MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA AND
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 620

SECTION 20. Uniform Allowance

A. Employees in the classifications listed below shall be provided one complete work uniform and an additional shirt and pair of trousers at the time of employment and a uniform allowance of $10.00 per pay period. If an employee receiving such a uniform terminates employment with the County within 12 months following date of hire, the final compensation shall be reduced by an amount pro-rated by the number of months, or major fractions thereof, remaining between the date of termination and the end of the 12 month period from the date of employment. The uniform allowance shall be available to the following classifications:

Animal Control Officer I/II*
Animal Control Officer, Supervising*
Animal Shelter Attendant*
Assistant Naturalist
Chef**
Cook**
Laundry Coordinator
Naturalist
Park Operations Supervisor
Park Ranger Grounds
Park Ranger Trainee/I/II/III
Parking Enforcement Officer
Sheriff's Evidence Officer
Sheriff's Intake/Release Specialist
Sheriff's Utility Worker
Storekeeper (Sheriff's Office)
Other Sheriff's office personnel required to wear a uniform

* Animal Control Officers and Animal Shelter Attendants shall each be provided five (5) uniform shirts, five (5) uniform pants, one uniform jacket and a uniform belt at the time of employment. Worn or damaged uniform items shall be replaced in conformance with County policy.

** Positions in the Probation Department receive five (5) shirts and two (2) sweatshirts instead of the work uniform described above.

B. Employees in the classifications listed below shall receive uniforms under the terms and conditions provided in A above. For these classifications, the uniform allowance shall be $10.00 per pay period.

Assistant Naturalist
Naturalist
Park Operations Supervisor
Park Ranger Grounds
Park Ranger Trainee/I/II/III

C. The County shall provide lab coats to employees required to wear lab coats while on duty.

D. Employees in the Cook, Sheriff's Institution classification shall receive an allowance of $5.00 per pay period to purchase and maintain non-skid safety shoes approved by the Sheriff or his designee.

SECTION 21. Mileage Reimbursement

Employees who, when authorized by their department, use their personal vehicle for County business shall be reimbursed for each mile driven on County business. Said reimbursement shall be at the amount per mile exempted by the Internal Revenue Service for reporting of income.

SECTION 22. Shift Differential Pay

A. An employee shall receive additional compensation at the rate of seventy five cents (75¢) per hour for all hours worked on a shift when the majority of hours worked on the shift are between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. and in locations where these classes are regularly assigned shift work.

B. In lieu of compensation set forth in paragraph A above, employees shall receive additional compensation at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour for all hours worked on a shift when the majority of hours worked on the shift are between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. and in locations where these classes are regularly assigned shift work.

C. Notwithstanding A and B above, in a situation where an employee works a shift evenly divided before and after 12:00 midnight, the employee shall receive additional compensation in the amount of seventy-five (75¢) per hour for one-half the hours worked on the shift, and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for one-half the hours worked on the shift.

SECTION 23. Special Duty Allowance

A. Psychiatric Health Facility

All Union represented classifications employed at the Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) shall receive the five percent (5%) special duty allowance.

B. County Jail, Juvenile Hall, Los Prietos Boys Academy/Boys Camp

(1) Employees in classifications specified below and employed at the County Jail, Juvenile Hall, or Los Prietos Boys Academy/Boys Camp shall receive a five percent (5%) special duty allowance.

All licensed nursing classifications
All licensed Mental Health practitioners (e.g., LCSW, MFT)
ADMHS Caseworkers
Mental Health Technicians
General Services Department employees in the following classifications:
· Building Maintenance Workers/Supervisor
· HVAC Specialist
· Maintenance Electrician
· Maintenance Carpenter
· Maintenance Plumber
· Maintenance Painter

(2) General Services Department employees in building maintenance classifications not regularly employed at the County Jail, Juvenile Hall, Los Prietos Boys Academy/Boys Campbut who are occasionally assigned to perform work there shall receive an additional $1.00 for each hour worked in the jail, Juvenile Hall, Los Prietos Boys Academy/Boys Camp.

C. All park ranger classifications assigned to Lake Cachuma or Jalama Beach parks shall receive a five percent (5% special duty allowance. In additional all incumbents in park ranger classifications assigned to these locations who possess current Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.) certification, shall receive a special duty allowance of $50.00 per pay period.

