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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-78-137Proposed by: C Temp. Reso . /DcPQ,, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 i 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 .30 31 32 33 34 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. ?- V-/3 % A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF FIREFIGHTERS AND AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO EXE- CUTE SAID AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC. WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac and the International Associa- tion of Firefighters have collectively bargained in good faith and have reduced said bargaining to an agreement, and the City Council of the City of Tamarac, Florida, is desirous of approving said agree- ment and providing for the proper execution of said agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: That that certain agreement by and between the City of Tamarac and the International Association of Firefighters -for the period from October 1, 1978 to September 30, 1980, is hereby ap- proved. A copy of the said agreement is attached hereto and made a part hereof. SECTION 2: The appropriate City officials (Mayor, City Clerk, City Manager) are hereby authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the City of Tamarac. SECTION 3: This Resolution shall become effective im- mediately upon its final passage. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS /.3 ATTEST: I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have ap- proved the form and correctness of this RESOLUTION. 'RE / 1 y ofjr 1978. RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE MAYOR W. FALCK VIM H. MASSARO C/M H. WIENER Ct,�yp C/M I.M. DiSRAEL LY GW M. KELX_;j -- AC-,RMIM Between THE CITY OF TAIMARAC and THE PRnFESSIONAL FZREFICHTERS OF TAMAC LOCAL 2600 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGGRUEERS TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 PREAMBLE ARTICLE 2 RECOGNITION ARTICLE 3 PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS OF DUES ARTICLE 4 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ARTICLE 5 ARBITRATION ARTICLE 6 PREVAILING RIGHTS ARTICLE 7 RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE 8 DISCRIMINATION ARTICLE 9 UNION BUSINESS ARTICLE 10 CALL BACK PAY ARTICLE 11 BASIC RATE OF PAY ARTICLE 12 WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION ARTICLE 13 OVERTIME PAY ARTICLE 14 SICK LEAVE ARTICLE 15 MEDICAL COVERAGE PROGRAM ARTICLE 16 BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ARTICLE 17 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ARTICLE 18 VACATION ARTICLE 19 SAVINGS CLAUSE ARTICLE 20 ON THE JOB INJURY ARTICLE 21 MINIMUM MANNING ARTICLE 22 STRIKES ARTICLE 23 PAY SCALE ARTICLE 24 BULLETIN BOARDS ARTICLE 25 UNIFORMS AND UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ARTICLE 26 CIVIL SUITS ARTICLE 27 TERMINATION OF BENEFITS ARTICLE 28 SENIORITY ARTICLE 29 LEAVES OF ABSENCE ARTICLE 30 DURATION OF AGREEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 5 ARBITRATION ARTICLE 11 BASIC RATE OF PAY ARTICLE 16 BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ARTICLE 24 BULLETIN BOARDS ARTICLE 10 CALL BACK PAY ARTICLE 26 CIVIL SUITS ARTICLE 8 DISCRIMINATION ARTICLE 30 DURATION OF AGREEMENT ARTICLE 4 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ARTICLE 29 LEAVES OF ABSENCE ARTICLE 17 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ARTICLE 15 MEDICAL COVERAGE PROGRAM ARTICLE 21 MINIMUM MANNING ARTICLE 20 ON THE JOB INJURY ARTICLE 13 OVERTIME PAY ARTICLE 23 PAY SCALE ARTICLE 3 PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS OF DUES ARTICLE 1 PREAMBLE ARTICLE 6 PREVAILING RIGHTS ARTICLE 2 RECOGNITION ARTICLE 7 RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE 19 SAVINGS CLAUSE ARTICLE 28 SENIORITY ARTICLE 14 SICK LEAVE ARTICLE 22 STRIKES ARTICLE 27 TERMINATION OF BENEFITS ARTICLE 25 UNIFORMS AND UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ARTICLE 9 UNION BUSINESS ARTICLE 18 VACATION ARTICLE 12 WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CDNTRACr FOR. FIREFIG TERS Between the City of Tamarac and its Fire Department Local 2600, International Association of Firefighters. ARTICLE 1 This Agreement is entered into by Tamarac, Florida, hereinafter referred to as the "City" and Local 2600 of the International Association of Firefighters hereinafter referred to as the "Union" . It is the purpose of this Agreement to promote harmonious relations between the City and its employees and to establish an orderly and peaceful procedure in the -settlement of differences which might arise and to provide for joint collective bargaining in the determination of wages, hours and other conditions of employment of employees covered by this Agreement. 1 1 .ARTICLE 2 2.0 FEC OCNITION The City agrees to hereby recognize the local Union as the sole and exclusive Bargaining; Agent for all Employees within the ranks of Public Safety Officer, in accordance with Public Employees Relations Commission Certification Nunber 383. ARTICLE 3 3.0 PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS OF DUES Full-time active employees covered by this Agreement may authorize payroll deductions for the purpose of paying Union dues. No authorization shall be allowed for payment of initiation fees, assessments or fines. The Union will initially notify the City of the amount of dues. Such notification will be certified to the City in writing over ._the signature of an authorized officer of the Union. Changes in Union membership dues will be similarly certified to the City and shall be done at least one (1) month in advance of the effective date of such change. Dues shall be deducted biweekly and the funds shall be remitted to the local Union within thirty (30) days. The Union will indemnify, defend and hold the City harmless against any claims made and. against any suits instituted against the City on account of payroll deduction of local Union dues. The payroll deduction shall be revocable by the employee notifying the City and the Union in writing on a prescribed form. Recognizing the added administrative expense in accounting for individual payroll deductions, the Union will reimburse the City $100 annually for the cost in providing for this service. For the purpose of putting this Article into effect, employee members covered by this Agreement will execute individual authorization reading as follows: 3.1 3.2 1 L� AUTHORIZATION OF DEDUC'TIM OF DUES Local 2600, International Association of Firefighters I hereby authorize the City of Tamarac to deduct from my wages each month the current normal monthly Union dues and to transmit this amount to Local 2600, International Association of Firefighters. DATE SIGNED PAYROLL Ni EER INSTRUCTIONS TO STOP PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF DUES Local 2600, International Association of Firefighters I hereby authorize the City of Tamarac to stop deducting from my wages each month the current normal monthly dues for Local 2600, International Association of Firefighters. DATE SIGNED PAYROLL NURIBER. ARTICLE 4 4.0 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE In a mutual effort to provide a harmonious working relationship b etw een the parties to this Agreement, it is further agreed and understood by the parties that there shall be a procedure for the resolution of grievances involving the application or interpretation of this Agreement and grievances involving discharge, suspension, demotion or any other adverse personnel action against a member covered by this Agreement . Every effort will be made by the parties to settle any grievance as expeditiously as possible. Failure to cb serve the prescribed time limits by either party shall amount to an abandonment of its position and a resolution of the grievance in favor of the other party. Any decision not appealed or any grievance settled, other than one settled through binding arbitration shall not constitute a procedure for the interpretation of this Agreement nor shall it be used as a basis for future decisions. Orievances shall be presented in the follav ing manner and every effort shall be made by the parties to secure the prompt disposition of such grievances: Step 1. The member shall first take up his grievance with his immediate supervisor within five (5) days of the occurrence of the event(s) which gave rise to the grievance. Such contact between the menb er and his immediate supervisor shall be on an informal and oral basis. Step 2. Any grievance which cannot be satisfactorily settled with the immediate supervisor shall be reduced to writing by the memb er and shall next be taken up with the Fire Chief. Such grievance shall be presented to the Chief in writing within five (5) days of the deadline date for completion of Step 1. The Fire Chief shall, within five (5) days after presentation of the grievance (or such longer period of time as is mutually agreed upon), render his decision on the grievance in writing with a copy to the Union. Step 3. In the event a memmb er is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance in Step 2, he shall have the right to appeal the Fire Chiefs decision to the City