City of Rochelle Council Chambers
420 N 6th Street, Rochelle IL 61068
6:00 pm
I. CALL TO ORDER:
• Pledge to the Flag
• Prayer
II. ROLL CALL:
III. PUBLIC COMMENTARY:
IV. BUSINESS ITEMS:
1) Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police and City of Rochelle – May 1, 2018-April 30, 2021
2) Asset Purchase Agreement with NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic, LLC for Transmission Assets
3) Franchise Agreement with NexEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic, LLC
V. ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda Item #1 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police and City of Rochelle – May 1, 2018-April 30, 2021
Staff Contact: Jeff Fiegenschuh, City Manager & Nancy Bingham, Human Resource Coordinator
Summary:
The current collective bargaining agreement with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (IL FOP) is set to expire on May 1, 2018. Our team met with the IL FOP in late February and again in early April to negotiate a new agreement. Our teams reached a tentative agreement for the entire package that has been ratified by the members of the FOP and is now ready for council approval. The proposal represents a good compromise, where both sides gave and received concessions.
Attached to this staff report is the redlined tentative agreement with the new provisions. Most of the provisions from the current agreement carried over into the new one. Below is a brief summary of the major changes to the current agreement that expires on May 1. The FOP approved this version of the contract on April 11.
Residency: Under the new agreement there will no residency requirements, in accordance with the Illinois Labor Relations Act, residency outside the State of Illinois is not permitted. The take home vehicle language did not change.
Group Insurance: No changes for current employees. For all employees hired after May 1, 2018 the new contributions will be higher and are as follows:
Employee Only: Jan 1, 2018-16%, Jan 1, 2019- 17%, Jan 1, 2020-18%, Jan 1, 2020- 20%
Family: Jan 1, 2018-19%, Jan 1, 2019-20%, Jan 1, 2020-21%, Jan 1, 2021-25%
Wages: Effective May 1, 2018, 2%; effective January 1, 2019, 2%; effective January 1, 2020, 2.75%; and effective January 1, 2021, 2.75%. The proposed wages were determined by averaging wage increases negotiated in other FOP and BPO contracts in the region. We feel these represent a good compromise both parties can accept.
Investigation Division: Officers assigned to this division for a total of 10 years or more shall keep their detective pay ($1.25 after the 10th years), provided any removal from this division was through no fault of the officer or at the election of the officer. Where the officer is removed for cause based on discipline action against the officer, her or she will forfeit the continuation of the additional pay. This provision ensures that officers do not lose the additional pay at the end of their careers that could have a negative impact on their future pension earnings.
Duty Line Disability, Sick Leave Usage and Officer Involved Shootings
Included language that mirrors new statutes approved by the legislature. When it relates to officer-involved shootings the employer shall designate the applicable testing facility.
Court Time
If the court appearance is cancelled within two (2) hours of the appearance; the employee will receive standby compensation equivalent to two (2) hours of pay at his or her regular, straight-time rate. An employee must be off duty to be eligible for court standby pay.
Recommendation: Approve the tentatively approved Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police and City of Rochelle – May 1, 2018-April 30, 2021
Supporting Documents: folder Redline Tentative Agreement
