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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/1/1995 - 6/30/1998 IRIGINAL AGREEMENT between TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES UNION, MASSACHUSETTS COUNCIL 93 , AFL-CIO CLERICAL CONTRACT Effective July 1, 1995 Expiring June 30, 1998 i TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE ARTICLE I, RECOGNITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ARTICLE II, MANAGEMENT RIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ARTICLE III, NO STRIKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ARTICLE IV, PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF UNION DUES . . . . . . . . . . 4 ARTICLE V, PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF AGENCY SERVICE FEE . . 4 ARTICLE VI, DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ARTICLE VII, GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ARTICLE VIII , NONDISCRIMINATION AND THE A.D.A. . . . . . . . . . 7 ARTICLE IX, SENIORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ARTICLE X, PERSONNEL RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ARTICLE XI, HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ARTICLE XII, VACATION LEAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ARTICLE XIII, SICK LEAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ARTICLE XIV, SICK-LEAVE BANK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ARTICLE XV, BEREAVEMENT LEAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ARTICLE XVI, EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ARTICLE XVII, PERSONAL LEAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ARTICLE XVIII, UNION BUSINESS 18 ARTICLE XIX, JURY LEAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ARTICLE XX, MILITARY LEAVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ARTICLE XXI, MATERNITY LEAVE AND THE F.M.L.A. . . . . . . . . . 19 ARTICLE XXII, UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ARTICLE XXIII, TERMINAL LEAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ARTICLE XXIIIA, LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ARTICLE XXIV, HEALTH INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ARTICLE XXV, HOLIDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ARTICLE XXVI, LONGEVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ARTICLE XXVII, CLOTHING ALLOWANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ARTICLE XXVIII, JOB POSTING AND BIDDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ARTICLE XXIX, COMPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ARTICLE XXX, SAFETY AND HEALTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ARTICLE XXXI, EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ARTICLE XXXII, MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ARTICLE XXXIII, STABILITY OF AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ARTICLE XXXIV, DURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 APPENDIX A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 APPENDIX B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 i ARTICLE - I RECOGNITION Section 1 . In accordance with the certification of the State Labor Relations Commission issued on April 19, 1984 in Case No . MCR- 3453 the Town recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative with respect to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment for the following bargaining unit : All full-time and regular part-time clerical employees of the Town of North Andover including the Town Hall, DPW, Police and Fire employees, Library and Council on Aging employees, and excluding the Administrative Assistant to the Town Manager, the Personnel Assistant, the clerical positions in the Town Manager/Selectmen' s office (except for the full-time switchboard operator position) , the Assistant Treasurer, the Assistant Library Director, all professional employees, and all other employees . An employee employed by the Town, as a continuous part-time employee, for a minimum of 20 hours per week for six-months shall be considered a regular part-time employee . Section 2 . Notwithstanding any provision of Section 1 to the contrary, the parties agree that the position of Public Works Water Analyst (Watershed Inspector) , Secretary to the Advisory Board, the Library pages shall be excluded from the bargaining unit . ARTICLE II MANAGEMENT RIGHTS Section 1 . The Employer reserves and retains solely and exclusively all of its common law, statutory, and inherent rights as such rights existed prior to the execution of this agreement as long as not inconsistent with the specific provisions of this Agreement . Section 2 . Except as to the extent specifically abridged by this Agreement, the Employer shall not be deemed to be limited in any way by this Agreement in the performance of the regular and customary functions of municipal management and shall have, without interference, control, and supervision of the Town and its various departments and facilities . The Employer reserves and retains all powers, authority, and prerogatives including, but not necessarily limited to : the right to assign, transfer, hire and promote : to determine the number of employees it shall 2 employ at any time and the qualifications necessary for any jobs it may have or may create in the future : To suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against employees for just cause and to relieve employees from duties because of lack of work; to determine the mission of the Town and its departments, its budget, its organization, the number of classifications of employees to be utilized; to determine the types of operations, methods, and processes to be employed, to discontinue processes or operations; to determine reasonable standards of performance; and otherwise to take measures as the Employer may determine to be necessary for orderly and efficient operations . Section 3 - Rules . The Town shall have the right to make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing operations, the manner and method of performing the work, the standards it requires and attendance, and any other matter so long as such reasonable rules and regulations are not in conflict with the specific terms of the Agreement . Such rules will be enforced and in effect upon being posted in each department, and a copy of such rules prior to posting shall be furnished to the Union. ARTICLE III NO STRIKES i Section 1 . No employee covered by this Agreement shall engage in, j induce, or encourage any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or withholding of services . The Union agrees that neither it nor any of its officers or agents will call, institute, authorize, participate in, sanction, or ratify any such strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or withholding of services . Section 2 . Should any employee or group of employees covered by this Agreement engage in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or withholding of services . Furthermore, at the request of the Employer, the Union shall take all reasonable means to induce such employee or group of employees to terminate the strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or withholding of services, and to return to work forthwith. Section 3 . In consideration of the performance by the Union of its obligations under Section 1 and 2 of this Article, there shall be no liability on the part of the Union nor on its officers or agents for any damages resulting from the unauthorized breach of the agreements contained in this Article by the individual members of the Union. 3 Section 4 . The Employer shall have the right to discharge or otherwise discipline any employee who violates Section 1 above in accordance with provisions of General Laws, Chapter 150 E, Section 15 . Section 5 . The Employer agrees it will not lockout employees covered by this Agreement except where allowing employees to work will adversely impact the health or safety of employees or citizens of the Town. ARTICLE IV PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF UNION DUES Section 1 . Pursuant to the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 180, Section 17A, Union dues shall be deducted weekly by the Town from the salary of each employee who executes and remits to the Town a from of authorization for payroll deduction of Union dues . Remittance of the aggregate amount of dues shall be made to the Union Treasurer within thirty (30) days after the month in which dues are deducted. Section 2 . Such authorization may be withdrawn by an employee by giving at least (60) days ' notice, in writing, to both the Town and the Union Treasurer. ARTICLE V PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF AGENCY SERVICE FEES Pursuant of General Laws, Chapter 150E, Section 12 , as amended by Chapter 903 of the Acts of 1977, it shall be condition of employment that on or after the thirtieth (30th) day of employment in the bargaining unit, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, each and every member of the bargaining unit shall pay to the Union an agency service fee which shall be equal to the amount required to become a member and remain a member in good standing of the exclusive bargaining agent and its affiliates to or from which membership dues or per capita fees are paid or received. Said agency service fee shall be deducted weekly. 4 ARTICLE VI DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE Section 1 . No employee covered by this Agreement shall be disciplined or discharged without just cause. Section 2 . Employees covered by this Agreement who have completed their probationary period may appeal such discharge or discipline pursuant to the grievance-arbitration provisions of this Agreement . A copy of any notice of suspension or dismissal shall be mailed or delivered in-hand to the local Union president within forty-eight (48) hours of the suspension or dismissal action. Section 3 . Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, employees who have not completed their probationary period shall not be able to utilize the grievance-arbitration provisions of the Agreement concerning discipline or discharge . Section 4 - Probationary Employees . Persons covered by this Agreement shall be probationary for the first (6) months of their employment . During the probationary period, the employee shall receive a job performance review by his/her supervisor at the completion of three (3) months of service and at the completion of the six (6) month probationary period. ARTICLE VII GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION Section 1 . The grievant along with a Union representative may be present at all proceedings relevant to a grievance . Section 2 . A grievance is a complaint arising out of an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of written provisions of the Agreement . Section 3 . Any grievance or dispute which may arise between the parties regarding the application or interpretation of this Agreement shall be settled in the following manner. 5 Step l : The Union steward and/or representative, with or without the aggrieved employee, shall submit the grievance in writing to the Head of the Department (or his designee) in which the grievant is employed within seven (7) calendar days after the employee knew or should have known of the occurrence or failure of occurrence of the incident upon which the grievance is based. The Department Head shall answer the grievance in writing within seven (7) calendar days of its submission. Step 2 : If the grievance has not been resolved by the Department Head or his designee within seven (7) calendar days of its submission, it shall be submitted to the Division Director within seven (7) calendar days of the Step 1 answer or the date when said answer is due, whichever occurs first . The Division Director shall answer the grievance in writing within seven (7) calendar days of its submission. Those employees in Departments with no Division Director (Police and Fire) can omit Step 2 and file directly at Step 3 . Step 3 : If the grievance has not been resolved by the Division Director within seven (7) calendar days of its submission it shall be submitted to the Town Manager within seven (7) calendar days of the Step 2 answer or the date when said answer is due. The Town Manager shall hear the grievance and shall answer the grievance in writing within twenty-one (21) calendar days of its submission. Step 4 : If the Grievance has not been resolved by the Town Manager at Step 3 , the Union and only the Union, may submit the grievance to arbitration within thirty (30) calendar days following the Manager' s answer or the date on which said answer is due, whichever occurs first . Submission to arbitration shall be accomplished by a letter addressed to the American Association, postage prepaid, with a copy to the Town Manager. The grievance shall constitute the sole and entire subject matter to be heard by the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be chosen from a panel under the rules of the American Arbitrators Association. The cost of the arbitration shall be shared equally by the parties . I The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, amend, modify, add to or subtract from this Agreement . The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties except that any money awarded shall not be retroactive prior to the date of the written submission of the grievance at Step 1 . 6 Section 4 - Time Limits . Failure by the Union to initiate and process a grievance in accordance with the time limits established in Steps 1 through 4 shall be deemed a waiver of the grievance . Section 5 . No employee who has completed his probationary period shall be disciplined or discharged without just cause . discipline or discharge of an employee who has not completed his probationary period shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure . Section 6 . The occurrence or failure of occurrence of any incident prior to the execution date of this Agreement shall not be subject to grievance and arbitration. ARTICLE VIII NON-DISCRIMINATION Section 1 . The Town and the Union agree not to discriminate in any way, including discrimination in training, promotions, transfers, layoffs , or discharge, against employees covered by this Agreement because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, or age . Further, the Town and the Union will not discriminate against employees based upon Union membership or non-membership or participation in or non-participation in Union activities . Section 2 . In July, 1992, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) took effect for all employers nationwide with over 25 employees to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of handicap . In accordance with the ADA, the Management of the Town of North Andover are required to consider only the abilities of employees to perform the essential functions of a job in making employment decisions such as hiring and firing. In the event that handicapped employees need assistance in performing the essential functions of their jobs, the Town of North Andover will provide reasonable accommodations in order to enable them to perform these functions, short of incurring undue hardship . 7 ARTICLE IX SENIORITY Section 1 . An employee ' s seniority shall be based upon the length of continuous service with the Town commencing with the date of appointment to a permanent full-time or regular part-time position covered by this Agreement . Where two or more employees were appointed on the same date, seniority shall be determined by order of draw of names . Section 2 . Regular part-time employees unless otherwise stated shall receive fringe benefits (i . e . , vacation, sick leave, and holidays) pursuant to this Agreement provided they are employed an average of eighteen (18) hours or more per week throughout the fiscal year. Fringe benefits for regular_ part-time employees working eighteen (18) hours or more per week shall be pro-rated in relation to a thirty-seven and one-half (37 . 