12-04-1972 HUCM94.
SPECIAL MEETING
Dec. 4, 1972.
A special meeting of the Hutchinson Utilities Commission was held
on December 4, 1972 at 10 A.M. in the Hutchinson Utilities meeting
place.
All Commissioners were present; also Manager Steve Wacker.
Meeting was called to order at 10:15 A.M. by President Ouade.
A discussion was held regarding the Salary Schedule, Work Rules &
Regulations Schedule, and Insurance for Employees.
Motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Filk, and
unanimously carried to adopt the Salary schedule and the Work Rules &
Regulations Schedule as presented by Manager Wacker.
Motion was made by Commissioner Tracy, seconded by Commissioner Filk,
and unanimously carried to adjourn at 12:00 Noon.
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HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION
EMPLOYEE WORK RULES AND REGULATIONS
HOURS OF WORK
The regular workweek for all employees shall consist of forty (40)
hours. The regular workweek shall begin 12:41 A -Me on Sunday and term-
inate at 12 :00 P.M. midnight on Saturday.
?he regular hours of work for other than shift workers except ser-
vicemen shall be from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P -Mo with one hour intermission
between 11:00 A.M. and 2 :00 P.M. for meals each day, Monday to Friday,
inclusive.
The regular hours of work for shift workers engaged in performing
the classification of work where service is required twenty -four (24)
hours per day and seven (7) days per week shall be as.follows: Shift
workers shall work in accordance with a posted working schedule of a
combination of days on duty with two or three days off in such a way
that over a period of a calendar year, a shift worker will work no more
than an average of 40 hours per workweek.
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OVERTIME
Overtime at time and one -half rates shall be paid for all hours
worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week
except that shift workers shall be compensated at overtime rates for all
hours worked in excess of their regular posted schedule.
Shift workers will not be allowed overtime for work performed on
Sundays, when such work is performed on their regular shift.
A shift differential of $.06 per hour for hours 4:00 PM to 12 :00
imidnite. A shift differential of $.15 per hour from 12:00 midnite to
8 :00 A.M. A shift differential will not be allowed for time not worked
such as vacation time, sick leave time, etc.
HOLIDAY PROVISIONS AND PAT
Employees shall receive the following paid holidays:
New Year's Day Labor Day
President's Day Ord Mon. in Feb.) Columbus Day
Good Friday (112 day) Veterans Day
: Memorial Day Thanksgiving
Fourth of July Christmas (1� days)
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2.
When a nationally observed holiday falls on Sunday, the follooing day
shall be the holiday. When a holiday falls on Saturday, the department
shall observe the previous Friday.
Shift workers who are reniired to work an eight (8) hour shift on a
holiday shall be compensated by receiving double time Other employees
who are required to work on a holiday shall be paid the same rate as shift
workers. When a holiday falls on an employee's scheduled day off and he
is not otherwise compensated for said holiday, he shall receive eight (8)
hours pay at straight time rates for said holiday.
In order to qualify for the eight (8) hours of straight time holiday
pay for a holiday not worked, it is required that the employee shall work
the last scheduled work day or shift prior to and the first scheduled
work day following the holiday, unless employee is absent before or after
a holiday, for such reasons as vacation, sick leave, jury duty, and death
in immediate family.
VACATIONS
All employees shall be entitled to vacation with regular pay each
fiscal year in accordance with the following rules;
Any regular employee who has been employed one (1) full year shall. be
entitled to a vacation of one week containing five (5) work days with pay.
Any regular employee who has been employed two (2) full years shall be
entitled to a vacation of two (2) weeks containing ten (10) work days
with pay.
Any regular employee having 15 years or more of continuous service
shall be entitled to three (3) weeks containing fifteen (15) work days
vacation with pay.
Any regular employee having 20 years or more of continuous service
shall be entitled to four (4) weeks containing twenty (20) work days
vacation with pays subject to the followings
Time spent by the employee on leaves of absence and lay off shall not
be considered in determining the time required to qualify for vacations.
All vacation time must be taken prior to December 31st of the year under
consideration.
All vacations ahsll be taken on consecutive days unless the depart-
ment head and the employee agree on a different division of vacation time.
Vacation time shall not accamulate from the fiscal year to another.
If an employee takes his or her vacation during a week in which one
of the holidays fallss. the employee shall be entitled to an additional day
off. The additional day off shall be taken at such time as mutually agreed
upon between the employee and the department head.
Vacation time shall start on Sunday for each vacation period, unless
other arrangements are mutually agreed upon between the employee and the
department head.
3.
Regular employees vacation does not apply to labor and school
students who are employed from time to time on a temporary basis.
Beginning January 1st, or as soon as practical thereafter, of each
calendar year, department heads will consult with all regular employees
entitled to vacations and, from such consultation, a working schedule
for vacation period shall be established and posted on or before April
15th. On split vacations, smn iority shall apply only to the first choice.
SICK MON POLICY
All regular full time employees shall be granted sick leave. The
duration of sick leave with pay shall be based on one -half day per month
for the first two years, and one (1) day per month the third and remain-
ing years of full time employment.
Sick leave will accumulate from year to year to a maximum of 85 days.
