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OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH
NORTHERN COLORADO LODGE#3 OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
WHEREAS,on August 10,2004,the electors of the City approved at a special.Cit election
an ordi ce that contains a comprehensive scheme for collective bargaining between t e City and
certain e loyees of its Police Services (the "Ordinance"); and
WHE AS, the Ordinance amended the City Code by adding a new Di sion 7 to Article
VII Chapter 2 o the Code entitled "Public Safety Administration Cooperativ Agreement; and
WHEREAS, n September 28, 2005, the District Court for Lar' er County, Colorado,
entered an Order in e Number 05-CV-1146 invalidating portions f the Ordinance dealing
primarily with binding a itration and leaving intact those portions f the Ordinance requiring
good faith negotiations be een the City and the designated bargai 'ng agent; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to e provisions of the Ordinance the Northern Colorado Lodge#3,
Colorado Fraternal Order of Polic ("FOP") was selected as e designated bargaining agent for
those employees of Police Services. ho are members of th bargaining unit; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, the City an the FOP ent ed into a collective bargaining agreement
for 2006-2007 and, since that time,the parti s have a roved and executed subsequeiit agreements
for each ensuring two-year period; and
WHEREAS, the latest such'agreement' i expire on December 31, 2017; and
WHEREAS,the City and the FOP ave,pursu t to the provisions of the Ordinance, again
engaged in negotiations regarding .the erms and con itions of a new collective bargaining
agreement for 2018 and 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City M ager has recommended th City Council approve of such
agreement; and
WHEREAS, on De tuber 14, 2017, the members of the colle tive bargaining unit voted
to approve and ratify that ertain coliective bargaining agreement, a cop f which is on file in the
office of the City Clerk- and
WHEREAS the City Council, having considered the terms and conditio s of the proposed
agreement, belie v s that it would be in the best interests of the City to approve th same.
NOW HEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CIT OF FORT
COLLINS s follows:
That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and fin 'ngs
contained in the recitals set forth above.
Postponed Indefinitely
December 19, 2017
2. That the Council hereby approves the terms and conditions of tha certain
coll tive bargaining agreement, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City erk and a
summ of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Exh' it"A", and
authoriz the City Manager to execute the collective bargaining agreement on be f of the City.
Pass and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fo Collins this 19th
day of Decem r A.D. 2017.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Postponed Indefinitely
December 19, 2017
Exhibit A
Summary of the 2018-2019 Bargaining Agreement
The City of Fort Collins (City) management and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP),
representing the members of the Fort Collins Police Services Bargaining Unit, have bargained in
good faith since July 2017, to develop a proposed 2018-2019 collective bargaining agreement.
Although the parties did not reach tentative agreement, each agreed to present the "best and
final" offer to their respective stakeholders. Following is a summary of the changes which are
included in the proposed agreement:
• Market Competitive Retirement: The City collects comparative market data from 12
regional organizations. Retirement contributions in regional benchmark organizations are
increasing. To remain competitive, the City will contribute an additional .5%, bringing the
total City contribution for retirement to 11.5%. This is slightly above the market average
of 11.2% in 2018 and 11.4% in 2019.
• Retiree Medical: The primary concern heard from FOP members is that the City does
not allow retirees to remain on their medical insurance, as do 10 of the 12 benchmark
organizations. The City has taken an alternate approach to help bridge the gap for
medical costs between their retirement and reaching Medicare-eligibility age by
providing a match to Bargaining.Unit employees' contributions. Staff is proposing two
contract enhancements to support the mutual interest of FOP employees retiring at an ,
appropriate age: 1. a one-time stipend, and 2. an additional .25% increase to the match
in both 2018 and 2019, as depicted in the following schedule:
Years of Service at Current Percent of 2018 2019
FCPS Contribution (Employer &
Employee)
0-9.99 years 1.00% 1.25% 1.50%
10-19.99 years 1.25% 1.50% 1.75%
20 years until 1.50% 1.75% 2.00%
retirement
The stipend would be awarded upon retirement to employees age 55 years or older, with 20 or
more years of service to FCPA. The schedule is as follows:
Year of Retirement Stipend Amount
2018 $20,000
2019 $18,000
2020 $15,000
2021 $12,000
2022 $9,000
2023 $6,000
• Total Compensation Review: Recognizing that both parties share an interest to remain
market competitive, yet have differing views about what that means, a commitment was
made to further discussions on this topic. The City and FOP will meet in 2018 to discuss
the approach, relevant data, and views related to the City's total compensation philosophy
as it applies to the Bargaining Unit.