Tanager or his designee within five (5) days of the date of the issuance of. the Fire Chief's decision. Such appeal must be accomplished by the filing of a copy of the original written grievance together with a letter signed by the member, or at the member's option, the Representative of the local Union, requesting that the Fire Chief's decision be reversed. The City Manager shall within ten (10) days of the filing of the appeal (or some longer period of time as is mutually agreed upon) render his decision in writing with a copy to the Union. When a grievance is general in nature in that it applies to a number of members rather than a single member or if the grievance is directly between the local Union and the Department or the City, such grievance shall be presented in writing directly to the Fire Chief within the time limits provided for submission of a grievance in Step 1. The grievance shall be signed by the aggrieved merrbers or the Representative of the local Union. Thereafter, the grievance shall be processed in accordance with the procedures in Steps 2 and 3. The parties desire to give this Collective Bargaining Agreement the maximum force and effect and. do hereby agree that this grievance procedure shall be the sole and exclusive method of resolving any dispute concerning interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. In the event the grievance procedure is utilized to pursue a grievance over discharge, suspension or dermtion, the arbitration procedure set forth in the Arbitration Article shall also apply if invoked. ARTICLE 5 5.0 ARBITRATION In the event a grievance processed through the grievance procedure set forth in Article 4 has not been resolved, the grievant may submit the grievance to a Board of Arbitration within fifteen (15) days after the City Abnager or his designee renders a written decision _on the grievance. The Board of Arbitration shall be corrprised of one (1) representative of the City, one (1) representative of the local Union and a third impartial person selected by the parties to the Agreement. In the event the parties are unable to agree upon said third (impartial) person within ten (10) days, the parties shall jointly request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and/or American Arbitration Association to furnish a panel of seven (7) names frcm which each party shall have the option of alternately striking names thus leaving the seventh (7th) which will give a neutral or impartial arbitrator. The City and the merrber (or the local union) shall mutually agree in writing as to the statement of the grievance to be arbitrated prior to the arbitration hearing and the Board of Arbitration, therefore, shall confine its decision to the particular grievance thus specified. In the event the parties fail to agree upon the statement of the grievance to be submitted to the Board of Arbitration, the Board of Arbitration will confine its consideration and determination to the written statement of the grievance presented in Step 2, of the Grievance Procedure. The Board of Arbitration shall have no authority to change, amend, add to, subtract from, or otherwise alter or supplement this Agreement or any part thereof or amendment thereto. The Board of Arbitration shall have no authority to rule upon any matter which is stated in this Agreement not to be subject to arbitration or which is not a grievance as defined in this Agreement; nor shall this Collective Bargaining Agreement be construed by the Board of Arbitration to supersede applicable laws in existence at the time of signing of this Agreement, except to the extent as specifically provided herein. Each party shall bear the expense of its own witnesses and of its own representatives. The impartial arbitrator's fee and related expenses and expense of obtaining a hearing room, if any, shall be equally divided between the parties. Any party desiring a transcript of the hearing shall bear the cost of such transcript unless both parties mutually agree to share the cost. The parties shall make their choioe of the impartial arbitrator within five (5) days after the receipt of the panel from the Federal %diation and Conciliation Service and/or the American Arbitration Association. Copies of the Board of Arbitration's award made in accordance -with the jurisdiction and authority under this Agreement shall be furnished to both parties within thirty (30) days of the closing of the Arbitration Hearing. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding. The grievance and arbitration procedure herein shall have no application to the resolution of disputes between parties concerning the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement to replaoe this Agreement. U I ARTICLE 6 6.0 PREVAILING RIOT'S All rights, privileges and working conditions enjoyed by the employees at the present time, which are not included in this Agreement shall remain in full force, unchanged and unaffected in any manner, during the term of this Agreement unless changed by mutual consent. L 7.0 RUTIES AND REGULATIONS The Union agrees that its merrbers shall comply with all Fire Department rules and regulations, including those related to conduct and work performance. Such rules and regulations shall form a part of this Agreement as the same may be amended from time to time. Such rules and regulations shall be amended only after consultation with the Union. 1 8.0 DISCRIMINATION The employer agrees not to discriminate against any employee for his activity in behalf of, or membership in, the Union. The employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee because of race, creed, religion, ..color, sex, age or national origin- 1 ARTICLE 9 9.0 UNION BUSINESS Employees selected to Union office shall be granted time to perform their union functions, including attendance at conventions, conferences, seminars. Up to a maximum of two (2) merrbers of the negotiating team shall be allowed time off provided: (a) A written request is submitted to Department Management at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time off period. (b) Sufficient manpower is available in the regular shift to properly man the Department during the absence of the local Union official. (c) A written request shall not be required for meetings mutually agreed upon between the City and the Union. (d) Errployees shall have the right to exchange shifts when the change does not interrupt with the operation of the Fire Department. Time off as provided in this Article for local Union officials shall not exceed a total of six (6) twenty-four hour shifts for all officials in any fiscal year. The Department retains the right to restrict any time off for Union business, provided such request shall not be unreasonably denied. 1 Fe1:jhkUNASIRTi1 10.0 CALL BACK PAY All Fire Department employees covered by the terrors of this Agreement who are called back to work from off duty, for training or other reasons shall be paid at least three (3) hours minimm at one and a half (1j) times the basic rate of pay. 1 1 ARTICLE 11 11.0 BASIC RATE OF PAY Basic hourly rate of pay equals annual salary divided by 2808 hours in any twelve (12) month period. 11.1 Effective October 1, 1978, the basic hourly rate of pay shall be equal to the annual salary divided by 2704 hours in any twelve (12) month period. 1 1 ADMT/'? T' 10 11.0 WORKING OUT OF CLASSIFICATION Any person covered by this Agreement who is required to accept the responsibility and carry out the duties of a position or rank above that which he normally holds, in exoess of two consecutive shift periods shall be paid at the rate for that position or rank while so acting. Any employee worming out of classification in excess of two consecutive shift periods shall receive a minimum of one (1) step above his current rate. i ATfMTr7V lq 13.0 OVMrIW PAY The City and the Union agree to the following: In the event that the need for overtime should occur in the Fire Department because of vacations, sickness, or other unforseen conditions, overtime shall be paid at the rate of one and ._a half (12) times the basic rate of pay for time in excess of the normal work week. The City will continue the present call back system for the term of this Agreement. 1 1 14.0 SICK LEAVE ARTICLE 14 Sick leave time will be earned at the rate of 10.8 hours for each month of service. There will be no limit to the amount of sick leave days accumulated. Sick leave shall be granted for the following reasons: A. Personal illness or physical incapacity to such an extent as to be rendered. thereby unable to perform the duties of his/her position. B. Attendance upon members of the family within the household of the employee whose illness requires the care of such employee. C. Enforced quarantine when established by the Department of Health or other competent authority for the period of such quarantine. An employee who is absent from work due to an illness or disability may be required to submit a physician's statement of physical condition. When deemed necessary, the Department Head may require proof of any illness. An employee covered by this Agreement may receive compensation for accured sick leave in excess of 324 hours anytime during his/her employment with the City at the following rate: Accumulated Days % of Buy Back 324 hours - 648 hours 25% 658.8 hours - 1069.2 hours 50% Over 1080 hours 100% At time of separation in good standing, an employee who has accumulated 324 or more hours of sick leave shall be paid at the following rate: Accumulated Days % of Buy Back 324 hours - 648 hours 257o 658.8 hours - 1069.2 hours 50% Over 1080 hours 100% Employees and their dependents will be provided with medical, surgical and hospitalization benefits equal to those currently provided, with the City paying the full premium for employee coverage and dependent coverage, except that the employees shall pay $8.36 monthly towards dependent coverage. Ll 1 ARTTr T T' l a In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee, the employee shall be granted up to one (1) twenty-four (24) hour shift off with pay. If the death occurs during the employees work shift, that shift on which the death occurs shall not be counted. The immediate family shall be defined as Father, Mother, Spouse, Children, Father or Mother- in-law, Brother, Sister, Grandparents, Grandchildren, Son or Daughter- in-law and, upon proof, any person in the general family whose ties would normally be considered immediate family and living within the same household. Bereavement Leave will not be charged against sick leave, vacation or holiday leave or accumulated overtime. The City reserves the right to require documentation supporting all approval of Bereavement Leave after the employee returns to work. Applications may be made to the City Manager and/or his designee through the Fire Chief for extension of Bereavement Leave due to extenuating circumstances. ARTICLE 17 17.0 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Union recognizes the right of the City to operate, manage, and direct all affairs of the Fire Department and the City including the exclusive right: A. To manage and direct all employees of the City and the Fire Department. B. To hire, re -hire, promote, transfer, schedule, assign and retain employees in positions with the City. C. To suspend, denote, discharge, lay off, or take other disciplinary action against employees for just cause. D. To maintain the efficiency of the operations of the City and the Fire Department. E. To determine the structure and organization of City government including the right to supervise, sub -contract, expand, consolidate or merge any department and to alter, combine, or reduce any division thereof. F. To determine the number of all employees who shall be employed by the City, the job make-up, activities, assign- ments, and the number of hours and shifts to be worked per week including starting and quitting time of all employees. G. To determine the number, types, and grades of positions or employees assigned to an organizational unit, department or project, and the right to alter, combine, reduce, expand or cease any position. H. To determine internal security practices. It is understood by the parties that every incidental duty connected with operations enumerated in job descriptions is not always specifically de- scribed and employees, at the discretion of the City, may be required to per- form duties not within their job description, but within the realm of related duties. The City shall formulate all department policies and procedures including rules and regulations which will serve as a guide for the conduct, responsibilities and duties of all employees covered by this agreement. The use, location, operation and personnel policies including care and maintenance of any equipment or property of the City used by the Fire Department shall be subject to the exclusive direction and control by the City. Any right, privilege, benefit, or function of the City and the Union members not specifically released or modified by this agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Should the City or the Union fail .-to exercise their rights from time to time, this shall not be construed or deemed a waiver of the City's or the Union's perogative to exercise any or all rights or functions listed in this agreement. LI 1 18.0 VACATION ARTTr'T" [2 "t Q Every employee shall be eligible for a vacation with pay after satisfactorily completing his/her probationary period. Employees shall start to earn vacation as of the first date of employment. Vacation leave will be earned at the rate of 10.8 hours for each completed month of service. Accumulated vacation leave shall not exceed 324 hours. If a holiday occurs during the time in which a vacation is taken by an employee, vacation leave will not be deducted for the time of the holiday. Any employee who is separated from the service (resignation, death, retirement or discharge) shall be compensated in cash for all unused vacation time accumulated at the regular rate of pay at the time of separation as long as the probationary period has been satisfactorily completed. Schedules for vacation shall be subject to the approval of the Fire Chief and shall be based upon the needs of the department. 