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AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 25-1-1. 3 OF THE REVISED
ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 1965, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION 400
SERIES EMPLOYEES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 25-1-1. 3 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City , Utah, be, and is hereby enacted as follows :
Sec . 25 -1-1. 3. Compensation Plan Adopted. The compensation
plan for Salt Lake City Corporation 400 Series Employees dated
July 1, 1987, is hereby adopted as the official compensation plan
for said employees. Three copies of said plan, or any amendment
thereto , shall be maintained in the City Recorder' s Office for
public inspection. The provisions of said plan shall be
effective under the terms thereof , ccanmencing July 1, 1987 ,
except as they may be amended by the City Council by resolution
or ordinance , or upon approval of a Memorandum of Understanding
between the City and the recognized employee bargaining unit.
The plan herein adopted , and any amendment or modification
thereto , shall not apply to employees whose employment terminated
prior to publication of this Ordinance , or to the adoption of any
amendment or modification to the plan.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City , Utah,
this 7th day of July , 1987.
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ROSE'&YN NJ KIRK, CHAIRPERSON
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Transmitted to Mayor on 7/7/87
Mayor' s Action: Approved
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'published 7/14/87
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COMPENSATION PLAN FOR 400 SERIES
SALT LAKE CITY EMPLOYEES
1. EFFECTIVE LATE: The provisions of this plan shall be
effective under the terms hereof commencing July 1, 1987, except
as it has been or may be amended from time to time by the City
Council of Salt Lake City by resolution , ordinance , or upon
approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and
the recognized employee bargaining units.
2. EMPLOYEES COVERED: This plan shall apply to all
employees designated as a 400-series Salt Lake City Corporation
employee, ( hereinafter referred to as "Employee (s] ") and the Salt
Lake City Corporation' s , ( hereinafter referred to as "City") ,
Fire Unit ( hereinafter referred to as "Unit" ) .
3. WAGE SCHEDULE: Unit employees shall be paid pursuant to
the wage schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "A" .
4. HOURS OF SERVICE AND OVERTIME :
A. HOURS OF SERVICE. In case of emergency or whenever public
interest demands , an employee may be required to perform
overtime work by the Chief of the Fire Department. Whenever
possible , volunteers will be solicited. Forty hours a week
shall constitute a normal work week for all UNIT employees,
except employees assigned to the combat division. For UNIT
employees, except the combat division personnel , hours worked
in excess of 40 hours per week shall be considered as
overtime work. Employees regularly assigned to duty in the
combat division shall perform their work during duty shifts ,
each consisting of 24 consecutive hours on duty at assigned
employment location ; however , members off duty shall be
subject to call at any time or in case of emergency.
Therefore , the parties agree that for employees assigned to
the combat division, a 56-hour work week or 204 hours per a
27-day cycle shall constitute a normal work period and hours
worked in excess of 204 hours per a 27-day cycle shall be
considered as overtime work. Further, employees may exchange
shifts when the change does not interfere with the operations
of the Fire Department subject to permission from the
employee' s supervisor.
B. OVERTIME COMPENSATION
(1 ) Employees in the UNIT, except employees regularly
assigned to duty in the combat division, shall be paid a
general overtime rate of one and one-half times the
employee' s "regular hourly rate" , as defined herein for
each hour the employee worked in any work week in excess
of 40 hours or an allowance of time off fran employment
with pay on the basis of one and one-half hours off for
each hour of overtime worked. Employees regularly
assigned to duty in the combat division shall be paid
overtime as follows :
( a) One-half times the employee' s "regular hourly
rate" , as defined herein for each hour of overtime
worked in excess of 204 hours per a 27-day cycle,
but not to exceed 216 hours .
( b) One and one-half times the employee' s "regular
hourly rate ," as defined herein or an allowance of
time off from employment with pay on the basis of
one and one-half hours off for each hour of
overtime worked in excess of 216 hours per a 27-day
cycle .
( 2 ) The City shall make a determination of whether to pay
cash or compensatory time off. Employees may indicate a
preference for the form of overtime payment, contingent
upon approval by the Fire Chief , scheduling requirements
and availability of funds. Provided , however, employees
in the UNIT, except employees regularly assigned to the
canbat division, may not accrue more than 240 hours of
compensatory time for hours worked after April 15,
1986. Employees in the UNIT regularly assigned to the
combat division may not accrue more than 480 hours of
compensatory time for hours worked after April 15,
1986. Any such employee who , after April 15, 1986, has
accrued 480 or 240 hours, as the case may be, of
compensatory time off , shall , for additional overtime
hours of work , be paid overtime compensation.
