HomeMy WebLinkAbout5190 RESOLUTION NO. 5 1 9 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, APPROVING
THE COILECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUBURN AND THE
AUBURN POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
FOR 2016 -2018
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn recognizes the Auburn Police Management
Association as the exclusive bargaining representative of all Police Department
employees of the rank of Commander; and
WHEREAS, in connection therewith, the City of Auburn and the
management of the Auburn Police have negotiated a Collective Bargaining
Agreement for the years 2016 - 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement sets forth the mutual understanding and
agreement of the parties relative to salaries and conditions of employment for
those employees for whom the City recognizes the Auburn Police Management
Association as the collective bargaining representatives; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Council to approve the Collective
Bargaining Agreement for the years 2016 - 2018.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a Collective
Bargaining Agreement by between the City of Auburn and the Auburn Police
Management Association for the years 2016 - 2018, in substantial conformity with
the Agreement attached hereto, marked as Exhibit `'A" and incorporated herein by
this reference.
Resolution No. 5190
November 30, 2015
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Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
Section 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon passage and
signatures hereon.
Dated and Signed �� day of /`�J[-CI�� , 2015.
CITY OF AUBURN
A CY B K , MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Daniel B. Heid, City Attorne
Resolution No. 5190
November 30, 2015
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ATTACHMENT A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF AUBURN
AND
AUBURN POLIGE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
(2016-2018)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION AND BARGAINING UNIT..................................... 4
ARTICLE 2 - ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES DEDUCTION ............ 4
ARTICLE 3 -ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES .......................................................... 4
ARTICLE 4 - HOURS OF WORK .................................................:.....:..:..:..:.....:. 5
ARTICLE 5 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND SALARIES ............................................ 5
ARTICLE6 - HOLIDAYS ..................................................................................... 6
ARTICLE7 -VACATIONS:..:...:....:.....:.....:.....:.....:....:.....:..:..:..:..:.....:................. 7
ARTICLE 8 - HEALTH AND WELFARE .............................................................. 7
ARTICLE9 - PENSIONS................................................................................... 10
ARTICLE 10 - JURY DUTY:..:.....:.....:............................................................... 11
ARTICLE 11 - SICK, DISABILITY, BEREAVEMENT, & EMERGENCY LEAVE 11
ARTICLE 12 - UNIFORM AND CLOTHING ALLOWANCE..:.....�..:..,..,..,..:.:..:.. 14
ARTICLE 13 - EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES..................................................... 15
ARTICLE 14 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ...................................:........:..:.....�.:... 15
ARTICLE 15 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ...................................................... 16
ARTICLE 16 -WORK STOPPAGES ...................................:..:.:..:..::....:..:..:..:..: 18
ARTICLE 17 - BULLETIN BOARDS .................................................................. 18
ARTICLE 18 - BILL OF RIGHTS ............................:...........:.....:.....:..:..:..:.:..:..:. 18
ARTICLE 19 - SAVINGS CLAUSE.:.....:............................................................ 21
ARTICLE 20 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT .............................................................. 21
ARTICLE 21 - RETENTION OF BENEFITS ......................,...........,.....,.....,....... 21
ARTICLE 22 - DRUG TESTING .................................:.....:........:....................... 21
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ARTICLE 23 — DURATION................................................................................. 25
Appendix „A.......................................................:.....:........................................... 26
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AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF AUBURN
AND
AUBURN POLICE ASSOCIATION COMMANDER'S UNIT
2016-2018
This Agreement is between the City of Aubum (hereinafter called the "City") and the Auburn Police
Management Association (hereinafter called the "Association") for the purposes of setting forth the
mutual understanding of the parties as to conditions of employment for those employees for whom
the City recognizes the Association as the collective bargaining represeritative.
ARTICLE 1 — RECOGNITION AND BARGAINING UNIT
1.1 The City recognizes the Auburn Police Management Association as the exclusive
bargaining representative for all active employees (subject to the Association's fiduciary
responsibilities, if any, to former members) designated as Commissioned Law Enforcement
Officers, rank of Commander, excluding all other employees of the department.
ARTICLE 2 — ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES DEDUCTION
2.1 Employees shall either become members of the Association, or pay a service fee to the
Association within thirty-one (31) days of employment, or within thirty-one (31) days of the
execution date of this Agreement.
2.2 Failure by an employee to abide by the above provisions shall constitufe cause for
discharge of such employee provided that when an employee fails to fulfill the above
obligation, the Association shall provide the employee and the City thirty (30) days
notification in writing of the Association's request to initiate discharge action. During this
period, the employee may make restitution in the amount which is overdue. Should the
employee make such restitution, the request for discharge shall be withdrawn.
2.3 The City agrees to deduct from the paycheck for each employee who has so authorized it,
the initiation fee and regular monthly dues uniformly required of inembers of the
Association. The amount deducted shall be transmitted monthly to 4he Association on
behalf of the employees involved. Authorization by the employee shall be on a form
approved by the parties hereto and may be revoked by the employee upon request.
ARTICLE 3 - ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
3.1 A Business Representative of the Association, should the Association contract one, shall be
allowed access to all facilities of the City wherein the employee covered under this contract
may be working for the purposes of investigating grievances, provided such Repre.sentative
does not interfere with the normal work processe.s. No Association member or officer shall
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conduct any Association business apaR from activities related to contract administration on
City time and no Association meetings will be held on City time or premises unless
authorized by the Chief of Police, or designee. Off duty meetings may be scheduled and
held on City premises.
3.2 The City agrees that employees covered by this Agreement shall not be discharged or
discriminated against for upholding Association principles or for performing du4ies
authorized by the Association, so long as these activities do not interfere with normal work
processes of the City
3.3 The Employer will attempt to allow such members of the Association as may be designated
by the Association, not to exceed three (3), leaye from duty without loss of pay for the
purposes of direct participation as members of the Association negbtiating team in labor
negotiations with the City of Auburn, including mediation. Interest arbitration hearings shall
also be included under this provision, prbvided that such leave shall not result in additional
cost to the City.
3.4 The Association shall have access and use of a copy machine through City Administration
at $0.15 per copy.
