LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT

PREFACE...................................................................................................................................... 1

AGREEMENT................................................................................................................................ 1

ARTICLE 1

RECOGNITION OF THE UNION...................................................................................... 1

Section 1. Definition of the Bargaining Unit....................................................... 1

ARTICLE 2

MANAGEMENT RIGHTS................................................................................................. 2

Section 1................................................................................................................ 2

Section 2................................................................................................................ 2

Section 3................................................................................................................ 2

Section 4................................................................................................................ 2

Section 5................................................................................................................ 2

Section 6................................................................................................................ 2

ARTICLE 3

MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................. 3

ARTICLE 4

PAST PRACTICES........................................................................................................... 3

ARTICLE 5

UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF........................................................................... 3

Section 1................................................................................................................ 3

Section 2. Union Security.................................................................................... 3

Section 3. Dues Check-Off.................................................................................. 4

Section 4. Indemnity Provision............................................................................ 5

ARTICLE 6

UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE................................................................................ 5

Section 1................................................................................................................ 5

Section 2................................................................................................................ 5

Section 3................................................................................................................ 5

ARTICLE 7

SPECIAL MEETINGS....................................................................................................... 6

Section 1................................................................................................................ 6

Section 2................................................................................................................ 6

ARTICLE 8

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE........................................................................................... 6

Section 1................................................................................................................ 6

Section 2................................................................................................................ 6

Section 3................................................................................................................ 8

Section 4................................................................................................................ 8

Section 5................................................................................................................ 8

Section 6................................................................................................................ 8

Section 7................................................................................................................ 8

Section 8................................................................................................................ 8

Section 9................................................................................................................ 9

Section 10. Discipline.......................................................................................... 9

Section 11. Election of Remedies.................................................................... 10

ARTICLE 9

SENIORITY....................................................................................................................... 10

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 10

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 11

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 11

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 11

Section 5. Transfers into the Bargaining Unit.................................................. 11

ARTICLE 10

PASS DAYS.................................................................................................................... 11

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 11

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 12

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 12

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 12

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 12

Section 6.............................................................................................................. 12

Section 7.............................................................................................................. 12

ARTICLE 11

HOURS AND RATES OF PAY...................................................................................... 13

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 13

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 13

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 13

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 14

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 14

Section 6.............................................................................................................. 14

Section 7.............................................................................................................. 15

Section 8.............................................................................................................. 15

Section 9. Dog Handlers................................................................................... 15

Section 10. Field Training Officer Pay............................................................. 15

Section 11. Pagers............................................................................................ 15

ARTICLE 12

VACATIONS.................................................................................................................... 16

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 16

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 16

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 16

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 17

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 17

Section 6.............................................................................................................. 17

Section 7.............................................................................................................. 17

ARTICLE 13

HOLIDAYS....................................................................................................................... 17

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 17

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 17

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 17

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 18

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 18

ARTICLE 14

LONGEVITY PLAN......................................................................................................... 18

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 18

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 19

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 19

ARTICLE 15

SICK LEAVE................................................................................................................... 19

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 19

Section 2. Maximum Accumulation.................................................................. 20

Section 3. Purpose............................................................................................ 20

Section 4. Notice................................................................................................ 20

Section 5. Minimum Increments........................................................................ 20

Section 6. Proof of Illness.................................................................................. 20

Section 7. Payment of Sick Leave................................................................... 20

Section 8. Transfer of Sick Leave.................................................................... 20

Section 9. Cash-Out Upon Separation............................................................ 20

Section 10. Annual Cash-Out Option............................................................... 21

Section 11. Medical Dispute............................................................................. 21

Section 12. Sick Time Donation....................................................................... 21

Section 13. Maternity/Paternity Leave............................................................. 21

ARTICLE 16

HOSPITALIZATION - MEDICAL COVERAGE............................................................ 22

Section 1. Health Insurance Program.............................................................. 22

Section 2. Enrollment......................................................................................... 26

Section 3. Substitution of Carriers................................................................... 27

Section 4. Waiver............................................................................................... 27

Section 5. Dual Coverage................................................................................. 27

Section 6. Other Plans....................................................................................... 28

Section 7. Vision................................................................................................ 28

ARTICLE 17

MEDICAL DISPUTE....................................................................................................... 28

ARTICLE 18

LIFE INSURANCE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE.................................................... 28

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 28

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 29

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 29

ARTICLE 19

FUNERAL LEAVE.......................................................................................................... 29

Section 1. Compassionate (Funeral) Leave................................................... 29

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 29

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 29

ARTICLE 20

LEAVE FOR CONFERENCES OR CONVENTIONS

AND SAFETY COMMITTEE.......................................................................................... 30

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 30

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 30

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 30

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 30

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 30

Section 6.............................................................................................................. 30

ARTICLE 21

RETIREMENT.................................................................................................................. 31

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 31

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 31

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 31

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 32

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 32

Section 6.............................................................................................................. 32

Section 7.............................................................................................................. 32

Section 8.............................................................................................................. 33

ARTICLE 22

UNIFORMS AND CLOTHING........................................................................................ 33

Section 1. Uniforms............................................................................................ 33

Section 2. Clothing............................................................................................. 33

Section 3. Uniform Maintenance...................................................................... 33

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 34

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 34

Section 6. Damage Allowance......................................................................... 34

ARTICLE 23

AUTOMOBILES AND EQUIPMENT............................................................................. 34

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 34

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 34

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 34

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 35

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 35

Section 6.............................................................................................................. 35

ARTICLE 24

PARKING AND TRAVEL............................................................................................... 35

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 35

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 35

ARTICLE 25

WAGES............................................................................................................................ 36

Section 1. Effective Date................................................................................... 36

Section 2. Educational Bonus........................................................................... 36

Section 3. Under-Cover Duty............................................................................ 36

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 36

Section 5. Promotions....................................................................................... 37

Section 6. Original Appointments..................................................................... 37

ARTICLE 26

PROBATIONARY PERIOD............................................................................................ 38

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 38

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 38

ARTICLE 27

LAYOFF AND RECALL................................................................................................. 39

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 39

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 39

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 39

Section 4.............................................................................................................. 39

Section 5.............................................................................................................. 39

Section 6.............................................................................................................. 39

Section 7.............................................................................................................. 40

ARTICLE 28

LOSS OF SENIORITY.................................................................................................... 40

ARTICLE 29

COST OF LIVING............................................................................................................ 40

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 40

............................................................................................................................... Section 2 41

ARTICLE 30

DENTAL INSURANCE................................................................................................... 41

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 41

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 42

Section 3.............................................................................................................. 42

ARTICLE 31

WORKER'S COMPENSATION..................................................................................... 42

ARTICLE 32

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS...................................................................................... 43

ARTICLE 33

JURY DUTY...................................................................................................................... 43

ARTICLE 34

LEAVES OF ABSENCE................................................................................................ 44

Section 1. General Provisions.......................................................................... 44

Section 2. Military Leave................................................................................... 45

Section 3. Military Reserve Leave of Absence............................................... 45

Section 4. Special Leave.................................................................................. 46

Section 5. Extended Leave............................................................................... 46

Section 6. Family and Medical Leave Act....................................................... 46

ARTICLE 35

INTERNAL AFFAIRS FILES.......................................................................................... 47

ARTICLE 36

LIABILITY INSURANCE.................................................................................................. 47

ARTICLE 37

SHIFT-PREFERENCE................................................................................................... 47

ARTICLE 38

SALARY SCHEDULES................................................................................................. 50

Section 1. Salary Schedule............................................................................... 50

Section 2. Implementation................................................................................. 51

ARTICLE 39

AUTOMOBILES.............................................................................................................. 52

ARTICLE 40

PROMOTIONAL PROCEDURES................................................................................. 52

Section 1. Requirements for All Applicants and Positions............................ 52

Section 2. Detective and Sergeant.................................................................. 53

Section 3. Probation.......................................................................................... 53

ARTICLE 41

PERSONAL LEAVE....................................................................................................... 53

Section 1.............................................................................................................. 53

Section 2.............................................................................................................. 54

Section 3. Purpose............................................................................................ 54

Section 4. Proof of Family Member Illness...................................................... 54

ARTICLE 42

I.R.S. SECTION 125....................................................................................................... 54

ARTICLE 43

CONTRACT COPIES..................................................................................................... 55

ARTICLE 44

RESTRICTED DUTY...................................................................................................... 55

ARTICLE 45

WAIVER........................................................................................................................... 56

ARTICLE 46

EFFECTIVE DATE......................................................................................................... 57

PREFACE

The COUNTY OF INGHAM and the SHERIFF OF INGHAM COUNTY and the MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE (MAP) AND INGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION (ICSLEA), recognize their moral and legal responsibilities under federal, state, and local laws relating to fair employment practices.

