or transmittal of such funds to the Association, except the intentional failure of the City to transmit to the Association monies deducted for the employees pursuant to this Article. Section 1. No Job Action. The Association, its officers, agents, representatives and/or members agree that during the term of this Agreement they will not cause or condone any strike, walkout, slowdown, sick-out, or any other job action by withholding or refusing to perform services. Section 2. No Lockout. The City agrees that it shall not lockout its employees during the term of this Agreement. The term "lockout" is hereby defined so as not to include the discharge, suspension, termination, layoff, failure to recall or failure to return to work employees of the City in the exercise of its rights asset forth in any of the provisions of this Agreement or applicable ordinance or law. Section 3. Consequence for Prohibited Conduct. Any employee who participates in any conduct prohibited in Section I above shall be subject to termination by the City. Section 4. Suspension of Employee Organization Rights. In addition to any other lawful remedies or disciplinary actions available to the City, if the Association fails, in good faith, to perform all responsibilities listed below in Association Responsibility, Section I, the City may suspend any and all of the rights and privileges, accorded to the Association under the Employee Relations Resolution in this Memorandum of Understanding including, but not limited to, suspension of recognition of the Association, grievance procedure, right of access, check -off, the use of the City's bulletin boards and facilities. Section 5. Association Responsibility. In the event that the Association, its officers, agents,, representatives, or members engage in any of the conduct prohibited in Section I above, the Association shall immediately instruct any persons engaging in such conduct that their conduct is in violation of this Memorandum of Understanding and unlawful, and they must immediately cease engaging in conduct prohibited in Section I above and return to work. Section 6. Hold Harmless. If the Association performs all of the responsibilities set forth in Section I above, its officers, agents, representatives or members shall not be liable for damages for prohibited conduct performed by employees who are covered by this Agreement in violation of Section I above. 24 ARTICLE XVIII Section 1. Grievance. Grievance shall be defined as a dispute between the Association, employee or employees and the City, regarding interpretation or application of specific provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding and departmental rules and regulations or as an appeal of a disciplinary action. A. Procedural Due Process Rights. Appeals of punitive action pursuant to Government Code§3254.4 (the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act) shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures set forth in Government Code Sections 11512-11519. Except, however, that appeals of written reprimands only, shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 which provides for an informal hearing procedure. The informal hearing procedures shall be conducted pursuant to Government Code sections 11445.40 to 11445.50. The presiding officer shall be selected from a list of seven neutral hearing officers from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service. the event that the parties cannot agree upon a mutually acceptable hearing officer from the list of seven (7), the parties shall alternately strike names from the list, with the City striking the first name. The identity of the last remaining individual on the list will be selected as the hearing officer. The presiding officer shall regulate the course of the proceeding. The presiding officer shall permit the parties and may permit others to offer written or oral comments on the issues. The presiding officer may limit the use of witnesses, testimony, evidence, and argument,, and may limit or eliminate the use of pleadings, intervention, discovery, prehearing conferences, and rebuttal A request for an appeal of a written reprimand shall be submitted in writing to the Human Resources Director within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the written reprimand. Section 2. _ Conduct of the Grievance Procedure. An employee may request the assistance of another person of his own choosing in preparing and presenting his grievance at any level of review, or may be represented by a recognized employee organization or may represent himself/herself. A. Any retroactivity on monetary grievances shall be limited to ninety (90) days prior to the date that the grievance was filed, in writing, except in cases where it was impossible for the employee to have had prior knowledge of an accounting error. B. All time limits specified may be extended to a definite date by mutual agreement of the employee or his Association representative, and the decision-making management representative involved at each step of the grievance procedure. Such mutual agreement shall be evidenced in writing and signed by the employee or Association representative and management representative. 25 H:Person nel/MO U.DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 Section 3. Grievance Steps. Grievance procedureshall provide for the following steps`.' Step One. Informal Procedure. An employee must first attempt to resolve a grievance without delay through discussion with a supervisor on an informal basis. The grievance shall begin at the level of supervision that ultimately took the action that resulted in the grievance. If, after such discussion, the employee does not believe the problem has been satisfactorily resolved, he shall have the right and obligation to discuss it with his supervisor's immediate superior, if any, and through the chain of command to the Fire Chief if necessary. Every effort shall be made to find an acceptable solution by these informal means at the most immediate level of supervision. At no time may an informal process go beyond the Fire Chief. In order that this informal procedure may be responsive, all parties involved shall expedite this process. In no case may more than fourteen (14) calendar dayselapsefrom the date of the alleged incident or action giving use to the grievance or fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the employee should have reasonably known about the alleged incident and the first meeting with the supervisor discussed in this section. The employee shall have up to seven (7) additional days for each level of supervision; however, the time shall not be cumulative. Failure to meet any of these time lines shall mean that the grievance shall be barred and waived. Appeals of disciplinary action begin one level of supervision above the supervisor taking the disciplinary action. Terminations are appealed in accordance with Step Four. Step Two. Formal Procedure. If the grievance isnot resolved through the informal process and the employee has complied