Resolution No. 6670
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RESOLUTION NO. 6670
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 6651 BY AMENDING
VARIOUS SECTIONS, AND AMENDING SCHEDULE II,
EXHIBIT "B", PAGE 14, AND SCHEDULE IV, EXHIBIT
"D" AND ADDING A NEW SCHEDULE V, EXHIBIT "E" TO
SAID RESOLUTION NO. 6651, WHICH FIXED THE
COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY
AND AUTHORIZED CERTAIN EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 6651 was adopted by the City
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Council of the City of Vernon on June 17, 1995, to be effective on
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July 1, 1995; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted
Resolution No. 6656 on July 11, 1995, which approved a Third Side-
Letter Agreement between the Municipal Employees Relations
Representative ~nd the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit Association
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amending the Memorandum of Understanding previously adopted by
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Resolution No. 5489 on March 15, 1988, as amended by a Side-Letter
Agreement adopted by Resolution No. 6001 on January 21, 1992 and
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Second Side-Letter Agreement adopted by Resolution No. 6258 on
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October 5, 1993; and
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WHEREAS, the Third Side-Letter Agreement provided for
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Detective pay increase effective September 1, 1995;
Uniform allowances increase effective September 1, 1995;
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"In lieu" holiday effective July 1, 1995;
Discretionary tuition reimbursement established effective
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September 1, 1995;
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Modified longevity program effective July 1, 1995;
Field Training Officer pay increase effective
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September 1, 1995;
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2 WHEREAS, Schedule II, Exhibit "B", page 14 of Resolution
3 No. 6651 provides for the positions and salary scales of police
4 officers and sergeants in the Vernon Police Department; and
5 WHEREAS, Schedule IV, Exhibit "D" of Resolution No. 6651
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8 WHEREAS, in accordance with section 2.4 of the MOU, the
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12 WHEREAS, certain sections of Resolution No. 6651 need to
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15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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17 SECTION 1: The city council of the City of Vernon does
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20 SECTION 2: Effective September 1, 1995, Schedule II,
2l Exhibit "B", page 14 of Resolution No. 6651 is hereby amended to
22 establish new salary schedules for the positions of police
23 officers and sergeants in the Vernon Police Department as
24 indicated on the amended page 14 of Schedule II, Exhibit "B",
25 which is attached hereto as Attachment A and made a part hereof.
26 SECTION 3: Effective September 1, 1995, Schedule IV,
27 Exhibit "D" of Resolution 6651 is hereby amended to establish new
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sergeants in the Vernon Police Department as indicated on the
amended Schedule IV, Exhibit "0", which is attached hereto as
Attachment B and made a part hereof.
SECTION 4: Section 5, page 6, of Resolution No. 6651 is
hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 5 : DESIGNATION OF SCHEDULES.
That officers and employees of the City of Vernon shall
receive compensation in accordance with the formula adopted herein
as Schedule I, in such amounts as are set forth in Schedule II
which provides a monthly amount for each position and each step in
each department. In addition, expense allowances and other
information where applicable for each department are set forth
herein. The automobile allowances are set forth in Schedule III,
the uniform allowances are set forth in Schedule IV and the
compensation for court appearances and standby status are set
forth in Schedule V. Salary schedules are hereby established for
the following departments, as set forth in Schedule II:
(a) Department of Community Services which includes
the Water Department;
(b) Light and Power Department;
(c) Gas Municipal utility Department;
(d) Fire Department;
(e) Police Department;
(f) City Administrator/City Clerk Department.
(g) City Council Department
Said Schedules I to V are attached to this resolution as
"A" through "E", respectively, and incorporated herein by
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this reference as though fully set forth at length.
SECTION 5: section 9, page 10, of Resolution No. 6651 is
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hereby amended as follows:
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(a)
SECTION 9: LONGEVITY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES.
MISCELLANEOUS AND FIRE EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1994 - Seven
(7) Years of Service.
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8 All eligible employees who are employed on or after
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13 percent (5%) per month upon said anniversary date. Further, such
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16 This subsection shall only apply to employees hired on or after
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POLICE EMPLOYEES IN GROUP 2 EMPLOYED ON
OR AFTER JULY 1, 1995 - Seven (7) Years of
Service.
