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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 84-013 RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROVIDED BY LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1984 Meeting Sheet I IIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 102494 Box: 23 Folder: RES 1984 Document: RES 84-013 RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROVIDED BY LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1984 • RESOLUTION 84-013 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROVIDED BY LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1984 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of St. Anthony desires con- tinuation of a program of. technical assistance in labor relations management; and WHEREAS, description of a labor relations program is contained in a Memorandum of Agreement submitted by the League of Minnesota Cities and Labor Relations Associations, Inc. ; and WHEREAS, said program and its services are to be provided by Labor Relations Associates , Inc. • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby approves said Memorandum of Agreement and the services/program described therein. Adopted this �-���day of 1984 . ay r ATTEST: Z. City Clerk Reviewed for administration: )�a / cn1`.IM c City Manager • T0: METROPOLITAN AREA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND LABOR RELATIONS SUBSCRIBER SERVICE MEMBERS FROM: - - • -JAMES F. MILLER, CHAIRMAN MAMA COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS SUBSCRIBER SERVICE CONTRACTS DATE: JANUARY 9, 1984 SUBJ: LABOR RELATIONS SUBSCRIBER SERVICE The MAMA -Board recently appointed Jerry Dulgar, Jack Irving, and me., to renegotiate the agreement between the League of Minnesota Cities and Labor Relations Associates , Inc . , for special subscriber services . . Assisting in that negotiation was Vern Peterson from the Association of Metropolitan Muni- cipalities . As a result of those negotiations , the fee schedule will be increased for 1984-1985, by 5% as follows : Population_�Category 1983-1984 Fee . 1984-1985 Fee Under 5,000 $ 700 $ 735 5;000. - 91-999 1 ,060 1 ,110 • 10,000 -. 14,999 1 ,485 1 , 560. - 15,000 -- 19,999 1 ,970 2 ,070 20,000 - 29,999. 2 ,545 2 ,670 . . Over- -. 30,000 3 ,17 5 3,.335 Invoices - and copies of the -1984-85 agreement are being' sent to all cities currently using the special subscriber services . Those MAMA cities not using the special subscriber services will receive a copy of this letter and copies of the 1984-85 '- agreement . . If a non-subscribing city wishes to use the special subscriber services , they .may do so by remitting the appropriate fee to the League of Minnesota Cities - Labor Relations Subscri- ber 'Service. Population is based upon most recent Metropolitan Council population estimates . Remittance of, the special subscri- ber fee should be forwarded to the League of Minnesota Cities by no later than March 1 , 1984. Services provided by the Labor Relations Subscription- Service include: 1 . General Membership Services This.. agreement provides for two types of labor rela- tions services . The first is "general membership services" for cities that are members of the League • of Minnesota Cities and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities . Each of these organizations contri- bute an amount to the labor services fund on behalf • LABOR RELATIONS SUBSCRIBER SERVICE MEMBERS - 2 - January 9 , 1984 1.. General Membership Services (continued) of their respective memberships . The "general member- ship services" part of- the agreement provides for:- articles in the League of' Minnesota• Cities Magazine ; general advice ..and -assistance. by telephone or corres- pondence; one personal conference; advice on arbi- trator' s selection; and advice and assistance to the League of Minnesota Cities staff relating to proposed or adopted State and Federal legislation. The AMM services include meetings, telephone calls , review of proposals and counter-proposals with regard to the AMM members labor relations efforts , -and general coor- dination of the metropolitan cities labor relations polls . 2 . Special Subscriber Services The second part of the ;agreement provides-" for special subscriber services. The contract language emphasizes joint bargaining. The agreement also provides that • the consultant (Labor Relations Associates , Inc. ) will advise subscribers in their individual negoti- tions , mediation and/or arbitration efforts . - How- ever, if Labor Relations Associates ,: Inc. staff is to be involved in .the attendance or preparation *for attendance at such individual efforts ; the individual subscriber will be billed accordingly. .3. Seminar on Labor Matters -This year, a new service provided will be a seminar on a labor issue mutually agreed on by Labor Rela tions Associates , Inc . , and the MAMA Board. The, consultant will provide this seminar at his own cost, which should help to insure affordability. The ongoing administration of the agreement will be the primary responsibility of the Executive Director of the League of Minne- sota Cities . The LMC Labor Relations Subscriber Service Con- tract Committee may exercise its general -jurisdiction over the agreement. If- there are any questions regarding the 1984-85 agreement , please call me, and members of the Committee,- Don Slater or Vern Peterson. Sincerely, • James F. Miller City Manager JFM/ms City of Minnetonka Attach: Memo of Agreement i MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN LABOR, MANAGEMENT RELATIONS TO CITIES 1. . The League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) , Acting for itself and on behalf. of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. (AMM) and which subscribe to the special subscriber labor relations service herein -described, hereby enters into a program of technical assistance in labor management rela- tions to be provided by Labor Relations -Associates , Inc . , hereinafter known as the Consultant. 