6.7. SR 11-01-2004
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Pat Klaers, City Admin," r tor
November I, 2004
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Consider labor Agreement Between the City and law
Enforcement Labor Services (local 321 )-Police Officers Union
Contract for 2005-06
Representatives of the city and the police officers union (Law Enforcement Labor Services,
Inc. Local #231) have met to discuss the terms and conditions for the next union contract
with the city. Going into the meeting I felt the police officers should get slightly more than
what is typically provided in wages due to both internal and external concerns. From an
internal point of view, the city has recently provided mid-year 2004 wage adjustments for all
other city employees; and in order to keep relationships somewhat balanced a slightly larger
than the typical 3% increase seemed appropriate. In terms of external comparisons, the city
police officers have fallen behind where they have historically been in wages as it relates to
police officers in Ramsey and Anoka.
We only needed one bargaining/negotiation session to arrive at a proposal that union
representatives could present to the police officers, and subject to the police officers
approval, that I could present to the City Council. The police officer union has accepted the
attached proposal.
The proposal is very straightforward. The contract is for a two-year period. One highlight is
that the wage increase for 2005 is 5%, and this is, of course, more than the 3% that we
generally propose and support. Also, it should be noted that with item #5, sick leave, that
this is new language being added. We currently have language that calls for:
after 5 years of service, providing 15%-up to 144 hours of pay; and
after 15 years, providing 20%-up to 192 hours of pay.
This additional sick time provision deals with longer term employees that have been with the
city over 20 years. (If approved we also anticipate providing this additional benefit to non-
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union city employees.) The final highlight is the investigation on-call provision. This section
is consistent with our current practice and we are adding this language into the contract.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council approve the changes in the police officers union
contract for 2005-2006 as outlined in the attached letter.
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LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATES, INC.
7501 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427
763/546-1470
FAX: 763/546-1552
Email: laborrelationsas@qwest.net
DATE: October 25,2004
TO: City of Elk River City Council
FROM: Ann Antonsen
SUBJECT: Labor Agreement with LELS Patrol Officer Unit
The City has reached tentative agreement with the LELS Patrol Officer bargaining unit after one
neg01iations session. Following are the proposed changes to the current Labor Agreement:
1. Duration: A two-year agreement for 2005 and 2006.
2. Wages: 5% increase for 2005
3% increase for 2006
3. Insurance: $15.00 per month increase in City contribution for 2005 to $541.00
$15.00 per month increase in City contribution for 2006 to $556.00
4. Sick Leave: Severance - New Language
An employee terminating after completing 20 years of consecutive service will receive
payment for twenty-five percent (25%) of his /her accumulated sick leave balance up to a
maximum of two hundred forty (240) hours of pay . Payment shall be at the current rate
of pay.
5. Bereavement Leave:
Add grandparents-in-law to the list of family members for which employees receive one
(1) day ofleave.
6.
Uniforms:
$20.00 per year increase for 2005 to $615.00
$20.00 per year increase for 2006 to $635.00
7. Post Retirement Health Care Savings Plan
Employees shall contribute twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month to a Post Retirement
Health Care Savings Plan.
8. F.T.O. Pay
Employees assigned Field Training Officer duties shall be paid one (1) hour per day while
performing F.T.O. duties.
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Investigator On-Call:
In compensation for being on call on the
designated weekly rotation the investigators
will take 11 holidays off and receive pay as
if they did work on that day. The days to be
taken off as holidays will be the same as per
the city hall office closing policy. In
addition the investigators will receive their
normal holiday check in December as stated
in the union contract.