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C Item No: 07B MOVIvnS t WW Meeting Date: April u mess �/1 Type of Business: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8242 Approving a Three Year Labor Agreement with LELS 204 (Patrol Officers) Effective from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2016 Background: The previous labor agreement with LELS 214 (Patrol Officers) expired at the end of 2013. The City and the Union have conducted a series of negotiation sessions and have come to an agreement on terms for the three year period beginning January 1, 2014. Incorporated into this labor agreement are the results from the Compensation Study conducted by Springsted in 2013. The study determined that the Patrol Officers were paid amounts comparable to the surveyed communities; however some of the specialty pays were determined to be less than comparable. Discussion: The Agreement provides for the following changes: Article 13: Work Schedules A clause was added in this section to be consistent with the language in the Sergeants' Labor Agreement relating to minimum pay for mandatory meetings that occur outside the Employee's scheduled shift. 13.4 Employees who attend mandatory meetings, during time periods that fall outside their regularly scheduled shifts, shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours pay. Article 15: Court Duty If an Employee is called to appear in Court when otherwise not scheduled to work would receive four hours of overtime instead of three hours of overtime. This change is also made to be consistent with the language in the Sergeants' Agreement. Article 17: Insurance The City Council has already approved an increase in the monthly insurance contribution to non-union personnel and the Sergeants group of $20. The same increase would be provided to the Patrol Officers, bringing the contribution up to $980 per month for health & dental insurance in 2014. The monthly contribution in 2015 and 2016 would be tied to the subsequent increase in the premiums as shown on the following page.