STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: October 26, 2022
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 ratification of a meet and confer agreement between the City of Dallas and the Dallas Black Firefighters Association, Dallas Hispanic Fire Fighters Association, Dallas Fire Fighters Association, Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, National Latino Law Enforcement Organization, and the Dallas Police Association (collectively, the Meet and Confer Team); and (2) the City Manager to execute the agreement, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to be effective October 26, 2022 through September 30, 2025 - Not to exceed $111,063,230.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
Chapter 147 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended, authorizes police and fire sworn employee groups to meet with designated city management teams to discuss employment matters such as wages, benefits, and working conditions.
This process, called "meet and confer", provides an opportunity for police and fire sworn employee groups and city management 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, as amended, a meet and confer agreement must be in writing and ratified through a voting process by all sworn police and fire officers and the city council.
The city's current meet and confer agreement expired on September 30, 2022. Over the past few months, staff 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 completing deliberations, the parties have reached cons...
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