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CCR1996228COMMON C OMUSKEG0 AMENDED RESOLUTION #228-96 AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF THE 1996-1998 LABOR AGREEMENT Telecommunicators Unit BETWEEN LOCAL 2414 AFSCME AND THE CITY OF MUSKEG0 WHEREAS, a settlement has been reached between the negotiators for the City of Muskego and the negotiators for the City Hall/ Telecommunicators Unit of Local 2414, AFSCME. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego, upon the recommendation of the Negotiating Committee, does hereby authorize the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer to Telecommunicators Unit of Local 2414, AFSCME, and the City of execute the settlement agreement as attached between the Muskego for the period of January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1998, including the Letter of Understanding dated October 22, the Agreement by the members of the Telecommunicators Unit. 1996 and language changes attached, subject to ratification of BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer are hereby authorized to sign the amended labor agreement for 1996-1998. DATED THIS 8th DAY OF OCTOBER , 1996. SPONSORED BY: NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE Mayor David L. De Angelis Ald. Domonic R. D'Acquisto Ald. Patrick A. Patterson RECONSIDERED, AMENDED AM) ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 22, 1996. This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of City of Muskego. Resolution #228-96 which was adopted by the Common Council of the 10/96 jmb a 0 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN MUSKEGO AREA POLICE AREA EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2414 THE CITY OF MUSKEGO AND TELECOMMUNICATOR UNIT DECEMBER 2, 1996, and after that date no bargaining unit 1. The Chief's Secretary position will be filled on or before personnel will be used until the following #2 and #3 are resolved. 2. A committee comprised of representative(s) of the Muskego Area Police Employees local 2414 Telecommunicator Unit shall meet with management for determination of the duties of the Confidential Secretary as it relates to potential use of Union Employees for non-confidential assignments. non-confidential assignments, the parties agree to mediate 3. If the above committee does not agree with any of the above using Karen Mauhinney, followed by arbitration if no agreement is reached. Agreed to this /- i day of October, 1996 ... ._ MUSKEGO AREA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2414 /I ,,y ,,, / Mayor -" 2, x.._ /' 'John R. Lohnson v ncil No. 40, AFSCME, AFL-CIO CITY OF MUSKEGO PROPOSAL THE CITY OF MUSKEGO MUSKEGO AREA PUBLIC%dF"POYEES. LOCAL 2414 and [Police Telecommunicator Unit) Tentative Agreement Dated: October 1, 1996 The parties have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement adopting the provisions of the prior contract except as set forth below: 1. Article 111 - Probationarv Period Section 3.01 amend to read: "All newly hed employees shall be considered probationary for the sixty (60) days work in their employment. An additional sixty (60) days worked extension of the probationary period may be allowed if requested by the City after conference with Union." 2. Article VI - Pav Period Amend Section 6.01 to read: "Employees as of January 1, 1985, shall be paid bi-weekly. Employees hued after said date shall also be paid bi-weekly except for each bi-weekly pay period, the City shall pay each employee on Thursday for work performed through the previous Friday." 3. Article IX - Holidav Add the following sentence to the end of Section 9.01, "To be paid with the last paycheck of the year." 4. Article XI - Time Off for Funerals Add to Section 11.01, "In the event of funerals out of town (more than 250 miles) an additional one (1) day of absence with pay shall be granted." 5. Article XV - Sick Leave Section 15.01 Amend "one hundred thirty (130) days" to "two thousand (2,000) hours" 6. Article XVI - Vacations Section 16.01 to read as follows: "The hiring date of all employees shall be converted to the first day of the month (see following formula) and the resulting date shall be used to determine the amount of vacation they are entitled to." a Hiring or Ending Date Conversion Formula On or before the 16th - 1st day of the month hired On 17th or thereafter - 1st day of the following month Section 16.06 remove the last sentence and replace with, "This section applied only to 5-2 5-2 Personnel. 