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Home My WebLink About111813_ca15Consent Agenda Commissioners Office JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Erin Lundgren, Clerk of the Board DATE: November 18, 2013 SUBJECT: AGREEMENT and SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT re: Collective Bargaining Agreement and Trust Participation for the Jefferson County Central Services Staff; Teamsters Local #589 and Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local 4589 covering the Jefferson County Central Services staff expired December 31, 2011. Since that time, periodic negotiations have been conducted with the Teamsters Union representative and shop stewards and a proposed agreement has been ratified by the represented employees. In addition to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, a subscription agreement is included for employees to participate in the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust in order to receive health care benefits. FISCAL IMPACT: Proposed wage adjustments are as follows: 0% for 2012; .5% for 2013; and I% for 2014. A new wage table is included in the agreement which also increases the number of steps from 10 to 11 which is more in line with the Collective Bargaining Agreements of other units. RECOMMENDATION: Approve and sign the Collective Bargaining agreement and the subscription agreement. REVIEE� BY: Phi ip Morley, qd ty dministrator Date .�f MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT by and between Jefferson County WA (Employer) and Teamsters Local 589 (Union) In Settlement of Negotiations for a Successor Agreement to the 2008 -2011 Agreement covering CENTRAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT A. The parties have met, conferred and bargained regarding a successor labor agreement to that agreement which expired on December 31, 2011 covering the Bargaining Unit described as "Central Services Department a B. The parties desiring to memorialize their agreement enter into this Memorandum of Agreement resolving all issues arising from the expiration of the predecessor labor agreement. Now Therefore it is AGREED: 1. The expired agreement shall be continued in all its terms except as modified herein below. 2. Section 19.1 shall be revised as follows: "This Agreement shall be effective from the date of adoption by the County Commissioners and shall be effective through December 31, 2014." 3. Appendix A — Wage Table shall be replaced with Appendix A to this Agreement. The foregoing being the agreement of the parties it shall become effective upon adoption by the County Commissioners and shall remain effective through its term and as provided by law. For Jefferson County: JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS John Austin, Chairman David Sullivan, Member Phil Johnson, Member Adopted this day of 2013 Attest: Erin Lundgren, Clerk of the Board TEAMSTERS LOCAL #589 Mark Fuller, 9 cretary- Treasurer Date: -// / % //—? ej / k agement flip M r , County Ad nistrator �00,j �� Ii David Alvarez, Chief Ovil Depu Pr ecutor NOTE: During the life of this agreement the position of Admire Assistant shall be r yr awed by the Union and the County regarding new compensation duties and proper compen therefore its Talley). The County shell mspond ro the Union's submission within sixty (60) days of its receipt. CENTRAL SEFMCES WAGE TBOSLE 2012 GSoSp n AM31BM I gi* 1577 1617 16P 16% 1741 17" 1829 10,75 1172 1111 cSMMn miBMW, 17 w tSM 1802 1"7 oP3 19,10 IGM 2338 20 N SS BM I., I oBi 22 SO I'll ill, MOO ISM 177a VMD 10" 1912 CSldMnAMoiM I'll 17S, 1835 OWN 192M 19n 2022 M 72 21 v 21 � is 66 ;SO4 M SO 2115 2150 IS 12 220 ji OB Q Bs 41 �Soin Sim. 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N M11 21 11 21 M MOO S8 21 I.M. 1.1.11 2031 NSOD SO 82 v i, RIS, 2B 4Q 22% 2OUS 2414 BALIS 2111 MOO 2621 27 W 2822 NOTE: During the life of this agreement the position of Admire Assistant shall be r yr awed by the Union and the County regarding new compensation duties and proper compen therefore its Talley). The County shell mspond ro the Union's submission within sixty (60) days of its receipt. CSAxIA,,Bftit 17M 182a IM 1912 tSM MOS AM) 2110 21 @3 2217 2273 W.0in 8.1. 1 19M is 66 ;SO4 M SO 2115 2150 IS 12 220 ji OB Q Bs 41 �Soin Sim. N M11 21 11 21 M MOO S8 21 M," 21 N NSOD 25V 2826 WMM� MOMOMM 11 a GO 2260 MTO 2374 24 34 24 iM BOOM 2621 27 W 2822 NOTE: During the life of this agreement the position of Admire Assistant shall be r yr awed by the Union and the County regarding new compensation duties and proper compen therefore its Talley). The County shell mspond ro the Union's submission within sixty (60) days of its receipt. WASHINGTON TEAMSTERS WELFARE TRUST SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN TRUST The Employer and Labor Organization below are parties to a Collective Bargaining Agreement providing for participation in the above Trust. An enforceable Collective Bargaining Agreement must exist as a condition precedent to participation in the Trust. Jefferson County Central Cervices Dept Teamsters Local 589 Employer Name Labor Organization (Union) Name PO Box 2070 PO Box 4043 Address Address Port Townsend WA 98368 Port Angeles WA 98362 City, State, Zip Code City, State, Zip Code COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT The parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement is in effect from: 1/1/2012 to 12/31/2014 ❑ New Account ® Renewal — Account No. 106001 Approximate Number of Covered Employees 11 INFORMATION CONCERNING TYPE OF EMPLOYER'S BUSINESS Employer is: ® Public Entity ❑ Corporation — State of _ E] Partnership El Sole Proprietorship If employer is a Partnership or Sole Proprietorship please provide name(s) of the owner or partners below: BENEFIT PLANS) DESIGNATED IN COLLECTIVE BARGAININGAGREEMENT The Collective Bargaining Agreement provides that contributions will be made to the Trust on behalf of all employees for whom the Employer is required to contribute under the Trust Operating Guidelines for the purpose of providing such employees and their dependents with the following benefit plan(s): (The undersigned patties acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Trust Operating Guidelines which by this reference are made a part hereof.) COVERAGE IN BARGAINING AGREEMENT For renewals, list all coverages not just changes. Monthly Rate MEDICAL ❑ Plan A ® Plan B ❑ Plan C [] WT] 00 $ 1038.65 Life /AD &D Employee Dependent ❑ Plan A $30,000 Life /AD &D $ 3,000 Life N Plan B $15,000 Life/AD &D $ 1,500 Life ❑ Plan C $5,000 Life /AD &D $ 500 Life $ 4.40 Time Loss Amount ® Plan A $400 /week ❑ Plan B $300 /week ❑ Plan C $200 /week ❑ Plan D $100 /week $ 16.00 LTD ❑ Long Term Disability Income Plan $ Waivers ® Additional 9 months Disability Waiver of Contributions — Medical only $ 11.40 MEDICAL TOTAL $ 1070.45 DENTAL ❑ Plan A ® Plan B ❑ Plan C $ 87.50 VISION ® Plan EXT $ 14.90 Will there be any coverage changes before the Collective Bargaining Agreement's expiration? ❑ Yes ❑ No. If yes, attach a Subscription Agreement for each change. A Subscription Agreement must be submitted in advance of the effective date below. EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE The contribution rates above are due effective (month/year) January. 