5) hour workweek. Regular part-time employees of the Library, whose assigned hours of work average fifteen (15) hours or more per week throughout the fiscal year shall receive fringe benefits (i . e . , vacation, sick leave and holidays) pro-rated in relation to a thirty seven and half (37 1/2) hour workweek. Section 3 . Seniority rights accrued to an employee under this Article shall be lost in the event of a break in continuous service with the Employer caused by any of the following: (a) Voluntary quit (b) Discharge for cause (c) Absence from work on five (5) consecutive working days without notice to the Employer. (d) Layoff for lack of work for more that twenty-four (24) months . (e) Failure to return to work after the expiration of any leave of absence . (f) Failure to return to work within fourteen (14) days after receipt of a registered or certified letter mailed to the employee at his last known address requesting employee ' s return to work. Employees must notify Employer of intent to work within five (5) days of receipt of said notice . An authorized leave of absence will not be considered a break in continuous service for seniority purposes; however, where such leave extends beyond thirty (30) days, only the first thirty (30) days shall be counted toward an employee ' s accrued seniority. Further, suspensions of thirty (30) or more days shall not count toward accrued seniority. 8 Section 4 - Layoffs . In the event a layoff becomes necessary in the exclusive judgment of the Employer, the Employer will lay off on the basis of seniority within each job classification and department affected. The employee with the least seniority in the job classification with the affected department will be laid off first and may elect, if he chooses, to bump an employee with less seniority in a lower classification within his department provided he is qualified to perform the lower classified work. The Town shall provide a two-week notice of layoff to affected employees . Employees will be recalled based on seniority in their job classification with the most senior employee recalled first . The employer shall determine whether layoff or recall shall be limited to part-time employees or full-time employees, or both. No new employee shall be hired within the department and classification from which employees are laid off until all laid- off employees are given an opportunity to accept a recall to work . Section 5 . Vacation requests will be approved by the Department Head subject to the operational needs of the Department and in a manner which will cause the least interference with performance of work. subject to these provisions, seniority shall be used in resolving vacation selection preferences . Section 6 . The Town shall prepare and forward to the Union a seniority list of employees in the bargaining unit . Seniority lists shall be revised by the Town no later than April 1 of each year and shall be posted in a conspicuous place, with a copy sent to the local Union President, showing the employee ' s name and seniority date . ARTICLE X PERSONNEL RECORDS Section 1 . No materials originating from the Town derogatory to an employee ' s conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the personnel file unless the employee has had an opportunity to read the material . The employee shall acknowledge that he/she has read such material by affixing his/her signature on the actual copy to be filed. Such signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with its content, but merely signifies that the employee has read the material to be filed. 9 Section 2 . The employee shall have the right to answer any material filed, and his/her answer shall be attached to the file copy. Section 3 . If any material is placed in an employee ' s file without proper notice and opportunity to respond, said material shall be removed until such time as the employee has had an opportunity to reply. Section 4 . Any employee shall have the right to examine all material in his/her personnel file with a Union representative if requested by the employee . A copy of any such material shall be furnished to the employee at his/her request . Section 5 . Records of oral warnings and written reprimands issued to employees by immediate supervisors, department heads, or division directors will be cleared from the employee files after twelve (12) months provided that the employee was not involved during such twelve-month period in any infraction of the Town' s personnel rules, regulations, policies, or practices . Once removed from the employee ' s file, such oral warnings and letters of reprimand shall not be used in connection with subsequent disciplinary actions . ARTICLE XI HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME Section 1 . The regular workweek for full-time employees covered by this Agreement shall be 37 . 5 hours . The regular workday for full-time employees covered by this Agreement shall be 7 . 5 hours excluding a one-half hour unpaid lunch period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain employees may, on a regular or occasional basis, be required to work a regular workweek of 37 . 5 hours with certain workdays of more than or less than 7 . 5 hours (e .g. , secretaries to board holding night meetings) . Lunch break will be extended fifteen (15) minutes on payday. Section 2 . Full-time employees will normally be scheduled to work five (5) consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with two (2) consecutive days off with the exception of Library employees whose work schedules may vary from above . 10 Section 3 . Regular part-time employees will be assigned to work less than the full-time schedule specified in Section 1 and 2 and will not necessarily have consecutive workdays and days off . Said employees will be provided a one-half (1/2) hour unpaid lunch period when assigned to work more than five (5) hours in a workday. Section 4 . All work performed beyond 37 . 5 hours in a workweek shall be compensated at time an one-half the regular hourly rate or shall receive compensatory time-off at an equivalent of 1 1/2 times the hours worked in excess of 37 1/2 hours per week. Section 5 . Accumulation of compensatory time-off will be limited to no more than 22 . 5 hours . Those employees who, as of July 1, 1995, have accumulated over 22 . 5 hours must utilize such grandfathered time by January 1, 1996 . Section 6 . All overtime work must be authorized and approved in advance by the Town Manager or his designee in order to be compensated. In the absence of written communication from the Town Manager to the contrary, employees shall assume that overtime requests from their department head have been authorized and approved by the Town Manager. Section 7 . Overtime work shall be distributed fairly and equitably in each department among all employees qualified to perform work. Section 8 . Full-time employees will be scheduled to work a shift with regular starting and quitting times and except in emergency situations will be given two (2) weeks ' notice of change in their work schedule . Work schedules shall be clear, concise, and posted two (2) weeks in advance . Section 8 . The Town reserves the right to utilize time clocks as a method of recording time worked. 11 ARTICLE XII VACATION LEAVE Section 1 . A continuous, full-time employee or a regular, part-time employee shall be granted vacations with pay on the following terms : One year of service Two weeks Five years of service Three weeks Ten years of service Four weeks After 10 years of service, employees shall receive one additional day for every year of continous service for every year thereafter, for a maximum of five (5) weeks . An employee, after completion of the probationary period, may request one week of his or her vacation in advance . Section 2 . Employees will receive their full vacation entitlement as provided by this Article, on the first of the month in which their anniversary falls . Length of service for purposes of vacation eligibility shall be based upon the employee ' s anniversary date of employment . The amount of vacation time allowed in any anniversary year will be based on the number of months of active service during the preceding twelve (12) months . Vacation shall be scheduled during the twelve-month anniversary year and shall not accumulate beyond a maximum of four (4) weeks at any time . Notwithstanding the foregoing restriction of vacation accumulation, an employee in continuous service for ten (10) or more years and eligible for four (4) weeks vacation shall be permitted to carry over one (1) week to the next anniversary year for an accumulation of five (5) weeks . Section 3 . Upon the death of an employee who is eligible for vacation under these rules, payment shall be made to the estate of the deceased in an amount equal to the vacation allowance as accrued in the vacation year prior to the employee ' s death but which had not been granted. In addition, payment shall be made for that portion of the vacation allowance earned in the vacation year during which the employee died up to the time of his or her separation from the payroll . 12 Section 4 . Employees who are eligible for vacation under this Article and whose services are terminated by dismissal through no fault or delinquency of their own, or by retirement, or entrance into the armed forces, shall be paid an amount equal to the vacation allowance as earned, and not granted, nor used, up to the time of the employee ' s separation from the payroll due to such dismissal, retirement, or entrance in the armed forces . In addition, payment shall be made for that portion of the vacation allowance earned in the vacation year during which such dismissal, retirement or entrance into the armed forces occurred up to the time of the employee ' s separation from the payroll; but no such payment shall be made to those persons on injury leave who have not been separated from the payroll . Section 5 . Absence on account of sickness in excess of that authorized under the rules thereof or for personal reasons as provided for under other leave may, at the discretion of the Department Head, be charged to vacation leave . Section 6 . An employee shall be granted an additional day of vacation if, while on vacation leave, a designated holiday occurs which falls on a day he/she would normally work. Section 7 . Scheduling of vacation is subject to the approval of the Department Head. Employees shall submit their vacation request (except for single vacation days as noted below) thirty (30) days in advance of the requested vacation period. Multiple requests for the same vacation period will be resolved on the basis of seniority. An employee ' s requested vacation period shall be posted in the department for seven (7) days within which period a more senior employee may request that same vacation period and bump a junior employee . At the end of the seven (7) day posting period, a junior employee ' s requested vacation period shall be secured. Vacation leave must be used within the employee ' s anniversary (vacation) year, except as provided for in section 2 . In special circumstances, an employee may request an opportunity to accumulate more vacation than otherwise permitted and the Town Manager or his designee may allow such additional accumulation in his discretion. Changes in the vacation schedule may be made only in cases where the Department Head Approves . Vacation leave must be scheduled in units of one (1) week except that up to five (5) vacation days may be scheduled as single days upon one week' s notice to the Department Head. where one week ' s notice given, said single vacation day will be allowed provided no other employee in the department is on vacation or absent for other reasons . Where less than one week ' s notice is given, approval of the single vacation day shall be at the 13 Department Head' s discretion. Section 8 . Absences for personal reasons may be charged to vacation leave upon the application by the employee and approval by his/her Department Head. Such absences, however, may not be charged to vacation leave beyond that which the employee has earned at the time of such application. Section 9 . Employees called upon to serve during a State or National emergency will have vacation time accrued as mandated by Federal and State laws . ARTICLE XIII SICK LEAVE Section 1 . A full-time employee in continuous service who has completed six (6) months of service shall be allowed six (6) days leave with pay and thereafter shall be allowed on and one-quarter days for each month of service, with unlimited accumulation, provided such leave is caused by sickness or injury or by exposure to contagious disease . Regular part-time employees shall be credited with sick leave on a pro-rated basis . Section 2 . Sick leave shall be used only for the necessary absence of an employee as a result of his own sickness or injury, including treatment for drug or alcohol addiction. Any employee absent three (3) consecutive workdays or more may be required to submit a doctor' s certificate to the Town Manager or his designee prior to receiving sick-leave pay. All sick leave must be authorized by the Town Manager or his designee and reported on blanks provided. The Town may require a medical examination of any employee who reports his inability to report for duty because of illness; In such cases, the Town will select the physician and pay for the examination. Up to four (4) days of accumulated sick leave may be used in a fiscal year for the purpose of an employee caring for a sick spouse or child residing in the employee ' s household. Section 3 . If a pattern of sick leave abuse exists, of which the employee has been warned in writing, the Town may take the appropriate disciplinary action including, but not limited to suspension or discharge . 14 Section 4 . Employees who are going to be absent due to sickness or injury shall report their absence to the Department Head or his designee as close to the start of their shift as possible in order to be eligible for paid sick leave . If advance notice can be given to the Department (e.g. , library employees) such a notice shall be provided so that the Department may contact a replacement . Section 5 . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, injuries arising out of and in the course of employment shall not be charged to sick leave, but shall be compensated in accordance with Worker' s Compensation statutes . Any claims under said statutes shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this agreement . Accumulated sick leave may be used to compensate for the difference between Worker' s Compensation payments and the employee ' s regular rate . The Town may debit the employee ' s sick leave accrual by such amount as it determines to be equitable in relation to such payment . Section 6 . The Town shall maintain accurate and complete records of employee ' s accrued sick leave and sick days used an such record shall be available for inspection at reasonable times upon request . Sick days accumulated as of the execution date of this Agreement shall be carried forward under this Agreement . ARTICLE XIV SICK-LEAVE BANK Employees in the bargaining unit who choose to contribute two (2) of their personal sick leave days, upon joining the sick leave bank, and on July 1, one (1) additional sick leave day into the sick leave bank to be administered by a sick leave bank committee consisting of two (2) members of the bargaining unit and two (2) members designated by Town Management . (1) The following rules and regulations are promulgated for the purpose of administering a sick leave bank for employees of the Town Offices . Said bank is established pursuant to the provisions of Article XIV of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of North Andover and Local 2978B, effective July 1995 through June 30 , 1998 . (2) There is hereby established a sick leave bank from which employees who have exhausted their sick leave can make application to draw additional sick leave benefits . Employees may contribute to this bank on a voluntary basis, from their accumulated, unused sick leave credits . Procedures and standards for contribution shall be as follows : 15 Section A. The bank shall be administered by Town Management . Section B . Each application for sick leave from the bank will be considered separately by the sick leave bank committee . The employee act of contributing to the bank does not guarantee the right to draw from the bank . Section C. The sick leave bank committee may require an employee, who applies to draw from the bank, to provide a medical certificate as to illness . The sick leave bank committee may re-evaluate each case at one month intervals, and, in that regard, the sick leave bank committee may require that the employee furnish further medical certification of illness, at no expense to the Town. Section D. The employee, while on the bank, shall not earn or accumulate sick leave . Section E . The employee who is drawing from the bank for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days shall forfeit a portion of his vacation leave . The portion so forfeited shall be determined by dividing the number of calendar days on which the employee is utilizing the bank by 365 . Fractions shall be rounded off to the nearest whole day. In the event that said employee shall have then remaining vacation leave, the sick leave committee shall determine how much of the leave will be credited as vacation and how much will be credited to the employee as sick leave . However, said employee shall be allowed to leave one week of vacation on the books . In the event that the employee shall have exhausted his vacation leave prior to drawing from the bank, adjustments shall be made from the employee ' s vacation leave for the following calendar year. In the event that an employee drawing from the bank has accumulated unused vacation leave, which he is unable to use during the calendar year due to his sick leave status, the unused vacation leave will be credited as sick leave upon his return to work in the next calendar year, after his deduction of vacation leave, as provided in this section. (3) Employees have the option of joining the sick leave bank upon completion of their six (6) months probationary period. 16 (4) In the event the number of days remaining in the bank reaches thirty (30) , Town Management shall notify the Union of this fact and shall assess each participating employee one (1) additional day of his sick leave to be added to the bank. Any participating employee who does not wish to contribute the additional day, shall so notify Town Management within (10) days of the posting of Town Management ' s intention to make the assessment . In that event, the employee shall forfeit any further consideration for eligibility to draw from the sick leave bank and shall forfeit the use of days already contributed. The days so forfeited will remain in the bank for use by participating members . Each member will be assessed one (1) day each time additional contributions are needed. (5) Employee entitlement to draw from the sick leave bank shall be determined by the sick leave bank committee . In the event that the committee is unable to come to a decision, the Town Manager will be called upon to make the final determination. The determination by the sick leave bank committee shall be based upon, among other considerations, information and data supplied by the Union, information and data supplied by the Town, attendance and performance; provided, however, that an employee must contribute to the bank in order to be eligible to draw from the bank. Upon receipt of an application for use of the bank, the sick leave bank committee shall notify the Union, who shall supply information and data in writing, as they see fit, within seven (7) days of the notification. (6) If the sick leave bank committee and/or the Town Manager rejects an employee ' s application for use of the bank, such rejection shall be in writing and shall state the specific reasons for the rejection. The Town Manager' s determination on the use of sick-leave bank time in excess of 30 days will be final . (7) The sick leave bank shall not exceed 350 days . (8) When an employee retires or resigned, non-compensated or forfeited sick days will be credited to the sick-leave bank. (9) These rules and regulations may be amended by Collective Bargaining or by mutual consent of the Town and the Union. 17 ARTICLE XV BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Emergency leave up to five (5) working days with pay following day of death in an employee ' s immediate family (spouse, child, parent of either spouse) ; up to three (3) working days for (brother and sister of either spouse , grandparents and grandchildren of either spouse, and person in the immediate household) . ARTICLE XVI EDUCATION LEAVE An employee required by the Town to attend conferences, seminars, briefing sessions or other functions of a similar nature intended to improve, maintain or upgrade the employee ' s certifications, skills, and professional ability shall be granted leave with pay. ARTICLE XVII PERSONAL LEAVE Employees may use up to four (4) days in each fiscal year for personal reasons . These days may be used to extend vacation with (2) weeks advance notice and advance approval by his/her Division Director. Except in cases of emergency, personal days for other reasons requires twenty-four (24) hours advance notice . ARTICLE XVIII UNION BUSINESS Section 1 . Union staff representatives or officials shall be permitted to have access to the premises of the Employer for the performance of Union business, and shall be allowed reasonable access to Town property and records relevant to investigating grievances during normal business hours . Section 2 . One Union steward or officer for Town Hall and one Union steward or officer for the remainder of the bargaining unit shall be permitted reasonable time off with pay to investigate and process grievances in their respective areas . Section 3 . A total of up to three (3) days with pay per fiscal year shall be permitted the bargaining unit as a whole for the purpose of attending meetings, conventions, executive board meetings of the local, state, regional, or national union. 18 ARTICLE XIX JURY LEAVE An employee shall provide his/her Department Head with as much notice as possible when called for jury duty and shall provide the Department Head with notice of the dates of such jury duty. Employees shall receive their regular compensation for the first three (3) days of jury duty in accordance with the provision of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 234A. Employees are required to submit a Juror Service Certificate to their Department Head in order to receive their regular compensation for scheduled work days on which they performed jury duty. Employees who are excused from jury duty before 2 : 00 p.m. shall be required to report for work. ARTICLE XX MILITARY LEAVE An employee in full-time employment in the military reserve shall be paid the difference between compensation received while on reserve duty and regular compensation rates paid the employee by the Town. Such payment by the Town shall be limited to a period not to exceed two (2) weeks in any twelve-month period and shall not include payment to members of the National Guard who may be mobilized during an emergency in the Commonwealth. ARTICLE XXI MATERNITY LEAVE Section 1 . Every full-time and regular part-time employee who has completed the initial probationary period of employment shall be entitled to a leave of absence without pay or benefits for a period of twelve (12) weeks for purposes of giving birth, adoption or foster care . The employee must provide the Town Manager or designee with at least thirty (30) days advance notice (when the leave is "foreseeable" ) prior to her expected departure date and indicate her intention to return to work after the leave . ( As per "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 199311 . ) Section 2 . An employee who returns to work after a leave for purposes of giving birth, adoption or foster care of no more that twelve (12) weeks shall be restored to his or her previous position with the same status, pay, and length of service credit . 