SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the collective bargaining agreement as negotiated between the City of Clearwater and IAFF Local 1158 for Fiscal Years 2018/19, 2019/2020, and 2020/2021 and authorize the appropriate official to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The current collective bargaining agreement between the City of Clearwater and IAFF Local 1158 expired on September 30, 2018. The parties reached a tentative agreement for a new contract which was ratified by the membership.
The agreement is a three-year agreement providing for a 3% general wage increase (GWI) for all classifications plus a step pay increase of either 5% or 2.5 % depending on years of service in the first year retroactive to October 1, 2018. It also provides for all pay ranges to be adjusted by 3% in the first year. In the second and third year of the agreement, it provides for a 3% general wage increase plus a step pay increase of either 5% or 2.5 % depending on years of service and a 3% pay range adjustment for all classifications. It also increases standby pay by $10.00/pay period and special teams pay by $5.00/pay period.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
A cumulative value of this agreement over the three-year term is $2,032,636. The cost associated with the implementation of this agreement by fiscal year is anticipated to be approximately as follows:
FY 2018/19 $663,905 (This includes $11,060 for increases in standby and special team pay)
FY 2019/20 $676,329 (This includes $11,060 for increases in standby and special team pay)
FY 2020/21 $692,402 (This includes $11,060 for increases in standby and special team pay)
The FY 2018/19 budget projected a salary increase of $539,900. A first quarter budget amendment will allocate $124,005 of General Fund reserves to fund the unbudgeted portion for the first year. Future budgets will include the contract costs in the proposed budget.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
Funding for this contract will be provided by a first quarter budget amendment allocating General Fund reserves in the amount of $124,005 to Fire Department personnel codes. Inclusive of this item if approved, a net total of $702,375 of General Fund reserves has been appropriated by Council to fund expenditures in the 2018/19 operating budget. The remaining balance in General Fund reserves after the 8.5% reserve is approximately $8.9 million, or 6.1% of the current General Fund operating budget.