Everett Municipal Employees Local 113 AFSCME 1/17/2023

RANGE CLASS JOB NO. NO. TITLE 01-025 1410 Network Systems Analyst 01-552 0502 Circulation Assistant I/Shelvers 2023 Wage Rate Effective January 1,2023,all employees covered by the AFSCME bargaining contract will receive a cost of living adjustment of 7.5%. The resulting percentage increase shall be applied to the previous year's current base monthly wage in each classification. Calculations resulting in less than fifty cents to be rounded to the next lower dollar and any calculations resulting in fifty cents or more to be rounded to the next higher dollar. 2024 Wage Rate Effective January 1,2024,all base wages will receive a cost of living adjustment of 100%of the CPI-U for Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue for June to June,minimum of 3%and maximum of 5%This section will be reopened in the event the CPI-U for Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue for June to June is 7%or greater. The resulting percentage increase shall be applied to the previous year's current base monthly wage in each classification. Calculations resulting in less than fifty cents to be rounded to the next lower dollar and any calculations resulting in fifty cents or more to be rounded to the next higher dollar. The City agrees to undertake a comprehensive benchmark classification and compensation study for AFSCME positions in 2023.The City will provide the union a copy of the report upon completion. Section 2: All persons who are employed in the classifications set forth above shall be paid in accordance with the following: A. Computation. For the purposes of computing longevity,vacation,sick leave and retirement,the employee's adjusted employment date shall be used. Time consisting of two(2)consecutive weeks or more in any calendar year that is spent on leaves of absences without pay or separation due to a reduction in force (RIF)shall cause the employee's adjusted employment date to be adjusted accordingly. Any time an employee's hire date is adjusted,the city will notify the union and the employee. B. It is the intent of the parties that the definitions pertaining to employee movements in classifications as used in this section apply to compensation only and do not affect other provisions of this Agreement. Promotion shall be movement to a higher compensated classification;Lateral Transfer shall be movement within the same classification to another work assignment;Demotion shall be movement to a lower compensated classification. 13