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RESOLUTION APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DULUTH AND DULUTH POLICE UNION LOCAL 807 FOR THE YEARS 2021-2023.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute and implement a collective bargaining agreement with the Duluth Police Union Local 807 containing substantially the same terms as that attached hereto as Exhibit A, covering the terms and conditions for Duluth Police Union Local 807 bargaining unit members for the years 2021 through 2023.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The parties have been in negotiations for a successor agreement to their current 2018-2020 collective bargaining agreement. The parties participated in contract mediation facilitated by the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. The parties tentatively agreed to a 2021-2023 collective bargaining agreement on January 13, 2022, and the Duluth Police Union Local 807 membership ratified the collective bargaining agreement on February 16, 2022.
The agreement is revised to include gender-neutral pronouns only. The agreement is a three-year contract with general wage increases of 0% in 2021, 2% in 2022, and 2% in 2023. Effective January 1, 2021, Employees shall receive an additional 1 % wage increase as compensation for off-duty law enforcement availability, assistance, response and crime intervention. Effective January 1, 2022, bargaining unit members will receive an additional 8% market adjustment increase. Effective 2022, Juneteenth (June 19th) is added as a holiday for purposes of holiday pay and paid leave. Bargaining unit members will receive an annual uniform allowance payment of $250 in 2022 and $500 in 2023. Effective January 1, 2023, eligibility for longevity pay of 4% for 8 years and then 16 years of service will change to 7 and then 14 years of service.