Contract Between
Ocean Cty-Ocean
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Ocean Cty Const/Inspect Sub-Code Officials
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04/01/2005 thru 03/31/2008


CategoryCounty
UnitSupervisors

Contract Text Below
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AGREEMENT

This Agreement, effective on the day of , 2005, has been negotiated between the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders; hereinafter referred to as "Board”, and Supervisory Construction Inspection Officials represented by the Ocean County Construction Official's Association, hereinafter referred to as "The Association".
ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth herein all negotiable terms and conditions of employment.
ARTICLE 2

RECOGNITION OF THE ASSOCIATION

The Board recognizes the Ocean County Construction Official's Association as the exclusive representative of all salaried Supervisory and Assistant Supervisory Construction Inspection Officials. Said Association is permitted to negotiate with the Board for the purposes provided for under Chapter 303 Public Laws of 1968 and Chapter 123, Public Laws of 1974, with respect to salary, hours and those terms and conditions of employment permitted by said statutes.
ARTICLE 3

MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

A. The Board hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitations, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred and vested in it prior to the signing of this Agreement by the laws and Constitutions of the State of New Jersey and of the United States; including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following rights:

1. All management functions and responsibilities which the Board has not expressly modified or restricted by a specific provision of this Agreement.

2. The right to establish and administer policies and procedures related to personnel matters, Board control activities, training, operational functions, performance of services and maintenance of the facilities and equipment of the Board.

3. To reprimand, suspend, discharge or otherwise discipline employees.

4. To hire, promote, transfer, assign, reassign, lay-off and recall employees to work.



5. To determine the number of employees and the duties to be performed.

6. To maintain the efficiency of employees; to establish, expand, reduce, alter, combine, consolidate or abolish any job or job classification, department or operation or service.

7. To determine staffing patterns and areas worked, to control and regulate the use of facilities, supplies, equipment, materials and any other property of the Board.

8. To determine the number, location and operation of divisions, departments, work sections and all other work units of the Board, the assignment of work, the qualifications required, the performance standards and the size and composition of the work force.

9. To subcontract for any existing or future services as determined necessary by the Board.

10. To make or change Board rules, regulations, policies and practices consistent with the specific terms and provisions of this Agreement.

11. And otherwise to generally manage the affairs of the Board, attain and maintain full operating efficiency and productivity and to direct the work force.

The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities of the Board shall only be limited by the language of this clause.

In recognition of the rulings of the Courts of New Jersey, the parties recognize that the exercise of managerial rights is a responsibility of the Board on behalf of the taxpayers and that the Board cannot bargain away or eliminate any of its managerial rights. Therefore, no grievance may be filed under this Agreement which in any way interferes with, undermines or restricts the exercise of any managerial right by the Board or any of its authorized managerial executives or supervisory personnel.

ARTICLE 4

NO STRIKE CLAUSE

A. It is recognized that the need for continued and uninterrupted operation of the Board's departments is of paramount importance to the citizens of the community and that there should be no interference with such operations.

B. The Association covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement neither the Association nor any members of the Association will cause, authorize or support nor will any of its members take part in any strike (i.e., the concerted failure to report for duty or willful absence of any employee from his/her position or stoppage of work or abstinence in whole or in part from the full, faithful and proper performance of the employee's duties of employment), work stoppage, slow down, walkout or other job action against the Board.

C. The Association agrees that it will do everything in its power to actively discourage any strike, work stoppage, slow down or other activity aforementioned, including, but not limited to, publicly disavowing such action and directing all such members who participate in such activities to cease and desist from such activities immediately and to return to work, along with such other steps as may be necessary under the circumstances and to bring about compliance with its order. The Association agrees that it will undertake any necessary actions at its own expense to terminate any of the above activity on the part of its members of the bargaining unit.

D. Any activity enumerated above on the part of an Association member or member of this bargaining unit will be deemed as appropriate grounds for the termination of employment from the Board.
ARTICLE 5

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

1. Definitions

A. A "grievance" is an allegation by an employee or the Association that a specific provision of this Agreement has been violated. These grievances may only be submitted to binding arbitration as a final step in the procedure.

B. All other allegations that there has been a violation, misinterpretation or a misapplication of policies, rules and administrative decisions may be submitted to all steps of the grievance procedure up to the County Administrator's level, and the County Administrator's decision on these matters will be final and binding. These non-contract grievances may not be submitted to binding arbitration.

C. Nothing in this procedure shall preclude an employee from exercising his/her legal or Civil Service rights.

D. A "grievant" is an employee who files a grievance.

E. "Representative" is a person or agent designated to represent either party in this procedure.

F. "Day" means workday.

G. "Party in interest" is a person, agent or agency with an interest in the grievance.

H. "Class grievance" is a formal grievance by two (2) or more employees.

I. "Group grievance" is the same or similar formal grievance by two (2) or more employees each in the same department.


2. Procedures

A. Grievances shall be processed promptly and expeditiously.

B. Formal grievances and appeals shall be filed in writing.

C. Communications and decisions concerning formal grievances shall be in writing.

D. A grievant shall be permitted a representative at all levels of the procedure and witnesses as determined by the hearing officer, provided requests for such are filed two (2) days prior to the hearing.

E. Grievance may only be advanced by Step 2 or higher by Association Officers.

F. There shall be no additional evidence submitted during the grievance process once a grievance has been submitted to the County Administrator.

G. Failure by a grievant to process a grievance within the specified time limits shall render the grievance as settled in favor of the Board.

H. Failure by the County Administrator to issue a decision within the specified time limits shall render the grievance advanced to the next level.

I. Class grievances shall be filed at Level 2 within ten (10) days of the occurrence of a class grievance.

3. Processing

A. Time Limit - The number of workdays indicated at each level should be considered as a maximum and every effort should be made to expedite the process. The time limit specified may, however, be extended by mutual consent of the parties.

B. Step 1 - The Department Head or designee shall hold a meeting within five (5) days of the filing of the grievance with the grievant and the Steward or Association Representative in order that both parties discuss all the facts surrounding the grievance.

The grievant must file the written grievance within fifteen (15) working days of the occurrence of the grievance.

The Department Head shall render a decision in writing within five (5) workdays after the grievance meeting. All decisions of the Department Head will be copied to the Employee Relations Department and the Local Association Representative.

C. Step 2 - If the grievant is dissatisfied with the answer submitted by the Department Head during the Step 1 of this process, then the Association Representative may appeal the Department Head's written answer within seven (7) work days after receipt of the answer at the first step by the grievant.

The Employee Relations Director or his/her designee shall review the grievance appeal, investigate the facts and submit a written answer to the Association Representative within seven (7) workdays of the submission of the grievance at Step 2.

D. Step 3 - If the Association is dissatisfied with the answer submitted by the Employee Relations Director at Step 2, the Association Representative may appeal the answer of the Employee Relations Director within seven (7) workdays after receipt of the written answer at Step 2.

The County Administrator or his/her designee shall review the grievance appeal, investigate the facts and submit a written answer to the grievant within seven (7) workdays of the submission of the grievance to Step 3. The decision of the County Administrator shall be final and binding on all matters except contract violations.

E. Step 4 - If the grievant is still dissatisfied with the answer received from the County Administrator and the grievance is a matter of contract violation, then the grievance may be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the procedure outlined below:

1. Within twenty (20) work days of the decision of the County Administrator, the Association Representative may request arbitration of the grievance by filing notice of the grievant's continued disagreement with the Employee Relations Director.

2. Within five (5) workdays of such notice the Association Representative shall request a list of arbitrators from the Public Employees Relations Commission.

3. Within five (5) workdays of the receipt of such list, an arbitrator shall be selected by alternately striking names from the list; the Association Representative striking first. If the arbitrator is unable to serve, another list shall be requested and the process repeated, unless the time is extended by mutual agreement.

4. Within twenty (20) workdays of notice of selection, the designated arbitrator shall establish a hearing date, shall establish rules governing such a hearing and shall conduct such hearing, except as provided otherwise herein.

