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RESOLUTION NO. 4163
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON APPROVING
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN. THE MUNICIPAL. EMPt.OYEE
RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF VERNON. AND THE VERNON
FI~N' S ASSOCIATION - (EMPLOYEE GROUPS .1 AND 4) .' . .
6 WHEREAS, the Vernon Firemen's Assoclation has been recog-
7 nized as an employee organization, pursuant to Resolution No. 4027
8 of the City Council of the City of Vernon, and have met and con-
9 fer red with the Municipal Employee Relations Representative of
10 the City of Vernon, an::l
11 WHEREAS, members of the Vernon Firemen's Association, repre-
12 senting Employee Group 1 and Employee Group 4, have jointly met
13 and pursuant to said meeting and conferring have executed a
14 Memorandum of Understanding with the Municipal Employee Relations
15 Representative of the City of Vernon, dated June 18, 1973, and
16 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon does hereby
17 approve said Memorandum of Understanding,
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
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SECTION 1: That the City Council of the City of Vernon
20 does hereby approve and ratify the Memorandum of Understanding
21 between the Municipal Employee Relations Representative of the
22 City of Vernon and the Vernon Firemen's Association ( Employee
23 Groups 1 and 4 ),
24 SECTION 2: That the approval and ratification set forth
25 herein are subject to all the terms, covenants and conditions con-
26 tained in said Memorandum of Understanding.
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SECTION 3: That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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29 after the same shall be in full force and effect.
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ADOPTED and APPROVED this
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
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4163
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Vernon, and approved br the Mayor of said City, at a regular
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This r'l!~morandj.;.m of U~1de!"standing lS cnt.e:-ed into
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~. F. .A. Ziemer, City Clerk of Vernon~ c~rtifi~d that th~ Vernon Firemen's !
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13 t Association (hereinafter called II Association") is the.recogni zed employee
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.151 employees in the Fire Depar~ment eXc8pt~nagement em~loyees" IGraub 1)
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II eraplQyees' in 'the F Lte be'partmeritn . (Group 4).
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~.'~ Cha~ter 10, .Division 4, Title 1, of the Government Code of the State of
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one or more reso111tions or ordina nC,es re fleeting the ch:mges in ',v"3.qes,
hours, and other cunditions of ell ployment agre~:d upon in this~!2~orandum
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'l'he AS30ciaticin and the HERR ilereby agree as follows:
1. This ;,lemo,randum (If Understanding constitutes a joi.nt.'
recommendat.ion by the, Associatior. and the HERR to be subr::ti -:.ted to the
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CityCou!'J.cil of Vernon for its determination and approval by one, or more
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resolutions or ordina,nces as the City Council tnay deem fit and proper.
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2. Salary Rates:
2.1 Effective July 1, 1973, the salary scales for all
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classifications of ~mployees in Groups, (1) and (4) shall De increased by
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3-1/2% (r:ounded off' to the nearest dollar for each monthly salary).
2,.2 Effective July 1, 1974, the salary scales ::or all
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cl,:~ssifications of employees in Gl;'OUPS (1) and (4) shall be increased
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4-:-3/4% (r.ounded off to the nearest dollar for each- monthly salary).
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3., Retirem.ent:
3.1 Vernon v1111 contract Hi th the, Public Er:1ployees'
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t' oavable -,'7ith the firstpayciheck follmling August 1 of any calendar year,
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Di.sciplined employees ','Ii 11 h J.'/:o: J~.il:2 r iqh t to
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appeal their discipline aEter final review in the Fire 8epart-:
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the Fire Department selected bythedisciplir:ed 2r'1?10yee; one !
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Appeals Board meIDber selected by the tviO membe!"s s(). s~lected. !
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upon a third member, the , third member shall be
Vernon submitted by the Vernon Chamber of'Commerce.
shall, cohtainan'even' number of names.
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strike names
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from such list alternatingly until two names are left and the
third member of the Appeals Board shall be selected from such.
tT,";O remaining names by lot.
If the member so selected is ;un-
able or uhwiliin~'toserve,.the other remaining name on the
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list, who was not selected by lot shall become the third mem1:;leri
bf the App~al~ Bo~rd~
5.1.2'Thedecision of the Appeals ,Board shall be
'subject toffnal ,and binding determina.tion by the City
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~:;:'nt:al:,ion ":!J:crcof ar(~ and shall be s:lbjcc:. ~:o 'a,1.1 pt.-.c:o:;('nt. .:In,] .Eu,tu,::::~:~
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-;. The terms agreed upon. hy ,t-.his ller:1orandum of' U.-ide:::-standins j
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resolutions 0= ordinanses,
or the City Couhc'il of Vernon and shall remain in full force and effect
until mi4nlght iune 30,.1975.
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The Association hereby expressly \vaives
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any right to' request any" improvements o'~ other changes in the i,./ages; ,
hours, or other conditions of employment of employees in Groups (1) and
(4) to take effect prlor to July 1, 1975, and Vernon shall not be
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If the Association de~ires to meet and
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cortcernlng improvements orchange~ in its wages,
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CITY, REPRESBNTATIVE OF THE CITY OF
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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AND THE
VERNON FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
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(EMPLOYEE GROUP 1)
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into with
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1. On or about June 1, 1971, upon petition filed by the
10 VernonJ;i'iremen's Association, pursuant to Resolution No. 4027 of
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,11 ,the City Council of the, City of Vernon (hereinafter called "Vernon"
121 F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk of Vernon, certified that the Vernon Fire- "'"
13 men's Association (hereinafter called ','AssociationH) is the recog-
14 nized employee organization for its members employed by Vernon in a
emp'loyea group defined in the aforesaid Resolution as "all full-
'16 time and regular part-:time employees in the Fire Department,
.'17 except management employeesH..
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2. The Association and the Municipal Employee ,Relations
',19 Representative (hereinafter called "City Representative") of Vernon
20 have presented to each other a number of requests concerning wages,
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23 I the Associatio~ have met and conferred as to "such matters in good
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. ~2 il of Vernon for approval by Resolution and implementation by one or
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Vernon and the Association desire to establish and
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This Memorandum of Understanding constitutes a
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1 m Ire Resolutions as may be deemed necessary by said City Council.
2. Shifts:
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2.1 Effective with the calendar year commencing on
January 1, 1972, and continuing thereafter through
the calendar year ending on December 31, 1976, Fire
Department employees engaged in fire suppression
shall be annually scheduled to work for One Hundred
'Twenty-two (122), Twenty-four (24) hour shifts,.
2.2 Said One Hundred Twenty-two (122) shifts shall,
, constitute the gross shifts to be scheduled from
which the following shifts shall be deducted annuallYi
-as, and'in lieu of, paid vacations and holidays:
2.21 After completion of one (1) year or more
years of continuous service, but less than ten
(10) years - twelve (12!:r twenty-four (24)
hour shifts;
2.22 After ten (10) years or more years of
continuous service - two (2) additional
twenty-four (24) hour shifts;
2.3 The gross shifts and the deductions therefrom
set forth in Subsections 2.1 and 2.2, above, shall
remain unchanged during the period from January T,
1972, through December'3I, 1976, and the Association
hereby agrees not to request any reduction in such '
gross shifts or any increase in the deductions there-
from to take effect during the aforesaid period for
any reason whatsoever and similarly.Vernon hereby
agrees not to reques:t 'any increase in such gross
shifts or any decrease, in deductions therefrom to
take effect during the aforesaid period for any
reason whatsoever; and' the Association and Vernon
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hereby expressly waive any and all obligations of
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the Association and the City of Vernon under the
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confer or negotiate as to any such request.
.2.4 The shifts which employees are entitled to de-
duct pursuant to Subsection 2,2, above, shall be
scheduled as shifts off on a year-around basis sub-
ject to the following provisions:
2.41 Each employee must be scheduled for a.t
least five (5) consecutive shifts off during
;the anniversary year following his anniversary
date on which he became entitled to deduct the
shifts in question.
2.42 Each employee must be scheduled for all
shifts which he is entitled to deduct as shifts
off during the anniversary year irrnnediately
following the anniversary date on which he be-
came entitled to deduct such shifts.
2.43 Selection of 'shifts off shall be by rank
and according to seniority within rank.
2.44 No more than two (2) officers and no more
than SEi!ven (7) employees, including officers, in
any platoon shall be scheduled off duty at any
one time.
2.45 The selection of shifts off shall be made
annually for the following calendar year no
later than D~cember 31 of the irrnnediately pre-
ceding calendar year, except that the selec,tion
of scheduled-shifts off for the calendar year
1972 shall be completed no later than February 1,
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2.46 Employees who are entitled to deduct two
(2) additional'shifts off pursuant to Subsection
2.22, above, shall have the option to accept pay
instead of time off at the rate of 7/30ths of
one (1) month's salary for such two (2) shifts,
or to be scheduled off duty for the additional
two (2) shifts. This option must be exercised
simultaneously with the selection of shifts off
duty pursuant to thus Subsection 2.4.
