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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water Sewerage Department 1) Approves the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2021-2024 between the DWSD and the Association of Municipal Engineers; 2) Authorizes the Director to execute the Agreement, and 3) authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of July 21, 2021
Item No. 21-0535
CBA-AME
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Collective Bargaining Agreement with Association of Municipal Engineers (AME) for 2021 to 2024
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Patricia Thornhill, Director of Human Resources/Organizational Development, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department:
1.) Approves the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2021-2024 between the DWSD and the Association of Municipal Engineers;
2.) Authorizes the Director to execute the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and
3.) Authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
DWSD Human Resources submitted under separate cover the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Association of Municipal Engineers (AME) having a term ending July 1, 2024, for your approval. The Union ratified the CBA on June 12, 2021. As such, we respectfully request that your Honorable Body approve the Agreement.
The AME currently has 22 DWSD members. There is one classification, “Engineer,” with four different levels. The current staffing complement is as follows:
• Engineer 1 - 13 employees
• Engineer 2 - 8 employees
• Engineer 3 - 0 employees
• Engineer 4 - 1 employee
This is the first CBA between AME and DWSD since bifurcation. AME did not ratify a contract prior to the Emergency Manager’s departure and were placed on City’s Employment Terms (a much less desirable agreement for Unions). Both the City of Detroit and GLWA have AME employees and separate contracts.
CBA provisions having no economic impact on DSWD’s budget include:
• Management Rights & Responsibilities
• Dues Check Off
• Disciplinary Procedures
• Special Conference
• Grievance Procedure
• Health and Safety
• Temporary Assignment
• Employee Assistance Program
• Required Licenses, Certifications and Renewals
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Flex Time
• Seniority
• Contractual Work
• Strikes and Lockouts
CBA provisions having an economic impact on DWSD’s budget include:
• Vacation Day Accrual - up to 20 days (Memorandum of Understanding)
• Sick Leave Cap - increased from 300 hours to 480 hours
• Holidays and Excused Time Off - Double Time for work on Excused Days
• Vacation Hours included in 40-hour work week - Standard in the City of Detroit
• Signing Bonus - Off-schedule payment of $500 per Engineer
Ms. Thornhill appeared at the Board of Water Commissioners Human Resources Committee meeting on July 7, 2021, and the formal session on July 21, 2021, to answer questions or concerns.