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Item Description: <br />7T JL T 797 <br />V <br />RE"WEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />V <br />Date: November 14, 2011 <br />Item No.: 7 - e <br />City Manager Approval <br />Approval of the 2011 — 2012 Teamster's Contract Terms <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of Roseville has three collective bargaining units. This report deals with the Police Sergeant's <br />unit. There are five city employees in the Teamster's bargaining unit. They are comprised of <br />supervisory licensed Officer's. <br />Although city employee wages are provided in five different plans, the City maintains a policy of parity <br />for all employees. According to this philosophy, the City strives for comparable cost of living <br />increases and benefits for all five employee groups. In addition, the City benchmarks itself with <br />comparable municipalities. <br />Council has provided for a I % wage increase in the 2011 budget. Based on internal equity and <br />external market data for this group the 2011 -2012 proposed and tentative agreement terms between the <br />union and the City are the following: <br />Description of Proposed Agreement: <br />1. CONTRACT DURATION: <br />Tenn of 2 years from VIA I — 12/31/12 <br />I / I / 11 increase all Teamster union classifications by a .65 % COLA to bring top <br />wage to $,40.24 per hour, which keeps them at 100% of the market average for our <br />comparable Cities. <br />1 /1 /12 increase all Teamster union classifications by a 1% COLA to bring top wage <br />to $,40.64 per hour, which keeps them at an anticipated 100% of the market average <br />for our comparable Cities. <br />3. UNIFORMS: <br />Other than the initial issue, for the years 2011 — 2012, the City will pay uniformed <br />sergeants and Plain Clothes Investigative Sergeants an annual allowance of $,825 <br />effective January 1, 2011, for the purchase and maintenance of clothing worn in the <br />Page I of 2 <br />