ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Human Resource Director with a Request to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE City of Peoria and the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL #50 with Said Agreement Covering the Period from January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2021.
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BACKGROUND: The City and Local 50 began negotiating in August, 2016, and reached agreement on a successor agreement in January, 2017. Local 50 voted and ratified the agreement on April 10th and 11th, 2017. The major provisions of the Agreement include:
• A five-year agreement with wages as follows:
o 2.25% general wage increase in 2017
o 1% general wage increase in 2018
o 2.25% general wage increase in 2019
o 2.5% general wage increase in 2020, and
o 2.5% general wage increase in 2021.
• An additional Kelly day in 2018
• A 1.5% pay increase at the completion of year 27 for Local 50 members who possess EMT-B and Firefighter II certifications.
• A promotional process that awards additional points for being a resident of the City of Peoria.
• A ten (10) year residency requirement for employees hired on or after January 1, 2017.
• Creates a new Battalion Chief of EMS without adding additional staff.
• Creates a job shadowing program to assist with succession planning.
• Adds language that better defines specialty teams and limits the number of team members to the new Core Specialty Teams. This provides for better training and more highly skilled team members.
• Adds language that requires all interview and criteria panels to be diverse and inclusive in terms of race, gender and rank.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: N/A
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Provide budget certainty for personnel costs and labor stability.
IMPACT IF DENIED: No agreement with IAFF Local 50 will exist. Additional negotiations will ensue.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Have an efficient government.
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources