Section 1B. Applicant Pool - A group of applicants who have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications for a vacant position. Appointing Authority - A person or a group of persons empowered by the Constitution, statute, or executive order to employ persons in, or to make appointments to positions in the civil service. Arbitration - If a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved after the second step and the Council chooses to arbitrate, an impartial person is selected from a list of people approved by the Council and Minnesota Management & Budget to hear the grievance and render an impartial decision which is binding on the parties. Bargaining Unit Layoff List - An eligible list which allows employees to be recalled to their former class in seniority units other than the one from which they were laid off. See Article 13, Section 8.
Section 1B. No employee shall be called to a meeting that may result in discipline without a Union Representative present, unless the employee waives her/his right, in writing, or unless the seriousness of the offense warrants immediate action by the Employer and a xxxxxxx is not available.
Section 1B. Section 1(b) to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
Section 1B. Applicant Pool - A group of applicants who have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications for a vacant position. Appointing Authority - A person or a group of persons empowered by the Constitution, statute, or executive order to employ persons in, or to make appointments to positions in the civil service. Arbitration - If a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved after the third step and the Council chooses to arbitrate, an impartial person is selected from a list of people approved by the Council and the Department of Employee Relations to hear the grievance and render an impartial decision which is binding on the parties. Bargaining Unit Layoff List - An eligible list which allows employees to be recalled to their former class in seniority units other than the one from which they were laid off. See Article 13, Section 8.
Section 1B. In the event of a layoff, exception to stipulations listed above, is individuals who had previously been awarded higher classification positions will retain the right to bump into those positions provided they continue to meet minimum qualification standards. Laid off employees, except temporary or substitute help, shall be permitted to bid on job vacancies or new positions as provided in Article IX of this Agreement.
Section 1B. For the purposes of attending regional meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences, or other professional activities, a teachers’ annual expense account of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) shall be allotted to each high school and to each middle school. One half of the funds allocated to each high school and each middle school shall be available by the first day of school of each school year. The remaining half of the funds allocated to each high school and each middle school shall be available by February 1 of each school year. Monies unused in the first half of the school year (first day of school - January 31) shall be carried over to the second half of the school year (February 1 - the last day of the school year) without diminishing the allocation scheduled for the second half of the school year.
Section 1B. If the teacher elects the Article 16 sick leave benefits, she may obtain these benefits to the extent of her sick leave entitlement for a period of up to six (6) weeks after normal delivery of the child and up to eight (8) weeks after Cesarean Section. This time period for the receipt of paid sick leave may be extended, upon request of the teacher, if the teacher submits to the Superintendent’s office a doctor’s certificate indicating that teacher remains temporarily disabled. Either before, or at the time of, the expiration of the said six-eight (6-8) week time period, the teacher may apply for extended leave without pay as per the provisions of Section 2 hereof.
Section 1B. When the maximum per classroom listed in Section 1(a) is exceeded by four (4) students or less, the Board shall address the overage, with the Board maintaining exclusive discretion to select one of the following actions : 1) transfer students to alternate buildings; 2) add a classroom aide to the classroom during the period or periods of each day when the number of students in the classroom exceeds the maximum listed above; 3) relieve the teacher of some or all non-teaching duties provided that no other teacher shall be required to perform duties in excess of those permitted in Article 8 except this action shall not be used to address overages for elementary teachers; 4) open a classroom. The Board shall have fifteen (15) school days to implement one or more of the remedies listed above and may switch among them as certified and non-certified staff become available. After December 1st of any given school year, if a K-5 classroom teacher’s class exceeds the maximum by four students or less, for five (5) consecutive school days, the Board may elect any of the above actions, or the Board may elect to pay the affected teacher a stipend of fifteen dollars ($15) per student per day thereafter, for all remaining scheduled student contact days that the overage exists. If, at any time after December 2nd, a student transfers out of District and/or does not attend school for at least seven (7) consecutive school days, said student shall no longer count towards the classroom overage threshold triggering the aforementioned overage option and any corresponding payment obligation.
Section 1B. Rail Maintenance Supervisors The normal workweek will be Monday through Friday, except for the third shift Assistant Supervisors whose workweek will be Sunday through Thursday and the Supervisor, Operations and Maintenance whose work week will be Wednesday through Sunday. Schedules may be modified by the NFTA in response to changes in the operation of its business.
Section 1B. Regular full-
