HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.11.28 - 20614HUMAN RESOURCES.,COMMITTE
November 1, 2012
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION#122 81
BY: Human Resources Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT — FISCAL YEAR 2013 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE COMMAND OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
OF MICHIGAN (COAM)
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland and the Command Officers Association of Michigan (COAM),
have been negotiating an Collective Bargaining Agreement for approximately 96 Command Officers; and
VVHEREAS a 1 year agreement has been reached for the period October 1, 2012, through
September 30, 2013, and said agreement has been reduced to writing; and
WHEREAS this agreement provides that the wages remain unchanged for Fiscal Year 2013 and
should a general wage increase be provided to the general non-represented employee group this
bargaining unit would be entitled to the same increase applied at the same time and in the same manner;
and
WHEREAS upon ratification of this agreement employees represented by this bargaining unit
shall receive a $500 ratification bonus; and
WHEREAS the parties agree that effective January 1, 2013, the prescription co-pay will be
$5/3201$40 and that a S100 co-pay for emergency room visits shall be implemented. (Services at
authorized urgent care facilities as indicated by Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Health Alliance Plan are
not subject to the emergency room co-pay.); and
WHEREAS this agreement has been reduced to writing in the form of a Memorandum of
Agreement; and
WHEREAS this agreement has been reviewed by your Human Resources Committee, which
recommends approval of the agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners approves the proposed
the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the County of Oakland and the Oakland County Command
Officers Association of Michigan, covering the period of October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2013,
and that the Board Chairperson on behalf of the County of Oakland, is authorized to execute said
Collective Bargaining Agreement as attached.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Human Resources Committee Vote:
Motion carrie,d unanimously on a roil call vote with Hate116tt absent
SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND
AND THE COMMAND OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
OCTOBER 2012
DURATION: 1 Year October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013
ECONOMIC
Contractual:
Wages:
FY 2013 0% or "me-too" with the general non- represented employees if
an increase were to be approved
Benefits:
Healthcare
Effective 1/1/2013
• Prescription co-pay $5/$20/S40
• $100 co-pay for emergency room visit. (Services at authorized
urgent care facilities as indicated by Blue Cross and Blue Shield and
Health Alliance Plan are not subject to the emergency room co-pay)
Holidays
Effective Fiscal Year 2013, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve shall be treated
as holidays in every year without regard to the day of the week on which they
fall.
Overtime
All time, whether worked or compensated through an employee's use of leave
time, in excess of a normal eight hour working day in the 24 hour period
beginning with the start of the employee's normal working shift that day, shall be
considered overtime and credited to the calendar day in which the 24 boor period
began.
Non- contractual:
5500 Ratification Bonus
NON-ECONOMIC
Contractual:
Scheduling of Leave
10% of officers at each job location shall be peouitted to use vacation/personal
leave at the same time when functionally practical.
Non — Contractual:
Indemnification
This bargaining unit adopts the Indemnification and Defense Policy (Misc. Res.
#11256) approved by the Board of Commissioners on November 2, 2011.
Letter of Understanding — Lateral Entry
• Members offered lateral entry must have served a minimum of two years
in the rank sought with the previous employer prior to the transition.
• Prior to a transition, an interview for lieutenant or captain will be offered
and qualifying members of the OCCO_A will have the opportunity to
apply for the new position(s) with the new lateral entries.
• Persons entering laterally will serve a one year probationary period.
• All members of the bargaining unit, not already corrections certified
must become certified within one year of appointment.
• Date of hire for lateral entries, as it applies to layoff/recall, will be the
day of employment within the OCSO.
THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND
AND
OAKLAND COUNTY COMMAND OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION
SHERIFF'S OFFICE - SERGEANTS, LIEUTENANTS & CAPTAINS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
OCTOBER 1, 2012- SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
AGREEMENT
This agreement is made and entered into on this of November, A.D., 2012, by
and between the Oakland County Sheriff and the Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Employer" and the Command Officers Association of
Michigan and its affiliate, the Oakland County Command Officer's Association, hereinafter referred
to as the "Union". It is the desire of both parties to this agreement to continue to work harmoniously
and to promote and maintain high standards, between the employer and employees, which will best
serve the citizens of Oakland County,
I. RECOGNITION
The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative of the Sergeants,
Lieutenants and Captains of the Oakland County Sheriffs Department, 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, as amended.
All employees classified as Sergeants, Lieutenants and all
Captains of the Oakland County Sheriffs Department excluding
all others.
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
The right to hire, promote, discharge or discipline, 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
operation are solely and exclusively the responsibility of the Employer, subject, however, to the
provisions of this agreement.
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Ill. 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. Any
employee may voluntarily cancel or revoke the Authorization for Check-off deduction upon written
notice to the Employer and the Union during the fifteen (1 5) day period prior to the end of calendar
year.
(e) The Union will protect and save harmless the Employer from any and all claims,
demands, suits, and other fof ins of liability by reason of action taken by the Employer for the purpose
of complying with this section.
. BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
Section 1
There shall be one steward and an alternate steward.
Stewards will be permitted to leave their work, after obtaining approval of their respective
supervisors and ic.uiding their time, for the purpose of adjusting grievanees in accordance with the
grievance procedure and for reporting to the grievant a change in status of his grievance. Permission
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.
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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 be a grievance committee consisting of the two members of the unit to be selected
by the Union and certified in writing to the Employer.
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.
V. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
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 the Sheriff or his designee with or without his
steward within five (5) days of the occurrence, who shall attempt to resolve the grievance informally.
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, it shall be discussed with the steward and shall be
reduced to writing, signed by the grievant and submitted to the Sheriff or his designee.
Step 2
The written grievance shall be discussed between the steward and the Sheriff or designee.
The Sheriff/designee will attempt to adjust the matter and will give his written decision
within five (5) days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays) of receipt of the written
grievance.
Step 3
Any grievance not settled at Step 2 may be submitted to the next meeting of the grievance
committee. Any grievance not submitted to the next grievance committee meeting, by
written notification to the Employer within five (5) days of the immediate supervisor=s
written decision, shall be considered dropped.
Any matter not settled in Step 3 of the grievance procedure may be 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 Michigan
Employment Relations Commission.
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.
Any grievance not appealed from a decision in one of the steps of the grievance procedure, to
the next step as prescribed, shall be considered dropped and the last decision final and binding,
except that time limits may be extended by mutual written agreement of the parties.
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VI. BULLETIN BOARD
The Employer shall assign space for a bulletin board 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;
Notices of Union elections;
Notices of -Union appointments and results of Union elections;
Notices of Union meetings;
Other notices of bona fide Union affairs which are not political or libelous in nature.
VII. SENIORITY
Employees covered by this Agreement shall acquire seniority by working six (6) continuous
months in the unit, in which event the employee=s seniority will date back to the date of appointment
to his current classification. When the employee acquires seniority, his name shall be placed on the
seniority list, in the order of his seniority date.
A seniority list shall be furnished to the Union every six (6) months showing the officers'
date of appointment to each classification within the unit.
An employee shall lose his seniority for the following reasons:
(a) If the employee resigns or retires;
(b) If the employee is discharged, and not reinstated;
If the employee is absent from work for three (3) 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.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
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VIII. LAYOFF, RECALL 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, provided a Captain shall have the
right to use his greater seniority to bump a Lieutenant with less seniority, and a Lieutenant the right
to use his greater seniority to bump a Sergeant with less seniority, based on capability of performing
available jobs and shall be recalled in the same order.
(b) If and when an employee is permanently transferred to another division within the
Department, the president or chief steward shall be notified of said transfer by the Employer.
(c) If and when an employee is permanently transferred to another assignment within the
department the employee shall be provided a minimum of five (5) working days notice. Should
exigent circumstances exist, the five (5) working days notice shall be waived.
IX. PROMOTIONS
All promotions within the bargaining unit shall be made on a basis of a Competitive
Examination as provided for in the Oakland County Merit System, or the Sheriff may promote the
most qualified employee in accordance with his professional judgment.
X. FALSE ARREST INSURANCE
Employees covered by this agreement shall be provided, by the Employer, a policy of false
arrest liability insurance. The premiums for such insurance will be paid by the County.
DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION
In accordance with Miscellaneous Resolution 485339, adopted November 21, 1985 by the
Board of Commissioners, whenever a claim is made or a civil action is commenced against an officer
or employee of the County of Oakland for injuries to persons or property allegedly caused by the
officer or employee while acting within the scope of his or her authority, the County shall pay for all
reasonable costs of litigation and engage or furnish the services of an attorney in accordance with
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County policy to advise the officer or employee as to the claim and to appear for and represent the
officer or employer in the action. The County may compromise, settle and pay the claim before or
after the commencement of a civil action. Whenever a judgment for damages is awarded against an
officer or employee of the County as a result of a civil action for personal injuries or property
damage caused by the officer or employee while in the course of employment and while acting
within the scope of his or her authority, the County of Oakland shall indemnify the officer or
employee or pay, settle or compromise the judgment. To be eligible for the Defense and Indemnity
obligations set forth in this paragraph, officers and employees shall cooperate in all respects with
Corporation Counsel or assigned counsel in defending the claim or lawsuit.
When a criminal action is commenced against an officer or employee of the County of
Oakland based upon the conduct of the officer or employee in the course of employment, if the
employee Or officer had a reasonable basis for believing that he or she was acting within the scope of
his or her authority at the time of the alleged conduct, the County of Oakland shall pay for, engage or
furnish the services of an attorney to advise the officer or employee as to the action and to appear for
and represent the officer or the employee in the action. To be eligible for payment or reimbursement
for counsel, an employee or officer who is charged criminally must immediately provide notice of
and a copy of the criminal charges to Oakland County Corporation Counsel. Provided that the
officer of employee is otherwise entitled to have the County pay for the services of an attorney
pursuant to this policy, the County of Oakland will pay for or reimburse for the attorney's services
consistent with Oakland County's Liability Claims Policy and Procedures (as amended by
MR#91016) as they pertain to the provisions of and compensation of Counsel in civil matters.
Arrangements for an authorization of payment of the services of any attorney must be approved in
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advance. Attorneys so employed shall be required to provide the County with monthly detailed
billings describing the services rendered.
Per MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #86124, adopted MAY 8, 1986 by the Board of
Commissioners, "Officer(s) and Employee(S) of Oakland County" are defined to include: Elected or
Appointed Officers and Officials; Employees; Volunteers; all Committees, Authorities,
Commissions, Boards and Councils, including those incorporated by authority of State or Federal
Law, and all members thereof.
The County may purchase liability insurance to provide the above protection, or may
provide a self-insurance program.
XII. GENERAL CONDITIONS
Section 1
The Union shall be notified in advance of anticipated permanent major changes in working
conditions and discussions shall be held within reasonable time if requested by the Union.
Section 2
The provisions of this agreement shall be applied equally and without favoritism to all
employees in the bargaining unit. There shall be no discrimination as to age, sex, marital status,
race, color, creed, national origin or political affiliation. The Union shall share equally with the
Employer the responsibility for applying this provision of the agreement.
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
2-ranted 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.
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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 rate for the classification is proper, the Union shall have the right to submit the issue as
a grievance through the grievance procedure within a three (3) month period.
Section 5
Any employee who is eligible for overtime compensation and who is 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
at the time-and-one-half rate, and three (3) hours work or pay on holidays at the appropriate holiday
rate. (Weekdays are defined as the first five (5) days of work which are part of an employee's
regular work schedule.)
Court duty appearance pay shall be applied in the following manner: When officers eligible
for overtime compensation are required to appear in court, they shall be compensated at the rate of
time and one-half for all time spent in court, with a guarantee of a minimum of two hours pay per
day.
Under the following conditions:
1. Case must be of a criminal nature or related to traffic enforcement.
2. Officer must be off duty at court time.
Section 6
All Sergeants and Lieutenants will be entitled to make a shift preference selection within their
division (Corrective Services-Main Jail, Corrective Services-Satellites, Patrol Services) in April and
October of each year. This shift preference selection is to be based on seniority within classification
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(time in grade) and is subject to the approval of the Sheriff. It is understood that approval will not be
unreasonably withheld.
It is understood that not withstanding any other agreement, regulation or provision to the
contrary, employees classified as Sergeants and Lieutenants will not be eligible for shift premium.
It is further understood that all provisions of this section related to shift selection in no way
• effects the Sheriffs right to determine assignments.
Section 7
Effective Fiscal Year 2013, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve shall be treated as holidays
in every year without regard to the day of the week on which they fall.
Section 8
All time, whether worked or compensated through an employee's use of leave time, in excess
of a normal eight hour working day in the 24 hour period beginning with the start of the employee's
normal working shift that day, shall be considered overtime and credited to the calendar day in which
the 24 hour period began.
Section 9
Ten percent of officers at each job location shall be pelinitted to use vacationipersonal leave
at the same time when functionally practical.
