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Vendor Name: Kent Police Officers Association
Vendor Number (]DE): 35708
Contract Number (City Clerk): Q171$ - 2.017-
Category: Labor Agreement
Sub-Category (if applicable): Su o.lem rt
Project Name: Recruiting Incentive MOU
Contract Execution Date: 07/17/2018 Termination Date: Indefinite
Contract Manager: Chief Rafael Padilla Department: Police
Date Notice of Contract Email Sent: 07/17/2018
Contract Amount: Dependent on number of hires recruited by staff
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Approval Authority: X Director ❑ Mayor ❑ City Council
Other Details: Recruitment,Incentive MOU. between and the Oty foe 1OOd for a
hired entry level officer and 2000 for a hired lateral police officer. See MOU for more
details
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
By and Between The
CITY OF KENT
and
KENT POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Representing the
POLICE SERGEANTS AND OFFICERS
This agreement is entered by and between the City of Kent ("City") and the Kent
Police Officers Association representing the Police Sergeants and Officers'
bargaining unit and the Police Assistant Chiefs and Commanders' bargaining unit
(also collectively referred to herein as "KPOA") to memorialize an agreement
reached between the City and the KPOA regarding a Recruiting Incentive that will
be paid to any sworn police officer of the Kent Police Department ("Department")
who recruits a candidate to apply for a police officer position with the Department,
and that candidate is successfully hired by the Department.
Police officers are in high demand, with several agencies often competing over the
same small candidate pool. The City and KPOA hope that the Recruiting Incentive
will incentivize the Department's sworn police officers to assist the City's efforts by
actively referring and recruiting police officer candidates to the Department. The
following provisions will apply to the Recruiting Incentive Program:
• The purpose of this monetary incentive is to assist in the recruitment and hiring
of entry level and experienced police officers (i.e. lateral officers) into the
Department. Recruitment of current City of Kent Corrections Officers into the
Corrections Officer-to-Police Officer program are excluded from this Recruiting
Incentive.
• The Recruiting Incentive is $1,000 for an entry level police officer, and $2,000
for a qualified lateral police officer, less all applicable payroll taxes and
deductions.
• To qualify sworn personnel for the Recruiting Incentive, the police officer
candidate referred must be successful in the Civil Service hiring process and
must have received a final offer of employment. A conditional offer of
employment does not qualify the referring police officer for the Recruiting
Incentive.
• Upon receipt of a completed and timely Personnel Change Request form (PCR),
the effective date of which will be the date of hire for the recruited officer, the
Recruiting Incentive will be processed for payment on the next regular pay date.
If the PCR is received after the PCR cut-off date, the Recruiting Incentive will be
processed for payment on the next following pay date. The following sworn
personnel are not eligible to receive the Recruiting Incentive: police officers
assigned as Recruiting Officers (including the Recruiting Officer, Background
Investigators and the first line supervisor for the recruitment unit); and police
officers who recruit a candidate from a Department sanctioned event (i.e., job
fair or PST testing event).
• Department Administration shall routinely examine the effectiveness of this
incentive program.
MOU. Kent and KPOA
Recruiting Incentiyeu
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While the parties agree to this Recruiting Incentive Program, the KPOA also
specifically agrees that the incentive program may be terminated or altered at any
time in the sole discretion of the Police Chief, and such termination or alteration is
considered a management right. Furthermore, the above shall not set a precedent
with regard to the amount, qualifications, and structure of payout of this incentive,
which is within the Police Chief's management right to determine. The KPOA also
agrees that this incentive program is for the sole purpose of incentivizing sworn
personnel to recruit entry level and experienced police officers to the Kent Police
Department, and shall not be utilized as a basis for seeking additional salary for its
members.
By signature below, the parties agree that the above represents the parties' full and
entire agreement with regard to these matters.
This MOU shall be deemed executed and effective as of this .,.,.1 m,._ day of July,
2018,
FOR THE CITY: FOR KPOA:
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Rafa l Padilla Date K�n Clay / D to
Police Chief KPOA President
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Marty Fisher ate Matt Stan S i' ate
Human Resources Director KPOA Vice President
Brent Ashbaugh Date
Labor Relations Manager
MOU, Kent and KPOA
RecruitLng Incentive
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APP O D AS TO FORM
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Kim Komoto CDate
City Clerk