COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER CITY
AND
GLOUCESTER CITY POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
JANUARY 1, 2013 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017
Prepared by:
David J. DeFillippo, Esq.
Detzky, Hunter & DeFillippo
33 North Bridge Street
Somerville, N.J. 08876
and
45 Court Street
Freehold, N.J. 07728
Attorneys for Gloucester City SOA Local #40a
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PreambleArticle I Legal Reference Pg. 2
Article II Recognition Pg. 3
Article III Employee Rights Pg. 4
Article IV Vacations Pg. 5
Earned Vacations
Number of Hours
Schedule Vacations
Reschedule Vacations
Pay During Vacations
Article V Leave of Absence, Sick Leave & Other Leave Pg. 7
Military Leave
Leave Because of Death
Sick Leave
Number of Hours
Accumulation of Sick Leave
Personal Hours
Article VI Other Benefits Pg. 11
Legal Expense
Police Technical Schools
Reimbursement of Expenses
Rates
Terms and Conditions of Reimbursement
Expenses
Other Assignments
Article VII Hours of Work and Overtime Pg. 14
Hours of Work
Tours of Duty
Recall to Duty
Work Schedule
Permanent Shift Changes
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Article VIII Compensation Pg. 15
Special Compensation
Overtime
Overtime Rate
Time of Payment
Method of Payment
Outside Work
Article IX Base Salary Pg. 16
Article X Definitions Pg. 17
Full Time Employee
Appropriation Unit
Accredited Representative
Officers
Members of the Family
School
Emergency
Article XI Grievance Adjustment Procedure Pg. 18
Procedure
Compensation of Expenses for Impartial Hearing
Compensation of Time, Changes and
Conditions of this Agreement
Article XII Court Appearance Pg. 20
Article XIII Retention of Benefits Pg. 21
Article XIV Separability and Savings Pg. 22
Article XV Medical Expenses Pg. 23
Article XVI Clothing Replacement/Maintenance Allowance Pg. 26
Article XVII Other Items Pg. 27
Article XVIII Signatures Pg. 28
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PREAMBLE
This Agreement made and entered into in Gloucester City, New Jersey, between the CITY OF GLOUCESTER CITY, in the County of Camden, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as “City”, and the Superior Officers Association, under PBA LOCAL NO. 40a, hereinafter referred to as the “SOA”
WITNESS TO:
WHEREAS, the City and the SOA recognize and declare that providing quality police protection for the City is their mutual aim; and
WHEREAS, the City has an obligation, pursuant to Chapter 303, Public Laws of 1968 to negotiate with the SOA as the representative of employees hereinafter designated with respect to the terms and conditions of employment; and,
WHEREAS, the parties have reached certain understandings which they desire to confirm in this Agreement. In consideration of the following mutual covenants, it is hereby agreed as follows:
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ARTICLE I
LEGAL REFERENCE
A. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter the authority conferred by law, ordinance, resolution or administrative code and Police Department Rules and Regulations upon any city official or in any way abridge or reduce authority. This agreement shall be construed as requiring City officials to follow the terms contained herein, to the extent that they are applicable in the exercise of the responsibilities conferred upon them by law.
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any Police Officer such rights as he may have under any other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to Police Officer hereunder shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere.
C. If any provisions of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to any employee or group of employees is held to be contrary to law, then such provisions or application shall not be deemed valid and subsisting except to the extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications shall continue in full force and effect.
D. The provisions of this Agreement shall be subject to and subordinate to and shall not annul or modify existing applicable provisions of state and local laws except as such particular provisions of this contract modify existing local laws.
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ARTICLE II
RECOGNITION
The City hereby recognizes the SOA as the sole and exclusive
representative of all supervisory members of the Police
Department, excluding the Chief of Police and the Deputy Chief of Police for the purpose of collective negotiations with respect to terms and conditions of employment.
