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08-10-06 Blue Collar Meeting MinutesMINUTES CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH NE FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' LOCAL 630 "BLUE COLLAR" UNION NEGOTIATION MEETING AUGUST 10, 2006 The negotiation meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM. Those in attendance were: City: George Foster Union: Andy Bemis and Desmond Green 1. Contract Changes. The City and Union discussed the various proposals and took action as indicated on the attached summary chart. 2. Leave Changes. The City asked the Union to provide information to substantiate their request to increase the current employee personal leave accrual rates. 3. Next Meeting. The next meeting date was established as August 21st at 4:30 PM. 4. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM. George Foste Chief Negotiator City of Atlantic Beach PF-CEIVED AUG 2 OFFICE OF T11 L erry C:LL!lIi Minutes taken and prepared by George Foster, 247-5890 Page 1 of 1 BLUE COLLAR - STATUS OF ITEMS AFTER 08/10/06 MEETING ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS Art 1.1 Delete requirement for City to 07/10/06 - Open notify union of intention to create new job classification not listed in Exhibit A. Art 5.1 Rewritten to clarify city's 07/10/06 - Open management rights Art 7.4 Delete paragraph on 07/10/06 - Open probationary period. Art 8.1 Requirement to provide copies 07/10/06 - Open of work rules deleted Art 9.9 Change — pre -disciplinary 07/10/06 - Open hearing shall be conducted prior to discharge or suspension if possible. Art 9.9 Union Steward as designated 07/10/06 - Open for the employee's work location shall receive written notice of charges. Art 12.4 Holiday Pay — employees 07/10/06 - Open must be expected to expected to return to work in order to receive holiday pay Art 13.1(i) Accrual rate of personal leave 07/10/06 - Open Beg of 16 th year changed to: Beg of 16th through 19th yr 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 17.14 Delete — not needed 07/10/06 - Open Art 17.16 Delete - Distributing overtime 07/10/06 - Open among employees ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS Art 17.19 Add - $1.50 premium pay for 07/10/06 - Open all regular scheduled hours worked M -F outside hours of 7:30 am 4l3O pm 08/10/06 Verbal: Change 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Add - $2.00 premium pay for all regular scheduled hours worked on Sat and/or Sun. Does not include overtime. Art 20.5 Effective at beginning of 6 1h 07/10/06 - Open year of retirement, retirees in Gen Pen Plan shall receive COLAs each anniversary date based upon previous years CPI -U Art 20.6 Employees with 35 yrs and 1 07/10/06 - Open month may choose to retire at 100% of his/her last 5 yrs average compensation Art 23.1 Delete initial uniform 07/10/06 - Open quantities. Art 23.2 Change "will" to "may" 07/10/06 - Open Art 23.6 Delete requirement for city to 07/10/06 - Open provide uniform cleaning Art 26.1(a) City: EFFECTIVE 10/01/06 07/10/06 - Open Pending "Shade" meeting CPI -U plus 6% merit increase of current pay 08/10/06 +3% COLA If Max pay — Employees that +4% of new midpoint if over have reached the top of pay 6 months and not at max grade shall receive 6% of +3% if less than 6 months current pay increase with any over max pay, paid in a lump sum "top out" bonus payment ART. CITY PROPOSAL UNION PROPOSAL STATUS Art 26.1(a) EFFECTIVE 10/01/07 07/10/06 - Open EFFECTIVE 10/01/08 Pay increase to equal August CPI -U plus 6% of current pay merit increase If max pa - same as above Art 26.1(b) Longevity —change "$25" per 07/10/06 - Open each 5 years to $35 per each 5 years Art 30 Delete Article 07/10/06 - Open BLUE COLLAR - TA OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS AFTER 08/10/06 MEETING Title Page Change dates. Change dates. 07/10/06 - TA after update Table of Update with new page Update with new page 07/10/06 - TA after update Contents numbers numbers Agreement Change dates. Change dates. 07/10/06 - TA after update Art 1.2 Name of union designee will 07/10/06 - TA be provided to Dep' Head md With change HR Manager prior to the designee performing any official union activities Art 1.3 Names of union stewards and Change to "upon request". 