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City of Nashua
Police UFPO Contract Analysis

Description

Number of Employees in Analysis
Base Salary Increases

Base Pay Calculations
Base Pay Calculations
Base Salary Increases

Total Base Pay
$ Change over Prior Year

Real Annual % Increase over Prior Year

Other Salary Costs
Overtime
Longevity (assumes no staff turnover)
Educational Incentives
Educational Benefits
Total Other Salary Costs
$ Change over Prior Year

Real Annual Increase over Prior Year

Total Base Pay and Other Salary Costs
§$ Change over Prior Year

% Change over Prior Year

Retirement Costs
Pension (NHRS - FY18-19 11.38%: FY20-23 11.17%)
FICA and Medicare

Total Retirement Costs

$ Change over Prior Year

% Change over Prior Year

Insurance Benefits Costs

Medical insurance Costs (FY19 - 6%, FY20 - 11%, FY21 to FY23 - 8%)
Less: Employee Contributions to Medical Insurance Costs

Subtotal - Medical Costs to City

Dental insurance Costs (Assumes 1% increase all 5 years)

Life Insurance Costs

Total Insurance Benefits Costs

$ Change over Prior Year

% Change over Prior Year

Total Costs
$ Change over Prior Year
% Change over Prior Year

Average Annual Total Compensation Package
Average Annual Increase per Employee
Average Percentage Increase per Employee

Updated 11/12/2019

Base FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23
16 16 16 16 16 16

2.25% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%

$ 1,049,312 $ 1,049,312 $ 1,072,922 $ 1,105,109 $§ 1,138,263 $ 1,172,411
23,610 32,188 33,153 34,148 35,172

$ 1,049,312 $ 1,072,922 $ 1,105,109 $ 1,138,263 $ 1.172411 $ 1,207,583
$ 23,610 $ 32,188 $§ 33,153 $ 34,148 $ 35,172

2.25% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%

$ 16,060 $ 10,225 $ 10,532 $ 10,848 $ 11,173 $ 14,508
8,800 9,100 9,600 10,700 10,900 10,900

- 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,006 8,000

3,000 3,000 3,000 3.000 3,900 3,000

$ 21,800 $ 30,325 $ 31,432 $ 32,548 $ 33,073 $ 33,408
$ 8.525 $ 307 $ i4i6 $ §25 $ 335

39.1% 2.7% 4.5% 1.6% 1.0%

$ 1,071,172 $1,103,247 $ 1,136,241 $ 1,170,810 $ 1,205,484 $ 1,240,994
$ 32,135 $ 32,994 $ 34,569 $ 34,673 $ 35,508

3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9%

$ 121,551 $ 124,298 $ 125,689 $ 129,551 $ 133,424 $ 137,390
81,711 83,557 86,084 88,725 97,378 94,094

$ 203,262 $207,855 $ 211,770 $ 218,276 $ 224,802 $ 231,484
$ 4,593 § 3,916 $ 6506 §$ 6526 $ 6,683

2.3% 1.9% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0%

$ 324,138 $ 343,586 $ 381,381 S$ 411,891 $ 444842 $ 480,430
{64,828) (68,717) (76,276) {82.378) (88,968) (96,086)

$ 259,340 $ 274,869 $ 305,104 $ 329,513 $ 355,874 $ 384,344
16,542 16,707 16,874 17,043 17,213 17,386
2.078 2.124 2.188 2.254 2.321 2,394

$ 277,930 $293,700 $ 324,167 $ 348,810 $ 375,409 $ 404,120
$ 15,771 § 30,466 $ 24,643 $ 26,599 $ 28,712

5.7% 10.4% 7.6% 7.6% 7.6%

§ 1,552,304 $ 1,604,802 $ 1,672,178 $ 1,737,896 $ 1,805,694 $ 1,876,596
$ 52,498 $ 67,377 $ 65,718 $ 67,798 $ 70,902

3.4% 4.2% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9%

$ 97,019 $ 100,300 $ 104,511 $ 108,619 $ 112,856 $ 117,287
$ 3,281 $ 4,211 $ 4,107 $ 4,237 $ 4,431

3.4% 4.2% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9%

PROPOSED SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN

NASHUA POLICE COMMISSION
&

UFPO Local 645 Professional Employees of Nashua

July 1, 2018 — June 30, 2023

* The UAW Professional Employees of the Nashua Police Department will now fall under the UFPO Local 645
Professional Employees of Nashua.

* Due to a change in the union affiliation, language in the actual UFPO agreement was updated accordingly.

* Some articles were moved/consolidated for clarity purposes

* The Summary of Changes below reflects changes to the actual benefits.

ARTICLE

CHANGES

Article 1, 2, 3:
Preamble, Recognition,
Definitions

Housekeeping
Added: Workday definition

Article 5A: Remove (related to UAW)
Agency Fee

Article 6: Housekeeping

Union Dues

Article 10: Remove C&D

Collective Bargaining
Meetings & Contracts

Distribution of Agreements:
A. Commission or their designee will distribute updated agreements via
e-mail and post on the NPD Public Drive within 30 days.

Article 11:
Union Representation

Housekeeping

Article 13:
Vacations

A. Accrual Date:
Adjust language. Accrued for any month in which the individual has been
employed on the 15" of the month.

C. Full-Time Employees:

0-4 years of continuous service: from 11 to 13 days per year (104 hrs.)
5-9 years of continuous service: from 15 to 17 days per year (136 hrs.)
10-14 years of continuous service: from 22 to 24 days per year (192hrs)

15-19 years of continuous service: from 24 to 25 days per year (200 hrs.)

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20-29 years of continued service: 29 days per year (no change) (232 hrs.)

6. NEW: 30+ Years or more of continued service: 30 days per year (240 hrs.)
Add pre-approved 9/17/18 Sidebar regarding vacation accrual credit.

Add Full-Time employees who work 35 hours and over and up to 40 hours
per week shall receive prorated vacation leave benefits.

Article 14:

General Policies:

Holidays

Change 11 paid holidays to 12 paid holidays per calendar year (to be
assigned by the Chief)

Add:

If a schedule holiday falls on an employee’s normal day off, the employee
may choose to take the holiday on a different day in the same week, the
previous week, or the following week.

Article 16:
Insurance & Long-Term
Disability

Add:
Short-Term Disability at the expense of the employee and as available.

Article 17:
Sick Leave & Sick Leave
Bank

**Revised proposal

Maximum Accrual:

Employees hired prior to 9/16/03:
Employees can accrue up to a maximum of 1080 hours.

Payment on Death, Retirement, or Resignation (after 15 years of service
for resignations): 100% of the employees’ sick leave accrued balance;
however, the total payout will not exceed a total of 720 hours. (Payable to
the beneficiary in case of death.)

Employees hired on or after 9/16/03:
Employees can accrue unlimited hours.

Payment on Death, Retirement, or Resignation (after 15 years of service
for resignations):

Adjust language. Accrued for any month in which the individual has been
employed on the 15" of the month.

Article 18:
Bereavement Leave

Language housekeeping
1 additional bereavement day for parent, step-parent, spouse, child, step-
child.

Article 22: FY2019: 2.25%
Wages FY2020: 3.0%
FY2021: 3.0%
FY2022: 3.0%
FY2023: 3.0%
Article 23: Add approved sidebar from 7/1/17 (Language housekeeping)
Longevity
Article 26: Housekeeping (rearranged for clarity)

Overtime & Flex Time

New: R-19-125 (Sidebar approved by BOA)

Employees who are normally ineligible for OT may receive a stipend
based on special projects which fall outside their normal areas of
responsibility. The rate will be based on 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay.
The amount of the stipend allowed per week will be determined ahead of
time by the Chief or his designee.

Article 37:

Available Funding:

Educational
Reimbursement

$20,000 cap for all NPD department members.
Removed: Only one class will be reimbursed per school term.

New: Educational Incentive:
Associate’s Degree: $500
Bachelor’s Degree: $1,000
Master’s Degree: $1,250

Article 40:
Duration of Agreement

Five years:
T/A18 — 6/30/23

Schedule A: Adjusted job titles per modification petition certification
Job Titles
Schedule B: Update and included additional contract years at the approved percentage

Hiring/Promotion Range

increase for the maximum range. (Article 22)

Appendix A: Replaced with UFPO form
Dues
Appendix B: Replaced with UFPO language

Beneficiary Form

Appendix C:
Sick Bank Transfer Form

Replaced with UFPO language

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
AND
UAMI PROFESSIOBLALERMPLOYEES-OF-NASHUA POLICE DEPARTMENT

UFPO Local 645 Professional Employees of the Nashua Police Department

duby-4,2015-—Jne 30,2018

July 1, 2018 — June 30, 20232023

Table of Contents

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ARTICLE 2: RECOGNITION. .cscsssssssesssscscsssssssscssenssssssssscsscesssssssecseseesssssssossessenensnssssesestsssseuaseceesasensusesses 555
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ARTICLE 4: STABILITY OF AGREEMENT.......esscsssssssssssssssessssssvspeesesssessosessessencansususeteessessnseseeseesasssnesss 666
ARTICLE 5: UNION MEMBERSHIP wessccscsscsscssssesssssssessssessessesssssssouesesssssssssscceeeseesnuneesereecssnssesseeesessssnessss 666
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ARTICLE 7: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS vecssssescssssssossucesscsssssssessessccssessssusssessessessussesseecssssansasereeresransssseersenseserses 997
ARTICLE 8: MANAGEMENT RIGHTS .......ssssesscssssssssssssssssssssssssscssscensesasssvosessencessssensstssesssnseseessnessesseeses 998
ARTICLE 9: UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES & STRIKES PROHIBITED ........cssssssssssssersssesersssessensess 40409
ARTICLE 10: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEETINGS AND CONTRACTS woesccccsssssessssescesssssseess 124940
DISTRIBUTION OF AGREEMENT TO EMPLOYEES .ssesssscssssscssssssecsscssssssscseccessansseeerseseaneserseree 124244
MEDICAL & HEALTH INSURANCE w.u.cssssssssssssssssscsscsssssssssscsssnsusssecesesssssessecesensssovessentenseaneasseeeete 262625
SHORT TERM DISABILITY c.scscsssssssssscovsssssesseotessssesssesessssessenesssssesssssosecssessessnuuneseseeteenneeeeeeeeeeneases 292927
EMERGENCY LEAVE wiesssscssssssscsossesssssesssessssssossuscsssssssssusssassesnssssseccessessssseesensenseanguteeesersanansssseess 434337
PERSONAL TIME...ccssssssessssosssscosssssssvssssesesssssssessesssssssssussseseesssssessessssssssussnseceecesessessceenuuasceseceeeente 444438
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ARTICLE 1; PREAMBLE/AGREEMENT

Pursuant to New Hampshire RSA 273-A, and other applicable laws and statutes, this Agreement has been
entered into by the Nashua Board of Police Commissioners (hereinafter the "Commission"), and the-UAW.

Prefessional_Empleyees-ofH the Nashua-Roelice Depariment—Local#2322 UFPO Local 645 Professional

Employees of ihe Nashua Police Department, —the full and part-time professional, technical, and
supervisory civilians of the Nashua Police Department, as listed under the current PELRB Certification of
Representative, (hereinafter the "Union"), but excluding Mer#City of Nashua Unaffiliated Employees. Both
parties agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2: RECOGNITION

As defined in Article 1 above, the Commission recognizes, in accordance with RSA 273-A only, the Union
as the sole and exclusive representative for the included civilian employees of the Nashua Police
Department, excluding employees serving their initial probationary period as defined in Article 3 of this
contract, for the purposes of collective bargaining with respect to terms and conditions of employment as
defined under RSA 273-A:1, XI.

ARTICLE 3: DEFINITIONS

A. COMMISSION: The Nashua Board of Police Commissioners.
CHIEF: Chief of Police of the Nashua, New Hampshire, Police Department.

C. BOARD OF ALDERMEN: The legislative body of the City of Nashua that approves cost items (any
benefit acquired through collective bargaining).

D. DEPARTMENT: The Nashua, New Hampshire, Police Department.
CITY OF NASHUA: The City of Nashua, New Hampshire.

F, EMPLOYEE: As identified on State of NH, Public Employees Labor Relations Board's Certification
of Representative form in accordance with RSA 273-A, excluding -MertEmpleyees Unaffiliated
Employees .

G. GRIEVANCE: A written complaint signed by one or more employees and the Union, or the
Commission or Department which alleges a violation, misinterpretation or misapplication of any
grievable provision of this Agreement.

H. GRIEVANT: The person or party filing and signing the grievance.

|. MANAGEMENT: The Nashua Board of Police Commissioners, the Chief of Police, a Deputy Chief,
Bureau Commanders, or their designee.

J. PARTIES: The Commission; the Union.

K. RESPONDING AUTHORITY: The person or party to whom the grievance is presented.
L. UNION: UAW Professional Employees-ofthe Nashua Police Department Local 2232, UFPO Local
645 Professional Employees of Nashua Police Department

M. PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE: An employee who has been hired, recently promoted, or
transferred and serving a six (6) month probationary period. The probationary period may be

extended another six months (one-year total probationary period) due to the performance of the
employee.

N. ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE/PERSONNEL: An employee that is considered essential at all times to
maintain the critical 24-hour operations of the Nashua Police Department as determined by the
Chief of Police or designee.

QO. NON-ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE/PERSONNEL: An employee that is not normally essential to
maintain the 24-hour operations of the Nashua Police Department as determined by the Chief of
Police or designee; however, this condition may change due to emergencies that could occur.

P. PART-TIME EMPLOYEE: An employee whose normal work schedule is less than 35 hours per
week.

Q. FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE: An employee whose normal work schedule is 35 hours or more per
week,

R. FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVISION: A Division within the Nashua Police Department responsible
for the compensation of Department employees.

S. MERITCITY OF NASHUA UNAFFILIATED EMPLOYEE: A Nashua Police Department civilian
employee who is not covered under this Agreement or any other collective bargaining agreements.

T. DOMESTIC PARTNER: An individual: 1) Who had a long-term intimate relationship with an
employee; 2) who was living in the same household as the employee at the time of death; and 3),

with whom the employee had an intent to remain in a long-term relationship. (This definition only
pertains to Article 18 — “Bereavement Leave.”)

U. EXECUTION DATE: Is defined as the date when cost items contained within the tentative
Collective Bargaining Agreement are approved by the Board of Aldermen, and the Collective
Bargaining Agreement is signed by the parties.
V. GENDER: All references herein the Agreement referring to the masculine gender shall be
considered to include the feminine.

W. WORK DAY: Inthe case of paid leave, “work day" means the number of hours an employee works
on a regularly scheduled work day.

ARTICLE 4: STABILITY OF AGREEMENT

No amendment to, modification of, or change in, the terms or provision of this Agreement shall bind the
Commission or the Union unless made and executed in writing and signed by an authorized representative
of each party.

ARTICLE 5: UNION MEMBERSHIP

A. According to RSA 275:1, “Union Membership,” no person shall coerce or compel, or attempt to
coerce or compel, any person into an Agreement, either written or verbal, not to join or become a
member of any labor organization, as a condition or securing or continuing in any employment.
Membership in the Union is not compulsory. Employees may join or not, maintain, or resign
membership in the Union at their sole discretion. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to

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