with all time limits, then the employee shall have the right to file the grievance in written form and present it to the Fire Chief within ten (10) calendar days from the decision or completion of the informal process. The written grievance shall state all facts plus the specifics of the alleged dispute. Failure of the employee to take action within the time limit set forth above will constitute termination of the grievance. The Fire Chief shall review the written material submitted by the employee and may require the employee's supervisor and/or superior officers to submit written material regarding this grievance. Copies of these materials will be given to the employee prior to meeting with the Fire Chief. The department head shall render a decision and comments in writing which shall be given to the employee within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting between the employee and the department head. Step Three. Employee Relations/Human Resources Director. if the grievance isnot resolved in Step Two, the employee may, within ten (10) calendar days present the grievance in writing to the Employee Relations/ Human Resources Director for processing. Failure of the employee to take this action will constitute termination of the grievance. In the event the employee is not being _ represented by a recognized employee _ organization, the Employee Relations/ Human Resources Director shall forward the grievance to the designated management representative who shall attempt to resolve the grievance with the employee. If the employee is being represented by a recognized employee organization, the Employee Relations/Human Resources Director shall convene a joint meeting of the recognized employee organization and management representative who shall attempt to resolve the grievance. In the event the grievance isnot satisfactorily adjusted or settled through discussion at this level, both parties shall advise each other, in writing, as to their respective positions. H:Person nel/MOU. DFMA.2017-2019:02-13-18 §Iqp Four. Grievance Hearing. If the grievance is not resolved in Step Three, the employee may, within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of the written position from management representatives, present a "request for hearing" in writing to the Human Resources Director. Failure of the employee to take this action will constitute termination of the grievance. The Human Resources Director shall request from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service, or mutually agreed upon alternative organization, a list of seven (7) neutral hearing officers. In the event that the parties cannot agree upon a mutually acceptable hearing officer from the list of seven (7), the parties shall alternately strike names from the list, with the City striking the first name. The identity of the last remaining individual on the list will be selected as the hearing officer. The hearing officer shall preside over a full and fair evidentiary hearing and, within thirty (30) calendar days of its conclusion, render a written decision that includes findings of fact and a recommendation to the City Manager. That decision shall be served jointly upon the grieving party and the City Manager Std Five.- City Manager's Decision. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the decision of the hearing officer, the City Manager shall, in writing, adopt, modify or reject that decision. The decision of the City Manager shall be the final administrative decision. MISCELLANEOUS Section_ 1. Third Party Legal Actions Against Assistant Fire Chief and Battalion Chiefs. if a determination is made by the department that the employee involved has met the condition that the action given rise to the legal proceeding was taken by the employee during the course and scope of the employee's employment, without malice and in the apparent best interest of the City, then the City shall afford legal representation to the employee in any civil or criminal process. Section 2. Substance Abuse Policy. The City of Downey and the Association have a vital interest in maintaining safe, healthful and efficient working conditions. Being under the influence of a drug or alcohol on the job may pose serious safety and health risks not only to the user but to co-workers and the citizens of Downey. The possession, use or sale of an illegal drug or of alcohol on the job also poses unacceptable risks for safe, healthful and efficient operations. "On the job" means while on City premises, at work locations, or while on duty or being compensated on an "on call status." The City of Downey and the Association recognize that their future is dependent on the physical and psychological wellbeing of all employees. The City and the Association mutually acknowledge that a drug and alcohol -free work environment benefits Downey's employees and citizens. The purpose of this section is to define the City's drug and alcohol policy as well as the possible consequences of policy violation. 27 H:Personnel/MOU.DFMA.2017-2019.02-13-18 A. Possession, sale, use or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol while on the job is strictly prohibited. This prohibition shall not apply to legitimate undercover activities of Officers that are undertaken in accordance with the direction of the Police Department. B. When reasonable suspicion exists, the City may require an employee to submit to a medical examination, including, but not limited to, a substance screening. Substance screening means the testing of urine or other body fluids as reasonably deemed necessary by a physician to determine whether an employee has a restricted substance in their system. 1. Reasonable suspicion is cause based upon objective facts sufficient to lead a reasonably prudent supervisor to suspect that an employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol so that the employee's ability to perform the functions of the job is impaired or so that the employee's ability to perform his/her job safely is reduced. C. Any manager or supervisor requesting an employee to submit to a substance screening shall document in writing the facts constituting reasonable suspicion and shall give the employee a copy. The employee shall be given an opportunity to provide additional facts. An employee who is then ordered to submittoa substance abuse- screening may request to be represented. Because time is of the essence in drug screening, a representative must be available within a reasonable time or the employee will then be ordered to submit to substance screening. An employee who refuses to submit to a_substance screening may be considered insubordinate and shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. D. The supervisor, or designee, shall transport the suspected employee to the testing facility. Testing shall occur on City time and be paid for by the City. Employee urine samples, or other body fluids, will be collected in a DOX Security Container System or other system which includes methods or mechanisms designed to