07/10/06 - TA union negotiation team With change members will be provided to the City annually on we -of ATT T beginningof ne 1fiatie V v5v ra Art 2.6 Delete requirement for City to 07/10/06 - TA provide the union with an annual computer print out of employees within the defined bargaining unit Art 6.1 Change location from Change to: 07/10/06 - TA Wastewater Treatment Plants PW = 1: Parks = 1 With Changes to Public Utilities Public Utility = 2 Art 6.2 HR Manager will receive a Change "appropriate 07/10/06 - TA written list of union stewards Department Head" to " ' With Changes Human Resource Manager Art 6.8 Delete statement "permission 07/10/06 - Open shall not be unreasonably 08/10/06 - TA withheld" (Union Stewards in areas conducting union business Art 9.3 Progressive disciplinary 07/10/06 07/10/06 - Open actions clarified Retain current 9.3. 08/10/06 - TA Add proposed 9.3a and 9.3d Art 10.2 Clarified disciplinary actions 07/10/06 - Open of newly hired employees is 08/10/06 - TA not subject to the grievance procedure Disciplinary actions of newly Art 11.7 07/10/06 - Open hired probationary employees 08/10/06 - TA cannot be submitted to arbitration Art 10.5 Steps 1 through 3 — clarified 07/10/06 - TA Step 4 — Administrative change Art 11.4 Cost of court reporter 07/10/06 - TA requested by Arbitrator divided equally between city/union. Other requests from city/union aid by requesting arty Art 12.1 Clarification of article 07/10/06 - TA Art 12.2 RPT employee hours prorated 07/10/06 - TA based upon work hrs funded within approved budget Art 12.3 Clarification on pay for 07/10/06 - TA working a Holiday Art 12.5 & Rewritten for clarification 07/10/06 - TA 12.6 purposes Art 12.9 Deleted — rewritten and added 07/10/06 - TA to Art 12.3 Art 12.10 Delete 07/10/06 - TA Art 13.1c Rewritten for clarification 07/10/06 - TA Art 13.1e Deleted - rewritten and added 07/10/06 - TA to Art 13.1 c Art 14.3 Employee's starting date 07/10/06 - Withdrawn adjusted in accordance with by City city policies Art 15.2 & Deleted — not needed 07/10/06 - TA 15.3 Art 15.3 Set of official orders needed 07/10/06 - TA new prior to payment Art 15.3 Documentation must be 07/10/06 - TA received by city prior to employee being paid for military leave Art 17.2 Employees who work shifts 07/10/06 - TA and are not scheduled to work on holidays will not have count as hours worked Art 17.6 Accrued comp time taken 07/10/06 - TA during FY in which earned. If not, cash payment for unused comp time at regular hourly rate. Comp time balance must exceed one hour. Art 17.8 Clarification and deletion of 07/10/06 - TA same information as in Art 17.2 Art 17.12 No pyramiding of overtime 07/10/06 - TA Art 18.1 Rewritten for clarification — 07/10/06 - Open non -probationary employees 08/10/06 - TA entitled to same workers comp benefits as other city employees Art 19.9 (d) Prior written permission from 07/10/06 - Open CM needed for employee to 08/10/06 - TA have other employment Art 19.9 (e) Serious injury in other 07/10/06 - Open employment may result in 08/10/06 - TA disqualification Art 19.9 (h) Must have prior approval from 07/10/06 - Open HR to work other employment while on workers comp leave Art. 20.1 The city shall provide the 07/10/06 - Open option to purchase same 08/10/06 - Withdrawn by policy, at employee expense, Union for 1 to 3 times annual salary. Art 20.3 Delete pension contribution 07/10/06 - TA rate changes. Already included in City Code. Art 20.4 Delete changes to employee 07/10/06 07/10/06 - TA multiplier. Retain in contract. Withdrawn by City Will retain Art 22.1 Change dimension of board 07/10/06 - TA from 3'x 3' to 4'L x 3'W. Board added to City Hall. Art 24.1 Compensation must be for 07/10/06 - TA authorized and approved miles driven Art 26.1a Delete language pertaining to Delete language pertaining to 07/10/06 - TA reclassification reclassification Art 26.1b Add Longevity table for 07/10/06 - TA clarification Art 26.6 Add "Percent" to formulas to 07/10/06 - TA clarify Art 27 Delete entire article. Change to 07/10/06 - TA comply with Florida Statutes Art 34. Administrative update. Administrative update. 07/10/06 - TA Signature page Administrative update. Administrative update. 07/10/06 - TA Exhibit A Administrative update. Administrative update. 07/10/06 - TA