Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize the following Sections for the purposes of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, Parks, and Environmental Services. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depot. The Employer is not limited to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime hours will first be made available as equitably as possible among the Permanent and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding the classification on a limited posting) in the Section and Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depot, for purposes of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arises, and not by area section. In the event overtime is required in Winter Control, the above will apply, however overtime hours will first be offered to the Permanent and Probationary Winter Control Employee on the route where the work arises (including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Posting). Finally, overtime will be offered to any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, after the equitable distribution above has been exhausted. The Employer will keep a list(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the work of the classification. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunity, the Employee’s name shall be moved to the bottom of the list. The next overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top of the list. If at any time an Employee is to be entered on the list, the Employee shall be placed on the list in accordance with the Employee’s seniority. Should the Employer exhaust the list of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during a given call out, then such overtime will be offered to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after which, the Employer may get the work done by whatever method the Employer deems efficient.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize the following Sections for the purposes of this clause: Water/WastewaterWastewater Treatment and Compliance, RoadsRoads Operations, Winter Control, FleetFleet Services, Transit Fleet, Parks, and Environmental Services. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depot. The Employer is not limited to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime hours will first be made available as equitably as possible among the Permanent and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding the classification on a limited posting) in the Section and Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depot, for purposes of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arises, and not by area section. In the event overtime is required in Winter Control, the above will apply, however overtime hours will first be offered to the Permanent and Probationary Winter Control Employee on the route where the work arises (including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Posting). Finally, overtime will be offered to any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, after the equitable distribution above has been exhausted. The Employer will keep a list(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the work of the classification. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunity, the Employee’s name shall be moved to the bottom of the list. The next overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top of the list. If at any time an Employee is to be entered on the list, the Employee shall be placed on the list in accordance with the Employee’s seniority. Should the Employer exhaust the list of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during a given call out, then such overtime will be offered to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after which, the Employer may get the work done by whatever method the Employer deems efficient.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize the following Sections for the purposes of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, Parks, and Environmental Services. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depot. The Employer is not limited to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime hours will first be made available as equitably as possible among the Permanent and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding the classification on a limited posting) in the Section and Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depot, for purposes of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arises, and not by area section. In the event overtime is required in Winter Control, the above will apply, however overtime hours will first be offered to the Permanent and Probationary Winter Control Employee on the route where the work arises (including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Posting). Finally, overtime will be offered to any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, after the equitable distribution above has been exhausted. The Employer will keep a list(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the work of the classification. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunity, the Employee’s name shall be moved to the bottom of the list. The next overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top of the list. If at any time an Employee is to be entered on the list, the Employee shall be placed on the list in accordance with the Employee’s seniority. Should the Employer exhaust the list of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during a given call out, then such overtime will be offered to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after which, the Employer may get the work done by whatever method the Employer deems efficient.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize Overtime work first shall be distributed within the following Sections for appropriate classification (job title) within the purposes department by seniority rotation (see example), then among qualified classified employees in the same department at each work location by seniority rotation, taking into consideration the nature of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, Parksthe work to be performed and the needs of the District. Each employee offered overtime shall have twenty-four (24) hours to respond in non-emergency situations. Failure to respond within twenty-four (24) hours will be considered a declination, and Environmental Services. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depot. The Employer is not limited the offer will move to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime hours will first be made available as equitably as possible among the Permanent and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding the classification on a limited posting) next person in the Section and Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depot, for purposes of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arises, and not by area sectionrotation. In the event overtime is required that not enough classified employees in Winter Controlthe Department accept the overtime, the above will applysupervisor shall offer the overtime to all qualified classified employees on a first come first serve basis. A qualified employee is a classified employee that has sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the Knowledge and Abilities for the position, however overtime hours will first be offered to the Permanent and Probationary Winter Control Employee based on the route where duties to be performed. NO YES Three Employees: A- Most Senior, B- Next Most Senior, C- Least Senior within the work arises same Classification (including a Part Time Job Title) FIRST OVERTIME OFFERED TO A OFFERED TO B YES NO OFFERED TO C OFFERED TO OTHER QUALIFIED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE SAME DEPARTMENT NO YES FIRST OFFER: A – B – C SECOND OFFER: B – C – A THIRD OFFER: C – A – B OFFERED TO ALL QUALIFIED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AT VVC Whether or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Posting). Finallynot A accepts or declines, overtime will be offered to any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, after the equitable distribution above has been exhausted. The Employer will keep a list(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the work of the classification. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunity, the Employee’s name shall be moved A moves to the bottom of the list and so forth and B becomes the most senior for next overtime opportunity, and so on. A notice of overtime opportunities for employees outside of the department shall be emailed to the classified group active directory list. The next overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top email notice shall include a description of the list. If at any event or services needed, the date and time an Employee is for the services to be entered on performed, an estimate of the listamount of time anticipated, the Employee qualifications required to perform the project. The email notice shall be placed on posted at least five days in advance, or as soon as possible after the list District becomes aware of the need for overtime, whichever is less. Employees shall be given at least twenty-four hours to indicate interest in accordance with the Employee’s seniorityovertime. Should the Employer exhaust the list Summary of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during a given call out, then such overtime will be Overtime Distribution:
1. Overtime opportunities are first offered to qualified Temporary Employees Employee(s) in the appropriate classification (Job Title) within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after which, the Employer may get the work done by whatever method the Employer deems efficientdepartment;
2. Then to qualified Employee(s) in that department; and
3. Then to all qualified classified employees.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize Fire Chief or his designee(s) shall have the following Sections for the purposes of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, Parksright to require overtime work, and Environmental Servicesemployees may not refuse overtime assignments. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line paintingIn non-emergency situations, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depotthe Fire Chief or his designee(s) shall take reasonable steps to obtain volunteers for overtime assignments before assigning required overtime work. The Employer shall maintain and update daily, a Departmental Overtime Assignment Record, which shall be posted electronically (with a backup, hard copy to be maintained by the on duty Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander which is not limited to expanding or contracting Sections available for preview via computer access by all Bargaining Unit members.) Additionally, a cross-reference log shall be kept. Said lists, shall indicate shift assignments, and can do so hours accumulated in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreementnumerical order of hours worked. Overtime hours will first shall normally be made available as equitably as possible among distributed to the Permanent members of the bargaining unit, to employees of the same rank and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding the classification described herein. Overtime shall be offered on a limited posting) in rotation basis to those employees within the Section Fire Department when and Geographic Area where the work arisesovertime exists. Such overtime Overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent employees that are not normally scheduled to report for duty that day.
A. All overtime worked, or refused, regardless of type of work shall be added and Probationary Employees recorded daily to the overtime board and log, with the exception of mandatory holdover as outlined in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depot, for purposes section M of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arisesarticle, and if employee is on fire call that extends beyond end of shift.
B. There shall be two (2) overtime lists: one (1) for Lieutenants and one (1) for Firefighters.
C. The employee with the least amount of overtime hours shall rank first on the list in which they hold rank, followed in numerical order, to the employee with the greatest amount.
D. Employees attending special training, schools (both mandatory & non-mandatory), seminars, labor/management negotiations, labor/management committee meetings, Executive Board Meetings, International Association of Fire Fighters or Associated Firefighters of Illinois: education, committee meeting, district meeting or convention, Pension conference or Pension continuing education, as approved by the Fire Chief, shall be exempt from being offered overtime if the time frame is during the aforementioned event. Employees shall notify their respective Assistant Chief Shift Commander no later than the shift prior to the event.
