REPORT

MOUs - Common Usage

Award and Accrual of Vacation
Years of Continuous ServiceMaximum Accrual

1 through 5 years 

320 hours

more than 5 through 15 years 

360 hours

more than 15 years

400 hours

Employer Contribution Rate for Comparable SFERS EmployeesSafety

0%

(6.0%)

0.01% - 1.0%

(5.0%)

1.01% - 2.5%

(4.75%)

2.51% - 4.0%

(4.5%)

4.01% - 5.5%

(3.5%)

5.51% - 7.0%

(3.0%)

7.01% - 8.5%

(2.0%)

8.51% - 10.0%

(1.5%)

10.01% - 11.0%

(0.5%)

11.01% - 12.0%

0%

12.01% - 13.0%

0.5%

13.01% - 15.0%

1.5%

15.01% - 17.5%

2.0%

17.51% - 20.0%

3.0%

20.01% - 22.5%

3.5%

22.51% - 25.0%

4.5%

25.01% - 27.5%

4.5%

27.51% - 30.0%

4.75%

30.01% - 32.5%

4.75%

32.51% - 35.0%

5.0%

35.01%+

6.0%

Agreement

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this 14th day of May, 2024.

FOR THE CITY

  • Carol Isen, Human Resources Director
    Date: 5/14/24
  • Ardis Graham, Employee Relations Director
    Date: 5/14/24

FOR THE UNION

  • Debra Grabelle, Executive Director
  • Katherine General, Field Director, IFPTE

APPROVED AS TO FORM DAVID CHIU, CITY ATTORNEY

  • Jonathan Rolnick, Chief Labor Attorney
    Date: 5/14/24

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

5. SUBSTANCES TO BE TESTED

1. Amphetamines
     2. Barbiturates
     3. Benzodiazepines
     4. Cocaine
     5. Methadone
     6. Opiates
     7. PCP
     8. THC (Cannabis)

8. RESULTS

Controlled Substance *Screening Level Confirmation Level

Amphetamines

50 ng/ml 

5 ng/ml

Barbiturates

20 ng/ml

20 ng/ml

Benzodiazepines

1 ng/ml

0.5 ng/ml

Cocaine

5 ng/ml

8 ng/ml

Methadone

5 ng/ml

10 ng/ml

Opiates

10 ng/ml

10 ng/ml 

PCP (Phencyclidine)

1 ng/ml

5 ng/ml

THC (Cannabis)

1 ng/ml

2 ng/ml

* All controlled substances including their metabolite components.

Substance Abuse Prevention and Detection Threshold Levels

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE * SCREENING METHODSCREENING LEVEL **CONFIRMATION METHODCONFIRMATION LEVEL

Amphetamines

EMIT

1000 ng/ml **

GC/MS 

500 ng/ml **

Barbiturates

EMIT

300 ng/ml

GC/MS 

200 ng/ml

Benzodiazepines

EMIT

300 ng/ml

GC/MS 

300 ng/ml

Cocaine

EMIT

300 ng/ml

GC/MS 

150 ng/ml **

Methadone

EMIT

300 ng/ml

GC/MS 

100 ng/ml

Opiates

EMIT

2000 ng/ml **

GC/MS 

2000 ng/ml **

PCP (Phencyclidine)

EMIT

25 ng/mln **

GC/MS 

25 ng/ml **

Propoxyphene 

EMIT

300 ng/ml

GC/MS 

100 ng/ml

THC; THC-OH; and THC-COOH (Cannabis)     

25 ng/mln ***

GC/MS or LC/MS/MS

10 ng/ml ***

As outlined in the PUC Project Labor Agreement
* All controlled substances including their metabolite components.
** SAMHSA specified threshold
*** By oral fluid (saliva) testing only.

CONSEQUENCES OF A POSITIVE TEST/OCCURRENCE

EXHIBIT A
Testing Types/IssuesFirst Positive/OccurrenceSecond Positive/Occurrence within Three (3) Years

Post-Accident and Reasonable Suspicion

Suspension of no more than ten (10) working days Referred to Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator (SAPC); SAPC may Recommend Treatment;1 Return to Duty Test.

Will be subject to disciplinary action greater than a ten (10) working-day suspension, up to and including termination except where substantial mitigating circumstances exist.

Refusal to Test or Alteration of Specimen ("Substituted," "Adulterated" or "Diluted")

Suspension of no more than ten (10) working days; Referred to Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator (SAPC); SAPC may Recommend Treatment;1 Return to Duty Test.

Will be subject to disciplinary action greater than a ten (10) working- day suspension up to and including termination except where substantial mitigating circumstances exist.

1. Employee may use accrued but unused leave balances to attend a rehabilitation program.

EXHIBIT B

REASONABLE SUSPICION REPORT FORM

This checklist is intended to assist a supervisor in referring a person for reasonable suspicion/cause drug and alcohol testing. The supervisor must identify at least three (3) contemporaneous indicia of impairment in two separate categories (e.g., Speech and Balance) in Section II, and fill out the Section III narrative. In the alternative, the supervisor must identify one of the direct evidence categories in Section I, and fill out the Section III narrative.

~Please print information~

Employee Name:        

Department:         

Division and Work Location:

Date and Time of Occurrence:

Incident Location:        

Section I - Direct Evidence of Drug or Alcohol Impairment at Work

Smells of Alcohol

Smells of Marijuana

Observed Consuming/Ingesting Alcohol or Drugs at work.

Section II - Contemporaneous Event Indicating Possible Drug or Alcohol Impairment at Work: 

(Check all that apply)

  1. SPEECH:
  • Incoherent/Confused
  • Slurred
  1. BALANCE:
  • Arms raised for balance
  • Falling
  • Reaching for support
  • Swaying
  • Staggering
  • Stumbling
  1. AWARENESS:
  • Cannot Control Machinery/Equipment
  • Confused
  • Lack of Coordination                 
  • Paranoid
  • Sleepy/Stupor/ Excessive Yawning or Fatigue
  • An observable contemporaneous change in the Covered Employee’s behavior that strongly suggests drug or alcohol impairment at work. [Such observable change(s) must be described in Section III below.]
  1. APPEARANCE:
  • Constricted (small) Pupils
  • Dilated (large) Pupils
  • Frequent Sniffing
  • Red Eyes                 

Section III – NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION

(MUST be completed in conjunction with Section I and/or Section II)

~Please print information~

Describe contemporaneous and specific observations regarding the Covered Employee’s symptoms or manifestations of impairment which may include: (a) any observable contemporaneous change in behavior suggesting drug or alcohol impairment; (b) any comments made by the employee; (c) specific signs of drug or alcohol use; (d) recent changes in behavior that have led up to your contemporaneous observations; and (e) the name and title of witnesses who have reported observations of drug or alcohol use. [Attach documentation, if any, supporting your reasonable suspicion determination]

Section IV

In addition to completing the narrative in Section III above:

  • For Section I, you will need to identify at least one (1) contemporaneous observations (direct evident/sign(s) that occurs that causes you to test today) regarding the manifestations of impairment to initiate a test; or
  • For Section II, you will need to identify at least three (3) contemporaneous observations, (signs that occur that causes you to test today), in two (2) separate categories, regarding the manifestations of impairment to initiate a test.
    Make note of date and time of the incident. Obtain concurrence of second supervisor and record their signature as noted.

Conduct a brief meeting with the employee to explain why the employee must undergo reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol tests. Escort the employee to the collection site. DO NOT LET THEM DRIVE.

Print name of first on-site Supervisor Employee Representative:      

Signature:  

DATE:

Print name of second Supervisor Employer Representative:

Signature:

DATE: 

ATTACHMENT A

  • Adult Probation 
  • Arts Commission 
  • Asian Art Museum 
  • Airport Commission 
  • Board of Appeals 
  • Board of Supervisors
  • Office of Economic & Workforce Development
  • California Academy of Sciences 
  • Child Support Services
  • Children, Youth and Their Families 
  • City Attorney’s Office
  • City Planning Department 
  • Civil Service Commission
  • Commission on the Status of Women 
  • Department of Building Inspection 
  • Department of Environment 
  • Department of Elections 
  • Department of Homelessness 
  • Department of Human Resources
  • Department of Police Accountability
  • Department of Technology 
  • District Attorney’s Office 
  • Ethics Commission
  • Fine Arts Museum
  • Fire Department (Non-Sworn) 
  • General Services Agency 
  • Health Service System 
  • Human Rights Commission
  • Juvenile Probation Department 
  • Library
  • Mayor’s Office
  • Office of the Assessor-Recorder 
  • Office of the Controller
  • Office of the Treasurer/Tax Collector 
  • Port of San Francisco
  • Public Defender’s Office 
  • Rent Arbitration Board
  • SF Children and Families Commission 
  • SF Employees’ Retirement System 
  • War Memorial & Performing Arts

ATTACHMENT B

  • Airport
  • Department of Emergency Management
  • Department of Public Health
  • Human Services Agency
  • Municipal Transportation Agency
  • Police Department (Non-Sworn)   
  • Public Utilities Commission        
  • Recreation & Parks Department 
  • San Francisco Public Works

ATTACHMENT A – Compensation Grades

For current rates of pay, please refer to the City and County of San Francisco’s Compensation Manual

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