COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

To see if the Town will vote to fund any fiscal items in the event that any are contained in collective bargaining agreements between the Town and the following named collective bargaining units, determine how the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action related thereto:

A.   Arlington Police Patrol Officers’ Association (formerly Arlington Patrolmen’s Association);

B.   Arlington Ranking Police Officers’ Association;

Inserted at the request of the Town Manager

Negotiations are still in process with the Ranking Police Officers’ Association.

That the sum of $477,003 be transferred from the existing salary reserve to the following FY24 departmental budget for FY24 pay for the FY22, FY23 and FY24 retroactive compensation for settlement of the Arlington Police Patrol Officers’ Association (APPOA) contract:

and that the sum of $126,909 be transferred from the existing salary reserve to the following FY24 departmental budget as indicated in this table for settlement of the APPOA contract:

AND FURTHER VOTED That the Town hereby ratifies the following financial items in the collective bargaining agreements and memoranda of agreement with the following enumerated collective bargaining units and hereby approves the following financial items relating to:

A. Arlington Police Patrol Officers’ Association (APPOA):

1.      A one and-a- half percent (1.5%) wage increase effective July 1, 2021, to be paid as a retroactive payment to all union members employed by the town as of May 23, 2023, including those who retired between July 1, 2021 and the time of union ratification.

2.      A two percent (2%) wage increase effective July 1, 2022, to be paid as a retroactive payment to all union members employed by the town as of May 23, 2023 including those who retired between July 1, 2021 and the time of union ratification.

3.      A two percent (2%) wage increase effective July 1, 2023, to be paid as a retroactive payment to all union members employed by the town as of May 23, 2023 including those who retired between July 1, 2021 and the time of union ratification.

4.      A four percent (4%) market adjustment to all covered positions effective July 1, 2023, to be paid as retroactive payment to all union members employed by the town as of May 23, 2023, including those who retired between July 1, 2021 and the time of union ratification.

5.      An increase from 4.8% to 5% (a .2 increase) to the 3-year step and an increase from 1% to 3% (a 2% increase) to the 7-year and 10-year steps effective July 1, 2022 to be paid as a retroactive payment to all union members employed by the town as of May 23, 2023 including those who retired between July 1, 2022 and the time of union ratification.

6.      A 2% wage increase upon agreement of a Body Worn Camera policy.

7.      Recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday.

Finance Committee Report