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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-18-23-SRMayor: David Grant Councilmembers: Brenda Holden Emily Rousseau Tena Monson Tom Fabel Agenda December 18 2023 Address: 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills MN 55112 Phone: 651.792.7800 Website: www.cityofardenhills.org Special City Council Immediately following City Council Work Session City Vision Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well-maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long-standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play. This meeting can be accessed remotely by joining via Zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83088819741 *Please make sure you have the most up-to-date version of Zoom to participate in the meeting* CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. CONSENT ITEMS A. Motion to Approve 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement – IUOE 49 Dave Perrault 3. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS 4. COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS ADJOURN Page 1 of 2 DATE: December 18, 2023 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator SUBJECT: 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement – IUOE 49 Budgeted Amount: Estimated Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A Council Should Consider Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: • 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49. Background Representatives of City Staff and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 49 have reached a tentative agreement pending Council approval on the 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). IUOE 49 represents the City’s maintenance workers and is made up of eight employees. The current contract expires at the end of this year, and over the past few months representatives have been negotiating a new contract. The City intends to start a compensation study in early 2024, as a result, Staff and Union reps are proposing a one year contract to get us through 2024, and start new negotiations next year on a three-year contract, which will take the compensation study into consideration. The proposal for Council to consider is keeping all of the existing language the same, with the exception of the following changes: CONSENT ITEM – 2A MEMORANDUM Page 2 of 2 Wages The two sides have negotiated a market adjustment of $2.00 across the Union’s pay tables and a three-percent COLA. The current and proposed pay rates can be found below: Step 2023 Hourly Rate 2024 Proposed Hourly Rate 1 26.10$ 28.94$ 2 27.38$ 30.26$ 3 28.72$ 31.64$ 4 30.12$ 33.08$ 5 31.59$ 34.60$ 6 33.14$ 36.19$ Health Insurance The Union members will receive $1,284 monthly towards their insurance premiums. This equates to approximately eighty-seven percent of their premium, which is what the City pays today. Union Training Center The City will increase its contribution to the training center by $.05, from $.25 to $.30, per hour. Juneteenth Juneteenth will be added to the holiday calendar. All MOU’s will be updated for 2024. For reference, the previous contract is attached. Budget Impact The budget impact of these changes are mostly accounted for in the 2024 budget; the budgeted market adjustment was $1.50, the additional $.50 will result in approximately a $10,000 increase to the approved budget, with about half hitting the General Fund. The insurance increase should not negatively affect the 2024 budget, and the training center increase will result in an increase of $832, again about half hitting the General Fund. Staff believes that these costs can be absorbed into the 2024 budget. Attachments Attachment A: 2022 – 2023 CBA