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Resolution to Approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Ann Arbor and the Command Officers Association of Michigan, effective January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2027
Memorandum
Human Resource Services recommends the approval of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Ann Arbor and the Command Officers Association of Michigan, who are the Sergeants and Lieutenants of the Ann Arbor Police Department.
Highlights of the negotiated agreement include:
1) Four (4) year agreement;
2) The Employer shall employ the principles of progressive discipline, with the exception of major infractions, which may result in immediate reassignment, demotion, suspension, or termination. A list of major infractions is included in this new section;
3) The timeline in which investigations are completed has been extended from fourteen (14) calendar days to thirty (30) calendar days;
4) Clarified vacation payout at termination of employment;
5) Added opportunity for mediation of grievances prior to arbitration;
6) Gender neutral language has been included.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: The recommended changes are within the FY2024 budget for Police Department wages and shall be budgeted in future years.
Economic impacts of the negotiated agreement include:
1) The increase of an employee's RHRA to $3,750.00 annually (previously was $3,500.00 annually);
2) All employees in the bargaining unit as of January 1, 2024, will receive a legacy sick bank deposit of an additional 24 hours annually granted at the end of each calendar year;
3) Effective January 1, 2024, employee pension contribution is 6.5%. Effective January 1, 2026, employee pension contribution is 7%. Pension contributions will be pre-tax;
4) Longevity increases to $600.00 dollars after ten (10) years (previously was $500.00);
5) No across the board wage increase will take effect January 1, 2024. Effective January 1, 2025, a 1% across the board wage increase. Effective January 1, 2026, a 2% ...
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