SECTION 24. Weekend Differential

Employees in the classifications listed below who work a scheduled weekend shift shall receive additional compensation of $2.00 per hour for all hours worked on the shift.

ADMHS Caseworker
ADMHS Team Supervisor
Clinical Lab Scientist
Clinical Lab Scientist, Senior
Clinical Psychologist I/II/Sr.
Clinical Social Worker I/II/Sr.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Mental Health Assistant
Mental Health Technician I/II
Mental Health Practioner I/II/Intern
Patient Representative
Psychiatric Nurse I/II/Sr.
Psychiatric Nurse Supervisor
Public Health Nurse
Recreational Therapist
Staff Nurse
Staff Nurse, Sr.

SECTION 25. Call Back

A. Meetings on Regular Day Off: Employees shall be compensated for a minimum of two (2) hours of work time as provided by the overtime policy when the employee is required to attend a staff meeting during the employee’s regular day off.

B. Voluntary Call In, While not on Standby Duty: An employee who is eligible to receive overtime pay, but who is not assigned to or restricted by “Stand-By Duty” per Section 26 of this memorandum, shall receive a minimum credit of two hours of work time as provided by the overtime policy if the employee reports to a job site in response to a call from the departmental supervisor or other authorized official. Such employee shall not be considered to be in a stand-by status or eligible for stand-by pay.

C. Call Back Resulting from Standby Duty: Employees assigned to and restricted by “Standby Duty” shall be compensated for call back pursuant to the provisions of Section 26 of this MOU.

SECTION 26. Standby Pay

Employees assigned to stand-by duty by their department heads shall be compensated and governed by the following:

A. Stand-by duty requires that employees so assigned:

1. be ready and take steps immediately to respond within a reasonable time to calls for their service;
2. be readily reachable by telephone or paging device;
3. remain within a specified distance or time from their work stations; and
4. refrain from activities which might impair their ability to perform their assigned duties.

B. Compensation shall be at the rate of $3.00 per hour for each hour on such stand-by duty and shall be paid at the same time as scheduled for the pay period in which the stand-by duty was performed.

C. Stand-by pay, when properly authorized, shall be paid for a minimum of one hour.

D. In addition to the hourly rate provided above, employees shall receive a payment of $10.00 for each call received between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.

E. Employees other than those exempted from overtime compensation shall, when called to active duty while on stand-by status, be compensated for such active duty at the applicable overtime rate. Work time for an employee called to active duty while on stand-by status shall begin at the time of notification to report to a job site and shall continue until the employee completes work and returns to home (or the location called out from), the nearest regular work site or the county line, whichever is the shortest distance. A minimum of one hour at the appropriate rate shall be paid in those cases when an employee on stand-by status is required to report to a job site, but the minimum shall not apply for work performed at another location.

F. No employee shall be paid for stand-by duty time and other compensable duty time simultaneously.

G. During the term of this agreement, upon request of the Union, the parties shall meet and confer on this Section.

SECTION 27. Bilingual Allowance

A. An employee, whose duty assignments require regular and frequent use of bilingual language skills in English and either Spanish or Hmong or any other language including but not limited to American Sign Language shall be designated by the department head to receive a bilingual allowance. The department head shall designate the employee in writing to the Human Resources Director prior to being effective. The employee shall retain such bilingual designation only until a change in assignments is reported in writing by the department head to the Human Resources Director. Additional compensation for bilingual duties is payable as an allowance and not as part of basic salary, but shall be payable at the same time as a regular compensation. When a full-time employee is assigned by a department head to duties requiring regular and frequent use of bilingual language skills he/she shall receive an allowance of $57.69 per pay period. When a part-time employee is assigned to bilingual duties, the bilingual allowance shall be prorated and paid on the same basis that the part-time position is filled and compensated.

Employees in classifications in which the primary responsibility is to interpret/translate between English and any other language shall not be eligible for this allowance.

B. As used in this section, the phrase "regular and frequent" means at least once each working day, or at least five times each work week. Payment for the bilingual language skill is restricted to the actual needs of the position. An employee's ability to read, write, or speak a foreign language, occasional or incidental use of foreign language skills or the use of bilingual language skills other than for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the job shall not warrant a bilingual allowance.