Contract 2022 Articles 12-20 Flashcards
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.1, shift employees shall accrue sick leave at what rate for each week of employment, not to exceed how many hours per fiscal year?
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2.77 hours each week, not to exceed 144 hours per fiscal year
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.1, non-shift employees will accrue sick leave at what rate per week of employment, not. to exceed how many hours per fiscal year?
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1.84 hours each week, not to exceed 96 hours per fiscal year
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.2, any SHIFT employee absent from his employment for an entire shift as a result of illness or injury will be charged how many hours?
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24 hours for each shift day missed
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.2, Non-shift employees will be charged how many hours for each day missed as a result of illness or injury?
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8 hours for each day missed
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.2, an employee who reports to work and who thereafter leaves work due to illness or injury will be charged sick leave for what period of time?
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For the number of hours missed, ROUNDED to the nearest quarter hour
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.3, what is the limit of sick leave hours that a shift and non-shift employee may accrue?
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Employees may accrue unlimited days of earned sick leave for legitimate usage purposes
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.3, how much sick leave payoff upon “separation” from employment will be given to those hired on or before October 1, 1985 and do they need to work a specific amount of time to earn it?
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Hired ON OR BEFORE October 1, 1985 will be paid 100% of their accumulated sick leave if they RETIRE or SEPARATE in good standing, provided they were employed full-time by the city for 10 years or more
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.3, for employees hired after October 1, 1985 will be paid out how for their accumulated sick leave (retire and resign)?
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They will be paid one-half (1/2) of their leave hours upon RETIREMENT, OR, one-quarter (1/4) of their accumulated sick leave upon RESIGNATION
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.3, upon death of an employee in the line of duty, how will the City compensate the employee’s beneficiary or other designated by the employee and what is the time frame for this to happen?
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They will compensate the beneficiary or other designated person by the employee in writing for 100% of the employee’s accumulated sick leave within thirty (30) days of the death
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.3, the payoff amounts for sick leave for those retiring or resigning will be based on what rate of pay?
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Based on the employee’s base rate of pay at the time of “separation” and will thus NOT include incentive pay, assignment pay, etc
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.3, What will cause an employee to forfeit all accrued leave and who determines this?
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An employee fired for just cause, as determined by the City Manager or designee
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.4, what are the listed reasons that sick leave may be used?
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1 - Personal illness or physical incapacity to such an extent as to be rendered unable to perform the duties of their position
2 - Enforced quarantine established by the department of health or other competent authority
3 - non-shift (40 hour) personnel may use sick leave for prescribed medical treatment which occurs during their on-duty hours
4 - Twenty-four (24) hour personnel may use sick leave for prescribed medical treatment that falls on a duty day
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.4, employees that use sick leave for personal illness or physical incapacity may be requested to provide what to whom?
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They may need to provide a doctor’s note if requested by the Fire Chief or designee.
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.4, non-shift employees may use sick leave for prescribed medical treatment, however, how must they attempt to schedule said treatment if possible?
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They must attempt to schedule medical, dental, and optical appointments and treatments during off-duty hours whenever possible
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.4, twenty-four (24) personnel may use sick leave for prescribed treatment that falls on duty days, but they must attempt to schedule them how whenever possible?
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They must attempt to schedule them during off-duty hours whenever possible
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.4, twenty-four (24) hour personnel that leave for medical treatment on duty will be charged how much time and can they return to work?
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They will be charged sick leave (rounded to the nearest quarter hour) and may return to work upon presenting a doctor’s note.
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.4, medical treatment scheduled for on-duty personnel during their duty hours needs what approval?
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It MUST be approved in advance by the Fire Chief or designee
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.5, The fire chief may require employees covered by this agreement to submit to examinations by whom and for what purpose? What is the employee cost and when will this be performed?
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Examinations by a physician and/or a psychiatrist selected by the City in order to evaluate their physical and/or mental ability to perform their job duties.
The exam will be at no cost to the employee and will be performed while the employee is ON duty if practicable
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.6, what time must employees calling in sick call in by?