5. The arbitrator must first rule on the arbitrability of the grievance if so requested by either party.

6. The arbitrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from or alter the language of this Agreement. He/she shall have no power to make an award inconsistent with law and shall have no power to entertain grievances that constitute violations of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall rule only on the interpretation of the clause of the Agreement involved.

7. The arbitrator shall have no power to make an award or, in any matter which is not within the Board's power to implement, including monetary awards, require appropriations from governmental agencies other than the Board of Chosen Freeholders.




8. The arbitrator's decision shall be binding on all parties on matters regarding violations of the contract, except that if his/her decision requires Legislative action, such decisions shall be effective only if such legislation is enacted.

9. The cost of the services of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the parties in interest.

4. General Provisions

1. No prejudice will attend any party in interest by reason of the utilization or participation in the grievance procedure.

2. All records of grievance processing shall be filed separately.

3. Forms for grievance processing shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties to the Agreement. The Association and Employee Relations Director will distribute the forms as required.

4. Parties in interest will cooperate in investigating and providing pertinent information concerning a grievance being processed.

5. Notice of hearings shall be made to the grievant at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance and such hearings shall be held on the Board's premises.

6. The Board agrees that in the presentation of a grievance there shall be no loss of pay for the time spent in presenting the grievance by the grievant and one (1) Association Representative and witnesses who are employees of the Board throughout the grievance procedure. However, no employees or official will be permitted to investigate or process grievances during working hours without the approval of the Employee Relations Director.

ARTICLE 6

EMPLOYEE MANUALS

For informational purposes, Personnel Handbooks have been prepared and distributed by the Department of Employee Relations to all employees in the bargaining unit.

ARTICLE 7

NON-DISCRIMINATION

The parties agree that they will comply with all State and Federal statutes regarding discrimination.


ARTICLE 8

HOURS OF WORK

The work week is defined as five eight (8) hour work days, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., with a one-half (1/2) hour meal period and two (2) 15 minute breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The work day may be modified to conform to the work day in the municipality of assignment.

OVERTIME - Overtime at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2x) times will be paid under the following circumstances:

a. For all hours worked after the completion of forty (40) hours in one work week.

b. For all hours worked on a Sunday or designated County holiday.

c. For all hours worked on a Saturday, provided that Saturday is not a part of the employees' regular work week.

d. Sick Leave time and Personal Days are specifically excluded for the purpose of computing overtime compensation. All other leave days are to be included in the computation of overtime pay.

e. Any employee who leaves his/her work station and is required to return to work from his/her home shall be compensated with a guarantee of three (3) hours work upon the employees' return to his/her work location for the call-in work assignment. No employee will be paid less than a three (3) hour period at the applicable rate at the time of call-in.
    f. Except during emergency circumstances, all overtime and compensatory time shall be authorized by management in advance.

    g. At the request of the employee and with the prior approval of the Department Head, an employee may receive compensatory time instead of a cash payment at the applicable rate. Compensatory time must be used during the calendar year in which it was earned, unless the compensatory time is earned in December or if through no fault of his/her own, is denied the use of compensatory time in a timely manner. Under the above circumstances, compensatory time will carry over into the next year. Under no circumstances shall compensatory time be converted to cash payments.
    ARTICLE 9

    REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION

    All Construction Officials and Assistant Construction Officials employed by Ocean County shall have the following credentials:




    1. HHS technical license in any one of the four disciplines - electrical, building, plumbing or fire protection.

    2. Sub-Code license in any one of the four disciplines.

    3. Construction Officials’ license.


    ARTICLE 10

    SENIORITY

    A. Seniority, which is defined as continuous, unbroken service with the Employer, will be given consideration by the Employer with respect to promotions, however, service will be considered broken for the purpose of this clause, if an employee who has served continuously with the employer for at least one (1) year:
        1. Should resign his/her position and not be rehired by said Employer within three (3) months of said resignation.

        2. Should an employee retire.

        3. Should an employee suffer a validated dismissal.

        4. Should an employee request and receive a voluntary transfer out of the bargaining unit or out of the work force of the Board.

