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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-163 Resolution No. 13-163 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELGIN AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 73 MUNICIPAL DIVISION ELGIN PUBLIC WORKS CHAPTER BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Sean R. Stegall, City Manager, and Kimberly A. Dewis, City Clerk, be and are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Elgin addendum no. 2 to collective bargaining agreement between the City of Elgin and Service Employees International Union Local 73 Municipal Division Elgin Public Works Chapter, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference. s/David J. Kaptain David J. Kaptain, Mayor Presented: September 25, 2013 Adopted: September 25, 2013 Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 8 Nays: 0 Attest: s/Kimberly Dewis Kimberly Dewis, City Clerk t ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO COLLECTIVE BARGAENING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELGIN AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 73 MUNICIPAL DIVISION ELGIN PUBLIC WORKS CHAPTER THIS ADDENDUM NO. 2 to a collective bargaining agreement is made and entered into this 25th day of September , 2013, by and between the City of Elgin (herein called the "City") and the Service Employees international Union Local 73 Municipal Division, Elgin PWlic Works Chanter(herein called the"Union"). WHEREAS, the City and the Union have previously entered into a colleeti�ze-- b agreement with a term of December 19, 2011 through December 31, 2014 (herein called the "Agreement"}; and WHEREAS, the parties have previously entered into Addendum No. 1 dated July 24, 2013. providing for a wage settlement for 2013;and WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into a further addendum to the Agreement to provide for certain agreements between them as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED by the City and the Union as follows: I. The City is combining the current land management crews of the sports complex crews and the forestry crews and assigning to the members of such crews the duties of both such crews. The City asserts that the combining of such crews is pursuant to its management rights and responsibilities. The Union acknowledges such reassignments and agrees not to contest same through a grievance or otherwise. The provisions of this paragraph are non-precedential and may not be relied upon or referred to by the parties in other future matters. 2. Article X of the Agreement entitled "Hours of Work and Overtime", Section 14 thereof entitled "Standby Policies", Subsection B2 thereof entitled "Forestry Operations" is hereby amended by amending the four introductory paragraphs thereof to read as follows: "A standby roster shall be established for Forestry Operations. The roster shall contain a minimum of four (4) standby slots. Each standby slot shall represent one (1) week and shall rotate with the remaining standby slots. Weekly standby hours shall be Monday 6:30 a.m. to Monday 6:30 a.m., or Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. if the preceding Monday was a covered holiday. The standby rotation roster shall i be established and shall run from 4January 1 until Septe er 3December 318 each year. Starting with the most senior qualified employee in the relevant operation, qualified employees shall be given the option of selecting a slot on the roster. An employee may select up to two (2) slots provided all other qualified employees have had an opportunity to bid and the minimum four (4) slots have not been filled. In the event that all qualified employees have had an opportunity to-bid i and there remain fewer than four (4) slots filled, the Land Management Superintendent shall place qualified employees within the remaining unfilled slots up to the minimum required, starting with the qualified employee with the least Divisional seniority. Trading of days or weeks with other qualified personnel may be allowed subject to prior approval of the Land Management Superintendent provided that 72 hours notice is provided to the Land management Superintendent. Such notice may be waived for emergency situations at the discretion of the Land Management Superintendent. The standby rotation roster, once established, shall remain in effect for the calendar year and shall be re-bid by M-aFehDecember 1 of the fellow each ear. Employees shall not be allowed to withdraw from the roster before the expiration of its term, except with the prior approval of the Land Management Superintendent. In the event that during the term of this roster a person thereon leaves the employment of the City or is permitted to withdraw, the remaining slot/slots shall be filled in the following manner:" 3. The City has eliminated the job classification of horticulturalist and all references to the position or job classification of horticulturalist are deleted from the Agreement. It is agreed and understood that the duties of the horticulturalist job classification shall be assumed and performed by the land management crew leader responsible for forestry operations without reclassification or additional compensation for such land management crew leader position. 4. That within fourteen (14) days of the entry into this Addendum No. 2 the city shall offer to the six (6) employees currently classified as land management grounds laborers (pay grade 613) the opportunity to be reclassified to the position of land management grounds worker (pay grade 623). Such reclassification shall be to the step in pay grade 623 which is closest but not less than the step the employee is currently classified in in pay grade 613. A condition of such reclassification shall be that for employees not otherwise assigned to forestry crews or forestry operations that in addition to such employees' other assignments such employees shall also be assigned and be required to work in forestry operations each year from December 1 through February 28 of the following year. The City's agreement to offer such reclassifications is non-precedential and may not be relied upon or referred to by the Union in other future matters. 5. Except as amended in this Addendum No. 2, and as previously amended by Addendum No. 1, the Agreement between the City and the Union shall be in full force and effect. - 2 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the parties hereto have entered into and executed this ;-addendum No. 2 as of the date and year first written above. FOR THE CITY: FOR THE UNION: By By �G' Sean R. egall Print Name �0►rl� /�—l+�t/���/� _City Manager Its ATTEST: ATTEST: By f4 " By City Clerk Print Name Its F:U.egal Dept\Agreement\SEn DPW-2011-2014\Addendum No.2-redlined-8-21-13.docx - J -