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| Mayor and City Council |
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| Eric Holmes, City Manager |
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| 8/24/2020 |
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| SUBJECT
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| Collective Bargaining Agreement with Vancouver Fire Department Guild
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| | | | | | | | Key Points
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- Three year agreement (2020-2022).
- Rates of pay for 2020-2022 will be adjusted by 4% for 2020, by 2% for 2021 and by 2% for 2022 each year.
- 2020 increases will be retroactive to January 1, 2020.
- $750 one-time ratification incentive.
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| | | | | | | | | Strategic Plan Alignment |
Goal 2, Objective 2.1: Provide reliable and responsive police, fire and EMS service.
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| | | | | | | | | Present Situation | The labor group consisting of the Fire Marshal’s Office personnel including the deputy fire marshal 1 and 2, lead deputy fire marshal, fire plan examiner, resource service technician, and fire code officer classifications petitioned and were approved by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) to change their labor representation to the Vancouver Fire Department Guild. The change in representation caused the need to negotiate a new contract between the City and the Vancouver Fire Department Guild. The parties were able to work through a collaborative process and consensual decision making for a new three-year agreement. The labor agreement is being brought to Council for approval.
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| | | | | | | | | Advantage(s) | If ratified, the City and bargaining unit will have a collective bargaining agreement and will be operating under an agreement that meets the business needs of both parties.
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| | | | | | | | | Disadvantage(s) | There are no known disadvantages to ratifying.
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| | | | | | | | | Budget Impact | The estimate of the cost of the negotiated increase over the three year agreement is $247,148. Funding for the wage adjustments resulting from ratification of the 2020-2022 collective bargaining agreement with the Vancouver Fire Department Guild is available in the adopted 2020 budget. The financial impact will be taken into consideration in the development of the 2021-2027 forecast and budget policy for 2021-2022 budget. Due to negative economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is highly likely the City will need to revisit personnel costs in the next biennial budget. However, this contract is being presented to Council for ratification consistent with the good faith with which it was bargained.
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| | | | | | | | | Action Requested | Authorize the City Manager or his designee to sign and thereby ratify the 2020-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Vancouver Fire Department Guild.
Lisa Takach, Human Resources Manager, 360-487-8611
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