        5. Should an employee be absent without leave for more than five (5) days except for extenuating circumstances.
    B. Vacations - Whenever more than one employee requests vacation at a job location at any particular time, the Board shall endeavor to honor all vacations as requested. However, when vacations cannot be granted to all employees requesting vacations for a particular period, the employees with the greatest seniority shall be granted their vacation first. No employee will be permitted to take a vacation during the peak period of work for his/her department. Peak periods will be designated by the administration each year.

    ARTICLE 11

    HOLIDAYS

    Each full-time employee covered by this Agreement shall enjoy the following holidays with pay, to be observed on the dates specified each January by the Board of Chosen Freeholders:



    New Year’s Day Labor Day
    Martin Luther King Day Columbus Day
    Lincoln's Birthday Veteran's Day
    Washington's Birthday Election Day
    Good Friday Thanksgiving Day
    Memorial Day Thanksgiving Friday
    Independence Day Christmas Day

    The County will comply in granting a holiday whenever the Board of Chosen Freeholders takes an official action to declare an extra holiday.

    ARTICLE 12

    LONGEVITY PAY

    Longevity Pay for all classified permanent employees covered by this Agreement will be based upon the schedule set forth below:

    7 years 3.0% of base salary
    12 years 4.6% of base salary
    17 years 5.7% of base salary
    22 years 6.5% of base salary
    27 years 7.3% of base salary
    32 years 8.0% of base salary
    ARTICLE 13

    BEREAVEMENT PROVISION

    All employees shall have up to three (3) days in the event of the death of a spouse, common-law spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandchild, uncle or aunt of the employee; and any other member of the immediate household. One (1) day leave will be given to attend the funeral services of a spouse's aunt, uncle or grandparent.

    Such leave will not be taken until the immediate supervisor is notified of the instance of bereavement. The Employer may require proof of loss of a decedent whenever such requirement appears reasonable. Bereavement leave is specifically provided to allow eligible employees time to make necessary arrangements and attend funeral services. Therefore, bereavement leave must include one of the following days:


    Date of death

    Any day of viewing

    Date of interment

    Day of religious or memorial service



    In no event shall any part of bereavement leave occur more than fifteen (15) days from the date of death. Abuse of the Bereavement Provision shall be cause for disciplinary action.
    ARTICLE 14

    HOSPITAL, SURGICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL, PRESCRIPTION AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS

    All members covered by this bargaining unit and working thirty-two and one-half (32.5) hours or more shall be permitted to enroll in health benefits two (2) months from their date of hire.

    A. The County of Ocean currently provides medical coverage to County employees through the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program as supplemented by the NJ Local Prescription Drug Program and Chapter 88 P. L. 1974, as amended by Chapter 436 P. L. 1981. The parties recognize that the State Health Benefits Program is subject to changes enacted by the State of New Jersey that may either increase or decrease benefits including re-establishing the benchmark threshold. Qualified retirees shall be provided health insurance benefits in a manner consistent to those afforded to active employees, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 88, P. L. 1974 as the same may be amended from time to time.

    B. The County shall not change the health insurance coverages referred to in paragraph A except for a plan that is equivalent or better. Provided, however, that the parties expressly recognize that the components of HMO plans are changed periodically by the plan providers and that the County has no control over or any obligations regarding such changes.

    C. An eligible employee may change his/her coverage from traditional type of coverage to the PPO or to an HMO, or vice versa, only during the announced open enrollment period for each year after having been enrolled in the former plan for a minimum of one (1) full year. Regardless of this election, employees are specifically ineligible for any deductible reimbursement.

    D. When a member from this bargaining unit is granted the privilege of a leave of absence without pay for illness, health coverage will continue at County expense for the balance of the calendar month in which the leave commences plus up to three (3) additional calendar months next following the month in which the leave commences. After that time has elapsed, if necessary, coverage for an additional period of eighteen (18) months may be purchased by the employee under the C.O.B.R.A. plan.

    In the case of consecutive leaves of absence without pay, it is understood and agreed that the responsibilities of the County to pay for benefits remains limited to the original period of up to four (4) months.



    ARTICLE 15

    PERSONAL LEAVE

    Each employee may be eligible for three (3) days Personal Leave, which may be used for personal business which cannot be conducted after the work day. The employee must have the permission of his/her immediate supervisor before Personal Leave can be taken and Personal Leave time shall not be accumulative.
    ARTICLE 16

    VACATION TIME

    Vacation leave will be granted to each full-time employee in hours on the following basis:

    1. For an employee with no more than twelve (12) months of service...one (1) day, in hours, for each calendar month employed.

    2. For an employee who has served one (1) year and one (1) day up to a total of four (4) years...twelve (12) working days, in hours, per year.

    3. For an employee who has served four (4) years and one (1) day up to eleven (11) years...fifteen (15) working days, in hours, per year.

    4. For an employee who has served eleven (11) years and one (1) day up to nineteen (19) years...twenty (20) working days, in hours, per year.

    5. For an employee who has served nineteen (19) years and one (1) day...twenty-five (25) working days, in hours, per year.

    New full-time employees, both provisional and permanent, shall earn, but are not permitted to use, vacation leave during the first three months of employment. Employees who are not retained at the conclusion of the three month period shall not be entitled to any leave accumulated during that time.

    Each employee shall be informed of his/her Vacation Time through utilization of the County's computer system. Any employee leaving the service of the County shall have unused vacation leave paid to him/her on a pro-rated basis. If separation of service occurs, unearned vacation leave used will be deducted from the employee's last pay along with any other unearned time that the employee has utilized.
    ARTICLE 17

    SICK LEAVE

    Sick Leave shall accumulate at the rate of one and one-quarter (1 1/4) days per month in the first year of service, commencing on the first month or major portion thereof from day of hire. It is assumed that the employee shall remain in the service of the County for the remainder of the calendar year, and the total number of sick days, pro-rated, shall be credited to the employee. If separation occurs before the end of the year and more Sick Leave has been taken than appropriated on a pro-rated basis, the per diem rate of pay for the excess days shall be deducted from the final pay. Sick Leave shall accumulate from year to year with an additional fifteen (15) days credited to the employee at the beginning of each successive calendar year. Days lost due to injury or illness arising out of or caused by County employment for which the employee has a claim for Worker's Compensation shall not be charged to Sick Leave. Paid holidays occurring during a period of Sick Leave shall not be chargeable to Sick Leave.

    Employees in this bargaining unit are also eligible for coverage under the County's reimbursement for unused Sick Leave at Retirement Policy. This policy provides for reimbursement for unused sick days at retirement on the basis of one-half (1/2) pay for each earned and unused sick day to a maximum of $15,000. Employees are responsible for following all of the conditions and controls of this policy and all pertinent forms must be submitted to the Department of Employee Relations at least sixty (60) days prior to the date retirement commences. Employees have a choice of selecting either a lump sum payment or payments spread over a three-year period.

    ARTICLE 18

    SICK LEAVE BUY-BACK PROGRAM

    Purpose: The purpose of the Sick Leave Buy Back Program is to encourage employees to make judicious use of their annual sick leave allotment by providing a financial incentive.

    Eligibility: In order to participate in this Program, an employee must satisfy all of the following conditions:
        1. Must be an active employee of the County of Ocean or on an approved leave of absence without pay.

        2. Must not be in calendar year of retirement.

        3. Must have been employed by the County of Ocean not less than five (5) full years at the time of application.

        4. Must be credited with at least four hundred eighty (480) hours of earned and unused sick leave on December 31st of the year preceding the year during which payments will be made.

        5. Must have used not more than fifty-six (56) hours of sick leave during the calendar year which concludes on December 31st of the year preceding the year during which payments will be made.




    How the Program Works:

    1. During January of each year, an eligible employee may request in writing (on a form designed for that purpose) that he/she be compensated for between thirty-two (32) and sixty-four (64) hours (inclusive) of earned and unused sick leave.

    2. Compensation shall be computed at the rate of sixty-five percent (65%) of the daily base wage on the date of application times the number of hours to be surrendered. Payment in the form of a payroll adjustment, subject to all appropriate deductions, shall be made on or about May 15th each year.

