Minutes 12-16-03 T.M._~?.U.T_E_S__O_F THE COLLECTIVE BARGAI~NING SESSION BETWEEN
W'OeR~(~_O_N_.A_L CONFERENCE OF FIREMEN & OILERS BLUE COLLAR
~ AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, HELD AT 10:00 A.M.
ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2003 IN THE POLICE & Fi~RE TRAINING ROOM,
CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Present:
For the City:
For NCF&O:
Wilfred Hawkins, Assistant City Manager
Arthur Lee, Director of Human Resources
Sharon Munley, President of Local 1227
Bob Kruper, Union Steward
Mike Osborn, Union Steward
Don Roberts, Union Steward
Richard Smith, Union Steward
Richard Stone, Union Steward
Mike Taylor, Union Steward
.~ohn Wolcott, Union Steward
Opening
The meeting began at 9:39 a.m. Mr. Lee distributed an updated matrix to the
participants. A sign-in sheet was circulated.
Approval of Minutes of December 2, 2003
There were no changes or corrections to the minutes. Both parties expressed
satisfaction with the minutes.
Status Review of Articles
Ms. Munley provided three proposed articles to the City: (1) Unauthorized Absence from
Work, (2) Uniforms, and (3) Safety & Health. The City read and considered them and
some discussion followed.
A caucus was entered at 9:52 a.m. and the meet/ng reconvened at 10:22 a.m.
The City presented counteroffers to the Union's proposals. A discussion ensued.
The Un/on caucused at 10:32 a.m. to d/scuss the C/ty's proposa/s and the rneet/ng
reconvened at 11:01 a.m.
Meeting Minutes
Blue Collar Union Negotiations
Boynton Beach, Florida
December 16, 2003
Unauthorized Absence from Work
Uniforms
Safety & Health
Both parties gave T.A. to these articles with agreed-to modifications.
Dues Deduction
Ms. Munley provided a blue-collar version of the Dues Deduction article to the City. Mr.
Hawkins verified that the City would remit the monies to the Union Office quarterly,
which was acceptable to Ms. Munley. Ms. Munley stated that the Union would have a
COPE drive now, but would add the information to the membership application in the
future.
Review of T.A.'d Articles
At Mr. Hawkins' request, the parties reviewed the status of the articles on which T.A.
had been reached.
Wages
Mr. Hawkins confirmed that he would be presenting information to the City Commission
after their regular meeting tonight about the Union contract negotiations, including
wages. He will then send a copy of the City's proposal to Ms. Munley with a cover letter
explaining it. Mr. Hawkins wants to discuss the proposal with Ms. Munley before
presenting it to the Union stewards, but he did not think that there would be enough
time to do so this week, since vacations were starting. After that discussion and before
the .~anuary meeting, Ms. Munley will disseminate the information to the Union
stewards.
Call Back Pay
Mr. Smith gave the City a report entitled, "Breakdown of On-Call Duties and Criteria for
On-Call Personnel in Utilities." This was provided as an aid for both sides to arrive at an
equitable resolution of this article. Mr. Hawkins thanked Mr. Smith for it and stated that
this would be discussed at the January meeting.
At this point the formal negotiations were concluded. The Union entered into a
discussion with Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Lee of two items of interest, :[) Sanitation holiday
schedule of Saturdays (for straight time), and 2) Random drug testing and
requirements for commercial driver licenses (CDL).
Meeting Minutes
Blue Collar Union Negotiations
Boynton Beach, Florida
December 16, 2003
Next Meeting
There will be a blue-collar negotiation session on Thursday, January 8, 2004 at 9:30
a.m. until :[2:30 p.m., and a white-collar negotiation session in the afternoon from 1:30
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The place is yet to be determined.
The meeting was ended at :[:[:57 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Collins
Recording Secretary
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