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Home My WebLink AboutCSEA Employee Benefit Fund kll~;";;;;it;~ ,! " V $ ,,1<.' <\> ~~:v!,.;~> RESOLUTION 2008-160 ADOPTED DOC ID: 3580 THIS IS TO CERTIFY TIIAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2008-160 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEKrING OF THE SOUTIIOLD TOWN BOARD ON F~:BRUARY 12,2008: RESOLVED that thc Town Board orthe Town of Southold hereby authorizes aud directs Supervisor Scott A. Russell to execute the Renewal Agreemeut between the Town of Southold and the CSEA Emplovee Benefit Fund for benefits provided to covcred employees for the period cffcctive January 1, 2008 through Dccember 31,2010, subject to the approval of thc Town Attorncy. P~.(~C7.~""th. Elizabeth A. Neville Southold TOWIl Clerk IU:SULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS) MOVER: Vincent Orlando, Councilman SECONDER: Albert Krupski Jr., Councilman AYES: Ruland, Orlando, Krupski Jr., Wickham, Evans, Russell THIS RENEWAL AGREEMENT, made this ;::;.e;flt day of F"j,ru~ ' 200.!, between TOWN OF SOUTH OLD (hereinafter the EMPLOYER) with offices locate at 53095 Route 25, Southold, New York 12953 and the CSEA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND (hereinafter the FUND), a Trust, with offices located at One Lear Jet Lane, Suite One, Latham, New York 12110- 2395. WHEREAS, the parties have heretofore entered into an agreement dated November 13, 1990 (the "Original Agreement"), for the provision by the FUND of certain benefits to the EMPLOYER'S covered employees, which Original Agreement was most recently extended by Renewal Agreement dated May 9,2006 (as extended, the "Agreement"), and WHEREAS, the parties desire to continue the provision of said benefits upon the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement, except as modi lied hereby, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration ofthe covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The FUND shall provide benefits to the EMPLOYER'S covered employees under the following benefit PLAN(S) established by the FUND: PACKAGE 7 PLAN 2. per month: The EMPLOYER shall pay the FUN D the following amounts per covered employee A. PACKAGE 7 PLAN (i) from January 1,2008 to June 30, 2008, $123.91; (ii) from, July 1,2008 to June 30, 2009 $127.61; (iii) from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, $133.67; (iv) from July J, 2010 to December 31,2010: to be determined pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereof. 3. The parties acknowledge that as of the date hereof, the FUND has not established rates lor the PLAN(S) described in Paragraph 1 hereof beyond June 30, 2010. On or before December 31,2009, the FUND shall advise the EMPLOYER of the rates to be charged under the applicable PLAN(S) for the period from July 1,2010 to June 30, 2011. The FUND's obligations to provide benefits to covered employees under the applicable PLAN(S) for any period after June 30, 20 10 shall be contingent upon the EMPLOYER'S payment ofthe rates established by the FUND for the period in question and provided to the EMPLOYER as aforesaid. 4. The rates set forth in Paragraph 2 above are based on the EMPLOYER'S agreement to enroll one hundred percent (100%) of the employees required to be covered under the applicable collective bargaining agreement. In the event that the EMPLOYER ceases to pay for one hundred percent (1 00%) of such employees to be covered, thc FUND shall have the right to adjust upward the amount of the payments required to be made for each employee under Paragraph 2 hereof to reflect the actual participation percentage, rounded to the nearest ten percent (10%) (e.g., ifthe participation percentage were 63%, the rate would be the 60'/'0 rate and if the participation percentage were 66%, the rate would be the 70% rate). 5. following: Artiele I, Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the "3. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE shall mean every public sector employee validly appearing on the EMPLOYER's payroll who is neither assigned to a bargaining unit represented by a union that competes with CSEA nor eligible to be unionized under applicable laws; provided, however, that any eligible employee assigned to a bargaining unit represented by a union that hereafter begins to compete with CSEA shall cease to become an eligible employee as of the last day of the month in whieh such other union begins to compete with CSEA." 6. following: Al1iele I, Section 4 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the "4 COVERED EMPLOYEE shall mean evety full-time employee (as defined in the applicable collective bargaining agreement between CSEA and the EMPLOYER) who is a member of the CSEA bargaining unit which has negotiated for the benefit(s) provided by the FUND and such other eligible employees designated by the EMPLOYER;" 7. following: Article IV, Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the "3. No full-time or part-time employee who is (a) a member of a collective bargaining unit represented by a union that competes with CSEA or (b) eligible to be unionized under applicable laws may be covered under the PLAN(s)." 