2017-24 AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement

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(d). For the purpose of scheduling overtime for snow and ice control on City streets, the City shall prepare a call-in-list ("list") of employees who are able to work the overtime necessary. This list shall be made up of employees from: Department Division Section Public Works Municipal Services Streets&Sewers, Forestry, Traffic Public Works Water Production Lake The City and the Union further agree that employees shall be listed in the order of their hire-in seniority without respect to Department, Division or Section. The following job classifica- tions shall be eligible for snow and ice control overtime. A commercial driver's license (CDL) is required for all persons assigned to this overtime. Crew Chief Service Worker Equipment Operator Water Service Worker Should the City be unable to get adequate personnel to handle a snow and ice emergency by using personnel from the above mentioned divisions, the City will then seek to fulfill its need for additional personnel from the employees of the Water Distribution Section. Section 2. An employee recalled to duty, as distinguished from an employee held over beyond the quitting time of his regular shift, shall receive overtime pay for the time actually served but for not less than a minimum of two hours; provided, however, that such two hour minimum shall not apply if the time said employee is to report for recall duty is within one hour or less of the commencing time of such employee's regular shift. Section 3. Overtime duty shall be voluntary and an employee who declines overtime shall not be discriminated against, provided that overtime duty required because of an emergency, or mandatory training, shall not be voluntary but will be served by the employee when directed. (a) All employees represented by the bargaining unit who are subject to call for emergen- cies to provide essential services are required to have personal telephones as a condition of employment. (b) Department directors will designate the job classifications within each department for which personal telephones for emergency calls will be required. A copy of the designations will be filed with the Human Resources Department. "Personal telephones" include home telephones and personally owned cellular telephones. (c) All employees represented by the bargaining unit in designated classifications will pro- vide personal telephone numbers to the department director and the Human Resources Depart- ment. Failure to comply with this requirement will be grounds for disciplinary action. (d) Each employee represented by the bargaining unit will provide to the City a telephone number for his/her personal telephone for the purpose of call-ins. Each employee may provide to the City an additional telephone number, to be used in like manner. Telephone numbers so provided will be maintained in service 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. (e) All departments will verify with employees, at least annually, that the telephone numbers provided are actually in service. 12