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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-080 CCR Member Scott e Celia S introduced th w'n e following g resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 78 -80 RESOLUTION CONTINUING AND MODIFYING A POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLEGE EDUCATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND PRESCRIBING A POLICY RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, the City Council on December 28, 1967 adopted Resolution No. 67 -373 establishing a Police Department College Education Incentive Program which compensates sworn police officers, in addition to their base salaries, on the basis of earned college credits; and WHEREAS, the Police Department Education Incentive Program and the City of Brooklyn Center Employee Training Program were implemented to demonstrate the City's endorsement of programs designed to upgrade the educational and training levels of all City employees; and WHEREAS, experience has shown that the law enforcement field is attracting college educated persons; and WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota has recently mandated a police officer certification program which will require at least two years of police related academic and practical training; and WHEREAS, it is becoming increasingly more apparent that training, education and performance, other than that associated with a college education, are also significant and beneficial criteria that can be used as employee incentives; and WHEREAS, the college incentive program seems to have accomplished its objectives and in effect outlived its usefulness; and WHEREAS, the City is bound to a college incentive program through the current collective bargaining agreement between the City of Brooklyn Center and Minnesota Teamsters Public and Law Enforcement Employees Union, Local #320, which mandates educational incentive pay for patrol officers, investigator /assignees and juvenile officer /assignees; and WHEREAS, it is deemed more appropriate to establish maximum salary ranges for sworn Police Department personnel at the rank of sergeant and above which will recognize training, education, performance or any combination there of to be used to attain this maximum salary level. RESOLUTION NO. 78 -80 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that it shall be the policy of the City of Brooklyn Center to maintain a Police Department College Incentive Program for sworn personnel below the rank of sergeant according to the following provisions: 1. In order to qualify for the program, earned college credits must be graded at "C" or better and must be certified to and approved by the City Manager. 2. The program shall be based upon the quarter credit system as practiced at the University of Minnesota. Courses based on any other credit system shall be converted to the quarter credit system by the City Manager. 3. The college incentive compensation, in addition to the base salary, shall be paid at the rate of 45� per approved quarter credit per month, up to a maximum of 135 quarter credits. A four year degree, consisting of 180 or more quarter credits shall be compensated, in addition to base salary, at the rate of $90 /month. 4. Candidates for college incentive compensation must have completed eighteen (18) months consecutive service with the Brooklyn Center Police Department. 5. College incentive compensation for the first 135 quarter credits shall be based on the accumulation of quarter credits as of July 1 of the year preceding. 6. College incentive compensation shall be considered in computing pay rates for overtime and severance benefits. 7. The operation of the College Incentive Program and the creation of any necessary regulations related thereto shall be administered by the City Manager, with the approval of the City Council. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be authorized to continue compensating police officers participating in the College Education Incentive Program according to the foregoing policy. RESOLUTION NO. 78 -80 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that effective May 21, 1978 this resolution will supersede Resolution No. 67 -373 adopted December 28, 1967 as amended by Resolution Nos. 68 -253 and 70 -21 adopted November 25 1968 and February 2, 1970 respectively. May 8, 1978 Date May ATTEST: Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Bill Fignar and upon vote being taken :thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist, Tony Kuefler, Bill Fignar, Gene Lhotka, and Celia Scott and the following voted against the same: none whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.