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ITEM 12.
Public Safety - Consent

AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE:February  18, 2020 
DEPARTMENT:Public Safety
REQUESTER:Benjamin Abes 
TITLE:Approve an Amendment to the I.A.F.F. Local 1826 Collective Bargaining Agreement 
I.MOTION REQUESTED
 Approve an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Lee County and the Southwest Florida Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, Local 1826, I.A.F.F. 
II.ITEM SUMMARY
 This item approves an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the County and Southwest Florida Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, Local 1826, I.A.F.F. (Local 1826).  The County notified Local 1826 of a change in the work schedule for Medic 40, effective January 2, 2020. Local 1826 filed a Demand to Bargain on November 15, 2019. The parties met for impact bargaining in December and agreed to the attached amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
III.BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION
 A)Board Action and Other History
  

Southwest Florida Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, Local 1826, I.A.F.F. (Local 1826) issued a Demand to Bargain to the County on November 15, 2019. The Demand to Bargain was based on potential impacts to the bargaining unit due to a schedule change Public Safety made to Medic 40, which is located at Page Field.

 

The parties met and discussed the impacts on December 16, 2019. The result of the bargaining session was an amendment to increase the number of employees assigned to 12-hour shifts on vacation leave from three to five. This change was is proposed in Article 18, Section 18.5, which addresses annual vacation bids and the maximum number of employees permitted to take vacation leave.

 

Local 1826 notified the County on January 6, 2020, that the amendment had been ratified by the membership.


 B)Policy Issues
  
 C)BoCC Goals
  
 D)Analysis
  
 E)Options
  
IV.FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
 A)Current year dollar amount of item:
No funding required.
 B)Is this item approved in the current budget?N/A
 C)Is this a revenue or expense item?N/A
 D)Is this Discretionary or Mandatory?N/A   
 E)Will this item impact future budgets?
If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.
 F)Fund:
Program:
Project:
Account Strings:  
 G) Fund Type?N/A   
 H)Comments:
 
V.RECOMMENDATION
 Approve  
VI.TIMING/IMPLEMENTATION
 
VII.FOLLOW UP
 
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
RatificationLetterDistrict2MOU2020.pdf2/5/2020Backup Material
Amended Article 18, Local 1826 Contract.pdf2/5/2020Contract
REVIEWERS:
DepartmentReviewerActionDate
Public SafetyAbes, BenajaminApproved2/5/2020 - 10:12 AM
Budget ServicesHenkel, Anne Approved2/5/2020 - 11:56 AM
Budget ServicesWinton, PeterApproved2/7/2020 - 8:38 AM
County AttorneyFraser, AndreaApproved2/7/2020 - 10:41 AM
County ManagerBrady, Christine Approved2/10/2020 - 11:58 AM