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ARTICLE III
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
A. Pursuant to Chapter 303, Public Laws 1968, the City hereby agrees that every Police Officer, upon promotion to Sergeant, Lieutenant or other supervisory position shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the SOA and its affiliates for the purpose of engaging in collective negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid, of the state of New Jersey. The City undertakes and agrees that, it shal1 not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any policeman in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Chapter 303, Public Laws 1968, or other laws of New Jersey or the Constitution of New Jersey and the United States; that it shall not discriminate against any policeman with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his membership in the SOA and its affiliates, collective negotiations with the City, or his institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement, or otherwise, with respect to any terms or conditions of employment.
B. Elected representatives of the SOA shall be permitted time off to attend negotiating sessions, grievance sessions, meeting of the joint SOA Management Committee, and all necessary Meetings and Conventions, provided the efficiency of the department is not affected, as determined by the Chief. The SOA representative shall be relieved from his tour of duty to attend meetings as necessary. Such time off shall be limited to one (1) officer not to exceed two (2) days per month to represent SOA Local #40a. This will not affect convention leave as established by past practices and established ordinances and laws.
C. A police officer shall have the right to inspect his personnel files on reasonable notice and at reasonable times, provided a designated superior officer is present at the time of inspection.
D. The City agrees to notify the individual police officer if any material derogatory to the police officer is placed in her personnel jacket.
E. The union will be notified of any disciplinary action pending against any of its members. Should a disciplinary action not be appealable through the N.J. Department of Personnel as a Minor Action it shall be appealable only through the Grievance Procedures as set forth in this agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
VACATIONS
A. Vacations
1. Earned Vacations
Officers shall be entitled to vacations based upon the length of time employed as herein-after provided.
2. Number of Hours
a. Officers who have completed three (3) years but not more than eleven (11) years of service shall be granted 180 hours of vacation leave.
b. Officers who have completed eleven (11) years but not more than nineteen (19) years of service shall be granted 240 hours of vacation leave.
c. Officers who have completed nineteen (19) years but not more than twenty-three (23) years of service shall be granted 300 hours of vacation leave.
d. Officers who have completed twenty-three (23) years or more of service shall be granted 360 hours of vacation leave.
3. Schedule Vacations
The Chief of Police shall allot vacation periods to assure orderly operation and adequate continuous service. Vacation will be granted, so far as possible, in accordance with the desires of the officers in the order of their seniority in rank. Vacation time may be utilized on an hourly basis.
4. Reschedule Vacations
Officers shall take their vacation at the scheduled time; however, different periods of vacation may be taken if mutually acceptable to the Chief of Police and the officer. If there is no agreement on a mutually acceptable rescheduled vacation time and the officer is required by the Chief to work during his vacation time, then in additional to the usual pay, the officer will received vacation pay in lieu of vacation time.
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5. Pay During Vacation
The vacations shall be granted at annual salary rates.
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ARTICLE V
LEAVE OF ABSENCE, SICK LEAVE AND OTHER LEAVE
A. Leave of Absence
1. Military Leave
a. When an officer is a member of the National Guard, Air National Guard, or a reserve unit of any of the Armed Forces of the United States, and is required to engage in field training and to attend meetings, they shall be granted a military leave of absence with pay for the period of such training or meeting. Such paid leave of absence shall not affect his vacation.
b. When an officer has been called to active duty or inducted into the military, air or naval forces of the United States, he shall be granted an indefinite leave of absence without pay and his seniority shall continue for the duration of such military service. Such officers must be reinstated without loss of privileges or seniority, provided the officer receives an honorable discharge and reports for duty with the City within ninety (90) days following his honorable discharge from the military service.
2. Leave Because of Death
In the case of the death of a member of an officer's family, time off, necessary to arrange for the funeral and to attend the service shall be granted. This time period shall be calculated from the day of death until two days after the day of burial, not to exceed five (5) working days or sixty (60) hours, with pay at the established annual salary, shall be granted.
An Officer will receive five (5) days off for the death of a spouse, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, child, step-child and grand-child.
An officer will receive time off for all other family members as covered by the City of Gloucester City Employee manual.
