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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached Memorandum Of Understanding Between The City And The American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Local 2432, Supervisory Employees Bargaining Unit (“AFSCME”), Amending The Terms Of The Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City And AFSCME To Increase The City’s Contribution To Each Bargaining Unit Employee’s Flexible Spending Account.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution
Explanation:
The City and AFSCME are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) from the period of October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2015 covering the City’s supervisory employees. Article 17, Section 5 of the CBA sets forth the City’s contributions into each bargaining unit employee’s Flexible Spending Account (FSA) based on the number of dependents the bargaining unit employee has on the City’s health plan.
Because IRS regulations require that any changes to the contribution levels of the FSA cards be made on or before each January 1st and since the parties are in the process of negotiating a successor collective bargaining agreement and such agreement will not be in place prior to January 1, 2016, the parties wish to amend Article 17, Section 5 of the CBA so that the City can increase the contribution amount into the FSA cards for each bargaining unit employee starting on January 1, 2016, to: $300.00 for single coverage and for those who are not covered by City health insurance; $400.00 for single plus one dependent; and $700.00 for single plus two or more dependents.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Wazier Ishmael, Ph.D., City Manager
George Keller, Assistant City Manager, Finance/Administration
Raquel Elejabarrieta, Director, Labor Relations