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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2013-057 RESOLUTION 2013-57 REGARDING LABOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS,LOCAL 1216 WHEREAS, negotiations have proceeded between the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 1216, representing Firefighters of the City, and the City's negotiating team, and said negotiations have resulted in a mutually acceptable contract for calendar years 2013 and 2014, and WHEREAS, changes to the current contract are attached, and a copy of said contract is available at the Office of the City Manager, and is made a part hereof by reference; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the contract agreement,as negotiated,be and is hereby established as the salary and fringe benefit program for calendar years 2013 and 2014 for IAFF bargaining unit employees of the City; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to execute this agreement. Passed this 8t'day of July 2013 Offered by: Diehm Second by: Schmitt Roll Call: Schmitt aye; Williams aye; Diehm aye; Nawrocki aye; Peterson aye. 5 ayes: 0 nays - ayor G 96 L. Peterson Attest: Totil,wNhardt Ci lerk/Council Secretary June 28,2013 Page 1 of 4 Pages CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PROPOSAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 1216 1. ARTICLE XIV SICK LEAVE 14.8 After satisfactory completion of his/her initial probationary period, any employee leaving the municipal service in good standing after giving proper notice of such termination of employment shall receive severance payment based on the following schedule: During employment years 1-5: 20% During employment years 6-10: 33% During employment years 11-19: 40% During employment years 20+: 50% All such sick leave severance pay will be placed into the employee's Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan on a mandatory basis, in accordance with IRS regulations. 2. ARTICLE XVI HOLIDAYS 16.3 Employees required to work any of the following nine holidays: New Year's Day,Martin Luther King Day,Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,Fourth of July, Labor Day,Veterans Day, and Christmas Eve shall receive an additional one-half time for each hour they work on such holiday. Effective January 1,2014, employees required to work any of the following twelve holidays: New Year's Day,Martin Luther King Day,Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,Fourth of July, Labor Day,Veterans Day,Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day shall receive an additional one-half time for each hour they work on such holiday. 3. ARTICLE XVIII INSURANCE 18.1 The EMPLOYER will contribute up to a maximum of eight hundred thirty-five dollars ($835)per month per (permanent and probationary full-time)employee for calendar year 2013 for group health and group dental, including dependent coverage, and employee life insurance. 18.2 The EMPLOYER will contribute up to a maximum of eight hundred sixty-five dollars ($865)per month per (permanent and probationary full-time) employee for calendar year 2014 for group health and group dental, including dependent coverage, and employee life insurance. 18.3 Employees not choosing dependent coverage cannot be covered at EMPLOYER expense for any additional insurance than the individual group health, group dental, and group life insurance. Additional life insurance can be purchased by the employee at the employee's expense to the extent allowed under the EMPLOYER's group policy. 4. ARTICLE XXII LICENSE Page 2 of 4 Pages The Employer shall pay the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education license fee for each Firefighter and Captain when due. 5. ARTICLE XXII WAIVER Renumber to Article XXIII. 6. ARTICLE XXIV DURATION 24.1 This AGREEMENT shall be effective as of the first day of January, 2013,unless otherwise noted, and shall remain in force and effect until the thirty-first day of December, 2014. In the event a new contract is not agreed upon by December 31 of the bargaining period,the existing AGREEMENT shall remain in force until such new AGREEMENT is agreed upon. 6/28/13 Page 3 of 4 Pages 7. ARTICLE XXIV WAGES 25.1 2013 Wage Schedule Effective May 1, 2013: 40-Hour 56-Hour After Level Work Schedule Work Schedule Classification: Firefighter Start to Twelve Months Recruit Firefighter $24.58/hour $17.56/hour 80%of Journeyman Firefighter rate Twelve Months Firefighter I $26.11/hour $18.66/hour 85%of Journeyman Firefighter rate Twenty-Four Months Firefighter II $27.65/hour $19.76/hour 90%of Journeyman Firefighter rate Thirty-Six Months Firefighter III $29.18/hour $20.85/hour 95%of Journeyman Firefighter rate Forty-Eight Months Journeyman Firefighter $30.72/hour $21.95/hour 40-Hour 56-Hour After Level Work Schedule Work Schedule Classification: Captain Start to Six Months Captain I $31.94/hour $22.82/hour (96%of Captain III) Six Months Captain 11 $32.60/hour $23.29/hour (98%of Captain III) Twelve Months Captain III $33.27/hour $23.77/hour 25.2 2014 Wage Schedule Effective January 1,2014: 40-Hour 56-Hour After Level Work Schedule Work Schedule Classification:Firefighter Start to Twelve Months Recruit Firefighter $25.06/hour $17.91/hour 80% of Journeyman Firefighter rate Twelve Months Firefighter I $26.63/hour $19.03/hour 85%of Journeyman Firefighter rate Twenty-Four Months Firefighter II $28.20/hour $20.15/hour 90%of Journeyman Firefighter rate Thirty-Six Months Firefighter III $29.76/hour $21.27/hour 95%of Journeyman Firefighter rate Forty-Eight Months Journeyman Firefighter $31.33/hour $22.39/hour 40-Hour 56-Hour After Level Work Schedule Work Schedule Classification: Captain Start to Six Months Captain I $32.58/hour $23.28/hour (96%of Captain 111) Six Months Captain II $33.26/hour $23.77/hour (98%of Captain 111) Twelve Months Captain III $33.94/hour $24.25/hour 6/28/13 Page 4 of 4 Pages 25.3 Based on previous experience and training, and at the sole discretion of the EMPLOYER, newly hired employees may be started at up to the twenty-four months rate of pay. 25.4 Employees shall successfully complete professional qualifications in order to be advanced to the next highest pay level within their classification. 25.5 As a form of additional compensation, the City will contribute $1 per permanent and probationary full-time employee toward a City-sponsored deferred compensation program for every$1 contributed by such employee toward such City-sponsored deferred compensation program. Such employer contribution will not exceed$425 for calendar year 2013 and$425 for calendar year 2014. 25.6 Upon Council ratification of a 2013-2014 contract,Employees assigned by the Employer to indoctrinate a new paid on call firefighter to the Fire Department shall receive two hours of compensatory time for each 12 hours assigned such duties. Maximum compensatory time earned for such assignment shall not exceed 12 hours per paid on call firefighter indoctrinated, or such time as determined by the Employer. 6/28/13