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North Miami council defers police union contract after members ask for executive briefing
Summary
City council deferred ratification of a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the South Florida Police Benevolent Association after the mayor and several members said they had not been briefed on financial impacts; staff and the union had negotiated changes to pensions, pay and benefits.
The North Miami City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to defer action on a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the city and the South Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) until the council's June 24 meeting after several members said they had not received adequate briefings on the deal.
Council members and city staff said the contract contains changes to police pension funding, cost-of-living increases and other economic terms that require more time for review. Personnel Director Laura Woodley and the city’s outside labor counsel, Brett Snyder, presented the deal and summarized the key economic provisions, including pension changes intended to use $1.85 premium-tax receipts to offset the city's pension contribution.
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