CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: September 10, 2020
Agenda Date: September 23, 2020
Prepared By: Tammy B. Gemmati, PHR, Administrative Services Director
Through: Matthew Fuhrer, Interim City Manager
Requested Action:
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Approve the three-year contract between the City of Cocoa and the Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Lieutenants for the contract term of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
In November 2014, the City of Cocoa was notified by the Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) that the City's Police Lieutenants had filed for Union recognition for all Police Lieutenants in that classification as a supervisory unit. At that time the City began the bargaining process which concluded when the initial contract was ratified at City Council on April 24, 2018. The initial contact period covered October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020.
The negotiation team for the City included: Assistant City Manager Matthew Fuhrer, Administrative Services Director/Chief Negotiator Tammy Gemmati, Police Chief Michael Cantaloupe, Police Commander Patrick Dovale, Finance Director Rebecca Bowman, and Human Resources Manager Lorne Stinnett. Meetings were held July - September to bargain contract changes. Due to the initial contract being ratified recently in 2018, there was not many changes made to the overall content. A tentative agreement was reached on September 10, 2020. The PBA Union held a ratification vote on September 16, 2020 and was successful with a 3-1 passing vote.
The final contract covers periods of October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023. A summary of the contract changes includes:
Article 11 - Employee Leave and Benefits:
* Increase shoe allowance from $100 to $125 per fiscal year.
* Holiday Pay will be in a separate payroll check
* Holiday Pay is prorated for any new hires or promotions.
Article 13 - Probationary Period
* The probationary period for new hires will be decreased to six months...
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