Title
Ratification of Agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Gator Lodge 67, Inc. Bargaining Unit and the City of Gainesville for October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2016 (B)
Explanation
This Agreement has been reached through negotiations between the Fraternal Order of Police Gator Lodge 67, Inc. and the City of Gainesville, and was ratified by the Fraternal Order of Police Gator Lodge 67, Inc. Bargaining Unit on July 5, 2016. Tentative agreement on all items was reached following a period of impasse, which was declared on June 18, 2015. The parties continued to negotiate, presented arguments over the disputed issues on November 2, 2015, and ultimately reached tentative agreement June 28, 2016. This Agreement extends the current Collective Bargaining Agreement through September 30, 2016.
A number of changes to the 2010-2013 contract were negotiated. Where necessary, dates, policy references, and article reference numbers changed throughout the Agreement. In addition, several substantive changes were agreed to, including the following:
Article 11 - Hours of Work: The parties agreed to memorialize the 11 hour, 25 minute Patrol Shift that has been in place since April 2014.
Article 12 - Sick Leave: Replaced “on or after the ratification date of this Agreement” with the date in ordinance, establishing the cut-off date beyond which sick leave may not be used as credited service for pension purposes. As was required by State law, this was a change negotiated in 2013.
Article 13 - Bereavement Leave: Deleted obsolete verbiage addressing Bereavement Leave accrual for part-time employees. All employees are granted Bereavement Leave on a workday basis, regardless of the length of an employee’s shift.
Article 14 - Premium Pay: Clarified administration of Out of Class pay. Reduced Out of Class pay when working up as a Lieutenant from 10% to 5%. Reduced the threshold for triggering Out of Class pay when working up as a Corporal or Sergeant from ...
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