PBA Contract Flashcards
1
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01/01/1975 January 1st, 1975
A
The city recognizes the PBA as the exclusive bargaining representative effective on this date
2
Q
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
3
Q
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
4
Q
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
5
Q
When the pending file entry is the result of a sustained IA investigation
A
The PBA shall not be eligible to file grievances regarding pending file entries except
6
Q
Step 1 of the grievance procedure
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21 calendar days / 14 days to him
7
Q
Step 2 of the grievance procedure
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14 calendar days/14 calendar days/14 calendar days date
8
Q
Step 3 of the grievance procedure
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14 calendar days/14 calendar days/14 calendar days decision
9
Q
Appeal 3rd step/ Step 4 of the grievance procedure
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Director of HR 14 calendar days decision
10
Q
Right to appeal grievances to final and binding arbitration
A
PBA retains this right even if an employee grieves on their own or with personal legal counsel to the city
11
Q
Final and binding arbitration
A
In the event that a grievance is unresolved, the mater shall be submitted to
12
Q
21 Calendar days
A
Within___ of the date of the decision by the director of HR, the PBA shall notify the Director of the intent to arbitrate
13
Q
45 Calendar days
A
The PBA shall request a list of arbitrators within
14
Q
7 names / Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) / 21 days
A
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
15
Q
The PBA
A
They provide the payment of the FMCS filing fee
16
Q
45 calendar days unless mutually agreed by the city and the PBA
A
The arbitration hearing shall be held as promptly as can be arranged but no more than ____.
17
Q
Interpretation, application, and enforcement of this agreement
A
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
18
Q
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
19
Q
Automatic advancement of the grievance to the next step
A
Failure by management to observe time limits for any step of the grievance procedures shall result in
20
Q
The city forfeits the grievance
A
If the city fails to respond within the time limits specified with respect to step 4, ____.
21
Q
Civil Service appeal procedure OR this grievance procedure
A
All unit members shall, in any matter involving suspension or dismissal, have the option of utilizing ___ or ____ but not both.
22
Q
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
A
3rd step
23
Q
Grievance regarding written reprimands, suspensions, demotions, or dismissals, shall enter the grievance procedure at this step
A
3rd step
24
Q
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
A
Police Chief (or designee) / 21 calendar days
25
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
Shift or Bureau Commander
26
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
6 reps / 24hrs
27
Requests for PBA reps to have time off for conducting PBA business must be approved by
The Chief
28
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
2500 hours / 300 hours
29
Annually up to ___ May be transferred from each PBA members leave balances to the PBA leave bank
2 hours annual and or 2 hours sick
30
The day the agreement was entered
January 24th 2020
31
Labor Management Committee consists of
4 members appointed by the Chief, 4 members and 2 alternates appointed by the PBA, and 1 employee relations rep
32
The purpose of the Labor Management Committee
To meet and confer concerning problems of a general nature, including safety, which may from time to time arise in the
33
The Labor Mangmt Committee meetings take place on
The 1st Tuesday of each month between the hours of 9-3pm
34
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
Labor Mgnmt Committee
35
All new marked vehicles will be equipped with
Bucket seats, mounted spotlights, power windows
36
Shotgun or rifle racks of a type approved by the city will be installed as determined by
Police Chief
37
_____ 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
The City
38
Any legal counsel assigned to defend the employee (regarding insurance coverage) shall be selected and assigned at the sole discretion of
City Attorney
39
The total length of continuous service in each pay grade
Classification seniority
40
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
30 days
41
Employees are entitled to select vacations by __ within the unit they are assigned
Departmental seniority
42
Vacations for the year using departmental seniority must be scheduled
On or before March 15th of the year in which the vacation is to be taken
43
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
Appropriate Shift or Bureau Commander
44
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
Classification seniority
45
Bidding will take place based upon this type of seniority
Classification seniority
46
The Department May, at its sole discretion, exclude from the bud process up to this amount
2 officer positions per Squad
47
Special needs situations regarding bidding will be handled by submitting a request through the chain of command to
Division Commander
48
Bidding for uniformed Patrol squads Shall begin for Division shift, and Squad assignment, based on classification seniority on this date
January 1st of each year
49
The bid process Shall be completed by this date
January 15th
50
New assignments Shall be effective on this date
The 2nd payroll period in February
51
All transfers remain subject to the approval of
Police Chief
52
Once the city has determined that selected positions Shall be eliminated, the city will lay off employees in this order
Reverse order of their classification seniority
53
Employees being laid off Shall be given ___ in advance
21 calendar days written notice
54
After this long, Re-employment rights Shall cease following lay off
12 months of layoffs
