HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1985.02.14 - 10969Miscellaneous Resolution # 85006 February 14, 1985
BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - John J. McDonald, Chairperson
IN RE: PROBATE COURT - 1984 - 1985 LABOR AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED
BY LOCAL 2437, CASEWORKERS, COUNCIL 25, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Probate Court, the County of Oakland and
Local 2437, Council 25, American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, AFL-CIO, have been negotiating a contract covering 77 Casework
employees of the Oakland County Probate Court; and
WHEREAS a two-year agreement has been reached with the Caseworker unit
for the period January 1, 1984 through December 31, 1985, and said agreement has
been reduced to writing; and
WHEREAS said agreement has been reviewed by your Personnel Committee
which recommends approval of the agreement;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the agreement between the Oakland
County Probate Court, the County of Oakland, the Casework Employees, said Local
2437, Council 25, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,
AFL-CIO, be and the same is hereby approved; and that the Chairperson of this
Board, on behalf of the County of Oakland, be and is hereby authorized to execute
said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH PROBATE COURT EMPLOYEES
(The summary which follows covrs both the Probate Caseworker
and Probate Non-Caseworker Labor Agreements)
DURATION
Two year; 01/01/84 through 12/31/85
WAGES
01/01/84 - 3.5% all classifications
01/01/85 - 4.62% all classifications
"Me-Too" with non-union for any additional general salary increases during term
of agreement.
LONGEVITY
Employees hired/rehired after 7/1/84 no longer eligible for service increment.
MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP
Voluntary withdrawal from payroll deduction of Union dues may occur during
the period December 16 through December 31 of any calendar year.
AGENCY SHOP "ME-TOO" LANGUAGE
In the event that any other represented unit, other than a unit containing employees
eligible for Act 312 Police/Fire Compulsory Arbitration, negotiates a contract with
the County of Oakland containing any form of union security, the same right will
automatically be given to the unit covered under this agreement.
RETIREMENT
"Me-Too" to any "improvements" during duration of contract; non union employees.
PART-TIME NON-ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
Part-time non-eligible would be eligible for benefits and status after 1,000 hours
worked. (Increase in part-time employee hours from 520 to 1,000.) Not eligible
for benefits or status with less than 1,000 hours.
TEMPORARY CHANGE OF RATE
Revise current language to include all represented employees when substituting 5
or more consecutive work days in higher classification. To include employees on
annual leave, leave without pay but not sick leave less than 30 working days.
SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH PROBATE COURT EMPLOYEES
-2-
COUNTY JUVENILE OFFICERS (SEPARATE UNDERSTANDING)
The following changes will be effective provided the Board of Commissioners
authorizes establishment of seven Child Welfare Worker positions to accept place-
ment of the current one County Juvenile Officer and six Assistant County Juvenile
Officer state/county employees. The changes also are dependent upon all seven
County Officer/Assistant County Officer completing the necessary forms for
electing Option C employment under the County Juvenile Officer statute.
All County Juvenile Officers immediate merit system status as of completion of
requirements stated above.
Job security language to be included which will credit those classified as County
Juvenile Officers prior to this change with total department seniority (seniority
to include time as a County Juvenile Officer) and which will provide for con-
sidering these employees with those in non-grant funded positions in case of
layoff.
Employees covered by this understanding will have their benefit dates and sick
leave balances adjusted to recognize regular County employment prior to becoming
County Juvenile Officers,
CLASSIFICATION ISSUES
Study Committee of Union and Management will review classification issues in order
to prepare recommendations for consideration in 1986 contract negotiations.
PROMOTIONS
County pick from top five candidates on promotional lists.
UNION PRESIDENT
One-hour release time per day, not to exceed ten (10) hours within a pay period
providing normal work load is maintained.
FRINGE BENEFITS
Re-opener on life insurance, sick leave and income continuation insurance.
GRAND TOTAL $ 68,584 $ 19,344 $ 87,928
SCHEDULE A
PROBATE COURT - CASEWORK
ESTIMATED UNION COST SETTLEMENT
01/01/84 - 12/31/84
Fringe
Fund Division Salary Benefit
Number And Unit Increase Increase TotR1
10100 347-05 $ 26,488 $ 8,860 $ 35,348
347-08 3,604 888 4,492
347-12 22,889 5,756 28,645
348-03 7,483 _11 _845 9 328 • Total General Fund 5 60,464 $ 17,349 77,813
29230 165-01 $ 982 $ 241 $ 1,223
165-10 3,852 1 ,005 4,857
Total Children's Village Fund $ 4.834 S 1 ,246 $ 6,080
29260 347-14 $ 3.286 $ 749 $ 4,035
Total Juvenile 3,286 -749 $ 4,035
Maintenance Fund
SCHEDULE B
PROBATE COURT - CASEWORK
ESTI • TED UNION COST SETTLEMENT
01/01/85 - 12/31/85
Fringe
Fund Division Salary Benefit
Number And Unit Increase Increase Total
10100 347-05 $ 62,676 $ 21,066 $ 83,742
347-08 8,528 2,101 10,629
347-12 54,160 - 13,620 67,780
348-03 17,706 4,365 22,071
Total General Fund $143,070 3"-Tri .152 $184.222
29230 165-01 $ 2,324 $ 570 $ 2,894
165-10 - 9,114 _22_37 8- 11,492
Total Children's Village Fund .5-71.17F8- $ 2,948 $ 14,386
29260 347-14 $ 7,775 $ 1,772 $ 9,547
Total Juvenile $ 7,775 $ 1.772 $ 9,547 - Maintenance Fund
$ 45,872 $208,155 GRAND TOTAL $162,283
THE OAKLAND COUNTY PROBATE COURT
AND
THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND
AND
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY
AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO COUNCIL 25
CASEWORKER EMPLOYEES
Collective Bargaining Agreement
1984 - 1985
Agreement entered into on this day of
AGREEMENT
by and between Oakland County Probate Court and the Oakland
County Board( of Calunissioners (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") and
Council 25 and its affiliated Local Union, No. 2437, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, (hereinafter jointly referred to as the
"Union" and individually referred to as the Local Union Number).
I. RECOGNITION
The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative of the
Caseworker employees of and employed in the Oakland County Probate Court,
Children's Village and Camp Oakland, for the purposes of collective bargaining
with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other terms and
conditions of employment, in the following bargaining unit for which they have
been certified, and in which the Union is recognized as collective bargaining
representative, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Act 336 of the
Public Acts of 1947 and Act 379 of Public Acts of 1965.
All employees of and employed in the Oakland County Probate
Court, Children's Village and Camp Oakland excluding
confidential employees, professional employees, executives
and supervisors.
PURPOSE AND INTENT
The general purpose of this Agreement is to set forth certain terms and
conditions of employment, and to promote orderly and peaceful labor relations for
the mutual interest of the Employer, its employees and the Union.
The parties recognize that the interest of the community and the job
security of the employees depend upon the Employer's success in establishing, and
the Union's success in rendering proper services to the public.
To these ends, the Employer and the Union encourage to the fullest
degree friendly and cooperative relations at all levels and among all employees.
The parties recognize that the Employer is legally and morally obligated
to guarantee to all citizens a fair and equal opportunity for employment, and to
these ends agree that no person shall be denied employment or membership in the
Union, nor in any way be discriminated against because of sex, age, race, color,
creed, national origin, political or religious beliefs.
The masculine pronouns and relative words herein used shall be read as
if written in plural and feminine, if required by the circumstances and
individuals involved, and is not intended to be discriminatory in any fashion.
III. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
The right to hire, promote, discharge or discipline for just cause, and
to maintain discipline and efficiency of employees, is the sole responsibility of
the Employer except that Union Members shall not be discriminated against as such.
In addition, the work schedules, methods and means of departmental operations are
solely and exclusively the responsibility of the Employer, subject, however, to
the provisions of this agreement.
IV. ADCPTION BY REFERENCE OF RELEVANT RESOLUTIONS AND PERSONNEL POLICIES
All Resolutions of the Oakland County Board of COamissioners, as amended
or changed, from time to time, relating to the working conditions and compensation
of the employees covered by this agreement, and all other benefits and policies
provided for in the Oakland County Merit System, which incorporates the Oakland
County Employees' Handbook, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof to the same extent as if they were specifically set forth.
(2)
V. AID TO OTHER UNIONS
Section 1.
The Employer agrees and shall cause its designated agents not to aid,
promote, or finance any other labor group or organization which purports to engage
in collective bargaining or to make any agreement with any such group or
organization for the purpose of undermining the Union.
Section 2.
The Union agrees not to make agreements with any other union for the
purpose of coercing the Employer.
