MOU

Question 1

How many Area Reps are allowed per work location

Answer 1

There shall be no more than one Area Rep and one Alternate Rep

Question 2

A rep shall be allowed ____ hours of release time to assist employees with a grieveance or complaint.

Answer 2

4 hours

Question 3

Reps shall be allowed ____ hours if they are reviewing AA files to assist with “Skelly” response. Can time be extended?

Answer 3

4 - Time can be extended with approval from the Commander of OER.

Question 4

Upon request of CAHP, the greivant or CAHP rep shall be allowed up to ____ hours of release time to prep for arbitration.

Answer 4

8 - Time can be extended with approval from the Commander of OER

Question 5

The state shall contribute ______ hours per year to the CAHP release time bank

Answer 5

4,000

Question 6

When can the CAHP distribute CAHP literature??

Answer 6

Before or Afterwork or during lunch periods when work is not being conducted.

Question 7

What is the Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR)?

Answer 7

When an employee chosen CAHP rep acts on behalf of the employee for a “Meet and Confer” process to informally resolve adverse written findings of a citizens’ complaint investigation or any adverse comments on performance documents.

Question 8

Formal Complaint LEVEL III - Consist of who and what? Also when must this discussion take place??

Answer 8

If the Director or affected employee is not satisfied with decision, they can request a “meet and confer” with the Office of the Commissioner

Within 15 calendar days of Level II complaint, may apeal to Office of Commissioner.

Level III is the last level of appeal, Office of Commisioner has 30 calendar days to respond in writing.

Question 9

What is a grievance?

Answer 9

A grievance is a dispute involving the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the express terms within the MOU.

Question 10

An employee grievance initially shall be discussed with the employee’s immediate supervisor. This is referred to as ______ _________.

It must occur within ____ calendar days of the event.

Answer 10

Informal Discussion / 30 Calendar Days

Question 11

Regarding Infomal Discussion with employee’s grievance, the supervisor has how long to render a decision?

Answer 11

7 Calendar Days

Question 12

What is Formal Grievance - Level 1 - how is it conducted?

Answer 12

Is conducted if the informal discussion doesn’t resolve the issue, employee may file formal grievance.

Must occur within 30 Calendar Days of the event or circumstance OR within 15 calendar days of informal decicion rendered, whichever is later.

Must render a written decision within 15 Calendar Days of after receipt of formal grievance.

Question 13

• What is the Formal Grievance - Level II
• The grievant may appeal Level I decision within ___ calendar days

Answer 13

Designee within 15 Calendar Days of the event or circumstance

Must render a decision within 15 Calendar Days after receipt of the formal grievance, the person designated by the Commissioner.

Question 14

What is the Formal Grievance Level - III

Answer 14

If Appointed authority or designee is second level of review, employee may bypass Level III.

30 calendar days to respond in writing.

Question 15

What is the formal grievance of Level IV?

Answer 15

The employee has 15 calendar Days to appeal a level II or III grievance.

Within 60 Calendar days, the The Director of CalHR shall respond in writing to the appeal.

Question 16

Where are grievance records kept?

Answer 16

No one knows…but they shall be filed separately and not in the employee’s personal records.

Question 17

What is the Arbitration Procedure for grievances?

Answer 17

a. Only grievances which involve the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the express terms of this Agreement may be appealed to binding arbitration.

b. Pursuant to a. above, if CAHP is not satisfied with the decision rendered at Level IV, CAHP may appeal the decision to binding arbitration within 30 calendar days of management’s final decision.

Question 18

What is a Complaint?

Answer 18

A complaint is a dispute of one or more employees or a dispute between the CAHP and the Department involving the application or interpretation of an existing written rule or policy. This procedure does not cover merit-related issues.

There are 3 levels of complaint process. The final stage is with the Office of the Commissioner

Question 19

Bilingual personal recieve how much money per month?

Answer 19

125 dollars

Question 20

A canine handler gets paid how much more?

Answer 20

4% per month of base salary this is care and maintenance - this is not a specialty pay.