19 Section 3 . Employees may use accrued sick leave and/or vacation benefits for disabilities related to pregnancy or childbirth under the same terms and conditions which apply to other temporary medical disabilities . Section 4 . An employee who is not otherwise on full-pay status (i . e . , paid sick leave or paid vacation leave) can continue group health insurance coverage during a maternity leave by paying the full premium costs in advance on a monthly basis . ARTICLE XXII UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE Section 1 . The Town Manager or his designee may in his discretion grant an employee ' s request for a leave of absence without pay for medical or other good and sufficient reasons . Such a leave shall, if granted, generally not exceed twelve (12) months . Section 2 . An employee seeking a leave of absence shall submit a written request to the Town Manager explaining the reasons why a leave is requested, and how long a leave the employee is requesting. Such written request shall, except in case of emergency, be submitted to the Town Manager at least four (4) weeks prior to the date on which the employee wishes to start the leave . The Town Manager shall have discretion as to whether to approve a request for a leave or absence, and as to the duration of any leave approved; and his/her decision shall not be subject to review by an arbitrator under this Agreement . Section 3 . An approved leave of absence shall not constitute a break in service . However, an employee on an approved leave, other than a leave for military service shall not accrue seniority or other benefits for the period of the leave . An employee on approved leave will not be entitled to any benefit but can continue group health insurance coverage by paying the full premium cost in advance on a monthly basis . Section 4 . An employee returning to work after an approved leave of absence will be placed at that step of the salary schedule at which he was being paid prior to said leave of absence . 20 ARTICLE XXIII TERMINAL LEAVE An employee whose service is terminated by retirement shall be allowed a portion of his accumulated sick leave as terminal leave . The following formula shall be used in computing the amount of terminal leave to be allowed a retiring employee : (1) Twenty-five (25) whole years of continuous full- time service shall be considered 100. service . 2) An employee who qualifies for terminal leave shall be entitled to the same percentage that the number of years of service bears to the 1000-. service factor of 25 years, provided that in no case shall said leave be measured by more than 75 days accumulated sick leave, or fifteen (15) work weeks, whichever is the lesser. ARTICLE XXIII - A LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE During Fiscal Year 1996 , the town will study the implementation of a long-term disability insurance program for all municipal employees . If the Board of Selectmen agree to adopt provisions relating to a long-term disability program, such program will be offered to Clerical Union employees . ARTICLE XXIV HEALTH INSURANCE In accordance with General Laws Chapter 32B, the Town will maintain the current level of health and life insurance benefits during the term of this Agreement including its percentage share toward premium contributions . However, the Town reserves the right to change insurance carriers so long as the level of benefits is maintained. ARTICLE XXV HOLIDAYS Section 1 . The following days shall be recognized as paid, legal holidays on which days permanent employees shall be excused from all duty not required to maintain essential Town services : New Year' s Day Labor Day Washington' s Birthday Columbus Day Patriot ' s Day Veteran' s Day 21 Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day Martin Luther King Day Section 1A-Christmas Eve When December 24th (Christmas Eve) falls on a regular scheduled workday, employees in the clerical and custodial unit shall receive an additional half-day holiday as follows : Town Hall and the Public Works Building shall close at 12 : 00 noon with no loss of pay for clerical and custodial employees regularly assigned to work in those Town Buildings . Employees working in other buildings including the Police Station, Fire Station, and Library who are not released at 12 : 00 noon on December 24th shall be entitled to receive four (4) compensatory hours off without loss of pay in the same week. The scheduling of such compensatory time off must be approved by the employee ' s Department Head. The extra half-day holiday for Christmas Eve shall apply only when December 24 falls on a weekday. Section 2 . Every full-time employee and regular part time employee working an average of eighteen (18) hours per week in a permanent position shall receive one day' s pay at his regular rate based on the number of hours regularly worked on the day on which the designated holiday occurs . Section 3 . Payment under provisions of this Article shall be made provided the eligible employee shall have worked his last regularly scheduled working day preceding and following such holiday or was in full-pay status on such preceding and following days . Section 4 . An employee in continuous service who performs work on one of the days designated in Section 1, or, in the case of an employee in continuous employment whose regular day off or vacation day falls on any of the aforementioned holidays, an additional day off shall be allowed, or payment in lieu of one day shall be allowed in addition to the amount to which he is entitled under Section 2 . Section 5 . Any employee in continuous employment, who, because of rotation of shifts, works different days in successive weeks shall be granted, in each year in which the number of holidays falling on his regular days off is in excess of the number of holidays in the year falling on Saturday, additional days off equal to the excess . 22 Section 6 . Continuous employment, as used in this Agreement, shall mean uninterrupted employment except for required military service and for authorized vacation leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, or other leave of absence . Section 7 . Whenever one of the holidays set forth in Section 1 falls on a Sunday, the following day shall be a legal holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding day shall be a legal holiday. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section to the contrary, the Library reserves the right to celebrate Saturday and Sunday holidays on those particular days and to close the Library on those days in addition to scheduling the holiday for the preceding Friday or following Monday. The Library will close no later than 5 : 00 P.M. on Christmas Eve and New Year' s Eve . ARTICLE XXVI LONGEVITY Section 1 . Employees who have been in continuous, full-time or regular, part-time employment shall receive longevity increments in accordance with the following schedule : Length of Service Over 5, but not over 10 years $ 400 . 00 Over 10, but not over 15 years $ 750 . 00 Over 15, but not over 20 years $ 800 . 00 Over 20, but not over 25 years $ 850 . 00 Over 25 years $ 900 . 00 Longevity will be pro-rated for regular, part-time employees . Section 2 . An employee will become eligible for longevity increments on the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th anniversary date of his or her employment . The amount of increment to which he or she is entitled for the current fiscal year will be determined by paying, in two equal amounts, (one in December and one in June) , the highest amount relative to the employee ' s anniversary date . Section 3 . An employee who qualifies for longevity compensation and then leaves the employ of the Town shall not be entitled to such compensation if reemployed until a new five-year period of continuous, full-time employment has been served. 