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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-74-0441• FfW: rh 5/30/74 RESOLUTION NO.._ 7 r 4W/ A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE POLICY OP THE CITY COMMISSION THAT COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THE PENSION SYSTEM AND PLAN BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE COMPEN- SATION PACKAGE; THAT CONSOLIDATED BARGAINING POSITIONS ON PENSION ISSUES BE FORMED WITH POLICE AND FIRE ORGANIZATIONS FORMING ONE UNIT AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES FORMING THE OTHER UNIT; THAT ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY COMMISSION'S PENSION COMMITTEE BE SUBJECT TO COLLECTIVE BAR? GAINING NEGOITATIONS AND NO POSITION BE TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION UNTIL A TERMINATION OF THE BARGAINING PROCESS; THAT ACTION ON THE RECOM- MENDATIONS OF THE PENSION BOARD BE WITHHELD . PENDING THE TERMINATION OF THE BARGAINING PROCESS; THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BE PROVIDED WITH FLEXI- BILITY BY RETAINING SPECIALIZED MANAGEMENT LABOR LAW SERVICES SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY AND THAT THE CITY COMMISSION NOT HOLD THE ADMIN- ISTRATION TO THE AUGUST 1ST DEADLINE FOR SETTLING ALL LABOR CONTRACTS BUT RETAINING THAT DATE AS A TARGET DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The following shall be a policy of the Commission of the City of Miami: (a) That the costs to the City and the employees and the benefits to the employees of the pension System and Plan shall be considered as a part of a compensa- tion package during the current elective bargaining negotiations between organized labor of the City of Miami and the City administration. (b) That consolidated bargaining on pension issues be formed with police and fire labor organizations forming one unit and organization of the General Employees Association, the Sanitation Employees Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees forming the other unit. 1974. (c) That all recofltendations of the City Commission's select pension committee be the subject of collective bargaining negotiations and that no official positions shall be taken by the City Commission on the select pension committee's recommendations until the collective bargaining process has reached its terminal point up to and including advisory arbitration, should that become necessary. (d) That action on the current recommendations of the Pension Board covering the points of the select pension committee's study be withheld until the termination of collective bargaining between the parties. (e) That the City administration be provided with the flexibility of retaining Specialized Management Labor Law Services should it be necessary in dealing with the complex and delicate issues of pension within the collective bargaining process in recognition of possible formal arbitration hearings being convened to resolve any deadlocked positions. (f) That the City Commission not hold the City admin- istration to the August 1, 1974 deadline of settling all labor contracts in view of the fact that the injec- tion of pension issues into the bargaining process shall consume an unanticipated amount of time and energy, but it being understood that every effort will be made to meet that deadline if at a.]. possible. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 44" day of #d21/ Ira APPROVED AS TO FQ#tM AND CORRECTNESS: hn S. Loyd City Atttdrney CITY COMMISSION ENG OF MAY —(y7 4 RESOluTIUP ate 7 ,/ REMARKS: . .. ..