18.1 HOLIDAY All employees covered by this agreement, in pay status when a holiday occurs shall receive, in addition to his regular pay, Twelve (12) hours pay at his straight time hourly for each of the following holidays: New Years Day Presidents Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving Christmas Day All employees covered by this agreement, shall be allowed one 24 hour tour of duty as personal leave. ARTICLE 19 19.0 SAVINGS CLAUSE If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision should be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts or portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. ARTICLE 20 20.0 ON THE JOB INJURY The City agrees that any employee who is disabled during the course of his tour of duty with the City of Tamarac's Fire Depart- ment and which such disability would be ccapensated under the Workmen's Compensation Statutes, shall be paid full salary for the first five (5) days of the disability. Thereafter, the City will supplement the employees' workmen's compensation, social security disability, or any benefits to which he or she may be entitled so that the employee shall receive eighty-five (857o) percent of his gross bi-weekly base pay until such time as the employee returns to work, terminates or retires. The employee will be required to return to the City any benefits he may have received from the City which exceed the benefits provided for above, and such return may be accomplished through payroll deductions if necessary. It is intended by the parties that no employee seeking benefits under this section shall ever receive more than one hundred (100%) percent of his or her bi-weekly base pay from the City. u ARTICLE 21 21.0 MINIMUM MANNING The City will agree that at no time will there be less than one (1) supervisor and three (3) Public Safety Officers, Fire Division, on duty, including State Certified volunteers. 11 1 lJ 22.0 STRIKES ARTICLE 22 The Union agrees that its members will not engage in strikes, slow downs, boycotts, stoppage of work, refusal of assignments, or any interference with efficient management and operation of the Fire Depart- ment and the City. 1 ARTICLE 23 23.0 PAY SCALE The pay scale is attached hereto as "Exhibit A". n 1 1 1 T N 00 O W O N TO CJt N W O a J J W tTj N �1 t� b y d d 00 C LTJ H H () y W F-' H tzj w r roy y y N N a O ZO O 00 I-� W W 00 F-' N N 00 O O N FP OO Cat N x W I a 1 1 G7 x N FP Cfl OO fP N Ul 00 CD • �1 Ut -mil O � W 00 Q0 OD Cr 00 00 N I-' N N fP O W co •mil N N • �1 rA -.1 FP Cb of O O O Cfl 00 N 4 00 N N I� N N 4 O 00 • CA W 00 -1 0 FP CTt p 1-� Cfl O O N rA Ul F-' 1-+ W C] O N O O ti Cfl W W --1 00 (n H C H (� H O O N C9 N L=J ►-� w O �d H �-3 y N Ul 00 ttj a Cn m w Ul m z o rn w cn w t2l �lj x N O N w 00 H n N 00 N � N CP N rA Cat -1 Cat O F- j • 11 FP I� 00 W W N Cn Ut �P N 00 UP w O bJ � N cD FP R• N Cit N C9 O CSt 00 11 4 to 0 0o F, C9 CTi U1 FP W N CA �1 FP O CJt O G N � N CIt N Cn O -4 o � 00 rn cD x Y I G7 W O �A ►P � m 00 rn w a rn o w v, N O O Ol N N E—' N N fP O O 00 -1 00 N 00 00E— Cn 1--� I—' W N co FP ul 00 OO (� Cfl . �l N Ul .7 N F-+ W Ul Ul CA w CA O O 00 O C7 �] F- W Cn 00 Ol W Cn I-� N co N Ut Ul •J Ul C l _ m m w •� t� 00 cfl 00 o O fP IA t9 O FP I—� h Ul N CJl N I� Cat C9 O0 m W 1-' N N Cfl hj Ul f9 FP 00 N (D ¢ I-- Ut O ul 00 N Ut N ip ' N N 6 O Co W O 00 N O G O 4 W CA W W O N N o Ol cfl 0o cn rn O o rn x a ARTTM F 9A The City will provide one (1) bulletin board for the exclusive use of the Local 2600, International Association of Fire - Fighters, for posting of bulletins, notices, and other Association materials. The authorized bulletin board may be used for posting official notices which shall be signed by an officer of the Union. All notices shall be submitted to the Fire Chief prior to posting. ARTICLE 25 25.0 UNIFORM ALLOWANCE Each member of the bargaining unit shall receive a clothing allowance of $80.00 annually, paid quarterly. All new employees shall receive from the City at no cost to the employee a new uniform upon his appointment. The uniform shall consist of: Dress Uniform - two (2) pairs of pants four (4) dress shirts Turn Out Gear - one (1) helmet one (1) turnout coat one (1) pair of safety hip boots Work Uniform - two (2) pair of khaki pants