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B. Sick Leave
1. Number of Hours
An officer is entitled to 180 hours of paid sick leave which shall be granted each year from the date of hire. Sick time may be utilized on an hourly basis.
2. Accumulation of Sick Leave
a. Sick leave shall accumulate during each year of service to retirement (twenty-five (25) years or more).
b. When an Officer retires, the Officer shall receive a lump sum payment at 100% of all accumulated sick time, up to a maximum of 1096 hours. This clause shall not apply to Officers hired on or after January 1, 2014.
c. Any employee who has accumulated a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours of sick time, may at the end of the year request payment for up to 180 hours of time which exceeds the minimum. Such request must be made by December 15th of any year and will be payable in the first pay in February of the succeeding year. All payments will be made on the basis of an hour’s pay calculated by dividing the annual salary by 2080 hours. This clause shall not apply to Officers hired on or after January 1, 2014.
d. Beginning in 2006, an officer beginning his twentieth (20th) year and who has accumulated in excess of 1096 hours, may request payment for up to 100 hours of the excess accumulated time. This request must be made by August 1st of any year and will be payable in the first pay of December. All payments will be made on the basis of an hour’s pay calculated by dividing the annual salary by 2080 hours. This payment shall be in addition to any payment made under Article V, section B(2)(c). This clause shall not apply to Officers hired on or after January 1, 2014.
e. Additionally, the parties' past practice and custom of permitting
Officers to be compensated for unused vacation leave shall not apply to those Officers hired on or after January 1, 2014.
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C. Other Leave
1. Each employee will receive twenty-four (24) personal hours, non-accumulative. No more than one employee per shift may be off on a personal day. If more than one employee per shift requests the same day off then the decision will be based on seniority. For scheduling purposes each employee will notify the Chief of Police at least one scheduled shift in advance of his intention to use PERSONAL time. Personal time may be used in an hour by hour basis.
D. Separation Pay Based on Service Longevity
For purposes of this Article, one (1) month separation pay shall consist of one hundred sixty (160) hours pay at the employee's base rate.
1. Should the City decide to exercise its managerial prerogative in
such a fashion that the Gloucester City Police Department
should be abolished, merged, absorbed within another agency,
or cease to operate as a separate entity unto itself during the
contract term, the following shall apply:
a. Each Officer covered under the terms of this
Agreement shall be entitled to one (1) month's
separation pay for each three (3) months of
service. Employees shall be given credit for
prior months employed provided that such
credit shall not exceed thirty-six (36) months
separation pay. Employees shall be allowed
a maximum of thirty-six (36) months
longevity credit. This benefit shall be paid
in one (1) check on the Officer's last day of
service. The City agrees to maintain all
medical benefits for a period of one (1) year
from the Officer's date of separation.
2. Any Officer who is terminated by the City for just cause after a
disciplinary hearing - and the exhaustion of all avenues of appeal
thereof - shall not be entitled to any separation pay provided
hereunder.
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E. Any employee who sustains work-related injury or illness shall continue to receive full pay for a maximum of one (1) year. Any payments which the employee receives under the Workers' Compensation Act shall either be remitted to the City or used as an offset to full salary payments. Such absences shall not be charged against the employee's accumulated sick leave. An employee's return to work in a light duty capacity shall extend the one (1) year period referred to above, unless said Officer's return to work is less than eight (8) consecutive weeks in duration. In the event an employee's return to work in a light duty capacity is for at least eight (8) consecutive weeks and is, thereafter, unable to continue to perform in said capacity, the one (1) year period referred to above shall commence anew.
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ARTICLE VI
OTHER BENEFITS
A. Legal Expense
1. If an officer is charged with a violation of the law as a result of acts committed by him in the course of performing his duties, the City shall select an attorney to provide legal services to defend him prior to the hearings, which attorney shall be reasonably satisfactory to the officer.
2. Provision: whenever any civil action brought against an employee covered by this Agreement for the employee's reliance on a warrant executed by a judicial official, the City of Gloucester shall defray all costs of defending such action, if any, including attorney’s fees, and shall pay any adverse judgment, save harmless, and protect such person from any financial loss resulting therefrom.
