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AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF MIAMI, MIAMI, FLORIDA
AND
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE,
WALTER E. HEADLEY, JR., MIAMI LODGE NO. 20
OCTOBER 1, 201/2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 20152014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE PAGE
Agreement 1
Preamble 1
Article 1 Recognition 1
Article 2 Representation of the City 2
Article 3 Representation of the F.O.P 3
Article 4 Management Rights 4
Article 5 No Strike 6
Article 6 Grievance Procedure 8
Article 7 Rules of Construction 14
Article 8 Disciplinary Procedure 15
Article 9 Line of Duty Injuries 19
Article 10 Notices 26
Article 11 Bulletin Boards 27
Article 12 Department Disciplinary Review Board 28
Article 13 Recall and Court Time 30
Article 14 Transfers 32
Article 15 Overtime/Compensatory Time 33
Article 16 4-10 Work Schedule 35
Article 17 Standby 36
Article 18 Wages 37
Article 19 Total Agreement 48
Article 20 Holidays 49
Article 21 Reserved 50
Article 22 Uniform/Clothing Allowance 51
Article 23 Prevailing Benefits 55
Article 24 Group Insurance 56
Article 25 Dues Check Off 59
Article 26 F.O.P. Time Pool 61
Article 27 Discrimination 64
Article 28 Bereavement Leave 65
Article 29 Commendation Paid Leave 66
Article 30 Family Medical Leave and Leave Without Pay 67
Article 31 Vacation 69
Article 32 Blood Donors 72
Article 33 Sick Leave 73
Article 34 Substance/Alcohol - Personnel Screening 77
Article 35 Heart Bill 81
Article 36 Sworn Officers Killed in the Line of Duty 82
Article 37 Non -Duty Court Appearance 83
Article 38 ResidencyReserved 84
Article 39 Pension 85
Article 40 Bid Process/Seniority 88
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Article 41 Vehicle Program 90
Article 42 Tuition Reimbursement 94
Article 43 Post Employment Health Plan 97
Article 44 Vacancies -Promotions 98
Article 45 Term of Agreement 99
Index 103
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this
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20.12 by the CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"City," and the FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, WALTER E. HEADLEY, JR., MIAMI
LODGE NO. 20, hereinafter referred to as the "F.O.P.," an organization representing certain
sworn police employees of the City of Miami's Police Depai taaient.
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PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties to this Agreement to set forth the entire
Agreement of the parties with respect to matters within the scope of negotiations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, the parties do mutually covenant and agree as follows:
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Article 1
RECOGNITION
Pursuant to and in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Florida Public
Employees Collective Bargaining Law, Chapter 447, Florida Statutes, management recognizes
the F.O.P. as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for those employees in the
defined bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and
other terms and conditions of employment, including Detention Officers as per PERC Order
Clarifying Certification #219 dated July 15, 2008.
1.2 The bargaining unit consists of all sworn employees (hereafter referred to as
"bargaining unit member(s)") holding positions in the classifications shown below which may
hereafter be added to, reduced or changed as hereinafter provided, and excludes all other
employees not specifically shown below in Section 1.4. Changes in the bargaining unit shall
only be made upon proper application to and adjudication by the appropriate state agency and/or
the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction; or as may be mutually agreed upon by the
parties.
1.3 The salaries listed in the appendices represent an approximation. The salary schedule
issued by the Human Resources Department is the official City salary document.
1.4 Bargaining Unit Classifications.
Class Code Number Class Title
5005 Officer
5006 Motor Officer
5011 Sergeant
5012 Lieutenant
5013 Captain
5014 Motor Sergeant
5015 Motor Lieutenant
5080 Detention Officers
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Article 2
REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY
2.1 The City shall be represented by the City Manager, or a person or persons designated in
writing to the F.O.P. by the City Manager. The City Manager, or his designated representative,
shall have sole authority to conclude an agreement on behalf of the City subject to ratification by
an official resolution of the City Commission. It is understood that the designated representatives
of the City are the official representatives for the purpose of negotiating an Agreement. Any
negotiations entered into with persons other than those defined herein, regardless of their
position or association with the City, shall be deemed unauthorized and shall have no standing or
weight of authority in committing or in any way obligating the City. It shall be the obligation of
the City Manager, or his designated representative to notify the F.O.P. in writing of any changes
in designation of the City's representative for the purposes of negotiations.
2.2 For the purpose of this Agreement, referenee(s) to the Chief of Police shall include
his/her designee.
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Article 3
REPRESENTATION OF THE F.O.P.
3.1 The F.O.P. shall be represented by the President of the F.O.P. or by person or persons
designated in writing to the City Manager by the President of the F.O.P. The identification of
representatives shall be made each year by April lst. Such designation shall be accompanied by
an affidavit executed by said President that the F.O.P. has complied with all requirements of
State Law in effect at that time with respect to registration of the F.O.P. The President of the
F.O.P., or person or persons designated by said President, shall have full authority to conclude an
Agreement on behalf of the F.O.P., subject to ratification by a majority vote of those bargaining
unit members voting on the question of ratification. It is understood that the F.O.P.
representative or representatives are the official representatives of the F.O.P. for negotiating with
the City. Any negotiations entered into with persons other than those defined herein, regardless
of their position or association with the F.O.P., shall be deemed unauthorized and shall have no
standing or weight of authority in committing or in any way obligating the F.O.P. The F.O.P.
shall notify the City Manager in writing of any changes in the designation of the President of the
F.O.P. or of any certified representative of the F.O.P. Up to five (5) designated representatives
of the F.O.P. shall be permitted to attend the negotiation sessions on duty with no loss of pay or
emoluments. Two (2) of the representatives shall be compensated by the City and their shifts
and/or days off shall be adjusted to accommodate the negotiation process. The other three (3)
shall be compensated by the Time Pool consistent with the provisions of Article 26. The seven
day notice requirement will not apply where the schedule of negotiating sessions prohibits its
application.
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3.2 The parties agree that time spent in contract negotiations will be paid at the straight
time rate.
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Article 4
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
4.1 The City has and will continue to retain, whether exercised or not, the right to
operate and manage its affairs in all respects, and the powers and authority not abridged,
delegated or modified by the express provisions of this Agreement or in any Memorandum of
Understanding(s) (MOU) that is incorporated in this agreement and attached hereto or referred to
herein, in addition to any MOU entered into during the term of this agreement. The F.O.P. and
the City retain the right to bring forth additional MOUs which were entered into by both parties
and incorporate them as part of the agreement after notification of the respective party
(F.O.P./City Manager or designee) who will confirm the authenticity of the MOUs. Otherwise,
any changes of terms and conditions of employment shall not be recognized. Any future MOUs
that amends the collective bargaining agreement shall be subject to Florida Statute, Chapter 447,
Part II. The parties agree to a sunset provision that begins at the ratification of this labor
agreement wherein any MOU that is not included with the labor agreement prior to the
expiration of this agreement will be considered null and void.
The rights of the City, through its management officials, shall include, but shall not be
limited to, the right to determine the organization of City Government; to determine the purpose
of each of its constituent departments; to exercise control and discretion over the organization
and efficiency of operations of the City; to set standards for service to be offered to the public; to
direct the bargaining unit members, including the right to assign work and overtime; to hire,
examine, classify, promote, train, transfer, assign, and schedule bargaining unit members; to
suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against bargaining unit members for
proper cause; to increase, reduce, change, modify or alter the composition and size of the work
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force, including the right to relieve bargaining unit members from duties because of lack of work
or funds; to determine the location, methods, means, and personnel by which operations are to be
conducted, including the right to determine whether goods or services are to be made or
purchased; to establish, modify, combine or abolish positions; to change or eliminate existing
methods of operation, equipment or facilities; to establish, implement and maintain an effective
internal security program, and to establish rules, regulations and rules of conduct.
4.2 Sworn police will be promoted to civil service ranks based upon the rule of one, except
promotions may be denied or delayed for cause. The following is declared to be cause for
denying or delaying a promotion:
A bargaining unit member who at the time of the promotion is under investigation for
unlawful or unethical acts by any law enforcement agency or the City's Police Internal
Affairs Unit. If a bargaining unit member has a promotion delayed for cause and is later
cleared, he/she shall be promoted retroactive as if the event had not occurred.
4.3 The City has the sole authority to determine the purpose and mission of the City, to
prepare and submit budgets to be adopted by the City Commission.
4.4 Those inherent managerial functions, prerogatives and policy making rights which the
City has not expressly modified or restricted by a specific provision of this Agreement are not in
any way, directly or indirectly, subject to the Grievance Procedure contained in this Agreement.
4.5 If the City fails to exercise any one or more of the above functions from time to time,
this will not be deemed a waiver of the City's right to exercise any or all of such functions. This
provision will in no way alter or diminish the rights afforded by Article 23, Prevailing Benefits.
4.6 The City retains the right to establish, and from time to time to amend, rules and
regulations not in conflict with this Agreement.
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Article 5
NO STRIKE
5.1 "Strike" means the concerted failure to report for duty, the concerted absence of
bargaining unit members from their positions, the concerted stoppage of work, the concerted
submission of resignations, the concerted abstinence in whole or in part by any group of
employees from the full and faithful perfolluance of their duties of employment with the City,
participation in a deliberate and concerted course of conduct which adversely affects the services
of the City, picketing or demonstrating in furtherance of a work stoppage, either during the term
of or after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement.
5.2 Neither the F.O.P., nor any of its officers, agents and members, nor any bargaining unit
members, covered by this Agreement, will instigate, promote, sponsor, engage in, or condone
any strike, sympathy strike, slowdown, sick-out, concerted stoppage of work, illegal picketing, or
any other interruption of the operations of the City.
5.3 Each bargaining unit member who holds a position with the F.O.P. occupies a position
of special trust and responsibility in maintaining and bringing about compliance with this Article
and the strike prohibition in F.S. 447.505 and the Constitution of the State of Florida, Article I,
Section 6. Accordingly, the F.O.P., its officers, stewards and other representatives agree that it is
their continuing obligation and responsibility to maintain compliance with this Article and the
law, including their responsibility to abide by the provisions of this Article and the law by
remaining at work during any interruption which may be initiated by others; and their
responsibility, in event of breach of this Article or the law by other bargaining unit members and
upon the request of the City, to encourage and direct bargaining unit members violating this
Article or the law to return to work, and to disavow the strike publicly.
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5.4 Any or all bargaining unit members who violate any provisions of the law prohibiting
strikes or of this Article may be dismissed or otherwise disciplined by the City, and any such
action by the City shall not be grievable or arbitrable under the provisions of Article 6 -
Grievance Procedure.
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Article 6
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
6.1 In a mutual effort to provide harmonious working relations between the parties of this
Agreement, it is agreed to and understood by both parties that there shall be a procedure for the
resolution of grievances or misunderstandings between the parties arising from the application or
interpretation of this Agreement.
6.2 A grievance is any dispute, controversy or difference between (a) the parties, (b) the
City and a bargaining unit member or bargaining unit members on any issues with respect to, on
account of or concerning the meaning, interpretation or application of this Agreement or any
terms or provisions thereof.
A grievance shall refer to the specific provision or provisions of this Agreement alleged
to have been violated. Any grievance not conforming to the provisions of this paragraph or that
contains non -identification of specific violations of the agreement shall be denied and not
eligible to advance through the steps of the Grievance Procedure including arbitration.
6.3 Nothing in this Article or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be construed to permit the
F.O.P. to process a grievance (a) on behalf of any bargaining unit member without his consent,
or (b) with respect to any matter which is the subject of a grievance, appeal, administrative action
before a governmental board or agency, or court proceeding, brought by an individual bargaining
unit member or group of bargaining unit members, or by the F.O.P.
6.4 It is further agreed by the F.O.P. that bargaining unit members covered by this
Agreement shall make an exclusive Election of Remedy prior to filing a 2nd step grievance or
initiating action for redress in any other forum. Such choice of remedy will be made in writing
on the Election of Remedy form to be available at 'the Department of Emp4oyee R 1aamis
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Human Resources, Division of Labor Relations. The Election of Remedy form will indicate
whether the aggrieved party or parties wish to utilize the Grievance Procedure contained in this
Agreement or process the grievance, appeal or administrative action before a governmental
board, agency or court proceeding. Selection of redress other than through the Grievance
Procedure contained herein shall preclude the aggrieved party or parties from utilizing said
Grievance Procedure for adjustment of said grievance.
6.5 To simplify the Grievance Procedure, the number of "working days" in presenting a
grievance and receiving a reply from the different levels of supervision shall be based upon a
forty (40) hour, five (5) day workweek, Monday through Friday not including citywide holidays.
All grievances must be processed within the time limits herein provided unless extended by
mutual agreement in writing.
Any grievance not processed in accordance with the time limits provided above or not
supplemented by a completed and signed Election of Remedy form shall be considered
conclusively abandoned. Any grievance not answered by management within the time limits
provided will automatically advance to the next higher step of the Grievance Procedure. Where
a grievance is general in nature in that it applies to a number of bargaining unit members having
the same issue to be decided, or if the grievance is directly between the F.O.P. and the City, it
shall be presented directly at Step 3 of the Grievance Procedure, within the time limits provided
for the submission of a grievance in Step 1, and signed by the aggrieved bargaining unit
members or the F.O.P. representative on their behalf. For grievances that apply to a number of
bargaining union members having the same issue to be decided, as referenced above, the Union
will make a good faith effort to identify the aggrieved bargaining unit members either by name
or by definition. The Union and the City will make a good faith effort to resolve any disputes
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regarding the identification of the class prior to commencing with the Step 3 hearing. The Union
will be permitted to amend its identification (either by name or by definition) of the aggrieved
bargaining members in the class up to thirty (30) days prior to the date of the arbitration hearing.
The Election of Remedy form as provided in Section 6.4 of this Article must be completed and
attached to grievances presented directly at Step 3.
6.6 Only a bargaining unit member who has permanent Civil Service status as a sworn
Police Officer in the Miami Police Department may appeal a suspension, demotion, or dismissal
through the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement or in accordance with the appeal
procedure of the Civil Service Rules, but not both. Such grievances shall be filed at Step 3
within the time limits set forth for Step 1.
6.7 Disputes involving the granting of workers' compensation shall not be subject to this
grievance procedure, but disputes involving the granting of supplemental disability pay shall be
grievable.
6.8 Grievances shall be processed in accordance with the following procedure:
Step 1.
Step 2.
The aggrieved bargaining unit member shall discuss the grievance with his immediate
supervisor within seven (7) working days of the occurrence which gave rise to the
grievance. The F.O.P. representative may be present to represent the bargaining unit
member if the bargaining unit member desires him present. The immediate supervisor
shall attempt to adjust the matter and/or respond to the bargaining unit member within
seven (7) working days.
If the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved at Step 1, the bargaining unit
member or the Employee Organization representative shall complete the Election of
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Remedy form provided for in Section 6.4 of this Article before initiating the grievance
to the second step of the Grievance Procedure. If the aggrieved party or parties elect
the remedy other than the Grievance Procedure contained herein, the grievance shall
be withdrawn for redress consistent with the Election of Remedy form.
When the Election of Remedy form indicates the grievance is to be advanced through
the Grievance Procedure, the bargaining unit member or the F.O.P. representative shall
reduce the grievance to writing on the grievance form provided for this purpose and
present such written grievance to the Department Head or his designee within seven
(7) working days from the time the response was given at Step 1. The Department
Head or his designee shall meet with the bargaining unit member and/or the F.O.P.
representative and shall respond in writing to the bargaining unit member and the
F.O.P. within seven (7) working days from receipt of the written grievance.
Step 3.