Sick leave will go into effect January 1, 1973 and will be retro-
active as scheduled below leas sick days id 1.72.
Years of Service Sick Leave
1 6 work days
2 12 a
3 24 a a
4 36 n n
5 48 "
6 60 a n
7 72 n a
8 or more 85
The above sick leave shall be the maximum amount of time which the
employee will be allowed per year. The sick leave year shall begin
on January, lst and end on December 31st.
Employee may be required to present evidence satisfactory to the
department of inability to work due to illness or accident.
Employee must adopt such remedial measures as may be commensurate
with his disability and permit such reasonable examinations and inquires
by the employer's medical representative or other suitable reppesentative
as in the employer's judgment may be necessary to ascertain employee's
condition.
If an employee becomes ill and must stay home from work, he shall
notify his departments head before his work day begins.
If an employee becomes ill during his regular work day, he shall
notify his department head that it is necessary to leave due to illness.
Benefits under this plan will be reduced by arq future benefits pro-
vided by any law, Social Security Benefit, or Unemployment Insurance so as to
prevent duplication of benefits, should the various benefits provided under
the above mentioned laws or agencies be interpreted to pay an allowance in
lieu of an employee's wage when he is off work due to illness or injury.
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No sick leave credit will be accrued while an employee is away from
work due to leave of absence, sickness, or disability, nor will sick
leave pay be allowed during leaves of absence or during lay -offs except
as provided in paragraphs below.
Sick leave pay credit shall cease on the day preceding the day on
which the employee retires under the Retirement Plan. If an employee be-
comes ill, or is injured while on vacation, the scheduled vacation time
is counted on vacation: and if the disability continues beyond the
scheduled time of the vacation, the sick leave pay (any remaining sick
leave credit) will begin on the first consecutive scheduled working day
after the end of the scheduled vacation.
Any employee found guilty of abusing sick leave provisions contained
herein shall automatically have his sick leave benefits cancelled.
A disability leave of absence shall be granted to any employee at
such time as he had exhausted all of his accumulated sick leave benefits
and in the event his illness or disability continued after such time.
Upon request by the employer at reasonable intervals, the employee shall
furnish a doctor's certificate certifying as to the employee's inability
to return to work because of such illness or disability.
Employees who are engaged in after -hours employment of others or
self - employed and covered by other's Workmen's Compensation Insurance,
shall not be fully covered under the Department's Sick Leave Policy
outlinedj, but shall receive the difference between their regular salary
and Workman's Compensation similar to procedure outlined.
The Commission agrees to comply with the following Workmen's Compen-
sation Regulations. If employees of the Department have, at the time of
compensable injury, accumulated credits under their vacation or sick leave
plan, the Commission will provide for the payment of their full salary
during the period of disability, providing all payments as made under
Workmen's Compensation shall be retained by the Department. However, the
additional payments made to the employee over and above that paid by
Workmen's Compensation shall not exceed the amount of credits which an
employee is entitled to from such vacation or sick leave accumulated by
said employee and the employee's vacation or sick leave account shall be
charged only with.the difference between the Workmen's Compensation
payment and his regular salary.
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND WORKING RULES
Any shift worker requesting time off for personal reasons must make
arrangements with a fellow employee to relieve ham. Other employees re-
questing time off for personal reasons will be subject to pay roll de-
duction for the amount of time taken off. Time off for personal reasons
is subject to permission by the department head. Pay roll deduction will
not be made for time off for personal reasons if the employee elects to
deduct this time off from his vacation.
5.
Intoxication of an employee on duty or consuming of liquor during
working hours will not be tolerated. Any employee reporting for duty
under the influence of liquor will be sent home. It is then mandatory
that the case be reported to the General Manager, who will take
disciplinary action.
When a regular Hill -time employee has been called upon for jury
duty by Either the State or Federal Courts, and has been absent from work
because of such jury service, he shall be paid his regular salary by the
Commission with the understanding that at the completion of his jury
service, he shall present his ,jury service checks to the department
and that the amount of such checks, less the amount included for travel-
ing expenses, shall be deducted from his next regular pay check.
Any employee who has attained the age of sixty -five (65) years
shall be retired on the pay day immediately following the 65th
birthday.
Pay days will be bi- weekly on Friday following the end of the
regular pay period. When pay day falls on holiday, employees shall re-
ceive their pay on Thursday.
