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' RESOLUTION APPROVING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN ST. CROIX
/ COUNT' AND THE HIGHWAY UNION AFSCIVIE LOCAL 576 FOR 2011-2012
Resolution No., j7ct /0
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, St. Croix County representatives have negotiated a labor agreement with the Highway
Union, AFSCME Local 576, for the years 2011 and 2012; and
WHEREAS, all the terms of the labor agreement in effect for 2008 through 2010 become the terms of the
agreement for 2011 and 2012, except as modified by the attachment to this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Administration Committee recommends approval of the agreement.
THEREFORE, be it resolved by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that the labor agreement for
January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012 between St. Croix County and AFSCME Local 576 Union is
approved.
Offered by the Administration Committee
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE
M ❑ ❑ ❑ Ryan Sicard
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Esther Wentz
P ❑ ❑ ❑ Roger Rebhoiz ~r
❑ ❑ ❑ Lorin Sather
Sharon Norton- °
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bauman
❑ ❑ ❑ Buck Malick
® ❑ ❑ ❑ Daryl Standafer
This Resolution was adgpted by the St. Croix County Board
Reviewed as to form on of Supervisors on U tul-A -Lo Il
li-'~ CS-&
Greg Timmerman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campbel , County Clerk
SETTLEMENT OFFER
of
ST. CROIX COUNTY
to
LOCAL 676, AFSCME,
REPRESENTING HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
for the
CONTRACT COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2011
June 16, 2011
All items shall remain as in the 2008-2010 collective bargaining agreement except as
follows:
1. ARTICLE 2 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS, Section 2.01, paragraph j - Revise to read
as follows:
To contract out for goods and services, y pFovided such aetions shall not festilt in layoff of bargaining unitpemoni,,4_4. The County will meet and confer with the
Union
prior to subcontracting.
2. ARTICLE 3 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, Section 3.03 - Procedural Steps -
Delete Step 3. - Arbitration.
3. ARTICLE 3 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, Section 3.04 - Arbitration Decision -
Delete.
4. ARTICLE 3 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, Section 3.05 - Transcript - Delete.
5. ARTICLE 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE, Section 4.02 - Just Cause
Notification - Revise to read as follows:
jtisttause: If the County feels there is just eause fo,r a suspension, demotion, or
discharge is appropriate, the employee shall be notified in writing within twenty-four
(24) hours following the eF disehaFge that the empleyee has been
suspended or diseharg decision and the reason(s) therefore.
6. ARTICLE 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE, Section 4.04 - Personnel Records -
Delete the third and fourth sentences:
Upon employee's request, notle.e of-diseiplil icily ztetie~ shall be rerneved from
the employee's reeerd F"a_ Ivur (4) year period, assuming no furtheF infraetion.
E-xpunged feeffus of discipline shall not be used as a basis for p
7. ARTICLE 5 - PROBATION, Section 5.01 - New Employees - Delete.
8. ARTICLE 5 - PROBATION, Section 5.02 - Permanent Status and Rights - Delete.
9. ARTICLE 6 - HOURS OF WORK, CLASSIFICATION, PAY, Section 6.01 -
Standard Time - Revise to read as follows:
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Regular full-time employees are normally scheduled to work an
average of between thirty-five (35) and forty (40) hours perweek. Regular part-time
employees are scheduled to work an average of between twenty (20) and thirty-four
(34) and nine-tenths (34.9) hours per week.
10. ARTICLE 6 - HOURS OF WORK, CLASSIFICATION, PAY, Section 6.02 - Hours -
Revise first paragraph to read as follows:
The stands-d normal work week for all full-time employees shall consist of forty (40)
hours per week, Monday through Friday, except as provided herein. The staf dam
normal daily work shift is eight (8) hours as for the followsing groups of
employees: .
11. ARTICLE 6 - HOURS OF WORK, CLASSIFICATION, PAY, Section 6.04 -
Flexible-Time Scheduling - Delete the last sentence:
1 lewever'-ff, Salm-efflpluyvv IS I v,,ju-- d to work beyond his/her schileduledel hours f0F1
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works tvvelve (12) hows in one day), tirne andd-oned jed, a, icill-be paid For all VVVI 1% 11 Ir
12. ARTICLE 6 - HOURS OF WORK, CLASSIFICATION, PAY, Section 6.05 - 4 X 10
Work Week - Revise sixth paragraph to read as follows:
Effective July 1. 2011. Oovertime will be paid for all hours worked over forty (40)
hours in a week or ten -hours in a day- or beyond the scheduled workday.