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prior to 0700
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.7, what are the 2 sets of dates given for bargaining unit employees to be rewarded for not using sick time?(give the starting and ending dates for each one)
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October 1 - March 31 and
April 1 - September 30
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12., Bargaining unit employees who do not use sick leave for a ___ month period will have their ____ leave accruals increased by _____ for shift employees and _____ for non-shift employees
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6 month period will have their ANNUAL LEAVE accruals increased by 12 HOURS for shift employees and 8 HOURS for non-shift employees
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.7, The City agrees to use reasonable efforts to credit earned annual leave credits via not using sick time by when (the annual leave earned for not calling in sick for 6 months)?
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By the second full pay period after March 31 and September 30 (the first full pay period after the dates)
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.8, a physician’s recommendation for return to work on a “limited or light duty” basis following a NON-JOB related illness or injury will considered individually on what basis’?
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FIVE THINGS
1 - Suitable work available determined by fire chief
2 - Approval of HR Director or designee
3 - Employee must work on a full time basis. Part time limited duty status will not be considered appropriate as return to work authorization for full time positions
4 - Requests for light duty not approved within 5 working days will be considered as denied
5 - The physician recommending return to work on a limited duty status must provide reasonable assurance that the employee’s condition will not extend beyond 30 days. Extension of limited or light duty work beyond 30 days MUST be approved by the HR DIRECTOR or designee
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.9, how often can employees that provide a notice of resignation (excluding the DROP) use their sick leave?
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Any employee who has provided a notice of resignation (excluding the DROP) cannot thereafter use accrued sick leave for paid time off UNLESS the employee provides a doctor’s note from a doctor who treated the employee on the day the employee seeks to be paid from accrued sick leave (or before the employee seeks to use accrued sick leave).
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According to the article 12, Sick Leave, Section 12.9, what happens to the time used for employees that have resigned (excluding the DROP) and use sick leave without providing a doctor's note?
The time that the employee is out of work will be charged to annual leave or no pay status.
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.1, whenever an employee covered by this agreement suffers an ILLNESS OR INJURY deemed compensable under Florida Workers' Compensation Act, how will the worker be paid?
The worker will be paid their regular rate of pay, less any Workers Compensation benefits received
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.1, whenever an employee covered by this agreement suffers an ILLNESS OR INJURY deemed compensable under Florida Workers' Compensation Act, how LONG will the worker be paid?
Until:
1 - the employee is able to return to their regular employment with the city
2 - the employee returns to light duty
3 - The employee is awarded a disability pension from the city
4 - 1 year has passed since the FIRST date of lost time as a result of the on-the job injury
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.1, whenever an employee covered by this agreement suffers an ILLNESS OR INJURY deemed compensable under Florida Workers' Compensation Act and is out of work for 1 year, how can they receive additional time to come back to full duty?
If at the end of one year the employee has not returned to regular duty but the employee's prognosis (rendered by a CITY physician) is that the employee will be able to return to regular duty within the forthcoming 12 months, then the benefits shall continue until the end of the second year or until the employee returns to work (either regular or light duty) whichever occurs first
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.1, On-the-job injuries may be extended past the 12 month limit, does this apply to those that were performing recreational activities?
The extension past one year will NOT apply to employees where the injury was sustained during recreational activity EXCEPT that, such an extension may be provided to an employee who is thereafter injured while on duty and engaged in the proper use of City owned exercise equipment within a City-owned building
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.2, when may the city, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deny any supplemental benefits provided for on-the-job injuries?
If the accident and resulting injury is caused or contributed by the employee's self-inflicted, intentional, or willful, wanton, or reckless disregard of standards of behavior that the city has an interest or right to expect of the employee,
or is of such a degree of recurrence as to manifest culpability, wrongful intent, or evil design,
or is primarily occasioned by prohibited drug or alcohol use in violation of the City's policies or applicable law.
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.3, as a condition of continued receipt of on-the-job injury benefits, what shall the employee submit to upon request by the City?
To a physical or psychological examination by a physician selected by the City.
