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AGREEMENT BETWEEN
TOWNSHIP OF MT. OLIVE
and
MOUNT OLIVE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
LODGE #122
SUPERIOR OFFICERS
January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
PREAMBLE…………………………………………………………….. 1
ARTICLE 1 – APPLICABILITY ……………………………………… 2
ARTICLE II – WAGES………………………………………………… 3
ARTICLE III – LONGEVITY…………………………………………. 4
ARTICLE IV – WORK PERIOD, SCHEDULE OF HOURS………… 5
ARTICLE V – COURT TIME COMPENSATION…………………… 8
ARTICLE VI – SICK LEAVE ………………………………………… 9
ARTICLE VII – OTHER LEAVES……………………………………. 12
ARTICLE VIII – VACATIONS……………………………………….. 14
ARTICLE IX – HOLIDAYS…………………………………………… 16
ARTICLE X – EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS…………………………… 18
ARTICLE XI – GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE………………………… 20
ARTICLE XII – MOTOR VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT………….. 23
ARTICLE XIII – UNIFORM AND UNIFORM MAINTENANCE
ALLOWANCE………………………………… 24
ARTICLE XIV – MEDICAL INSURANCE………………………….. 25
ARTICLE XV – MANAGEMENT RIGHTS…………………………. 28
ARTICLE XVI – PROVISIONS FOR REMOVAL…………………… 29
ARTICLE XVII – RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER
TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES…………………. 30
ARTICLE XVIII – NO WAIVER……………………………………… 31
ARTICLE XIX – NON-DISCRIMINATION…………………………. 32
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
ARTICLE XX – SEVERABILITY AND SAVINGS…………………. 33
ARTICLE XXI – FULLY BARGAINED CLAUSE………………….. 34
ARTICLE XXII – AGENCY SHOP…………………………………… 35
ARTICLE XXIII – PROMOTIONS…………………………………… 37
ARTICLE XXIV – DURATION OF AGREEMENT…………………. 38
APPENDIX A………………………………………………………….. 39
PREAMBLE
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this 1st day of January 2005 by and between the TOWNSHIP OF MOUNT OLIVE, a municipal corporation in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey, (hereinafter designated as the “Township”) and the FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, LODGE 122 Superior Officers, (hereinafter designated as the “F.O.P.”) do hereby state the following:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 303 of the Laws of 1968 of the State of New Jersey, The Fraternal Order of Police has submitted itself as the proposed representative for the F.O.P., above the rank of sergeant (currently Lieutenants and Captains) exclusive of Chief and all other employees of the Township of Mount Olive. Furthermore, said F.O.P. has been recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for all Lieutenants and Captains covered by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for services performed by the members of the F.O.P. and the mutual covenants hereof, it is agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
APPLICABILITY
The provisions of this Agreement shall apply only to full time Superior Officers (excluding Chief and director of Public Safety) of the Mount Olive Township Police Division, which currently consists of Lieutenants and Captains.
In the event of the death of an employee covered by this Agreement, the estate of said employee shall receive all compensation herein and in the amounts to which the employee was entitled as of the date of death.
ARTICLE II
WAGES
ARTICLE V
COURT TIME COMPENSATION
All appearances during off-duty hours by a superior officer in a municipal or superior court on matters where a superior officer is obligated to take action will be compensated at premium overtime. Any action taken by a superior officer outside of Mt. Olive will be documented and submitted to the Chief or his designee within 48 hours following the action. Premium overtime, for purposes of this Article only, shall be time and one-half (1 ½) in cash.
ARTICLE VI
SICK LEAVE
A. Accumulation of Sick Leave
1. All full time superior officers covered by this Agreement who are hired on or before June 7, 1985, shall receive sick leave with pay on the basis of:
(a) First sixty (60) days of employment – no leave.
(b) Sixty (60) days to one (1) year of service – one (1) day per month retroactive to date of employment.
(c) After one (1) year of service – one and one sixth (1 1/6) days per month.
2. Accrued sick leave may be utilized by superior officers when they are unable to perform their work by reason of personal illness, personal injury, or exposure to contagious disease. Sick leave may also be utilized for short periods because of death in the police officers immediate family as defined below.