If the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved in Step 2, the bargaining unit
member or the F.O.P. may present a written appeal to the City Manager or the Labor
Relations/Deputy Director, Department of Human Resources
within seven (7) working days from the time the response was given at Step 2. The
City Manager and/or the Department of Employee Relations Human Resources
designee shall hold a grievance hearing with the bargaining unit member and/or the
F.O.P. representative. The City Manager and/or the Department of Employee
Relations Human Resources designee shall respond in writing to the bargaining unit
member and the F.O.P. within ten (10) working days from the date of hearing.
Step 4.
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1. If the grievance is not settled in Step 3, it may upon written request of
either the Bargaining unit member, Employee Organization or the City within
seven (7) working days after receipt of reply or answer be referred to arbitration.
2. The arbitration shall be conducted under the rules set forth in this
Agreement and not under the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Subject to the following, the Arbitrator shall have jurisdiction and authority to
decide a grievance as defined in this Agreement. The Arbitrator shall have no
authority to change, amend, add to, subtract from, or otherwise alter or
supplement this Agreement, or any part thereof, or any amendment hereto. The
Arbitrator shall have no authority to consider or rule upon any matter which is
stated in this Agreement not to be subject to arbitration or which is not a
grievance as defined in this Agreement, or which is not covered by this
Agreement; nor shall this Collective Bargaining Agreement be construed by the
Arbitrator to supersede any applicable laws.
3. It is contemplated that the City and the F.O.P. or bargaining unit member shall
mutually agree in writing as to the statement of the matter to be arbitrated prior to
a hearing; and if this is done, the Arbitrator shall confine his decision to the
particular matter thus specified.
4. Each party shall bear the expense of its own witnesses and of its own
representatives. The F.O.P. and the City shall bear equally the expense of the
impartial Arbitrator, including any retainer fee of the Arbitrator. Should any
individual bargaining unit member bring a grievance under this Article, he/she
shall be required to post a bond of an estimated one-hal (1/2) of the expenses of
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the hearing with the arbitrator before the hearing may be scheduled. The party
desiring a transcript of the hearing will bear the cost of same.
5. Copies of the award of the arbitration made in accordance with the
jurisdiction or authority under this Agreement shall be furnished to both parties
within thirty (30) days of the hearing and shall be final and binding on the
aggrieved bargaining unit member(s), the F.O.P. and the City.
6. The Arbitrator shall be selected by agreement of the parties. In the event
the parties cannot agree upon an Arbitrator, the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service shall be requested to nominate five (5) persons for such
position. Each party may reject such list in its entirety. If a list is not so rejected,
names shall be stricken alternately, the party striking first to be determined by the
toss of a coin.
6.9 Effective upon ratification of the labor agreement, the City agrees to pay the F.O.P. up
to forty thousand dollars ($40,000) per fiscal year for representation of its members in
connection with civil suits brought against them arising out of the course and scope of their
official duties, as determined by the F.O.P.
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Article 7
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
7.1 It is agreed and understood that this Agreement constitutes the whole Agreement
between the parties.
7.2 If this Agreement or any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
word of this Agreement is in conflict with any law as finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction which had presented to it the issue of conflict as it may pertain to this Agreement,
that portion of the Agreement in conflict with said law or ordinance or resolution or court
interpretation of the law shall be null and void and subject to renegotiation. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this article, the parties agree that whenever a negotiated clause of the labor contract
is in conflict with the Civil Service Rules, or the City of Miami Departmental Orders, on the
same subject, the provisions of the Labor Contract will take precedence. The remainder of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with it being presumed that the intent of the
parties herein was to enter into the Agreement without such invalid portion(s).
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Article 8
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
8.1 Whenever a bargaining unit member (for purposes of this Article, the terms "bargaining
unit member" and "law enforcement officer" shall be used interchangeably) is under
investigation and subject to interrogation by members of the City of Miami Police Department
for any reason that could lead to disciplinary action, suspension, demotion, or dismissal, such
interrogation must be conducted under the following conditions:
A. The interrogation shall be conducted at a reasonable hour, preferably while the
bargaining unit member is on duty, unless the seriousness of the investigation is
of such degree that an immediate action is required. If the bargaining unit
member is off duty at the time of the interrogation, the bargaining unit member
shall be entitled to overtime.
B. The interrogation shall take place either at the office of the command of the
investigating officer or at the office of the local precinct or police unit in which
the incident allegedly occurred, as designated by the investigation officer or
agency.
C. The law enforcement officer under investigation shall be informed of the rank,
name, and command of the officer in charge of the investigation, the interrogating
officer, and all persons present during the interrogation. All questions directed to
the officer under interrogation shall be asked by or through one interrogator
during any one investigative interrogation, unless specifically waived by the
officer under investigation.
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D. The bargaining unit member under investigation shall be informed of the nature of
the investigation before any interrogation begins, and he or she must be informed
of the names of all complainants. All identifiable witnesses shall be interviewed,
whenever possible, prior to the beginning of the investigative interview of the
accused officer. The complaint, all witness statements, including all other
existing subject officer statements, and all other existing evidence, including, but
not limited to, incident reports, GPS locator information, and audio or video
recordings relating to the incident under investigation must be provided to each
officer who is the subject of the complaint before the beginning of any
investigative interview of that officer. An officer, after being informed of the
right to review witness statements, may voluntarily waive the provisions of this
paragraph and provide a voluntary statement at any time.
E. Interrogating sessions shall be for reasonable periods and shall be timed to allow
for such personal necessities and rest periods as are reasonably necessary.
F. The bargaining unit member under investigation may not be subjected to abusive
or offensive language or be threatened with transfer, dismissal or other
disciplinary actions. No promise, or reward or threat of action shall be made as
an inducement to answering any question.
G. The formal interrogation of a law enforcement officer, including all recess
periods, must be recorded on audio tape, or otherwise preserved in such a manner
as to allow a transcript to be prepared, and there shall be no unrecorded questions
or statements. Upon the request of the interrogated officer, a copy of any
recording of the interrogation session must be made available to the interrogated
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officer no later than 72 hours, excluding holidays and weekends, following said
interrogation. Nothing in this article shall preclude the City, as determined by the
Chief of Police or his/her designee, from compelling a bargaining unit member to
answer specific questions in writing, either via memorandum or City e-mail,
pertaining to a complaint investigation or any other matter related to his/her
employment with the City. Such written statements, however, shall be subject to
the requirements of Section H of this article.
H. The bargaining unit member shall not be obligated to give a second statement
concerning the same facts elicited in an original interrogation. This will not
preclude an investigator from asking questions at a later time that were not
covered by the first statement. The bargaining unit member's interrogation will
take place after all other witness statements have been taken, unless a situation
occurs such as;
1) After documented and concerted efforts to locate said witness a witness is thought
to be permanently unavailable,
2) The necessity for taking other witness statements becomes apparent after the
interrogation of the bargaining unit member who is the subject of the
investigation, or
3) A supervisor in the normal course of case review makes a deteuiiination that the
case must be returned to the investigator for additional witness interviews.
Should this occur, the bargaining unit member who is the subject of the interrogation
shall have the opportunity to present rebuttal evidence.
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No mechanical device, including, but not limited to, polygraph, or psychological
stress evaluator, etc., shall be forced onto a bargaining unit member nor shall
disciplinary action be taken against a bargaining unit member who refuses to
submit to such testing. However, a bargaining unit member may request such a
test.
J. If the bargaining unit member is under arrest, or is a principal of a criminal
investigation and is likely to be arrested as a result of the interrogation, he shall be
fully informed of his or her legal rights prior to any interrogation.
K. At the request of the bargaining unit member, he or she has the right to be
represented by counsel or any other representative of his or her choice, who shall
be present at all times during the interrogation whenever the interrogation relates
to the officer's continued fitness for law enforcement service.
When an attorney or bargaining unit member representative is requested,
the bargaining unit member shall be given a reasonable period of time to obtain
representation. When a bargaining unit member representative or counsel is
present, he or she may advise the bargaining unit member as to the bargaining
unit member's rights under applicable rules, regulations and the current Labor
Agreement.
8.2. When a bargaining unit member is giving a statement as a witness, and during
that statement that said witness has become a principal of that investigation, the statement will be
discontinued and the bargaining unit member will be advised he may be a principal in said
investigation. The bargaining unit member will then be given the opportunity to suspend the
statement to seek F.O.P. or other legal representation.
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8.3 Records retained by Internal Affairs shall be destroyed after a period of eve (5)
years beyond either the bargaining unit member's termination date, retirement date or unless
otherwise directed by state law.
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Article 9
LINE OF DUTY INJURIES
9.1 The City agrees to pay all medical and hospitalization expenses as provided by Florida
Statute approved by the City and incurred by a bargaining unit member covered by this Agreement
who is found to have sustained a compensable line -of -duty injury provided the bargaining unit
member and/or supervisor gives notice to Risk Management, or Third Party Administrator as
provided for by the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Florida. If the bargaining unit
member fails to provide the required notice, he/she will waive any supplemental benefits over and
above what is provided for by the workers' compensation laws. However, the parties agree to
establish. a Police Labor/Management Committee to establish policies and to determine how to
provide medical treatment and equipment, etc. medically equivalent to that prescribed, by the most
efficient and cost effective means to curtail excessive medical costs for accepted claims in the
following areas:
Health Club and Country Club memberships
Capital improvements on the home
Transportation
Medical equipment for home use
The Police Management Committee shall consist of one member appointed by the FOP
President, one member appointed by the Chief of Police, and one member selected by these two
individuals. An individual appointed by the Director of Risk Management will serve as a technical
advisor and liaison with the medical community.
Any additional medical and hospitalization requested outside the provisions of Chapter 440,
Florida Statutes, will be considered on a case —by —case basis at the sole discretion of the City. The
decision to provide additional benefits will be based on: 1) whether the treatment is deemed
reasonable and medically necessary by a peer review physician of the City's choosing; 2) whether
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there is unrefuted evidence that shows the same or equivalent treatment cannot be provided by a
health care provider at Florida's Medical and Surgical fee schedule within fifty (50) miles of the
claimant's residence.
9.2 Effective as soon as administratively feasible after ratification, the parties agree the City
will pay the state mandated workers' compensation indemnity payments to eligible bargaining unit
members as a check separate from any other salary to which a bargaining unit member may be
entitled. The bargaining unit member agrees to sign this workers' compensation check back to the
City. The City will also issue a second check to the bargaining unit member which will consist of an
amount equal to the workers' compensation payment and the supplementary salary as set out, and
subject to the limitations below. After those deductions with mandated preference under federal
law, the City agrees to take deductions and/or credits from this second paycheck in the following
order: workers' compensation (will be indicated on the check as a credit for the City and will be
non-taxable), pension, health insurance, and any other deductions. The parties agree that this
process is intended to provide the bargaining unit member with these paychecks without
interruptions.
Should the bargaining unit member refuse to return the workers' compensation check to
the City, the City shall cease making any deductions for the bargaining unit member from the
second check for pension, health insurance, etc. and the bargaining unit member shall then be
completely responsible for making those payments on his/her own, until the bargaining unit
member elects to participate in the paycheck system described above in Section 9.1.
9.3 Workers' Compensation Indemnity Benefits
The City agrees that any bargaining unit member covered under this contract who is
disabled as a result of an accident, injury or illness incurred in the line of duty shall be granted
workers' compensation indemnity benefits, subject to the following conditions.
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To the extent required by and subject to the limitations specified in Chapter 440 of the
Florida Statutes, the City shall provide workers' compensation indemnity benefits to injured
employees.
9.4 Supplemental Salary
The City agrees that any bargaining emit member covered under this contract who is
disabled as a result of an accident, injury or illness incurred in the line of duty shall be granted
supplementary salary, subject to the following conditions:
Supplementary salary will be paid in the form of a continuation of the bargaining unit
member's regular paycheck, as provided by Resolution No. 39802. This check will include those
indemnity payments provided for under Workers' Compensation Law. It is agreed by the parties
that the combination of supplemental and worker's compensation pay shall not exceed nor be less
than one hundred percent (100%) of the bargaining unit member's weekly net base pay (excluding
overtime and any pay supplements not included in the bargaining unit member's base salary) prior
to the line of duty injury, accident, or occupational disease.
Supplementary salary shall only be granted for a period of one hundred and fifty (150)
consecutive days from the date of injury, Said supplementary salary may be extended up to an
additional sixty (60) consecutive days for serious injuries upon approval of the City Manager or
his/her designee. The one hundred fifty (150) days begin when the bargaining unit member is
actually placed on "D". While the bargaining unit member is on "D", such time will be calculated
consecutively including days off. If the bargaining unit member is removed from "D", the non "D"
time will not apply to the one hundred fifty (150) day period.
If a bargaining unit member remains temporarily disabled beyond the period of time in
which he/she is entitled to collect the 100% supplementary pay benefits, he/she shall be entitled to
supplementary pay equal to the 2/3 "D" payments pursuant to current practice.
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9.5 If a bargaining unit member becomes Permanently and Totality Disabled (PTD), as
determined by a City approved attending physician, from the further performance of the duties of
his/her classified position then at the end of one hundred four (104) weeks of disability, he/she is
considered to have reached statutory maximum medical improvement and is required to petition the
retirement board for retirement, otherwise he/she must:
• Request for a ninety (90) day unpaid leave of absence under the Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA);
• Apply for another City position;
• Resign;
• Be dismissed by Department Action
The supplementary salary of the difference of 2/3 "D" as described above shall continue until the
F.I.P.O. board concludes the hearing with a final determination.
A granted FMLA request will postpone any further action for the period taken up to its
statutory limitation. If the bargaining unit member has petitioned the retirement board for
retirement, the bargaining unit member will remain on their current status until the retirement board
has finally granted or denied the retirement.
If during the time of up to one hundred four (104) weeks of disability, it is determined by the
City or the bargaining unit member's City approved attending physician that the member is not PTD
nor full duty with reasonable accommodations, the bargaining unit member may request to be
allowed to work on a temporary basis. The request shall be made in writing and directed to the City
Manager or designee. Granting this request is based upon the medical restrictions placed by his/her
City approved attending physician and available assignments.
The Department at its discretion may maintain up to a total of ten (10) temporary non-
binding assignments for the sole purpose of mitigating an undue hardship on bargaining unit
member injured in the line of duty. These temporary positions will be filled by members, according
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to sworn classification, on a first -in first -out basis upon completion of FIPO's Final Determination
Hearing. Once the 10 positions are filled, the next bargaining unit member to be classified in this
status in the respective category will bump out the bargaining unit member who has been occupying
the position the longest. A bargaining unit member who is "bumped" out must:
• Request for a ninety (90) day unpaid leave of absence under the FMLA;
• Apply for another City position;
• Resign;
• Be dismissed by Departmental action
A granted FMLA request will postpone any further action for the period taken up to its
statutory limitation.
Any bargaining unit member placed on "Limited Duty" status prior to January 1, 2007 and
presently working in assignment shall be allowed to remain working in a limited duty capacity until
the bargaining unit member's employment terminates or the bargaining unit member retires.
However, if at any time the bargaining unit member returns to a disabled status, he/she will not be
permitted to return to a limited duty status. He/she may only be allowed to return to work if full
duty.
Upon assuming a disabled status, the bargaining unit member may continue receiving
benefits as stated in the above paragraph until the time limitations and or permitted benefits have
been exhausted. Afterwards, the member must:
• Request for a ninety (90) day unpaid leave of absence under the FMLA;
• Apply for another City position;
• Resign;
• Be dismissed by Departmental action
A granted FMLA request will postpone any farther action for the period taken up to its
statutory limitation.
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Bargaining unit members that have been grandfathered are not considered part of the ten
(10) temporary positions described above.
9.6 At any time during his/her absence from duty claimed to be the result of a line of duty injury
while the bargaining unit member is collecting City supplementary pay, the bargaining unit member
shall be required, upon the request of the City Manager, or his/her designee, to submit to a physical
examination by a physician designated by the City Manager within fifteen days of' the request. If
such bargaining unit member, without cause, as determined by the City Manager, shall fail to
submit to the examination at the time specified, all City supplementary salary benefits will be
terminated.
