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RESOLUTION NO. 7826
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS AND SCHEDULES OF
RESOLUTION NO. 7796 PERTAINING TO GROUP 2 EMPLOYEES
OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2001, Resolution No. 7796 was adopted by
the City Council of the City of Vernon to be effective on July 1, 2001;
and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2001, the City Council of the City
of Vernon approved a Fifth Side -Letter Agreement between the Municipal
Employees Relations Representative and the Vernon Police Officers'
Benefit Association, which amended the Memorandum of Understanding
previously adopted on March 15, 1988, as amended by a Side -Letter
Agreement adopted on January 21, 1992; a Second Side -Letter Agreement
adopted on October 5, 1993; a Third Side -Letter Agreement adopted on
July 11, 1995; and a Fourth Side -Letter Agreement adopted on
September 2, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Fifth -Side Letter Agreement provides for
(1) an additional six (6) year extension, up to August 31, 2011;
(2) the use of summer uniforms for patrol officers;
(3) a 3% cost of living increase for fiscal year 2001-2002
effective September 1, 2001;
(4) future cost of living increases;
(5) extending certain in lieu holiday benefits;
(6) making the PERS 3% at 50 plan available under certain
conditions;
(7) continuing the 3-day work week at 12 hours per day on a trial
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basis;
(8) longevity increases after 5 years of service;
(9) POST incentive increases;
(10) court pay increases; and
(11) reducing bereavement benefits and certain allowed absences;
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WHEREAS, Schedule II, Exhibit "B," page 11 of Resolution No.
7796 provides for the positions and salary scales of police officers
and sergeants; and
WHEREAS, Schedule IV, Exhibit "D," of Resolution No. 7796
provides for the compensation for uniform allowances; and
WHEREAS, Schedule V, Exhibit "E," of Resolution No. 7796
provides for the compensation for court appearances and standby
status; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.4 of the MOU, the City
Council of the City of Vernon intends to establish a new salary
schedule for the Group 2 employees; and
WHEREAS, certain schedules and sections of Resolution No.
7796 need to be modified in order to implement the provisions of the
Fifth Side -Letter Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: Effective September 1, 2001, Schedule II,
Exhibit "B," page 11 of Resolution No. 7796 is hereby amended to
establish new salary schedules for the positions of police officers
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and sergeants as indicated in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and
made a part.hereof by this reference.
SECTION 3: Effective September 1, 2001, Schedule IV,
Exhibit "D, of Resolution No. 7796 is hereby amended to establish new
uniform allowances for the police officers and sergeants as indicated
in Exhibit "B" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by this
Ireference.
SECTION 4: Effective September 1, 2001, Schedule V,
Exhibit "E," of Resolution No. 7796 is hereby amended to establish new
compensation for court appearances and standby status for the
positions of police, officers and sergeants as indicated in Exhibit `IC"
which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference.
SECTION 5: Subsection (b) of Section 10, page 13 of
Resolution No. 7796 is hereby modified to read as follows:
(b) Police Employees in Group 2 Employed on or After July 1,
1995 - Five (5) Years of Service.
All employees classified in Group 2 who are employed on
or after July 1, 1995, who attain five (5) years of consecutive
uninterrupted service shall receive an additional five percent (5%)
per month of their base salary. Such employees upon reaching their
5th anniversary date shall be entitled to receive such five percent
(5%) per month upon said anniversary date. Further, such employees
will not be entitled to receive any additional percentage increase to
their base salary for further service. This subsection shall only
apply to all police employees in Group 2 hired on or after July 1,
1995.
SECTION 6: Subsection (b) of Section 12, page 15 of
Resolution No. 7796 is hereby modified to read as follows:
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(b) Entitlement to One Additional In Lieu Holiday - Police
Department Employees in Group 2.
Effective September 1, 2002, Group 2 employees shall receive,
during the fiscal year, an additional "in lieu" holiday (for a maximum
of 10 hours) if the City Council, during each such fiscal year,
provides any additional holiday to miscellaneous/general employees in
addition to those holidays provided for in Resolution No. 7649,
Vacation and Holidays.
SECTION 7: Subsection (g)(1) is hereby added to Section 16,
(Page 20 of Resolution No. 7796 to read as follows:
(1) Bereavement Leave - Group 2 Employees.
