The Contract Flashcards
The hourly rate paid for secondary employment shall be (minimum):
Officers: $33
Supervisors: $36
Employees will not engage in secondary employment until they have been:
Off for two regular days, or worked one day following sick leave, Bereavement Leave, IOD, light duty, suspension ( with or without pay) or Administrative Leave
Reissuance of Conflicting Written Directives
On or before ___ days after city council approval of this agreement, all written directives issued by the office of the Sherrif that are in conflict with the terms and provisions of this agreement shall be reissued so that no conflicts exist between written directives and the terms of this agreement.
60 days
It shall be the policy of the Office of the Sheriff whenever possible to give at least ___ working days’ notice to employees scheduled for in-service training and to schedule employees on the midnight shift for such training after _____ have been observed.
10 (ten)
regular days off RDO’s
Emergency Situational Meals
Employees who are required or ordered to work more than ____ hours on a single tour of duty, due to a declared emergency shall be furnished a hot meal on the second and each succeeding day within the twelve-hour tour of duty.
12 (twelve)
Any police officer who does not wish to ride with a particular individual may decline to do so by:
Correspondence shall outline the specific reasons for not wanting to ride with the individual which shall be forwarded to:
Notifying his or her commanding officer through an internal department correspondence (P-004)
JSO Chief of Patrol
Transfers
Employees shall be notified of their new assignment at least ____ days prior to the transfer, except where the nature of the situation requires an emergent reassignment.
15 (fifteen)
This 15 day notification can be waived if both parties agree
A grievance is defined as:
A dispute involving the interpretation or application of this Agreement.
Grievances challenging demotion with loss of pay, suspension with loss of pay or termination shall be filed at Step IV.
Review Article 9: Grievance Procedure
(You have 10 days to give the assistant chief written documentation of the grievance, the assistant chief has 10 days to conduct a meeting, and 10 days after the conducted meeting assistant chief has allotted time to issue a response)
(After the response, able to give to the division chief, director, and the Sherrif or designee)
–> For each step, after the assistant chief, the grievance must be presented to the next “step” within 5 days, 10 days to meet the next step, and 10 days for the next step to tell you their decision (then start the process over)
** This is all in progressive order **
Arbitration Procedure:
The grievant or the FOP (on behalf of the grievant) may request arbitration by providing a written request to the JSO Chief of Human Resources within 30 days after receipt of the final step IV response or when the step IV response is due
The arbitrator shall render his or her decision within ___ days of receipt of post-hearing briefs or of the close of the hearing, whichever is later.
30 days
Controlled Substance:
Any of the substances named in schedules I-V of Section 893.03 Florida Statues and any designer drugs that may hereafter be proscribed by law and which are subject to manufacturing, distribution, preparation, dispensation, and administrative controls.
Employee Assistance Program
A confidential program designed to assist employees and their families with a multitude of problems that may affect the employees’ work performance.
Confirmation Test
An additional analytical procedure used to identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolite in a specimen.
Illegal Drug
Any drug or substance, including controlled substances, the possession of which without a prescription is defined as a violation of state or federal statutes; or any prescription drug that was not prescribed to the affected employee by a person licensed to issue such prescription
Legal Drug
Any prescription medication or over-the-counter medication that has some medical value/purpose and is being used by the person for whom it was prescribed
Substance Abuse
The excessive or erratic ingestion consumption inhalation or injection of any illegal drug or illegally obtained drug or medicine not prescribed in amounts or at proper time intervals
Use of Drugs
The injection, inhalation, ingestion, or consumption of any drug, whether prescription or non-prescription, or any controlled substance as defined under Florida law
“Under the Influence”
A condition in which employees are unable to appropriately perform their duties because of the use of any drug, controlled substance, or alcohol. Employees shall be deemed to be under the influence if they are physically or mentally impaired and, or unable to perform their duties in acceptable manor
Information relating to the use of over-the-counter drugs can be removed at the request of the employee after it has been in the medical file for ___ months unless the usage of such medication is part of ongoing treatment.
6 (six)
Reasonable suspicion drug/alcohol testing can be ordered by any supervisor with the approval of:
A commanding officer (Lieutenant or above)
For drug-related problems, the employer may require the employee to submit to a drug test as a follow-up to the program for:
Up to two years thereafter
if the initial evidential breath testing device registers an alcohol concentration of _____ or greater, a confirmation test will be performed the employee will be placed in a separate room under the observation of BAT for at least 15 minutes but no longer than 20 minutes, after which he or she will be given a confirmation EB team.
0.02
Within _____ working days after receiving notice of a positive confirmed test, the employee may submit information to the employer explaining or contesting the test results, and why the results do not constitute a violation of the employers policy
Ten (10)
Upon retirement or termination following the completion of _____ years of service, the employee shall be paid for all unused accrued personal leave on an hour for our basis
Ten (10)
Hours accrued per year based on years of service?
(Starts at 160, add 24 hours per category up)
0-4 years: 160
5-9 years:184
10-14 years: 208
15-19 years: 232
20-24 years: 256
25 years or more: 280
Upon termination of employment with less than ____ years of service other than retirement, the employee shall be paid for ___% of all unused to create personal leave on an hour for our basis
Ten (10)
Seventy-five (75%)
The SHERIFF, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE MERITORIOUS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE, SHALL PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE COMMENDATION PAID LEAVE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER
Officer of the month: One day
Officer of the year: Four days
Except in cases of emergency, a request for personal leave up of up to two consecutive working days must be submitted for approval at least:
24 hours in advance
Except in cases of emergency, a request for a personal leave of more than TWO and up to FOUR consecutive working days must be submitted for approval at least:
48 hours in advance
Classification Seniority Priority Request:
A request for one or more consecutive working/shift days may be submitted on or before February 1 of each calendar year for the following 12 months. More than one block of leave time may be requested. Advanced scheduling of these leave requests will be accomplished as soon as practicable after February 1 on the classification seniority basis
After ______ personal leave will be scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis for available dates
February 1
In the event an employee has fewer than ____ hours in the employee’s personal leave account, the employee may use his or her retirement account for a bona fide illness of the employee at the employee’s option
80
For unscheduled absences not requested and approved in advance, an employee must notify the sheriff’s office as early as possible but no later than ________ before starting time, on the first day the employee is unable to report for work
45 minutes
Bereavement leave for immediate family members
The employer may authorize the employee paid time off for up to:
Five days
Military Leave
Leaves of absence granted as a matter of right under the provisions of section 20.2 may not exceed ____ working hours in any one fiscal year
240
The Work Period
A period of ____ consecutive days which begins on a Saturday and the regular work schedule during that period shall consist of ___ hours
Officers shall be compensated at time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of ___ hours in a work period
28 days
160 hours
171 hours
The meal period shall not exceed
45 minutes
IOD
IOD pay should not exceed more than ____ weeks
Any employee injured shall be examined every ___ days by a medical doctor chosen by the employer
24 weeks
28 days
IOD
The ____ may provide a defined extension to the 24-week period, not to exceed ____ per each extension.
Sherriff or his/her designee
20 days
Voting
During an election, an employee whose hours of work do not allow sufficient time for voting shall be allowed necessary time off with pay for this purpose.
Where the polls are open __ hours before and __ hours after the regularly scheduled work period, it shall be considered sufficient time for voting.
2
2
The city shall fund the tuition reimbursement program ____ annually for all F.O.P. bargaining unit members collectively.
$120,000
Covered Personal Property
Covered personal property includes:
Prescription eyeglasses/contacts lenses, prosthodontics, and watches.
Covered Personal Property
Payments under this provision shall not exceed ___, except that repair or replacement of watches will be limited to ___.
Employers should make a reasonable effort to make payments authorized within ___ days of employees’ claims.
$300
$100
30 days
Damage to Employer Property
The employee shall pay the cost of repair replacement, up to a maximum of _____.
$400 per incident
Clothing Allowance
Employees who must wear business attire are entitled to an allowance of _____ paid quarterly as long as the employee ______.
$125
Has worked or been on paid leave at least for ten days in each month of the quarter.
The number of hours an employee may work off-duty shall be limited to ___ hours per month.
120
An _____ hour rest period shall be mandated between an employee’s ending four of duty and the next beginning tour of duty.
8
Officers and supervisors will receive a minimum of ____ of pay for jobs canceled within 48 hours.
3 hours
Employees will not engage in secondary employment until they have been:
Off duty for two regular days, or worked one day following sick leave, bereavement leave, IOD, light duty, suspension, or administrative leave.
Those officers failing the physical ability test shall be subject to the following:
Forfeiture of take-home car privileges, forfeiture of annual step raise, delayed consideration for promotions, forfeiture of police-related secondary employment privileges.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Employees shall furnish written notification of their intent to file suit against a third party in any court of law (if the suit arises out of the employee’s official duties).
Notice of this shall be provided to the undersheriff no less than _____ days before the actual filing date.
5
The employer may require employees who have _______ of compensatory time accrued to utilize compensatory time when the employee request leave
The employer may also require employees who have_______ hours of compensatory time accrued to utilize compensatory time when the employee requests leave.
Five days or more
two or less