3. The City will provide a contribution toward the Legal Defense Fund of the SOA in each year of the contract beginning in January 1998. Such payment will be made upon an invoice from the association.
B. Police Training programs
l. Any officer attending a Police Training Program recognized by the New Jersey Police Training Commission, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other recognized training organization, shall be compensated straight time pay while attending the course, as approved by the Chief of Police.
2. Each officer shall be allowed to request attendance up to two training courses per year of his choice subject to the approval of the Chief and the availability of funds.
3. The City of Gloucester agrees to pay for Tuition, Books and College fees through the use of purchase orders. Said purchase order will be issued upon the presentation of a notice of registration and receipts for Tuition, Books and College fees with a memorandum. The course shall be considered successfully completed with a grade of “C” or above.
4. No officer under any section of this article shall be compensated for any courses which pertain to the attainment of any advanced degree (Master's, Ph.D.) unless specifically assigned to attend by the City.
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5. If the course is not successfully completed with a grade of a “C” or above then the City will be entitled to reimbursement from the employee at the rate of $50.00 per week from the employee’s pay up to the total amount expended for all Tuition, Books and College fees. Such deduction will begin immediately upon notification of the City by the employee that the employee has failed to successfully complete the course.
6. Proof of successful completion of the course with a grade of “C” or better must be submitted by the employee to the Chief of Police and Payroll Office no later than 60 days after completion of the course. Failure to submit documentation of successful completion of the course with a “C” or better within 60 days of completion of the course will be considered as proof that the employee failed to complete the course successfully, as defined above, and the City will begin payroll deductions according to the procedures listed in paragraph 4 of this section. No employee will be entitled to reimbursement for College expenses as listed in paragraph 3 during the period that there is an outstanding balance for non-successful completion of a course.
7. Should an employee terminate employment with the City or if the City discharges the employee then the ful1 amount of any funds due to not successfully completing a course of study by an employee will be deducted from the employee’s final pay.
8. Any officer leaving the City prior to the twentieth (20) year of service, within a year after payment of tuition for a course successfully completed shall have the amount paid in the tuition deducted from their final paycheck and be liable to the City for any balance due. Such reimbursements shall be due back from any officer leaving the City prior to their 20th year of service up to five years after the completion of the course. The amount due shal1 be prorated according to how many years have passed since the completion of the course. (Within 2 years – 80%, 3 years – 60%, 4 years – 40%, 5 years – 20%). This section shall not be applicable in the event of retirement on a special, age and service, or disability pension through the PFRS.
9. Beginning in 2004 the City agrees to put into the
base pay of each officer an education bonus of $350.00 dollars provided that the officer has obtained one of the following certifications:
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1) MOI Instructor
2) West Point Command School
3) FTO Instructor
4) Firearms Instructor
5) Radar Operator Instructor
6) Executive Institute Training program
7) L.E.E.D.S.
Furthermore the SOA agrees that a newly appointed member will have ninety (90) days to acquire at least one of the above certifications. If the new member fails to complete the certification he shall remain at the probationary pay rate until such time as the certification is obtained.
C. Reimbursement of Expenses
1. Rates
a. Meal expenses shall be paid for by the City at the rate of ten ($1O.OO) dollars per meal while the officer is attending Police Training at a police academy or other institution to which the officer has been ordered or authorized to attend by the Chief.
b. Mileage expenses shall be paid for at the rate of twenty-five ($0.25) cents per mile, when such transportation is necessary and has not been otherwise provided by the City. Such mileage shall be computed to and from the City’s Police Headquarters.
c. No reimbursement will be granted when the expenses are directly related to officers attending college courses for credits, unless assigned there by the Chief.
2. Other Assignments: Meals and mileage expenses shall also be paid to any officer while on any official assignment, including an overtime assignment for the Department, when an official car is not available and when the Mayor or his designee so determines.
D. Light Duty Assignments
Officers who have been medically cleared to perform modified (i.e. light) duty shall return to work and perform such tasks directed by the Chief of Police consistent with said medical clearance, which shall be provided by the Officer's treating physician or a physician designated by the City.
