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TRUCEE AM1CVT1LI1Y DISTRICT 9MU)TICN6807
� S► DING RESOU)TION NO, 6307
WHEREAS: The District is engaged in rendering Public Utility
low Services to the Public and the Employees, Management
and Directors, recognize that there is an obligation
on each for the continuous rendition and availability
for such services; and,
WffikEAS: 'rhe welfare of the Public depends upon the loyal and
efficient work and service of all employed or associated
with the District in any capacity; and, individually
and collectively all are exi)ected to use their influence
and best efforts to protect the properties of the
District and its service to the Public and to cooperate
in promoting and advancing the welfare of the District
and in preserving the continuity of it's sear i ces to
the Public .at all times;
llffiREFORE BE IT RE SOLVED,that for the purposes of promoting
hamonyand eff.iciencyamong the em loyees of the Distric.�t P
The Board of Directors propose, agree and hereiii set forth
the following:
C;ONi)l T I QNS O INPLOY�'ENT
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1 a) fhployc es sha l l be ,- La.�s i f ied kas e i thei- r-(N A z-ir
or crasuca 1 (temporary) .
(b) A regular employee is one F who has complet.etl -six
months of *continuous service with the Dist 2-I t .
(c) A casual (temporary) employee is oiie hi recl for
occasional or seasonal work -or for a limited t it e.
(d) New employees hi i for a regular��r cl<. ssl.f t%_ t ion
., shall be placed upon a six months probationarNr
period, at the end of which time, it (s.)he has
demonstrated his ability .and qua l i.f ica t".)"s t here-
fore, (s)he shell. be given a definite c 1,;ss, f ication
as hereinafter set forth.
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WORKING HOURS
(a) The established work reek for all herein classif ied
eMloyees is frm Saturday midnight to Saturday •
midnight*
(b) The norma 1 work week sha 11 be f ive day s of a fight
hours each; and shall begin Monday and run through
Friday.
The hours of work s hail 1 be from 8:00 A.M. to 12::00
(c)
noon, and from 1 :00 P.M. to S:0o P.M.
STA:tDBY
.,or one mn (alternated) in IJlectric Department over
weekend (60 hours) - 6 hours regular pay, plus call
out time*
OVERT I NE
(a) An ernemployee having to work through a lunch period
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shall be paid overtime.
(b) Are ememployee required to perform work before S:00 :41
p Y
or after 5:00 P.M. on any regular work day shall be
paid overt ime.
An lo ee re mired to perform work on a z-ecognized
(c) employee �
holiday or after S:0o P.M. Friday and befot-e. 8:00 A.'�I.
Monday shall be paid overtime,
(d) Overtime shall. be computed to the nearest quarter
hour.
(e) �Ij t o ee called outside of regua l r work hours
iv uIP �
sh l 1 be allowed not less than two hours pa.}- at
the overtime rl-L'ite.
.h ,j--t i rj ! c cxnpensat i on shall mean a rate of f�av
ea u ivalent to one and one-half (1 1/2) t 0it.-s the
St,-inda rd rate of pay*
HOLIDAYS
Ili.e following are the recognized paid Holidays idays ill owed
by the District:
New Years Day - - - - - -January 1st
Washing tons Birthday- - -Febraury 2 42nd
Memorial. Day- -. .. - - - -May 30th
Independence Day- _,July 4 th
Labor Day - - - - - - - -First Monday in Sept�:yn l-)v r
Veteran t s Ida - - - - - -November 11 th
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Tha g g }nks iv in Day- - - - _1 ourth Thursday �.n Noveiiiber
Chr i s tnui s Day - .. - - - -December 2 S t h
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HOL I DAYS +Cant - 3
When any of the all owed ho l Ways f a l I on a Saturdaythe
pa id ho li day wi l l be observed on Friday preceding; i f
a ho liday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday wi l l
be observed,
TRANS PO RTkII ON
(Ca) At the discretion of the District, transportation
shall be furnished all employees in the performance
(b) Any employee asked to Use his own personal means
of transportation for District business shell be
reimbursed at the rate of 12� per inile, or $1 .00
per dily as the DI-is-trict may electO
INCLIMENT WUTHER
Emp loyees who shall report fv' r work on regLilar t-,.ork day:;
and who are unable to perform such work because of in-
clement weather or similar causes, shall be paid for a
min of four hours. Hoijvever, they may be held pend-
ing emergency calls, or -for instructions, or mi sce Llaneous
work in the warehouse oi- other sheltered loci tiotts .
L L CIF ABSI�NCI`IT
(a) Leave of absence shall be, granted to regular employocs
for Lirgent substantial personal reasons, pt-ovided
that -idequate arrangements can he made to take care
of' the CI.Rployee's d(Ities Witho-Lit Lindue i nter ferenkc-e
with the zoo nn-[-il routine of work. Lecave w.il .' not be
-ted
griunted if the purpose for which it is req.ie.s
imty lead to Oe c*mployees' res Ina ti on.
(b) jai employee's stzatus as a rogtilat- employec:- Shall not
be im paired by a loaxte o f al)senc c-0
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(;c) An employee iiii�y 1) Pa i(I his r-eg-U1,11- S-1hir- f leave
of absence i-s occas ioned by a call for Ain I-)'ory ice,
or while in Civil Defense Dutv, or in cc),ILiie(-tion
with National Guard Duty.
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VAC XF.1 ON
(a) An employee who has worked as a regular empInvee
for the District for (a period of tWejVC COIIS(!CUtitire
months shall be entitled to ten work diiys with ful l
pay,
VACATIONS Continued
(b) An loyee who has completed eight years of continuous
service with the District shall be entitled to fifteen
work pay.
daYs wi th ful 1
(c) Al 1 vacat ions wi 11 be taken on consecut ive days
unless otherwose mutually agreed. upon between the
District and the employee, Vacation periods mity
be split only once if not taken on consecutive
days.
(d) Any employee who shall .leave the District before
taking his regular• scheduled vacation, shall be
entitled to rece ikre fLI.11 pay for the days covered
by his vacation period.
(e) Vacations may be scheduled at any time fr(xn the
first of the year to the end of the year by mutual
agreement of District and emplovec,
(f) Before April .1st. of each year, there wi 11 be a sign
up in each department so that employees may des igna t o
their choice of vac.it i.on peri cxls, The District
shall prepare and post the annual vacation schedule
on the basis of such sign--up, effecting, whe reeve r
possible, the selections of the employeess in the
order of their seniority classification, Vacation
lists shall be posted on or before Apri I I Sth of
each year.
SAF E'IvY
(a) Safety belts for the electric departitient 111-5ha-11 be
furnished at the expense of the District . 14Very
effort should be made by the employee tc� Iniaintai n
then in good cones i t i on because his safety miry de-
pend on his equipment ,
(b) Safety meeting shall be allowed during t fie course
of regular working hours, to be scheduled at a time F
agreeable to the Super i tit onde It and Manager, approx
mately four hours each month.
(c) The District shaall make reasonable prot-i�,ions for
the safety of employees in the performance of their
work. l=Mployees, shall joiritly cooperatc in proniot i n
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the responsibility f_o the individual emp 1 e'vee with
regards to the prevention of zicc idents.
(d) 'Ilie Foreman shall establish zi s i fe ty i.ntz peg t i on
convi i t tee to function in the prevention o _ (a c ident�
by ascertaining unsafe working conditions and at
least every six months recomend any inea cures to be
taken for correction thereof, in writing to the
Manager.
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SAFETY__(Cont:Lnued)
(e) The District reserves the right to craft reasonable
safety rules for employees and to insist on the
observance of such rules.
N I ON AC'I VI TY
'Me Ili strict will not di.scriiilinate against an employee
because of his membership i ii a Union, and employees are
expected not to discriminate against any employee because
of his non-affiliation with a union,
s I C h LEAVE
A to ees who have completed six niontiis ofcon-
tinuous sere ice with the District shall conmence
accru in sick l�� ��f e at the rate of oiie day per
g
month to a Max i nlUni of 30 days.
(B) `17he District shoal l requi-re inedical c'ertifi�.:at ion
for verification of prolonged illness.
(C) Nothing in the forego i.ng articles shall he iiiterpre t t-ad
to ent itrlae the employee to sick leave while on
vacation, temporarily laid off by the [)i s t r is t, upoj i
serverance of employment, or while rece i v i.ag
industrial Compeiis it icon.
Two dray s paid t inic off .for attending funerals of
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i mmed.i.a t e f turn i 1 y member` o i i l v.