9.7 Deductions on Workers' Compensation Payments Plus Supplementary. Salary
In the event the line of duty injury entitles the bargaining unit member to a workers'
compensation benefit and a supplementary benefit, the bargaining unit member shall authorize the
City to combine the two (2) payments and additionally authorize that the City continue to make
regular payroll deductions as follows:
1. First Level: Federal and State mandated deductions (for example, Medicare, social
security, withholding, and child support or garnishments).
2. Second Level: Pension contributions (the amount of the pension contribution shall be
based on earnable compensation as defined by Miami Code Section 40-191), medical and life
insurance contributions.
3. Third Level: A weekly amount of eighty eight dollars and ninety five cents ($88.95)
(one hundred and seventy seven dollars and ninety cents ($177.90) bi-weekly) deducted from
supplementary salary while on workers' compensation. Should the bargaining unit member receive
supplementary and workers' compensation pay for less that a week, the eighty eight dollars and
ninety five cents ($88.95) weekly deduction shall be prorated as appropriate for the days the
bargaining unit member was on workers' compensation.
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4. All others voluntary deductions: The City is not obligated to make deductions to pay
for providers or creditors if the workers' compensation benefits plus the supplementary salary does
not cover the amount of the deduction. Any and all deductions after Level #1 will be made on the
bargaining unit member's behalf to the extent that sufficient funds are available. If there are not
sufficient funds available, the bargaining unit member will be responsible for making those
payments directly to those providers and creditors who would have otherwise been paid through the
payroll deduction process.
5. Without written consent for those deductions outlined above, the City will not make
any regular salary deductions other than those mandated by law and the bargaining unit member
will be responsible for all regular deductions including but not limited to pension contributions,
medical and life insurance benefits.
No supplementary salary will be paid to anyone injured while performing an act intended to
injure or hurt one's self or another.
9.8 The parties agree that where a bargaining unit member resides outside the jurisdictional
limits of the City of Miami and the said bargaining unit member is injured going to or corning from
work within a reasonable period of time from the commencement or termination of his/her tour of
duty on a reasonably direct route of travel, said accident may be considered as occurring in the line
of duty. This provision is not applicable if the bargaining unit member is charged with driving
under the influence in violation of the provisions of Chapter 316 of the Florida Statutes entitled
"State Uniform Traffic Control."
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Article 10
NOTICES
10.1 The City agrees to provide in a timely fashion to the F.O.P President or designee
the following notices or bulletins: City Commission Agenda, Civilian Investigative Panel
Agenda, and Civil Service Board Agenda, Supervisors report of injury within one week of the
incident being reported or any other material which the City Manager or the Labor
Relations/Deputy Director Department of Human Resources determines would affect the terms
and conditions of employment of the bargaining unit members of the F.O.P. The F.O.P.
President may, within reason, request other materials, which would affect the terms and
conditions of employment of the bargaining unit members of the F.O.P., excluding exempt
materials under the Public Records Act.
10.2 Such notices and bulletins will be delivered to the F.O.P., or may be picked up at
the Department of Human Resources, Division of Labor Relations during normal working hours.
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Article 11
BULLETIN BOARDS
11.1 The City will provide for the sole use of the F.O.P. bulletin boards at the Central
Headquarters, 400 NW 2 Ave.; North District Substation, 1000 NW 62 St.; South District
Substation, 2200 W Flagler St., and any other mutually agreed upon location. Any notice or item
placed on bulletin boards shall bear on its face the legible designation of the person responsible
for placing such notice or item on bulletin boards. Notices placed on bulletin boards shall be
limited to announcements of F.O.P. meetings, elections, items dealing with terms and conditions
of employment, and social or recreational events. Notices or announcements shall not contain
anything political or reflecting adversely on the City or any of its officials or employees; notices
or announcements which violate the provisions of this section shall not be posted. The F.O.P.
will also be permitted to send electronic notices to its members on the City E-Mail system upon
approval of the Chief, whose decision is not subject to the grievance procedure.
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Article 12
DEPARTMENT DISCIPLINARY REVIEW BOARD
12.1 It is the purpose of the Departmental Disciplinary Review Board to provide a
method of ascertaining the fairness and consistency of punitive action for infractions of the
Departmental Rules and Regulations, Departmental Orders and other Departmental Directives.
A part of this review process is the Departmental Disciplinary Review Board, which makes
advisory determinations and non -binding recommendations to the Chief of Police on matters of
discipline. Departmental actions against a bargaining unit member arising from a claim of
fitness for duty or workers' compensation shall not be reviewed by the Depattuziental Disciplinary
Review Board or the Departmental Disciplinary Review Board Chairperson. Any decisions by
the Departmental Disciplinary Review Board or any policies established by the Departmental
Disciplinary Review Board are not arbitrable under this Collective Bargaining Agreement. The
Departmental Disciplinary Review Board does not possess adjudicators or quasi-judicial powers.
As such, its hearings are non -adversary in nature; the bargaining unit member appears before the
Board voluntarily at his/her request, the bargaining unit member shall be entitled to
representation by a bargaining unit member of his/her choice and shall be permitted to examine
witnesses, to present witnesses, evidence, and testimony, to cross-examine, and to put on a
defense. All sworn bargaining unit members, prior to the final determination of a monetary fine,
forfeiture of time and/or suspension in excess of two (2) tours of duty, demotion or dismissal
shall, upon written request of the accused, if submitted within ten (10) working days, be afforded
a review of the recommended action by a board composed of five (5) members of the
Department, two (2) members selected by the Department Head and three (3) members selected
by the bargaining unit member from a standing list.
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12.2 Written disciplinary actions that result in loss of time not in excess of two (2)
tours of duty may be reviewed by the Chairperson of the Departmental Disciplinary Review
Board if the disciplined bargaining unit member requests a review within ten (10) working days,
excluding holidays, of the incident that gave rise to the disciplinary action. Upon receipt of the
Chairperson's decision, the disciplined bargaining unit member upon appeal within ten (10)
working days, excluding holidays, shall be afforded a Departmental Disciplinary Review Board
Hearing.
If the bargaining unit member is charged with a forfeiture of time such forfeiture shall first be
deducted from Compensatory leave followed by Vacation leave.
Exceptions to the above will be as follows:
a. If a bargaining unit member refuses to undergo controlled substance testing, the
member shall be on no pay status pending teuuination.
12.3 Since the Depailtuental Disciplinary Review is at the request of, and for the
benefit of, the bargaining unit member, no paid overtime or compensatory time will be given for
attendance before the Board; however, a change of work hours shall be scheduled, if possible, so
that the bargaining unit member will be working during the hours that the Board is convened.
12.4 It is agreed that the convening of the Depailmuental Disciplinary Review Board
shall be effectuated as expeditiously as possible following the written request of the accused
bargaining unit member. Should an accused bargaining unit member facing termination request
to continue a hearing or delay it's convening, then it is agreed that the bargaining unit member
shall waive his emoluments in exchange for the continuance of the hearing. Continuance or
delay of the Depatlmnental Disciplinary Review Board upon the bargaining unit member's
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request shall not exceed 150 calendar days, unless in the sole discretion of management a further
continuance of the Department Disciplinary Review Board would be approved.
12.5 Administrative actions taken that result in the bargaining unit member being
carried "W" or "WW" shall not be subject to the review of the Department Disciplinary Review
Board.
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Article 13
RECALL AND COURT TIME
13.1 If a bargaining unit member is recalled to work he/she shall be paid from the time
of notification in accordance with Article 15, Overtime/Compensatory Time.
13.2 If a bargaining unit member is required to attend court or other proceeding arising out
of the course of his/her official duties at a time other than his scheduled work shift, he shall be
paid a minimum of three (3) hours at one and one-half times his/her straight time hourly rate or
an equivalent amount of scheduled compensatory time off.
13.3 A bargaining unit member performing work or required to attend court or any other
proceeding arising out of the course of his/her official duties at a time which is continuous with
his scheduled work shift shall be paid at his/her overtime rate consistent with Article 15,
Overtime/Compensatory Time, and the minimum three (3) hours Recall shall not apply.
13.4 A bargaining unit member eligible for overtime, attending court or other proceedings
arising out of the course of their official duties one (1) hour or less before the start of their
scheduled tour of duty shall receive one (1) hour of overtime.
13.5 A bargaining unit member eligible for overtime for attending court or other
proceedings arising out of the course of their official duties one (1) hour or less after the end of
their scheduled tour of duty shall be paid at their overtime rate, consistent with Article 15 -
Overtime/Compensatory Time for the time period starting from the end of the bargaining unit
member's work shift to the end of court or any other proceeding arising out of the course of
his/her official duties proceeding or for one (1) hour, whichever is greater.
13.6 A bargaining unit member who is required to attend court or any other official
proceeding arising out of the course of his/her official duties for a period which is greater than
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one (1) hour and less than or equal to three (3) hours and one minute after the scheduled end of
his/her tour of duty, shall be paid at his overtime rate pursuant to Article 15,
Overtime/Compensatory Time, for either the three (3) hour minimum or for the number of hours
elapsed from the scheduled end of his/her tour of duty to the end of the court proceedings,
whichever is greater.
13.7 Bargaining unit members who are on authorized disability or sick leave, and are
obligated to have a physical prior to reporting for work, shall not receive call -in or overtime pay.
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Article 14
TRANSFERS
14.1 It shall be the sole right of the Chief of Police to transfer bargaining unit
members, in specialized units for disciplinary reasons provided however, that the bargaining unit
member may appeal such a transfer under the grievance procedure set forth in Article 6 of this
agreement. Bargaining unit members shall be notified six (6) calendar days prior to transfer,
except when, the nature of a particular situation requires an immediate but temporary
reassignment, or an employee returns to work on a limited/light duty status and the bargaining
unit member's physical limitations preclude the bargaining unit member from being assigned to
his/her previous assignment.
14.2 A transfer means a change for more than five (5) consecutive working days, a
change in hours, or a change in days off. Specifically excluded from the six (6) day notification
requirement are temporary changes of hours or days off necessitated by special events (except
for the special events of Calle Ocho, Three King's Parade, Martin Luther King's Parade or any
draft event held on New Year's Eve), civil disturbances, acts of God, and other emergency
situations as determined by the Chief of Police. The six (6) days' notice shall be waived upon
consent of the bargaining unit member.
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Article 15
OVERTIME/COMPENSATORY TIME
15.1 For the term of this Agreement bargaining unit members shall be paid one and
one half (1 1/2) times their regular rate of pay for all actual work performed in excess a bargaining
unit member's normal work clay or in excess of a bargaining unit member's normal work week,
and shall be considered overtime work.
15.2 Bargaining unit members performing compensable overtime work shall, at their
discretion, be paid time and one-half (11/2) at their straight time hourly rate of pay or shall be
given compensatory time at the rate of time and one-half (1 %) for such work. This overtime rate
shall be all-inclusive and no additional compensation in the form of additional holiday pay, etc.,
shall be paid.
15.3 The parties agree that the daily overtime requirements as set forth in this contract
shall not apply in any future FLSA litigation concerning a matter for which daily overtime is not
currently paid or for off -duty maintenance of any take home equipment used in the scope of
employment. Practices instituted by management are not subject to the foregoing sentence.
15.4 The maximum accumulation of compensatory time hours is two hundred (200).
Any hours in excess of two hundred (200) will be paid out at current hourly rate. Bargaining
unit members are encouraged to request compensatory leave far in advance as possible. Request
for compensatory time must be made ten (10) days prior to the requested day(s). A maximum of
forty (40) compensatory time hours per month shall be authorized to be utilized when minimum
staffing cannot be maintained as determined by the Chief of Police or designee. A maximum of
ten (10) compensatory time hours shall be authorized to be utilized on Friday, Saturday, or
Sunday when minimum staffing cannot be maintained as determined by the Chief of Police or
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designee. Compensatory time shall not be utilized in conjunction with vacation or training when
minimum staffing cannot be maintained as determined by the Chief of Police or designee. If a
request is made within twenty-four (24) hours, the request for approval will rest with the
commanding officer. When minimum staffing cannot be maintained as determined by the Chief
of Police or designee, then compensatory time shall not be utilized during the holidays listed in
Article 20 — Holidays, or during special events e.g., Halloween, Super Bowl, etc., when major
deployment of personnel is required. Requests submitted within ten (10) days prior to the
requested day(s), may be granted at the sole discretion of management pursuant to minimum
staffing. When a bargaining unit member takes compensatory time off, the hours in his bank
shall be appropriately reduced by such time off. If a bargaining unit member leaves the service
of the City and cashes in his bank, the hours therein shall be valuated on the basis of the rate of
pay earned by the bargaining unit member during the last pay period.
15.5 In the event, a state of emergency is declared due to an act of God, and the City
Manager grants emergency leave, such leave shall not be included in determining eligibility for
overtime. The bargaining unit member utilizing such leave shall be paid straight time for those
hours worked in excess of their normal work day or in excess of their normal work week equal to
the number of hours taken as emergency leave, before overtime shall apply.
15.6 The parties agree that overtime hours shall not be used in the computation of
arriving at average earnings for purposes of establishing pension benefits.
15.7 The parties agree that assignments of overtime work shall rest solely with the
Chief of Police.
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15.8 The parties agree that the assignment of overtime work is on an involuntary basis
and any bargaining unit member refusing assignment of such work is subject to disciplinary
action as deemed appropriate by the Chief of Police.
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Article 16
4-10 WORK SCHEDULE
16.1 Those operations currently working a four (4) day, ten (10) hour work schedule
*ill continue through the life of this Agreement.
Bargaining unit members at the rank of Captain and Detention Officers will not be entitled to
work a 4-10 Work Schedule.
16.2 Should the Chief of Police determine the 4-10 Work Schedule in its entirety or in
part is detrimental to the efficient operation of the Department, he may discontinue all or that
portion of the 4-10 Work Schedule deemed to be inefficient after reviewing his reasons with the
President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 20. Should there be a disagreement as to
the discontinuance of the 4-10 Work Schedule, the F.O.P. may grieve according to the provisions
of Article 6, Grievance Procedure. Discontinuance of the 4-10 Work Schedule may not occur
unless the parties agree or an Arbitrator so rules. Nothing shall preclude Management from
implementing a 4-10 Work Schedule in those divisions deemed necessary by the chief on a
temporary or emergency basis not to exceed thirty (30) working days. Such temporary or
emergency 4-10 Work Schedule shall not preclude Management ending such assignments when
Management determines the 4-10 Work Schedule is no longer necessary.
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Article 17
STANDBY
17.1 Standby assignments issued'by the City of Miami Police Department for reasons
other than assignments connected with a court appearance shall be compensated at the rate ,of
time and one-half of the bargaining unit member's normal rate of pay with a minimum of three
(3) hours.
17.2 Standby is defined as receiving instructions from authorized personnel to remain
at a spec'.`ic-location for a stated period of time.
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Article 18
WAGES
18.1 Effective the first full pay period following October 1, 2014, the step schedule will be
implemented for targainina unit members as set forth in the attached Appendix A, Appendix A
defines a step chart that allows for me bers who receive satisfactory evaluations to obtain a five
percent (5%) step increase upon completion of the fourth (4th) year of service and every year
thereafter until year ten (10). Upon completion of the twelfth (12th) year of service, and every
even year of service thereafter until year twenty eight (28), member shall receive a two percent
(2%) increase. Bargaining unit members will be placed on a step in Appendix A commensurate
with their current hourly rate of pay as of ratification of this Agreement. After initial placement
of bargaining unit members on their new step,the provisions of this section will be frozen and
bargaining unit members will not be eligible for increases until such time as the parties negotiate
advancement in the step plan.
the board wage incrcaze of 3%.
18.2 Any bargaining unit member hired on or after the effective date of this agreement, and
any existing bargaining unit member hired prior to the effective date of this agreement who did
not already receive the FDLE certification bonus shall receive a one-time FDLE certification
bonus of one thousand six hundred forty eight dollars ($1,648) upon completion of probation,
regardless when his/her probation is completed. The FDLE certification bonus shall not be
included in pension calculations of average earnings.
18.3 All new hires in the classification of Police Recruit shall be paid five percent (5%) per
month less than Step 1 of the salary range of the classification of Police Officer until the recruit
graduates from the police academy and passes the state certification exam at which time such
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bargaining unit member shall be eligible to be paid at Step 1 of the salary range. Thereafter;
bargaining unit members shall be eligible fer step increases every six (6) months through Step
4-67-The period of probationary service shall not be less than eighteen (18) months nor more than
twenty-four (24) months, unless extended by the department or unless provided otherwise in this
article. Other than the eligibility for an increase to Step 1 of the salary range for new hires upon
graduation from the police academy and passing of the state certification exam, there will be no
Step or Longevity increases during this Agreement.
Bargaining unit members hired directly as certified Police Officers with prior law
enforcement experience from the City of Miami, not including corrections, or bargaining unit
members hired from other police ag icies as City of Miami Police Officers, who are not required
to attend the academy, shall be placed at the following pay steps in Appendix A commensurate
with their years of prior law enforcement experience at the City not to exceed step 4.
2 4 years experience Step 4
4 6 years experience- Step 6
6 years or more experience Stop 8
Newly hired bargaining unit members shall complete six (6) months of satisfactory
performance in the Field Training Officer (F.T.O.) program, which includes four (4) months
riding with a field training officer and two (2) months riding solo, and further complete six (6)
months in full -duty status with satisfactory performance. The period of probationary service
shall not be less than twelve (12) months nor more than eighteen (1 8) months, unless extended
by the department.
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18.4 A pay structure has been implemented providing f " 'f--percen )
satisfactory evaluations. Upon ratitioatioa, the io f thi ection w;ll be froze„ and
increases will commence on October 1, 201.1.
18.45 Upon retirement (all kinds, including vesting), bargaining unit members shall receive a
retroactive salary increase of five percent (5%) for the bargaining unit member's last or highest
one (1) year's salary.
The five percent (5%) salary increase shall be reflected in the hourly pay rate for the purpose of
calculating leave balance payoffs. The five percent (5%) salary increase shall not be applicable
to overtime.
18.56 Any City of Miami employee, unless a former City of Miami police bargaining unit
member as specified in 18.67, who transfers or is hired as a police officer into the City of Miami
Police Department as a uniformed bargaining unit member shall be placed at a step in
accordance with Appendix A, and serve a probationary period as specified in; Section 18.3
above.
18.67 Former police bargaining unit members who left the employment of the City of Miami
Police Department under honorable conditions, as determined by the Chief of Police in his/her
sole discretion, and who were approved by the Chief of Police, shall be placed on a
reemployment list provided the former bargaining unit member is a State certified police officer.
The reemployment list shall be considered separate from the eligibility list for new hires.
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Those on the rehire list may be hired by the Chief of Police at his/her sole discretion, as
openings occur without regard to the eligibility list for new hires. In addition the following shall
apply:
A. Eligibility shall be limited to three (3) years following the effective date of
resignation.
B. Under conditions set forth above, any former permanent City of Miami police
officer who is reemployed, as a City of Miami police officer will be placed at a
step in accordance with Section 18.3.
C. Complete six (6) months of satisfactory performance in the F.T.O. program,
which includes four (4) months riding with a field training officer and two (2)
months riding solo, and further complete six (6) months in full -duty status with
satisfactory performance. The period of probationary service for such employees
shall be determined by the Chief of Police in his/her sole discretion, but shall not
be less than twelve (12) months nor more than eighteen (18) months, unless
extended by the department.
18.78 Bargaining unit members while active in the below listed assignments, shall receive
$1,500 pay supplement (to be prorated and paid on a bi-weekly basis) on their base rate of pay:
A. Neighborhood Resource Officer
B. Bomb Squad
C. Complaint Sergeant
D. S.W.A.T.
E. Field Training Officers
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F. "Senior Uniform Patrol Officers" and "Senior Uniform Patrol Sergeants" will
receive $1,500 annualized pay supplement (to be prorated and paidon a bi-
weekly basis) on their base rate of pay. The Senior Uniform Patrol Officer and
the Senior Uniform Patrol Sergeant will receive the pay supplement as defined
herein. The $1,500 annualized pay supplement will only be paid to bargaining
unit members assigned to non -administrative positions, excluding front desk
officers.
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Senior Uniform Patrol Officer
(a) Not less than fifteen (15) consecutive years of service as a
sworn police officer in the department.
(b) Currently assigned, and no less than previous two (2)
consecutive years assigned to uniform NET.
(c) No evaluations below satisfactory.
(d) No sustained IA investigations with a reprimand as discipline
within the past two (2) years.
Senior Uniform Patrol Sergeant
(a) Not less than fifteen (15) consecutive years of service in the
department.
(b) Currently at rank of Sergeant and no less than two (2)
previous years as a Sergeant.
(c) Currently assigned, and no less than previous two (2)
consecutive years assigned to uniform NET as a Sergeant.
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(d) No evaluations below satisfactory.
(e) No sustained IA investigations with a reprimand as discipline
within the past two (2) years.
2. Under the below listed circumstances, bargaining unit members receiving
"Senior Uniform Patrol Officers" or "Senior Uniform Patrol Sergeant" pay
shall forfeit such pay when:
a) Transferred out of uniform NET.
b) Promoted.
c) Relieved of duty or administratively reassigned (temporary loss
during period)
3. Application for "Senior Uniform Patrol Officer" or "Senior Uniform
Patrol Sergeant" pay shall be the responsibility of the bargaining unit
member and shall be made via red line memorandum submitted through
channels to the chairperson of the "Senior Uniform Patrol Officer"
committee.
4. "Senior Uniform Patrol Officer" and "Senior Uniform Patrol Sergeant"
pay committee.
a) The "Senior Uniform Patrol Officer" and "Senior Uniform Patrol
Sergeant" pay committee shall be comprised of one P.O.P.
representative, one Department representative, and one
representative chosen by the first two (2) members. The
committee's function will be to review applications for
recommendations of approval or denial to the Chief of Police for
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final approval. The committee shall also review appeals and
disputes arising out of the granting or forfeiting "Senior Uniform
Patrol Officer" or "Senior Uniform Patrol Sergeant" pays. The
committee shall establish its own rules and procedures.
G. "Police Officers (Investigators) and Sergeants (Investigators) assigned to the Office
of the Chief, Investigations Division, Internal Affairs Division, Recruitment and
Selection Unit, and Traffic Homicide who predominantly perform the duties of
investigating cases as determined by the Chief of Police will receive a $1,500 pay
supplement (to be prorated and paid on a bi-weeldy basis) on their base rate of pay.
The $1,500 annualized pay supplement will only be paid to bargaining unit members
assigned to non -administrative positions and either investigate or supervise the
investigation of cases.
1. Qualifications
(a) Not less than fifteen (15) consecutive years of service as a sworn police
officer or sergeant in the department. .
(b) Currently assigned, and no less than previous two (2) consecutive years
assigned as a police officer (investigator) or sergeant (investigator).
(c) No evaluation below satisfactory.
(d) No sustained IA investigations with a reprimand as discipline within the
past two (2) years.
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2. Under the below listed circumstances, bargaining unit members receiving
Police Officer (Investigator) or Sergeant (Investigator) pay shall forfeit
such pay when:
(a) Transferred out of the position of Police Officer (Investigator) or
Sergeant (Investigator),
(b) Promoted,
(c) Relieved of duty or administratively reassigned (temporary loss during
period).
3. Application for Police Officer (Investigator) or Sergeant (Investigator)
supplementary pay shall be the responsibility of the bargaining unit member
and shall be made via a red -line memorandum submitted through channels
to the chairperson of the Police Officer (Investigator) and Sergeant
(Investigator) Committee.
4. Police Officer (Investigator) and Sergeant (Investigator) pay committee
shall be comprised of one F.O.P. representative, one Department
representative assigned to the Investigations Division, and one
representative chosen by the first two (2) members, The committee's
function will be to review applications for recommendations of approval or
denial to the Chief of Police forfinal approval. The committee shall also
review appeals and disputes arising out of the granting or forfeiting Police
Officer (Investigator) and Sergeant (Investigator) pays. The committee
shall establish its own rules and procedures.
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H. Certified Underwater Recovery Specialist Diver Assigned to the Marine Patrol
Unit
18.80 Bargaining unit members active in the below listed assignments shall receive a pay
supplement as indicated:
A. Certified Instructors (CJIS) assigned to MPD Training Unit - two percent (2%).
B. Crisis Intervention Teams - two and one half percent (2.5%)
18.910 Bargaining unit members assigned to motorcycle positions shall have their salary
rates increased fifty ($50) dollars per month higher than the base salary rate of the like
classifications of Police Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain.
18.1014 All active sworn bargaining unit members shall receive Crime Prevention pay in
the form of an annualized $2,700 pay supplement (to be prorated and paid on a bi-weekly basis).
Crime Prevention pay shall be subject to pension deductions and applicable federal taxes and
shall be included in calculating a bargaining unit member's average earnings for pension
purposes.
All hours of leave of absence without pay shall be deducted from the Crime
Prevention payment on the basis of one hour deduction for each hour of leave of absence.
18.114-3 Any bargaining unit member, upon normal retirement from City service,
or separating under honorable conditions, as determined by the Chief of Police in his/her sole
discretion, who has served for a period of twenty-five (25) years or more, shall be granted, at the
time of his/her normal retirement or honorable separation one hundred seventy-three and three
tenths (173.3) hours of pay, provided such pay shall not be included in calculating a bargaining
unit member's average earnings for pension purposes.
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18.124-3 Any pay supplements received shall be calculated on the bargaining unit
member's base rate of pay. Pay supplements shall not be included in bargaining unit member's
base rate of pay for purposes of calculation of overtime or for purposes of pay off of Sick Leave
or Vacation upon separation or retirement from the City, but shall be included in calculating a
bargaining unit member's average earnings for pension purposes. Should a bargaining unit
member cease to be eligible for a pay supplement but continues to receive the pay supplement,
said pay supplement shall be recovered by the City through biweekly pay deductions from the
bargaining unit member's paycheck. Such biweekly deductions will be deducted at the same rate
or amount as the bargaining unit member was overpaid. If the bargaining unit member ceases to
be an employee of the City, any balance due will be deducted from any monies due the
bargaining unit member, including retirement benefits, or at the City's option collected in any
other legal manner.
18.1344 Shift differential shall be paid for assigned work between the hours of 6:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m. according to the following schedule:
a) Police Officer - $.45 per hour
b) Sergeant $.55 per hour
c) Lieutenant $.65 per hour
d) Captain $.65 per hour
A bargaining unit member that works less than four (4) hours during the established
shift differential time period (6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) will not be entitled to shift differential pay.
Shift differential shall not apply to pay for time not worked.
Shift differential shall not be used in calculating a bargaining unit member's average
earnings for pension purposes.
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increase -after ton (10) years of service, awl. -a twe percent (2%) longevity increase after twelve
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four (24) your longevity increases. Upon ratificatien, the previsions of this section will be,
longevity increases will commence on October 1, 2011.
18.1416 All changes in salary because of promotion, demotion, merit step and/or
longevity increase, etc., shall begin to accrue the effective date of the change, but actual payment
for the same shall not be made until the first full pay period following the effective date of
change.
18.154-7 Leaves of absence without pay, or suspensions of any duration, shall cause the
effective date of the merit increase to be deferred by the same number of work days equal to said
leave.
18.1618 Effective the first full pay period after October 1, 2014, Bargaining_bargaining unit
members who have obtained or successfully obtain a college or university degree from an
accredited university in the United States, with a field of study related to their job duties, will
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receive the following annual bonus (prorated and paid on a bi-weekly basis) upon successful
completion of probation, regardless when his/her probation is completed:
a. Associate in Arts Degree- $1,200
b. Bachelor Degree- $2 2002,400
c. Master's Degree $3,2003,600
d. Juris Doctor, Ph.D, or Ed.D. $4;2004,800
It is the responsibility of the bargaining unit member to request for the degree bonus by
submitting a red line memorandum to the Director of Employee Relationu Human Resources,
through channels, accompanied by a certified true original of the college or university
transcripts. The degree bonus shall not be included in pension calculations of earnings. Iris
applicable to bargaining unit members.
18.174-9 Any pay supplement, additive or extra pay that is paid because of a bargaining
unit member possessing a particular certification, appointment, assignment, etc., shall cease to be
paid effective the date the bargaining unit member no longer possess the certification,
appointment, assignment, etc.
revert to what they were at the mom nt befere-they were impesed, and will become the terms of
the Agreement. The wage increase called for in- Article 18.1 will addition t„ ^ y terms thµt
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18J8 Upon promotion, each bargaining unit member will receive a salary increase of 1 O%.
Upon successful completion of the promotional probationary period in the higher classification,
the promoted bargaining unit member shall receive an additional 5% as to be executed within the
City's pay structure.
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Article 19
TOTAL AGREEMENT
19.1 The parties agree that this Collective Bargaining Agreement represents the total
agreement for terms and conditions of employment during the life of this contract and no request
shall be made to increase other bargaining unit member benefits through the Civil Service Board,
the Mayor, or the City Commission during the life of this Collective Bargaining Contract.
19.2 Such Agreement precludes the initiation either directly or indirectly of any
municipal legislation which would result in the alteration or cost increase of the benefits agreed
to in this Collective Bargaining Agreement or to increase the cost of other bargaining unit
member benefits not specifically provided for in this Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Article 20
HOLIDAYS
20.1 The following days shall be considered holidays:
New Year's Day Columbus Day
President's Birthday Veterans' Day
Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day
Independence Day Day after Thanksgiving
Labor Day Christmas Day
Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday
20.2 Any additional holidays declared by official directive of the City Manager shall
be added to the above list.
20.3 Bargaining unit members performing work on any of the above holidays shall be
paid time and one-half (1 %2) of their straight time hourly rate or shall be given scheduled
compensatory time at the rate of time and half (1 %2) but such pay for a holiday worked shall not
be paid in addition to overtime pay.
20.4 All conditions and qualifications outlined in Article 15, titled
"Overtime/Compensatory Time," shall apply to this Article. Hours of earned time accumulated
under this Article, when added to the compensatory time earned under the Article titled
"Overtime/Compensatory Time," shall not exceed two hundred (200). Those bargaining unit
members who are assigned to administrative positions shall observe holidays on the same dates
as the civilian employees of the City.
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Article 21
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Article 22
UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE/CELLULAR PHONE ALLOWANCE
22.1 Upon ratification of the labor agreement by both parties commencing the first
year of service, bargaining unit members shall receive a uniform allotment of four (4) uniform
trousers/skirts, six (6) uniform shirts, and one (1) uniform hat for their first three (3) years, and
one allotment of shoes, leather, and web gear for the first year. Thereafter, every other year, they
shall receive a choice of four (4) uniform trousers/skirts, six (6) uniform shirts, and one (1)
uniform hat, or two (2) uniform trousers/skirts, two (2) uniform shirts, and one hundred and
fifteen dollars ($115) of leather and accessories. In the selection of leather accessories and/or
uniforms, the bargaining unit member will not be entitled to a credit or refund should such
selection not equal the dollar amount specified above.