3. Any superior officer retiring under the Police and Firemen’s Retirement Systems shall be given additional compensation based on his final rate of pay for all accumulated and unused sick leave up to one hundred-twenty (120) days, effective on his date of retirement, provided that the Township is given not less than one hundred-eighty (180) days notice of his retirement. The same policy shall be followed for any superior officer retiring under the disability provisions of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, except that such officers shall be exempted from the 180-day notice requirement. Any police officer who dies while in the employ of the Township shall have his estate compensated for the unused sick days up to the maximum entitlement.
4. Effective September 1, 1999, up to 10 days of available sick time may be cashed in by any officer in good standing per year, up to a cumulative maximum of 120. That officer’s l20 day payment option, provided at retirement, will be reduced by the total amount of time cashed in prior to his or her retirement. Request for sick time cash in, identifying the number of days requested, to a maximum of ten (10) must be made by November 1. Payment for the requested days will be paid in first pay in June.
B. Reporting of Absence on Sick Leave
1. If a superior officer is absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave, his supervisor shall be notified prior to the superior officer’s starting time. Failure to notify one’s superior in accordance with the previous sentence may be cause for denial of sick leave for that absence and constitute cause for disciplinary action.
2. Verification of Sick Leave – a superior officer who shall be absent on sick leave for more than two (2) consecutive working days may be required to submit acceptable medical evidence substantiating the illness. Abuse of sick leave may be cause for disciplinary action.
3. In case of leave of absence due to exposure to contagious disease, a certification from the Department of Health shall be required of a police officer prior to resuming duties.
4. The Township may require a superior officer who has been absent because of personal illness, as a condition of his return to duty, to be examined at the expense of the Township by a physician designated by the Township. Such examination shall establish whether or not the superior officer is capable of performing his normal duties and that his return will not jeopardize the health of the other police officers.
C. Superior officers may continue to use six (6) days per year of their accumulated sick leave as personal days. All allowable personal days may be used provided that the Chief of Police or his designee has approved the request and notice of an intention to utilize sick leave for personal days is given to him at least two (2) days before leave is to be taken. Hours for personal time will equate to six (6) times the officer’s normally scheduled shift.
ARTICLE VII
OTHER LEAVES
A. Workers Compensation Leave
If a superior officer is incapacitated and unable to work because of an injury which occurred while in the line of duty, he shall be paid for up to sixty (60) calendar days of injury leave with full pay during the period in which he is unable to perform his duties as certified by a physician designated by the Township. However, if an employee has reached the top of the wage scale, he shall be compensated up to a maximum of one hundred-eighty (180) calendar days of injury leave with full pay during the period in which he is unable to perform his duties as certified by a physician designated by the Township. In either case, this leave shall not be charged to sick leave or vacation. Such payments shall be discontinued when a superior officer is placed on disability leave or pension. In addition, said injury leave pay will be reduced by any payment received from Workers Compensation so that the employee receives no more than his basic rate of pay.
B. Bereavement Leave
1. In the case of death in the immediate family, a superior officer shall be granted leave from the day of death up to and including the day after the funeral, but, in no event shall said leave exceed three (3) calendar days. Additional leave up to a total of five (5) days may be taken, but all such bereavement leave which exceeds twenty-four (24) hours must be charged to sick leave. Total bereavement and sick time allowed to be taken will be five (5) times the officer’s normally scheduled shift.
2. Immediate family shall be defined as the spouse, child, stepchild, mother, father, brother, sister, grandparents of the employee or his/her spouse.
3. Reasonable verification of the event may be required by the Township.
4. Bereavement leave up to the maximum specified above may be taken for relatives other than those listed in Section 2 above, but all such bereavement leave shall be charged against the employee’s sick leave.
C. Leave Without Pay
The Township Administrator or his designee may grant a leave of absence without pay to a superior officer up to a maximum of sixty (60) days, provided that the leave of absence is for educational or serious personal reason. Further, no leave of absence shall be given to permit a superior officer to take other employment. Any such leave shall be considered as part of a continuous service for purpose of employee benefits. Requests for such leave must be made in writing to the Chief of Police.
ARTICLE VIII
VACATIONS
A. All superior officers covered by this Agreement shall earn the following vacation based on length of service with changes occurring on the anniversary date:
1. Less than five (5) years of completed service – five sixths (5/6) of a day per month of service, provided that no vacation can be taken until the completion of the employee’s first six (6) months of service.
2. Over five (5) years but less than ten (10) years of complete service – one and one-fourth (1 ¼) days per month.
3. Over ten (10) years but less than eighteen (18) years of complete service – one and two-thirds ( 1 2/3) days per month.
