11-25-2024 Council Meeting Agenda Packet

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 313 STAFF ORIGINATOR: Meg Sawyer, Human Resources and Communications Manager MEETING DATE: November 25, 2024 TOPIC: 2025-2026 Labor Agreement with LELS Officers, Local No. 299 VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority INTRODUCTION The City Council is being asked to approve the 2025-2026 Labor Agreement between the City of Lino Lakes and LELS Police Officers, Local No. 299. BACKGROUND A tentative agreement has been reached for a two-year contract with LELS, Local No. 299. A tentative agreement was reached after three meetings and the union members voted in favor of the following terms: Article 7: Grievance Procedure 7.3 Procedure Step 4: A grievance unresolved in Step 3 and appealed to Step 4 by the Union shall be submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. For grievance matters involving written disciplinary action, discharge, or termination, the assignment of an arbitrator shall be consistent with Minnesota Statute Section 626.892. For all other grievances, if the parties are unable to agree on the selection of an arbitrator, the Union shall request a list of arbitrators to be submitted to the parties by the Bureau of Mediation Services. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 179A.21. Article 15: Sick Leave • Change the title of Article 15 from Sick Leave to Sick Leave/Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST). • Add the following language in Section 15.4: See the City of Lino Lakes Personnel Policy for a full description of the City's Sick Leave/ESST policy. Without negotiations with the union, the employer will not diminish this policy after 1/1/2025. Article 13: Holidays Update the language as follows: • Add Juneteenth on June 19 • Change Columbus Day to New Years Eve Day Section 18.2 Update the language as follows: Employees who work on any of the listed holidays in Section 18.1 shall receive 1 % times their regular rate of pay, which will be paid out in the pay period worked.