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Board accepts arbitrator's award in Command Officers' contract; mixed employer/union wins
Summary
The board accepted an arbitrator's award covering 2025'027 for Command Officers: employer proposals were awarded for 2025 and 2027 and items like sick leave payout and lifetime retiree healthcare; union won 2026 wages, retroactivity and a nightshift premium. Board vote to accept the award passed July 28.
Administrator/Controller John F. Fuentes told the board the arbitrator's decision in the Command Officers' contract dispute split awards between employer and union proposals. The arbitrator awarded the employer's proposals for 2025 and 2027 wages and for specific employer-side provisions including sick leave payout, holiday premium for working, defined contribution enhancement, overtime equalization, and lifetime retiree healthcare. The arbitrator awarded the union's proposal for 2026 wages, the retroactivity provision, a nightshift premium, and an Act 312 waiver/healthcare alliance related to healthcare.
The board voted to accept the arbitrator's award on a motion by Commissioner Fickes, seconded by Commissioner Rudat; the minutes record the motion as carried. The minutes do not record further implementation details such as estimated fiscal impact or the dollar value of wage changes; those items would be handled in administration and budget updates as needed.
The arbitrator's split award means implementation will require administrative adjustments for differing years and provisions; the minutes present the arbitrator summary as the basis for the board's acceptance of the ruling.
