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_ • increase the 1 yr. step by 5% bringing it to 85% of top pay before longevity which <br />. is which is more in line with the marketplace average. <br />_ • add an additional longevity step at 20 years of continuous employment at 11 % <br />._ above top step. This is equivalent to an additional 2% after 20 years. <br />.. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE <br />.. Effective beginning O1/O1/2016 the following terms and conditions are effective: <br />-� After one year of employment with the City, a police officer may choose to receive educational <br />� supplementary pay and will receive the following upon providing written request and <br />certification of degree: <br />Bachelor's Degree $90 per month <br />Master's Degree $160 per month <br />_ (Note: Previous educational incentives ranged from $149.72 to <br />� $479.48 per month) <br />INSURANCE: <br />���� Same as City Council has provided to all other City staff. <br />�;��� SPECIALTY PAY: <br />�� Specialty pay will transition with the market trend to provide a 5% wage differential for those <br />�,� assigned to the specialty duties in the contract rather than a negotiated amount that works out to <br />._ be the 5% differential anyway. <br />� � UNIFORMS: <br />. Increase uniform allowance by a COLA each year of the contract starting with 2.5% in 2016 to <br />�� provide $825 for uniformed Officer's and for plain clothes Officer's the allowance will be $720. <br />.. POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />.. Each year the City budgets wage and benefit adjustments for all employees. The adjustments <br />stem from the best information known or anticipated from the metro labor market, labor <br />settlements and consumer price indexing. <br />BUDGET IMPLICATIONS <br />���:� It is estimated that this contract will add an estimated $30,000 -$35,000 to the 2016 Police <br />E:� Department budget. There will not be any requests for additional funds in the Police <br />h� Department. Instead the additional costs will be managed by reduced spending in other areas of <br />police department operations and expected savings from assumed staff turnover throughout the <br />year. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />6 Staff recommends approval of the 2016 -2018 LELS contract terms. <br />t ' REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />: Motion to approve the proposed terms and conditions of the 2016-2018 collective bargaining <br />- agreement with the LELS and direct City staff to prepare the necessary documents for eXecution, <br />subject to City Attorney approval. <br />Prepared by: Prepared by: Eldona Bacon, Human Resources Manager (651) 792-7025 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />