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City tof <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />Eflk.\*� <br />To <br />ITEM NUMBER <br />Mayor and City Council <br />4.8 <br />AGENDA SECTION <br />MEETING DATE <br />PREPARED BY <br />Consent <br />January 22, 2013 <br />Lauren Wipper, Human Resource <br />Representative <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION <br />REVIEWED By <br />Approve Master Labor Agreements Between the City of Ella <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />REVIEWED BY <br />River and Law Enforcement Labor Services Locals 231 and 271 <br />for January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015 <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to approve Master Labor Agreement (Contract) between the City of Elk River and Law <br />Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Locals 231 and 271 for January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015. <br />BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION <br />City staff has reached agreement with both the patrol labor union (LELS 231) and sergeant labor union <br />(LELS 271). The agreed to provisions of the contracts are consistent with previous council discussions <br />and are the same for both union groups. <br />Agreed to terms are as follows: <br />Uniforms The uniform allowance will increase by $20 each year. <br />Vacation The vacation language has been changed to be consistent with the city Personnel Policy <br />Manual <br />Compensatory Time Provisions Employees will be allowed to cash out compensatory time only in June and <br />December <br />Rage Bates Cost of living adjustment of 2% will be given on January 1 of each year, 2013, 2014 and <br />2015; Market adjustments will be provided as follows: 1.5% on January 1, 2013, 1.5% on <br />July 1, 2014, and 1% on July 1, 2015, if below average of comparison group <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />Cost of living and uniform allowance increases were included in the 2013 budget. The 2013 market <br />adjustment, wage and benefits of approximately $34,600 for both union groups in total, will be taken out <br />of fund balance reserves (General Fund) and included in the 2013 year -end adjustments. Future year's <br />costs will be accounted for during the budgeting process. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />• Master Labor Agreement between The City of Elk River and Law Enforcement Labor <br />Services, Inc. (Local 231) <br />• Master Labor Agreement between The City of Elk River and Law Enforcement Labor <br />Services, Inc. (Local 271) <br />py0WE0E0 0 y <br />NATURE] <br />