fop impasse hearing board of county commissioners april 3, 2012
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FOP Impasse Hearing
Board of County CommissionersApril 3, 2012
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Background and Budget Environment
FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations
Merits of Parties’ Positions
Summary
Presentation Outline
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Background and Budget Environment
FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations
Merits of Parties’ Positions
Summary
Presentation Outline
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Background and Budget Environment
Since 2007:
Decreasing revenues
Major budget cuts
Record rate of foreclosures
Decline in economic activity
High unemployment
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-3%-13%-11%
-27%
General Fund Ad Valorem(Budget $ in millions)
Background and Budget Environment
State’s projection for 2013 = -3.8%
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Direction for FY 2010-11- No salary increases
- Reductions in operating expenses and funding for outside agencies
- Freezing most CIPs
- Reduce workforce
- Conserving cash
- No increase in tax rate
Background and Budget Environment
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Background and Budget Environment
FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations
Merits of Parties’ Positions
Summary
Presentation Outline
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Approach for FY 10-11 Union Contracts
One year duration
0% salary increase
Remainder of contracts status quo
All unions agreed except FOP rank-and-file and AFSCME nurses
Consistency with other employee groups
FY 2010-11 Union Contracts
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FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations
Union Final Proposal:- 4% salary increase retro to 10/1/10- Increased leave accrual- Compensatory leave time- Promotional increase language
County Final Proposal:- 0% salary increase - No increased leave accrual- No compensatory leave time- No promotional increase language
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FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations
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FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations
Special Magistrate RecommendationsNovember 8, 2011
-Wages-2% retro to July 1, 2011
-Increased Leave Accrual-No increased leave accrual
-Promotional Language-Memorialize language in contract
-County accepted
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FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations
County Position
Union Position
BCC Decision
0% Salary Increase
No Increased Leave Accruals
4% Salary Increase retro to 10/1/10
Increased Leave Accruals
2% Salary Increase retro to 7/1/11
No Increased Leave Accruals
SMRecommendation
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Background and Budget Environment
FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations
Merits of Parties’ Positions
Summary
Presentation Outline
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Article 25
Leave
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
FOP Position Increase Leave Accruals:
7 Additional days off for new employees
10 Additional days off for employees with 15+ years of service
County Position
Don’t Increase Leave Accruals
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
FOP’s Position Rejected Twice Prior
June 2009 - Arbitrator ruled against FOP
April 2010 – BCC ruled against FOP
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
FY 2010-11 Negotiations
FOP requested same increased leave accrual
Special Magistrate recommended against increasing FOP leave accruals
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Post-July 2007
Pre-July 2007 8 hours a day 80 hours every
two weeks 10 days every
two weeks
12 hours a day 85.4 hours every
two weeks 7 days every two
weeks
Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Pre-July 2007 Post-July 2007
Scheduled Work Days
260
Scheduled Work Days
182
Days Off 183
Days Off 105
Schedules
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264 Hours 284.2 Hours
6.6 Weeks 6.6 Weeks
Merits of Parties’ Positions
Annual Paid Time Off
(Personal and Term)
Annual Paid Time off
(Personal and Term)
New Employee
15+ Year Employee
192 Hours 206.7 Hours
4.8 Weeks 4.9 Weeks
Current FOP 12-Hour Shift Employees
Regular/FOP Prior 8-Hour Shift Employees
Time Off Not Reduced in Schedule Change
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Current FOP Employee Proposed FOP Leave
Annual Paid Time Off
(Personal and Term)
New Employee
206.7 Hours 292.8 Hours
4.9 Weeks 6.8 Weeks
Union Wants 42% More Leave
Annual Paid Time off
(Personal and Term)
15+ Year Employee
284.2 Hours 402.6 Hours
6.6 Weeks 9.3 Weeks
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Merit of Parties’ Position
Internal EquityOther 12 Hour Shift Employees
Employee Group New Employee15+ Year Employee
AFSCME 16 22
IAFF Paramedics 16 22
FOP Lieutenants 16.8 23.1
FOP Current 17 23.3
IAFF Dispatchers 24 33
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Merit of Parties’ Position
Internal Equity
• Catastrophic leave donations
• Longevity
• Special risk retirement
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Merit of Parties’ Position
FOP proposal for increased paid leave:
Fails on Merit
Inconsistent with long term policy strategy for employee leave
$1.9 million value
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Article 27
Wages
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
FOP Position 4% increase to base pay:
Retroactive to 10/1/10
County Position
0% increase
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Cost of a 4% salary increase
$2.2 million increase to base for FOP
Not including cost of retroactivity
Every year from FY 2010-11 forward
$14.3 million to base for all BCC
Not including cost of retroactivity
Every year from FY 2010-11 forward
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Cost of a 2% salary increase
$1.1 million increase to base for FOP
Not including cost of retroactivity
Every year from FY 2010-11 forward
$8.4 million to base for all BCC
Not including cost of retroactivity
Every year from FY 2010-11 forward
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Internal Equity FY 2010-11
FOP Lts – 0% IAFF rank and file – 0% IAFF BCs – 0% LIUNA – 0% Non-union – 0% AFSCME – ?
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
Recruitment and Retention
Vacancies and turnover Equal to county-wide average
Recruitment >1,000 applicants for certified
corrections officer vacancies
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
External Equity
Corrections Officers
-3.64%/-0.15%
Corporals
-1.56%/-1.16%
Sergeants
-1.77%/+7.20%
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Merits of Parties’ Positions
External Equity
Furloughs
Layoffs
Longevity
Shift Differential
Career Ladder
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Merit of Parties’ Position
FRS Contributions• 3% contributions apply to all employees
• County savings• large percent returned to employees
• Most counties returned nothing
• County rates subject to increase
• Court has ruled unconstitutional• on appeal
• if not overturned, who will pay?
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Background and Budget Environment
FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations
Merits of Parties’ Positions
Summary
Presentation Outline
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Summary
Request BCC reject FOP’s proposal for more paid leave and a 4% salary increase for FY 2010-11
Fails on merit, is inconsistent with long-term strategy and budget situation
Not in the best interest of the public including the public employees involved
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FOP Impasse Hearing
Board of County CommissionersApril 3, 2012