2020-12 - 2020-22 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreements

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necessary to obtain it. In the event an employee leaves the employment of the City for any reason whatsoever (excluding death) within two (2) years of receiving training, licensing or endorsements at expense, the City shall deduct from the employee's final pay the cost of training, licensing and endorsements. B. In the event an employee is required to possess a CDL as a condition of employment and loses their license for any reason whatsoever, or receives eight or more violation points, or fails any required testing, the employee shall be removed from their current position and temporarily reclassified for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days or such longer period as determined by the City, providing a position exists with the Department of Public Works. Such reclassification shall supersede the job posting procedure and may result in a reduction of wages, but shall not result in a promotion or increase in per hour rate of pay. When reclassified, the employee shall be placed in the wage tier for that position based upon the employee's date of hire. C. If no position is available or the employee is unable or refuses to perform the assigned duties, the employee shall be laid off without the right to bump other regular full-time or part-time employees. If the employee is able to obtain a CDL and has less than eight (8) violation points within ninety (90) days, or such longer period as determined by the City, the employee shall be returned to their previous classification. D. If the employee is unable to obtain the CDL within the prescribed time limits, the position shall be posted bargaining unit wide. Once the vacant position has been posted and filled, the employee on layoff status shall be recalled pursuant to the terms outlined in Article 22, Recall from Layoff, of the current negotiated agreement. ARTICLE 39 ATTENDANCE BONUS 39.1 All full-time, hourly employees, hired on or before December 31, 2009, who complete a quarter of a year with perfect attendance from January 1st to March 31"; April I" to June 30"; July 1st to September 30"; October 1st to December 31st; with no time lost for any reason whatsoever, excluding time off as a direct result of an on-the-job injury resulting in an absence of seven (7) workdays or less (consecutive or intermittent) for each separate and distinct injury (even if FMLA-qualifying), during the initial twelve (12) month period of treatment, shall be entitled to receive a bonus of twelve (12) times their hourly rate for each quarter in which no time absent is recorded. Vacations, holidays, funeral leave, military leave, jury duty/witness leave, and Union leave shall not be counted as days absent. Tardiness, FMLA leave, personal leave, sick leave without pay, sick leave with pay; and workplace injuries exceeding seven (7) workdays (continuous or intermittent) regardless of the reason, shall be counted as time absent. 39.2 All full-time, hourly employees covered under this contract who complete one (1) year (January 1 to December 31) with no days absent for any reason whatsoever shall be entitled to an additional eight (8) personal hours off during the following year. Vacations, holidays, 32