The County, the Sheriff, and the Division recognize the moral principles involved in the area of civil rights and have reaffirmed in this Collective Bargaining Agreement their commitment not to discriminate because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, sex or handicapped except for a BFOQ (bona fide occupational qualification).

AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this ____ day of _____________, 2007, by and between the COUNTY OF INGHAM, (hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY"), the SHERIFF OF INGHAM COUNTY, (hereinafter referred to as the "SHERIFF"), and the MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE (MAP) AND INGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION (ICSLEA), (hereinafter referred to as the "UNION").

It is the intent and purpose of this Agreement to assure sound and mutually beneficial working and economic relationships between the Parties hereto, to provide an orderly and peaceful means of resolving any misunderstandings or differences which may arise, and to set forth herein the basic agreement between the Parties concerning rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment as specified in this Agreement.

ARTICLE 1

RECOGNITION OF THE UNION

Section 1. Definition of the Bargaining Unit. The bargaining unit shall consist of all positions of employment with the Ingham County Sheriff's Office covered by the titles listed below, and shall further cover all positions of employment subsequently created where the persons occupying said positions shall become deputized with general police powers to be employed in the Ingham County Sheriff's Office. The position of sergeant is a supervisory position and employees in those and other supervisory positions are not included in the bargaining unit covered by this Agreement. Employees in the positions specified below are covered by the provisions of this Agreement:

A. Police Officer

B. Detective

ARTICLE 2

MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

Section 1. The Union recognizes that the Sheriff reserves and retains, solely and exclusively, all rights to manage and direct his work force and to manage and operate the Sheriff's affairs.

Section 2. All rights, functions, powers and authority which the Sheriff has not specifically abridged, delegated or modified by this Agreement are recognized by the Union as being retained by the Sheriff.

Section 3. The Sheriff shall have the right to amend, supplement or add to his official departmental rules and regulations during the term of this Agreement. The Sheriff shall notify the Union of any such amendments, supplements or additions in advance of their effective date.

Section 4. Neither the constitutional nor the statutory rights, duties, and obligations of the Sheriff shall in any way be abridged by this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided hereunder.

Section 5. Discipline and discharge shall be for just cause.

Section 6. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the Employer's ability to comply with state or federal civil rights requirements, including compliance with any accommodations requirements under the Michigan Handicapper's Act or the American with Disabilities Act; and/or any state or federal judicial or administrative order directing compliance with an applicable state or federal civil rights law or regulation.

ARTICLE 3

MANAGEMENT SECURITY

The Parties to this Agreement mutually recognize that the services performed by employees covered by this Agreement are services essential to the public health, safety, and welfare. The Union, therefore, agrees that there shall be no interruption of these services for any cause whatsoever by the employees it represents, nor shall there be any concerted failure by them to report for duty, nor shall they absent themselves from their work, stop work, or abstain in whole or in part from the full, faithful, and proper performance of the duties of their employment, or picket the County's and/or Sheriff's premises. The Union further agrees there shall be no strikes, sit-downs, slow-downs, stay-ins, stoppages of work, or any acts that interfere in any manner or to any degree with the services of or to the County and/or Sheriff. Any employee involved in any of the above-stated activities may be subject to discipline or discharge, at the discretion of the Sheriff.

ARTICLE 4

PAST PRACTICES

There are no agreements which are binding on any of the Parties other than the written provisions contained in this Agreement. No further agreements shall be binding on any of the Parties until it has been put in writing and signed by the Parties to be bound.

ARTICLE 5

UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF

Section 1. The County and Sheriff will not discriminate against any employee because of membership in the Union.

