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PORT OF SEATTLE MEMORANDUM COMMISSION AGENDA ACTION ITEM Item No. 6h Date of Meeting June 5, 2012 DATE: May 30, 2012 TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer FROM: Trish Murphy, Labor Relations Manager SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 117 representing Non-Sworn Supervisors Total Estimated Cost to the Port: $11,391.81 Period of Agreement: 1.75 Years Source of Funds: Police Department Operating Budget ACTION REQUESTED: Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 117 representing Non-Sworn Supervisors effective March 26, 2012, through December 31, 2013. The MOU modifies the Non-Sworn Supervisors Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Police Administrative Supervisor Hours of Work, Meal Period, and Wages. The total additional estimated cost to the Port for the MOU is $11,391.81 over the twenty-one (21) month period. SYNOPSIS: This MOU covers one position in the Non-Sworn Supervisors bargaining unit in the Port of Seattle Police Department. The Police Department needs to schedule the Police Administrative Supervisor for 2.5 additional hours per week. The MOU reflects the parties' agreement regarding the additional work and corresponding pay. The additional estimated cost to the Port in the current budget year to implement the MOU is $4952.46. BACKGROUND: The Police Department has one employee classified as a Police Administrative Supervisor. Under the provisions of the CBA, this Supervisor worked fewer hours per week than her subordinates, and the Department had more work for the Supervisor to perform than she could COMMISSION AGENDA Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer May 30, 2012 Page 2 of 3 cover under the schedule in the CBA. The CBA provides for a daily 8-hour shift 5 days per week. However, each 8-hour shift includes a paid half hour lunch and 7.5 hours of scheduled work time. The paid half hour lunch is not operationally necessary for the Supervisor position. The new schedule consists of an 8.5-hour schedule that includes an unpaid half hour lunch and 8 full hours of work. The parties agreed that the Supervisor's compensation should equitably reflect the change. The hourly pay adjustment necessary to compensate equitably the increase in weekly work hours from 37.5 to 40 hours and eliminate the paid lunch period is as follows: Actual Hourly Hours worked Hours Cost of plus paid meal Worked Hour Hours Percent Old Rate period Daily Pay Per Day Worked Annualized Worked Difference $ 32.65 8 $ 261.20 7.5 $ 34.83 $ 67,912.00 1950 0% New Rate $ $ 34.83 N/A $ 278.64 8 34.83 $ 72,446.40 2080 6.7% 1. Cost per hour worked remains the same 2. Increased costs are associated with increase in additional hours worked PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: RCW Chapter 41.56 requires the Port of Seattle to collectively bargain wages, hours, and working conditions with the exclusive bargaining representative designated by the employees. SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT: The MOU impacts the wages and schedule of one bargaining unit classification. It does not impact other provisions of the CBA. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Budget Status and Source of Funds The increase in expense in the Police Department's 2012 and 2013 operating budgets are as follows: COMMISSION AGENDA Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer May 30, 2012 Page 3 of 3 2012 Budget Impact Start End Pay Periods 26-Mar-12 29-Dec-12 20 Old Rate New Rate Difference $ $ 32.65 34.83 $ $ 52,240.00 55,728.00 $ 3,488.00 42% Benefits cost $ 4,952.96 2012 Budget Impact 2013 Budget Impact Start End Pay Periods Jan. 2013 Dec. 2013 26 Old Rate New Rate Difference $ $ 32.65 34.83 $ $ 67,912.00 72,446.40 $ 4,534.40 42% Benefits cost $ 6,438.85 2013 Budget Impact $ 11,391.81 Total cost over life of MOU (1.75 years) OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: MOU between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 117 representing Non-Sworn Supervisors PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: July 12, 2011 The Commission authorized a new collective bargaining agreement between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 117 representing Non-Sworn Supervisors covering the period from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2013.
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