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COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. 2544
"BEING A BY -LAW TO ESTABLISH A REMUNERATION SCHEDULE AND OTHER WORKING
CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE ROADS DEPARTMENT."
WHEREAS it is considered advisable to establish salaries and
hourly rates as well as other working conditions as they pertain to the
employees of the Roads Department.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the County of
Elgin enacts that the following schedule be and are hereby adopted for
the Roads Department:
1. REGULAR HOURLY RATED EMPLOYEES
Class 5 - Construction Foreman or Mechanic.
1. (a) Mechanic licensed by Ontario Ministry of Labour,
OR
(b) Construction Foreman in charge of specialized work such
as grading and granular base or bridge construction and
in charge of hired trucks, or grading equipment and
County equipment and one or more County Work Crews.
2. Motor Vehicle Licence Requirement
Ministry of Transportation and Communications licence Class
"D" required, Class "A" preferred.
Rate - $7.46 per hour.
Class 4 - Foreman and Lead Hands.
1. Regularly
(a) In charge of a work crew of at least five (5) men with
County and/or hired equipment on a specific project.
(b) Supervising other County (or hired) trucks and equipment,
OR
(c) Performing ~ork which is a recognized skill or trade.
2. :ay be assigned as Snow Plow Operator, Sander Operator,
ingman, or Night Duty in Winter.
3. Experience Rate 10 cents per hour for completion of each
year's work to a maximum of 2 years.
4. Motor Vehicle Licence Requirement
Ministry of Transportation and Communications licence Class
"D" required, Class "A" preferred.
Rate - $7.11 to $7.31 per hour.
Class 3 - Machine Operators, Stockkeepers, Part Time Foremen & Grademen.
1. (a) Stockkeepers - Licence Requirement - Class "A" or "D"
preferred. Valid Ministry of Transportation and Commu-
nications operator's licence required.
(b) Regular Operators on tandem dump truck, distributor,
float, grader, shovel, loader, backhoe, dozer etc., a
majority of the time. The remainder of time - skilled
or special work such as machine repair, sign construction,
etc. Usually assigned as Snow Plow Operator, Sander Op_
erator, Wingman or Night Duty in Winter. Some supervis-
ory work is usually required. Ministry of Transportation
and Communications Class "A" licence required for some
positions; Class "A" licence preferred for all other
positions; Class "D" required for any position.
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(c) Part Time Foreman performing work of a high~classifica-
tion than Class 2 or acting as a Foreman and/or Lead Hand
of a work crew for a portion of the year, and including
experienced Grademen; able to be assigned as Wingman,
Sander Operator or Night Duty in the Winter.
2. Ministry of Transportation and Communications Class uDu
licence required.
3. Experience Rate 10 cents per hour for completion of each
year's work to a maximum of 2 years.
Rate - $6.71 to $6.91 per hour.
Class 2 - Labourer Premium.
1. Shall be able to operate light truck, tractor, roller, etc.,
on a part time basis. May be employed as a weighman, checker
or mower operator (Summer). Able to be assigned as a Wingman
Sander Operator (part time) or Night Duty in Winter.
2. Experience Rate 10 cents per hour for completion of each
year's work to a maximum of 2 years.
3. Motor Vehicle Licence Requirement
Ministry of Transportation and Communications Class UDU
licence required.
Rate - $6.21 to $6.41 per hour.
Class 1 - Labourer
1. Must be capable of performing physical labour under super-
vision. Some light truck or tractor driving may be required
on occasion.
2. Experience Rate 10 cents per hour for completion of each
year's work to a maximum of 2 years.
3. Motor Vehicle Licence Requirement
Ministry of Transportation and Communications Class UGU
licence will be required for employees engaged after January
1, 1978.
Rate - $6.06 to $6.26 per hour.
NarE: 1. An employee hired to fill a particular vacancy in Classifi-
cations 2, 3, 4 or 5 shall have a probationary starting rate
of 25¢ per hour less than the rate of the category with no
experience assigned for their probationary period of 90 days.
2. The requirements for Ministry of Transportation and Communi-
cations drivers licences will not result in the down grading
of anyone presently in a category, but will be a requirement
for anyone enteting a new category.
