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WS — Item 7 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item 7 <br />Date: 7 April 2008 <br />To: City Council <br />From: Dan Tesch, Director of Administration <br />Re: Contract with Local 49 <br />Background <br />The City and Local 49 — the bargaining unit representing our streets, utilities and park <br />employees — have been negotiating the terms and conditions of employment for the past <br />couple of months. The details of our tentative agreement include: <br />1. A two -year agreement <br />2. Annual adjustments of 3% for 2008 and 2009 <br />3. Boiler maintenance compensation increase from $30 - $35 /week <br />4. Increase of the employers percentage of health insurance contributions by up to <br />2 %, depending on what happens to our rates. <br />5. Employees may carry over 20 hours of compensatory time per year. <br />6. Change in vacation language to the language in the personnel policy <br />7. The establishment of a Post Retirement Health Care Savings Plan <br />8. Language that will allow on -call employees to check certain utility functions at <br />home vs. reporting to duty — a reduction to the city of call out hours. <br />Requested Council Direction <br />Staff is looking for approval or additional direction with regard to this contract. The only <br />other contract approved (2007 -2008) was for police officers and included a 3% annual <br />adjustment for 2008. <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />