Resolution 09066CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 9066
ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF
ALAMEDA COVERED BY SALARY AND POSITION RESOLUTION
NUMBER 1 .
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA AS FOLLOWS:
1. VACATION RELIEF, SICK LEAVE RELIEF, PART -TIME EMPLOYMENT
Subject to the availability of budgeted funds, any of the classes listed
in Salary and Position Resolution may be filled on a temporary or part -
time basis for vacation relief, sick leave relief, and authorized part -
time employment.
Also, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, when a permanent
position is to be vacated and it is necessary to train a replacement,
or for other valid reason, one additional position in any of the above
classes may be filled by Civil Service appointment, subject to the approval
of the City Manager.
2. SCHEDULE OF DUTY HOURS PER WEEK.
A. Police Department. The duty week for all sworn and non -sworn
uniformed personnel shall be 40 hours. The duty week for general
clerical personnel shall be 37.5 hours.
Fire. Department. The duty week for all sworn uniformed members whose
normal tour duty is for 24 consecutive hours shall average 56 hours
per week, as shall be scheduled by the Chief of the Department. The
duty week for sworn members on regular assignment to the Fire Preven-
tion Bureau shall be 5 consecutive days of 8 hours each, or 40 hours
per week. Incase such a member is serving in an acting capacity for
a member in a higher rank whose duty week is 56 hours, and such member
is qualifying for or eligible to receive acting pay, as provided for
elsewhere, such member shall not be entitled to overtime in addition
to acting pay for hours in excess of 40, except under circumstances
where overtime provisions would apply to the member whose place is be-
ing taken. The duty week for non- sworn - uniformed personnel shall be
40 hours. For general clerical personnel it shall be 37.5 hours.
C. Library, Public Works, Recreation, Park and Golf Department.
The normal duty week for full -time employees in the Public Works,
Recreation, Park and Golf Departments and for part -time employees in
the Library shall be, or shall be computed at an hourly rate on the
basis of 40 hours, except as provided under (D) below.
D. City Hall, Administrative, Library and Related. The duty week for
personnel, except as provided under (land (Cy above, whose normal
base of operations is the City Hall or the Library, shall be 37.5
hours, except where the nature of the duties is such that a 40 hour
duty week is required because of the interrelationships with other
City Departments or personnel where the duty week is 40 hours. This
determination Shall be made by the City Manager upon the recommenda-
tion of the Department Head involved. In no case is it intended that
any employee, regardless of Department or location, whose duty week
is currently 37.5 hours, shall have it extended beyond this figure.
3. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM
A. Each sworn member of the Police Department at or below the rank of
Police Captain who qualifies for a Training Incentive Award in accor-
dance with the administrative directive entitled, "Regulations Govern-
ing Police Department Training Incentive Program," shall receive, so
long as such qualifications are retained, an award in the amount of
300 per month.
B. Each sworn member of the Fire Department, at or below the rank of
Assistant Fire Chief, who qualifies for a Training Incentive Award
in accordance with the administrative directive entitled, "Regulations
Governing Fire Department Education Advancement Program," shall
re-
ceive, so long as such qualifications are retained, an award in the
amount of $50,00, $80,00, $70.00 or $90,00 per month, as determined
by and in accordance with the qualification requirements of the program.
C. Each full-time employee below the position of Division Head, not in-
cluded in subparagraphs (A) and (B) above, who qualifies for educa-
tional reimbursement in accordance with the administrative directive
entitled, "Regulations Governing the Education Reimbursement Program",
shall receive, educational costs as tuition fees, laboratory
fees, costs of textbooks, and mileage, in a sum not to exceed S200.00
annually, unless any excess thereof has first been authorized in writ-
ing by the City Manager.
All provisions stated in Paragraph C above Sha ll be suspended for one
year beginning July 1, 1978,
4. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
A. Police Department. All sworn members of the Police Department, shall
receive a sum of money in the mount of $240'00 annually as uniform
allowance. Non-sworn pe nel employed in the Police Department who
are required to wear a distinctive uniform shall reC2ive a sum of money
in the amount of $150.00 annually as allowance therefor.
B. Fire Department. All uniformed members of the Fire Deoartment, shall
receive a sum of money in the amount of S240.00 annually as uniform
allowance. Said allowance to members of the Fire Department shall be
in lieu, and take the place of, the uniform damage replacement program
heretofore in effect, in said Department, except as to necessary non-
uniform items damaged in the direct performance of duty.
The allowance provided for under 4-A and 4-B shall be paid quarterly.
C. Crossing Guards. All regularly scheduled Crossing Guards with more
than six months continuous City employment Shall receive a one-time
single payment of $46'00 as cost of a uniform' Replacement of worn
or damaged uniforms of such Guards shall be at City cost upon the
written authorization of the Chief of Police.
D. Other Departments. Full-time employees of all Departments except
those enumerated in paragraphs A and B above, shall be eligible for
special protective clothing at City cost upon the written authoriza-
tion of the affected Department Head and approval of the City Manager.
"Special protective clothing" shall be only those garments or cloth-
ing articles necessary to protect the usual work clothing which the
employee normally wears to and on the job, from unusual hazards or
from unusual wear and tear.
