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L. EVERETT <br />City Council Agents Diem cCover Sheet <br />Project title: Authorize the Mayor to sign the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Everett Police Management <br />Association (EPMA) for 2021-2022. <br />Council Bill # <br />Agenda dates requested: <br />1/20/21 <br />Briefing <br />Proposed action <br />Consent <br />Action 1/20/21 <br />Ordinance <br />Public hearing <br />Yes <br />x No <br />Budget amendment: <br />Yes x No <br />PowerPoint presentation: <br />Yes x No <br />Attachments: <br />Department(s) involved: <br />Human Resources <br />Police Department <br />Contact person: <br />Kandy Bartlett <br />Phone number: <br />425-257-8767 <br />Email: <br />kbarteltt@everettwa.gov <br />Initialed by: <br />KB <br />Department head <br />Administ ation <br />Council esident <br />. <br />Consideration: <br />Project: EPMA Collective Bargaining Agreement <br />Partner/Supplier: <br />Location: <br />Preceding action: <br />Fund: 031 <br />Fiscal summary statement: <br />The cost of the 2021 wage increase associated with this EPMA collective bargaining <br />agreement is within the 2021 Police Budget and no budget amendment will be needed. <br />Project summary statement: <br />The current EPMA Collective Bargaining Agreement, which covers Police Lieutenants and <br />Captains (eleven budgeted employees), expired December 31, 2020. The City and EPMA <br />reached an agreement on the successor agreement in late December. Highlights of the <br />agreement include: <br />• <br />as <br />Increase employee share of medical contributions to 15% for HMA Traditional or <br />Kaiser (currently 10%) <br />2% COLA 2021 <br />Maintain wage differential between Police Sergeant and Members of EPMA for <br />future years; 4% COLA in 2022 to maintain the differential <br />Change longevity to percentage to maintain differential with EPOA (1.5%-2.5%) <br />Increase deferred compensation from 1.7% to 2.3% (lieu of social security, <br />maintain differential with EPOA) <br />Increase Sick Leave Cash -out to 100% if member dies in the line of duty <br />(currently 50%) <br />EPMA will receive a bank of holiday hours (120 hours) vs. actual holidays off <br />(consistent with EPOA and IAFF contracts), the employee can cash out unused <br />holiday hours in December <br />Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): Approve the 2021-2022 <br />Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and EPMA. <br />