1997-04-09 - CC Packet - (Admin.)

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MEMO DATE : April 4, 1997 TO Honorable Mayor and Council FROM : Jim March RE Union Contract and Employee Benefits The public works employees have voted to approve the union contract as presented to them by their union agent. There are still a few changes that were not incorporated in the final document that I had requested previously. I will draft a memorandum of understanding to the union agent on these issues. If he signs the document early next week, I would recommend that the Council approve the final agreement. The contract negotiation has been in progress for nearly a year. I have spent numerous hours in negotiations and reviewing several draft documents. I believe a fair contract has been achieved. The changes that still need to be made and the effects on the benefits to current employees are as follows: * The contract is for a two year term. The contract runs from 1/1/97 through 12/31/98. Once the contract is signed, the only item that would be retroactive to the first of the year would be wages. This would be an item that I would include in the Memorandum of Understanding. * An error still remains for the number of hours in the work week for permanent part -time employees. The work week should be 20 hours and not 16 hours. * Overtime is defined as anything over 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. The term "City Special Programs" will need to be deleted. * Holidays - The floating holiday and day after thanksgiving, need to be replaced with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Columbus Day. * Vacation Pay - The hours per week for vacation needs to be defined as 20 hours for permanent part -time and 40 hour for permanent full -time.