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The special meeting of the Bo and of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
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District was called to
order b President Doyle at 3:00 P.M. in the conference
room of the District.
ROLL CALL: Moore, present;•, Anderson, present; Stone, present; Loehr, absent;
Doyle, present.
GUESTS PRESENT: Bob Rob ins on, I BEW.
tan Paulus, Grow, B liss, Archer, Silva, Straub, Pine.
i EMPLOYEE PRESENT: Cat ,
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UNION NEGOTIATIONS
b e broken down by s o many hours
Standby The pion is requesting that standby or be available so
a Standby was defined as a man having to stay home
i per y y from Friday evening to Monday morning. The
that he can be reached by telephone Lmion is asking for one more hour. Stone mentioned that the Forest Service
has eliminated standby an
d initiated staggered tours of duty, that the District
•s within a year or two. Mr. Doyle affirmed that the
i may have to institute this addition to standby, and Mr. Robinson stated
union is asking for overtime in a more e enfors ive
i eremploye rs do this. Mr. Moore felt it wouldn't be any x en 5
for the District to have another man employ
that other
ed. Mr. Grow mentioned that
years only two men have
been on standby in the water department, requiring that
a man stay home 50 0
of his weekends. It was noted a man on standby now gets
daily overtime after 4
hours. Discussion ensued regarding the routine we
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it decided this is not considered a call-out for
checking of the pumps, and was suggested clarifying this point in the new
emergency situations. Mr. Cattan
was defined as an unforeseen occurance and would not
i contract. An emergency •
• s No further discussion, it was agreed to revise Standby
include routine duties.
as follows:
y from 5:00 P.M. Friday
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4 hours ay per day for the employee who stands by
to 8:00 _AM. Monday;
(b) Overtime compens
ation for all emergency call-outs worked in addition to
standby pay.
' e the list of holidays to be those designated by
Holidays: All agreed to revis
• Code whereby most of the holidays fall on a Monday.
the California Government ,
Vacations: All agreed to
the standard 15 days vacation after 5 years service an
tat vacations could be split.
"ct providing all tools and specialized safety
Sev1ces
e All agreed to the District p g
form an employee's assigned duties.
It was noted that
necessary to per
safety shoes are not included in the California Safety laws. Management proposes
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to allow a maxi of
four hours each month for safety meetings to be conducted
ted b management. This assignment would be rotated among
by an employee designa Y ees a
the outside employees. Mana
re better qualified than
gement feels the employ
ro axns and would research subjects associated with
they are to prepare safety P n this condition which would also stipulate
their everyday work. All agreed o
that preparation for safety meetings could be on District time.
re uestin unlimited accumulation of sick leave; if a
Sick Leave' The union is q g
u he would get 100 o pay while he was
i employee is off due to an industrial injury,
off. All agreed.
�— considered because the present•meter reader may
Vacancies: Revision is being con
o another capacity in the future. . After discussion, iit was
want to trans fer t t would be deleted and the word apply
agreed that the word• fill (vacancies) that one has to be Qualified
for vacancies)" be inserted. Mr. Cattan mentioned
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for the new position within the District.
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JUKE 11, 1971 - CONTINUED
UNION NEGOTIATIONS (CONTINUED)
Customer Services Clerk: The union has proposed two additional pay steps for
this position to compare with Sierra Pacific's identical job classification.
This requested increase would be 45 o plus the general wage increase. Mr. Moore
mentioned that this job had a 40% increase last year. Mr. Paulus thought that
if you have a five-step increase for one office worker, you would have to have
it for all office workers, that the present Customer Services Clerk has had a
24 o increase since she started with the District. Mr. Cattan stated that in the
8 years he has been with the District, whoever did the billing had to be trained,
that she did not start with the District with this ability. There would be a
54�/hr. difference between the two billing girls. The board members agreed that
the general wage increase would be sufficient for all the office workers, that
if additional wage steps were applied, they should be applied to all office
employees and not just one. The Board asks that this provision be deleted.
8.5 o General Increase: This is 1 o more than what Sierra Pacific settled for,
but the union claims the District does not have the benefits Sierra Pacific has.
