08-08-12 Meet and Confer Committee Meeting

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THE CITY OF LA PORTE MEET & CONFER COMMITTEE MET THE 8th DAY OF AUGUST, 2012 AT 3:00 P.M. AT CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 604 WEST FAIRMONT PARKWAY, LA PORTE, TEXAS. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 3:02 p.m. Attendees: Corby Alexander, Traci Leach, Kenith Adcox, Katherine Anderson, Matt Novosad, Marcus Upchurch and Chris Paige. David Huckabee joined at 4:17p.m. Dottie Kaminski also attended the meeting. Audience members included, Steve Deardorff, Roger Gonzalez, Brian Larkey, Tracey Phelan and Paul Whitchurch. 2. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM August 1, 2012 MEETING. Minutes were reviewed and a motion to approve was made by Mr. Alexander to approve 2"d by Chief Adcox, all attendees were in favor. 3. OPEN DISCUSSION RELATING TO ITEMS INTRODUCED BY THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AND/OR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, REGARDING COMPENSATION, LEAVE PROVISIONS, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND CIVIL SERVICE PREEMPTIONS. A new draft agreement was distributed. The only change from last meeting was the language on the Association Leave Pool (Item 20). All present reviewed. In regard to the Emergency Pay Policy, Matt Novosad asked if the provision regarding compensatory time could be put under compensatory time, rather than wages. The Chief advised that since the Emergency Pay Policy effects wages as a whole, not just compensatory time, the City legal advisor had indicated that it should to be covered in the general wage section of the contract. Matt Novosad began discussion regarding the perception of LPPOA members regarding an Assessment Center. He advised that during the last LPPOA they had approximately % the membership and an informal vote was taken. -Those present did not want to see an assessment center in the contract, nor did they want to see future discussions relating to the assessment center tied to pay. As such, he was pretty sure the contract would not pass at this time with an assessment center included. Matt Novosad also advised that the idea of an assessment center was so new and that it was more a, matter of trust and apprehension in the promotional system. He understood though that, without discussing an assessment center, a multi -year contract would not be able to happen this year. Matt Novosad continued discussion stating that the membership views a 3% increase as a normal adjustment and he does not know how to address that today.