    3. Employees who either do not qualify for this Program or choose not to participate in it shall continue to earn, use and accumulate sick leave in accordance with New Jersey Department of Personnel rules and regulations.

    ARTICLE 19

    VISION CARE

    Vision Care benefits will be afforded to all members of the bargaining unit in accordance with the provisions set forth in the "Guidelines for Ocean County Vision Service Plan”.

    ARTICLE 20

    SEVERABILITY

    If any part, clause, portion or article of this Agreement is subsequently deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, such clause, portion or article may be deleted and the remainder of the Agreement not so affected shall continue in full force and effect absent the affected clause.
    ARTICLE 21

    MISCELLANEOUS

    Present policy with respect to vehicles will continue. Members of this bargaining unit will be reimbursed for gasoline purchased for use in County vehicles, subject to presentation of proper receipts. This policy applies only to emergency situations. Tolls are not reimbursable.
    ARTICLE 22

    PRODUCTIVITY

    The Association agrees that it will cooperate with the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders and its agents in any productivity programs adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders concerning members of this bargaining unit. The Association agrees that it supports and will cooperate with all efforts of the Board of Chosen Freeholders to increase and improve productivity among members of this bargaining unit.


    ARTICLE 23

    WORK RULES

    The Board of Chosen Freeholders may at its discretion adopt work rules for the efficient and orderly operation of its respective departments. The bargaining agent will be given a copy of any work rules fifteen (15) work days prior to the imposition of those rules and the bargaining agent will be required to make any consultative comments it may have no later than ten (10) work days after receipt of the proposed work rules. The Board of Chosen Freeholders will consider the comments of the bargaining agent but the final adoption of the work rules will be a decision of the Board of Chosen Freeholders and the implementation of the work rules document will be left to the discretion of the Board of Chosen Freeholders and the County Administrator.
    ARTICLE 24
    CLOTHING MAINTENANCE

    Effective October 1, 2002 members in this Association shall receive the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per annum for the care and maintenance of their uniforms. Said monies will be disbursed on or about October 1st of each year throughout the term of this Agreement.

    ARTICLE 25

    FAMILY DENTAL PLAN

    After the first of the month following three (3) full months of employment, members of this bargaining unit shall be eligible for a Family Dental Plan.

    The Family Dental Plan will be made available to eligible employees, spouses and children to age 19. The maximum total cost for services per patient per benefit year is limited to $1,000. There will be a $25.00 deductible per patient per benefit year, to be paid by the employee, for up to the first three members of each family. However, this deductible is not applicable to preventive and diagnostic services as described below:

    Preventive and diagnostic
    (x-rays, cleaning, check-up, etc.). . . . . . 100%

    Treatment and therapy
    (Fillings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……………… 80%

    Prosthodontics and periodontics,
    inlays, caps and crowns,
    oral surgery (ambulatory) . . . . . . . . . . …….. 50%

    Orthodontics
    (limited to $800. per patient
    over a 5 year period) . . . . . . . . . . . . ………… 50%
    ARTICLE 26

    DISABILITY PLAN

    All employees covered by this Agreement are eligible for coverage under the County's existing sixty (60) day disability plan. All of the conditions and controls under the plan are applicable to these employees.
    ARTICLE 27

    WORK PERFORMANCE

    All employees covered by this Agreement will be expected to perform all duties as assigned by their supervisor. This shall include, but not be limited to, the specific functions and duties enumerated in their individual job descriptions and any other such functions which may be assigned from time to time by their supervisors or through Employer work rules, personnel regulations or other regulations. It is also recognized and agreed that employees in this bargaining unit recognize the authority of the Board to promulgate and implement work performance standards in accordance with the dictates and authority resident in the Board.
    ARTICLE 28

    PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

    The Employer reserves the right to establish a performance evaluation system and to conduct the performance evaluations of all personnel covered by this Agreement. Performance evaluations will be conducted by the appropriate supervisor and the employee will be provided with a copy of his/her performance evaluation.

