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City of E River MEMORANDUM kem# 4.5. TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor and Council Pat Klaers, City Administrator February 12, 2001 Police Sergeants Union Contract The details of the proposed Police Sergeant's Union Contract were reviewed with the City Council in an Executive Session on January 16, 2001. Direction was given to proceed in the drafting of the final document according to the terms and conditions that were discussed. Attached for your review and consideration is the final draft of the contract document. A lot of this document contains "standard union language" but there are also a number of items that are specific to the Elk River union proposal, such as the actual wages, vacation benefits, sick time provision, etc. A number of sections in the contract refer to city policies, whereby what the rest of the employees receive, so do the police sergeants. The contract calls for the sergeants to be exempt employees. The contract provides for a three percent per year wage increases and an extra six percent increase for moving to exempt status at the time of contract approval. The pay plan has three steps (starting wages, after two years and after four years) and the wage incentive program is eliminated for future sergeants. The contract document is rather lengthy so if Council has not had time to review it, then consideration should be continued until the February 20, 2001 meeting. In addition, if the union has not signed off on the document then approval has to be conditioned upon their acceptance. It is preferable that they sign off and approve on the document prior to City Council approval just to ensure that there are no last minute problems. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420 · Fax (763) 441-7425