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
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ayor G 96 L. Peterson
Attest:
Totil,wNhardt
Ci lerk/Council Secretary
June 28,2013
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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.
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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
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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.
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