ARTICLE 4 — HOURS OF WORK
4.1 Hours of Dutv — The Chief of Police shall establish regular work schedules for the members
of the bargaining unit, such that the working hours for the employees shall be equivalent to
forty (40) hours per week on an annualized basis. The normal workday shall be inclusive of
the lunch period. Einployees shall be generally assigned to 9x80 work schedules. The City
retains the discretion to assign work schedules as necessary. There shall be no changes to
accrual rates (i.e. holiday pay, sick leave, vacation accrual, etc.) or benefits. Every
reasonable effort will be made by the employees to schedule personal appointments on the
"flex day' (day off). The City reserves the right to discontinue 4he 9x80 work schedule
program in whole or in part at any time. Said discontinuation shall not be subject to the
grievance process or any claim of prevailing rights. To this end, the parties agree that the
Commanders shall have a reasonable degree of flexibility in regard to their individual work
schedules as approved by the Chief of Police, or designee.
It is recognized that employees will be required to spend additional time over and above
their regular workweek engaged in activities for the City. The parties recognize that
Commanders are employed to do an executive job as opposed to working a set schedule. It
is understood that this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied in a manner, which
ensures, to the fullest extent possible, the exempt status of Commanders.
ARTICLE 5 — CLASSIFICATIONS AND SALARIES
5.1 Employees covered by this Agreement shall be compensated in accordance with the pay
plan attached to this Agreement and marked Appendix "A". This Appendix shall be
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considered a part of this Agreement. Paydays for employees covered by this Agreement
shall be on the 8�" and 23rd of each month.
5.2 Longevity pay shall be applied to the straight-time hourly rates of all employees covered by
this Agreement who have completed continuous service in accordance with the following
schedule:
5 Years 8 Years 11 ears 14 Years 17 ears 20 Years 23 Years
2% 3.5% 5% 6.5% 8% 9% 10%
5.3 Employees in the Association will be eligible to receive tuition reimbursement of a maximum
of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per calendar year in accordance with the procedures
specified in City Administrative Policy 200-50 — Tuition Reimbursement.
ARTICLE 6 - HOLIDAYS
6.1 The following eleven (11) days are designated as holidays:
New Year's Day Veteran's Day
PresidenYs Day Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day Day after Thanksgiving
Independence Day Christmas Day
Labor Day Floating Holiday (2)
A "holida�' is defined as eight (8) hours.. If the holiday falls on a day on which the employee
is not scheduled to work, the employee will "bank" eight (8) hours of holiday for use during
the next three hundred and sixty-five (365) days, with the supervisor's approval.
6.2 Whenever an employee is required to work on a holiday, he/she shall be allowed to
reschedule another day off that is mutually agreeable to the employee and the Chief of
Police, or designee. When a holiday falls on an employee's regularly scheduled day off,
he/she shall receive a day off in lieu of the holiday that is mutually agreeable to the
Employer and the employee. Any in-lieu-of days off must be scheduled within one (1) year
of their accrual.
6.3 The designated holidays shall be as specified in Section 1 above with the provision that
whenever any designated holiday falls upon a Sunday, fhe following Monday shall be the
recognized holiday, and whenever any designated holiday falls upon a Saturday, the
preceding Friday shall be the recognized holiday.
6.4 A request to take a Floating Holiday may be made by an employee at any time prior to a
shift assignment for which it is to be used. It may be approved by the Chief, or designee.
6.5 Employees terminating service after completion of probation shall receive compensation for
vested, unused holiday time.
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6.6 Due to the employee's exempt status, the employee shall not be required to use accrued
vacation in order to receive the full benefit of the holidays provided in this Article 6. To this
end, an employee taking an approved holiday under this Article 6 shall receive the amount
of holiday pay that is consistent with his/her nortnal working schedule. For example, (i) an
employee working a "9/80" schedule shall receive nine (9) hours of holiday pay when taking
an approved holiday, if that scheduled day is nine (9) hours, eight (8) hours if that scheduled
day is eight (8) hours; and (ii) an employee working a "5/40" schedule shall receive eight (8)
hours of holiday pay when taking an approved holiday. The Chief of Police, or designee,
shall approve the employee's respective timecard as necessary for accounting purposes to
accomplish the foregoing.
ARTICLE 7— VACATIONS
7.1 Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to eligible employees on the following basis: for
service less than one (1) year vacation leave credit shall accrue at the rate of one (1)
working day for each month of continuous service commencing from the date of most recent
employment wi4h the City; for continuous service of more than one (1) year, vacation leave
credit shall accrue at the following rate:
1 to 5 years of continuous service 112 hours per year
6 to 10 years of continuous service 136 hours per year
11 to 15 years of continuous service 160 hours per year
16 to 20 years of continuous service 176 hours per year
Over 21 years of continuous service 192 hours per year
Employees shall take vacation leave on a one-half (1/2) hourly basis. A "working day' shall
be equal to eight (8) hours.
7.2 In no event shall an employee accumulate unused vacation leave in excess of two (2) year's
annual vacation leave. Payment for up to five (5) days of accrued and unused vacation
leave shall be made fo an employee where the employee, through no fault of the employee,
was not able to take all of his/her accrued annual vacation leave during the year authorized.
ARTICLE 8 — HEALTH AND WELFARE
8.1 A healthcare, dental care, orthodontics, and life insurance program shall be granted to
eligible employees and their dependents. Except for group medical insurance for spouse
and children as provided in Section 8.2 herein, the cost shall be paid by the City.
Said program shall consist of:
a. Premera PPO, Group Health Plan, or substantially equivalent plan(s) by mutual
agreement. The City also may implement a high deductible health plan(s) as an
additional option for those employees interested;
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b. The employee's choice of Washington Dental Service Plan F with Orthodontia Plan 1,
the Willamette Dental Plan, or substantially equivalent plan(s) by mutual agreement.
The City will pay up to what it pays for the Washington Dental Service Plan F for
those enrolling in the Willamette Dental Plan.
c. Vision Services Plan or substantially equivalent plan(s) by mutual agreement; and
d. Standard Life Insurance for $50,000.
The parties are aware that the "Cadillac" tax provisions of the Affordable Care Act may be
implemented effective January 1, 2018. To address that circumstance, either party may
open this Article 8 on or after January 1, 2017. Either party may also open this Article in the
event that the medical insurance plans offered by the City under this Agreement are
discontinued tiy the applicable provider. If either parry opens this Article 8, then Appendix A
(wages) and all other economic provisions of this Agreement shall also be reopened for the
purpose of negotiating a mutually satisfactory replacement medical and economic plan
(including, but not limited to, any related HRA contributions) for 2018. This reopener is
subject to the following:
o If the parties fail to reach agreement on the replacement medical plan prior to
January 1, 2018, the eligible employees and their dependent(s) will automatically be
enrolled into the AWC HealthFirst 250 plan and/or the Group Health Plan 3 $20 Co-
pay/$200 Deductible plan, or substantially equivalent plan(s) by mutual agreement.
In that event, the employees shall choose which of the foregoing default plans they
wish to receive and the parties shall negotiate the impacts of this circumstance until
they reach an agreement or impasse. Additionally, all health reimbursement account
contributions will cease, effective December 31, 2017, if the Affordable Care Act
continues to be counted towards the "Cadillac" tax provisions, regardless if it is an
employee or employer contribution. The parties acknowledge, however, that it is
their intent that the employees receive the full value of any such contributions
currently made by the City for their benefit under the terms of fhis Agreement (and as
discussed subsequently in this Article 8).
The Association agrees to continue to cooperate with the City in the study of cost
containment measures. The Association will appoint one member to the City's Health Care
Cost Containment Committee. The City may self-insure medical, dental, and/or vision
insurance coverage or select a new medical, dental, and/or vision insurance plan provided
that any replacement plan/coverage has substantially equivalent benefits and network
coverage. The City and the Association shall meet to ezplore alternative insurance
coverage prior to selecting any new medical, dental, and/or vision insurance plans. The City
recognizes its responsibility to bargain with the Association the impact of those decisions
and any other mandatory subjects to bargaining.
8:2 Each employee who enrolls his or her spouse or eligible dependent(s) in the :PPO Plan
shall pay ten percent (10%) of the premium cost each month. The City's contribution toward
medical insurance for spouse and eligible dependent(s) shall be a maximum of ninety
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percent (90%) of what it would pay, of the applicable PPO Plan. The City shall continue to
make available the AWC Group Health (Plan 2 - $10 co-pay) medical insurance plan for
those employees who elect to enroll themselves and their dependents. The City shall pay
the Group Health premium up to a maximum amount that the City would pay for the
employee's spouse and eligible dependent(s) as if the employee selected the PPO plan or
equivalerit self-insured plan. The employee shall pay the difference between the Group
Health and other plan for the monthly premium of his/her spouse's and each dependenYs
medical insurance.
8.3 Domestic Partner Coverage: State-registered domestic partners and eligible dependents
enrolled in PPO Plan or AWC Group Health Plan 2 ($10 co-pay) will have monthly
premiums paid at the same level as spouses and dependents in paragraph 8.2 above.
8.4 Indemnitv and Defense:
a. CIVIL CLAIMS: The Employer shall provide legal counsel or reasonable attomey's
fees for representation and defense of civil lawsuits and hold employees harmless
from any expenses, cbnnected with the defense settlement or monetary judgments
from such actions, claims, or proceedings arising out of or incident to acts and/or
omissions occurring while the employee was acting in good faith in the performance
or purported failure of performance of hislher official duties or employment and
provided further that the employee was not engaging in criminal or malicious
misconduct. A criminal conviction shall be deemed conclusive proof of criminal
misconduct for the purposes of this section.
b. INQUESTS: In an Inquest arising out of the use of force, the employee shall meet
with the City Attorney to discuss legal representation for the employee during the
Inquest. After that meeting, if the employee elects to select his/her own
representation, the City will pay for reasonable legal services provided that the
employee has acted in good faith in the performance or purported failure of
performance of his/her official duties and; provided further that the employee was not
engaging in criminal misconduct. The attorney selected by the employee must have
a high level of experience in representing law enforcement officers in the use of
force. The City shall have a reasonable right to approve the choice of counsel in light
of the requirements described herein; enter into a third party payer agreement wifh
the employee's private counsel; to review billings for such representation; and
approve all payments in writing. In the event outside counsel is retained by the
employee and the employee is subsequently convicted of a crime or it is defermined
by a court of competent jurisdiction that the employee was not acting in good faith
arising out of the facts giving rise to the Inquest, the City shall be entitled to recover
attorney's fees and costs it has expended on the employee's behalf from the
employee.
8.5 Disabilitv Insurance — The Employer shall provide for a mandatory payroll deduction for a
LEOFF II disability plan selected periodically and administered by the Association.
Participation will begin from date of employment with the City.
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8.6 The City has adopted the VEBA Medical Reimbursement Plan for all commissioned LEOFF
II employees belonging to the Auburn Police Management Association bargaining unit who
do not have a military medical retirement plan and will begin from the date of employment
with the Gity. The City agrees to provide a mandatory payroll deduction for this post
Retirement Medical Insurance Trust. All contributions made on behalf of each eligible
employee will be based on the individual's annual base salary. It is understood that all
defined eligible employees will be required to sign and submit to the City a VEBA
Membership Enrollment Form. The Commanders' VEBA shall be funded by: (1) Bimonthly
employee contribution of 2% base annual salary, and (2) annual sick leave contribution, and
(3) sick leave contribution upon separation, and (4) the City will make a bimonthly
contribution of two percent (2.0%) of base pay period salary. After December 31, 2017, all
contributions to the VEBA plan will cease, if the Affordable Care Act continues to be
counted towards the "Cadillac" tax provisions. In that event, effective January 1, 2018, the
City will contribute two percent (2%) of base pay period salary into deferred compensation, if
the employee chooses to match the contribution.
Annual Sick Leave Contribution: Eligibility for participating on an annual basis is limited
to employees who have accumulated unused sick leave in excess of nine hundred and sixty
(960) hours. All accumulated annual sick leave in excess of nine hundred and sixty (960)
hours shall be paid at twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee's then hourly base wage
into the trust. After December 31, 2017, all contributions tb the VEBA plan will cease, if the
Affordable Care Act coritinues to be counted towards the "Cadillac" tax provisions. In lieu of
said confributions to the trust, the employee may elect to receive the foregoing contribution
in a cash payment or into such deferred compensation program as the parties agree upon
(subject to any contribution caps or limitations imposed by applicable law).
Separation of Emplovment Contribution: Contributions to the Plan by all employees
covered by this Agreement, who leave employment with the City of Aubum by retirement,
death, disability, termination, or any other reason shall transfer all unused, accumulated sick
leave into the VEBA trust. After December 31, 2017, all contributions to the VEBA plan will
cease, if the Affordable Care Act continues to be counted towards the "Cadillac" tax
provisions. In lieu of said contributions to the trust, the employee may elect to receive the
foregoing contribution in a cash payment or into such deferred compensation program as
the parties agree upon (subject to any contribution caps or limifations imposed by applicable
law).
