R2012-193 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

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COUNCIL MEMORANDUM #2012-22 DATE: November 29, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Gerard J. Bauer, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: 2012 AFSCME Local 268 Contract SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve the attached resolution regarding the 2012-2017 AFSCME Local 268 labor agreement with the City of Decatur. BACKGROUND: The general service employees' labor agreement with the City expired on April 30, 2012. Since that time, the parties have undertaken both interest-based and traditional bargaining, with the aid of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, to reach a successor agreement. The terms of that agreement have now been approved by the Union membership. Staff recommends the tentative agreement be approved by Council. Terms of the contract include annual across-the-board wage increases of 2% per year for each of the first 3 years of the contract, and 1.75% per year for each of the last two years; annual employee health insurance premium contribution changes that equal the overall percentage premium change each year for both single and family coverage, to a maximum of 7.5% per year; establishment of a maximum 16 hour work period for all employees; various changes in overtime language; a change in summer work hours to the period from Memorial Day to Labor Day; a change in the annual vacation selection period from February to November; an increased penalty for undocumented sick leave use; inclusion of additional job classifications subject to random drug screening; documentation of the order for selecting new employees from various registers; easing of rules for employee transfers; a notice requirement for investigations that may lead to discipline; a limitation of 18 months for non-duty related leave; standardization of time limits for grievance filing and response; modification of the health insurance benefits exhibit to reflect requirements of the Affordable Care Act; and various other changes in language. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known objectors to this agreement. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None. STAFF REFERENCE: Questions regarding the agreement should be directed to Jerry Bauer, Assistant City Manager, at 424-2801 or ibauer(a_decaturil.gov. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: This is a five year agreement expiring April 30, 2017. Budgeting for it will span the current and next four fiscal years. attachments