contract Flashcards
DVP granted time off not to exceed
192 hours
with a written request to the fire chief
72 hours in advanced
sufficient staffing must be available with no
overtime costs
civil suits comply with
provisions of section 111.07 768.28 fl statutes
dispute or complaint between city and union as to
application or interpretation of this agreement
aggrieved employee present in writing
within 10 working days through chain of command to fire chief
initial discussion will be
informal
fire chief will in writing communicate decision within
10 working days of grievance being presented
if not solved in step 1 present to HR director within
10 working days of step 1 decision
HR will meet with union withing
10 working days of grievance receipt
HR will deliver decision to union
within 10 working days
City manager may designate another individual to hear step 2 grievance upon
7 calendar days written notice
if not solved at step 2
submit to arbitration by union within 10 working days of HR decision
reward of arbitration is
final and binding
failure of city to respond within time limit is considered
denial of grievance and aggrieved may proceed to next step
arbitrator shall render reports within
30 calendar days after parties submit briefs
working days are considered
0800-1600 M-F
authorization is revocable at employee request upon
30 days written notice to city and union
changes in dues implemented no later than
30 days after notification
kelly days bid
in july and effective first full pay period after october 1
seniority ties are broken by
date of employment
hiring exam test score
date on application
ranking employees seniority ties are broken by
promotion date
promotional test score
time in next lowest rank
date of employment
date and time of employment application
minimum of how many hours permitted and require prior approval by batallion
2 hours
1 shift advanced not required for
less than 12 hours unless exchange starts at 0800
no more than how many time exchanges owed at 1 time
5
abuse of this article may result in
up to 1 year loss of right to time exchange
annual and sick leave docked for every
1/4 hour missed
costs/expenses accrued for failure to work will be
deducted from annual leave account
how many days of leave without pay may be granted for reasonable purpose by HR
60 calendar days
may be renewed or extended for
30 calendar days by HR approved in writing
denial under this section
is not grievable
to obtain leave without pay
annual leave and floating holiday time must be exhausted
if leave without pay is for the purpose of mental or physical disability
sick leave must be exhausted
time without pay for one pay period or less is considered
unpaid leave and does not require HR approval
absence of 30 calendar days (full or partial) or more per calendar year will toll
continuous service and adjust anniversary date
shift employees accrue sick leave at
2.77 hours per week
not to exceed
144 hours per fiscal year
non shift employees accrue sick leave at
1.84 hours per week
upon resignation employees will be payed for
1/4 accumulated sick leave
not to exceed
96 hours per fiscal year
upon retirement employees will be payed for
1/2 accumulated sick leave
upon line of duty death
100 percent will be payed to beneficiary within 30 days of death
payoff will be based on the employees
base rate of pay at time of separation
employees must call in sick before
0700 hours
6 months of no sick leave usage
10/1-3/31
4/1-9/30
12 hours of annual leave (shift)
8 hours of annual leave (non shift) will be added to annual leave bank
there will be reasonable effort to credit this annual leave by
the end of the 2nd full pay period after 3/31 and 9/30
if light duty recommended by physician for non job related injury or illness is not approved within
5 working days, it is considered a denial
physician assurance that it will not extend
beyond 30 days
extension beyond 30 days will be
approved by HR
deemed compensable by workers comp or
112.1816 fl statute
time on disability counts as continuous service but there will be no
additional pay or benefits
reg pay rate, workers comp received until
return to duty
disability rewarded
1 year passed (more with CM approval)
1 year passed but will return within the next 12 months
medical and life insurance plans will be available
on the 1st of the month following 30 days employment, provided documents completed within 30 days employment
life insurance is based on
salary rounded to the closest 1000 (max 50,000)
line of duty death or if death occurred while protecting life/property receive
75,000
if killed intentionally or unlawfully
225,000
tier II insurance subsidy of
25 dollars for each year under the pension plan until age 65 up to 500 dollars and 15 dollars per month up to 300 dollars thereafter
revenue in excess of
2055127 will be held in pension fund share plan
in state bereavement
1 shift or 3 (8 hour) days for non shift
out of state bereavement
2 shifts 5 (8 hours) days for non shift
education approval is not
grievable
EMT will receive
5 percent
paramedics will receive
17.5 percent
first responder pay of
2.5 percent (10/1/2025)
fire officer and fire science
35 per pay period
associates degree
50 per pay period
bachelors degree
100 per pay period
AA
11.54/week
bachelors
25.38/week
per cert employees may receive
250 (750 max) in first paycheck in december
cert pay will be submitted
no later than Nov 1
employees will receive 24 hours off every
7th shift
change of duty requires
30 day notice to union
on holidays, non shift employees will receive
regular pay plus 8 hours of annual
swing shift employees will work
3 8 hour days and 1 24 hour shift
for overtime purposes, paid leave counts as
hours worked
comp time is not to exceed
72 hours
comp time is taken in no less than
12 hours (shift) 1 hour (non shift)
there will be a 3% increase in pay the first full pay period after
10/1/24,25,26
2.5% added to the
top of the pay plan
if promoted and merit is within the next 60 days
both merit and promotion raise will be received
FF steps
39-57
DO steps
44-60
cap steps
50-66
inspector steps
39-60
RL steps
46-62
EMS captain will receive
5%
everyone moved up a step on
10/1/24
honor guard, dive and swat medic will receive
15 dollars/week
payed for 144 hours of holiday on the first pay period after
may 15 and nov 15
requests for annual leave in place of holiday pay made no later than
4/15 and 10/15
working in excess of 2 hours out of class will be payed
at starting pay of that rank, not to be less than 5 percent
employees earn annual leave according to the following schedule (shift)
1-60 months 120
61-120 months 168
121-180 months 216
181 months or longer 264
non shift employees earn annual leave according to the following schedule
1-60 months 96
61-120 months 136
121-180 months 176
181 months or longer 216
employees may accumulate up to
12 shifts or 288 hours of annual leave
nonshift employees accumulate
240 hours
annual leave in excess of these caps on the date of the close of the fiscal year
will automatically be forfeited
if the cities denial of annual leave usage causes the employee to be in excess of these caps
the city will give the employee an additional 180 days to utilize said leave
should an employee request a change of previously scheduled vacation, an electronic request should be submitted
3 days prior to the originally scheduled vacation. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied
emergency annual leave is used in order to care for
employees sick spouse or child or employees parent who is domiciled in the employees home, provided that no other person is able to care for them
personnel may request annual leave for educational or training courses in
4 hour increments
in the event of retirement, resignation or termination employee will be payed for
all accrued but unused annual leave at the base rate of pay
employees will be allowed to receive a cash payment for up to
72 hours (shift)
60 hours (nonshift) providing that the bank does not fall below 96 hours (shift) or 80 hours (nonshift) as of the first pay period before september 15 each year
in the first paycheck during the month of december employees will receive
a uniform allowance of 200 dollars
eyeglasses or wristwatches damaged or destroyed responding to an emergency or during department scheduled training will be reimbursed at a rate of
50 for watches
250 for prescription eyeglasses with written request submitted within 30 days of the date of the occurrence
probation begins
the date that the employee begins working for the fire rescue department as a paid full time state certified firefighter and shall continue until the employee works 90 24 hour shifts
HR director can extend probation for a period
no longer than 30 shifts
fire inspector must complete an additional probationary period of
12 months
extension of fire inspector probation
no more than 90 days
fire inspector is the same seniority level as the
firefighter
joint occupational safety and health program committee shall consist of
6 members, 3 appointed by the union and 3 by the fire rescue department
an employee required to report the morning after shift to jury duty will be sent home at
8 pm
if the employee is not on shift for a required court appearance they will be guaranteed
minimum 3 hours of 1.5 times their regular rate of pay
employees will be payed at
1.5 times regular rate of pay for the actual time spent
fire rescue department must be notified in writing of the off duty appearance within
72 hours after the subpoena
ten years of continuous service will be eligible for longevity incentive pay of
5.1 percent
employees who have completed 15 years of service will be eligible for longevity incentive pay of
2.6 percent
20 years of service will receive
2.7 percent
hired after 2019-2021 ratification shall be treated as supplemental pay and will not be
compounded
15 years
2.5 percent
10 years
5 percent
20 years
2.5 percent
the city shall apply what standard in ordering for testing for drugs, alcohol and illegal substances
reasonable suspicion
the city has the right to randomly drug/alcohol test up to how many bargaining unit employees each calendar year
fifty percent
positive urine specimen sample portion shall be subjected to
chromotography/mass spectrophometry
employees shall be required to document their legal drug/substance use within
24 hours of their initial drug screening
a positive test for alcohol will be at or above
0.04g%
initial screening for each of the steroids and their metabolites will be at
10 ng/ml and confirmation screening at 1ng/ml
no chargeable accident between october 1 and september 30 he or she shall have
8 hours added to the annual leave account 3hours for non shift
this agreement may be reopened with
30 days notice
how many days shall the parties have, if requested to meet and negotiate a replacement provision
15 calendar days
FMLA requires employers to provide up to
12 weeks of job protected leave to eligible employees
employees are eligible if they have
worked for the city for at least 1 year and for at least 1250 hours of service over the previous 12 months
birth of a child may take up to
12 weeks (combined if both parents work for the city)
in no case shall the total period of leave
exceed 12 months
bargaining unit members must keep
at least 1 week of annual leave for personal use when donating time
if employee is not eligible for coverage under FMLA HR director may grant up to
40 hours unpaid leave upon adoption of a child
for these FMLA qualifying purposes, shift employees may use up to
4 shifts (96) hours of sick leave per fiscal year and non shift 80 hours
special response team shall be payed
100 dollars per pay period
there will be a minimum of how many personnel appointed to the special response team
thirty (30)
the promotional examination for rescue lt will be regularly conducted in
april of each odd numbered year
driver operator and captain will be conducted in
april of each even numbered year
the city shall provide written notice
120 days in advanced of the first component
the city, in its exclusive discretion may select
any one of the top 5 names on the list
in the event that a promotional list is depleted
within 6 months of the original expiration date, a replacement examination will be conducted and the list will remain in effect for the next 2 year cycle
if the list is depleted more than 6 months before the normal expiration date
replacement promotional list will be used for the remainder of the 2 years
if a promotional candidate is unable to participate in a component due to an emergency
fire chief can authorize them to complete the remaining components within 3 days of the original examination component date (this decision is not subject to grievance)
military leave not to exceed
240 working hours every fiscal year
employees who enlist during peacetime are entitled to reemployment
within 90 days of their release with honorable discharge without loss of benefits or seniority
reserve component to active duty shall be eligible for military leave benefits
the first 30 days will be with pay
how many days prior to the expiration date of this agreement either party may notify the other party that it wishes to add, alter or amend the agreement
150 days
negotiations will begin no later than
120 days prior to the expiration date
the agreement shall remain in full force and effect until
september 30, 2027
employee must submit a tuition refund application prior to initiation of the class and
no later than 3 weeks after the first class meeting
all applicable electronic requests to HR department
within 90 days of the date employee is issued coursework grades
grade of A or B
100% reimbursement
grade C
50% reimbursement
how long does it take before the check is prepared and given to the employee
3 weeks
maximum amount of credit hours eligible for payment in a semester
6 semester hours
bachelors and coursework required for promotional examination
12 semester hours until employees have completed approved course of study
