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Bus Driver - Similien - Addenda - FY20

Budgets & Finance · Fiscal year 2020 · Record 2bf792e8a3aad5fe0e

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                             CANTON, U3~SSAC~iUSET~S

                      ADDEfVDA TO EMPLOYMEf~T ~ONTRAC
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                Date of Last Full Contract: Jufy 1, 2018 --June 30, 2020


F2eference i~ hereby made to the employmer~fi contract, by and between Johnl~y
~Qrr~ilien and the Canton Public Schools, dated 5epterr~ber 24, 2~1~, for the p~rioc~
of July 1, 201 S—June 30, 2020.

The terms and conditions o~ the con4ract are hereby emended ~~ fiollows:


Condition 3, COMPE~lSATlON, is hereby amended by changing the annual ~ala~y
to X28.86 per hour, fiar the or e yeas period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

All other terms and condi~ion~ ofi the contract, incl~bding al! previously execufi~d
addenda, shall remain in full force and effect.


e n wi~nes~ whereof, the parties hereto sign and peal this ~dd~ndum to the con~rac~
i~ duplicate (hereof, on phis ;~~      day of ~~                 2019.




C~~'r. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller              John) Similien
~~perintendent o~ Sch~ol~                    School Bus Driver

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 canton Public Schools ~~ting ti~r~u h.its ~~p~rfnfen~~nt("~~~~rint~s~~l~r~t), ~~~
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 fh~ "~~Fiaol ~~~ 9riv~r."' .

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 s~~f°~~a~ rflutu~lly ~av~n~nf ~n~ ~gr~~ a~ ~ollaw~:

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        The Superintendent herby employs J~i~nl~y ~imili~~, ~~ ~ ~~h~ol ~u~
        Driver for fihe Canton Public Schools, and Jahnl~y ~imili~n herby ~~~~~~~          `~
        employment subject to the terms end ~~ndi#ior~~ h~r~ln~fk~r pr~vid~d. ~'i~~
        Sehool bus ~riv~r ~h~ll maintain a C~mm~rcial driving Class ~ li~e~~~
        with school bus/passenger endors~m~nts, ~ School ~~s ~river'~
        ~~rtific~te, and a Medical examiner's Certifc~fe.

~o     ~~~M:
       `the school Bus Drive~r.sha!! b~ empl~y~d from July 1, ~01~ to Jung 3Q,
       2020. The Superintendent and tie school bus driver, provided either has
       notified the other in writing by July 1, X019 ~f their de~ir~ fa c~~nm~nc~
       negotiations for a successor agreement, will endeavor to reach agr~m~nt
       ~n a successor cantr~cf ~n ~r befar~ July 1, 2079.

3,     ~VIORK ~~ARe
       The school year pasiti~n r~quir~s ~i81 days of work, which shall inGlud~
       the 180 days that school is in ~~ssi~n plus ~n~ day b~fere ~cf~~~) ~t~r#~
       unless otherwise approved by ih~ Sup~rintend~n~.`~h~ w~r~ day shall
       include, 7.5 hours per day.'i'he per di~rn r~t~ for this p~~ifi~n ~h~N ~~
       1/181 of the annual salary.

4.     C@MPENSA~'ION:
       `Thy ~mplay~r agrees t~ pay ~h~ Sch~~l ~~a~ 9riv~r in ~hside~~tion ~f ~h~
       fa~ifhful, diligent end competent pe►fi~rm~~~~ ~f his d~ti~~ aid
       r@sponslbilf#ins as ~ch~ol L~us Driver a~ ~~uriy rite ~f $28. 9 per hour
       through June 3Q, 20'i7 in aecordanc~ with ~h~ ~ehoal y~~r26 pay
       schedule.

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5.    TERMINATION:
       A. In the event that the School Bus Driver desires to terminate this
       contract before the term of service shall have expired, he may do so by
       giving at least thirty(30} days written notice of such intention to the
       Superintendent, with a time for such termination to be jointly established
       between the School Bus Driver and the Superintendent and confirmed in
       writing.

      B. The Superintendent may terminate this contract at any time during its
      teRn due to reduction in force or reorganization resulting from declining
      enrollment or other budgetary reasons.

      C. Nofinrithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Superintendent may
      dismiss the School Bus Driver, and thus terminate this contract, for good
      cause, As used herein,"good cause" shall mean any grounds put Earth by
      the Superintendent which are not arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable, in bad
      faith or not relevant to the sound operation of the school system, Prior to
      any dismissal for good cause, the Superintendent will notify the School Bus
      Driver of the intended dismissal with an explanation of the grounds therefore
      and, if the 5chaol Bus Driver so requests, will provide him with an opportunity
      for a meeting to review the decision and to present information pertaining to its
      basis and to the employee's status.

      D. In the event this contract is terminated, any and all financial and other
      obligations by either party under the contract shall cease,

6.    DUTIES:
      The Schoo! Bus Driver shall faithfully carry out the duties of his position in
      accordance with the provisions of the existing job description.

7.    PERSONAL BUSINESS DAYS:
      The School Bus driver will be entitled to one(1) personal business day per
      work year, subject to advance approval by the Superintendent.

8.    STATE REl"IREMENT ASSOCIATION:
      The School Bus Driver shall be a member of the Nortolk County
      Retirement System as required by M.G.L..

8.    FRINGE BENEFITS:
      The School Bus Driver shall be entitled to all insurance (medical, hospital,
      dental, and life) benefits currently available to Town empEoyees generally

10.   SICK LEAVE POLICY:
      The School Bus Driver may earn sick leave at the rate of(5)days per
      year. This may be accumulated up to (24)days.

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11.    EVALUATION/P~l~FORMANCE:
       The School Bus Driver shall fulfill all aspects of this contract and shall be
       evaluated annually by the School Business Administrator.

92.   ENTIRE" AGREEMENT:
      This contract embodies the entire agreement between the Superintendent
      and the School Bus Driver and there are no inducements, promises,
      terms, conditions, or obligations made or entered into by either party other
      than those contained herein. No modification or addition to this Agreement
      shall have any effec# unless set forth in writing and specifically ~efeRed to
      as a modification or addition to this Agreement and signed by both parties
      hereto.

13.   tNVALIDII`Y:
      If any paragraph or part of this Agreement is invalid, it shall not affect the
      remainder of said Agreement, but said remainder shall be binding and
      effective against a!I parties.


IN WITN~S3 WHEREOF,the parties hereto sign and seal this Agreement and a
duplicate thereof. This     day of September,2018.
                                                               ~ ~
   nifer Fischer-Mueller                  Sohn! Si 'ten
Superintendent of Schools                 School Bus Driver

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                              GRADE/                                                                      HRS/   HRS/     DAYS/   HRS/   DAYS/       USE
EFF. DATE    GROUP/BU         RANK      DESCRIPTION       PAY BASIS      FREQUENCY      CALC    PERIODS DAY      PERIOD   PERIOD YEAR    YEAR        PCT


07/01/2018 SPC      SCHOOL PER JS       BUS DRIVER 26X    A ANNUAL       B BI47EEKLY    32      26.0000   7.50      .00     .00      .00 181.00      N
     Contract 7-1-2018


           STEP/LEVEL         PERCENT       HOURLY RATE       DAILY RATE        PERIOD SAI,I~RY      ANNUAL SALARY
           ----------      ----------       -----------       ----------        -------------        -------------
               00              0.0000             .0000              0.0000                  0.00                0.00
               O1              0.0000           28.2892         212.1688               1,477.02            38,402.55




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