HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 128-24 - Resolution - Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-27 LELS Local 194 Police Officers
RESOLUTION
Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Law Enforcement Labor
Services, Local 194 – Police Officers (Union) for the Calendar Years 2025-27.
WHEREAS, the Union and the City of Rochester are parties to an existing Collective
Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that expired on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the Union and representatives of the City of Rochester
have negotiated a three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the term of
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Attachment A summarizes the changes negotiated to the existing CBA
between the parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
Rochester approves and ratifies the attached changes to the 2025-2027 CBA with Law
Enforcement Labor Services, Local 194 – Police Officers.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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ATTACHMENT A
2025-2027 Law Enforcement Labor Services, Local 194 – Police Officers
Summary of Collective Bargaining Agreement Changes
2. DEFINITIONS
BASIC REGULAR HOURLY RATERATE OF PAY as defined by Fair Labor Standards Act.
BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY means employees whose employment is scheduled to
last more than six (6) months and who are working twenty (20) hours or more a
week, will be eligible for benefits. Eligible employees working less than 40 hours
per week will earn pro-rated benefits.
5. DUES CHECK-OFF AND UNION ACTIVITY
The City agrees to deduct the monthly membership dues for each member of the Union who
authorizes this deduction by signing the payroll deduction authorization card and forwarding
it to the Human Resources Department. Such authorization shall be revocable by the
employee at their written request. The City will remit the dues collected on a monthly basis.
The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the City harmless against any and all claims, suits,
orders, or judgments brought or issued against the City as a result of any action taken or not
taken by the City under the provisions of this Article.
A. Officers, agents, representatives, or members of the Union who are not employees of the
Police Department shall have access to the premises of the City, at reasonable times,
provided they notify the Chief of Police or in their absence, the Deputy Chiefdesignee of
the work area and their presence will not disrupt the orderly routine of the Department.
B. Employees who are designated or elected for the purpose of adjusting grievances or
assisting in the administration of this Agreement shall, with the approval of the Chief of
Police, or in their absence, the Deputy Chiefdesignee of the work area, be permitted a
reasonable amount of time free from their regular duties to fulfill these obligations,
providing the purpose of these activities is the maintenance of harmonious and
cooperative relations between Employer and the employees and uninterrupted operation
of the Police Department.
8. HOURS OF WORK
A. The workday consists of either twelve (12) hours, if working on the platoons, or eight and
four tenths (8.4) hours, ten and one half (10.5) hours, or twelve (12) hours, if working any
other position.
B. CHANGES IN SHIFT ASSIGNMENT. An employee must be notified of a change in
normally scheduled shift twelve (12) hours before the change is to take place except in
cases of emergencies. If an employee is required to work non-scheduled hours, the
employee will be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1 ½) employee's basic
regular hourly rate of pay.
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C. OVERTIME. Employees shall be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1 ½)
times their regular rate of pay in either compensatory time or paid overtime at the
employee's option with the approval of the supervisor for overtime work under the
following conditions, but in no event shall such compensation be received twice for the
same hours: All work in excess of eight and four-tenths (8.4) hours on any scheduled
eight and four-tenths (8.4) hour work day, all work in excess of ten and one-half (10.5)
hours on any scheduled ten and one-half (10.5) hour work day and all work in excess of
twelve (12) hours on any scheduled twelve (12) hour work day. At no time shall the
number of bank hours accrued exceed two hundred and forty (240) hours.
D. The normal work year is two thousand and eighty (2080) hours to be accounted for by
each employee through:
1. hours worked on assigned shifts;
2. holidays;
3. authorized leave time;
4. sick leave;
5. assignments to other duties.
E. Each employee working one hundred and four (104) hours over the basic two thousand
eighty (2080) hours, either on the twelve (12) hour shifts, the ten and one-half (10.5), or
the eight and four-tenths (8.4) hour shifts shall be compensated at their regular rate of
pay.
10. HOLIDAYS
A. Employees shall receive four point two three onesix on five (4.231615) hours, in lieu of
the holiday, added to their vacation time each pay period. The amount of time added
shall not exceed one hundred ten twenty (110120) hours per year (ten \[10\] hours per the
eleven twelve \[1112\] holidays observed).
B. Holidays to be observed will be:
1. Martin Luther King’s Birthday
2. President’s Day
3. Memorial Day
3.4. Juneteenth
4.5. Independence Day
5.6. Labor Day
6.7. Veteran’s Day
7.8. Thanksgiving Day
8.9. Day After Thanksgiving
9.10. Christmas Eve Day
10.11. Christmas Day
11.12. New Year’s Day
*Shift employees will observe the above holidays on the actual observed date. Non-shift
employees will follow the City’s holiday calendar utilized for employees working a Monday
through Friday work schedule.
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C. Any employee required to work on the following holidays: Martin Luther King's Birthday,
President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's
Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day,
and New Year's Day will receive time and one-half (1 ½) pay for that day.
D. The City will pay double time to shift and non-shift employees on a holiday for hours
worked as the extension of a shift or if an Officer is called in to work on a the actual
holiday when the Officer was scheduled off. This provision shall apply to the following
seven (7) holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
11. VACATION
A. Employees shall not be granted any vacation until they have been employed six (6)
months.
B.A. Employees shall earn accrue vacation benefits leave from the start of their
employment. Lateral hires may start at a higher accrual rate at the discretion of the Chief
of Police and HR D
B. Accrued vacation leave may be used in the first six (6) months of employment.
C. No vacation benefits shall accrueAccrued vacation leave will not be paid to an employee
terminating within six (6) months of his their employment date.
12. SICK LEAVE
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C. No sick leave shall be granted to an employee during the first (1) month of employment,
but leave shall accrue from the start of their employment.Employees shall accrue sick
leave from the start of their employment and are allowed to use accrued sick leave during
their first six (6) months of employment.
13. UNUSED SICK LEAVE
When an employee has applied for and been granted an irrevocable waiver of
participation by MSRS and provided to the Employer written documentation of
such waiver; amounts payable for unused sick leave in the event of an eligible
employee’s separation or permanent disability as specified above shall be paid to
the employee rather than to the MSRS Health Care Savings Plan. Such payments
to the employee shall be subject to normal payroll withholdings as required by law.
14. INSURANCE
Effective January 1, 2020, Sections A through G will apply:
A. The City will provide term life insurance in an amount equal to two (2) times the
employee's annual salary rounded to the next higher thousand as outlined in the master
policy on file in the City Clerk's Office.
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B. The City will provide group medical insurance for eligible employees pursuant to the
City’s self-insured medical plan and will contribute the following amount to the total
monthly premium costs for the basic planas follows:
Medical Plan Options City’s Contribution to Monthly Premium
Basic Option Tier Effective Effective 2026 Effective 2027
20242025
Employee Only 87.5087.00% 87.00% 87.00%
Employee + Spouse 84.0083.50% 83.50% 83.50%
Employee + Child(ren) 84.0083.50% 83.50% 83.50%
Family 84.0083.50% 83.50% 83.50%
High Deductible Health Plan Effective 2025 Effective 2026 Effective 2027
Employee Only 87.00% 87.00% 87.00%
Employee + Spouse 83.50% 83.50% 83.50%
Employee + Child(ren) 83.50% 83.50% 83.50%
Family 83.50% 83.50% 83.50%
The employee’s share of the monthly medical plan premium will be paid through a payroll
deduction and is divided among twenty-four (24) pay periods. No payroll deduction is taken
on the third pay period in any month.
C. The City shall contribute the following amounts to a Health Savings Account
(HSA) for all benefit-eligible employees selecting the High-Deductible Health Plan
(HDHP) coverage:
High Deductible Medical Plan Annual Contribution to HSA*
Employee Only $1,400.00
Employee + Spouse $2,800.00
Employee + Child(ren) $2,800.00
Family $2,800.00
*The annual contribution to the HSA account is paid out over the first two pay periods of
each month (24 pay periods total).
15. OPTION TO PURCHASE CITY-SPONSORED HEALTH/DENTAL COVERAGE, AND/OR
LIFE INSURANCE AFTER RETIREMENT
An employee who retires from regular full-time employment with the City of
Rochester may continue to participate in the City-sponsored benefits the employee
had immediately prior to retirement pursuant to state and federal law, the City's
Organizational policies, as well as benefit plan documents. Spouses of retirees
that are deceased will be allowed to continue coverage under state and federal
law.
An employee who retires from regular full-time employment with the City of Rochester may
continue to participate indefinitely in the City-sponsored health and/or dental insurance group
that the employee participated in immediately prior to retirement. The retiree may receive
dependent coverage only if s/he received dependent coverage immediately prior to
retirement. A retiree who initially selects dependent coverage may later drop dependent
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coverage while retaining individual coverage, but the retiree may not drop individual coverage
and retain dependent coverage. City-sponsored life insurance may continue until the
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retiree’s seventy-fifth (75) birthday.
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After the retiree’s sixty-fifth (65) birthday and if the retiree has enrolled in Medicare and if
s/he has dependent coverage in effect, the retiree can pay a dollar amount equivalent to the
cost of covering two (2) individuals under the City’s plan, if no other dependents require
coverage. The same holds true if the retiree’s spouse turns age sixty-five (65) prior to the
retiree and is eligible for and enrolled in Medicare.
In order to retain City-sponsored health and/or dental coverage or life insurance, the retiree
and their spouse, if applicable, must authorize the requisite deductions from a checking or
savings account in the amount that is designated by the City and may be changed from time
to time through written notification from the City.
For the retiree, until age sixty-five (65), the amount of life insurance coverage which can be
purchased is any amount, in one thousand dollar ($1,000.00) increments, between a
minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and a maximum of the amount of coverage
available to the employee on the date of retirement from the City. Beginning on a retiree’s
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sixty-fifth (65) birthday, the amount of life insurance coverage is limited by the underwriter
to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Any lifetime maximum benefit designated in the City’s
health coverage plan document continues to be applied after retirement.
19. WAGES
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Effective the first (1) full pay period in January of each contract year, the following increases
will be applied across the board to all Officer pay rates: two and three-quarters percent
(2.75%) in 2022; two percent (2.0%) in 2023; two percent (2.0%) in 2024.
The hourly base wages for all pay steps is found in “Appendix A” of this Agreement.
2025: Effective the first full pay period in January of 2025, the hourly base wages
shall increase by five dollars ($5.00) per hour to reflect a market adjustment; plus an
increase of four percent (4.00%).
2026: Effective the first full pay period in January of 2026, the hourly base wages
shall increase by four percent (4.00%).
2027: Effective the first full pay period in January of 2027, the hourly base wages
shall increase by three percent (3.00%).
A one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $1,500 shall be paid to employees in active
pay-roll status and on Step K as of December 31, 2022. Said lump sum payment shall be
paid in Janu-ary 2023.
Step adjustments shall be administered on each Officer’s anniversary date, and Officers will
advance to the step commensurate with their years of service as a Police Officer with the
City. In October 2023, Officers will advance one bonus step.
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A one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $1,000 shall be paid to employees in active
pay-roll status and on Step K as of December 31, 2024. Said lump sum payment shall be
paid in Janu-ary 2025.
Officers meeting the criteria and performance expectations established by the Chief of Police
for Advisory Officer assignment pay shall receive an additional two dollars ($2.00) per hour.
This special assignment pay will be granted to no more than approximately twenty percent
(20%) of the bargaining unit. No employee shall receive Advisory Officer assignment pay
while receiving other Specialty Unit pay.
The Union, along with administration, will create a five (5) member Lateral Hire Wage
Committee. The Committee shall consist of the Chief or their designated representative and
three (3) Police Officers. The Officers shall be appointed by the President of the Union for
the term of this Agreement. This Committee will establish a Lateral Hire Matrix for inclusion
in the Police Department Policy Manual, subject to the Police Chief’s approval. The Chief of
Police and Director of Human Resources have the authority to place a newly-hired Police
Officer up to Step D in on any step of the wage grid, Appendix A, based on experience and
other relevant factorsthe Matrix criteria.