When time off from employment is allowed as compensation
for overtime , such time off shall be granted within
twelve (12) months from the performance of overtime
work .
No empl oye e shall be c anpe nsa ted for any period of
overtime worked less than one-half hour in duration ;
however, compensation for the first one-half hour worked
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shall be paid employees working overtime in excess of
one-half hour on a single work occasion. Compensation
for overtime periods in excess of one-half hour shall be
computed on the basis of the total number of consecutive
15-minute periods worked by the employee on a particular
duty occasion.
( 3 ) A member of the Fire Department shall be entitled to
receive overtime compensation under subsection ( 1) of
this section for a job-related court appearance made
during his or her off-duty hours as a witness subpoenaed
on behalf of Salt Lake City or the State of Utah or such
other party as may be approved of by the CITY.
C. For purposes of this paragraph, except callback pay described
below , the "regular hourly rate" , shall be determined as
follows :
( 1 ) For employees in the UNIT, except canbat division
personnel , the hourly rate shall equal all annual
remuneration divided by 2, 080 hours.
(2 ) For employees regularly assigned to duty in the combat
division, the "regular hourly rate" shall equal the
annual remuneration divided by 2, 756 hours .
All annual remuneration shall include all compensation,
including incentives paid to or on behalf of the employee .
D. CAL LB ACK
Employees who have been released from normally scheduled work
periods who have been directed to return to work by an
appropriate department officer without advance notice of
scheduling on a mandatory emergency callback basis , shall
receive a minimum of four ( 4 ) hours' compensation on such
occasions as they actually report to work. Combat Division
employees called back shall receive compensation for callback
work computed on an hourly rate based upon a forty hour (40 )
work week for emergency callback work and upon a fifty-six
(56 ) hour work week for all other overtime and callback duty .
E. STANDBY
Employees of the Combat Division may be required by an
appropriate department head or designated representative to
keep themselves available for CITY service during otherwise
off-duty hours and leave word where they can be reached for
an immediate call to service. Combat Division employees
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required to stand by to respond to emergency situations shall
receive two (2 ) hours' straight time pay per each 24-hour day
they are on standby status. In addition thereto , each such
employee shall be guaranteed a minimum four (4 ) hours' work
or straight-time pay therefore on such occasions if they
actually report to work while on standby status .
F. EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENTS
In the case of an emergency , employees may be assigned
temporarily to perform the duties of any position in the next
higher grade in the service; provided such assignment shall
not be for a longer period than sixty (60) days and shall not
carry an increase in salary. upon expiration of such
temporary assignment , the employee shall be restored to the
position occupied at the time such temporary assignment was
made .
5. A. HOLIEAYS SPECIFIED: The following days shall be
recognized and observed as holidays for all full-time ,
salaried employees. All such employees shall receive their
regular rate of pay for each of the following unworked
holidays :
( 1 ) The first day of January , called New Year' s Day;
(2 ) The third Monday of January observed as the
anniversary of the birth of Dr . Martin Luther
King , Jr . also known as Human Rights Day.
(3 ) The third Monday of February , observed as the
anniversary of the birth of George Washington ;
( 4 ) The last Monday of May, called Memorial Day;
(5 ) The fourth day of July, called Independence Day ;
(6 ) The twenty-fourth day of July, called Pioneer Day;
(7 ) The first Monday in September , known as Labor Day ;
(8 ) The second Monday of October, known as Columbus
Day;
(9 ) The eleventh day of November, known as Veterans'
Day;
( 10) The fourth Thursday in November, known as
Thanksgiving Day ; and
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(11 ) The twenty-fifth day of December, called
Christmas .
( 12) One personal holiday can be taken upon request of
the employee at the discretion of the department
head . Employees are eligible for this holiday
only after satisfactorily completing their initial
probationary period .
B. ALTERNATIVE AND ADDITIONAL HOLIDAYS
When any holiday listed above falls on Sunday, the
following business day shall be considered a holiday .
When any holiday listed above falls on Saturday, the
preceding business day shall be considered a holiday .
In addition to the above , any day may be designated as a
holiday by proclamation of the Mayor , or the City
Council .
