Everett Municipal Employees Local 113 AFSCME 1/17/2023

job training in the normal course of duties.Examples include Qualified Electrical Worker field evaluator or trainer,First Aid/CPR instructor,CDL driving instructor,Forklift or Crane Operator evaluator,Certified flagging or traffic control instructor. Section 11: Employment Vacancies A. Appointments to job vacancies covered by Civil Service shall be made in accordance with civil service rules and regulations. B. Appointments to AFSCME represented job vacancies not covered by Civil Service shall be filled solely on the basis of ability,qualifications and merit. The City of Everett shall determine the appropriate selection process. The selection process shall bear a direct relationship to the knowledge,skills and abilities required for successful performance in the job classification to be filled. A qualified pool of applicants will be forwarded to the hiring authority for final selection. Upon request,the Union shall be provided with a written description of the recruitment and selection process used in filling any such vacancy. Section 12: Meal Break Locations Any employee working within the City limits shall go for a meal break to the closest designated work stations normally available to that department where sanitary facilities are available. Section 13: Meal Break Period The meal break shall be one-half hour. Exceptions are subject to assignments where the meal break period may be extended to a maximum of one(1)hour upon written notice provided by the appropriate department head. In the latter instance,it is expressly understood that the length of the meal period as it affects the hours of work should be consistent with the provisions of convenient service to the public. Section 14: Meals A. Meal breaks shall be taken no less than three(3)hours and no more than five(5)hours into the employee's regularly assigned work shift except by mutual agreement. B. Employees shall be furnished meals when required to work two(2)or more consecutive hours in excess of a regular work shift and each four(4)hour period thereafter if not given notification prior to a three(3)hour or greater break in service. C. Employees given three(3)hours or more prior notification of work required at a time or day not a regular working time or day,and not consecutive with regular working hours,shall be required to furnish their own meals. If employees are not given notification prior to a three(3)hour or greater break in service,meals shall be furnished for every four(4)hour period worked. D. If a meal,as specified in Section 12.B.is not furnished,the employee will be reimbursed up to a maximum of the current per diem rate as set by the U.S General Services Administration for the current year and location for meal expenses incurred within five(5)working days of being earned. Reimbursed meal expenses shall not include the purchase of alcohol. 22