All Police Officers shall remain at their rate of pay in effect on the Agreement expiration date
until a successor Agreement is executed. Employees must be in active pay status as of the
date of full ratification of the successor agreement in order to receive the wage increase for
2025.
33. TERM
This Agreement shall be in effect from January 1, 2022 2025 and shall remain in effect until
December 31, 20242027, and from year to year thereafter, unless either party shall notify the
other in writing by May 1, 20242027, that it desires to modify or terminate this Agreement.
The terms of the Wage Article and Insurance Article shall be retroactive to January 1, 2022
2025and limited to those employees who are in active payroll status as of the date of the full
execution of this Agreement.
37. UNIFORMS/CLOTHING
A. Officers shall be provided uniforms and related accessories based on the following initial
issue:
NUMBER OF CLOTHING ARTICLE
INITIAL ISSUE
1 Jacket (Duty Champ)
4 Shirts – Long sleeve (New Generation – Dacron/Wool or Deputy
– Poly/Rayon)
4 Shirts – Short sleeve (New Generation or Deputy)
4 Pants (New Generation – Dacron/Wool or American Mode –
Polyester)
2 Neckties – Navy blue
1 Raincoat – Short or long
2 Pair of Shoes or Boots (Rocky Eliminator, Insulated/Non-
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insulated, Justin, Red Wing, Reebok, Cloud 10)
2 Accident Templates
1 Cap – Summer
1 Cap – Winter (Fur)
1 Armor Vest – Navy Blue Carrier (Point Blank #20)
2 Coat Badges (Enteman-Rovin)
1 Hat Badge (Enteman-Rovin)
1 each Leather Gear (Safariland Black Basket Weave)
Pant Belt
Gun Belt
Holster
Magazine Holder (1 Double or 2 Single)
Flashlight Holder
Handcuff Case
Mace Holder
Key Holder
2 Name Plates
1 Whistle
1 Weapon (Department Approved)
1 Pair Handcuffs – Standard or hinged model (S&W Peerless)
1 Pair Gloves – Black Thinsulate-lined
1 Metal Clipboard – Large-size
1 Uniform Scarf
1 Uniform Sweater
2 Winter-weight Pants
1 Overshoes
1 Mini-Mag Flashlight with holder
1 Briefcase or Equipment Bag (Command Post or Bianchi)
1 Flashlight (Streamlight Model SL20X)
B. Replacement of any equipment, accessories, clothing or repair including alterations,
parts, and resoling of shoes will be done on an as-needed basis by the City upon request
and with approval of the Officer’s supervising Lieutenant.
C. Minnesota Criminal Code/Selected Statutes is replaced by the Minnesota County
Attorneys Association publications, Rules, Criminal, Traffic, Juvenile, and Narcotics.
Members will receive the publication applicable to their job assignment.
D.A. With implementation of this new program, theThe Union, along with the
administration, will create a five (5) member Uniform/Equipment Committee. The
Committee shall consist of the Chief or their designated representative and three (3) Shift
Patrol Officers. The Patrol Officers shall be appointed by the President of the Union for
the term of this Agreement.
This Committee will establish a Uniform/Equipment list of initial uniform and equipment
items to be provided to Officers and deal with all equipment and uniform matters that
are listed on the initial issue as well as replacement or repair.
B. Replacement of any equipment, accessories, clothing or repair including
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alterations, parts, and resoling of shoes will be done on an as-needed basis by
the City upon request and with approval of the Officer’s supervising Lieutenant.
40. SENIORITY
A reduction of the workforce will be accomplished on the basis of seniority. The
Employer shall give the Union and the Employees at least to (2) weeks written
notice in advance of any layoff. Employees shall be recalled from layoff on the
basis of seniority. An Employee on layoff shall have an opportunity to return to
work within two (2) years of time of the layoff before any new employee is hired.
APPENDIX A
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