Transcript Florida League of Cities

TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY
FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES
HR and Labor Relations
Summit
February 21, 2013
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TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY
Town of Longboat Key
Fire Union
Negotiations
Lessons Learned
Dave Bullock
Town Manager
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WHAT WERE MAJOR ISSUES IN NEGOTIATIONS?
Pension
PENSION
PENSION
PENSION
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HOW BAD IS IT?
Police
Fire
General
Town contribution
as a % of wages
80%
60%
40%
Percent funded
45%
44%
53%
Total unfunded liability is almost twice the Town’s
annual operating budget.
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TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY
TOWN COMMISSION OBJECTIVES
• Get Town out of the market risk position
• Stop the increase in unfunded liability
• Provide a fair and reasonable pension for employees
• Make Town expenditures predictable and affordable
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EXECUTIVE SESSIONS PRODUCED:
• Agreement on maximum Town contribution
• Agreement on wage increase
• Agreement of Commission to use impasse to achieve
goals if necessary
• Understanding of the time that the negotiations would take
• Agreement on Commission silence during negotiations
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WHAT WAS FINAL PRODUCT?
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Agreement to freeze current pension plan
Agreement to move employees to FRS
Agreement to split cost of pension and cap Towns
pension expenditures at 13% of salary
• Agreement for employees to contribute to cost of
benefits
• Agreement that IAFF would not oppose in any
way Town plans to get out of current Chapter 175
pension plan
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KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS
• Manager and Commission have shared objectives
• Union believes the Manager and Commission
have shared objectives
• Manager (or designee) and Union reps have the
right set of negotiating skills
• Union believes they are better off with a negotiated
contract than with impasse
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KEYS TO UNSUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS
• Manager and Commission do not have shared
objectives
• Union believes the Manager and Commission do
not have shared objectives
• Manager (or designee) and Union reps do not
have negotiating skills
• Union believes they are better off with impasse
than with a negotiated contract
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QUESTIONS??
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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The meeting and materials discussed in this meeting are
confidential and not subject to the open meetings law or the
public records law.
“All discussions between the chief executive officer of the
public employer, or his or her representative, and the
legislative body of the public employer relative to collective
bargaining shall be closed and exempt from the provisions
of s. 286.011.
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All work products developed by the public employer in
preparation for negotiations, and during negotiations, shall
be confidential and exempt from provisions of s. 119.07(1)
See Section 447.605, Florida Statutes
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THE BARGAINING PROCESS
• In conducting negotiations with the bargaining
to
the
agent, the chief executive officer, or his or her
representative, shall consult with, and attempt
represent the view of, the legislative body of
public employer.”
• See Section 447.309, Florida Statutes
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THE BARGAINING PROCESS (CONTINUED)
• “If, after a reasonable period of negotiation… a
dispute exists between a public employer and the
bargaining agent, an impasse shall be deemed to
have occurred when one of the parties so
declares…” A special magistrate is then selected,
follows a process, and makes a recommendation.
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THE BARGAINING PROCESS (CONTINUED)
• If either the public employer or the employee
organization does not accept, in whole or in part,
the recommended decision of the special
magistrate:
- (a) The chief executive officer… shall… submit to
the legislative body… recommendations for settling
the disputed impasse issues…
- (b) The legislative body… shall… conduct a
public hearing…
- (c) Thereafter, the legislative body shall take
such action as it deems to be in the public interest.