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• Complaint Review Process: The City has established an Equal Opportunity Office in
the City Manager's Office where any employee may file a complaint alleging
discrimination, retaliation or harassment. This proposed contract updates articles 34 and
36 to utilize a similar process for members of the bargaining unit. It also provides
enhances accountability for both the public and employees by including an impartial,
three-person review panel to review the sufficiency of the investigation. The three-
member review panel will be made up of an employment legal expert retained by the
City, a member of the Collective Bargaining Unit with no less than five years of service
as an employee of Fort Collins Police Services and a City of Fort Collins management.
level employee who is not employed by Fort Collins Police Services.
• FOP Leave Banks: The current contract authorizes employees to donate no more than
six hours of leave time per benefit year to a FOP Leave Time Bank, and caps the total
amount of time that can be carried over in the bank to 360 hours. This increases the cap
to ten hours per individual and the bank to 400 hours. Donations remain voluntary.
• Meetings: The current contract allows for overtime pay for CBU employees attending
mandatory Training Officer (Police and Dispatch) meetings beyond their 40-hour work
week. This proposal brings the Article into compliance with practice so that CBU
employees attending any mandatory Agency meetings are allowed the same
compensation.
• FTO Time: Field Training Officers are currently provided 6 minutes of additional straight
time compensation for every hour they train new officers (i.e. 1 hour of straight pay for
every 10-hour shift). The proposal increases that compensation to 9 minutes of
additional straight time for every hour they train (i.e. 1.5 hours of straight pay for every
10-hour shift).
• Vacation Time: This proposed contract aligns the vacation accrual rate for employees
with 19 years of service or more with that of other City employees. Employees with 19-
20 years of service will now receive 7.38 hours per pay period (24 days annually)and
employees with 20+ years of service will receive 7.69 hours (25 days annually).
• Holiday Pay: The current contract pays CBU members overtime (1.5)compensation for
working mandatory assignments on a holiday (actual or observed) when it is their normal
day off. This proposal adds .5 hour compensation to-every hour a CBU member
mandatorily works on a City-recognized holiday when it is not part of their normal work
schedule. They would be paid double (2:1) for every hour worked on an actual holiday
or a City-designated holiday.
• Emergency Leave: Changed language to bring CBA Article in line with existing City
policy with no loss to either party.
• Insurance: The current contract retains language from prior years when the City offered
more than one medical insurance plan. The proposal removes the letter"s" from the
word "plans" to bring the Article in line with the recent past, and current, offering.
• Sick Leave: To improve efficiency and simplify administration, the City plans to adjust its
sick leave time period to coincide with the "leave benefit year," rather than sick leave
being on a calendar year. This will have a minimal impact for the first year of the contract
in that employees would have two weeks less to use accumulated sick leave for planned
medical procedures, and no impact in future years. Additionally, employees who were
previously required to give 90 days notice before being out on pregnancy leave will now
be required to provide only 30 days notice.
• Seniority: Included language for long-held positions not specifically listed in the current
contract, added language for new positions (ie. CSO Supervisor), and set seniority
bidding for Corporals.
• _Scheduling: Clarified and solidified paid break schedule for Patrol Officers, CSOs, and
Dispatchers.
• Compensation: The current contract identifies 12 comparison organizations for setting
pay and benefits. This proposal added language so that newly formed Weld County and
Jefferson County Regional Communications Centers may be considered.rather than the
prior separate agencies when gathering current compensation data for Communications
Dispatchers, Supervisors, and the Manager.
• Educational Reimbursement: This proposal modifies the Article to allow the City to
increase educational reimbursement beyond the contract minimum.($1,000/year) upon
issuance of a written memo with the permission of the Chief of Police.
• Language Changes: Each bargaining session, the FOP and the City agree to make
minor language changes in order to add clarity, clean up inconsistences, match practice,
or fix errors. As an example, the titles of Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief were
exchanged to bring the Agency in Line with the pending Job Architecture and existing
regional rank structures.