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.4, employees suffering from on the job injuries or disease will be entitled to necessary medical care from what type of physician? Can the employee choose a different physician?
From an authorized treating physician, and one-time change of an authorized treating physician, if approved by the city's worker's compensation claims administrator for medical care, provided all treatment by the physician and hospital comply with the Workers' Compensation laws
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.5, As a condition jof receiving the supplemental benefits set forth for an on-the-job injury, the City may require (but is under no obligation to provide) the employee to do what?
To perform light duty work within the Fire-Rescue Department, as deemed appropriate by the Fire Chief of designee
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.6, what happens to an employee in the event that a disability pension is granted based on an on the job injury and they return to regular duty under the terms of the Firefighter Pension Plan?
The time that the returned employee was on the disability will be counted as continuous service for purposes of contractural seniority. No additional pay or other benefits shall accrue during the returned employees's period of absence while on the disability pension. This was applied retroactively to conclusively resolve a pending grievance and no new grievance may be filed or processed
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According to the article 13, On-The-Job Injury, Section 13.7, are employees on approved light duty work due to work restrictions from an on-the-job injury or disease able to work off duty details?
They are ineligible for off-duty detail assignments, unless approved by the Risk Manager and Fire Chief.
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.1, when is coverage for full time employees under the city's group health insurance plan made available?
On the first of the month following 30 days of employment, provided the employee completes and returns the applications documents within 30 days of employment
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.1, what percentage of the unblended cost for single/employee coverage and for dependent coverage of an HMO will the City pay?
The City shall pay 100% of unblended single/employee coverage and 2/3's of the unblended dependent coverage for HMO
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.1, what amount of a plan other than HMO will the city pay for?
Any employee who selects any plan other than HMO, the City will contribute only the same dollar amount that it contributes toward the unblended costs of the HMO plans, for the single employee and dependent coverage for that/those alternate plans
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.1, what amount will the city contribute towards any optional benefits offered to employees?
The City will not contribute toward the cost of any optional benefits offered to employees
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.1, Can the City change insurance carriers and/or the scope and level of benefits at its discretion?
yes it can, provided that the City will, absent exigent circumstances, offer a Point of Service (POS) or Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) pan and an HMO and bargaining unit members will be covered by the same insurance plan as are the City's non-represented employees.
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.1, what may the Union request if the scope and level of benefits is materially reduced?
The Union may request post-implementation impact bargaining
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.2, What is the value of Group Basic Life Insurance?
It is valued at the emplyee's base annual salary (rounded to the next HIGHEST $1,000.00 increment with a maximum cap of $50,000) plus group Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance with a max. cap of $5,000, established when the Agreement is executed.
Coverage is made available on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.2 (B), what is the statutory minimum set forth in section 112.191(2)(a) Florida Statutes, plus any incremental increases mandated by section 112.191(2) Florida Statutes?
a statutory minimum of $75,000
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.2 (B), what must happen to a firefighter in order to receive the statutory minimum set forth in section 112.191 (2)(a) FS
The firefighter, while engaged in the performance of their firefighter duties, is accidentally killed or receives bodily injury which subsequently results in the loss of the Firefighter's life, provided that such killing is not the result of suicide and such bodily injury is not intentionally self inflicted.
Speaking of which, shoot me now this section is terrible.
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.2 (C), what amount of money is provided if the firefighter is accidentally killed and the accidental death occurs as a result of the Firefighter's response to what is reasonably believed to be an emergency involving the protection of life or property?
The Statutory minimum of $75,000, plus any incremental increases mandated by section 112.191(2) FS which will be provided (in addition to the payment under section 14.2(B), above, which will meet the statutory minimum of $100,000, plus any incremental statutory increases.
LET'S VERIFY THIS, IT SEEMS OFF/DIFFERENT FROM THE REGULAR CONTRACT
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.2 (D), what amount of money is provided if the firefighter is, while engaged in the performance of their duties, unlawfully and intentionally killed, dies as a result of a fire which has been determined to have been cause by an act of arson, or subsequently dies as a result of injuries sustained therefrom?
The statutory minimum of $225,000, plus any incremental increases mandated by section 112.191(2), FS
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.3, In the event that the city's group health insurance plan is provided by two or more companies, or if the city offers multiple plans through a single company which establishes different rates for the plans, what may the city choose to do?
The city may, in its distretion, establish a uniform rate which would then be paid for as provided in section 14.1 of this article
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.4, how much does the city contribute towards the cost of optional benefits?
The city will not contribute towards the cost of optional benefits, I.e. dental, cancer, intensive care, and supplemental life insurance)
*(Dental is optional and not paid for by the city at all?? Find this out)*
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According to the article 14, Medical and Life Insurance, Section 14.5, Employees hired OR REHIREDon or after the ratification date of the 2019-2021 agreement or September 30, 2021 (whichever occurs FIRST) and participate in the new TIER II benefit program and who retire and separate from employment (after the DROP participation if applicable) will be paid how much for a monthly health insurance subsidy?
They shall be paid a monthly health insurance subsidy of $25/month for each complete year of credited service under the pension plan, to a max of $500.00, until age sixty five (65); and $15/month for each complete year of credited service up to a maximum of $300 thereafter.
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According to the article 15, Retirement, Section 15.1, Read this again later and see if there needs to be a questions from this
See other side
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According to the article 15, Retirement, Section 15.2, it is understood and agreed that the implementation of the wage increases in this Agreement is contingent on the City and Firefighters Pension Board reaching agreement on what things?
Reaching agreement on actuarial assumptions, cost methods, and procedures to be utilized during the term of that agreement, as well as the use of premium tax revenues from Chapter 175 premium tax revenues
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According to the article 15, Retirement, Section 15.2, In the event the Firefighters' Pension Board should at any time take action that is contrary to the agreement on the use of premium tax revenues (chapter 175) what shall happen to offset the cost of the pension boards' action?
The employee contribution shall immediately be increased by the amount required to offset the cost of the pension boards' action
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According to the article 16, Bereavement Leave, Section 16.1, SHIFT employees shall be granted how much bereavement? Does it need approval?
Shift employees shall be granted, with approval by the fire chief or designee, immediate bereavement leave of one shift within the state of Florida, and two shifts outside the state of florida, with pay, in order to attend the service in the event of a death in the employees IMMEDIATE family
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According to the article 16, Bereavement Leave, Section 16.1, NON-SHIFT employees shall be granted how much bereavement leave? does it need approval?
Non-shift employees covered will be granted, with approval of the fire chief or designee, immediate bereavement leave of 3 eight hour days within the state and 5 eight hour days outside of the state, with pay, in order to attend the funeral I the event of a death in the employee's immediate family.
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According to the article 16, Bereavement Leave, Section 16.1, can an employee request and receive additional bereavement time outside of what is provided in the Agreement?
In the event that additional time is required, the Fire Chief or designee may approve a request for additional time and charge it to the other accrued time the employee may have I.e. annual leave or compensatory time
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According to the article 16, Bereavement Leave, Section 16.2, please list ALL of the family that are defined as IMMEDIATE family...
22 "total"
1- Spouse
2- Parents (M/D)
2- Children (S/D)
2- Siblings (B/S)
2- Grandparents (GM/GP)
2- Grandchildren (GS/GD)
2- Step Parents (SD/SM)
2- Step Children (SS/SD)
2-Inlaws (MIL/FIL)
2- Sibs in law (BIL/SIL)
2- Grands in law (GMIL/GFIL)
1- any relative living with the employee as a dependent
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According to the article 16, Bereavement Leave, Section 16.3, what documentation does the City have the right to request after the employee returns to work? What are acceptable forms of this documentation?
The city reserves the right to request documentation supporting all approval of bereavement leave after the employee returns to work.
Acceptable documentation will include a copy of the death certificate, an obituary from a newspaper that has the employee's name and specifically describes the "immediate family" relationship (must be original with name of newspaper and date, not a photocopy), or other similar original documentation deemed acceptable by the City.