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ARTICLE VII
HOURS OF WORK
A. Officers shall work in accordance with schedules posted by the Chief of Police. The Officer’s tour of duty shall consist of his duty assignment. Completion of said duty assignment (i.e. normal workday, training, school, special assignment, etc.) shall constitute the completion of his/her tour of duty, provided that said duty assignment is at least 6 hours in duration.
B. Permanent Shift Changes: No permanent shift changes will be made from October 1st to January 1st, unless mutually agreed upon or in the case of an emergency.
C. In the event of recall to duty for any reason, an employee shall be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) hours pay at a rate of time and one-half (1.5) the regular rate of pay.
D. A minimum of five (5) days notice shall be given to any Officer prior to that Officer’s tour of duty when their schedule is being changed. If the Officer’s schedule is changed within the five days, that Officer will be paid at a time and one half rate for the time worked outside his normally scheduled tour of duty, unless an emergency is declared by the Mayor.
E. All members of the SOA shall attend a monthly “staff meeting” which will be scheduled at the discretion of the Chief of Police for the purpose of identifying current problem areas or for the implementation or review of policy and procedure.
F. Outside work. Outside work performed by officers will be billed through the City and paid to the officers pursuant to the current rate set forth in the current City Ordinance.
G. Any member attending a mandatory staff meeting, while otherwise off-duty, shall be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1.5) times his/her regular rate of pay for actual time spent at said meetings.
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ARTICLE VIII
COMPENSATION
A. Overtime Pay
1. Rate: Overtime shall be paid to all officers at an hourly rate of one and one-half (1.5) times the regular rate.
2. Time of Payment: Payment for overtime shall where practical, be included in the salary check due the officer next pay day after the overtime is recorded with the City Treasurer. In any event the City sha1l make a reasonable effort to pay overtime within fifteen (15) days of notification.
B. Method of payment: The City will divide the officer’s established salary by the appropriate number of pay dates in each year of the contract on a weekly basis. The hourly rate shall be the Officer's established salary divided by 2080 hours.
C. Outside Work: Outside or side work performed by
City police officers will be billed through the City and paid to the officers at their established overtime rate on the next salary check due to the officer.
D. All overtime will be distributed in a fair and equitable manner.
E. In the event the City declares an emergency and closes city offices, the City agrees to pay those officers working at an overtime rate of time and one half (1.5) their regular salary for the remainder of the day.
ARTICLE IX
BASE SALARY
Each step of the parties' salary schedule shall be increased by 2% for each year of this Agreement, as reflective in Appendix A (applicable to Officers hired prior to January 1, 2014) and Appendix B (applicable to Officers hired on or after January 1, 2014). Any Officer who is separated from employment after December 31, 2012 shall receive a prorated back pay.
A Probationary Sergeant is defined as a Sergeant who has less than ninety (90) days in grade or who has failed to comply with Article VI, Section B(9) of this agreement.
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ARTICLE XI
DEFINITIONS
A. Full-time Employees: Full-time employees are all regular full-time Patrolmen, Detectives and Officers employed by the City in the Police Department who shall be subject to twenty-four (24) hours duty per day, which duty include Sunday and holidays.
B. Appropriate unit: The appropriate unit is defined only as full-time employees of the Police Department.
C. Accredited Representative: The accredited representative of the employees in the Unit is the Superior Officers Association, under the New Jersey PBA Local No. 40a.
D. Officers: Officers are defined as full-time uniformed employees of the Police Department, including members of the Detective Bureau.
E. Members of the Family: This is to run in accordance with the police Department Rules and Regulations.
F. School: School is defined as any institution under the
control and supervision of, or approved and licensed by, the New Jersey Department of Education.
G. Emergency: An emergency shall be defined as follows: “In the event of natural disaster or the existence of conditions which in the sole discretion of the Mayor, or in his absence, the Emergency Management Coordinator, create a threat to property, person or public welfare.”
