---
contract_id: ufoa-fire-officers-2018-2021
label: "UFOA Fire Officers Agreement, 2018-2021"
expanded_label: "Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) — Fire Officers Agreement, 2018-2021"
term_start: 2018
term_end: 2021
source_pdf: "https://www.nyc.gov/assets/olr/downloads/pdf/collectivebargaining/fire-officers-2018-2021.pdf"
pages: 69
ocr_pages: 0
pages_with_tables: 0
clauses: 62
sector: "uniformed-fire"
union_full: "Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA), IAFF Local 854"
headcount_approx: 2500
---

# Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) — Fire Officers Agreement, 2018-2021

**Term:** 2018–2021  
**Source PDF:** [https://www.nyc.gov/assets/olr/downloads/pdf/collectivebargaining/fire-officers-2018-2021.pdf](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/olr/downloads/pdf/collectivebargaining/fire-officers-2018-2021.pdf)  
**Pages:** 69  
**Clauses extracted:** 62

**Workforce:** Represents FDNY lieutenants, captains, battalion chiefs, deputy chiefs, fire medical officers, and supervising fire marshals. Most recent published contract on OLR is the 2018-2021 Fire Officers Agreement; economic terms for the 2022-2027 cycle are set by the Uniformed Coalition Economic Agreement.

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## Contents

- [REGISTRAT10N](#registrat10n-p1)
- [FIRE OFFICERS](#fire-officers-p2)
- [Article VI — OUT-OF-TITLE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOUR.S ......................................... 16](#article-vi-out-of-title-special-assignment-tour-s-16-p2)
- [Article IX — FAMil..Y PROTECTION PLAN FUND .............................................................. 19](#article-ix-famil-y-protection-plan-fund-19-p2)
- [Article XXII — DETAILS TO OTliER UNITS ........................................................................ 36](#article-xxii-details-to-otlier-units-36-p2)
- [Article XXV — A-PRODUCTMTY ISSUES .......................................................................... 39](#article-xxv-a-productmty-issues-39-p2)
- [Article XXV — C - NEW PROGRAMS ......................................................................................4 1](#article-xxv-c-new-programs-4-1-p2)
- [Article XXXI — SAV INOS CLAUSE ...................................................................................... 45](#article-xxxi-sav-inos-clause-45-p2)
- [FIRE OFFICERS](#fire-officers-p4)
- [Article I — RECOGNITION](#article-i-recognition-p4)
- [Article IV — UNION REPRESENTATION](#article-iv-union-representation-p10)
- [Article V — SALARIES](#article-v-salaries-p10)
- [J/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020](#j-20-2018-3-20-2019-3-20-2020-p12)
- [ASSIGNMENT DIFFERENTIAL](#assignment-differential-p17)
- [Article VI — OUT-OF-TITLE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOURS](#article-vi-out-of-title-special-assignment-tours-p18)
- [Article VII — TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS](#article-vii-temporary-assignments-p19)
- [Article VIII — NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL](#article-viii-night-shift-differential-p20)
- [Article IX — FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN FUND](#article-ix-family-protection-plan-fund-p21)
- [Article X — HEALT H AND HOSPITALIZATION BENEFITS](#article-x-healt-h-and-hospitalization-benefits-p22)
- [Section 4 — Health Care Flexible Spending Account.](#section-4-health-care-flexible-spending-account-p23)
- [Section 125 — of the IRS Code. Those employees eligible for New York City health plan](#section-125-of-the-irs-code-those-employees-eligible-for-new-p23)
- [Article XI — ANNUITY FUND](#article-xi-annuity-fund-p24)
- [Article XII — VACATION AND LEAVE](#article-xii-vacation-and-leave-p25)
- [SERVICE ANNUAL LEA VE MONTHLY ACCRUAL](#service-annual-lea-ve-monthly-accrual-p25)
- [Article XIV — FACILITIES](#article-xiv-facilities-p27)
- [Article XV — TRANSPORTATION](#article-xv-transportation-p28)
- [Article XVII — INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS](#article-xvii-individual-rights-p28)
- [Article XVIII — GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE](#article-xviii-grievance-procedure-p31)
- [Article XIX — DELEGATES](#article-xix-delegates-p37)
- [Article XX — NO STRIKE](#article-xx-no-strike-p37)
- [Article XXI — IMPARTIAL CHAIR](#article-xxi-impartial-chair-p37)
- [Article XXII — DETAILS TO OTHER UNITS](#article-xxii-details-to-other-units-p38)
- [Article XXIII — SPECIAL EXPENSE FUND](#article-xxiii-special-expense-fund-p39)
- [Article XXIV — LABOR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE](#article-xxiv-labor-management-committee-p40)
- [Article XXV — A - PRODUCTMTY ISSUES](#article-xxv-a-productmty-issues-p41)
- [Section 2 — Flexible Response.](#section-2-flexible-response-p41)
- [Section 3 — Weighted Response Index ("W.R.I.")](#section-3-weighted-response-index-w-r-i-p41)
- [Section 1 — Attack Units](#section-1-attack-units-p42)
- [Article XXV — C - NEW PROGRAMS](#article-xxv-c-new-programs-p43)
- [Article XXVI — LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT](#article-xxvi-line-of-duty-death-benefit-p43)
- [Section 12 — Performance Compensation](#section-12-performance-compensation-p46)
- [Article XXIX — QUARTERMASTER SYSTEM](#article-xxix-quartermaster-system-p47)
- [Article XXX — APPLICABLE LAWS](#article-xxx-applicable-laws-p47)
- [ARTICLE XXX1 - SAV ING S CLAUSE](#article-xxx1-sav-ing-s-clause-p47)
- [ERIC EICHENHO](#eric-eichenho-p48)
- [OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS](#office-of-labor-relations-p48)
- [OFFICIAL CONTRACT](#official-contract-p48)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p49)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p50)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p52)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p53)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED N BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-n-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p55)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p56)
- [ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p57)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPT DON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accept-don-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p59)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p60)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p62)
- [Section 1.8 — and 1.10. In addition, EDE must not interfere or conflict with the regular departmental](#section-1-8-and-1-10-in-addition-ede-must-not-interfere-or-c-p64)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p64)
- [AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA](#agreed-and-accepted-on-behalf-of-the-ufoa-p65)
- [OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS](#office-of-labor-relations-p66)
- [RENEE CAMPION GEORGETTE GESTELY](#renee-campion-georgette-gestely-p66)

---

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### REGISTRAT10N
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### FIRE OFFICERS
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2018 - 2021 AGREEMENT
Table of Contents
ART IC LE I • RECOGNITION ........................................................................................................2
ARTICLE II· UNION SECURrrY ................................................................................................ 2
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ARTICLE WORK SCHEDULE .............................................................................................. 3
ARTICLE IV· UNION REPRESENTATION ............................................................................... 8

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## Article VI — OUT-OF-TITLE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOUR.S ......................................... 16
_Page 2_ · _Topics: hours_

ARTICLE VIl - TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS ....................................................................... 17
ARTICLE Vill-NIGHT SHIF'f DIFFERENTIAL ...................................................................... 18

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## Article IX — FAMil..Y PROTECTION PLAN FUND .............................................................. 19
_Page 2_

ART IC LE X - HEALT H AND HOSPITALIZATION BENEITTS .............................................. 20

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## Article XXII — DETAILS TO OTliER UNITS ........................................................................ 36
_Page 2_

ART IC LE XXIII - SPEClAL EXPENSE FUND .......................................................................... 3 7

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## Article XXV — A-PRODUCTMTY ISSUES .......................................................................... 39
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ARTICLE }(XV-B - PRODUCTMTY ISSUES ..........................................................................4 0

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## Article XXV — C - NEW PROGRAMS ......................................................................................4 1
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ART IC LE XXVI • LINE OF DUTY DEAT H BENEFIT .............................................................4 1

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## Article XXXI — SAV INOS CLAUSE ...................................................................................... 45
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Appendix A - Side letter regarding Medical Expert
Appendix B-Side letter regarding Employees Transferring from the Department ofC orrection to
the Fire Department
Appendix C - Side letter regarding Outside Activities
Appendix D - Side letter regarding Private Room Accomodations for Employees Injured in the
LineofDuty
Appendix E - Side letter regarding Exchange of Information
Appendix F - Side letter regarding Line of Duty Prescription Drugs
Appendix G - Side letter regarding Executive Order 75
Appendix H - Side letter regarding Paperwork Reduction
Appendix I - Side letter regarding Parity
Appendix J - Side letter regarding Pensions
Appendix K - Side letter regarding Fire Salvage Program
Appendix L - Side letter regarding Special Assignments
Appendix M - Side letter regarding Headcount Changes
Appendix N - Side letter regarding Extra Departmental Employment
Appendix O - Side letter regarding Compensatory Time
Appendix P-Side letter regarding Health Savings and Welfare Fund Contributions
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### FIRE OFFICERS
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2018 - 2021 AGREEMENT
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AGREEMENT entered into this day of 2022, by and between the
City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") and the Uniformed Fire Officers
Association, Local 854, International Association of Firefighters, affiliated with the AFL-CIO,
(hereinafter referred to as the "Union"), for the period from March 20, 2018 to July 30, 2021.
WIT NE S S ETH:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into collective bargaining and desire to reduce
the results thereof to writing;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:

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## Article I — RECOGNITION
_Page 4_ · _Topics: wages, overtime, hours, training, agency-shop, recognition_

