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COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. 80-18
"BE:LNG A BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH A REMUNERATION SCHEDULE AND OTHER WORKING
CONDITIONS FOR ItMPLOYEES OF THE ROADS DEPARTMENT."
WHEREAS it is considered advisable to establish salaries and
hourly rates as well as other wor~ing conditions as they pertain to the
employeès of the Roads Department.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the County of
Elgin enacts that the following schedule be and is 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 èquipment 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 - $8.27 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 work which is a recognized skill or trade.
2. May be assigned as Snow Plow Operator, Sander Operator,
Wingman, or Night Duty in Winter.
3. Experience Rate 10 cents per hour for completion of each
1.1 year's work to a maximum of two years.
Ii' 4. Motor Vehicle Licence Requirement
I'¡
i' Ministry of Transportation and Communications licence Class
:i
l;!
;:1 "D" required, Class "A" preferred.
Ii' Rate - $7.91 to $8.11 per hour.
Class 3 - Machine Operators, Stockkeepers, Part Time Foremen and Grademen
1. (a) Stockkeepers - Licence Requirement - Class "A" or "D"
preferred. Valid Ministry of Transportation and Commu-
nications operator's licence required
The requirements for Ministry of Transportation and Commu-
nications drivers licences will not result in the down
grading of anyone presently in a category, but , will be
requirement for anyone entering a new category
a
2
per hour
An employee hired to fill a particular vacancy in Classifi-
catigns 2, 3, 4 or 5 shall have a probationary starting rate
of 50¢ per hour less than the rate of the category witþ no
experience assigned for their probationary period of 90 days
NOTE
1
Rate
Ministry of Transportation and
licence. will be required for
1, 1978.
$6
95
Communications Class "G"
employees engaged after January
2.
3.
Experience
year's work
Motor Vehicle
Licence Re
Rate
to
a
10 cents
maximum
per hour for completion of each
of two years
uirement
- Labourer
Must be
vision.
on
1
.
capable of performing physical labour under
SOme light truck or tractor driving may be
occasion
super-
required
Class 1
Motor i1ehide
Ministry of Transportation and Communications
licence required
91
Rate
$6
to
$7
11
per hour.
Class
'D
3
2
Licence
Experience Rate
year's work to
a
Shall be able to operate light truck, tractor, roller,
on apart time basis. Maybe 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.
completion of each
Re
10 cents
maximum
per hour for
of two years
uirement
1
etc
,
Class 2
Labourer Premium
Experience Rate
year's work to a
Rate $7.47 to
10 cents per hour for
maximum of two years
$7
67
per hour
completion of each
3
Ministry of Transportation
licence required
2
Part Time Foreman performing work of a higher classi-
fication 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
Communications
and
Class
'D'
r
(c)
(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 construc-
tion, etc.. Usually assigned as Snow Plow Operator,
Sander Operator, Wingman or Night Duty in Winter. Some
supervi?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
2
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accumulative
To be credited at
$2.00 per week for
the preceding year
Any balance in
account
January of each year
each week that the employee
to a maximum of $100.00 for
to be paid to employee
upon retirement
follows
has'worked in
any year
1st
as
To
be
from year to year
(Regular Employees
Only)
7.
FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCE -
In the
rate).
If standby is
will be paid
of
event
a
required on a calendar
at l~ times the regular
call-out
,
minimum
statutory holiday
rate
pay will
be
four hours
,
standby
(regular
(3)
If the designated time for standby,is
four hours at their regular rate
(2)
If the
three
for designated
time designated for standby
hours at their regular' rate
from
7:00A;M
to
6
00 P;M.
STANDBY, TIME -
(1)
is
from
7:00A.M
to
2:30 P;M
6
.
employees
In the event of a Statutory Holiday, Sick Benefit, Annual
Holiday, Compassionate Leave, etc., falling on Friday, the employee
shall be paid at his regular rate of pay for eight hours and the
time shall count as one full day;
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
tenance
rate of
Those persons appointed to Regular Night Duty
Shift) are eligible for a premium over their
pay for such time as they are on night duty
(Winter Main-
regular hourly
4
PREMIUM NIGHT DUTY
An employee is eligible for any annual increment (to a max~
imum of two years) on January 1 of any year provided he has been in
that particular category since September 1 or prior of the previous
year
3.
ANNUAL
INCREMENT
Experienced Operators or Tradesmen; Ministry of Transpor-
tation and Communications Class "D" licence usually required
Ministry of the EnviroDIDent Mosquito Operators when engaged
in Abatement Programme
Rate $6.00 per hour
Class
D
Experienced
age students
Rate $5 50 per hour
.
labour, inexperienced mower operators
with prior experience.
University
Class
C
Casual
Rate
Labour
$4
.
inexperienced
90 per hour
(Students 19-20 years
of age
,
etc,. )
Employees of high school
varied experience)
$4.00 $4
15
Class
B
Experience
perience.
,
Rate
30 per hour
cents
per hour
depending on age and ex-
Rate
to
years
of age with
I"
Class
2 SEASONAL OR
NOTE
A
Those employees who
vacancy - maximum
CASUAL EMPLOYEES
are not engaged to
service without lay
(16 18
age
3
to
fill a particular
off six months
- 4
8 TECHNICAL PERSONNEL
Instrument Man
- Education - Grade 12 or equivalent.
- Work includes drafting, surveying and when experienced to
be able to work with a mini~um of supervision.
- Increments shall be governed by ábility, 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.
Minimum $7.67 per hour
Maximum $8.11 per hour.
Increments of 22¢ per hour for two years.
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.
$744.08 - $775.06 -$807.34 - $840.99 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 per-
sonnel when required.
- Responsible for investigations of inquiries and complaints
by the general public.
$823.50 - $857.81 - $893.57 - $930.80 biweekly plus use of
County car.
Assistant General Superintendent
- To act for and to assume all duties of the General Super-
intendent when the General Superintendent is absent (sick-
ness, holidays etc.).
- To assist the Superintendent with all phases of construction
and maintenance and to have direct control of any particular
operatio):'l as from time to time required.
- To act as Construction Safety Inspector for the County.
$744.08 - $775.06 - $807.34 - $840.99 biweekly plus use of
County car.
10 THAT By-Law No. 2544 be and the same is hereby repealed.
11 Hourly rates shall become effective March 30th, 1980 and
salaried rates effective January 1st, 1980.
READ a first time this 26th day of March, 1980.
READ a second time this 26th day of March, 1980.
READ a third time and finally passed this 26th day of March, 1980
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~-~ C. Leverton, ~ A: onghurst,
Clerk Warden