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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: April 21, 2014
SUBJECT: LETTER OF AGREEMENT re: Medical Benefits for the Jefferson
County Sheriffs Office Uniformed Support Services Employees;
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Bargaining Unit
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
In August 2013, the Jefferson County Sheriff s Office Uniformed Support Services employees voted to
change union representation from the Teamsters Local Union #589 to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
As a result of this change, the premium payment for medical benefits must now be sent to the insurance
broker for the FOP, rather than to the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust which previously provided
medical benefits under the Teamsters Collective Bargaining Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The County is currently negotiating a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the FOP. Until new
provisions are agreed to with regard to medical benefit payments, the County's contribution is set at
$1,019.89 per month per employee, which is the amount currently paid to Fully Commissioned Deputies and
Command Staff in other Teamsters bargaining units employed by the Sheriff.
The individual employee deduction may increase or decrease depending upon the composition of FOP
bargaining unit employees and families.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and sign the Letter of Agreement to the Uniformed Support Services FOP Bargaining Unit Chair.
REVIEWED BY
Philip Morley, C Administrator Date
Jefferson
Townsend,
April 14, 2014
Trevor Hansen, Bargaining Unit Chairman
c/o Jefferson County Sheriff s Office
81 Elkins Road
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Re: LETTER OF AGREEMENT; Jefferson County — FOP Corrections: Employee Deductions/Medical
Payments
Dear Mr. Hansen:
On August 29, 2013 the County and the FOP agreed to the continuation of medical benefits. This letter of
agreement updates the amounts of employee deductions and the County's contribution as follows: r ---
Current Employee Deduction: $161.80
Current County Contribution: $1,019.89 14
The employee amount plus County amount results in a total of $1,181.69 per employee per month to be a
delivered in a single check to:
Erven Bong and Associates, LLC
51 West Dayton, Suite 9303
Edmonds, WA 98020
It is agreed that the individual employee deduction may increase or decrease depending upon the composition of
bargaining unit employees and families.
Please sign below indicating the foregoing is the agreement of the FOP regarding the continuation of medical
benefits for bargaining unit employees and that Article 23, 24, 25, and 26 of the expired Teamster Labor
Agreement shall be void as of August 1, 2013,
Sincerely,
John Austin, Chairman
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
On behalf of the Jefferson County Uniformed Support Services FOP Bargaining Unit the above modification to
existing conditions is agreed.
By: IG/Il" Date:
Trevor Hansen, Bargaining Unit Chair
Phone (360) 385 -9100 Pax (360) 385 -9382 jeffboccCaco.jefferson.wa.us