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Resolution No. 80071 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 8007 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY AS OF JULY 1, 2002, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXPENSE ALLOWANCES AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH ADOPTED ON JULY 3, 2002 AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTION NO. 8007 RESOLUTION NO. ADOPTION DATE PAGES AMENDED SCHEDULE AND/OR SECTIONS AMENDED DEPARTMENT AFFECTED t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF 2002-2003 SALARY RESOLUTION PAGE SECTION 1: EMPLOYEES SERVE AT WILL AND PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. C SECTION 2: EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ..................................... E SECTION 3: POLICE ACADEMY AND FIELD TRAINING COSTS .................. E SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE ........................................... S SECTION 5: DESIGNATION OF SCHEDULES............ ................... S SECTION 6: PERS CONTRIBUTIONS ...................................... 1( SECTION 7: AUTO INSURANCE PROGRAM .................................. 1( SECTION 8: LIFE, HEALTH AND DENTAL BENEFITS ........................ 1C a. Life, Health and Dental Benefits . .............................. 1( b. Vision Care . ................................................... 11 SECTION 9: LONGEVITY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 1994.................................... 11 a. Five (5) Years of Service . ..................................... 11 b. Ten (10) Years of Service ...................................... 11 c. Fifteen (15) Years of Service. ................................. 11 d. Twenty (20) Years of Service . .................................. 1� e. Thirty (30) Years of Service - Firemen. ......................... 1� f. Thirty (30) Years of Service - Department Heads . ............... 1� g. Twenty -Five (25) Years of Service - City Administrator. ........ 1; h. Compensation Not Cumulative......... ......................... 1� i. Police Employees in Group 2 on or Before June 30, 1995. ........ 1 j.Employees Employed After June 30, 1994 and Exceptions Pertaining to Police Employees in Group 2. 1; SECTION 10: LONGEVITY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES ......................... 14 a. Miscellaneous and Fire Employees Employed on or After July 1, 1994 - Five (5) Years of Service . ...................... 14 (i) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 b. Police Employees in Group 2 Employed on or After July 1, 1995 - Five (5) Years of Service . ...................... 14 SECTION 11: PERFECT ATTENDANCE ...................................... 14 a. Ten (10) Consecutive Years . .................................... 1� b. Eleven (11) Consecutive Years . ................................. 1E c. Twelve (12) Consecutive Years . ................................. 1` d. Thirteen (13) Consecutive Years . ............................... 1` e. Fourteen (14) Consecutive Years and Thereafter . ................ 1� f.Effect of Bereavement Leave on Perfect Attendance . ............. 1E SECTION 12: VACATION AND HOLIDAY POLICIES ........................... 1( a. Vacation and Holiday Policies . ................................. 1E b. Entitlement to One Additional In Lieu Holiday - Police Department Employees in Group 2. ........................ 1E SECTION 13: DISCRETIONARY EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM............ 1( SECTION 14: 40 HOUR WORK WEEK ....................................... 1; SECTION 15: FOUR DAY WORK WEEK ...................................... 1^ a. City Administrator Authority . .................................. l; b. Workday Hours . ................................................. l; c. Vacation Benefits . ............................................. 1� d. Closure on Holidays ............................................ 1� e. Overtime....................................................... if f. Lieutenants and Police Captain. .............................. lF SECTION 16: COMPUTATION OF PAY ...................................... if a. Hourly Employees . .............................................. if b.24-Hour Shift Fire Department Employees . ....................... if c. City Administrator/City Clerk, and the Members of the City Council . ........................................... 1� d. Leave Without Pay . ............................................. 1� e. Exception to Leave Without Pay. ................................ 1s f. Return to Work . ................................................ 2( , 1 2 3 4 5 61 7'' 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 g. Bereavement Leave . ............................................. 2C h. Bereavement Leave - Group 2 Employees . ......................... 21 SECTION 17: AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCES ................................... 21 a. Exceptions to Allowance . ....................................... 21 b. Personal Vehicle Allowance ..................................... 21 c. Mileage Reimbursement .......................................... 21 SECTION 18: CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENTS .......................... 22 a. New Employees . ................................................. 22 b. Evaluation Period . ............................................. 22 c. Promotion or Merit Increase in Grade . .......................... 2� d.Effective Date of Promotions . .................... ....... .... 24 e. No Reduction of Pay by Promotion . .............................. 24 f. General Wage and Salary Policy . ................................ 24 g. Compensatory Time For Travel . .................................. 24 h. Dress and Grooming Policy. .................................... 24 SECTION 19: FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT ................................ 2� SECTION 20: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER: ............... 2` a. Certificate of Registration . ................................... 2� b. Personal Vehicle Allowance ..................................... 2` (1) Responsibility For Upkeep of Vehicle . ..................... 2E c. Additional Hours Worked . ....................................... 2E d. Dispatchers.................................................... 2E SECTION 21: UTILITIES DEPARTMENT: ................................... 2E a. Compensation of Certain Positions - City Administrator/City ClerkDepartment . .............................................. 2E (1) Chief Executive Officer . .................................. 2E (2) Accountant . ............................................... 2" (3) Account Clerk . ............................................ 2' b. Personal Vehicle Allowance . .................................... 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (1) Responsibility for Upkeep of Vehicle. 27 c. Additional Hours Worked. ....... 27 SECTION 22: FIRE DEPARTMENT :........................................ 27 a. Fire Science Certificate. oo-o....... 27 (1) AA or AS Degree. 28 b. Overtime..............................0.0.......0.............. 28 (1) Disasters . ................................................ 28 (2) Extraordinary Circumstances . .............................. 28 c. 10-Hour Personnel -Additional Work. o.o28 d.24-Hour Shift Overtime . ........................................ 28 e. Uniform Allowance. ................................... 28 f. Personal Vehicle Allowance . .................................... 29 (1) Responsibility for Upkeep of Vehicle. 29 g.Merit Step. .................................................... 29 h. Haz Mat Pay. ................................................... 29 SECTION 23: POLICE DEPARTMENT: ........ 30 a.MOU...................................................... .... 30 b. Overtime....................................................... 30 (1) Disasters. 30 (2) Extraordinary Circumstances. 30 C. Court Appearances. ............................................. 31 (1) Court Day Defined. ............... ........................ 31 d. Standby Status, ................................................ 31 e. Payment of Incentive Compensation Peace Officers' Standard Training Certificate .................................. 31 (1) Police Management Employees. 31 (2) Group 2 Employees. ........................................ 32 f. Field Training Officers. ........... o-o32 g. Personal Vehicle Allowance. .................................... 33 (iv) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (1) Responsibility for Upkeep of Vehicle ...................... 3- (2) Personal Vehicle Use and Maintenance ...................... 3- h. Uniform Allowance . ............................................. 3- i.Merit Steps .................................................... 34 j.Anniversary Date . .............................................. 34 k. Detective Assignment . .......................................... 34 1. Patrol Personnel . .............................................. 3_` m.4/10 Plan . ..................................................... 3` n.3/12 Plan . ..................................................... 3` o. Tuition Reimbursement . ......................................... 3_` SECTION 24: CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT: ............... 3E SECTION 25: CITY COUNCIL DEPARTMENT: ................................ 3E a. PERS Long -Term Health Care Benefit . ............................ 3E b.Longevity Program . ............................................. 3E (1) Five (5) Years of Service ................................ 3E (2) Ten (10) Years of Service . ................................ 3E (3) Fifteen (15) Years of Service . ............................ 3i (4) Twenty (20) Years of Service . ............................. 3� (5) Twenty -Five (25) Years of Service ......................... 3� c.Compensation................................................... 31 (1) Expense Reimbursement . ..................................... 3E (2) Attendance Allowance . ..................................... 3E SECTION 26: Repeal of Certain Resolutions ........................... 3S SECTION 27: Certification of Passage ............................... 4C SCHEDULE I (Exhibit "A") ............................................. 1 SCHEDULE II (SALARY SCHEDULES) (Exhibit "B") ......................... SCHEDULE III (AUTO ALLOWANCES) (Exhibit "C") ......................... ] SCHEDULE IV (UNIFORM ALLOWANCES) (Exhibit "D") ....................... SCHEDULE V (COURT APPEARANCES & STANDBY STATUS) (Exhibit "E") ........ I (v) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 RESOLUTION NO. 8007 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY AS OF JULY 1, 2002, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXPENSE ALLOWANCES AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH WHEREAS, on June 27, 2001, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7796, as amended by Resolution Nos. 7819, 7826, 7828, 7852, 7853, 7869, 7885, 7869, 7885, 7889, 7910 and 7984 adopted on August 22, 2001, September 5, 2001, October 3, 2001, October 17, 2001, November 7, 2001, November 28, 2001, December 19, 2001, January 10, 2002, February 27, 2002 and June 19, 2002, respectively, fixing the compensation for certain employees of the City of Vernon and authorized certain expense allowances as of July 1, 2001; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to fix the compensation and other benefits for employees of the City of Vernon as indicated in their respective schedules as of July 1, 2002; and WHEREAS, the City of Vernon has a contract with the Public Employees Retirement System ("PERS") to provide retirement benefits for its employees; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said contract, the employees of the City of Vernon are required to make contributions to the PERS, which are a percentage of the employees' compensation equal to 7% of said compensation for miscellaneous employees, 9% of said compensation for Police and some Fire safety employees; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon in Resolution Nos. 5120, adopted on June 29, 1984, and 6258, adopted on -1- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UM 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A October 5, 1993, provided that the City shall pay the employees' total contribution to PERS; and WHEREAS, on April 12, 1988, by voter approval, the City of Vernon became a Charter City; and WHEREAS, all employees of the City of Vernon serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council; and WHEREAS, on January 19, 1971, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 4027 relating to employer -employee relations within the City of Vernon; and WHEREAS, said employer -employee relations resolution provided in Section 5(h) that matters concerning discharge, suspension or discipline shall be within the exclusive discretion of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to (reaffirm its intent concerning said section that all such matters of discharge, suspension or discipline reside in the sole discretion of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon has previously authorized the establishment of a contract method of employment with various employees in the City wherein said contracts provide that said employees serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council, in addition to other provisions; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to reaffirm this contract program for City employees; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2000, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7649 establishing the vacation and holiday policy for City employees; and WHEREAS, on October 16, 1979, the City Council of the City Ira 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 EXI! 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 4677 establishing a four (4) day work week and the City Council wishes to reaffirm the continuation of said 1program; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 1986, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 5314 establishing rules and regulations respecting the employment of related family members; and WHEREAS, the City Council provides for a deferred compensation program and investment program for City employees by Resolution Nos. 4955, 5042, 5489, 5671, 6176 and 6177 adopted on (November 16, 1982, September 20, 1983, March 15, 1988, September 5, 1989, and October 20, 1992, respectively; and WHEREAS, on June 20, 1991, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 5946, as amended by Resolution No. 7566 on July 11, 2000, establishing a Gas Municipal Utility Department within the City of Vernon; and WHEREAS, the City Council by Resolution No. 5950 adopted on July 2, 1991, as amended by Resolution Nos. 5979, 6369, 7060, 7101, 7559 and 7810 adopted on August 20, 1991, December 21, 1993, December 16, 1997, June 2, 1998, June 27, 2000 and August 1, 2001, respectively, established an attendance incentive program wherein qualified employees are eligible to select gifts from specified brochures; and WHEREAS, on September 19, 1995, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6687, as amended by Resolution No. 7558 on June 27, 2000, adopting a discretionary educational assistance program; and WHEREAS, on July 3, 2002, the City Council of the City of Vernon intends to adopt Resolution No. 8013 to amend Resolution No. 6687 which adopted a discretionary educational assistance program; and -3- 1 WHEREAS, on October 5, 1993, the City Council of the City of 2 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6258 approving a Second Side Letter 3 Agreement between the Municipal Employee Relations Representative of 4 the City of Vernon ("MERR") and the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit 5 Association ("VPOBA") (Employee Group 2) providing for the continuation 6 of the four day week at ten hours per day (114/10 plan") and extending 7 the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") previously adopted by 8 Resolution No. 5489 on March 15, 1988, as amended by a Side Letter 9 Agreement adopted by Resolution No. 6001 on January 21, 1992, until 10 August 31, 2001; and 11 WHEREAS, on July 11, 1995, the City Council of the City of 12 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6656 approving a Third Side -Letter 13 Agreement between the MERR and the VPOBA (Employee Group 2) providing 14 for increases in detective pay, uniform allowances and Field Training 15 Officer pay, as well as establishing an "in lieu" holiday, tuition 16 reimbursement and modified longevity program; and 17 WHEREAS, on August 19, 1997, the City Council of the City of 18 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7009 approving a Fourth Side -Letter 19 Agreement between the MERR and the VPOBA (Employee Group 2) providing 20 for an additional four (4) year extension, to August 31, 2005, a five 21 percent (5%) salary increase, court pay increases, and modification to 22 Police Officers' Discipline Procedure; and 23 WHEREAS, on September 5, 2001, the City Council of the City 24 of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7825 approving a Fifth Side -Letter 25 Agreement between the MERR and the VPOBA (Employee Group 2) which, 26 among other things, provided for an additional six (6) years extension, 27 to August 31, 2011; and 28 WHEREAS, on March 6, 2002, the City Council of the City of 1 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7920 approving an Amendment to the Fifth 2 Side -Letter Agreement between the MERR and the VPOBA (Employee Group 2) 3 providing for the continuation of the 3/12 work schedule; and 4 WHEREAS, on February 16, 1993, the City Council of the City 5 of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6214 adopting a grievance procedure 6 for resolving any complaints alleging violations of the American with 7 Disabilities Act; and 8 WHEREAS, on April 6, 1993, the City Council of the City of 9 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6232, as amended by Resolution No. 7580 10 on July 26, 2000, adopting a policy to prevent sexual harassment; and 11 WHEREAS, on March 9, 1993, the City Council of the City of 12 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6220 adopting a policy on the use of 13 computer software on City -owned computers; and 14 WHEREAS, the City Council has established medical benefits 15 for employees of the City of Vernon as provided by Resolution No. 7258 16 adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon on January 5, 1999; 17 and 18 WHEREAS, the City Council by Resolution No. 8009 adopted on 19 June 26, 2002, approved the payment of insurance premiums for life, 20 health and dental benefits as such benefits are in effect as of 21 June 30, 2002, for all full-time regular employees only and their 22 dependents during the 2002-2003 fiscal year as follows: (1) all 23 miscellaneous employees; (2) all Fire Department employees; (3) all 24 sworn police officers, including Group 2 who are represented by the 25 Vernon Police Officers' Benefit Association, and the following officers 26 of the City: the City Administrator and City Councilmembers; and 27 WHEREAS, the City Council intends to continue to provide a 28 PERS long-term health care benefit with comprehensive lifetime -5- 1 2 3'' 4'' 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 PxM inflation protection for the City Councilmembers, the City Administrator, and their spouses and that said benefit shall be 1provided at no cost to them; and WHEREAS, on November 23, 1993, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6355 adopting a Superior Performance and Ideas Resulting in Tangible Savings Program; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 1995, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6696, as amended by Resolution No. 7295 on March 16, 1999, Resolution No. 7344 on June 1, 1999, Resolution No. 7406 on August 17, 1999 and Resolution No. 7849 on October 17, 2001, adopting a family and medical leave policy; and WHEREAS, on January 23, 1996, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6732 adopting a drug and alcohol testing policy for employees subject to Department of Transportation testing regulations; and WHEREAS, on January 27, 1997, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 6907, as amended by Resolution No. 7339 adopted on June 1, 1999, adopting an electronic mail policy for the City of Vernon; and WHEREAS, on January 6, 1998, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7066, as amended by Resolution No. 7081 on January 27, 1998 and Resolution No. 7411 on September 7, 1999, adopting the City of Vernon Fire Department Rules and Regulations; and WHEREAS, on March 3, 1998, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7096 adopting a policy on employment of persons convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; and WHEREAS, on March 3, 1998, the City Council of the City of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "sl 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7097 approving policy statements and procedures for conducting criminal background checks for employment (purposes; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon requires all new employees to serve a one (1) year minimum evaluation period during which time the employee receives formal training and monthly levaluations; and WHEREAS, consistent with the City Council's policy that all City employees serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council, all City employees are considered at -will employees while serving their evaluation period, as well as after completion of the evaluation period; and WHEREAS, on July 28, 1998, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7193, as amended by Resolution No. 7702 on February 7, 2001, approving a mandatory retirement age of sixty-five (65) for all City of Vernon Firefighters but reserving the right to extend the retirement age for any firefighter, based on certain criteria; and WHEREAS, the City Council by Resolution No. 7261 adopted on January 26, 1999, approved a City of Vernon Equal Employment Opportunity Plan; and WHEREAS, on September 19, 2000, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7635, as amended by Resolution No. 7753 on May 2, 2001, providing for a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan; and WHEREAS, on December 19, 2001, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7883, as amended by Resolution No. 7959 on May 8, 2002, adopting a military leave policy; and =C 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, on May 15, 2002, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7967 declaring its intent regarding the City's administrative organization. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY.COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: (SECTION 1: EMPLOYEES SERVE AT WILL AND PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby declares that its intention in adopting Resolution No. 4027, Section 5(h), was to reserve for the City Council complete and exclusive discretion to determine matters relating to the discharge, suspension or other manner of discipline of all employees in conformance with its long standing view and policy that all employees of the City of Vernon serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council. SECTION 2: EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. All employees of the City of Vernon serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council. Prior to employment or prior to promotion, employees will be requested to sign an employment agreement establishing that their employment is at the will and pleasure of the City Council as a condition of being appointed to said position. The form of the employment agreement must be approved by the Personnel Committee or the City Council and executed by the City Administrator as a condition preceding said employee's employment or promotion. SECTION 3: POLICE ACADEMY AND FIELD TRAINING COSTS. There is hereby established a program in the Police Department for new police officers wherein the City of Vernon shall agree to pay for costs associated with attendance at a police academy and field training for individual police candidates pursuant to a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 contract wherein said candidate shall agree in consideration of said salary to remain with the City of Vernon for at least three (3) years, or for a lesser term if approved by the City Council. SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE. Effective July 1, 2002, there is hereby established and approved compensation and other benefits and expenses provided for herein as set forth below for employees and officers of the City of Vernon. This resolution shall not affect or alter the existing compensation of any officer or employee not specifically set forth herein. SECTION 5: DESIGNATION OF SCHEDULES. 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 and 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 & Water. (b) Utilities Department. (c) Fire Department. (d) Police Department. (e) City Administrator/City Clerk Department. .(f) City Council Department. 1 Said Schedules I to V are attached to this resolution as 2 Exhibit "A" through "E," respectively, and incorporated herein by this 3 reference as though fully set forth at length. 4 SECTION 6: PERS CONTRIBUTIONS. 5 The City shall continue to make payments to PERS to satisfy 6 all employees' obligation to make contributions to PERS for retirement 7 benefits, which includes Police Sergeants and Police Officers in the 8 Police Department. Payments made by City on behalf of said employees 9 shall be credited to said employee's account with PERS. 10 SECTION 7: AUTO INSURANCE PROGRAM. 11 The City has established an auto insurance program pursuant 12 to Resolution No. 5741 wherein the City will contribute Twenty -Five 13 Dollars ($25.00) per month per employee for all officers and employees 14 who participate in said program effective May 1, 1990, except that as 15 to police officers and sergeants, City will continue to contribute 16 Twenty -Three Dollars and Four Cents ($23.04) per month. 17 SECTION 8: LIFE, HEALTH AND DENTAL BENEFITS. 18 a. Life, Health and Dental Benefits. 19 The City Council by Resolution No. 8009 adopted on June 26, 20 2002, approved the payment of insurance premiums for life, health and 21 dental benefits as such benefits are in effect as of June 30, 2002, for 22 all full-time regular employees only and their dependents as follows: 23 (1) all miscellaneous employees; (2) all Fire Department employees; (3) 24 all sworn police officers, including Group 2 who are represented by the 25 Vernon Police Officers' Benefit Association, and the following officers 26 of the City: City Administrator and City Councilmen. 27 28 -10- 1 b. Vision Care. 2 The City shall provide a vision care benefit to employees 3 only and not dependents. 4 SECTION 9: LONGEVITY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED ON OR 5 BEFORE JUNE 30, 1994. 6 The City has established a longevity program for all 7 employees. The longevity program described in Section 9 herein will 8 apply to all employees, except police employees in Group 2, employed on 9 or before June 30, 1994. 10 a. Five (5) Years of Service. 11 All eligible employees who have five (5) years of consecutive 12 uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 1986, shall receive an 13 additional five percent (5%) per month of their base salary effective 14 July 1, 1986, and every year thereafter until reaching the next step. 15 Employees upon reaching their 5th anniversary date after July 1, 1986, 16 shall be entitled to said five percent (5%) per month upon said 17 anniversary date. 18 b. Ten (10) Years of Service. 19 All eligible employees who have ten (10) years of consecutive 20 uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 1987, shall receive an 21 additional ten percent (10%) per month of their base salary effective 22 July 1, 1987, and every year thereafter until reaching the next step. 23 Employees upon reaching their 10th anniversary date after July 1, 1987, 24 shall be entitled to said ten percent (10%) per month upon said 25 anniversary date. 26 C. Fifteen (15) Years of Service. 27 All eligible employees who have fifteen (15) years of 28 consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 1988, shall -11- 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (receive an additional fifteen percent (15%) per month of their base salary effective July 1, 1988, and every year thereafter until reaching the next step. Employees upon reaching their 15th anniversary date after July 1, 1988, shall be entitled to said fifteen percent (15%) per month upon said anniversary date. d. Twenty (20) Years of Service. All eligible employees who have twenty (20) years of consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 1989, shall receive an additional twenty percent (20%) per month of their base salary effective July 1, 1989, and every year thereafter. Employees upon reaching their 20th anniversary date after July 1, 1989, shall be entitled to said twenty percent (20%) per month upon said anniversary date. e. Thirty (30) Years of Service - Firemen. All eligible firemen who have been appointed to the position of Captain or above and who have thirty (30) years of consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 1991, shall receive an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of their base salary per month effective July 1, 1991, and every year thereafter. Employees in said position upon reaching their 30th anniversary date after July 1, 1991, shall be entitled to said twenty-five percent (25%) per month upon said anniversary date. f. Thirty (30) Years of Service - Department Heads. All eligible department heads who have thirty (30) years of consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 1991, shall receive an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of their base salary per month effective July 1, 1991, and every year thereafter. Department Heads upon reaching their 30th anniversary date after -12- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 July 1, 1991, shall be entitled to said twenty-five percent (25%) per month upon said anniversary date. g. Twenty -Five (25) Years of Service — City The City Administrator shall be eligible upon reaching twenty-five (25) years of consecutive uninterrupted service after October 15, 1995, to receive an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of his base salary per month upon reaching his 25th anniversary date and shall be entitled to said twenty-five percent (25%) per month upon said anniversary date and every year thereafter. h. Compensation Not Cumulative. Payment of the aforesaid longevity compensation shall not be cumulative and only the highest applicable longevity pay shall be paid. i. Police Employees in Group 2 on or Before June 30, 1995. The longevity program described in Section 9 will also apply to the police employees in Group 2 employed on or before June 30, 1995. j. Employees Employed After June 30, 1994 and Exceptions Pertaining to Police Employees in Group 2 All employees, except police employees in Group 2, employed on or after July 1, 1994, and police employees in Group 2 employed on or after July 1, 1995, shall only be entitled to longevity benefits provided for in Section 10. -13- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 SECTION 10: LONGEVITY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES. a. Miscellaneous and Fire Employees Employed on or After July 1, 1994 - Five (5) Years of Service. All eligible employees who are employed on or after July 1, 1994, 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 said 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 employees hired Ion or after July 1, 1994. 