Pursuant to the Fifth Side -Letter Agreement between the
Municipal Employees Relations Representative and the Vernon Police
Officers' Benefit Association, Group 2 employees shall receive
bereavement leave pursuant to the schedule set forth above.
SECTION 8: Subsection (a), (e)(1) and (e)(2) of Section 23,
page 29 of Resolution No. 7796 is hereby modified to read as follows:
(a) MOU.
For purposes of this resolution, all of the provisions in the
MOU dated March 1, 1988, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Vernon on March 15, 1988, pursuant to Resolution No. 5489, as extended
by a Side -Letter Agreement effective October 6, 1991, approved by the
City Council of the City of Vernon on January 21, 1992, pursuant to
Resolution No. 6001, the Second Side -Letter Agreement approved by the
City Council of the City of Vernon on October 5, 1993, pursuant to
Resolution No. 6258, the Third Side -Letter Agreement approved by the
City Council of the City of Vernon on July 11, 1995, pursuant to
Resolution No. 6656, the Fourth Side -Letter Agreement, approved by the
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City Council of the City of Vernon on September 2, 1997, pursuant to
Resolution 7009 and the Fifth Side -Letter Agreement, approved by the
City Council of the City of Vernon on September 5, 2001, pursuant to
Resolution No. 7825, are referenced herein as though fully set forth at
length.
(e) Payment of Incentive Compensation Peace Officers'
Standard Trainina Certificate
Employees in the classifications represented by the Police
Association in Group,2 who have completed their evaluation period shall
be entitled to peace officers' standard and training certificate
incentive pay as follows:
(1) POST Intermediate Certificate.
Three percent (3%) of the employee's base monthly
salary, excluding all other compensation, for the employees earning and',
possessing a POST intermediate certificate.
(2) POST Advanced Certificate.
Six percent (6%) of the employee's base monthly salary,
excluding all other compensation, for the employees earning and
possessing a POST advanced certificate.
SECTION 9: The provisions of Resolution Nos. 7796 and 7819
not consistent with or in conflict with this resolution are hereby
repealed; in all other respects, Resolution No. 7796, as amended by
Resolution No. 7819, shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 10: 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 5tn day of September, 2001.
ATTEST:
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
LEONIS C. MAL URG, Ma or
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
7826, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a
regular meeting of the City.Council duly held on Wednesday,
September 5, 2001, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the
City of Vernon. 1
(SEAL)
X- IXXA�'�
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT
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SCHEDULEII
POLICE DEPARTMENT
SALARY SCALE
0.03
MONTHLY SALARY
OLD
CIVILIAN COURT OFFICER - 4370
STEP 8
4,096.00
STEP 1
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3,882.00
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3,680.00
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3,488.00
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3,306.00
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3,134.00
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2,971.00
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2,816.00
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VERNON SERVICE OFFICER - 4300
STEP 8
3,350.00
STEP 1
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3,175.00
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3,009.00
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2,852.00
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2,703.00
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2,562.00
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2,428.00
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2,301.00
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POLICE CADET - 3180
STEP 8
2,645.00
STEP 1
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2,507.00
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2,376.00
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2,252.00
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2,135.00
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2,024.00
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1,918.00
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1,818.00
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SERGEANTS - 3130
STEP 6
5,940.00
STEP 1
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5,630.00
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5,336.00
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5,058.00
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4,794.00
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4,544.00
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POLICE OFFICER - 3340
STEP 6
4,996.00
STEP 1
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4,736.00
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4,489.00
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4,255.00
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4,033.00
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3,823.00
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SCHEDULE II
EXHIBIT " B" PAGE 11
7/01/01 (except 3130 and 3340)
revised 9/01/01 for 3130 and 3340
EXHIBIT
SCHEDULE IV s
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
2000-2001
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 2000-2001 FISCAL YEAR FOR
THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT ON THE FIRST PAY
CHECK OF AUGUST 2001
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
($725.00) PER FISCAL YEAR (JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH) FOR THE PURCHASE OF
UNIFORMS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2001.
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 IST TO
JUNE 30TH) FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH CLOTHING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2001.