4. Over eighteen (18) years but less than twenty-five (25) years of complete service – two and one-twelfth (2 1/12) days per month.
5. Over twenty-five (25) years of complete service two and one-half (2 ½) days per month.
B. The amount of vacation time taken in any one anniversary year may not exceed the amount earned over a one (1) year period except with the written approval of the Township Administrator and the Chief of Police. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied.
C. All benefits, rights and duties not specifically set forth in this Agreement but which relate to vacation, either substantively or procedurally, shall be maintained as has been the prior practice with the Department.
D. Any superior officer leaving the employ of the Township, or who dies while in the employ of the Township shall be compensated for all unused accumulated vacation and holidays up to the day of separation or death occurs.
E. A superior officer may not accumulate and carry over more than five (5) vacation days from one calendar year to the next. Vacation days not used in excess of five (5) days will be lost and a police officer may not receive pay in lieu of accumulated vacation days.
ARTICLE IX
HOLIDAYS
A. All superior officers will be granted fourteen (14) holidays per year, which are as follows:
New Years Day Columbus Day
Presidents Day General Election Day
Martin Luther Kings Birthday Veterans Day
Good Friday Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day Day after Thanksgiving Day
Independence Day Christmas Day
Labor day Day before or after Christmas
B. In addition, the Township agrees to give superior officers any holiday which is given to other Township employees as a result of an act of the President of the United States, the Congress of the United States, the Governor of the State of New Jersey, the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, or the Mayor or Council of the Township.
C. Superior officers’ holidays will be added to their vacation time and may generally be taken only as earned as per vacation policy. However, superior officers covered by this Agreement may take one (1) holiday at a time on an individual basis rather than as part of a block of vacation time (which is usually to be taken in five (5) day blocks). This option is subject to the approval of the Chief of Police or designee, and must be made in writing to the Chief or his designee within five (5) days of the day being requested. Such approval of a request will not be unreasonably withheld. In emergency situations, an employee may seek the Chief’s approval without providing the notice stated above.
D. Any superior officer has the option to take payment in the form of straight time in lieu of time-off for holidays to a maximum of five (5) holidays per year. The superior officer will identify by February 1st of each year the number of holidays for which he elects to receive compensation. This payment will be made no later than November 30th of the contract year.
ARTICLE X
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
A. Subject to certain conditions, superior officers shall receive, in addition to their salary and other salary benefits, the following additional college incentive sums:
1. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per annum per credit for one (1) through twenty (20) credits;
2. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per annum per credit for twenty-one (21) through forty (40) credits;
3. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per annum per credit for forty-one (41) through sixty-seven (67) credits.
Only those credits for which a minimum grade of C or better is received shall be considered for payment. No incentive payment shall be given for any credits above sixty-seven (67).
B. All credits must be earned in the filed of law enforcement, or in approved courses required for all college degrees accepted as a condition of employment. Officers hired before 1/1/97, with a degree in Business or Accounting, qualify for the incentive payment.
C. 1. Should a superior officer fail to enroll in school during any two (2) consecutive semesters, either during the same school year or in two (2) consecutive school years, the Chief of Police or his designee is empowered to discontinue all payments for previous credits unless extenuating circumstances justify discontinuance of such college education. A regular semester shall be considered “Fall” (approximately September to January) or “Spring” (approximately February to June). The Summer term shall not be considered a “regular semester” for purpose of this sub-section.
2. Discontinued credits under this Article may only be reinstated upon the superior officers obtaining either an associate or bachelor’s degree in Police Science.
3. Upon receipt of either an associate or a bachelor’s degree, the superior officer will be entitled to compensation for credits earned in receiving the degree for the term of his employment with the Township.
4. The Township agrees to reimburse any superior officer for the cost of tuition and books for courses required for a AAS, BA, BS or Masters degree in the field of law enforcement or in approved courses required for all college degrees accepted as a condition of employment, upon successful completion of the course and if approved by the Chief of Police or his designee. This reimbursement shall be granted only for courses for which a minimum passing grade of C or better is received. For credits from sixty-seven (67), this reimbursement shall not exceed one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300.00) per person per year, except for Superior Officers who are pursuing a Masters Degree in which event the maximum amount of reimbursement shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1500.00).
5. College credit payments under this Article shall be made with the payroll check applicable to the first pay period in November of each year.
ARTICLE XI
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
A. Definitions
1. A grievance is a claim by a superior officer arising out of the interpretation or application of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or a claim of discrimination or violation of Department rules, regulations or policy.