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 11: PERFECT ATTENDANCE. All employees except Police Officers and Sergeants in the Police Department shall be eligible to receive additional days off based upon perfect attendance in a prior period as follows: -14- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 a. Ten (10) Consecutive Years. All such employees who have ten (10) consecutive years of perfect attendance shall receive one (1) day off with pay. Said day off is not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve (12) months from the date the ten (10) consecutive years have been reached. b. Eleven (11) Consecutive Years. All such employees who have eleven (11) consecutive years of perfect attendance shall receive two (2) days off with pay. Said days off are not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve (12) months from the date the eleven (11) consecutive years have been reached. C. Twelve (12) Consecutive Years. All such employees who have twelve (12) consecutive years of perfect attendance shall receive three (3) days off with pay. Said days off are not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve (12) months from the date the twelve (12) consecutive years have been reached. d. Thirteen (13) Consecutive Years. All such employees who have thirteen (13) consecutive years of perfect attendance shall receive four (4) days off with pay. Said days off are not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve (12) months from the date the thirteen (13) consecutive years have been reached. e. Fourteen (14) Consecutive Years and Thereafter. All such employees who have fourteen (14) consecutive years of perfect attendance and thereafter shall receive five (5) days off with pay. Said days off are not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve (12) months from the date the fourteen (14) consecutive -15- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 years have been reached and within twelve months thereafter from each succeeding anniversary date of the fourteenth (14th) consecutive year if said employee still maintains perfect attendance. No employee shall receive any more than five (5) days off for perfect attendance. f. Effect of Bereavement Leave on Perfect Attendance. In considering the qualification for perfect attendance only, bereavement leave will not be considered an absence. SECTION 12: VACATION AND HOLIDAY POLICIES. a. Vacation and Holiday Policies. Vacation and holiday policies for employees of the City of Vernon are established and recited in Resolution No. 7649. However, employees who are absent from their positions during the applicable work day preceding or following a scheduled holiday or scheduled in lieu holiday shall not receive pay for said holiday, unless such absence is approved vacation or compensatory time. b. Entitlement to One Additional In Lieu Holiday - Police Department Employees in Group 2. Pursuant to the Fifth Side -Letter Agreement, 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 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 13: DISCRETIONARY EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The Discretionary Educational Assistance Program for employees of the City of Vernon is set forth in Resolution No. 6687, as amended by Resolution Nos. 7558 and 8013 adopted on June 27, 2000 and July 3, 2002, respectively. awm 4 5 6 7 8 X , J 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 14: 40 HOUR WORK WEEK. All employees of the City of Vernon shall be considered forty (40) hours per week personnel unless otherwise specified by the City Council and shall work at least forty (40) hours per week except for employees who work a nine (9) day, eighty (80) hour work schedule and employees in the Fire Department who are assigned to work twenty-four (24) hour shifts. Said employees must work their assigned schedules or shifts as consideration for the compensation provided herein. SECTION 15: FOUR DAY WORK WEEK. The City Council hereby continues the four (4) day work week for approved employees which was established on October 29, 1979, by Resolution No. 4677 adopted on October 16, 1979, in accordance with the following requirements: a. City Administrator Authority. The City Administrator is authorized to approve for inclusion in the four (4) day work week employees working in specific positions. b. Workday Hours. Employees shall work a workday starting at 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a half hour lunch break and two 15-minute coffee breaks. The City Administrator is authorized to assign individual employees to work the appropriate shift upon the recommendation of the department head. C. Vacation Benefits. The vacation benefits for all employees working in said four (4) day work week program are provided in Resolution No. 7649. d. Closure on Holidays. Holiday benefits for all employees are provided in Resolution No. 7649. -17- 2 1911 4 5 6 7 E:A A 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 0XI■ 25 26 27 28 e. Overtime. Any and all approved overtime worked by all City employees in all departments shall be earned and paid in one-fourth hour increments. f. Lieutenants and Police Captain. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby affirms the inclusion of plain clothes Lieutenants and Police Captain in the 4/10 work plan pursuant to its approval on September 21, 1999. SECTION 16: COMPUTATION OF PAY. For all officers and employees except twenty-four (24) hour shift Fire Department employees, an hourly rate computed in accordance with Schedule I shall be used for pay purposes. The monthly amounts stated in Schedule II are for comparative purposes only. The latter equivalents assume that the total scheduled hours are worked or taken as excused paid leave, vacation or holidays. Unexcused leave hours shall not be included for the purpose of computing pay. a. Hourly Employees. All employees other than twenty-four (24) hour shift Fire Department employees, the City Administrator/City Clerk, and the members of the City Council shall be paid on an hourly basis. The employee shall be paid the amount computed by multiplying the hourly salary rate by the number of hours worked or taken as excused paid leave or holiday. The total hours to be paid shall be certified by the Department Head each pay period prior to payment. Such certification shall be in a form approved by the City Administrator. b. 24-Hour Shift Fire Department Employees. Fire Department personnel who serve on a twenty-four (24) hour shift would be paid a widely fluctuating amount each pay period if they were paid for hours actually worked; therefore, such employees 1 shall be paid for the average number of hours in a two (2) week period, 2 one hundred and twelve (112) hours. Exceptions for leave without pay 3 hours shall be reported and deducted from the average when pay i.s 4 computed. The "Exception Report" shall be in a form approved by the 5 City Administrator. 6 C. _City Administrator/City Clerk, and the Members of 7 the City Council. 8 The City Administrator/City Clerk, and the members of the 9 City Council shall be paid biweekly pursuant to Section 4 of Schedule 10 I. 11 d. Leave Without Pay. 12 "Leave without pay" as used in this section shall include, 13 without being limited to, leaves of absence, suspensions, and employees 14 whose employment commences or terminates during a pay, salary or wage 15 period. 16 e. Exception to Leave Without Pay. 17 As an exception to the general rules for deductions or loss 18 of pay for "leave without pay" as defined, a Department Head may, for 19 good cause as determined by such Department Head, recommend for full 20 pay an employee who has been absent during a pay, salary or wage 21 period. 22 Whenever a Department Head certifies for pay an employee who 23 has been absent, he shall submit to the City Administrator/City Clerk 24 an employee signed absence form showing the reason for such absence, 25 length of service with the City, and total number of hours absent. The 26 approval of pay for employees for absent time shall remain in the sole 27 discretion of the City Council. 28 -19- 1 f. Return to Work. 2 Any employee who has been absent from work for three (3) 3 days in a twelve-month period, with or without pay, due to injury or 4 illness, may not return to work unless the employee provides a release 5 from a physician or other health care provider ("doctor") designated 6 by the City. The City, at its discretion, may require an employee to 7 obtain a release from the City's designated doctor when the employee 8 has been absent from work due to illness or injury for fewer than four 9 (4) days in a twelve-month period. An employee who has been under the 10 care and treatment of his or her own doctor during such absence from 11 work must obtain a release for return to work from that doctor before 12 seeing the City's designated doctor. The acceptance of the return-to- 13 work of an employee shall remain in the sole discretion of the City 14 Council. 15 g. Bereavement Leave. 16 At the discretion of the City Administrator, full-time 17 regular employees may be determined eligible for bereavement leave 18 with pay for the death of an immediate family member, a person related 19 by adoption, or marriage. In order to be eligible for such leave, 20 employee shall give advance notice to his or her immediate supervisor 21 or Department Head and shall provide any information necessary to 22 support such request. Bereavement leave may be granted, if necessary, 23 and if granted, shall not exceed the following number of days for any 24 one occurrence: 25 (1) three (3) days for those employees working a 26 5/80 work week; 27 (2) two (2) days for those employees working a 28 4/10 work week; -20- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 hour day; and (3) one (1) day for those employees working a 12 (4) one (1) Shift Off for 24-hour fire personnel. h. 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 17: AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCES. a. Exceptions to Allowance. Wherever an allowance is made to any officer or employee for the use of his personal automobile, such an allowance shall not be payable whenever the employee is on vacation, leave of absence, or otherwise absent the entire calendar month, unless otherwise specified by the City Council. b. Personal Vehicle Allowance. Employees who, with Department Head approval, use their personal automobile during the performance of their assigned duties shall be compensated with an automobile allowance as provided for herein. In the event that the automobile allowance for a particular month provides less than thirty cents (300) a mile reimbursement or, if no automobile allowance is provided, then the employee shall receive a sum equal to thirty cents (300) a mile for reimbursement for use of his/her personal automobile and said sum shall be based upon actual miles traveled by said automobile. C. Mileage Reimbursement. Whenever a Department Head certifies for reimbursement on the 11basis of mileage, he shall submit to the City Administrator/ City Clerk -21- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 a statement of the reason for paying such employee such mileage reimbursement. SECTION 18: CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENTS. The City Council hereby makes the following statements of policy in addition to the statements of policy previously made in other, sections herein concerning the implementation of the salary provisions land classifications set forth herein: a. New Employees. New employees shall start at the bottom step in the salary range for their respective positions unless it is determined that qualified applicants are not available at the salary specified for the first step or grade, or that a specific applicant has special qualifications justifying a higher starting rate beyond the first step or grade. New employees starting at the beginning step or grade may be advanced to the second step or grade of their salary range and said advancement shall be effective on the first day of the biweekly pay period next following the satisfactory completion of their evaluation period which is hereby fixed at twelve (12) months, unless otherwise authorized by the City Administrator. b. Evaluation Period. Section 1 declares that it is the intent of the City Council to reserve unto the City Council, complete and exclusive discretion to determine matters relating to discharge, suspension or other matters of discipline of all employees in conformance with its long standing view and policy that all employees of the City of Vernon serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council. Consistent with this policy, the City (Council requires all City employees