06-29-06 White Collar Meeting MinutesMINUTES
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
NE FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' LOCAL 630
"WHITE COLLAR"
UNION NEGOTIATION MEETING
JUNE 29, 2006
The negotiation meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM. Those in attendance were:
City: George Foster
Union: Andy Bemis, Mark Hodgkinson, and Jack Baldwin
1. Union Contract Changes. The Union provided the City with their recommendations for
contract changes. (see attached summary)
2. City Contract Changes. 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. (see attached summary)
3. Other: The Union asked that they be provided with a copy of the current City Personnel
Manual.
4. Next Meeting. The next meeting date was established as July 13th at 5:30 PM.
5. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:10 PM.
George Fos r
Chief Negotiator
City of Atlantic Beach
Minutes taken and prepared by George Foster, 247-5890
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Title Page
Change dates.
Change dates.
Table of
Update as needed
Contents
Agreement
Change dates.
Change dates.
Art 1.3
Names of Union Stewards and
Union Negotiation Team
members at the time
negotiations are scheduled,
annually by July 1" or NLT 30
days after change occurs
Art 4.4 &
Delete. In Art 10.
4.5
Art 5.1
Discussion only
Art 6.2
Delete "appropriate
Department Head"
Art 9.9
Union Steward designated by
Art 6 for the employee's work
location
Art 10.5
Steps 1 through 3 — clarified
Step 4 — Administrative
change
Art 11.2(e)
If grievance concerns
disciplinary measures taken
against employee, arbitrator to
only decide upon whether the
employee actually committed
or was responsible for the act.
Authority to make employee
whole and order back -pay for
time lost.
Art 12.1
Clarification purposes.
Art 12.2
RPT employee hours prorated
based upon work hours funded
within approved budget.
Art 12.3
Employees shall not receive,
in either pay or time off, an
amount in excess of 2 '/2 for 8
holiday hours. RPT employee
hrs will be prorated based
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upon holiday hrs funded
within the approved budget.
Art 12.4
Employees expected to return
to work in order to receive
holiday pay
Art 12.5 &
Clarification purposes
12.6
Art 12.9
Temp employees that work a
holiday shall receive pay at 1
1/2 their regular hourly rate of
pay for hrs worked on the
observed holiday of the
employee that they are
replacing.
Art 13.1 c
Rewritten for clarification
purposes
Art 13.1 e
Delete. Included in 13.1 c
rewrite
Art 13.1
Accrual rate of personal leave:
Beg of 16th year changed to
16th through 19th year with
PL leave at 10.47 hours PPP
or 272 total hours.
Beg of 20th yr and over added
PL level increase to 12 hours
PPP or 312 total hours
Art 14.3
Starting date will be adjusted
for leaves of absence without
pay in accordance with state
and federal statutes, local
ordinances and city policies.
Art 15.2
Last sentence move to be Art
Art 15.3
15.3 for clarification purposes
Art 17.3
If employee is compensated
with cash, then employee shall
be paid at the rate of 1 t/2 the
regular rate of pay for each
overtime hr worked. If comp
time is given then employee
shall be credited with 1 1/2 hr
of comp time for each
overtime hr worked.
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Art 17.6
Accrued comp time off must
be taken during FY (Oct 1 —
Sep 30) in which it is earned.
If not, employee shall receive
cash payment for the excess
unused comp time on or after
the last pay period of the FY
but NLT Sep 3e of the same
FY at the reg hrly rate earned
at the time the employee
receives such payment. Comp
time balance must exceed one
hour.
Art 17.12
Add - $1.50 premium pay for
all regular scheduled hours
worked M -F outside hours of
7:30 am to 4:30 pm
Add - $2.00 premium pay for
all regular scheduled hours
worked on Sat and Sun.
Does not include overtime.
Art 17.14
Call back pay: min payment
of 2 hrs at time and one-half
employees' reg rate of pay or
actual hrs worked at time and
one-half whichever is greater.
Will be compensated for
additional call backs if
employee completed call back
assignment and left work prior
to receiving another call back.
No overtime on overtime..
Art 19.9d
No city employee shall be
otherwise employed without
the City Manager's written
permission.
Art 19.9e
Serious injury or illness
caused by secondary
employment may result in
disqualification from city
employment.
Art 19.f
Employees will not engage in
secondary employment while
on workers comp unless
approved by HR.
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Art 20.1
City shall provide the option
to purchase Life Insurance at
employee expense, for 1 to 3
times annual salary
Art 20.3
Delete employee increases to
pension contribution rates
Art 20.4
Delete pension multiplier
change
Art 20.5
Effective at beginning of 6t' yr
of retirement, employees in
Gen Pen Plan shall receive
increase each anniversary date
based on previous years
CPI -U
Art 20.6
Employees with 35 yrs and 1
month may choose to retire at
the rate of 100% of his/her last
5 yrs average compensation
Art 26.1(a)
Rewritten for clarification
purposes.
Pay proposal pending Shade
meeting with City
Commission
Art 26.1(a)
EFFECTIVE 10/01/06
CPI -U plus 6% merit increase
of current pay
If Max pay — Employees that
have reached the top of pay
grade shall receive 6% of
current pay increase with any
over max pay, paid in a lump
sum "top out" bonus payment
Art 26.1(a)
EFFECTIVE 10/01/07
EFFECTIVE 10/01/08
Pay increase to equal August
CPI -U plus 6% of current pay
merit increase
If Max pay - Same as above
Art 26.1(b)
Longevity — change $25 per
each 5 years to $35 per each 5
years
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Art 26.1(b)
Add Longevity table for
clarification
Art 33.
Administrative update.
Administrative update.
Signature
page
Administrative update.
Administrative update.
Exhibit A
Administrative update.
One Job Title Change added
Administrative update.