C. HOLIDAY WORK
Full-time , salaried employees required to work on a day
designated for celebration of a holiday hereunder , in
addition to their holiday pay , shall receive pay at
their regular rates or compensatory time off on a
straight-time basis; provided , however, that when hours
worked plus designated holiday hours exceed 40 hours in
a single work week , overtime compensation shall be
granted an employee in addition to his or her holiday
pay .
The foregoing notwithstanding , employees of the Combat
Division of the Fire Department , in lieu of days off for
the above-enumerated holidays , shall be granted six ( 6 )
on-duty shifts off per year to be taken at such time as
approved by the Fire Chief.
D. HOLIDAY PAY LIMITATION
No Employee shall receive in excess of any one day of
holiday pay for a single holiday. All employees must
work their last scheduled working day following the
holiday to qualify for holiday pay or be on authorized
leave. Employees terminating the day before or after a
holiday shall not be compensated hereunder .
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6. VACATIONS .
A. VACATIONS AUTHORIZED
Full-time , salaried employees shall be entitled to
receive their regular salaries during vacation periods
earned and taken in accordance with the provisions of
this paragraph 6.
B. VACATION SCHEDULE
(1 ) All employees who become full-time , salaried
employees after July 1, 1986 with the City will
accrue vacation under the schedule in paragraph 6
of this section ; provided that no person shall be
entitled to any vacation unless such person has
successfully completed their initial probationary
period .
( 2 ) Employees holding full-time , salaried positions as
of June 30, 1986, will accrue vacation under the
schedule in paragraph 6B( 4 ) of this section as of
January 1 , 1986.
(3 ) Employees holding full-time , salaried positions as
of June 30, 1986 may choose to continue using the
former vacation schedule as outlined in paragraph
5B.
(4) Ccmpleted Years Days of Vacation Shifts of
of Cbnsecut ive Per Year Vacat ion
City Service Per Year
0 5 2.5
1to3 10 5
4to6 12 6
7tD9 15 7. 5
10 to 12 18 9
13 to 15 20 10
16 to 19 22 11
20 or more 25 12.5
7. FORMER VACATION SCHEDULE
A. VACATIONS FOR FIRST NINE YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT
Every full-time , salaried employee shall earn vacation
at the rate of 4. 00 hours per pay period ( if paid semi-
monthly) ; 3. 69 hours per pay period ( if paid bi-weekly) ;
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( 6 ) shifts per year for Combat Division personnel ,
provided that no person shall be entitled to any
vacation unless such person has completed at least six
months of full-time employment with the CITY.
B. VACATION AFTER NINTH YEAR OF CONSECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
Every employee who has completed nine ( 9 ) consecutive
full years of employment with the CITY from the ninth
anniversary date of employment, shall earn vacation at
the rate of 5. 66 hours per pay period ( if paid semi-
monthly) ; 5. 23 hours per pay period ( if paid bi-
weekly) . (Eight and one-half shifts per year for Combat
Division personnel) For the purpose of this chapter,
the term "date of employment" shall mean the beginning
date of employment when one was hired by the CITY on a
monthly salary basis. The term "consecutive employment"
shall mean employment from the date of employment to the
date the employee qualified for benefits under this
section without any break in service through termina-
tion , suspension , discharge or layoff.
C. VACATION AFTER FOURTEENTH YEAR OF CONSECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
Every employee who has completed fourteen ( 14 )
consecutive full-time , salaried years of employment with
the CITY, shall earn vacation at the rate of 7. 33 hours
per pay period ( if paid semi-monthly) ; 6. 76 hours per
pay period ( if paid bi-weekly) . (Eleven shifts per year
for Combat Division personnel) .
C. RULES FOR TAKING VACATION
(1) Vacation periods may be divided into two or more
separate periods as are deemed necessary by the
Fire Chief or as requested by the employee and
approved by the Fire Chief .
( 2 ) Upon permission of the Fire Chief employees may
accumulate vacation ( including both earned
vacation and sick leave conversion time) ,
according to the length of their full-time
consecutive years of employment with the CITY up
to the following maximum limits :
( a) After 6 months - up to 20 days ( 10 shifts) ;
( b) After 9 years - up to 25 days ( 12-1/2
shifts) ;
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(c) After 14 years - up to 30 days ( 15 shifts) .