to serve a one (1) year minimum evaluation period during which new employees receive regular training WMAC 1 2 3 n 5 6 7 8 r 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 land regular monthly evaluations which provide continuous information onl their job performance. During the evaluation period, all employees will undergo a program of regular training and formal monthly reviews for a minimum of one (1) full year from their date of hire. After completion of the evaluation period, the employee will receive formal evaluations on an annual basis and will remain subject to informal evaluations on an as- Ineeded basis. The purpose of the evaluation period is to give the City an opportunity to monitor and evaluate the abilities of all new employees. The evaluation period is not intended to provide or lead to any property rights to employment. All City employees will continue to maintain their at -will employment status both during and after the evaluation period. Consistent with their at -will status, all employees' will remain subject to discipline and termination, without cause, at the sole discretion of the City Council. All resolutions, policy manuals, employment agreements, job flyers, and any other relevant documents, shall be changed to make the description of the employee's first year of employment consistent with this Section. To the extent that any City documents can be interpreted as being inconsistent with this Section-, it is the intent of the City Council that this Section shall prevail. C. Promotion or Merit Increase in Grade. Promotions to higher positions or merit salary increases to higher steps are considered to be increases on the basis of merit only and shall be awarded to employees as recognition for satisfactory service. The promotion or increase in grade shall remain in the sole discretion of the City Council and shall only be considered upon -23- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WA 23 24 25 26 27 (receiving a recommendation from a Department Head or the City JAdministrator which would support recognition by the City Council of the services performed by the employees. d. Effective Date of Promotions. Promotions to the next step or grade, if granted, of the employee's respective salary range shall be effective not earlier than the first day of the biweekly pay period next following the completion of satisfactory service and the authorization of said promotion, unless otherwise authorized by the City Administrator. e. No Reduction of Pay by Promotion. The promotion of an employee shall not result in reduction of pay, and the employee being promoted shall be classified in such manner that he/she receives the same or more pay for the position to which he/she is promoted. f. General Wage and Salary Policy. This resolution expresses the general wage and salary policy of the City of Vernon, and in conjunction with the accompanying working conditions for the employees of the City of Vernon now existing, it is deemed to be fair and adequate. It is not anticipated that adjustments in said salary scales will be necessary, except as to cases involving additional responsibilities, exceptional merits, or other special circumstances. g. Compensatory Time For Travel. Compensatory time or pay will not be granted for travel to attend business meetings, conferences, seminars and/or training sessions that extend beyond regular business hours of employees. h. Dress and Grooming Policy. Personal cleanliness and neatness are important because of -24- Me 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 the daily contacts an employee makes with the public and fellow workers. As an employee representing the City of Vernon, an employee should always look his/her best. Conduct on the job is very important; an employee must always be aware that his/her behavior in public must never offend or cause a citizen to question his/her performance and/or his/her appearance. SECTION 19: FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. The City Council reaffirms its implementation of the FLSA for City employees, except for Police Sergeants and Police Officers, which are provided for in Resolution No. 5265, and further provide that Section 3 (e) (2) (c) of the FLSA excludes from the definition of "employee", and thus from coverage, certain individuals employed by public agencies. This exclusion applies to elected officials, their immediate advisors, and certain individuals whom they appoint or select to serve in various capacities. In addition, the 1985 Amendments exclude employees of legislative branches of State and local governments. SECTION 20: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER: a. Certificate of Registration. Each employee serving as a Civil Engineer must possess a valid Certificate of Registration as a Civil Engineer, which document is issued by the California State Board for Civil and Professional (Engineers. b. Personal Vehicle Allowance. In addition to said salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "B," certain individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive, when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the City, an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III, -25- 1 Exhibit "C." 2 3 4 5 6 7 E:A 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (1) Responsibility For Upkeep of Vehicle. The City shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or other expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the respective amounts set forth in Schedule III, Exhibit "C." C. Additional Hours Worked. All employees in the Department of Community Services & Water, except the Director of Community Services & Water, Civil Engineer(s) and those in supervisory positions required to work hours in addition to their regular forty (40) hour work week (excluding any time off during such week), shall be compensated for such additional hours worked. d. Dispatchers. The Systems Manager, Systems Supervisor and Systems Coordinator I and II shall serve as Dispatchers in the Water Department and the compensation for said positions is included in the compensation established for the positions in the Utilities Department, Schedule II, Exhibit "B." SECTION 21: UTILITIES DEPARTMENT: a. Compensation of Certain Positions — City Administrator/City Clerk Department. The compensation for the following positions are included in the compensation established for said position in the City Administrator/ City Clerk Department, Schedule II, Exhibit "B." (1) Chief Executive Officer. The City Administrator/City Clerk shall serve as.the Chief Executive Officer of the Utilities Department. -26- 1 PA 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (2) Accountant. An Accountant in the Finance Department shall also serve as the Accountant in the Utilities Department. (3) Account Clerk. The Account Clerk in the Finance Department shall also serve las the Account Clerk in the Utilities Department. b. Personal Vehicle Allowance. In addition to said salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "B," certain individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive, when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the City, an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III, Exhibit "C " (1) Responsibility for Upkeep of Vehicle. The City shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or other expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the respective amounts set forth in Schedule III, Exhibit "C." C. Additional Hours Worked. All employees in the Utilities Department, except the Director of Utilities, Deputy Director of Utilities, Assistant Director of Engineering & Operations, Assistant Director of Resource Management, Customer Service Manager and Systems Manager, required to work hours in addition to their regular forty (40) hour work week (excluding any time off during such week) shall be compensated for such additional hours worked. SECTION 22: FIRE DEPARTMENT: a. Fire Science Certificate. All employees who hold a Fire Science Certificate or have -27- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 completed courses equivalent thereto shall receive an additional two and one half percent (2 1/2%) per month of their base salary after satisfactory completion of their evaluation period. (1) AA or AS Degree. All employees who hold an AA or AS Degree in Fire Science or Fire Technology with completion of five (5) years of uninterrupted service with the Fire Department shall receive an additional two and one half percent (2 1/2%) per month of their base salary. b. Overtime. Fire Department personnel, with the exception of the Fire Chief and Battalion Chiefs, shall be paid for overtime worked as certified to by the Fire Chief and approved by the City Administrator for the following reasons: (1) Disasters. Disasters such as major fires, civil disturbances, and other emergency situations. (2) Extraordinary Circumstances. Extraordinary circumstances requiring more than ordinary law enforcement or fire protection staffing. C. 10-Hour Personnel -Additional Work. Eligible 10-hour Fire Department personnel shall be paid for such additional work at their assigned hourly rate. d. 24-Hour Shift Overtime. For computation of overtime worked, eligible 24-hour (shift) personnel shall be paid at their assigned hourly rate which has been computed upon 2,912 hours per year. e. Uniform Allowance. Vernon shall provide a uniform allowance as specified in 1 JISchedule IV, Exhibit "D," for the 2001-2002 fiscal year of Vernon, for 2 the purchase of Uniforms and related equipment. 3 f. Personal Vehicle Allowance. 4 In addition to said salaries as set forth in Schedule II, 5 Exhibit "B," certain individuals serving in specified classifications 6 shall receive, when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the 7 City, an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III, 8 Exhibit "C." 9 (1) Responsibility for Upkeep of Vehicle. 10 The City shall not be responsible for repairs or any 11 additional costs for upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or 12 in part, or other expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond 13 the respective amounts set forth in Schedule III, Exhibit "C." 14 g. Merit Step. 15 All firefighters hired as of June 26, 1989, or later, shall 16 start at the bottom step in the salary range and shall be eligible for 17 Ian initial merit step increase on a merit basis after six (6) months of 18 satisfactory continuous service. However, said firefighters shall 19 still be required to satisfactorily complete an evaluation period of at 20 least twelve (12) months. All merit step increases after the first 21 increase shall be at twelve (12) month intervals in accordance with 22 Il Section 18 (c) . 