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4/13/07 Memorandum of Agreement
Between the
Hamilton Township Board of Education
And the
AFL-CIO DISTRICT COUNCIL 711
The negotiations committees for the above named parties agree to recommend the following as a settlement to their negotiations for a successor agreement. All proposals made by either party that are not referenced herein are withdrawn. All contract language in the 2004-2007 “Agreement” not amended and modified by this Memorandum of Agreement shall continue in effect in the new agreement.
Article 13 Employee Deductions
Effective July 1, 2008 each employee shall have deducted from their salary the following:
7/1/08 $350
7/1/09 $400
2. Article 3 Insurance Protection
Effective July 1, 2008, the maximum annual benefit per employee and per eligible dependents shall be raised from $1000 per calendar year to $1250 per calendar year.
Amend to read:
Note: Dependents are defined to be the employee’s spouse (unless legally separated) and unmarried children to age 23 who live in a normal parent-child relationship. Coverage for a child ends on the last day of the benefit month in which the child marries or the last day of the calendar year in which the child attains age 23, whichever comes first. An unmarried dependent child over the limiting age may continue to be covered if incapable of self-support because of a physical or mental handicap commencing prior to reaching the limiting age, provided a physician's certificate is submitted to the provider of dental services.
Article IV Benefits
Section 4.1 Temporary Leaves of Absence-Personal Reasons
Change (b) to read:
One (1) Family Illness day per year shall be granted. Unused Family Illness days may accumulate up to a maximum of three (3) days.
6. Article IV Benefits
Section 3.4 Sick Leave Accumulation
Amend to read:
Any member hired on or after July 1, 1998, who has an unused accumulation of sick leave from another school district in New Jersey, shall be granted credit for one-half of the accumulated number of days from the last district, with a maximum of 85 days. Any administrator/supervisor requesting such days shall present a certificate stating such employee’s unused accumulation of sick leave days as of the date of such termination. Such certificate shall be filed within one year of the date of such employment.
Sick leave credit granted under the provision outlined above shall not be eligible for reimbursement upon retirement.
7. Article IV Benefits
Section 6.2 Holidays/Vacation Days
Amend to read:
All employees covered by this agreement shall be entitled to the listed number of vacation days annually.
2007-2008 21 days
2008-2009 22 days
2009-2010 23 days
8. Article IV Benefits
Section 7 Dues
Amend to read:
The Board of Education shall reimburse all association members yearly for paid dues to NJPSA according to the following schedule:
2007-2008 Not to exceed $700 of the actual cost.
Not to exceed $725 of the actual cost.
Not to exceed $750 of the actual cost.
9. Article IV Benefits
Section 10 Prescription Plan
Amend to read:
Effective July 1, 2007, the Board of Education shall provide full coverage for a prescription plan with a $15 co-pay provision for name drugs, and $5 co-pay provision for generic drugs, which co-pay provision shall apply to both retail and mail order drugs, through the prescription plan that was in effect as of July 1, 1997. The employee may choose either the individual, parent and child, husband and wife, or family plan.
10. Article IV Benefits
Section 11.1 Retirement
Amend to read:
Any administrator/supervisor retiring on or after July 1, 2001 with 20 or more years of service in education, upon retirement in accordance with the TPAF and PERS regulations shall receive 50% of the daily rate of pay for all accumulated unused sick days to a maximum amount, as set forth below, for the duration of this contract.
2007-2008 $35,000 maximum
2008-2009 $30,000 maximum
2009-2010 $25,000 maximum
Administrators/supervisors covered by this agreement, hired effective July 1, 2007 or later, shall receive an amount no greater than $20,000 as compensation for unused sick leave at retirement, in accordance with the provisions outlined above.
11. Article IV Benefits
Section 12 Longevity
The Association will develop a revised longevity schedule, subject to the agreement of the parties, inclusive of the settlement percentages.
Article IV Benefits
Section 13 Section 125 Plan
Amend to read:
13.1 Effective January 1, l999, if any employee waives health insurance, said employee shall receive a cash payment of $1,000.00. If any employee waives prescription insurance, said employee shall receive a cash payment of $250.00. Employees that choose the cash option must reapply each year. Proof of other coverage must be submitted with each request for the cash option.
13.2 Effective July 1, 2007, if an employee covered by this agreement waives health insurance and/or prescription insurance, said employee shall receive a cash payment equal to 35% of the premium for each coverage waived, subject to the following conditions:
For the 35% of health insurance premium cash payment to take effect annually, the unit must achieve a minimum participation level of 10 members who agree to waive health insurance on July 1 of each year.
For the 35% of prescription insurance premium cash payment to take effect annually, the unit must achieve a minimum participation level of 10 members who agree to waive prescription insurance on July 1 of each year.
Once established on July 1 of each year, the 35% of premium level shall remain in effect for the duration of the fiscal year, regardless of the number of participants.
The cash payment levels set forth in 13.1 above shall apply in the event the unit fails to achieve the minimum participation level of 10 members on July 1 of each year.
Payment shall be provided in a lump sum at the end of the fiscal year and will be prorated if an employee’s benefits were reinstated at any time during the fiscal year.
Employees that choose the cash option must reapply each year. Proof of other coverage must be submitted with each request for the cash option.
In addition, the Board shall put in place a Section 125 plan (details included in the Section 125 Addendum). All waivers are subject to the provisions of this Addendum.
13. Article V Training Levels Recognized
Amend to read:
It is agreed that the level of training will be a factor in the determination of administrative salaries. The cumulative figures agreed to are:
MA+ 15 $1,500
MA+ 30 $1,500
MA+ 45 $1,500
MA+ 60 $1,500
Doctorate $1,500
Credit for achieving a higher level of training from graduate credits, or their equivalent, earned in a traditional university, the NJEXCEL program, and the NJL2L program will be recognized and approved by the Board of Education during the month of September, prorated and effective retroactive to September 1 for graduate credits earned prior to September 1 and during the month of January prorated and effective February 1 for graduate credits earned prior to February 1.
Credit for achieving the next higher level of training will be recognized and approved by the Board of Education upon recommendation by the Superintendent of Schools.
14. Article VI Promotion Policy
Modify last sentence
Promotions shall result in an on-guide placement with a minimum salary increase of $3500 in the year promoted.
15. Article VII Base Salary Information
Amend to Read
Effective July 1, 2007, the total unit salaries for 2006-2007, agreed to be in the amount of $6,259,848 (base salary, longevity and training,) shall be increased as follows to be distributed on mutually acceptable salary guides and schedules:
July 1, 2007- 4.50% increase ($281,693) in total salary will be made inclusive of increments.
July 1, 2008- 4.50% increase ($294,370) in total salary will be made inclusive of increments.
July 1, 2009- 4.50% ($307,616) increase in total salary will be made inclusive of increments.
Administrators/Supervisors from outside the Hamilton Township School System may be placed at the level determined by the Superintendent or his/her designee.
Effective June 30, 2007, no member of the Association shall move up the salary guide and/or receive an increment until a successor agreement has been signed by both the Association and the Board of Education.
The salaries of all employees covered by this Agreement shall be paid in twenty-four (24) equal installments at the rate of two (2) per month on the 15th and 30th or the last day in February. If either the 15th or 30th or the last day of the month falls on a weekend, holiday, or other day when school is closed, then payment shall be made on the workday immediately prior to that date.
Article VIII Position Placement Within Percent Schedule
Insert:
74% Information Processing Specialist
17. Article IX Duration of Agreement
Modify dates
Duration- July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2010
September 1, 2009 to meet for successor agreement
Section 125 Addendum
Section 1 (e)
Revise to read:
Procedures for the payment of the cash options (as per Article IV, Section 13):
Reimbursement will be provided at the end of the fiscal year in June and will be prorated if benefits were reinstated at any time during the fiscal year.
Hamilton Township Board of Education Hamilton Township Administrators’/ Supervisors’ Association
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