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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO AMEND CURRENT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES
TO RETURN TO A FORMER CLASSIFICATION
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into this ~s day of
A ri ~ , 2011, by and between I.A.F.F Local 4627 ("UNION") and
the ity of Meridian ("CITY").
WHEREAS, the UNION and the CITY are parties to a Collective
Labor Agreement effective October 1, 2010 -September 30, 2012 ("CLA")
covering various terms and conditions of employment of the Firefighter
employees of the CITY; and
WHEREAS, the UNION and the CITY wish to implement an
additional term and condition of employment providing the opportunity for a
fulltime employee of the Meridian Fire Department to request a return to a
former suppression classification previously held by that employee;
NOW, THEREFORE, the UNION and the CITY agree to implement
the following procedure, entitled "Return to Former Classification", effective
upon the execution of this Memorandum of Understanding:
Request to Return to a Former Classification
Subject to the following provisions and as set forth below, any fulltime
suppression, inspection, or Chief Officer employee (Employee) of the
Meridian Fire Department ("MFD") may request to return to a former
fulltime suppression classification he/she previously held within MFD or
their former department.
1. Eligibility.
A. An Employee may request to be returned to a fulltime
suppression classification within the MFD from which he/she was
promoted:
a. If a vacancy at the requested rank exists.
OR
B. An Employee who has not previously held a fulltime suppression
classification at MFD may request to be moved to a fulltime suppression
classification they held at their former department IF all of the following
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criteria are met:
a. 5 years or longer with the department in a rank higher than the
suppression classification being requested.
b. All minimum qualifications have been met for the suppression
classification being requested.
c. The employee making the request has completed all necessary
testing and has achieved a passing score for the suppression
classification being requested.
d. A fulltime member at the suppression classification being
requested simultaneously accepts a promotion to the higher
ranking classification being vacated.
When a Chief Officer, having special knowledge of MFD's testing process
(including, but not limited to, testing procedures, written and oral board
questions, scenario based assessments, manipulative skills etc.), the
Department must hire an external panel to conduct the test.
This process may be waived under Article 14 of the current Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
2. Process
a. Any member requesting a return to a former classification must
do so in writing to the Chief or his designee. The written request
must:
1. List the former classification requested.
2. List the date promoted to the former classification.
3. List the preferred date to return to the former classification.
b. The Chief, after consultation with Local 4627 President, shall
approve or deny the request to return to a former classification in
writing.
c. The Chief or his designee may delay the return to a former
classification until there is a vacancy in the requested classification.
d. The Chief or his designee may not tay off or demote personnel to
create a vacancy for a return to a former classification.
e. If two (2) or more requests are made at the same time,
preference will be given to any Employee(s) who previously held the
requested suppression classification and has greater seniority in the
Department.
3. Seniority. When an Employee returns to a former classification, the
seniority accrued in the position(s) held prior to the return to former
classification shall be combined with the time in grade that was accrued in
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the former classification. (Date of Hire + Time in Grade)
For any employee not previously hired within a suppression classification
position but reassigned to a suppression classification position, he/she
shall be moved to the bottom of the rank seniority list for the classification
being assigned to but will retain years of service since date of hire as a
MFD employee as it pertains to department seniority.
Examples: 1) A Captain of Suppression with 24 months of seniority since
date of hire is promoted to Division Chief of Logistics for 36 months time in
grade and then returns to Captain of Suppression. For purposes of
Captain of Suppression seniority, the member now has 60 months of
accrued seniority;
2) A Driver with 60 months of seniority since date of hire is promoted to a
Captain of suppression for 12 months time in grade and then returns to
Driver. For purposes of Driver seniority, the member now has 72 months
of accrued seniority.
DATED AND SIGNED this as~day of ~ ~ , 2011.
CITY OF MERIDIAN
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I.A.F.F. LOCAL 4627
By:
rant Hamilton, President
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APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL this / day of
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