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 3.5% for all eligible bargaining unit employees. Additionally, eligible bargaining unit employees that have been employed with Polk County for at least one year will receive a one and a half percent (1.5%) pay increase effective October 3, 2022; those that reach their one-year anniversary date in Fiscal Year 22/23 will receive the 1.5% on or around their anniversary date.
Article XXIII: Rates of Pay
1. Effective the October 3, 2022 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 3.5%, except in those cases where:
• The 3.5% 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 3.5%);
• 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 3, 2022 pay period and contingent upon receipt of an executed agreement and Board approval, eligible bargaining unit employees that have been employed with Polk County for at least one year, will receive a one and a half percent (1.5%) pay increase, except in those cases where:
• The 1.5% 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 1.5%);
o Employees who reach their first full year of service after October 3, 2022 will receive a 1.5% 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 2022/2023 Budget for the wage increases
CONTACT INFORMATION
Kandis Baker-Buford
Equity and Human Resources Director