Section 2. Union Security. As a condition of continued employment, all employees in the bargaining unit shall either become and remain members in good standing of the Union or pay a representation fee to the Union which shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the regular monthly dues paid by Union members and which sum shall accurately represent the amount for said employees due the Union as their fair share of costs attributable to negotiating the terms of the Agreement, which sum shall not include, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, state, national or other dues and assessments or other amounts for Union activities.

The requirements set forth above shall become effective thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Agreement or thirty (30) days after an employee's date of employment, whichever is later.

Section 3. Dues Check-Off. The County agrees to deduct the monthly Union dues or the representation fee from the pay of employees subject to and contingent upon the following:

A. The Union shall obtain from the employee a completed check-off authorization form which shall conform to the respective state and federal laws concerning that subject or any interpretations made thereof. The check-off authorization form shall be filed with the County Human Resources Director, who may return an incomplete or incorrectly completed form to the Union Treasurer and no check-off shall be made until such deficiency is corrected.

B. The County shall only deduct obligations which are due at the time of check-off and will make check-off deductions only if the employee has enough pay due to cover such obligation, and will not be responsible to the employee if he has duplicated a check-off deduction by direct payment to the Union.

C. The County's remittance will be deemed correct if the Union does not give notice, in writing, to the County Human Resources Director within two (2) weeks after a remittance is sent, of its belief, with reasons stated therefor, that the remittance is incorrect.

D. Any employee may terminate his check-off authorization by written notice to the County Human Resources Director.

E. The Union shall provide at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the County Human Resources Director of the amount of Union dues or representation fee to be deducted from the wage of employees in accordance with this Article. Any changes in the amounts shall be provided to the County Human Resources Director at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date.

Section 4. Indemnity Provision. The Union agrees to defend, indemnify, and save the County and/or the Sheriff harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits or other forms of liability arising out of its deduction from an employee's pay of Union dues or representation fees, or reliance on any list, notice, certification or authorization furnished under this Article. The Union assumes full responsibility for the disposition of the deductions so made once they have been sent to the Union.

The terminology within the dues authorization forms does not bind the County and/or the Sheriff to anything other than what is specified in ARTICLE 5 and that which is consistent with the law.

ARTICLE 6

UNION BARGAINING COMMITTEE

Section 1. The bargaining committee of the Union will not include more than two (2) employees of the Ingham County Sheriff's Office and may include not more than two (2) representatives from MAP. The Union will furnish the County Human Resources Director with a written list of the Union’s bargaining committee prior to the first bargaining meeting and substitution changes thereto, if necessary.

Section 2. Employee members of the Union bargaining unit will be paid for time spent in negotiations with the County in the event they are scheduled to work during a bargaining meeting. Said time shall be only for straight time hours they would otherwise have worked on their regularly scheduled shift. An employee scheduled to work on the day of a regularly scheduled bargaining session may also be credited with one-half hour for travel to and one-half hour from the place of bargaining as time worked during his/her tour of duty of that day, if said time is needed for travel.

Section 3. Except for the following, no pay shall be received for time spent in accordance with this Article if the employee is not scheduled to work. An employee participating in contract bargaining in accordance with Section 1 above for at least four (4) hours on a given day and whose scheduled work shift begins less than four (4) hours after the negotiating session terminates, shall be allowed four (4) hours off with pay at the end of that shift.

ARTICLE 7

SPECIAL MEETINGS

Section 1. The Parties agree to meet and confer upon any terms of this Agreement needing clarification upon the written request of either Party. The written request shall be made in advance and shall include an agenda stating the nature of the matters to be discussed and the reasons for requesting the meeting. Discussion shall be limited to matters set forth in the agenda, but it is understood that these special meetings shall not be for the purpose of conducting continuing collective bargaining nor to in any way modify, add to, or detract from the provisions of this Agreement. Special meetings shall be held within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of the written request and shall be held between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at a time and place which is mutually agreeable to the Parties. Each Party shall be represented by not more than three (3) persons.

Section 2. Employee representatives of the Union at special meetings will be paid by the County for time spent in special meetings, but only for the straight time hours they would otherwise have worked on their regular work schedule.

