MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into this 31st day of March 2006 by and between the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL #149 (hereinafter the “Union”) and the CITY OF BOISE (hereinafter the “City”).
WHEREAS, the UNION and BOISE CITY have entered into a Collective Labor Agreement dated April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Collective Labor Agreement, ARTICLE 5 HOURS OF WORK Section A. Shift Duty Members, and Boise Fire Department General Order 129 General Rules and Regulations, 9.0 GENERAL RULES 9.4 designates the current three platoon system (24/48) of operation, and;
WHEREAS, the UNION is proposing a change from the current 24/48 schedule to a 48/96 schedule, and
WHEREAS, the 48/96 schedule would reduce the number of vehicle miles driven by fire-fighters commuting to work, thus reducing traffic and pollution, and
WHEREAS, research has indicated that the 48/96 schedule may have a minimal impact on operations, and has the potential to reduce sick leave utilization;
NOW, THEREFORE the parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. Effective in January 2007 (Dependant upon the FLSA Break) the Boise Fire Department will implement, on a trial basis, the 48/96 work schedule. The trial period will be in effect through December 31, 2007. The trial period will allow both BOISE CITY and the UNION to accurately evaluate the merits of the work schedule throughout a calendar year.
2. During the trial period, either BOISE CITY or the UNION may elect to return to the 24/48 schedule by giving the other party thirty (30) days written notice. In the event BOISE CITY or the UNION initiates this clause, there will be a sixty (60) day grace period to return to the 24/48 schedule. The UNION will assist in the re-selection of vacations to return to the 24/48 schedule.
3. If BOISE CITY and the UNION wish to continue the 48/96 schedule past December 31, 2007, a vote of the Union membership and approval by the City Council would be required. A Memorandum of Understanding making the change will be executed by the Parties and will be incorporated in the successor collective labor agreement.
4. The 48/96 shift schedule is a three platoon system in which each employee will work two consecutive twenty-four hour shifts for a total of forty-eight hours, and have ninety-six consecutive hours off duty. A typical work schedule is as follows: X = work day, O = day off XXOOOOXXOOOO (repeats).
5. A “shift” will consist of a 24 hour period.
6. Overtime will be in accordance with the current Collective Labor Agreement, however no overtime shall be incurred by BOISE CITY in order to transition from 24/48 to the 48/96 schedule or to return from the 48/96 schedule to the 24/48 schedule should that occur.
7. In the event that a shift is scheduled to work both December 24th and December 25th the same year, the shift assigned to work on December 23rd will be reassigned to work December 24th. The shift originally scheduled to work December 24th will be reassigned to work on December 23rd.
8. The FLSA work cycle shall be changed from a 27-day cycle to a 24-day cycle for the remainder of 2007. Should the 48/96 schedule be discontinued, the 24-day cycle shall return to a 27-day cycle.
9. The FLSA maximum hours of work for a 24-day cycle is182.
10. The hours of work for shift duty members shall be fifty-four and twenty-nine one hundredths (54.29) hours per week. Hours of work for shift duty members shall remain the same as the 24/48 schedule.
11. Employees assigned to the 40 hour work schedule will not be affected by this agreement.
12. This agreement is in no way meant to change or delete a benefit or privilege provided by the IAFF Local #149 Collective Labor Agreement (CLA). This agreement is only meant to change the scheduled work days. The annual hours of work shall remain the same. All benefits and privileges will remain unchanged. In the event of an inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this agreement and the CLA, the terms and conditions of the CLA shall prevail.
AGREED and DATED this 31st day of March, 2006.
BOISE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENTINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL #149
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Renn Ross, Fire ChiefTom Lovell, President