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Item No: 09D Meeting Date: July 10, 2017 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 8774 Approving a Three Year Labor Agreement with the Public Works Bargaining Group Effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019 Background: The previous labor agreement with the Public Works group expired at the end of 2016. The City and the bargaining group have conducted a series of negotiation sessions and have come to an agreement on terms for the three-year period beginning Jan 1, 2017. Discussion: The Agreement provides for the following changes: ARTICLE 7 – WORK SCHEDULE Revised Section 7.5 pertaining to pre-shift pay, increasing pre-shift pay one dollar from $8 to $9, with such pay limited to $63 per pre-shift incident. Each hour of pre-shift pay earned will be eliminated for each hour of overtime pay earned. Added a new section 7.6 to formalize pay for employees for being called while not on duty and actively engaged in work-related activities. ARTICLE 20 - INSURANCE For 2017, the City will contribute a maximum amount of $1,050 per month toward each employee’s insurance, a $40 increase over the 2016 contribution of $1,010. For 2018 and 2019, the table below would apply. If, for example, health insurance premiums increase by 9% for 2018, the City would increase its monthly contribution to $1,080. If the Health Insurance Premium Increases by The Maximum Monthly City Contribution will increase by: Less than 1% No change 1% to 5% + $15 6% to 10% + $30 11% to 15% + $45 Greater than 15% + $60 ARTICLE 22 - CLOTHING Revised Section 22.2 to permit purchasing more than one pair of safety boots per year. There was no increase to the amount provided during the term of the agreement