The employees included in this article are those employees who are employed under a federal or state or combined federal and state subsidized program as shown in Article IA, and Schedules B and U-2 of an Ordinance Establishing the Compensation for City Officials and Employees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedules are on file in the City
offices.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any position in the City established and funded by the City
Budget Ordinance.
Any person who is employed by the City of Milford pursuant
to and under a federal or state subsidized program or any combined
federal and state subsidized program.
Any program whereby employees are hired by the City of Milford
and the funding of those employees is provided in whole or in part
by federal or state programs or a combination of federal and state
programs.
(a)
For those employees in Schedule B, the conditions of employment and benefits will be the same as those set forth under Article I of this chapter for employees in Schedule B-2 of Article I of an Ordinance Establishing Compensation of City Officials and Employees in the Service of the City of Milford, unless otherwise set forth in this Article IA.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedules are on file in the City
offices.
(b)
For those employees in Schedule U-2, the conditions of employment and benefits will be the same as those set forth under Article I of this chapter for employees in Schedule D-2 of Article I of an Ordinance Establishing Compensation of City Officials and Employees in the Service of the City of Milford, unless otherwise set forth in this Article IA.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said schedules are on file in the City
offices.
[Amended 6-6-2016]
(a)
Insurance.
(1)
Group health and dental insurance.
c.
In the event of the death of an employee, the health and dental benefits
pursuant to Subsection (a)(1)a and b hereinabove shall be continued
for the employee's eligible family members for a period of one
year after the employee's death, provided that said family members
remain otherwise eligible for said benefits.
(b)
Insurance for retired employees.
(1)
Group health insurance.
a.
Eligible employees in Schedule B[5] who have retired under the Pension Plan of the City of
Milford, and the retiree's eligible family members, shall be
entitled to health insurance benefits in accordance with the working
agreement for the Milford Employees' Association (MEA).
[5]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is on file in the City offices.
b.
Eligible employees in Schedule U-2[6] who have retired under the Pension Plan of the City of
Milford, and the retiree's eligible family members, shall be
entitled to health insurance benefits in accordance with the working
agreement for the Milford Supervisors' Union.
[6]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is on file in the City offices.
c.
In the event of the death of a retiree, the health benefits pursuant
to Subsection (b)(1)a and b hereinabove shall be continued for the
retiree's eligible family members for a period of one year after
the retiree's death, provided that said family members remain
otherwise eligible for said benefits.
(2)
Group life insurance. Eligible employees in Schedules B-2 and D-2[7] who have retired under the Pension Plan of the City of
Milford shall be entitled to group life insurance benefits in accordance
with the working agreement for the Milford Supervisors' Union.
[7]
Editor's Note: Said schedules are on file in the City
offices.
(c)
Longevity.
(1)
Employees in Schedule B,[8] hired on or before June 30, 2016, shall be entitled to
longevity in accordance with the working agreement for the Milford
Employees' Association (MEA). Employees hired on or after July
1, 2016, shall not be entitled to longevity.
[8]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is on file in the City offices.
(2)
Employees in Schedule U-2,[9] hired on or before June 30, 2016, shall be entitled to
longevity in accordance with the working agreement for the Milford
Supervisors Union. Employees in Schedule U-2 hired on or after July
1, 2016, shall not be entitled to longevity.
[9]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is on file in the City offices.
Whenever a subsidized employee is appointed to a City budgeted
position within the City of Milford, the rules and requirements pertaining
to the examination and hiring for such City budgeted position shall
apply; however, if such subsidized employee was required to comply
with the examination and hiring rules and regulations of the City
before being hired under the subsidized program and is being appointed
to a City budgeted position within the same City department for which
he was a subsidized employee, then the examination and hiring rules
and regulations of the City will be deemed to have been satisfied.
(a)
Civil service positions.
(1)
The permanent date of employment, for the purposes of the following
conditions of employment for employees appointed to a City budgeted
civil service position after service under a subsidized program, and
without a break in service, shall be the date upon which the employee
was appointed to the subsidized program:
(2)
The date of employment for said employees for the following conditions
shall be the date of appointment to the civil service position:
(3)
Grade/step upon permanent City employment.
a.
If a subsidized employee is assimilated into an identical grade and
classification within the same division, his appointment to the City
budgeted position shall be at the step he was employed in on the last
day of his subsidized service.
