2009-3562009-356
Resolution Ratifying a Memorandum of Agreement for a Successor Collective Bargaining
Agreement Between the Town of Wappinger and CSEA Local 1000 on Behalf of the Town
Highway Employees
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on
November 9, 2009.
The meeting was called to order by Christopher Colsey, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor
Councilmembers
ABSENT:
Christopher J. Colsey
William H. Beale
Vincent F. Bettina
Maureen McCarthy
Joseph P. Paoloni
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Beale and seconded by
Councilman Bettina.
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger ("the Town") is party to a Collective Bargaining
Agreement with CSEA Local 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO ("CSEA") on behalf of the Town of Wappinger
Highway Employees Unit; and
WHEREAS, the Collective Bargaining Agreement will expire on December 31, 2009; and
WHEREAS, following negotiations between the Town and CSEA for a successor Collective
Bargaining Agreement, the respective negotiating teams have agreed upon a Memorandum of Agreement,
in the form attached to this Resolution, extending the recently expired Collective Bargaining Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger
ratifies the Memorandum of Agreement that is attached to this Resolution and authorizes Town
Supervisor Christopher Colsey to execute the Memorandum of Agreement on behalf of the Town of
Wappinger.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
CHRISTOPHER COLSEY, SUPERVISOR
Voting:
AYE
WILLIAM H. BEALE, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
AYE
VINCENT F. BETTINA, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
AYE
MAUREEN McCARTHY, COUNCILWOMAN
Voting:
ABSENT
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
ABSENT
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
11/9/2009
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
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C. MA TERSON, TOWN CLERK
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Agreement ("Agreement") in entered into by and between the
negotiating teams for the Town of Wappinger ("the Town") and the CSEA, Local 1000 AFSCME
("CSEA") for the Town of Wappinger Highway Employees Unit, Dutchess County Local 814,
referred to collectively as "the parties."
WHEREAS, the Town and CSEA are parties to a Collective Bargaining Agreement
("CBA") that expires on December 31, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the parties have now reached an agreement as of the date of execution of this
Agreement on the terms and conditions for a successor CBA and wish to memorialize their
understanding in writing; and
WHEREAS, the negotiating committees of the parties have agreed that the CBA shall be
amended as follows:
ARTICLE III, SECTION 1 (Wages) — Replace current language with the following:
Effective January 1, 2010 — All salaries shall be increased by three percent (3%).
Effective January 1, 2011 — All salaries shall be increased by three and one quarter
percent (3.25%).
Effective January 1, 2012 — All salaries shall be increased by three and one quarter
percent (3.25%).
2. ARTICLE III, SECTION 2, paragraph H (Town Equipment) — Add "lawn mower(s)"
to the list of excepted equipment.
3. ARTICLE V, SECTION 2 (Sick Leave)
paragraph A (Accumulation Cap) — In the last sentence, change "166" to "200."
paragraph E (Pay Upon Separation) — In the first sentence, change "75%" to "85%."
4. ARTICLE V, SECTION 4, paragraph D (Bereavement Leave) — Change this
paragraph to the following:
"Each employee shall be entitled to five (5) consecutive work days leave with
pay, upon the death of the employee's spouse, father, mother, child and non -
step sibling. Three (3) consecutive work days leave with pay shall be granted
upon the death of the employee's step-parent, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather and grandmother."
5. ARTICLE VIII, new paragraph E (Medical Insurance Buyout) — The following new
paragraph shall be added:
"E. Any employee declining health coverage shall be eligible to receive an
annual reimbursement from the Town in the amount of twenty-five percent
2
(25%) of the Town's portion of the premium for the employee and any
eligible dependents under the MVP plan, or its successor. The
reimbursement shall be prorated for the first year of employment. All
reimbursements shall be made in December of each year. This provision
shall not apply to dental and optical coverages."
6. ARTICLE XIII (Duration) — Change the first sentence as follows: "This Agreement
shall be in full force and effect from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012."
7. APPENDIX A (Longevity) — Increase each step $0.05 for each year of the contract.
TOWN OF WAPPINGER
WE
CHRISTOPHER COLSEY
Supervisor
Date:
TOWN OF WAPINGER HIGHWAY
EMPLOYEES UNIT,
DUTCHESS COUNTY LOCAL 814
MICHAEL SHEEHAN
Unit President
Date:
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