City Council Meeting Date: December 17, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Michelle Mahowald, Communications & Human Resources Director
Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Consider Approval of 2025-2027 Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Patrol Unit Labor Agreement and Memorandum of Understandings.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council consider approval of 2025-2027 LELS Patrol Unit labor agreement and memorandum of understandings.
Summary Report:
There will be one presentation for all labor agreements, memorandums of understandings, and resolutions presented for consideration of approval at this meeting.
Here's a summary of changes made to the 2025-2027 LELS Patrol Unit labor agreement:
* Clarify provisions of grievance procedure to be consistent with other grievance provisions and avoid duplicity.
* Remove advance step grievance filing for discipline.
* Expressly specify additional existing management rights of the city.
* Add Juneteenth.
* Increase employer health insurance premium contribution base from $625 to $650 for single coverage and $850 to $1,000 for family coverage.
* General wage increases of
o 4.% in 2025
o 3% in 2026
o 3% in 2027
* Increase shift differential from $70.00 to $75.00 per pay period.
* Increase Admin. and Investigative Sergeant monthly lump sum from $300 to $330.
* Establish that an employee assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics Team will receive a lump sum payment of $100 per month for each month the employee is so assigned.
* Employees assigned to perform Field Training Officer, firearms instructor, and STORM duties a wage premium three dollars ($3.00) per hour while the employee is conducting the training.
* Remove jury duty provision since addressed in policy.
* Remove FMLA provisions since address in laws and policies.
* 3-year contract - 2025-2027.
* Update begin date of 2025, 2026, and 2027 wages to align with pay period and payroll updates.
* Base pay
o Base Pay Schedule (BPS) will ...
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