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LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

RESOLUTION: R-22-008

PURPOSE: Establishing an expendable trust fund for 14 Court Street
expenses, funded by appropriations

SPONSOR(S): Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT: Budget Review Committee

FISCAL NOTE: Establishes a restricted fund to account for appropriations

designated for a specific purpose.

ANALYSIS

This resolution establishes an expendable trust fund for expenses related to 14 Court Street,
funded by appropriations. The resolution states a non-binding intention of the current Board of
Aldermen to make annual appropriations into this trust fund beginning with the FY2023 budget,
and that the annual amount that will be appropriated will be equivalent to the amount of any rent,
taxes, and fees collected by the City relative to the use of the building. The balance in the
expendable trust fund will not lapse at the conclusion of each fiscal year and will be carried
forward. RSA 31;19-a provides for an annual accounting and report of the activities of the trust.

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
structure, numbers,

and amount: By: /s/ John Griffin
Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

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R-22-009

RESOLUTION

APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND UFPO LOCAL
645 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES OF THE NASHUA POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM
JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two

RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that the cost items of the
attached collective bargaining agreement between the Nashua Board of Police Commissioners and
UFPO Local 645 Professional Employees of the Nashua Police Department are approved. The
collective bargaining agreement covers the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

RESOLUTION: R-22-009

PURPOSE: Approving the cost items of a collective bargaining agreement
between the Nashua Board of Police Commissioners and UFPO Local
645 Professional Employees of the Nashua Police Department from July
1, 2022 through June 30, 2026

ENDORSER(S): Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd

COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT: Budget Review Committee

FISCAL NOTE: Cost analysis is attached.

ANALYSIS

This resolution approves the cost items of the collective bargaining agreement between the
Nashua Board of Police Commissioners and UFPO Local 645 Professional Employees of the
Nashua Police Department. The agreement has a term of four years, from July |, 2022 through June
30, 2026. The Board of Aldermen must vote whether or not to approve the cost items of this
contract within thirty (30) days of receipt. RSA 273-A:3 Il (c).

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
number and/or structure,

and amount: By: /s/ John Griffin
Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: /s/ Steven A. Bolton

Date: February 2, 2022

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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 Pricr Year
% Change over Prior Year

Retirement Costs
Pension (NHRS - FY22-23 14.06%; FY24-25 14.06%; FY26 14.06%)
FICA and Medicare

Total Retirement Costs

$ Change over Prior Year
% Change over Prior Year

Insurance Benefits Costs

Medical Insurance Costs (Savings in F¥2023) (6% increase each year)
Less: Employee Contributions to Medical Insurance Costs

Subtotal - Medical Costs to City

Denial insurance Costs. (Assumes 1% increase all 4 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 1/7/2022

Base F¥22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26
7 7 7 7 17

2.75% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
$ 1,266,506 $ 1,266,506 $ 1,301,335 $ 1,340,375 $ 1,380,586
34,829 39,040 40,211 41,418
$ 1,266,506 $ 1,301,335 $ 1,340,375 $ 1,380,586 $ 1,422,004
$ 34,829 $ 39,040 $ 40,211 $ 41,418

2.75% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
$ 11,500 $ 11,816 § 12.171 $ 12,536 $ 12,912
9,400 9,700 10,275 10,710 14,185
10,500 11,500 11,500 11,500 11,500
3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
$ 34,400 $ 36,016 $ 36,946 37,746 $ 38,597
$ 1616 § 929 600 $ 851

4.7% 2.6% 2.2% 2.3%
$ 1,300,906 $ 4,337,351 $ 1,377,321 $ 1,418,332 $ 1,460,401
$ 36,445 $ 39,970 $ 41,011 § 42,269

2.8% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%
$ 181,009 $ 185,993 $ 191.613 $ 197,379 $ 203,322
98.487 101,198 104,256 107,393 110,627
$ 279,496 $287,191 $ 295,868 $ 304,772 $ 313,949
$ 7,695 $ 8.677 $ 8,904 $ 9,177

2.8% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%
$ 334,538 $ 322,813 $ 342,182 $ 362,713 § 384,476

(66,907) (64,563) (68,436) (72,544) (76,895)
$ 267,631 $ 258,251 $ 273,746 $ 290,170 $ 307,581
17,047 17,217 17,389 17,563 17,739
3,247 3,336 3,437 3,540 3,646
$ 287,925 $ 278,804 $ 294,572 $ 311,273 $ 328,965
$ (9,120) $ 15,767 $ 16,702 $ 17,692

+3.2% 5.7% 5.7% 5.7%
$ 1,868,327 $ 1,903,347 $ 1,967,761 $ 2,034,378 $ 2,103,515
$ 35,020 § 64,414 § 66,017 §$ 69,137