23 h. Haz Mat Pay. 24 In addition to said salaries as set forth in Schedule II, 25 Exhibit "B," each Haz Mat team member (33 members) shall receive an 26 additional Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per month. Said payment shall not be 27 considered to be part of the employee's base monthly salary when 28 computing fire science certificate incentives or AA or AS degree -29- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 incentives. SECTION 23: POLICE DEPARTMENT: 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 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. b. Overtime. Police Department personnel, with the exception of the Police Chief, the Police Captain and Plain Clothes Lieutenants, shall be paid for overtime work as certified to by the Police Chief and approved by the City Administrator for the following reasons: (1) Disasters. Disasters such as major fires, civil disturbances, and other emergency situations. (2) Extraordinary Circumstances. Extraordinary circumstances requiring more than ordinary law -30- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 enforcement or fire protection staffing. 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. Any 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. d. Standby Status. In addition, Police Sergeants and Police Officers shall be compensated for standby status as specified in Schedule V, Exhibit "E." e. Payment of Incentive Compensation Peace Officers' Standard Training Certificate (1) Police Management Employees. Police management employees (Police Chief, Police Captain and Lieutenants) shall be eligible to receive peace officers' standard training certificate incentive pay as follows: (a) POST Intermediate Certificate. Three percent (3%) of the employee's base monthly salary, excluding all other compensation, for the employee earning and possessing a POST intermediate certificate. (b) POST Advanced Certificate. Six percent (6%) of the employee's base monthly salary, excluding all other compensation, for the employee earning and -31- 11 PA 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1possessing a POST advanced certificate. (c) Incentive Compensation. Payment of the aforesaid incentive compensation shall not be cumulative and only the highest applicable incentive pay shall be paid. Incentive pay shall be payable the month following the month during 1which the certificate is received, or the month following completion of Ithe employee's evaluation period, whichever is latest. (2) Group 2 Employees. '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: (a) POST Intermediate Certificate. Three percent (30) of the employee's base monthly salary, excluding all other compensation, for the employee earning and possessing a POST intermediate certificate. (b) POST Advanced Certificate. Six percent (60) of the employee's base monthly salary, excluding all other compensation, for the employee earning and possessing a POST advanced certificate. (c) Incentive Compensation. Payment of the aforesaid incentive compensation shall not be cumulative and only the highest applicable incentive pay shall be paid. Incentive pay shall be payable the month following the month during which the certificate is received, or the month following completion of the employee's evaluation period, whichever is latest. f. Field Training Officers. Police officers assigned by the Chief of Police, or his -32- 2 3 4' 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 designee, as Field Training Officers shall receive a differential of five percent (50) 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. g. Personal Vehicle Allowance. In addition to said salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "B," certain individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive, when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the City, an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III, Exhibit "C." (1) Responsibility for Upkeep of Vehicle. The City shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or other expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the respective amounts set forth in Schedule III, Exhibit"C." (2) Personal Vehicle Use and Maintenance. When authorized in advance by the City Council, in addition to the salaries indicated in Schedule II, Exhibit "B," each Police Officer shall receive an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III, Exhibit "C," for his automobile if used in the service of or engaged for the use of the City. This allowance is for the use and maintenance of said motor equipment. h. Uniform Allowance. Vernon shall provide a uniform allowance as specified in -33- 1 2 3 4 5 6 rM 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JISchedule IV, Exhibit "D," for the 2001-2002 fiscal year of Vernon, for 11the purchase of Uniform and related equipment. i. Merit Steps. Promotions or salary increases to higher grades are merit steps only and shall be available to employees as recognition and reward for satisfactory service after one (1) year in service at present grade. The promotion or salary increase to said higher grade shall remain in the sole discretion of the City Council. j. Anniversary Date. Notwithstanding the above provisions, any person employed in a position of Police Officer, Step 6, shall be appointed to Step 5 upon his/her successful completion in an assigned training academy and any person employed in a position of Police Officer, Step 5, shall be appointed to Step 4 after serving at least six (6) months in the field and upon receiving a merit evaluation of high competent. Any person who qualifies for said increase shall have his/her anniversary date for future merit increases established as of the date said officer is first appointed to said grade. k. Detective Assignment. In the event a Police Officer or a 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. -34- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1. Patrol Personnel. Patrol personnel shall work a ten (10) hour shift. The first one-half hour shall be used for briefing and training purposes. Lunch time equal to one-half hour (Code 7) shall be part of the shift and is only compensable if actually interrupted for purposes of an emergency service call or not allowed. If Code 7 is interrupted for an emergency service call or Code 7 is not allowed, the officer will be compensated for one-half hour straight time or be granted one-half hour Code 7 time at a later part of his/her shift. An officer who elects additional compensation shall not be granted additional Code 7 time during his/her shift. The current method of scheduling and utilizing Code 7 time, with the exceptions stated above shall continue. M. 4/10 Plan. The City Council hereby continues the 4/10 Plan for approved employees which was established by minute order on October 6, 1991, and further authorized by Resolution No. 6001 adopted on January 21, 1992, as amended by the Second Side Letter Agreement adopted by Resolution No. 6258 on October 5, 1993, in accordance with the provisions specified therein. n. 3/12 Plan. The City continues the 3/12 Plan for approved employees assigned to patrol in accordance with the provisions specified in the Amendment to Fifth Side -Letter Agreement. o. Tuition Reimbursement. All employees in the classification represented by the Police Association in Group 2 shall be entitled to receive at the City Council's sole discretion the same benefit under the educational assistance program as is provided for miscellaneous city employees. -35- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The receipt by one employee of such reimbursement is not to be considered a precedent and shall not require the approval by the City Council of a different employee's request for similar reimbursement. SECTION 24: CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT: Expense allowances, benefits and other information relating to the City Administrator/City Clerk Department are currently provided for in Resolution Nos. 7796, 7828, 7885 and 7984. SECTION 25: CITY COUNCIL DEPARTMENT: a. PERS Long -Term Health Care Benefit. The City shall provide a PERS long-term health care benefit with comprehensive lifetime inflation protection for the City Councilmembers and their spouses at no cost to them. b. Longevity Program. City Councilmembers shall be provided the following: (1) Five (5) Years of Service. All eligible Councilmembers who have five (5) years of consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 2001, shall receive an additional five percent (50) per month of their base salary upon reaching their 5th anniversary date and every year thereafter shall be entitled to said five percent (50) per month upon reaching said anniversary date until reaching the next eligible level of service. (2) Ten (10) Years of Service. All eligible Councilmembers who have ten (10) years of consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 2001, shall receive an additional ten percent (100) per month of their base salary upon reaching their loth anniversary date and every year thereafter shall be entitled to said ten percent (10%) per month upon reaching -36- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (said anniversary date until reaching the next eligible level of Iservice. (3) Fifteen (15) Years of Service. All eligible Councilmembers who have fifteen (15) years of consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 2001, shall receive an additional fifteen percent (15%) per month of their base salary upon reaching their 15th anniversary date and every year thereafter shall be entitled to said fifteen percent (15%) per month upon reaching said anniversary date until reaching the next eligible level of service. (4) Twenty (20) Years of Service. All eligible Councilmembers who have twenty (20) years of consecutive uninterrupted service on or before July 1, 2001, shall receive an additional twenty percent (20%) per month of their base salary upon reaching their 20th anniversary date and every year thereafter shall be entitled to said twenty percent (20%) per month upon reaching said anniversary date until reaching the next eligible level of service. (5) Twenty -Five (25) Years of Service. The members of the City Council shall be eligible upon reaching twenty-five (25) years of consecutive uninterrupted service after September 8, 2000, to receive an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of their base salary per month upon reaching their 25th anniversary date and shall be entitled to said twenty-five percent (25%) per month upon said anniversary date and every year thereafter. C. Compensation. In accordance with Article III, Section 11 of the Charter of the City of Vernon, the City Council hereby establishes the following -37- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 compensation for Councilmembers set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "B": (1) Expense Reimbursement. Each Councilmember as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the City Council shall be paid $450.00 per month. (2) Attendance Allowance. (a) To each Councilmember a per meeting attendance allowance for the following meetings and/or other required or miscellaneous meetings or negotiations when the Councilmember devotes two (2) hours or less, including travel time for said meetings, shall be paid as follows: Name of Committees, Amount Per Meeting Commissions, Boards Personnel Committee $ 50.00 Finance Committee $100.00 Police/Fire Commission $ 50.00 Redevelopment Agency - not to $ 30.00 exceed 4 meetings per month Industrial Development $ 50.00 Authority Southeast Community Development $100.00 Corporation East Los Angeles College $100.00 Community Task Force Cities Southeast Water Coalition $100.00 Alternate Board Meetings of Water $100.00 Replenishment District of Southern California Committee Meetings of Water $100.00 Replenishment District of Southern California j 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Board Meetings of Central Basin $100.00 Municipal Water District Committee Meetings of Central $100.00 Basin Municipal Water District Southeast Cities Traffic Improvement Authority - $100.00 (Slauson Avenue/710 Freeway Interchange Project) Director and Alternate Committee Meetings of the $100.00 Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (b) To each Councilmember a per meeting attendance allowance for all other miscellaneous meetings or negotiations and any meetings referred to above where the Councilmember devotes a period of time which exceeds two (2) hours, including travel time for said meetings, shall be paid as follows: For meetings exceeding two (2) hours but not exceeding one-half (1/2) day [(4) four hours] $ 250.00 For meetings which exceed one-half (1/2) day $ 500.00 (c) A Councilmember shall only be entitled to the attendance allowance for a meeting pursuant to either (a) or (b) and shall not receive an allowance under (a) and (b) for the same meeting. SECTION 26: Repeal of Certain Resolutions. All resolutions, or parts of resolutions not consistent with or in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed. -39- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 27: Certification of Passage. 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 3rd day of July, 2002. ATTEST: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk LEONIS C. MA URG, ayor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STATE OF-CALIFORNIA ) )ss 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. 8007 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Wednesday, July 3, 2002, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon. BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk (SEAL) 102C EXHIBIT VA, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SCHEDULE I Providing for an hourly rate for all officers and employees of the City of Vernon, and setting forth the formula by which the monthly rate stated on succeeding schedules be converted to an hourly rate. It is the intention that all pay is earned at an hourly rate and paid at an hourly rate. The monthly rate shall be used for comparative purposes only. SECTION 1: TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOUR SHIFT PERSONNEL. (a) The stated "monthly rate" multiplied by 12 equals the "annual rate"; (b) The "annual rate" divided by 2,912 equals the "hourly rate"; (c) The "hourly rate" multiplied by 112 equals the "biweekly rate"; (d) Payments shall be made for the biweekly amount less reported unpaid absences deducted at the hourly rate. SECTION 2: FORTY (40) HOUR WEEK PERSONNEL. (a) The stated "monthly.rate" multiplied by 12 equals the "annual rate"; (b) The "annual rate" divided by 2,080 equals the "hourly Irate"; (c) The "hourly rate" multiplied by 80 equals the "biweekly Irate"; (d) Payments shall be made for reported hours eligible for pay. Normally this will equal 80 hours. Hours reported as unpaid absences will be excluded from the pay computations. SECTION 3: The monthly rates referred to above are provided for in Schedule II, Exhibit "B." The City Administrator shall direct SCHEDULE I EXHIBIT "A" A - 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16' 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 the establishment and maintenance of files assigning an hourly rate to the employees of the City to be computed from the given monthly rates in accordance with the above formula. SECTION 4: The formula provided for herein shall be used to convert the monthly rates provided for the City Administrator/City Clerk, and the City Councilmembers to biweekly amounts without considering the hours worked by said officers: (a) The stated "monthly rate" multiplied by 12 equals the "annual rate"; and (b) The "annual rate" divided by 26 equals the "biweekly rate." SCHEDULE I EXHIBIT "A" A - 2 EXHIBIT SCHEDULE II 0.03 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES STEP 8 12,229.00 STEP 1 & WATER - 2100 7 11,591.00 2 6 10,987.00 3 5 10,414.00 4 4 9,871.00 5 3 9,356.00 6 2 8,868.00 7 1 8,406.00 8 SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER - 2210 STEP 8 9,231.00 STEP 1 7 8,750.00 2 6 8,294.00 3 5 7,862.00 4 4 7,452.00 5 3 7,064.00 6 2 6,696.00 7 1 6,347.00 8 CIVIL ENGINEER - 2110 STEP 8 7,952.00 STEP 1 WATER OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - 2160 7 7,537.00 2 CHIEF CODE INSPECTOR - 2140 6 7,144.00 3 5 6,772.00 4 4 6,419.00 5 3 6,084.00 6 2 5,767.00 7 1 5,466.00 8 PROJECT ENGINEER - 2130 STEP 8 7,112.00 STEP 1 SENIOR ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR - 4420 7 6,741.00 2 SENIOR PLAN CHECK ENGINEER - 2190 6 6,390.00 3 5 6,057.00 4 4 5,741.00 5 3 5,442.00 6 2 5,158.00 7 1 4,889.00 8 FOREMAN - 2170 STEP 8 6,212.00 STEP 1 7 5,888.00 2 6 5,581.00 3 5 5,290.00 4 4 5,014.00 5 3 4,753.00 6 2 4,505.00 7 1 4,270.00 8 SCHEDULE II EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 1 07/01/02 r SCHEDULE[[ 0.03 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE - 2120 STEP 8 6,046.00 STEP 1 MECHANICAL & PLUMBING INSPECTOR - 2800 7 5,731.00 2 ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR - 2900 6 5,432.00 3 CODE INSPECTOR - 2150 5 5,149.00 4 BUILDING INSPECTOR - 2190 4 4,881.00 5 3 4,627.00 6 2 4,386.00 7 1 4,157.00 8 UTILITYMAN 1- 2290 STEP 8 5,425.00 STEP 1 SECRETARY TO DIRECTOR OF 7 5,142.00 2 COMMUNITY SERVICES - 4700 6 4,874.00 3 ENGINEERING ASSISTANT - 2180 5 4,620.00 4 PLANNING ASSISTANT - 2330 4 4,379.00 5 CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTOR - 4460 3 4,151.00 6 2 3,935.00 7 1 3,730.00 8 UTILITYMAN 11 - 2310 STEP 9 4,379.00 STEP 1 SECRETARY - 4360 8 4,151.00 2 ENGINEERING AIDE - 2300 7 3,935.00 3 SENIOR UTILITY CLERK - 4200 6 3,730.00 4 5 3,536.00 5 4 3,352.00 6 3 3,177.00 7 2 3,011.00 8 1 2,854.00 9 FIBER-OPTIC & TRAFFIC STEP 8 8,850.00 STEP 1 SYSTEMS MANAGER - 2250 7 8,389.00 2 6 7,952.00 3 5 7,537.00 4 4 7,144.00 5 3 6,772.00 6 2 6,419.00 7 1 6,084.00 8 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY STEP 8 10,274.00 STEP 1 SERVICES & WATER - 2102 7 9,738.00 2 6 9,230.00 3 5 8,749.00 4 4 8,293.00 5 3 7,861.00 6 2 7,451.00 7 1 7,063.00 8 SCHEDULE II EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 2 7/01 /02 SCHEDULEII 0.03 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER SALARY SCALE UTILITY MAN III - 2340 ENGINEERING AIDE III - 2390 UTILITYMAN IV - 2380 UTILITY CLERK - 4220 APPRENTICE MECHANIC - 2660 MONTHLY SALARY OLD STEP 8 3,535.00 STEP 1 7 3,351.00 2 6 3,176.00 3 5 3,010.00 4 4 2,853.00 5 3 2,704.00 6 2 2,563.00 7 1 2,429.00 8 STEP 8 2,854.00 STEP 1 7 2,705.00 2 6 2,564.00 3 5 2,430.00 4 4 2,303.00 5 3 2,183.00 6 2 2,069.00 7 1 1,961.00 8 STEP 10 3,535.00 STEP 1 9 3,351.00 2 8 3,176.00 3 7 3,010.00 4 6 2,853.00 5 5 2,704.00 6 4 2,563.00 7 3 2,429.00 8 2 2,302.00 9 1 2,182.00 10 STEP 8 2,693.00 STEP 1 7 2,553.00 2 6 2,420.00 3 5 2,294.00 4 4 2,174.00 5 3 2,061.00 6 2 1,954.00 7 1 1,852.00 8 HOURLY-TEMPORARY/MISCELLANEOUS A SALARY RANGE, OF $6.75 TO $50.00 PER HOUR IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AND THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ASSIGNED AN APPROPRIATE SALARY BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN SAID RANGE. SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 3 7/01 /02 SCHEDULE II 0.03 UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES- 2101 STEP 8 12,838.00 STEP 1 7 12,169.00 2 6 11,535.00 3 5 10,934.00 4 4 10,364.00 5 3 9,824.00 6 2 9,312.00 7 1 8,827.00 8 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES - 2150 STEP 1 10,722.00 1 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF - 5199 STEP 7 10,435.00 STEP 1 ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS 6 9,891.00 2 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF - 5306 5 9,375.00 3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 4 8,886.00 4 3 8,423.00 5 2 7,984.00 6 1 7,568.00 7 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - 5301 STEP 8 7,952.00 STEP 1 RESOURCE ENGINEER - 5309 7 7,537.00 2 6 7,144.00 3 5 6,772.00 4 4 6,419.00 5 3 6,084.00 6 2 5,767.00 7 1 5,466.00 8 ASSOCIATE ENGINEER - 5302 STEP 9 6,773.00 STEP 1 SENIOR SUBSTATION TECHNICIAN - 5216 8 6,420.00 2 7 6,085.00 3 6 5,768.00 4 5 5,467.00 5 4 5,182.00 6 3 4,912.00 7 2 4,656.00 8 1 4,413.00 9 ELECTRIC SERVICE PLANNER - 5204 STEP 8 6,046.00 STEP 1 ASSISTANT ENGINEER - 5312 7 5,731.00 2 6 5,432.00 3 5 5,149.00 4 4 4,881.00 5 3 4,627.00 6 2 4,386.00 7 1 4,157.00 8 SCHEDULE II EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 4 7/1 /02 SCHEDULEII UTILITIES DEPARTMENT 0.03 SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER - 4110 STEP 7 7,574.00 STEP 1 6 7,179.00 2 5 6,805.00 3 4 6,450.00 4 3 6,114.00 5 2 5,795.00 6 1 5,493.00 7 GAS SYSTEMS SUPERINTENDENT - 5101 STEP 7 6,553.00 STEP 1 6 6,211.00 2 5 5,887.00 3 4 5,580.00 4 3 5,289.00 5 2 5,013.00 6 1 4,752.00 7 ASSOCIATE RESOURCE SCHEDULER - 5102 STEP 8 5,582.00 STEP 1 7 5,291.00 2 6 5,015.00 3 5 4,754.00 4 4 4,506.00 5 3 4,271.00 6 2 4,048.00 7 1 3,837.00 8 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE - 4111 STEP 10 4,146.00 STEP 1 LEAD METER READER - 5206 9 3,930.00 2 8 3,725.00 3 7 3,531.00 4 6 3,347.00 5 5 3,173.00 6 4 3,008.00 7 3 2,851.00 8 2 2,702.00 9 1 2,561.00 10 METER READER - 5205 STEP 8 4,051.00 STEP 1 7 3,840.00 2 6 3,640.00 3 5 3,450.00 4 4 3,270.00 5 3 3,100.00 6 2 2,938.00 7 1 2,785.00 8 SCHEDULE II EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 5 7/1 /02 SCHEDULE II 0.03 UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD POWER RESOURCE COORDINATOR - 5400 STEP 8 7,412.00 STEP 1 ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS 7 7,026.00 2 PROJECT MANAGER - 5197 6 6,660.00 3 5 6,313.00 4 4 5,984.00 5 3 5,672.00 6 2 5,376.00 7 1 5,096.00 8 SENIOR ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN - 5315 STEP 8 7,179.00 STEP 1 7 6,805.00 2 6 6,450.00 3 5 6,114.00 4 4 5,795.00 5 3 5,493.00 6 2 5,207.00 7 1 4,936.00 8 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN - 5111 STEP 8 6,244.00 STEP 1 7 5,918.00 2 6 5,609.00 3 5 5,317.00 4 4 5,040.00 5 3 4,777.00 6 2 4,528.00 7 1 4,292.00 8 COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING STEP 9 4,620.00 STEP 1 TECHNICIAN - 5305 8 4,379.00 2 7 4,151.00 3 6 3,935.00 4 5 3,730.00 5 4 3,536.00 6 3 3,352.00 7 2 3,177.00 8 1 3,011.00 9 FACILITIES COORDINATOR - 5104 STEP 9 4,379.00 STEP 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE - 5103 8 4,151.00 2 7 3,935.00 3 6 3,730.00 4 5 3,536.00 5 4 3,352.00 6 3 3,177.00 7 2 3,011.00 8 1 2,854.00 9 SCHEDULE II EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 6 7/01 /02 'SCHEDULE II 0.03 UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD SYSTEMS MANAGER - 5200 STEP 8 7,656.00 STEP 1 7 7,257.00 2 6 6,879.00 3 5 6,520.00 4 4 6,180.00 5 3 5,858.00 6 2 5,553.00 7 1 5,264.00 8 SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR - 5201 STEP 