Any vacation earned or accrued beyond said maximum
shall be deemed forfeited; provided , however, that
the foregoing notwithstanding , for good cause
shown , the Fire Chief, in writing and prior to a
forfeiture date , may allow an employee to
accumulate vacation time up to an additional
maximum five (5) day (2-1/2 shift) period to be
used within one year from the date permission for
such extension was granted .
( 3 ) Accumulated vacation can only be used with
permission of the Fire Chief or upon termination
of employment with the CITY.
(4 ) Except upon termination or purchase as provided in
paragraph 6, no employee shall be entitled to be
paid for vacation earned but not taken .
D. VACATION AND TERMINATION BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION
(1) Every employee whose employment is terminated by
resignation or otherwise shall be entitled to be
pa id for :
( a) All earned vacation time accrued , unused ,
unforfeited and lawfully forwarded from
previous years, plus ;
( b) A termination benefit consisting of all
vacation accrued , unforfeited and unused for
the year of employment during which the
termination shall occur .
(2 ) However , the foregoing notwithstanding , no
employee shall be entitled to any termination
benefit or payment for any vacation time which has
not been vested , accrued , unforfeited and unused
and shall not be entitled to any payment or
termination benefit:
( a) Until an employee has completed at least six
( 6 ) months of full-time employment with the
CITY; or
( b) If any resigning employee fails to give at
least ten ( 10) calendar days prior written
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notice to his or her department head of his
or her contemplated resignation.
E. CASH PAYMENT OF EARNED VACATION TIME IN LIEU OF USE
(1) The CITY may purchase up to , but not exceed , ten
( 10) days ( 5 shifts) of earned and accrued
vacation time, to which an employee is entitled as
authorized in this paragraph, with the consent of
said employee and upon approval of both the Fire
Chief and the Mayor .
8. SICK LEAVE AND HOSPITALIZATION BENEFITS
A. SICK LEAVE POLICY AND PROCEDURES
(1) Sick leave shall be provided for all salaried ,
full-time employees only as insurance against loss
of income when an employee is unable to perform
assigned duties because of illness or injury.
( 2 ) Employees who have used less than the City average
as canputed December 31 , each year shall be
awarded three extra sick leave days ( 1. 5 shifts)
as of January 1 , of the year after .
( 3 ) Each full-time , salaried employee shall be
entitled to 12 days each calendar year , except
members of the Combat Division who shall be
entitled to six on-duty shifts (144 hours) of sick
leave each calendar year. Sick leave will be
granted in a lump sum ( 12 days or 6 on-duty
shifts) during the first month of each calendar
year. Sick leave will be granted on this basis
if, for the prior year, the UNIT's average sick
leave does not exceed the C ITY' s average sick
leave. If the UNIT ' s average sick leave exceeds
the CITY' s average sick leave , then sick leave
will be granted on a month-to-month basis.
UNIT members who separate from the CITY for any
reason prior to the end of the 12th month of the
calendar year will have sick leave for the period
prorated back to the CITY on a one-day or 1/2 on-
duty shift basis per month.
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January 12 days 6 on duty shifts
February 11 days 5 1/2 on duty shifts
March 10 days 5 on duty shifts
April 9 days 4 1/2 on duty shifts
May 8 days 4 on duty shifts
June 7 days 3 1/2 on duty shifts
July 6 days 3 on duty shifts
August 5 days 2 1/2 on duty shifts
September 4 days 2 on duty shifts
October 3 days 1 1/2 on duty shifts
November 2 days 1 on duty shift
December 1 day 1/2 on duty shift
(4 ) No employee shall be entitled to the foregoing
sick leave , until such person has completed at
least six ( 6 ) months of continuous employment with
the CITY.
( 5 ) Employees absent from work on account of illness
or injury shall report intended absence to their
department head or supervisor as soon as
practical , but no later than 1 hour prior to the
beginning of the employee' s duty shift unless
justified by emergency circumstances. Combat
Division personnel shall notify their station
officer of any such intended absence. All other
UNIT employees shall notify their immediate
supervisor or Battalion Chief .
B. ACCUMULATION OF SICK LEAVE
Authorized unused sick leave may be accumulated from
year to year .
C. OVERTIME COMPENSATION
Scheduled work days for which an employee is absent due
to illness and on sick leave as provided for hereunder ,
shall be construed as normal work days for the purposes
of computing such employees' overtime compensation under
paragraph 5(C) ; but shall not be construed as normal
work hours for the purposes of computing such employee' s
overtime compensation pursuant to paragraph 2.
