Section 1. Recognition Local 829, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the “Union” or “AFSCME 829”, is theRead More →

Section 2. Union Security The Union agrees that it has the duty to provide fair and non-discriminatory representation to all employees in all classes inRead More →

Section 3. Union Stewards and Official Representatives The County and Unions agree that professional, productive, and positive labor relations can be accomplished when Union andRead More →

Section 4. No Discrimination There shall be no discrimination because of sex, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, race, veteran status, religion (including religiousRead More →

Section 5. Salaries 5.1 Salary Ranges The rates of pay set forth in the Exhibits represent for each classification the standard hourly rate of payRead More →

Section 6. Days and Hours of Work The appointing authority shall fix the hours of work with due regard for the convenience of the publicRead More →

Section 7. Overtime 7.1 Authorization All compensable overtime must be authorized by the department head or their designated representative in advance of being worked. IfRead More →

Section 8. Shift Differential 8.1 Definition Shift differential pay, for the purpose of this Section, is defined as pay at a rate which is oneRead More →

Section 9. On-Call Duty 9.1 Assignment of On-Call Work Extra-help employees shall not be placed in an on-call status except for hard-to-fill classifications working inRead More →

Section 10. Mileage Reimbursement Policy 10.1 General Except where indicated below, the County does not reimburse extra-help for home to work and work to homeRead More →

Section 11. Seasonal Positions – Right to Return Extra-help employees in the classifications of Park Aide, Pest Detection Specialist, and Election Technician shall have theRead More →

Section 12. Holidays 12.1 The holidays for the County are: (1) January 1 (New Year’s Day) (2) Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King, Jr’sRead More →

Section 13. Promotional Opportunities for Extra Help Applicants 13.1 Eligibility to Apply for County Recruitments Extra Help employees with a minimum of one thousand fortyRead More →

Section 14. Sick Leave 14.1 Accrual Extra-help employees, excluding limited term employees, do not accrue sick leave credits. Upon working thirty (30) days within oneRead More →

Section 15. Vacation 15.1 Vacation Allowance Effective the first full pay period following Board of Supervisors’ approval of a successor MOU in 2023, applying onlyRead More →

Section 16. Bereavement Leave For non-seasonal, Extra-Help Employees who have worked a minimum of two thousand eighty (2,080) continuous hours of extra-help work with theRead More →

Section 17. Voluntary Leaves of Absence Without Pay 17.1 General Extra-help employees shall not be entitled to leaves of absence without pay as a matterRead More →

Section 18. Review of Extra Help Assignments 18.1 Assignment Limits Employment of Extra Help employees (excluding those in positions designated as “Relief,” as defined inRead More →

Section 19. Health Insurance 19.1 General In accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, Extra Help employees and their qualifiedRead More →

Section 20. Retirement Plan 20.1 The County shall continue to enroll eligible extra-help employees in the Part-Time, Seasonal, Temporary Retirement Plan. 20.2 Each pay period,Read More →

Section 21. Reconsideration Process for Separation due to Performance or Conduct Issues Extra-Help Employees (including Limited Term Employees) are at-will employees, but have the rightRead More →

Section 22. Grievances 22.1 Definition A grievance is any dispute which involves the interpretation or application of any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding excluding,Read More →

Section 23. Loss of Compensation (Non-MOU Complaints) If an extra-help employee covered by this Memorandum of Understanding suffers loss of compensation due to the inequitableRead More →

Section 24. Personnel Files 24.1 Employee Review Each extra-help employee shall have the right to inspect and review any official record relating to their performanceRead More →

Section 25. Training Departments will, at their sole discretion, provide training opportunities to extra-help employees and pay them at straight time for their attendance, unlessRead More →

Section 26. Contracting/Subcontracting The County will notify the applicable Union of its intent to contract or subcontract work customarily performed by members of the AFSCMERead More →

Section 27. Separability of Provisions In the event that any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction toRead More →

Section 28. Past Practices and Scope of Agreement It is understood this Agreement represents a complete and final understanding on all negotiable issues between theRead More →

Section 29. Term of Agreement This Memorandum of Understanding shall be presented by the Unions to represented extra-help employees to be covered hereby for ratificationRead More →

Section 30. Limited Term Employees (1) The County will designate a separate group of Extra Help employees in the AFSCME/ SEIU Extra Help bargaining unit,Read More →

Section 31. Bilingual Pay A salary differential of Seventy ($70.00) biweekly shall be paid to incumbents of positions requiring bilingual proficiency as designated by theirRead More →

Section 32. Performance Evaluation Upon request from an Extra-Help employee, and the employee’s completion of at least one thousand forty (1,040) cumulative extra-help hours ofRead More →

Section 33. Pay for Work-Out-Of-Classification Extra-help and limited term employees will have opportunity to apply for working-out-of-class opportunities. When feasible, the County will offer work-out-of-classRead More →