;2.47 The procedures and mechanics for ,the
scheduling of shifts off and the selection of
scheduled shifts off shall be established by
the Chief Engineer in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Subsection 2.4.
'2.5 Any employee who is terminated shall be paid
upon his termination for all unused shifts off to
which he became, entitled on his irrnnediately preceding
anniversary date, at his hourly rate of pay.
2.6 An employee who is permanently transferred out
of the fire suppression service during an anniver-
~ary year shall_1;>e paid for his unused shifts off to
which he became entitled on his irrnnediately preced-
ing anniversary date at his hourly rate and shall
become eligible for vacation benefits on his next
following anniversary date in accordance with City
Ordinances, Resolutions, and Policies applicable to
the classification in which he works.
2.7 An employee with one (1) or more years of con-
tinuous service who is, transferred to fire suppres-
sio~ during an anniversary year shall be entitled to
a proportionate number of shifts off to be scheduled
during the remainder of his current anniversary
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2.8 Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each and
all of the provisions of this entire Section 2 shall
become effective only if, as, when and to the extent
approved by the Pay'Board established by the Presiden
of the United States, pursuant to the Economic Sta-
bi1izationAct of 1970, Public Law 91-379, Executive
Order No. ,11627 of October 15, 1971, 36 F.R. 20139,
the R~gulations of said Pay Board and any amendments
or additional economic stabilization legislation,
executive orders, and regulations. Vernon and the
Association wi,ll Jointly request the Pay Board or
the appropriate agency designated by the Pay Board to
approve'the provisions of this Section 2. In connec-
tion 'with said request for approval, the parties
further agree to use 'their best offices to have the
Pay Board determine that the implementation of the
provisions,of this Section 2 need not be taken into
account in determining the allowable level of wage
and sa1ary,increases fbrthe fiscal year commencing
July 1, 1972, and any subsequent fiscal year.
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Temporary Assignments:
3.1 Each employee in the group for recognition
who, as of December 1, 1971, has completed one year
or more in a temporary appointment to a higher
rank at grade T-3 or above"shall be recommended
by the Chief Engineer to the City Council for
permanent appointment'in such rank and in such
grade.
3.2 Each employee in the group for recognition
whp, as of the date of signing of this Memorandum
of Understanding holds a temporary' appointment to
a higher rank at step T-4 shall, if, as and when
such employee completes one year of service in such
temporary appointment, be promptly reviewed by
three superior officers. If at least two of such
superior officers review the performance of such
employee as satisfactory, the Chief Engineer shall
recommend the employee to the City Council for
permanent appointment in such grade.
3.3 Hereafter Resolution No. 2852 of the City
Council of Vernon shall be utilized solely. to
,temporarily fill vacancies arising out of the
absence of men holding existing positions.
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3.4 The provisions of this Section 3 shall not
apply to Assistant Chief nor to the Chief Engineer.
Examinations'and Promotions:
4.1 Examinations:
4.11 All promotions (except for emergencies)
to any position .upto and including batallion
chief shall be made from eligibility lists
established by examinations consisting of
written, oral, and practical parts.
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together with a brief description of the
examination at least ninety (90) days prior to
the examination date.
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of objective (Le., true, false, and multiple
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administered by a panel of three officer~
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4.15 Any person taking an examination shall
be given a reasonable opportunity to inspect
the examination answers and scoring sheets
and to compare the same.
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Fire Department may from time to time establish
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?re no applicants from the Vernon Fire
Department for the examination or all such
apcplicants have failed the immediately
preceding examination.
4.17 One~half point of credit shall be given
for each full year of service ,in the Vernon
Fire Department. The Chi~f Engineer shall
have discretion to determine whether such
credit shall be added to the score of the
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posted on the bulletin board.
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rank shall serve a probationary period of one
year. Upon completion of one year of continuou
,service in the higher rank, the employee shall
be reviewed by his immediate superior and one
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officers concur that the employee's performanc~
has been satisfactory, the Department shall
recommend to the City Council that the
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determination whether the, employee shall be
recommended to the City Council for permanent
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above provided shall be given the opportunity
to discuss their evaluation report with the
reviewing officers if they so request.
