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f�� � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 2/10/14 Item No.: 7.f Department Approval City Manager Approval ��,. /�"�'�'��_ � aG� � Item Description: Approve Terms of 2014-2015 NOE Local 49 Maintenance Workers Contract BACKGROUND The Ciry of Roseville has four collective bargaining units, the Police Sergeants, Teamsters; Police, LELS; POC Firefighters, and the Maintenance Warkers, IUOE Local 49. The Police Sergeants and the Officers are settled through 2015 and the new POC Firefighters unit is not. This report pertains to the 49ers. There are 29 city employees in the 49ers' bargaining unit. They perform a variety of maintenance duties in the Public Warks and the Parks and Recreation Departments. The City and the union have been negotiating since October 2013 and the contract expired on December 31, 2013. The City benchmarks itself with comparable municipalities. According to comparable municipalities, the wages for this unit were at the average after the market adjustment during negotiations at the end of 2013. The Council did approve an increase of 2% for non-union employees in 2014. City staff and union members from Local 49 have met and found common ground for a settlement on a two year contract. The settlement terms meet the parameters set by Council in closed session. The membership has voted to accept the contract terms with implementation upon Council approval and effective 1/1/14. The following are the agreement terms: Description of Proposed Agreement: 1. CONTRACT DURATION: ➢ Term of 2 years from 1/1/14 - 12/31/15 2. WAGES: ➢ 2% increase to wages effective 1/1/14 for all classifications. ➢ 2% increase to wages effective 1/1/15 for all classifications. In addition, if in 2015 the 10 City comparable group of Brooklyn Center, Cottage Grove, Fridley, Inver Grove Heights, Maplewood, Oakdale, Richfield, Savage, Shakopee, and White Bear Lake have a COLA wage increase that averages above 2.25% then the Page 1 of 3