The Burlingame City Council meets Monday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers, at which time members are expected to approve a new labor agreement with the Police Officers Association (POA). The previous agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2008. On Nov. 8, the POA ratified the agreement after more than two years of discussion.
During the past two years, the changing economy and tightened Burlingame budget impacted negotiations. According to a staff report, The POA agreed to no salary increases for the first three years of the five-year agreement followed by increases of 2 percent, 2.25 percent and 2.5 percent. The contract begins retroactively to January 2009 and runs through December 2013.
New hires will receive contributions to retirement health savings accounts only after five years of service, then 2 percent for five to 20 years of sevice and 2.5 percent for each subsequent year. No contributions will be made after the employee retires.
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The City and POA also agreed to a cap on Burlingame's contribution to medical plan premiums and changes to the disciplinary process.
The council will also discuss an updated joint use agreement with the Burlingame School district for school athletic fields and consider appointments to the Parks and Recreation and Beautification Commissions.
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The meeting includes public hearings on approving and levying 2011 San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvment District assessments and the use of the $100,000 supplemental law enforcement service funds awarded to Burlingame by the state of California.
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