2024/12/18 Council Agenda Packet

19 ARTICLE 8 - HOURS OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS Section 1: Original Appointment Probationary Period/Promotional Probationary Period Newly hired employees shall be considered probationary employees for a period of six (6) months (or as otherwise designated by the Civil Service Commission), subject to the following: A. Said probationary period can be extended by the City for any time loss including protected leave such as FMLA/WPFML usage, during the probationary period, up to the amount of actual time lost. B. If extenuating circumstances exist (other than set forth in A above), and the City provides the Union with documented justification for extending a probationary period, said probationary period can be extended for an additional thirty (30) calendar days. C. During the probationary period, or extended probationary period, the City may discharge any employee covered by this section of the Agreement at will, and such discharge shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement. Promotional Probationary Period Promotional probationary period will act as a trial service period and shall be required following a promotion or a transfer and shall be six (6) months in duration for promotion or lateral transfers subject to the following: A. An employee serving as a result of appointment through promotion who is unable to satisfactorily perform the duties of the new position or who voluntarily requests to return to their former position shall be reinstated in their former position or in one of like status and pay. B. Promotional trial service period can be extended by the City for any time loss during the probationary period, up to the amount of actual time lost. Section 2: Work Schedules The normal work week shall be forty (40) hours of work for all full-time employees to consist of five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour work days. The Department Head, subject to the approval of the Mayor, shall establish appropriate work shifts, specifying starting and ending times, lunch periods, and scheduled days of rest. Alternate work schedules (i.e.: 9/80, 4/10) may be established with mutual agreement between the Union and City pursuant to Article 8 Section 5. A. The normal work week for full-time Library employees shall be forty (40) hours of work per week. The Library Director, subject to the approval of the Library Board, shall endeavor to schedule five (5) consecutive eight-hour work days. The Library Director, with notification to the AFSCME Union, shall determine appropriate work shifts, specifying starting and ending times, lunch periods, and scheduled days of rest. B. In the Parks Department, Recreation Leaders, Recreation Supervisors, Ranger Supervisors, Park Rangers, and Office staff may be assigned flexible shift work which includes work days and work weeks that are in excess of the normally assigned work shift or work week.