Section 1.
The employer recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent for the unit consisting
of alt Lieutenants, Captains, Battalion Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs except those Deputy Chiefs
designated as Deputy Assistant Chief of Department, Assistant Chief of Department and Chief in
Charge (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Fire Officers (line)", and Fire Medical Officers,
and Supervising Fire Marshals employed by the Employer in the Fire Department of the City of
New York.
Section 2.
The terms "employee" or "employees" as used in the Agreement shall mean only those persons
employed in the titles described in Section 1 of this Article.
ARTICLE Il - UNION SECURITY
Section 1.
The Employer agrees that all employees may become and remain members of the Union in good
standing.
Section 2.
The employer further agrees that all new employees hired subsequent to the date of signing this
Agreement may become and remain members of the Union in good standing.
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Section 3.
It is further agreed that the decision to become or remain members of the Union in good standing
shall remain discretionSJY both with the employees and with the Union subject to the provisions
of Section 12-314 of the Administrative Code.
Section 4.
A. The Union shall have the exclusive right to the checkoff and transmittal of dues on behalf
of each employee in the Unit and the City shall checkoff and transmit such dues to the
Union, all in accordance with the Mayor's Executive Order #98, dated May 15, 1969,
entitled ..R EGULATIONS REGULAT ING THE CHECKOFF OF UNION DUES" and in
accordance with the Mayor's Executive Order #107, dated December 29, 1986, entitled
"REGULATIONS GOVERNING PROCEDURES FOR ORDERLY PAYROLL
CHECKOFF OF UNION DUES."
B. The employee may consent in writing to the authorization of the deduction of dues from
wages and to the designation of the Union as the recipient thereof. Such consent if given
shall be in the proper form, acceptable to the City, which bears the signature of the
employee.
Section 5.
The parties agree to an agency shop to the extent permitted by applicable law, as described in a
supplemental agreement hereby incorporated by reference in this agreement.
ARTICLE ill - WORK SCHEDULE
Section 1.
A. All the terms and conditions of Section 15-112 of the Administrative Code of the City of
New York, as presently provided therein and hereby incorporated by reference.
B. (i) Notwithstanding the above Section 1( A), the Fire Department shall have the right
to schedule Fire Officers (line) assigned to nonfirefighting duties such as the
Division of Training, the Bureau of Fire Prevention, Headquarters, and other
similar units or administrative functions to duty schedules that do not conform to
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the Fire Officer duty schedule described in this Article For the purpose hereof,
any member assigned to respond to an alarm and to perform firefighting duty or
supervise firefighting duties shall be deemed to be performing .firefighting duties.
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(ii) Prior to an involuntary assignment, the Department shall endeavor to obtain
qualified volunteers. The determination of such Fire Officer's qualifications shall
be made at the discretion of the Department, whose decision shall be final. The
involuntary assignment of a Fire Officer shall be limited to one year, but may be
extended to two years in such cases where unique and extraordinary skills or
functions are required and where such assignment is of critical importance to the
Fire Department.
(ill) Notwithstanding the foregoing no such assignment shall be made on a punitive
basis.
C. Communicative Time.
Fire Officers (line) shall report for duty 15 minutes prior to the start of their tour in order
to exchange information between the on-duty officer and the relieving officer. Should an
alarm occur during that 15 minute period, the relieving officer shall respond to that alarm.
In the event this provision is declared invalid under the law, the parties will reopen
negotiations to resolve the issue of any increased cost which may result from such
declaration. Such negotiations will be commenced forthwith. Ifn o agreement is reached,
an impasse may be declared and subsequent mediation and the impasse proceeding, if any,
shall in all respects be conducted on an expedited basis.
Section 2.
Fire Officers (line) when specifically directed by the Commissioner or Chief oftbe Department or
their respective designated representatives to perfonn work in excess of working hours as provided
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in Section 1 of this Article shall be compensated for the same by cash payment at the rate of
time and one-half based on the regular salary for Fire Officers (line) for the actual period of
overtime worked, except that all Deputy Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs shall be compensated for
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overtime worked pursuant to this Article or any other provision of this Agreement in
compensatory time off at the rate of time and one-half when such overtime is specifically directed
by the Commissioner or Chief of Department or is performed at a fire emergency without prior
approval and requests for compensation therefore, after being forwarded through channels together
with recommendations, arc approved by the Commissioner or Chief of Department or their
respective designated representatives for such purposes.
Section 3.
When Fire Officers (line) are not continued on duty but are ordered to report for emergency duty
from a scheduled off-tour or a scheduled rest period, they shall be compensated for a minimum of
four hours if not assigned to duty and for a minimum of six hours if assigned to duty. Such
compensation shall be at the overtime rate of time and one-half, in accord with Section 2 of this
Article.
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Section 4.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, any Fire Officer (line) who is recalled
to duty after having completed that employee's regular tour ofd uty but before the commencement
of the next regular tour and who is assigned to duty or held without assignment for a period which
extends into the commencement of that employee's next regular tour shall be compensated
pursuant to the regular overtime provisions of Section 2 oft his Article only for the actual time so
assigned or held; and the same shaU be deemed pre-shift overtime.
Section 5.
A. The Department has adjusted the work chart applicable to Supervising Fire Marshals so as
to provide for an average work week of 40.25 hours.
Effective March 20, 2006, the Supervising Fire Marshal classification shall include an
Assignment Level II. The work duty chart for this detail will be five eight hour tours (5x8).
Rescheduling shall be permitted (flopping).
Members assigned to SFM Level D shall receive compensatory time in lieu of cash
overtime. Members assigned to SFM Level II for three or more years who are assigned to SFM I
thereafter, shall continue to be compensated at the level of SFM Level II.
All other terms and conditions of employment shall be the same as those for SFM Level I,
except as otherwise expressly set forth herein.
(i) The Fire Department shall have the right to schedule Supervising Fire Marshals
assigned to Headquarters Special Squads such as Juvenile Firesetters, Modified
Red Cap, Day Squads and other similar squads or administrative functions to duty
schedules that do not conform to the Supervising Fire Marshal duty schedule
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referred to in this Article
(ii) Prior to an involuntary assignment, the Department shall endeavor to obtain
qualified volunteers. The determination of such Supervising Fire Marshal's
qualifications shall be made at the discretion of the Department, whose decision
shall be final. The involuntary assignment of a Supervising Fire Marshal shall be
limited to one year, but may be extended to two years in such cases where unique
and extraordinary skills of functions are required and where such assignment is of
critical importance to the Fire Department.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing no such assignment shall be made on a punitive
basis.
B. Ordered overtime authorized by the Commissioner or the Chief Fire Marshal as the
designated representative which results in a Supervising Fire Marshal working in excess of
the normal tour of duty shall be compensable in cash at time and one-half. Members
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assigned to SFM Level II shall receive compensatory time in lieu of cash overtime.
C. When Supervising Fire Marshals not continued on duty are ordered to report for Court on
a scheduled off-tow-or a scheduled rest period, they shall be compensated for a minimum
of four hours in cash at the overtime rate. The four hours of compensation shall include
any travel time to which they are presently entitled.
D. Supervising Fire Marshals shall not be rescheduled when required to appear in court in
connection with matters assigned to them.
Section 6.
Cash payment for overtime work as provided in Article ID, Section 2, of this contract, shall not
exceed twenty percent (20%) of an employee's base pay in any fiscal year. Authorized overtime
work which would result in a cash payment in excess of this amount shall be compensated for in
compensatory time off at the rate of time and one-half.
Section 7.
Newly promoted Fire Officers shall receive either regular compensation or, in the event of
overtime, appropriate overtime compensation for training required by the Department, including
assessment and orientation programs.
Section 8.
Overtime generated by post coverage requirements for company officers shall, to the greatest
extent practicable, be equalized among employees in rank. Specifically, aUocation of overtime
shall be governed by PA/ID 5-75 as amended. This Order is incorporated by reference hereto and
shall not be modified, except by mutual consent, during the term of this Agreement. The
Department will provide the Union with the number and location ofp ost coverage assignments on
a bi-weekly basis.
Section 9.
Notwithstanding anything herein appearing to the contrary, overtime shalJ continue to be
calculated on the basis of 2088 hours per year.
Section 10.
The N cw York City Fire Department shall not assign a Supervising Fire Marshal to supervise more
than twelve Field Fire Marshals. For the purposes of determining span of control for Supervising
Fire Marshals, a full duty Fire Marshal shall be considered to be a Field Fire Marshal at all times
that be/she is working with the exception of the following:
l. Time spent in court by off tour members,
2. Time spent in training,
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3. Time spent at the base while doing paperwork following the conclusion ofhis/ber
tour, and
4. Time spent at the base when assigned to the telephone for the entire tour and no
light duty personnel are available.
The Fire Department shall not attempt to evade the provisions of this definition by assigning more
than one Fire Marshal to a telephone at the base.
Section 11.
a. Effective February 1, 2015, the Department may schedule two eight (8) hour training
days that normally would have been scheduled at an overtime rate, at the straight time rate.
Effective December 31, 2018, this paragraph b. shall be deleted and discontinued
b. Effective January 1, 2019, the Department may schedule eight (8) hours of training that
normally would have been scheduled at an overtime rate, at the straight time rate.
c. Such training sessions shall be scheduled by the Department in blocks ofe ither 4 hours or
8 hours each.
d. As long as an employee is active in a UFOA title for at least 6 months in a
calendar year, the straight-time training hours will not be carried over to the following year; i.e.
if the employee is promoted from Firefighter to Lieutenant in August, the Department may carry
over the straight-time training hours to the following year; however, if the employee is promoted
from Firefighter to Lieutenant io June, the straight time training hours may not be carried over.
Secdon 12.
Effective April 20, 2010, all members requiring CFR-D recertification shall be
compensated at the overtime rate for the 40 hours spent on such CFR-D training.
Effective July 30, 2021, the Department shall schedule CFR-D refresher training for
Lieutenants and Captains to be performed on a regularly scheduled day off and paid as the
straight-time rate.
Section 13.
Effective July 30, 2021, the parties agree that for employees assigned as Battalion Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs,
and Supervising Fire Manhals up to twelve (12) hours of overtime in each calendar year shall be calculated at a
straight time (I .Ox) rate, and otherwise compensated in accordance with eitisting contract rules. For calendar year
2021, the amount of! tntight-time overtime pay shall be pro-rated to five (5) hours. 1t is anticipated that the overtime
described in this section shall be accomplished through the scheduling of ChiefO fficer conferences, subject to the
needs of the Fire Department
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## Article IV — UNION REPRESENTATION
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The elected officers of the Union shall be permitted to visit all fire units to which employees are
assigned on the official business of the Union. The elected official shall announce that official's
presence to the officer in command and carry the function in a reasonable manner, subject to
establishing labor relations and the Regulations for the Uniformed Forces.
Time spent by employee representatives to conduct labor relations with the City and on Union
activities shall be governed by the terms of Executive Order No. 75, as amended, entitled ''Time
Spent on the Conduct of Labor Relations between the City and its Employees and on Union
Activity."

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## Article V — SALARIES
_Page 10_ · _Topics: wages_

Section 1.
A. The general increases, effective as indicated, shall be:
(i) Effective March 20, 2018, Employees shall receive a rate increase of 2.25%.
(ii} Effective March 20, 2019, Employees shall receive an additional rate increase
of2.5%.
(iii) Effective March 20, 2020, Employees shall receive an additional rate increase
of3%.
B. The increases provided for in this Section shall be calculated as follows:
(i) The increases in Section A. (i) shall be based upon the base rates (which shall
include salary or incremental schedules) of the applicable titles in effect on the
last day of the prior Agreement
(ii) The increases in Section A. (ii} shall be based upon the base rates (which shall
include salary or incrementa] schedules) of the applicable titles in effect on the
last day of the 12th month of the applicable Successor Separate Unit
Agreement.
(iii) The increases in Section A. (iii) shall be based upon the base rates (which
shall include salary or incremental schedules) of the applicable titles in effect
on the last day of the 24th month of the applicable Successor Separate Unit
Agreement
C. The base annual salary rates for Fire Officers shall be as follows:
Class of Positions Or
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Detail and Increment Step
(i) Lieutenant- promoted prior to March l 2006
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3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum $111,821 SI 14,617 SI 18,056
3rd step $102,135 $104,688 $107,829
2nd step $100,704 SlOJ,222 $106,319
1st step $99,257 $101,738 $104,790
Lieutenant - promoted on or after March l 2006
1
3/20/2018 3/2Q/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum $111,821 $114,617 $118,056
4th step $95,106 $97,484 $100,409
3rd step $93,726 $96,069 $98,951
2nd step $93,109 $95,437 $98,300
1st step $92,492 $94,804 $97,648
(ii) Captains
3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum $128,355 $131,564 Sl35,511
3rd step $116,891 $119,813 $123,407
2nd step $114,885 $117,757 $121,290
1st step $112,879 $115,701 $119,172
(iii) Battalion Chief
3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum S167,132 $171,310 $176,449
3rd step $146,211 $149,866 $154,362
2nd step $137,622 $141,063 $145,295
I st step $129,027 $132,253 $136,221
(iv) Deputy Chief
3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum $185,248 $189,879 $195,575
3rd step $169,283 $173,515 $178,720
2nd step $159,176 $163,155 $168,050
1st step $149,088 $152,815 $157,399
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(v) Fire Medical Officer-promoted prior to March 20, 2006
3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum $145,372 $149,006 $153,476
4th step $133,788 $137,133 $141,247
3rd step $130,303 $133,561 $137,568
2nd step $126,814 $129,984 $133,884
1st step $123,326 $126.409 $130,201
Fire Medical Officer- promoted on or after March 20, 2006
3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximwn $145,372 $149,006 $153,476
4th step $126,330 $129,488 $133,373
3rd step $125,329 $128,462 $132,316
2nd step $124,328 $127,436 $131,259
1st step $123,326 $126,409 $130,201
(vi) Supervising Fire Marshal Level I - promoted prior to March 1, 2006
3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum $122,287 $125,344 $129,104
3rd step $111,831 $114,627 $118,066
2nd step $110,398 $113,158 $116,553
1st step $108,955 $111,679 $115,029
Supervising Fire Marshal Level I-promoted on or after March 1, 2006
3/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
Maximum $122,287 $125,344 $129,104
4th step $113,457 $116,293 $119,782
3rd step $110,989 $113,764 $117,177
2nd step $109,634 $112,375 $115,746
1st step $107,784 $110.479 $113,793
Supervising Fire Marshal Level II

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### J/20/2018 3/20/2019 3/20/2020
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Flat rate $161,301 $165,334 $170,294
Note: A Lieutenant promoted to Supervising Fire Marshal shall be paid at the step of the
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Supervising Fire Marshal Level I schedule which the employee attained as a Lieutenant.
Members assigned to SFM Level II for three (3) or more years who are assigned to SFM Level I
thereafter shall continue to be compensated at the level of SFM Level II.
Section 2.
An employee shall advance one increment step annually, dating from the anniversary date of
appointment.
Section 3.
Longevity
A. Effective March 20, 2018, longevity pay shall continue to be paid as follows:
With 5 years of service ...... $5,000
With 10 years of service ....$ 6,000
With 15 years ofs ervice ....$ 7, 000
With 20 years ofservice, ...$ 8,000
Effective July 30, 2021 longevity pay shall be paid as follows:
(i) Lieutenant
Longevity 7/30/2021
After 5 years $5,000
After 10 years $6,000
After 15 years $7,000
\
After 15 years* $885
Total After 15 years $7.885
After 20 years $8,000
After 20 years* Sl,770
Total After 20 years $9,770
After 25 years $8.000
After 25 years* 52.655
Total After 25 years $10,655
(ii} Captains
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Longevity
After 5 years
After 10 years
After 15 years
After 15 years*
Total After 15 years
After 20 years
After 20 years*
Total After 10 years
After 25 years
After 25 years*
Total After 25 years
(iii) Battalion Chief
Longevity
After 5 years
After l 0 years
After l 5 years
After 15 years*
Total After 15 years
After 20 years
After 20 years*
Total After 20 years
After 25 years
After 25 years*
Total After 25 years
{iv} Deputy Chief
Longevity
After 5 years
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$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
Sl,016
58,016
$8,000
$2,032
$10,032
$8,000
53,048
$11,048
7/30/2021
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
51,323
$8,323
$8,000
$2,646
Sl0,646
$8,000
53,969
$11,969
7/30/2021
$5,000
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After 10 years
After 15 years
After 15 years*
Total After IS years
After 20 years
After 20 years*
Total After 20 years
After 2S years
After 25 years*
Total After 25 years
(v) (Fire) Medical Officer
Longevity
After 5 years
After I Oy ears
After 15 years
After 15 years*
Total After 15 years
After 20 years
After 20 years*
Total After 20 years
After 25 years
After 25 years*
Total After 25 years
(vi) Supervising Fire Marshal, Level I
Longevity
After 5 years
After l Oy ears
After 15 years
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$6,000
$7,000
$1,467
$8,467
$8,000
$2,934
$10,934
$8,000
$4,401
$12,401
7/30/2021
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
St.1st
$8,151
$8,000
$2,302
$10,302
$8,000
$3,453
Sll ,453
7/30/2021
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
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After 15 years* $968
Total After 1S years $7,968
After 20 years $8,000
After 20 years* Sl,936
Total After 20 years $9,936
ss.ooo
After 25 years
After 2S years* 52,904
Total After 2S years $10,904
(vll) Supervising Fire Marshal, Level II
Longevity 7/30/2021
After 5 years $5,000
After l O years $6,000
After 15 years $7,000
After 15 years* $1,277
Total After 15 years 58.277
After 20 years $8,000
After 20 years* $2.554
Total After 20 years $10,554
After 25 years $8,000
After 25 years* $3,831
Total After 25 years $11,831
*Additional longevity amounts after 15 years, 20 years, and 25 years increase with future wage
increases.
B. The term ..s ervice" as used herein shall mean service in the Fire Service oft he City of New
York.
C. The adjustment after the 5th and l 0th years shall not be computed as sallll')' for pension
purposes until after completion of 20 years of service. The adjustment after the 15th and
20th years shall not be computed as salary for pension purposes until after completion of
25 years of service. In the event this provision is declared invalid under the law, the parties
shall reopen negotiations to resolve the issue oft he increased cost of changing the effective
date of the pensionability oft he above adjustments. Such negotiations will be commenced
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forthwith. If no agreement is reached, an impasse may be declared and subsequent
mediation and the impasse proceeding, if any, shall in all respects be conducted on an
expedited basis.
D. Calculation of the night shift differential shall be based upon the longevity schedules in
effect prior to November 1, 1992.
Section 4.

