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Council Minutes 10-21-2008 authorizing the Mayor to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Ohio Council 8, Local 2681, for the city's Clerical & Technical employees for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009, and declaring an emergency. Resolution 2008-129 is a resolution approving of and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the Ohio Patrolman's Benevolent Association for the city's dispatchers for the period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008, and declaring an emergency. Director Farver highlighted some of the changes that were brought forth and were common throughout the three union contracts, which were discussed together. Finance Director Copfer provided a detailed explanation of changes, of which there were 37 changes for AFSCME ClericaUTechnical alone, to the contract that were negotiated through the process. Some of the highlights that she explained include the 80/20 plan for hospitalization with a 10% premium, which is significant. Last year, a family plan cost the City of North Olmsted on the order of $16,500, and there was a small contribution from the employee back. It is a significant expense. Additional changes in the labor contract included removal of job descriptions which allows more flexibility for the employer to assign work responsibilities and create job descriptions outside of the negotiation process. Also removed was the past practice language which with memorandums of understanding and past practice seemed to be contracts outside of contracts. Mr. Johnson felt removal of that language was extremely important. Paid lunch will be a thing of the past as of 4/1/09. The 30 minute lunch will no longer count as time worked. This will result in about $142,000 in time compensation. The issue of timecards was discussed as time modification and lunch and the workday hours have been changed. Councilmen Barker and Gareau inquired about timecards for employees-do employees actually use timecards in order to actually find out thai lunch is being handled in an appropriate way or the workday is? The use of timecards is not consistent throughout the city. Mr. Gareau thinks Council was of the opinion that they thought it would be perhaps a good thing far the administration to explore uniform application of a timecard policy. But that was just a suggestion. Of note, 4% raise, 3% raise for all bargaining, except for police there is a 4% in the first year and 4% in the second year. Dispatchers received an additional 1 % through their negotiation process. Non-bargaining employees this year received 2% with the exception of a couple of employees within the Division of Fire. Tle bargaining contracts cover July 7, 2007 through June 30, 2009. In committee, Councilman Gareau made a motion, seconded by Councilman Kearney, and the committee unanimously recommended approval of Resolutions 2008-115, 2008-11b and 2008-129. Councilman Gareau made a motion to amend Resolution 2008-129 for the purpose of adding the emergency clause as requested by the Finance Director so that the legislation can be in effect before the expiration period of the contract. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and passed unanimously. • Ordinance 2008-118, an ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to request proposals for professional consulting engineering services for the city's Division of Engineering; further authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval of the 4