ATCEMS EA Meet & Confer Agreement 2018

c)

Vacation Separation Pay

The maximum hours of vacation payable upon separation for a Uniformed Staff member shall be two hundred and forty(240).

d)

Exception Vacation Separation Pay

The maximum hours of exception vacation payable upon separation for Uniformed Staff shall be one hundred and sixty (160).

e) Throughout the life of this Agreement, there shall be no payment of money for any hours of vacation or exception vacation above the cap.

Utilization of Additional Hours of Regular Vacation Benefit Time

Section 4.

Uniformed Staffwho take 12 hours or more ofregular vacation during any week in which there is built in overtime, may utilize additional hours of regular vacation benefit time, up to 4 hours to offset loss of premium wages that are part of their normal work week as outlined in Department Policy

Section 5.

Sick Leave Accrual Rate

Uniformed Staff shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 7.16 hours for each pay period in which benefits accrue.

Section 6.

Changes in work week.

The accrual rates and caps for vacation and sick leave as listed in Sections 1-5 above are for a Uniformed Staff member assigned to a forty-two (42) hour work week. If the assigned work week for the Uniformed Staff member changes, such rates and caps shall be pro-rated accordingly. In no case will such pro-rata changes reduce the monetary value of previously accrued leave. Nothing in this Section will be interpreted to prejudice the rights or position of either party with regard to grievances filed under prior Agreements. Prior to such change notice shall be given to any affected employee.

ARTICLE 10 ASSOCIATION BUSINESS LEAVE

Section 1.

Use of Association Business Leave

a) The ASSOCIATION President may use up to 2184 hours of Association Business Leave (ABL) per year. The ASSOCIATION President shall complete the field work and continuing education required to maintain an active licensed and credentialed status. The Chief may permit other ASSOCIATION members to use ABL to conduct ASSOCIATION business under the conditions specified in this Article.

b)

The use of ABL is productive time.

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