2012 based on employment in the prior month. Note: Coverage is provided using a lag month, therefore coverage is effective in the month following the month contributions are due. For example, contributions due effective April based on March employment will provide coverage in May. Upon expiration of the above - referenced Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Employer agrees to continue to contribute to the Trust in the same amount and manner as required in the Collective Bargaining Agreement until such time as the Employer and the Labor Organization either enter into a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement, which conforms to the Trust Operating Guidelines, or one parry notifies the other in writing (with a copy to the Trust) of its intent to cancel such obligation five (5) days after receiving notice, whichever occurs first. The Trust reserves the right to immediately terminate participation in the Trust upon the failure to execute this or any future Subscription Agreement or to comply with the Trust Operating Guidelines as amended by the Trustees from time to time. /J For Employer For Union �' Title /Assn. Date Title lt�/' /1ta�3= Date "`ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICPATE IN TRUST Eligibility for benefits is determined in accordance with the requirements established in the Collective Bargaining Agreement provided such requirements are consistent with the Trust guidelines. To establish eligibility for benefits, Trust guidelines require that eligible employees must have the required number of hours in a month and have the contractually required contributions paid on their behalf. Eligibility will commence according to the Trust's lag month eligibility rule. Eligibility continues as long as the employee remains eligible, has the contractually required number of hours per month, and has the required contributions made. The Trust, however, will not recognize any contractual provision that conditions continued eligibility on having less than 40 or more than SO hours in a month. Eligibility will end according to the Trust's policy for employees that do not have the required number of hours and contributions in a month and that do not qualify for an applicable extension of eligibility, if any. Employees of a participating employer not performing work covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement may participate in the Trust only pursuant to a written special agreement approved in writing by the Trustees. The Trustees reserve the right to recover any and all benefits provided to ineligible individuals from either the ineligible individual receiving the benefits or the employer responsible for misreporting them (if applicable). REPORTING OBLIGATIONAND CONSEQUENCES OFDELINOUENCY Employer contributions are due no later than ten (10) days after the last day of each month for which contributions are due. The Employer acknowledges that in the event of any delinquency, the Trust Agreement provides for the payment of liquidated damages, interest and attorney fees and costs incurred in collecting the delinquent amounts, TRUSTEES' AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE TERMS OF PLANS The parties recognize that the detail of the benefit plans provided by the Trust and the rules under which employees and their dependents shall be eligible for such benefits is determined solely by the Board of Trustees of the Trust in accordance with the terms of the governing Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Trust Agreement). The Trustees retain the sole discretion and authority to interpret the terms of the Trust's benefit plans, the plans' eligibility requirements, and other matters related to the administration and operation of the Trust and its benefit plans. The Trustees may modify benefits or eligibility of any plan for the purpose of cost containment, cost management, or changes in medical technology and treatment. MECHANISM FOR HANDLING CONTRIBUTION INCREASES The Trustees' authority shall include the right to adjust the contribution rates to support the benefit plans offered by the Trust and to maintain adequate reserves to cover any extended eligibility and the Trust's contingent liability. The parties recognize that it is the intent of the Trust not to provide employee benefit plans for less than the full cost of any such plan. If the Collective Bargaining Agreement does not provide a mechanism for fully funding the designated benefit plans, the Board of Trustees may substitute a plan then available that is fully supported by the employer's contribution obligations. The disposition of any excess employer contributions will be subject to the collective bargaining process. ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST AGREEMENT The Employer and the Labor Organization accept and agree to be bound by the terms of the Trust Agreement governing the Trust, and any subsequent amendments to the Trust Agreement. The parties accept as their representatives for purposes of participating in the Trust the Trustees serving on the Board of Trustees and their duly appointed successors. Provided, however, that in the event that either Section 2 or 3 of Article VIII of the Trust Agreement is amended to change or modify an Employer's liability as specified therein, such amendment will not be deemed applicable to an Employer until such time as the Employer enters into a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement after the expiration of the Employer's then current Collective Bargaining Agreement. APPROVAL OF TRUSTEES This Agreement has been approved by the Board of Trustees of the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust. Date Administrative Agent Washington Teamster Welfare Trust