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All employees classified in Group 2 who are employed on
or after July 1, 1995, who attain seven (7) years of consecutive
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uninterrupted service shall receive an additional five percent
(5%) per month of their base salary. Such employees upon reaching
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their 7th anniversary date shall be entitled to receive said five
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percent (5%) per month upon said anniversary date. Further, such
employees will not be entitled to receive any additional
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percentage increase to their base salary for further service.
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SECTION 6: Section 11, page 12, of Resolution No. 6651
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ENTITLEMENT TO ONE ADDITIONAL IN LIEU
HOLIDAY - POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES IN
GROUP 2.
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Employees in the classification represented by the Police
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Association in Group 2 shall receive during the applicable fiscal
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years, effective July 1, 1995, and expiring on August 31, 2001,
one additional "in lieu" holiday if the City Council, during each
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such fisoal year, provides an additional holiday to
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miscellaneous/general employees in addition to those holidays
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provided for in Resolution No. 5645, Vacation and Holidays.
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Further, pursuant to section 5 of the Side-Letter
Agreement and Section 9 of the Second Side-Letter Agreement, the
additional "in lieu" holiday will be converted to ten (10) hours
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of additional "in lieu" holiday hours for a new total of ninety
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(90) hours for the applicable fiscal year.
SECTION 7: Section 24(a), page 30 of Resolution No. 6651
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is hereby modified to read as follows:
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MOU.
23 For purposes of this resolution, all of the provisions in
24 the MOD dated March 1, 1988, adopted by the City council of the
25 City of Vernon on March 15, 1988, pursuant to Resolution No. 5489,
26 as extended by a Side Letter Agreement effective October 6, 1991,
27 approved by the City Council of the city of Vernon on January 21,
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Agreement approved by the City Council of the City of Vernon on
October 5, 1993, pursuant to Resolution No. 6258, and the Third
Side Letter agreement approved by the City Council of the City of
Vernon on July 11, 1995, pursuant to Resolution No. 6656 are
referenced herein as though fully set forth at length.
SECTION 8: section 24(c), page 31 of Resolution 6651 is
hereby modified to read as follows:
(c) Court Appearances.
Employees in the classifications represented by the
Police Association in Group 2 shall be compensated for court
appearances in the line of duty outside regular scheduled duty
hours as specified in Schedule V, Exhibit "E."
(1) Court Day Defined.
An employee shall be deemed to have served a full court
day appearance if the employee is required to appear at the
morning session of the court and has to return on the same day
after the noon recess of the court. Otherwise, an appearance
during the morning session or the afternoon session only shall be
considered a half court day.
SECTION 9: section 24(d), page 32 of Resolution 6651 is
hereby modified to read as follows:
(d) Standby Status.
In addition, Police Sergeants and Police Officers shall
be compensated for standby status as specified in Schedule V,
Exhibit "E."
SECTION 10: Effective September 1, 1995, section 24(f),
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page 33 of Resolution 6651 shall be amended to read as follows:
(f) Field Training Officers.
Police officers assigned by the Chief of Police, or his
designee, as Field Training Officers shall receive a differential
of five percent (5%) of their base salary for the period so
assigned. Each officer assigned as a Field Training Officer shall
complete a P.O.S.T. approved Field Training Officer School prior
to assignment. The number of field training officers,
qualifications, and training for such assignment shall be
determined by the Chief of Police. Such assignment shall be
revoked at any time without recourse to the disciplinary
procedure.
SECTION 11: Effective September 1, 1995, section 24(1),
page 35 of Resolution No. 6651, shall be amended to read as
follows:
(I) Detective Assignment.
In the event a Police Officer or a Detective Sergeant is
assigned to the detective division, he/she shall receive premium
pay equal to One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($175.00) per month
and the premium pay shall not be considered to be part of the
employee's base monthly salary when computing peace officers
standards and training certificate incentives. However, only one
(1) Detective Sergeant, whose duties are to investigate criminal
activity, shall be eligible for said One Hundred Seventy-Five
Dollars ($175.00) premium pay.
SECTION 12: Effective September 1, 1995, new subsection
(0) is hereby added to Section 24 to read as follows:
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(0) Tuition Reimbursement.
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All employees in the classification represented by the
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Police Association in Group 2 shall be entitled to receive at the
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City Council's sole discretion the same benefit under the
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educational assistance program as is provided for miscellaneous
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city employees. The receipt by one employee of such reimbursement
is not to be considered a precedent and shall not require the
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approval by the City Council of a different employee's request for
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similar reimbursement.
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SECTION 13: In all other respects, Resolution No. 6651
shall remain in full force and effect, and the provisions of
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Resolution No. 6651 not consistent with or in conflict with this
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resolution are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 14: The city Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 1995.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
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Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 6670, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held
on Tuesday, August 15. 1995, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor of the City of Vernon.
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SCHEDULE II
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POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE
CIVILIAN COURT OFFICER - 4370
CIVILIAN TRAFFIC OFFICER - 4300
JAILOR - 4600
POLICE CADET - 3180
SERGEANTS - 3130
POLICE OFFICER - 3340
SCHEDULE II
EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 14
MONTHL Y SALARY
STEP 1 $3,569.00
2 $3,383.00
3 $3,207.00
4 $3,040.00
5 $2,882.00
6 $2,732.00
7 $2,590.00
8 $2,455.00
STEP 1 $2,918.00
2 $2,766.00
3 $2,622.00
4 $2,485.00
5 $2,355.00
6 $2,232.00
7 $2,116.00
8 $2,006.00
STEP 1 $2,304.00
2 $2,184.00
3 $2,070.00
4 $1,962.00
5 $1,860,00
6 $1,763,00
7 $1,671,00
8 $1,584.00
STEP 1 $4,891.00
2 $4,636.00
3 $4,394.00
4 $4,165.00
5 $3,948.00
6 $3,742.00
STEP 1 $4,114.00
2 $3,900.00
3 $3,697,00
4 $3,504.00
5 $3,321.00
6 $3,148.00
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SCHEDULE IV
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
1995-96
FIRE DEPARTMENT
VERNON SHALL PAY TO EACH EMPLOYEE ON THE ACTIVE PAYROLL OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, WHO HAS BEEN CERTIFIED ELIGIBLE BY THE FIRE CHIEF, THE SUM
OF FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($550.00) FOR THE 1995-96 FISCAL YEAR FOR
THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT ON THE FIRST PAY
CHECK OF AUGUST 1995.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
VERNON WILL PAY TO EACH POLICE OFFICER AND SERGEANT WHO HAS COMPLETED
HIS/HER FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE AND WHO IS ON THE ACTIVE PAYROLL OF THE
VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT THE SUM OF SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
($625.00) PER FISCAL YEAR (JULY 1 ST TO JUNE 30TH) FOR THE PURCHASE OF
UNIFORMS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1995.
VERNON WILL PAY TO EACH POLICE OFFICER AND SERGEANT WHO HAS COMPLETED
HIS/HER FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE AND IS PERMITTED TO WEAR CIVILIAN CLOTHING
AND WHO IS ON THE ACTIVE PAYROLL OF THE VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT THE
SUM OF THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($350.00) PER FISCAL YEAR (JULY 1ST TO
JUNE 30TH) FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH CLOTHING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1995.
VERNON WILL PAY TO EACH CIVILIAN TRAFFIC OFFICER WHO HAS COMPLETED
HIS/HER FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE AND IS REQUIRED BY THE VERNON POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO OWN AND MAINTAIN A UNIFORM AND WHO IS ON THE ACTIVE
PAYROLL OF THE VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1995-96 OF VERNON FOR THE
PURCHASE OF SUCH CLOTHING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT ON HIS/HER
ANNIVERSARY DATE.
SCHEDULE IV
EXHIBIT "D"
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COURT-TIME PAY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
VERNON WILL PAY TO EACH SAFETY MEMBER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACCORDINGLY TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE FOR COURT-TIME PAY FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1995-96 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1995.
All Day Appearance
1/2 Day Appearance
All Day on Call
1/2 Day on Call
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