HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. R25-46 RESOLUTION NO. R25-46
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY
AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUREL AND LOCAL UNION LOCAL 303,
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY,AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES,AFSCME.
WHEREAS, the City of Laurel and Local Union 303, American Federation of State,
County, and Municipal Employees, AFSCME (hereinafter "the Union") have an existing
Collective Bargaining Agreement(hereinafter"CBA") in place;
WHEREAS, the City and the Union previously negotiated set wages for all City of
Laurel Police Department Officers and related personnel;
WHEREAS,the Union has requested an increase in wages for all City of Laurel Police
Department Officers and related personnel, currently-employed and moving forward, and that
are subject to the CBA, in order to address hiring and retention needs;
WHEREAS,the City and the Union have negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding
(hereinafter "MOU") between the City and the Union to address the increased compensation
for City of Laurel Police Department Officers and related personnel; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Union specifically agree that the MOU is only intended
to address the wage increase and does not constitute any further amendment of any kind to the
CBA or a past or current practice on either the City or the Union's behalf.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Laurel,
Montana:
Section 1: Approval. The MOU by and between the City of Laurel and the Union, a
copy attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2: Execution. The Mayor is hereby given authority to execute the MOU on
behalf of the City.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 81h day of July 2025 by
Council Member Mackay.
PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana on the
8th day of July 2025.
APPROVED by the Mayor on the 81h day of July 2025.
R25-46 Approve Local 303 MOU Re Wage Increase for LPD Officers and Related Personnel
CITY OF LAURE
Dave Waggoner, Mayor
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Michele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney
R25-46 Approve Local 303 MOU Re Wage Increase for LPD Officers and Related Personnel
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
By and Between the City Of Laurel and Local Union Local 303,American Federation Of
State, County,And Municipal Employees,AFSCME
WHEREAS, the City of Laurel and Local Union 303, American Federation of State,
County, and Municipal Employees, AFSCME (hereinafter "the Union") have an existing
Collective Bargaining Agreement (hereinafter "CBA") in place;
WHEREAS, the City and the Union previously negotiated set wages for all City of Laurel
Police Department Officers and Related Personnel;
WHEREAS, the Union has requested an increase in wages for all City of Laurel Police
Department Officers and Related Personnel, currently-employed and moving forward,and that are
subject to the CBA, as follows:
Grade Position Effective Effective Effective
_F
07/01/24 to 07/01/25 to 07/01/26 to
6/30/25 6/30/26 6/30/27
1 Animal Control/Parking $21.07/hr. $21.91/hr. $21.91/hr.
Attendant
2 Communications Officer I
$24.41/hr. $25.87/hr. $25.87/hr.
3 Communications Officer II
$25.54/hr. $27.07/hr. $27.07/hr.
4 Communications Officer III
$26.90/hr. $28.51/hr. $28.51/hr.
5 Police Officer, Patrolman
$28.83/hr. $29.26/hr. $29.26/hr.
6 Police Officer, Senior
Patrolman $29.97/hr, $30.42/hr. $30.42/hr.
7 Police Officer, Master
Patrolman $31.69/hr. $32.17/hr. $32.17/hr.
WHEREAS, the City and the Union agree to the terms of this Memorandum of
Understanding (hereinafter "MOU") between the City and the Union to address the increased
compensation for City of Laurel Police Department Officers and Related Personnel; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Union specifically agree that the MOU is only intended to
address the aforementioned wage increase and does not constitute any further amendment of any
kind to the CBA or a past or current practice on either the City or the Union's behalf.
NOW THEREFORE, the City and the Union agree to an increase in wages for all City of
Laurel Police Department Officers and Related Personnel, currently-employed and moving
forward, and that are subject to the CBA, as contemplated herein, in order to address hiring and
retention needs; and
THEREFORE, the terms of this MOU are effective as of the date set forth below.
Dated this day of , 2025.
OF LAUREL LOCAL 303
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Dave Waggoner, Mayor i ion President