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ORDINANCE NO. 8776
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF PUEBLO AND THE PUEBLO ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RELATING TO INJURY LEAVE
AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Pueblo and
the Pueblo Association of Government Employees, a copy of which is attached hereto, having
been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved and enacted as an
Ordinance.
SECTION 2.
The President of the City Council is authorized to execute and deliver the Amendment in
the name of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest
same.
SECTION 3.
The officers of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and all acts
consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to effectuate the policies and procedures described
herein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: September 8, 2014
BY: Ami Nawrocki
COUNCILPERSON
PASSED AND APPROVED: September 22, 2014
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-4
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
TO: President Sandra K. Daff and Members of City Council
CC: Sam Azad, City Manager
VIA: Gina Dutcher, City Clerk
FROM: Marisa Pacheco, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDEMENT TO THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND THE
PUEBLO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RELATING TO
INJURY LEAVE AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO
EXECUTE SAME
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance will approve an amendment to Section 2, Article 20 of the 2014 Pueblo
Association of Government Employees (PAGE) Collective Bargaining Agreement regarding
injury leave for an on-duty injury by extending the time frame in which an injured employee may
use his/her paid injury leave entitlement from 12 months to 18 months from the date of injury
whenever a surgery is required for said injury. Although this amendment extends the time
period to utilize approved injury leave, it does not change the amount of paid leave granted,
which is capped at one year of pay.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
City Council approved Ordinance No. 8671 on November 11, 2013, approving and enacting a
one-year Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Pueblo and the Pueblo
Association of Government Employees commencing January 1, 2014.
BACKGROUND:
During contract negotiations and again during the monthly Labor Management Initiative (LMI)
meeting on June 26, 2014 between the City and PAGE, the union requested the City entertain
extending the amount of time during which an injured employee is allowed to use available
injury leave from one calendar year (12 months) to two years (24 months) if a surgery is
medically required to treat the injury. Injury leave only applies to employees injured on the job.
The request is not to add additional paid injury leave but rather to extend the calendar time
during which an injured employee could use such paid injury leave. After consideration, the City
Manager agreed to support an extension of the time period for paid injury leave usage to 18
months in cases where a surgery is required. The City Manager’s support is contingent upon
City Council approval of a formal contract amendment.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
City administration met with the President and Vice President of PAGE during contract
negotiations and again on June 26, 2014 regarding this matter. This action is being requested
by the union and is brought forward with the support of the City Manager contingent upon City
Council approving the ordinance to enact the contract amendment.
ALTERNATIVES:
Continue following existing provisions of the 2014 Collective Bargaining Agreement related to
injury leave.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of this Ordinance.
Attachments: Amendment to Collective Bargaining Agreement
AMENDMENT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
This Amendment to Collective Bargaining Agreement ("Amendment") is executed this
aY day of Au t , 2014, by and between the City of Pueblo, a municipal
corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "City") and Pueblo Association of Government
Employees (hereinafter referred to as the "Union").
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 8 of the Charter of the City, the City and the Union are
parties to a Collective Bargaining Agreement for calendar year 2014 and a successor collective
bargaining agreement commencing January 1, 2015 (collectively the "Labor Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, the City and the Union desire to amend the Labor Agreements to extend the
period in which injury leave may be available subject to qualifying conditions and limitations.
NOW, THEREORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises contained
herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Subsection Al of Section 2 of Article 20 of the Labor Agreements is amended to
read as follows:
Each employee covered by this Agreement who is injured while in the
performance of his duties inside or outside the City limits shall be paid
injury leave in a sum equal to the employee's full salary for the period of
disability not to exceed one (1) calendar year from the date of the injury,
except that an employee who undergoes surgery for such duty injury shall
be entitled to a total of one year of paid injury leave during a period
ending 18 months from the date of injury whenever he/she may be
disabled and unable to work as a result of such a duty injury. Even though
the period of time during such an employee who undergoes surgery for a
duty related injury is 18 months from the date of such injury, the total
amount of said injury leave to which an employee is entitled shall in no
event exceed the sum equal to one year of such employee's full salary.
Executed in Pueblo, Colorado as of the date first above written.
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