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PBA Contract Flashcards

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01/01/1975 January 1st, 1975

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The city recognizes the PBA as the exclusive bargaining representative effective on this date

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4th (fourth)

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Grievances filed by entrance probationary employees shall only proceed to the ______ step when the issue involves discipline or discharge

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Mayor

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It is the sole discretion of this person to determine that civil emergency conditions exist, including riots, civil disorders, hurricane conditions, similar catastrophe or disorders, or Public Employee strikes

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Mayor

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The provisions of this agreement may be suspended by this person during the time of the declared emergency, providing that wage rates, overtime, and other monetary benefits shall not be suspended and provided further that any disciplinary action taken during such emergency shall be grievable at the

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When the pending file entry is the result of a sustained IA investigation

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The PBA shall not be eligible to file grievances regarding pending file entries except

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Step 1 of the grievance procedure

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21 calendar days / 14 days to him

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Step 2 of the grievance procedure

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14 calendar days/14 calendar days/14 calendar days date

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Step 3 of the grievance procedure

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14 calendar days/14 calendar days/14 calendar days decision

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Step 4 of the grievance procedure

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Director of HR 14 calendar days decision

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Right to appeal grievances to final and binding arbitration

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PBA retains this right even if an employee grieves on their own or with personal legal counsel to the city

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Final and binding arbitration

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In the event that a grievance is unresolved, the mater shall be submitted to

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21 Calendar days

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Within___ of the date of the decision by the director of HR, the PBA shall notify the Director of the intent to arbitrate

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45 Calendar days

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The PBA shall request a list of arbitrators within

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7 names / Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) / 21 days

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The PBA and the city will select the arbitrator from a list of not less than ___ submitted by the ___ within ___ from receipt of said list

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15
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The PBA

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They provide the payment of the FMCS filing fee

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16
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45 calendar days unless mutually agreed by the city and the PBA

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The arbitration hearing shall be held as promptly as can be arranged but no more than ____.

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Interpretation, application, and enforcement of this agreement

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The arbitrator shall limit his decision strictly to ______ and shall have no power to amend, add to, or subtract from the terms of the agreement

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18
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14 Calendar days / 14 calendar days

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The time limits contained herein shall be extended for ___ upon written notification of either party. Any extension greater than ___ may be extended by mutual agreement in writing

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19
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Automatic advancement of the grievance to the next step

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Failure by management to observe time limits for any step of the grievance procedures shall result in

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The city forfeits the grievance

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If the city fails to respond within the time limits specified with respect to step 4, ____.

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21
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Civil Service appeal procedure OR this grievance procedure

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All unit members shall, in any matter involving suspension or dismissal, have the option of utilizing ___ or ____ but not both.

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22
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The PBA shall have the right to file grievances in the ___ step of the grievance procedure in any non disciplinary matter involving the interpretation or application of this agreement

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3rd step

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23
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Grievance regarding written reprimands, suspensions, demotions, or dismissals, shall enter the grievance procedure at this step

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3rd step

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Grievances regarding written reprimands, suspensions, demotions, or dismissals shall be filed with the _____ within _____ of occurrence or the date of which the grievant knew or should have known of the action giving rise to the grievance

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Police Chief (or designee) / 21 calendar days

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Neither PBA Reps nor unit employees shall leave their posts or workstations for the purposes of investigating, presenting, handling or settling grievances without the express permission of their

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Shift or Bureau Commander

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26
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PBA reps shall have the right to request time off for the purpose of conducting PBA business including grievance hearings, contract negotiations, city council meetings regarding the resolution of collective bargaining impasse procedures, and attending state PBA conventions and meetings, however no

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6 reps / 24hrs

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27
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Requests for PBA reps to have time off for conducting PBA business must be approved by

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The Chief

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The maximum aggregate number of paid hours under this section shall be ___ during one fiscal year. An additional ___ shall be added for purposes of negotiations

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2500 hours / 300 hours

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29
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Annually up to ___ May be transferred from each PBA members leave balances to the PBA leave bank

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2 hours annual and or 2 hours sick

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30
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The day the agreement was entered

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January 24th 2020

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31
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Labor Management Committee consists of

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4 members appointed by the Chief, 4 members and 2 alternates appointed by the PBA, and 1 employee relations rep