14. ARTICLE 6 - HOURS OF WORK, CLASSIFICATION, PAY, Section 6.10 -
Worker's Compensation Supplement - Delete.
15. ARTICLE 7 - SENIORITY, Section 7.01 - Definition, first paragraph - Delete the
second sentence:
Union seniority is used -,c,-, U,, V;DLIJ IV I IVI ILO CII IU IJUI I IrJII IV I IV[ 11.0.
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16. ARTICLE 7 - SENIORITY, Section 7.05 Lay-Off - Revise to read as follows:
: In the event it becomes necessary to lay-off employees for any reason, employees
shall be laid off where the work reduetion takes plaee, and in the inverse eFdef 0
senioFity, by position, within eaeh depaftment or unit, as deemed neeessaFy by the
Employes in the classification where the work reduction flakes place and on the
basis of skill ability, and qualifications in that classification. In the event the County
determines that skill abilifiy, and qualifications are equal seniority shall be used as
the tie-breaker. A laid-off employee may bump a more junie less senior employee
in the-sarme or a lesser-paving classification if
the County believes his or her skills, abilities, and qualifications to pedbmn the-vvor#
exceed that of a less senior employee in a lower-paying classification.
When the Employer reduces the number of hours worked by an employee, the
employee may bump a morejuftior less senior employee in the-same-er a lesser-
paying classification foF which s/he meets the neeessalry in the event the County
believes that his or her skills, abilities, and qualifications to perforrm the , ,
the number of hours in tthUa JoVes-It-:101-1--is the same or less than the employee's euFren
position exceed those of a less senior employee in a lower-paying classification. In
the event the County determines that skill ability, and qualifications are equal,
seniority shall be used as the tie-breaker.
17. ARTICLE 7 - SENIORITY, Section 7.06 - Recall - Revise first paragraph to read
as follows:
Employees shall be recalled from lay-off in the order of their seniority in the
classification Employees on lair-off may apply for positions in other classifications
and
pr ided~hat for which they believe they have s+uffieient the skill,, and ability,
qualifications to perform the work available duties of the position. The County shall
employ the candidate it deems the most skilled able and qualified applicant. In the
event the County determines that skill ability, and qualifications are equal, seniority
shall be used as the tie-breaker.
18. ARTICLE 7 - SENIORITY, Section 7.06 - Recall - Delete the fourth paragraph:
No- new employees shall be hired until all e i lay-off Status$ de'siring-to
19. ARTICLE 6 - JOB POSTINGS, Section 6.04 - Job Assignment - Revise to read
as follows:
The posted position shall be assigned to the bargaining until ernpleyee applicant
with the greatest seniority provided that suetil employee meets all of til le stated skill.
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ability and qualifications f he pesiti as determined by the County. In the event
the County determines that skill ability, and qualifications are equal, seniority shall
be used as the tie-breaker.
Employer rmay reeall qualified erripioyee's*' on-lay-off, if any.
feeerive-pfefluerenee-In -t-When two I
to be subst-antially-equal:
If selected employee retrocedes within the allowable ten (10) days or
20. ARTICLE 8 - JOB POSTINGS, Section 8.05 - Job Posting, first sentence -
Replace the word "permanent" with "regular" in two places.
21. ARTICLE 9 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE, Section 9.02 - Sickness and Accident
Leave - Revise to read as follows:
After all paid time off has been exhausted, aka leave of absence (Sickness and
Accident) of up to one year sit&H may be granted for personal illness or disability
due to an accident provided that a physician's certificate substantiating the need is
provided. The Employer may request a physician's certification from time to time
substantiating the need for continuing leave as defined in this section.
Said Sickness and Accident Leave shall be without pay and benefits and without
benefit(s) accrual
The County may, at its discretion, require .
22. ARTICLE 9 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE, Section 9.04, Automatic Leave Benefits -
Delete.
24. ARTICLE 14 - HEALTH INSURANCE, Section 14.01 - Terms of Coverage -
Revise to read as follows:
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Two To be eligible for the
health insurance coverage, the employee must be working an average of twenty
(20) or more hours per week in a regular position. Effective January 1, 2012,
i=employees shall determine which option they waint arit-Al LL '11 kind of coverage they
desire: familyy limited family, or single.
a-eempos-ite-rate.
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Unless otherwise stated, the following information will apply to both health p!
options.
25. ARTICLE 14 - HEALTH INSURANCE, Section 14.03 - Delete and replace with the
following:
The Employer shall select the health insurance plan design after receiving input
from the Health Insurance Advisory Committee.