2. An aggrieved superior officer is a person or persons making the claim.
3. A party to interest is an aggrieved superior officer(s) or the F.O.P. and/or any person who might be required to take action or against whom action might be taken in order to resolve the claim.
B. Purpose
The purpose of this procedure is to secure at the lowest possible level equitable solutions to the problems which may arise from time to time affecting police officers. Both parties agree that the proceedings will be kept as informal and confidential as may be appropriate at any level of the procedure.
C. Grievance Procedure
The following constitutes the sole and exclusive method for resolving grievances between the parties covered by this Agreement and shall be followed in its entirety unless any step is waived by mutual consent:
STEP ONE:
In the event that any employee covered by this Agreement has a grievance, within ten (10) working days of the occurrence of the event being grieved, the employee will present the grievance in writing to the Chief of Police, or his designee,
with a copy to the Superior Officer in charge. The Chief shall issue his written response within ten (10) days after the receipt of the grievance.
STEP TWO:
If the aggrieved superior officer of the F.O.P. wishes to appeal the decision of the Chief of Police, such appeal shall be presented, in writing, to the Mayor or his designee (Township Administrator) within five (5) working days or upon expiration of the Chief’s response, whichever occurs first. The written appeal to the Mayor or his designee (Township Administrator) shall include the reasons for objecting to the Chief’s decision. The Mayor or his designee will give his decision, in writing, within ten (10) working days of receipt of the written grievance.
STEP THREE:
1. For any grievance arising only out of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which is not resolved to the satisfaction of the aggrieved police officer in Steps one and two, he may, within five (5) working days after receipt of the Mayor’s (Township Administrator’s) decision, notify the Mayor or his designee (Township Administrator’s) in writing that he wishes to take the matter to binding arbitration and may refer the grievance to the Public Employment Relations Commission for the selection of an arbitrator, pursuant to the rules of said Commission. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. All other grievances (i.e., discrimination, departmental rules and regulations and/or policies) shall end with the Mayor’s (Township Administrator’s) decision in Step Two.
2. The arbitrator selected shall hold hearings promptly and shall issue his decision not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the close of the hearings, or if oral hearings have been waived, then from the date that the final statements and proofs on the issues are submitted to him. The arbitrator’s decision shall be in writing and shall set forth his findings of fact, reasoning, conclusions on the issues submitted. The decision of the arbitrator shall be submitted to the Mayor (Township Administrator) and the aggrieved employee and shall be binding on the parties, pursuant to any rights of appeal available in the courts of New Jersey.
3. All costs of the arbitration, including the costs for the services of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the aggrieved employee and the Township. The arbitrator shall not add to, subtract from, delete or modify in any way any provision of the agreement which is at issue in the arbitration.
D. Waiver
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the aggrieved employee and the Township from mutually waiving any of the rights, terms or provisions of this grievance procedure, providing such waiver is in writing and executed by both the aggrieved employee and the Mayor (Township Administrator) or Chief.
ARTICLE XII
MOTOR VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT
Any police officer using his own motor vehicle for official police business, with the approval of the Chief of Police or his designee, will be compensated at the rate of mileage reimbursement set annually by the IRS.
ARTICLE XIII
UNIFORM AND UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
A. Each superior officer shall receive a uniform allowance of one thousand two hundred and five dollars ($1,205) per annum per contract year and effective January 1, 2007, each superior officer shall receive a uniform allowance of one thousand two hundred and thirty dollars ($1,230 per annum per contract year.
B. Each superior officer shall receive an allowance for cleaning and maintenance of superior uniforms six hundred and twenty-five dollars ($625.00). Effective January 1, 2007, the cleaning and maintenance allowance will be six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00).
C. The Township shall permit the use of wash and wear style uniform pants and the wearing of lace up style boots or low quarter shoes as a normal work uniform.
1. The payment for cleaning and maintenance will be paid by the Township on a semi-annual basis. The first payment will be made in the first pay period in February of each contract year and the second payment installment will be made in the first pay period in August of each contract year.
ARTICLE XIV
MEDICAL INSURANCE
A. 1. The township agrees to provide superior officers covered by this Agreement with the same hospitalization, medical and surgical insurance coverage as is presently provided. The Township agrees to notify the F.O.P. of any change in these benefits at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of such change. Any reduction in benefits must be with the agreement of the F.O.P.
