TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Approval of Article 5, Compensation, a Reopener Article, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the City of North Port and the Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc., (PBA) for the period October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2020.
Recommended Action
Approval of Article 5, Compensation, a Reopener Article, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the City of North Port and the Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association, (PBA) for the period October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2020.
Background Information
At the October 22, 2019 Regular Commission meeting, an agenda item was submitted for approval of Article 5, Compensation, a Reopener Article, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the City of North Port and the Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association, (PBA) for the period October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2020. The incorrect version of the article was submitted as an attachment. The correct version has been submitted with this agenda item. The background information on the October 22, 2019 agenda item was correct.
In April of 2019, the City and the Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc., (PBA), began negotiations of one reopener article, Article 5, Compensation, for the purpose of negotiating a professional development plan for all covered members. The City and PBA met on six occasions to draft and negotiate the plan. After much deliberation, the article was tentatively agreed to by both sides on September 30, 2019.
Highlights of the article are as follows:
* Effective October 1, 2019, bargaining unit employees shall receive up to a 4% increase on their anniversary date, based on the evaluation score received on their anniversary date. The breakdown of the increases shall be as follows:
Evaluation Rating, 4.1 to 5.0 - 4% increase
Evaluation Rating, 3.6 to 4.0 ...
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