Blue Collar Union Negotiation Minutes 6-27-06CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
NE FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' LOCAL 630
"BLUE COLLAR"
UNION NEGOTIATION MEETING
JUNE 27, 2006
The negotiation meeting was called to order at 6:10 PM. Those in attendance were:
City: George Foster
Union: Andy Bemis, Jack Baldwin, Emanuel Brown, Mike Field, Desmond Greene, and
Barrion Hill
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:
- During the delay in starting negotiations, the City/Union discussed pension funding issues,
employee life insurance. leave policies and several issues,
- The Union asked that they be provided with a copy of the current City Personnel Manual.
4. Negt Meeting. The next meeting date was established as July 10th at 5:00 PM.
5. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM.
George Fo ter
Chief Negotiator
City of Atlantic Beach
Minutes taken and prepared by Gearge Foster, 247-5890
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BLUE COLLAR -STATUS AFTER 06 / 27 / 06 MEETING
ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS
Title Page Change dates. Change dates.
Agreement Change dates. Change dates.
Art 1.1 Delete requirement for City to
notify union of intention to
create new job classification
not listed in Exhibit A.
Art 1.2 Name of union designee will
be provided to Dept Head and
HR Manager prior to the
designee performing any
official union activities
Art 1.3 Names of union stewards and
union negotiation team
members will be provided to
the City annually on July 1 ~
or NLT beginning of
ne otiations
Art 2.6 Delete requirement for City to
provide the union with an
annual computer print out of
employees within the defined
bar ainin unit
Art 5.1 Rewritten to clarify city's
management rights
Art 6.1 Change location from
Wastewater Treatment Plants
to Public Utilities
Art 6.2 HR Manager will receive a Change "appropriate
written list of union stewards De artment Head" to "cit '
Art 6.8 Delete statement "permission
shall not be unreasonably
withheld" (Union Stewards in
areas conducting union
business
Art 7.4 Delete paragraph on
probationary period.
Art 8.1 R uirement to rovide co ies
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ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS
of work rules deleted
Art 9.3 Progressive disciplinary
actions clarified
Art 9.9 Change -pre-disciplinary
hearing shall be conducted
prior to discharge or
suspension if possible.
Union Steward for the
employee's work location
shall receive written notice of
chaz es.
Art 10.2 Clarified disciplinary actions
of newly hired employees is
not subject to the grievance
rocedure
Art 10.5 Steps 1 through 3 -clarified
Step 4 -Administrative
chap e
Art 11.4 Cost of court reporter
requested by Arbitrator
divided equally between
city/union. Other requests
from city/union paid by
re uestin art
Art 11.7 Disciplinary actions of newly
hired probationary employees
cannot be submitted to
arbitration.
Art 12,1 Clarification of article
Art 12.2 RPT employee hours prorated
based upon work hrs funded
within a roved bud et
Art 12.3 Needed clarification
Art 12.4 Holiday Pay -employees
must be expected to expected
to return to work in order to
receive holida a
Art 12.5 & Rewritten for clarification
12.6 purposes
Art 12.9 Delete -rewritten for
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ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS
clarification u uses
Art 12.10 Delete
Art 13.1 Rewritten for clarification Accrual rate of personal leave
- change to 16~' through 19~'
yr -Beg of 20~' yr and over to
12 hours 312 total hours
Art 14.3 Employee's starting date
adjusted in accordance with
cit olicies
Art 15.2 & Deleted -not needed
15.3
Art 15.3 Documentation must be
received by city prior to
employee being paid for
milit leave
Art 17.2 Employees who work shifts
and are not scheduled to work
on holidays will not have
count as hrs worked
Art 17.6 Accrued comp time taken
during FY in which earned. If
not, cash payment for unused
comp time at reg hrly rate.
Comp time balance must
exceed one hr.
Art 17.8 Clarification
Art 17.12 No ramidin of overtime
Art 17.14 Delete -not needed
Art 17.19 Add - $1.50 schedule
premium paid for all reg hrs
worked. $2.00 paid for hrs
worked on Sat and Sun. Does
not include overtime.
Art 18.1 Rewritten for clarification -
non-probationary employees
entitled to same workers comp
benefits as other city
em to ees
Art 19.9 (d) Prior written permission from
CM needed for employee to
have other employment
Art 19.9 a Serious iri u in other
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ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS
employment may result in
dis ualification
Art 19.9 (h) Must have prior approval from
HR to work other employment
while on workers com leave
Art. 20.1 Rewritten for clazification Add -The city shall provide
the option to purchase same
policy, at employee expense,
for 1 to 3 times annual sal
Art 20.5 Effective at begging of 6
year of retirement, employees
in Gen Pen Plan shall receive
increase each anniversary date
ased on revious CPI-
Art 20.6 Employees with 35 yrs and 1
month may choose to retire at
100% of his/her last 5 yrs
avera a com ensation
Art 22 Change dimension of board
from 3'x 3' to 4'L x 3'W.
Board added to Cit Hall.
Art 23.1 Delete initial uniform
uantities.
Art 23.2 Chan a "will" to "ma "
Art 23.6 Delete requirement for city to
rovide uniform cleanin
Art 24.1 Compensation must be for
authorized and approved miles
driven
Art 26.1(a) Pay adjustment - 6% merit
increase effective Oct 1, 2006.
Max pay -Employees that
have reached the top of pay
grade and received at least a
"Meets Requirements" shall
receive pay increase in a one
time lum sum a ment.
Art 26.1(b) Longevity -change "twenty-
five" to "thirty-five" dollars.
Art 27 Delete entire article. Change
to comply with Florida
Statutes
Art 30 Delete Article
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ART. CTTY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS
Art 34. Administrative update. Administrative update.
Signature
page Administrative update. Administrative update.
Exhibit A Administrative update. Administrative update.