Earlv VEBA Cash Out: In the event that contributions to the VEBA trust will cease
pursuant to the terms set forth above in this Article 8, the parties shall begin, no later than
July 1, 2017, negotiating a mechanism for the employees to cash out a portion of their
VEBA account prior to December 31, 2017 (if requested by the APMA).
ARTICLE 9 — PENSIONS
9.1 Pensions for employees and contributions to pension funds shall be provided in accordance
with the laws of the State of Washington for eligible employees.
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ARTICLE 10 — JURY DUTY
10.1 Time off with pay will be granted for jury duty. Employees shall be required to report for
work for any portion of their regularly scheduled shift during which they are not actually
serving on a jury or waiting to be impaneled, if a reasonable amount of time remains on that
shift in light of the court's location. The employee is required to contact his/her supervisor,
who will make the determination.
In order to be eligible for such payments, the employee must submit a written statement
(subpoena, etc.) from the appropriate public official (Court Clerk, etc.) showing the date and
time served and the amount of jury pay recovered. The employee must give the Chief of
Police, or designee, prompt notice of call for jury duty. Employees are not required to retum
to 1he City per diem received for jury duty from the Court.
ARTICLE 11 — SICK DISABILITY BEREAVEMENT. AND EMERGENCY LEAVE
a. Sick leave credit shall accumulate for eligible employees at the rate of eight (8)
hours per month. Sick leave is accumulative to a maximum of nine hundred and
sixty hours (960 hours), except as provided in Section 11.7 below. Sick leave
credit may be used for time off with pay for bona fide cases of incapacitating
sickness or injury and for the period of disability resulting from pregnancy or
childbirth, or in accordance with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act or
Washington Family Care Act. Any employee found to have abused sick leave
by falsification or misrepresentation shall be subject to disciplinary ac4ion.
Employees shall take sick leave on an hourly basis.
11.1 A verifying statement from the employee's physician may be required by the Chief
of Police, at his/her option, whenever an employee claims sick leave for three (3)
days or longer, or after three (3) single sick leave claims in any calendar year or
three consecutive days, which ever occurs first. In requiring a physician's
statement, the Chief, or designee, shall do so for the pu.rpose of assuring that
employees are utilizing sick leave benefits for the purposes intended by this
Agreement.
11.2 Employees incapacitated by illness or injury shall notify the Chief of Police, or
designee, as far in advance of their scheduled starting time as possible that he/she
is to report for duty. During periods of extended illness, employees shall keep the
Chief of Police, or designee, informed as to their progress and potential date of
return to work.
11.3 An employee shall be allowed up to three (3) days bereavement plus three (3) days
chargeable sick leave for death in the immediate family requiring his/her presence
upon approval of the Chief of Police. Immediate family shall include the fafher,
father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, spouse, brother, sister, children and
stepchildren of the employee, employee's grandparents and grandparent-in-laws,
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grandchildren of the employee, and stepparents. A domestic partner, as defined by
state law, shall receive the same rights as a legally married spouse for the
purposes of this section of the Agreement.
11.4 An employee may use up to twelve (12) workweeks of leave each year in
accordance with the provisions of the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA),
and Washington State Family Care Act. The City uses the "rolling" twelve (12)
month calendar method.
An employee who has worked for the City at least twelve (12) months, including at
least 1250 hours in the last tweive (12) months, may be entitled to twelve (12)
workweeks of paid/unpaid leave in any twelve-month period (1) to care for a
newbom or newly adopted child or newly placed foster child; (2) to care for a child,
parent, or spouse who has a serious or terminal health condition; or (3) to attend to
a personal serious health condition.
An employee must give the Chief of Police, or designee, at least thirty (30) days
written notice by completing a Leave Request Form, in advance of the anticipated
date of the leave is to begin (14 days notice for a leave due to a child's terminal
illness). If the employee is unable to give the required notice, notice must be given,
in writing, as soon as possible.
While on FML, the employee must use all accrued, but unused, leave including sick
leave, vacation, compensatory time, and any other paid leave accrued prior to
using unpaid leave.
Use of the above paid leave applies toward the twelve (12) workweek entitlement,
and is not in addition to the entitlement. Upon return from the leave, the employee
is entitled to return to the same position held, or a comparable position with
comparable compensation (in accordance with the federal FMLA), when the leave
began unless the position would have been eliminated had the employee not been
on leave.
Care for a newborn or newly adopted child or newly placed foster child. FMLA
leave must be taken within twelve (12) months of the birth, adoption, or placement
of a child. If both parents are employed by the City, together they are entitled to a
total of twelve (12) workweeks of paid/unpaid leave under this paragraph,
In the case of maternity/paternity, any leave taken prior to the birth of the child for
prenatal care or inability to work prior to the actual birth will be assessed towards
the twelve workweek period. In addition to the twelve (12) weeks of FMLA, the
employee is also entitled to leave for the entire period that she is temporarily
disabled due to pregnancy or child birth pursuant to Washington State law.
Time loss due to disability prior to or following giving birth will be assessed towards
the twelve (12) work week period.
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Intermittent or reduced leave for birth or placement for adoption or foster care of a
child may only be taken with Chief of Police approval. Certification by a healthcare
provider may be required.
Care of a child, parent, or spouse who has a serious or terminal health condition, or
to attend to a personal serious health condition. Certification and/or seconii or third
opinions by a healthcare provider may be required for leave approval. Re-
cert'ification may be required every thirty (30) days. A fitness for duty certifcate
signed by the consulting physician may be required upon return from leave.
Leave may be requested and granted on an intermittent basis or on a reduced
workweek schedule if inedically necessary. The employee must provide medical
certification within fifteen (15) days of the date requested. The employee must
attempt to schedule his/her intermittent or reduced leave so as not to disrupt the
City's operation.
11.5 Upon retirement, death, or termination of good standing (not termination for cause)
the employee shall be reimbursed at current rate of pay for unused accrued sick
leave up to a maximum of 960 hours in accordance with the following schedule
based on continuous years of service:
Upon Completion of Percent of Accrued
Years of Service Unused Sick Leave
15-24 years 50%
25 years and over 100%
Employees hired into the Commissioned Officers Guild or the Auburn Police
Management Association after November 30, 1993, shall not be subject to the
above sick leave cash out provisions but shall be reimbursed for 35% of
accumulated and unused sick leave upon separation from employment in good
standing, retirement, death, or disability retirement.
