LPOA Last Offer for Open Issues 8/6/18

 

The language below represents the LPOA’s last offer on all issues the LPOA recognizes as unresolved. Items not discussed below are to be considered tentatively approved pending approval of the LPOA membership and the City Commission.

 

This language represents the last proposal in writing on unresolved issues the LPOA will provide to the City Commission on August 6, 2018. The LPOA agrees to the City’s recommendation to the City Commission regarding scheduling a public hearing on August 14, 2018. The LPOA will provide a complete document with resolved and unresolved issues to the City and the City Commission by August 6.

 

Overall:

 

Areas where “per the City employee handbook” or similar shall include “per the City’s Employee Handbook, (pub. 6/26/18)” or similar.

 

Section 3.1 Compensation Plan:

 

During the term of this MOU, the compensation plan for Police Officer and Detective will follow and be fully funded according to the City's Police Pay Plan as per the attached Lawrence, Kansas Police Department Compensation Program for Officers and Detectives.

 

Section 3.2 Wage Adjustment

 

Background: The City and the LPOA agree that the primary markets for comparison of wages for the City of Lawrence will be the cities of: Topeka, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Overland Park, Shawnee, Olathe, and Lenexa.

 

2019 Wages: Effective January 1st, 2019, all Officers who have reached their 9th anniversary with the department by that date shall automatically move up one merit step in the compensation program on the first full pay date in 2019. A new step, Step 24, shall be added to the compensation program. Officers who have not reached their 9th anniversary by January 1st, 2019, shall receive a two and one half percent (2.5%), one step merit increase on their 9th anniversary. No general wage adjustment shall be added for Officers in 2019.

 

Effective January 1st, 2019, a new step, Step 18, shall be added to the Detective Compensation Plan. All Detectives who have reached Step 17 prior to January 1st, 2019 shall automatically move up one merit step in the compensation program on the first full pay date in 2019. Detectives who have not reached Step 17 by January 1st, 2019, shall be eligible to advance through the Detective pay grade by utilizing merit increase opportunities, achieved by performing at an overall “meets expectations” or above on annual performance evaluations with the recommendation of the Chief of Police, up to Step 18, through normal progression. No general wage adjustment shall be added for Detectives in 2019.

 

2020 Wages: It is acknowledged that the attached compensation program includes a general wage adjustment of one and one half (1.5%) percent effective with the first full pay date of 2020 for pay grade 301, Police Officer. It is acknowledged that the attached compensation program does not include a general wage adjustment for pay grade 302, Detective.

 

Section 3.3 Longevity (Retain current language)

 

Longevity pay is a discretionary item annually considered by the City Commission.

 

Longevity compensation will be calculated as follows: commencing January 1 of the year following the fifth (5th) year of employment, longevity pay will be made if approved by the City Commission, with a special check issued in the month of December. Service shall be credited for all whole years completed as of December 31 at the rate of $4 per month multiplied by the number of years of consecutive service with the City of Lawrence.

Periods of military service will not constitute a break in consecutive service as long as the employee returns to the City's employment immediately after discharge. An employee who retires shall be compensated at a pro-rated basis for longevity.

 

The parties acknowledge that for the term of the MOU, longevity pay will be budgeted at a rate of $4 per month of service.

 

The parties agree to discuss the issue of longevity pay as an agenda item at a meeting of the City Commission in November of each year during the term of this MOU. At such time, the City Commission, at its sole discretion, shall determine the actual rate of longevity pay for that year, taking into account the City's fiscal condition and the status of revenues and expenditures at that time. Options that the City Commission shall consider shall be: $4 per month of service, $2 per month of service, or such other amount as the City Commission determines appropriate.

 

Section 3.7 Shift Differential

 

A shift differential of 50 cents an hour shall be paid to officers who work the third and fourth shifts (late swing and midnight shift). A shift differential of 25 cents an hour shall be paid to officers who work the second shift (early swing shift). In the event detectives are regularly assigned to a shift that begins after twelve p.m. (Noon), a shift differential of 50 cents an hour shall be paid to those detectives assigned to the shift.

 

ARTICLE 6: LEAVES OF ABSENCE

 

Section 6.1 General Leaves of Absence

 

Unless otherwise expressed in this agreement, leaves of absence will be administered pursuant to the City’s Employee Handbook (pub. 6/26/2018).

Section 6.3 Emergency Leave

 

Emergency Leave will be administered pursuant to the City’s Employee Handbook (pub. 6/26/2018). For the purposes of this memorandum officers or detectives assigned to a ten (10) hour shift will be eligible for six (6) working days.

 

 

Section 6.6 Physical Fitness Days

 

One (1) Physical Fitness Day will be granted to officers meeting the minimum physical fitness standard. One (1) additional Physical Fitness Day will be granted to officers meeting the maximum physical fitness standard.

 

Section 6.7 Minimum Physical Fitness Standard

 

1.            Resting heartbeat of 90 beats per minute maximum.

2.            Blood pressure maximum 145/90.

 

Section 7.3 Funeral Expenses

 

The City will pay the reasonable cost of appropriate funeral expenses, not to exceed $10,000, for officers killed in the line of duty. The Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee will liaison with the family or estate to assist with funeral arrangements if the surviving family or estate wishes. The City will make payments associated with funeral expenses directly to the vendor.