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The purpose of the Labor Management Committee

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To meet and confer concerning problems of a general nature, including safety, which may from time to time arise in the

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33
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The Labor Mangmt Committee meetings take place on

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The 1st Tuesday of each month between the hours of 9-3pm

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34
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Any matter involving a deficiency in an item of equipment supplied by the city, where specific action has been requested in writing, and no such action has been taken within a reasonable time of the date of submission shall be submitted to _____ for recommendatory action

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Labor Mgnmt Committee

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35
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All new marked vehicles will be equipped with

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Bucket seats, mounted spotlights, power windows

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36
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Shotgun or rifle racks of a type approved by the city will be installed as determined by

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Police Chief

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_____ shall provide safety equipment for unmarked vehicles, while appropriate to include lights, siren, and a radio charger /system. Keyless entry shall be provided when included in the manufacturers package as a standard feature

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The City

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38
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Any legal counsel assigned to defend the employee (regarding insurance coverage) shall be selected and assigned at the sole discretion of

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City Attorney

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39
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The total length of continuous service in each pay grade

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Classification seniority

40
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Time spent greater than __ on leave of absence (not including Workers Comp), lay off, or suspension shall not be credited in the calculation of seniority dates

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30 days

41
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Employees are entitled to select vacations by __ within the unit they are assigned

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Departmental seniority

42
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Vacations for the year using departmental seniority must be scheduled

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On or before March 15th of the year in which the vacation is to be taken

43
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Any decision to cancel a scheduled vacation of one week or more may be appealed to the ____ without going through the normal chain of command

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Appropriate Shift or Bureau Commander

44
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When the tasks to be performed will not be affected, this shall be used to determine work assignments for patrol officers within the uniform District Squad

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Classification seniority

45
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Bidding will take place based upon this type of seniority

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Classification seniority

46
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The Department May, at its sole discretion, exclude from the bud process up to this amount

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2 officer positions per Squad

47
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Special needs situations regarding bidding will be handled by submitting a request through the chain of command to

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Division Commander

48
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Bidding for uniformed Patrol squads Shall begin for Division shift, and Squad assignment, based on classification seniority on this date

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January 1st of each year

49
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The bid process Shall be completed by this date

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January 15th

50
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New assignments Shall be effective on this date

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The 2nd payroll period in February

51
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All transfers remain subject to the approval of

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Police Chief

52
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Once the city has determined that selected positions Shall be eliminated, the city will lay off employees in this order

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Reverse order of their classification seniority

53
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Employees being laid off Shall be given ___ in advance

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21 calendar days written notice

54
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After this long, Re-employment rights Shall cease following lay off

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12 months of layoffs

55
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The city Shall notify employees to be recalled by this method

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United States certified mail

56
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An individuals name Shall be removed from the preferential list when the employee fails to respond within

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4 working days after the city’s transmittal of the notice of recall

57
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An individual recalled from a preferential employment list Shall not suffer a break in service, however, the time spent on layoff (for this long) _____ shall not be credited in the calculation of benefits

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Greater than 30 days

58
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Deductions Shall be made from all paychecks to the PBA each month, and forward it to the PBA

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Within 10 days of said deductions

59
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Any deductions for items other than PBA dues, initiation fees, or uniform assessments Must be approved _____ by the _____

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Semi- Annually / Director of HR

60
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Notification of any changes in the amount to be deducted for monthly PBA dues Shall be provided to the city

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A minimum of 4 weeks prior to the first pay date on which the dues increase to be effective

61
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The amount the city Shall charge the PBA

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$0.30 per member per deduction but no more than 1% of the total amount deducted

62
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This person Shall have the authority to alter the awarding of merit step increases for an employee when the rating is deemed inappropriate or when ratings indicate a trend towards a halo effect or other distortion not based on merit

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The Director of HR

63
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Flex Time day schedules

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The 1st flex day Must be used by June 30th of the year in which it was awarded or the Flex Time day is forfeited

64
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Shift premium rates

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$1.10, $1.30, $1.50 after 1300 hours
$1.50, $1.70, $1.90 after 1800 hours

65
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Eligible employees were not required to work on a designated holiday when it falls on a regularly scheduled work day shall receive