(4)
All provisions of Article I of this chapter (pertaining to the classified service and the civil service rules and regulations) which are not inconsistent with the provisions of Section 19-9(a)(1), (2) and (3) of this article shall apply.
(b)
Public safety employees; uniformed employees.
(1)
Subsidized uniformed employee/permanent uniformed employee.
a.
Whenever a subsidized employee is appointed to a City budgeted position
in the Fire or Police Department at the rank of patrolman/patrolwoman,
police dispatcher or firefighter, after having served as a subsidized
employee in the Fire or Police Department without a break in service,
said employee shall have as his permanent date of employment, for
the following conditions of employment, the date of his initial appointment
under the subsidized program:
1.
For permanent date of entry into the pension system.
2.
For permanent date of longevity.
3.
For sick leave benefits.
4.
For vacation accumulated credits.
5.
For layoff seniority.
6.
For vacation selection.
7.
For promotion advantages.
8.
For probation purposes and for all other relevant conditions
of employment.
b.
This provision shall apply only to those employees whose subsidized
service was within the Department to which they are permanently appointed.
(2)
Subsidized nonuniformed employee/permanent uniformed employee.
a.
Whenever a subsidized employee is appointed to a City budgeted position
in the Fire or Police Department at the rank of patrolman/patrolwoman,
police dispatcher or firefighter, after having served as a subsidized
employee in a City department other than the Fire or Police Department
without a break in service, he shall have as his permanent date of
employment, for the following conditions of employment, the date of
his initial appointment under the subsidized program:
1.
For permanent date of longevity.
b.
The date of appointment to the Fire or Police Department for said
employee shall be his permanent date of employment for the following
conditions of employment:
c.
In such event, said employee will be required to take all vacation
earned but not used prior to his termination as a subsidized employee.
(3)
Subsidized uniformed employee/permanent nonuniformed employee.
a.
Whenever a subsidized employee is appointed to a City budgeted position
in a City department other than the Fire or Police Department, after
having served as a subsidized employee in the Fire or Police Department,
without a break in service, he shall have as his permanent date of
employment the date of his initial appointment under the subsidized
program.
b.
The date of appointment to a City budgeted position in a City department
other than the Fire or Police Department shall be his permanent date
of employment for the following conditions of employment:
c.
In such event, said employee will be required to take all vacation
earned but not used prior to his termination as a subsidized employee.
(4)
Grade/step upon permanent city employment.
a.
If a subsidized employee is assimilated into an identical grade and
classification, his appointment to the City budgeted position shall
be at the step he was employed in on the last day of his subsidized
service.
(5)
All provisions of Article II of this chapter, pertaining to public safety employees, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of Section 19-9(b)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of this article shall apply.
(c)
Non-civil-service/nonuniformed employees.
(1)
Any subsidized employee appointed to a City budgeted position, which position is not covered by civil service and is nonuniformed and/or noninvestigative, after having served a period of subsidized employment without a break in service, shall have his date of permanent employment established in accordance with the provisions of Section 19-9(a) of this article pertaining to civil service positions.
(2)
Grade/step upon permanent City employment.
a.
If a subsidized employee is assimilated into an identical grade and
classification, his appointment to the City budgeted position shall
be at the step he was employed in on the last day of his subsidized
service.
(3)
All provisions of Article III of this chapter (pertaining to unclassified officials and employees) which are not inconsistent with the provisions of Section 19-9(c)(1) and (2) of this article shall apply.
(d)
Retroactive application. All provisions of this chapter, except Section 19-9(a)(3), (b)(4) and (c)(2), regarding grade/step upon permanent City employment, shall be applicable retroactively as to all employees now presently serving the City budgeted positions whose conditions of employment would be affected by the fact that they had served a prior term of subsidized service without a break in service. Section 19-9(a)(3), (b)(4) and (c)(2), regarding grade/step upon permanent City employment, shall be retroactive as to all employees now presently serving in City budgeted positions whose conditions of employment would be affected by the fact that they had served a prior term of subsidized service without a break in service only to July 1, 1977. In such case, the rules of this section shall be applicable; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter which pertain to the initial date of entry into the pension system shall not apply to any employee covered by this chapter until such employee has reimbursed the Pension Fund for all employee contributions withdrawn at the time of such employee's permanent appointment to a City budgeted position.
