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ENTER INTO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT,
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE MIAMI GENERAL
EMPLOYEES AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1907,
AFL-CIO, FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1993
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorizedI/ to
enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, between the City of Miami and
the employee organization known as the Miami General Employees
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees,
Local 1907, AFL-CIO, for the period of October 1, 1993 through
September 30, 1995.
Section 2. This Resolution shall bec
immediately upon its adoption. 'T"`G 07
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Resolution No.
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The herein authorization is further subject tc=Z5im� d:a7nae--
with all requirements that may be imposed by the City
AttorneYincludinbut not limited to those prescribed by
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applicable City Charter and Code provisions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of September 1993.
i
AVIER L. SUA EZ, MAYOR
I A E
MATTY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
RAMON IRIZ RI
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. Q J N III
CITY ATTO Y
RI:osk:M3858
CITY OF i,/11Ai h, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : Honorab I e Mayor and Members DATE SEP L O I993 FILE
of the City Commission
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SUBJECT . Resolution Ratifying Labor
Agreement Between City of
Miami and AFSCME, Local 1907
FROM Cesar o REFERENCES
City0
ENCLOSURES.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Commission authorize the City
Manager to enter into a collective bargaining agreement between
the City of Miami and the employee organization known as the
Miami General Employees American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 1907, AFL-CIO for the period
of October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1995 per the attached
resolution.
BACKGROUND:
Under Florida Statutes, Chapter 447, the City is required to
bargain collectively with the certified bargaining
representatives of the AFSCME, Local 1907. The City and the
AFSCME, Local 1907 representatives have been meeting since June,
1993 in an effort to reach an agreement acceptable to both sides.
As a result of those negotiations, the City and the AFSCME, Local
1907 have agreed to a two year labor agreement. This agreement
provides for in FY 93-94 a 0% wage increase, a 5% longevity step
increase for Tier 2 employees on their twelfth and eighteenth
year of service and a one year retroactive 5% pay Increase upon
retirement. In FY 94-95, the agreement provides for a 1% across-
the-board increase October 1, 1994, a 1% across-the-board
increase April 1, 1995, and a 2 1/2% longevity step increase on
the employee's sixteenth and twenty-first year of service.
Other articles negotiated include the application of the Family
and Medical Leave Act; agreement for the City to take all actions
necessary to comply with the provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act; replacement of sick leave payoff caps with 100%
payment up to 750 hours and 50% payment of remaining hours;
Increasing sick leave accrual for employees hired after October
i 1, 1984 from 6.67 to 8 hours per month; the application of
supplementary salary for a line of duty injury for a period of
150 consecutive days which may be extended for an additional 60
days; applying a presumption of certain diseases acquired by the
classification of Identification Technician as a line of duty
Injury for worker's compensation; and no layoff of bargaining
unit employees for the term of the Agreement.
Honorable Mayor and Members
a y
of the City Commission
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The Group Insurance Article remains open while the -parties
continue to negotiate premium increases and plan design change.
The City has also agreed to continue negotiations on a plan to
allow retiring employees to place their severance pay In a City
account for the purpose of paying health premiums with pretax
dollars.