VI. DUES CHECK-OFF
(a) The Employer agrees to deduct the union membership initiation fee
and dues, once each month, from the pay of those employees who individually
authorize in writing that such deductions be made. All authorizations delivered
to the Employer prior to the first day of the month shall become effective during
that succeeding month. Check-off monies will be deducted from the second paycheck
of each month and shall be remitted together with an itemized statement to the
local treasurer, within fourteen (14) days after the deductions have been made.
(b) An employee shall cease to be subject to check-off deductions
beginning with the month immediately following the month in which he is no longer
a member of the bargaining unit. However, an employee shall continue to be
subject to Check-off deductions which he has authorized when he may be transferred
from this bargaining unit to another bargaining unit represented by Local 2437,
Council 25, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
(c) Any employee may voluntarily cancel or revoke the Authorization for
Check-off deduction upon written notice to the Employer and the Union. Such
Voluntary withdrawal from payroll deduction of Union Dues may only occur during the
(3)
period December 16 through December 31 of any calendar year.
(d) The Union will protect and save harmless the Employer from any and
all claims, demands, suits and other forms of liability by reason of action taken
by the Employer for the purpose of complying with this section.
VII. NO STRIKE - NO LOCKOUT
Under no circumstances will the Union cause or authorize or permit its
members to cause, nor will any member of the bargaining unit take part in, any
strike, sitdown, stay-in or slowdown or any violation of any State law. In the
event of a work stoppage or other curtailment, the Union shall immediately
instruct the involved employees in writing, that their conduct is in violation of
the contract and that all such persons shall immediately cease the offending
conduct.
The Employer will not lockout any employees of the bargaining unit
during the term of this Agreement.
VIII. BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
Section 1.
There shall be one steward and an alternate steward who must come from
the unit they represent.
Stewards will be released from their work, after obtaining approval of
their respective supervisors and recording their time, for the purpose of
adjusting grievances in accordance with the grievance procedure and for reporting
to the grievant a change in status of his grievance. Approval for stewards to
leave their work stations will not be unreasonably withheld. Stewards will report
their time to their supervisor upon returning from a grievance discussion.
(4)
The privilege of stewards to leave their work during working hours,
without loss of pay, is extended with the understanding that the time will be
devoted to the prompt handling of grievances and will not be abused, and that they
will continue to work at their assigned jobs at all times except when permitted to
leave their work to handle grievances.
Section 2.
There shall also be one Chief Steward and one alternate Chief Steward.
Section 3.
There shall be a Grievance Committee consisting of three (3) members of
the represented group, certified in writing to the Employer. Either the Local
President or Chief Steward, or both, upon sufficient notice to the Employer, may
substitute for a member or members of the Grievance Committee.
The Employer shall meet whenever necessary, at a mutually convenient
time, with the union grievance committee. The purpose of grievance committee
meetings will be to adjust pending grievances, and to discuss procedures for
avoiding future grievances. In addition, the committee may discuss with the
Employer other issues which would improve the relationship between the parties.
Section 4. - Bargaining Committee
The Employer agrees to recognize one bargaining committee representing
both the Caseworker and Non-Caseworker bargaining units, such committee shall be
composed of not more than five (5) members selected by the Union and certified in
writing to the Employer. The Local President may participate as an additional
member of the bargaining committee.
NOTE: This combined Caseworker and Non-Caseworker
Bargaining Committee is also referred to in
Article VIII of the Non-Caseworker current
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
(5)
IX. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Section 1.
The Employer and the Union support and subscribe to an orderly method of
adjusting employee grievances. To this end, the Employer and the Union agree that
an employee should first bring his problem or grievance to the attention of his
imediate supervisor, with or without his steward, and an attempt will be made to
resolve the grievance informally. In the event the steward is called, he shall be
released from his duties as soon as possible, and in any event, no later than the
beginning of his shift the next day, and the supervisor, the employee and the
steward shall meet simultaneously in an attempt to resolve the matter.
Dismissals, suspensions, demotions and disciplinary actions of any type shall not
be a subject for the grievance procedure but shall be processed according to the
procedures of the Personnel Appeal Board.
Step 1
If the grievance is not settled informally between the employee and his
immediate supervisor, the employee shall have the right to discuss the grievance
with his steward. If, in the steward's opinion, proper cause for the complaint
exists, the Union shall have the right to submit a written grievance on the
complaint to the immediate supervisor within 10 days. The written grievance must
be signed by the employee and his steward and receipt acknowledged by the
employee's immediate supervisor.
Step 2
The department will give its written reply within 10 days (excluding
Saturday, Sunday and holidays) of receipt of the written grievance.