ARTICLE 8

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

Section 1. A grievance is defined as a reasonably and sensibly founded claim of a violation of any of the terms of this Agreement. Any grievance filed shall refer to the specific provision alleged to have been violated and it shall adequately set forth the facts pertaining to the alleged violation.

Section 2. An employee having a grievance in connection with the terms of this Agreement shall present it as follows:

STEP 1: The Grievance shall be reduced to writing by the employee and/or Union and presented to the Sheriff, or the person acting in said capacity, within ten (10) days after the grievant knew, or should have known, of the occurrence of the matter aggrieved in order to be a proper matter for the grievance procedure. The grievance shall be dated and signed by the aggrieved employee and/or Union and shall set forth the facts, including dates and provisions of the Agreement that are alleged to have been violated, and the remedy desired. The grievance shall not be considered submitted until the Sheriff, or the person acting in his capacity, receives the written grievance. At the time it is received, it shall be dated and a copy returned to the aggrieved employee and the Union. A meeting will be arranged by the employee or his representative and the Sheriff, or his designee, to discuss the grievance. The Sheriff, or the person acting in said capacity, will then answer the grievance in writing within seven (7) days from the date of the meeting at which the grievance was discussed.

STEP 2: A. If the answer of the Sheriff is not satisfactory, the Union shall submit said grievance to the Human Resources Director within ten (10) days after receipt of the answer of the Sheriff as provided in Step 1, indicating the reasons why the written answer of the Sheriff was unsatisfactory. A meeting between no more than three (3) representatives of the Union and the Sheriff, and/or a representative of the Corporation Counsel and the Human Resources Director shall be arranged to discuss the grievance submitted. Said meeting shall be held within ten (10) days from the date the Human Resources Director received said grievance. The Human Resources Director shall answer the grievance within ten (10) days of the date of the meeting at which the grievance was discussed.

B. The Union representatives may meet at a place designated by the Sheriff or Human Resources Director for one-half hour immediately preceding said grievance meeting.

STEP 3. If the answer of the Human Resources Director is not satisfactory, the Union may submit for an arbitration panel to the American Arbitration Association or the Michigan Employment Relations Commission within fifteen (15) days after the Human Resources Director has answered said grievance. The arbitration shall be held in accordance with the procedures and rules of the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties. The fees and approved expenses of Step 3 shall be paid equally by the County and the Union.

Section 3. The employee and/or his/her representative may be present at all steps outlined above, and the arbitration proceeding, without loss of pay or benefits.

Section 4. No person or body constituting one of the steps of the grievance procedure outlined above shall have the power to add to or subtract from, nor modify any of the terms of this Agreement, nor shall he/she substitute his/her discretion for that of the County, the Sheriff, or the Union where such discretion has been retained by the County, the Sheriff, or the Union, nor shall he/she exercise any responsibility or function of the County, the Sheriff, or the Union. This limitation shall include the arbitrator as stated in Step .

Section 5. A grievance not appealed to the next higher step within the time limit shall be deemed permanently denied. Should the Employer or his/her representative fail to respond on time at any step, the relief requested by the aggrieved shall be deemed to have been granted.

Section 6. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, as provided in this Agreement, shall not be counted in regard to time limitations and dates for submission of grievances, appeals, answers, etc.

Section 7. The Employer and employees will have the right to call witnesses to testify.

Section 8. Nothing in this procedure shall prohibit any individual employee at any time from presenting grievances to the Employer and have the grievances adjusted, without intervention of the bargaining representative, if the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, provided that the Union has been given the opportunity to be present at such adjustment and has been given a copy of the settlement.

Section 9. New-hire probationary employees may be disciplined or terminated with or without cause and shall not have the right to file a grievance under this procedure with regard to those matters.

Section 10. Discipline.

A. Discipline shall take into account the circumstances surrounding the incident, the nature of the violations, the employee’s record of discipline, and the employee’s record of performance and conduct.

B. Discipline includes verbal warnings and/or reprimands, written warnings, suspensions, demotions, and discharges. Counseling sessions shall not be considered as discipline.

C. An employee under investigation for an offense that may result in disciplinary action shall not be interviewed without a local union representative upon the employee’s request.