23 Section 4 . If the service of an employee is interrupted by layoff military service, or other reasons not resulting from the employee ' s own action, total service will be considered as continuous service . Section 5 . Upon termination of an employee, the total longevity payment shall be a pro-rated amount related to that half of the fiscal year in which their employment is terminated. This pro-rated amount shall be computed by multiplying the number of days served in that half of the fiscal year by the per-day longevity dollar amount for a full half-year at the appropriate rate . Upon the death of any employee, benefits shall be paid to the estate of the deceased. Section 6 . Upon retirement, eligible employees shall receive the entire benefit . ARTICLE XXVII j CLOTHING ALLOWANCE Effective in fiscal year 1997, the Town shall provide an increase in the clothing allowance from fifty dollars ($50) , to seventy five dollars ($75) , to employees covered by this Agreement . The clothing allowance shall be paid in the first pay period of each December during the terms of this agreement . Additionally, an annual clothing allowance of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) will be paid to the Building Custodian. ARTICLE XXVIII JOB POSTING AND BIDDING Section 1 . When the Town determines the need to fill a vacancy in the bargaining unit, a notice of vacancy shall be posted within the Town Hall, Public Works, the Senior Center, the Library, Fire and Police Departments listing the pay, duties and qualifications for the position. Accordingly, the Union Steward and the Union President shall receive control copies of the approved job posting. Section 2 . The vacancy shall be posted for ten (10) work days and interested employees shall apply in writing to the Appointing Authority within the posting period. Selection of applicants in accordance with Section 3 of this Article shall be made first from within the Department in which the vacancy arises; next from within the bargaining unit; and then from outside the bargaining unit pursuant to Section 4 of this Article . 24 Section 3 . Selections shall be made on the basis of qualifications, ability, and dependability and the Appointing Authority shall be the sole and exclusive judge on these criteria. Where qualifications, ability, and dependability are relatively equal, seniority shall be the determining factor. Where the senior applicant is selected, a junior employee may not grieve his/her non-selection. Section 4 . Where no applicant from the unit is deemed qualified for the position, the Appointing Authority may hire an applicant from outside the unit . Section S . Position vacancy, outside of the bargaining unit, will be posted in accordance with Section 1, and will not be subject to provisions in Sections 2 through 4 . These positions shall be posted for information purposes only and shall not be subject to the provisions of Article VII . Section 6 . A bargaining unit employee who has been approved for a transfer into a vacant position shall be transferred into such position within 30 days from the date the employee was notified of such transfer. 25 ARTICLE XXIX COMPENSATION Section 1 . Effective July 1, 1995, employees covered by this Agreement shall be compensated in accordance with the following wage schedule : WAGE SCHEDULE Effective July 1, 1995 Section 1 . RATE MIN II III IV MAX S-4 9 . 55 9 . 96 10 . 27 10 . 63 11 . 00 S-5 9 . 84 10 . 22 10 . 57 10 . 92 11 . 31 S-6 10 . 27 10 . 63 11 . 03 11 . 36 11 . 78 S-7 10 . 72 11 . 09 11 . 51 11 . 94 12 . 27 S-8 11 . 12 11 . 57 11 . 94 12 . 39 12 . 78 This contract will be reopened on January 1, 1996, to include the negotiated classification plan and wage schedules of the MMA classification/wage scale plan to become effective for FY 1997 and 1998 . Absent an agreement, please refer to Appendix B of this contract for the wage schedules for FY 197 and 198 . Section 2 . (A) An employee shall receive the increment between his present rate and the next higher step rate as follows : (1) After completion of six (6) months at the minimum or entrance rate . (2) Thereafter one year from the date of his previous increase until he attains the maximum rate of the range of the compensation grade to which his position class is assigned. (3) The increase in rate which this increment represents must be recommended by the employee ' s Department Head and approved by the Town Manager. (4) The increase shall be based on performance of the employee during the preceding six-month or twelve-month period and not solely on length of service . (B) Any employee occupying a position in the classification plan who is not recommended to receive the increment shall have the right to appeal to the Town Manager. 26 (1) Upon receipt of such appeal, the Town Manager may initiate and approve the increment without the recommendation of the Department Head after hearing both the employee and the Department Head or may deny the appeal . (2) In the event of the Town Manager' s denial of the appeal, the employee involved may initiate a grievance at Step or Article VII . (C) A new full time or regular part-time employee denied an increment after six (6) months continuous employment shall be considered again for such increment following completion of an additional six (6) months continuous employment . (D) An employee receiving a promotion shall, upon assignment resulting from such promotion, receive the rate in the compensation grade of the new position next above his existing rate . If the resulting adjustment does not equal $ . 05 per hour, the adjustment shall be to the second rate above the existing rate but within the compensation grade of the new position. (E) The employee receiving a promotion and adjustment in rate pursuant to the provisions of the preceding sub-section shall receive the next increment of his compensation grade effective following completion of six (6) months at the rate resulting from the promotion. (F) The Town Manager may authorize an entrance rate higher than the minimum rate upon recommendation of a Department Head, supported by evidence in writing of special reasons and exceptional circumstances satisfactory to the Town Manager and such other variance in the classification and compensation plans as it may deem necessary for the proper functioning of the service of the Town. Section 3 . An employee assigned by this Department Head to work in a higher grade, after the fifth consecutive day and commencing with the sixth consecutive day shall be paid for work in the higher position at that step which provides an increase over his/her regular rate of compensation. Section 4 . Employees will be classified under this Article in accordance with the grade and classification schedule in Appendix A. Section 5 . Part-time, Clerical Union employees assigned to the Library who are required to work on Sunday will be compensated their straight time for Sunday work plus a differential of $ 15 . 00 , as additional compensation for working on a Sunday. 27 ARTICLE XXX SAFETY AND HEALTH Section 1 . The Employer agrees to provide a safe, clean, and wholesome surrounding in all places of employment . employer shall inspect the premises to maintain good housekeeping. Section 2 . The Employer shall at all times be concerned with the safety and health of the employees of their respective departments . Section 3 . If a piece of equipment is defective, worn, or dangerous to operate because of its condition, the supervisor shall not permit its use until authorized by his/her Department Head or his/her designee . Section 4 . When an employee reports any condition which he/she believes to be injurious to his/her health to the Department Head, the Department Head shall seek to correct the situation. Section 5 . The provisions of this Article shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement . ARTICLE XXXI EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT A full-time permanent employee, having completed one year of service with the Town, shall be eligible to receive educational reimbursement as follows : A. Advance approval of Department Head and Director of Division required. However, the Town Manager makes the final decision. B . Course must be offered outside normal working hours . Hardship cases may be discussed with approving authority in (A) . C. Course contents must be job-related and approved. D. Course cost must be approved in advance. E . Educational reimbursement of 100. will be made for tuition only based upon a passing grade of C or better. 