XIII. ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF RELEVANT RESOLUTIONS AND PERSONNEL
POLICIES
All Resolutions of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, 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 Employee's Handbook, are incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof to the same extent as if they were specifically set forth.
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XIV. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
All Resolutions of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, as amended and in
existence of the date of this Agreement and as modified by prior collective bargaining agreements
between the parties, relating to Retirement System benefits, and all retirement system benefits and
policies provided for in the Oakland County Employees' Handbook, Oakland County Merit System,
except as provided and amended herein, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof
to the same extent as if they were specifically set forth, subject to the following: To the extent of any
conflict between the provisions below and the Oakland County Employees' Retirement Program,
Oakland County Merit System, or the Oakland County Employees' Retirement System Restated
Resolution, the following provisions shall be controlling:
1. Effective January 1, 1978, employees hired after this date will not be eligible to
include final sick leave or annual leave cash-in payments as part of their "Final
Average Compensation" for the purpose of computing retirement benefits.
2. Effective January 1, 1989, all employees with eight (8) or more years of full-time
County service shall be eligible for the Military Buyback Option as developed by the
Oakland County Retirement Commission and approved by the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners. Employees who are eligible for the Military Buyback prior
to the final ratification of this agreement, and failed to exercise the option, will be
allowed to buy back up to two (2) years of military service at the Employer's actual
cost as detelinined by the Employer's actuary.
3. Effective June 1, 1994, employees new to the bargaining unit shall not be entitled to
use overtime pay as part of "Final Average Compensation" for the calculation of
retirement benefits.
4. Effective January 1, 1995, unit employees who have twenty-five (25) years of service
with the Sheriff's Department, after compliance with all other requirements, may be
eligible for retirement regardless of their age.
5. Any individual, who enters the bargaining unit through promotion or otherwise, who
is a participant in the County's Defined Contribution Retirement Plan shall continue
to be a participant in the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and shall not be a
participant in the County's Defined Benefit Retirement Plan.
6. Effective March 19, 1998, (i.e., with respect to payroll dates and amounts on and
after March 19, 1998), all members of the Defined Benefit Retirement System shall
contribute 5% of the amount of compensation used in computing "Final Average
Compensation" as member contributions to the Defined Benefit Retirement System
which will be used to fund, in part, the retirement benefits provided by the Defined
Benefit Retirement System. Effective March 19, 1998, the required employee
contributions of 5% of "compensation" (as defined in Section 3(a) of the Restated
Resolution of the Rules and Regulations governing the Oakland County Employees'
Retirement System as revised May 21, 1992, excluding overtime with respect to
employees hired on or after June 1, 1994, and sick leave and annual leave cash in
payments for employees hired after January 1, 1978) shall be picked up (i.e., assumed
and paid) by the Employer for purposes of internal Revenue Code Section 414(h)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code. Said Employer contributions will be paid by the
Employer to the Defined Benefit Retirement System plan and no employee shall have
any option of choosing to receive the amounts directly. This 414(h)(2) arrangement
shall not affect determination of final average compensation for pension contribution
purposes.
7. Effective March 19, 1998, with respect to all persons who are active employees and
members of the Defined Benefit Retirement System on or after March 19, 1998, the
percentage factor used to compute applicable benefit amounts will be 2.5%.
Provided, however, that in order to be eligible for and to receive the 2.5% factor, an
employee is required to be an active member of the Command Officers bargaining
unit for two (2) full years.
8. Vested former members must continue to meet the requirements of the Retirement
System Restated Resolution in effect at the time said person terminated their
employment and terminates their membership in the Retirement System as an active
employee.
9. All bargaining unit employees shall have the option to transfer from the Defined
Benefit Retirement Program to the Defined Contribution Retirement plan as set forth
in Miscellaneous Resolution #94275, and as approved by the Internal Revenue
Service, based on a multiplier of 2.2%.
Eligible employees must exercise this option between April 1, 2000 and May 31,
2000. The calculations will be based on the status of the participant's defined benefit
retirement account as of December 31, 1999. In lieu of any increase in value in the
Defined Benefit Account from continued employment between December 31, 1999
and the date of payment to the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, each electing
participant shall receive interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum on his/her account.
Election shall be made by delivering a signed copy of the election form to the County
Personnel Department. Once an employee elects to transfer from the Defined Benefit
Retirement Program to the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, that employee
shall not be eligible to be a participant in the Defined Benefit Retirement Program at
any time thereafter.
