ARTICLE
2.1.1.
All Employees eligible for enrolment in
CalPERS retirement shall be enrolled in the District health insurance plan.
The District health insurance plan shall be purchased through the
CalPERS Retirement System.
2.1.2.
Employees entering the CalPERS retirement
system with the District, while employed by the District or retiring from
the District in the CalPERS system prior to August 1, 2010 will be
considered “Tier One.”
2.1.3.
Tier One employees may opt into Tier Two, as
permitted by CalPERS.
2.1.4.
Employees entering service with the District
after August 1, 2010, hereafter referred to as “Tier Two” will be subject to
the following requirements for retirement medical benefit, if eligible for
CalPERS retirement programs:
2.1.4.1.
Tier Two Retirees will be eligible for post
retirement health benefits as defined in the CalPERS vesting programs.
This will be consistent with the current benefit schedule in Section
2.1.2. and not less then the minimum
contribution defined in Government Code Section 22892(b) for active
employees.
2.1.4.2.
Tier Two Employees are eligible to receive
the percentage payable for post retirement health benefits for each retired
employee. This shall be determined by the employee’s completed years of
credited service based upon Government Code Section 22893; plus
administrative fees and Contingency Reserve Fund assessments.
2.1.4.3.
Health Insurance shall be maintained at the
current level of benefit (CalPERS Bay Area/Sacramento Region Blue Shield)
not to exceed a ten percent (10%) increase in premium cost over the
2009/2010 approved rates. In the event that the 2010/2011 premiums exceeds
the agreed upon 10% increase, the Board and Employees Association(s) will
meet and confer on this item.
2.2.
Health Savings Benefit
2.2.1.
Health Savings Benefit (Defined):
The District will provide a fund
for employees that will provide benefits for vision, dental &
hearing.
2.2.2.
Employees to be reimbursed monthly through
the District’s vendor payment process by submitting a receipt for covered
services prior to the Friday before the regular board meeting.
2.2.2.1.
The District will allot into an accumulating
fund (the Fund) for dental/vision/hearing care for each employee and their
dependents as defined by California Public Employee Retirement Law Section
22775
2.2.3.
In the event that all employees agree to join
the same dental/vision/hearing plan, fund resources shall be used to pay the
premiums for such plan, but in no event will the District be obligated to
pay any funds in addition to those available in the Fund. So long as a
single dental / vision / hearing plan has not been agreed to and joined by
all the employees, each employee shall be entitled to draw up to his/her
contributed share of the Fund for dental / vision / hearing charges,
provided written verification of such charges is submitted to the District
prior to reimbursement. All interest accrued on the Fund shall remain
within the fund.
2.2.3.1.
Retirees shall carry over their existing
dental / vision / hearing account balance with no further contributions by
the District; and shall be allowed to draw up to his /her contributed share
of the Fund for dental / vision / hearing charges, provided written
verification of such charges is submitted to the District prior to
reimbursement, until such fund is exhausted.
2.2.3.2.
An employee who separates, rather than
retiring, from the District will be cashed out of his /her dental / vision /
hearing account.
2.2.3.3.
Accrual
amounts will post effective the first of the month.
2.2.4.
HSB Section 1 coverage for current employees
shall be provided by a District created employee health savings benefit
(HSB) account . The District
agrees to fund this account in total for the entire fiscal year, beginning
2009/2010 as follows:
$120.00/month for single member
status = 1,440.00 annually.
$150.00/month for double member
status=$1,800.00 annually.
$200.00/month for 3 or more member
status = 2,400.00 annually.
Individual accounts will accrue
monthly beginning August 1, 2010.
2.2.5.
The District agrees to pay the deductible
premium for employees' physical exam and $40.00 per year towards a physical
exam for volunteers. These costs will only be paid if the employee/volunteer
returns to the department the required examination forms.
2.3.
Disability
Insurance
2.3.1.
Paid Employees -
The district shall contract with Myers - Stevens Insurance for Group
Long Term Disability Insurance Plus, Multi Level 90 day waiting period,
disability insurance.
2.3.2.
Volunteer
Personnel - the district will provide an insurance plan for income
protection through C.S.F.A. that will guarantee $150.00 per week for a
district related disability.
(Insurance Carrier Myers - Sevens Co.)
2.4.1.
Public Safety - All employees of the district
that are defined as public safety employees by P.E.R.S. will receive
P.E.R.S. 3% @ 50 modified public safety retirement plan.
2.4.2.
Miscellaneous
- All employees that are
not public safety employees,
as defined above, shall receive P.E.R.S. 2.7.% @ 55 modified
retirement plan.
2.4.3.
The district will pay the employee's
contribution to P.E.R.S. for all employees.
2.4.4.
Volunteer personnel as of July 1990 will be
enrolled in the Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award System
administered by the Public Employees Retirement System.
(Note: Contract dated
July 5, 1990)
2.5.1.
The district will purchase required uniforms
for employees not to exceed $525.00 each fiscal year.
2.5.2.
The district will purchase safety boots for
employees and volunteers. boots will be replaced when no longer serviceable.
2.5.3.