7 Article XXIII - Grievance Procedure Amend Article to read as follows: "Section 23.01. Any grievance or misunderstanding which may arise between the Employer and employee (or employees) or the Employer and the Union shall be handled as follows: STEP 1: The aggrieved employee, the Union Committee andor the Union representative shall present the grievance to the Department Head within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the employee knew or should have known of the occurrence of the event causing the grievance or misunderstanding. STEP 2: If a satisfactory settlement is not reached as outlined in Step 1 within one (1) week, the Union Committee andor the Union Steward shall present the grievance in writing to the Finance Committee of the Common Council. A meeting shall be held within two (2) weeks of the receipt of the written request from the orher party STEP 3: If a satisfactory settlement is not reached as outlined in Step 2, either party may request that the matter be submitted to arbitration. If the parties cannot agree on the selection of an arbitrator, the parties shall request the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission to name one. The Arbitrator shall make a decision on the grievance which shall be final and binding on both parties. Only issues relating to the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement shall be subject to the arbitration procedure. Section 23.02. The time limits mentioned above may be extended by mutual consent of 0 the parties involved. Section 23.03. The cost of the arbitrator and any other expenses shall be shared equally by the parties." 8. Article XXVIII - Termination or Amendment of Ameement Section 27.01. Amend to read as follows: "Either party may request amendment to th~s Agreement by notifying the other party in writing by October 1, 1998." 2 0 9. Article IX - Holidays "one-half (1/2) day Spring Holiday" to be celebrated on March "One-half (1/2) day of Good Friday" will be changed to 28, 1997, and April 10, 1998. See also, the attached Letter of Understanding. 31, 1998. 10. Duration. Three year term - expiration date of December 11.Wisconsin Retirement Fund Contributions per existing language in the Police Department contract. Enter WRS effective 1/1/97 for future service only. See also, the attached Letter of Understanding. 12. Insurance Benefits Effective 1/1/97 employees will begin contributing $10.00 per month for family coverage and $5.00 per month for single pursuant to the City's premium only cafeteria plan. Employees coverage. These deductions will be made on a pre-tax basis who receive the annuity payment in lieu of insurance will have their payments reduced by an identical amount. 13. Increase wages on all rates and classifications as follows: e Effective 1/1/96 - 3.5% 1/1/97 - 3.5% 1/1/98 - 3.5% Longevity to increase effective 1/1/96 to Five years $ 7.50 Ten years $12.50 Fifteen years #17.50 14. Additional Waqe Increase Either party may notify the other by 12/31/97, of the desire to discuss additional pay increases beyond the 3.5% ATB called for in 1998. Additional pay increases in 1998 (beyond the 3.5% ATB called for in the agreementj will only become effective if voluntary mutual agreement is reached between the parties. This provision is for 1998 only and is not subject to the status quo doctrine. 0 15. The Chief's secretary shall be considered a confidential secretary effective upon ratification of this agreement. 16. Upon ratification the seven (7) employees (four Telecommunicators, One Court Clerk, Two Clerks) involved with current grievance will be paid twenty (20) additional hours of compensation, at their individual rate of pay, in one will be issued for this amount and will not be incorporated settlement of all outstanding grievances. A separate check into the retroactive check. thirty (30) days of a mutually ratified agreement. 17. Retroactive pay will be by separate check payable within Agreed to this 12.m day of @e&&es, 1996. N-vews6a MUSKEG0 AREA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2414 -7434 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MUSKEGO AND MUSKEGO AREA POLICE AREA EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2414 TELECOMMUNICATOR UNIT In the course of negotiarions, the parties have agreed to delete the one-half (X) day Good Friday holiday and replace it with a one-half (%) day Spring holiday. The parties have agreed that this half-day Spring holiday will coincide with the Friday of the week in whch the Muskego area school's Spring recess presently commences. The Contract specifically sets forth these dates through 1998. In anticipation of the possibility, however slight, that the parties will be unable to reach agreement on a successor collective bargaining agreement prior to the Spring holiday for 1999 and 2000, the panies have agreed that this one-half (X) day Spring holiday will be celebrated on April 2, 1999 and on .4pril21,2000. 