D. An employee shall be given advance notice that the Employer wants to interview, question, or hold a meeting pertaining to an investigation or discipline. Unless there are exigent circumstances, the employee shall also be given written notice of the subject of the meeting and the charges, if any, against the employee.

E. No employee shall be compelled to waive his Fifth Amendment rights under threat of discipline in an interview conducted by the Employer. If the Employer advises the employee that his answers/statements will not be used in a criminal proceeding, the employee shall be subject to discharge for any refusal to answer the Employer’s questions.

F. Employees shall be advised of the final disposition of any complaints filed against them. Employees shall also be given a copy of the final disposition of any disciplinary action.

G. No occurrence for which an employee has not previously been formally disciplined may be used in a discipline or discharge action after three (3) years from the date of such occurrence, except for determination as to the type and extent of discipline to be enforced upon a finding of wrongdoing. Notices of discipline shall be removed from the employee’s personnel file after three (3) years.

Section 11. Election of Remedies.

A. When remedies are available for any complaint and/or grievance of an employee through any administrative or statutory scheme or procedure for a Veteran’s Preference Hearing pursuant to Act 305 of the Public Acts of 1897, et seq., or any federal law pertaining thereto, and/or Civil Rights matters pursuant to Act 453 of the Public Acts of 1976, or any federal law pertaining thereto, in addition to the grievance procedure provided under this contract, and the employee elects to utilize the statutory or administrative remedy, the Union and the affected employee shall not process the complaint through any grievance procedure provided for in this contract.

B. If an employee elects to use the grievance procedure provided for under this contract and subsequently elects to utilize either of the above-stated statutory remedies, then the grievance shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the grievance procedure provided for hereunder shall not be applicable and any relief granted shall be forfeited.

ARTICLE 9

SENIORITY

Section 1. Seniority shall mean the status attained by continuous length of service in positions identified in the bargaining unit. For purposes of determining economic and fringe benefits only, such as vacation time accrual and longevity pay, “service with the County” shall mean continuous length of service as an employee in any classification or Department with Ingham County or any Ingham County Courts and within any represented or non-represented unit.

Section 2. The Sheriff shall maintain a roster of bargaining unit employees, arranged according to seniority, showing name, position, class and seniority date, and shall furnish a copy to the Union at the first of each year, or as soon as practical each year.

Section 3. An employee originally hired into a regular County position and subsequently transferred to a grant funded position shall maintain his/her seniority from the original date of hire and shall be treated in all respects as a regular County employee for purposes of seniority.

Employees hired into the department under a state or federal grant shall be treated the same as regular funded County employees for the purposes of layoff and recall; excepting, however, if the state and/or federal grant requires different layoff and recall procedures.

Section 4. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the former Delhi Charter Township Police Officers shall have their seniority, as between them, based upon the seniority which they had when employed by Delhi Charter Township. This seniority shall be for the purpose of shift and pass day selection and vacation day selection only.

Section 5. Transfers into the Bargaining Unit. Employees transferred from a Corrections position to a Field Services or Staff Services position shall have new hire seniority for purposes of shift, pass day and vacation day selection, and layoff and recall only. For purposes of pay, benefits, and probationary status, said employees shall maintain the status they held before the transfer. No employee will be transferred into Field Services or Staff Services receiving a higher rate of pay or any benefits higher than specified in the MAP Collective Bargaining Agreement.

ARTICLE 10

PASS DAYS

Section 1. Because deputies are required to work regardless of calendar weekends, i.e., Saturdays and Sundays, the County grants days off in lieu thereof and refers to these as "pass days."

Section 2. Employees covered hereby earn pass days every twenty-eight (28) day scheduling period, the equivalent of two bi-weekly payroll periods, that they are actively employed by the County. During each twenty-eight (28) day scheduling period, an employee working on a ten (10) hour per day schedule works sixteen (16) days, for an annual total of two hundred eight (208), compensated at ten (10) hours each, will earn twelve (12) pass days, for a total of one hundred fifty-seven (157) pass days annually. An employee working on an eight (8) hour per day schedule works twenty (20) days during each scheduling period, for a total of 261 compensated annually, and earns eight (8) pass days, for a total of one hundred four (104) pass days annually. An employee working on a nine (9) hour per day schedule works eighteen (18) days, for an annual total of two hundred thirty-five (235), compensated at nine (9) hours each, will earn ten (10) pass days, for a total of one hundred thirty (130) pass days annually. An employee working on a twelve (12) hour per day schedule works fourteen (14) days, for an annual total of one hundred eighty-three (183) days, compensated at twelve (12) hours each, except for the one eight (8) hour day each fourteen (14) day period and will earn fourteen (14) pass days, for a total of one hundred eighty-two (182) pass days annually.

