Common use of STANDBY RESPONSIBILITY AND PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

STANDBY RESPONSIBILITY AND PROCEDURES. “Public Service Employees” of this bargaining unit, typically involved in the daily maintenance of the city infrastructure, are employed for the sole purpose of maintaining these services for the health and safety of the public. These employees are therefore required to observe the existing call-in procedure as an inherent responsibility of their respective job duties. All employees are expected to make themselves readily available for emergency situations that may arise on any given day and at any given time. Section 33.1. Standby Status: Communication devices will be issued weekly to Public Service Department employees. One (1) will be for coverage of Utility Maintenance calls; one (1) will be issued for Public Service Maintenance calls; one (1) will be issued to an equipment operator; and one (1) for the Wastewater Plant. A communication device will only be issued to the equipment mechanic when a public service supervisor is not available for one week or longer. The equipment mechanic will be compensated eight (8) hours for carrying the communication device and responding. This compensation is in addition to compensation for working as a temporary supervisor during the same timeframe. A communication device will only be issued to a water treatment plant operator when the supervisor is not available for one week or longer. The water treatment plant operator will be compensated eight (8) hours for carrying the communication device and responding. This compensation is in addition to compensation for working as a temporary supervisor during the same timeframe. The purpose of issuing communication devices to the workforce is to ensure adequate response to after-hours, Public Service operational needs. Public Service employees must report to duty within a reasonable about of time. In cases of emergency, management reserves the right to make alternate calls if the standby employee is unable to respond within an acceptable amount of time.

STANDBY RESPONSIBILITY AND PROCEDURES. “Public Service Employees” of this bargaining unit, typically involved in the daily maintenance of the city infrastructure, are employed for the sole purpose of maintaining these services for the health and safety of the public. These employees are therefore required to observe the existing call-in procedure as an inherent responsibility of their respective job duties. All employees are expected to make themselves readily available for emergency situations that may arise on any given day and at any given time. Section 33.1. Standby Status: Communication devices will be issued weekly to Public Service Department employees. One (1) will be for coverage of Utility Maintenance calls; one (1) will be issued for Public Service Maintenance calls; one (1) will be issued to an equipment operator; and one (1) for the Wastewater Plant. A communication device will only be issued to the equipment mechanic when a public service the equipment mechanic supervisor is not available for one week or longer. The equipment mechanic will be compensated eight (8) hours for carrying the communication device and responding. This compensation is in addition to compensation for working as a temporary supervisor during the same timeframe. A communication device will only be issued to a water treatment plant operator when the supervisor is not available for one week or longer. The water treatment plant operator will be compensated eight (8) hours for carrying the communication device and responding. This compensation is in addition to compensation for working as a temporary supervisor during the same timeframe. The purpose of issuing communication devices to the workforce is to ensure adequate response to after-hours, Public Service operational needs. Public Service employees must report to duty within a reasonable about of time. In cases of emergency, management reserves the right to make alternate calls if the standby employee is unable to respond within an acceptable amount of time.