FOP Impasse Hearing

Board of County CommissionersApril 3, 2012

Background and Budget Environment

FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Summary

Presentation Outline

Background and Budget Environment

FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Summary

Presentation Outline

Background and Budget Environment

Since 2007:

Decreasing revenues

Major budget cuts

Record rate of foreclosures

Decline in economic activity

High unemployment

-3%-13%-11%

-27%

General Fund Ad Valorem(Budget $ in millions)

Background and Budget Environment

State’s projection for 2013 = -3.8%

Direction for FY 2010-11- No salary increases

- Reductions in operating expenses and funding for outside agencies

- Freezing most CIPs

- Reduce workforce

- Conserving cash

- No increase in tax rate

Background and Budget Environment

Background and Budget Environment

FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Summary

Presentation Outline

Approach for FY 10-11 Union Contracts

One year duration

0% salary increase

Remainder of contracts status quo

All unions agreed except FOP rank-and-file and AFSCME nurses

Consistency with other employee groups

FY 2010-11 Union Contracts

FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations

Union Final Proposal:- 4% salary increase retro to 10/1/10- Increased leave accrual- Compensatory leave time- Promotional increase language

County Final Proposal:- 0% salary increase - No increased leave accrual- No compensatory leave time- No promotional increase language

FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations

FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations

Special Magistrate RecommendationsNovember 8, 2011

-Wages-2% retro to July 1, 2011

-Increased Leave Accrual-No increased leave accrual

-Promotional Language-Memorialize language in contract

-County accepted

FY2010-11 FOP Negotiations

County Position

Union Position

BCC Decision

0% Salary Increase

No Increased Leave Accruals

4% Salary Increase retro to 10/1/10

Increased Leave Accruals

2% Salary Increase retro to 7/1/11

No Increased Leave Accruals

SMRecommendation

Background and Budget Environment

FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Summary

Presentation Outline

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Article 25

Leave

Merits of Parties’ Positions

FOP Position Increase Leave Accruals:

7 Additional days off for new employees

10 Additional days off for employees with 15+ years of service

County Position

Don’t Increase Leave Accruals

Merits of Parties’ Positions

FOP’s Position Rejected Twice Prior

June 2009 - Arbitrator ruled against FOP

April 2010 – BCC ruled against FOP

Merits of Parties’ Positions

FY 2010-11 Negotiations

FOP requested same increased leave accrual

Special Magistrate recommended against increasing FOP leave accruals

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Post-July 2007

Pre-July 2007 8 hours a day 80 hours every

two weeks 10 days every

two weeks

12 hours a day 85.4 hours every

two weeks 7 days every two

weeks

Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Pre-July 2007 Post-July 2007

Scheduled Work Days

260

Scheduled Work Days

182

Days Off 183

Days Off 105

Schedules

264 Hours 284.2 Hours

6.6 Weeks 6.6 Weeks

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Annual Paid Time Off

(Personal and Term)

Annual Paid Time off

(Personal and Term)

New Employee

15+ Year Employee

192 Hours 206.7 Hours

4.8 Weeks 4.9 Weeks

Current FOP 12-Hour Shift Employees

Regular/FOP Prior 8-Hour Shift Employees

Time Off Not Reduced in Schedule Change

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Current FOP Employee Proposed FOP Leave

Annual Paid Time Off

(Personal and Term)

New Employee

206.7 Hours 292.8 Hours

4.9 Weeks 6.8 Weeks

Union Wants 42% More Leave

Annual Paid Time off

(Personal and Term)

15+ Year Employee

284.2 Hours 402.6 Hours

6.6 Weeks 9.3 Weeks

Merit of Parties’ Position

Internal EquityOther 12 Hour Shift Employees

Employee Group New Employee15+ Year Employee

AFSCME 16 22

IAFF Paramedics 16 22

FOP Lieutenants 16.8 23.1

FOP Current 17 23.3

IAFF Dispatchers 24 33

Merit of Parties’ Position

Internal Equity

• Catastrophic leave donations

• Longevity

• Special risk retirement

Merit of Parties’ Position

FOP proposal for increased paid leave:

Fails on Merit

Inconsistent with long term policy strategy for employee leave

$1.9 million value

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Article 27

Wages

Merits of Parties’ Positions

FOP Position 4% increase to base pay:

Retroactive to 10/1/10

County Position

0% increase

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Cost of a 4% salary increase

$2.2 million increase to base for FOP

Not including cost of retroactivity

Every year from FY 2010-11 forward

$14.3 million to base for all BCC

Not including cost of retroactivity

Every year from FY 2010-11 forward

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Cost of a 2% salary increase

$1.1 million increase to base for FOP

Not including cost of retroactivity

Every year from FY 2010-11 forward

$8.4 million to base for all BCC

Not including cost of retroactivity

Every year from FY 2010-11 forward

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Internal Equity FY 2010-11

FOP Lts – 0% IAFF rank and file – 0% IAFF BCs – 0% LIUNA – 0% Non-union – 0% AFSCME – ?

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Recruitment and Retention

Vacancies and turnover Equal to county-wide average

Recruitment >1,000 applicants for certified

corrections officer vacancies

Merits of Parties’ Positions

External Equity

Corrections Officers

-3.64%/-0.15%

Corporals

-1.56%/-1.16%

Sergeants

-1.77%/+7.20%

Merits of Parties’ Positions

External Equity

Furloughs

Layoffs

Longevity

Shift Differential

Career Ladder

Merit of Parties’ Position

FRS Contributions• 3% contributions apply to all employees

• County savings• large percent returned to employees

• Most counties returned nothing

• County rates subject to increase

• Court has ruled unconstitutional• on appeal

• if not overturned, who will pay?

Background and Budget Environment

FY 2010-11 FOP Negotiations

Merits of Parties’ Positions

Summary

Presentation Outline

Summary

Request BCC reject FOP’s proposal for more paid leave and a 4% salary increase for FY 2010-11

Fails on merit, is inconsistent with long-term strategy and budget situation

Not in the best interest of the public including the public employees involved

FOP Impasse Hearing

Board of County CommissionersApril 3, 2012