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271908 �NHITE — CITV CLERK ^� ,l �� PINK — FINANCE COURCII � �y CANARV — DEPARTMENT G I TY OF SA I NT PAU L �'�c1 !. BLUE — MAYOR File NO. R �Council Resolution Presented By ' Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date RESOLVED, That pursuant to the authority of Chapter 25.2'k�,(4) of the Saint Paul Administrative Code, the Council hereby approves the final positions of the City, as set forth in the attached letter of Mayor Latimer, for arbitration of collective bargaining matters with the St. Paul Police Federation. COUNCILMEN Yeas Nays / Requested by Department of: Butler b Hozza In Favor Hunt Levine _ __ Against BY -- Maddox Showalter � �{ � �� Form rov by Cit A rne Adopted Council: Date 0 Ce fied Yas• by Co retary BY 2 19�8 /approved b vo : Dat � Approv Mayor for Submi s' n t Council By _ BY rua�.�E� 0 CT � 1 t� . , . u..,c.e 7��i ,/ __7� Cz�� or- Sl�i�r P:�1-r. - ' ' �"� or Fzc� or z xr-. �L�z o�a ��.:�'�.�� ife��: � . . . . , ,.,. 347 CITY H�1.7. (:EOEt<;N 1._1'P[�IN:lt S<1I�T Y1LZ,�[I_\'NF,SOT1 .iSlOt_ �L11'OB 'Eil�) 5�8--133:3 October 3, 197�3 Council President David Hozza and Honorable Members of the City Council Seventh Floor City Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 Re: 1979 Collective Bargaining Arbitration Saint Paul Police Federation Dear Council President Hozza: The current collective bargaining agreement between the City of Saint Paul and the Sairt Paul Police Federation expires December 31, 1978 . For several months Mr. I�iartin Companion and the City Negotiating Team have met with the Federation' s negotiators in an attempt to conclude a mutually satisfactory agreement for 1979 . Negotiations have now reached an impasse as certified by the State Bureau of Mediation Services. Pursuant to Chapter 25 .02 (4) of the Saint Paul Administrative Code, the Council must approve the City' s final positions for arbitration of this matter, and the following is a summary of the positions of both the Federation and the City: (1) 6�ages - The Federation requested a 15 .5 percent increase in base salary at the rate of a five- year patrolman. This request equals a 52 ,807 .Q0 annual increase across the board for Federation members. - The City has almost every bargaining unit with which it deals under contract for 197Q, and the percentage increase in wage settlement for each unit varies from 5 percent to 6 percent. Based on surveys of police officers ' salaries across the land, we believe that our police force ranks very high, and coupled with the negotiated settlements with other units for 1979, an increase in excess of those concluded seems unwarranted. � ��.�� Council President David Hozza -2- October 3 , 1978 and Members of City Council (2) Vacations - The Federation has requested a 24 .7 percent increase in the vacation schedule . - The City believes that the present vacation plan is competitive, in line with other public and private employer practices, and does not merit change. (3) Seniority - The Federation has requested an assignment-by-seniority plan. - The City contends that such a plan invades a crucial management prerogative reserved to it by the Public Employment Labor Relations Act and Administrative Code. The police power of the City would be damaged if it had to deal out assignments based on geography and time. The City will contend that seniority is not subject to arbitration. (4) Dental Plan - The Federation has requested a City- paid dental plan. - The City has indicated a willingness to involve itself in such a plan, but consistent with its position that increases in City-paid fringe benefits be figured as part of any percentage increase, has insisted that the Federation deduct this cost from its wage settlement. The Federation responded in the negative. (5) Sick Leave - The City has noted that, besides the 15 days annual accumulation of sick leave that all City employees earn, police officers (and firefighters) are the beneficiaries of two separate Charter pro- visions granting only them further forms of "sick leave" for on and off the job injuries . Recent statistics as to the use of sick leave by �employees of the Federation indicate that it has become excessive and therefore, the City has initiated a proposal to restrict this abuse. (6) Liability for Injuries Clause - The Federation and City have attempted to establish a clear delineation in the area of liability for injuries occurring on � . � � �'�� . Council President David Hozza -3- October 3 , 1978 and Menbers of City Council and off duty. It has occurred that officers who are retained by some private employer in an off-duty capacity are injured and claim the resulting injury is the liability of the City on a theory that they were acting in a law- enforcement capacity. The City has suggested clear contract language to eliminate such contentions in the future. (7) Uniform Allowance - The City presently provides a clothing allowance to the Federation and is suggesting wordage that will preserve the City ' s right to negotiate any new increases in this �lothing allo�aance, and, further, to deduct the cost of any increases from any negotiated settlement. In conclusion, the Federation has been forthright in their demands, but based on comparable settlements, salary surveys, and the economic status of the City, the administration cannot recommend acceding to the Federation' s positions. I would appreciate your support in confirming, by resolution, the above-listed policy positions of the City so that appropriate staff may have authority to proceed to arbitration with the Federation. Sincerely, � � G OR LATIMER Mayo GL:lt cc: Mr. Martin Companion cc: Mr. William Gillespie cc: Mrs . Rose Mix • vVMITE - C�TV CLERK PINK - FiNANCE G I TY O F SA I NT PA LT L � � � CANARV - DEPARTMENT COUnCLl B L U E - '�.i�v O R Fite N 0. . Council Resolution ��.�� Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date RESOLVED, That pursuant to the authority of Chapter 25.24 (4) of the Saint Paul Administrative Code, the Council hereby approves the final positions of the City, as set forth in the attached letter of Mayor Latimer, for arbitration of collective bargaining matters with the St. Paul Police Federation. COUNCIL;VIEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Butler [n Favor Hozza Hunt Levine _ Against BY Maddox Showalter Tedesco Form prov by Cit A orne Adopted b�• Council: Date � Certified Y�ssed by Council Secretary BY B� Approved b}• �lavor: Date _ Approv Mayoc for Submi s' n t Council sy _ sy �