Everett Municipal Employees Local 113 AFSCME 12/22/2021

City of Everett And American Federation of State, County& Municipal Employees Police Employee Retention Incentive Program This Memorandum of Understanding entered into this3 ' day of D(',Cnbb( 202�, by and between the City of Everett(City),and the American Federation of State,County&Municipal Employees (AFSCM E). Whereas,the City has experienced a shortage of employees in its Police Department;and Whereas,the City desires to maintain an adequate number of employees to support the 24/7 operations necessary in a police department; Whereas,the City recognizes the value in maintaining a highly trained and experienced workforce familiar with the Everett community and police department policies and procedures;and Whereas, both the City and AFSCME have a mutual desire to retain police employees and avoid the costly expenses associated with recruiting, hiring and training new staff members; NOW,THEREFORE,for and in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein,the City and AFSCME agree as follows: 1. The City will pay a one-time monetary retention incentive to qualifying AFSCME members in the amount of 2 percent(2%)of an AFSCME member's 2022 base salary, if the member was an employee on January 1,2022; 2. The City will pay a one-time monetary retention incentive to qualifying AFSCME members hired after January 1,2022,in the amount of 2 percent(2%)of the AFSCME member's 2022 base salary calculated using pro-ration of the member's 2022 base salary effective the 15t of the month following their date of hire in 2022; 3. The one-time monetary retention incentive includes only the base salary and does not include any overtime,specialty pay, longevity or other payments made by the City to the AFSCME member; 4. The one-time monetary retention incentive will be paid only to AFSCME members who are still employed with the Everett Police Department on December 1,2022; 5. The one-time monetary retention incentive will be paid to a qualifying AFSCME member in the last pay period of December, 2022; 6. In order for an AFSCME member to be eligible for the one-time monetary retention incentive they must actually work a minimum of 1250 hours in the 2022 calendar year.