1.8% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4%

$ 109,902 $ 111,962 $ 115,751 $ 119.669 $ 123,736
5 2,060 $ 3,789 $ 3,919 $ 4,067

1.9% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4%

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

AND

UFPO Local 645 Professional Employees of the Nashua Police Department

July 1, 2043-2022 — June 30, 20222026

Table of Contents

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ARTICLE 5: UNION MEMBERSHIP .................cccescssessesnesneessssensesonsensssesenesnassessreusenesssensunsanersnsesasersaness 35
ARTICLE 6: UNION DUES wu esccstsnserscssserscnssrensarsnecascesnssonecusesssadsessad bisa tia siesnssneenaeupessreneesonsessernseasaes 66
ARTICLE 7: EMPLOYEE RIGHTG............csscssssesecssssscnsevsereresssansseesseenensoneresuesneneasennaadacssesesenesastaesorsseesaea 66
ARTICLE 8: MANAGEMENT RIGHTS. .........0.........ccecsesssesssssssscssserssessessessersvensnssoesunesseneesssessensersssensessenses 77
ARTICLE 9: UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES & STRIKES PROHIBITED ........sscscssesscnscsannecsaseesasenrastanese 88
ARTICLE 10: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEETINGS AND CONTRACTS .........:cscrssssccstsereesessssensenes 83
ARTICLE 11: UNION REPRESENTATION/INVESTIGATION OF ISSUES..............csssenssesnssensonesnsonsenss 99
ARTICLE 12: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE........cssssssrersessersrersetssuenensseeavssensenssesveensetersanseeaetisaratsossntasties 1040
ARTICLE 13: VACATIONS .........cscsssssssssessssnsesssesnsscesnesussssseresestscnsneserssnesesnusaseeseesnernsneoestesarsersenaaesteasons 1343
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ARTICLE 15: UNIFORMS & DRESS CODE.........cscssssssssenesssersensverserssesnserennaveunstiensensesaestessaveetsteasatse 1848
ARTICLE 16: INSURANCES & LONG &SHORT-TERM DISABILITY..........c:sscssssessnsscsssnssnssnsasearserenes 1948

MEDICAL & HEALTH INSURANCE ..........cccscsesscsnsessssenscnneesenenassesensenssseusneateesssasssaasnaneaseaseseatassecnse 1948

LIFE INSURANCE ......sscssssssnsssssvensversorsssennensveeroeuenseaverssnusosasareasaceersorssrerserateeneueuseuisostenserateeroenenseners 2220

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ARTICLE 17: SICK LEAVE & SICK LEAVE BANK... ccsscsssccnsscnsseneneesacerserssseasesasessseasnansnsenaneenens 232+
ARTICLE 18: BEREAVEMENT LEAVE..............csccsssssessssorsarsssscnsssscatsrsanscnssersenserscessessansanssoanenscaseensarse 2529
ARTICLE 19: LEAVES OF ABSENCE ........csssssssenssssnssarscssssesarsnensusnensenssnevsuesnsseeseeeeenenssenssoeapesorsseeaseas 2726
ARTICLE 20: PERSONAL DAYS .......cssssastesscrssunesransaneonsssanenserecenersancraseanesnessecuseusersperresses 2826
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ARTICLE 23: LONGEVITY............ccscsesseessssrensonecscssnssarssscsscssens ses sersnecssesnneresanevnevensenestnesssssetensnesueaiea sues 3638
ARTICLE 24: WORK SCHEDULEG............:::csscssssscsssssnessessssscsesenscaseassessanecensessansacesonsessansransennensrossesseeet 2633
ARTICLE 25A: EXCHANGE OF WORKDAYS 1... sccsecrsssnsersserserscccersenesneesnesresseenrsnesssneesessnesnasensennenses 3734
ARTICLE 26: OVERTIME & FLEX TIME ............csccsscssssssrecsessscssscteneressenssneserasessesnesnesnnerecesenneaseasenesenee 3836
ARTICLE 27: COMPENSATORY TIME (TIME COMING)...........0.sscssssseeseseessseesersersenssenetressorsneetsaveserees 3936

ARTICLE 28: LUNCH TIME & COFFEE BREAKG...........:sssssssssssesssssssscnesnersesrssnusarsssasersessenservansesssnse 4137