Section 3. Employees covered hereby may change a pass day after the schedule has been posted if they receive permission from the Sheriff.

Section 4. Pass days herein provided for may be postponed by the Sheriff for emergency purposes, but pass days so postponed may be taken at a later date, at a time mutually agreeable with the employee and the Sheriff, or paid at a rate of one and one-half the regular rate of pay of the employee, at the discretion of the Sheriff.

Section 5. Pass days pursuant to Section 2 and 3 above shall be posted twenty-eight (28) days in advance of the days to be taken. The employee shall request pass days at least three (3) weeks prior to posting the work schedule. Said request shall be granted if the Sheriff determines the same will not interfere with the normal operations of the Department.

Section 6. Pass days may, if the schedule permits, be coupled with vacation leave.

Section 7. Records of pass days, days worked, and days not worked other than pass days shall be maintained in the department and shall be available during reasonable times for review by the employee. A copy of these records shall be provided to the Payroll Office at the end of each two (2) payroll periods.

ARTICLE 11

HOURS AND RATES OF PAY

Section 1. The Sheriff has the right to assign an eight (8), nine (9), ten (10), or twelve (12) hour shift for deputies (Police Officers) assigned to law enforcement duties. The Sheriff shall provide a ninety (90) day notice of a change in shift durations corresponding with the shift selection. The notice requirement shall not apply to emergencies or to assignments, transfers or reassignments of individual employees.

Employees covered hereby are required to be on duty either a minimum of eight (8) hours, nine (9) hours, ten (10) hours, or twelve (12) hours during each scheduled working day, excepting as excused by the Sheriff. Such hours, as defined above, shall include a lunch break for officers required to carry a radio with them and be "on call" during lunch. Other employees covered hereunder who receive a period for lunch shall not be compensated for said period.

Section 2. Employees covered hereunder shall be paid at an annual rate for their work according to the pay schedules incorporated within this contract. Employees assigned to the Metro Squad will work irregular hours and overtime will be paid only in excess of forty (40) hours worked per week.

Section 3. Employees shall be compensated at straight time for assigned hours worked. Any time in excess of eight (8) hours a day, nine (9) hours a day, ten (10) hours a day, or twelve (12) hours a day, depending upon the shift schedule, shall be considered overtime. All time in excess of the employee's shift schedule shall be compensated by payment at the rate of time and one-half the employee's straight time rate or accumulated as compensatory time as stated below.

In lieu of overtime payment as stated above, employees may accumulate said overtime as compensatory time to a maximum of forty-eight (48) hours. The hours will accumulate at time and one-half. This compensatory time may be taken when it is mutually agreed between the employee and the Sheriff or his/her representative.

Section 4. Work beyond an employee's regular shift shall be authorized by the employee's immediate supervisor at the time he/she is instructed to perform any assignment that extends beyond the end of that duty day, and shall be on a form furnished by the Sheriff and signed by the employee's immediate supervisor.

Section 5. When an off-duty officer is required to spend time in court, Licensed Appeal Board hearings, or Liquor Control Board hearings for a meeting arising out of his/her employment which does not involve the officer on a personal matter, he/she shall receive the witness fee, if one is payable, plus the difference between such witness fee and pay at time and one-half for the time actually spent on the assignment, with a minimum of two (2) hours of pay at time and one-half. If no witness fee is payable, he/she shall receive pay at time and one-half for the time spent on the assignment, with a minimum of two (2) hours of pay at time and one-half. This minimum does not apply under circumstances where the employee attends proceedings beyond the end of the employee's normal shift. Mileage that may be paid by the court will be considered separate payment and will not be included in the above pay.