The district will provide one dress uniform
for each volunteer upon successful completion of their six month
probationary period. The dress
uniform shall consist of those items outlined in Administrative Policy #110,
Section 1A & coveralls approved by the District.
Uniforms will be replaced if damaged or worn;
at the discretion of the department.
2.5.4.
Any personnel that damage or destroy any
portion of their uniform while on an emergency call or district function
will have it repaired or replaced at district expense.
2.5.5.
Volunteer Firefighters will be issued a
uniform allowance to be paid in a fashion consistent with the career staff.
This allowance will be paid in an amount of $300.00 per year.
The following conditions will apply: Firefighters must have completed
their probationary period.
Firefighters must meet the annual training requirement in Policy 403,
equivalent to 16 Monday night regular trainings in the prior reporting
period (32 hours) and have participated in ten incidents in the same
reporting period.
2.6.1.
Basic Wage Plan - Each position shall have a
stated wage plan. This scale
(see Appendix I)
may be adjusted annually to reflect changes paid to employees in the
comparable job market. Starting
compensation may, at the discretion of the chief, be below such scale on a
temporary evaluation basis. In
such an event, increases may be made after a period of ninety (90) to one
hundred twenty (120) days, to adjust to stated wage schedule.
2.6.2.
Basic Salary Plan - The basic salary of all
salaried employees shall be reviewed by the district board annually.
2.6.3.
Overtime
- All hours (except as noted in 2.5.4) past 53 hours per week for
shift employees and 40 hours per week for employees other than those on
salaries shall be paid at 1 1/2
times their regular hourly pay rate.
2.6.4.
Employees
who are called back for emergency calls, other than salaried
employees, shall receive compensatory time off or paid overtime, accumulated
at 1 1/2 times the hour/s served.
The maximum amount of compensatory time accumulated shall not exceed
48 hours. Response for emergency
calls shall be calculated on 1/4 hour increments.
2.6.5.
Working
Out of Classification -
Any employee who is appointed to work out of their classification for
more than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days shall be paid 5% above their
current pay step or to the next corresponding pay step in the rank
assigned (which ever is greater) for the time the employee is assigned
an out of grade position.
Any employee working in an
out of grade position less than thirty consecutive calendar days or without
an appointment to the out of grade position shall receive a 5% increase over
the employees current step in grade. The employee must work a minimum
of twenty (20) consecutive hours to receive this increase.
If the employee is
temporarily working in a lower classification, their wages shall be paid at
their present classification.
2.6.6.
Volunteer training shifts shall be paid a
stipend of $145.00.
2.6.7.
Employees will be compensated for expenses
and time for all certificates required by job description.
District approval shall be required prior to course enrollment or
application for a certificate.
2.6.8.
Effective
January 6, 2007
Shift Differential shall no longer apply for employees scheduled on
any JPA funded Medic Unit.
2.6.9.
Effective June 30, 2007 Employees working a 56 hour per week schedule
shall no longer be eligible to accrue
Compensatory Time Off.
Employees working a 40 hour per week schedule or other schedule that does
not require cover staff to backfill will still be eligible to accrue
Compensatory Time Off.
2.7.1.
Salary
and wage increases shall not be granted automatically, but be at the
sole discretion of the District Board.
2.7.2.
Appointment at a higher starting salary or
wage will be given consideration depending on labor market conditions and
the experience and qualifications of the proposed employee.
2.7.3.
Promotions
- In the event of a
promotion of an employee to a
position with a higher starting salary or wage, such employee shall be
entitled to receive the rate of compensation at the starting salary or wage
of the position to which the employee has been promoted, provided that the
starting salary or wage of that position insures a 5% salary or wage
increase for the promoted employee.
Should the starting salary or wage of that position not reflect a 5%
increase for the employee, then the employee shall be placed in the next
salary or wage step, of that position, that will reflect a minimum 5%
increase.
2.8.
Special Death Benefit Fund
(applies to employees &
volunteers on the membership roster on or after 1973)
2.8.1.
Designated beneficiaries of employees and
retired firefighters will receive $750.00 upon death of those listed in
Appendix VI.
2.8.2.
For the purpose of this section a retired
firefighter is considered to
have a minimum of 15 years of service with the department.
2.8.3.
The district will maintain a current list of
beneficiaries and will updated Appendix VI annually.
2.9.1.
This policy only applies to employees that
contribute to the District approved deferred compensation plan.
2.9.2.
The district will contribute each pay period
(1) one dollar for every dollar, not to exceed five (5) percent of
the employees gross salary, that an employee places in their deferred
compensation account.
2.10.1.
Management employees of the district shall
receive ten (10) days of executive leave per fiscal year.
2.10.2.
Unused executive leave days cannot be carried
over from year to year.
2.10.3.
Executive leave days have no cash value. No
compensation shall be paid to any management employee for unused executive
leave at the end of the fiscal year or upon separation from employment.
2.10.4.
Management employees may not take more than
four consecutive days of executive leave without the approval of the Fire
Chief.
2.10.5.
Management employees may not combine vacation
with executive leave without the approval of the Fire Chief