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8 hours of comp time

66
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Holiday bank hours

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68.5 hours maximum are rolled over at the end of the payroll fiscal year

67
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Additional earned annual leave hours

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5-10 years = 22.8
10-15 years = 34.2
15-20 years = 57.0
20-25 years =68.4
25-30 years =91.2
30-35 years =102.6
35-40 years =114.0

68
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Annual leave rollover hours

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240 hours maximum at the end of payroll calendar year

69
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Employees Shall not be authorized the use of ___ until after completing____ of the entrance probationary period

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Annual leave / 6 months

70
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Employees Shall be eligible for use of sick leave bank in accordance with authorization by

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Director of HR

71
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This is an absence for any part of a work day which is approved in writing by

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Absence without pay / immediate supervisor

72
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In the event an employee has exhausted annual and / or sick leave balances, the ___ May authorize absence without pay (AWP) for legitimate purposes up to a maximum of

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Supervisor / 2 working days in a calendar year

73
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Additional absences without pay may be authorized at the discretion of the ___, however, no employee may be authorized more than ___ of absence without pay in a calendar year

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Chief / 80 hrs

74
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Additional absences without pay for extraordinary circumstances may be authorized by the

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Chief

75
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This is an absence for any part of a work day which is not approved by ___ in writing

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Absense without leave AWL / immediate supervisor

76
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An absence without leave is administered as corrective disciplinary action and must be accompanied by written documentation in the form of

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A reprimand or other disciplinary action

77
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An employee who is absent without leave for ___ may be dismissed as quit without notice

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Three consecutive days

78
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Medical leave shall be granted only after all sick leave benefits ___ have been exhausted

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In excess of 40 hours

79
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Try to reinstatement from a medical leave of absence without pay, the city shall require a ___ to return to work

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Physicians authorization

80
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A personal or medical leave of absence may be granted for a specific period greater than __ but not an excess of ___

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14 calendar days / 6 months

81
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The Chief of police may grant extensions up to an additional __, to the original leave of absence with the approval of the ___, for a maximum total of __

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6 months, Director of HR, 12 continuous calendar months

82
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A period of less than ___ may be granted as excused leave without pay at the discretion of the Chief of Police

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14 calendar days

83
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In the event that an employee is granted a medical leave of absence, the employee shall continue to receive the same health and life insurance benefits as when the employee was active for a maximum of

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6 months

84
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The length of any leave of absence in excess of ___ shall not be credited towards continuous service for the purpose of calculating longevity awards, bonus annual leave hours, salary review dates, or seniority

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30 consecutive calendar days

85
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This is provided to an employee who, after having reached maximum medical improv or 12 months of temporary total disability has not been able to perform the duties of his/her position and who is otherwise eligible

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Workers compensation leave of absence

86
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Only this person is authorized to determine a maximum medical improvement date

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Physician authorized by the city of Tampa claims section

87
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Only this person is authorized to determine a temporary total disability date

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Physician authorized by the City of Tampa claims section

88
Q

The decision to place an employee on Workers compensation leave of absence is at the discretion of

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Chief and Director of HR

89
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An employee who is placed on a worker’s compensation leave of absence must file a complete application for disability retirement with the applicable pension board within

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45 calendar days

90
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Extensions shall be granted up to ___ following the final action of the applicable pension board on the application for disability retirement, provided however, that under no circumstances shall the workers compensation leave of absence exceed __ unless the special extension is granted by

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30 calendar days / 15 continuous calendar months / Director of Hr

91
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Any reinstatement shall require acceptable medical substantiation by the examine physician and clearance by any physician or other health-care provider designated by

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Chief

92
Q

Included in death of immediate family

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Spouse, son, brother, sister, father, mother, mother/father in law, gparents, daughter and grandson or any other member of the employees immediate household

93
Q

Included in death of a relative

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Aunt uncle brother in law, sister in law, nephew, niece

94
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Seniority points for promotional exam

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1 point per year of service up to a maximum of 20

95
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The review period for the test will provide at least __ days for the employees to complete review

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4 days

96
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Promotional exams will be reviewed for ___ by a designated LT or higher chosen by the union and the city

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Relevancy and accuracy

MOR’s (3 decks)

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