LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: Grover C. Robinson, IV, Mayor
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PENSACOLA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 707 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council ratify the proposed Pensacola Professional Firefighters International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 707 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Further, that City Council authorize the Mayor to take all actions necessary to execute the agreement. Finally, that the City Council adopt a supplemental budget resolution appropriating the costs associated with the first year of the agreement.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
Contract negotiations between the City and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 707, bargaining unit began on June 4, 2020. They were concluded on September 29, 2020, with a tentative agreement regarding their Collective Bargaining Agreement for the period beginning October 1, 2020 and ending October 1, 2023. The results of these negotiations are contained in the attached proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement. The union membership voted and approved the agreement on November 13, 2020 with an affirmative vote of 76 to zero. The final step in the adoption of the agreement is the ratification by City Council. The general terms of the agreement are as follows:
1. Pension changes to allow all firefighters who participate in the City of Pensacola’s pension plan to have up to 300 overtime hours be counted as pensionable; allow the spouse of a deceased firefighter to remarry without forfeiting pension benefits and restore the spousal benefit for all firefighters thereby closing the Firefighters’ Social Security Replacement Plan established in 2015.
2. Establishes a $1,500 annual incentive for all firefighters to attain and maintain a certification as a Florida Emergency Medical Technician to be able to provide additional Basic Life Support (BLS) capabilities for the citizens of Pensacola.
3. Establishes a merit pay component and policy whereby firefighters are eligible to receive up to a two percent (2%) wage increase (in addition to the across the board increases set forth in paragraph 4 below) to their base salary for each year of the collective bargaining agreement dependent upon their annual performance evaluation score.
4. All active IAFF members will receive an across the board increase to annual base pay of 3% effective October 1, 2020, 3% effective October 1, 2021, and 10% effective October 1, 2022.
5. The remaining provisions and articles not addressed in the terms as outlined above shall remain unchanged from the current Agreement (2018-2020) to the new Agreement (October 1, 2020, through October 1, 2023). The agreement is to be executed with no reopeners during the term of the contract.
The wage increase provision shall not extend beyond 2023 nor become the status quo of this Agreement.
PRIOR ACTION:
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FUNDING:
Budget: $ 109,900
Actual: $ 398,800
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The estimated net cost over the next three years of the contract is approximately $2.2 million. The Fiscal Year 2021 Adopted Budget includes $109,900 for the up to 2% performance based pay for the first year of the agreement. An additional $288,900 for Fiscal Year 2021 will be appropriated on a separate supplemental budget resolution. The increases for years two and three of the contract will be incorporated in the respective proposed budgets.
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes
11/20/2020
STAFF CONTACT:
Keith Wilkins, City Administrator
Ted Kirchharr, Human Resources Director
Amy Lovoy, Finance Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1) IAFF Local 707 Collective Bargaining Agreement Effective October 1, 2020 to October 1, 2023
2) Supplemental Budget Resolution
3) Supplemental Budget Explanation
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