A/EMP- Union Contract Flashcards
Article I TQ This agreement pursuant to Title ____ Oklahoma statutes, section ___-___
Title 11, section 51-101
Article II: all employees hired after ___ must complete recruit academy to be covered by this contract?
Jan. 1, 1998
Probationary permanent employees shall not have access to what until completing 12 month probationary time?
payment of sick leave upon termination, vacation usage until completing 6 months of service, transfer system
probationary permanent employees time off shall not exceed ____ shifts/ quarterly rotation. exceptions approved by ____.
3 shifts, deputy chief of operations
probationary firefighter until completion of fire academy, ___ months, ___ shifts consisting of ____ hours in suppression work section
12 months, 54 shifts, 1296 hours
TQ probationary permanent employees grievance shall be presented to ___ within ___ days
fire chief’s office, within 10 calendar days
If grievance is not settled by the Fire Chief, the parties agree to proceed directly to ____, what step is that?
arbitration, step IV
If probationary permanent employee has taken the EMT certification exam at least ____ and not attained a passing score within probationary period, they may be what?
at least 2x, terminated/pay for second class on their own
If not enrolled in employer provided EMT program and in own program, proof of enrollment will be submitted to who? Who will forward proof to ____?
Immediate supervisor who will forward the proof to the district officer
Style, material and fit of OCFD uniforms will be determined by the ____?
Employer
Any employee who chooses to withdraw from IAFF has how many days from when?
10 calendar day period from Jan. 1
For normal services contemplated, IAFF will be charged how much money annually? In how many installments? Prior to and before what day of each month?
$250, 12 payments, 5th of each month
The employer recognizes that members of the bargaining unit are entitled to legal defense services as provided in titles ___ and ___ of Oklahoma statutes
11 & 51
Any employee disagreeing with a written criticism in their file shall be allowed to have their views regarding it placed in their file within how many days?
30 days
Letters of reprimand will be removed from employees file at their request after how many years?
2 years
Each year in the ___ quarter of the fiscal year a payroll event calendar is prepared?
3rd Quarter payroll event calendar
Payroll event calendar includes the following:
payment of FLSA OT, Quarterly uniform payment, any other special benefit in CBA
Who is the payroll event calendar prepared by? and presented to who for approval?
Prepared by the fire dept.
presented to Union for approval
The president of the IAFF Local 157 shall be assigned special duty of the __ office to conduct 157 business.
fire chief’s office
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Guidelines guaranteed by?
Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act of 1991, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (effective feb. 5, 1994)
In the event that any portion of this contract unintentionally conflicts with the Employer’s capability to be in compliance with said act(s), the ____ will be overriding to that portion of this contract
EEOC guidelines
The bargaining agent or employee may file a grievance within how many days of occurrence?
30 days
step I officer-in-charge has how many calendar days to respond to employee?
10 calendar days
Step II: If grievance not settled by Officer then it shall be submitted to who and in how many days?
Bargaining agent grievance committee, within 7 calendar days
The BAGC shall determine if a grievance exists within how many days?
30 calendar days
If BAGC determines a grievance exists, then it is submitted within how many days? and to who?
5 calendar days to fire chief
Fire chief will submit his findings to BAGC and employee within how many days?
7 calendar days
Step III: if not settled by Fire Chief, then BAGC sends in the grievance in how many days? and to who?
7 calendar days, to personnel director
Step III: if at conclusion of the hearing the parties have not settled, the mediator will have how many days after conclusion of mediation hearing to submit a decision?
10 days (not calendar days)
Each side will present a summary limited to how much time?
1 hour per side
Step IV: if not settled by mediator, then they must submit the grievance to whom? in how many days?
City manager, 7 calendar days
City manager will submit findings within how many days? and to who?
10 calendar days, fire chief, the employees involved, and BAGC
If not settled by city manager, then BAGC has how many days to submit to arbitration?
20 calendar days
Within how many days does the BAGC and employer have to try and agree upon an arbitrator?
7 calendar days
If unable to agree upon selection of an arbitrator within __ days, the BAGC & employer shall request the FMCS to provide list of __ arbitrators?
10 Calendar days, 5 arbitrators
Within __ days after the list of 5 arbitrators, the parties shall strike 1 by 1 from list of 5, until 1 name remains? Who strikes first?
7 Calendar days, employer
Arbitrator shall call a hearing to be held within ___ days after date of his/her appointment and shall give at least ___ day’s notice to BAGC and employer of time and place of hearing?
20 calendar days to call hearing
7 calendar days to give notice of place and time
Hearing conducted by arbitrator shall be concluded w/in __ days from time of commencement?
10 calendar days
Within __ days from conclusion of hearing the arbitrator shall issue written opinion?
20 Calendar days
Who pays for the cost of arbitrator?
split 50/50 between BAGC and employer
responsibility for administrative control of promotion plan is vested in __ and authority is delegated to ___?
personnel director, fire chief
The promotion board shall consist of a representative from the ___?
City manager’s office, personnel department, fire chief’s office, and the bargaining agent
Who shall establish a roster of qualified eligibles for certification and recommendation to Fire Chief for promotions?
Support Services
___ shall be responsible for maintaining current study materials at all work sites?
Fire administration
Promotional process documentation will be retained for _ years from date of last promotion of that promotional process?
2 years
Promotional vacancies must be filled within __ days if an existing sequence list is available?
90 days
If no list is available, the department will attempt to meet the __ day requirement
90 days
920 corporal requirements?
3 years ocfd, firefighter II, completed AOA, valid oklahoma’s driver’s license
922 Sergeant’s requirements?
Corporal for 1 year, 5 years of ocfd, 100 question test top 25 scorers
923 Lieutenant requirements?
Sgt for 1 year, complete 2 week Lt academy
928 Captain requirements?
Lt for 2 years, 100 question test top 15 scorers
929 Major requirements?
Captain for 2 years, 2 week major academy
930 District chief requirements?
Major for 2 years, 15 years on OCFD consecutively, 30 hours towards a degree, 100 question test top 12 to assessment center, certify 3 more candidates than positions available
Seniority points for chief? Max points?
.25/ quarter and max points of 6.25
931 Battalion Chief qualifications? college requirements?
1 year as district chief, associate’s degree or 60 or more hours in a degree program
shift commanders pay scale __ step __ plus ___%?
931 Step D plus 4%
Shift commander must complete ___ year in grade as a ____ in suppression?
1 year as district officer in suppression
CSL will be staffed with?
suppression sergeants 922 and or LT 923 duly promoted through suppression 2 per shift
All transfers into training work section are expected to last ___ months?
18 months
For training spots, allow suppression personnel to laterally transfer, the top __ by seniority in rank that apply shall go to oral interviews? who makes final decision?
Top 6 spots, fire chief, *can be someone off the sgt’s list and can fill by having a sgt’s test
Personnel in training work section shall receive bonus points up to a maximum of ___ points?
4 points MAX
24 hour personnel transferring into 40 hour/week position shall be paid differential pay of __ %?
11.25%
The 11.25% shall become effective when?
July 1st, 2006
Employees hired after__ will be subject to assignment into fire dispatch provided no other candidate apply? the pool is the ___, excluding who?
July 1, 1995. last recruit class to achieve the 1 year permanent status. Excluding paramedics
A group of not more than ___ personnel from suppression shall be identified to assist fire dispatch section during short term vacancies?
12 personnel
Incentive pay for relief dispatcher?
$25 per pay period
how many relief dispatchers per shift?
4 per shift
Selection procedures for dispatch
- prior training in dispatch 2. time on okcfd 3. rank & time in grade 4. lesser amount of incentive pay 5. lottery
Relief dispatchers will spend ___ shift(s) per quarter in dispatch?
1 shift per quarter, relief dispatcher must stay at dispatch for entire 24 hour period while theyre there
If assigned to dispatch, must remain for minimum of how many years?
2 years
Dispatcher requirements?
min. of 1 year OKCFD, must remain for 2 years
920 Senior dispatcher requirement?
3 years on OKCFD, OKCFD communications training or suppression corporal requirements
922 lead dispatcher requirements
1 year as corporal, 2 years as dispatcher, 5 years OKCFD, OCFD communications training
923 Senior lead dispatcher requirements:
1 year as lead dispatcher
928 shift supervisor requirements
2 years as senior lead dispatcher
929 Senior shift supervisor requirement
2 years as shift supervisor
To be assistant fire marshal, must have completed how long in pay range 928 in non suppression work section?
928 for 2 years in nonsuppression and 30 hours towards degree
assistant fire marshal II must have completed __ hours towards a degree
asst fire marshall 30 hours, asst fire marshall II 60 hours or AA and 1 year as assistant fire marshall
Who establishes requirements and selection procedures for all bargaining unit positions not listed in career development positions, e.g. safety officer & admin. officers?
Fire Chief
If Fire Chief changes selection process, he will send a draft copy of vacancy to bargaining agent __ business days prior to posting vacancy?
5 business days
Promotions to positions in pay ranges 950 and above shall be by assessment center and/or interview as determined by?
fire chief
notice of examinations shall be published at least __ days prior to any written exam?
30 days
Deputy chief eligibility requirements?
Dep. chief of ops- 1 year of 930 district chief in suppression, Dep. chief of support services- 1 year as 930 or above (district chief or asst fire marshall), Dep. chief of prevention services- 2 years as captain (928) or above in non-suppression work section
What period is 1:00pm to 5:00pm the day of test and 8am to 12pm day after the test?
protest period
What period is 1pm to 5pm the day protest period closes and 8am to 12pm next business day?
adjustment review period
What period is 1pm to 5pm the day adjustment review period closes and 8am to 12pm the next business day?
Grading review board
tie breaker steps?
- seniority in classification 2. seniority on FD 3. highest score on promotional exam 4. highest score in promotional academy 5. education incentiv- .5 point per level- section 22 6. specialty pay points- .5 per level - section 22 7. highest overall average of recruit academy scores
Seniority points calculation, __ points per quarter with maximum of ___ points?
.5 point per quarter max of 12.5 points half used on exam half in academy
promotional process for support divisions 100 question test top __ candidates to assessment, assessment determine list of __ candidates? if more than 1 position the list will expand by how many per position
top 8 from test to assessment, top 5 from assessment to oral review board for 1 position, more than 1 position list expands 1 per position
In support promotions, if less than __ apply then no written test? If less than __ apply then an oral review will be used in place of assessment center?
Less than 8= no written test, less than 5 = oral review board in place of assessment
When an employee is within ___ days of completing time in grade requirement, a request should be made to the ___ work section to initiate certification process?
30 days, human resources
Protests of any support services promotions can only be made by request for promotion board within __ days of promotion announced
30 calendar days
Performance of administrative employees shall be evaluated when and submitted to what department?
Annually, personnel department
___ shall have authority to approve or disapprove recommendations for pay increases?
City manager
If employee laid off, they have __ days to notify employer of their intentions following notification by ___?
14 day period, registered mail
Safety and health committee, how many people is on it? from what departments
6 people 3 from each
bargaining agent- employer
How often will safety and health committee meet?
bi-monthly and other times as deemed necessary by fire chief and/or bargaining agent
Sick leave shall be accumulated at __ hours per pay period with max accrual of ___ hours?
5 hours per pay period, max= 2,000 hours
When retiring from OKCFD sick leave shall be compensated at base rate of pay for ___ of unused sick leave?
half
Payment of sick leave shall be reduced by __% for every year less than 20 years of service, when terminated or death not line of duty?
2.5%
__% sick leave paid to __ in event of line of duty death
100% paid to employee’s named beneficiary
If a member does not use more than two 24 hour shifts of sick leave during his leave year, he will receive an additional __ shift of vacation accrual on his leave anniversary date?
24 hour shift of vacation
Sick leave shall be charged at rate of __ hours per 24 hour shift? dispatch gets __ hours/12 hour shift?
16 hours per 24 hour shift and 8 hours per 12 hour shift
Max sick leave donation to 24 hour employee is? Max donation to 40 hour/week employee is?
24 hour employee gets 48 hours donated, 40 hour/ week employee gets 24 hours donated
The donated leave shall be used in the order it is __
donated
Each employee has right to convert to VAC up to ___ hours of sick leave per year? sick leave must be converted in a minimum of __ hour increments?
32 hours per year, 4 hour increments- sick leave minimum
Employee injured on the job OJI shall not exceed __ months from date of injury?
6 calendar months
Light duty is at the discretion of __?
Fire Chief
Max time on light duty? to be extended?
max of 6 months can be extended 60 days if can return to full duty in that additional 60 days
Death in family up to __ calendar days? if FF is off duty day starts at __ the next day? if FF notified on duty and leaves, then time starts at next closest hour. If ff death in family ends during any portion of shift, shall be allowed to remain off duty remainder of shift and this time, to next __ hour increment and charged to FF’s __ time?
4 calendar days, 7:00am next day, 4 hour increment, charged to holiday time
Sickness in family non-fmla employee shall be granted up to ___ calendar day per occurrence?
4 days deducted as sick leave
Federal fiscal year dates?
October 1- September 30
Max military time? how many days of paid military leave?
24 hour employee is 720 hours, 40 hour/week employee is 240 hours, and 30 working days of paid military leave per fiscal year
What leave is not authorized for military leave?
sick leave
