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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Dave Osberg, City Administrator
DATE: November 29th, 2007
SUBJECT: Police Supervisor's Union Contract
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION
It is recommended that the City Council take action approving the Police Supervisor's
Union Contract for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008.
BACKGROUND
On Monday November 19, 2007 an Agreement was reached with the Police Supervisor's
Union for contract years 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Police Supervisor's Union has voted
to approve the Union Contract, with the following changes proposed:
Wages
January 1, 2006: 3.00% (Same as Non-union and other Union Contracts)
January 1, 2007: 3.00%
July 1, 2007: .50% (Both adjustments same as Non-Union and other
Union Contracts)
January 1, 2008: Increase Lieutenant's Rate by $200.00 per month
Increase Sergeant's Rate by $100.00 per month
And Increase of 3.00%
Uniform Allowance
Set at $700.00 per year effective January 1, 2008. No increase reflected in years 2006 and
2007. The uniform allowance rate, effective in the 2005 Union Contract, which is the
contract currently in place, is set at $625.00.
Retirement Health Insurance
There is no substantive change in this provision of the Union Contract, as it simply
substitutes the language from other Union Contracts into this Police Supervisor's Union
Contract, and more accurately reflects the practice and intent of this provision, and to
assure consistency among contracts and the Non-Union Policy.
Training Schedule and Overtime
This section has been changed to clarify certain confusion that existed within the
Department on when overtime would be paid for training, and more accurately reflects
the practice that is currently in place within the Department.
Staff is pleased to be in a position to recommend approval of the Union Contract, as the
next step would have likely been a prolonged arbitration session. This provides an
opportunity for both the Union and the City to move on and assure that three years of the
Union Contract are now behind us.
Should the City Council accept the Staff recommendation, the Union Contract will be
prepared for signature, and City Staff will begin the process of preparing the necessary
back pay for the members of the Police Supervisor's Union.
David 1VI. Osberg
City Administra~