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According to the article 16, Bereavement Leave, Section 16.3, other than supplying the described documentation, what additional step must the employee take when requesting bereavement?
They must also submit an electronic bereavement leave request certifying that such leave meets the requirement of this article.
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.1, what is the name of Appendix A of this Agreement
The Tuition Refund Program
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.1, what type of training courses may employees be reimbursed for? How much will they get? Where does the money come from (which budget)?
technical training courses may be reimbursed up to the full amount of the tuition paid for the course from the FD's training budget (subject to availability of funds in that budget
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.1, what pre-approval and from whom does a member need in order to be eligible to receive reimbursement from technical training courses
The employee must obtain from the Fire Chief or designee, written pre-approval to attend the technical training course and that the tuition will be paid by the Fire Department
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.1, approval to attend a course and the payment of tuition is at the discretion of whom? How long do employees have to grieve the decision?
At the discretion of the Fire Chief, which shall NOT be grievable
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.2, how much are employees compensated for the following: EMT, Paramedic, and Paramedic 1
EMT - 5% of base pay
Paramedic - 12.5% of base pay (non-cumulative)
Paramedic 1 - 15% of base pay (non-cumulative)
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.2, what compensation occurs effective in the first full pay period that starts on or after October 1, 2023?
The first full pay period that start on or after October 1, 2023 the compensation for Paramedic 1 certification shall be increased to 17.5% of base pay
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.2, what is the listed date that any employee hired after must maintain their paramedic certification?
Any employee hired after October 1, 1997 and who was or who later became (or becomes in the future) a state certified paramedic must maintain that certification.
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.3, all employees will be required to maintain current certification as EMT and/or Paramedic in order to receive what pay?
In order to receive inventive pay
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.4, What does the City agree to cover if the Florida Statues require additional education for eligibility to become an officer, and if existing officers are not exempted from these additional requirements?
The City agrees all tuition and books shall be reimbursed as provided in the Tuition Refund Program
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.5 (A), The city will pay the following incentive pay for the term of this agreement: $35 for?
Fire Science Certificate or a Fire Officer I Certificate. Employees who have both are eligible only for a mx of $35 per pay period
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.5(B) and (D), The city will pay the following incentive pay for the term of this agreement: An Associate's Degree
Educational incentive of $50 PER PAY PERIOD AND $11.54 weekly
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.5 (C) and (E), The city will pay the following incentive pay for the term of this agreement for a Bachelor's Degree:
Educational incentive pay of $100 per PAY PERIOD AND $25.38 weekly. Those receiving $25.38 weekly will not be entitled to receive the $11.54 weekly provided for an Associates (you get one, not both)
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.6 (A), The City will pay the following certification incentive pay: The annual amount payable for each qualifying active certification shall be? What is the maximum amount payable annually?
each qualifying cert shall be $250.00, with a max amount payable annually in the amount of $750.00 per employee
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.6 (B), The City will pay certification incentive pay: When will the annual incentive payment be payable? (When does it come)
The annual incentive payment will be payable in the first pay check in December of each year
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.6 (B), The City will pay the following certification incentive pay: In order to receive annual incentive payments, what must be submitted and what is the deadline to submit?
Employee's must provide written proof of the active certification or the renewal of the certification, to the FIRE CHIEF, no later than November 1 of the year in which payment is sought.
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.6 (C), The City will pay the following certification incentive pay: List the active certs that are eligible for the certification incentive:
There are 11:
1 - Haz-Mat
2 - Dive
3 - TRT (met by obtaining one, but only one of the disciplines)
4 - Fire Inspector
5 - Plans Examiner
6 - Arson Investigator
7 - Fire Service instructor
8 - BLS instructor
9 - ACLS Instructor
10 - PALS Instructor
11 - NFPA Live Fire Training
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According to the article 17, Education, Section 17.6(D), The City will pay the following certification incentive pay: which employees are not eligible to use which certifications due to their assignments?
