HomeMy WebLinkAbout07604ORDINANCE NO. 7604
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 2008
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 7537 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 2007 and 2008, and
WHEREAS, said Agreement provides in Article 2 that the parties shall execute an
agreement in the year 2007 establishing wages and insurance benefits, for the year 2008
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 Local 537,
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.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance will become effective immediately upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED June 11, 2007
BY Randy Thurston
Councilperson
APPROVED: a
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ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED: June 25. 2007
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Background Paper for Proposed
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DATE: June 11, 2007
DEPARTMENT: CITY ADMINISTRATION
DAVID J. GALLI, CITY MANAGER
DOUGLAS M. FITZGERALD, ASSISTANT 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 2008
ISSUE
Shall the IBPO collective bargaining agreement extension be approved?
RECOMMENDATION
City Administration recommends approval.
BACKGROUND
In 2006 the City of Pueblo and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local
537 reached an agreement for the years 2007 and 2008. A two -year contract was
reached with the provision that all items with a financial impact for fiscal year 2008
would be subject to approval and appropriation by City Council. This ordinance makes
those financial changes for the 2008 contract year as follows:
Article 16 3.5% wage increase for the covered employees within the bargaining unit
Article 23 Health benefit plans increase from 75% to 78% City contribution for single
plus spouse, single plus child(ren) or single plus family.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Wage increases will cost approximately $385,000.
Substituted Copy Submitted June 25, 2007
AGREEMENT AMENDING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, AND LOCAL 537, INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS, FOR THE CALENDAR
YEAR 2008
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 7537 approved a Collective Bargaining Agreement
between the City of Pueblo (hereinafter the "City ") and Local 537 1. B. P.O. (hereinafter
the "Union ") for calendar years 2007, and 2008, and
WHEREAS, said Agreement provides in Article 2 that the parties shall execute
an agreement adjusting wages and insurance contributions for the year 2008,
consistent with the terms of that Article,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the City and the Union
hereby agree that:
The 2008 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and the Union
shall contain verbatim all of the terms of the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement
with the exception that Article 2, Article 16, and Article 23 of said existing Collective
Bargaining Agreement are amended to read as per the attachments hereto, which
are incorporated by reference herein as if set out in full; effective January 1, 2008.
Signed this 25 day of June 2007.
CITY OF PUEBLO
By: Q �0 & J
Presidiffnt of tAe City Council
Attest:
City Jerk
Approved as to form:
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LOCAL 537, INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS
ARTICLE 2. TERM OF AGREEMENT
The term of this Agreement shall be one year
beginning
January 1, 2008 and concluding December 31, 2008.
ARTICLE 16. SALARY
Employees in the bargaining unit will be paid in
accordance with the following monthly salary schedules,
effective January 1, 2008:
Police Sergeant
Entry
$6,178.56
2nd Year
$6,241.24
3rd Year
$6,302.57
4th Year
$6,366.56
5th Year
$6,459.89
Corporal $5,449.62
Patrol Officer
2nd
Year
$4,126.34
3rd
Year
$4,377.93
4th
Year
$4,761.69
5th
Year
$4,913.15
6th
Year
$4,991.42
7th
Year
$5,067.16
8th
Year
$5,145.47
9th
Year
$5,219.91
10 Year
$5,312.30
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 78% 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 PPO 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) Co- payments;
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.