2005-2007 Collective Bargaining Agreement

Safety

43.1. The Employer agrees to enter into a tool rental agreement with department mechanics of the automotive garage, wherein the Employer shall pay a fee for the employee's use of such tools in the service of the Employer. The agreement shall be of legal form and shall contain as minimum provisions the following:

1. Rental fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year.
2. Ownership and use shall remain vested in the employee.
3. The employee shall furnish tools less than one (1) inch.

43.2. Exempt law enforcement employees of the Department of Safety who are required to work on a scheduled day off shall be paid at one and one-half (1.5) times the regular rate for all hours worked and shall be guaranteed a minimum of eight and one-half (8.5) hours compensation. Such employees may choose to take compensatory time off at the rate of one and one-half (1.5) hours for each hour worked in lieu of payment.

43.3. The maximum number of hours agreed to in a twenty-eight (28) consecutive day period for non-exempt law enforcement safety inspection employees shall be one hundred seventy-one (171) hours.

43.4. Any employee who receives a change in job assignment may state orally or in writing to the appropriate supervisor any adverse conditions which may result from the temporary assignment, and receive reasonable consideration and accommodation when possible.

43.5. For the purpose of determining the locations of fire extinguishers and first aid kits provided in the common agreement with all state agencies, each Motor Vehicle registration substation and the Department of Safety Service boat house at Glendale shall be considered as a separate work area.

43.6. The Motor Vehicle Division shall continue its efforts to provide state-owned substations with proper hygienic and environmental conditions as may promote safe and healthful working conditions.

43.7. The administration shall provide each employee with a manual of procedure when completed, which pertains to the Division or Department section to which he/she is assigned.

43.8. The presidents of Chapters 23 and 40 of the Association shall be allowed to submit, in writing, topics of employee concerns to the Commissioner, Director of Motor Vehicles, the Director of State Police, and Director of Safety Services.

43.9. Chapters 23 and 40 shall be allowed to utilize the Department of Safety Courier Service (during its normal routine schedule) without cost to reach unit employees in the field and the electronic mail system(s) referenced in 3.3.1.

43.10. Job specifications shall be made available to employee on request.

43.11. The Employer agrees to counsel or reprimand employees in private.

43.12. The Deputy Fire Marshall(s), Fire Investigator(s), Carnival Inspectors, and Gaming Enforcement Officers shall receive an annual clothing allowance of $350.00.

43.13. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, classified law enforcement personnel of the Department of Safety shall be paid at one and one-half (1.5) times the regular rate for all hours worked on a calendar holiday and shall be guaranteed a minimum of eight and one-half (8.5) hors compensation. If the calendar holiday falls on an employee's regularly scheduled day off, the employee shall receive pay for the day in an amount equal to the regular rate for eight and one-half (8.5) hours.

43.14. An employee of the Highway Enforcement Division shall reside within a reasonable distance from his/her assigned patrol area.

43.15. The Department of Safety management agrees to post on each Division's bulletin board, and mail to all enforcement personnel who are not assigned to the Headquarters office in Concord, any new job postings, area openings, and any other related filing to which an employee may be entitled for consideration.

43.16 The Division of Enforcement shall allow outside employment by members, subject to such limitations and requirements as the Division may deem necessary.

43.17. The Employer shall not charge the employee for repair/replacement of any issued equipment if loss of damage occurred in the normal performance of the employees assigned duty.

43.18. An employee will be informed, immediately, in writing, of a third party complaint, and when and if a disciplinary investigation is complete and of the determination.

43.19. There will be six (6) handicapped parking spaces provided for Department of Safety employees.

43.20. Article VIII, Section 8.5. shall not apply to law enforcement employees of the Department of Safety.

43.21. Any non-exempt employee who is not on duty and is required by the Employer to appear in court shall be compensated for all hours worked at the regular rate and shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours compensation. Witness fees paid to employees under these circumstances shall become the property of the Employer