8 6,914.00 STEP 1 7 6,554.00 2 6 6,212.00 3 5 5,888.00 4 4 5,581.00 5 3 5,290.00 6 2 5,014.00 7 1 4.753.00 8 SYSTEMS COORDINATOR I - 5202 STEP 9 6.462.00 STEP 1 RESOURCE SCHEDULER - 5308 8 6,125.00 2 7 5,806.00 3 6 5,503.00 4 5 5,216.00 5 4 4,944.00 6 3 4,686.00 7 2 4,442.00 8 1 4,210.00 9 SYSTEMS COORDINATOR II - 5203 STEP 8 4,778.00 STEP 1 SUBSTATION TECHNICIAN - 5212 7 4,529.00 2 6 4,293.00 3 5 4,069.00 4 4 3,857.00 5 3 3,656.00 6 2 3,465.00 7 1 3,284.00 8 SYSTEMS COORDINATOR TRAINEE -5203 STEP 1 2,793.00 STEP 1 HOURLY-TEMPORARY/MISCELLANEOUS A SALARY OF $6.75 TO $50.00 PER HOUR IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AND THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ASSIGNED AN APPROPRIATE SALARY BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN SAID RANGE. SCHEDULERI EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 7 7/01 /02 SCHEDULE II 0.03 FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY CHIEF - 1100 BATTALION CHIEF - 6120 ADMINISTRATIVE BATTALION CHIEF - 6220 CAPTAIN - 6130 ADMINISTRATIVE CAPTAIN - 6230 ENGINEER - 6150 ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER - 6250 FIREFIGHTER - 6180 ADMINISTRATIVE FIREFIGHTER - 6280 07/01 /02 OLD STEP 7 9,739.00 STEP 1 6 9,231.00 2 5 8,750.00 3 4 8,294.00 4 3 7,862.00 5 2 7,452.00 6 1 7,064.00 7 STEP? 7,887.00 STEP 1 6 7,476.00 2 5 7,086.00 3 4 6,717.00 4 3 6,367.00 5 2 6,035.00 6 1 5,720.00 7 STEP 7 6,554.00 STEP 1 6 6,212.00 2 5 5,888.00 3 4 5,581.00 4 3 5.290.00 5 2 5,014.00 6 1 4,753.00 7 STEP 7 5,503.00 STEP 1 6 5,216.00 2 5 4,944.00 3 4 4,686.00 4 3 4,442.00 5 2 4,210.00 6 1 3,991.00 7 STEP 7 4,696.00 STEP 1 6 4,451.00 2 5 4,219.00 3 4 3,999.00 4 3 3,791.00 5 2 3,593.00 6 1 3,406.00 7 FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL HIRED PRIOR TO 1986 SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 8 SCHEDULEII 0.03 FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD BATTALION CHIEF - 1120 STEP 7 7,510.00 STEP 1 ADMINISTRATIVE BATTALION CHIEF - 1220 6 7,118.00 2 5 6,747.00 3 4 6,395.00 4 3 6,062.00 5 2 5,746.00 6 1 5,446.00 7 CAPTAIN - 1130 STEP 7 6,244.00 STEP 1 ADMINISTRATIVE CAPTAIN - 1230 6 5,918.00 2 5 5,609.00 3 4 5,317.00 4 3 5,040.00 5 2 4.777.00 6 1 4,528.00 7 ENGINEER - 1150 STEP 7 5,242.00 STEP 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER - 1250 6 4,969.00 2 5 4,710.00 3 4 4,464.00 4 3 4,231.00 5 2 4,010.00 6 1 3,801.00 7 FIREFIGHTER - 1180 STEP 7 4,471.00 STEP 1 ADMINISTRATIVE FIREFIGHTER - 1280 6 4,238.00 2 5 4,017.00 3 4 3,808.00 4 3 3,609.00 5 2 3,421.00 6 1 3,243.00 7 FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL HIRED AFTER 1986- SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 9 07/01/02 SECRETARY - 4360 SCHEDULEII 0.03 FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD STEP 9 4,379.00 STEP 1 8 4,151.00 2 7 3,935.00 3 6 3,730.00 4 5 3,536.00 5 4 3,352.00 6 3 3,177.00 7 2 3,011.00 8 1 2,854.00 9 UTILITY CLERK - 4220 07/01 /02 STEP 10 3,535.00 STEP 1 9 3,351.00 2 8 3,176.00 3 7 3.010.00 4 6 2,853.00 5 5 2,704.00 6 4 2,563.00 7 3 2,429.00 8 2 2,302.00 9 1 2,182.00 10 SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 10 SCHEDULE II 0.03 POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD CHIEF - 3100 STEP 7 10,598.00 STEP 1 6 10,045.00 2 5 9,521.00 3 4 9,025.00 4 3 8,555.00 5 2 8,109.00 6 1 7,686.00 7 CAPTAIN - 3110 STEP 7 8,452.00 STEP 1 6 8,011.00 2 5 7,593.00 3 4 7,197.00 4 3 6,822.00 5 2 6.466.00 6 1 6,129.00 7 LIEUTENANT - 3120 STEP 7 7,141.00 STEP 1 6 6,769.00 2 5 6,416.00 3 4 6,082.00 4 3 5,765.00 5 2 5,464.00 6 1 5,179.00 7 RECORDS MANAGER - 4270 STEP 7 5,946.00 STEP 1 6 5,636.00 2 5 5,342.00 3 4 5,064.00 4 3 4,800.00 5 2 4,550.00 6 1 4,313.00 7 ASSISTANT RECORDS MANAGER - 4271 STEP 9 4,379.00 STEP 1 POLICE SECRETARY - 3170 8 4,151.00 2 7 3,935.00 3 6 3,730.00 4 5 3,536.00 5 4 3,352.00 6 3 3,177.00 7 2 3,011.00 8 1 2,854.00 9 TRANSCRIBER TYPIST - 3160 STEP 10 3,535.00 STEP 1 9 3,351.00 2 8 3,176.00 3 7 3,010.00 4 6 2,853.00 5 5 2,704.00 6 4 2,563.00 7 3 2,429.00 8 2 2,302.00 9 1 2,182.00 10 SCHEDULE it EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 11 7/01 /02 SCHEDULE II 0.03 POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD CIVILIAN COURT OFFICER - 4370 STEP 8 4.219.00 STEP 1 7 3,999.00 2 6 3,791.00 3 5 3,593.00 4 4 3,406.00 5 3 3,228.00 6 2 3,060.00 7 1 2,900.00 8 VERNON SERVICE OFFICER - 4300 STEP 8 3.451.00 STEP 1 7 3,271.00 2 6 3,100.00 3 5 2,938.00 4 4 2,785.00 5 3 2,640.00 6 2 2,502.00 7 1 2,372.00 8 POLICE CADET - 3180 STEP 8 2,724.00 STEP 1 7 2,582.00 2 6 2,447.00 3 5 2,319.00 4 4 2,198.00 5 3 2,083.00 6 2 1,974.00 7 1 1,871.00 8 SERGEANTS - 3130 STEP 6 5,940.00 STEP 1 5 5,630.00 2 4 5,336.00 3 3 5,058.00 4 2 4,794.00 5 1 4,544.00 6 POLICE OFFICER - 3340 STEP 6 4,996.00 STEP 1 5 4,736.00 2 4 4,489.00 3 3 4,255.00 4 2 4,033.00 5 1 3,823.00 6 SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 12 7/01/02 (except 3130 and 3340) SCHEDULE it 0.03 CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK - 400( STEP 1 33,276.00 DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - 4310 CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - 4320 ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR - 4102 SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST - 4440 OFFICE MANAGER - 4120 RISK MANAGER/PERSONNEL ASSISTANT - 4260 BUDGET AUDITOR - 4330 SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 13 07/01 /02 STEP 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 STEP 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 STEP 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 STEP 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 STEP 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10,355.00 9,815.00 9,303.00 8,818.00 8,358.00 7,922.00 7,509.00 8,389.00 7,952.00 7,537.00 7,144.00 6,772.00 6,419.00 6,084.00 8,087.00 7,665.00 7,265.00 6,886.00 6,527.00 6,187.00 5,864.00 7,537.00 7,144.00 6,772.00 6,419.00 6,084.00 5,767.00 5,466.00 5,946.00 5,636.00 5,342.00 5,064.00 4,800.00 4,550.00 4,313.00 4,088.00 STEP 1 OLD STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SCHEDULE II 0.03 CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK/SECRETARY TO STEP 8 6,274.00 CITY ADMINISTRATOR - 4280 7 5,947.00 6 5,637.00 5 5,343.00 4 5,064.00 3 4,800.00 2 4,550.00 1 4,313.00 ASST TO CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK - 4190 STEP 8 5.343.00 ASST TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR - 4100 7 5,064.00 6 4,800.00 5 4.550.00 4 4,313.00 3 4,088.00 2 3,875.00 1 3,673.00 ACCOUNTANT - 4130 STEP 8 5,062.00 7 4,798.00 6 4,548.00 5 4,311.00 4 4,086.00 3 3,873.00 2 3,671.00 1 3,480.00 ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE II - 4140 STEP 8 4,809.00 SECRETARY TO CITY COUNCIL - 4150 7 4,558.00 6 4,320.00 5 4,095.00 4 3,882.00 3 3,680.00 2 3,488.00 1 3,306.00 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST - 4340 STEP 8 6,370.00 7 6,038.00 6 5,723.00 5 5,425.00 4 5,142.00 3 4,874.00 2 4,620.00 1 4,379.00 LEGAL SECRETARY - 4290 STEP 8 5,425.00 7 5,142.00 6 4,874.00 5 4,620.00 4 4,379.00 3 4,151.00 2 3,935.00 1 3,730.00 SCHEDULE II EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 14 07/01 /02 OLD STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SCHEDULEII 0.03 CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY OLD PAYROLL CLERK - 4180 STEP 10 4,622.00 STEP Y SENIOR DISPATCHER(COMMUNICATIONS) - 4600 9 4,379.00 1 SENIOR UTILITY CLERK - 4520 8 4,151.00 2 SECRETARY - 4360 7 3,935.00 3 PURCHASING ASSISTANT - 4910 (STEP 10) 6 3,730.00 4 DEPUTY CITY CLERK - 4400 5 3,536.00 5 4 3,352.00 6 3 3,177.00 7 2 3,011.00 8 1 2,854.00 9 ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE 1 - 4900 STEP 10 4,390.00 STEP Y 9 3,882.00 1 8 3,680.00 2 7 3,488.00 3 6 3,306.00 4 5 3,134.00 5 4 2,971.00 6 3 2,816.00 7 2 2,669.00 8 1 2,530.00 9 ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN - 4350 STEP 8 3,535.00 STEP 1 7 3,351.00 2 6 3,176.00 3 5 3,010.00 4 4 2,853.00 5 3 2,704.00 6 2 2,563.00 7 1 2,429.00 8 IT MANAGER - 4430 STEP 7 7,064.00 STEP 1 6 6,696.00 2 5 6,347.00 3 4 6,016.00 4 3 5,702.00 5 2 5,405.00 6 1 5,123.00 7 INFORMATION SYSTEM SPECIALIST I - 4390 STEP 8 5,582.00 STEP 1 7 5,291.00 2 6 5,015.00 3 5 4,754.00 4 4 4,506.00 5 3 4,271.00 6 2 4,048.00 7 1 3,837.00 8 DISPATCHER (COMMUNICATIONS) - 4500 STEP 7 3,535.00 STEP 1 6 3,351.00 2 5 3,176.00 3 4 3,010.00 4 3 2,853.00 5 2 2,704.00 6 1 2,563.00 7 SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 15 07/01 /02 13 SCHEDULE[[ 0.03 CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT SALARY SCALE MONTHLY SALARY ACCOUNT CLERK - 4230 STEP 10 3,711.00 9 3,518.00 8 3,335.00 7 3,161.00 6 2,996.00 5 2,840.00 4 2,692.00 3 2,552.00 2 2,419.00 1 2,293.00 TYPIST/SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR - 4210 STEP 10 3,535.00 UTILITY CLERK - 4220 9 3,351.00 PERSONNEL CLERK - 4240 8 3,176.00 SECRETARY TRAINEE - 4250 7 3,010.00 6 2,853.00 5 2,704.00 4 2,563.00 3 2,429.00 2 2,302.00 1 2,182.00 INFORMATION SPECIALIST 11- 4380 STEP 10 4,146.00 9 3,930.00 8 3,725.00 7 3,531.00 6 3,347.00 5 3,173.00 4 3,008.00 3 2,851.00 2 2,702.00 1 2,561.00 INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYST - 5100 STEP 10 5,582.00 9 5,291.00 8 5,015.00 7 4,754.00 6 4.506.00 5 4,271.00 4 4,048.00 3 3,837.00 2 3,637.00 1 3,447.00 COUNCILMAN 2,049.00 DEPUTY CITY TREASURER 100.00 HOURLY - TEMPORARY/MISCELLANEOUS A SALARY OF $6.75 TO $50.00 PER HOUR IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED, AND THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ASSIGNED AN APPROPRIATE SALARY BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN SAID RANGE. SCHEDULEII EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 16 07/01/02 OLD STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 EXHIBIT SCHEDULE III AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE POLICE CAPTAIN DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS DEPUTY CITY TREASURER OFFICE MANAGER RISK MANAGER/PERSONNEL ASSISTANT BATTALION CHIEF TRAINING OFFICER MONTHLY ALLOWANCE $480.00 $420.00 $420.00 $420.00 $420.00 $300.00 $110.00 $125.00 When authorized in advance by the City Council, in addition to said salaries, each officer or policeman shall receive an additional sum of one hundred forty-five dollars ($145.00) per month for his automobile if used in the service of or engaged for the use of the City. This allowance is for the use and maintenance of said motor vehicle. When authorized in advance by the Department Head, an employee using his/her personal car for City business will be reimbursed at thirty cents (.30c) per mile. SCHEDULE III EXHIBIT "C" 7/1 /02 EXHIBIT °x . SCHEDULE IV UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 2001-2002 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 2001-2002 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 ($625.00) 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 2001-2002 OF VERNON FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH CLOTHING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT ON HIS/HER ANNIVERSARY DATE. SCHEDULE IV EXHIBIT "D" 7/1 /02 EXHIBIT -9 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: 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" 9/1 /01