R2013-21 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

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Section 5. Disciplinary matters and matters of discharge or removal in or from the classified service shall be governed by the State Civil Service Laws for Cities and the ordinances of the City and the rules of the Civil Service Commission adopted pursuant thereto and pursuant to other applicable State Law. Section 6. The Police Chief, a Deputy Chief, or a Lieutenant may at any time order any employee assigned to duty as an evidence officer, a street crimes unit member, or an emergency response team member to submit a blood, urine, or hair sample to a testing laboratory for analysis to determine the presence of any drug or other substance the possession or use of which is regulated or prohibited by state law. A blood, urine, or hair test for regulated or prohibited drugs or other substances, whether ordered under the provisions of this section or for reasonable suspicion, shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of Exhibit E of this Memorandum of Understanding. Unlawful use of any such drug or other substance shall be cause for dismissal. Section 7 (a). For purposes of this agreement, but not including reduction in personnel, seniority shall be defined as an employee's length of service in the classified police service from his most recent date of hire. Seniority shall be lost if the employee: (a) resigns; (b) retires; (c) is terminated; (d) is furloughed for more than two years. (b). For purposes of shift assignment, seniority for sergeants shall be defined as length of service in the classified sergeants' rank, calculated from his most recent date of promotion. (c). There shall be no bumping of employees from their properly assigned shift. (d). Vacancies on any shift shall be posted, as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs. Employees desiring to fill said vacancy would be required to submit notice of their desire to fill the vacancy. The employee, authorized to occupy said position, with the highest seniority submitting such notice to fill the vacancy shall be assigned to fill the vacancy. Section 8. For the purpose of maintaining communications between labor and management and in order to cooperatively discuss and solve problems of mutual concern, a Labor/Management Committee is hereby established, composed of representatives of management and labor, to meet to examine, discuss and solve mutual problems not covered by the labor agreement. The number and composition of representatives, frequency of meetings, and topics of discussion are subject to the particular needs and issues to be addressed. The Labor/Management Committee is recognized as a forum to meet in a non-adversarial role to discuss issues and work out problems that are of mutual concern by providing a forum for communication outside the bargaining process. A Labor/Management Committee will be created to discuss Voluntary Employee Benefit Plans. 27