ALTERNATIVE REPORTING LOCATION. Employees in the line, gas, and substation departments who are assigned to one-person vehicles may be assigned to work from an alternative reporting location, which will normally be their home. In those instances where it is not appropriate to park the Company vehicle at home, an acceptable alternate location will be established. Examples of acceptable locations include nearby Company owned property, nearby gas stations, or other mutually agreeable locations. These employees will report to their vehicle at the start of their regular hours and return to the same location at the end of their shift. The Company will supply the facilities needed to accommodate this assignment. The Company will be responsible for any damage to or property stolen from the Company vehicle provided the employee has taken appropriate security measures. The Company agrees to pay any additional costs of phone service associated with this assignment. Employees will be expected to live within ten (10) minutes driving time of their assigned grid or have an alternative reporting location within the grid. Employees regularly assigned to one-person vehicles as of the date of this agreement will be grandfathered. That is they will not be required to meet this residency requirement, but it is understood that these employees will not move to a location which is farther away from their grid than their current residence. In some cases, an employee may be required to report to their normal headquarters rather than to an alternative reporting location. Employees assigned to Outlying positions will be required to live within their assigned grid. Any issues that may arise under this agreement will be addressed by the Oversight Committee. Network/Communication Technicians may be assigned an alternate location – normally their home unless otherwise mutually agreed – as the location where they start and end their workday. Generally, they will leave from home to their first job in the morning, only visiting an operating center on an as-needed basis. Posting for Network/Communication Technicians will include an assigned operating center. To be eligible for the position, the employee must live within thirty (30) road miles of the operating center to which the Network/Communication Technician position is assigned; or the employee must obtain qualifying residency within six (6) months of becoming the successful bidder. When filling Network Technician position(s) the Company will consider all candidates who...