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It is understood and agreed that this Memorandum
'6 ,of Understanding is subj ect to all current and future applicable
7 federal and state laws and regulations and approval by the
"8 Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los
9 Angeles, in Case No. 996 128. . If any part or provision of this
10 Memorandum of Understanding is in conflict or inconsistent with
.11 such applicable provisions of federal or state laws or
12 regulations, or is otherwise held to be invalid or unenforceable
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provision shall be suspended or superseded by 'such applicable
law, regulation or decision, but the remainder of this Memorandum
16 of Understanding shall not be affected thereby and shall remain
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The term of this Memorandum of Understanding shall
,19 commence upon its appr~va1 by resolution by the City Council of
20 Vernon, subject'to the provisions in subsection 2.8 and section 5
21 above, and shall remain in full force and effect until midnight
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upon the City Representative a written request to meet and confer
together with the list of the requested changes by March 1 of
1972, or at least four months prior to July lof the year for
which the chanoges are sought, provided that nei ther the
Association nor the City Representa~ive shall propose any
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
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VERNON FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
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1. On June 1, 1971, the City of Vernon (hereinafter
called "Vernon"), pursuant to Resolution No. 4027, adopted by the
City Council of said City, duly certifiea and acknowledged that
the Vernon Firemen's Association (hereinafter called "Association"
is a recognized employee organization for its members employed by
Vernon in a group for recognition ,defined in the aforesaid Reso-
lution as "all full-time and regular part-time employees in the
Fire Department, except management employees."
2. Resolution No. 4027, Section l2C requires that any
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20 the budget for the following fiscal year which has not been re-
21 solved by agreement as of May 31 of any calendar year shall be
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Employee Relations Representative (hereinafter called "MERR") of
Vernon appeared before the City Cduncil, advised the Council of
the acknowledgment of the Association as a recognized employee
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him to, meet and confer in good faith with the Firemen's
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Association upon wages, hours, and other conditions of employment
for the employees represented by the Association until June 15,
1971, and that it defer any action on the recommendation of the
Finance Committee concerning the salaries for employees in the
Eire Department until that date. The Council on said date
the Resolution granting the MERR the authority requested and also
adopted the recommendation of the Finance Committee but withheld
action with respect to salaries for employees in the Fire Depart;..
ment until June 15, 1971, as requested by the MERR.
4. The Association has presented to the MERR a number
of requests concerning wages, hours, and other terms and condition
of employment of the employees represented by the Association, and
the MERR and the Association have met and conferred as to such
matters in good fait~ Recognizing the City Council of Vernon ex-
pects to complete action on the budget for fiscal year 1971-72
at its meeting scheduled for June 15, 1971, which is the last
regular meeting of the City Council prior to thecornmencement of
said budget year, and that it would be impracticable to complete
the meeting and conferring process as to the requests submitted by
the Association prior to June 15, 1971, the MERR of Vernon and
the Association hereby agree as follows: ,
1. To recommend to the City Council of Vernon to adopt
a Resolution providing a general increase in salary of 5% for
employees in the Fire Department in accordance with the recommen-
dation of th~ Finance Committee of Vernon dated May 24, 1971.
2. To recommend to the City Council of Vernon to
adopt a Resolution authorizing and appropriating funds for a
survey conducted by PERS in order to determine what it would
cost Vernon and the affected employees if the following benefits
were to be added to Vernon's present Retirement Plan:
(a) Retirement at age 50 with 2% for each
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2 3. To recommend to the City Council of Vernon to adopt
3 a Resolution authorizing the MERR to continue to meet and confer
4 in good faith with the Association on each and all of the herein-
Safter listed requests of the Association pursuant to Resolution
6 4027 and to submit to the City Council for,its determination any
7 Memorandum or Memoranda of Understanding reached as a result of"\'
8 such meeting and conferring at any time during the fiscal year
9 1971-72, even though the subject matter of any such Memorandum or
10 Memoranda of Understanding might affect the budget for said fiscal
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12 (a) Reduction in the number of shifts actually
13 worked from 122 per year by deducting 5 shifts for
14 holidays for all employees; 7 shifts per year for
15 vacation for employees who have served less than
16 10 years, and 9-1/3 shifts per year for employees
17 who have served 10 or more years; all excess shifts
18 worked to be compensated at the appropriate over-
19 ,time rate;
20 (b) Additional salary increases;
,21 (c) Adoption of a mutually agreed upon Civil
22 Service System providing tenure benefits;
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27 and related clothing items and 'paraphernalia;
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Retirement Plan.
4. This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain ~n
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