assure the integrity of the sample. The facility used for testing shall be certified by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and comply with established guidelines for "chain of custody" to insure that identity and integrity of the sample is preserved throughout the collecting, shipping, testing and storage process. E. Any -positive -test -for alcohol or drugs will be confirmedbya scientifically sound method. An employee who tests positive on a confirmatory test will be given the opportunity to discuss the results with a physician to be designated by the City. The employee should be prepared at that time to show proof of any valid medical prescription for any detected substance or to otherwise explain, if he or she so chooses, a positive test result. F. While use of medically prescribed medications and drugs is not per se a violation of this policy, this policy shall establish that no employee shall operate a City vehicle or dangerous machinery or equipment while taking any kind of medication or drugs which are clearly marked that they may cause significant drowsiness or impair an employee's performance. An employee shall notify his/her supervisor, before beginning work, when taking such medications or drugs. In the event there is a question regarding an employee's ability to safely and effectively perform assigned duties while using such medications or drugs, clearance from a physician designated by the City may be required. The City reserves the right to send an employee home on sick leave under these circumstances. 28 H: Personnel/MOU. DFMA.2017-2019, 02-13-18 G. Employees with substance abuse problems are encouraged to participate voluntarily in the City -sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Assistance through the EAP may besought by an employee with complete confidentiality and without adverse consequences to his/her employment. Employees should be aware, however, that a request for assistance through the EAP will not insulate the employee from disciplinary action already contemplated. Depending upon the facts surrounding the reasonable suspicion determination, positive test result, and/or other violation of this policy or other City/department rules and regulations, the City may refer an employee to the EAP. Such referral could, at the discretion of the City, be made available to the employee as an alternative to disciplinary action. Referral would be subject to agreement by the employee to enroll, participate in and successfully complete a rehabilitation/counseling program and other terms and conditions in a "Last Chance Agreement." 1. It is the City's intent to use the EAP option for first offenders except the City reserves the right to discipline for those offenses which are a significant violation of City/department rules and regulations or where violation did or could have resulted in serious injury or property damage. SOLE AND ENTIRE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Section 1. Sole Source. It is the intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding shall _ supersede all prior agreements and memorandums of understanding, or memorandums of agreement, or contrary_ salary_ and/or personnel resolutions and ordinances of the City, oral or written, expressed or implied, agreements between the parties or understandings between the parties, and shall govern their entire relationship and shall be the sole source of any and all rights which may be asserted hereunder. This Memorandum of Understanding is not intended to conflict with Federal or State Law or City Charter. Section 2. Inclusion of Other Rules and Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 above, there exists within the City of Downey, certain personnel resolutions, ordinances, and departmental rules, regulations and procedures. To the extent that this Memorandum does not specifically contravene provisions of these personnel resolutions, ordinances, and departmental rules, regulations and procedures; these personnel resolutions, - ordinances, and departmental rules, regulations and procedures are specifically incorporated herein. 29 During the term of this Memorandum of Understanding, the parties mutually agree that they will not seek to negotiate or bargain with regard to wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment, whether or not covered by this Memorandum or in the negotiations leading thereto and irrespective of whether or not such matters were discussed or were within the contemplation of the parties hereto during the negotiations leading to this Memorandum. Regardless of the waiver contained in this Article, the parties may, however, by mutual agreement, in writing, agree to meet and confer about any matters during thetermof this Memorandum. Section 1. The parties agree to reopen discussions during the term of the Agreement to address CalPERS audit issues. No changes to CalPERS provisions shall be made unless mutually agreed to in writing. Section2. The parties agree to reopen discussions during the 2017-18 Fiscal Year regarding changes to the City's Cafeteria Plan to ensure compliance with legal requirements. No changes to the Cafeteria Plan shall be made unless mutually agreed to in writing. ARTICLE XXIII In the event of circumstances beyond the control of the City, such as acts of God, fire, flood, insurrection,_ civil disorder, national emergency, or similar circumstances, provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding or the Personnel Rules or Resolutions of the City, which restrict the City's ability to respond to these emergencies, shall be suspended for the duration of such emergency. After the emergency is over, the Association shall have the right to meet and confer with the City regarding the impact on employees of the suspension of these provisions in the Memorandum of Understanding and any Personnel Rules and policies. ARTICLE XXIV SEPARABILITY Should any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding be found to be inoperative, void, or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Memorandum of Understanding. 30 The term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall commence on January 1, 2017 and shall continue in full force and effect until December 31, 2019. ARTICLE XXVI The City and the Association acknowledge that this Agreement'shall not be in full force and effect until ratified by the Association and adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement is hereby executed by the authorized representatives of the City and the Association and entered into this 13th day of February, 2018. By: John Oskoui, Assistant City Manager By: Irma Youssefieh, Human Resources Director APPROVED AS TO FORM: VItte M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney 31 ASSOCIATION: By: Dan Hurlock, President By: Jay lbey, Treasurer By: Scott Devereux, Member By - Mike Whitney, Member ASSOCIATION FIRE BATTALION CHIEF ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF (AsaignnnenU 32 Effective 2/26/2018 Effective 2/26/2018 F 70.3532 12194.155, 32