R2026-82 Resolution Authorizing the Approval of an Agreement with I.A.F.F. Local 505, from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028

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Section 3. (a) The City shall offer light duty assignments, as provided herein and based upon a physician's approval, to employees who are unable to perform full duty responsibilities because of job-related illness, injury or disability; provided that,this section shall only apply if such work is available and there is a reasonable expectation that the employee will be able to assume the full duties of the position within 12 months. In the event the City's physician concludes an employee is capable of performing a specific light duty assignment and the employee's physician disagrees: (i) if the employee has filed for adjustment with the Industrial Commission, the opinion of the Commission, or an arbitrator thereof, shall control, and said employee shall not be required to report for light duty until said Commission or arbitrator has so ruled; (ii) if the employee has not filed for adjustment with the Industrial Commission, both the City and the employee shall retain all rights granted by statute. (b) For employees on leave for off-duty illness, injury or disability, light duty assignments shall be assigned only with the mutual consent of the Fire Chief and the employee. (c) Light duty assignments shall not involve make work, but shall consist of bona fide work assignments related to or in support of the City's fire suppression and fire prevention. A light duty assignment shall not be used to displace employees from performing such work. Effective May 1 , 2005, an employee who is on duty-injury leave will be required to perform said light duty assignment if so offered, as provided in subparagraph (a), and shall be assigned to his normal shift (i.e. 24-hour shift employees to 24-hour shifts; Fire Inspector to 40-hour shift.) for a period of six months (180 days from the date of assignment to light duty) provided, that if the employee is not released to perform regular duty after 6 months, the Fire Chief shall have the discretion to assign such employee to a 40 hour work week Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. All decisions shall be made fairly and impartially. ARTICLE 13 SICK LEAVE Section 1. (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b) hereof, full time employees in the classified fire fighting service shall accrue 20 hours of sick leave for each month of continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge up to a maximum accumulation of 4,800 hours. Employees who have accumulated in excess of 4,800 hours of sick leave prior to this date shall be "grandfathered" as to the use of all excess accumulations. Effective January 1, 2027, full-time employees in the classified firefighting service shall accrue 18 hours of sick leave for each month of continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge up to a maximum accumulation of 4,320 hours. Employees who have accumulated in excess of 4,320 hours of sick leave prior to this date shall be "grandfathered" as to the use of all excess accumulations. (b) Upon assignment as a Fire Inspector, pursuant to Article 8, subparagraphs 9 (a)and (b), an employee shall be credited with one (1) hour of sick leave for each three (3) 21