HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.f. LELS Police Unit, Labor Agreement 2016 - 2017EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Regular Meeting: December 15, 2015
AGENDA ITEM: LELS Police Unit, Labor Agreement
2016 - 2017
AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Emmy Foster, Assistant City
Administrator AGENDA NO. 6.f.
ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: ddj
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to Approve the Labor Agreement for the LELS Local
#2 Collective Bargaining Unit for the Years 2016 through 2017 and to Authorize the
Necessary Signatures.
ISSUE
The City of Rosemount and LELS Local #2 (Police Officers) have negotiated in good-faith and have
come to a tentative agreement.
BACKGROUND
As discussed at the December 7th City Council Work Session, negotiations with the Law Enforcement
Labor Services, Local #2, have been completed for a 2016 through 2017 contract. The Collective
Bargaining Unit and City have reached a tentative agreement on the following items:
Duration
2 years (2016 & 2017)
Wages
2.5% increase on January 1, 2016
2.5% increase on January 1, 2017
Court Time
Change language: When an employee is notified of a cancellation of court appearance on or before
the calendar day prior to the scheduled appearance, no court time shall be authorized. Same day
cancellations shall entitle the employee to the minimum. When an employee is notified of a
cancellation of a court appearance more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled appearance, no court
time shall be authorized.
Sick Leave
Change language to establish a sick leave cap for new hires: Earned sick leave may be accumulated with no
maximum accrual for employees hired prior to January 1, 2016. Employees hired after this date
will have a maximum sick leave cap of 800 hours.
Funeral Leave
Clarify language to include step-child in family listing: … child/step-child…
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Clothing Allowance:
Increase by $10.00 in 2016 ($835/year)
Increase by $15.00 in 2017 ($850/year)
Health Care Savings Plan
Clarify language: Upon retirement severance, all employees eligible for the severance pay as outlined
in Article 28 and retirement pay in Article 29…
Investigator/Liaison/Community Resource Officer/Drug Task Force Officer
Clarify language to include Drug Task Force Officer (position receives the pay, has been
inadvertently left off of list).
Increase pay by $50 per month ($250/month)
Field Training Office Pay
Change language: Field Training Officer shall be paid for an additional two (2) hours hour at their
current hourly rate per shift.
Appendix B
Eliminate Appendix B (Drug Testing Policy) and refer to existing personnel and departmental
policies.
SUMMARY
LELS Local #2 has voted and approved these contract changes. It is requested that Council approve the
labor agreement for the LELS Local #2 Collective Bargaining Unit for the years 2016 through 2017 and to
authorize the necessary signatures.