0 LEmR OF UNDERSTANDm-G RE: Wisconsin Retirement Service In the course of negotiations, the parties have agreed to begin participation in the retirement benefit propm offered though the Wisconsin Retirement Service (hereinafter "WRS Pension Plan") effective on January 1, 1997. This participation in the WRS Pension Plan is for future service credit only. Participation in the WRS Pension Plan shall be as pursuant to the rules established by the Wisconsin Retirement Service. The current City of Muskego Pension Plan & Trust (the "Plan") will be frozen as of December 31, 1996, and no additional benefit accruals will be made under the Plan after December 31, 1996. Contributions as negotiated through the period ending on December j 1, 1996 shall be contributed to the Plan. 0 The Trustees of the Plan shall continue to have dl rights and obiigations, as they have had in the pa to administer the Plan. No benefit to which a Plan participant has earned a nonforfeitable right under the terms of the Plan may be reduced or eliminated in the future. If any issues arise concerning the Plan that require negotiation with the Muskego Area Public Employees Union, Local 2414, the City shall satisfy all legal obligations attendant thereto. As soon as reasonably and administratively practicable after January 1, 1997, the Trustees will take steps to terminate the City of Muskego Pension Plan & Trust. All employees who are Plan participants as of December 31, 1996 will become 100% vested as of December 31, 1996. Once the Plan has been terminated, distributions to Plan participants will be made in accordance with applicable law. Distribution information will be provided to Plan participants, including information about forms of distribution, tax withholding, and rollover options. . LETTER OF UPIDERST.4NDTPiC RE: Group Term Life Insurance Benefits In the course of negotiations, the parties have agreed to begin participation in he group term lif? insurance program offered through the Wisconsin Retirement Service (herehaftr "WRS Life Plan"), effective January 1, 1997. Participation in the WRS Life Plan shall bt 25 pursuant to the rules established by the Wisconsin Retirement Service and as outlined below. During the initial six month waiting period beginning on January 1, 1997, the City shall maintain the current life insurance program so that there is no gap in coverage. FTE Premiums. The City will pay one hundred percent (100%) of the prtslium cost for the standard LVRS Life Plan benefits for 111 time employees. Full time employees may also purchase supplemental coverage under the WRS Life Plan, if eligible, at their own expense, through authorized payroll deductions. a PTE Premiums. For eligible part time employees who exercise their option io participate in the WRS Life Plan, the City will pay a prorated portion of the premium cost for &e standard WRS Lift Plan benefit, based on the percentage of full time hours that the part time employe: is regduly scheduled to work. In no event shall the City's contribution for a part time employee's LVRS Life Plan standard benefit be less than twenty percent (20%) of the premium cost. AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF THE 1996-1998 LABOR AGREFMENT / BETWEEN LOCAL 2414 AFSCME AND THE CITY OF MUSKEG0 Telecommunicators Unit WHEREAS, a settlement has been reached between Telecommunicators Unit of Local 2414, AFSCME.1 for the City of Muskego and the negotiators for NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego, upon the recommendation of,'the Negotiating Committee, does hereby authorize the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer to execute the settlement agreement as attac J ed between the Telecommunicators Unit of Muskego for the period of 1998 subject to ratification of the by the members of the Telecommunicators Unit. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the are 1996-1998. hereby authorized to sign the DATED THIS 8th DAY OF OCT BER , 1996. P SPONSORED BY: NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE Mayor David L. De Angelis Ald. Domonic R. D'Acquisto Ald. Patrick A. Patterson This is to is a true and accurate copy of Resolution adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego. I 0 10/96jmb CITY OF MUSKEG0 PROPOSAL THE CITY OF MUSKEGO and [Police Telecommunicator Unit) Tentative Agreement Dated: October 1, 1996 MUSKEGO AREA PUBLICEMPLOYEES. LOCAL 2414 The parties have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement adopting the provisions of the prior contract except as set forth below: 1. Article 111 - Probationarv Period Section 3.01 amend to read: "All newly hired employees shall be considered probationary for the sixty (60) days work in their employment. An additional sixty (60) days worked extension of the probationary period may be allowed if requested by the City after conference with Union." 