Employees assigned to the Special Response Team shall not be eligible for Haz-Mat, Dive Rescue, and/or TRT
Employees assigned to Fire Life Safety shall not be eligible for the fire inspector and/or Plans Examiner certs
Employees assigned to Training Division shall not be eligible for any of the FOUR instructor certs OR the Live Fire Training cert
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.1, what is the normal work week for shift employees
48 hours
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.1, The assigned shift shall include a reasonable period of time (not to exceed HOW LONG), for the exchange of information between Shift Commanders? How are they compensated for this time?
Not to exceed 15 minutes if necessary. The time for information exchange shall NOT be considered overtime, nor shall it be accumulated to offset any other overtime
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.1, Kelly Days will be a 24 hour period off every ____ shift, thus achieving an average work week of ____ hours.
Every 7th shift; average work week of 48 hours.
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.2, the FRD has estalished a work schedule identifying normal duty hours for each day, _____ through____.
Sunday through Saturday
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.2, What may cause an employee to be required to work outside of their normal duty hours?
Operational needs or special circumstances (e.g. night drills, special details, special training sessions, emergencies, etc.)
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.2, it is agreed that the Fire Chief may, from time to time, chagne the normal duty hours, provided only that he does what?
Provided only that he will give the Union at least 30 calendar days advance notice of said change
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.2, on what particular days will operational readiness be the schedule?
On the City-designated holidays specified in section 21.3
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.2, what is the term for the starting and ending hours (0800-0800)
a 24 hour tour of duty
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.2, what must be done by the City if they wish to change the current tour of duty?
The City may change the current tour of duty but the change cannot be implemented until after impact bargaining.
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.3, how are an employee's hours adjusted if they work more of less than 48 hours because of changes to Kelly Day assignments?
They shall be considered to have worked 48 hours for pay purposes, thus no overtime but also will not be docked any pay
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.3, What is the only exception to employee not being compensated for working more than 48 hours in a week due to changes in kelly day assignments?
The only exceptions is where overtime payments are required by the Fair Labor Stands Act (FLSA).
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.3, for the purposes of calculating overtime per the Fair Labor Standards Act, what will be considered as hours worked?
Leave time (doesn't specify what type of leave, any leave?)
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.4, what is considered the normal work week for NON SHIFT employees covered by this agreement?
40 hours consisting of five 8 hour days within a pay period, commencing at 0800 hours and ending at 1600 hours, with a one hour paid lunch break
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.4, the Fire Chief may periodically schedule NON SHIFT employees to work outside their normal work hours, but any change that is not temporary will be subject to what?
Impact bargaining
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.5, describe the schedule for the swing shift
Normal work week of 48 hours consisting of three 8 hour days and one 24 hour shift per week. No Kelly day.
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According to the article 18, Hours of Duty, Section 18.5, Except as otherwise states, any employee assigned to swing-shift shall be considered a ____ _____.
Shift employee (48 hour)
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According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.1, SHIFT employees shall be paid at _____ times their regular rate of pay for all hours assigned and worked in excess of their _____ _____ ______.
one and one-half times (1-1/2); normally assigned shifts
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According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.1, for the purposes of this Article, what counts as hours worked for overtime purposes?
All Paid Leave counts as hours worked for overtime purposes.
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According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.2, NON SHIFT employees shall receive 1.5 times their regular rate for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a week, however, what will and will not count as hours worked for overtime purposes?
Neither sick leave, annual leave, nor any other type of paid or unpaid leave, EXCEPT BEREAVEMENT LEAVE and HOLIDAY LEAVE will count toward hours worked for OT purposes.
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According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.2, how are paid lunches factored into hours for overtime of non-shift employees?
Paid lunches are not considered as hours worked, and, therefore, only after working 40 hours would the employee be entitled to overtime rate (if you work 40 hours and have a paid lunch each day it's really 35 hours worked)
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According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.3, what may employees covered by this agreement elect to receive in lieu of overtime payments? What is the rate they will be received at?
Employees may elect to receive compensatory time in lieu of overtime payments, at a rate of 1.5 (one and one-half) hours for each hour of overtime worked
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According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.3, what is the process for employees to use their compensatory time?
employees may use comp. time, upon advance notice to the fire chief, provided there is sufficient manpower available to permit the employee to utilize that time off work
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According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.3, how much compensatory time may employees accrue (non FLS)?
