(a) Education Bonus. In order to further both the employee's individual interest in improving his or her professional development and education, and the public interest in improved operation of the plant and a more qualified workforce, the City will enact:
Employees in the bargaining unit at the Division of Water Reclamation will receive an annual incentive, payable on November 30 of that year, as follows:
For a wastewater operator license Class I, or collections license Class I, or laboratory license Class I: $150
For a wastewater operator license Class II, or collections license Class II or laboratory license Class II: $500
For a wastewater operator license Class III, or millwright journeyman's card, or laboratory license Class III: $1,000
These incentives are in addition to the City compensating employees for training, time off to take licensing tests, and paying the license fees.
Additionally, once a person reaches a specific license level, that person will only be compensated for that level achieved and for no combinations thereof.
(b) Sick Time Reduction. An incentive for reducing sick time pay, in which each member would receive $100 annually if the Division (Local 20 members only) can reduce its total sick time usage by 20% (twenty percent), based on the historical average sick time usage for the previous three years of record. Management will use the City's payroll records to determine the percentage reduction.
(c) Accident Avoidance. The City proposes an incentive for accident prevention, in which each Local 20 member would receive $100 annually, if the Division (Local 20 members only) can reduce its accident lost time by 20% (twenty percent), based on the historical average accident lost time usage for the previous three years of record. Management will use the Bureau of Workers' Compensation record.