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 Improv...
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