Section 1. The annual salary of the President shall be equal to the annual base salary of the highest occupied OM&C labor grade, including COLA, plus twenty percent (20%). The salary shall be adjusted annually on January 1, in accordance with the following formula:
The standard rate and COLA used in this formula will be those in effect on December 31 in the year immediately preceding the January 1 adjustment.
The annual salary of the Executive Vice President shall be set at an amount equal to $4,000 less than that of the President.
The annual salary of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be set at an amount equal to $2,000 less than that of the President.
In order to compensate the full-time Executive Board Members of the Michigan State Utility Workers Council for the 401K Plan (Save and Share), each of the full-time Officers of the Council shall receive the same match that OM&C employees receive net income above the provisions set forth in Article VII of the Michigan State Utility Workers Council's Constitution & By-Laws. This compensation shall be altered or terminated in the event the 401K Plan should be altered or terminated for the OM&C in the Working Agreement.
The salaries of the Executive Vice President and the Secretary-Treasurer shall be adjusted on January 1, immediately following the adjustment of the President's salary.
All salaries shall be reviewed and approved by the Delegates at the Regular January Council Meeting.
(a) If by reevaluation during the course of the year that would change to higher labor grades that are in place, the wages of the Executive Board's shall be adjusted to reflect such increase at that time.
Section 2. In addition to the foregoing salary (Article VII, Section 1), the President, Executive Vice President and the Secretary-Treasurer shall be furnished an automobile and credit card(s) to transact Union business, including commuting to the Council office. The Officers of the Council who are eligible to have an automobile furnished, may at their option, use their own vehicle and receive a monthly allowance of $350.00, plus twelve cents (12¢) per mile for miles driven in the performance of Council business. Executive Board Members shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Any member of a Local Union affiliated with the Council, including any of the four (4) Vice Presidents, who is called upon to transact business on behalf of the Michigan State Utility Workers Council, shall be reimbursed for all expenses and loss of wages at the rates established in the then current Working Agreement. Loss of wages, for purposes of this section, shall be limited to the member's regular straight time rate per day.
The allowances and rates of reimbursement provided for in this section may be adjusted periodically by action of the Executive Board, subject to Delegate approval.
Section 3. The four (4) Vice Presidents shall receive, in addition to the provisions set forth in Article VII, Section 2, $500.00 per month to compensate for miscellaneous expenses and provide a stipend for service to the Michigan State Utility Workers Council. This allowance may be adjusted periodically by action of the Executive Board, subject to Delegate approval.
Section 4. Each of the full-time Officers of the Council shall be entitled to the same benefit structure as negotiated in the Working Agreement for OM&C employees, as regards to such things as holidays, vacation, sick leave, medical appointments, paid absence days, Good Friday, funerals, etc. It is further understood that all the time worked in an OM&C Occupational Group, together with time served as a full-time Council Officer, shall count towards years of service for the purpose of determining the amount of benefits due in this section.