STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: September 18, 2019
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
EXECUTIVE: Jon Fortune
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the 2019 proposed three-year Meet and Confer Agreement between the City of Dallas and the Meet and Confer Team, made up of the Dallas Black Fire Fighters Association, Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, National Latino Law Enforcement Organization, Dallas Police Association, Dallas Hispanic Fire Fighters Association, and the Dallas Fire Fighter Association; and authorize (2) the City Manager to enter into said proposed Meet and Confer Agreement, to be effective October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022 - Not to exceed $99,396,934.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
In 2009, the Texas State Legislature enacted Chapter 147 of the Texas Local Government Code which permits police and fire sworn employee groups to meet with designated management teams to discuss employment matters such as wages, benefits, and working conditions.
This process, called "Meet and Confer," is designed to allow police and fire sworn employee groups and management an opportunity to reach an agreement on important employment issues. Unlike collective bargaining, meet and confer provides an opportunity, not a requirement, for the City to reach an agreement with its police and fire sworn employee groups.
Under Chapter 147 of the Texas Local Government Code, the agreement by the Meet and Confer Team must be in writing and ratified through a voting process by all sworn police and fire officers and ratified by the City Council.
The City's current Meet and Confer Agreement will expire on September 30, 2019. Since January 2019, management has been meeting with the Meet and Confer Team to negotiate the terms of a new agreement on a range of issues, including wages and working conditions. After mont...
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