four (4) matching shirts All turnout gear shall be in accordance with NFPA specifications (19A). Any employee who shall receive any breakage or damage to his uniform or personal equipment in the line of duty, shall have it replaced at no cost to the employee. ARTICLE 26 26.0 CIVIL SUITS The City agrees to defend and hold harmless any member covered by this Agreement and automatically undertake the defense of any member employee against civil damage suits arising from performance of duties while within the employee's scope of employment and will file proper and appropriate countersuits. E 1 ARTTM R. 9.7 27.0 TERMINATION OF BENNFFITS Vacation time, holiday time and overtime that has been earned and is in an accumulated status will be compensated by cash or time upon termination. Vacation time will be paid subject to completion of probationary period. 28.0 SENIORITY APrPTM'P 7Q Seniority shall consist of continuous accumulated paid service with the City. Seniority shall be computed from date of appoint- ment. ARTICLE 29 29.0 LEAVES OF ABSENCE Leaves of absence without pay for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days may be granted to an employee member with permanent status for any reasonable purpose by the City Manager and/or his designee. Such leaves may be renewed or extended for any reasonable purpose not to exceed ninety (90) days. Any member may, upon request, be granted a leave of absence without pay by the City Manager and/or his designee for educational purposes at an accredited institution when it is related to his employment. The period, not to exceed one (1) year may be renewed at the request of the Officer. Leaves of absence, with or without pay, may also be granted to officers by the City Manager and/or his designee if it is determined that it is for educational purposes to attend conferences, seminars, briefing sessions or other job -related activities of a similar nature which are intended to im- prove or upgrade individual skill or professional ability. Any employee who is a member of the National Guard or Military Reserve Forces of the United States and who is ordered by the appropriate authorities to attend a prescribed training program or to perform other duties, shall be granted a leave of absence with pay as provided by Section 115.07 Florida Statutes. The employee shall receive pay for the number of working days occurring in the authorized period, according to his or her work schedule, less any service pay received. Any permanent member who is drafted, or who enters active duty in the Armed Forces Reserve or National Guard shall be granted military leave for the period of military carmitment without pay. Any member who is on duly authorized paid leave of absence will continue to maintain all benefits including seniority, and health benefits. All job - related benefits will cease for any officer member who is on authorized unpaid leave of absence. Any member may elect to continue hospital and/or personal insurance plans by personally making future payments for this coverage. Seniority or vacation and sick leave credits will be re -installed when the amount of active service upon return from an authorized leave is equal to the amount of time lost. Form I-125 3/66 ARTICLE 30 30.0 DURATION OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall become effective as of October 1, 1978 and shall remain in full force and effect until September 30, 1980. On or before April 1, 1980 any party desiring to renegotiate this Agreement shall notify the other in writing of their intention. The following procedures shall constitute the correct method for negotiations: Either party may submit written notice as to the need for collective bargaining upon the other no later than April 1, 1980. It shall include a list of proposals which shall inform the other party of the items they desire to negotiate. It shall be the obligation of both parties to meet within ten (10) days after the receipt of written notice of a request for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. Any Federal, State or Local Legislation which has impact upon this Agreement shall be reviewed by both parties with advice of legal counsel so as to properly adjust to comply with the law when appropriate. At the end of ninety (90) days of negotiations, any unresolved issues may be submitted to arbitration, subject to Article 5 of the Grievance Procedure. Ll I7 L 1 1 lil The following are in agreement with this contract: CITY OF TAMARAC AN. CitVAttorney Aset. City Cler -Mayor Act ng City Manager r. PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGffERS OF TANARAC r � � o V.P.