25A - MOU FIREMENS' BENEVOLENT ASSOC

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JUNE 29, 2009 TITLE: AGREEMENT WITH THE FIREMEN' S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ~',/ ~~~ ~/ ~~~~ ~v CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1St Reading ^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the Firemen's Benevolent Association regarding wages and other terms and conditions of employment. DISCUSSION The City and the Firemen's Benevolent Association (FBA) recently completed contract negotiations resulting in a two-year contract extension to the 2008-09 and 2009-10 amended Memorandum of Understanding. This extension period covers July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012. The provisions of this extended agreement are as follows: 1) Salary: July 1, 2009 = 0% January 1, 2010 = 0% July 1, 2010 = 40 (deferred from July 1, 2009) January 1, 2011 = 2.50 (deferred from January 1, 2010) July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 = Oo 2) Overtime: Employees may choose monetary payment or take compensatory time for overtime worked, and employees must place one overtime shift worked in 2009-10 into the comp time bank. Additionally, City shall not backfill for employees taking compensatory time for 2009-10 and 2010-11. 3) Holiday cash out: Employees shall defer holiday leave cash out for 2009-10. Employees may carry over holidays from one calendar year to the next, and maximum cash out value is 144 hours per year. 4) Vacation cash out: Employees shall defer longevity vacation cash out for 2009-10. Allow carryover of up to three periods of regular and longevity vacation, and maximum cash out value is 160 hours per year. 25A-1