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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-077 CCRMember Diane Niesen introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2005-77 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSITIONAL PLAN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHING SERVICES WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center will be converting Hennepin County dispatching for public safety in 2006; and WHEREAS, the City will be required to provide public safety dispatch services with its own employees and resources until conversion to Hennepin County dispatch in 2006; and WHEREAS, it will be necessary to retain the current personnel providing dispatch services, as well as recruit dispatchers during the interim until conversion to Hennepin County dispatching; and WHEREAS, the exact date for conversion to Hennepin County dispatch services will be unknown for some time; and WHEREAS, the dedicated Brooklyn Center dispatch personnel will be displaced in this conversion and the City wishes to provide for a transitional plan that will equitably recognize the contribution made by dispatch personnel remaining with the City through conversion to Hennepin County dispatching services and to be able to retain sufficient personnel to provide dispatch services in this interim period; and WHEREAS, the transitional plan attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A" is a reasonable plan to provide for retention of personnel during the transition to Hennepin County dispatch. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the transitional plan set forth in Exhibit "A" be, and hereby is, approved and the City Manager is authorized and directed to implement such plan. Mav 9.2005 Date ATTEST:~ yG City Clerk _ 4 -4~ Mayor The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Kathleen Carmody and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Myrna Kragness, Kathleen Carmody, Kay Iasman, Diane Niesen, and Mary O'Connor; and the following voted against the same: none; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. RESOLUTION NO. 2005-77 EXHIBIT "A" DISPATCH TRANSITION PLAN 1. Dispatch personnel working in a full time position on or before Julyl, 2005 and working through the date Brooklyn Center terminates its provision of dispatch services who are not either: a. Retained as an employee of the City of Brooklyn Center after the time of transition to Hennepin County Dispatch and termination of Brooklyn Center dispatch services Or b. Hired by Hennepin County to work in Hennepin County's dispatching operations at the time of transition to Hennepin County Dispatch and termination of Brooklyn Center Dispatch Services Shall be eligible for the following severance benefits in recognition of working until termination of Brooklyn Center dispatching: 1. Payment in the amount of 60% of all accumulated sick leave. 2. Payment of a holiday pay bonus as calculated below: a. $1,800 if the total of all types of leave used in the period July 1, 2005 through the date of termination is between 0 and 5 days b. $900 if the total of all types of leave used in the period July. 1, 2005 through the date of termination is between 6 and 9 days 3. Payment of severance pay to assist in transitioning equal to 6 weeks of regular pay 4. Payment of the City's full monthly contribution to the City's cafeteria plan for insurance and other benefits for a period of 3 'months. Employees shall be responsible for any costs of insurance above the City's cafeteria plan contribution. 2. Dispatch personnel working in a full time capacity on or before Julyl, 2005 who are retained as employees of the City of Brooklyn Center after the time of transition to Hennepin County Dispatch and termination of Brooklyn Center dispatch services will be eligible for the following benefits in recognition of working until termination of Brooklyn Center dispatching: 1. Payment of a holiday pay bonus as calculated below: a. $1,800 if the total of all types of leave used in the period July 1, 2005 through the date of termination is between 0 and 5 days b. $900 if the total of all types of leave used in the period July 1, 2005 through the date of termination is between 6 and 9 days 2. Payment of salary at the rate of compensation at which the employee was being paid at the time of re-assignment for a period of 26 weeks or the rate of compensation of their new position with the City of Brooklyn Center, whichever is higher. 3. Dispatch personnel working in a full time capacity on or before July 1, 2005 working, or within 2 weeks of beginning work, for. Hennepin County in Hennepin County's RESOLUTION NO. 2005-77 dispatching operations at the time of transition to Hennepin County Dispatch and termination of Brooklyn Center Dispatch Services will be eligible for the following severance benefits in recognition of working until termination of Brooklyn Center dispatching: 1. Payment of a holiday pay bonus as calculated below: a. $1,800 if the total of all types of leave used in the period July 1, 2005 through date of termination is between 0 and 5 days b. $900 if the total of all types of leave used in the period July 1, 2005 through the date of termination is between 6 and 9 days 2. Payment in the amount of 60% of all accumulated sick leave. 3. Payment of the City's full monthly contribution to the City's cafeteria plan for insurance and other benefits for a period of up to 2 months or until Hennepin County health insurance is available, whichever is less.. Employees shall be responsible for any costs of insurance above the City's cafeteria plan contribution. 4. Dispatch personnel hired on or after August 1, 2005 who are not either: a. Hired as a Community Station Officer at the time of transition to Hennepin County Dispatch and termination of Brooklyn Center dispatch services. Or b. Working for Hennepin County in Hennepin County's dispatching operations at the time of transition to Hennepin County Dispatch and termination of Brooklyn Center Dispatch Services Shall be eligible for severance benefits as may be negotiated by the City Manager in order to retain and/or recruit dispatch personnel up to an amount equal to not more than 120 hours of regular compensation and the payment of 1 month's cafeteria plan contribution. 5. The City Manager is authorized to allow dispatch personnel to carry over vacation and holiday pay from 2005 into 2006 above amounts otherwise allowed to be carried over into 2006 from 2005 due to the employee's not taking such leave in 2005 to reduce accumulations below the maximum accumulation limits. 6. If a dispatcher is job sharing between Hennepin County and the City of Brooklyn Center, such employee will be eligible for a differential of 50% on hours worked for the City of Brooklyn Center that when combined with hours worked for Hennepin County in a 2 week pay period exceed 80 hours.