2 . GENERAL LMC MEMBERSHIP SERVICE. A. ' The Consultant , upon consultation with the staff of the League, and the concurrence of the of a subject matter, will prepare not less than eight (8) original articles suitable for publication iin the monthly Minnesota Cities ,, and will revise and update thee -LMC memoTUIDE FOR FUBLI.0 EMPLOYMENT LABOR RELA- TIONS, explaining in layman' s Tanguage- t a provisions o appropriate state statutes governing relations be- tween local government employers and employees ,. the ' -rules and regulations of PERB and the Bureau of Medi= ation Services, and a representative -sampling of arbitration decisions . Additionally, the Consultant will note and comment upon current state- and national trends and patterns in public sector labor management" relations generally. A11 work products (such as cor- respondence,. legal briefs , arbitration -decisions , evaluations , research reports') collected or otherwise developed in conjunction with .the services outlined herein shall remain: the property of the League and not of the Consultant. B. -The Consultant. will provide general advice and assis- tance to city officials concerning their individual labor relations problems by telephone and correspon-- dence. Additionally, any League .member not a subscri- ber will. be entitled to one personal conference without charge during the lifetime of this. Agreement so long as that conference is held in the Consultant ' s office or some mutually convenient site ' in the- Twin Cities metropolitan area C. The- Consultant will provide advice and assistance to the League,. its Board of Directors, its staff, and its l committees concerning state and federal legislation governing -relations between local government employers and employees . • D. The Consultant will provide general and specific advice, assistance and training to the League ' s Labor Relations Service in all areas of labor relations .. 3. SPECIAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Labor Relations Associates, Inc . agrees to provide special subscriber services , in addition to those general member- ship services enumerated above, to those Twin Cities metro- politan area cities which subscribe to this special service. These services include the following: A. One principal of the Consultant firm will partici- pate with subscriber cities in joint negotiations , mediation and/or arbitration involving two or more subscribers and a common union when the Metropolitan Area Management Association' .(MAMA) .is named -as the city' s representative. B. - The Consultant will not charge for time involved in joint bargaining for two. or more subscribers dealing with a common union, nor for subscriber individual, bargaining' efforts which do -not involve the Consultant in bargaining, mediation or arbitration sessions . C. Telephone calls, meetings , provision of data, recom- mendations and other general activities with subscri- bers involving the labor relations efforts either with elected or appointed officials will be conducted and provided without. charge. D. The Consultant will advise subscribers in their indi- vidual negotiations, mediation .and/or arbitration efforts . Any attendance or pfepara tion for attendance at such individual efforts will be individually billed to the subscribers. E. The Consultant will assist in the . preparation of wage and fringe benefit data, contract language, analysis of arbitration decisions, .selection of arbitrators , meet with elected officials and generally assist subscribers in dealing with their collective bargaining efforts . F. The Consultant shall , .if authorized by the Labor Rela- tions Subscriber Service Contract Committee, provide assistance or participation in negotiations , mediation, or arbitration of a subscriber-union dispute not covered =- by this •Agreement provided that the problem may have a pattern-setting impact- upon collective bargaining gen- • erally in . the Twin- Cities area.. _ -2- The Committee will be comprised as follows : i 1. Ex=Officio• Members Executive Director of- the League of Minnesota Cities . Executive Director of the Association of Metro- politan Municipalities 2. Regular Members One representative appointed by the Executive Director of the League of .Minnesota Cities One representative appointed by the Executive Director of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities . -Three representatives appointed by the President of MAMA. G. The Consultant shall provide at least one seminar per year, on :a labor issue mutually agreed .on by the Con- sultant and. the MAMA Board,- at direct cost. Any unanti- cipated: revenue derived above, the cost of .such a semi- nar, will revert to - the Sepcial Subscriber Service Account with the League of Minnesota Cities for future ' seminars. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF CONTRACT The Consultant will prepare and submit monthly - to the League, written summary reports indicating their activities in sup- port of this Agreement , including the amount of . time spent therein, and will , from time to- time, . make. oral reports to the Labor- Relations Subscriber ' Service Contract Committee regarding all phases of this agreement. Day-to-day -liaison will be maintained between the League and the Consultant . through the League ' s Executive Director or his agent who will be responsible for the administration of. this Agree- ment. 5. TERMS OF AGREEMENT . The terms of this Agreement shall - commence March 15, 1984 and end March 14, 1985.. A. A fixed retainer charge of $2.,037 dollars per month shall be paid to the * Consultant. This amount repre- sents monies needed to cover office overhead and mis- cellaneous support services to the _technical assis- • tance program. -3- B. An hourly time , material and expense charge for con- • sultitig services rendered by a principal member at the rate of $34. 39 dollars per hour, by an associate member at the rate of $19.95 dollars- per hour, and by a research assistant at the rate of $13.13 dollars per hour. C. The . sum of all such compensation in A and B (above) shall not exceed the total fees paid im support of this Agreement for the 1984-1985 Agreement year. Exhibit- A lists the current contributors and shows anticipated fees ,- although this is subject to change during the Agreement through the addition or deletion of subscribers . D. Services provided by the Consultant which are outside of- the scope of this Agreement and which are provided to. those agencies participating -in special subscriber services shall be billed at the rate of $48. 30 dollars per hour. E. Cancellation -Clause This Agreement may. be, terminated by either party upon thirty (.30) days written notice. - • F. An LMC/AMM/MAMA committee shall be established to review the service and the relationship of the organizations to it . FO LEAGUE %OFINNESOTA_ ICITIES: FOR LABOR RELATIONS ASSO- _-_. CI ES,WN ,� ecutive airector rest Dated this_L_� day' of Dat _d this l� • day of - 1984 1/ 1984 -4- • EXHIBIT A Metro Council Population Est. 1984-85. As Of 12/1/82 Community Subscriber Fee 15 ,560 Anoka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . $ 2 ,070.00 30 ,390 Blaine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3 ,335.00 81 ,870 Bloomington . . . . . . . . . . . oo . ... . 3 ,335.00 30.,820 Brooklyn Center.-. . . . . . . . . . . . oo 3 ,335.00 45 ;280 Brooklyn Park. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 3 ,335 .00 36,910 Burnsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ,335.00 3 ,350 Circle Pines. . . . . . . . . . o . . . o . . . 735.00 19 ,670 Columbia Heights. . . . . .. . . . . . . . 2 ,070.00 19 ,650 Cottage Grove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,070.00 24 ,910 Crystal . . . . 0 . . ... .-. ... 0 . . : . . . 00 . 2 ,670.00 3 ,680 Deephaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735.00 18, 120 Eden Prairie. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 2 ,070.00 45 ,370 Edina. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ,335.00 2 ,470 Excelsior. . . . . . . . : . .. . . . . : . : . . 735.00 4 ,770. Forest Lake. . . . . . . 735.00 29,920 Fridley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ,670.00 22 ,380 - Golden Valley. . . . .-. .-. . . . . . . . . . 2 ,670.00 12 ,790 .Hastings, ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,560.00 15 ,040 Hopkins, . . ... . . . . . . 0000 . . . . . . . . . 2 ,070.00 17,610 Inver Grove Heights. . . . . . . . . . . 2,070.00 • 27 , 190 Maplewood. . . . . .. . . .. . . 2 ,670.00 39,270 Minnetonka. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 3,335.00 12 ,520 Mounds View.-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,560.00 23,220 New Brighton .-. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2 ,670.00 22 ,880 New Hope. . . . . . .,: . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . 2 ,670.00 11 ,900 North St. Paul. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,560.00 12 ,620 Oakdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,560.00 6 ,820 Orono. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 , 110.00 37 ,230 Richfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ,335.00 14 ,030 Robbinsdale. . . . . . . . . . . 0 ... 0 . 00 . 1 ,560.00 35 ,570 Roseville. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ,335.00 7 ,740 St. Anthony. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 , 110.00 42 ,340 St. Louis Park. . . . . . oo . . . . . . . 3 ,335 .00 10,230 Shakopee, . . . . . o _ . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,560.00 18 ,400 West. St. Paul. . . . . . . . . 2 ,070.00 22,480 White Bear Lake. . . . . . . . 2.,670.00 Assn Metropolitan Municipalities 3,270.00 League . of Minnesota Cities 3 ,270.00 Total 1984-1985 .Fees. . . . . . . . . . $ 87 ,590.00 Population Category 1983-1984 Fee 1984-1985 Fee Under 5 ,000 $ 700 $ 735 5 ,000 - 9 ,999 1 ,060 1 , 110 • 10 ,0.00 - 14,999 1 ,485 1 ,560 15 ;000 - 19-,999 1 ,970 2 ,070 20 ,000 - - 29,999 2 ,545 2 ,670 Over 30 ,000 .3 , 175 3 ,335