(a) If District requires (an employee to porfon)i work
for one and one-half hours o1` more beyond I-egUlar
work hours, it shall .rovide him �.ith [i meal a proxi
op p
mately one and one-half hours after regular quitting
time, and with meals at intervals thereraft er of
app roximately tour hours, but not more. than f i ve,
hours, for as long as he continues such work- . The
cost of .any such inea l and the t i TIC rIoc cis sit rN to
'Consume um same shall be -i District expense. `Fhe time--
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taken to conscnn.C. these meals Lip to one-hra i f hour
(1/2) shall be considered work t iilie. .(b) If an employee, who is entitled to meals 4Jt District "
expense, does not accept. any such me., 1 , the District
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nevertheless shall zit l ow Min time e with pay equivalent
to the time u k.;u%i 1.1 y taken to eat 1 inca l , n;une 1.y, onc,
half 11OUr.
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€on I EVANC PROCEDURE3
a. As the init ial step in the adjustment ment of a grievance
the loyee and/or sho stard air other r resentat i.ve
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shall discuss the same with the manager. should the
grievance still not be settled to the satisfaction of the
employee he shall be granted a hearing by a joint grievance
committee composed of an impartial representative to be
selected by mutual agreemnt between a representative of
the Dist�'ict and the employees representative. Their
finding shall be final and binding. Grievance proccedt;Zg
not to exceed fortv-eighty hours,
The following job description be estc,tb.l ished
FOREMM, LINE, WORD NG
An employee engaged III perfonning all classes of distribution
line work, having full charge of and directing entire
may at times be required to drive veh:icel . Nkist be a )ourne�
man Lineman with not less th:aii two years expel i ence as suk h
is required todr i.v e the line truck and operate the fixed
and attached equipment. W i l l keeptmile cards and material
records and other duties as prescr..bed by District NUnager,.
ist have a valid California driver's license before assign
me nt to j ob.
Hourly Rate: $S.OS - L"'Ifect ive May 1 , 1968
L I ND WN
An emp 1 agree who is Journeyman and who pe r t o rms all c 1 a
t ransnu ss ion and distribution line work when AAS(siglic--4j to a
crew under the direction of a Working Foreman or 'Supe r;i so �}t
higher grade. His background of apprenticeship -.ind cXpe z.i en(.,(.
must be such as to qualify f hire to per-form these digities iA I th
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skill and efficiency. A 1,i neman.may be ass igi.ied to work w.i t)
and under the general direction of a Troub l emmiat i and when s o
assigned, the type of work he Performs and the method o 1.
supervision shall be governed by the rules with i-espect to tht
Troubleman claasif i.cat ion.
A lineman may be assigned temporarily to work a p a r•
4 either along or as a inember of a two (2) man u.n i t, without
supervision,i s i on� doing work which may includo';
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I. Framing poles
2. P'rea5 se mbl ing material
3. Patroling and inspecting pole and tower lines
4. Testing and inspecting poles
So Repairing risers and ground mouldings
6. Pulling slack in anchor guYs
7, Rep 1 ac ing guy guards
8. Tr i nn i.ng Trees
A Lineman may �be assigned temporarily to work apart. frcm
-- a crew as a member of a two (2) man tin i t, without supery i s i of l
when the second win in such unit is a one-year apprentice.
Lineman or higher, doing work which shall include:
1. Taking primary distribution voltage readings
2* Install,ing It --ourned customer outdoor lighting
service ice equipment and Street light fixtures including
making c connections on circuits with voltage below
7 SO volts.
39 installing all types of Customer's services including
risers and terminal c:oiuiec t i ons when the service is to
be underg round, complete with setting self -contained
meters.
Usingspecial design lift earl i prtient, or an .rcr i a l huc ke t , a
Lineman may i
work apart from a crew a two (2) man uir i t, with-
Out
sup er-V isor, when the second roan 'in such unit is a oric, ve j i.
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apprentice Lineman or higher, doing work which iviv i nc:lukic':
1 . Setting and replacing service poles. .
2, Setting street light ht poles and outdoor i i ght.i ng Service
ng g f
poles not to exceed 40 feet in length.
3. Washing *Insulators on l i.rre s energized up r o 60 KY
When it is necessary to c 1 imb through live c-i rcu i is of 751,
volts or more, the other employee in the two (2.) mari un i t
shall be a journeyman Lineman.
Is required to drive the line truck anti operate the fixed
and attached cluipmente May be required to keep time cards
and materials records and other duties prescribed by Dis t r i�:t
Mann.g er. Must have a valid California drivers license before
as s igment to jpb,
Hourly 1 Rate $4.72 - Effective May 1 , 1968
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APPRENrICE LINE I
Apprentice 3is8 Hr.