2 W ;IOOOO\lOOO[\CSEII(J.\\2LIII~\lj.11 2001~)d,,,, . 8. fol1owing: Article V, Section 5 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the "5. Thereafter, the EMPLOYER shal1 maintain a current, accurate listing of eligible covered employees and, upon receipt of the monthly billing statement from the FUND, shal1 promptly submit a listing of any additions or terminations of eligible covered employees for the current month. Failure to submit the listing of terminations within six (6) months of the EMPLOYER'S receipt of the monthly billing statement shal1 bar any subsequent claim by the EMPLOYER to recoup payments made on account ofthe terminated employees. The monthly payments set forth in ARTICLE VII below shal1 be based upon the printout listing supplied by the FUND which shal1 incorporate the additions or terminations furnished by the EMPLOYER for the preceding month;" 9. fol1owing: Article IX, Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the "2. If, at the expiration of the col1ective bargaining agreement guaranteeing benefits under the PLAN(S) no successor agreement has been negotiated between the EMPLOYER and the union, the EMPLOYER agrees (a) to continue coverage in the PLAN(S) identified in this Agreement pursuant to Section 209-a ofthe Civil Service Law of the State of New York, and (b) to pay for such coverage for its employees at the rates established by the FUND which are in effect as of the day after expiration of the col1ective bargaining agreement and thereafter come into effect, for the period(s) until a successor col1ective bargaining agreement has been signed;" 10. This Renewal Agreement is effective as ofJanuary I, 2008 and shal1 terminate on December 31, 2010 unless sooner terminated by virtue of the decertification of CSEA as the representative ofthe employees in the bargaining unit required to be covered under this Agreement. II. Except as expressly modified herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and affirmed and incorporated by reference. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Renewal Agreement the day and year first above written. CSEA EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND Byg TOWN'ZOUJ By: ~~ Scott Russel1, Supervisor Darmy 3 W.\lOOOO\20001\CSEllOSI2008\1S4(1.2008)_do<: , ", " ( 12/27/07 STlPULA nON OF AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 27th day of December 2007, by and between the negotiating committees for the Town of Southold ("the Town") and the CSEA, Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Town of South old Unit 8785 of Suffolk Local 852 ("the CSEA"). WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in negotiations in good faith in an effort to arrive at a successor agreement to the one that expires on December 31, 2007; and WHEREAS, the parties have arrived at a tentative agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties stipulate and agree as follows: I. The provisions of this Stipulation are subject to ratification by the CSEA's ( membership and ratification and approval by the Town Board. 2. The signatories below agree to recommend this Stipulation for rati ficationiapproval. 3. A copy ofthi", original document has been provided to representatives of the Town and the CSEA 4. All proposals not contained herein made by either party during the course of negotiations shall be deemed dropped. 5. Section 13 (Uniforms). Effective upon the complete ratification and approval of the 2008-2010 Agreement, delete and replace with: "Public Safety Dispatchers, Traffic Control Officers, Bay Constables and employees from the Landfill, Highway Department and Human Resource Center, who are supplied uniforms may either, at their option, clean their uniforms I ( 12/27/07 themselves or elect to utilize the Town selected cleaning service." 6. Section 19.8 (Sick Leave). Effective upon the complete ratification and approval of the 2008-2010 Agreement, add new second paral,'Taph: "In order to be paid for unused accumulated sick leave, the employee must notify the Town Comptroller, on a Town provided form, ofthe employee's non-binding intention to retire no fewer than 45 calendar days prior to the date of the adoption ofthe budget, but in no event later than October I st. The retiree shall receive the monies due provided that the required notice was provided. If the required notice was not provided, then the payment will not be lost, but shall become payable 30 calendar days after the commencement of the fiscal year for which the Town budgeted for the same or had an opportunity to do so. " ( 7. Section 23.2 (Health Insurance). Add to first paral,'faph: "Any employee hired after the complete ratification and approval of the 2008-20] 0 Agreement shall contribute 5% of the premium cost towards medical and hospitalization benefits." 