(6)
Step 3
A grievance not settled at Step 2 may he submitted to the Grievan
Committee within five days of the date of the receipt of the written reply. Any
grievance not submitted to the Grievance Committee by written notification to the
Employer within five days shall be considered dropped. A meeting on the grievance
shall be held by the Grievance Committee within ten (10) days unless the time is
extended by mutual agreement of both parties.
Step 4
Any matter not settled in Step 3 of the grievance procedure
submitted to final and binding arbitration by either of the parties. A request
for arbitration must be submitted by written notice to the other party within
fifteen (15) days after the Grievance Committee meeting. Expenses for arbitration
shall be borne equally by both parties.
If the parties fail to select an arbitrator, one will be selected under
the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
The Arbitrator shall have no power or authority to add to, subtract
from, alter or modify the terms of this agreement, or set a wage rate.
Section 2.
The time limits specified hereinafter for movement of grievance through
the process shall be strictly adhered to. In the event that a grievance is not
appealed within the particular specified time limit, it shall be deemed to he
settled on the basis of the Employer's last answer. In the event that the
Employer shall fail to supply the Union with its answer to the particular step
within the specified time limits, the grievance shall be deemed automatically
positioned for appeal at the next step with the time limit for exercising said
appeal commencing with the expiration of the grace period for answering.
(7)
Section 3.
All specified time limits herein shall consist only of County work days
Monday through Friday.
Section 4.
Each grievance shall have to be initiated within ten (10) days of each
occurrence of the cause for couulaint or, if neither the aggrieved nor the Union
had knowledge of said occurrence at the time of its happening, then within (10)
days after the Union or the aggrieved becomes aware of the cause for complaint.
X. BULLETIN BOARD
The Employer shall assign appropriate space on bulletin boards which
shall be used by the Union for posting notices, bearing the written approval of
the President of the Union local, which shall be restricted to:
(a) Notices of Union recreational and social affairs;
(b) Notices of Union elections;
(c) Notices of Union appointments and results of Union elections;
(d) Notices of Union Meetings;
(e) Other notices of bona fide Union affairs which are not
political or libelous in nature.
XI. SENIORITY
New employees may acquire seniority by working six (6) continuous
months, in which event the enployee's seniority will date back to the date of hire
into the department. When the employee acquires seniority, his name shall be
placed on the seniority list, in the order of his seniority date.
Combined seniority shall be accumulated by an employee for work
(8)
performed in the present two represented units in Probate Court, Children's
Village and Camp Oakland and, in addition, an employee in either unit shall be
credited for service performed in non-represented classifications in the Probate
Court, Children's Village and Camp Oakland. This combined accumulated seniority
during the period of any layoff can be utilized as described in Article XII (a),
hereinafter set forth, only within the bargaining unit in which the employee is
enployed at the time of layoff.
An up-to-date seniority list shall be furnished to the Union every three
(3) months.
An employee shall lose his seniority for the following reasons:
(a) If the employee resigns or retires;
(b) If the emp/oyee is discharged, and not reinstated;
(c) If the employee is absent from work for three (3) consecutive
working days, without properly notifying the Employer, unless a
satisfactory reason is given;
(d) If the employee does not return to work at the end of an
approved leave;
(e) If the employee does not return to work when recalled from a layoff
except that, an employee shall not lose seniority if within three
(3) days of receipt of notice of recall to work, he gives a written
notice to the Employer of his intent to return to work within five
(5) days of the receipt of such notice and does return within the
five (5) day period. Consideration may be given by the Employer of
reasons given by any employee who has given notice but fails to
return within the five (5) day period.
(9)
XII. LAYOFF, RECNLL, AND TRANSFERS
(a) If and when it becomes necessary for the Employer to reduce the
number of employees in the work force, the employees will be laid off in seniority
order, based on capability of performing available jobs and shall be recalled in
the same order.
(b) The employer will endeavor to notify the Union at such time as the
employer anticipates the laying off of employees represented by this bargaining
unit.
(c) If and when an employee is permanently transferred to another
division, the President or Chief Steward shall be notified of said transfer by the
Employer.
XIII. TEMPORARY CHANGE OF RATE
In cases in which an employee's temporary assignment includes taking
over the ultimate responsibilities inherent in a higher level job and which the
temporary assignment is for more than five (5) consecutive working days, the base
salary rate for the classification assigned will be paid during the period the
employee is required to work in the higher class, payment to be retroactive to the
day in which the temporary assignment began. In the event the base rate of the
higher class is lower than the employee's regular rate the employee will be paid
at the next higher step over their regular rate. A Temporary Change of Rate will
not be paid when an employee is substituting for an employee on Sick Leave until
the substitution has been for thirty (30) consecutive working days.
(10)
XIV. PROMOTIONS
(a) All promotions within the bargaining unit shall be made on the
basis of a competitive examination as provided for in the Oakland County Merit
System. The Employer will make his selection for promotion from the five highest
ranking candidates who have passed the promotional examination.
(b) Notices of promotional opportunity within the Oakland County Merit
System will be sent to the local Union President or his/her designee for posting
on the Union bulletin board.
XV. GENERAL CONDITIONS
Section 1.
The Union shall be notified in advance of anticipated permanent major
changes in working conditions and discussions shall be held thereon.
Section 2.
The reemployment rights of employees and probationary employees who are
veterans will be limited by applicable laws and regulations.
Section 3.
EMployees elected to any permanent full-time union office or selected by
the Union to do work Which takes them from their employment with the County, shall
at the written request of the Union be granted a leave of absence without pay.
The leave of absence shall not exceed two (2) years, but it shall be renewed or
extended for a similar period at any time upon the written requeSt of the Union.
Any employee on approved Union leave of absence will continue to
accumulate Union seniority while on leave but will not receive credit toward
"Length of County Service" for fringe benefit purposes under Rule 22, Oakland
County Merit System.
(11)
Section 4.
When any position not listed on the wage schedule is filled or
established, the County may designate a job classification and rate structure for
the position. In the event the Union does not agree that the classification rate
or structure are proper, the Union shall have the right to submit the issue as a
grievance through the grievance procedure within a six (6) month period.
Section 5.
In the event that any other represented unit other than a unit
containing employees eligible for Act 312 Police/Fire Compulsory Arbitration,
negotiates a contract with the County of Oakland containing any form of union
security, the same right will automatically be given to the unit covered under
this agreement.
Section 6.
Special conferences will be arranged between the Local President and the
Employer upon the request of either party. Unless otherwise agreed, such meetings
shall be between at least two (2) representatives of the Employer and no more than
three (3) representatives of the Union. Unless otherwise agreed, arrangements for
such special conferences shall be made at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance,
and the conference shall be held within ten (10) working days after the request is
made. An agenda of the matters to be taken . up at the meeting, together with the
.names of the conferees representing the requesting party, shall be presented at
the time the conference is requested. Matters taken up in special conferences
shall be confined to those included in the agenda. Such conferences shall be held
during regular working hours. Members of the Union shall not lose time or pay for
time spent in such special conferences and no additional compensation will be paid
for such employees for time spent in such conferences beyond regular working
hours.
(12)
A respresentative of Council 25 or a representative of the International
Union may attend the special conferences.
Section 7.
If a medical divergence of opinion occurs between the employee's doctor
and management's doctor with respect to whether the employee is able to return to
work from a non-work related illness or injury, the parties may, by mutual
agreement, refer the employee to a clinic or physician mutually agreed upon for a
decision as to whether or not he or she is able to return to work.
The expense of any mutually agreed to examination, in accordance with
the above provision, shall be paid one-half by the enployee and one-half by the
County. Employees shall be eligible to request utilization of this provision only
upon posting an amount with the Employer sufficient to cover his or her portion of
the anticipated expenses, or signing a waiver to provide withholding of said
amount from any future earnings or other payments owed the employee by the
Employer.
If either of the parties disagree on the necessity of the third opinion,
the disagreeing party will provide a letter of explanation to the other party for
purposes of communication.
Section 8.
Any employee required to work overtime which is not contiguous to the
employee's regular work schedule shall be entitled to a minimum of two (2) hours
work or pay for weekdays and three (3) hours work or pay for weekends or holidays
at the time-and-one-half rate. (Weekdays are defined as the first five (5) days
of work which are part of an enuloyee's regular work schedule.)
(13)
Section 9.
The union president shall be eligible for one (1) hour of release time
per day for union business. Such release time shall be granted providing the
employee's normal work load is maintained. Release time for the union president
shall not exceed ten (10) hours within any Pay period.
Section 10.
All supplemental agreements shall be subject to the approval of the
Employer and the Council and/or International Union. They shall be approved or
rejected within a period of forty-five (45) days following the date of the
agreement between the parties.
XVI. MAINTENANCE OF CONDITIONS
Wages, hours and conditions of employment in effect at the execution of
this agreement shall, except as improved herein, be maintained during the term of
this agreement. NO employee shall suffer a reduction in such benefits as a
consequence of the execution of this agreement except that some benefits may be
increased or decreased in the process of negotiations between the parties and made
a part of the final agreement.
(14)
XVII. ECONOMIC MATTERS
Wages and Fringe Benefits are attached hereto as Appendix A and Appendix
B.
XVIII. MATTERS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION
The provisions of this labor agreement include resolution of all matters
not eliminated by the parties and which remained at the time of settlement as
issues of negotiations and upon which settlement was reached. In addition to
those matters resolved and contained elsewhere in the agreement, the parties have
agreed that the following areas only are subject to further discussions for the
year 1985:
a. Possible changes in Sick Leave, Income Continuation and Life
Insurance may be reopened for discussions at any time during the term of the
contract by mutual agreement.
b. A Study Committee of union and management will review
classification issues raised in recent negotiations to prepare recommendations for
consideration in 1986 contract bargaining.
XIX. DURATION
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until midnight,
December 31, 1985. It shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereaft
unless either party shall notify the other in writing, sixty (60) days prior to
the anniversary date, that it desires to modify this agreement. In the event that
such notice is given, negotiations shall begin not later than sixty (60) days
prior to the anniversary date. This Agreement shall remain in full force and be
effective during the period of negotiations and until notice of termination of
this agreement is provided to the other party in the manner set forth in the
following paragraph.
(15)
In the event that either par .* desires to terminate this ag tt,
written notice must be given to the other party no less than ten (10) days prior
to the desired termination date Which shall not be before the anniversary date set
forth in the preceding paragraph.
It is agreed and understood that the provisions contained herein shall
remain in full force and effect so long as they are not in violation of applicable
statutes and ordinances and remain within the jurisdiction of the County of
Oakland.
The Union recognizes the right and duty of the County of Oakland and the
Probate Court to operate and manage its affairs in accordance with the State of
Michigan Constitutional provisions and statutes and such Constitutional provisions
and statutes shall take precedence over any conflicting provisions which might be
contained in this Agreement. If any article or section of this agreement or any
appendix or supplement thereto should be held invalid by any Constitutional
provision, operation of law or by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if
compliance with or enforcement of any article or section should be restrained by
such tribunal, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL NO. 25
AFL-CIO, LOCAL 2437
OAKLAND COUNTY PRCBATE COURT
- Judge Norman R. Barnard
Chief Probate Judge
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan
Constitutional Corporation
BY - Richard R. Wilcox, Chairperson
Board of Commissioners
(16)
CASEWORKER AGRMENT
APPENDIX A
Salaries
The following merit salary schedule shall prevail for the period
from January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1984:
Classification
Child Welfare Worker I
Child Welfare Worker I-
Asst. County Agent**
Child Welfare Worker II
Child Welfare Worker II-
Asst. County Agent**
Child Welfare Worker II-
County Agent**
Juvenile Court Intake
Referee
Base 6 Mo. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year
17,961 19,285
17,961 19,285
20,608 21,773 22,939 25,310 27,023
20,608 21,773 22,939 25,310 27 023
20,608 21,773 22,939 25,310 27,023
27,517 29,051
The following merit salary schedule shall prevail for the period from January
1, 1985, through December 31, 1985:*
Classification
Child Welfare Worker I
Child Welfare Worker I•
Asst. County Agent**
Child Welfare Worker II
Child Welfare Worker II-
Asst. County Agent**
Child Welfare Worker II-
County Agent**
Juvenile Court Intake
Referee
Base 6 M. 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year
18,791 20,176
18,791 20,176
21,560 22,779 23,999 26,479 28,271
21,560 22,779 23,999 26,479 28,271
21,560 22,779 23,999 26,479 28,271
28,788 30,393
(17)
*Should the Non-Union employees receive a general salary percentage increase in
1985 other than the 4.62% increase received at the first of the year, members of
this bargaining unit will be entitled to the same general increase, effec at
the same time and applied in the same manner as applied to the n-Union
employees.
**The County will supplement the State wage portion to the extent that the total
salary will equal the rate shown in this schedule.