D. SICK LEAVE CONVERSION TO VACATION TIME
Any employee, other than a member of the Combat Division, who
has accumulated to his or her credit thirty (30 ) sick leave
days and any member of the Combat Division who has accumu-
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lated fifteen ( 15 ) shifts under the provisions of Section A
of this paragraph, may choose to convert a portion of the
yearly sick leave grant for any given year to vacation under
and subject to the following provisions :
Number of Sick Leave Days Number of Sick Leave Days
or Shifts Used During or Shifts Available for
Previous Calendar Year Conversion
No days 5 days
1 day 4 days
2 days 3 days
3 days 2 days
4 days 1 day
5 or more days No days
No shifts 2-1/2 shifts
1 shift 2 shifts
2 shift 1-1/2 shifts
3 shift 1 shift
4 shifts 1/2 shift
5 or more shifts No shifts
Such converted sick leave days shall be permitted as vacation
days in addition to any other vacation award to which said
employee is entitled .
E. SICK LEAVE CREDIT FORWARD
The balance of the - sick leave days not converted to
vacation days as permitted above , less the number of
days used during that calendar year as sick leave days ,
shall be carried forward as accumulated sick leave days .
F. NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION
Any election by an employee to convert any sick leave to
vacation time must be made by notifying the City' s
Office of Human Resource Management, in writing , on or
before January 31 of each year ; otherwise , no conversion
will be allowed for that calendar year and such
conversion privilege shall be deemed waived for that
calendar year. In no event shall sick leave days be
converted for other than the immediately preceding
year' s sick leave allocation.
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G. PRESUMPTION OF USE
Any sick leave days properly converted to vacation
benefits as above described , shall be deemed to be taken
prior to any other days of vacation time to which the
employee is entitled; provided , however , that in no
event shall an employee be paid for converted sick leave
days upon termination. Any sick leave days converted to
vacation days remaining unused at the date of termina-
tion or retirement shall be forfeited by the employee.
H. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
In addition to the sick leave conversion privilege to
vacation days above described , at retirement an employee
( or his or her estate, where death follows retirement
but precedes payment) shall be eligible to a retirement
benefit as stipulated in Executive Order 3. 11 . 300 and
Special Orders approved by the Mayor. Persons who
retire under the eligibility requirements of the Utah
State Retirement System with fran 10 to 19 cumulative
years of service in the Fire Department and are not
eligible under the above referenced order shall be paid
in cash, at their then current pay scale, a sum equal to
their daily rate of pay for 25% of the accumulated sick
leave days reserved for the benefit of said employee at
the date of their retirement or 45 days ( 22. 5 shifts) of
full pay (whichever is less) .
I. HOSPITALIZATION
In addition to the sick leave authorized hereunder , each
full-time , salaried employee in the UNIT shall be
entitled to thirty ( 30) days hospitalization leave each
calendar year , except for employees of the Combat
Division who shall be entitled to fifteen ( 15 ) on-duty
shifts off for hospitalization leave each calendar year ,
provided that such leave may be taken only if, and
during the period that , such employee is actually
confined to a hospital or using an outpatient or other
acceptable facility with the approval of the Office of
Human Resource Management. Employees requesting such
leave shall comply with the CITY' s cost containment
policy as set forth by the Office of Human Resource
Management.
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J. UNAUTHORIZED SICK LEAVE AND HOSPITAL BENEFITS
An employee in the UNIT shall be entitled to receive
sick leave or hospitalization leave benefits for
illness, injuries, or disability resulting from
accidents arising out of or in the course of employment
for an employer other than the CITY; provided , however,
that as a condition of granting such leave , the CITY may
require that it be subrogated to the employee' s rights
of recovery against any person or organization
associated with such injury. The CITY shall have the
exclusive right to decide whether to require subrogation
and/or seek recovery; provided , however, that full
recovery by and reimbursement to the CITY of all its
expenses associated with the employee' s injury ,
including medical and leave costs , shall have the effect
of revesting with the employee all sick leave and
hospitalization leave entitlements exhausted as the
result of such injury.
K. REGULAR SALARY TO BE CONTINUED
Each employee who takes authorized sick leave or
authorized hospitalization leave shall continue to
receive his or her regular salary during his or her
absence from work for the periods set forth in this
chapter.