Employees hired into the Commissioned Officers Guild or 4he Aubum Police
Management Association after November 30, 1993, with a minimum of four
hundred and eighty (480) hours of accumulated and unused sick leave and a
minimum of twenty-five (25) years of service shall be reimbursed for 45% of
accumulated and unused sick leave upon separafion from employment in good
standing, retirement, death, or disability retirement.
After December 31, 2017, all contributions to the VEBA plan will cease, if the
Affordable Care Act continues to be counted towards the "Cadillac" tax provisions.
In lieu of said contributions to the trust, the employee may elect to receive the
foregoing contribution in a cash payment or into such deferred compensation
program as the parties agree upon (subject to any contribution caps or limitations
imposed by applicable law).
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11.6 When an employee has accumulated 960 hours of sick leave, the sick leave shall
continue to accumulate at the normal rate of eight (8) hours per month until the end
of the calendar year at which time all sick leave in excess of 960 hours
accumulated by the employee shall be paid at 25% of the employee's then hourly
rate into the VEBA (See paragraph 8.6). After December 31, 2017, all contributions
to the VEBA plan will cease, if the Affordable Care Act continues to be counted
towards the "Cadillac" tax provisions. In lieu of said contributions to the trust, the
employee may elect to receive the foregoing contribution in a cash payment or into
such deferred compensation program as the parties agree upon (subject to any
contribution caps or limitations imposed by applicable law).
11.7 When an employee covered by the LEOFF II Retirement System is disabled as the
proximate result of an on-the-job injury as covered by Washington State Workers'
Compensation and Industrial Insurance, the City shall compensate the employee
for the difference between his Workers' Compensation e.ntitlement and his regular
salary for a period not to exceed six (6) months or the termination of the disability,
whichever comes first. To accomplish this, the City shall pay the employee his/her
regular salary for said period and the employee shall receipt to the City all time loss
payments received from Workers' Compensa4ion. The City will be under no
obligation to continue the employee's regular salary upon two (2) weeks notice by
the City to the employee of their failure to receipt time loss payments. Thereafter,
the City will only compensafe the employee for the difference between Workers'
Compensation entitlement and his regular salary until the employee is in
compliance with this section. The City agrees to maintain this section in the
contract and the Association agrees to limit the sick leave cash out for new hires.
11.8 The City shall pay a $4000 death benefit to the estate of a police officer killed in the
line of duty. Such payment shall be for funeral and relafed ezpenses.
ARTICLE 12 — UNIFORMS AND CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
12.1 Technological advances and equipment changes will require special attention. Uniform and
equipment standards need to be kept up-to-date. All requests for uniform/equipment
replacement shall be submitted to the employee's immediate supervisor. Requests for
uniform/equipment replacemerit will be completed as soon as reasonably possible. The
department will designate the uniform/equipment supplier(s). Uniforms and equipment will
only be purchased/obtained from the designated supplier(s), including voucher items.
Specialty units may utilize specialty outlets/sources for some equipment needs.
12.2 Commanders will be on a Quartermaster System and will be issued their full compliment of
uniforms/equipment according to the list of agreed upon items attached as Appendix B. All
uniforms/equipment are owned by the City.
12.3 Commanders will be entitled to have up to four(4) uniform items cleaned per week.
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12.4 Commanders will be given a clothing allowance of $600.00 per year and entitled to have up
to four (4) items dry cleaned or may have three (3) items dry cleaned and five (5) shirts
laundered per week for maintenance of business attire. Effective January 1, 2008, the
clothing allowance was integrated into the base pay wage scale.
ARTICLE 13 — EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
13.1 Lavoff. Personnel reductions through layoff procedures and reinstatement from such layoffs
shall in accordance with the Civil Service Rules and Regulations of the City of Aubum.
13.2 Senioritv. Whenever employees are appointed to a classification effective the same date,
seniority shall be established by the highest grade on the total examination in accordance
with Rule 10 of the Civil Service Rules.
13.3 Tobacco Use. Tobacco use shall not be allowed in City vehicles or buildings. However,
smoking is allowed in designated smoking areas. It is the intent of the parties to continue to
comply with the City's tobacco use policy in effect as of May 7, 2001.
13.4 Probationarv Periods. Probationary periods upon initial appointment shall not exceed one
(1) year and may not be extended without the written agreement of the Association.
Probationary periods upon promotion shall not exceed one year and shall not be extended
without the written agreement of the Association. A probationary period shall be extended
for the number of workdays equal to the number of workdays an employee was absent in
excess of 10 workdays during the probationary period. During an employee's initial
probationary period he/she may be discharged by the Employer at will and such discharge
shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. During a promotional probationary period
an employee may be reverted to his/her former classification and such reversion shall not
be subject to the grievance procedure.
ARTICLE 14 —MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
14.1 Subject to the Association's right to negotiate mandatory subjects of bargaining the
Association recognizes the prerogatives of the City to operate and manage its affairs in all
respects in accordance with its responsibilities and powers of authority.
14.2 The City has the right to schedule work as re.quired in a manner most advantageous to the
department and consistent with the requirements of municipal employment and the public
safety.
14.3 The City reserves the right to discharge or discipline an employee for just cause. The City
reserves the right to lay off personnel for lack of funds, or for the oc.currence of condi4ions
beyond the control of the department. The City shall have the right to determine reasonable
schedules of work in accordance with Section 4.1 and to establish the methods or
processes by which such work is performed.
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14.4 No policies or procedures covered in this Agreement shall be construed as delegating to
others or as reducing or abridging any of the authority conferred on City officials as defined
in the following:
a. The ordinance responsibility of the Mayor as Chief Executive Officer of the
City for enforcing the laws of the State and City, passing upon ordinances
adopted by the City Council, recommending an annual budget or directing the
proper performance of all executive departments;
b. The responsibility of the City Council for the enactment of ordinances, the
appropriation of moneys;
c. The legal responsibility of the Civil Service Commission, as provided by State
Statute, subject to any applicable bargaining duty of the City and the terms of
this Agreement.
d. The responsibility of the Chief of Police and his/her delegates govemed by
ordinances, Civil Service Rules and Department Rules and as limited by the
prbvisions of the Agreement; and provided that such actions do not affect
mandatory subject of bargaining:
1. To recruit, assign, transfer, or promote members to positions within the
department.