The may accumulate up to, but not exceed, 72 hours
99
According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.3, effective the first full pay period that starts on or after October 1, 2021, how must compensatory time be taken/used?
In no less than 12 hour increments for shift employees, and no less than 1 hour increments for non-shift employees.
100
According to the article 19, Overtime, Section 19.4, for shift personnel, how will overtime be offered and how may it be filled?
Overtime will be offered in 12 hour blocks when practicable. When 24 hours are needed, 2 employees may fill the shift, one in the a.m. and the second in the p.m.
101
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.1, the salary ranges for job classifications that are covered by this agreement are attached as ___________ to this agreement.
Appendix C
102
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.2, 20.3, and 20.4, as noted in Appendix C, effective across-the-board wage increase of ______% for all eligible bargaining unit employees. When is the first of these paid? How many are there and what are the dates?
2.5% effective in the first full pay period that starts on or after October 1, 2021; there are three of these, and they are the first full pay period that starts on or after October 1, 2021, 2022, and 2023
103
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.2, how will the across-the-board wage increase effect the steps of the pay plan?
It shall increase the value of each step of the pay plan by 2.5%
104
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.5, how are wage increases factored into the DROP prior to ratification of this 2021-2024 Agreement
Any wage increases shall not be used to recalculate any employee's DROP or retirement benefits for those that entered prior to the ratification of this agreement
105
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.6, Employees will be entitled to move to the next step on the pay plan based upon WHAT done WHEN
Based upon an annual written performance evaluation conducted on an employee's anniversary date
106
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.6, what rating must an employee receive on their annual performance evaluation in order to advance to the next step in the pay scale
Provided they receive at least an overall "satisfactory" or better
107
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.6, What was the effective date that increased single step merit increases to double steps?
Merit/anniversary dates that fell ON or AFTER October 1, 2004
108
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.6, For the effective date of a merit increase: When will the effective date of the merit increase be if the employee's pay anniversary falls in the FIRST week of the pay period?
If the employee's anniversary date falls in the first week of the pay period, the effective date of the merit increase shall be the beginning of THAT pay period
109
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.6, For the effective date of a merit increase: When will the effective date of the merit increase be if the employee's pay anniversary falls in the SECOND week of the pay period?
If the employee's pay anniversary date falls in the second week of the pay period, the effective date of the merit increase shall be the beginning of the FOLLOWING pay period.
110
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.6, When or how can employee's who reach the maximum step within their salary range be entitled to advance further?
Only when negotiated across-the-board raises, if any, raise the "value" of the next highest step.
111
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.7, under what situation would an employee that is newly promoted be given credit for his merit increase and then will be given the pay increase for his promotion as well?
If an employee is promoted to a bargaining unit position, and if his actual pay anniversary date for a merit increase is within the next 60 days, the newly promoted employee will be given credit of his merit increase and then will be given the pay increase for the promotion .
112
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.8, employees who are assigned to work a PERMANENT, NON-SHIFT (40 hour) position will be compensated how?
The will be compensated at seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of base pay while assigned to the non-shift position.
113
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.9, What assignments are paid $15.00/week and when is this in effect?
Effective in the first full pay period that starts on or after October 1, 2021, assignment pay of $15.00/week shall be paid to those assigned by the Fire Chief to Honor Guard, Swat Medic, and Dive Team
114
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.10, What are the steps covered in the salary ranges for BC?
Steps 58-71
115
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.11, in what instance may the salaries reflected in this Article be reduced by each employee's pro-rata share of attorneys' fees and costs expended by the Firefighter's Pension Board of Trustees?
In connection with any legal action brought by the Board of Trustees against the City, in which the City is the prevailing party.
116
According to the article 20, Wages, Section 20.11, If legal action is brought against the city in which the city is the prevailing party, how are each employee's pro-rata share to be deducted?
They will be deducted from the employee's salary in an equal installment each pay period, over the following 12 months