E. Employees on vacation leave, guaranteed compensatory leave of 12 hours or more, guaranteed personal leave of 12 hours or more, shift trade / ▇▇▇▇▇ trade (in conjunction with a vacation leave day, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, personal day or compensatory leave), sick leave, worker's compensatory leave, shall be exempt from being offered overtime. Employees who Trade In during their exempt timeframe, shall remain exempt from the initial offering of overtime unless they make themselves available on leave per Section F of this Article. If all other eligible employees have turned down the overtime, prior to reverting to the mandatory shift holdover lists, the Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander shall notify all bargaining unit members, per section J.6a of this article and offer them the overtime, there will be a one
(1) hour time frame to respond back. If an exempt employee chooses to work, they will be charged for those hours. If the employee chooses not by area sectionto work, they will not be charged on the overtime board and log. Exempt Employees are not subject to the Mandatory Holdover list procedure, they shall not be held-over. An employee shall not work shift overtime for their own scheduled shift with vacation leave.
F. In the event overtime is required in Winter Controlthat an employee has a scheduled exempt leave, the above employee may choose to be eligible for the overtime during the time the employee is off, said employee may do so by submitting an Available on Leave Timepro request. The employee must specify the exact dates they choose to be eligible for Overtime. This request must be filled out no later than 36 hours prior to the scheduled exempt leave. The employee will applybe subject to all rules involving Overtime Distribution.
G. An employee that accepts an overtime slot, however and is working that slot, is allowed to be relieved from that duty only if said employee is injured, sick, or takes emergency leave. In this instance the employee shall receive the overtime rate for the hours will worked, and be charged hours worked.
H. In the event of an immediate need for a duty replacement (i.e. on duty sick/injury/emergency leave, sick call after 9pm prior to the start of the next shift) the Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander shall utilize the mass notification system to notify all employees of immediate need for duty replacement, per section J.6a of this article. 10 minutes after mass notification, overtime shall be awarded to first available response regardless of rank on overtime board.
I. If an employee who is on workers’ compensation or sick leave for a period of fourteen (14) shift days, that employee’s name shall be removed from the overtime list. When the employee returns to duty, their name shall be placed back on the overtime list in the same position as when they left (in reference to number of hours from the lowest accumulated hours). When a new hire or newly promoted Lieutenant is initially placed on the overtime board they shall be placed at the bottom and assigned the highest accumulated number of hours.
J. The Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander, responsible for calling employees (prior to 9pm) for overtime occurring the next day shall comply with the following procedures:
1. Available overtime for sworn Lieutenants shall first be offered to sworn Lieutenants, and then sworn Firefighters. Available overtime for sworn firefighters shall be first offered to sworn firefighters, and then sworn lieutenants.
2. The process of securing coverage shall commence as early as 0600 hours the Permanent day prior.
3. For the purpose of filling overtime, the Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander shall utilize the mass notification system to contact the employee(s) at the employee designated telecommunications number(s) as outlined under section J.7 and Probationary Winter Control Employee J.8 of this article. If employee is on shift, Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander shall contact employee via direct contact prior to passing up employee for overtime.
4. Only the route where employee may accept, or refuse offered overtime.
5. When there is more than one (1) slot of available overtime, the work arises employees with the least amount of accumulated hours shall be offered all individual available overtime slots. The employees may accept or refuse a single overtime slot or a combination of overtime slots. It shall be understood that a single employee, submitting two consecutive overtime leave requests (including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Postingi.e. first 12 hours vacation, last 12 hours compensatory/personal, etc.), shall be considered one overtime slot. FinallyIf an additional overtime slot becomes available after bargaining unit members have already accepted overtime, the new overtime will slot shall be offered to all eligible employees regardless of amount of hours, station location or previously accepted overtime. If the employee denies all slots, the employee shall be charged with the highest amount available.
6. The Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander shall utilize a mass notification type system for contacting employees for available scheduled overtime. Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander shall send out all available overtime, to all eligible lieutenants and firefighters, no later than 0900 hours (barring emergency calls).
a. The mass notification shall include:
1) Station of overtime assignment
2) Hours of overtime assignment
3) Rank of overtime assignment Employees will have a two (2) hour timeframe to respond back.