L. ON-DUTY SHIFTS FOR COMBAT DIVISION PERSONNEL DEFINED
For the purposes of this plan, the term "on-duty shift"
for members of the Combat Division shall mean a
continuous 24-hour working day which shall be equal to
two regular working days for other employees of the
CITY.
M . DISABILITY COMPENSATION
(1) Any full-time , permanent employee of the UNIT who
is permanently and totally disabled while in the
lawful discharge of his or her official duties for
the CITY shall continue to receive full
ccmpensation until such employee reaches his or
her normal retirement age .
( 2 ) For the purpose of this section, the following
terms shall be defined as herein specified :
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a. "Total disability" means the complete
inability, due to injury or illness to engage
in the employee ' s regular occupation during
the first 24 months of disability benefits .
Thereafter, " total disability" means the
complete inability to engage in any gainful
occupation which is reasonable considering
the employee' s education , training and
experience. Total disability exists only if
during any period of total disability the
employee is under the regular care of a
legally qualified physician other than the
employee. Disability compensation shall not
be paid for the loss resulting from the
following :
1 . Self inflicted injury.
2. Alcoholism.
3. Drug addiction.
4. Injuries occuring while traveling to
and from work.
b . "Full conpe nsa t io n" shall mean the total
monthly salary paid by the CITY to a disabled
employee in the month immediately preceding
the injury, excluding overtime payments ,
shift differentials, uniform and travel
allowance , witness fees , educational
incentive or certification pay , and other
similar such reimbursements not ordinarily
included in an employee' s base salary;
provided that compensation paid under the
provisions of this section shall be increased
from time to time to reflect cost of living
adjustments granted generally to employees of
the CITY in employment positions similar to
that occupied by the disabled employee at the
time of injury , and reduced by any and all
amounts paid as worker ' s compensation, social
security disability or other retirement
benefits, or any form of governmental relief
whatsoever .
c . "Normal retirement age" shall mean, and in no
case exceed the attained normal retirement
age as presently specified in Section 49-6a-8
of the Utah Firemen' s Retirement Act.
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(3 ) The CITY at its own expense shall have the right
and opportunity to examine the person of any
employee when and as often as it may reasonably
require during employment with the CITY and during
the pendency of a disability hereunder. No
employee refusing such examination shall be
eligible for the benefits provided by this
section.
( 4 ) Refusal to submit to treatment for disabilities
shall be grounds for termination of compensation
specified hereunder.
(5) When any injury for which compensation is payable
under this section shall be caused by the wrongful
act or neglect of another employee of the CITY or
person not in such employment, the CITY may
require an employee claiming compensation
hereunder as a condition of receipt of such
compensation , to assign to the CITY any action for
damage against such third person such injured
employee may have .
9. LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Full-time , salaried employees shall be eligible for leaves of
absence under the following circumstances :
A. FUNERAL LEAVE
(1) Time off with pay will be granted a permanent,
full-time employee who suffers the loss of a wife ,
husband , child, stepchild , mother, father,
stepmother , stepfather , brother , sister , father-
in-law , mother-in-law , grandchild, grandfather or
grandmother. In the event of death in any of
these instances, employees will be paid their
regular base pay for scheduled work time from the
time of death through the day of the funeral ;
however , no such leave shall be permitted to
extend more than five ( 5 ) calendar days after the
date of death. Employees will be permitted one
additional day ( 1/2 shift) of funeral leave , on
the day following the funeral , if the funeral or
burial is held more than 150 miles distance from
Salt Lake City. Satisfactory proof of such death,
together with the date thereof and the date and
location of the funeral and burial , must be
furnished by the employees to the Fire Chief.
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(2 ) In the event of death of relatives other than
those enumerated in (1 ) above , an employee will be
paid for time off frcm scheduled working hours
while attending the f uneral services for such
person, not to exceed eight ( 8 ) hours.
(3 ) In the event of death of friends , an employee may
be granted time off without pay while attending
the funeral services for such persons , not to
exceed four ( 4 ) hours subject to the approval of
his or her immediate supervisor .
( 4 ) Time off hereunder shall not be included as time
worked in the computation of overtime pay.
( 5 ) In the event the death of any member of the
immediate family , as set forth herein occurs while
an employee is on vacation, his or her vacation
will be extended by the amount of time authorized
as funeral leave.
