R2018-122 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Collective Bargaining Agreement Pay and Benefits for Decatur Police Benevolent and Protective Association Labor Committee

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Police Deparhnent DATE: 9/10/2018 MEMO: Police Memo 18-54 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe City Council Members FROM: Billy Tyus,Interim City Manager James E. Getz Jr.,Chief of Police SUBJECT: 2018 PBPA I.ocal Collective BargainingAgreement SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recorrnnends that City Council approve the attached resolution regarding the 2015-2019 PBPA I.ocal labor agreement with the City of Decatur. BACKGROUND: The police unions current labor agreement expired on Apri130,2015. The parties have negotiated several years to reach a successor ageement.At this time,the bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement on tern�s and the bargaining unit has ratified the agreement. Staff recommends the agreement now be approved by the City Council. Terms of the four(4)year and eight(8)month ageement include:annual across-the-board wages increases of 2%for the first year of the agreement, 1.5 %for the second year of the ageement,2.25 for the third and fourth year of the ageement,and 2.5% for the last year of the agreement;a change in cap of on increases in annual employee health insurance premium contributions from 7.5%to 8.5%in 2018;a change in the sergeant promotional process;voluntary cashing out of unused holidays;the addition of random drug testing;a change in purchase of personal body armor for officers;and various other changes in language. A change in residency requirements could not be reached by the parties and the item is set to go to arbitration. PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: Council Authorized the last PBPA Contract which began in May of 2012. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None Anticipated INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The attached agreement has been reviewed by the Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City's I,egal Departrnent assigned to Police contract negotiations. STAFF REFERENCE: Billy Tyus,Interim City Manager James E. Getz Jr.,Chief of Police BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: This is a four year and eight-month agreement expiring on December 31,2019. Budgeting for tlus agreement will span for the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years. ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Resolution Re�olution LE;tter 2015-2019 PBPA CBA Backup Materiai