Question 21

If you have an AA or Intermediate Post Certificate you get paid how much more? Percentage and no more than ____?

Answer 21

2.5% or no less than 120 a month.

Question 22

If you have a BA or Advanced Post Certificate get an additional ___ % or no less than _____ per month.

Answer 22

5% - $240 per month

Question 23

FTO’s get paid how much?

Answer 23

7% daily of their base salary- this includes acting as a Certified Motor Training Officer

Question 24

If assigned as an Investigator you can recieve how much a month ____?

Answer 24

$250

Question 25

If you are a motor you receive ___ % per month?

Answer 25

5% of base salary.

Question 26

If you are assigned to perform duties of a paramedic, you shall receive how much a month?

Answer 26

$200

Question 27

B watch and C watch requirements for pay and how much do they get paid?

Answer 27

Swing shift pay differential of $1.00 per hour when four or more hours of the regularly scheduled work shift fall between 1800 and 0100 hours. Graveyard shift differential of $1.50 per hour when four or more hours of the regularly scheduled work shift fall between 2300 and 0600 hours.

Question 28

OIC Pay?

Answer 28

6 hours or more and 2 or more employees 7% of the daily rate of base pay

Question 29

Physical Performance Program pay incentives?

Answer 29

60 or more months = $130 per month 60 or less = $65 per month

Question 30

Senority Pay requirements and percentage?

Answer 30

18 years as a CHP Officer - 2% of base salary 19 years as a CHP Officer - 3% of base salary 20 years as a CHP Officer - 4% of base salary 21 years as a CHP Officer - 5% of base salary 22 years as a CHP Officer - 6% of base salary 25 years as a CHP Officer - 8% of base salary 27 years as a CHP Officer - 10% of base salary 28 years as a CHP Officer - 12% of base salary

Question 31

Compensation for Business calls?

Answer 31

An employee who is required by his/her supervisor or designee to conduct business telephone calls outside his/her work hours of less than 30 minutes duration shall receive $10 compensation. In no event will an employee receive the benefit of this provision more than once in his/her workday. Any employee who performs telephone work for 30 minutes or more will be compensated in accordance with the overtime provisions contained in the employee's work week group. This section does not apply when the business call results in call back, short notice cancellation or offers of overtime.

Question 32

The only instances in which CTO is required for employees are under the following circumstances:

Answer 32

1. When in travel status not connected with enforcement duties, such as travel to or from the Academy or other school for the purpose of training. 2.Employees' CTO balances shall not exceed 480 hours. Once an employee’s CTO balance reaches 480 hours, the Department retains the authority to mandate a reduction by ordering time off (if over 480). When CTO time off is ordered, the employee shall be provided reasonable advance notice (at least twenty-four (24) hours) and not be ordered to take such time off in less than shift increments. 3. Daylight-Saving/Standard Time Change. No charge for time off is made for the one hour not worked by employees when Standard Time changes to Daylight-Saving Time.

Question 33

Court Call Back / Court Overtime

Answer 33

1. If an employee is scheduled for two court appearances in one day, callback time shall be credited from the beginning of the first appearance through the completion of the second; except that when the second appearance is more than six hours from the end of the first appearance, a minimum of four hours credit for each appearance shall be given. A lunch period of one-half hour shall be charged when a court appearance extends beyond the noon recess. 2. When there are three hours or less between the end of the shift and the time an employee must leave from the office for a court appearance, an employee shall receive overtime for the intervening period.

Question 34

Telephonic Subpoenas.

Answer 34

1. When an employee has completed a normal shift, or is on an authorized day off and is required to testify telephonically in response to a subpoena issued by the DMV, he/she shall be credited with two hours of overtime. 2. If an employee expends more than two hours in preparation and telephonic testimony, the employee shall receive overtime for the actual time worked.

Question 35

Maximum allowed annual leave hours?

Answer 35

924 hours

Question 36

When an employee calls in sick how many days can they be off before they have to provide a doctor's note?

Answer 36

2nd consecutive day If abusing sick days commander may request a doctor's note at anytime.

