DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Maria Villagomez, Deputy City Manager
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association.
SUMMARY:
This item provides an overview of the collective bargaining process and recommended City priorities for the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations between the City of San Antonio (City) and the Police Officers Association (SAPOA).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City and SAPOA began collectively bargaining in 1975 shortly after San Antonio voters approved the adoption of Texas Government Code Chapter 174 giving San Antonio Police Officers the right to collectively bargain. The primary purpose of the CBA is the efficient and uninterrupted performance of the municipal police function, and establishment of fair and reasonable compensation and working conditions for San Antonio Police Officers.
Current CBA Contract
The current CBA was achieved through a mediated settlement Agreement in June 2016 and approved by City Council in September 2016. The term is for five years beginning October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2021. With this contract, the Police Officers began contributing towards the cost of healthcare of their dependents and received a 17% pay increase over the five-year term and increases in clothing allowance.
The CBA includes an evergreen clause of eight years that, absent a new agreement between the parties, current compensation and working conditions governed by the CBA continue with no cost of living adjustments. Police Officers would see increases of 10% per year to healthcare contributions during the evergreen period.
In the current CBA, the City and SAPOA agreed to begin negotiating for a potential new contract to take effect October 1, 2021 no later than January 2021. The City and the Association agreed to make good faith efforts to reach an agreement ...
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