FIRST ADDENDUM TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTFIRST ADDENDUM TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CITY OF CLEARWATER AND CWA LOCAL 3179
This Addendum is entered into by and between the City of Clearwater and Communication
Workers of America, Local 3179. For good and valuable consideration, the Parties hereto agree
and acknowledge as follows:
The Parties have entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement covering the period October 1,
2020 through September 30, 2023 ("CBA"). In June 2022, the Parties mutually agreed to reopen
the CBA for the purpose of discussing wages, vacation, and pension.
1. As a result of the foregoing, the Article 9, Section 1 shall be modified as follows:
ARTICLE 9
WAGES & COMPENSATION
Section 1. Salary
Effective on the first day of the payroll period that includes October 1, 2022, and prior to the
merit pay increase and,pay adjustments in Article 9, Section 1, the following shall occur:
Appendix A — Alphabetical Listing of Job Classification shall be replaced with the following:
Appendix A.1, which is incorporated by reference and attached hereto.
One-time pay adjustments are based on the employee's work week (40 hour vs. 37.5 hour) as of
October 1, 2022. Any employee who is below the minimum rate of pay in Appendix B will be
increased to the minimum. Employee's rate of pay may also be adjusted based on years of
service in the employee's job classification as of October 1, 2022, with a maximum adjustment
of $7,500.00 and not to exceed 75% through the range. Employees will not receive credit for
years of service in prior job positions. Adjustments are based on the following scale:
Years in
Job
Percentage
Through the
Range
0
0%
1
5%
2
10%
3
15%
4
20%
5
25%
6
30%
7
35%
1
8
40%
9
45%
10
50%
11
55%
12
60%
13
65%
14
70%
15
75%
Any employee who is above the maximum rate of pay in Appendix B shall not receive any
increase in pay.
2. As a result of the foregoing, the Article 9, Section 10 shall be modified as follows:
ARTICLE 9
WAGES & COMPENSATION
Section 10. Certification Pay
E. Police Telecommunicators, Senior Police Telecommunicators, and Police
Telecommunicator Supervisors, who are hired on or after October 1, 2022, shall receive a
3% increase to base pay for each of the following training tasks successfully completed:
(i) call -taker training and successful completion of the related state exam; (ii)
information/CJIS terminal training; (iii) dispatcher training.
Incumbent Police Telecommunicators, Senior Police Telecommunicators, and Police
Telecommunicator Supervisors, who were hired prior to October 1, 2022, shall receive a
1.5% increase to base pay for each of the training tasks, as listed in the previous
paragraph, completed as of October 1, 2022. Incumbent employees in these
classifications will not be eligible for further training -related adjustments.
Police Telecommunicators, Senior Police Telecommunicators, and Police
Telecommunicator Supervisors shall receive each training -related adjustment only once,
regardless of job classification or adjustment amount.
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3. As a result of the foregoing, the Article 8, Section 14 shall be modified as follows:
ARTICLE 8
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Section 14. Vacation Buyback
In each payroll calendar year, 40 -hour employees who have used at least 40 vacation
hours may receive up to 80 hours of regular pay in exchange for the same number of
vacation hours. The employee must maintain a minimum of 80 hours in their vacation
bank after the exchange and can only make one request per year. The employee must not
have received any formal discipline during that payroll calendar year and must receive at
least Meet Standards on their annual evaluation. The employee must make a written
request to the Payroll Preparer on or before November 15 to receive the requested hours
of regular pay in the payroll period which includes December 1.
In each payroll calendar year, 37.5 -hour employees who have used at least 37.5 vacation
hours may receive up to 75 hours of regular pay in exchange for the same number of
vacation hours. The employee must maintain a minimum of 75 hours in their vacation
bank after the exchange and can only make one request per year. The employee must not
have received any formal discipline during that payroll calendar year and must receive at
least Meet Standards on their annual evaluation. The employee must make a written
request to the Payroll Preparer on or before November 15 to receive the requested hours
of regular pay in the payroll period which includes December 1.
4. Except as provided in this Addendum, all other terms and conditions of the CBA remain
in full force and effect.
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Appendix A.1
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Account Collector
7
7
Accounting Technician
9
9
Air Conditioning Technician
13
14
Aquatics Coordinator
10
12
Arborist
11
14
Beach Lifeguard
7
9
Billing Specialist
9
10
Board Reporter
9
13
Building & Maintenance Supervisor
16
18
Building Construction Inspector
16
18
Building Inspector Technician
13
14
CAD & GIS Technician
13
14
City Clerk Specialist
9
13
Code Enforcement Inspector
14
15
Combination Building Inspector
20
20
Construction Inspector
13
15
Container Maintenance Worker
8
10
Contracts & Procurement Specialist
10
13
Custodial Worker
3
3
Customer Service Representative
7
7
Customer Service Specialist
10
11
Customer Service Trainer
13
15
Development Review Technician
10
12
Development Review Trainee
7
7
Electrical Supervisor
16
18
Engineering Technician
13
14
Environmental Code Enforcement Inspector
14
15
Fire Apparatus Mechanic
15
16
Fleet Buying Coordinator
17
18
Fleet Mechanic
13
14
Fleet Mechanic Supervisor
18
19
Fleet Operations Trainer
14
15
Fleet Parts Specialist
8
8
Gas Operations Supervisor
20
21
Gas System Specialist
18
19
Gas Tech Apprentice
8
8
Gas Technician
10
11
Graphic Designer
14
15
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Housing Inspector
14
15
Industrial Electrician
16
17
Industrial Pretreatment Inspector
14
16
Inspections Specialist
16
16
Lead Gas Technician
16
17
Lead Industrial Pretreatment Inspector
16
19
Lead Parks Service Technician
11
13
Lead Stormwater Technician
13
14
Lead Streets & Sidewalks Technician
13
15
Lead Wastewater Collections Technician
15
16
Lead Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
18
20
Lead Water Plant Operator
18
20
Library Assistant
5
5
Library Page
2
2
Licensed Electrician
15
16
Machinist / Fabricator
14
14
Maintenance Worker
5
5
Marine Facilities Supervisor
15
16
Marine Facility Operator
8
9
Mechanic Fabricator
14
14
Meter Reader
6
6
Parking Attendant
2
2
Parking Citation Assistant
7
7
Parking Enforcement Specialist
9
9
Parking Enforcement Supervisor
15
17
Parking Marina Supervisor
15
17
Parking Meter Technician
11
12
Parking Operations Supervisor
15
17
Parking, Facility & Security Aide
5
5
Parks Heavy Equipment Operator
11
12
Parks Service Foreman
14
15
Parks Service Supervisor
16
17
Parks Service Technician
4
4
Personnel/Payroll Technician
10
12
Plumber
13
14
Police Aide
4
5
Police Office Specialist
9
9
Police Property Clerk
7
8
Police Property Supervisor
13
16
Police Records Clerk
5
6
5
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Current Job Titry
Current
Salary
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Propos
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Police Records Specialist
9
11
Police Records Supervisor
13
16
Police Telecommunicator
12
14
Police Telecommunicator Supervisor
16
18
Police Telecommunicator Trainee
10
10
Pool Lifeguard
5
5
Public Utilities Wastewater Collections Foreman
17
18
Public Utilities Wastewater Collections Supervisor
19
21
Recreation Coordinator
10
12
Recreation Facilities Support Custodian
9
9
Recreation Leader
5
5
SCADA Specialist
18
20
School Crossing Guard Coordinator
5
10
Senior Account Collector
11
12
Senior Accounting Technician
12
13
Senior Beach Lifeguard
9
13
Senior CAD & GIS Technician
15
16
Senior Code Enforcement Inspector
16
17
Senior Construction Inspector
16
18
Senior Customer Service Representative
11
12
Senior Development Review Technician
12
14
Senior Gas Technician
13
14
Senior Graphic Designer
16
17
Senior Library Assistant
7
11
Senior Meter Reader
8
10
Senior Parking Attendant
6
6
Senior Parks Service Technician
8
10
Senior Police Telecommunicator
14
16
Senior Recreation Coordinator
11
13
Senior Recreation Leader
7
10
Senior Solid Waste Worker
8
10
Senior Stormwater Technician
11
12
Senior Streets & Sidewalks Technician
11
12
Senior Survey Assistant
10
12
Senior Utility Dispatcher
9
9
Senior Wastewater Collections Technician
13
14
Sign Inspector
14
15
Skilled Tradesworker
11
11
Solid Waste Accounts Coordinator
11
12
Solid Waste Boom Crane Operator
11
12
Solid Waste Equipment Operator
12
13
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CurrentJob TiSalary
Current
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Range ` .
F!roposed'.
Salary
Range,,
Solid Waste Operations Supervisor
18
19
Solid Waste Service Foreman
14
15
Solid Waste Supervisor
18
19
Solid Waste Technical Operator
9
11
Solid Waste Worker
6
6
Staff Assistant
7
7
Storeskeeper
10
10
Stormwater Foreman
14
16
Stormwater Heavy Equipment Operator
11
12
Stormwater Supervisor
17
20
Stormwater Technician
8
8
Street Sweeper Operator
11
12
Streets & Sidewalks Supervisor
16
18
Streets & Sidewalks Technician
7
8
Survey Assistant
7
7
Survey Crew Leader
15
15
Traffic Engineering Assistant
10
12
Traffic Operations Supervisor
16
18
Traffic Sign & Marking Technician
12
12
Traffic Signal Technician
14
14
Transfer Station/Scales Operator
9
11
Tree Trimmer
8
8
Utilities Electronics Technician
15
16
Utilities Lead Mechanic
16
Utilities Maintenance Foreman
15
18
Utilities Maintenance Supervisor
19
21
Utilities Mechanic
13
14
Utility Dispatcher
7
7
Warehouse Supervisor
16
16
Wastewater Collections Technician
8
8
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator A
17
18
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator B
15
16
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator C
13
14
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Trainee
8
8
Water Distribution Foreman
17
18
Water Distribution Operator
12
13
Water Distribution Operator Lead
15
16
7
Water Distribution Operator Trainee
8
8
Water Distribution Supervisor
20
21
Water Plant Operator A
17
18
Water Plant Operator B
15
16
Water Plant Operator C
13
14
Water Plant Operator Trainee
8
8
Water Quality Technician
13
14
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator
20
22
Welder/Manufacturer
13
13
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this First Addendum on this
/5— day of September, 2022.
CITY OF CLEARWATER
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS
OF AMERICA, LOCAL 3179
Ro_n_Ri6e, President
rank Hibbard Jon Jennings _ V
Mayor City Manager
Approved as to fo :
Owen Kohler
Lead Assistant City Attorney
Attest:
Lt1/LQ,21_.
Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
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