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### ASSIGNMENT DIFFERENTIAL
_Page 17_ · _Topics: wages, overtime, holidays, hours, promotion_

Effective September 1, 2007, there will be an assignment differential in the annualized
amount of $2,500 for those Deputy Chiefs designated as Division Commanders and $1,500
for those Battalion Chiefs designated as Battalion Commanders.
Section S.
Effective July l, 2008, each employee shall receive ten (10) paid holidays annually.
Section 6.
A Lieutenant or Captain assigned to the superpumper system shall receive, in addition to the base
annual salary provided in Section 1 of this Article, an annual differential of$ 600 pro-rated during
the term of such assignment.
Section 7.
A Battalion Chief promoted to Deputy Chief on or after July 1, 1971 from an incremental level
less than the maximum for the Battalion Chief rank shall be slotted, or be deemed slotted, into that
Deputy Chief incremental level which is next higher in the amount than the sum of the Battalion
Chief incremental level plus the then annual increment, if any, applicable to such Battalion Chief
level, provided, however, that in no event shall such promotion result in a salary in excess of the
then maximum salary for the Deputy Chief Rank.
Effective July 1, 2016, the parties agree that employees with at least 3 years of service in the Fire
Marshal title shall, upon promotion to Lieutenant, be "slotted in" to the next-highest step of the
Lieutenant salary schedule. Employees with less than 3 years of Fire Marshal service shall begin
at the first step. In no event shall an employee move to the maximum Lieutenant salary with less
than one year of Lieutenant service; if the employee's Fire Marshal salary exceeds the step before
Lieutenant's basic maximum, he/she may maintain the Fire Marshal salary for the duration of the
probationary period. Under these circumstances, the employee would be moved to the basic
maximum salary upon completion of probation.
Section 8.
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Paychecks shall be distributed to the employee's unit by 6 p.m., but not before 3 p.m. on the
Thursday preceding payday.
Upon request, the Department will route and deliver a covering Officer's paycheck to any
designated unit within the assigned Division.
Section 9.
A. Interest on wage increases shall accrue at the rate of three percent (3%) per annum from
one hundred-twenty (120) days after the execution of the applicable agreement or one
hundred-twenty (120) days after the effective date of the increase whichever is later, to the
date of actual payment.
B. Interest on shift differentials, holiday and overtime pay, shall accrue at the rate of three
percent (3%) per annum from one hundred-twenty (120) days following their earning or
one hundred-twenty (120) days after the execution of this Agreement, whichever is later,
to the date of actual payment
C. Interest accrued under A. or 8. above shall be payable only if the amount of interest due to
an individual employee exceeds five dollars ($5.00).

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## Article VI — OUT-OF-TITLE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOURS
_Page 18_ · _Topics: grievance_

Section l.
The Fire Department will use its best efforts to maintain an adequate number ofF ire Officers (line)
(as the term is defined in Article.I, Section 1 of this Agreement) in each rank to minimize acting
out-of-title tours. The Department will fill vacancies in the above ranks by promotions within
sixty days unless the Department projects that the filling of these vacancies is not necessary as the
Department bas minimized acting out-of-title tours and that the conditions shall continue without
the filling of these vacancies.
Section 2.
The Department will attempt to eliminate or minimize acting out-of-title, while keeping special
assignment officer tours to a minimum. The Department will make a monthly analysis of the
number of acting out-of-title tours, and special assignment tours in the Fire Officer (line) ranks
described in Section I.
The Department wilt! (i) each month provide the union with data on acting out-of-title and special
assignment for the preceding month; and (ii) meet every sixty (60) days with the Union to review
the aforesaid data.
Section 3.
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Any grievance brought pursuant to this provision shall be initiated at the third step of the grievance
procedure.
Section 4.
Nothing contained in this Article shall amend, alter or impair any other provision in Article III or

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## Article VII — TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
_Page 19_ · _Topics: wages, overtime, hours, promotion_

Section 1.
Whenever a Fire Officer (line) is assigned to the duties of a higher rank for more than two hours
in any tour, that Officer shall be paid cash for the entire tour at the minimum rate of pay for the
higher rank in which that Officer served, even though the Department may replace that officer at
any time with the appropriate officer. In the case of a Battalion Chief assigned to the duties of a
Deputy Chief pursuant to the preceding sentence, that Battalion Chief shall be paid at that rate of
pay for the Deputy Chief rank which is next higher than the rate of pay such Battalion Chief
receives in that Chiers Battalion Chief rank. Toe intent is that the Department shall have two
hours to obtain a Fire Officer (line) qualified in the higher rank. If, however, the Fire Officer (line)
is replacing a Fire Officer (line} who is attending an authorized meeting of a certified labor
organization as a delegate, such Fire Officer (line) replacement shall be paid in cash straight time
at the rate ofp ay for the higher rank only, for the actual number of hours so served. In none oft he
indicated cases is a Company Officer to be replaced, if missing, by a Firefighter.
Section 2.
Post coverage is to be provided at all times for Company Officers pennanently assigned on
Departmental orders to a Fire Company. Any time that such a Lieutenant is absent at the outset of
a tour that Lieutenant shall be replaced by another Lieutenant. Any time that such a Captain is
absent at the onset of a tour that Captain shall be replaced by a Captain. Where a covering
Lieutenant or Captain is not available to provide such post coverage, that post coverage shall be
provided on an overtime basis to be paid in cash at time and one half. In none of the indicated
cases is a Company Officer to be replaced, if missing, by a Firefighter or an acting officer.
Section 3.
No temporary assignment to Fire Officer (line) above the rank of Lieutenant shall be made
out-of-title except by a Fire Officer (line) of the next lower Civil Service rank.
Section 4.
Whenever a Captain or Chief Officer is placed on leave after the start of a tour, and no special
assignment officer of similar rank is available, the position shall be filled by the next lower rank
and that member shall be compensated for the entire tour at the salary rate of the higher rank if
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assigned to the duties oft he higher rank for more than two hours in any tour.
For a Captain Vacancy and no S.A. Captain is Available:
(1) In a single house the senior Lieutenant on duty in the nearest double house within
the same battalion or when not avai1able, then from the nearest available double
house, shall be detailed and designated the acting Captain of the unit wherein the
original vacancy occurred.
(2) In a double house the Lieutenant on duty in the unit housed in the same quarters
shall be designated the acting Captain and detailed to the unit wherein the original
vacancy occurred. That Lieutenant is to be replaced by a S.A. Lieutenant if
available; and if not, by an Acting Lieutenant selected from the quarters which
provided the Acting Captain.
(3) In a double house where both units have a Captain on duty the replacement for the
vacancy of one of the Captains shall be treated as in one (1) above.
The unit providing this Acting Captain shall then be staffed by a S.A. Lieutenant if available, and
if not available, then by an Acting Lieutenant selected from the quarters which provided the Acting
Captain.
When vacancies of this type occur at a scene of operations implementation of these procedures
may be delayed until such time as conditions stabilize allowing a smooth transition.

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## Article VIII — NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL
_Page 20_ · _Topics: wages, longevity, hours, shift-differential_

A. There shall be a 10% differential continued for all work actually performed by Fire Officers
(line) and Supervising Fire Marshals, Levels I and 11, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 8
a.m., provided that more than one hour is actually worked after 4 p.m. and before 8 a.m.
B. In lieu of the payments to Fire Officers (line) required by Article YID, Section A above,
the Employer shall pay all Fire Officers (line) and Supervising Fire Marshals, Levels I and
TI, pro-rata an annual amount equal to 5.4 percent oft he sum of each such employee's base
annual salary rate plus longevity and adjustments.
C. In lieu of the payments to Fire Medical Officers required by Article VIIl, Section A. above,
the Employer.shall pay to aJl Fire Medical Officers pro-rata an annual amount equal to 5.4
percent of the sum of each such employee's base annual salary rate plus longevity and
adjustments.
This benefit shall be computed on the basis of the rates set forth in Article V, plus the longevity
adjustment for all Fire Officers (line), Supervising Fire Marshals, and Fire Medical Officers.
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## Article IX — FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN FUND
_Page 21_ · _Topics: health-welfare_

A. L Effective March 20, 2018, the City shall continue to contribute the pro-rata annual
amount of $1,360 for each employee for remittance to the Uniformed Fire Officers
Association Family Protection Plan, ("FPP'') pursuant to the terms of a supplemental
agreement reached by the parties and approved by the Corporation Counsel.
2. Effective March 20, 2018, the City shall continue to contribute the pro-rata annual
amount of $1,530 for each retired employee for remittance to the Unifonned Fire Officers
Association Family Protection Plan, ("FPP") pursuant to the terms of a supplemental
agreement reached by the parties and approved by the Corporation Counsel.
3. Effective June 15, 2018, the welfare fund contribution shall be increased by $100
per employee per annum for active employees only to $1,460.
4. Effective July 30, 2021, the welfare fund contribution shall be increased by $32 per
employee per annum for active and retired employees. The new active pro-rata
contribution amount shall be $1,492, and the new retiree pro-rata contribution shall be
$1,562.
B. Pursuant to its commitment, the UFOA will continue to provide benefits to employees'
domestic partners.
C. Employees who have been separated from service subsequent to December 31, 1970, and
who were covered by the Family Protection Plan of the Unifonned Fire Officers
Association at the time of such separation pursuant to a supplementary agreement between
the City and the UFOA shall continue to be so covered, subject to the provisions of Section
A and B hereof, on the same contributory basis as incumbent employees. Contributions
shall be made only for such times as said individuals are eligible to be primary beneficiaries
of the New York City Health Insurance Program and are entitled to benefits paid for by the
City through such Program.
D. Civil Legal Representation Fund
The City shall contribute $25 per annum for each active Employee to the FPP to establish
a civil legal representation fund pursuant to the terms ofa supplemental agreement between
the City and Union as approved by the Corporation Counsel. While these funds shall be
administered by the FPP, they are to be maintained in a separate account and shall not be
commingled with the other monies received by the FPP. Only the $25 provided above may
be used for civil legal representation. No additional monies from the FPP may be used for
civil legal representation.
E. Such payments shall be made pro-rata by the City every twenty-eight (28) days.
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## Article X — HEALT H AND HOSPITALIZATION BENEFITS
_Page 22_ · _Topics: health-welfare, pension_

Section 1.
The City shall continue to provide a fully paid choice of health and hospitalization insurance plans
for each employee, not to exceed 100% of the full cost of HIP/HMO on a category basis. There
will be an annual reopening period during the term of this agreement for active employees to
exercise their choice among medical plans.
Section 2.
Retirees shall have the option ofc hanging their previous choice of Health Plans. This option shall
be:
(a) a one time choice; and
(b) exercised only after one year of retirement; end
(c) can be exercised at any time without regard to contract periods.
The effective date of change to a new plan shall be the first day of the month three months after
the month in which the application has been received by the New Yark City Health Insurance
Program.
Effective with the reopener period for Health Insurance subsequent to January 1, 1981 and every
two years thereafter, retirees shall have the option of changing their previous choice of health
plans. This option shall be exercised in accordance with procedures established by the Employer.
The Union will assume the responsibility of informing retirees of this option.
There shall be a sub-committee with representatives of both the City and the Uniformed Superior
Officers Coalition ("USOC11 to meet and discuss issues of health coverage for employees who
)
retire prior to the age of 55 and have health benefits coverage from another employer. The parties
shall share in the savings generated. The parties may agree to expand their discussion of issues
regarding retiree health subject to mutual agreement.
Section 3.
• A. Effective November 1, 1990 and thereafter, the City's cost for each employee and for each
retiree under 65 shall be equalized at the Community rated basic HIP/HM:O plan payment
rate as approved by the State Department of Insurance on a category basis of individual or
family, e.g. the Blue Cross/GH1-CBP payment for family coverage shall be equal to the
HIP/HMO payment for family coverage.
B. If a replacement plan is offered to employees and retirees under age 65 which exceeds the
cost of the HIP/HMO equalization provided in Section 3a, the City shall not bear the
additional costs.
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C. The City (and other related Employers) shall continue to contribute on a City employee
benefits program-wide basis the additional annual amount of $30 million to maintain the
health insurance stabilization reserve fund which shall be used to continue equalization and
protect the integrity of health insurance benefits.
The health insurance stabilization reserve fund shall be used: to provide a sufficient
reserve; to maintain to the extent possible the current level of health insurance benefits
provided under the Blue Cross/GHI-CBP plan; and, if sufficient funds are available, to
fund new benefits.
The health insurance stabilization reserve fund shall be credited with the dividends or
reduced by the losses attributable to the Blue Cross/GHI-CBP plan.
D. Pursuant to paragraph 7 oft he 2005 MLC Health Benefits Agreement, notwithstanding the
above, in each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002, the City shall not make the annual $3 5
million contributions to the health insurance stabilization fund.
E. In the event that there is a Citywide or program-wide health insurance package which
exceeds the cost of the equalization and stabilization fund described above, the parties may
negotiate reconfiguration oft his package which in no event wilt provide for costs in excess
of the total costs of this Agreement as set forth herein. However, it is understood that the
UFOA will not be treated any better or any worse than any other Union participating in the
Citywide of Program-wide Health Program with regard to increased health insurance costs.

