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AGENDA ITEM <br />Prepared By: DJR Reviewed By: DJR Approved By: DJR <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. Purpose: The labor agreement for police officers is set to expire on December 31st, 2019. The city <br />has met with the police officers’ union (Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS Local No. 40) to <br />negotiate a new labor agreement. <br /> <br />2. Background: There was considerable negotiation time spent on wages, insurance and a focus on <br />longer term employee retention. <br /> <br /> Three year contract duration: 2020, 2021 and 2022 <br /> Wages <br />o 3% in 2020 <br />o 3% in 2021 <br />o 2% on 1/1/22 and 1% on 7/1/22 <br /> Insurance contribution <br />o $915 for singles and $1,472.50 for family in 2020 <br />o $915 for singles and $1,472.50 plus 50% of any increase to the family premium in 2021 <br />o $915 for singles and the amount established in 2021 plus 50% of any increase to the <br />family premium. <br /> Longevity <br />o Addition of a longevity step at 18 years of service an additional 11% will be added to <br />base. <br /> Vacation <br />o Additional 8 hours for employees over 20 years. <br /> Compensatory Time <br />o Adjusted compensatory bank to accommodate 12 hour schedules, moved from 40 hour <br />max to 48 hour max and from 20 hour annual carry over to 24 hour carry over. <br /> Other <br />o Items discussed and not agreed to: increase of sick leave bank, increase of vacation bank, <br />specialty pay for investigators, and Health Savings Account contributions. <br /> <br />3. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends adopting the Patrol Officers Labor agreement. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to approve the attached “Labor Agreement between the City of Orono and Law Enforcement <br />Labor Services (Local No. 40) – Patrol Officers 2020-2022”. <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />A. Labor Agreement between the City of Orono and Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. Local <br />No. 40 Patrol Officers: January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item No.: 16 Date: September 23, 2019 <br />Item Description: Labor Agreement with Patrol Officers LELS Local #40 <br />Presenter: Dustin Rief, City Agenda <br />Section: <br />City Administrator