Contract ✅✅

Question 1

On January 1st of each year how many hours of vacation are reduced per member so 2 union officials can conduct union business?

Answer 1

2 hours
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Question 2

When does the calender week begin and end?

Answer 2

Begins 00:00 on Sunday and ends 23:59 on Saturday.

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Question 3

Does the city OR the union have the right to determine the “Size and composition of the workforce”?

Answer 3

City

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Question 4

Under normal conditions a grievance must be presented within how many days from occurring?

Answer 4

30 days from when the grievant became aware (or should have become aware). Never to exceed 45 days.

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Question 5

The Fire Chief has how long to respond to a grievance?

Answer 5

6 days.
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Question 6

If the union is not satisfied with the Fire Chiefs response to a grievance, what is the next step?

Answer 6

The grievance is presented to the Public Safety Director.

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Question 7

The Public Safety Director has how long to answer a grievance?

Answer 7

20 days.

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Question 8

If the Public Safety Directors decision on a grievance is not acceptable to the union, what is the next step?

Answer 8

Grievance is submitted to arbitration.
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Question 9

If, during the course of discussion, a Superior Officer realizes disciplinary action could result. The Superior Officer is required to do what?

Answer 9

Notify the employee that they may request the presence of a Union Rep before the discussion continues.

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Question 10

A FF can work OOC as a Captian between the hours of 0800 - 2000. Such assignment shall not exceed how many hours?

Answer 10

4 hours.

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Question 11

For an employee to not be used OOC, what should they do?

Answer 11

A request must be made in writing to the Fire Chief.

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Question 12

Arson Bureau employees (in good standing) may purchase their service weapon upon retirement. For how much?

Answer 12

$1

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Question 13

Are hooded sweatshirts ever allowed to be worn on duty?

Answer 13

No. Page 46

Question 14

No employee shall receive or be paid for vacation until they have worked how many pay periods?

Answer 14

13 pay periods

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Question 15

When must vacation be canceled?

Answer 15

No later than 1000 hours on the employees assigned workday preceding the workday for which the vacation is scheduled.

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Question 16

Any grievance not settled through the grievance process can be be taken to who?

Answer 16

An arbitrator.
Court of common pleas is next.
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Question 17

For the city to investigate a civilian complaint (including anonymous), it must be received by the city in how many days?

Answer 17

90
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Question 18

If the need is Foreseeable, an employee must give the city how much notice before using FMLA?

Answer 18

30 days

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Question 19

Each employee has the right to receive or work trades up to how many hours per calendar year?

Answer 19

336 hours. 14 days
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Question 20

Who must approve an employee working more than the normal maximum hours of trades?

Answer 20

The Fire Chief.
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Question 21

If an employee agrees to work a trade and fails to report for duty, who’s vacation time will be charged?

Answer 21

The employee originally scheduled to work the time.

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Question 22

Employees who agree to work a trade and fail to report for duty for the entire 24 hour shift shall be barred from trading for how long?

Answer 22

1 year

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Question 23

How will the number of drug vs alcohol tests be divided?

Answer 23

Equally.
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Question 24

If a drug or alcohol test is thought to be adulterated what opportunity will the employee be offered?
If this offer is refused, what will the test be considered?

Answer 24

They will offered the opportunity to provide a second sample, under observation, without privacy constraints.

The test will be considered positive.

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Question 25

If an employee has a 0.02 grams per 210L of breath test for alcohol what conformation test shall be done?

Answer 25

Blood test, above 0.04 grams per 100ml of blood shall be considered positive. Page 82

Question 26

What shall be done with an employee that reports for work or is working with an alcohol level of 0.02 - 0.039 per 210L of breath?

Answer 26

Sent home for the remainder of the shift & must use earned leave. Page 82

Question 27

After the last chance period an employee is subject to termination for a positive test, within how many years?

Answer 27

7 Page 85

Question 28

The 40-hour work week consists of 5 8-hour days. What is the Canine Handlers' work week?

Answer 28

35-hour work week as 5 consecutive 7-hour days (paid for 8 hours each day). The extra hour is for animal care & maintenance. (2 consecutive days off) Page 89

Question 29

When recruit FF's are assigned to a unit, who assigns their Kelly days?

Answer 29

The Fire Chief. Page 90

Question 30

All time donated for union duties will be placed in a Time Bank each year totaling how many hours?

Answer 30

4,160 hours each year into the time bank. Pg 1

Question 31

The union shall authorize aggregate days, beginning with even years, for use by union officials to attend conventions, educational meetings, or conferences totaling how many work days?

Answer 31

128 Work days Pg 2

Question 32

What is the 2 week "pay period"?

Answer 32

Begins at 0800 on a Sunday and ending on the second Sunday thereafter at 07:59 Pg 4

Question 33

Can time limits prescribed in the grievance process be extended for any reason?

Answer 33

Yes, they may be extended at any time by mutual consent of the parties. Pg 11

Question 34

Failure to answer a grievance at any step within the prescribed time limits shall be considered a _____ and it shall _____.

Answer 34

Shall be considered a denial of the grievance, and it shall automatically proceed to the next step. Pg 11

Question 35

When is the "Maintenance Allowance" given to uniformed employees, and how much is it?

Answer 35

In the first regular check following the first pay period in the amount of $1,175. Pg 43

Question 36

Vacation in excess of the maximum accrual will be paid out at the end of what month?

Answer 36

At the end of February each year. Pg 47

Question 37

Vacation leave may be taken in increments of ___ with a minimum of ___.

Answer 37

Increments of 1 hour with a minimum of 4 hours. Pg 48 (F)

Question 38

Vacation year shall extend from ___ to ____.

Answer 38

March 1st to March 1st Pg 48

Question 39

Request for vacation must be received by who?

Answer 39

ES1 Pg 48

Question 40

Requests for annual vacation must be received by what date?

Answer 40

February 1st Pg 48

Question 41

What is the maximum amount of personnel allowed on vacation per unit day?

Answer 41

23 uniformed employees per day Pg 48

Question 42

The staffing level must be between ___ and ____ to allow for a maximum of 23 uniformed employees.

Answer 42

Staffing must be between 785 and 810 excluding recruits Pg 48

Question 43

Once manpower levels rise above 810, 1 additional vacation request will be permitted for every ___ additional firefighters.

Answer 43

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