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### Section 4 — Health Care Flexible Spending Account.
_Page 23_

a. A flexib]e health care spending account shalJ be estabJishcd after July 1993 pursuant to

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### Section 125 — of the IRS Code. Those employees eligible for New York City health plan
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coverage as defined on page 32, section 4(B) oft he 1992 New York City Hea]th Summary
Program Description shall be eligible to participate in the account. Participating employees
shall contribute at least $260 per year up to a maximum of $5,000 per year. Said
contribution minimum and maximum levels may be modified by the MLC Health Advisory
Committee based on experience of the plan. Any unfunded balance may be deducted from
final salary payments due an employee.
b. Expenses of the account shall include but not be limited to deductibles, co-insurance, co
payments, excess expenses beyond plan limits, physical exams and health related
transportation costs for vision, dental, medical and prescription drug plans where the
employee and dependents are covered. In no case wiJ1 any of the above expenses include
those non-deductible expenses defined as non-deductible in IRS Publication 502.
c. An administrative fee of $1.00 per week for the first year shall be charged for participation
in the program. An employee's participation in the account is irrevocab]e during a plan
year. At the close oft he plan year any excess balance in an employee's account will not be
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refunded.
Section 5.
This Agreement incorporates the tcnns of the May 5, 2014 and June 28, 2018 Letter Agreements
regarding health savings and welfare fund contributions between the City of New York and the
Municipal Labor Committee, as appended to this agreement.

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## Article XI — ANNUITY FUND
_Page 24_

The City shall continue to contribute the following to the Annuity Fund established by the Union,
for each class of positions and detail as follows
A.
Effective March 20, 2018
Class of Positions or Detail Per Annum Amount
Deputy Chief $2,312.00
Battalion Chief $1,954.43
Captain $1,513.34
Lieutenant $1,395.89
Fire Medical Officer $1,536.83
Supervising Fire Marshal (I and II) $1,395.89
B. Effective June 15, 2018
Class of Positions or Detail Per Annum Amount
Deputy Chief $2,573.00
Battalion Chief $2,215.43
Captain $1,774.34
Lieutenant $1,656.89
Fire Medical Officer $1,797.83
Supervising Fire Marshal (I and II) $1,656.89
C. The City shall continue to contribute for each employee, on a twenty-eight (28) day cycle
basis, a pro rata daily contribution for each working day for which such employee is paid
by the City which amount shall not exceed the per annum amounts in Sections A. and B.
for each employee in full pay status in the prescribed twelve (12) month period.
Contributions hereunder shall be remitted by the City each twenty-eight (28) days to a
mutually agreed upon annuity fund pursuant to the tenns of a supplemental agreement to
be reached by the parties subjectto the approval of the Corporation CounseJ.
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## Article XII — VACATION AND LEAVE
_Page 25_ · _Topics: vacation_

Section l.
Each Fire Officer (line) shall be entitled to vacation leave as prescribed in the Annual Leave
Allowance Program for the Fire Department as established by the Board of Estimate
Resolution - 6/27/57 - (CAL. NO. 580) as amended to date, and in regulations for the Uniformed
Force. Annual Leave Credit shall be pro-rated each year for the Fire Officers (line) appointed after
January 1.
A. An annual leave allowance, based on service in the Department, shall be granted to Fire
Officers (line) in accordance with the following:

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### SERVICE ANNUAL LEA VE MONTHLY ACCRUAL
_Page 25_ · _Topics: overtime, holidays, vacation, sick-leave, pension, hours, safety_

3 years & Over 26work days 2-2/12 work days
(10-9 hr. tours;
8-15 hr. tours}
Less than 3 years 20 workdays 1-8/12 work days
(8-9 hr. tours;
6-15 hr. tours)
B. Vacations shall be in accordance with an eight group chart.
Section 2.
Present practice regarding annual leave for Fire Medical Officers and Supervising Fire Marshals I
and II shall continue.
Section 3.
A. If an employee does not receive, or because of illness or the needs of the Fire Department,
is unable to take all or part oft he vacation in a calendar year, that employee may be entitled
to cany the unused portion over into and take such unused portion during the succeeding
year but not beyond.
B. An employee's annual leave shall be changed to sick leave during a period of verified
hospitalization or if that employee is seriously disabled but not hospitalized while on
annual leave. The medical leave provided herein shall be administered in the same way as
the medical leave program for employees who are not on leave. The Department's decision
shall be final in granting leave Wlder this paragraph.
C. All Fire Officers (line) shall have the right with the approval of the commander involved
to make mutual exchanges in full or in part of vacation time within a company, battalion
or division, or adjoining companies, battalions, or divisions, as the case may be. Present
single companies shall be paired by the Department and the foregoing procedures shall
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apply between the paired companies.
D. Supervising Fire Marshals I and II shall have the right with the approval of the Chief Fire
Marshal to make mutual exchanges in full or in part of vacation time.
Section 4.
Excused time accorded to all other personnel employed by the City such as excusals for the Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Senator Robert F. Kennedy funerals and the Moon Landing
Observation Day, shall be granted equally to employees covered by this agreement. Employees
not accorded the day off shall be credited with compensatory time off.
Section S.
Compensatory days shaU be subject to the exigencies of the Department. Where an employee is
entitled to receive a compensatory day and is denied the request of that employee's choice of a
compensatory day, that employee shall have the right, in accordance with existing procedures, to
take such compensatory time subsequently, or, subject to the discretion of the Department, receive
cash, at straight time, for the applicable period in which event payment shall be made as soon as
possible. This provision is not applicable to Battalion Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs. The above
provision shall not diminish or impair the rights of Battalion Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs to receive
compensatory days under existing procedures.
Section 6.
Any employee who is on light duty as a result of a line of duty i1lness or injury and who has not
yet taken a vacation shall not be required to take the vacation while that employee is continued on
light duty.
Rescheduling of any such vacation shall be subject to the exigencies of the Department.
Section 7.
Before commencing duty with a new group, a Fire Officer (line) who bas completed working two
9-hour or two 15-hour tours and who is entitled to a 48-hour or a 72-hour leave shall be pennitted
to complete the full 48-hour or 72-hour leave.
Section 8.
Any employee applying for either ordinary or line-of-duty disability retirement, sha11 begin to
receive all of that employee's accrued time, including accrued vacation, compensatory time,
terminal leave and any other accrued leave, as of the date that employee submits a disability
retirement application.
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Section 9.
AU members off line (inclusive of light and full duty) who have a work schedule which provides
for a regular day off (RDO) during the workweek shall forego this RDO in the week in which a
holiday occurs. In the event that more than one holiday occurs in a week, the member must forego
the RDO and one tour of annual leave or compensatory time. All members off line who have a
work schedule which does not provide for a RDO during the work week must forego one tour of
annual leave or compensatory time. Under no circumstances where a member is regularly
scheduled to work on a holiday shall that member receive overtime or compensatory time for hours
actually worked per that schedule (with the exceptions of veterans working on Memorial or
Veteran's day). The intent of this provision is to ensure that a total of 40 hours needs to be
accounted for by all UFOA members referred to above in a week in which a holiday occurs.
In lieu of foregoing a tour of annual leave or compensatory time, the member may reschedule an
additional tour of duty with the consent of the Fire Department.
ARTICLE Xlll - SAFETY STANDARDS AND EQUIPMENT
Section 1.
The Department shall establish minimum safety standards for vehicles, consistent with the
standards of the State Motor Vehicle Bureau for comparable vehicles, and shall have annual
inspections to insure the maintenance of these standards.
Section 2.
Effective March 20, 2011, the Fire Department shall institute a ten year replacement policy for all
first line (regularly assigned) ladder, squad, and rescue firefighting vehicles. The Department shall
operate all first line engine, ladder, squad, and rescue companies with vehicles less than eleven
( 11) years of age.
Effective May 2, 2016, the Fire Department shall institute an eleven year replacement policy for
all first line (regularly assigned) engine firefighting vehicles. The Department shall operate all
first line engine companies with vehicles less than twelve (12) years of age.
Ifs uch vehicle is unavailable, this Section shall not affect the Fire Officer's duty to respond to all
fires, other emergencies, and/or training assignments on available equipment.

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## Article XIV — FACILITIES
_Page 27_ · _Topics: grievance_

All quarters shall have adequate heating, hot water, sanitary and sanitation facilities.
Notice of any claimed violation shall be given to tbc Department. If the Department does not
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correct the c1aimed violation within a reasonable time the Union may file a grievance at Step
of the grievance procedure.

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## Article XV — TRANSPORTATION
_Page 28_ · _Topics: layoff_

The Department recognizes its responsibility to provide transportation to and from fires and in
emergencies. When transportation is not made available, and an employee is authorized to use
and uses that employee's personal car, he shalt be paid $1. 75 for that use. Payment shalt be made
within a reasonable time.
ARTICLE XVI· VACANCIES
Section 1.
In filling vacancies, the Department recognizes the importance of seniority (measured by time in
the Rank) provided the senior applicant has the ability and qualifications to perform the work
involved. However, the Department's decision is final.
Section 2.
The Department shall periodically list vacancies in Department Orders.

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## Article XVII — INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
_Page 28_ · _Topics: wages, overtime, pension, discipline_

It is the policy of the Employer to secure for alt employees their rights and privileges as citizens
in a democratic society, consistent with their duties and obligations as employees of the Fire
Department and the City of New York. To further the administration of this policy, the following
guidelines are established:
Section 1.
Interrogations, interviews, trials, and hearings conducted by duly authorized representatives of the
Employer shall be conducted during reasonable hours, preferably when an employee is on duty.
If an interrogation, interview, or hearing takes place when an employee is not· on duty, that
employee shatt be compensated by cash payment for the time spent, including two hours of travel
time, et the rate of time and one-half. If a trial talces place when an employee who is a witness is
not on duty, that employee shall be compensated by cash payment for the time spent including two
hours of travel time, at the rate of time and one-half. If a trial takes place when an employee who
is an accused is not on duty, that employee shall be compensated by cash payment for the time
spent, including two hours of travel time at the rate ofs traight time, unless the trial was postponed
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by the accused for that employee's convenience or for the convenience of counsel and/or the union
representative, in which case the accused shall receive no compensation.
Section 2.
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At the time an employee is notified to appear for interrogation, interview, trial or hearing the
Employer shall advise the employee either in writing, when practicable, or oraUy to be later
confirmed in writing of (1) the specific subject matter of such interrogation, interview, trial or
hearing; and (2) whether that employee is a suspect or non-suspect. Ifn otified oraUy, the employee
shall be given a written notice before the interrogation, interview, trial or hearing. If an
interrogation or interview may lead to disciplinary action, the employee may be accompanied by
counsel and/or a union representative at such interrogation or interview.
Section 3.
Notice of trial shall be in writing at least ten (10) days in advance ofs uch trial, unless the employee
waives such notice or unless that employee applies or has applied for a service retirement.
Section 4.
The employee who is the subject of interrogation, interview, trial or hearing shall be advised of
the name, rank, and unit oft he officer in charge of the interrogation, interview, trial or hearing and
the name, rank and unit or other identification of all persons present coMected with the
interrogation, interview or bearing. The questioning of employees shall be ofr easonable duration
and the employee shall be allowed time for personal needs, meals and necessary telephone calls.
Offensive or profane language shall not be used, nor shall the employee be threatened for failure
to answer questions or promised anything if that employee docs answer questions.
Section S.
When an employee is a suspect in a departmental investigation or trial, the officer in charge of the
investigation or trial shall give the employee the following warning before that employee is
questioned:
I wish to advise you that you have all the rights and privileges guaranteed by the
law of the State of New York and the Constitutions of this State and of the United
States, including the right not to be compelled to incriminate yourself. You have
the right to have an attorney present if you wish. I wish further to advise you that
if you refuse to answer any questions relating to the performance of your duties,
you will be subject to dismissal from your employment with the City. However, if
you do answer questions, neither your answers nor any information or evidence
which is gained by reason of such answers can be used against you in any criminal
proceeding. You are advised, however, that if you knowingly make any false
answers or deceptive statements, you may be subject to criminal prosecution and
disciplinary action by reason thereof.
Such employee shall also be advised of the right to union representation. When the interrogating
officer is advised by the employee that employee desires the aid of counsel and/or a union
representative, the interrogation shall be suspended and the employee shall be granted a reasonable
time to obtain counsel and/or a union representative, which time shall be at least two working days.
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Ifi t appears that the investigation may result in a disciplinary proceeding based on the Employee's
answer to questions or on the refusal to answer, a stenographic or electronic record of the
questioning of the employee shall be made unless the exigencies of the situation prevent such
recording.
In the event that an employee is subject to charges by the Department, any such record shall be
made available to the employee or the representative. The cost of the recording shall be shared
equally by the parties.
Section 6.
A. An employee shall not be questioned by the Employer on personal behavior while off duty
and out of uniform except that the Employer shall continue to have the right to question an
employee about personal behavior while offd uty and out of uniform in the following areas:
I. matters pertaining to official department routine or business;
ii. extra departmental employment;
iii. conflict of interest;
iv. injuries or illnesses;
v. residency;
vi. perfonnance as volunteer firefighter;
vii. loss or improper use of department property.
B. If an employee alleges a breach of subdivision (a) of this Section 6., that employee has the
right to a hearing and detennination by the Impartial Chair within 24 hours following the
claimed breach. To exercise this right, the employee must request such arbitration at the
time when an official of the Employer asks questions in an area which is disputed under
subdivision (a) of this section. If the employee requests such arbitration, that employee
shall not be required to answer such questions until the arbitrator makes the award.
Section 7.
All employees are reminded that failure to answer relevant questions may result in disciplinary
action including dismissal from the Department.
Section 8.
In the course of an investigation or interrogation. an employee who is not a suspect is required to
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cooperate in the investigation of a complaint. Statements the employee has made in the course
thereof may not be used against that employee in a subsequent proceeding in which that employee
becomes a suspect.
Section 9.
If an employee is found not guilty in a disciplinary hearing, the record of the proceedings shall not
become part of that employee's personal record. An employee who is found not guilty shall have
the right to examine the personal record in the presence of an official of the Department after
written request to the Department to ascertain compliance.
Section 10.
If the Employer fails to comply with the provisions of this Article, any questions put to the
employee shall be deemed withdrawn and the refusal to answer any such questions shalt not be
prejudicial to the employee. Withdrawal as herein described shall not preclude the Department
from proceeding anew in the manner prescribed herein.
Section 11.
The employee shall have the right, at that employee's own expense, to have a personal physician
consult with the Departmental Medical Board after the examination and interview oft he employee,
but before the Departmental Board completes its record and makes its recommendation. Present
practice regarding filing of medical statements and documents shall continue.
Section 12.
If an employee is subpoenaed to testify before a governmental body up to a maximum of two
employees "per day" in a proceeding, the employee shall be compensated by cash payment for the
time spent testifying, plus two hours travel time, provided that no compensation shall be paid
unless the employee notifies the Department that that employee has received a subpoena within 72
hours after receipt of it; or as soon as that employee has received it if the return date is within 72
hours thereafter. Any amounts received by the employee as witness fees shall be deducted from
compensation received by the employee from the Department pursuant to this Section.

