R2012-193 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

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Types of Credit- Credits will be earned in accordance with the following schedule: For each year of service 5 credits/yr. For the number of continuous years from the present with no preventable job injury(ies) 1 credit/yr. For the number of continuous years from the present with no preventable vehicle accident(s) 1 credit/yr. For the number of continuous years from the present with no absences per year 1 credit/yr. For the number of continuous years from the present with no disciplinary action(s) 1 credit/yr. For each credit earned toward a baccalaureate or graduate degree at an accredited college or university 1 credit For each new certification earned for a job-related skill (not involving CEOs or college credits) 1 credit For each continuing educational unit (CEU) earned for a job-related skill 1 credit Payment - Incentive Pay will be determined semiannually and will be paid pro rata bi- weekly. Suspension of Payment - In the event of an employee's leave of absence for either a du- ty-related or non-duty-related injury, illness or disability, Incentive Pay shall continue to be earned by the employee, but payment shall be suspended after day thirty (30) of the leave, for the duration of the leave, for the purpose of facilitating the employee's receipt of Illinois Munici- pal Retirement Fund (IMRF) disability benefits; i.e. continuation of service credits, pension pro- tection, and eligibility for death benefits. All incentive payments earned while the employee is on a qualified leave of absence shall be payable upon the employee's return to duty, on the fol- lowing regular bi-weekly payroll cycle. In the event the employee is not released to return to du- ty, the accrued incentive pay shall be disbursed with the employee's final pay. (b) A premium will be paid annually at the end of the fiscal year per the following sched- ule to any employee who maintains and uses for the City's benefit the following certification(s) for any portions of that fiscal year: Certified Pesticide Applicator - $300 Certified Pesticide Operator - $150 IEPA Certified Drinking Water Supply Operator— Class D - $300 The premium for the water supply operator license applies only to employees in the Water Dis- tribution Section of the Water Management Department. Section 7. For purposes of administering this agreement, a crew in the Public Works and Water Management Departments is defined as two employees working as a group, one of which is a Crew Chief, or three or more employees working together as a group, one of which is either a Crew Chief or an employee receiving out of classification pay as a Crew Chief. For this section, the term "employee" does not include seasonal or temporary employees. Section 8. Upon implementation of the Emergency Communications Specialist clas- sification, the date for subsequent annual performance evaluation shall be the anniversary date of the employee's appointment to City service or of the employee's appointment to County ser- 10