7. In order to be eligible for overtime notification, the employee will provide the employer with a minimum of two points of contact(s) for the offering of overtime requests. The employer will use the employee provided number(s) to make the reasonable attempt to contact the employee. The employee is responsible for providing current telecommunications number(s). Under temporary or emergency circumstances, the employee may provide a temporary or emergency number to the employer for use. If a circumstance arises where the employee provided telecommunication number(s) are unavailable due to telecommunication system failure, the employer will make a reasonable attempt via an alternative means of communication to contact the employee.
8. Once overtime is awarded, the Shift Commander, Acting Shift Commander or Shift Commander Designee shall make notification, via mass notifications system, to all members by 1200 hours (barring emergency calls & Alliance training).
a. Award notification shall include:
1) Name of employee accepting overtime
2) Name of employee being covered by overtime
3) Station location of overtime
4) Hours of overtime
5) Floater assignments
K. The maximum an employee shall be charged is twenty-four (24) hours per duty day.
L. In the event that all sworn, Lieutenants and Firefighters have been offered available overtime in accordance with Section J.1 of this Article, and the slot remains open, the Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander shall revert to the mandatory shift holdover/lists to fill the slot. Involuntary holdovers shall be rotated among all eligible employees on each shift. Exempt employees as outlined in sections D & E of this article, shall not be eligible for the mandatory shift holdover procedure. Employees not on the duty roster for the day shall not be eligible for mandatory holdovers (i.e. employees exempt as outlined in sections D & E of this article, and duty trades). Mandatory holdover is defined as any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, amount of time exceeding 30 minutes after the equitable distribution above has been exhaustedcompletion of scheduled work assignment. The Employer No employee shall be required to work two (2) consecutive holdover shifts. Mandatory holdovers shall be rank for rank (unless no eligible Lieutenant is available), with the exception of circumstances outlined in Article 28, Section H. It is understood that extenuating circumstances may arise causing a mandatory holdover of an employee who is not working their regular duty assignment (i.e. overtime or trade).
M. In the event an employee is held over, they shall be permitted to substitute another bargaining unit member(s), who agrees to work all or a portion of the shift, in place of the held over employee. It will keep a list(sbe the responsibility of the held over employee to arrange the substitution(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include and to contact Shift Commander or Acting Shift Commander with the names name(s) of Permanent Full Time the employee(s) working. All employee(s) working will be paid for their time worked at their overtime rate, and Probationary Full Time will not be charged for the hours worked on the overtime board and log. Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the held-over, but do not work any of the classificationshifts because of substitution(s), shall not rotate on the mandatory holdover list.
N. Overtime distribution shall continue as currently distributed subject to the following limitations:
1. Employees shall initially not work in excess of a maximum of one hundred forty-four (144) consecutive hours (overtime, compensation time, trades, and/or regular shifts).
2. A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours break after this limit is reached.
O. For initial placement of new hires and newly promoted Lieutenants on the Hold Over List, they will be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunity, the Employee’s name shall be moved to the bottom of the list. The next overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top of the list. If at any time an Employee is to be entered on In the listevent of shift changes, the Employee shall members will be placed on the list in accordance with the Employee’s seniority. Should the Employer exhaust the list of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during a given call out, then such overtime will be offered to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after which, the Employer may get the work done chronological order by whatever method the Employer deems efficientlast hold over date.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize Overtime work shall be distributed equally to Employees qualified to do the following Sections for work available, working within the purposes of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, Parks, and Environmental Services. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depotsame job classification within the division. The Employer is not limited to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime hours will first distribution of overtime shall be made available equalized annually as equitably nearly as possible among beginning on the Permanent and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding first day of July. At the classification on a limited posting) in end of the Section and Geographic Area where annual distribution period, the work arises. Such overtime City shall then be offered pay to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depot, for purposes of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arises, and not by area section. In the event overtime is required in Winter Control, the above will apply, however overtime hours will first be offered to the Permanent and Probationary Winter Control Employee on the route where the work