55
The city Shall notify employees to be recalled by this method
United States certified mail
56
An individuals name Shall be removed from the preferential list when the employee fails to respond within
4 working days after the city’s transmittal of the notice of recall
57
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
Greater than 30 days
58
Deductions Shall be made from all paychecks to the PBA each month, and forward it to the PBA
Within 10 days of said deductions
59
Any deductions for items other than PBA dues, initiation fees, or uniform assessments Must be approved _____ by the _____
Semi- Annually / Director of HR
60
Notification of any changes in the amount to be deducted for monthly PBA dues Shall be provided to the city
A minimum of 4 weeks prior to the first pay date on which the dues increase to be effective
61
The amount the city Shall charge the PBA
$0.30 per member per deduction but no more than 1% of the total amount deducted
62
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
The Director of HR
63
Flex Time day schedules
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
Shift premium rates
$1.10, $1.30, $1.50 after 1300 hours
$1.50, $1.70, $1.90 after 1800 hours
65
Eligible employees were not required to work on a designated holiday when it falls on a regularly scheduled work day shall receive
8 hours of comp time
66
Holiday bank hours
68.5 hours maximum are rolled over at the end of the payroll fiscal year
67
Additional earned annual leave hours
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
Annual leave rollover hours
240 hours maximum at the end of payroll calendar year
69
Employees Shall not be authorized the use of ___ until after completing____ of the entrance probationary period
Annual leave / 6 months
70
Employees Shall be eligible for use of sick leave bank in accordance with authorization by
Director of HR
71
This is an absence for any part of a work day which is approved in writing by
Absence without pay / immediate supervisor on an emergency basis
72
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
Supervisor / 2 working days in a calendar year
73
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
Chief / 80 hrs
74
Additional absences without pay for extraordinary circumstances may be authorized by the
Chief
75
This is an absence for any part of a work day which is not approved by ___ in writing
Absense without leave AWL / immediate supervisor
76
An (absence without leave) is administered as corrective disciplinary action and must be accompanied by written documentation in the form of
A reprimand or other disciplinary action
77
An employee who is absent without leave for ___ may be dismissed as quit without notice
Three consecutive days
78
Medical leave shall be granted only after all sick leave benefits ___ have been exhausted
In excess of 40 hours
79
Try to reinstatement from a medical leave of absence without pay, the city shall require a ___ to return to work
Physicians authorization
80
A personal or medical leave of absence may be granted for a specific period greater than __ but not an excess of ___
14 calendar days / 6 months
81
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 __
6 months, Director of HR, 12 continuous calendar months
82
A period of less than ___ may be granted as excused leave without pay at the discretion of the Chief of Police
14 calendar days
83
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
6 months
84
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
30 consecutive calendar days
85
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
Workers compensation leave of absence
86
Only this person is authorized to determine a maximum medical improvement date
Physician authorized by the city of Tampa claims section
87
Only this person is authorized to determine a temporary total disability date
Physician authorized by the City of Tampa claims section
88
The decision to place an employee on Workers compensation leave of absence is at the discretion of
Chief and Director of HR
89
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
45 calendar days
90
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
30 calendar days / 15 continuous calendar months / Director of Hr
91
Any reinstatement shall require acceptable medical substantiation by the examine physician and clearance by any physician or other health-care provider designated by
Chief
92
Included in death of immediate family
Spouse, son, brother, sister, father, mother, mother/father in law, gparents, daughter and grandson or any other member of the employees immediate household
93
Included in death of a relative
Aunt uncle brother in law, sister in law, nephew, niece
94
Seniority points for promotional exam
1 point per year of service up to a maximum of 20
95
The review period for the test will provide at least __ days for the employees to complete review
4 days
96
Promotional exams will be reviewed for ___ by a designated LT or higher chosen by the union and the city
Relevancy and accuracy
97
Grievances regarding written reprimands, suspensions, demotions, or dismissals shall enter the grievance procedure at the _____ step
3rd step, W/ Police Chief within 21 days
98
A grievance shall be defined as any ____ dispute or complaint regarding the interpretation or application of the terms of this agreement including rights or working conditions
Difference
99
The aggrieved employee shall present his/her grievance in writing to immediate supervisor within ____ calendar days of the occurrence or the date on which he knew or should have known of the action given rise to the grievance
21
100
If the employees bureau reports to the Chief then the employee shall proceed to step _____ of the grievance procedure
3
101
If the grievance is not settled in the first step, and employee desires to appeal the decision of the first step, then within ___ calendar days of the date of the answer in first step, the grievance shall be presented by the employee to the appropriate ______
14, Division Commander (or Designee)
102