Employees are eligible for paid time during the lunch hour when directed to complete an assignment by the Prosecutor, and the Prosecutor substantiates same.

Section 6. If an employee is called back to work after completion of a regular work period, he/she shall be compensated for a minimum of one and one-half hours of overtime at the rate of time and one-half, and all hours after shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half. All officers called back to work for an immediate response will receive an additional one-half hour of compensation at the rate of time and one-half, in addition to the minimum one and one-half hours of overtime compensation. The additional one-half hour is recognized as the driving time. The compensation for work performed will begin at the time the officer actually reports to the designated scene or to the office as directed. The half-hour driving time will apply to all personnel regardless of their residence. If personnel are called back in to work for an immediate response when they are not at their primary residence, and are located outside an adjacent county, they will be compensated at time and one-half for the actual driving time from that location to the designated reporting location.

Section 7. Provisions of this Article regarding overtime shall not apply when an officer makes an out-of-state trip to pick up or deliver a prisoner. Such assignments will be made to volunteers at the sole discretion of the Sheriff, and an officer on such a trip will be eligible for straight time pay on his/her regular shift basis.

Section 8. In the event that the Fair Labor Standards Act or other duly enacted legislation or court decision makes any provision of this Agreement illegal, the same shall become void without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 9. Dog Handlers. Officers of the Ingham County Canine Squad who have been assigned a dog shall be compensated, while the dog is under the care of the handler, at fifteen (15) minutes overtime compensation per day at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) their hourly rate to a maximum of two and one-half (2 1/2) hours per pay period. This overtime shall be paid to the dog handler on a quarterly basis.

Section 10. Field Training Officer Pay. Effective upon ratification, officers who are assigned to work as field training officers shall receive an additional thirty (30) minutes of compensation at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) their regular straight time rate for each day they are assigned to work with a trainee.

Section 11. Pagers. Pagers provided by the Employer will be carried by the Detectives both on and off duty. The purpose for carrying the pagers is to ensure that when necessary, Detectives can be contacted to investigate incidents as determined by a command officer.

It is further agreed that the order to carry pagers is not intended to:

a. Restrict Detectives to a particular geographical area when off duty.

b. Prohibit Detectives from participating in lawful activities that could result in the inability to report for duty if contacted.

The Sheriff’s Office also recognizes the limits of the paging system, and acknowledges there will be times when the Detectives may not receive a particular page.

The Union and the Detectives recognize and agree that when a page is received, regardless of the location and circumstances, the Detective will respond by telephone. A determination will then be made if the Detective is needed to report. A refusal to respond to a received page will be grounds for discipline.

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Detectives shall be paid only if a Detective is required to report for work. Such compensation shall be consistent with the current Agreement’s Call Back provision.

ARTICLE 12

VACATIONS

Section 1. All regular full-time employees shall earn vacation (annual leave) as follows:

Consecutive Years of Service Hours Earned Each Payroll

With the County Period Worked

During First Year 3.384 hours (88)

During Second Year 3.693 hours (96)

During Third Year 4.000 hours (104)

During Four through Eight Years 4.923 hours (128)

During Ninth Year 5.231 hours (136)

During Ten through Fourteen Years 5.846 hours (152)

During Fifteen through Nineteen Years 6.492 hours (168)

Following Twenty Years and Over of

Uninterrupted Employment 7.077 hours (184)

Section 2. Vacation days may not be used until the employee has six (6) months of continuous service with the County.

Section 3. Annual leave days not used may only be accumulated to a maximum of two hundred eighty (280) hours. An employee who fails to timely submit his/her request shall lose his/her right to vacation preference because of seniority for that particular calendar year.

If the vacation period is not established for the employee within thirty (30) days after the request by the employee has been submitted to the Sheriff, as herein required, or if the employee is not able because of departmental directive or emergency to take all or any part of his/her allotted vacation time, the employee shall not lose vacation time if the delay or cancellation would result in the accumulation of more than two hundred eighty (280) hours of vacation up to a maximum of three hundred (300) hours, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Article.

Section 4. Absence on account of sickness, illness, or disability in excess of that hereinafter authorized for such purposes may, at the request of the employee, be charged against leave allowance.