Minutes 11-25-02 CONTRACTUAL NEGOTIATION MEETING BETWEEN IAFF LOCAL 1891
AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, HELD ON MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 25, 2002 AT 11:30 A.M. IN CONFERENCE ROOM B, CITY HALL,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Present
For IAFF
Mike Fitzpatrick
Barkley Garnsey
Randy Jute
Treasurer x6626
Business Agent x6327
President x6340
For the City:
Carol Cheek HR Coordinator x6278
Wilfred Hawkins Assistant City Manager x6012
Jim Ness Deputy Fire Chief x6333
Mary Munro Budget Coordinator x6314
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Fire Chief Bill Bingham
Rosemarie Lamanna, Legal Department
Call to Order
Assistant City Manager Hawkins called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.
Topics of Discussion
It was agreed that it was not necessary to review the entire Agreement since
everyone had been provided with the latest version.
Article 12 - Group Insurance
Mr. Hawkins suggested a change in the sentence structure of the second
complete sentence in Section B on Page 17. Mr. Hawkins suggested changing
the "period "and the end of the sentence to a "comma" so that the sentence
would read:
"The City agrees to re-open this section for negotiations at the discretion
of the Union during the term of this contract, if the Union determines that it
can provide more economical coverage..."
Meeting Minutes
IAFF Local 1891 Contract Negotiations
Boynton Beach, FL
November 25, 2002
Mr. Fitzpatrick suggested changing the period to a "semi-colon", rather than a
"comma."
Mr. Garnsey inquired how the remainder of the paragraph would read, and Mr.
Hawkins stated it could read:
"...if the Union determines that it can provide more economical coverage
than the City's principal medical insurance, it may bargain for a dollar
amount per bargaining unit member."
Mr. Fitzpatrick suggested changing the wording of the sentence to put the
second phrase first followed by a "comma."
It was therefore agreed that the language in Article 12, Section 1 .B would read as
follows:
"If the Union determines that it can provide more economical coverage
than the City's principal medical insurance, the Union may bargain for a
dollar amount per bargaining unit member to be applied to insurance
secured through the Union. The City agrees to reopen this section for
negotiation at the discretion of the Union during the term of this contract.
The Union will provide a minimum of thirty (30) days notice or less."
Chief Ness left the meeting to have the language change made to the Agreement
and will bring it back to the table to be initialed with the remainder of the
Agreement.
Mr. Garnsey said there was a question regarding the life insurance language
contained in Article 12, Page 17, Section 2 and asked for clarification between
the words "group life" and "term life." Ms. Cheek pointed out that "group life" was
not the correct term and it should be "term life," which is the type of insurance
that the City provides, as opposed to "whole life." The word "term" was added for
clarification purposes and does not affect the coverage.
Letter of Understandin_~
Mr. Hawkins inquired about the status of the Letter of Understanding regarding
Chris Wandell and Geoff Simpson. Mr. Jute said that this has not yet been
signed. Chief Ness obtained copies to be attached to the Agreement. Mr. Jute
stated that Messrs. Wandell and Simpson were agreeable to the terms.
Mr. Jute signed the Letter of Understanding and Chief Ness will have it signed by
Chief Bingham as well.
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Meeting Minutes
IAFF Local 1891 Contract Negotiations
Boynton Beach, FL
November 25, 2002
Initialinq of the A~reement
Mr. Jute, on behalf of the Union, and Mr. Hawkins, on behalf of the City, each
initialed an entire Agreement, so that there would be an original copy for each
party. Chief Ness substituted the new Page 17, which was also initialed by each
party.
City Commission Ratification
Mr. Hawkins indicated that ratification of the Contract by the City Commission
should appear on the Consent Agenda for the second meeting in December.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting properly adjourned at 12:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara M. Madden
Recording Secretary
(One tape)
(November 26, 2002)
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