Mr. Moore felt the 7 1/2 o is above the cost of living and is sufficient.
President Doyle informed the union representatives that the District is investi-
gating retirement plans. Mr. Robinson stated that if this plan is not a fully
paid pension plan, the union members should have the opportunity to discuss this
plan and requested a meeting date. Mr. Doyle stated the District has not progressed
far enough in its research in this respect to set a date. Mr. Paulus mentioned
an employee would have to have three years with the District to qualify for the
plan, paying approximately 3 o while the District paid 7 - 7.5 0. This plan would
cost the District approximately $4,200/year. The Board offered 7.5% retroactive
to May 1.
Dis charge: Management proposes to add this new section as follows:
The P.U.D. retains the right to discharge any employee for incompetence or other
serious cause. The reason for such discharge shall be given in writing within
forty-eight (48) hours of the time of such discharge.
Reason for discharge shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Failure to perform work in an efficient, workmanlike manner.
(2) Insubordination.
(3) Absent without authorization or just cause.
(4) Failure to cooperate willingly and cheerfully with supervisors and/or
fellow employees in matters pertaining to the P.U.D. 's operations.
(5) Insobriety.
(6) Dishonesty.
Foreman, Line Work in .After discussion, it was agreed by all to delete the
second sentence regarding two years experience.
Lineman: 1971 Contract will be identical to 1970 Contract regarding this classi-
fication.
Inclement Weather: The union asked why this section was deleted in the 1970
contract and asked for its inclusion in the 1971 contract. Mr. Grow stated he
has been asked to work in the snow and rain recently on two occasions this spring.
Mr. Cattan stated on the one occasion, he asked the men to work overtime and
they agreed; if they felt the weather was bad, they wouldn't have accepted the
overtime. Mr. Doyle directed the union to prepare a section on "inclement weather"
for consideration at our next meeting. Mr. Moore mentioned that this District has
never had to send men home because of inclement weather. Mr. Stone felt the
District would not subject the men to inclement weather in which personal injury
might be sustained, that employees work in the shop on inside assignments during
bad weather.
The union will draw up these proposals and submit them to their members. Negotia-
tions will be concluded at the June 15 meeting.
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RESOLUTION 7115, POWER LINES IN SUBDIVISIONS
This resolution was revised, a copy of which was read by President Doyle. All
board members present agreed that the entire cost of power distribution lines
should be borne by the developer, that a precedent in this respect was set with
Lakeworld. No further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Stone and seconded
by Mr. Anderson that Resolution 7115, Power Lines in Subdivis ions, be adopted.
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ROLL CALL: Moore, aye; Anderson, aye; Stone, aye; Doyle, aye. (Loehr: absent)
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RESOLUTION 7116, AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 6 701
The purpose of this resolution is to increase the electrical minimum on domestic
rates from $3 to $5 so that this minimum will be cons is tent with the $5 minimum
in effect now for services in new subdivisions. It was noted the $5 minimum for
r all services was presented last fall, but the board increased the electrical
minimum to-only $3 on domestic rates effective January 1, 1971. Mr. Doyle stated
he was against raising the minimum back to back. Mr. Moore felt there was no
reason why everybody should not be on the same electrical minimum, that the
resolution last fall must not have been presented properly. Mr. Cattan explained
the customers whose minimums were increased to $3 were those inherited from
Sierra Pacific, that the District has $700 invested per customer including
substation, transformers, etc. Mr. Moore suggested that copies of Resolution 6701
in its entirety with amendments be presented at the next meeting. Mr. Stone said
perhaps something is wrong in our extension rule, that individuals should pay
for their line. Mr. Cattan explained Resolution 7115 previously discussed is
j intended for subdividers, not private individuals. It was agreed this new $5
minimum for all, when adopted, would preclude those customers whose monthly
minimum is in excess of $5 to pay for lines over 2001 . Chairman Doyle tabled
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this resolution pending further study.
No further business, a motion was made by Mr. Anderson and seconded by Mr. Stone
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that the meeting be adjourned. All ayes. Meeting adjourned at 5:4S P.M.
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PAUL A. DO LE, PRESID OF TNE BOARD
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