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## Article XVIII — GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
_Page 31_ · _Topics: grievance_

Section 1.
A grievance is defined as a complaint arising out of a claimed violation, misinterpretation or
inequitable application of the provisions of this contract or of existing policy or regulations of the
Fire Department affecting the tenns and conditions of employment. A direct order, written or
verbal, by a Superior Officer, under all circumstances, must be carried out and objections raised at
a later date through the formal grievance procedure. The Union has designated the appropriate
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delegate, as defined in Article XIX of this Agreement, as a member's representative at Step No. I
of these procedures. Such Battalion or special Union delegate shall be hereinafter referred to as
the delegate. In the event that any employee shall present a grievance, such grievance shall be
handled in the following manner:
STEP NO. I
A-1. An aggrieved member initiates the grievance procedure by explaining a problem verbally
to that member's immediate supervisor.1 The immediate supervisor in grievance
procedures, for the purpose of verbal presentation, is defined as -
(a) For Lieutenants - The Captain or other Commanding Officer of the unit involved.
(b) For Captains - The Battalion Chief who is responsible for the day-to-day
supervision.
(c) For Battalion Chiefs - The Deputy Chief who is responsible for day-to-day
supervision.
(d) For Deputy Chiefs-The StaffO fficer charged with administrative supervision over
the division involved.
{e) For Supervising Fire Marshals - The Assistant Chief Fire Marshal.
(f) For Fire Medical Officers -The Supervising Chief Medical Officer.
{g) It is possible that such immediate supervisor may not be in a position to al1eviate
the grievance depending upon its context. However, in all cases the subordinate
officer shall consult with the above-named immediate supervisor before engaging
in any oft he further delineated procedures. In addition, such immediate supervisor
shal1 make every effort by consultation with superior officers involved to identify
the grievance and remove the cause.
EXAMPLE: A grievance action by a Lieutenant may arise because of an action by a
Battalion Chief. This Lieutenant must consult with that Lieutenant's
Captain before engaging in other procedures outlined. A grievance action
by a Captain may arise because of an action by the Battalion Commander,
who is not that Captain's day-to-day supervisor. This Captain must consult
with the Battalion Chief who is responsible for the day-to-day supervision
before engaging in other procedures outlined.
1 In some instances the Commanding Officer will also be the immediate supervisor, in which case the
Commanding Officer will participate in the Step No. I as the immediate supervisor. Ifthc matter is not resolved,
that Officer will then act as the Commanding Officer.
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2. If the matter is not resolved to the employee's satisfaction, the aggrieved employee may
request the delegate to discuss the matter verbally with the immediate supervisor as noted
above.
3. Prior to the fonnal presentation of the grievance or complaint to the immediate
Commanding Officer, who, for the purpose of these grievance procedures, is defined as:
(a) For Lieutenants - Battalion Commander,
(b) For Captains - Battalion Commander,
(c) For Battalion Chiefs - Division Commander,
(d) For Supervising Fire - The Assistant Chief Fire Marshal,
(e) For Fire Medical Officers - Supervising Chief Medical Officer, and
(f) For Deputy Chief - Staff Officer charged with administrative supervision over the
involved division.
Every effort shall be made to find ways and means of identifying and removing the cause of the
grievance or complaint.
4. If the matter remains unresolved following the discussion outlined above, the grievance
sha1l formal1y be submitted in writing, on a prescribed form, to the immediate
Commanding Officer, as noted above. Such formal submission must, in any event, occur
within 120 days following the date on which the grievance arose.
B-1. Upon request of the aggrieved employee, the delegate shall accompany the employee at a
meeting with the immediate Commanding Officer, as noted above, who shall specify date,
time and place of hearing. Said Commanding Officer shall, within five (5) calendar days
of receipt of appeal, notify all concerned of the date, time, place of hearing and details of
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grievance.
2. The detcnnination of the immediate Commanding Officer passing on the grievance shall
be in writing, and a report shall be forwarded on the prescribed form to the Fire
Commissioner, the aggrieved and the delegate within three (3) calendar days after the
meeting.
3. If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the aggrieved, the employee has the
right to proceed to the next step in the grievance procedure.
2 If the grievance relates to a nature of an order issued by a superior, Section 2S.1.1 of Regulations for the
Unifonned Fon:e shall be complied with.
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C-1. Time lost by a delegate or union representative in the adjustment of a grievance shall not
be compensable.
2. Time lost by an aggrieved member in the adjustment of a grievance shall not be
compensable.
D-1. Failure to Appeal - Any grievance decision not appealed within five (5) calendar days after
receipt of the Department's answer in the previous step shall be considered as settled on
the basis of such an answer and not subject to further appeal. This limitation is applicable
to all steps.
STEPNO.ll
A member of the Union Executive Board shall be the member's representative at this step of the
grievance procedure. The official to whom the appeal shall be made is designated as follows:
(a) For Company Officer - The Division Commander.
(b) For Battalion Cbiefs -The Staff Officer charged with administrative responsibility
for the involved division.
(c) For Deputy Chiefs assigned or reporting to the Bureau of Fire - The Chief of
Department.
(d) For all other Deputy Chiefs - The Chief in Charge, Bureau of Personnel and
Administration.
(e) For Supervising Fire Marshals -The Chief Fire Marshal.
(f) For Fire Medical Officer - The Chief in Charge, Bureau of Personnel and
Administration.
A-1. An appeal from the Step I determination shall be forwarded by the aggrieved, in writing,
on the prescribed fonn, to the Officer to whom the appeal is to be made within five (5)
calendar days after the aggrieved received a copy of the determination of the immediate
Commanding Officer.
B-1. Upon request of the aggrieved employee, a member of the Union Executive Board shall
accompany that employee at a meeting with the Officer to whom the appeal is to be made
who shall specify the date, time, place of hearing and details of grievance.
C-1. The determination of the Officer passing upon the appeal shall be in writing and a report
shall be forwarded on the prescribed form to the Fire Commissioner, the aggrieved and the
Representative within five (5) calendar days after the hearing.
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2. If the grievance is not resolved at this level, the aggrieved, either individually or by the
representative has the right to proceed to the next step in the grievance procedure.
STEP NO. III.
The President and members of the Executive Board may be designated as the Union
representatives on the Department level; no more than four ( 4) members of the Executive Board
are to attend a meeting.
A-1. An appeal from the Step II determination must be forwarded in writing by the aggrieved,
on the prescribed form, to the Fire Commissioner within five (5) calendar days after the
aggrieved receives a copy of the determination.
B-1. The Commissioner, the Chief of Department, the Chief in Charge - Bureau of PersoMel
and Administration, and/or their dcsignees, the aggrieved and/or the representatives shall
work for a satisfactory resolution of the grievance or complaint through conference,
negotiation, and agreement. Such conference shall be held within ten (10) days of the
receipt of the appeal. The Commissioner shall within five (5) days after such conference
serve the determination, in writing, upon the aggrieved employee and the representative.
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STEP NO. IV.
If, after completion of all of the steps provided for above, the grievance has not been resolved, the
Union solely shall have the right to bring such grievance to the Impartial Chair for arbitration in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the New York City Collective Bargaining Law and
Consolidated Rules promulgated by the Office ofC ollective Bargaining with respect to arbitration.
Notice of the Union's intent to proceed to arbitration shall be served on the Commissioner of Labor
Relations within ten (10) days of receipt by the Union and the employee of the decision of the
Commissioner or the designated representative. In addition, the Employer shall have the right to
bring directly to arbitration any dispute between the parties concerning any matter defined a
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"grievance" herein. The Employer shall commence such arbitration by submitting a written
request therefore to the Impartial Chair, with a copy to the Union, and the matter shall proceed in
accordance with the Consolidated Rules of the Office of Collective Bargaining. The Impartial
Chair shall hold a hearing within ten (10) days after the Chair receives a request for arbitration at
a time and place convenient to the parties, and the Chair shall issue an award within ten (10) days
after the completion of the hearing.
Section 2.
The time limits contained in this Article may be modified by mutual agreement. Any grievance
decision not appealed within the time limits prescribed in this Agreement after receipt of the
detennination oft he appropriate department official shall be considered settled on the basis ofs uch
detennination and shall not be subject to further appeal.
In the event that the Department fails to comply with the time limits prescribed herein, the
grievance automatically shall be advanced to the next step.
Section 3.
It is understood and agreed by and between the parties that there are certain grievable disputes
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which are of a department level or of such scope as to make adjustments at Step I and Step of
the grievance procedure impracticable, and, therefore, such grievance shall be instituted at Step III
of the grievance procedure. The Union may petition the Impartial Chair for leave to file a
grievance involving potential irreparable harm concerning safety and health directly at Step IV.
The Impartial Chair shall have the power to permit such grievance at Step IV for good cause shown
or direct said grievance to be instituted at Step III. If the Impartial Chair determines that the
grievance may be properly filed directly at Step IV, the City retains its rigbt to assert all defenses
which may be properly raised at Step IV.
Section 4.
When possible, every effort shall be made to hold grievance hearings when a union representative
involved is on duty.
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Section S.
Individual Borough Commands shall not establish policy and/or programs at variance with this
Agreement. A copy of every Borough policy directive shall be sent to the Union when issued.

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## Article XIX — DELEGATES
_Page 37_ · _Topics: training, safety_

The Union shall designate a Delegate for each Battalion and the following units:
Office of the Chief of Department
Division of Fire Prevention
Division of Training
Division of Safety
Marine Division
Division of Repairs and Transportation
Community Relations Bureau
Medical Division and Medical Office
Fire Emergency Division
Bureau of Fire Investigation (2 Delegates)
Each delegate shall perform the regular duties as an employee and shall be considered a
representative of the Union.

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## Article XX — NO STRIKE
_Page 37_ · _Topics: no-strike_

The Union and the Employees shall not induce or engage in any strikes, slowdowns, work
stoppages or mass absenteeism nor shall the Union induce any mass resignations during the term
of this Agreement.

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## Article XXI — IMPARTIAL CHAIR
_Page 37_ · _Topics: grievance_

As soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the parties hereto will designate an
Impartial Chair to act during the term of this Agreement. The Impartial Chair shall serve as
arbitrator in all instances where arbitration is called for under the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, and, further, he shall be available to serve as mediator in all disputes arising under this
agreement or between the Union and the Employer.
Should the Impartial Chair resign, refuse to act or be incapable of acting or should the office
become vacant for any reason, the parties shall immediately designate another person to act as
such Impartial Chair. If the parties cannot agree on the successor Impartial Chair, then arbitrations
under the grievance procedures of this Agreement shall be held pursuant to the Consolidated Rules
of the Office of Collective Bargaining.
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## Article XXII — DETAILS TO OTHER UNITS
_Page 38_ · _Topics: wages, overtime, hours, training_

Section 1.
A. In the event that a Company Officer is detailed to a unit other than the unit to which that
Officer is permanently assigned, if that Officer is required to report at tbe other unit at the
start of a respective tour (e.g., 0900, 1800, etc.), that Officer shall receive compensation
for travel to the unit to which that Officer is detailed at the rate of time and one-half for 45
minutes of travel time if the detailed unit is within the same borough as that Officer's
permanent unit or 1-1/4 hours if the detailed unit is in a different borough than that of the
permanent unit.
In the event that a Company Officer is detailed to a unit other than the unit to which that
Officer is permanently assigned and that Officer cannot return to the permanent unit within
a regular tour of duty (e.g., by 1800, 0900, etc.), that Officer shall receive compensation
for travel to the permanent unit at the same rates as stated in paragraph A. hereof.
C. In any event, ift he Department transports such detailed Company Officer, then that Officer
shall receive compensation at time and one-half only for the actual travel time outside of
the regular tour of duty.
Section 2.
In the event that a Company Officer is detailed for more than a single tour and is entitled to receive
compensation for travel time, the Company Officer so detailed shall receive compensation for
travel time in the manner prescribed in Section 1 of this Article only for the beginning of the first
and the end of the last day of such detail.
Sedion 3.
A Company Officer shall not be eligible for compensation for travel time as provided in this Article
if:
a. The detail is for training assignment of any type or to any training location,
b. The Company Officer is detaiJed whiJe on light duty status,
c. The Company Officer who is detailed is assigned to the limited service squad,
d. The Company Officer is detailed from a staffing pool,
e. The Company Officer who is detailed earns overtime on the detail,
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f. The Company Officer is detailed to a company in the same quarters as that Officer's own
or in adjacent quarters,
g. The Company Officer is a covering officer.
Section 4.
When computing overtime compensation for travel time as required by this Article, the basic
hourly rate excluding all premiums shall be used.
Section 5.
When a covering officer is to be given a one-tour assignment outside the assigned division and
there are multiple vacancies, best efforts will be made by the Department to assign that Officer to
a division as c1ose as possible to that Officer's residence.

