Jul 31, 2024 Public Safety Committee

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METRO TV 30S, PLEASE. YOU SEE, I'M LETTING HIM GET LOUD HERE. YOU KNOW, STILL GET YOU. ARE YOU SURE? OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS 410. THIS IS OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF

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[1. R-066-24     A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (JULY 1, 2023 – JUNE 30, 2028) RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND LOUISVILLE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL UNION 54, IAFF, AFL-CIO-CLC, FIRE SUPPRESSION. Action Required By:  January 2025 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) Jecorey Arthur (I-4)]

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WITHOUT FRINGES AND 233.9 MILLION WITH FRINGES, AND IT VOTED 272 WERE IN FAVOR AND 178, WERE OPPOSED FOR A 60% MAJORITY VOTE. AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I HAVE A QUESTION. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND, COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I'M NOT ON THE IPAD, SO I DIDN'T DO THE Q, I SAID, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND, PLEASE. OKAY. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. OKAY. I'M SORRY. COULD YOU REPEAT, WHAT, 27 WAS? WHAT PERCENTAGE THAT WAS THAT CALLS FOR A 3% WAGE INCREASE. OKAY. AND 28, PLEASE. A 4% WAGE INCREASE. AND WHAT WAS THE VOTE, PLEASE, 272 WERE IN FAVOR, 178 OPPOSED. OKAY RYAN. COUNCILWOMAN PURSE. RIGHT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS, BUT CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S THE BIGGEST, ISSUE WITH HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE WHO DID NOT VOTE FOR IT? IS THERE A ISSUE ON THE PERCENTAGE, OR IS THERE JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M MISSING? SURE I HAVE, THE UNION REPRESENTATIVE SPEAK TO THAT QUESTION. READJUST THIS BECAUSE THERE IS MUCH TALLER THAN I AM. I AM JEFF TAYLOR. I AM THE FOR THE RECORD, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF LOCAL, 54, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, PRIMARILY THAT THE, MEMBERSHIP WAS, UNHAPPY WITH THE INCONSISTENCY IN WHICH OUR BARGAINING UNIT WAS NEGOTIATED WITH AS COMPARED TO CORRECTIONS AND LMPD AND, WE DID RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL PAY INCREASES WITH RESPECT TO OUR BASE PAY, WHICH WAS 24% OVER THE FIVE YEARS THAT STARTED IN 2023. HOWEVER, THE SAME PAY INCREASES WERE NOT REFLECTED ON OUR LONGEVITY SCALES. SO IF YOU UNDERSTAND CONTRACTS AS THEY RELATE TO THOSE TWO UNITS VERSUS OURS, THEIRS ARE REFLECTED IN STEPS. SO YEAR ONE, YEAR, TWO YEAR, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, IT GOES UP. YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR. AND SO THEIR LONGEVITY IS BUILT INTO THEIR, THEIR BASE, SO TO SPEAK, THE FIREFIGHTERS LONGEVITY IS A SEPARATE TABLE, SO, STILL GOES UP YEAR AFTER YEAR, BUT IT IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND, FROM BASE PAY. SO WE DID ACHIEVE 24% ON OUR BASE PAY. WE DID NOT ACHIEVE THE SAME 24% ON LONGEVITY, WHICH IN OUR OPINION IS, THE TOTAL SUM OF WHAT OUR, OUR SALARY IS. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST HURDLE THAT WE HAD TO OVERCOME WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP. AND THAT PRIMARILY WAS REFLECTED IN THE 178 NEGATIVE VOTES. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I DON'T SEE ANY MORE SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE, THIS IS THE RESOLUTION COLUMN FOR A VOT, A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. I HEARING NONE THE ITEM PASSES IN THE O. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM PASSED. THE RESOLUTION WILL BE MOVED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CLERK CAN YOU READ, PLEASE. ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE.

[2. R-067-24     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING A COORDINATOR FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAM AND REQUIRING REPORTING THEREON AS HEREIN SET FORTH (UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, INC., D/B/A UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL/JAMES GRAHAM BROWN CANCER CENTER - $100,000.00). Action Required By:  January 2025 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, INC, DBA UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL JAMES GRAHAM BROWN

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS THE SOLE PROVIDER IN THE REGION OF THESE SERVICES. IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 191 EXAMINATIONS WERE COMPLETED, AND THUS FAR, YEAR TO DATE, 120 112 SAME EXAMINATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY. ALL RIGHT. DO ANY OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE, SEEING NONE, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT ONE, THIS IS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR BOTH. VOTE. VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM PASSES AND WILL BE MOVED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU, MADAM

[3. R-075-24     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CONCERNING CPR, FIRST AID, AND CARDIOVASCULAR CARE MATERIALS (AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC., - $300,000.00). Action Required By:  January 2025 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]

EXCUSE ME. TRAINING. EXCUSE ME. YES? CHRISTY, CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR CAMERA ON, PLEASE, LET ME SEE.

THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT NOW? THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M THE TRAINING CENTER COORDINATOR. WE ARE STILL USING THE. THEY CONTINUE TO LEAD THE WAY IN, SCIENTIFIC STUDY, THIS IS WHO ALL OF EMS, METRO SAFE, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH AND SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AS WELL AS LMPD. THIS IS WHO WE USE IN ORDER TO CERTIFY, OUR EMPLOYEES, THE BIGGEST THING WITH OUR BUDGET, THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT WE USE THE TO CERTIFY EVERY EMS MEMBER, EVERY HEALTH AND SAFETY, EVERY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. LMPD THIS IS WHERE THEY GET THE CARDS IS THROUGH OUR BUDGET, I MANAGE OVER 2000 INSTRUCTORS. SOME OF THOSE ARE THROUGH LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT. SOME OF THEM ARE NOT, I JUST RENEWED A CONTRACT WITH ALL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS THAT WILL RUN THROUGH 2030. SO THAT SHOULD BRING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF REVENUE AS WELL, I AM STILL THE SOLE PERSON IN THIS DEPARTMENT. WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE SOMEONE. IT HAS BEEN A SLOW PROCESS, BUT AS FAR AS THE BUDGET, THAT'S WHERE IT GOES. IT GOES TO CERTIFYING ALL OF THE AGENCIES WITHIN METRO GOVERNMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOUISVILLE FIRE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. YOU SAID IT WAS A SLOW PROCESS, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PROCESS? WE HAD SOME ISSUES

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SEEING NONE. NO SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM PASSES AND WILL BE

[4. R-077-24     A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028) RELATING TO WAGES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND LOUISVILLE METRO TRAFFIC GUARDS ASSOCIATION CONCERNING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT. Action Required By:  January 2025 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]

AND AS YOU ALL ALSO KNOW, THE MAJOR PINCH POINT IS THE TIME TO HIRE. AND SO WE ARE WE GOT SOME GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS OUT OF THAT STUDY. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE. SO MY APOLOGIES TO, MISS LYNCH AND THE DIFFICULTIES GETTING THAT POSITION HIRED, BECAUSE WE ARE WELL AWARE THAT THAT IS SOMEWHERE THAT WE'RE NOT LIVING UP TO OUR FULL POTENTIAL. THANKS FOR GIVING THAT CLARITY. WITH REGARD TO THE TRAFFIC GUARDS, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND BECAUSE THE INITIAL TRAFFIC GUARD CONTRACT ACTUALLY WENT TO THE LABOR COMMITTEE, AND SO WE HAD A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION. WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT THE COUNCIL'S REAL CONCERNS ARE WITH THE TRAFFIC GUARDS. AND SO WE REVISITED THAT, AND PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO PAY AND, OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. AND THEN ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO INCREASE COVERED POSTS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE SCHOOLS IN YOUR DISTRICTS THAT ARE NOT GETTING PROPER COVERAGE WITH TRAFFIC GUARDS, SO THE CONTRACT THAT YOU HAVE THIS EVENING DOES HAVE SOME INCREASES BEYOND THAT ORIGINAL PROPOSED CONTRACT, AND THEN IT HAS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE FOR EXISTING GUARDS THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL POSTS, BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THREE TIERS OF TRAFFIC GUARDS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF POSTS THAT THEY COVER.

AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME EXISTING GUARDS THAT I THINK HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN TAKING ON ADDITIONAL POSTS, AND I THINK THAT'S IN ANTICIPATION THAT THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO PASS AND THEY'LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCENTIVE FOR THAT. SO I KNOW THAT THERE IS STILL SOME INTEREST IN A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AND I CERTAINLY WISH THAT WAS AS EASY AS GIVING SOMEBODY A YELLOW VEST AND A STOP SIGN. BUT IT ENTAILS A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN THAT. AND, REALLY MORE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TACKLE IN THIS SEASON WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS CONTRACT DONE. SO WE ARE CERTAINLY WILLING TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. BUT THERE ARE ISSUES REGARDING TRAINING LIABILITY. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO SOMEONE. ET CETERA. SO, WE DO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD CATALOG OF WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE, AND WE'LL BE HAVING SOME FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THAT. SO, OUR ASK TONIGHT IS THAT WE GO AHEAD AND GET THIS PASSED BECAUSE WE NEED TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT, OUR TRAFFIC GUARDS, AND WE NEED TO GET THEM THEIR RAISES AND GET THEM THEIR BACK PAY, BECAUSE THIS CONTRACT DID EXPIRE A YEAR AGO. AND THEN AARON CAN GO THROUGH THE DETAILS OF LIKE THE FINANCES OF THE CONTRACT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY. THAT IS SO VITAL. THANKS. SURE, AARON JACKSON AGAIN WITH, OMB, THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU COVERS APPROXIMATELY 123 POSITIONS. THESE ARE TRAFFIC GUARD ONE, TRAFFIC GUARD TWO, AND TRAFFIC GUARD THREE. IT IS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT COVERING FISCAL YEARS, FY 24 THROUGH FY 28. IT INCLUDES COLAS, OF WHICH FY 24 CALLS FOR A 5% WAGE INCREASE FOR FY 25, CALLS FOR A

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ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M JUST KIND OF FILTERING THROUGH SOME THINGS REAL QUICK TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THIS TOUR, CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION SECONDED. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE THIS TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY. HEARING NONE, OUR REGULARLY NEXT RESCHEDULED PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HIT. NO, WE'RE NOT HEARING FIVE, WE'LL BE HERE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE 14TH AT 4

[Adjournment Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]