2. To take disciplinary action against members for just cause;
3. To determine methods, means, and personnel necessary for departmental
operations;
4. To control department budget; and
5. To take whatever actions are necessary in emergencies in order to assure
the proper functioning of the department.
ARTICLE 15 — GRIEVANCE FROCEDURE
15.1 For purposes of this Ag�eement, the term "grievance" means any dispute between the
Employer and the Association conceming an alleged breach or violation of this Agreement.
Stea 1: Any alleged grievance shall be taken up with the employee's immediate supervisor within
ten (10) working days of its alleged occurrence. The parties agree to make every effort to
settle the grievance promptly at this level.
In the event the grievance is unresolved, the Association and/or employee shall determine
whether to appeal the grievance through the Civil Service Commission or process the
grievance to Step 2 of the grievance procedure contained herein with in five (5) days of
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the meeting with the employee's immediate supervisor. Should the employee choose to
file an appeal with the Civil Service Commission, the employee shall provide the Employer
and the Association with written notice of such election.
Step 2: The grievance shall be reduced to written form by the aggrieved employee stating the
section of the Agreement violated and explaining the grievance in detail and remedy
sought. The employee and/or the Association shall present the written grievance to the
Human Resources Director and the Chief of Police who will conduct a meeting within five
(5) working days of receipt of the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall make a
decision on the matter in writing within ten (10) working days from such meeting. Copies
of the Chiefs decision will be furnished to the aggrieved, Association representative, and
the Mayor. Grievances involving suspension, demotion, or discharge shall begin at Step
2.
Step 3: Any grievance remaining unresolved after the decision has been rendered in Step 2 shall
be transmitted to the Mayor in writing within ten (10) working days whereupon the Mayor
shall conduct an investigatory hearing within five (5) working days of fhe receipt of the
written grievance. The Mayor shall render a decision within five (5) working days of such
hearing.
Step 4: Should the grievance not be resolved in Step 3 and should further consideration be
desired by the grievant, a written notification requesting arbitration must be filed with the
Mayor within fourteen (14) working days. In that event, the parties shall prompfly and
mutually submit the subject grievance to the Washington Public Employee Relations
Commissions (PERC) and PERC will conduct the arbitration. The arbitration request filed
with PERC shall state the issue: The arbitrator shall confine himself/herself to the precise
issue submitted for arbitration and shall have no authority to determine any other issues
not so submitted to him/her. The arbitrator shall have jurisdiction and authority only to
interpret, apply, or detertnine compliance with the specific terms of the Agreement and
shall not add to, detract from, or alter in any way, the provisions of this Agreement. The
decision shall be final and binding upon both parties. Each party shall initially bear their
own expenses and fees. Provided, however, the arbitrator may award reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses to the prevailing party if specifically provided by applicable
law.
15.2 Any time limits stipulated in the grievance procedure may be extended for stated periods of
time by the appropriate parties by mutual agreement in writing. Pending final decision of
any grievance by any of the above procedures, work shall continue without interruption.
15:3 A grievance that involves or affects a significant portion of the employees in the bargaining
unit may be introduced by the Association in written form to the Chief of Police as set forth
in Step 2 of the grievance procedure and processed as set forth there from.
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ARTICLE 16 — WORK STOPPAGES
16.1 The City and fhe Associa4ion agree that the public interest requires efficient and
uninterrupted perFormance of all City services and to this end pledge their best efforts to
avoid or eliminate any conduct contrary to this objective. Specifically, the Association shall
not cause or condone any work stoppage, including any strike, slowdown, refusal to perform
and customarily assigned duties, sick leave absence which is not bona fide, or other
interference wi4h City functions by employees under 4his Agreement and should same occur,
the Association agrees to take appropriate steps to end such interference. Any concerted
action by any employee in any bargaining unit shall be deemed a work stoppage if any of
the above activities has occurred.
ARTICLE 17 — BULLETIN BOARDS
17.1 Electronic Mail. The Police Management Association may use the City's electronic mail (E-
Mail) for communications pertaining to Association business, i.e. meeting times, places and
agendas, voting, election results, and various topics of Association business on issues
effecting 4he administration of the collective bargaining agreement with the City of Auburn.
All communications on E-mail by Association members will be reviewed and approved by a
member of the Association Executive Board to determine the appropriateness of the
communication in accordance with this section prior to being sent.
E-Mail communications will not contain profanity, abusive language, or derogatory language
of a discriminatory nature against individuals of a protected class.
ARTICLE 18 — BILL OF RIGHTS
18.1 The Employer retains the right to adopt rules for the operation of the Aubum Police
Department and the conduct of its employees provided that such rules do not conflict with
City ordinances, City anii State Civil Service Rules and Regulations as they exist, or any
provision of this Agreement; and provided further that such rules do not affect mandatory
subjects of bargaining. It is agreed that the Employer has the right to discipline, suspend, or
discharge any employees subject to the provisions of the City ordinances, City and State
Civil Service Rules and Regulations as they exist, and terms of this Agreement.
a. In an effort to ensure that investigations made by Superior Officers, as designated by
the Chief of Police of the Auburn Police Department, are conducted in a manner
which is conducive to good order and discipline, the Aubum Police Management
Association shall be entitled to the protection of what shall hereafter be termed as the
"Police Officers Bill of Rights".
b. Every employee who becomes the subject of an intemal investigation shall be
advised at least 48 hours prior to the interview that he/she is suspected of:
1. Committing a criminal offense;
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2. Misconduct that would be grounds for termination, suspension, or other
disciplinary actions; or,
3. That he/she may not be qualified for continued employment with the
department.
4. That he/she has the right to Union representation and legal counsel during the
interview.
c. Any employee who becomes the subject of an investigation may have legal counsel
present during all interviews. This representation by counsel is confined to
counseling, and not actual participation in the investigation. Nothing in this
agreement, however, shall be deemed a waiver of an employee's right to Union
representation. A criminal investigation as used herein shall be interpreted as any
action, which could result in the filing of a criminal charge. A major inyestigation as
used elsewhere in fhis Article shall be interpreted as any action, which could result in
dismissal from the Department or the fling of a criminal charge.
d. The employee under investigation must, at the time of an interview, be informed of
the name of the officer in charge of the investigation and the name of the officer who
will be conducting the interview.
e. The employee shall be informed in writing as to whether her/she is a witness or
suspect at least forty-eight (48) hours before any interview commences. If the
employee is a suspect, helshe shall be appraised in writing of the allegations of such
complaints at least forty-eight (48) hours before any interview commences.
f. The interview of any employee shall be at a reasonable hour, preferably when the
employee is on duty, unless the exigency of the interview dictates otherwise.
