contract 2012-2016

Question 1

effective july 2009 the union shall be authorized ___ 24 hour shifts of administrative leave annually

Answer 1

120 (p11)

Question 2

if the union has not totally expended these 120 shifts of leave, they will be rolled over july 1 of every successive year. these rollover hours will not exceed___ shifts max accrual

Answer 2

240 (p11)

Question 3

3 members of the union negotiating committee may be granted leave from duty with full pay for all meetings between the city and the union for the purpose of _____

Answer 3

renegotiating the term of the agreement (p11)

Question 4

except in the event of an emergency, no rule, regulation nor amendment or cancellation thereof shall become effective until notice thereof has been posted in each fire station for a period of ___ consecutive days

Answer 4

10 (p17)

Question 5

any changes to the sop manual and computer file, shall be issued to the union __ calendar days prior to the proposed change

Answer 5

30 (p19)

Question 6

prior to the successful completion of an initial probationary period, the city has the right to discipline or discharge an employee at any time as long as the action is consistent with applicable ___ and ___ law

Answer 6

state and federal (p20)

Question 7

the department will not discipline an immediate supervisor for any attempt to resolve a discipline matter ___

Answer 7

informally (p21)

Question 8

a discipline matter should first be discussed orally with the employees immediate supervisor within __ calendar days of the occurrence or the employee having knowledge of the occurrence of the violation of this agreement

Answer 8

5 (p21)

Question 9

if a matter cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the employee, by oral discussion with the immediate supervisor, the aggrieved employee shall file a grievance in writing and shall present the written grievance to the employees deputy chief with copies to the his immediate supervisor and the union with in ___ calendar days of the occurrence

Answer 9

10 (p21)

Question 10

the deputy chief shall investigate the grievance and respond in writing within ___ calendar days of receipt

Answer 10

7 (p21)

Question 11

if the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the aggrieved employee by the DC in accordance with procedures set forth the next step is present a copy of the grievance to the ___

Answer 11

fire chief (p22)

Question 12

if the aggrieved employee is not satisfied with the response from the fire chief the employee shall present to the grievance to the _____ within 15 days

Answer 12

city manager (p23)

Question 13

if the employee is not satisfied with response from the city manager he must take the grievance to the ___ within 15 calendar days for final binding arbitration

Answer 13

director of human resources (p23)

Question 14

employees will remain on the rehire list for ___ months from the date of layoff

Answer 14

36 (p28P

Question 15

seniority shall not be broken by annual leave, sick leave, suspension, maternity leave, or any leaves without pay of less than ___ days

Answer 15

30 (p30)

Question 16

employees shall be eligible to take leave after completion of ___ months of continuous service

Answer 16

6 (p32)

Question 17

to be eligible to exchange annual leave for pay the employee must have been in the classified service for a minimum of __ months

Answer 17

18 (p34)

Question 18

in the suppression division the months of june, july, and august shall be used for ___ vacations only

Answer 18

split (36)

Question 19

for the fire suppression division ___ % of the employees per shift in the suppression division will be allowed off duty for vacation

Answer 19

12 (p36)

Question 20

the number of employees of a particular rank allowed off at one time may be limited to the number of _____ available for service

Answer 20

qualified replacements (p37)

Question 21

sick leave may only be used by employees who are incapacitated from the performance of duties by illness or injury, whose attendance is prevented by public health requirement, who are required to personally care for a family member, or to attend a funeral of a family member a max of ___ calendar days per occurrence

Answer 21

5 (p42)

Question 22

no employee shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from a sickness or injury because of ______

Answer 22

purposely self inflicted or caused by willful misconduct (p43)

Question 23

a certificate of recovery and fitness shall be submitted by the employee upon return to work from any illness that required the use of sick leave for __ or more consecutive scheduled working days if the employee is requested to do so by the fire chief or his designee

Answer 23

3 (P43)

Question 24

extensive sick leave is considered in excess of 6 incidents of sick leave usage in a __ month period

Answer 24

12 (p43)

Question 25

how often is travel pay paid

Answer 25

once a month (p53)

Question 26

when is travel pay documentation due

Answer 26

no later than the 10 th day of each month (p53)

Question 27

what is the max leave without pay that an employee can receive

Answer 27

6 months (p64)

Question 28

effective July 1 2003, it would be possible to utilize the captain/paramedic or engineer/paramedic as the sole paramedic assigned to the unit for a max of ___ hours

Answer 28

6 (p74)

Question 29

total number of rovers assigned to each platoon will equal __ % of the number of assigned unit positions for all ranks on each platoon

Answer 29

9 (p78)

Question 30

30. except in the event of an emergency, no rule, regulation nor amendment or cancellation thereof shall become effective until notice thereof has been posted in each fire station for a period of ___ consecutinve days

Answer 30

10 (17)

Question 31

31. prior to successful completion of an initial ___ period the city has the right to discipline or discharge an employee at anytime as kibg as the action is consistent with applicable state and federal lwaw

Answer 31

probationary (20)

Question 32

32. the parties agree that a formal grievance shall start when it is a ___ reprimand or above reduced to writing and presented to the deputy chief for resolution.

Answer 32

counseling (21)

Question 33

33. any informal resolution made by the immediate supervisor before the grievance is presented to the deputy chief is subject to further review and may be ____ by the fire chief

Answer 33

overruled (21)

Question 34

34. in the event that matter is not or cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the employee, by oral discussion with the immediate supervior the aggrieved employee shall present the written grievance to the aggrieved employees deputy chief with copies to his immediate supervior and the union within __ calendar days

Answer 34

10 (21)