(18)
CASWORKER AGREEMENT
APPENDIX B
For the following fringe benefits, refer to the Oakland County
Employees' Handbook:
1. Injury on the Job
2. Holidays
3. Leave of Absence
4. Life Insurance
5. Longevity*
6. Master Medical Insurance
7. Sick Leave
8. Retirement**
9. Annual Leave
10. Income Continuation Insurance
11. Dental Insurance
12. Tuition Reimbursement
The fringe benefits modified in previous collective bargaining
agreements shall continue in effect as modified and described in the
Oakland County Employees' Handbook.
*Employees hired or rehired after July 1, 1984 shall not be
eligible for service increment as contained in Merit Rule #2, Section
VII.
**Any Retirement improvements offered to non-union employees
during the duration of this agreement shall become part of the benefit
plan for employees represented by Local 2437.
(19)
APPENDIX B (con't)
II
(a) Effective June 1, 1982, employees required to drive their personal
vehicle on official County business shall receive twenty-five (25) cents per mile.
(b) Any previous practice of paying mileage on a "home to home" basis
for employees working overtime is eliminated.
(c) In the event there is a Federal Tax placed on gasoline for the
purpose of energy conservation, the employer agrees to discuss the matter with the
Union.
III
Employees working less than 1,000 hours in a calendar year shall not be
eligible for fringe benefits or Merit System Status and shall be considered 'Tart-
time Non-eligible" employees. Part-time Eligible employees represented by Local
2437 as of January 1, 1985 who remain continually employed shall not be affected
by this Section as long as their employment continues to be for more than 520
hours annually.
(20)
FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION /185006 - PROBATE COURT - 1984-1985
LABOR AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY LOCAL 2437,
CASEWORKERS, COUNCIL 25, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY
AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF CO'..!')IISSI07-,IT'7.S
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed
Miscellaneous Resolution #35006 and finds:
1) The agreement for the two year period - January 1, 1984 through
December 31, 1985, covering 77 Governmental Positions has a first year
cost of $87,928 and a second year cost of $208,155,
2) The total budgeted cost for this period - January 1, 1984 through
December 31, 1985 is $296,083, of which $230,867 is a Salary cost and
$65,216 is for associated Fringe Benefit costs,
3) $230,867 is available in the 1985 Salary nt Account and $65,216 is
available in the 1985 Fringe Benefit Adjustment Account,
4) The Board of Commissioners appropriates $230,867 from the 1985 Salary
Adjustment Account and $65,216 from the 1985 Fringe Benefit Account
and transfers said amount to the 1985 Division Budgets as per the attached
schedule.
FINANCE COITTEE
Fund
Number
10100
Total General Fund
29230
Total Village Fund
29260
Total Juvenile
Maintenance Fund
GRAND TOTAL
165-01
165-10
347-14 $ 3.286
773.286
8.584
Division
And Unit • -
347-05
347-08
347-12
348-03
7,928
$ 1,223
57
Fringe
Benefit
$ 21,066
2,101
13,670
Total
$ 83.742
10,625
29230
Total Children's Village Fund
165-01
165-10
$ 2,324
• 9.114
771.7-438
$ 570 $ 2,
2.378
2.948
Total
7 `7! Fund
$ 1,772
7 .772
347-14 $ 7.775
7.775
$ 9.547
$ 9,547
SCHEDULE A
T'FIATE. COURT - CAST: wriR K
ESTIMATED UNION Cosi.
01/01/8 ,4 - 12/31
Fringe
SCHEDULE B
PROBATE COURT - CASEWORK
ESTIMATED UNION COST SETTLEMENT
01/0085 - 12131/85
Fund Division
umber And Unit Increase
10100 347-05 $ 62,676
347-08 8 1 528
347-12 54,160
348-03 17,706
$143,070 Total General Fund
$162,283 $ 45,872 GRAND TOTAL 208,155
February 28, 1985
#85006
Moved by McDonald supported by Hassberger the resolution, with Fiscal Note
attached, be adopted.
Moved by Calandro supported by Gosling the resolution be amended as follows:
1. By inserting in the resolution title the words "and Board of Commissioners"
following the words "Probate Court";
2. By deleting the words "of the Oakland County Probate Court" from the end
of the first "WHEREAS";
3. By inserting the phrase "as amended by this Board with the concurrence of
the Union, and the Probate Court, following ''AFL-CIO,'' on line four of the
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED" paragraph:
4. By adding the following AGREEMENT dated 2/28/85:
AGREEMENT
The Oakland County Probate Judges ("Judges"), the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners (''Board''), Daniel T. Murphy the Oakland County Executive ("Executive:)
and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 25 ("AFSCME")
acknowledge and agree as follows:
1. The parties hereto have reached agreement covering the terms and conditions
to be included in new labor contracts covering certain employees represented by AFSCME.
The labor contracts are attached hereto as Exhibits A and B.
2. The Judges, the Executive and the County are currently engaged in litigation
(Oakland County Circuit Court Case No. 83-257283 CZ; Michigan Court of Appeals Case
No. 82465).
3. All parties hereto agree that the labor contracts should be implemented so
that, inter alia, the employees can receive the wages increases due them.
4. The parties agree that the attached copies of the labor contract shall be
submitted to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners for approval on Thursday,
February 28, 1985.
5. The parties agree that regardless of the outcome of any pending litigation
the terms and conditions of employment as set forth in the attached labor agreements
shall be binding on the employer of such employees.
6. The parties agree that the changes made to the Title Page and Pages 1, 5, 9,
10 and 17 of the Non-Caseworker contract (attached as Exhibit A) from the pages as
introduced to the Oakland Board of Commissioners on February 14, 1985 and the changes
made to the Title Page and pages 1, 5, 9, 10 and 16 of the Caseworker contract (attached)
as Exhibit B) from the pages as introduced to the Oakland Board of Commissioners on
February 14, 1985 and the execution by the parties of these contracts embodying such
changes shall not be construed to be a waiver of or prejudice the rights of either the
Judges, the County and/or the Executive to claim in any pending or future litigation or
otherwise that they alone are the Employer of any of the employees covered by the Non-
Caseworker contract (Exhibit A) and the Caseworker contract (Exhibit B).
Oakland County Executive County of Oakland
By By
Oakland County
Probate Court
By
(amendment #5) and by changing, deleting and/or adding certain words and/or
• phrases in the labor agreement covering page and pages 1, 5, 9, 10 and 16
as indicated on the attached copy of the referenced pages with parenthesis
and line-outs meaning to omit the lined-out language within the parenthesis
and with underlining meaning to add the language which is underlined.
(copy on file in County Clerk's Office)
American Federation of State,
County anc: '''Hc:pal Employees
Council 25
By (Billy J. Burling)
AGREEMENT
The Oakland County Probate Judges ("Judges"), the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners ("Board"), Daniel T. Murphy the Oakland County Executive ("Executive")
and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 25
("AFSCME") acknowledge and agree as follows:
1. The parties hereto have reached agreement covering the terms and
conditions to be included in new labor contracts covering certain employees
- represented by AFSCME. The labor contracts are attached hereto as Exhibits A and
B.
2. The Judges, the Executive and the County are currently engaged in liti-
gation (Oakland County Circuit Court Case No. 83-257283 CZ; Michigan Court of
Appeals Case No. 82465).
3. All parties hereto agree that the labor contracts should be implemented
so that, inter alia, the employees can receive the wages increases due them.
4. The parties agree that the attached copies of the labor contract shall
be submitted to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners for approval on Thursday,
February 28, 1985.
5. The parties agree that regardless of the outcome of any pending litigation
the terms and conditions of employment as set forth in the attached labor agreements
shall be binding on the employer of such employees.
6. The parties agree that the changes made to the Title Page and pages 1,
5, 9, 10 and 17 of the Non-Caseworker contract (attached as Exhibit A) from the
pages as introduced to the Oakland Board of Commissioners on February 14, 1985
and the changes made to the Title Page and pages 1, 5, 9, 10 and 16 of the Case-
worker contract (attached as Exhibit B) from the pages as introduced to the Oakland.
Board of Commissioners on February 14, 1985 and the execution by the parties of
these contracts embodying such changes shall not be construed to be a waiver of
or prejudice the rights of either the Judges, the County and/or the Executive to
claim in any pending or future litigation or otherwise that they alone are the
k,LLf _ .
Employer of any of the employees covered by the Non-Caseworker contract (Exhibit A)
and the Caseworker contract (Exhibit B).
Oakland County Executive
By
County of Oakland
Oakland County
Probate Court
American Federation of State
County and Municipal Employees
Council 25
Dated 2/28/85
28th day of February 19 85
LX
Count
_
y Clerk/Register of Deeds
ALLEN
February 28, 1985
#85006 (2nd page)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Doyon, Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart,
R. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Olsen,' Page, Price,
Rewold, Skarritt, ',./ilcox. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended, was
adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution # 85006 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on February 28, 1985
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this