White Collar Union Negotiation Meeting Minutes 8-4-08CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
NE FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' LOCAL 630
"WHITE COLLAR"
UNION NEGOTIATION MEETING
AUGUST 2, 2007
DRAFT MINUTES
The negotiation meeting was called to order at 5:03 PM. Those in attendance were:
City: George Foster, Chief Negotiator
Union: Andy Bemis, Staff Representative
1. The Union and City signed a Collective Bargaining Negotiation Ground Rules Agreement that
will be used during negotiations.
Z. The Union provided the City with their recommendations for contract changes as included
within the attached table. Primary recommendations were:
a. Total pay increase of S.S% (Grades 14 - 19) to 9.25% (Grades 20 - 22) of current pay
which includes a Step Plan with 1 S steps, a Merit increase of 3% (Grades 14 -19) or
3.75% (Grades 20 - 22) and a COLA increase of S.S%.
b. Top Out Bonus based upon employee's grade of from $698 (Grade 14) to $1,720 (Grade
z2).
c. Restrict pay for "new" employees to a maximum of Step 3.
d. Provide pay of same step in higher grade for Out of Position /Acting Capacity.
e. Provide training pay of one step (+3%) if required to train another employee during period
of training.
3. The City provided the Union with their recommendation for contract changes with the
exception of pay adjustments that are delayed pending City Commission budget and/or Shade
meetings. Primary recommendations were:
a. Change pay for working Holidays from two-and-one-half times to two-times employee's
rate of pay.
b. Pay overtime based upon "hours worked" and not "hours paid".
4. The next meeting date was established as August 28th at 5:00 PM in the City Commission
Chambers.
S. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 PM.
George Foster
Chief Negotiator
City of Atlantic Beach
WHITE COLLAR -STATUS AFTER 08/04/08 MEETING
ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS
MISC Ground Rules Ground Rules 08/04/08
TAed - Si ned
Art 12 Holidays
Change payment for working
from one-and-one-half to
straight time plus 8 hours
Holida a or Com Time
Art 12 Holidays
Clarifies that employees may
be provided Pay or Comp
Time if they work aholiday -
at Cit 's discretion
Art 12.5 Holidays
Adds a provision on
disci tin action
Art 12.6 Holidays
Clarif
Art 17.2 Overtime
Change overtime
determination from "hours
aid" to "hours worked"
Art 17.12 Break periods
Clarifies
Art 26.1 a Pay Increases Pay Increases
Effective date: Blank Effective Date of 10/01/08
Art 26.1a Pay increases Pay increases
No recommendation provided Total of 8.S% to 9.25%
pending budget meetings requested:
COLA of + 5.5% plus
One "Step" of +3 % or +3.75%
if over 6 mornhs service as of
09/30/07
Art 26.1 a Pay Increases
Adds a Step Pay Plan with 3%
or 3.75% Ste s
Art 26.1 a Top Out Bonus
Adds a "Top Out" Bonus for
employees at maximum pay
for their ade
Art 26.1 a Pay Increases
Deletes requirement that
Satisfactory Evaluation
re uired to receive COLA
Art 26.1 a Pay increase
Clarifies and reformats several
of the notes pertaining to pay
increases
Art 26.3 New Employee Pay
Adds a restriction to hiring
new employees to the
maximum of 3 Ste s
Art 26.5 Promotions
Changes to provide to same
step in higher grade with no
limits
Art 26.6 Demotions
Changes to provide to same
ste in lower ade
Art 26.6 Demotions - Non-
Disciplinary
Move to Step in lower pay
grade that provides smallest
ossible decrease in a
Art 26..6 Demotion
Adds "constructive" demotion
rovision
Art 26.8 Acting Capacity Pay
Changes to same step at one
ade hi her or about +9%
Art 26.9 Training Pay -New
Provides a one Step increase
(+3% or +3.75%) to
employees required to train
other em to ees
ADMIlVISTRATIVE
Article 34
Signature Page
Exhibit A