0 2. Article VI - Pay Period Amend Section 6.01 to read: "Employees as of January 1, 1985, shall be paid bi-weekly. Employees hired after said date shall iso-be paid bi-weekly except for each-bi-weekly pay period, the City shall pay each employee on Thursday for work performed through the previous Friday." 3. Article IX - Holiday Add the following sentence to the end of Section 9.01: "To be paid with the last paycheck of the year." 4. Article XI - Time Off for Funerals Add to Section 11.01: "In the event of funerals out of town (more than 250 miles) an additional one (1) day of absence with pay shall be granted." 5. Article XV - Sick Leave Section 15.01 Amend "one hundred thirty (130) days" to "two thousand (2,000) hours". 6. Article XVI - Vacations Section 16.01 to read as follows: "The hiring date of all employees shall be converted to the first day of the month (see following formula) and the resulting date shall be used to determine the amount of vacation they are entitled to." Hiring or Ending Date Conversion Formula On or before the 16th - 1st day of the month hired On 17th or thereafter - 1st day of the following month Section 16.06 remove the last sentence and replace with, "This section applied only to 5-2 5-2 Personnel. 7. Article EUII - Grievance Procedure Amend Article to read as follows: "Section 23.01. Any grievance or misunderstanding which may arise between the Employer and employee (or employees) or the Employer and the Union shall be handled as follows: STEP 1: The aggrieved employee, the Union Committee and/or the Union representative shall present the grievance to the Department Head within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the employee knew or should have known of the occurrence of the event causing the grievance or misunderstanding. STEP 2: If a satisfactory settlement is not reached as outlined in Step 1 within one (1) week, the Union Committee andlor the Union Steward shall present the grievance in writing to the Finance Committee of the Common Council. A meeting shall be held within two (2) weeks of the receipt of the written request from the other party. STEP 3: If a satisfactory settlement is not reached as outlined in Step 2, either party may request that the matter be submitted to arbitration. If the parties cannot agree on the selection of an arbitrator, the parties shall request the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission to name one. The Arbitrator shall make a decision on the grievance which shall be final and binding on both parties. Only issues relating to the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement shall be subject to the arbitration procedure. Section 23.02. The time limits mentioned above may be extended by mutual consent of the parties involved. Section 23.03. The cost of the arbitrator and any other expenses shall be shared equally by the parties." 8. Article XXVIII - Termination or Amendment of Agreement Section 27.01. Amend to read as follows: "Either party may request amendment to this Agreement by notifying the other party in writing by October 1, 1998." L 9. Article IX - Holidays "One-half (%) day on Good Friday" will be changed to "one-half (%) day Spring Holiday" to be celebrated on March 28, 1997, and April 10, 1998. See also, the attached Letter of Understanding. 10. Duration: Three year term - expiration date of December 3 1, 1998. h( Wisconsin Retirement Fund Enter WRS effective 1/1/97 for future service only. Contributions per existing language in the Police Department contract. See also, the attached Letter of Understanding 12. Insurance Benefits Effective 1/1/97 employees will begin contributing $10.00 per month for family coverage and $5.00 per month for single coverage. These deductions will be made on a pre-tax basis pursuant to the City's premium only cafeteria plan. Employees who receive the annuity payment in lieu of insurance will have their payments reduced by an identical amount. 13. Clerk I1 The Clerk working the 4-2,4-2 work schedule will be reclassified as Clerk 11 and be paid the .50 above the 1996 clerk rate effective January 1, 1996. 14. Increase wages on all rates and classifications as follows: Effective 1/1/96 - 3.5% 1/1/97 - 3.5% 1/1/98 - 3.5% Longevity to increase effective 1/1/96 to Five years $7.50 Ten years $12.50 Fifteen years $17.50 15. Additional Wage Increase Either party may notify the other by Id/$/ , 1997, of the desire to discuss additional pay increases beyond the 3.5% ATB called for in 1998. Additional pay increases in 1998 (beyond the 3.5% ATB called for in the agreement) will only become effective if voluntary mutual agreement is reached between the parties. This provision is for 1998 only and is not subject to the status quo doctrine. 3 16. The Chiefs secretary shall be considered a confidential secretary effective upon ratification of this agreement. 17. Upon ratification, all Telecommunicators will be paid $40.00 in settlement of all outstanding grievances. 18. Retroactive pay will be by separate check payable within thirty (30) days of a mutually ratified agreement. Agreed to this - day of October, 1996. MUSKEG0 AREA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2414 kepresentative District Council No. 40, AFSCME, AFL-CIO CITY OF MUSKEG0 Mayor City Clerk 4 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MUSKEG0 AND MUSKEG0 AREA POLICE AREA EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2414 TELECOMMUNICATOR UNIT In the course of negotiations, the parties have agreed to delete the one-half (%) day Good Friday holiday and replace it with a one-half (X) day Spring holiday. The parties have agreed that this half-day Spring holiday will coincide with the Friday of the week in which the Muskego area school's Spring recess presently commences. The Contract specifically sets forth these dates through 1998. In anticipation of the possibility, however slight, that the parties will be unable to reach agreement on a successor collective bargaining agreement prior to the Spring holiday for 1999 and 2000, the parties have agreed that this one-half (%) day Spring holiday will be celebrated on April 2, 1999 and on April 21, 2000. LETTER OF UNDERSTANDTNG RE: Wisconsin Retirement Service In the course of negotiations, the parties have agreed to begin participation in the retirement benefit program offered through the Wisconsin Retirement Service (hereinafter "WRS Pension Plan") effective on January 1, 1997. This participation in the WRS Pension Plan is for future service credit only. Participation in the WRS Pension Plan shall be as pursuant to the rules established by the Wisconsin Retirement Service. The current City of Muskego Pension Plan & Trust (the "Plan") will be frozen as of December 31, 1996, and no additional benefit accruals will be made under the Plan after December 31, 1996. Contributions as negotiated through the period ending on December 31, 1996 shall be contributed to the Plan. The Trustees of the Plan shall continue to have all rights and obligations, as they have had in the past, to administer the Plan. No benefit to which a Plan participant has earned a nonforfeitable right under the terms of the Plan may be reduced or eliminated in the future. If any issues arise concerning the Plan that require negotiation with the Muskego Area Public Employees Union, Local 2414, the City shall satisfy all legal obligations attendant thereto. As soon as reasonably and administratively practicable after January 1, 1997, the Trustees will take steps to terminate the City of Muskego Pension Plan & Trust. All employees who are Plan participants as of December 31, 1996 will become 100% vested as of December 31, 1996. Once the Plan has been terminated, distributions to Plan participants will be made in accordance with applicable law. Distribution information will be provided to Plan participants, including information about forms of distribution, tax withholding, and rollover options. LETITR OF UNDERSTANDING RE: Group Term Life Insurance Benefits In the course of negotiations, the parties have ageed to begin participation in the group tern life insurance program offered through the Wisconsin Retirement Service (hereinafter "WRS Life Plan"), effective January 1, 1997. Participation in the WRS Life Plan shall be as pursuant to the rules established by the Wisconsin Retirement Service and as outlined below. During the initial six month waiting period beginning on January 1, 1997, the City shall maintain the current life insurance program so that there is no gap in coverage. FTE Premiums. The City will pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premium cost for the standard WRS Life Plan benefits for fidl time employees. Full time employees may also purchase supplemental coverage under the WRS Life Plan, if eligible, at their own expense, through authorized payroll deductions. PTE Premiums. For eligible part time employees who exercise their option to participate in the WRS Life Plan, the City will pay a prorated portion of the premium cost for the standard WRS Life Plan benefit, based on the percentage of full time hours that the part time employee is regularly scheduled to work. In no event shall the City's contribution for a part time employee's WRS Life Plan standard benefit be less than twenty percent (20%) of the premium cost.