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Vendor Name: AFSCME
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Contract Number (City Clerk): HR18-403
Category: Labor Agreement
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Project Name: MOU: Recruiting Incentive
Contract Execution Date: 10/26/2018 Termination Date:
Contract Manager: Department: HR
Contract Amount:
Budgeted: ❑ Grant?
Part of NEW Budget: ❑ Local: ❑ State: ❑ Federal: ❑
Related to a New Position: ❑
Basis for Selection of Contractor?
Bid: ❑ RFP: ❑ Small Works Roster: ❑ Quotes: ❑
Approval Authority: ❑ Director ® Mayor ❑ City Council
Other Details:
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
By and between the
CITY OF KENT
And
WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES
AFSCME, AFL-CIO, LOCAL 2617
Regarding Recruitment Incentive
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into between the City of Kent
("City") and the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFSCME,
AFL-CIO, Local #2617 (Union) to memorialize an agreement reached between the
City and AFSCME regarding a Recruiting Incentive that will be paid to any
AFSCME bargaining unit member 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 AFSCME hope that the Recruiting Incentive
will incentivize the Department's AFSCME bargaining unit members 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 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 candidate who receives a conditional
offer of employment does not qualify referring personnel for receipt of 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. Department Administration
shall routinely examine the effectiveness of this incentive program.
While the parties agree to this Recruiting Incentive Program, AFSCME 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
MOU, Kent and AFSCME
Recruiting Incentive
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with regard to the amount, qualifications, and structure of payout of this incentive,
which is within the Police Chief's management right to determine. AFSCME also
agrees that this incentive program is for the sole purpose of incentivizing
bargaining unit members 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 gay of October,
2018.
FOR THE CITY: FOR THE UNION:
CITY OF KENT A S ME, LOCAL 2617
BY
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