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ARTICLE XII
GRIEVANCE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
A. Procedure: The procedure for adjusting grievances shall provide the officer with full opportunity for presentation of his grievance and for the participation of the SOA representatives. Should a dispute arise between the City, the SOA and any member officer as to the meaning, application or operation of any provision of the Agreement, such dispute or difference shall be presented by any one of the parties within no more than fifteen (15) days from the time the same arose, and settled in the manner prescribed herein. The procedure hereby established, unless by mutual consent changed or waived in part, or entirely, shall be as follows:
STEP l: The appropriate SOA representatives or the aggrieved party, and the Head of the Department or his designee will attempt to reach a settlement of the dispute. If they fail to reach an agreement between themselves, the aggrieved party shall furnish a written statement of the grievance to the Department Head.
STEP 2: A member or members of the Grievance committee
designated by the SOA, and the Mayor shall attempt to settle the dispute within twenty (20) days of receipt of the written grievance. If no action is taken, or if a decision is not satisfactory to either party, the dissatisfied party will use Step 3.
STEP 3: (a) The dispute shall be submitted to the New Jersey State Public Employment Relations Commission for resolution.
(b) A member or members of the Grievance Committee designated by the SOA, and the Mayor; and a mediator/arbitrator assigned by the State Public Employment Relation Commission shall decide the dispute and their decision shall be final and binding. However, the aggrieved officer shall have the option of appealing the decision arrived at in step 3 above or of appealing directly to the Department of Civil Service.
B. Compensation and Expenses for Impartial Hearing: The reasonable compensation and expenses, if any, of a referee shall be borne equally by the City and the SOA, and the compensation and expenses of each party’s designee shall be borne by the designating party.
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C. Compensation of Time, Changes and Condition of this Agreement.
1. Whenever any act is required under this Article to be done or performed within a specified period of time, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays shall be excluded in the computation of such period.
2. Nothing in the procedures set forth in this Article shall be deemed to abrogate, modify or otherwise change any other part of this Agreement without the mutual consent of the parties hereto in writing.
3. The provisions of the Agreement requiring payment of any sum of money are subject to approval by the Municipal Council by ordinance. This Agreement is further subject to appropriations being available for any of the purposes herein-above mentioned, and if not available, the City agrees to exert its bona fide and lawful efforts to obtain such appropriations. This Agreement is also subject to the provisions of any State Law and Civil Service Rules and Regulations which shall prevail; however, only if they are inconsistent with this Agreement, and compliance with same is mandatory rather than permissive or discretionary.
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ARTICLE XIII
COURT APPEARANCE
For each Superior Court, Juvenile Court, Family Court or Civil Court, while otherwise off duty, each Officer covered by this Agreement shall be compensated eight (8) hours of pay at straight time rate.
For each off duty Municipal Court appearance, each Officer covered by this Agreement shall be paid for four (4) hours at straight time.
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ARTICLE XIV
RETENTION OF BENEFITS
The City agrees that all benefits, terms and conditions of employment relating to the status of members of the Gloucester City Police Department not covered by this Agreement, shall be maintained at not less than the highest standards in effect at the time of the commencement of collective negotiations leading to the execution of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE XV
SEPARABILITY AND SAVINGS
If any provisions of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to any employee or group of employees is held to be contrary to law, then such provision or application shall not be deemed valid and subsisting except to the extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications shall continue in full force and effect.
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ARTICLE XVI
MEDICAL EXPENSES
A. Members of the Gloucester City Police Department and their dependents shall be provided a Health Benefit Plan equal to or better than the current coverage or the State Health Benefit Plan at the time this agreement commenced.
During the course of this agreement the employee shall not be required to pay any monthly premium or portion thereof toward the basic health care coverage. The basic coverage shall mean that plan offered to all employees of the City through the health Plan in any year. The employee shall be responsible for any cost of an optional plan which the City may make available to them which is in excess of the cost of the base plan.
