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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07333ORDINANCE NO. 7333 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND LOCAL 537, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2006 WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 7243 approved a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Pueblo (hereinafter the "City "), and Local 537, I.B.P.O. (hereinafter the "Union "), for calendar years 2005 and 2006, and WHEREAS, said Agreement provides in Article 2 that the parties shall execute an agreement in the year 2005 establishing wages and insurance benefits, for the year 2006 consistent with the terms of that Article, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO that: SECTION 1. An Agreement amending the collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby adopted and approved. SECTION 2. The President of the City Council is authorized to execute and deliver the Agreement amending the collective bargaining agreement in the name of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest the same. INTRODUCED June 13, 2005 BY Michael Occhiato Councilperson APPROVED: PRES1DENT 9F CITY CPWCIL ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK PASSED AND APPROVED June 27, 2005 && #X333 D o Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM # 3 b DATE: June 13, 2005 (Revised June 10, 2005) DEPARTMENT: ADMINISTRATION DAVID J. GALLI, CITY MANAGER TITLE AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND LOCAL 537, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2006 ISSUE Shall the IBPO collective bargaining agreement extension be approved? RECOMMENDATION City Administration recommends approval. BACKGROUND The current collective bargaining agreement between the City of Pueblo and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers expires December 31, 2005. This is a two - year contract, provided that all items with a financial impact for fiscal year 2006 are subject to approval and appropriation by City Council. Subject to such approval and appropriation, the second year of the agreement will become effective January 1, 2006 and expire on December 31, 2006. Changes to the agreement for 2006 are as follows: Article 16 6% wage increase for Police Sergeants and 4% wage increase for Corporals and Patrol Officers. Article 23 Health benefit plans increase to a 75% City contribution for single plus spouse, single plus child (or children) or family health insurance coverage. FINANCIAL IMPACT 2006 Wages will cost approximately $445,000 or about 4.5% of payroll. The monthly contribution for single plus spouse, single plus child (or children) or family health insurance coverage will increase from a 70% match to a 75% match at a cost of approximately $60,000. AGREEMENT AMENDING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND LOCAL 537, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2006 WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 7243 approved a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Pueblo (hereinafter the "City "), and Local 537, I.B.P.O. (hereinafter the "Union "), for calendar years 2005 and 2006, and WHEREAS, said agreement provides in Article 2 that the parties shall execute an agreement in the year 2005 increasing wages and health insurance contributions for the year 2006 consistent with the terms of that Article, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the City and the Union hereby agree that; The 2005 -2006 collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Union shall contain verbatim all of the terms of their existing collective bargaining agreement (as same may be amended), with the exception that Article 2, Article 16 and Article 23 of the existing collective bargaining agreement are amended to read as per the attachments hereto, which are incorporated by reference as if set out in full herein, effective January 1, 2006. Signed this a7 day of T ,ve 1 2005. CITY of PUEBLO i by: ja V), PRE I F CIT CIL Attest: City C rk Approved as to form: City Atto LOCAL 537. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS President �— Sec etary ARTICLE 16. SALARY Employees in the bargaining unit will be paid in accordance with the following monthly salary schedules, effective the January 1, 2006: Police Sergeant Entry $5,795.75 2nd Year $5,854.54 3rd Year $5,912.08 4th Year $5,972.10 5th Year $6,059.65 Corporal $5,111.98 Patrol Officer 2nd Year $3,870.69 3rd Year $4,106.68 4th Year $4,466.66 5th Year $4,608.73 6th Year $4,682.17 7th Year $4,753.20 8th Year $4,826.66 9th Year $4,896.49 10 Year $4,983.17 ARTICLE 23. INSURANCE 23.1 HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN 23. 1.1 The City will obtain a health benefit plan covering the employees in the bargaining unit under the procedures and conditions set forth in this Article. For an employee covered by an individual plan, the City will contribute monthly 950 of the total cost towards such individual's coverage. For an employee covered by a single plus spouse, single plus child or children or family plan, the City shall contribute monthly 75 of the total cost towards the cost of such family plan, in addition to the $20.00 per month dental insurance contribution provided herein; provided, further, that if the employee elects coverage under a PRO or indemnity option, the City's contribution to payment for such PPO or indemnity option shall be in the same dollar amount as if the employee had elected coverage under the HMO option at the same tier level. 23.1.2 The City and the Union will form an insurance, joint, consultation committee composed of not more than two representatives designated by each. Nothing in the language of this Article shall be interpreted to preclude the participation of representatives of the bargaining agents of other bargaining units, from participating in the consultations of the committee. All meetings with representatives of health care plans, for the purpose of discussing bid specifications and plan structure, shall be conducted by and with the committee. 23.1.3 The committee shall confer regarding bid specifications and the letting of bids for the health benefit plan required under this Article. Such bid specifications shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a) Deductibles; b) Copayments; c) Coverage; d) Benefits; e) Specialist referrals, location, and availability; f) Participation eligibility; g) Physicians available under the plan; h) Options; i) Tiers. 23.1.4 The City shall solicit bids for the health benefit plan based upon the bid specifications. The City shall award the contract(s) for the health benefit plan to those bidders, who meet bid specifications at the lowest aggregate premium cost for all options required under the bid specifications, including the specifications of any self insurance plan, provided however any health benefit plan(s) specifications shall be at least equal to the plan(s) in effect on December 31, 2001. 23.1.5 Nothing in this Article shall preclude other City of Pueblo, employee, bargaining units, City of Pueblo Transportation Company employees or City of Pueblo, union - exempt, supervisory employees from participating in the health benefit plan provided pursuant to this Article. Nothing shall preclude the City from utilizing a City self- insurance plan for the health benefit plan required under this Article; provided, however, the City shall retain the services of a third party administrator to manage such plan; the third party administrator shall be selected upon the basis of requests for professional proposals; and the parties shall share in any reimbursement from the plan, based upon utilization, in the same proportion that the costs were shared. 23.1.6 The consultations of the committee established under Section 23.1.2 of this Article shall not be subject to the grievance /arbitration procedure of this Agreement. 23.2 DENTAL COVERAGE 23.2.1 The City will pay up to twenty dollars ($20.00) per month toward the full cost of individual or family dental coverage. 23.2.2 The City will provide a dental plan with no deductible. 23.3 Police officers who retire or are laid -off during the term of this Agreement may retain the insurance coverage provided for herein by assuming the full cost of the premiums for such insurance. 23.4 The City will continue to maintain the cafeteria plan established during the predecessor contract or a cafeteria plan substantially equivalent thereto. The benefits of the plan shall be consistent with Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and mutually acceptable to the parties. The payment of administrative costs shall be determined by the committee established under this Article. If the committee is unable to reach an agreement on any aspect of the plan, the City will be free to implement_ the approach supported by its representatives during committee discussions. 23.5 If a police officer is killed in the line of duty, the City shall pay the full cost of health insurance and dental coverage for the employee's surviving spouse and children. Such payments for the surviving spouse will end two (2) years after the employee's death or upon the spouse's remarriage, whichever occurs first. Payments for a child will end two (2) years after the employee's death or upon the child reaching the age of nineteen (19) years, whichever occurs first. ARTICLE 2. TERM OF AGREEMENT The term of this Agreement shall be one year beginning January 1, 2006 and concluding December 31, 2006.