05-19-09 City of La Porte Meet and Confer Committee

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THE CITY OF LA PORTE MEET AND CONFER COMMITTEE MET THE 19TH DAY OF APRIL, 2009, 200 P.M. AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 604 W. F AIRMONT PKWY, LA PORTE, TX. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at approximately 2: 10 2. MEMBERS FROM THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE LA PORTE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (LPPOA) IN ATTENDANCE Ron Bottoms, City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Manager Ken Adcox, Chief of Police Heather Weger, Human Resources Manager Matt Novosad, Patrol Officer - LPPOA Matt Daeumer, Patrol Sergeant - LPPOA Sherman Moore, Patrol Officer - LPPOA Audience: Mike Mosteit, Phillip Hoot, Dottie Kominski, Tom Barbee 3. OPEN DISCUSSION RELATING TO ITEMS PREVIOUSLY INTRODUCED BY POLICE ASSOCIATION AND/OR CITY OF LA PORTE a) The Association and City agreed that the wage scale would be retro active as of I May2009. b) The Association addressed concerns about Article 7 regarding comp time. The City stated that it must be able to buyout comp time, responsibly. New wording indicates that there must be a written request for comp time. Both City and Association agreed on wording, c) The Association addressed the need to change wording for Duration section, Article 9. The City and Association agreed that wording to be added would be that "both parties would have to mutually agree to extension" indicating that both would benefit from the extension. d) The Association requested clarification on Officer Ranks, Article 2. The City clarified that if you are an experienced officer then you may bypass the civil service exam and enter with no seniority. e) Physical Fitness pay was clarified by the city that if an officer is taking a Physical Fitness test then they will be paid for that time, however, training on the side to maintain physical fitness is not covered under this article.