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GOOD AFTERNOON. TIME IS 4:01 P.M. THIS IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
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SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'M YOUR CHAIR, DAN SIME JUNIOR. TODAY I'M JOINED BY THE FOLLOWING[Roll Call]
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MEMBER DOCTOR SHANKLIN, ONLINE MEMBER STUART BENSON. MEMBER PATRICK MULVIHIL.MEMBER. DOCTOR RICK BLACKWELL, MEMBER SCOTT REED, AND MEMBER STUART BENSON. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHAIRWOMAN TAMMY HAWKINS AND SHAMEKA PARRISH WRIGHT HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE TODAY. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE VIRTUAL MEETING LANGUAGE? THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE. A RED ANVIL. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. TODAY WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT INCLUDE A PIECE OF LEGISLATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEM TWO WILL BE HELD AT THE REQUEST OF THE SPONSOR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE
[1. R-061-24 AN RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (JULY 1, 2023 TO JUNE 30, 2027) RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND LOUISVILLE CORRECTIONS FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, LODGE NO. 77, CONCERNING CERTAIN SWORN EMPLOYEES OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF CORRECTIONS OFFICER AND CORRECTIONS SERGEANT. Action Required By: December 2024 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]
RECORD, PLEASE. A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT JULY 1ST, 2023 TO JUNE THE 30TH, 2027 RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND LOUISVILLE CORRECTIONS. FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE NUMBER 77, CONCERNING CERTAIN SWORN EMPLOYEES OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF CORRECTIONS OFFICER AND CORRECTIONS SERGEANT FREDENDALL. DO I HEAR A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. GOD HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MULVIHILL AND REED. WE HAVE. AARON JACKSON IS HERE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM. AARON, ARE YOU THERE? OKAY IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M AARON JACKSON WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO GO OVER AND SPEAK TO THE FINANCIAL COMPONENTS OF THE CONTRACT, BEFORE YOU. THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU COVERS APPROXIMATELY 305 POSITIONS. AND THESE ARE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS. IT IS A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT COVERING FISCAL YEAR 24 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 27. IT DOES INCLUDE, COLAS AND STEPS, AS IT PERTAINS TO COLAS, FY 24 CALLS FOR A 7% INCREASE, FY 25 CALLS FOR A 5% INCREASE FOR FY 26, CALLS FOR A 4% INCREASE, AND FY 27 CALLS FOR A 5% INCREASE, THE TOTAL COST OF THE CONTRACT IS APPROXIMATELY 95.7 MILLION WITHOUT FRINGES AND 140.8 MILLION WITH FRINGES. AND IT VOTED, 137 IN FAVOR AND 51 OPPOSED. AND THAT'S A 73% APPROVAL RATE. AND I'M NOW AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANYONE IN THE QUEUE? DO ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AT THIS TIME? NO CONCERNS. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE SPEAKERS. DO ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE, THIS IS RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I OPPOSED. HEARING NONE, THE ITEM PASSES AND WE WILL BE MOVED TO THE C