2. SEASONAL OR CASUAL EMPLOYEES
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~: Those employees who are not engaged to fill a particular
vacancy - maximum service without layoff 6 months.
Class A Employees of high school age (generally under 19 years of age
with varied experience).
Rate - $3.75 to $3.95 per hour.
Experience Rate 10 cents per hour depending on age and expe-
rience
Class B Casual Labour, inexperienced. (Students 19-20 years of age, etc.)
Rate - $4.50 per hour.
Class C Experienced labour, inexperienced mower operators. University
students with prior experience.
Rate $5.00 per hour.
Minimum $6
Maximum $7
Increments
91 per hour
31 per hour
of 20¢ per hour for 2
years.
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Instrument Man
Education - Grade 12 or equivalent.
Work includes drafting, surveying and when experienced to
be able to work with a minimum of supervision.
Increments shall be governed by ability, experience, the
passing of Ministry of Transportation and Communications
sponsored courses on surveying and inspection.
Position comparable to Ministry of Transportation and Com-
munications Technician III Surveys.
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TECHNICAL PERSONNEL
Any balance in account to be paid to employee upon retirement.
$2.00 per week for each week that the employee has worked in
the preceding year to a maximum of $100.00 for any year.
To be credited at January 1st of each year and as of January
1st, 1977 to be as follows:
To be accumulative from year to year.
If the time designated for standby is
P.M. - 3 hours at their regular rate.
If the designated time for standby is
P.M. - 4 hours at their regular rate.
If standby is required on a calendar
will be paid at It times the regular
the event of a call-out minimum pay will
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FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCE
(Regular Employees Only)
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statutory holiday,
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STANDBY TIME
In the event of a Statutory Holiday, Sick Benefit, Annual
Holiday, Compassionate Leave, etc., falling on Friday, the em~ee
shall be paid at his regular rate of pay for 8 hours and the time
shall count as one full day.
for designated employees
5.
FRIDAY PAY
- 15¢ per hour for a shift beginning before 8:00 P.M.
- 25¢ per hour for a shift beginning from 8:30 P.M.
to midnight.
Premium
Those persons appointed to Regular Night Duty (Winter Main-
tenance Shift) are eligible for a premium over their regular hourly
rate of pay for such time as they are on night duty.
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PREMIUM NIGHT
An employee is èigible for any annual increment (to a maximum
of 2 years) on January 1 of any year provided he has been in that
particular category since September 1 or prior of the previous year.
DUTY
III
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Class D
ANNUAL
Experienced Operators or
and Communications Class
Rate $5.50 per hour.
INCREMENT
Tradesmen. Ministry of Transportation
"D" licence usually required.
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Technician
- Shall supervise Instrument Men, Surveying crew and drafting.
- Shall assist the Engineer in the design, supervision and
construction of such projects as hot-mix asphalt paving,
drainage, urban construction etc.
- Qualifications to be similar to Ministry of Transportation
and Communications Technician - Grade II.
$688.96 - $717.65 - $747.54 - $778.69 biweekly.
9. SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL
General Superintendent
- General supervision of all county work, both maintenance
and construction.
- Control of all county and hired equipment and personnel.
- Responsible to the Engineer for the planning and scheduling
of the work.
- Responsible for the hiring of outside equipment and personnel
when required.
- Responsible for investigations of inquiries and complaints
by the general public.
$762.50 - $794.27 - $827.38 - $861.85 biweekly Plus use of
County car.
Assistant General Superintendent
- To act for and to assume all duties of the General Superin-
tendent when the General Superintendent is absent (sickness,
holidays etc.).
- To assist the Superintendent with all phases of construction
and maintenance and to have direct control of any particular
operation as from time to time required.
- To act as Construction Safety Inspector for the County.
$688.96 - $717.65 - $747.54 - $778.69 biweekly Plus use of
County car.
10. THAT By-Law No. 2516 be and the same is hereby repealed.
11. Hourly rates shall become effective December 24th, 1978 and
salaried rates effective January 1st, 1979.
READ a first time this 22nd day of November, 1978.
READ a second time this 22nd day of November, 1978.
READ a third time and finally passed this 22nd day of November, 1978.
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G. C. Leverton, L R. Carroll,
Clerk Warden.