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Addendum to April 7, 2020 Regular City Council Packet RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AND COST ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED CITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT MULTI-YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH ROCHESTER ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (Administration) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, AS FOLLOWS: That pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Chapter 273-A of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the multi-year year collective bargaining agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Administrative Unit employee collective bargaining group, covering the period July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023, as set forth in the proposed contract, a copy of which proposed contract has been made available to the Mayor and City Council, and with its financial impacts as more particularly detailed on the attached “EXHIBIT A: Rochester Administrative Unit” dated February 17, 2020, which includes a summary financial analysis of the annual costs of the contract to the City provided by the Superintendent of Schools, is hereby approved, including, specifically, the cost items associated therewith.  Exhibit A - February 17, 2020 Administrator Tentative Agreement * ***-- * •( School Health Contribution • - ' ** 60/20 W i 80/20 80/20 80/20 SOS $20/40 SOS $20/40 SOS $20.40 SOS 520/40 RX 10/20/45 RX 10/20/45 RX 10/20/45 RX' 10* 20/ 45 i S DED DEO . . QED ea $1006/3038 $1000/3000 $1000/3000 S1000/ 3000 Health Flan « « M4Mo o4 M ....... . urns mm —mwwmmi* Projected Health Increase FY 2021 Rates 5% 5% MERIT Current P/ 20 FY21 FY 22 FY 23 [Base Wage I$ 2,271.985 2,340,124 $ 2,410,327 [Longevity '^WSWf Total Wages $ 2,271.965 $ 2,340,124 $ 2,410,327 | $ 2,482,637 Dollar Change % Change $ 68,159 $ J 70,204 $ 72,310 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% Benefits - * ’# v FICA/Medieare $ 123,805 jS 179,019 $ 184,390 $ ~ 189.922 Health Insurance 106,244 $ 115496 i $ 121,271 ! $ ** ; * Opt Out Dental $ 4.446 s 4,819 $ 4.758 1 $ * 12 334 4,900 $ 288,495 299,135 $ 310,418 *I $ 322,158 Dollar Change «55fS f*Totals 4.4% 3.8% 3.8% Total Wages Benefits and Rollups $ 2.558,459 2,639,258 ; $ 2,720,746 S 2,804 794 Dollar Change $ " 80/799 $ 81 488 $ 84 048 % Change 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 25 Total Employees  Tentative Agreement for the Rochester Administrative Unit & the Rochester School Board 2020-2023 Changes to Language: Amended Article VI.D. Severance on p. 8 to read: An administrator shall receive severance pay equal to 1.) fifty percent of the administrator's total accumulated sick leave, and 2) unused vacation days up to a limit of forty-eight (48 ) vacation days, both calculated at the per diem rate which the administrator last earned, when leaving the Rochester School System or upon applying for service retirement through the New Hampshire Retirement System . Amended Article IV.1 Vacation Davs on o. 4 by increasing the number of vacation days to 25. Language & Cost Items: Amended Article VILA Health Insurance on p. 10 to include a new paragraph following the current provisions which reads: Any covered employee currently enrolled in the foregoing health insurance may in any subsequent enrollment period elect to opt-out of participation upon legally sufficient proof of coverage. In December such employees will receive $2,400 if opting out of a family plan; $1,600 if opting out of a two-person plan; and $ 1 ,000 if opting out of a single plan. If an employee experiences a qualifying event between open enrollment periods, the employee may opt-out and receive a pro-rated portion of the applicable payment. (see Administrator Salary Calculations on the back) i 4 ^ § 3R0CHESTER | ' City of Rochester Formal Council Meeting NppL V % # 3u« % N •M AGENDA BILL NOTE: Agenda Bills are due by 10 AM on the Monday the week before the City Council Meeting. AGENDA SUBJECT School Administrative Personnel Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement COUNCIL ACTION ITEM FUNDING REQUIRED? YES NO INFORMATION ONLY * IF YES ATTACH A FUNDING RESOLUTION FORM RESOLUTION REQUIRED? YES NO FUNDING RESOLUTION FORM? YES NO AGENDA DATE April 7, 2020 DEPT. HEAD SIGNATURE DATE SUBMITTED April 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS YES NO * IF YES, ENTER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 3 PAGES ATTACHED COMMITTEE SIGN-OFF COMMITTEE CHAIR PERSON DEPARTMENT APPROVALS DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CITY MANAGER FINANCE & BUDGET INFORMATION FINANCE OFFICE APPROVAL NA SOURCE OF FUNDS School FY 21 O&M ACCOUNT NUMBER Various AMOUNT TBD APPROPRIATION REQUIRED YES NO As part of the FY 2021 Approved Budget LEGAL AUTHORITY RSA 273-A and City Charter  SUMMARY STATEMENT School Superintendent Repucci has notified the City Manager that the Rochester School Board and Rochester Administrative Unit have reached tentative agreement on a collective bargaining agreement for school years 2020-2021 through 2022-2023. The contract has been ratified by the bargaining unit and approved by the School Board on February 13, 2020. The Superintendent requests approve of the contract by the legislative body, the City Council. RECOMMENDED ACTION Approval of the Cost items pertaining to the tentative agreement and resultant collective bargaining agreement.  City of Rochester School Department Mr. Kyle M. Repucci Office of the Superintendent Superintendent of Schools 150 Wakefield Street m US ^ •sEffi - e mail: repucci.k@rochesterschools.com Dr. Sandie MacDonald Suite #8 Rochester, NH 03867-1348 IIROCHESTERg Assistant Superintendent of Schools - e mail: macdonald.s@rochesterschools.com (603) 332-3678 1 x N U* m Ms. Linda Bartlett FAX: (603) 335-7367 xt* £• Business Administrator - e mail: bartlett.l@rochesterschools.com & V £HARTt& & Mrs. Christiane Allison Director of Student Services - e mail: allison.c@rochesterschools.com Blaine Cox, City Manager Rochester City Hall 31 Wakefield Street Rochester, New Hampshire 03867 Dear Mr. Cox: This letter is to notify you that the Rochester School Board and Rochester Administrator’s Bargaining Unit have reached a tentative agreement on a collective bargaining agreement for school years 2020 through 2023. The contract has been ratified by the bargaining unit and approved by the School Board on February 13, 2020. It is necessary now that we present the cost items in the agreement to the City Council for its consideration. The cost items are attached to this letter. The cost items are all included in the operating budget we have created.. Hopefully, I can discuss the cost items with the City Council in the near future. Respectfully, Kyle Repucci Superintedent of Schools READ TO A CHILD 20 MINUTES A DAY