8. Section 23.2 (Health Insurance). Amend second paragraph: "Effective on the first day of the month following the complete ratification and approval ofthe 2008-2010 Agreement, the Town's medical plan benefit package shall fully and completely mirror the Empire Core Plus Enhancements Plan as it existed as of January I, 2007. Effective each succeeding January IS', the Town's medical plan benefit package shall fully and completely mirror the Empire Core Plus Enhancements Plan as it existed as of the January I sl of the previous calendar year." 9. Section 23.2 (Health Insurance). Amend third paragraph: Notwithstanding any 2 ( 12/27/07 other provisions of Section 23.2, effective on the first day of the month following the complete ratification and approval ofthe 2008-2010 Agreement, the prescription co-pays for medications for which there is no generic brand equivalent shall be equal to one-half of the difference between the co-pay required as of January I, 2007 and January I, 2008 by the Empire Core Plus Enhancements Plan. Effective each succeeding January I st, the prescription co-pays shall be equal to one-half of the difference between the co-pay required as ofthe January 1st ofthe previous calendar year and that January I st by the Empire Core Plus Enhancements Plan." 10. Section 23.4 (Health Insurance). Effective upon the complete ratification and approval of the 2008-2010 Agreement, delete and replace with: "Employees shall not be eligible to be covered under the Town's health insurance plan, if they are eligible for coverage under ( another Town employee's Town health insurance plan. The employee may reinstate coverage in the event of an emergency causing the loss of the other person's Town health insurance, consistent with the rules and regulations of the Town's health insurance plan and applicable laws and regulations. It is understood that an employee who is covered by another Town's employee health insurance plan shall be considered a "covered employee under the Town's health insurance plan" for purposes of determining eligibility for retiree health insurance." II. Sections 24.1. 24.2. 24.3 (Emplovee Benefit Fund). Effective upon the complete ratification and approval of the 2008-20 I 0 Agreement, delete Sections 24.1, 24.2 24.3 and replace with: "The Town shall pay 100% of the premiums for the benefits provided by the former CSEA Benefit Fund Package 7 Plan for each full-time employee." 12. Sections 27.1-27.2 (Salary). Delete and replace each section with "Effective 3 ( 12/27/07 January I, 2008, all part-time and full-time employees on or off step shall receive a 3.75% increase. Effective January 1, 2009, all part-time and full-time employees on or off step shall receive a 3.75% increase. Effective January I, 2010, all part-time and full-time employees on or off step shall receive a 3.75% increase 13. Sections 27.1-27.2 (Salary). Effective January I, 2008, prior to the application of the salary percentage increases set forth in ~ 12, the salary schedules for Bay Constable, Senior Bay Constable, Mini-Bus Driver, Planner Trainee, Planner, Senior Planner, Principal Planner and Senior Justice Court Clerk shall be revised as set forth in the attached Appendix A. In addition, effective January 1, 2008, prior to the application ofthe salary percentage increases set forth in ~ \ 12, the "off salary scale" Senior Justice Court Clerk shall receive a base salary increase of I $5,000. 14. Section 27.8 (Salary). Eifective upon the complete ratification and approval of the 2008-2010 Agreement, delete. 15. Section 52.1 (Term of Agreement). Effective January 1,2008 through December 31,2010. 16. New Section (Leave for Civil Service Examination). Effective upon the complete ratification and approval of the 2008-2010 Agreement, employees may be request to utilize one personal or vacation day pcr year for the purpose of taking a Civil Service Promotional Exam. These requests shall not be unreasonably denied except when unusual circumstances exist including, but not limited to, situations when the granting of a request will detrimentally impact the staffing of a Department. 4 .' '( . t' . ( Title Bay Constable Senior Bay Constable Mini-Bus Driver Planner Trainee Planner Senior Planner Title Principal Planner Senior Justice Court Clerk Appendix A Post June 8, 1999 Scale Entrv 1 ~ 42,197 45,150 46,331 47,604 50,557 51,739 26,471 29,424 30,605 38,261 41,214 42,395 46,954 49,907 51,088 54,045 56,998 58,179 Pre June 8, 1999 Scale 1 6 .2 47,926 53,333 32,199 43,990 52,683 59,774 1 49,107 54,514 33,381 45,171 53,864 60,955 ~ 55,531 61,817 v, 36,334 48,124 56,817 63,908 ~ 74,900 49,868 (/ " . . , ( ~ ( 5 12/27/07 FOR THE CSEA: ~. -J! ~ J. < {A )+'AVl1~ ~~.".~dA ~~~' /(2 /#1 ~~~ /' t(~~ d~ (!1Zw;;{ I)~