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Vendor Name:
Vendor Number (JDE):
Contract Number (City Clerk): HV-11 - 09`'
Category: _Labor Agreement
Sub-Category (if applicable): Addendum 0
Project Name: AFSCME CBA
1/1/17 12/31/19
Contract Execution Date: Termination Date:
Contract Manager:
Brent Ashbaugh Department: Human Resources
Contract Amount:
Budgeted: ❑ Grant?
Part of NEW Budget: Local: ❑ State: ❑ Federal:
Related to a New Position:
Basis for Selection of Contractor? Other
Approval Authority: ❑ Director �✓ Mayor ❑ City Council
Other Details: MOU for Corrections Officer recruiting incentive
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
between the
CITY OF KENT
and
WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES
AFSCME, AFL-CIO, LOCAL #2617
REGARDING
Corrections Officer Recruiting Incentive
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is entered into by and between the City
of Kent ("City") and the Washington State Council of County and City Employees,
AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local #2617 ("AFSCME").
Background
Corrections 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 Police Department's AFSCME members to assist the
City's efforts by actively referring and recruiting corrections officer candidates to the
Department.
Agreement
• The purpose of this monetary incentive is to assist in the recruitment and hiring
of entry level and experienced corrections officers (i.e. lateral officers) into the
Department.
• The Recruiting Incentive is $1,000 for an entry level corrections officer, and
$2,000 for a qualified lateral corrections officer, less all applicable payroll taxes
and deductions.
• To qualify personnel for the Recruiting Incentive, the corrections 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 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 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 Police Department AFSCME
MOU Regarding Recruiting Incentive
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members to recruit entry level and experienced corrections 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 9W day of May, 2019.
FOR THE CITY: FOR AFSCM
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Natalie Winecka Date Sara Woo Date
Interim Human Resources Director AF ME P esident
Bren shbaugh Date VMKrk a on Date
Labor Relations Manager Staff Representative, AFSCME
APPR D AS TO FORM
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Date
Kim Komoto Date
City Clerk