(6 ) The provisions of this paragraph shall not be
applicable to employees who are on leave of
absence .
B. LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF EMPLOYEES WHO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE
Every employee who enlists in time of national emergency
or is called or inducted into and enters active service
in the state militia or any branch of the federal
military, naval , air or marine service shall be entitled
to be absent from duties and service with the CITY while
engaged in the performance of active military or naval
duties and while going to and returning from such
duties. No such person or employee shall be subject by
reason of such absence to any loss or diminution of
vacation or holiday privileges nor shall he or she be
prejudiced by reason of such absence with reference to
promotion or continuance in office , employment ,
reappointment to office or re-employment. All such
persons shall be entitled to re-employment by the CITY
upon their return following the procedures outlined by
state statute .
C. LEAVE WHILE ON ANNUAL ENCA4PMENT
All employees who are or shall become members of the
organized reserves of the United States Army, Navy, Air
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Force and Marines or any unit of the Utah National
Guard , shall be allowed f ull pay for all time not in
excess of fifteen days per year spent on duty at annual
encampment or rifle competition or other duties in
connection with the reserve training and instruction
requirements of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines of
the United States. This leave shall be in addition to
annual vacation leave .
D. LEAVE FOR JURY DUTY
All salaried , full-time employees shall be entitled to
receive and retain statutory juror' s fees paid for jury
service in the District and Federal Courts whose
jurisdictions include Salt Lake County subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth. No reduction in an
employee' s salary shall be made for absence from work
resulting from such jury service. On those days that an
employee is required to report for jury service and is
thereafter excused from such service during his or her
regular working hours for the CITY, he or she shall
forthwith return to and carry on his or her regular CITY
employment. Failure to so return to work shall result
in disciplinary action and forfeiture of that day' s pay
for such employee .
E. PARENTAL LEAVE
A leave of absence may be requested by any employee for
the following reasons :
( 1 ) Beccming a parent through birth or adoption of
newly born children .
( 2 ) Due to the hospitalization of a dependent child.
The following provisions apply to the use of parental
leave:
( 1 ) Parental leave may be granted with pay on a
straight-time basis for a period not to exceed
five consecutive days from the date a child
commences residence with an employee or becomes
hospitalized .
( 2 ) The employee has accumulated any available unused
sick leave. Under no circumstances shall the
employee be entitled to use as parental leave more
than five consecutive days .
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(3 ) The employee gives notice to his or her supervisor
as soon as possible under the circumstances.
( 4 ) The employee provides, upon request by a
supervisor , certification of birth or evidence of
a child placement for adoption to his/her
supervisor within five (5) days following
termination of such leave. A letter may be
requested frcm the treating physician in the event
of hospitalization of a dependent child within
five (5) days following termination of parental
leave used for this purpose .
(5 ) An employee' s accumulated sick leave , and sick
leave conversion entitlements for the following
calendar year , provided for herein , shall be
reduced by the number of days taken by an employee
as parental leave .
F. ADDITIONAL LEAVES OF ABSEIL E
Employees shall be eligible for additional leaves of
absence , without compensation for health problems or
other reasonable purposes, at the approval of the Fire
Chief in compliance with Civil Service Rules and
Regulations, if applicable. Any employee who requests
such leave shall be subject to the following
1 imitations:
( 1) The leave request shall be for not less than 90
days.
( 2 ) The employee' s seniority shall be reduced the same
number of days that such leave was in effect .
( 3 ) Upon return from such leave the employee shall be
reinstated after successful completion of a
physical and performance review as stipulated by
the Chief .
10. ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES.
A. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY
Full-time , salaried employees who have completed all
required basic training courses and probationary
periods, shall be entitled to the following monthly
allowances according to the educational degree held by
such employees:
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Doctorate $100.00 per month
Masters 75.00 per month
Bachelors 50.00 per month
Associate 25.00 per month
An employee shall be eligible for incentive pay here-
under following submission of his or her diploma
evidencing completion of degree requirements at a fully
accredited college or university to the Fire Chief.
The foregoing notwithstanding, no employee shall be
entitled to compensation for an educational degree which
qualifies the employee for his or her position of
employment; or for any degree which is not specifically
related to the employee's actual employment duties as
determined by the Mayor upon recommendation of the Fire
Chief.
B. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
Employees who are required to wear uniforms while in the
execution of their duties with the CITY shall receive
the following monthly uniform allowance:
Fire Prevention Specialists:
$40.00 per month
Fire Fighters:
$50.00 per month from the date of initial hire
through the sixth year of consecutive employment
and no uniform allowance thereafter.
Communication Specialists:
$50.00 per month
Such uniform allowances are provided on the condition
that eligible employees maintain their uniforms through
their duty shifts in reasonably good, clean, neat and
pressed conditions; of proper identification and
insignia, not worn, frayed or unsightly, and otherwise
in full compliance with applicable Fire Department
regulations.
Failure to maintain apparel in accordance with the above
shall be grounds for disciplinary action, including
forfeiture of uniform allowance provided hereunder.
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In the event of a ccanprehensive change in departmental
dress , all Fire Department employees who are required to
wear a dress uniform will , within one ( 1) year from the
effective date of the change , convert to the new-type
dress un i fo rm .
C. AUTOMOBILE ALLaIANCES
Employees who are authorized to use and who do use
privately owned automobiles for official CITY business
shall be reimbursed for their operation expenses of said
automobiles at the rate of twenty-one cents (211) per
mile for each mile actually traveled in official CITY
business.
Before payment is made to any employee pursuant to the
terms of this section , the use of the autombile must be
authorized by the employee' s supervisor and the mileage
traveled must be verified by the head of the department
involved . Verification and reimbursement shall be on
forms and in the manner provided in administrative
procedures, as prescribed by the City Controller or
Finance Director .
11. I NS UR ANC E.
A. The CITY will make available life , accidental death and
dismemberment, health and dental insurance to all
employees, upon the terms and conditions as may be from
time to time determined by the CITY.
B. The amount which the CITY will contribute to the
employees' insurance is as follows :
City contribution per month
Medical & Dental Coverage :
Medical Dental Total
Single 51. 38 10. 40 61 . 78
Couple 99. 48 20. 94 120. 42
Family 153. 92 27. 40 181. 32
Life Insurance $. 24/per $1 ,000 of
cover age/month
Dependent Life $. 66/month
A. D. & D. $. 48/month
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Employee' s contribution will be deducted and apportioned
per pay period .
C. The CITY will make available a consulting service which
will provide consulting by an outside confidential firm
for drug abuse , alcoholism , and marriage counseling .
12. PENSION PLAN CONTRIBUTION.
The CITY and the employees shall each pay the following
respective shares of monthly retirement contributions required to
be paid to the Utah State Retirment Fund .
City Contribution 23. 96%
Empl oye e Contribution 2. 0%
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
The CITY agrees to continue to furnish no-cost annual
physical examinations , off-street parking at assigned work sites ,
and to provide monthly sleeping linen exchange , and washing
linens as necessary for all employees .
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APPENDIX A
The PAY SCALE set forth herein shall be effective on the
employee' s anniversary of hire date.
Pay Class Completed Years of Service Salary
4 15 A 1 $1452
415-B 2 1862
415-C 3 1913
415-D 4 1965
415-E 5 2132
415-F 6 2251
415-G 7 2313
415-x 8 2313
415-I 9 2313
415-1 10 2376
415-K 11 2442
415-L 12 2442
415-M 13 2442
415-N 14 2509
415-0 15 2578
Employees in the 415-0 step on June 30, 1987 shall be moved to
the 415-0 step under the new pay scale described above on October
1, 1987.
No further merit adjustments will be made during Fiscal Year
beginning July 1, 1987 and ending June 30, 1988. Compensation
shall be paid on a bi-weekly basis. The implementation date of
the bi-weekly pay period shall be made at a time determined by
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the City' s Finance Director to be convenient, but no later than
February 1, 1988.
PARAMEDIC : Effective July 1, 1987, a member of the Unit assigned
and certified to perform as a Paramedic will be paid in addition
to the regular salary of a Fire Fighter the following incentive
pay:
Initial Certification $250. 00 per month
First Re-certification $300. 00 per month
Second Re-certification $3 50. 00 per month
A member of the Unit certified but not assigned as a Paramedic
will receive one-third of the above incentive pay.
HAZ MAT, ENGINEER, CFR: A Member of the Unit assigned and
certified to perform as a specialist in one of these categories
will be paid in addition to the regular salary of a Fire Fighter ,
$125. 00 per month, as incentive pay.
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