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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 #?ESIDEINTof City Council ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK PASSED AND APPROVED: June 25. 2007 C)�C 766Y [PED:1 I D 0 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM #r /� �t'o 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: .t! - 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.