HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSEA - Public Safety DispatcherELIZABETH NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF iNFORMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
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Telephone: (631) 765 - 1800
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RESOLUTION # 2006-310
Resolution ID: 1704
Meeting: 03/28/06 04:30 PM
Department: Town Clerk
Category: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2006-310 WAS ADOPTED AT
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON MARCH 28, 2006:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby ratifies the aereement between the Town
of Southold and the CSEA dated March 28, 2006, which was ratified by the CSEA on March 16, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
PATRICIA A. FINNEGAN
TOWN ATTORNEY
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KIERAN M. CORCORAN
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY
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LORI HULSE MONTEFUSCO
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY
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SCOTT A. RUSSELL
Supervisor
Town Hall Annex, 54375 Route 25
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971-0959
Telephone (631) 765-1939
Facsimile (631) 765-6639
OFFICE OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Clerk
Patricia A. Finnegan, Esq.
Town Attorney
April 4, 2006
Agreement Between CSEA and the Town
For your records, attached please find an original Agreement dated March
28, 2006, between the CSEA and the Town of Southold in connection with the
Public Safety Dispatchers. Also attached is a copy of the resolution authorizing
the Supervisor to sign this Agreement.
If you have any questions regarding this document, please do not hesitate
to call me.
PAF/Ik
Enclosure
cc: Members of the Town Board (w/o encl.)
Mr. Thomas Skabry, CSEA Union President (w/encl. - original)
Richard Zuckerman, Esq. (w/encl.)(via facsimile)
AGREEMENT made this 6'u day of March 2006, by and between the Town of Southold and
the CSEA, Inc., Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Southold Unit 8785.
1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent contract provision or practice to the contrary, effective
January 1, 2006, step "entry" for Public Safety Dispatcher I, Public Safety Dispatcher II and Public
Safety Dispatcher III salary schedules in Appendix D of the parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement
shall be revised as follows:
Appendix D, 2006
Title Entry 1 2 3 4 5
PSD I $40,344.02 $42,724.37 $45,104.72 $47,485.07 $49.865.42 $52,245.78
PSDII 42,790.00 45,170,35 47,550,70 49,931.05 52,311.40 54,691.76
PSD III 44,238,80 46,619.15 48,999.50 51,379.85 53,760.20 56,140.56
In addition, effective January 1, 2006, Appendix E will be updated to reflect these changes to
Appendix D.
2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent contract provision or practice to the contrary, effective
January 1, 2006, the salary schedules in Appendix I for Public Safety Dispatcher I, Public Safety
Dispatcher II and Public Safety Ili shall be revised to be the same as those in Appendix D in the
parties' amended Collective Bargaining Agreement, and these schedules shall be deleted from
Appendix I.. In addition, effective January 1, 2006, Appendix J will be updated to reflect these
changes to Appendix I.
3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent contract provision or practice to the contrary, effective
January 1, 2006, all steps (with the exception of step 5) for the Bay Constable and Senior Bay
Constable salary schedules in Appendix D shall be revised to be the same as those in Appendix I of the
parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement, and these schedules shall be deleted from Appendix D.
Effective January 1, 2006, step 5 for the Bay Constable and Senior Bay Constable salary schedules in
Appendix I shall be revised to be the same as those in step 5 of Appendix D of the parties' Collective
Bargaining Agreement, and Step 5 of these schedules shall be deleted frown Appendix I.
4. Notwithstanding any inconsistent contract provision or practice to the contrary, effective
January 1, 2006, all steps for the Automotive Equipment Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator,
Construction Equipment Operator, Maintenance Mechanic 1II, Auto Mechanic III, Auto Mechanic IV,
Crew Labor Leader, Town Maintenance Crew Leader, and Mini-Bus Driver salary schedules in
Appendices D and E of the parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be revised to be the same
as those in Appendices I and J of the parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement, and these salary
schedules shall be deleted from Appendices D and E.
5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent contract provision or practice to the contrary, effective for
all grievances filed on or after the complete ratification and approval of this Agreement, Section 35
"GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE" shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 35. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
35.1 "GRIEVANCE" means any dispute between the employee and/or group of
employees, and the Town, with respect only to the meaning or interpretation of a specific provision of
this Agreement. It shall not include disciplinary proceedings or any other matters that are reviewable
under administrative procedures established by the laws or the rules of the Suffolk County Civil
Service Commission.
