SUBJECT
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Approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Polk County Board of County Commissioners (Polk County) and the Federation of Public Employees (Federation), a Division of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees (AFL-CIO)
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DESCRIPTION
The proposed change is the result of successful bargaining between Polk County and the Federation for a wage increase of 3.0 percent for all eligible bargaining unit employees. Additionally, all current bargaining unit employees, regardless of their time with the County, will receive a onetime base pay increase of 2.0 percent effective on or around the employee’s anniversary date, except in cases stated below
Article XXIII: Rates of Pay
1. Effective the October 16, 2023, pay period and contingent upon receipt of an executed agreement and Board approval, eligible bargaining unit employees will receive a one-time base salary increase of 3%, except in those cases where:
• The 3% pay increase would place the employee above the maximum for their pay
grade (Employees at maximum salary of their paygrade will receive a lump sum
payment of up to 3%);
• The employee is on Performance Improvement Probation;
• The employee is in a “non-paid” status due to receiving workers’ compensation; or
• The employee is on a “non-paid” leave of absence.
2. Effective the October 16, 2023, pay period and contingent upon receipt of an executed agreement and Board approval, eligible bargaining unit employees will receive a two percent (2%) pay increase on the pay period following their anniversary date (employee’s initial hire date), except in those cases where:
• The 2% pay increase would place the employee above the maximum for their
pay grade (Employees at maximum salary of their pay grade will receive a lump
sum payment of up to 2%)
o Employees who reach their first full year of service after October 2, 2023
will receive a 2% increase on or about their anniversary date;
• The employee is on Performance Improvement Probation;
• The employee is in a “non-paid” status due to receiving workers’ compensation; or
• The employee is on a “non-paid” leave of absence
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of the Federation Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and authorize the Chair to execute the CBA upon receiving an executed CBA from the Federation in substantially the same form as the CBA attached
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget for the wage increases
CONTACT INFORMATION
Kandis Baker-Buford
Equity and Human Resources Director