E. Equipment Allowance. Each new probationary Police Officer employed
subsequent to July 1, 1974, shall receive upon original employment;
a one-time equipment allowance in the amount of $200 to apply toward
the purchase of non-uniform items of equipment.
5. OVERTIME PAY
A. Police Department
i. For sworn personnel at or below the rank of Police Sergeant, or
a Police Aide, time and one--half shall be paid for all overtime
worked subsequent to July 1, 1973, which exceeds an accumulation
for each member of 40 hours. For each employee who has already
accumulated more than 40 hours of overtime prior to July 1, 1973,
he shall be compensated only for overtime in excess of his cur-
rent overtime accumulation. With the approval of the Chief of
Police, a sworn member may choose compensatory time off, at time
and one-half, in lieu of overtime pay.
ii. Except as otherwise provided by Section 2, subparagraph C of
Resolution 6232, and in accordance with existing agreements, a
sworn member at or below the rank of Police Sergeant, or a
Police Aide, who is called upon to perform work on a regular day
off, or on a regular work day, but not contiguous.with their
regular shift, shall be guaranteed a minimum of four hours at the
rate of time and one-half-to their credit.
iii. When a sworn officer at or below the rank of Sergeant, or a
Police Aide, is required by the Department or by State law to
attend a training class on his regular day off, or on his regular
duty day but not contiguous with his regular shift, he shall be
guaranteed a minimum of two hours overtime at time and one-half
which shall be paid or taken as time off in accordance with exist-
ing policy and regulations.
When a sworn officer at or below the rank-of Sergeant, or a
Police Aide, is required by the department or by State law to at-
tend a Training class contiguous with his regular duty shift, he
shall be guaranteed a minimum of one hour overtime at time and
one-half, with the understanding that there may be at the Depart-
ment's discretion, a break of less than 15 minutes between the
beginning or end of the duty shift and the beginning or end of the
oneā¢hour training period. Such overtime shall be paid or taken
as time off in accordance with existing policy and regulations.
B. Fire Department
i. For sworn personnel at or below the rank of Fire Captain, time
and one-half shall be paid for all overtime worked subsequent
to July 1,,1972.
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ii. ,Required attendance at educational or training courses during a
member's off-duty period shall be compensated for as UV2rtim2,
A member who becomes eligible for overtime under this section
shall not in addition be eligible for benefits under the Educa-
tional Advancement Program for required in-service training
courses.
iii. Except as otherwise provided by Section 2, subparagraph C of
Resolution 6232, a sworn member at or below the rank of Fire
Captain who is required to be On duty on his regular day off,
or on a regular duty day 'contiguous with his regular duty shift,
shall be guaranteed a minimum of two hours overtime to his credit,
with the provision that less than 15 minutes overtime at the be-
ginning or end of the duty shift shall not be credited as over-
time for the purposes of pay or time off.
C. Other
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Except as otherwise provided by Section 2, subparagraph C of Resolu-
tion 6232, each full-time employee below the position of Division
Head, not included in subparagraphs A and B above, who is required
to work on his regular day off, or on a regular work day, hut not
contiguous with his regular 5hift, shall be guaranteed a minimum of
two hours overtime for such work at time and one-half.
6. STANDBY PAY
For sworn Police employees at or below the rank of Police Sergeant, such
personnel shall be credited with one-half of the employee's regular
hourly salary rate while on emergency on-call status, that is, a non-duty
status where an employee is required to be available and on call, and may
actually be called to duty by the Police Department during an emergency
Or an anticipated emergency. Any monies received by employees from the
implementation of this policy shall not be considered pay., salary, or com-
pensation for the purpose of calculating present or future pension benefits.
7 SEVERANCE PAY
The City agrees to pay any employee represented by the Alameda City Em-
ployee's Association who was employed by the City as of July 1, 1978, and
1Nh05S services are terminated because of lack of work or organizational
changes which eliminate the need for his/her job, and who has completed
at least five years of continuous regular employment with the City, sever-
ance pay. The amount of severance oy, shall be calculated upon the amount
Of continuous regular employment as of July 1, 1978 and paid as follows:
Length of Employment Working Day's Pay
6 through 15 years
16 or more years
5
10
8. MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND LIFE INSURANCE PLANS.
A. Health Insurance. The City Shall pay that portion of the health
and medical premiums in effect as of June 30, 1978 under one agreed
upon health plan. Any increase in premiums subsequent to June 30,
1978 shall be paid by the employee for the level of coverage selected
by the employee.
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B. Dental Insurance, The City shall pay that portion of the premium
in effect as of June 30, 1978 for dental care services provided hv
the California Dental Service.
9. DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The City shall, as soon as is practical and feasible, establish a Deferred
Compensation Plan and make such plan available to management employees.
The management employees eligible to participate in such Deferred Compensa-
tion Plan, and the type and details of such plan are to ,be determined by
the City Council.
I, the unde
was duly and regu
City of Alameda i
1979, by the foil
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AYES
4OES
ABSENT
IN WITNESS
ficial seal of
rsigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
larly introduced and adopted by the Council of the
n regular meeting assembled on the 20th day of March,
owing vote, to wit:
Councilmen Beckam, Diament, Sherratt, Tillman, and
President Corica (5),
None.
None.
WHEREOF, I have hereu
said City this 21st d
nto set my hand and affixed the
ay of March, 1979,
City Clerk of the City of Alameda