35.2 All grievances of employees involving the interpretation of this Agreement shall be
resolved in accordance with the following procedure:
Step l(a). Witlun 10 working days after an employee knows or should have known of an
occurrence which allegedly violates the contract with respect to that employee, the employee may
submit6 a grievance in writing to his/her immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor shall issue
a written reply to said grievance within 10 working days of its receipt. The failure of the Town at Step
1 to respond within the contractually prescribed timelines shall permit the employee to proceed to Step
2.
Step l(b). Within 15 working days after the CSEA President knows or should have known
of an occurrence which allegedly violates the contract with respect to a similarly affected group of
employees, the CSEA President may submit a grievance in writing to the employees' Department
Head, or to the Town Supervisor's office if the similarly affected group of employees are fi:om more
than one Town Deparla~ent. The Department Head or Town Supervisor or designee shall issue a
written reply to said grievance within 15 working days of its receipt. The failure of the Town to
respond within the contractually prescribed fimelines shall permit the CSEA to proceed to Step 2.
Step 2. If the employee and/or CSEA President in the event ora group grievance is not
satisfied with said reply, within 10 working days of receipt of the reply, the employee may appeal the
decision to the Grievance Board, made up of two designees of the Supervisor, one of whom shall
normally be the Department Head, and two members from the CSEA, who shall normally be the
President and his/her designated representative. The Grievance Board shall meet to either: (a)
consider the grievance within 20 working days of its receipt, in which case the Grievance Board shall
issue a written reply of its decision within 20 working days after the meeting to the grievant, CSEA
President and the Town Attorney; or (b) if there is more than one grievance before the Grievance
Board and they concern similar issues and facts, the Board by majority approval shall notify the
grievant(s) of its decision to hear the grievances as a single consolidated grievance limited to those
currently before it. Once consolidated, the grievances shall remain consolidated for all further
purposes until the grievance is finally resolved. The Grievance Board's decision shall be made in
writing and indicate the names of the grievant(s) to be included into the consolidated grievance within
20 working days of its receipt, with copies sent to the grievants, the CSEA President and the Town
Attorney. The Grievance Board shall then meet within 10 working days to consider the grievance.
The Grievance Board shall issue a written decision within 20 working days of the meeting. In both
situations, the failure of the Town at Step 2 to respond within the contractually prescribed timelines
shall permit the CSEA to proceed to Step 3, and the failure of the employee(s) to appeal within the
contractually prescribed timelines shall result in the dismissal of the grievance(s).
Step 3. If the CSEA is not satisfied with the Step 2 answer, the CSEA grievant may, within
30 working days, notify the Town Clerk in writing that it is requesting a hearing before an independent
advisory arbitrator selected pursuant to the rules of the New York State Public Employment Relations
Board, whose advisory recommendation(s) shall be forwarded to the Town Board and the CSEA Unit
President within 20 working days following the Step 3 heating. The arbitrator shall be without power
or authority to make any recommendation(s) which would require the commission of an act prohibited
by law or is in contradiction of or adds to, subtracts from or otherwise modifies any of the terms of this
Agreement. The failure of the CSEA to comply with and appeal within the contractually prescribed
procedures and timelines shall result in the CSEA's written consent to the Town's application for a
stay of arbitration and/or dismissal of the grievance. The cost for said arbitrator shall be borne equally
by the parties.
6. Effective upon the complete ratification and approval of this Agreement, Section 21.1
(Personal Leave) Shall be amended by changing four to five days. Revise references to prorating days
to reflect two days credited on January 1, one on March 1, one on June 1 and one on September 1. '
7. The parties' Agreement, as amended by their stipulation of settlement for 1/1/2003-
12/31/2007 contract, shall remain unchanged in all other respects.
8. The Town agrees to submit to the CSEA within 30 working days of the complete
ratification and approval of this Agreement a copy of the revised pages 11, 22 and 23, and Appendices
D, E, I and H of the parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement reflecting the changes explicitly set
forth in this Agreement.
9. This Agreement represents the totality of the parties' obligation, if any, to negotiate over
their decision, and/or impact 0ftheir decision, to modify the salaries and salary schedules and
grievance procedure as set forth herein. There are no agreements, oral or otherwise.
10. This Agreement is subject to the ratification by the CSEA membership within 30 working
days of the signing into this Agreement and ratification and approval by the Town Board at its next
regularly scheduled meeting following notification of the CSEA membership's ratification.
TOWN OFSOUTHOLD
By:
Scott A. Russell, Supervisor
CSEA, INC., LOCAL 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO,
SOUTHOLD UNIT 8785.
LORI HULSE MONTEFUSCO
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY
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scon A. RUSSELL
Supervisor
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PATRICIAA. FINNEGAN
TOWN ATTORNEY
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KIERAN M. CORCORAN
ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY
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Town Han Annex, 54375 Route 25
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971.0959
Telephone (631) 765-1939
Facsimile (63!) 765.6639
OFFICE OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
MEMORANDUM
To:
Ms. Elizabeth Neville, Town Clerk
Mr. John Cushman, Comptroller
Mr. Carlisle Cochran, Chief of Police
From:
Lynne Krauza
Secretary to the Town Attorney
Date:
May 25, 2006
Subject:
Memorandum of AgreementJPSDs
For your records, attached is a copy of the Memorandum of Agreement dated
May 19, 2006, between the Town of South old and the CSEA relating to the manner in
which PSDs are paid for work on a holiday. Also attached is a copy of the resolution
approving this Agreement.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call me.
Thank you.
Ilk
Enclosures
cc: Members of the Town Board (w/encls.)
Memorandum of Agreement made this ~ day Of~ 2006 by and between
the Town of Southold ("Town") and the Civil Service Employees Association Inc.,
Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Southold Unit 8785 ("CSEA").
WHEREAS, Public Safety Dispatcher Sheila KIos filed a grievance dated
December IS, 2005, alleging that she was improperly paid for overtime worked on a
holiday; and
WHEREAS, Public Safety Dispatcher Holly Weingart filed a grievance dated
December IS, 2005, alleging that she was improperly paid for overtime worked on a
holiday; and
WHEREAS, Public Safety Dispatcher Bryan Weingart filed a grievance dated
December 16, 2005, alleging that he was improperly paid for overtime worked on a
holiday; and
WHEREAS, Public Safety Dispatcher Claude Kumijian filed a grievance dated
December 18, 2005, alleging that he was improperly paid for overtime worked on a
holiday; and
WHEREAS, the Town denies all of these allegations; and
WHEREAS, there is an accepted practice that Public Safety Dispatchers and Bay
Constables, instead of receiving the specific holidays listed in Section 20.1 of the
collective bargaining agreement pursuant to the terms of that Section, are the only Town
employees who are credited with 13 Y:z holidays every January 1"; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to resolve this matter in an amicable way amongst
them, without the uncertainties, costs and risks of continued litigation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
I. The grievances are withdrawn, with prejudice.
2. In the event that a Public Safety Dispatcher or Bay Constable is required
to work on a Holiday set forth in Section 20.1 that he/she was not
scheduled to work as part ofhislher normal work schedule, he/she shall
receive compensation as follows:
a. Time and one half the employee's regular hourly salary rate for the
number of hours actually worked; plus
b. Straight time at the employee's regular hourly salary rate for the
number of hours actually worked during the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. work shift or
double the etnployee's regular hourly salary rate for the number of hours
actually worked during either the 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. or 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.
work shifts.
c. Public Safety Dispatchers and Bay Constables shall not accrue any
compensatory time for working on a Holiday as set forth above.
3. The grievants shall be compensated as set forth above for the Holidays in
dispute as referenced in their grievances.
4. In the event that a Public Safety Dispatcher or Bay Constable works on a
Holiday set forth in Section 20.1 that he/she was scheduled to work as part
ofhislher normal work schedule, he/she shall receive compensation as
follows:
a. Straight time at the employee's regular hourly salary rate for the
number of hours actually worked; plus
b. Straight time at the employee's regular hourly salary rate for the
number of hours actually worked during the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. work shift or
double the employee's regular hourly salary rate for the number of hours
actually worked during either the 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. or 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.
work shifts; plus
c. Public Safety Dispatchers and Bay Constables shall not accrue any
compensatory time for working on a Holiday as set forth above.
5. Section 29.2 of the collective bargaining agreement shall no longer be
applicable to Public Safety Dispatchers and Bay Constables who work on
a Holiday set forth in Section 20.1.
6. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Town and
the CSEA regarding its subject matter. No other promises have been
made. This Agreement may not be modified except by a written
agreement between the parties.
7. This Agreement is subject to approval by the Town Board. In the event
that the Board does not approve the Agreement, then it shall become null
and void and no adverse inference shall be drawn against either party by
virtue of it having entered into the Agreement
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RESOLUTION 2006-478
ADOPTED
DOC ID: 1865
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2006-478 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
MAY 23, 2006:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby approves the
Memorandum of Al!reement between the Town of South old and the CSEA dated Mav 19,
2006, relating to grievances for holiday pay for dispatchers.
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Elizabeth A. Neville
South old Town Clerk
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS)
MOVER: William P. Edwards, Councilman
SECONDER: Daniel C. Ross, Councilman
AYES: Evans, Wickham, Ross, Edwards, Russell, Krupski Jr.