B. The City agrees to continue to provide family Dental, Optical and Prescription coverage with a City selected carrier for all employees. Said coverage shall not be less than:
1. Dental Coverage
Preventive (Type I)
Plan pays 100%
Plan Includes:
Oral Examination
Fluoride Treatment
Prophylasis
Space Maintainers
X-rays
Basic (Type II)
Plan pays 80% after applicable deductible*
Plan Includes:
Repairs to Dentures, Crowns and Bridges
Scaling and Root Planning
Root Canal Therapy
Fillings
Extractions
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Major (Type III)
Plan pays 50% after applicable deductible*
Plan Includes:
Crowns
Dentures
Bridge Work
Gingivectomy
Gingival Curettage
Periodontal Surgery
Orthodontia
Plan pays 50%
Plan includes:
Bonds and Appliances
Cephalometric X-Ray
Treatment Study Models
No deductible Type 1
*Deductible amount includes Types II and III: $25.00
Calendar year maximum includes Types I, II, III: $1,000.00
Lifetime maximum for Orthodontia: $500.00
2. Optical Coverage
Vision Examination $25.00
Single Vision Lenses $24.00
Bifocal Lenses $36.00
Trifocal Lenses $46.00
Lenticular Lenses $120.00
All types frames $20.00
Medically Required Contact Lenses $200.00
Elective Contact Lenses $75.00
Deductible for all causes $10.00
3. Prescription Coverage
Deductible: $10.00 per prescription or $5.00 for generic drugs.
C. The City agrees to provide the medical benefits of its employees to any member who retired or retired after January 1, 1985 with twenty (20) years of service to the City until such retiree obtains coverage elsewhere. All benefits currently enjoyed by members of this contract shall be vested upon retirement.
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D. The City agrees to retain Dental, Optical and Prescription Coverage for all officers and their dependants who shall retire after twenty-five (25) years of service provided the officer is of age fifty-two (52). If the officer is younger than fifty-two (52), the officer shall be permitted to purchase the covered benefits at one half of the cost to the City until he reaches the age of fifty-two (52), at which time the City shall pick up the cost of full coverage.
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ARTICLE XVII
CLOTHING REPLACEMENT/MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
A. All officers shall, at their own expense, purchase and maintain their duty uniforms as described by departmental policy.
B. If an officer has any part of his uniform damaged or destroyed in the line of duty, the City shall replace the damaged articles.
C. In addition to the above, the City shall purchase and furnish all officers with one (1) handgun, which shall be in excellent working condition. Said gun shall be returned to the City upon the termination of the officer’s employment.
D. Issued equipment such as handguns, holsters and belts, handcuffs and cases, night sticks, safety helmets, badges and mace, shall be purchased and supplied by the City. Such equipment, including handguns, if damaged in the line of duty shall be replaced. This shall be in addition to the annual allowance for each officer.
E. The City will replace each Officer’s bulletproof vest three months prior to the expiration date, at a maximum of five years. A priority list will be supplied by the SOA to designate the order in which each vest will be issued. The replacement vest shall be the highest quality available at the time to ensure the officer’s safety.
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ARTICLE XVIII
OTHER ITEMS
A. The City shall carry a policy insuring all employees covered by this Agreement from false arrest, and all other civil liabilities so that an employee is not held personally responsible.
B. Retroactive pay under this Agreement shall be paid to the employees covered by this Agreement within sixty (60) days after the final passage and publication of the Salary Ordinance of Gloucester City.
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ARTICLE XIX
This agreement shall be in full force and effective from January 1, 2013 through and including the 31st day of December 2017. If either party wishes to terminate, amend or otherwise modify the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the time of expiration, written notice shall be given to the other party not less than ninety (90) days prior to such expiration date. Collective negotiations on the terms of the new agreement shall commence no later than ten (10) days thereafter.
This agreement shall remain in full force and effect during collective negotiations between parties beyond the date of expiration set forth herein until the parties have mutually agreed on a new agreement.
Superior Officers Association City of Gloucester City
Gloucester City Policemen’s
Benevolent Association
Local #40a
_______________________________ ______________________________
Jason Flood William P. James
SOA President Mayor
_____________________________
Jack Lipsett
City Administrator
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