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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MARCH 19, 2001
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Susan Walsh, Assistant City Manager I 0/ --- 2-5
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION' AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF PRIOR LAKE AND COUNCIL 14, LOCAL 3884, AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), AFL-CIO
Historv: The AFSCME bargaining unit representing secretarial, clerical,
maintenance and technical employees of the City of Prior Lake was formed in
1993. The present agreement, previously approved by the City Council for the
years 1999-2001, provides for a re-opener for negotiating employer health
insurance contribution for 2001.
Current Circumstances: Attached for City Council consideration and approval
is an Agreement between the City and AFSCME that states that the City's
maximum contribution for health insurance shall be $470 a month. This is a $35
a month increase from the Year 2000. This amount is consistent with the
employer contribution for the city's three other bargaining units and for nonunion
employees. The Agreement stems from negotiations that occurred over the past
month. As noted above, the current labor agreement with the AFSCME
bargaining unit expires at the end of this year, and I will begin negotiations for a
new labor agreement with this union some time in July 2001.
The 2001 operating budget has adequate funds to administer the health
insurance contribution increase.
Labor agreements typically do not provide complete satisfaction to either party.
However, they do provide an equitable conclusion of bargaining between the two
respective groups.
1. Approve a Resolution ratifying the Agreement with AFSCME for Employer
Health Insurance Contribution for the Year 2001
2. Deny the Resolution
3. Defer action on the Agreement subject to receipt of additional information.
Alternative (1) - Motion and second to Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor
and City Manager to Execute an Agreement with between the City of Prior Lake
and AFSCME Council 4, Local 3884.
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16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prio La , Min esota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245
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UTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
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FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), AFL-CIO
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WHEREAS, the Public Employee Labor Relations Act as amended requires that the City negotiate with
the exclusive bargaining representative for groups of essential and non-essential
employees; and
WHEREAS, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union represents
Prior Lake maintenance, office and technical employees; and
WHEREAS, the current ratified Labor Agreement includes language calling for a re-opener to negotiate
employer health insurance contribution for 2001; and
WHEREAS, negotiations have taken place which have resulted in an agreement on the above
mentioned item; and
WHEREAS, the employees who make up the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees bargaining unit have ratified said agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement becomes effective on January 1, 2001.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
that it hereby ratifies the Agreement between the City of Prior Lake and the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees for employer health insurance contribution for 2001; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute the
above referenced agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2001.
YES
NO
Mader \ Mader
Ericson \ Ericson
Gundlach \ Gundlach
Petersen \ Petersen
Zieska Zieska
City Manager, City of Prior Lake
16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
AGREEMENT
between
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
and
COUNCIL #14, LOCAL 3884, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
REFERENCE: Re-opener for health insurance for the period of January 1,2001 to December 31,2001.
The current Labor Agreement between the City of Prior Lake and AFSCME Council #14, Local
3884 contains the following language: "Not withstanding any other provisions to the contrary, the
exclusive representative may provide the City with a notice of its desire to reopen negotiations only on the
following subjects: Article 30.1: Employer Contribution to the Premium for Health Insurance for the
period from January 1,2001 to December 31,2001."
The City and the Union have discussed this issue by way of negotiations between the two parties.
The City and the Union agree to increase the employer contribution to the premium for health
insurance to $470 per month, and the change will have an effective date of January 1, 2001.
In doing so, the City and the Union agree to amend Article 30.1 of the current Labor Agreement
between the City of Prior Lake and AFSCME Council #14, Local 3884 to read as follows:
Article 30.1 The EMP LO YER will provide group health insurance with
aggregate benefits equal to those that presently exist for the duration of this
AGREEMENT. The EMPLOYER will pay a sum not to exceed the following
amounts per month for single and dependent coverage.
1999 - $425
2000 - $435
2001 - REOPE."fER !SS[JE $470
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement on the dates indicated.
COUNCIL #14,3884, AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
By:
Andrew Stephes, President
By:
Wes Mader, Mayor
Dated:
Dated:
By:
Joyce Carlson, Union Representative
By:
Frank Boyles, City Manager
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