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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 1 <br /> in <br /> City Clerk <br /> DATE: 12/12/2016 <br /> MEMO: 2016-22 <br /> TO: Julie Moore Wolfe,Mayor,and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager <br /> Jerry Bauer,Assistant City Manager <br /> SUBJECT: 2017 IAFF Local 505 Collective Bargaining Agreement <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve the attached ordinance regarding the 2017- <br /> 2019 IAFF Local 505 labor agreement with the City of Decatur. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The firefighters' current labor agreement with the City is set to expire on December 31, 2016. The parties have <br /> undertaken negotiations to reach a successor agreement. At this time, the bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement <br /> on terms,and the bargaining unit has ratified the agreement. Staff recommends the agreement now be approved by City Council. <br /> Terms of the three year contract include: residency within City limits for five (5) years for new hires; annual across-the-board <br /> wage increases of 2.75% for the first year of the agreement, and 2.25% for each of the final two years; elimination of the <br /> requirement for three (3) Fire Inspectors at all times; a change in the cap on increases in annual employee health insurance <br /> premium contributions from 7.5% to 8.5% in 2018; and changes in language regarding promotional requirements for Fire <br /> Captains, mandatory sign-up for annual vacation leave, requirements for physicians' statements for use of sick leave, use of <br /> vacation time for suspensions,revised mandatory training requirements, and accommodation of alternate work schedules for Fire <br /> Inspectors. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known objectors to this agreement. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The attached agreement has been reviewed by the Assistant Corporation Counsel of the <br /> City's Legal Department assigned to Fire contract negotiations. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Tim Gleason,City Manager,424-2801 (tgleason@decaturil.gov);Jerry Bauer,Assistant City Manager, <br /> 424-2801 Obauer@decaturil.gov);Jeff Abbott,Fire Chief,424-2811 Oabbott@decaturil.gov). <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: This is a three year agreement expiring December 31,2019. Budgeting for it will span <br /> the next three fiscal years. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Ordinance Ordinance <br /> 2017-2019 IAFF 505 CBA Backup Nlaterial <br /> https:Hdecatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=968 12/19/2016 <br />