VERNON WILL PAY TO EACH VERNON SERVICE 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 2000-2001 OF VERNON FOR THE
PURCHASE OF SUCH CLOTHING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT ON HIS/HER
ANNIVERSARY DATE.
SCHEDULE IV
EXHIBIT "D"
7/1 /01
revised 9/1 /01
EXHIBIT
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COURT TIME PAY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vernon will pay to each safety member in Group 2 according to the following
schedule for court -time pay, commencing September 1, 2001:
Court Pay, effective September 1, 2001:
All -Day Appearance $192.50
Half -Day Appearance $133.00
Stand-by (all day) $110.00
Stand by (1/2 day) $55.50
SCHEDULE V
Exhibit "E"
revised 9/1/01
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTER=DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 6, 2001
TO: Bruce Olson
Chief of Police
FROM: Gloria J. Orosco
Chief Deputy City Clerk
RE: Resolution No. 7826
Dear Chief:
For your records, attached is a copy of Resolution No. 7826,
pertaining to the adoption of the changes made through the
approval of the Fifth Side Letter Agreement wit the VPOBA. All
items are effective September 1, 2001, unless otherwise
specified.
GJO:ng
CC: Sergeant Rodriguez
S. Johnson
M. Valenzuela
Resolution No. 7826
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FIFTH SIDE —LETTER AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH SIDE -LETTER AGREEMENT is entered into by and
between the Municipal Employee Relations Representative ("MERR") of the
City of Vernon and the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit As
("VPOBA") (Employee Group 2) amending the Memorandum of Understanding
dated March 1, 1988(as amended by the Side -Letter Agreement effective
October 6, 1991, the Second Side -Letter Agreement effective September
19, 1993, the Third Side -Letter Agreement effective July 11, 1995 and
the Fourth Side -Letter Agreement effective September 1, 1997), to be
effective September 1, 2001.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the VPOBA and MERR entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on March 1, 1988, for a term of four (4) years
effective September 1, 1988 to August 31, 1992, which set forth certain
terms and conditions for employment of police officers by the City of
livernon; and
WHEREAS, the MOU was approved by the City Council on March 15,
1988, pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 5489; and
WHEREAS, the VPOBA and MERR entered into a Side- Letter
Agreement executed on January 19, 1992, amending the MOU effective
October 6, 1991, and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Side -Letter Agreement
by Resolution No. 6001 on January 21, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the VPOBA and MERR entered into a Second Side -Letter
Agreement executed on October 12, 1993, further amending the MOU
effective September 19, 1993, and extending the term of the MOU to
August 31, 2001; and
1 WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Second Side -Letter
2 Agreement by Resolution No. 6258 on October 5, 1993; and
3 WHEREAS, the VPOBA and MERR entered into a Third -Side Letter
4 Agreement executed on July 11, 1995, amending the MOU effective July 1,
5 1995; and
6 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon approved the
7 Third -Side Letter Agreement by Resolution No. 6656 on July 11, 1995; and
8 WHEREAS, the VPOBA and MERR entered into a Fourth -Side Letter
9 Agreement executed on September 3, 1997, further amending the MOU
10 effective September 1, 1997 and extending the MOU term to August 31,
11 2005; and
12 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon approved the
13 Fourth -Side Letter Agreement by Resolution No. 7009 on September 2, 1997;
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15 WHEREAS, the VPOBA and MERR desire to enter into a Fifth Side-
16 Letter Agreement to further amend and extend the MOU term, as described
17 in more detail below, as follows:
18 (1) Provide for an additional six (6) year extension,.up to
19 August 31, 2011;
20 (2) Allow the use of summer uniforms for patrol officers;
21 (3) Provide a 3% cost of living increase for fiscal year
22 2001-2002 effective September 1, 2001;
23 (4) Provide additional cost of living increases;
24 (5) Extend certain in lieu holiday benefits;
25 (6) Make the PERS 3% at 50 plan available under certain
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27 (7) Authorize a 3-day work week at 12 hours per day on a
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2 (9) Provide for POST incentive increases;
3 (10) Provide court pay increases; and
4 (11) Reduce bereavement benefits and certain allowed absences.
5 IN CONSIDERATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN STATED,
6 the parties agree as set forth herein.
