TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Douglas E. Smith, City Manager
DATE: May 6, 2015
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APPROVING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL #3080 FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2013, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016.
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BACKGROUND: The following is a summary of some of the changes under the proposed collective bargaining agreement with IAFF Local 3080:
Wages: Cost of living (COLA) increase of 2% for FY 2014 and 2.5% for FY 2015 and FY 2016.
Firefighters (without a higher rank) would receive $1,000 additional compensation effective 10/1/14; but if promoted, then the $1,000 payment would be removed.
Rank performance compensation effective 10/1/14:
Captain ? change from 15% to 17%
Battalion Chief/Division Chief ? change from 25% to 27%
Skill compensation effective 10/1/14:
Driver Engineer ? 7% over firefighter base pay (previously $3,500 per year)
Lieutenant ? 10% over firefighter base pay (previously $4,000-5,500 per year)
Captain, Division Chief, Training Officer or Logistics Officer assigned to short shift administrative duty ? 5% over firefighter base pay (previously $1,000 per year)
Dive team member (assigned) ? change from $1,200 to $1,500 per year
Residual pay eliminated except for employees currently receiving it as of 10/1/14
Leave time: Sick leave taken within pay period is not counted as hours worked for calculation of overtime
Employees on on-the-job injury and working short shift (when previously on long shift) can use vacation leave to maintain holiday pay benefit
Employees no longer required to use 50% of their annual vacation leave accruals earned in that year
Revisions to sick leave article; some of the changes include removing sick bank credits for employees no longer working for the City and adding other sick leave standards
Insurance: Health insurance rates adjusted to those of other employees.
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