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Home My WebLink About2005-090 Addendum to Bargaining Agrmnt PBA• • RESOLUTION 90-2005 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN ADDENDUM TO AMEND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" AND MADE PART OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Village Council of the Village ofNorth Palm Beach, Florida, does hereby approve the Addendum to Amend Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Village ofNorth Palm Beach and the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association attached as Exhibit "A." Section 2. The Mayor and Village Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Addendum to Amend Collective Bargaining Agreement set forth in Exhibit "A" for and on behalf of the Village of North Palm Beach. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect upon approval by the Police Benevolent Association within thirty (30) days, which approval must be given within such time period or the resolution shall not take effect. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER_ 2005. • (Village'S'eal) • ATTEST: VILLAGE CLERK ADDENDUM TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION This Addendum is entered into between the Village of North Palm Beach (hereinafter "Village") and Palm Beach Police Benevolent Association (hereinafter "Association") to modify provision of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (hereinafter "CBA") between the parties which commenced October 1, 2003 and ends September 30, 2006. The Village and the Association agree that the Village and the Association have reached an agreement following collective bargaining engaged in pursuant to the re -opener provision of Article 35 of the CBA. Pursuant to the parties agreement, the following Articles of the CBA are amended as hereinafter set forth: ARTICLE 6. HEALTH INSURANCE 1. The Village will provide health and dental insurance to bargaining unit members and their dependants under the Village health and dental program at the same levels of benefit and rates established by the Village Council for non -bargaining unit employees of the Village. 2. In the event the Village agrees to provide more beneficial coverage or rates to any other bargaining unit in the Village, the more beneficial coverage and rates will be provided to bargaining unit members covered by this CBA. C:\DOCUME-1\mary\LOCALS- 1\Temp\Fina1 ADDENDUM 092005.doc ARTICLE 24. PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUING EDUCATION Employees covered by the CBA shall be eligible for tuition reimbursement in accordance with the Village's tuition reimbursement program as provided in Section 11.02 of the Village Personnel Rules and Regulations. ARTICLE 31. WAGES 1. Effective October 1, 2005 each member of the bargaining unit, subject to the top - out limitations provided below, shall receive a cost of living adjustment to the member's base wage of 3.7%. 2. The Village may convert from weekly to bi-weekly pay, on or after the first pay period in November 2005. 3. Each bargaining unit employee is eligible for a performance based wage increase effective the member's anniversary date. The percentage increase shall be in a range of 0- 4 percent based on the member's annual performance rating. In addition to the adjustment of the member's base wage, the member will receive a lump sum payment for the period of time between 10/1/05 and the member's anniversary date calculated by multiplying the member's 10/1/05 base wage (following adjustment as set forth in paragraph 1 above) times the member's performance adjustment (0-4%) divided by 365 times the number of days between 10/1/05 and the anniversary date. Example for a member with an anniversary date of March 15th, a base wage on 10/1/05 of $40,000.00, and a performance increase of 3%: $40,000 times 3% divided by 365 times 165=$542.46 A bargaining unit member who receives a performance evaluation rating of "Below Standards" or "Development Required" shall have a counseling session with supervisory personnel and be provided with performance goals. The member will be re-evaluated ninety (90) days following the counseling session. If a performance rating of "Successful Level I" or better is received, the member will receive the corresponding performance wage increase. The performance scale for contract/fiscal year 2005-2006 is as follows: C:\DOCUME-1\mary\LOCALS-1\Temp\Fina1 ADDENDUM 092005.doc Performance Score 0% - 4% Pay Increase Category Range Range Exceptional Level II 92% -100% 4.0% Exceptional Level I 84% - 91% 3.5% Successful Level II 75% - 83% 3.0% Successful Level I 67% - 74% 2.0% Development Required 50% - 66% 0.0% Below Standards Below 50% 0.0% 4. No member shall receive a base wage increase over the maximum salary (top -out) established in the VILLAGE pay plan. Increase over top -out pay shall be paid as lump sum payments and shall be treated as salary for pension calculation purposes. 5. The minimum rate established for the bargaining unit positions in the VILLAGE pay plan, shall be paid upon employment to "new hire" employees, except that an amount above the minimum rate may be paid when the rate is approved by the VILLAGE Manager following a written justification from the Public Safety Director. Approval will be based on the exceptional qualifications of the appointee or the inability to employ adequate personnel at the minimum rate. The Public Safety Director shall address in his justification the rate of pay of current members of the department who have comparable years of service as the proposed appointee. 6. The Village will appropriate $20,000.00 for assignment pay for up to eight bargaining unit members assigned to act as Field Training Officers or Detectives. Assignment pay for each member assigned by the Public Safety Director will be $2,500.00 annually, prorated to time assigned and paid in the regular paycheck while assigned. C:\DOCUME-1\mary\LOCALS-1\Temp\Final ADDENDUM 092005.doc THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH PALM BEACH COUNTY PBA B 7%/f. Village Clerk By:f Ernest W. George, Presid Date of ratification by Bargaining Unit: Date of ratification by Village: `S,WZ-rnd4"�z C:\DOCUME-1\mary\LOCALS-1\Temp\Final ADDENDUM 092005.doc