After one year 3.82
Af ter two years 4.1Z
After three years �.42
After four nears 0 4*72
An employee who is engaged in performing iqork as an assistant to or mi(Jer
the general direction of a Lineman while training for journeyman., In order
to gain experience for advancement, he may be required to work aloiie or under
direct supervision on jobs for which he has been traine(I and instructed.
NI-iv be requlred to do other duties a
T-3 .0 s prescribed by District Manager,
liPIP10yee's education and gesneral. (.1itall-fications must be such that lie i s
cojisidered capable of attaining journeyman SUItUS4, TO ClUalify a s ti Jou r,!iey_
a-III, emplovee must have a vc-11-id (`ilifornia drivers' heforc- AS S igil-
111elit of
O VAT ER D1'PART%MJ%#NrF
WORK I NG1 FORI
,\n employee working w!ifli and directing men assigned to I i i s deaprtiiiciit etigaged
III Colistiuction and-maintenance work. Ntist be skilled in the cr,-Ift ill which
lie works. Possessing the qualific(ations of sery icenicall, inte'rpretilig plall% l
sk-etches Cand instructions, perform clerical work related to the Jot). Is
required to operate equipment li and drive a trUck. Must `,oive a valid
Cialifornia driver'Z"; cense before assignment to job, respon's 11) e tor t1le
operatioji .-ind routine Ria'Llitellance of water treatment eql ilvent 'and r ka 1111 1c.r1%*
311d SLICII other dutics as prescril-%,ed by Distr*ct N- 111gel-.4
11-lour lv i,Ite - S 4 .58 - F. ffcctive \L.ixr I
S ERV I C12*N
:\ji emplovee who must be able to instalW 1�
water services, form COMS *11C 1_ i M
aTid maintenance duties in the Water De'P t. lie must liaxTc a va 1 i d C a I i 1%11
dy-1ver's license curd operate all Public Utility 1)iSt ; -to
r construct lor
equipment. He must be capable of reading aiid repair' * g .niters and
in the Warehouse or any other duties as required by the ''istrict
liourly rate $4.07 - effective"May 1 1968
MET-ER RMDER W.,NRI11OUSaMv
An employee who is qualified to perform, without direct SLIpenrision I-011ti-
duties, including the receipt, storage and disbursement of material-;
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taking of phys ical inventories, etc. Nlay 1 so be reqti i red to keep stores
records. May operate equipment and may also be required to read ine-ters ,
repairs and instatl and collect4 and other duties prescrihed by District
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,M&- mger. Employee must leave a valid California driver's iicemse bet`, 1ry
#assignment to job.
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Hourly rate: $.).70 Effective May 1 , 1968
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HELPER
Must have sufficient knowledge and ada tahilic to understand
P y
and carry on duties as assigned; must he semi-skilled laborer,
with past experience as such capable =
or equivalent P p Pah�.e of
handling ordinary tools safely in Caccordance with Companv
safety rules. Assist skilled work-iimen or Ca rant ice or cvo` rk
under their direction at v(arious classes of work which M;tv
he assigned in any location Cind other duties prescribed bx",
Histrict Nt eager. Must leave d vaIid C' Iifortiici Driver'
I i Dense before ass i.gignent to jot),
i sourly rate ��.3" -- eff e(t i�,e %Ia: y i , 1°,)6t I
(A "Helper-Temporary" is 41 cztudunt hired during vac at-ic)►,_, ,rid otiv, -�t;
hired for ,i l iri 1 ted period of time for season,, or et.get'� e�}".'y wc. r� .
�IT I o}'ee S under t h i� c.I c1 s s i 1_ac'a t i on shall can]v be h i�'�'�� ��:� ne d d
t c stip 1�l�.������t ti��.. �E�gtala� iat���,� t�c�rc..� and �h��� � ��o�����l ��i ���� ass1 ;1_�.(
0111y such work as fells withiti the helper definition, *kl.-t have
vta1 id California di-ikrer's license het-ore assi gninent to
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}1o1lrIv R,,t .e Ef f ect i vc, �I, Nt 1 , 1968
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Any employee i-s privileged to present in wr*ting any suggestiOTIS,
additions, or changes to the above "Conditions of Employment" for
the consideration of the Board of Directors, on or before April i 1969*
PASSED AND APPROVED AS AMENDED BY U fE- BOARD 01 D I RECTORS AT A RE0, 1A1\)
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