26. ARTICLE 14 - HEALTH INSURANCE, Section 14.05 - Carrier Change - Revise
to read as follows:
The Employer may, from time to time, change the insurance carrier, plan design, or
self-fund its health care program,
provided it has received the input of the Health Insurance Advisory Committee.
33. ARTICLE 14 - HEALTH INSURANCE, Section 14.06 - Spouses Employed by
County - Delete existing language and replace with the following:
in the event both husband and wife are errip"d-j- by the Getinty, only one of the
full prerniurn. The eleCtion as--L-%J VVhieh spous~ will carry the eoverage St fall llj~-_
determined-LU Lf I LVVV of , pleyees Should one employee leave employment with
, lay" Off,
,
QiUl LVC the remaining spouse The efflployee would L
share of the prerniurn payment.
If both spouses are employed by the Counter, limited family or family coverage will
be in the name of the spouse who was first employed by the County unless another
approach is required tea the spouse born earlier in the calendar year carries the
coverage in their name) In the alternative, the employees could choose to have
two single policies or limited family coverage.
27. ARTICLE 15 - WISCONSIN RETIREMENT - Revise to read as follows:
Effective July 1, 2011, Tthe Employere agrees to pay one-half of the total actuarially
required contribution to the Wisconsin Retirement System
Program.
28. ARTICLE 17 - OVERTIME, Section 17.01 - Overtime Compensation - Revise first
paragraph to read as follows:
Effective July 1. 2011, Tthe Employer agrees to pay time and one-half (1 '/Z) the
hourly -rate -of pay for all time worked in excess of eight (8) hours- per day and/or
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forty (40) hours per week or beyond the scheduled workday. All tirme off with pa
shall sbJV ~.'Vl IsideFed as time worked for With the approval
of the Employer, employees may be credited with compensatory time and one-half
(1 '/2) off with pay in lieu of a cash pay out.
29. ARTICLE 23 - DURATION, Section 23.01 - Duration - Revise first paragraph to
read as follows:
This agreement, inclusive of the foregoing Articles and subsequent appendix and
exhibits, shall be binding and in full force and effect from January 1, 2000.2011
through December 31, 2010 2012.
30. ARTICLE 23 - DURATION, Section 23.01 - Duration - Revise third paragraph to
read as follows:
Either party desiring to negotiate over changes for a successor labor agreement
shall submit its proposed changes by no later than September 1, 2M 2012. If
neither party submits proposed changes for a successor Labor Agreement, this
Agreement shall constitute the Labor Agreement for calendar year 204-1.2013.
34. SIDELETTER - Create a new Sideletter:
PEOPLE Deduction If it is easy to administer, the County will agree to the
AFSCME request to make payroll deductions for PEOPLE.
31. HIGHWAY UNION WAGE GRID (page 29) - Replace the heading "2008-2010" with
"2011-2012".
32. HIGHWAY UNION WAGE GRID (pages 29-30) - Revise as follows:
Code 01, Classification 2
Year Rate of Pay
1/1/-2008 23.=FU
7/1/-2008 '"66
1/1/2009 11 A AA
71/200" 24.38
7/1/07 24*V0_7F
7/412010 1/1/2011 25.11
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Code 06, Classification 3
Year Rate of Pay
111/2008 - 22.7-6
nel A0
• ~iF-1-f
A
IrnA200 23."A7
1'
o
77/7/1/2 9 - 23.68
' 111/2010 24 45
7/112.010 1/1/2011 24.39
Code 02, Classification 4
Year Rate of Pay
/?A
111r O - nn.V1
771r
~~nnno - 22.84
X2009 23.3a
nn ee
7/1/2009
i 11 GJ.JJ
LV 1V G"'t.vV
M2019111/2011 24.24
Code 04, Classification 5
Year Rate of Pay
nn A
711/2008
If 1 /2009
nn ~s
71112009
41112010
W112M 1/1/201- 23.54
Code 05, Classification 6
Year Rate of Pay
VI/2008 2- 41 rv% U0
n4 nn
W11-2009 21-.-94
X20101/1/2011 22.60
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Code 9, Classification 7
Year Rate of Pay
A /A-/nnn 20 A/±
-111-2E)E).0 .GV
20.4 A6
-
711/2008
07
A/A/- A 20.V!
"
7/1/-2009 771-]N_.n0-
M/2019 21 ..~7v
7/1/2010 1/1 /2011 21.71
Code 10, Classification S
Year Rate of Pay
1/1/2008 12. 48
12
7/1/2008
11112009 .JV
1
7/1/2009 •
A
LA. V932,
1/112010 1
7/112010 1/1/2011 13.05
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