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City manager briefs council on MOU allowing Sandy police sergeants to join existing bargaining unit
Summary
City staff reported that House Bill 41 15 opened the option for police sergeants to join collective bargaining units. The Sandy Police sergeants opted to join the existing Sandy Police Association bargaining unit. City staff said they will sign a short memorandum of agreement that places sergeants into the unit with no immediate change to pay or
City Manager Tyler briefed the council on a memorandum of agreement (MOA) the city prepared after changes in state law gave police sergeants the option to join bargaining units. Tyler said House Bill “41 15” (as spoken during the meeting) allowed sergeants either to form their own bargaining unit or to join an existing one; the three current Sandy sergeants elected to join the city’s existing police association bargaining unit.
Tyler explained the MOA is intended to bring the sergeants into the association without renegotiating a separate contract now. “No changes to your pay. No changes to benefits. No changes, at all currently until we go through the through the negotiation process,” he said, adding that staff and the association did not want to negotiate a short‑term agreement that would expire in a few months, because the existing association contract expires in June and the city will go into broader negotiations soon.
Tyler said there is no council authorization required for him to sign the MOA but he offered the briefing so the council would be aware of the change before future bargaining begins. He noted the long‑term fiscal impacts depend on the upcoming collective‑bargaining process and could produce changes when the union contract is renegotiated.
Why it matters: The procedural decision moves sergeants into the existing bargaining unit and could affect future negotiations and costs when the Sandy Police Association contract is renegotiated.
What’s next: The city manager will sign the MOA; any future financial effects will be addressed through the upcoming collective‑bargaining process and brought to council during negotiation briefings and any required executive sessions.
