TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of North Port and the Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc., (PBA).
Recommended Action
Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of North Port and the Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc., (PBA).
Background Information
On December 12, 2023, the City’s management team met with PBA representatives for the purpose of negotiating wages for Public Safety Telecommunicators and Senior Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries outlined in Amended Appendix A of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Due to the rise of wages in regional and competing law enforcement agencies, both sides negotiated a wage that allows the City of North Port to remain competitive within the region and attract talented candidates for the City’s vacancies. Upon tentative agreement of the amended Appendix A with management, PBA representatives met with its membership with an ultimate vote of 80-1 in favor of the wage increases.
Highlights of the Memorandum of Understanding are as follows:
Ø All portions of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (Term: 10/01/2021 - 9/30/2024) remain the same with the following wage adjustments made to their annual base salary:
ü All current Public Safety Telecommunicators and Senior Public Safety Telecommunicators will receive an adjustment (increase) to their annual base salary of $13,000.00 effective the beginning of the first pay period following approval by the City Commission.
ü This new annual salary will be used to determine the employee’s new hourly rate based on the 84 hour pay period.
ü All current Public Safety Telecommunicators and Senior Public Safety Telecommunicators will receive overtime compensation for all hours worked above 40 in the pay week. Based on the schedule of 36 hours/48 hours, this will result in 8 hours of overtime earned for every pay cycle.
The attached Memorandum of Understanding between the City of North Port and PBA has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
Ø Fiscal Year 2023-2024
A total of $322,930.70 is needed to fund the wage adjustments of the Public Safety Telecommunicators and Senior Public Safety Telecommunicators annual base salaries described in the Highlights of the Memorandum of Understanding of the Background Information. The following provides a breakdown of the total cost:
Fiscal Year Salary Wages FICA Pension TOTAL
2023-2024 $266,400.51 $20,379.64 $36,150.55 $322,930.70
This wage increase will be funded in the North Port Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. PBA Memorandum of Understanding
2. Signed Copy of Appendix A, 12-12-2023
Prepared by: Christine McDade, Human Resources Director
Department Director: Christine McDade, Human Resources Director