arises (including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Posting). Finally, overtime will be offered to any qualified Employeesame classification, on a rotation proportionate basis, after an amount of money representing the equitable distribution above has been exhaustednumber of hours beyond twenty-four (24), on a straight time basis, that the highest single Employee is ahead of the lowest single Employee of said classification in overtime, unless the cause of such variance was beyond the control of the City. Employees who are called for overtime, but are not reached, shall be charged with overtime as if worked only for the purpose of determining the amount to be paid by the City as provided above. A record of such charged time shall be listed separately and posted monthly along with the record of overtime hours worked by each Employee. The Employer will keep a list(s) in balancing of overtime distribution for engineering technicians and engineers assigned to specific projects and other specific classifications may be waived by mutual agreement between the Union President or his designate and the department involved. On each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the work of the classification. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunityoccasion, the Employee’s name opportunity to work overtime shall be moved to the bottom of the list. The next overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now within the job classification who has the least number of overtime hours to his credit at that time; provided, however, that no movement from one work location to another shall be mandatory on the top of the listEmployer. If at any time an this Employee is to be entered on does not accept the listassignment, the Employee with the next fewest number of overtime hours to his credit shall be offered the assignment. In all cases, the division Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be given the opportunity to work whenever six (6) or more Employees are working overtime in one division; provided he is able to perform available work. Employees who enter a classification due to a personnel status change, other than recall, shall be credited with the highest number of overtime hours charged to the employees of that classification during that fiscal year. An employee who is returned to his/her former classification from layoff status, shall be placed in the identical position on the overtime list that the employee held at the time he/she left the classification due to layoff. An employee returning to work who has been unable to work for at least thirty (30) calendar days due to sickness or injury shall be placed in accordance the identical position on the overtime list that the employee held at the time of the commencement of the sick/injury leave. A record of the overtime hours worked by each Employee shall be posted on the division bulletin board monthly. Within thirty (30) days the bargaining unit will examine the overtime hours posted and bring to the attention of management any discrepancies noted. It shall be mandatory that Employees accept overtime assignments when necessary to provide essential services. When an Employee refuses an overtime assignment, for purposes of overtime equalization, he shall be credited with double the Employee’s seniorityhours actually worked by other Employees on each occasion. Should For the Employer exhaust purpose of overtime equalization, dual classified Employees working overtime in the list higher classification shall be charged in both classifications for the overtime hours worked in the higher classification. In the Street Division of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during Department of Public Works, each of the two (2) sections shall be considered a given call outdivision for the purpose of this Article only. In the Water Service Center Division, then such the overtime distribution will be offered to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after which, the Employer may get the work done by whatever method the Employer deems efficientas per agreement for that division.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize the following Sections for the purposes of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, Parks, and Environmental Services. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depot. The Employer is not limited to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime hours will first be made available as equitably as evenly distributed when reasonably possible among those seniority employees in the Permanent and Probationary plant on the same shift who normally perform the work to be done; provided also in the event an employee voluntarily misses a turn at such overtime the employee shall be considered as having worked the turn insofar as distribution of such overtime is concerned. Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding will be given twenty-four hours’ notice of overtime to be worked, whenever reasonably possible. When an employee declines to work overtime when the classification Company does not give twenty-four notice of overtime, on a limited posting) in the Section and Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depotSaturday, for purposes of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arises, and not by area section. In the event overtime is required in Winter ControlSunday or holiday, the above employee’s overtime record will apply, however overtime hours will first not be offered to the Permanent and Probationary Winter Control Employee on the route where the charged with such hours. When work arises (including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position is performed on a Job Posting). FinallySaturday, Sunday or holidays on only one shift, overtime will be offered to any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, after evenly distributed amongst all seniority employees in the equitable distribution above has been exhausted. The Employer will keep a list(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but plant who are qualified to normally perform the work to be done, whenever reasonably possible. The overtime records shall be kept on the basis of overtime hours paid rather than for overtime hours worked. Probationary employees will not be scheduled for overtime work until all seniority employees on the shift normally performing the work are given the opportunity to work. When an employee completes the probationary period, said employee will be assigned the greater of the classificationnumber of overtime hours worked or the average number of overtime hours of the shift. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the absent from work when a canvass for overtime opportunity, or should the Employee is made will not be charged with overtime hours that would have been available at to them. When the time of employee% entire shift or the whole plant is scheduled or canvassed to work and the employee returns from absence on a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunity, the Employee’s name shall be moved shift prior to the bottom of the list. The next date overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top of the list. If at any time an Employee is to be entered worked effort will be made to provide overtime opportunity to the employee. Where reasonably possible low overtime hour employees on the listsame shift who normally perform the work to be done will be provided with overtime work opportunities. When overtime hours are equal, the Employee employee with the greatest seniority who normally performs the work should be provided the opportunity to work. Hours charged but not worked will be identified. overtime records shall be placed on made available to the list in accordance with employee, the Employee’s seniorityCommitteeperson concerned and the Plant Chairperson for inspection to the extent reasonably necessary for such employee, Committeeperson or Plant Chairperson, to ascertain the overtime status of such employee. Should the Employer exhaust the list of Permanent Full Time The overtime records shall be posted and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during a given call out, then such overtime will be offered to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after whichupdated weekly. Where notice can be reasonably given in advance, the Employer may get Supervisor will notify the relevant Committeeperson or the Plant Chairperson of the overtime work to be done by whatever method and the Employer deems efficientemployees involved.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize the following Sections for the purposes of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, ParksVillage may require overtime work, and Environmental Services. There employees may not refuse overtime assignments unless compelling reason is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depot. The Employer is not limited to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreementshown. Overtime hours work will first be made available as offered and equitably as possible among the Permanent and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding the classification on a limited posting) distributed annually to employees in the Section and Geographic Area where job classification in which the work need for overtime arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section and the Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depotIn addition, for purposes of this clause. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per notwithstanding the above, but the Village retains the right to assign specific individuals to perform specific overtime assignments due to their qualifications or to complete work in progress. If any employee establishes that he/she has not received an overtime opportunity that he/she should have received, the employee shall have first preference to future overtime opportunities until the matter is offered remedied. The Village reserves the right to assign work normally performed by bargaining unit members to non-bargaining unit persons where, in the Mechanical Shop where reasonable opinion of the work arisesDirector, such assignment is sound from an operational perspective (such as, a need for supervisory or technical knowledge or skills, preservation of employee rest period(s), or scheduled need for specific employee(s) on a subsequent shift). For each week beginning Friday at 3:30PM and ending the following Friday at 7:00AM, two (2) employees from the bargaining unit shall be assigned to standby duty. One such standby bargaining unit employee shall be selected from a list that rotates exclusively among the classifications of General Utility Worker II and Assistant Water Operator. The other standby bargaining unit employee shall be selected from a list that rotates exclusively in the classification of General Utility Worker I. The employee selected for a standby assignment shall not be granted leave from any normal workday during the week (i.e. vacation. compensatory, personal. or holiday allowance) but may find a substitute to cover his/her weeklong assignment from within the exclusive classification(s). Coverage for a standby assignment from outside the exclusive classification(s) may be allowed by area section. In the event overtime is required in Winter Control, Director if the above will apply, however overtime hours will first be offered substitute employee has demonstrated skills and experience similar to the Permanent employee making the request for substitution. Substitutions shall be provided by written notice to the Director or his/her designee. A General Utility Worker II or Assistant Water Operator on standby duty shall