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Approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Incorporated County of Los Alamos and the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA), AFL-CIO, Local No. 14
Recommended Action
I move that the Council approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Incorporated County of Los Alamos and The International Union of Police Associations (IUPA), AFL-CIO, Local No. 14 and direct the County Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the County.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the Agreement as requested.
Body
Los Alamos County and the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA), AFL-CIO, Local No. 14 entered into negotiations on April 1, 2024, and through a series of mutually agreed upon meetings, came to a tentative agreement on June 3, 2024. Attachment A shows the proposed collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The highlights of the CBA include:
1. Term of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028.
2. The Bargaining Unit Employees will have a step adjustment effective the first full pay period following ratification and signature of agreement and through FY2028 as follows:
2A. Step Adjustments (Exhibit A in CBA)
a. Officer beginning step will be adjusted to FY24 step 5, or roughly 4% and collapsed to a maximum of 10 steps.
b. Corporal beginning step will be adjusted to FY24 step 5, or roughly 4%.
c. Sergeant beginning step will be adjusted to FY24 step 4, or roughly 3%.
3. Bargaining Unit Employees may earn salary increases of 1%, 2%, or 3% for “Meets Expectations”, “Exceeds Expectations”, or “Far Exceeds Expectations”, respectively, on their performance appraisal evaluation.
4. Uniform allowance of $500 annually for purchase footwear, shirt, holsters, pants, gloves, outer vest carrier with accessories, jacket, hats or beanies, knives, duty belts, under belts, rain gear, business suits or business attire.
5. Description of grievance process.
6. Salary structure increases of 2% in F...
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