R24-129 1 RESOLUTION NO. R24-129
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
4 BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICERS &
5 DETECTIVES, SERGEANTS, AND CAPTAINS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
6 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND THE PALM
7 BEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION INC., REGARDING
8 WAGES FOR THE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, SERGEANTS, AND CAPTAINS OF
9 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR ALL
10 OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS, the City of Boynton Beach, Florida ("City") and the Palm Beach County Police
13 Benevolent Association, Inc. ("PBA") entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement for Police
14 Officers and Detectives for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, approved
15 by Resolution No. R22-129 on September 22, 2022; and
16 WHEREAS, the City and PBA entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement for Police
17 Sergeants for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, approved by Resolution
18 No. R22-130 on September 22, 2022; and
19 WHEREAS, the City and PBA entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement for Police
20 Captains for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, approved by Resolution
21 No. R23-041 on April 4, 2023; and
22 WHEREAS, the City and PBA Union engaged in impact bargaining relating to the wages
23 for the Officers, Detectives, Sergeants, and Captains of the Police Department; and
24 WHEREAS, the Amendment will:
25 • Effective July 1st, provide an additional 5% salary adjustment for Officers,
26 Detectives, Sergeants, and Captains, as well as provide their previously approved
27 3% COLA which would have occurred on October 15t;
28 • Increase the starting pay for Police Officers to $73,000.00;
29 • Allow the Department to place experienced officers hired since October 1, 2022,
30 into higher steps (up to Step 5) based on experience; however, the step placement
31 would not be retroactive and would be on a going-forward basis;
32 • Effective October 1st, update the normal retirement eligibility from completion of
33 the earlier of attainment of age 55 with at least 10 years of credited service or
34 completion of 20 years of credited service regardless of age; and
35 WHEREAS, the City and the Union desire to memorialize their agreement as outlined in
36 the Amendment; and
37 WHEREAS, the City Commission, upon the recommendation of staff, has deemed it to be
38 in the best interests of the citizens and residents of the City to approve the Amendment to the
39 Officers&Detectives, Sergeants,and Captains Collective Bargaining Agreements between the City
40 of Boynton Beach and the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association Inc., regarding wages
41 for the Officers, Detectives, Sergeants, and Captains of the Police Department.
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43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
44 BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
45 SECTION 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
46 being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption.
47 SECTION 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, does hereby
48 approve an Amendment between the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
49 ("PBA") and the City to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Police Officers and Detectives,
50 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Police Sergeants, Collective Bargaining Agreement for Police
51 Captains for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 (the "Amendment"), in
52 form and substance similar to that attached as "Exhibit A."
53 SECTION 3. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, hereby
54 authorizes the City Manager to execute the Amendment and such other related documents as
55 may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Resolution.
56 SECTION 4. The City executed Amendment shall be forwarded to Lynn Nazario to
57 obtain the execution of the Amendment by PBA. Lynn Nazario shall ensure that one fully executed
58 Agreement is returned to the City to be provided to the Office of the City Attorney for forwarding
59 to the City Clerk for retention as a public record.
60 SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect in accordance with law.
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62 [signatures on following page]
63 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of June 2024.
64 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
65 YES NO
66 Mayor—Ty Penserga - ascrd-
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68 Vice Mayor—Aimee Kelley
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70 Commissioner—Angela Cruz
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72 Commissioner—Woodrow L. Hay
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74 Commissioner—Thomas Turkin
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AMENDMENT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
(PERC BARGAINING UNIT CERTIFICATIONS 807 (Officers and Detectives), 1375
(Sergeants), and 2020 (Captains))
by and between
PALM BEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC.
and the
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
WHEREAS, the City of Boynton Beach, Florida ("City")and the Palm Beach County Police
Benevolent Association, Inc. ("PBA") entered into Collective Bargaining Agreements for PERC
Bargaining Unit Certifications 807 (Officers and Detectives, 1375 (Sergeants), and 2020
(Captains)for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025(collectively the "CBA");
and
WHEREAS, due to rising market standards and the need for the City to competitively
recruit its police force, on May 15, 2024, the PBA requested the City reopen bargaining for wages
for the three sworn bargaining units, Officers and Detectives, Sergeants, and Captains; and
WHEREAS, the City and PBA desire to amend the CBA as further set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the parties recognize, acknowledge, and agree that the amendments
described herein shall not take effect unless and until such time that this Amendment is approved
by the PBA and the City Commission.
Now, therefore, the City and the PBA agree to amend the CBA as follows (bold/underlined
text delineates additions, and strikethrough represents deletions):
1. Article 11 (Wages) of each respective bargaining agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Officers/Detectives Collective Bargaining Agreement:
Section 1.
° Year 3: On July October 1, 2024, each bargaining unit member will be placed in the
step that corresponds with his/her current years of sworn service at the City. On the
anniversary date of the member's sworn service date, (s)he will advance to the next step
in the pay plan. There is no payment or advancement beyond Step 10.
Step Sammy
0 $ 66,898.00
$ 70,242.00
2- 78a 54.00
3 4---7-7,442,08
4 $ 81,84-09
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$ 85,380-00
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-7 $ 94,13-2.00
8 4----9.878-38,90
O $ 103,780.00
40 $ 108,949.00
Step Salary
0 $73,000
1 $75,254
2 $77,442
3 $81,314
4 $85,314
5 $89,649
6 $94,131
7 $98,838
8 $103,780
9 $108,969
10 $114,417
Section 3.
For newly hired officers, the Chief of Police has the discretion to decide their
starting pay level, including those hired after October 1, 2022, up to a maximum
level of step 5. Such step placement will be on a going-forward basis (i.e., no
retroactive pay).
This section will be null and void as of September 30, 2025, at which point the below
struck-through language regarding starting pay will go back into effect.
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Sergeants Collective Bargaining Agreement:
Section 1.
• Year Three: On July October 1, 2024, each bargaining unit member will be placed in
the step that corresponds with his/her current years of service with the City in the rank of
Sergeant. On the anniversary date of the member's promotion to the rank of Sergeant,
(s)he will advance to the next step in the pay plan. There is no payment or advancement
beyond Step 5.
-Step Sa4-a-cy
O $ 110,194.30
$ 114,050.87
2- $ 118,043.15
3 $ 122,171.48
4 $ 126,150.83
5 $ 130,875.92
Step Salary
O $ 115,704.00
1 $ 119,752.00
2 $ 123,945.00
3 $ 128,282.00
4 $ 132,772.00
5 $ 137,418.00
Captains Collective Bargaining Agreement:
Effective the first full pay period following the effective date of this Amendment, October 1,
2-G24, the following Step Pay Plan is in effect:
Salapf
Step
O $ 132,000
4 $ 135,900
2- $ 139,917
3 $ 144,055
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Step Salary
1 $ 142,695
2 $ 146,912
3 $ 151,257
Effective July 1, 202 , bargaining unit members will be placed
in the step that corresponds with his/her current years of service with the City in the rank of
Captain to a maximum of Step 3. - . . - ' • . . _ _ _ • - • _ _ . _ _ _
• - • • - - • - - • - • '- • •- - • : - - •• • . On the anniversary date of the
member's promotion to the rank of Captain, (s)he will advance to the next step. There is no
payment or advancement beyond Step 3.
2. Article 35 (Pension) of the CBA is amended as follows:
Section 2. Agreed Changes During Bargaining of Current Agreement
• A Mutual Consent Agreement, included as Addendum "B," provides that the City will
receive a total of $150,000 in $50,000 increments in November of each year of this
Agreement (2022, 2023, 2024).
• DROP — Effective October 1, 2022, all active members are eligible to participate in an
eight(8)year DROP with a seven percent(7%)guaranteed interest rate on their full DROP
balances. Members are required to resume contributions at three percent (3%) for years
six (6) through eight (8) of the DROP if they opt to participate. Active members who have
already entered the DROP are eligible to extend their DROP provided they are not
required to separate from service prior to October 1, 2022.
• Effective October 1, 2024, normal retirement eligibility is from completion of the
earlier of attainment of age 55 with at least 10 years of credited service or
completion of 20 years of credited service regardless of age.
3. The City and the PBA agree further:
1. That the agreed upon modification to the aforementioned Article shall appear in said
Article, substituting for and replacing only the language in the subsection modified
hereby;
2. That this Amendment shall be effective from the date of execution through and
including September 30, 2025; and,
3. That the Parties represent that they have full legal authority to enter into this
Amendment.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties haveaused this Amendment to be signed by their
duly authorized representatives on the ii'Oday of jub.ri., 2024.
FOR THE CITY FOR THE PBA
DanielDugger, city Manage 1 Joh Kdzait:___i n, President
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