Whenever possible, interviews shall be scheduled during the nortnal workday of the
City.
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g. The employee or Employer may request that a major investigation interview be
recorded, either mechanically or by a stenographer. There can be no "off the record"
questions. Upon request, the employee under major investigation shall be provided
an exact copy of any written statement he/she has signed, or of a verbatim transcript
of any interview.
h. Interviewing shall be completed within a reasonable time and shall be done under
circumstances devoid of intimidation or coercion, In all major investigation
interviews, the employee shall be afforded an opportunity and facilities to coritact and
consult privately with an attorney of his/her own choosing, before being interviewed.
Such opportunity to contact and consult privately with a private attorney shall not
unduly delay the investigation interview. The employee shall be entitled to such
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reasonable intermissions, as he/she shall request for personal necessities, meals,
telephone calls, and rest periods.
i. All interviewing shall be limited in scope to activities, circumstances, or events which
pertain to the employee's conduct or acts which may form the basis for disciplinary
action under one (1) or more of the categories contained in "2" herein.
j. The employee will not be threatened with dismissal or other disciplinary punishment
as a guise to attempt to obtain his/her resignation, nor shall he/she be subject to
abusive or offensive language or intimidation in any other manner. No promises or
rewards shall be made as an inducement to answer questions.
k. No employee shall be required to submit to a polygraph test. The employee shall not
be terminated or have any other penalty imposed upon him/her for not taking a
polygraph test.
I. Should any section, sub-section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase in this
article be declared unconstitutional or invalid, for any reason, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
m. The investigation shall be completed in a reasonable amount of time in light of the
circumstances and discipline shall be imposed within a reasonable amount of time
after the conclusion of the investigation.
n. Upon completion of the investigation and upon request from the Association, the
employee under investigation shall be promptly informed of the results of the
investigation. If the preliminary findings of the investigati.on are that the complaint
should be sustained, or other misconduct found, the employee and his/her
Association representative shall be furnished a complete copy of the investigation
report, and en4ire investigation file, prior to the City making a final decision and
sufficiently in advance of any Loudermill Hearing.
18.2 Use of Lethal Force
When an employee, whether on duty or off-duty, uses lethal force, the employee shall not
be required to make a written or recorded statement for a minimum of seventy-two (72)
hours after the incident, except that immediately following the incident the employee may
verbally report to a superior a brief summary of the incident to the extent necessary to
secure evidence, apprehend suspects, and preserve the safety of the public and fellow
offcers. Employees involved in the use of lethal force shall be allowed an opportunity to
consult with an Association representative and/or attorney prior to being required to provide
a statement regarding the use of lethal force.
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18.3 Personnel Records
a. Employee personnel files shall be maintained as confidential records to the extent
required by applicable law.
b. The City shall only disclose information in the employee's personnel files in
accordance with applicable law. Prior to disclosing personnel file documents to third
parties (other than employment verification information), the City shall give the
affected employee notification of the request for disclosure. If the City believes the
document(s) is properiy subject to disclosure, it will notify the employee. The
employee shall then have five (5) working days to provide the City any reason for not
releasing the requested document(s) and/or to give the employee an oppoRunity to
take action to prevent the release of said document(s) prior to the City releasing the
requested document(s).
c. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting any rights the Association has under
this Agreement or applicable law to obtain personnel records.
ARTICLE 19 — SAVING CLAUSE
19.1 If any article or any portion of any article of this Agreement or any addendum's thereto
should be held invalid by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or
enforcement of any article should be restrained by such tribunal, the remainder of the
Agreement and addendum's shall not be affected thereby and the parties shall enter into
immediate collective bargaining negotiations for the purpose of arriving at a mutually
satisfactory replacement of such article.
ARTICLE 20 — ENTIRE.AGREEMENT
20.1 The Agreement expressed herein in writing constitutes the entire Agreement between the
parties and no oral statement shall add to or supersede any of its provisions.
ARTICLE 21 — RETENTION OF BENEFITS
21.1 This Agreement shall not operate to reduce any benefits specified in this Agreement which
are now more favorably enjoyed by any of the employees covered herein.
ARTICLE 22 — DRUG TESTING
22.1 Reporting to work under the influence of alcohol and/or illegal drugs, or the use, sale, or
possession by an employee of illegal drugs is strictly prohibited and may result in
disciplinary action, including immediate termination. For the purpose of this article,
substance.s that require a prescripfion or other written approval from a licensed physician or
dentist for their use shall also be included when used other than as prescribed. Each
employee must advise the Employer if they are using prescription or other over-the-counter
drugs they know or reasonably should know may impair their ability to perform job functions
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and/or operate machinery such as automobiles. Under appropriate circumstances the
Employer may request the employee provide written medical authorization to perForm
various essential�ob functions from a physician while using such drugs.
Any voluntary request by an employee for assistance with his/her own alcohol abuse
problem will remain confidential and shall not be used as the basis for any disciplinary
action provide.d that the request for assistance is initiated prior to being identified as
impaired through the procedures herein.
The parties recognize the essential purpose of any law enforcement agency is to enforce
the criminal laws. Moreover, the parties recognize the courts have held it would
substantially impair law enforcement agencies if they were required to employ individuals
within their ranks who have violated the very laws said agencies are charged with enforcing.
Therefore, the Employer reserves the right to refuse to employ or continue the employment
of individuals who are or have been engaged in serious criminal conduct, whether drug
related or not.
Where a supervisory employee of the City has a reasonable suspicion to believe an
employee is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, or is using illegal drugs, the
employee in question will be asked to submit to discovery testing including, breath tests, ,
urinalysis, andlor a blood screen to identify any involvement with alcohol or illegal drugs.
An employee who refuses to submit to discovery testing for alcohol and/or illegal drugs shall
be conclusively presumed to be under the influence of alcohol or an illegal drug for the
purpose of administering this Article.
For the purpose of administering this Article, the following definition of terms is provided:
Reasonable Suspicion — Reasonable suspicion is based on specific objective facts and
reasonable inferences from those facts in the light of experience, that discovery testing will
produce evidence of illegal drug or improper alcohol use tiy that particular employee:
Under the Influence — The following cutoff levels shall be used for the initial s.creening of
specimens to determine whether they are negative for these drugs or classes of drugs:
n /ml Test Level
Amphetamines 1000
Barbiturates 300
Benzodiazepines 300
Cannabinoids 100
Cocaine metabolites 300
Methadone 300
Methaqualone 300
Opiates (Codeine) 300
Opiates (Morphine) 300
Phencyclidine (PCP) 25
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Propoxyphene 300
Level of the positive result for ethyl alcohol 0.04 gr/dl
Illeqal Druqs — Are defined as all forms of narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens,
and cannabis, which sale, purchase, transfer, or unauthorized use or possession is
prohibited by law.
Over-the-Counter-Druqs — Are those which are generally available without a prescription
and are limited to 4hose drugs which are capable of impairing the judgment of an employee
to safety perform the employee's duties.
Prescription Druqs — Are defined as those drugs, which are used in the course of inedical
treatment and have been prescribed and authorized for use by a licensed
practitionerlphysician or dentist.
22.2 If an employee is required to submit to a drug te.st, the following procedure shall be
followed:
a. The employee shall be given an opportunity to confer with an Association
represen4ative if one is readily available and the employee has requesfed said
conference.
b. The employee shall be given an opportunity to explain the reasons for the
employee's condition, such as reaction to a prescribed drug, fatigue, exposure to
toxic substances, or any other reasons known to employee to the test administrator.
The Employer and an Association representative may be present during fhis
discussion.
c. The Employer may request urine and/or blood samples.
d. Urine and blood samples shall be collected at a local laboratory, hospital, or medical
facility. The Employer shall transport the employee to the collection site. The
Employer and/or Association representative may be allowed to accompany the
employee to the collection site and observe the bottling and sealing of the specimen.
The employee shall not be observed by the Employer when the urine specimen is
given.
e. All specimen containers, vials, and bags used to transport the specimen shall be
sealed to safeguard their integrity, in the presence of the Employer, employee, and
the Association representative and proper chain-of-custody procedures shall be
followed.
f. The collection and testing of the samples shall be perFormed only by a laboratory and
by a physician or healthcare professional qualified and authorized to administer and
determine the meaning of any test results. The laboratory performing the test shall
be one that is certified by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). The laboratory
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chosen must be agreed to between the Association and the Employer. The
laboratory used shall also be one whose procedures are periodically tested in a
program where they analyze unknown samples sent by an independent party. The
results of such fests shall be made available to the Employer and 4he Association.
g. If a specimen tests positive in an immunoassay screen test, the results must be
confirmed by a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry tests. The specimen must
show positive results aUwithin the following limits on the GC/MS (gas
chrbmatography/mass spectrometry) confirmatory test to be considered positive:
If immunoassay is specific for free morphine the initial test level is 25 g/ml.
Confirmatorv Test
Marijuana metabolites 15 ng/ml
Cocaine metabolites 150 ng/ml
Opiates
Morphine 300 ng/ml
Codine 300 nglml
Phencyclidine 25 ng/ml
Amphetamines
Amphetamine 500 ng/ml
Methamphetamine 500 ng/ml
h. At the employee's or the Association's option, a sample of the specimen may be
requisitioned and sent to a laboratory chosen by the Association for testing. The cost
of this test will be paid by the Association or the employee. Failure to exercise this
option may not be considered as evidence in an arbitration or other proceeding
conceming the drug test or its consequences. The results of 4his second test shall be
provided to the City. '
i. The employee and the Association shall be informed of the results of all tests, and
prbvided with all documentation regarding the tests as soon as the test results are
available.
22.3 The parties shall designate a Medical Review Officer (MRO) to review all confirmed positive
test results and communicate those results to the Employer. The MRO shall have the
responsibility to determine when an individual has failed a drug test in accordance with the
standards enumerated herein. The MRO shall retain all records of all positive tests for at
least five (5) years and records of all negative tests for at least one (1) year.
22:3 If the results of the drug test are positive, and support a conclusion that the employee used
an illegal drug, or reported to work while under the influence of alcohol, the employee may
be subject to discipline including immediate discharge.
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ARTICLE.23 - DURATION
23.1 This agreement shall become effective on January 1, 2016 until December 31, 2018.
Provided, however, that Appendix A shall be reopened no later than July 1, 2017 in order to
negotiate the employees' 2018 wages. In addition, either pa.rty may reopen Article 8 to the
extent allowed pursuant to Article S's terms and conditions set forth above (and, in that
event, all economic terms of this Agreement shall be reopened as well).
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Signed this � ' day of , 2015 at Auburn,
Washington.
CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
BY:__ By: � D
Mayor Auburn Police Man ent As ociation
By: ��
Director of Human Resources
By: C. .1C�� ,s-KO�✓
City Cler �
Approved As To F m:
By:
Cit ttorney
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Appendix "A"
CLASSIFICATION 2016 BASE WAGE
Commander $5,298.06 per pay period effec4ive January 1, 2016.
(Effective January 1, 2016, a one and a half percent (1.5°/a)
wage increase applied to the 2015 Commander's pay period
salary schedules. Effective July 1, 2016, an additional one
percent (1%) wage increase.)
PLUS-LONGEVITY (Added to base wage)
POLICE CDR BASE 2.0% 3.5% 5% 6.5% 8% 9% 10%
PAY GRADE 47 WAGE 5 YEARS 8 YEARS 11 YEARS 14 YEARS 17 YEARS 20 YEARS 23 YEARS
COMMANDER
1/1/2016 $61.13 $1.22 $2.14 $3.06 $3.97 $4.89 $5.50 $6.11
$5,298.06 $105.96 $185.43 $264.9D 5344.37 $423.84 $476.83 $529.81
$10,596.12 $211.92 $370.86 $529.80 $688.74 $847.68 $953.66 $1,059.62
$127,153.44 $2,543.04 $4,450.32 $6,357.60 $8,264.88 $10,172.16 $11,443.92 $12,715.44
2017 PAY PLAN
One and a half percent (1.5%) wage increase effective January 1, 2017. One percent (1.0%)wage
increase effective July 1, 2017.
2078 PAY PLAN
No later than July 1, 2017, Appendix A shall be reopened, and the parties shall commence negotiations, for
the purpose of arriving at a mutually satisfactory wage increase for 2018. In the event that the parties fail to
reach an agreement on 2018 wages prior to January 1, 2018, any wage increase ultimately agreed upon (or
imposed through the inte�est arbitration process)for 2018 shall be retroactive to January 1, 2018.
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