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10. The Union agrees to fully cooperate and to take any action necessary with the County
in obtaining or continuing any necessary Internal Revenue Service rulings or other
requirements or any other requirements imposed by any government or other
authority concerning the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan or the Defined
Contribution Retirement Plan.
11. Employees hired on or after January 1, 1989, who subsequently retire from County
service shall not be eligible for County reimbursement of Medicare Part B payments.
12. Effective with the execution of this Agreement, employees retiring with 25 years
service in the Department shall be eligible for health care benefits as provided under
the Oakland County Retiree's health care plan regardless of their age.
13. The County shall make the following contributions and matchings contributions to
the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan for employees hired prior to May 27, 1995:
For calendar year 2000 the County shall contribute 11% of base wages to the
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and the employee shall contribute 4%
of base wages to the Retirement Plan.
(2) For calendar year 2001 the County shall contribute 12% of base wages to the
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and the employee shall contribute 5%
of base wages to the Retirement Plan.
14. All bargaining unit employees hired on or after May 27, 1995, shall only be eligible
to participate in the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, as adopted by the Board
of Commissioners in Miscellaneous Resolution #94185.
The County shall make the following contributions and matching contributions to the
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan:
For calendar year 2000 the County shall contribute 7% of base wages to the
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and the employee shall contribute 1%
of base wages to the Retirement Plan.
(2) For calendar year 2001 the County shall contriute 8% of base wages to the
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and the employee shall contribute
2% of base wages to the Retirement Plan.
Effective with the execution of this agreement, the contribution for
employees in the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan hired on or after
05/27/95, the County will contribute 10% of base wages and the employee
will contribute 5% of base wages to Retirement Plan.
(1)
(1)
(3)
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15. The following employees shall only receive retiree health care benefits pursuant to
Miscellaneous Resolution #94292:
A. Any employee hired or non-vested former employee rehired on or after May
27, 1995;
B. Any employee entering the bargaining unit who is already subject to
Miscellaneous Resolution 494292.
C. Employees hired after the ratification of this agreement will be a part of the
Health Savings Account Retirement Program. New employees in this
bargaining unit who are promoted from the 0.C.D.S.A. will continue in the
same retirement health care plan as they had been in that bargaining unit.
Retiree Health Care
Except for the members of this bargaining unit who are solely covered by the
Retiree Health Savings Account, the Employer and the Union agree that when
the Union member retires, he/she shall become a part of the County's general
retiree group and as such shall participate in the health care program that the
County provides to retirees and eligible dependents.
The Employer and the Union acknowledge and agree that the Union and its
members have assurance under Oakland County Ordinance 427 that the retiree •
health care benefits shall be provided through either (a) the County and/or (b) a
government program (e.g., Medicare); and that basic retiree health care shall be
maintained.
The parties also acknowledge and agree that the Employer shall continue to have
the right to select cost-effective funding methods, administrators, and to
reasonably modify, from time to time, the portion of the total cost to be borne by
retirees for receiving such benefits (e.g., co-pays and deductibles).
The parties also agree that the Employer can modify its retiree health care
programs so that the County and its retirees can participate in any government
sponsored program or policy as long as the benefits provided are of comparable
coverage as provided in Oakland County Ordinance #27.
XV. MAINTENANCE OF CONDITIONS
Wages, hours and conditions of employment legally in effect at the execution of the
Agreement shall, except as modified herein, be maintained during the term of this agreement.
XVI. ECONOMIC MATTERS
The agreement between the parties on economic matters are set forth in Appendix A and
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Appendix B attached hereto and are incorporated into this collective bargaining agreement, subject to
the terms and conditions thereof.
XVII. 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.
XVIII. DURATION
This agreement shall remain in Rill force and effect from October 1, 2012 to midnight,
September 30, 2013. The agreement shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereafter
unless either party shall notify the other in writing, one hundred twenty (120) days prior to
September 30, 2013, that it desires to modify the agreement. In the event that such notice is given,
negotiations shall begin within a reasonable period of time. 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.
In the event that either party desires to terminate this agreement, written notice must be given
to the other path' 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.
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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.
COMMAND OFFICERS ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF OAKLAND
OF MICHIGAN
By
James Tignanelli, POAM Michael Bouchard, Sheriff
OAKLAND COUNTY COMMAND
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
By
Michael Gingell, Board Chairperson
By
L. Brooks Patterson, County Executive
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APPENDIX A
I. WAGES FISCAL YEAR 2013:
Classification Base 1 Year 2 Year
Captain 3218.77 3326.15 3433.79
Lieutenant 2941.38 3031.48 3121.65
Sergeant 2722.37 2777.29 2837.84
II. CAPTAIN WEEKEND DUTY PAY
The one Captain designated to be on-call during a week, including non-office hours on
weekdays and on Saturday and Sunday, and who shall be on-call and shall work scheduled or called,
shall be compensated $700,00 per week of such schedule. Captains are no longer required to report
to the Sheriffs Office on Holidays but will be on call.
III. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
Eligible non-uniformed Sergeants and Lieutenants shall receive a clothing and cleaning
allowance at an annual rate of $375.00 payable in installments of $187.50 in June and $187.50 in
December.
Effective October 18, 2007, twelve (12) of the above non-uniformed Sergeants and three (3)
of the above non-uniformed Lieutenants required by the Sheriff to wear a suit and tie shall be entitled
to an additional $200.00 clothing and cleaning allowance annually. This additional allowance shall
be paid in installments of $100.00 and added to the $187.50 paid in June and December of each
calendar year.
Officers assigned plain clothes duty by the Sheriff for 30 consecutive days or more shall be
entitled to a pro-rated clothing and cleaning allowance.
IV. DIVERS PREMIUM PAY
(a) Divers shall receive straight time pay for on-duty hours of work.
(b) For all hours on the job other than on-duty hours, the diver shall receive time and
one-half pay.
The divers shall receive premium pay of $5.00 per hour over and above the rates set
forth in sections (a) and (b) above when performing diving activities.
(d) "When diving under the ice, divers shall receive premium pay of $10.00 per hour over
and above the rates set forth in sections (a) and (b) above.
*Computation of the $5.00 per hour and $10.00 per hour premium pay shall be computed to the
nearest one-half (2) hour.
*(c)
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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. Death Benefits
5.* Longevity
6. Medical and Master Medical Coverage
7. Sick Leave
Annual Leave
Disability Coverage
Dental Coverage
Tuition Reimbursement
The fringe benefits modified in previous collective bargaining agreements shall continue in
effect as modified and described in the Oakland County Employee's Handbook.
Merit Rule No. 2, Section VII, "Service Increment Pay", shall not apply to any
employee hired after March 15, 1984.
Eligibility for County-provided medical arid master medical coverage while on LTD
shall be as follows: An employee on LTD will be eligible for County-provided
medical and master medical coverage for up to six (6) months from the date of LTD
eligibility provided he/she has applied for and were turned down for Social Security
Disability and Medicaid and have no other medical and master medical coverage
available and providing the employee has not allowed his/her medical and master
medical coverage to lapse.
Dental benefits increased consistent with Miscellaneous Resolution # 99189.
**** Tuition Reimbursement increased consistent with the Fiscal Year 2000 budget.
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BENEFITS
Effective with the date of the Act 312 Award, July 6, 2011, the employee health care
contribution for the members of the bargaining unit shall be as follows:
Employee Contribution Office
Hired before
01/01/2010
Hired before
01/01/2000
PPO
CCM
EIAP
BCBS
Traditional
Bi-weekly
Individual/Two Person/Family
$32365/575
$8420/532
552589/$94
$200/$400*
$3-50/5700
None
'Master Medical
Deductible
Deductible Visit Rx Co-Pay
$20
80%/20%
$20
$5/$10/$25
$5/$10/$25
$5/$10/$25
55/510/525 $52/$89/$94 $200/$400* 90%/10%
Effective January 1, 2013, prescription co-pays for all employees shall be:
$5 Tier 1
$20 - Tier 2
$40 Tier 3
Effective January 1,2013, there will be a $100 co-pay for emergency room visits. (Services
at authorized urgent care facilities as indicated by Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Health Alliance
Plan are not subject to the emergency room co-pay.)
MILEAGE
Employees required to drive their personal vehicle on official County business shall be
reimbursed for miles traveled at the rate equivalent to the IRS mileage rate.
SHERIFF'S PHYSICAL FITNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Two Sheriff Leave Days to be tied into Sheriff's Physical Fitness Incentive Program; one
day for meeting the to be established standards and one additional day if standards maintained for
all of the following calendar year.
Beginning with calendar year 2005 — one day will be provided if fitness standards are met
by December 2004.
Beginning with calendar year 2006 — two days will be provided if fitness standards are
retained after re-testing at the end of calendar year 2005.
In order to retain these two additional holidays for future years, re-testing must be done
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and standards met by the end of each subsequent calendar year.
These holidays earned for obtaining and maintaining the Sheriffs physical fitness standards
must be used within the calendar year in which they are earned and they may not be accumulated in a
"bank" nor shall they be assigned any cash value that will be paid to the employee.
The above program is voluntary.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into on the day of
2012 by and between the Command Officers Association of Michigan ("COAM") and the County of
Oakland and the Oakland County Sheriffs Office (the County of Oakland and the Oakland County
Sheriffs Office will hereinafter be referred to as the "County").
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is based on the following facts:
A. The parties have a dispute over the lateral entry of new employees into the Command
Officers Bargaining Unit as a result of a contract or arrangement between the County
and a municipality/public entity whereby the County provides law enforcement
services to the municipality/public entity and hires eligible and qualified Command
officers from that municipality/public entity's current or prior police force and places
those new employees in positions covered by the Labor Agreement between the
County and COAM:
B. The parties are desirous of resolving all disputes between themselves concerning the
lateral entry of new Command Officers into the Command Officers Bargaining Unit
as a result of a contract or arrangement for the provisions of law enforcement services
to a municipality/public entity and COAM has agreed, as part of this resolution, to
dismiss with prejudice claims it has filed against the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Any new employee seeking or offered lateral entry into the Sergeant, Lieutenant or
Captain classifications of the Command Officers Bargaining Unit as a result of a
contract or arrangement for provisions of law enforcement services between the
County and a municipality/public entity, must have served a minimum of two (2)
years in the rank sought with that municipality/public entity.
2. Prior to the implementation of any agreement for the provision of law enforcement
services to a municipality/public entity where lateral entry into the Command
Officers Bargaining Unit may occur, qualified members of the Oakland County
Command Officers Association will be given the opportunity to apply for any
Sergeant, Lieutenant or Captain position(s) being sought by or potentially offered to
any new employees from the municipality/public entity.
3. New employees entering the Command Officers Bargaining Unit shall serve a one
year probationary period.
4. New employees to the Command Officers Bargaining Unit will have a date of hire
for purposes of layoff/recall that will be the first day of employment with the
Oakland County Sheriffs Office.
New employees in the Command Officers Bargaining Unit who are not corrections
certified, shall become corrections certified as soon as practicable, but not later than
one year after their appointment, unless there are extenuating_ circumstances.
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6. This MOU applies only to the hiring of new employees in the Command Officers
Bargaining Unit as a result of a contract or arrangement for the provision of law
enforcement services between the County and a municipality/public entity. Any
practices or arrangements related to the entry into the Command Officers Bargaining
Unit under other circumstances are not affected by this MOU.
7. COAM will dismiss with prejudice the complaint in case number C11 H-129 and any
other claims, grievances, or complaints it has filed.
COMMAND OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OAKLAND COUNTY
OF MICHIGAN
By: By:
Its: Its:
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
By:
Its:
Resolution #12281 November 1, 2012
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #12281) November 28, 2012
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT- FISCAL YEAR 2013 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE COMMAND OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION
OF MICHIGAN (COAM)
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. The County of Oakland and the Command Officer's Association of Michigan (COAM), covering
approximately 96 Command Officers employees have negotiated a Collective Bargaining
Agreement Wage and Benefit Re-opener for the period of October 1, 2012 through September
30, 2013.
2. This agreement allows for a $500 ratification bonus that totals approximately $48,000 ($30,240
Salaries and $17,760 Fringe Benefits); and provides that wages remain unchanged for Fiscal
Year 2013 (and should a general wage increase be provided to the non-represented employees
this bargaining unit would be entitled to the same increase applied at the same time and in the
same manner).
3. This agreement also allows that effective January 1, 2013, the prescription co-pay will be
$51$201$40 and a $100 co-pay for emergency room visit shall be implemented.
4. The $500 ratification bonus is included in the FY 2013 Adopted Budget, and therefore, no budget
amendment is recommended.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Potts absent.
Resolution #12281 November 28, 2012
Moved by Crawford supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long,
Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, River, Runestad, Scott, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Covey. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on November
28, 2012, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 28th day of November, 2012.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County