2. Effective January 1, 1989, the Township and the F.O.P. agree that medical coverage equal to that provided herein will be maintained for employees who retire thereafter and their spouses, not to exceed a cost stipulated herein. If the officer obtains employment elsewhere, where benefits are provided, the Township becomes a secondary provider for benefit purposes.
3. Effective January 1, 1994, the Township and the F.O.P. agree that medical coverage equal to that provided herein will be maintained for employees who retire thereafter and their spouses, at no cost to the retiree. If the officer obtains employment elsewhere, where benefits are provided, the Township becomes a secondary provider for benefit purposes. The Township and F.O.P. agree that qualifications for the program require that:
(1) Any employee must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years of service with the Township of Mount Olive and must retire from the Township;
(2) Any superior officer totally disabled in the line of duty after the completion of one (1) year of service with the Township of Mount Olive’s Police Department will be provided with extended benefits. If the officer obtains employment elsewhere, where benefits are provided, the Township then becomes a secondary provider for benefit purposes.
(3) The employee must leave employment in accordance with “Retirement” as defined by Police and Fireman’s Retirement System.
(4) An employee who retires pursuant to this Article and is the recipient of health insurance described herein will be prohibited from re-entry into the health insurance program described herein in the event said employee should remove himself from the program during retirement.
(5) The maximum amount which shall be contributed by the employer towards health insurance herein shall not exceed $1,300.00 per employee per annum for employees retiring prior to January 1, 1994.
4. The following terms shall be maintained with the medical insurance program provided for employees covered by this contract:
(1) Short/long term disability with costs to be shared equally between the Township and the employee.
(2) In network deductible of $100 per year, per family, while the Township remains with the current Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield provider and plan. If the plan or provider is changed the in network deductible shall revert to zero. The out of network deductibles are not affected by this new term.
These new terms shall be implemented as soon as possible after execution of this contract.
5. Effective January 1, 2006 all employees covered under this Agreement shall contribute $350.00 per annum to the cost of premiums for health insurance provided by the Township. The premium contribution shall be made in equal installments by payroll deduction and to the extent possible will be treated as a Section 125 pretax deduction.
Effective January 1, 2007 the existing medical plan will be modified to provide that doctor office visit co-pays will be ten ($10.00) dollars.
Effective January 1, 2008 the prescription co-pay shall be $10.00 (but not more than the cost of the prescription) for prescriptions under $100.00 and shall continue to be 10% for prescriptions costing more than $100.00. Also effective January 1, 2008 the premium contribution for all employees covered under this Agreement shall be $400.00 per annum and shall be administered as set forth above.
ARTICLE XV
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
A. The Township, through the Chief of Police, as well as all other corporate officers, hereby retains and reserves unto itself without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon, and vested in it, prior to the signing of this Agreement by the laws and constitutions of the State of New Jersey and of the United States, including, but not limited to, the following rights.
1. The executive management and administrative control of the Township Government and its properties and facilities for activities of its employees.
2. The authority to hire all employees and, subject to the provisions of law, to determine the qualifications and conditions of employment and continued employment.
3. The authority to promote, assign and transfer employees and determine personnel manning requirements.
4. The authority to take disciplinary actions as necessary.
5. The Township reserves the right to reduce the workforce. In the event of such a reduction, officers will be laid off in the inverse order of seniority. If the Township determines to fill a vacancy at the time when police officers are laid off, the Township shall first attempt to fill the vacancy by recalling the police officer in reverse order of the layoff.
B. Nothing contained herein shall restrict the Township in the exercise of its rights, responsibilities and authority under any national, regional, state, county or local laws or ordinances.
ARTICLE XVI
PROVISIONS FOR REMOVAL
Where a charge or charges are made against a superior officer covered by this contract, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to 14-151 shall regulate the procedure covering the same and shall supersede the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XVII
RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES
The parties acknowledge that this contract, to be enacted as an amendment to Township Personnel Ordinance, supersedes all related articles in the present Personnel Ordinance governing employees covered by this Agreement. However, it is understood that all articles in the present or future ordinances unaffected by this contract shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE XVIII
NO WAIVER
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the failure on the part of the Township or the F.O.P. to enforce any provision of this Agreement or exercise one’s rights pursuant thereto shall not be deemed a waiver thereof.
ARTICLE XIX
NON-DISCRIMINATION
A. There shall be no discrimination by the Township or the F.O.P. against a superior officer covered by this Agreement on account of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or marital status.