28 F . Grade and payment certification is required before reimbursement . G. Employee will be obliged to remain in the Town employment for six months after completion of the course, or full reimbursement for the last courses will be deducted from final paycheck at time of termination. ARTICLE XXXII MISCELLANEOUS Section 1- Appropriations . No monies shall be paid under this Agreement in any particular fiscal year unless and until an appropriation has been made therefore . Further, where the cost of items on the Agreement are not fully funded for a particular fiscal year, the parties will return to the bargaining table for further negotiation. Section 2 - Savings . Should any provision of this Agreement be found in violation of the law, said provision shall be null and void, but all other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect . Section 3 . The Town agrees to maintain the existing coffee break practice during the term of this Agreement . Further, the Town agrees that Library employees covered by this Agreement shall continue during its term to bid on weekend rotations as per existing practice . (Bid preferences are limited to which employees shall work on particular weekends so that all employees have an equitable rotation and no employee avoids all weekend work . ) Section 4 . Reasonable space shall be provided for the Union bulletin board in every location where are employees covered by this agreement . Section 5 - Notary Public Stamp. Any employee who becomes a notary public at the request of the Town Manager shall be reimbursed the sum equal to all costs incurred for commission and stamp. Section 6 - Union Meeting Space. Available space will be provided to the Union by the Town for Union meetings without cost where sufficient notice is given to the Town Manager or his designee and approval obtained. 29 Section 7 - Inclement Weather. If work is cancelled because of inclement weather, the Employer agrees to pay the employee his/her regular rate of pay for said day. Section 8 . Employees required to use their own personal vehicle for Town business shall be reimbursed at the rate of $0 . 20 per mile . Section 9 - Contract Copies . The Union will be provided with three (3) original copies of this Agreement . Section 10 . The Town will provide the Union with the name, job title, and department of each bargaining unit member and will notify the Union of deletions and additions and any reason therefor. Section 11 - Gender. Whenever a male gender is used in this Agreement, it shall be construed to include male and female employees . Section 12 . - Working Conditions . When the temperature reaches 90 degrees or 60 degrees in any employees ' respective work area, except in cases of an emergency, after consultation with the union steward, the Town Manager may suspend work for the balance of the shift; provided, however, the Manager may reassign the employee to a work area not affected by the temperature condition. Employees relieved from work will be paid straight time rates to the end of their shift . Within one hour of meeting with union representatives, the Town Manager will make a decision as to the course of action to be followed. Section 13 . - Signing Bonus . A one-time payment in FY 93 (signing bonus) of $ 50 will be paid to each member of the association. Section 14 . - Additional Vacation Days . In the first year of the contract (FY 93) , a one time allowance of two additional vacation days will be granted to each member of the association. Said days are to be used during the twelve (12) months following the date of contract signing. Days not used cannot be carried forward and will be forfeited. Scheduling of these additional days shall be at the discretion of the Department Head/Division Director. i Section 15 . - Contract Re-Open By February 1 , 1993 , the Job Description Committee (comprised of one clerical union representative, the Town Manager or his designee, and one outside Human Resources Representative, will report their recommendations for changes, where appropriate, changes in job descriptions, classification and compensation 30 grades from all positions listed in Appendix A. The Town and the Union agree to reopen the contract for discussion on the classification of Appendix A by February 1, 1993 . ARTICLE XXXIII STABILITY OF AGREEMENT Section 1 . No amendment, alteration, or variation of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall bind the parties hereto unless made and executed in writing by the parties . Section 2 . The failure of the Municipal Employer or the Union to insist , in any one or more situations, upon performance of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall not be considered as a waiver or relinquishment of the right of the Municipal Employer or the Union to future performance of any such term or provision, and the rights and obligations of the Union and the Municipal Employer to such future performance shall continue in full force and effect . 31 ARTICLE XXXIV DURATION This Agreement shall be effective as of July 1, 1995, and shall continue in full force and effect until and including June 30, 1998 but in no event thereafter. On or after December 1, 1997, either party shall notify the other of its intention to commence bargaining for a successor agreement, and the parties shall proceed forthwith to bargain collectively with respect thereto. The Agreement represents the entire Agreement of the parties and may not be reopened except as provided herein during its term. Executed this -day of %a.cy 1995 . AFCME, COUNCIL 93 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER LA"A TownManager n fix. �7XLI111ZL .......... Board of- Selectmen 32 APPENDIX A DEPARTMENT/DI"SION CLASSIFICATION COMP. GRADE Accountant: Principal Clerk S-7 Senior Clerk S-6 Junior Clerk S-5 Council on Aging: Administrative Secretary S-7 Mini-Bus Driver S-5 Division of Finance: Assessor Principal Clerk S-7 Senior Clerk S-6 Junior Clerk S-5 Tax Collector Principal Clerk S-7 Senior Clerk S-6 Junior Clerk S-5 Division of Community Development: Admin. Secretary S-7 Board of Appeals Senior Clerk S-6 Building Senior Clerk S-6 Conservation Senior Clerk S-6 Board of Health Senior Clerk S-6 Planning Board Senior Clerk S-6 Division of Public Works: Adm. &Engineering Admin. Secretary S-7 Custodian Supervisor S-8 Custodian S-6 Solid Waste& Veh./Equip. Senior Clerk S-6 Streets& Snow Removal Senior Clerk S-6 Trees & Grounds Senior Clerk S-6 Water& Sewer Senior Clerk S-6 Fire Department: Admin. Secretary S-7 Senior Clerk S-6 Library: Circulation Assistant S-6 Library Assistant S-4 Police Department: Admin. Secretary S-7 Senior Clerk S-6 Town Clerk: Senior Clerk S-6 Town Manager: Senior Clerk S-6 (Switchboard Operator) Building Custodian S-6 33 APPENDIX B COMPENSATION i WAGE SCHEDULE Effective July 1, 1996 RATE MIN II III IV MAX S-4 9 . 84 10 . 26 10 . 58 10 . 95 11 . 33 S-5 10 . 14 10 . 53 10 . 89 11 . 25 11 . 65 S-6 10 . 58 10 . 95 11 . 36 11 . 70 12 . 13 S-7 11 . 04 11 . 42 11 . 86 12 . 30 12 . 64 S-8 11 . 45 11 . 92 12 . 30 12 . 76 13 . 16 Effective July 1, 1997 RATE MIN II III IV MAX S-4 10 . 23 10 . 67 11 . 00 11 . 39 11 . 78 S-5 10 . 55 10 . 95 11 . 33 11 . 70 12 . 12 S-6 11 . 00 11 . 39 11 . 81 12 . 17 12 . 62 S-7 11 .48 11 . 88 12 . 33 12 . 79 13 . 15 S-8 11 . 91 12 .40 12 . 79 13 . 27 13 . 69 34