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HUTCHTNWN UTILITIES 00MMISSION t'
APPRENTICESHIP SCALES
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
No. 4
No. 3 No. 2—
No. 1
lst - 6 months `'j`-
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9010%
2nd - 6 months
77.5%-
82.5% 92.5%
95.o%
. d - 6 months
80.0 % --
85.0% 95.0%
4th - 6 months
82.5%
87.5% 97.5%
5th - 6 months
85.0 % --
90.0%
6th - 6 months
87.5%
92.5%
7th - 6 months
90.0%
8th - 6 months
92.5%
Schedule No, 4 - 4 Years
Schedule No. 2 - 2 Years
Operating Engineer IT
Groundman
Machinist
Q erk- Stenorrapher
Lineman
TTtility- Steno - Biller
Electrician
Meter Reader
Operating Engineer I
Billing Clerk
Maintenance - Welder
Maintenance
Electric Serviceman
Meter Repair man
Serviceman
Billing Supervisor
Accounting Clerk
Cashier
Schedule No. 1 - 1 Year
Accountant
man
Custodial Worker
Janitress
Teller
Typist - Receptionist
Machine Operator
Schedule No. 3 - 3 Years
Bi-Iling & Order Clerk
Storekeeper
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HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMSSION
JOB CLASSIFICATION
and
WAGES
For Year 1973
Electric: Generation Maintenance Dept,
Maintenance
Mechanic
II
1
- 4 years
Maintenance
Mechanic
II
5
- 10 years
Maintenance
Mechanic
II
10
- Over
Maintenance
Mechanic
I
5
- 10 years
Maintenance
I & Engineer
I
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Custodial Work
Custodial Work
Custodial Work
Maintenance Electrician
Maintenance Electrician
Maintenance Electrician
Laborer
Overtime:
Holidays:
Trouble Call Duty:
1 - year
2 -4 years
4 - Over
1 - 4 years
5 - 10 years
10 - Over
1 - 4 ,years
Time and one -half
Approved: December 1972
See Apprenticeship Sch. #4
3,40 per hour
3.55 per hour
3.62 per hour
4.39 per hour
See Apprenticeship Sch. #1
$ 2.68 per hour
2.81 per hour
See Apprenticeship Sch. #4
$ 3.98 per hour
4.15 per hour
2.50 per hour
Double time if worked.
Weekly trouble call duty 3 hrs. pay
at overtime rate (time and one -half)
in addition to overtime worked.
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HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION
JOB CLASSIFICATION
and
For Year 1973 WAGES
Approved: December 1972
Electric: Transmission & Distribution Dept.
Lineman
1
- 4 years
See Apprenticeship Schedule #4
Lineman
5
- 10 ,years
$ 4.24 per hour
Lineman
10
- Over
4.39 per hour
Groundman
1
- 2 years
See Apprenticeship Schedule #2
Groundman
3
- 10 years
$ 3.00 per hour
Groundman
10
- Over
3.30 per hour
($.10 per hour
if Truck Driver)
Meter Repair
Meter Repair
Meter Repair
Meter Reader
Meter Reader
Meter Reader
Overtime:
Holidays:
1 - 4 years
5 - 10 years
10 - over
1 - 2 years
3 - 10 ,years
10 - Over
Trouble Call Duty:
See Apprenticeship Schedule #4
$ 3.76 per hour
3.91 per hour
See Apprenticeship Schedule #2
3.00 per hour
3.1.5 per hour
Time and one -half
Double time if worked.
Weekly trouble call duty 3 hrso pay
at overtime rate (time and one -half)
in addition to overtime worked.
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HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION
JOB CLASSiFTCATION
and
WAGES
For Year 1973
Electric: Generation Operations Dept.
Operating Engineer II
Operating Engineer II
Operating Engineer I.T.
Disptacher
Dispatcher
Dispatcher
1 - 4 years
5 - 10 years
10 - Over
1 - 4 years
5 - 10 years
10 - Over
Operating Engineer I (Also Maintenance I)
Shift Differential:
Approved: December 1972
See
Apprenticeship Schedule #4
3.37 per hour
3.52 per hour
See Apprenticeship Schedule #4
$ 3.37 per hour
3.52 per hour
8 - 4 Sh ift
4 - 12 Shift
12 - 8 Shift
See Maintenance
Regular time
$ .06 Increase
.15 Increase
Overtime: Time and one -half
Holidays: Double time if worked.
Trouble Call Duty: Weekly trouble call duty 3 hrs. pay
at overtime rate (time and one -half)
in addition to overtime worked.
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HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMMISSION
JOB CLASSIFICATION
� - .— and __._
WAGES
For Year 1973
Gas & Electric Office:
Approved: December 1972
Accounting Inventory, Order Clerk 1 year See Schedule #1
" 2 -4 years $2.20 per hour
if 4 Over 2.80 per hour
Billing, Accounting, Collection 1 year
" 2 -4 years
if 4 Over
Typist, Receptionist, Steno.
Based on a 40 -hour workweek
1 year
2 -4 years
4 Over
See Schedule #1
$2.20 per hour
2.45 per hour
See Schedule #1
$2.20 per hour
2.45 per hour
HUTCH INSON UTILITIES COMMISSION
JOB CLASSIFICATION
and
WAGES
For Year: 1972 -1973
GAS DIVISION:
Approved: July 1p 1972
Serviceman -
Dispatcher
1
- 4 years
See Apprenticeship Sch. #4
(George Nelson) Serviceman -
Dispatcher
5
-10 years
$ 790.00 per month
Welder -
Dispatcher
1
- 4 years
See Apprenticeship Sch. #4
(Dwayne Anderson) Welder -
Dispatcher
5
-10 years
$ 680,00 per month
Ivan Larson - $ 933.00 per month
Total wages to be received for a job,
under the classification, per month.
Base Pay Welder - Dispatcher $ 680.00 per month