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In the past several years, the legislature has modified the essential employee binding arbitration procedures by changing from conventional to issue by issue final offer, returning to conventional, and finally adopting a short time issue by issue final offer which has been challenged in court. A final resolution should be made to avoid the confusion caused by Jumping from one to the other. Issue by issue final offer provides some advantages over conventional arbitration. In issue by issue final offer, the parties must negotiate in good faith and each arrive at a reasonable position on each issue or face an obvious loss of that issue, whereas in conventional, the final outcome is left solely to the judgement of an arbitrator whose knowledge of unique local conditions and financing may be somewhat limited. THE AMM STRONGLY URGES THE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT A SYSTEM OF ISSUE BY ISSUE FINAL BEST OFFER ARBITRATION FOR MUNICIPAL ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR NEGOTIATION IN GOOD FAITH BY BOTH PARTIES. A-6 PICKET LINES NO CITY EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO REFUSE TO CROSS THE PICKET LINES OF OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES. II-B POLICE AND FIRE PENSION PROVISIONS i.ocal police and full time fire relief associations were phased out by the 1980 legislature, unless the local council. opts to keep the relief association. All new employees will become part of the state police and fire PERA fund and the state will reimburse local units for a portion of the unfunded liability remainiL'7' in the local fund. Employee contributions were set at a%. However, the Legislative Retirement Commission has in the past established a general policy requiring public safety employees to pay 40% of the normal pert"= -costs. .hese changes have greatly helped solve a most ser'i4as problem, but a few minor ad ustments are still necessary. The AMM believes that: B-1 PORTABILITY SOME FORM OF PORTABILITY INTO THE PERA POLICE AND FIRE FUND SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS IF THEY TAKE A PUBLIC SAFETY POSITION IN ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNIT BEFORE THEIR PENSION BENEFITS ARE VESTED. THE PERA LAW SHOULD ALSO BE AMENDED TO PERMIT A MEMBER OF THE PERA POLICE AND FIRE FUND TO CONTINUE PERA COVERAGE WHEN THE MEMBER TAKES A PUBLIC SAFETY POSITION IN A CITY WITH A LOCAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION.