10-01-07 White Collar Union Meeting MinutesCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
NE FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' LOCAL 630
"WHITE COLLAR"
UNION NEGOTIATION MEETING
OCTOBER 1, 2007
The negotiation meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM. Those in attendance were:
City: George Foster, Chief Negotiator
Union: Andy Bemis, Staff Representative
Becky Orders, Union Steward
The City provided the Union with a summary of the City's position on pending City issues
and advised the Union that the City needed to have Article 20, 10 year pension vesting,
approved by the Union along with the Union accepting the City's Article 26 pay proposals.
(see attached summary table)
2. The Union responded that they would accept the City's pay proposal; however, they would
not accept changing the pension vesting for new employees from 5 years to 10 years.
The next meeting date was to be established after the City had an opportunity to conduct a
"shade" meeting, if appropriate, with the City Commission. As this is an election period, the
Union was advised that a Shade meeting may not be possible until after the new
Commissioners take office.
4. The meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM.
George Foder
Chief Negotiator
City of Atlantic Beach
Atch: Summary of Items
WHITE COLLAR - STATUS AFTER 10 / 01 / 07 MEETING
WHITE COLLAR - 10/0107
ART.
CITY PROPOSAL
UNION PROPOSAL
STATUS
Anti 11
Change method of selecting
09/12/07 - Union - No
party for arbitration.
09/17/07 - Union - No
10/01/01 - Withdrawn by
city
Art 17.4
09/12/07
09/12/07 - Withdrawn by
Increase maximum Comp Time
Union
hours from 50 to 80 hours
Art 17.13
09/12/07
09/12/07 - Withdrawn by
Provide shift differential of+5%
Union
for all hours worked other than
on the normal day shift.
Art. 20
Change pension vesting for
09/12/07 - Union - No
new employees from 5 years
09/17/07 - Union - No
to 10 years.
10/01/07 - Union - No
Art 20
Change health insurance
09/12/07 -
provided to employees
Being Implemented
Art 26.1(a)
#1. Pay Scale increase of %
09/12/07
09/12/07 - Union agrees to
08-02-07 = No Proposal
Pay Scale increase of 3%
City Proposal
09/17/07 - Open
#2. Pay increase for employees
09/12/07
with less than six months service
Pay increase for employees with
Of _%
less than six months service of
08-02-07 = No Proposal
3%
#3. Pay increase for employees
09/12/07
with more than six months of
Pay increase for employees with
service of _%
more than six months of service
08-02-07 = No Proposal
of 6%
09/12/07
#1 = 2.7%
#2 = 2.7%
#3 = 5.7% of new midpoint
10/01/07
Above pay proposal based
upon agreement to Pension
vesting changes for new
em to ees.
Art 26.1(a)
09/12/07
09/12/07 - Open
Add a lump sum "Top Out"
09/17/07 - City - No
bonus of $1,000 if employee at
top of pay scale, in addition to
10/01/07 - Withdrawn by
Union
any COLA
09/12/07
Changed Top Out bonus to $500
WHITE COLLAR - STATUS AFTER 10 / 01 / 07 MEETING
WHITE COLLAR - 10/0107, Paae 2
Art 26.6
Change wording on pay
09/12/07 - Union - No
adjustment for an employee
09/17/07 - Union - No
that is demoted due to no fault
10/01/01 - Withdrawn by
of their own.
city
Signature
Administrative update.
09/12/07 - Open
page
Exhibit A
Administrative update.
09/12/07 - Open