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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Ratifying And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The 2021 - 2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement With The American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Local 2432, Professional Bargaining Unit.
Strategic Plan Focus
Financial Management & Administration
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 2432, Professional Bargaining Unit, have negotiated a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement in effect from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, (the “Agreement”).
The highlights of the changes include:
In wages: increase the pay ranges by 2% and provide a 2% wage adjustment effective in the first full pay period on or after October 1, 2021; in addition, full-time employees hired prior to October 1, 2021, shall receive a one-time, lump sum, payment equal to 1% of their enhanced annual salary which was in effect on September 30, 2021.
In Health and Wellness: Update the bi-weekly cost of the medical insurance plans; Increase the amounts of the Health Reimbursement Accounts from $300 to $400 for Single Coverage; from $400 to $600 for Single + 1 Dependent Coverage; and from $700 to $1000 for Single + 2 or more Dependent Coverage; and memorialize the City’s Employee Assistance Program, which for this Agreement includes 10 free face-to-face or telephonic visits.
This Agreement also includes language clean-up with no substantive changes.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Tammie L. Hechler, Director, Human Resources
George R. Keller, Jr., Deputy City Manager