ARTICLE 29: WORKERS COMPENSATION .u.....csssccssestscseesnsessssconsesssessousnssnesoesesnaseassneaatssaensncsuatenaseas 4138
ARTICLE 30: VACANCIES. ......scsssssssarssrsreasscutenseersccacsaratoasoesacaasarecetesssaasosseasauasoanesnouaraseasteneonatonsuserasous 4239
ARTICLE 31: WORK POLICIES & REGULATIONS ...........cssssssrscrsssnesenssesseseesnersecoesstesersutsessecesseentes 4340
ARTICLE 32: RETIREMENT SYSTEM........ccscscsesssssasecsessesssnssnsesssssesseeseessessesneetsessenneseuecsaneuseeseeeneses 4340
ARTICLE 33: SENIORITY ......ccrscsssscstsasssnsesavsrroenersenveassvsnesaseseneanesenveossepeasatennenuessiseeastinsevaseressarsssatenaneaes 4340
ARTICLE 34: LAYOFFS, RECALLS, & VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONG..........c.ssssscessscstsscsvnesneanenens 4444
ARTICLE 35: BULLETIN BOARD... cece stescennssnesnnennssesnanensnenepnansssagsagen sqeensaneqgesenesaessnsnpanansena 4544
ARTICLE 36: PARTIAL INVALIDITY, SEPARABILITY, & COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS .......cscccsue 4542
ARTICLE 37: EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT, MANDATED TRAINING, ............cssssssscsesnensacene 4643
& PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/LICENSING................c.sccssesessesssersensesensesnsenseeneaesoneseesnnecatonsonenaes 4643

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ARTICLE 38: WAIVER ...W.....:cccssccccssteseesntsessssssesnsscesnsosssesessesensennesnoesanecnssaneaneecsasusanseccaaeeaaaee nasnesnusnas snes 4744
ARTICLE 39: DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM ......:sccrsssssesersrsersanstneenssessentensaereesneeer 4845
ARTICLE 40: DURATION OF AGREEMENT ........cscccssssssssssssrnersccsssseneresnernersessenersevsnestnccssrenesneauenrenees 4845

B.

Contractor shall notify the Contract Manager in writing not later than twenty-four (24) hours
following any loss of or damage to City facilities or equipment. Contractor shall seek to recover
from parties responsible for such loss or damage, and shall inform the Contract Manager in writing
of status of the Contractor’s efforts not later than the tenth (10th) calendar day following the date
of initial notice of such loss or damage. Contractor shall provide progress reports on its efforts to
seek remuneration for such loss or damage to the Contract Manager once every thirty (30) calendar

SECTION 9. CITY AUDIT AND INSPECTION.

The Contractor agrees that authorized representatives of the City may have access to, and the right
to audit, examine, or reproduce, relevant records or documents of the Contractor directly related
to the contractor’s performance under this contract, excluding any work product, attorney client
privileged materials, interoffice memoranda, emails and the like. The Contractor shall refund the
City for any unauthorized uses of Operating Funds or Capital Equipment Funding disclosed by an
audit. Costs of any audit shall be the responsibility of the City. The City reserves whatever lawful
rights it has to participate in and or otherwise pursue compensation or damages payments in
connection with the foregoing.

SECTION 10. PERFORMANCE REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

A.

The Contractor shall submit periodic reports as specified in section 4 above (“Reporting
Requirements”) in a format approved by the City.

The Contractor shall furnish such statements, records, reports, data and information to the City at
such times and in such form as the Contract Manager may reasonably require.

The City may perform on-site evaluations of Contractor’s performance under this Contract at any
time upon twenty four (24) hours written notice (including email or other electronically delivered
notice).

The Contract Manager may perform an on-site audit of books, records and equipment during
business hours, upon twenty four (24) hours written notice (including email or other electronically
delivered notice).

The Contract Manager may conduct annual performance evaluations based on measurables
reflected in the Contractor’s annual Work Plan to be conducted sixty (60) days prior to the end of
the contract term.

SECTION 11. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

A.

The Contractor represents and warrants that:
1. All information, reports and data furnished to the City by Contractor are complete and accurate

as of the date furnished to the City, and that Contractor shall promptly notify the Contract
Manager in the event of any material change affecting the accuracy or completeness;

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ARTICLE 1; PREAMBLE/AGREEMENT

Pursuant to New Hampshire RSA 73-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 UFPO
Local 645 Professional Employees of the 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 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 coilective 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.
B. 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 coilective bargaining).

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

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

. PARTIES: The Commission; the Union.
K. RESPONDING AUTHORITY: The person or party to whom the grievance is presented,
UNION: 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.

©. 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. CITY 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: In the 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
require that any employee of the Department join the Union as a condition of being hired or retained
in employment.

B. Employees who are not members of the Union shall not be required to pay dues to the Union.
Neither the Union nor the Commission shall discriminate in favor of, or against, any employee by
reason of membership or non-membership in the Union.