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Home My WebLink AboutHR18-258 - Other - AFSCME - Corrections Recruitment Incentives - 6/22/18 REQUEST FOR MAYOR'S SIGNATURE KENT Print on Cherry-Colored Paper Routing (ALL REQUESTS MUST FIRST BE ROUTED THROUGH THE'LAW DEPARTMENT) Originator: Brent Ashbaugh Phone (Originator): Approved by Director Date Sent: x5296 6/12/18 Date Required: 6/22/18 Return Signed Document to: Brent Ashbaugh Contract Termination Date: N/A VENDOR NAME: Date Finance Notified: AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 2617 (only required on contracts n'/ DATE OF COUNCIL APPROVAL: 20 000 and over or on an Grant NA N/A Date Risk Manager Notified: Has this Document been Specificall Re uired on Non-CityStandard Contracts/A reements Authorized in the Bud et?OYES NO Account Number: Brief Explanation of Document: Memorandum of Agreement with AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 2617 regarding Section 15.12-Corrections Recruitment Incentives. AFLCDr st Be Routed Through The Law Department is area to be completed by h Law Department) F eived roval of Law DLWI Z 2018 Dept. Comments: (, e For a jS Shaded Areas To Be Com et y Administration Staff Received: Recommendations and Comments: Disposition: � ,� ,�� (e g 00 o Date Returned: %Ov, P:Crvi 1 ormsl ocument recessing equest for ayor's Signature. ocx KEN Records Management Document , T CONTRACT COVER SHEET ppwti This is to be completed by the Contract Manager prior to submission to the City Clerk's Office. All portions are to be completed. If you have questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 253-856-5725. ❑ Blue/Motion Sheet Attached ❑ Pink Sheet Attached Vendor Name: AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 2617 Vendor Number (7DE): Contract Number (City Clerk): Category: Labor Agreement Memorandum of Agreement Sub-Category (if applicable): Other Project Name: Corrections Recruitment Incentives Contract Execution Date: 6/22/18 Termination Date: N/A Contract Manager: Brent Ashbaugh Department: HR Contract Amount: N/A Approval Authority: ❑ Director ❑ Mayor ❑ City Council Other Details: --.- MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT by and between the CITY OF KENT and WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES AFSCME,AFL-CIO, LOCAL 2617 Regarding Section 15.12 - Corrections Recruitment Incentives This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 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 amend the parties' agreement regarding hiring incentives available to the City, which may be offered to Lateral Corrections Officers who are recruited to work for the Kent Correctional Facility. Background The City and the Union are parties to a collective bargaining agreement("CBA")effective January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2019. The City has determined that in order to remain competitive with competing correctional facilities in the hiring of lateral corrections officers,it has become necessary to increase the hiring incentives offered to lateral recruits. Police Administration will continually examine the effectiveness of this incentive program. While the parties have mutually agreed to revise the incentive program as provided for in this MOA, the Union also specifically agrees that the lateral incentive program may be terminated or altered at the sole discretion of the Police Chief, and such termination or alteration is considered a management right. Furthermore, the lateral incentive program shall not set 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 Union agrees that this incentive program is for the sole purpose of attracting qualified lateral recruits to the Kent Correctional Facility and shall not be utilized as a basis for seeking additional salary for its members. Agreement The City and Union agree as follows: I. Section 15.12 of the CBA, entitled "Corrections Recruitment Incentives," is amended to replace the existing language with the following: Section 15.12 — Corrections Recruitment Incentives A. In an enhanced effort to attract, recruit, and hire qualified lateral corrections officers, the City may offer lateral corrections officers the following incentives. The City's offering of any or all of these incentives shall be at the City's sole discretion and shall not be precedent setting for MOA— Lateral Corrections Officers—Hiring Incentives Page 1 of 4 future hirings. The City may offer as an incentive any or all of the following: 1. A lump sum of sick leave hours. 2. A lump sum of paid leave hours, not to exceed forty(40) hours; if the employee separates from employment prior to completing his or her probationary period,the paid leave shall have no cash value. Once the employee passes probation, all remaining unused paid leave will be transferred to the employee's annual leave bank. 3. Corrections officers who relocate upon hiring to a residence closer to the City of Kent may be allowed up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) in relocation expenses per City policy through the City's receipt and reimbursement procedure. 4. A monetary incentive in the total amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), less applicable taxes and deductions, payable in two equal installments. The first installment (hiring bonus) of two _ thousand five hundred dollars($2,500)will be paid on the first pay period of the recruit, and the second installment (performance bonus) of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) will be paid during the pay period following successful completion of any probationary period. a. As a condition of acceptance of the hiring bonus of the monetary incentive ($2,500), probationary lateral corrections officers agree to repay the City the gross amount received if they voluntarily separate from employment with the City anytime within the probationary period. b. The performance bonus shall not be issued to any lateral recruit who does not successfully complete the probationary period. B. The following qualifications must be met in order for a lateral corrections officer to qualify for the incentives provided under this Section 15.12: 1. At the time an offer of employment is extended, the recruit must be currently employed as a corrections officer with a city, county or state correctional facility. 2. The recruit must have successfully completed FTO and successfully completed probation with the recruit's current agency. MOA— Lateral Corrections Officers—Hiring Incentives Page 2 of 4 2. All other language of the CBA shall remain in full force an effect, and shall not be altered by this MOA. 3. This MOA was prepared and/or reviewed by both parties. In the event of an ambiguity in any term of this MOA, it shall be interpreted evenly, and not against the drafter of the MOA. The principle of contra proferentem shall not apply. 4. By signature below, the parties agree that the above represents the parties' full and entire agreement with respect to the subject matter of this MOU. Dated this of June 2018. FOR THE CITY: FOR THE ION: CITY OF KENT AFSC , LO AL 2617 BY: �6BY: Dana Ralph, ate ark Watson, Date ay Staff Representative BY: BY: Fisher, ate Sara od, Date Dire c o Local #2617 President BY: -� - - 4,/ah Brent Ashbaugh, Date Labor Relations Manager APPRO ED AS TO FORM BY: Ink Ta y White, ate De City Attorney ATTEST Kim omoto City Clerk, Date MOA— Lateral Corrections Officers—Hiring Incentives Page 3 of 4