The fees of the arbitrator and other expenses of arbitration shall be shared equally by the city and the aggrieved party
True
103
State PBA conventions and meetings, including local board meetings provided however that not more than ___ such reps shall have the right to receive such permission at any one time
6
104
Annually up to __ hours of annual leave and/or ___ hours of sick leave may at the discretion of the PBA be transferred from each PBA members leave balances to the PBA leave bank
2.0, 2.0
105
The PBA shall be provided ___ days notice and an opportunity to discuss such change in job descriptions
14
106
If any concerns still remain after discussing said changes with city, the PBA shall have ___ days from the date of discussion with the City to file class action grievance at the
14, Fourth step
107
Prior to implementing any change in PD rules or regulations affecting unit members, the PNA shall be provided ___ days notice and an opportunity to discuss such change
30
108
Within this ___ day notice period, the PBA can bring to the attention of the City any concerns they might have regarding said change
30
109
Committee making recommendations to Chief concerning resolution of any general nature/safety concerns
Labor Management Committee
110
_____ is defined as the period of employment not interrupted by resignation, dismissal, retirement, quitting without notice or any other termination of employment
Continue service
111
Time spent greater than ___ calendar days on leave of absence, except for a workers comp leave of absence, layoff or suspension shall not be credited in the calculation of seniority dates
30
112
___ shall not be a consideration when training is a factor in work assignments unless skill, performance and training are equal
Seniority
113
In the event at two or more employees at the same length of _____seniority, _____ seniority shopper prevail
Classification, department
114
Not withstanding anything here into the contrary, any authorization for due deduction, may be canceled by the employee upon ___ days written notice to the city and the PBA
30
115
If treated as separate appearances, the Officer will be guaranteed a ___ minimum credit for the additional appearances, providing there is a ____ hour lapse between the subpoena release and a subsequent subpoena appearance
3, 3
116
If the amount of sickleave use is in the access of ___ consecutive days and acceptable certificate from a licensed physician may be required
3
117
Upon the death of an employee, his or her legal heirs shall receive a lump sum payment equal to ____ of the employee’s accumulated unused sickleave account at the employee’s last rate of pay
75%
118
Employees who elect to purchase their own protective vest through the department vendor may request credit up to ____ in lieu of accepting the department issued vests
$400
119
The city agrees to make a good faith effort to provide an average per employee of at least ____ hours of service training per year
40
120
All denied classes will require a response to the employee with justification for the reason of the denial by the
Division Commander
121
The city will notify the person designated by the trust within ___ working days of an employment event that would affect eligibility for coverage under the trust
10
122
As it relates to the trust, the city will collect employee contributions via payroll, deduction and transmit those contributions to the trust within ___ working days following the end of each payroll period
10
123
Any letter of counseling shall remain in the department personnel file for a minimum of ___ months
6
124
All questions directed to employee under interrogation shall be asked by and through ___ interrogator at a time
1
125
Copy of recording must be made available no later than ___ hours excluding holidays weekends
72
126
Granted ___ hours or until end of their next scheduled shift whichever is later to submit statement explaining actions in a particular situation
48
127
When investigation by IA completed, ___shall determine dispo of the investigation
Division Commander
128
Sustained investigation, ___ shall inform the employee
Division commander
129
The cities ____ shall forward to the union, a copy of written, reprimand, suspension, demotions, or dismissal issued to bargaining unit employees
Employee relations division
130
All mandatory referrals to the EAP must be coordinated through the cities
Employees relations division
131
EAP __ sessions at no cost to employee
3
132
The sup having reasonable suspicion of the use of alcohol or drugs shall immediately contact the ____ to arrange for referral for testing
Employee Relations Division
133
Super compensation for ___ months
12
134
Denied disability pension, then __ days workers comp leave shall terminate
30
135
Chief and PBA should’ve known
30 days, 7 days chief and HR director meet with PBA to receive and review PBA’s recommendation
136
PBA erect bulletin boards, rep to the ___ office for approval prior to posting to the union
Chiefs
137
Announcements are restricted to the time date and location of meeting and must have authorization of the
Police Chief
138
If less than ___ percent of hours have been spent on city time receive satisfactory rating along with step increases
70%
139
Annual military leave armed forces not exceeding ___ 240 hours in one year
240
140
Officers Cpls Sgts plain clothes allowance annually, second payroll in March
$500 2023, $600 2024 $700 2025
141
Discretion of ____ employees plain clothes assignment shall be authorized to wear departmental approved polo type shirts
Division commander
142
TRT special pay
$200 2023 $250 2024 $300 2025
143
The ___ shall continue the random substance abuse exam
City
144
All counseling records and information from employee visits are property of the
EAP
145
The ___ authority to require an employee to complete physical examinations to ensure that the employees fit for Duty
City
146
Payment for lost equipment or equipment damage due to negligence up to a maximum of ___. Such payment shall be made through payroll deductions not to exceed __ hours pay per payroll period.
$350, 2 hours
147
Voided documents shall be forwarded to
Employee relations division
148
After ___ years written reprimand void
3
149
Retiree retain City’s life insurance coverage in the amount of
$4,000
150
Atleast __ months before each promotional exam, city shall list the sources from which the exam is taken and the date for the test
4
151
Candidates must fall in writing any protest concerning examination items during the ___ days review period Silverado
4
152
When a vacancy is to be filled by promotion to police Sergeant, the city shall certify ___ of the eligibles ranking highest +2 additional names for each additional vacancy
35%
153
These meetings, take place on the first Tuesday of each month between the hours of 9 AM and 3 PM
Labor management committee
Four members by the chief for members and two alternates by the PBA one employee relations rep
154
Additional earn leave
5 to 10 is 22.8
10 to 15 is 34.2
15 to 20 is 57.0
20 to 25 is 68.4
25 to 30 is 91.2
30 to 35 is 102.6
35 to 40 is 114.0
155
Employees shall not be authorized to use annual leave until after completing ___ months of the insurance probationary.L period
6
156
Ties in classification, department, and city seniority will be broken by
Lottery
157
Transferred or promoted person will be placed in an available position, commensurate with their ___ if a position is open
Seniority
158
Time spent on layoff greater than ___ days shall not be credited in the calculation of benefits
30
159
Promotion and the employees place at the rate of pay, which is one step beyond the rate of pay that the employee would have received, but for the promotion assignment
90 days
160
The first two flex days must be used by of the year in which it was awarded or the flex day time is forfeited
June 30
161
After qualifying and purchase of approved shotgun rifle shotgun, a rifle racks of a type approved by the city will be installed as determined by
Chief of police
162
The ____ shall provide an endorsement to its certificate of self insurance or an insurance policy from a private insurance carrier to defend employees and pay any claims judgments or awards for property damage and personal injury to third parties to the extent permitted by law resulting from the employees operation of an assigned vehicle
City
163
Coverage shall be limited to ___ per claimant and $300,000 per event
$200,000
164
Any legal council assigned to defend the employee shall be selected and assigned at the sole discretion of the
City attorney
165
The employee may his or her option placed his or her bid on a shift bid form in writing with ___ options, listed in order of preference
Five
166
Flag Day must be used
First two by June 30
Third by September 30
Fourth by the last day of the payroll calendar year, unless there’s an exception by the police chief with notification to HR
167
The city shall reimburse employees for approved training up to a total amount of ___ per fiscal year for undergraduate degree tuition fees, ____ for master degree tuition fees, and ___ for doctoral tuition fees
$3500, $4500, $6000
168
The trust will report ____ to the city all changes and employee enrollment, which affect payroll
Monthly
169
The city will collect employee contributions via payroll, deduction and transmit those contributions to the trust within ____ working days following the end of each Payroll period
10,
City charge the trust $.30 per eligible trust participant
170
The ___ shall be responsible as the employer for producing and filing all mandated forms and disclosures with the IRS or such pertinent regulatory agency as may be required
City
171
The ___ will be responsible for payment of ACA mandated fees for the trust medical plans, including the patient centered outcomes, research Institute fee and other fees, which may be mandated in future years
Trust
172
The ___ shall be responsible for compliance with any laws or regulations applicable to the establishment of the trust or the design, implementation administration, and management of the trust
PBA
173
Should the trust be terminated? It must provide notice if its election to join the cities health insurance by ___ of the year prior to returning to the cities health insurance plan
April 30
174
The work cycle and schedule for employees assigned to the modified work schedule shall be defined as___ hours in a four week (28 days) work cycle
160
175
Special needs situations will be handled on a case by case basis such request must be submitted through the chain of
Division Commander
