PAX Centurion - November / December 2013

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • November/December 2013 • Page 11 The Award based on Arbitrator’s ruling City of Boston and Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association JLMC No. 12-32P AWARD The panel convened pursuant to the joint submission of the parties after a declaration that the parties were unable to agree to the terms and conditions of a new collective bargaining agreement for the period commencing July 1, 2010. Following a multi-day hearing where all parties were afforded the opportunity to present evidence and arguments, and following the deliberation of the panel, and with full consideration of the factors identified in the statute, a majority of the panel agree as follows: Duration There will be two, three-year contracts: First Contract: 7/1/10 - 6/30/13 Second Contract: 7/1/13 - 6/30/16 Compensation BaseWage Increases: January 1, 2011 (FY11): 2.5% July 1, 2011 (FY12): 1.0% July 1, 2012 (FY13): 1.0% October 1, 2013 (FY14): 3.0% October 1, 2014 (FY15): 3.0% October 1, 2015 (FY16): 3.0% One Time ParityAdjustment: After the 3% base wage increase on October 1, 2013, all BPPA members will receive a one-time, $2,000Annual Strip BaseWage increase effective January 1, 2014. Educational Incentive Program: Quinn: Quinn incentives will remain at 50% through FY13. Incentives will gradually increase starting on July 1, 2013, as follows: FY14 to 65%; FY15 to 70%; and FY16 to 50% + a flat amount. In FY16, 50% + the flat amount will equal approximately 75%. These flat amounts in July 2015 (FY16) will be: Associate: $2,100 Bachelor: $4,100 Master/JD $5,100 Post-Quinn Hires: Starting in July 2013 (FY14), post-Quinn hires with equivalent education will receive a New Education Incentive equal to benefits described above, except there will be no program incentive for post-BA degrees. Longevity Benefits: New Longevity benefits will replace existing career pay and only be available to those members not receiving educational incentives. Starting in July 2013 (FY14), the Longevity benefits will be as follows: 5Years: $2,000 10Years: $4,000 15Years: $6,000 20Years: $8,000 Cumulative Risk Enhancement Adjustment: After the 3% base wage increase on October 1, 2013, a new 20 year Strip Base, equal to the 3 rd year Annual Strip BaseWage plus $3,000, will exist effective July 2014 (FY15). This new 20 year Strip Base will be the new Strip Base for all BPPA members with 20-24 years of service, regardless of eligibility to receive other career or education payments. This adjustment does not impact the 3 rd year Annual Strip Base. After the 3% base wage increase on October 1, 2013, a new 25 year Strip Base, equal to the 3 rd year Annual Strip BaseWage plus $6,000, will exist effective July 2014 (FY15). This new 25 year Strip Base will be the new strip base for all BPPA members with 25 or more years of service, regardless of eligibility to receive other career or education payments. This adjustment does not impact the 3 rd year Annual Strip Base. Retroactive Overtime: Retroactive Overtime increases are waived before July 1, 2013, the effective date of the current Collective BargainingAgreement. Safe Street Teams Anew subsection 7 will be added to Section 1(b) (Shift Selection Based Upon Seniority) of Article IX (Hours of Work and Overtime). The new subsection 7 to Section 1(b) will provide as follows: There shall be a Safe Street Team (SST) Unit whose purpose shall be to deploy teams of officers to specific locations that the Police Commissioner determines would benefit from a concentrated police presence. The SST members will focus on interacting with residents and business owners and will primarily, but not necessarily exclusively, utilize foot patrols and bicycle patrols, as opposed to patrol cars, to maximize the time members are interacting with the public. Members of a SST may respond to radio calls for service ordinarily handled by district patrol officers if the call corresponds to their assigned SST location. However, they will generally not respond to radio calls for service outside of their assigned location. Examples of specific locations to which a SST may be deployed include, but are not limited to, a neighborhood, housing development, business district or park or playground such as: Bowdoin/Geneva; Downtown Crossing; Codman Square; Grove Hall; Franklin Field; Lenox Street Housing; and Uphams Corner. The department shall post, department-wide, Safe Street Team Police Officer (SSTPO) vacancies. All police officers will be eligible to apply for SSTPO vacancies. Selection of an employee for a SSTPO assignment shall be made on the basis of qualifications and abilities as determined by the Commissioner or his designee. See Award on page 12