He has never used tools to repair or correct a problem. In a response to the grievance, Isham noted that Kruzick accidentally restored power to the lift station and Raube was not needed to be called in because no emergency repairs were required. The Union contends that the City violated the working conditions agreement when it went beyond assessment of a problem and took remedial action at the lift station. The ability to receive call-in overtime is a benefit under the maintenance of standards clause. Maintenance mechanics are responsible for maintaining lift stations, and are required to work and be on call specifically to remedy problems at lift stations.
Supervisory personnel are non-working supervisors.
The Union submits that once Kruzick determined that the alarm was not a nuisance alarm, he knew that remedial action was needed and should have called in a bargaining unit employee. In this case, the supervisor reached beyond the point of assessing the problem and took remedial action. There is no mutual agreement to allow the City to take such remedial action at lift stations. The Union asks for three hours of pay to be given to Raube for the failure to call him in to fix the lift station problem. The City argues that the actions taken by Kruzick were proper in this situation, as part of his duties require him to diagnose problems with equipment and systems.