B. There shall be not discrimination, interference, restraint, or coercion by the Township or any of its representatives against any of the superior officers covered under this Agreement because of their membership or non-membership in the F.O.P.
C. The F.O.P. its members and agents, shall not discriminate against, interfere with, restrain or coerce any superior officers covered under this Agreement who are not members of the F.O.P. and shall not solicit membership in the F.O.P. or the payment of dues during working time.
ARTICLE XX
SEVERABILITY AND SAVINGS
A. If any provision of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to any employee or group of employees is held invalid by operation of law or by court or other tribunal, such provisions shall be inoperative, but all other provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
B. The foregoing provisions shall not preclude either of the parties to this Agreement from pursuing any legal remedies which they may have.
ARTICLE XXI
FULLY BARGAINED CLAUSE
A. This Agreement represents and incorporates the complete and final understanding and settlement by the parties of all bargainable issues which were or could have been the subject of negotiations. During the term of this Agreement, neither party will be required to negotiate with respect to any such matter, whether or not covered by this Agreement, and whether or not within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both parties at the time they negotiated or signed this Agreement.
B. This Agreement shall not be modified in whole or in part by the parties except by an instrument in writing duly executed by both parties.
ARTICLE XXII
AGENCY SHOP
Section 1. Any permanent employee in the bargaining unit on the effective date of this Agreement who does not join the F.O.P. within thirty (30) days thereafter, any new permanent employee who does not join within thirty (30) days of initial employment within the unit, and any permanent employee previously employed within the unit who does not join within ten (10) days of re-entry into employment with the unit shall, as a condition of employment, pay a representation fee to the F.O.P. by automatic payroll deduction. The representation fee shall be in an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the regular F.O.P. membership dues, fees, and assessments as certified to the employer by the F.O.P. The F.O.P. may revise its certification of the amount of the representation fee at any time to reflect changes in the regular F.O.P. membership dues, fees and assessments. The F.O.P.’s entitlement to the representation fee shall continue beyond the termination date of this Agreement so long as the F.O.P. remains the majority representative of the employees in the units, provided, that no modifications are made in this provision by a successor agreement between the F.O.P. and the employer.
Section 2. Representation fee entitlement shall be based upon establishment by the majority representative of a “demand and return system” in accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.6.
Section 3. The F.O.P. agrees that it will indemnify and save harmless the Township against any and all actions, claims, demands, losses or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) in any matter resulting from action taken by the Township at the request of the F.O.P. under this Article.
Section 4. The Township agrees to provide the F.O.P. with space to post bulletins and other F.O.P. related information in police headquarters within plain view of F.O.P. members. A storage area no smaller than that currently in use shall be provided for the storage of F.O.P. property and records.
ARTICLE XXIII
PROMOTIONS
A. Promotions to the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant or Captain shall be made in accordance with the following procedure:
1. A notice shall be posted in Police Headquarters advising applicants for promotion that written applications may be submitted within thirty (30) days following the posting of such notice. Such notice shall set forth the specific criteria which will be used in the promotional process as well as the value attributed to each such criteria.
2. The recommendation of the Chief shall be thereafter submitted to the appropriate authority for purposes of final selection.
ARTICLE XXIV
DURATION OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall be in full force and effect as of January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and for all purposes shall be deemed the full and final settlement of all bargainable issues between the Township and the F.O.P. All terms of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect beyond the stated expiration date set forth herein until the successor Agreement has been executed and becomes effective between the parties. The parties hereby agree that negotiations for the succeeding contract shall commence on or about September 15, 2008.
APPENDIX A
SALARIES
A. The salaries of the employees covered by this Agreement are as set forth below:Contract Year 4/1/05 2006 2007 2008
Lt. 89,709.30 93,297.67 97,029.57 100,910.75
Capt. 98,046.74 101,968.60 106,047.34 110,289.23
B. Upon promotion, the employee shall be paid the salary applicable to said promotional rank effective upon promotion to the higher rank.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto caused this to be signed and attested to by the proper corporate officers and the seal affixed and have hereunto set their hands and seals on this day of , 2006.
THE TOWNSHIP OF MOUNT OLIVE THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
COUNTY OF MORRIS LODGE #122
By: By:
Richard De La Roche, Mayor , F.O.P. President
ATTEST: ATTEST:
Lisa Lashway
Township Clerk SOA Representative
Mt. Olive/118491
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