be paid one hundred fifty ($150) for each weeklong standby assignment. A General Utility Worker I on standby duty shall be paid one hundred fifty ($150) for each weeklong standby assignment. A standby employee called during his/her standby assignment shall be compensated at the employee’s hourly rate for hours worked with the minimum callback guarantee as stated elsewhere herein. Except in times of emergency when immediate actions are required to control the situation, or when weather forecasts indicate a possible callback for snow plowing and Probationary Winter Control Employee route assignments have been made by the managing Supervisor, an unscheduled overtime assignment shall be to a qualified bargaining unit employee on standby duty within the route where job classification that normally performs the work arises work. Overtime assignment for scheduled or special event assignments shall be:
(including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Posting). Finally1) First, overtime will be offered to the qualified standby personnel within the job classification that normally performs the work,
(2) Second, to any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, after employee who affirmatively advise the equitable distribution above has been exhausted. The Employer will keep a list(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the work of the classification. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order managing Supervisor of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee interest and availability to work the overtime opportunityassignment, the Employee’s name and such assignments shall be moved to the bottom of the list. The next overtime opportunity will be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top of the list. If at any time an Employee is to be entered on the list, the Employee shall be placed on the list in accordance with the Employee’s seniority. Should the Employer exhaust the list of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees within the Geographic Area during a given call out, then such overtime will be offered to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where the work arises, after which, the Employer may get the work done by whatever method the Employer deems efficientequitably distributed.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Overtime Distribution. The Parties recognize the following Sections for the purposes of this clause: Water/Wastewater, Roads, Winter Control, Fleet, Transit Fleet, ParksA. Platoon Employees After all detailing has been accomplished, and Environmental Services. There is a City Wide Geographic Area Section including when the need for overtime exists due to the lack of manpower, or due to vacation, sickness, injury or other unforeseen causes, such sections as line painting, metering, sign shop, traffic signals and facilities management. A Geographic Area is a designated work area, typically defined as a depot. The Employer is not limited overtime shall be distributed in strict sequential order to expanding or contracting Sections and can do so in accordance with its Employer rights under members of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overtime hours will first be made available as equitably as possible among the Permanent and Probationary Employees per Employee classification (including Part Time and Temporary Employees holding the classification bargaining unit on a limited postingvoluntary basis; by rank and classification; by means of an Overtime Distribution List in each district, bureau, EMS division or in an agreed-upon specialized unit on each shift; by ▇▇▇▇▇ Day or middle off-shift day for EMS personnel. (These lists originally were established on the basis of seniority.) in Such lists shall show the Section employee seniority number, Company, Platoon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Day, or middle off-shift day for EMS Personnel and Geographic Area where the work arises. Such overtime shall then be offered to other qualified Permanent and Probationary Employees in other classifications in the Section special Fire Department certification(s), and the Geographic Area where last date the work arises. Such employee worked or refused overtime will then be offered to qualified Temporary Employees in the Section or was unavailable for overtime and the Geographic Area where reason for such unavailability. Employees assigned to a new or different Overtime Distribution List after the work arises. Such overtime list has been established shall then be offered inserted into the list according to other qualified Employees in other classifications in the Geographic Area where last date the work arises. Crews designated as City Wide are considered part of the Geographic Area Section containing their reporting depot, for purposes of this clauseemployee worked or refused overtime. In the case of Fleet, overtime is assigned per any questions regarding insertion according to the above, but is offered in the Mechanical Shop where the work arises, and not by area section. In the event overtime is required in Winter Control, the above will apply, however overtime hours will first be offered to the Permanent and Probationary Winter Control Employee on the route where the work arises (including a Part Time or Temporary Employee holding a Limited Winter Control position on a Job Posting). Finally, overtime will be offered to any qualified Employee, on a rotation basis, after the equitable distribution above has been exhausted. The Employer will keep a list(s) in each Geographic Area which shall include the names of Permanent Full Time and Probationary Full Time Employees outside the classification but who are qualified to perform the work of the classification. Employees shall initially be placed on the list(s) in order of their seniority. Should an Employee decline the overtime