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AGENDA ITEM Prepared By: Correy Farniok Reviewed By: A.Carlson Approved By: 1. Purpose. The City of Orono and Law Enforcement Labor Service, Inc. (LELS) are parties to a labor agreement. In May a grievance was received from LELS on behalf of an Orono officer. The nature of the grievance was that the officer was denied the 3-hour minimum for attending a department training. LELS indicated that this action violated Article 14 of the collective bargaining agreement. Article 14 states: “An employee who is called to duty during his scheduled off-duty time shall receive a minimum of three (3) hours pay at one and one-half (1- 1/2) times the employee’s base pay rate. An extension or early report to a regularly scheduled shift for duty does not qualify the employee for the three (3) hour minimum.” After meeting with LELS business agent, union stewards and the officer it was determined that this did not violate Article 14, however there needed to be clarification related to Article 26 & Article 14 of the current collective bargaining agreement. A Memo of Understanding (MOU) between LELS and the City of Orono was drafted to clarify these issues. The MOU has been reviewed by city attorney. The duration of the MOU will follow the existing contracts of December 31, 2022. 2. Staff Recommendation. I recommend approval of the Memo of Understanding between LELS and City of Orono COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to approve the Memo of Understanding between Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc, Local 40 and the City of Orono. Exhibits A. Memo of Understanding Item No.: 7 Date: July 12, 2021 Item Description: Approval of the LELS Memo of Understanding Presenter: Correy Farniok Police Chief Agenda Section: Consent Agenda