Minutes 06-15-11
MINUTES OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATION SESSION BETWEEN IAFF LOCAL 1891
AND THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, HELD ON TUESDAY,
JUNE 15, 2011 AT 9:00 A.M. IN CITY HALL, CONFERENCE ROOM B,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
For the City: For the Union:
Mr. Kurt Bressner, City Manager Dean Kinser, President
Lori LaVerriere, Interim City ManagerRobert Kruse, Vice President
Sharyn Goebelt, Director, HR
Also present:
Ray Carter, Interim Fire Chief
The meeting was opened at 9:02 a.m. Self introductions were made.
Mr. Bressner advised this was a continuation of discussions held between the City and
the IAFF Local 1891 concerning a proposed Memorandum of Understanding.
Mr. Bressner advised the City Commission met in closed session on June 7, 2011 and
while he could not attribute comments to specific individuals, he could convey the group
direction to him concerning the proposed MOU. The City Commission received a copy
of the MOU, discussed it and their concerns were two-fold. First, they did not agree
with the administration’s proposal, coming from management side, to tie the 2012
reopener to the property tax. Second, their preference would be to have a complete
reopener in 2012 for both elements of the pay; the market adjustment and the pay plan.
If the City’s economic conditions warrant, it would go forward with the request using the
exact same language of the current labor contract which would be for the 2012/2013
fiscal year. In light of that, Mr. Bressner advised he took the Union’s MOU and modified
that by adding language to Paragraph 2, which he believed reflected what the City’s
objective was.
Mr. Kinser inquired if this was the City’s final position on the matter and Mr. Bressner
advised it was his understanding that it was their final position. Mr. Kinser stated that he
would review it with other members of the Union, but did not feel the two sides would
come to an agreement. He felt the Commission could not properly project out two
years. He felt they had come to the table and had given up this year in freezes and were
willing to give up the 2011/2012 contract year and put an opener in for the first portion of
the 2012/2013 contract year. He felt the Union showed their commitment to the City in
getting through the budget issues.
Meeting Minutes
IAFF Contract Negotiations
Boynton Beach, FL
June 15, 2011
Mr. Bressner expressed his appreciation for the members working together with the
City. He asked that the Union keep Interim Fire Chief Carter and Interim City Manager
Ms. LaVerriere informed so she could pass any information on to the City Commission.
Mr. Kinser advised he would discuss the position with other members of the Executive
Board and some Union members and come back with an answer within the next
fourteen days. Interim Chief Carter inquired of Mr. Kinser if what was proposed was not
acceptable, would this be the final MOU and Mr. Kinser advised that was correct.
The meeting was closed at 9:12 a.m.
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Ellie Caruso
Recording Secretary
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