7 SECTION 1: The MOU dated March 1, 1988, as amended by the
8 Side -Letter Agreement executed on January 19, 1992, the Second Side
9 Letter Agreement executed on October 12, 1993, the Third Side -Letter
10 Agreement executed on July 11, 1995 and the Fourth Side -Letter Agreement
11 executed on September 3, 1997, shall be extended until August 31, 2011,
12 and shall remain in full force and effect unless further amended herein.
13 This Amendment shall be effective September 1, 2001.
14 SECTION 2: The MOU shall be amended by adding Section 30,
15 providing for the use of summer uniforms, which shall read as follows:
16 30. Summer Uniforms. Group 2 employees who are
17 assigned to patrol will be allowed to utilize
18 summer uniforms (blue shirt/blue shorts) on any
19 day at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
20 The Chief of Police shall establish
21 authorization or notification procedures, as
22 well as summer uniform requirements.
23 SECTION 3: Section 3 of the MOU pertaining to PERS
24 contributions shall be amended by adding subsection 3A, which shall read
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26 3A. The City will take all steps necessary to amend
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Group 2 employees with 3% at 50 additional PERS
retirement benefits to be effective on or before
July 1, 2002, with no cost to the employee until
2011.
SECTION 4: Section 4 of the MOU pertaining to work
schedules, shall be amended by adding subsection 4A, which shall read as
follows:
4A-1. 3/12 Plan. The City agrees to continue, on an
experimental basis, a 3-day week at 12 hours per
day ("3/12 Plan") for Group 2 employees assigned
to patrol. The VPOBA agrees that the City may,
at its sole discretion and at any time,
terminate the 3/12 Plan. The City will evaluate
the 3/12 Plan by January 31, 2002, in order to
determine whether it should continue. The VPOBA
agrees that the termination of the 3/12 Plan is
not subject to the grievance procedure or any
other administrative review and that the 3/12
Plan is not and shall not become a vested, right
in any manner, and that a decision to terminate
such 3/12 Plan prior to January 31, 2002, is not
subject to the meet and confer process.
4A-2. The VPOBA further agrees that the continuance of
the 3/12 Plan will not create any additional
overtime obligation for the City under the Fair
Labor Standards Act, and that the City may
adjust an officer's work periods as necessary to
avoid an overtime obligation so that an
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officer's forty (40) hours of scheduled work
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will not overlap into another work period. In
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the event that the 3/12 Plan creates any such
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additional overtime obligation for the City, the
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VPOBA shall adjust the terms and conditions of
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the MOU to offset any penalty the City may incur
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If the 3/12 Plan is terminated as set forth
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above, this entire subsection shall be stricken
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from MOU and all work schedules will be in
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accordance with the MOU, as previously amended.
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SECTION
5: Subsection 13.3 of the MOU, pertaining to "In
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Lieu" Holidays, which was added pursuant to Section 4 of the Third
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Side -Letter Agreement, shall be amended to read as follows:
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Effective September 1, 2002, Group 2 employees
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shall receive, during the fiscal year, an
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additional "in lieu" holiday (for a maximum of
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10 hours) if the City Council, during such
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fiscal year, provides an additional holiday to
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miscellaneous/general employees in addition to
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those holidays provided for in Resolution No.
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7649, Vacation and Holidays.
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SECTION
6: Subsection 17.1 of the MOU pertaining to
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longevity, which
was added pursuant to Section 5 of the Third Side-
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Letter Agreement,
shall be amended to read as follows:
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(a) Five (5) Years of Service. All employees
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classified in Group 2 who are employed on or
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after July 1, 1995, who attain five (5) years of
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consecutive uninterrupted service shall receive
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an additional five percent (5%) per month of
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their base salary. Such employees shall be
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entitled to receive such five percent (5%)
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increase upon reaching their 5tn anniversary
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date. Such employees will not be entitled to
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receive any additional percentage increase to
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their base salary for further service. This
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subsection shall only apply to all employees
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hired on or after July 1, 1995.
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_ SECTION
7: Section 2.4 of the MOU pertaining to salary
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increases, which was amended pursuant to Section 2 of the Fourth Side-
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Letter Agreement,
shall be amended to read as follows:
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The Group 2 employees shall receive a three
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percent (3%) salary increase for fiscal year
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2001-2002 effective September 1, 2001. Each
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year thereafter, effective September 1 of that
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year, the Group 2 employees shall receive a cost
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of living salary increase in an amount equal to
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the cost of living salary increases received by
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Police Administration employees of the City in
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that year.
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SECTION
8: Subsection 15.1.1 of the MOU pertaining to
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Police Officers'
Standards and Training certificate incentive, shall
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be amended to read
as follows:
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Police Officers' Standards and Training
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Certificate Incentive:
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Group 2 employees who have completed their
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evaluation period shall be entitled to Peace
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Officers' Standard and Training ("POST")
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certificate pay as follows:
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Three percent (3%) of the employee's basic
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monthly salary, excluding all other
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compensation, for a POST intermediate
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certificate.
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Six percent (6%) of the employee's basic monthly
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salary, excluding all other compensation, for a
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POST advanced certificate.
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Payment of the above -referenced incentive
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compensation shall not be cumulative. Further,
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only the highest applicable incentive pay shall
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be paid.
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Incentive pay shall be payable the month
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following the month during which the certificate
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is granted, or the month following completion of
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the employee's evaluation period, whichever is
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SECTION
9: Subsection 10.1 of the MOU, pertaining to
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Uniform and Clothing
Allowance, which was amended by Section 3 of the
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Third Side -Letter
Agreement, shall be amended effective September 1,
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The City will pay each Group 2 employee assigned
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to patrol, who has completed his or her first
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year of service with the City and who is on the
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active payroll of the Vernon Police Department
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Twenty Five Dollars ($725) per fiscal year for
the purchase of uniforms and related equipment.
Employees assigned to non -uniform positions
shall receive Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350)
per fiscal year for clothing allowance.
SECTION
10: Section 14 of the MOU, pertaining to bereavement
leave, which was
amended by Section 10 of the Second Side -Letter
Agreement, shall
be amended to read as follows:
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Bereavement Leave:
14.1
Whenever an employee is compelled to be absent
from duty by reason of death or critical illness
(where death appears imminent) of the members of
the employee's immediate family (father, mother,
brother, sister, spouse, children, mother-in-
law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, or
grandchildren), such person will be permitted,
subject to the Chief of Police's approval, to a
leave of absence, with pay, as follows:
14.1.1
Employees working a 3-day week at 12 hours per
day will be entitled to 1 day.
14.1.2
Employees working a 4-day week at 10 hours per
day will be entitled to 2 days.
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Employees working a 5-day week at 8 hours per
day will be entitled to 3 days.
14.2
Employees will be allowed to utilize their
vacation time or any compensatory time that is
due to the employee, in order to lengthen such
bereavement time.
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The employee shall furnish satisfactory evidence
of such death or critical illness to the Chief
of Police, if requested. Such leave of absence
shall not be allowed in any case where in the
preceding 6 calendar months a leave on the
grounds of critical illness of the same relative
have been granted.
SECTION
11: Section 14A, pertaining to absences, which was
added by Section
12 of the Second Side -Letter Agreement, shall be
amended to read as
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14A.
Absences:
14A-1
The parties agree that the current policy on
absences reflected in City's resolutions will
not be changed, that the pay for any absence
must first be certified by the Chief of Police
and must then be approved by the City Council,
and that such approval is in the City Council's
sole discretion.
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An employee will be placed on the excessive
absence list if the employee has incurred at
least two (2) days of absence due to illness
and/or injury during a 12-month period. The
employee shall be required to provide a doctor's
note before coming back to work in order to be
considered for certification by the Chief of
Police for any absence for illness or injury.
14A-3
Payment for absence due to illness or injury
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certify any employee, and the City Council may,
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in its sole discretion, withhold pay for any
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absence due to illness or injury when the
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employee is on the excessive absence list.
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due to illness or injury until after he or she
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employment with the Police Department. After
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one year of service, the employee shall be
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Council.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
agreement to be duly and properly executed on the day and year
hereinafter written.
VERNON POLICE OFFICERS' BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
BY DATED:
Fernando Rodriguez, Pre t
BY DATED:
Daniel Calleros, Treasurer
CITY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF VERNON
A Municipal Corporation
BY_� DATED:
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST
Municipal Employee Relations
Representative (MERR)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
EDUARDO OLIVO, City Attorney