HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 Resolution No. 034• RESOLUTION NOJ!l
SERIES 01' 2006
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A RESOLUTluN AUTHOR IZI NG AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 8, OF THE
COLLEC-IVE BARGAINI NG CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ENGLEWOOD
FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL NO. 1736 AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE PERIOD
OF JANUARY I, 2005 THROUGH Dl:CEMBER 3 I, 2006 .
WHEREAS, the Engl ewood City Counci l authorized the Co,lcctive Bargaining Contract
between the Englewood Firefighters Local No. 1736 and th e City of Englew ood for the years
2005 anJ 2006, by the pa ssage of Resolut ion 78, Series of ~004 : and
WHEREAS, the Collective Bargaining Contrac t for Decr.mbcr I, 2005 through December 31,
2006 wi th the Englewood Firefighters Loc al No. 1736 provided fo r wage increas es to be granted
if certain co nditi ons were met ; and
WHEREAS , Art icle 8, Section D, of the ContrJct provide s fo r a w.ige increase of 2.6 5% based
on the sa lary rate in effect in 2005: and
WHEREAS, this increase, though not required 10 be implemented until Augu st I, 2006, will
be implemented on March I 0, 2006 ; and
WHEREAS, thi s increase wi ll be retroactive 10 January I, 2006 :
NOW , TliEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
Section I. f ,e Ci ty Cou ncil of the City of Englewood, Co lorado hereby approves an
Ame ndm ent to t11e Collective Bargaining Con tra ct between th e Englewood Firefighters Loca l No .
1736. The City of Englewood will implement, retroacti ve to January I , 2006 , a 2.6 5% increase
based on the sa lary rate in effect in 2005 . This in cre ase is in lieu of the on e contractually due 10
be implemented on August I, 2006 . The City an d EFFA agree thnt the implementation of '<his
increase by the City and the acceptance of the increas e by EFFA do not consti tute a reope11ing of
negotiations for the current Agreement.
Section 2. The Mayor and the City Cle rk arc hereby authorized to sign and attest this
Amendment to the Co llect ive Bargaining Co ntra ct hetween the Englewood Firefighters Local
No. 1736 and the City of Englewood, Colorado , for the period r i January I, 2005 through
December 31, 2006 .
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 21" ofFebruary, 2006 .
I, Loucri shia A. Ellis, City Clerk for tP.e. pty of Englewood , Colora o, hereby cenify the
above is a true copy of Resolution No . _.:6'f __ , Series of 2006 .
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Dair: Agenda Item: Subject:
February 2 1, 2006 9 Ci A mendment to Co ll ec ti ve Barga ining Agree ment
Betwee n th e City a11 d th e EFF A fo r 1005 a11d 2006
Initiated By : I Slaff Source:
Hum ,,n Resour ces De partm en t Sue Ealon, Dir ec tor of Hum an Reso ur ces
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Th e Co ll e\ li ve B,1rgai nin g Ag ree ment wi th th e En glewood Fire Fig ht ers Associa ti on wa s appr o .'ed
b 1• Co uncil fo r 2005 an d 2006. Th e prop ose d am endmen t w as disc usse d during th e Co unc il ·,tu dy
Sessio n 0 11 Febru ary 6, 2006.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff re ques ts Cou11 cil 's app roval to amend ; icle 8, sec tio ns B., C., D ., and E. o f th e 2005-2006
Co ll ec ti \•e Bargai ning Ag ree men t with th e En glewoo d Fi re Fig ht ers As socia ti on .
BACKGl :OUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTE RNAT IVES IDENTIF IED
Per th e City's co ll ec ti ve bargai nin g ag re ement fo r 2005<W06 with th e EFFA, wage increase s ,ve re
to be grant ed if cer tai n reve nu e projec ti ons wer e ac hi eve d by th e Cit y. After a 1.11 % in crPa se was
grant ed on Janu ary 1, ~005, they had two more op por tuniti es to rece ive wage increases if reve nu e
p rojecti o ns were m et (0 11 July I , 2005 and October I , 2005). The City's reve nu es di d 11 0 1 m ee t
pro jec ti ons on ei th er of th ose dates, so iio furth er in creases we re grant ed to EFF A memb ers .
In 200 6, th e co ntra ct prov id ed two addition al opp ortu ni ti es for w.:,ge in creases, ag ain onl y it th e
City's revenu es mee t pro j ec ti o ns . Th e first o p por1u11it y w as o n Janu ary 1, 20 06. The y w er e no t
grant ed an in crease on that date be ca us e th e re ve nu e targ ets we re not ac hi ev ed . Th e remainin g
o pportunity will occur o n July 1, 2006. On Augusl 1, 2006 the contrac t provid es fo r th e un ion
memb ers 10 move v. of th e way to th eir mark et point , as agreed up on after a sa lary surv ey
conduc ted in 2005, w ith o ut regard to th e C ity's reve nues. For EFFA Jh e in c rease w ill b e 2.65%
sin ce th ey ar e 10.6°/., behind mark et. This incr ea se is co ntra ctu all y required to be retr oac ti ve to
January 1, 20 0 6.
Th e reco mr 1end ed co ntra ct ar,1endn .:mts describ ed above refl ec t th e impl ement ati on of th e
August 1, 200 6 in crease o n March 10, 2006 .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The impact of the amendment will b e app roximately $305 .13 , which is an estimation of the interest
income lost by earl y implementati o n of th e sala ry increase.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
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