ADOPTED - JUNE 8, 1999
Agenda Item No. 21
Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A UAW LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING COMPUTER TECHNICIANS/MIS DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION #99-134
WHEREAS, the COUNTY OF INGHAM, a municipal body corporate of the State of Michigan (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") and the UNITED AUTO WORKERS (hereinafter referred to as the "Union") have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement for the Technical, Office, Paraprofessional and Service (TOPS) employees unit; and
WHEREAS, such collective bargaining agreement references step movement within Article XXXI (Salaries and Cost of Living), Section 1C; and
WHEREAS, there are recruitment and retention difficulties with the classification of Computer Technicians; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and clarify the step movement for this classification alone due to the market conditions.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, it is hereby agreed by the parties that the following step advancement for Computer Technicians will be as follows:
Step Movement. The maximum step available is step 5, thus, the following step movement is only available through step 5.
ADOPTED - JUNE 8, 1999
Agenda Item No. 21
RESOLUTION #99-134
*If education for a CNA/MCP or CNE/MCSE, or equivalent, is funded by the County of Ingham, the employee must sign an agreement whereby he/she agrees to work for Ingham County. If the training expense is under $5,000 the employee must make a one (1) year employment commitment. If the training expense is $5,000 or over, the employee must make a two (2) year employment commitment. If he/she fails to keep the specified commitment, he/she must repay the County for education/training expense.
COMPUTER TECHNICIANS
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
1999 Range $31,493 32,972 34,514 36,121 37,813
2000 Range** $32,438 33,961 35,549 37,205 38,947
EXAMPLE 1: DOH - 3-25-99 at Step 1 = $31,493
Complete Probation 9-25-99 / Move to Step 2 = $32,972
Completion of CNA / Move to Step 3 = $34,514
11-99
Contractual Increase (Projection 3%) = $35,549
January, 2000
Completion of CNE / Move to Step 4 = $37,205
June, 2000
Step Increase - September, 2000 - Move = $38,947
to Step 5
Note: If non-completion of CNA/MCP and/or CNE/MCSE, or equivalent, employee would not receive those step increases, but would proceed with steps on an annual basis. (See Example 2)
EXAMPLE 2: DOH - 3-25-99 at Step 1 = $31,493
Complete Probation 9-25-99 / Move to Step 2 = $32,972
Contractual Increase (Proj. 3%) / Jan. 2000 = $33,961
Step Increase - September 2000 - Move = $35,549
to Step 3
ADOPTED - JUNE 8, 1999
Agenda Item No. 21
RESOLUTION #99-134
EXAMPLE 3: DOH - 3-25-99 at Step 2 = $32,972
(Applicant has a CNA)
Completion Probation 9-25-99/Move to Step 3 = $34,514
Contractual Increase (Proj. 3%) / Jan 2000 = $35,549
Step Increase - September 2000 - Move = $37,205
to Step 4
Completion of CNE - Move to Step 5 = $38,947
November 2000
**3% estimated projection for 2000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event the market no longer dictates the above outlined step movement as determined by the Employer, step movement for the Computer Technician classification will return to the same procedure for step movement as outlined in Article XXXI, Section 1C. The bonus payment will be eliminated and the employees will be placed at the step closest to their current salary to a maximum of Step 5.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the Letter of Understanding after review by the County Attorney.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Czarnecki, McDonald, Lynch, Severino, Minter Nays: None Absent: None Approved 6/1/99
FINANCE: Yeas: McDonald, Bernero, Grebner, Lynch, Schafer, Juall, Minter
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 6/2/99