22.2 All sworn bargaining unit members, depending on assignment or exhibited need
as determined by the Chief of Police or designee, shall be furnished one (1) set of Class C
uniforms, one (1) set of rainwear, one (1) helmet, and one (1) winter jacket, which shall be
replaced as needed . Upon request by a bargaining unit member one (1) bulletproof vest shall be
initially provided. A replacement bulletproof vest shall be provided upon request by a
bargaining unit member upon reaching manufacturer's expiration date or through such police
related actions that makes the vest no longer safe for use as determined by the Chief of Police or
designee. The bargaining unit member is responsible for requesting the initial issue and any
replacement.
22.3 On a year when a bargaining unit member is not entitled to any uniform allotment,
he/she may request up to four (4) uniform trousers/skirts, six (6) uniform shirts, and one (1)
uniform hat for replacement of damaged uniform as determined by the Chief of Police or
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designee, however, such replacement shall require the requesting party to turn in the uniform
he/she is requesting to be replaced.
22.4 Bargaining unit members who had purchased an approved bulletproof vest prior to the
ratification of this collective bargaining agreement by both parties, and did not yet receive
reimbursement for the bulletproof vest of five hundred dollars ($500) for male officers, or five
hundred fifty ($550) for female officers, shall be entitled to receive such reimbursement. Such
purchased vest shall follow the Department's guidelines for replacement. Bargaining unit
members who purchased and received reimbursement for their bulletproof vest shall not receive
an initial bulletproof vest issue. The Chief of Police shall appoint a person to inspect and
approve or reject all purchased bulletproof vests. Bargaining unit members with less than five
(5) years of service at the time of separation shall return the vests to the City or bargaining unit
members continuing their law enforcement career with another agency may be allowed to the
purchase the vest at fifty percent (50%) of cost. Upon separation of employment from the City
under honorable conditions, a bargaining unit member with five (5) years of service may retain
his/her vest by making payment of fifty ($50) dollars to the City. Similarly, bargaining unit
members who separate from employment under honorable conditions with ten (10) years of
service shall be awarded his/her vest upon request.
22.5 As determined by the Chief of Police or designee, bargaining unit members shall
reimburse the City for the repair or current replacement cost of lost, stolen, or damaged City
equipment when the bargaining unit member's careless and/or negligent act(s) resulted in the
loss, theft, or damage. A city issued vehicle damaged by a bargaining unit member will follow
the Police Department Orders regarding City issued vehicle accidents. In any grievance of an
action taken under this section, the City shall bear the burden of proof.
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22.6 Bargaining unit members who, due to the nature of their assignments and/or job
functions, are not required, in the sole opinion of the Chief of Police to wear a uniform hereafter
"non -uniformed bargaining unit members" shall be entitled to a clothing allowance. Bargaining
unit members assigned to administrative or non -operational assignments in which the department
provides uniform or alternative clothing shall not be entitled to a clothing allowance. All
uniformed and non -uniformed assignments will be determined solely by the Chief of Police.
22.7 Authorized non -uniformed bargaining unit members shall receive a clothing allowance
of fifty-five ($55) per month. Authorized non -uniformed bargaining unit members who are
absent without pay, on military leave, and/or on disability leave, shall receive no clothing
allowance payments during the periods of absence.
Authorized non -uniformed bargaining unit members not receiving a clothing allowance
for any of the foregoing reasons shall begin to receive the allowance on the date of their return to
regular duty as full-time sworn police officers. Bargaining unit members temporarily transferred
to a position that noinially would entitle a bargaining unit member to receive a clothing
allowance shall not receive the allowance unless his/her transfers exceeds thirty (30) consecutive
working days. Bargaining unit members authorized to receive a clothing allowance as specified
in this section may select, after their third (3rd) allotment of clothing as provided in Section 22.1
and thereafter, one (1) shirt and one (1) trouser/skirt or a combination of uniforms and leather
accessories from a list provided by the department, not to exceed sixty five dollars ($65). Such
selection shall be in lieu of the normal uniform allotment the bargaining unit member would
otherwise receive as provided in Section 22.2 following his/her third year of employment
Replacement of these uniform articles shall occur as specified in Section 22.3.
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22.8 Bargaining unit members who were not provided a City cellular phone and/or required
to use cellular phones during employment, as determined by the Chief of Police or designee,
shall receive a cellular phone allowance of seventy five dollars ($75) per month. Each
bargaining unit member receiving a cellular phone allowance is required to purchase a cellular
phone at their own expense. Bargaining unit members required to use cellular phones during the
course of and as part of their employment must be accessible at all times by such phones and
such phones must include voicemail. Upon request of the Chief of Police or designee,
employees will be required to provide proof of payment of their cellular phone bills.
2013 201'1 starting October 1, 2013.
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Article 23
PREVAILING BENEFITS
23.1 All job benefits in effect at the time of the execution of this Agreement heretofore
authorized by the City Manager or benefits provided for by ordinance of the City Commission,
not specifically provided for or abridged by this Agreement, shall remain in fall force and effect
for the duration of this Agreement.
23.2 The City and the F.O.P. will meet at the request of either party to negotiate any
proposed changes in those rights and benefits not specifically covered by this Agreement,
provided however no changes shall be made except where a waiver exists or where the change is
negotiated in accordance with Chapter 447, Florida Statutes.
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Article 24
GROUP INSURANCE
24.1 The City agrees to pay six dollars and ninety-two cents ($6.92) per pay period
toward the cost of life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage as currently
enjoyed by bargaining unit members. Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
costs shall not be considered in the total plan costs and payment shall be calculated separately
from the City's contributions to the total plan cost.
24.2 The F.O.P. plan participants shall contribute thirty five percent (35%) of the plan
costs to the F.O.P. Health Trust. The City shall contribute sixty-five percent (65%) of total plan
cost less $1,200,000.00 in City fiscal year 2014-2015 (each contribution by the City will be
reduced by an equal amount, beginning the first full pay period following the ratification of this
agreement. , , . The
provision that peiiiiits the City to pay less than sixty-five percent (65%) of total plan cost for
City fiscal year 2014-2015 will not be considered the status quo, but the remainder of this section
will be considered status quo.
Total plan costs shall be determined on an annual basis by sound accounting practices and
projections from a firm engaged by the F.O.P. Trust. The City reserves the right to conduct its
own Actuarial and plan review to evaluate plan management and to verify the projections
submitted by the F.O.P. Health Trust at no cost to the plan. Upon request, the F.O.P. Health
Trust agrees to provide the City's designee and/or benefit consultants with all pertinent plan
projections, plan design, and vendor arrangements. If there are any discrepancies between the
findings of the City and the plan's management and projections of the Trust's Actuary which
cannot be resolved, a mutually agreeable third party Actuary shall review the findings from both
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parties and render a decision. The decision of the third party Actuary shall be final and binding
with regard to the determination. The third party Actuary will be a member of the Academy of
Actuaries with the designation of Member of the Academy of Actuaries Association (MAAA) or
a Fellow of the Academy of Actuaries Association (FAAA). The cost of the third party will be
shown as a cost to the F.O.P. Health Trust and the City will pay sixty five percent (65%) as part
of the total plan costs and the F.O.P. Health Trust shall pay 35%. To the extent there is an
impact on the Trust due to the "Government Accounting Standards Board ("GASB") issued
Statement No. 45, such impact will be excluded from the funding calculations for total plan cost
as stated in the collection bargaining agreement.
The City reserves the right to request monthly claims reports for monitoring purposes
and to conduct a projection analysis and plan review should the F.O.P. Health Trust fund drop
below three million dollars ($3,000,000) at any time during the plan year in determining
contribution adjustments. Plan adjustments will be made no more than once a year and
implemented at the beginning of each calendar year.
Based on the agreed projected total plan costs, the City shall contribute sixty five
percent (65%) paid in equal bi-weekly amounts during the Plan year.
The F.O.P. agrees that the City Manager has the right to appoint a representative to act
as a non -voting member of the F.O.P. Health Trust Board to attend all regular and special
meetings, including, but not limited to meetings with regard to plan design, plan costs,
utilization, experience, and plan projection for upcoming plan years, and legal discussions
pertaining to the F.O.P. Health Trust that do not involve the City of Miami. The appointed
representative will sign a confidentiality agreement and follow the plan's rules and guidelines.
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HIPAA certificationis required by the City's designees to attend these meetings, therefore, the
F.O.P. agrees to provide such certification training.
24.3 If the total F.O.P. Health Trust fund drops below three million ($3,000,000.00) over
the combined twelve (12) months of each of the Funds' Fiscal Years, then the City agrees to
reimburse the F.O.P. Health Trust for the difference bringing the F.O.P. Health Trust fund
balance up to the three million ($3,000,000.00) level. Should a reimbursement be necessary, the
City shall pay the difference to the F.O.P. Health Trust within thirty (30) days of receiving notice
of the specified Fiscal Year based on the Funds' financial statement and confirmed by the yearly
audit and adjusted accordingly.
For each Fiscal Plan Year, any claims older than three and one-half (3 1/2) months shall
not be charged as a debit to bring the total of the fund below the three million ($3,000,000.00)
level. Delays in submitting claims caused by the review process and the ordinary course of
processing claims shall not be subject to the three and one-half (3 1/2) month period.
Should the Fund level exceed six million ($6,000,000.00) dollars at the end of each
Fund fiscal year then the F.O.P. Health Trust's total plan costs for the upcoming plan year shall
be reduced by the excess amount over six million ($6,000,000.00) dollars.
The benefit levels of the F.O.P. Health Trust shall not be changed if such changes
would result in increased liability to the City in maintaining the three million ($ 3,000,000.00)
level.
24.4 The F.O.P. shall maintain its own group health, life, and accidental death and
dismemberment insurance plan. All current, future, and retired sworn police bargaining unit
members shall be eligible to participate in the F.O.P.'s plan, but shall forfeit the right to
participate in the City's plan.
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24.5 Upon request, the F.O.P. and its insurance plan administrator shall permit the City to
review any records related to the F.O.P.'s health insurance plan.
24.6 The F.O.P. shall indemnify, and hold the City harmless, against any claim, demand,
suit, or liability and for all legal costs arising in relation to the implementation or administration
of the F.O.P.'s health insurance plan.
24.7 The F.O.P. agrees to enroll sworn management personnel in its plan if those individuals
elect such coverage.
24.8 If there is a dissolution of the F.O.P. Health Trust, all plan participants under the
F.O.P. Health Trust will maintain the right to elect coverage under the City's current Health
Benefit Plan. Additionally, the final dissolution of the F.O.P. Health Trust and distribution of
any assets existing after all eligible claims are paid will be made jointly and agreed to by the City
of Miami and the F.O.P. Health Trust Administration.
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Article 25
DUES CHECK OFF
25.1 The City agrees to deduct F.O.P. membership dues in an amount established by
the F.O.P. and certified in writing by an accredited F.O.P. Officer to the City from the pay of
those bargaining unit members in the bargaining unit who individually make such request on a
written check off authorization form provided by the City. Such deduction will be made by the
City when other payroll deductions are made and will begin with the pay for the first full pay
period following receipt of the authorization by the City.
25.2 The City shall remit deductions of dues during the week following each biweekly
pay period to a duly authorized representative as designated in writing by the Union. The F.O.P.
shall remit to the City the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per payroll year for
administrative cost. This amount shall be payable in full at the beginning of each payroll year.
25.3 In the event a bargaining unit member's salary earnings within any pay period,
after deductions for withholding, Social Security, retirement, group health insurance, and other
priority deductions, are not sufficient to cover dues it will be the responsibility of the F.O.P. to
collect its dues for that pay period directly from the bargaining unit member.
25.4 Deductions for the Union dues shall continue until either:
A. Revoked by the bargaining unit member by providing the City with thirty (30)
days' written notice that he is terminating the prior check off authorization,
B. The separation of employment of the authorizing bargaining unit member,
C. The transfer, promotion, demotion of the authorizing bargaining unit
member out of this bargaining unit,
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D. The revocation or suspension of dues deduction as certified by the duly
authorized Union representative or,
E. The decertification of the F.O.P. as the bargaining unit.
25.5 The Union shall indemnify and hold the City, its officers, officials, agents
and employees harmless against any claim, demand, suit or liability (monetary or otherwise) and
for all legal costs arising from any acts or omissions of the City, its officials, agents and
bargaining unit members in complying with this Article. The F.O.P. shall promptly refund to the
City any funds received in accordance with this Article that are in excess of the amount of dues
which the City has agreed to deduct.
25.6 This Article applies only to the deduction of membership dues and shall not apply
to the collection of any fines, penalties, or special assessments.
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Article 26
F.O.P. TIME POOL
A F.O.P. time pool is hereby authorized subject to the following:
26.1 The City agrees to establish a time pool bank of seven thousand (7,000) hours per
fiscal year to be used in accordance with the provisions of this Article. All unused hours will be
carried over to the following fiscal year.
26.2 For each bargaining unit member, except the F.O.P. President, who is authorized
to use time from the time pool, the President shall fill out the appropriate form as provided by the
City. This form shall be processed through channels of the bargaining unit member who is to use
the pool time. The form must be processed so that a copy shall be in the Office of the Chief of
Police a minimum of seven (7) calendar days prior to the time the bargaining unit member has
been authorized to use the pool time. It is understood on rare occasions the seven (7) day time
limit may not be met. The President shall then forward a detailed explanation to the Chief of
Police as to why the seven (7) day rule wasn't met. Failure to file this properly completed pool
time usage form within seven (7) days or failure to file an explanation with the Chief of Police as
to why the seven (7) day time limit wasn't met, shall result in the bargaining unit member not
being paid for all such time requested.
26.3 Bargaining unit members shall be released from duty on pool time only if the
needs of the service permit, but such release shall not be unreasonably denied. If because of the
needs of the service a bargaining unit member cannot be released at the time desired, the F.O.P.
may request an alternate bargaining unit member be released from duty during the desired time.
26.4 F.O.P. Time Pool hours will be used on an hour for hour basis, regardless of the
hourly rate of the bargaining unit member using Time Pool hours. In reporting a bargaining unit
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member's absence as a result of utilizing the Organization Time Pool, the daily attendance record
shall reflect:
"Officer Doe on FOP" (F.O.P. Time Pool)
26.5 Any injury received or any accident incurred by a bargaining unit member whose
time is being paid for by the F.O.P. Time Pool, or while engaged in activities paid for by the
F.O.P. Time Pool, except the F.O.P. President and two designees when on full-time release shall
not be considered a line -of -duty injury, nor shall such injury or accident be considered to have
been incurred in the course and scope of his/her employment by the City within the meaning of
Chapter 440, Florida Statutes as amended, except for injuries sustained in Miami -Dade, Broward
or Monroe Counties while in the course of attempting to halt a felony in progress or
apprehending a fleeing felon.
26.6 Upon written request through channels, the F.O.P. President and the two (2)
designees will be released for the term of this Agreement from his or her regularly assigned
duties for the City of Miami Police Department. The terms of this Agreement for such release
are only to be implemented if the following qualifications are met by the F.O.P.:
A. The F.O.P. President and the two (2) designees will reasonably be available at
the F.O.P. office currently located at 710 SW 12th Avenue, Miami, Florida,
33135, for consultation with the Management of the City.
B. The F.O.P. President and the two (2) designees shall be the only Bargaining
Unit representatives released to appear before City Boards or Commission.
Release for appearances before City Boards shall be on "F.O.P." time pool and
release for appearances before the City Commission shall be designated as
Administrative Leave (AL). In the absence of the President, the President's two
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(2) designees may represent the F.O.P.; however, the designee must comply
with Section 26.2 of this Article.
C. The Time Pool will be charged for all hours during which the F.O.P.
President and the two (2) designees are on off -duty release except that absence
due to use of vacation leave, sick leave, holidays, or compensatory leave will be
charged to the President and designee's leave accounts.