Question 37

Bereavement leave - for immediate family is how long and how many times can it be used?

Answer 37

24 hours per occurrence. *a permanent full-time or probationary full-time State employee due to the death of his/her parent, stepparent, spouse, domestic partner, child, sister, brother, stepchild, or death of any person residing in the immediate household of the employee at the time of death.

Question 38

Bereavement Leave for extended family...how many hours and how long?

Answer 38

24 hours used 1 time per fiscal year. *due to the death of a grandchild, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, or immediate family member of a domestic partner

Question 39

Bereavement Leave - If the death of a person as described above requires the employee to travel over _____ miles one way from his/her home, additional time off with pay shall be granted for _____ additional days which shall be deducted from accrued leave.

Answer 39

400 Miles - 2 additional days

Question 40

Catastrophic leave donation requirements?

Answer 40

Sick leave credits cannot be transferred. A minimum of 1 hour whole hour increments only..No 15, 30, 45 mins Total leave shall not exceed 6 months....unless approved they can go up to 1 year.

Question 41

Mentoring Leave - credits?

Answer 41

40 hours per year are allowed. 40 hours of mentoring leave per calendar year to participate in mentoring activities once they have used an equal amount of their personal time for these activities.

Question 42

Recruitment Time Off Incentive?

Answer 42

40 hours per recruit up to a maximum of 120 hours per year

Question 43

Business and Travel benefits - requirements and cost. Rates for Meals and Incidentals?

Answer 43

Each item of expenses of $25 or more requires a receipt; Rates for Meals and Incidentals: Breakfast up to $13.00 Lunch up to $15.00 Dinner up to $26.00 Incidentals up to $5.00 Total up to $59.00 for every full 24 hours of travel

Question 44

Overtime Meals?

Answer 44

May receive $8 dollars, must report to work 2 hours before shift or held over for 2 hours. An employee must work an additional six (6) hours for each overtime meal after qualifying for the first overtime meal. No more than three (3) overtime meals may be claimed for each 24-hour period.

Question 45

Lodging?

Answer 45

All lodging reimbursement requires a receipt. An employee may not claim lodging, meal or incidental expenses within 50 miles of his/her home or headquarters. When an employee is authorized by his/her appointing authority or designee to operate a privately owned vehicle on state business the employee will be allowed to claim and be reimbursed at the Federal Standard Mileage Rate (FSMR).

Question 46

Everything can be upgraded by the officer except

Answer 46

Gun OC spray aviation safety bag tactical bag and equip plastic cuffs ammo motorcycle helmet and general duty helmet *If equipment is destroyed or lost, the employee may reimburse the state at the current cost and the state shall not initiate an adverse action (Employee may use leave credits to satisfy amount owed, excluding sick leave).

Question 47

An officer comes up and request that he get time off a day before a State Civil Service Examination. Do you have to allow it?

Answer 47

Yes. Upon giving supervisor 48 hours notice, employee shall be permitted to participate in State Civil Service Exam.

Question 48

How long does CALHR have to respond to a Level 4 grievance?

Answer 48

60 Calendar Days

Question 49

Goal of the Grievance Procedure is to?

Answer 49

To resolve the grievances informally at the lowest level possible.

Question 50

An employee ____ withdraw a dispute at _____ time. The employee _____ not file any subsequent dispute on the same alleged incident.

Answer 50

May Any Shall

Question 51

IDR LEVEL 1 - Consist of who and what? Also when must this discussion take place??

Answer 51

CAHP Rep request a "Meet and Confer" with the Area's Captain over a citizen complaints /written comments considered adverse to the employee's performance. The discussion must take place within 30 Calendar Days of the issuance of the written comments. Then within 30 Calendar Days of the "meet and confer" the Commander shall render a decision to the CAHP Rep

Question 52

Once the IDR process is initiated as the avenue for disputing items mentioned above, an employee shall not file a ________ or _________ on the same matter.

Answer 52

Grievance or Complaint However, noting shall preclude an employee from utilizing the grievance process in lieu of the IDR process.