Mr.
President
Public Employees
Federation, AFL-CIO
Dear Mr. Brynien:
This letter
confirms the understandings reached by the parties during negotiation of the
2007-2011 State/PEF Agreement regarding uniforms and employees in the Fire
Protection Specialist title series at the Department of State.
PEF and the
Department of State (DOS) shall meet at the local level regarding the “DOS
Policy on Wearing Department Supplied Clothing in the OFPC” (hereafter
“Policy”). If the Policy includes a
provision that requires employees in the Fire Protection Specialist titles
series to wear uniforms, then those employees will be eligible for the uniform
allowance described below:
Effective April 2,
2007 the State will recommend to the Legislature that each employee in the Fire
Protection Specialist title series shall be provided an annual maintenance
allowance of $58 if a part-time employee and $78 if a full-time employee. Effective
Such maintenance
allowance shall become effective and payable in the State fiscal year within
which the Policy referenced herein is agreed to at the local level. However, payment will be prorated based on
when the agreement is reached during the fiscal year.
Any local
agreement establishing the Policy referenced herein must be consistent with
Article 24 of the State/PEF Agreement and shall be subject to final review and
approval by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations and the Public
Employees Federation, or their designees.
The terms of this
letter shall sunset on
Sincerely,
John Currier
Deputy Director for Contract Negotiation and Administration
Governor's Office
of Employee Relations
Countersigned for
PEF:
President