26.7 All applicable rules, regulations and orders shall apply to any bargaining unit
member on time pool release. Violations of the above -mentioned rules, regulations and orders
shall subject the bargaining unit member on pool time to the regular disciplinary processes
currently provided for in the Miami Police Department.
26.8 The City reserves the right to rescind the provisions of this Article in the event
any portion of the Article is found to be illegal, but shall not preclude further negotiations of
future bargaining unit member pool time.
26.9 Members of the bargaining unit who are elected executive officials of the Fraternal
Order of Police shall be permitted to attend one meeting each month of the Fraternal Order of
Police without loss of pay subject to prior knowledge and approval of the Chief of Police. Pay
for elective officials who are on duty shall be charged against the F.O.P. Time Pool. The
monthly meetings shall be limited to two (2) hours and shall involve no more than eleven (11)
executive officials.
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Article 27
DISCRIMINATION
27.1 No bargaining unit member covered by this Agreement will be subjected to
discrimination with regard to any job benefits or other conditions of employment because of age,
race, religion, national origin, sex or organization membership and disability or sexual
orientation.
27.2 Any bargaining unit member as a condition of relying upon this contractual
provision in a grievance proceeding expressly and knowingly waives any further statutory or
constitutional right to sue based upon a similar claim.
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Article 28
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
28.1 Any bargaining unit member covered by this Agreement may, in the case of death
in the immediate family, be authorized up to a maximum of forty (40) hours of paid leave. Said
paid leave time shall be utilized by the bargaining unit member within fourteen (14) calendar
days from the date of the immediate family member's death. The immediate family is defined as
father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife, domestic partner (who meets the criteria of the
FOP Health Trust), children, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparents, spouse's grandparents,
stepfather, stepmother and/or legal guardian as specified by court documentation submitted to
the Department of Human Resources, Division of Labor Relations. Within thirty (30) calendar
days from the date the bargaining unit member returns from a death in the family, the bargaining
unit member will file a copy of the death certificate of the deceased family member. Said death
certificate will be attached to the form provided by the City and submitted to the Department of
Human Resources. Failure to produce the death certificate will result in the bargaining unit
member reimbursing the City for any paid leave taken under this Article. Any bargaining unit
member found to have falsified his application for a "K" day will be disciplined up to and
including dismissal.
28.2 It is understood that under certain circumstances the bargaining unit member will
be unable to obtain a death certificate. In this event, in lieu of a death certificate, the bargaining
unit member shall submit a newspaper account showing the death and the relationship of the
deceased to the bargaining unit member and/or other appropriate criteria as deemed appropriate
by the Department of Employee Relations Human Resources, Division of Labor Relations.
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Article 29
COMMENDATION PAID LEAVE
29.1 The Chief of Police, upon approval of the City Manager or his designee, may
grant up to forty (40) hours of paid leave to any bargaining unit member whose job performance
is of such an exemplary or heroic nature as to warrant this special consideration. This Article
shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure or arbitration.
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Article 30
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE AND LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
30.1 Bargaining unit members may request a leave of absence without pay in accordance
with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), or the Miami -Dade County Family
Leave Ordinance.
30.2 Bargaining unit members may take FMLA leave of absence without pay not to
exceed ninety (90) days in a 12 (twelve) month rolling period for the birth or adoption of a child,
to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition, or the bargaining unit
member's own serious health condition, eligible deployment/retum from deployment rights or
any other FMLA eligible event.
30.3 Upon approval of the Chief of Police, and the City Manager or his/her designee, a
leave of absence without pay, for a period not to exceed six (6) months, may be granted for the
purpose of a bargaining unit member entering upon a course of training or study directly related
to the bargaining unit mernber's job, expected improve the quality of the bargaining unit
member's service to the City. Upon request, such leave of absence without pay may be extended
for an additional six (6) months upon the approval of the Chief of Police and the City Manager or
his/her designee.
Any bargaining unit member requesting leave of absence without pay under this
Section shall submit to the Chief of Police evidence of registration upon entering each
quarter/semester of school.
30.4 Upon approval of the Chief of Police, and the City Manager or his/her designee, a
leave of absence without pay may be granted for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
Approval or denial of said leave of absence without pay is at the sole discretion of the City
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Manager or his/her designee and shall not be reviewable through the Grievance Procedure,
including arbitration, or appealable to Civil Service Board.
30.5 Bargaining unit members who desire to take a leave of absence without pay for
any reason specified in this Article, excluding FMLA serious health condition, must first use all
accrued vacation, and sick and compensatory leave prior to taking a leave without pay. A
bargaining unit member requesting leave without pay for a serious health condition under the
Family and Medical Leave Act must first use all sick, and vacation, and compensatory leave
prior to taking leave without pay.
30.6 Unless required by law, bargaining unit members who take a leave of absence
without pay pursuant to this Article shall not accrue seniority or leave time. At the expiration of
a leave of absence without pay, the bargaining unit member shall be returned to the position
vacated when said leave of absence without pay was granted unless otherwise prohibited by
physical limitations. Leave of absence without pay during the required probationary period of
service shall extend the probationary period equal to the length of time used during the said leave
of absence without pay.
30.7 The acceptance of another position or engaging in other employment by the
bargaining unit member while on a leave of absence without pay shall constitute an automatic
voluntary resignation from the service of the City of Miami without right to review through the
Grievance Procedure, including arbitration, or by Civil Service, a court of law, administrative
agency, other governmental body or any other authority. Such resignation may only be appealed
to the Director of Employee Relations or designee who will meet with the F.O.P. President and if
the parties do not agree on rescinding the resignation, the resignation shall be final and binding
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as of the date the employee accepted another position or engaged in other employment as
described herein.
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Article 31
VACATION
31.1 Vacation shall be calculated on actual service in the previous calendar year and
shall only be taken after the completion of six (6) months of actual continuous service. If a
bargaining unit member is employed prior to the 15th of the month, it shall be considered as a
full month of service and count in prorating vacation. Crediting vacation shall occur in January
of each year and shall be calculated on actual service in the previous calendar year.
31.2 Earned personal leave shall no longer be credited to bargaining unit members and
shall cease as available time. (Note: the fourteen (14) hours of earned personal leave was
incorporated into the vacation leave accrual).
31.3 Bargaining unit members shall accrue vacation in accordance with the following
schedule:
1 5 years 94 hours
6 10 years 134 hours
11 --- l 5 years 154 hours
16 ---20 years 174 hours
21 ---25 years 194 hours
26 --- and over 214 hours
Bargaining unit members who have twenty nine (29) years or more of service as of
January 1, 1999 shall continue to accrue by an additional four (4) hours per year.
Bargaining unit members will not be credited with anniversary vacation.
31.4 Vacations shall be taken by the last payroll period of the calendar year in which
the vacation was credited. Bargaining unit members shall only be allowed to carryover two
hundred (200) hours of the previous year's credited vacation, Any excess vacation over the two
hundred (200) hour automatic carryovershall be forfeited as of the last payroll period of the
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calendar year in which the vacation was credited, and no exceptions to the maximum carryover
allowance shall be permitted absent the express written approval of the City Manager.
Bargaining unit members with unused accrued vacation hours in excess of two hundred (200)
hours as of October 1, 2012 shall have those hours in excess of two hundred (200) hours
grandfathered. Bargaining unit members who were on disability at the time of their scheduled
vacation shall be paid for all excess vacation over two hundred (200) hours at the rate of pay the
bargaining unit member was earning at the time the bargaining unit member was placed on
disability. If a bargaining unit member has a vacation for which he/she was eligible and
previously approved cancelled due to staff shortage or emergency conditions, and is not
permitted to reschedule by the end of the calendar year, he/she shall be paid for any hours in
excess of two hundred (200) hours which would have been forfeited. These hours will be paid
up to eighty (80) hours and at the bargaining unit member's current hourly rate of pay.
31.5 A bargaining unit member's annual vacation accrual shall be reduced for leaves of
absence without pay and suspensions. The bargaining unit member's annual vacation accrual
shall be reduced on a yearly basis in accordance with the following schedule:
Hours Without Pay Penalty
88 - 176 Hours 1 month annual vacation accrual
177 - 349 Hours 2 months annual vacation accrual
350 - 522 Hours 3 months annual vacation accrual
523 - 695 Hours 4 months annual vacation accrual
696 - 868 Hours 5 months annual vacation accrual
869 - 1041 Hours 6 months annual vacation accrual
1042 - 1214 Hours 7 months annual vacation accrual
1215 - 1387 Hours 8 months annual vacation accrual
1388 - 1560 Hours 9 months annual vacation accrual
1561 - 1733 Hours 10 months annual vacation accrual
1734 - 1906 Hours 11 months annual vacation accrual
1907 - 2080 Hours 12 months annual vacation accrual
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31.6 Vacation leave must be requested twenty-four (24) hours in advance of use and
shall be taken in increments of not less than one (1) hour. Vacation leave maybe granted by the
Police Chief or designee on an emergency basis. Upon separation of the bargaining unit member
from City service the bargaining unit member shall be paid for all earned vacation at the
bargaining unit member's hourly rate.
31.7 Request for vacation payout shall be submitted to the Department of Human
Resources, Division of Labor Relations for approval. Approval may be granted for emergencies
or extraordinary circumstances. Proper backup documentation shall be submitted with the
request for payment to the Labor Relations/Assistant Director, Department of Human Resources
whose decision is final. Decisions of the Labor Relations/Assistant Director, Department of
Human Resources are not appealable in any forum.
31.8 Vacation leave cannot be used in lieu of sick leave unless otherwise indicated in this
Agreement.
31.9 Bargaining unit members who retire upon normal service retirement (Rule of 70
or Age 50) may, at their sole discretion, make an irrevocable election in the calendar year prior
to the calendar year in which the bargaining unit member severs service from the City of Miami
to convert any portion of their accumulated vacation time to sick time at the time of severance of
service.
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' Article 32
BLOOD DONORS
32.1 Bargaining unit members covered by this Agreement who volunteer as blood
donors to contribute to City approved Blood Donor Organizations will be authorized the absence
necessary to accomplish this purpose. The Blood Donor Organization's personnel will determine
what amount of time the donor will need from the point of donation till they are released to go
back to work.
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Article 33
SICK LEAVE
33.1 The parties agree that care and discretion shall be exercised by Management and
the F.O.P. in order to prevent the abuse of sick leave privileges. Absences for trivial reasons
must be discouraged. To determine the extent or reasons for a bargaining unit member's absence
on sick leave, the bargaining unit member's immediate supervisor or a Management designee
may visit the home of the bargaining unit member on sick leave with pay. In cases where
Management suspects that a bargaining unit member is malingering, sick leave with pay shall not
be granted.
33.2 Permanent bargaining unit members who are in pay status at least one hundred
and twenty (120) hours per month shall accrue up to eight (8) hours sick leave per month, to be
utilized in not less than one (1) hour increments.
33.3 Bargaining unit members in probationary status will accrue sick leave in
accordance with Section 33.2., however, no sick leave with pay will be granted during the
employee's first ninety (90) days of employment.
33.4 To receive sick leave with pay, a bargaining unit member must notify his/her
immediate supervisor or designated Police Department personnel of illness at least fifteen (15)
minutes before the scheduled starting time of his/her shift. The bargaining unit member is
responsible for notifying a supervisor within his/her District/assignment each day he/she is out
ill, unless previously approved by a supervisor.
33.5 Any bargaining unit member absent on sick leave for more than three (3)
consecutive work days must report to the Department of Human Resources and obtain approval
before returning to work.
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33.6 Other banked leave time may be substituted for sick leave only when a bargaining
unit member has depleted all of his/her sick leave bank.
When a bargaining unit member has depleted all of his/her leave time balances and has
not been approved for Family Medical leave as outlined in Article 28 of this Agreement, he/she
will be as follows:
— Illness without Pay
33.7 All bargaining unit members covered by this Agreement may be allowed to use
up to eighty (80) hours of accrued sick leave in any one calendar year due to serious injury or
acute illness of any actual member of the bargaining unit member's immediate family. The
immediate family shall be defined as father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife, domestic
partner (who meets the criteria of the FOP Health Trust), children, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
grandparents, spouse's grandparents, stepfather and/or stepmother.
33.8 Bargaining unit members who have not utilized any sick leave and/or who have
not been on disability or in a leave without pay status for the full payroll calendar year shall
receive eight (8) hours of commendation paid leave.
33.9 Bargaining unit members covered by this Agreement who exercise normal
retirement (excluding bargaining unit members who leave on vested rights) shall be paid for one
hundred percent (100%) of accumulated sick leave up to one thousand (1,000) hours and fifty
percent (50%) of accumulated sick leave above one thousand (1,000) hours.
33.10 Bargaining unit members with ten (10) or more years of service who terminate
employment with the City under honorable conditions shall receive a cash payment equal to one-
fourth (1/4) of their unused accumulated sick leave.
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33.11 Bargaining unit members with fifteen (15) or more years of service who terminate
employment with the City under honorable conditions shall receive a cash payment equal to one-
half (1/2) of their unused accumulated sick leave.
33.12 Bargaining unit members who are terminated from employment; forfeit all sick leave
payout.
33.13 Payoff for accumulated sick leave shall not be used to calculate average earnings for
pension purposes.
33.14 When a bargaining unit member is unable to work due to an extended, non -work related
illness and the bargaining unit member's sick leave, earned time, and vacation time are fully
depleted, employees may donate credited vacation and/or earned time to the affected bargaining
unit member in increments of four (4) hours or more. Such time may only be donated by
employees whose hourly rate of pay is equal to or greater than that of the donee. Such donations
of time shall be submitted for approval to the Director of Human Resources or designee on a
form to be provided by the City. Except as provided above, donations of leave time shall not be
authorized. Should there be extraordinary circumstances beyond what is contained in this
Article, a bargaining unit member may request consideration from the Director of Human
Resources or designee for a time transfer. The Director of Human Resources or designee
decision shall be final.
33.15 Bargaining unit members who are eligible for retirement may, at their sole discretion,
make an irrevocable election in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the
bargaining unit member severs service with the City of Miami to convert any portion of their
accumulated sick time to vacation time at the time of severance of service. The conversion of
sick time to vacation time shall be at the rate of one hundred percent (100%) of accumulated sick
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leave up to one thousand (1,000) hours and fifty percent (50%) of accumulated sick leave above
one thousand (1,000) hours.
33.16 Effective upon implementation of the Post Employment Health Plan, bargaining unit
members covered by this Agreement shall have credited to their Post Employment Health Plan
account one hundred percent (100%) of accumulated sick leave up to one thousand (1,000)
hours and fifty percent (50%) of accumulated sick leave above one thousand (1,000) hours at
time of severance of service with the Department, including any vacation converted under
Article 31, Section 31.9.*
*NOTE: Any vacation leave time balances that are converted to sick leave under Article 31-
Vacation, Section 31.9 shall be added over and above the 1,000 hour limitations set forth in
Section 33.15.
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Article 34
SUBSTANCE/ALCOHOL - PERSONNEL SCREENING
34.1 In an effort to identify and eliminate on or off duty controlled substance abuse and
on duty alcohol abuse, a bargaining unit member will be ordered to undergo a urinalysis/blood
test immediately upon notification as provided herein:
A. Following any vehicular accident occurring on -duty, on an off -duty detail, or
traveling to or from same, and/or involving bargaining unit member(s) while
driving a City vehicle or rented vehicle, where a staff level officer has reasonable
belief based upon objective factors that the involved bargaining unit member(s)
may be under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance, unlawful,
mind -altering, or non -physician prescribed drugs.
B. Where a staff level officer has a reasonable belief, based upon objective factors
that a bargaining unit member is under the influence of any illegal drug or
controlled substance not prescribed for him/her by a licensed physician.