opportunity, or should the Employee not be available at the time of a call, or should the Employee work the overtime opportunity, the Employee’s name such shall be moved discussed between the Business Agent or his designee and the designated Employer representative in attempting resolution. An employee shall move to the bottom of the overtime lists of the respective rank or classification only if he or she refuses or works the overtime offered; provided, however, that the employee on the bottom of the overtime list at the time the overtime work becomes available and is offered shall be required to accept and work the overtime when all other employees have refused. In the event that an employee refuses overtime strictly on the basis of the fact that he or she is scheduled for military training or scheduled to attend a Department-sponsored EMS Continuing Medical Education (“CME”) class on the date that he or she would be scheduled to work overtime, that employee shall retain his or her position on the overtime list of the respective rank or classification. Employees must provide proof of attendance at military training or proof of attendance at the CME class in question upon request, or lose their position on the overtime list. The next An exception to offering overtime opportunity will in strict sequential order on the overtime lists may be made when specialized personnel are needed for positions on Squads, the Hazardous Material Unit, Airport Certified Drivers, ARFF Certified Red Stripe Personnel, or other agreed-upon specialized units. In case specialized personnel are needed for such units, the Employer shall go down the Overtime Distribution List until reaching the first person certified for the specialty required and offer the overtime. Employees with such specialty certification(s) shall be asterisked on the list. If that person refuses, the overtime assignment shall be offered to the Employee whose name is now at the top of next certified employee on the list. If at any time an Employee is that person refuses, the overtime assignment shall be offered to be entered the next certified employee on the list, . Such employees shall move to the Employee shall be placed on the list in accordance with the Employee’s seniority. Should the Employer exhaust bottom of the list of Permanent Full Time the respective rank or classification upon refusing or working the overtime offered; provided, however, that the certified employee on the bottom of the overtime list shall be required to accept the overtime assignment when all other employees have refused. Overtime distribution on ALS Fire Companies shall be by strict sequential order by District(s) irrespective of EMT specialized qualification; except, after detailing and Probationary Full Time Employees within double detailing, when there is no other way to maintain the Geographic Area during a given call outALS Fire Company in service with the required EMT positions, then employees may be rehired who have such specialty certification which shall be asterisked on the Overtime Distribution List. It is further provided:
1. If any District cannot fill its manpower needs from its Overtime Distribution List, then such needs shall be filled from the overtime list from the next District in numerical sequence and if insufficient personnel are available in such District, then from the next District in numerical sequence (e.g., District 6 to District 7 to District 1) until sufficient personnel are acquired.
2. In the event, however, there are insufficient employees obtained, as above provided, to fill manpower needs, then platoon employees from the shift following the shift where the overtime is needed shall be called for overtime from the Overtime Distribution List upon which their names appear, utilizing the same procedures as above, and if there are insufficient employees obtained from that following shift, then platoon employees from the shift preceding the shift where the overtime is needed shall be called for overtime from the Overtime Distribution List upon which their names appear, utilizing the same procedures as above. No employee, however, shall be required to work with less than twenty-four (24) hours off between platoon shifts, except pursuant to Section 5.6; and further, if there are insufficient employees available for overtime rehire pursuant to the foregoing procedures in this Section, then the holdover provision, Section 5.6, shall be invoked up to a maximum of twenty- four (24) hours, irrespective of the four (4) hour maximum limitation set forth in Section 5.6. It is provided, however, when an employee is mandatorily rehired as provided above and has pending obligations, (for example, documented travel plans, tickets, confirmed reservations, or an emergency), the employee will be offered excused from the rehire, providing the City can rehire another employee using the above agreed-upon procedures. If the City succeeds in finding another employee, the employee that was originally mandatorily rehired will be excused, but will go to qualified Temporary Employees within the Geographic Area where bottom of the work arisesOvertime Distribution List. Excusing the employee from mandatory rehire will be at the reasonable discretion of the District Chief or his designee or the Deputy Chief Paramedic or his designee. For EMS platoon employees, in the event there are insufficient employees available for overtime rehire, after whichfollowing the procedures through subparagraph 1 above, then the Employer may get holdover provision, Section 5.6, shall be invoked up to a maximum of twenty- four (24) hours, irrespective of the work done by whatever method the Employer deems efficientfour (4) hour maximum limitation set forth in Section 5.6.
3. If any overtime distribution does not consist of at least twelve
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Sources: Labor Contract