    Any employee who wishes to discuss his/her performance evaluation with the appropriate supervisor shall contact the appropriate supervisor for an appointment for such discussion.
    ARTICLE 29

    FULLY BARGAINED CLAUSE

    The parties agree that they have fully bargained and agreed upon all terms and conditions of employment that were or could have been the subject of negotiations. This Agreement represents and incorporates the complete and final understanding and settlement by the parties of all bargainable issues which were or could have been the subject of negotiations. There shall be no new negotiations on any such matters during the term of this Agreement.

    ARTICLE 30

    SALARY

    A. Effective April 1, 2002, members of the Association covered by this Agreement shall receive a salary increase of three and one-half percent (3.5%), applied to their March 31, 2002 base salary.

    B. Effective April 1, 2003, members of the Association covered by this Agreement shall receive a salary increase of three and one-half percent (3.5%), applied to their March 31, 2003 base salary.
        C. Effective April 1, 2004, members of the Association covered by this Agreement shall receive a salary increase of three and one-half percent (3.5%), applied to their March 31, 2004 base salary.

        D. A 16% (sixteen percent) base pay (including Sub-Code Stipend) differential between salaried Construction Inspection Officials and HHS Construction Inspection/Sub-Code Officials shall be maintained. A 10% (ten percent) base pay differential between salaried Assistant Construction Inspection Officials and HHS Construction Sub-Code Officials shall be maintained.


    ARTICLE 31

    DURATION

    The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall become effective on April 1, 2005, except for those Articles which contain specific dates to the contrary, and shall continue in full force and effect until March 31, 2008, or until execution of a successor Agreement.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be signed and attested to this day of 2005.

    FOR THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS
    ATTEST:


    ____________________ ________________________
    Daniel Hennessy Joseph H. Vicari
    Clerk of the Board Freeholder Director


    ATTEST: FOR THE ASSOCIATION




    ____________________ ________________________
    Charles Lasky




    ________________________
    Anthony Avello


    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    ARTICLE NAME PAGE

    1 PURPOSE 1

    2 RECOGNITION OF THE ASSOCIATION 1

    3 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 1 - 2

    4 NO STRIKE CLAUSE 2 - 3

    5 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 3 - 6

    6 EMPLOYEE MANUALS 6

    7 NON-DISCRIMINATION 6

    8 HOURS OF WORK 7

    9 REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION 7 - 8

    10 SENIORITY 8

    11 HOLIDAYS 8 - 9

    12 LONGEVITY PAY 9

    13 BEREAVEMENT PROVISION 9 - 10

    14 HOSPITAL, SURGICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL,
    PRESCRIPTION AND RETIREMENT
    BENEFITS 10

    15 PERSONAL LEAVE 11

    16 VACATION TIME 11

    17 SICK LEAVE 11 - 12

    18 SICK LEAVE BUY-BACK PROGRAM 12 - 13

    19 VISION CARE 13

    20 SEVERABILITY 13

    21 MISCELLANEOUS 13

    22 PRODUCTIVITY 13

    23 WORK RULES 14

    TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)

    ARTICLE NAME PAGE


    24 CLOTHING MAINTENANCE 14

    25 FAMILY DENTAL PLAN 14

    26 DISABILITY PLAN 15

    27 WORK PERFORMANCE 15

    28 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 15

    29 FULLY BARGAINED CLAUSE 15

    30 SALARY 15 - 16

    31 DURATION 16











































    AGREEMENT


    BETWEEN


    THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS


    AND


    SUPERVISORY CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION OFFICIALS


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    APRIL 1, 2005 - MARCH 31, 2008



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    MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT




    It is understood and agreed that in the event Anthony Avello resigns his
        position as a Construction Official/Building and Fire Inspector, that he is eligible

        for standard reimbursement, as provided for in the unused Sick Leave at

        Retirement Policy delineated in Article 17 – Sick Leave of the current collective

        bargaining contract covering the period April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2008.



    ___________________________
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        Ocean County Construction
        Official’s Association


    _____________________
    Attest

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    Keith J. Goetting, Director
    Employee Relations




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    Dated










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