1) If the reasonable belief giving rise to the testing order arises while the
bargaining unit member is on duty, a reasonable effort shall be made to have
the test performed while he/she is still on duty or as soon thereafter as is
practical.
2) In the event that the reasonable belief arises while the bargaining unit member is
off duty and the bargaining unit member is not at the scene of an accident, arrest,
or other event he/she shall be directed to undergo a urinalysis/blood test
immediately unless there are compelling reasons to wait until the next tour of duty
or the next morning, whichever occurs first.
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C. Where a staff level officer has a reasonable belief that a bargaining unit
member is under the influence of alcohol on duty, or off -duty, while driving a
City vehicle or rented City vehicle, or while covered for portal to portal pay for
workers' compensation.
34.2 Random Substance Screening
A. Throughout each calendar year the City may conduct up to one thousand two
hundred and fifty (1,250) random substance screenings on members of the
bargaining unit. A bargaining unit member may be randomly selected no more
than two (2) times during each calendar year and notified that he/she must report
for testing.
B. Bargaining unit members selected for random substance screening shall report to
either a hospital or accredited testing laboratory, as chosen by the City. The
hospital or accredited testing laboratory shall include sufficient safeguards to
ensure that proper chain of custody procedures is enforced.
C. The following drugs or classes of drugs and cut off concentration levels shall be
applicable for determining whether specimens are negative or positive for the
initial or confirmation test. A positive result shall be a concentration in excess of
the following:
Initial Test Level (ng/ml) GC/MS Level (ng/ml)
Anabolic Steroids
In accordance with industry
standards
Cannabis (Marijuana) Metabolites 50 15
Cocaine Metabolites 300
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Opiate Metabolites 2000 In accordance with levels
specified by Department of
Human Services Federal
Register, Part III, dated
April 13, 2004.
Phencyclidine 25 25
Amphetamines 1000 500
Methaqualone 300 150
Methadone 300 150
Propoxyphine 300 150
Tricyclic Antidepressants 300 150
Ketamine 25 — until Federal
and State "Industry
Standards" are
established
Gamma-hydroxybutyrat 150- until
Federal and State
"Industry Standards"
are established
Methylenedioxymethampetamine 300 150
(MDMA, Ecstasy)
(Additional drugs may be added to the list as dictated by applicable law
or upon mutual agreement of the parties.)
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D. Bargaining unit members shall give either a blood sample (only to be used for
testing blood alcohol content), or a urine sample as directed by management, at
either a hospital or accredited testing lab, chosen by the City. During said test, the
bargaining unit member shall provide sufficient urine for the laboratory to secure
two (2) samples to be tested. The first sample will be used for the test and
confirmation of same. The reserved sample shall be tested.
E. Bargaining unit members may, upon request, have an F.O.P. representative
present on laboratory premises during the collection procedure, provided that the
test will not be postponed for more than sixty (60) minutes. A telephone call will
be made to the F.O.P. President advising of said pending test, but in no instance
will the sixty (60) minute waiting rule be waived.
F. Any test showing a "positive" result will be confirmed by the Gas
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (G.C.M.S.) method or other industry
standard method before administrative action is commenced, by testing the
second portion of the sample tested.
G. Pursuant to applicable law, a medical review officer (MRO) shall notify the
Bargaining unit members of a positive result. Notice to the bargaining unit
member of the test being positive shall be considered to have been served upon
the bargaining unit member by the MRO upon oral communication.
H. All chemical tests shall be conducted as soon as practical, preferably the same
day.
I. The F.O.P. will be advised of passed or failed tests to the extent that the releasing
of such data is not inconsistent with Federal or State laws regarding the privacy of
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said test, unless the individual involved does not want the test results released to
F.O.P.
34.3 Where a bargaining unit member alleges that an order made under this section is not
consistent with the criteria cited herein, he shall comply with the order, and may simultaneously
file a protest with the communicator of the order. Disputes arising out of such protests shall be
arbitrable under Article 6 of this Agreement.
34.4 Refusal to comply with an order to submit to substance/alcohol screening will
constitute grounds for termination. The bargaining unit member refusing to be tested shall be
placed on leave without pay pending the final determination.
34.5 Any positive test for a controlled substance which is confirmed by G.C.M.S. or
better testing shall result in discipline up to and including dismissal. The bargaining unit
member refusing to be tested shall be placed on leave without pay pending the final
determination.
34.6 Any positive test of alcohol which is confirmed shall result in discipline up to and
including dismissal. The bargaining unit member refusing to be tested shall be placed on leave
without pay pending the final determination.
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Article 35
HEART BILL/PHYSICALS
35.1 Upon ratification of this collective bargaining agreement by both parties, bargaining unit
members who during the course of their employment with the City, demonstrate having any
condition or impairment of health caused by tuberculosis, heart disease, or hypertension resulting
in total or partial disability or death shall be presumed to have been accidental and to have been
suffered in the line of duty unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence. However, any
such bargaining unit member shall have successfully passed a physical examination upon
entering into service as law enforcement officer, which examination failed to reveal any evidence
of any such condition. Such presumption shall not apply to benefits payable under or granted in a
policy of life insurance or disability insurance, unless the insurer and insured have negotiated for
such additional benefits to be included in the policy contract.
35.2 This section shall be construed to authorize the City to negotiate policy contracts for life
and disability insurance to include accidental death benefits or double indemnity coverage which
shall include the presumption that any condition or impairment of health of any kind caused by
tuberculosis, heart disease, or hypertension resulting in total or partial disability or death was
accidental and suffered in the line of duty, unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.
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Article 36
SWORN OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
36.1 Any full-time Sworn Miami Police Officer who is killed while in the performance
of his or her official duties or who subsequently dies from injuries within twelve (12) months of
the incident from his or her wounds shall be given a promotion to the rank of Major. Leave
balances will be paid off at the hourly rate of the newly promoted rank. The beneficiary of the
deceased shall receive a sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) from the City of Miami
upon said bargaining unit member's death. Application shall be made to the Department of
Human Resources for payment of such death benefits.
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Article 37
NON -DUTY COURT APPEARANCE
37.1 Attendance in court in response to legal order or subpoena to appear and testify in
private litigation not in connection to bargaining unit member's official duty, but as an individual
shall be taken as vacation, compensatory leave, or leave of absence without pay. Attendance in
court in response to a subpoena to appear and testify in connection with a bargaining unit
member's official duty, including being called as a witness by the defense (excluding testimony
as a character witness) shall, if testimony is given while on duty be paid at the bargaining unit
member's straight hourly rate or, if testimony is given while off -duty be paid at one and one half
(1 1/2) times the bargaining unit member's straight time rate and considered overtime worked.
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Article 39
PENSION
39.1 The parties adopt Section 40-191 through 40-212, Miami City Code, of the City of
Miami Firefighters' and Police Officers' Retirement Trusts"F1PO") subject to Article 45.6. The
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Trust ("F1PO") set brtth--in Se -44191 throe O 2, 2 M4a m G:fG—wi11-,ratflain
unchanged as they presently exist, during the term of this Agreornont, except as specifically set
forth in the Agreement, or as set forth below.
Employee pension contributions
Effective the first full pay period following October 1, 2014, the employee pension
contribution shall be ten percent (10%) of compensation. For all persons hired before October 1,
e abtttion-s1 all be -ken -percept (10%) of compensation, For- r l& hired before-October-4-7
2012, oEffective September 30, 2015 2044-, the employee pension contribution will be seven
percent (7%) of compensation Cor all employees hired before October 1, 2012. For all
employees persons hired on or after October 1, 2012, the employee pension contribution shall be
ten percent (10%) of compensation. throe percent (3%) higher than the employee pension
contrib tien-1 r--these c Ieyee- c1-pi4e14e4ate-
39.2 In the event the City decides to pursue the issuance of a securitized instrument as an
asset to FIPO, the City and the Union agree to negotiate a sharing arrangement for a portion of
the savings.
39.3 BACKDROP option. A Backdrop benefit option shall be implemented on January 1,
2013. The Backdrop option shall replace the existing DROP program. Employees who have not
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attained normal retirement eligibility as of the effective date and all employees hired on or after
that date, will be eligible for the Backdrop option, but will not be eligible for the DROP. Anyone
eligible for the forward DROP as of January 1, 2013, remains eligible for the forward DROP as
it presently exists and anyone eligible for the forward DROP as of January 1, 2013 who chooses
not to enter the forward DROP remains eligible for the Backdrop. Anyone with accrued pension
benefits vested prior to October 1, 2012 will remain eligible to exercise the existing DROP
program option for those accrued benefits.
(a) An eligible employee who elects the Backdrop option shall receive a
monthly benefit payable on the employee's actual retirement date (date of
retirement and separation from City employment) based on the benefit the
employee would have received if he/she had left City employment and retired
on an earlier date after attaining normal retirement eligibility ( the "Backdrop
date"). In addition, an eligible employee who elects the Backdrop option will
receive a lump sum payment equal to the accumulation of monthly retirement
benefit payments he/she would have received during the period following the
Backdrop date through the actual retirement date ("Backdrop period"), plus
interest at the rate of 3% per year, compound annually. An eligible employee
may elect a minimum Backdrop period of 1 year and maximum Backdrop
period of up to seven years. An eligible employee who elects the Backdrop
option must select the normal form of benefit or an optional form of benefit in
accordance with section 40-203(m) at the time of electing the Backdrop option.
The employee's monthly benefit as well as the lump sum payment under the
Backdrop option is based on the form of benefit selected.
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(b) Employees are eligible to elect the Backdrop option after completing one
year of creditable service following the normal retirement date. A Backdrop
election must be made within 10 years after becoming eligible for normal
retirement. The maximum Backdrop period is 7 years. Eligible employees who
wish to elect the Backdrop option must provide written notification to the
Department Director and the Department of human Resources at least 8 months
prior to the employee's retirement date; provided a lesser notice period may be
approved by the City Manager due to special circumstances. Employees are not
required to elect the Backdrop option.
(c) All or part of the lump sum payment under the Backdrop option may be
rolled over to an eligible retirement plan or IRA in accordance with federal
law.
If the back DROP is ever terminated, for any reason, the rights of all persons then in the
DROP shall not be diminished or impaired. Additionally, if the back DROP is ever terminated,
all persons who are then eligible for a back DROP will still be eligible for a 7 year back DROP.
The Board of Trustees of FIPO shall develop operational rules for the implementation of this
provision.
The parties agree to support the change of the approved actuarial cost method from the
current aggregate method to the Entry Age Normal actuarial cost method based on reasonable
amortization periods and assumed payroll growth with an expected reduction in contribution
requirements of approximately 2.58 million dollars estimated using a 25 year amortization period
and 3% payroll growth. If legally necessary or legally required, the parties agree to jointly
petition the Circuit Court judge in the case of Gates v. City of Miami to alter the judgment
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accordingly, to be effective for the plan year beginning October 1, 2012. Upon receipt of
approval from the Court, the City shall implement the change by ordinance.
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Article 40
BID PROCESS/SENIORITY
40.1 The Department shall be limited to a once per year citywide bid of all Field
Operations Division positions, if deemed necessary by the Chief of Police. The Department shall
determine what slots will be staffed and filled.
40.2 The Chief of Police shall continue to fill slots as openings occur during the year
through the established regular bidding process, The Chief of Police shall determine what open
slots will be staffed and bid. When one or more vacant slots need to be filled, personnel may be
temporarily assigned to cover staffing needs. Those bargaining unit members who are
temporarily assigned will come from bargaining unit members most recently transferred to Field
Operations Division, laterals from other Department, probationary officers/sergeants, and
bargaining unit members who have not yet bid for a permanent position. Temporary
assignments will be for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months.
40.3 Seniority shall only be used in determining shift assignment, area, and in the
assignment of days off upon an opening occurring within a patrol unit. Seniority shall not be
used in determining assignment to a specialized unit. In specialized units seniority is defined as
continuous time within the specialized unit.
40.4 Seniority shall, for the purpose of this Article, be defined as date of rank
excluding probationary (promotional and initial) and non -sworn status. Where seniority by date
of rank is the same for two or more bargaining unit members then the most recent date of hire as
a police officer shall be utilized. In cases where a former bargaining unit member has been
rehired by the Department, the bargaining unit member's most recent date of hire as a police
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officer will be utilized. Leaves of absence without pay or suspensions will reduce the bargaining
unit member' s seniority by the amount of time for such leave of absence or suspension.
40.5 Exceptions to the use of seniority as specified in 40.3 may occur in an emergency
or when special knowledge or skills are needed or as determined by the Chief of Police or the
Chief's designee.
BID PROCESS/SENIORITY FOR DETENTION OFFICERS
40.6 One full year after the commencement of the Detention Officer position, the Chief of
Police shall fill slots to non -probationary Detention Officers. The open slots will be filled
throughout the regular bidding process.
40.7 Thereafter, the Chief of Police shall determine what open slots will be staffed and bid.
When one or more vacant slots need to be filled, personnel may be temporarily assigned to cover
staffing needs. Temporary assignments will be for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months.
40.8 Seniority shall only be used in determining shift assignment, area, and in the
assignment of days off upon an opening occurring.
40.9 Seniority shall, for the purpose of this Article, be defined as the date on which the
employee obtained permanent status as a detention officer, excluding probationary periods
(promotional and initial) and employment in non -sworn status. Where seniority is the same for
two or more detention officers, then the most recent date of hire shall be utilized. Where
seniority by date of hire is the same, then date and time of the employment application will be
utilized. For purposes of this Article, leaves of absence without pay or suspensions will reduce
the Detention Officer's seniority by the amount of time for such leave of absence or suspension.
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40.10 Exceptions to the use of seniority as specified in 40.8 may occur in an emergency or
when special knowledge or skills are needed, as determined by the Chief of Police or the Chief
designee.
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Article 41
VEHICLE PROGRAM
41.1 In an effort to reduce costs to the City in maintenance, repairs, accidents and
liability, the following take-home vehicle program will be implemented:
A. All sworn bargaining unit members, with the exception of Detention Officers, will
be assigned a twenty-four (24) hour vehicle upon his/her successful completion of
probation.
B. Twenty-four (24)-hour vehicles will only be used for travel to and from the
bargaining unit member's home and work or any function within the scope of
his/her official duties.
C. Twenty-four (24) hour vehicles will only be used for personal reasons within the
boundaries of the City of Miami, except for use within Metro -Dade County for
the purpose of attending college classes.
D. Under no circumstance will a City vehicle be used to transport a passenger
outside the scope of his/her official City business.
E. Any bargaining unit member involved in a vehicular accident determined to be
preventable by the Accident Review Board will lose the privilege of a twenty-four
(24) hour vehicle as follows:
Reasonable action
No injuries
Under $1,000 damage
Reasonable action
No injuries
Over $1,000 damage
No Loss
1 Month
Reasonable action 2 Months
Injuries
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3 Months
6 Months
F. The above -mentioned sanctions will be imposed in addition to any disciplinary
actions that may be imposed by the City.
G. A bargaining unit member, whose twenty-four (24) hour vehicle is unavailable
due to maintenance, repairs, or damage, will not require the replacement of said
vehicle on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.
H. Departmental policy on the use and operation of police vehicles shall apply. To
facilitate the dissemination of information to bargaining unit members regarding
changes to Depaitniental policy on the use and operation of twenty-four (24) hour
vehicles, the Department agrees to notify the President of the F.O.P. or designee
of such changes five (5) days prior to the effective date of the change, however, a
failure to notify shall not be grievable or arbitrable.
I. (i) It will be the intent of the City to replace twenty four (24) hour vehicles every
seven (7) years with no mileage requirements. The City will purchase one
safe operable condition, except that during For the term of this Agreement, the
City will purchase vehicles as set forth in (ii) below. Mid -size vehicles may be
purchased as replacement vehicles if the vehicle being replaced is not a pursuit
vehicle in patrol.
