2013-05-22 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Board of Appeals May 22, 2013 The roll call vote to approve the Minutes of December 19, 2012, was as follows: AYES: Board Members Kuewa, Rabago, and Chair Rowe—3. NOES: None. ABSENT: Board Member De Lima— 1. EXCUSED:None. UNFINISHED The Chair directed the Board to proceed to the next order of business, BUSINESS Unfinished Business. (Item 5): A) UPDATE ON STATUS OF TERENCE S. IGNACIO APPEAL. Ms. Noda reported that there is no update. However, Mr. Ignacio's attorney, Mr. Bob Crudele,requested that this matter be placed on next month's agenda. This was noted by Chair Rowe. DIRECTOR'S The Chair directed the Board to proceed to the next order of business, Director's REPORT Report. (Item 6): A) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UPDATE. Mr. Hermes provided the following update concerning collective bargaining: Bargaining Unit 1 (represented by UPW): They have a new four-year contract beginning on July 1St which reflects a two percent across-the-board increase on October 1st and April 1St. Also,they have a 60/40 EUTF, which is based on the new State's Benchmark HMSA's 75/25 Plan. Bargaining Units 2, 3, and 4: They have a new two-year agreement that reflect a four percent increase to their pay each year. Their EUTF benefits reflect a 60/40 contribution split based on what's commonly termed as the "prevalent plan" (HMSA'S 80/20 Plan). Bargaining Unit 13: They are about to begin mediation and, at this point, thinks that they will not come to a settlement for a new agreement. Bargaining Units 11 and 12 (fire and police): They are anticipating a Unit 12 decision, but we don't have any indication from the Employer's spokesperson. We're anticipating it may even be by the end of the month. Unit 11 is still some months away, and thinks that they want to have the opportunity to see what the Unit 12 decision is and move on from there. Page 2