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## Article XXIII — SPECIAL EXPENSE FUND
_Page 39_

Section 1.
The Special Expense Fund for Firehouses will be continued in the amount of S525 per unit per
year. A Unit for these purposes is defined as a Fire Company, a Rescue Company, a Squad
Company, a Marine Company, a Fire Battalion, a Fire Division, a Fire Prevention District Office,
and a Super Pumper Company. The purpose of establishing such Special Expense Fund is to
enable certain purchases to be made with the least possible loss of time. These purchases shall
entail a minor expense and shall be of an emergent nature (that is, cannot practicably be handled
by normal requisition procedures}.
Section 2.
The maximum expenditure per purchase shall be $100. Expenditures in amounts not exceeding
$100 shalt be authorized by the Unit Commander. All expenditures shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in annual orders issued by the Fire Department.
Section 3.
Subject to the Comptroller's approval, units shalt only be required to submit annual Special
Expense Fund reports, provided that such report is submitted by May 15.
Section 4.
The Fire Department shall establish a pilot program involving no more than 3 companies, wherein
the Special Expense Funds of such companies shall be increased so as to allow for the purchase of
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necessary supplies and materials for the company quarters from such FW1ds. The Department shall
monitor and evaluate such program and keep the Union advised.

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## Article XXIV — LABOR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
_Page 40_ · _Topics: grievance, safety_

Section 1.
The Employer and the Union recognize that cooperation between labor and management is
indispensable to the accomplishment of soW1d and harmonious labor relations and agree to jointly
maintain and support a Labor-Management Committee ("Committee").
Section 2.
The Committee shall consider and may recommend to the Fire Commissioner changes in the
working conditions of the employees, including, but not limited to, health and safety issues.
Matters subject to the Grievance Procedure contained in this agreement shall be appropriate items
for consideration by the Committee, but submission of a matter to the Committee shall not affect
the right to grieve the matter.
Section 3.
The Committee shall consist of six members. The Fire Commissioner and the President of the
Union shall each select three members, and may designate an alternate for each member authorized
to act in the absence ofa member. Members shall serve for the term of this Agreement, provided,
however that the appointing party may remove members that party has appointed at any time.
Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing party.
Section 4.
The Committee shall select a Chair from among its members at each meeting. The chair of the
Committee shall alternate between the members designated by the Fire Commissioner and the
members designated by the President of the Union. A quorum shaU consist of a majority of the
total membership of the Committee. The Committee shall meet at the call of either the Union
members or the City members at times mutually agreeable to both parties. A written agenda of
the matters to be discussed shall be provided by the party calling the meeting at least one week in
advance of the meeting, and the other party shall provide any additions to the agenda at least one
day in advance. Minutes shall be kept of each meeting with responsibility for keeping minutes
alternating between the members designated by each of the parties. Copies of minutes shall be
typed and promptly distributed to all members of the Committee. The Committee shall make its
recommendations to the Fire Com.missioner in writing.
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## Article XXV — A - PRODUCTMTY ISSUES
_Page 41_

Section l.
The Union recognizes that the provisions of this Article XXV-A are matters concerning which the
City has the right to act unilaterally. Notwithstanding the above, the parties agree to the following
sections:

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### Section 2 — Flexible Response.
_Page 41_

The Union recognizes the unilateral right of the City to detennine the type and level of response,
City-wide.

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### Section 3 — Weighted Response Index ("W.R.I.")
_Page 41_

A. The impact of the W.R.l. decision is suspended until July 1, 1973.
B. Between December 31, 1972 and July I, 1973, the Impartial Chair shall study data
presented by the parties in order to determine:
(1) What the data shows with respect to the W.R.I.
(2) Whether the Impartial Chair wants to make changes in the cut-off numbers in the
W.R.!.
C. If after July I, 1973 there is nn application of the W.R.l. as it is now or may be changed by
the Impartial Chair, the 52-week period of measurement referred to in the decision shall be
July 1, 1972 to July I, 1973, or such later period as the Impartial Chair may provide.
D. After July 1, 1972, the City may make unilateral changes and install programs unilaterally
subject to the following:
(I) Submission of the intended program to the Office of Labor Relations.
(2) No less than 2 weeks notice of the change is to be given to the Union.
(3) Within the two weeks the Union is to be given an opportunity to discuss the changes
with the City.
(4) If no agreement is reached as a result of such discussion, the City may install the
program; and the Union reserves all rights it has to oppose the same.
Section 4.
Runs and workers shall be credited to the relocated working company.
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### Section 1 — Attack Units
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A. The Union recognizes the right oft he Fire Department to establish Attack Units as follows:
1. In those quarters which at the rime of the installation of an Attack Unit house a
Tower Ladder and Rapid Water Pumper, the companies in those quarters may be
merged (into 1 company) and their designation changed to Attack Unit Company.
Each such company so designated and merged as an Attack Unit shall be
commanded by a Company Officer of the rank of Captain at all rimes and on all
tours. If the Tower Ladder or Rapid Water Pumper of an Attack Unit is out of
service, it will be rep1aced by a like piece of equipment from available spares of a
non-Attack Unit Company as quickly as possibJe.
2. Attack Units shall be installed only in quarters currently in Type 7 Hazard Region,
as that Region is now designated by the Fire Department, and in City Island, and
will be relocated or interchanged only with other Attack Unit Companies.
3. The Department may install a maximum often (10) Attack Units.
4. At the time an Attack Unit is installed there will be an increase in quota in the
number of Captains so that there will be a sufficient number to staff such unit and
a reduction in the quota oft he number ofL ieutenants. This provision does not limit
quota increases and/or decreases which may result due to other factors or
Department policies.
5. Each Attack Unit shall be assigned clerical help in the rank of Firefighter during
the daytime tours, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Duties to be performed
by such Firefighter shall be determined by the Company Commander.
6. The Attack Unit program shall not be used as a factor in the reduction of response.
However, the wiion recognizes the rights of management to reduce response and to
change alann assignments for other reasons. This shall not change the nature of an
Attack Unit as a two-piece response.
7. The Department shall establish a training program for Officers who are to be
assigned to the Attack Units and shall familiarize the Unifonned Fire Officers
Association with such training program. Any Company Officer permanently
assigned to the Attack Units shall receive training in such training program prior to
that Officer's assignment. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide prior
similar training to Company Officers who will be temporarily assigned to such
Attack Units.
8. The Department sha1l provide the Uniformed Fire Officers' Association with
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fourteen ( 14) days notice prior to the installation ofa ny Attack Unit. Any Company
Officer who by virtue of the establishment of an Attack Unit is to be reassigned to
another company shall be given a reasonable priority consideration in choice of
assignment. However, the Department's decision shalt be final.
Section 2.
Firefighters in an Attack Unit shall not be required to perform duties of a supervisory nature on a
regular and recurring basis as a result of establishment of an Attack Unit. If it is found by an
arbitrator that a particular duty perfonned by a Firefighter in an Attack Unit is supervisory the
arbitrator may order the cessation oft he particular duty found to be supervisory and the arbitrator's
award shall be limited solely to the ordering of such cessation. It is recognized that fire scene
supervision is continued by means ofa handic-talkie or similar communication by an officer during
excursions (such as, without limitation, examining a floor above a fire, examining the front of a
building, or attending to other matters that require that officer's presence) from the fire floor, hose
line locations, apparatus locations or other fire scene operational areas. Duties performed by a
Firefighter not in the presence ofa n officer but pursuant to handie-tal.kie or similar communication
with an officer, including (without limitation) relaying of orders received from an officer, do not
constitute supervisory work. Officer supervision via a handie-talkie or similar communication is
considered to be direct supervision and control of any such operation.

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## Article XXV — C - NEW PROGRAMS
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The Commissioner may elect to submit a proposed program under the provisions ofe ither Article
XXV-A, provided however, that having elected which procedure to follow, the Commissioner may
not thereafter resubmit the same program under the alternative procedure. In the event it is
determined by the appropriate forum that the Commissioner did not have the right to proceed under
the Article elected, the Commissioner may then seek to proceed under the alternative procedure.
Notwithstanding the above. the Union agrees that the Commissioner's right to implement new
programs under Article XXV-A has in no way been diminished by the inclusion into this
agreement of Article XXV-C.

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## Article XXVI — LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT
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Secdon 1.
In the event that a Fire Officer (line) or Fire Medical Officer dies because of an injury incurred
through no fault of that Officer's own while actually responding to, working at or returning from
an alarm, or, in the case of a Supervising Fire Marshal I and II because of an injury directly
resulting from a hazard unique to Fire Marshal duty through no fault of that Marshal's own, a
payment of$25,000 will be made from funds other than those oft he Retirement System, in addition
to any other payment which may be made as a result of such death. Such payment shall be made
to the beneficiary designated under the Retirement System or, if no beneficiary is so designated,
to the estate of the deceased.
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Section 2.
Semi-private hospital accommodations shall be provided for employees injured in the line of duty.
ARTICLE XXVll - DEATH BENEFIT Ul'WSED LEAV E AND COMPENSATORY
TIME
If an employee dies while employed by the City, that employee's estate shall receive payment in
cash for the following as a death benefit:
A. All unused accrued annual leave up to a maximum of 54 days' credit;
B. AU unused accrued compensatory time earned subsequent to March 15, 1968 which is
verifiable by official Department records up to a maximum of two hundred {200) hours.
ARTICLE XXVlll - MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1.
The City shall continue to maintain in effect for each Fire Officer (line) rank the Limited Service
Status quota in effect on September 26, 1975.
Section 2.
Company relocations as provided for on assignment cards wil1 be reviewed after the program is
operational. It is intended to relieve the busiest companies from the added burden of routine
relocations.
Section 3.
Damaged tools and equipment will be repaired and/or replaced promptly.
Section 4.
Photocopy machines will be provided for each Division.
Section 5.
The Fire Department will supply the Union on a regular basis, data necessary to determine
compliance with the workload standards referred to in this Agreement.
Section 6.
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To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with City po1icy, parking spaces up to a
maximum of one space per unit. will be made available for the cars of employees adjacent to, part
of, or as close as possible to firehouses, and such spaces will be marked appropriately. The
Department will issue appropriate parking permits for the designated areas. The UFOA shall
notify the Department, the Transportation Administration, and the Office of Labor Relations of
any requests for parking spaces. The City shall have 10 days to respond to such requests. If the
response is a denial, it shall be specific as to the reasons. If the UFOA disagrees with any such
denial, it shall inform the Office of Labor Relations as to the specific reasons for its disagreement,
and may refer the matter to the Impartial Chair for advisory arbitration.
Section 7.
In order to improve the efficiency, productivity, health and morale of officers, existing practices
regarding meal periods shall be modified as follows:
Each unit shall be scheduled to receive one half-hour meal period in each tour as
described in AUC. Response to fires and other emergencies by a unit during its
rest period shall be governed by the provisions of that circular.
Section 8.
The Department shall provide each member with a laminated identification card, including a
photograph of each member. In the event the card is lost, the replacement cost shall be borne by
the employee. Possession of the identification card shall be mandatory. If there is a change in the
use of identification cards for purposes other than identification, the City and UFOA shall meet to
discuss those changes and bargain. where necessary.
Section 9.
A. Each member shall receive a duplicate copy of any medical records made by the
Depamncnt which are included in the member's medical/personnel file at the time of the
preparation of such records.
B. The Department shall have a reasonable time to develop and implement the necessary
systems and paperwork to comply with the foregoing.
Section 10.
Pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Department, the Employer shall reimburse any
employee for property loss or damage sustained to the employee's personal vehicle when such
vehicle's use is authorized to provide transportation while in the performance of the employee's
duty.
Section 11.
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The City shall furnish to each unit a copy of the collective bargaining agreement within 60 days
of its final approval.

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### Section 12 — Performance Compensation
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The City acknowledges that each of the unifonned forces performs an important service that
reflects the diverse missions of the City's uniformed agencies. In order to reward service of an
outstanding, exceptional nature, each of the uniformed agencies will establish a performance
compensation program to recognize and reward such service, tailored to the unique missions of
the individual uniformed agency.
The parties agree that additional compensation may be paid to employees performing outstanding,
exemplary, difficult and/or unique assignments. The City will notify and discuss with each
affected union of its intent to pay such additional compensation and the individuals to be
compensated.
The criteria for the granting ofp erformance-based compensation sha11 be based upon outstanding
performance in the work assigned, and/or performance of unique and difficult work.
The performance-based compensation payments provided for in this section shall be one-time,
non-recurring cash payments subject to applicable pension law. An employee can receive no more
than one payment annually.
This provision shall not affect any existing productivity programs covered in any ex1stmg
collective bargaining agreements. Nor shaU this provision be construed to waive any obligation
of the City to negotiate over future productivity programs as required by applicable law.
Section 13.
All Fire Officers shall be required to assume all the duties associated with completing the
electronic forms: PCR, CD-72, CD-73 and, MD-X3. In completing the CD-72, CD-73 and MD
X3, Fire Officers shall verify an incident as a witness or indicate that the officer completing the
form was not a witness to the incident.
Section 14.
The resolution of the Board of Estimate of the City of New York dated June 27. 1957, states the
following:
Members of the Force shall be granted terminal leave with pay upon retirement not to
exceed one month for every ten years ofs ervice, pro-rated for a fractional part thereof.
provided, however, that no terminal leave shall be granted to an employee against whom
departmental disciplinary charges are pending.
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Effective February 1, 2015, such employees as described in the Resolution above and are entitled
to payment and who are members of the UFOA shall now be entitled to voluntarily choose the
option of a one-time lump sum payment as their terminal leave benefit in lieu of their current
terminal leave benefit prior to retirement. Such payments shall be made as soon as practicable after
retirement. In the event that a change in legislation is needed to effectuate this agreement, the
parties agree to jointly support the necessary legislation to implement these tenns.
Section 15.
The Union bas withdrawn the following litigation:
• BCB-2928-11 (Roster Staffing)
• BCB-3099-13 (Supervising Fire Marshal Staffing)
• BCB-4012-13 (Promotions)
The Union's withdrawal ofBCB-3099-13 shall be without prejudice to its legal rights if a similar
controversy arises in the future.
The Union further agrees that it will not proceed further on the following litigation:
• A-13760-11 and Index No. 152070/13 (Fire Apparatus)

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## Article XXIX — QUARTERMASTER SYSTEM
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Section l.
Fire Officers will be included in the Fire Department Quertennaster System and receive an annual
cleaning allowance of $520 per Fire Officer (line) and Supervisory Fire Marshal I and TI.and $355
per Fire Medical Officer.
Section 2.
Fire Officers and Supervisory Fire Marshals shall be afforded the same tax treatment of the
cleaning allowance as currently afforded to Firefighters in the Quartennaster System.

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## Article XXX — APPLICABLE LAWS
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The provisions of this Agreement are subject to applicable provisions of law, inc1uding the New
York State Financial Emergency Act for the City of New York, as amended.

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## ARTICLE XXX1 - SAV ING S CLAUSE
_Page 47_

Should any part of this Agreement or any provision herein contained be rendered or declared
invalid by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation, or by any decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction, such invalidation of such part or portion of this Agreement shall not
invalidate the remaining portions thereof.
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WHEREFORE, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day of f/oveJh. be.r 2022
UNIFORMED FIRE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION,
LOCAL 854, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
CITY OF NEW YORK OF FIREFIGHTERS, Affiliated with AFL-CIO
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
B Y : ~ ~
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### ERIC EICHENHO
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Acting Corporation Counsel
DATE SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCIAL CONTROL BOARD:

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### OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS
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UNIT: FIRE OFFICERS

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### OFFICIAL CONTRACT
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TERM: March 20, 2018 to July 30, 2021
NO: DATE:
2022 -~
•President during term of agreement, authorized to sign pursuant to UFOA Board resolution
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Slree~ New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renee Campion Claire Levitt
DPp11r,, Commw/on,r
Commlsslont1r
Health Ca~ Srmtcov
Daniel Pollak
Georgette Gntely
First Depvry commlsslonrr
Director, Emptoytt BencfttJ l'ffJllrom
Nlcole Andrade
GrnffTII Caunfcl
James Lemonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonda:
A medical expert designated by the UFOA and the UFA and a representative designated
by the Fire Department shall meet to develop procedures to monitor Firefighters who may be
exposed to hnzardous materials.
Very truly yours,
R ~
Commissioner

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### AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Street, New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/ofr
Renee Campion Clalre Levitt
Commlnlaner ~puty Camm/sslantr
Htakh Ca~ Srrattgy
D■nl■I Pollak
Georgette Gestaly
Rnt~ pufy Commlulantr
Dlrtcrar, Employn: 8tnt/lU P,ogrom
Nicole Andrada
Gtntrol C.OUnsel
James Lemonda, President
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonda:
Employees who have transferred from the W1iformcd service of the New York City
Department of Correction to the Fire Department shall be treated in the same manner as if they
had transferred from the uniformed service of the New York City Police Department for the
purpose of calculating increments and longevity adjustments.
V~o:s,
R~neeCa~n
Commissioner

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### AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Street, New Yori<, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renee Campion Clalnt Levitt
~pury Commlsslonr:r
Commlulon~r
Hr:orth Cart Stratrgy
Daniel Pollak
Georgette Gestely
First Deputy Commissioner
Director, Employ,:,: St:nt:flU Program
Nlcole Andrado
Gr:nr:ral Counsel
James Lemonda, President
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
125 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Dear Mr. Lemonda:
The parties to the collective bargaining agreement between the Uniformed Fire Officers
Association, Local 854, AFL-CIO ("UFOA") and the City of New York agree as follows:
1 a. The Fire Department and the Union agree that the terms of the "Performance Based BISP" dated
March 5, 2015 (also referred to as the "BISP Pilot Program") shall be become pennanent
effective July 30, 2021. Under this program, the Fire Department will determine each unit's
weekly goals. A unit's weekly goals are detennined based upon the following criteria for each
unit: number of responses, nwnber of CDA inspections, College and University inspections,
theater inspections, administrative district (Hi rise vs Low rise), traffic patterns (i.e., midtown
companies), specialized training (applies to Squads, Haz Mat Tech and SOC Support Ladder
companies at this time).
b. The Fire Department will not schedule BISP and other outside activities where severe weather
conditions such as extreme heat or cold and heavy rain or snow exist. The parties will resolve
any problems with the application of such departmental policy in the labor-management
committee and such matters will not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure. In the
event that any such problems nre not resolved in the labor management committee. sucb
scheduling in inclement weather shal1 be the same as that for Firefighters as of the date of this
agreement.
c. Notwithstanding the foregoingt the Fire Department will not regularly schedule BISP to be
performed on weekends, holidays, or between 6 P.M. and 9 A.M.
d. Outside activities in the morning and afternoon shall be scheduled to perntit a reasonable meal
period in between.
e. The Fire Department will undertake to review and reduce paperwork required for BISP. The Fire
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Department will advise the UFOA of the process of such review and pcnnit the UFOA to
participate therein. Such process and the results thereof shall not be subject to Step IV of the
Grievance Procedure.
f. In the event of an exigent emergency requiring building inspections, the Fire Department shall
have the right to temporarily suspend the provisions of this Section 1.
g. To the extent that the Fire Department seeks to change the Perfonnance Based BISP, the UFOA
shall be notified at least 14 days in advance of such cbange(s}. In the event the parties cannot
agree on a resolution of the proposed change(s) and there is a claim that this side letter
agreement has been violated, the parties agree that the UFOA may immediately bring a
grievance directly to Step IV of the grievance procedure for prompt resolution and the arbitrator
shall be empowered to order rescission of the change.
2. The UFOA may utilize its Civil Legal Representation Fund for the purpose of providing
another form of benefit to the membership than that currently in effect, subject to the written
agreement of the parties as to the nature of such benefit.
V~s,
Renee Camp100
Commissioner

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### AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Streat. New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Ranee Campion Clalra Lavltt
Comm/SJ/oner ~puty Camm/uloffrr
Hr:ahh eon srrvrew
Daniel Pollak
Gaorgatte Ge1taly
Flm Otputy Cammlulanrr
Onmr, Emplllytt Sene/lts Program
Nicole Andrade
G,:nmil CaunSl!I
James Lemonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 10007
Deer Mr. Lemonda:
lt is the intent of the City to use its best efforts to secure private room accommodations in
a hospital for employees injured in the line of duty. This Section shall not be subject to the
grievance procedure.
Very truly yours,
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Renee Campion
Commissioner

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### AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA
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FIRE DEPARTMENT. CITY OF NEW YORK
I.OCAI.IISJ INTEJ\NATlONAlASSN OF P.A£ FlGHTERS. AR..-GXl
225 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NV 10007 SUITE 401
TEL: (212) 293-9300 FAX: (212) 292-1560 EMAIL: WWW,UFOA.ORG
June S. 2009
Commissioner Jumcs F. H:inley
Office of Labor Rcl:ilions
-tn Rector Strccl
New York, New York 10006
Dc.ir Comm1ss1oner Hanley·
This letter will conlinn our mutunl undcrslnntling Lhnl as a m:itter ofpusl practice Fire Officers
ha,c taken fifteen minulcs before their tours lo c:-<changc information between ingoing and
outgoing officers.
IIEW YORK STATE ..IFL•C:10
~ew VORK CIT y C:ENTRAL t.\SOR C:OUPIClL Afl.•CIO • l.4ARITII.IE PORT COU"4CIL OF GREATER NEW YORK 'VICl"41TY
UNION LABEL A SERVICE IRl,DES .:;ouNCIL Of' GREATER NEW YORK & LONG 151.,111D • NA,TiOtUL S..IFETY COUPIC:IL
Tenn: March 20, 2018 to July 30, 2021
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortiandl Street, New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renee Campion Clalra Levitt
~pUtyCommlss/oner
Commlsslon~r
Heolth Co~ Stra~y
Danlel Pollak
OeargettAt Gestely
First ~puty Commwloncr
Dlnctor, Employee Benefits Program
Nicole Andnid•
Gen,m,I Counffl
James Lcmonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, New York 10007
Dear Mr. Lcmonda:
The City and the UFOA recognize pursuant to Administrative Code section 12-127 the
City is obligated to pay for the cost of line of duty prescription drugs for UFOA members. The
parties further recognize that a significant number of UFOA members have utilized the UFOA
Family Protection Plan to pay for reimbursement of these prescription drugs without cost to the
City. The UFOA agrees to waive any and an claims retroactively and prospectively against the
City for the reimbursement of the cost of line of duty injury prescription drugs incurred in
outpatient treatment.
Very truly yours,
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Commissioner

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### AGREED AND ACCEPTED N BEHALF OF THE UFOA
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By:
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cor11andt Street, New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renee Campion Clalni LavlU
Comm(ss(oner Ocrpun, Cotnmlsslontr
Health Care Stmt,gy
Danlel Ponak
Georgelbl G■sl■ly
First ~ury Commlulon~
Olrtttor, Emplaytt lrnrfiu Program
Nlcole Andrade
Gf!nrral COUnJ6
James Lemonda, President
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, New York 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonda:
The City shall grant additional release time to six UFOA Executive Board members by
way of releasing them from all scheduled night tours of duty (6x9). Such additional release time
shall be governed by Executive Order 75, {"EO 75") except insofar as the UFOA has funded the
ongoing costs of such additional release time for the term of this Agreement and thereafter out of
the settlement costs of this collective bargaining agreement and therefore section 4(1) of EO 75
shall not apply to this additional release time.
Very truly yours,
R ~
Commissioner

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### AGREED AND ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Street, New Yark, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renee Campion Clalni uwltt
Deputy Commissioner
Commlsslonrr
Heo/111 Con St111t~y
Danlel Pollak
Georgette Gnt■ly
First Oeputy Cammwlontr
Dmtor, Employtt Bfntflu Program
Nicole Andrade
Gtntrol Caun~I
James Lemonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, New York 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonds:
The parties shall establish a committee including the First Deputy Commissioner of the
Fire Department or his/her representative, a representative of UFOA and a representative of the
Office of Labor Relations to address issues of paperwork reduction. The Committee may include
others on whom the parties may agree.
Very truly yours,
R ~
Commissioner

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### ON BEHALF OF THE UFOA
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Street, New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renee Campion ClalreLevttt
Dtpury COmmlulontr
Commissioner
Htoltlt Cori: Stror,gy
Daniel Pollak
Georgette Gutall(
Fint Depury Commissioner Dlrtdor, Emp/oytl BtM/iU Program
Nlcola Andrade
Gi:rreral Couns,:I
James Lemonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, N.Y. 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonds:
The City reaffirms its commitment to the concept of parity which it defines as basic
maximum sa]ary among uniformed employees.
Very truly yours,
R ~
Commissioner
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Street New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renn Campion Claire LevlH
Commlssfoner Deputy Comm/nlanf!r
Hf!alth Cart Stnitegy
Danl•I Pollak
Geor;•tt• Gulaly
Rm Drputy COmmlsstoner
0/rmc,r, Empk,vf!e 81n11flts Program
Nicol• Andrade
General Counal
James Lemonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York. N.Y. 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonda:
This is to confinn that the parties will jointly support legislation to allow active Tier II
employees covered by this agreement to purchase Tier I benefits at their expense through payroll
deductions.
This agreement is subject to the parties agreeing upon the costs of these benefit
improvements. The cost of these benefit improvements and any additional health insurance costs
will be borne entirely by the participating employees without any cost to the City.
A pension labor management committee wiU be established to agree upon the details of the
proposed legislation and its attendant costs.
Very truly yours,
R ~
Commissioner

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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Street, New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Ranee Campion Clalnt Levitt
CommlsJlon~r Deputy Commlulonrr
Htafth C'al'I! Stroll!O)I
Danial Pollak
G1arg1tta Gestely
Rm D~uty Comm/JJ/onrr
Director, Employee Stnttftts Prtlflram
Nicole Andrada
Grnttrol Counsel
JBII1cs Lemonda, President
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 10007
Re: UFOA Agreement covering the period from March 20, 2018, to July 30, 2021.
Dear Mr. Lemonds:
The parties agree to the extension of the fire salvage program to all ladder companies citywide.
Very hllly yoW'S,
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Commissioner

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By:
·, President UFOA
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Slree~ New York, NY 10007
nyc,gov/olr
Renee Campion Claln1 Levitt
Commission~, Deputy Commissioner
Health Core Strategy
Danial Pollak
Georg■tte Gaat1ly
Rnt CRpuly Commissioner
Dlrmor, Employ,:,: Br:ne[iu Program
Nicole Andrade
General Counul
James Lemonda, President
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
125 Maiden Lane, 61h Floor
New York, NY 100038
Dear Mr.Lemonda:
Effective September 1, 2007, there shall be an assignment differential payable over
three years (four steps) to Lieutenants, Captains, and Battalion Chiefs, assigned or long term
detailed to "special assignments" in the following companies: HAZ-MAT , HAZ-MAT
Battalion, Rescue Companies, SOC (Rescue) Battalion, Squads and HAZ-TECH Engine
Companies. Covering officers assigned to SOC are included in the special assignment.
The four step plan will include rate increases to base salary of:
• 3% upon assignment;
• 6% upon completion of one year of assignment;
• 9% upon completion of two years of assignment; and
12% upon completion of three years of assignment (with
the exception of Battalion Chiefs who shall receive
10.84%).
Effective July 30, 2021, employees assigned to the Special Operations Command (SOC) and
thus eligible for the special assignment differential shall be compensated as follows:
a. The 3% differential shall apply after the completion one year of service in the
assignment, and in subsequent years according to the following schedule:
1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year
0% 3% 6% 9% 12~ii
b. The 12% differential shall apply after the completion four years of service in the
assignment (with the exception of the Battalion Chief who shall receive 10.84%).
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c. Covering officers in SOC shall receive the differential only during tours actuaUy
worked in SOC.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, members assigned or long tenn detailed prior to
September 1, 2007 to the above "special assignments", including covering officers assigned
to SOC. shall be slotted in at the appropriate level based upon years of service in these units in
theircurrent title.
Deputy Chiefs assigned or long term detailed to the SOC {Rescue) and HAZ-MAT
Operations shall receive an annualized differential of $2,500 upon assignment to these units.
The parties will convene a labor-management meeting to discuss implementation of
tbis'•special assignment" as well as to discuss the potential inclusion of other units in this
program.
Ift he above conforms to your understanding, please execute the signature line below.
Very truly yours,
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Renee Campion
Commissioner

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Office of Labor Relations
22CortlandtStree~ NewYork, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Renee Campion Clalnt Levitt
Dtputy Cammlulontr
Camm(SJlaner
Hnlt/1 Care Strater,y
Daniel Pollak
Georgette Geately
First ~p11ty Commlnlanrr
Director, Employee lerwfiu Ptor,rom
Nicole Andrade
Gttitl'III Counsel
James Lcmonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, New York 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonda:
The parties acknowledge that, from time to time, the headcount at the Fire Department
varies. The parties agree to convene at the union's request, a Labor Management committee which
shall include rcpresentative(s) from the Mayor's Office of Labor Relations to discuss changes in
the headcount and its impact, if any, on UFOA members.
Very truly yours,
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Renee Campton
Commissioner
AGREED AND ACCEPT D ON BEHALF OF _THE UFOA
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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Stree~ New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
RenH Campion Cl■I,. L.vltt
Dtputy O>mmlsllotlf!r
Commlsslonf!r
Hrolth Corr Smrtlr!l)'
Daniel Pollak
Georgette Geately
Rrit Deputy OJmmilllanrr
Director, Employc,: Benr/lu l'tO,Jtom
Nlcol1 And111d1
Grnera/ Coun1,:/
James Lemonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, New York 10007
Dear Mr. Lcmonda:
Policies and procedures for Extra Departmental Employment (EDE) as described in PA/ID
12-67 will be modified to waive the requirements for EDE except as noted herein. EDE remains
prohibited while members are on medical leave and light duty; however, EDE may be permissible
while on light duty if approved by the Fire Commissioner or his designee. EDE will remain
prohibited as per PA/ID 12-67 for Conflicts of InterestJ and as noted currently in PA/ID 12-67

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duties or with availability for overtime or emergency duty. Existing procedures for approval of
EDE for those who will continue to be subject to such requirements will remain as per PA/ID 12-
67. Lastly, the Fire Commissioner reserves the right to deny or revoke pennission for any specific
occupation or place of employment notwithstanding regulations and orders.
If the above conforms to your understanding, please execute the signature tine below.

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Office of Labor Relations
22 Cortlandt Street, New York, NY 10007
nyc.gov/olr
Ranae Campion Clalra Lavltt
Dl!pury Commlsslonrr
Commtutar1er
Hl!Olth Core Strategy
Daniel Pollak
Georgette GHt.ly
Rm lkputy Commissioner
0/~or, Emp/oYff Bcncf,U Pnigram
Nle,ola Andrada
Genera/ Coururl
James Lcmonda, President
Unifonned Fire Officers Association
225 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, New York 10007
Dear Mr. Lemonda:
At the request of the Union, the Fire Department will convene a labor management meeting
to discuss the issues related to accrual and disposition of compensatory time, which will include
representative(s) of the NYC Mayor's Office of Labor Relations.
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R:n~eCa~
Commissioner

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ROBERTW.UNN MAYRA E. BELL
comnwstoner Clxlnsll
Gtn■ral

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Fnl c.pul'f CGntnis.sblr 0/m:tor, ~ Benefis Ptogta111
ClAIR£ LEVITT
Dlfputy~
H41allh Cl/9 Cost Mln19eni1111r
June 28, 20 I8
Harry Nespoll, Chair
Municipal Labor Committee
125 Barclay Street
New York, New York
Dear Mr. Nespoll:
J. This is to confirm the par1lcs' mutual understanding concerning the health care agreement ror
Fiscal Years 2019-2021:
a. The MLC agrees to generate cumulative healthcare savings ofSJ. I billion over the
course of New York City Fiscal Years 2019 through 2021. Said savings shall be
gem:rated as follows:
I. $200 million In Fiscal Year 2019;
s:mo
ii. million in Fiscal Year 2020;
Iii. S600 million In Fiscal Year 2021, and
iv. For every fiscal year thereafter, the $600 million per year savings on a
citywide basis in healthcare costs shall continue on a recurring b115is.
b. Savings will be measured against the projected FY 2019-FY 2022 Cicy Financial
Plan (adopted on June 15, 2018) which ineorponites projected City health care cast
im:reeses of7% In Fiscal Year (''FY"} 2019, 65% In FY 2020 and 6% In FY 202 I.
Non-recurring savings may be transferrable within the years FY 20 I9 through FY
2021 pursuant only ID l(a)(i), l(aXii), l(a)(tli) above. For example:
i. S205 million in FY 2019 and S295 million In FY 2020 will qualify for those
years' savings target.s under l(a)(i) and I (a)(ii).
ii. S210 mllllon In FY 2019, SJ lO million in FY 2020, and S580 million In FY
2021 wl 11 qualify for those years' savings targets under I( a)(i), I( a)(il),
l(a)(ili).
iii. In any event, theS600 million pursuant lo I( a)(lv} musl be ~urring and
agreed lo by the parties within FY 2021, and may not be borrowed from
other years.
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c. Sa\ings attributable to CBP programs will continue lo be transferred co the City by
offKlting the savings amounts documented by Empin: Blue Cross and GHI against the
equalization paymenlS from the City to the Stabilization Fund for FY 19, FY 20 and FY 21,
unless otherwise agreed to by the City and the MLC. In order for this
offset to expire, any savings acbievcd in thls manner must be replaced in order lo meet the
recuning obliption under l{a)(iv) above.
d. The parties that any savings within the period orFY 201S -2018 overSJ.4
11gm:
billion arising mim the 2014 City/MLC Health Agreement will be counted towards the FY
2019 goal. ThiJ is currently estimated at approximately S 131 million but will not be
finalized until lhe full year or FY 2018 data is transmitted and analyzed by the City's and
the MLC's actuaries.
e. The panics agree that recurring savings over SI.3 billion for FY 2018 arising under the
2014 City/MLC Health Agreement will be counted toward the goal for Fiscal
Years 2019, 2020, 2021 and for purposes of the recurring obligation under! (11Xiv) above.
This is currently estimated at approximately S40 million but will be
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finalized until the full year ofFY 2018 data is transmitted and analyll!d by the Ciiy's and the
ML C's actuaries, Once the amount is finalized, that amount shall be applied to Fiscal Yc ars
2019, 2020, 2021 and 1othe obligation under I (a)(iv).
2. After the conclusion ofFiscal Year 2021, the parties shall calculate the savings realized during
the 3 year period. In lhc event that the MLC has generated man: than S600 million in recurring healthcare
savings, as agreed upon by the City's and the Ml.C's actuaries, such additional savincs shall be utilized as
follows:
a. The fim S6B million will be used by the City to make aS I 00 per member per year
increase to welfare funds (actives BIid retirees) effective July I, 202 I. lfa savings
amount over S600 million but less than S66B million is achieved, the S1 00 per member per year
(actives and retirees) increase will be prontcd.
b. Any savings thereafter shall be split cqll.illly between the City and the MLC and applied in u
manner agreed to by the parties.
3. Begiuning January I, 2019, and continuing unless and until the parties agn:e othcrwisc. lhc
parties shall authorize the quarterly provision oft he following data to the City's ond Ml.C's
aclllllrics on an ongoing q1141'tcrly basis: (I) detailed claim-level health data mim Emblem Health and
Empire Blue Cross including detailed claim-level dala for City employees covered under the GHf-CBP
prognuns (including Senior Can: and Behaviol'l!I Health information); and (2)
utilization data under the HIP-HMO pl1111. Such data shall be provided within 60 days of the end orc .xh
quarterly period. The lilP-HMO utilization dala will also be provided to tbc City's and Ml.C's accuaries
within 60 days oftbe execution of this letter agreement for City Fiscal Year
2018 as baseline information to assess ongoing savings. The HIP-HMO data Jhall include: (i)
utilization by procedure for site of service benefit changes; (ii) utilization by disease state, by
procedure (for pwposcs of1155cssing Centers of Excellence); and (iii) member engagement data for the
Wellness program, including stratifying membcn by three tranches (level 1, II and II).
The data shall include baseline data as well as datn regarding the usumptions utilized in
determining expected savings for comparison. The data described in this paragraph shall be
provided pursuant to a data sharing agreement entcn:d into by the City and MLC, akin to prior
data agn:cmenlS, which shall provide for the protection ofm ember privacy and related conccrt1S, shall
cover all periods addressed by thiJ Agreement (i.e., through June JO, 2021 and thereafter), and shall be
executed within thirty days of the execution of this letter agreement
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4. The parties agree that lhe Welfare Funds will receive two SI00 per member one-time lump-sum
payments (actives and retirees) funded by the Joint Stabllizallon Fund payable cffi:ctlve July I,
2018 and July I, 2019.
S. The parties recognize that despite extraordinary savings to health cos!! accomplished In the last
round ofn egotiations through their efforts and the Innovation or the MLC, and the further savings
which shall be Implemented as a result of this agreement. that the longer lerm SUSlalnabillty of
health care for workers and their famllles, requires further study, savings and efficiencies in the
method or health care delivery. To that end, lhe parties will within 90 days establish a Tripartite
Health Insurance Polley Committee ofMLC and City members, chaired by one member each
appoinlcd by the MLC and the City, and Martin F. Sc:helnman, Esq. The Committee shall study
the issuc.s using appropriale data and recommend for Implementation as soon as practicable
during the term of this Agreement but no later than June JO, 2020, mod!Ocallons lo the way In
which health care Is currenlly provided or funded. Among lhc topics the Committee shall
discuss:_
a. Self-insurance and/or minimum premium amingemcnts for the HIP HMO plan.
b. Medicare Advantage-adoption of a Medlwe Advantage benchmark plan for retirees
c. Consolidated Drug Pun:hasing-welfare funds, PICA and health plan prescription costs
pooling lheir buying power and rcsoura:s lo purchase prescription drugs.
d. Comparability-investigation of olhcr unionized settings regarding their methodology for
delivering health benefits Including the prospect ofc oordination/cooperation to increase
purchasing power and to decrease administrative expenses.
c. Audlis and Coordination or Benefits-audit insurers for claims and financial aa:urac:y,
coordination of benefits, pre-65 disabled Medicare utilization, End Stage Renal Disease,
PICA, and Payroll Audit of Part Time Employees.
r.
Other areas- Centers of Excellence for specific conditions; Hospital and provider liering;
Precertllicalion Fees; Amendment of Medicare Part B reimbursement; Reduction ofc ost
for Pre-Medicare retirees who have access to other coverage; Changes to the Senior Care
rate; Changes lo the equalization formula.
g. Potential RFPs for all medical and hospital benefits.
h. Status of the StablllZlltion Fund.
The Committee wlli·make recommendations to be considcn:d by the MLC and lhe City.
6, The joint comminee shall be known as the Tripartite Health Insurance Policy Committee
(THIPC) and shall be Independent of the existing "Technical Committee." The "Technical
Commiuec" will continue Its work and will work In conjunction with the THIPC as designated
above to address or health benefit changes. The Technical Committee will continue lo be
BJUS
supported by separate actuaries for the City and the MLC. The City and the MLC wlll each be
responsible for the costs oflts actuary.
7. In the event ofa ny dispute under sections 1-4 of this Agreement, the parties shall meet and confer
In an attempt to resolve the dispute. If the parties cannot resolve lhe dispute, such dispute sl1all be
referred to Martin Schclnman for resolution consistent with the dispute resolution terms of the
2014 Clty/MLC Heallh Agreement:
a. Such dispute shall be resolved within 90 days.
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b. The arbilrator shall have the authority to lmpo5e Interim relief that Is
consistent with the parties' Intent.
c. The arbitrator shall have the authority to meet with the parties as such
times u Is appropriate to en~ the tenns or this agreement
d. The parties shall share lhc costs for the arbltBtor (Including Committee
meetings).
trlhe above confonns to your underslandlng. please countersign below.
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Robert W. L i n n ~
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