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(ii) For fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012, the The City will purchase and
allocate twenty-four (24) hour vehicles. The number of vehicles purchased will be
determined as follows: the City will spend no less than one million eight hundred
forty two thousand fiveh ado"ars $ ,842,50 00 three million one hundred
eighty thousand dollars $3,180,000 on vehicles for fiscal year 2014 - 2015. For
the second y- ar of the agreement, the City will purch d " to twenty-four
{21) hour vehicles. The number of vehicles purchasedw it b det ,..mine as
f is : t C•t- it ra no less t a„ one y„il io„ two hundred ninety thousand
dollars $1, 290, 000.00. All twenty-four hour vehicles will be at least six
cylinders.
Sixty percent of the vehicles will be marked vehicles and the
remainder unmarked. All insurance monies recovered by the City for police
vehicular accidents which is not used to repair police vehicles will be used to
purchase additional police vehicles in the next fiscal year.
J. The F.O.P. agrees that bargaining unit members are required to have routine
preventative maintenance performed on their assigned City -owned vehicle. The
officer's responsibility is limited to taking in their assigned vehicle for
maintenance as required in subsections 1) — 4), below. Those maintenance items
that bargaining unit members will be required to have performed on their
vehicles, at the City's expense, shall include the following:
1) Check and refill if necessary, power steering fluid, radiator coolant
reservoir, transmission fluid, and tire pressure.
2) Wiper blade inspection.
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3) Lubricate chassis, hood, and door hinges.
4) Oil and oil filter change, (API Service SF/CC RPMHD -10 W-30 energy
conserving or 30-40 W).
(Motorcycle preventive maintenance shall include change of oil, change of all
fluids, and lubrication of chassis).
Such preventive maintenance shall be performed every five thousand (5,000)
miles (preventive maintenance for motorcycles shall be performed every four
thousand (4,000) miles and K-9 vehicles every five thousand (5,000) miles) by the
City's motor pool and/or an ASE certified vehicle maintenance center located
within the City of Miami.
K. All bargaining unit members who are assigned a twenty-four (24) hour vehicle are
required to maintain a vehicle maintenance log, which, is subject to inspection by
the City. Bargaining unit members who fail to maintain the prescribed preventive
maintenance log shall be subject to disciplinary action including, but not limited
to:
1. Reimbursement of repair cost due to damage of their assigned vehicle.
2. Reimbursement of maintenance cost.
3. Loss of twenty four (24) hour vehicle.
41.2 Vehicle maintenance will be performed only while the bargaining unit member is
on duty. Overtime pay requirements shall not apply concerning any matter for which overtime is
currently not being paid for off -duty preventive maintenance of assigned vehicles.
41.3 Vehicles determined to be unsafe to drive by the City will be taken out of service.
41.4 Departmental policy on damage of a City vehicle shall apply.
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Article 42
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
42.1 The tuition reimbursement program is designed to encourage bargaining unit members
to improve their job performance and increase their value to the City by pursuing courses of
study related to their job duties in accredited technical school, college or university and/or any
approved accredited on-line college/university in the United States where accreditation is
recognized by the United States Department of Education. Other educational programs may be
covered, provided the City and the F.O.P. mutually agree upon inclusion of the educational
program.
42.2 Any full-time sworn, permanent bargaining unit member shall be eligible to
participate in the Tuition Reimbursement Program. Tuition reimbursement provided under this
Article shall not be subject to budgetary constraints.
42.3 All course work must be taken at or from an accredited college, university or
educational institution approved by the City Manager or the Depailuient of Human Resources
designee. Course work taken under provisions of this Article must be directly related to the
bargaining unit member's job duties. Class attendance will be on the bargaining unit member's
own time unless otherwise noted in the course announcement and authorized by the City
Manager or the Labor Relations/Deputy Director Department of Human Resources.
42.4 Reimbursement will be limited to actual tuition costs up to a maximum of two
thousand dollars ($2,000) per calendar year. Books, housing, incidental fees, and all other fees
and costs related to the course work will not be reimbursed by the City.
42.5 To be eligible for reimbursement, the bargaining unit member must successfully
complete the course work and provide evidence of a grade of "C" or l tter to the City.
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42.6 Procedures for reimbursement will be as follows:
A. The bargaining unit member must obtain three (3) copies of the Application for
Tuition Reimbursement form for each course from the Police Department or the
Human Resources Department.
S. The bargaining unit member must complete the application in triplicate and
submit it to the Chief of Police subsequent to registration and immediately prior
to the first day of class at the education institution.
C. The Chief of Police will review the application and if he/she approves, and will
forward the original and one copy to the Human Resources Department. If the
application is disapproved, it will be returned to the bargaining unit member by
the Chief of Police.
D. The Director of Human Resources or designee also has discretion and authority
to approve or disapprove the application, and applications not approved will be
returned to the Chief of Police with the reason for rejection noted thereon.
42.7 In the event the bargaining unit member resigns or is terminated from the City within
one (1) year following completion of the course(s) for which City funds were expended, the
amount of tuition reimbursement paid to the bargaining unit member will be reimbursed to the
City by the bargaining unit member upon his/her teitiiin.ation from the City through a deduction
from his/her final paycheck.
42.8 Upon completion of the course work, the bargaining unit member must submit his/her
semester grade report together with the tuition fee receipt to the Chief of Police. The Chief of
Police will submit the approved application for tuition reimbursement along with the bargaining
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unit member's semester grade report to the Finance Department who shall then reimburse the
bargaining unit member for the City's share of the tuition reimbursement. The Chief of Police
will advise the Human Resources Department of the bargaining unit member's satisfactory
completion of the course.
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Article 43
POST EMPLOYMENT HEALTH PLAN
43.1 The parties agree that the F.O.P. will establish the Fraternal Order of Police,
Lodge #20, Post Employment Health Plan ("PEHP"), consistent with current IRS Rules and
Regulations.
43.2 Eligibility for membership, taxability, funding and administration of the PEHP,
will be as outlined in the PEHP Document.
43.3 The PEHP will establish individual accounts for each member in the PEHP.
43.4 Upon separation of service from the City all members will have their sick leave
balances calculated at their hourly rate of pay at time of separation and transferred to their PEHP
accounts.
43.5 Any losses, charges or expenses incurred by the participant in the PEHP will be
borne by the participant and shall not be made up by the City of Miami, the F.O.P. or the PEHP.
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Article 44
VACANCIES -PROMOTIONS
44.1 Promotions will be done if budgetarily and administratively feasible as determined by the
City Manager. When a classified permanent promotional vacancy occurs in any bargaining unit
position, it shall be filled within a reasonable period of time after establishment of the Eligible
Register per the Civil Service Rules. Filling of all sworn classified budgeted vacancies shall be
in accordance with the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, so long as they are not inconsistent
with provisions of this Agreement. All sworn classified budgeted vacancies shall be filled from
the promotional register in effect at the time the budgeted vacancy occurs. If a promotional
register is not in effect, vacancies will be filled from the next promotional register.
Promotions will be made upon the effective date of the budgeted vacancy for the
classified position. For pay and seniority purposes, if the City fails to promote within one
hundred and eighty (180) calendar days from the effective date of the budgeted vacancy,
retroactive pay shall be paid beginning one hundred and eighty one (181) days from the effective
date of the budgeted vacancy to the date of promotion. The date of promotion for seniority
purposes will be on the 181st day from the effective date of the budgeted date of the budgeted
vacancy, if the promotion is not made before 180 days. However, the City shall fill all budgeted
vacancies for the position of Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain prior to the expiration of the
register.
44.2 This provision shall not apply when a freeze is declared by the City Manager or the
position is abolished, frozen, or audited from one bargaining unit classification to a different
bargaining unit classification, nor shall it apply when a promotion is delayed due to court
order(s), judgment and/or order from the Department of Justice (DOJ) expressly prohibiting the
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administration of an examination/promotion. Once a freeze is lifted, vacancies shall be filled as
outlined in 44.1. The City shall not abolish a sworn classified position for the sole purpose of
reclassifying to a sworn unclassified position.
The parties agree that the City shall, upon ratification of this Agreement, audit no less
than four sworn unclassified/senior staff positions within the Police Depaitnient to determine if
budgetarily and administratively feasible to implement reclassification to the position of Police
Captain.
44.3 The Department of Human Resources will keep the members of the bargaining unit
covered by this Agreement advised as to promotional opportunities within Article 1,
Recognition.
44.4 Further, the Department of Human Resources Director via Official Bulletin of the Miami
Police Department and normal notification via the Employment Office will advise eligible
applicants for promotional opportunities of the general area to be reviewed for preparation prior
to the exam.
44.5 All promotional registers for Police Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain shall remain in
effect for a period of two (2) years from the date the register becomes effective, unless the
register is exhausted. If there are no vacancies, no exam will be required in the ranks of Police
Sergeant, Lieutenant, and/or Captain, however, the City reserves the right to develop and
administer exams in order to maintain eligible registers in anticipation of staffing requirements.
44.6 Promotional examinations for classified bargaining unit positions shall be given as soon
as possible after the expiration of the previous promotional register from the classified position.
The cutoff date to determine seniority and eligibility for the examination will be the first day the
examination is administered.
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44.7 Promotional register for Police Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain shall have ties broken
using seniority credit that was previously used in calculating the seniority score for the exam. If
a tie still exists, it shall be broken in favor of the highest ranking Police Officer on the
Department seniority list for the Sergeant's register, or the highest ranking Officer on the
appropriate seniority in grade list for the Lieutenants' or Captains' register.
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TERM OF AGREEMENT
45.1 After a majority vote of those bargaining unit members voting on the question of
ratification and thereafter upon its ratification by an official resolution of the City Commission
ratifying the Agreement and authorizing the City Manager to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the City, then the Agreement, upon being signed by the appropriate F.O.P. representatives and
the City Manager, shall become effective October 1, 20142012, except where otherwise
stipulated. The Agreement shall continue in force and effect until 11:59 p.m., September 30,
20152044.
45.2 Unless mutually agreed otherwise, on or before February1, 20152.04-4, the F.O.P. shall
notify the City in writing of its intention to renegotiate the Agreement in force, and attached
thereto shall include a complete list of proposals which shall inform the City of the articles which
they desire to negotiate, together with specific language embodying and describing their
proposals. The changes indicated in the proposals shall be designated by article numbers and/or
section numbers with a strike through of deleted language (stele) and new language will be
underlined (sample).
45.3 On or before March 1, 20152 14, unless mutually agreed otherwise, the City will
present the F.O.P. with a list of proposals it desires to negotiate, together with specific language
describing its proposals. The changes indicated in the proposals shall be designated by article
numbers and/or section numbers with a strike through of deleted language (sale) and new
language will be underlined (sample).
45.4 Initial discussions shall thereafter, and no later than March 15, 20152044, be entered
into by the City and the F.O.P.
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45.5 If any provision of this Collective Bargaining Agreement is in conflict with any law,
ordinance or resolution over which the City Manager has no amendatory power, the City
Manager shall submit to the City Commission a proposed amendment to such law, ordinance or
resolution. Unless and until such amendment is enacted or adopted and becomes effective, the
conflicting provision of the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall not become effective. The
City Administration shall expedite such proposed amendments to the City Commission.
45.6 The parties acknowledge that the FOP has a legal challenge (or challenges) to action
taken b the Cit in 2010 as a result of an invocation of a financial urgency. This contract_wi.11
not be evidence of nor asserted as.a waiver of the ability to maintain those legal challenge(s). If
successful, the FOP would be entitled to the remedies available under applicable law. This shall
not constitute a waiver of any legal right or recourse on the part of the City to address any award
of a remedy.
reduce the wages or benefits contained in this contract.
15.7 Tho parties agree that certain concessions made by the FOP arc contained in contract
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em e-F 40e—ee li bution). Those contessiens w ll expir" en September 30, 201/1 at 11:39
pm and will not be part of the status quo.
ch€tngca-or any portions of them have been illegallyet ;ni epefl in ,era -ter are other -wee
valid, those matters or portions -of matters which havo been illegally or improperly imposed will
evert to what -they -were -at -the -moment before they were-impesedra" erne an t
thin Agreement. Pro ided h , e,,n.., i a,,.. fi„fty-appeals-the afor „ ,,,.: ned ratit,gs .,.,d4he.._are
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The act of entering into this agreement shall not be oonstiod as a waiver of the Union's right to
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APPENDIX A- REVISED FOP PAY RATES
Yrs o
Sworn
Service
Current Police Officer Police Off
Step (Motor)
6.5
95
10',
10.5
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$2225 ;:r
$22.25
�$22.25
$2
$22.25
$22.25
$22:25:'
Police
Sergeant
02.P 11.P
_.._$22.54................... $25;82.,.......
$22 54:' $25 82
$22.54 $25.82
$22.54:"
$22.54
.....2...........
$22.54
$22,54'::'
$22.81
$23.38:..i :' i''::: $?$.
$23.97 $24.25
.57 _,.$2485
$24.57!::r:: �!.':�;-$24.85
$25.18 $25.47
$2581','"':...1� r $26:1 0:
$25.90Wµ$
( $27.21 $27.50
ir $27.89$28.18^:r-
3
14
$28.59 $28.87
$29.30 . $29,59:'�''";
$30.03 $30.32
11.5
12...
12.5
13
13.5
4
4.5
23.5
24.5
25.5
r 27
27.5
28
28.5
29
29.5
16 $31.55 $31.84
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16 $31.55 $31.84
• 16 $31.55 <' $31.84a:.
16 $31.55 $31.84
$31.55
16 ..:'. ' $31.55'
6
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$32.50 $32:79::
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$3322.79
$32.79
$32.79
$33,44
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$32.50
$32.50 v:
$32.50
2.....:.:....:.:::: 33.15......
22 .::':i: $33,15
4
$33.44
$32.35
$33.16
99........,
$33:99
$34.09 $34.38
$35.23
$35.81 $36.10
$35.81 °i $36.10.':
$35.81 $36.1.................._......38.1 $
$350
$35.81 $36.10
$35.81 ..:::$36.90
$35.81 ........... ........_$36.10
:$36.89
CURRENT RATES
Police Sgt Police Police Lt
(Motor) Lieutenant (Motor)
$26.10
.1
$26.10
$26.11
$26:10
:::$26:64''
$27.50
$28.18
$28.8
!e':r'$29.6
$30.3
:::!: $31.08:;:
$31.85
$32t64 :;
$33.45
$36.89 1;::: $37.18
$36.89 $37.18 .$4269
_.$37.63,,,;;$3791 ":$43:54
637.63....................$43.54....................$43.83_........,..........$50.36
i'$3791 ` _ $43.54 : $43.83 : $G0.36
21.P 22.P
$29 25 $29 53
4 $29 25 $29 537
$29.25 $29.53
$29.25
Police
Captain
31.P
$33.82µM
$37.91 $43.54 $43.83
33:81: ' ' $34 10 : y;,;.$38 38 .::$38: 67 - $44 41 $44 70 .::: $51 37'
$33.81 µ, $34.10µ $38.38 838.67 ��$44.41 $44.70 $51.37
33.81 , '$34,10::. :' ..' $38:38 $38.67 $44.41 $44:70 ..: ' : $51.37'
33.81 $34.10 838.36 638,67 844.41 844.70 551.37
33.75:: $34.04 i.
6 633 75 534 04 $39 15 5.39 43 045 30 $45 59 852 39
6.. $33 75 ':, $34 04;.: $3915 '':$39 43 : $4� 30. �'.! $45 59 652 39 r
26 533.75 034.04 $39.15 $39.43 $45.80 _-$45.59 $$
2.39
28 r.':r :::i. $34.42 $34.71::c: i::'.$39.93 }.$40.22 $53.44!':'!'','
28 634.42 $34.71 $39.93 040.22 $46.21 $46.50
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