2019-06-17 - Ordinance 2019-037 - APPROVING A LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE AND THE BUFFALO GROVE PROFFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC ASSOCIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2019 - 037
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
AND
THE BUFFALO GROVE PROFFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC
ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit by virtue of the Provisions of
the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHERAS, in accordance with the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, the Village of Buffalo
Grove entered into good faith collective bargaining and has thus reached an agreement with the
Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Association, Local 3177, IAFF, AFL-CIO, CLC
concerning wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment for the years so noted
within the Side Letter of Agreement dated June 21, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS that:
Sectionl. The President and the Board of Trustees hereby accept the terms of the attached
Letter of Agreement.
Section 2. The Village Manager is authorized to enter into the Letter of Agreement with the
Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Association, Local 3177, IAFF, AFL-CIO,
CLC.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval This Ordinance shall not be codified.
AYES: 6—Stein, Ottenheimer Weidenfeld Johnson, Smith,Pike
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: Junes 20,1.9
APPROVED: June 17, 2019
Beverly Suss , Village President
Ar EST:
Janet irabian, Village Clerk
Side Letter of Agreement
Between
The Village of Buffalo Grove
And
The Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Association,
Local 3177, IAFF.
June 21, 2019
Representatives from the Village of Buffalo Grove ("Village") and the Buffalo Grove
Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Association ("Union") have met and reached agreement on this
Side Letter of Agreement to the Collective Bargaining Agreement("Agreement")between the parties
dated May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2020 which modifies the following sections of the afore
referenced Agreement, Supplemental Agreements and Departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
Article VII Section 7.7—Accrued Sick Leave
Effective: July 1, 2019
All members of the bargaining unit with at least one full year of completed service shall have two
and one half percent(2.501o) of their base salaries deducted from each of their regular paychecks
and deposited into their VantageCare Retirement Health Savings(RHS)Account(#800038) on a
biweekly basis.
Furthermore,parties agree that that the forfeiture provision of Section VIII of the VantageCare
Retirement Health Savings(RHS) Program Document as executed by the parties and maintained
by ICMA-RC,shall be amended to state that funds on deposit will remain in the Trust to be
reallocated on an equal dollar basis among all plan participants with a balance should a plan
participant pass away with no qualified beneficiaries, as defined by the plan document.
This Side Letter of Agreement is executed this day of June 2019.
For the Village of Buffalo Grove: For IAFF, Local 7:
Dane C. Brad Michael J. Spiro
Village Manager President, IAFF Local 3177
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William M. Baker Lawrence M. Le on
Fire Chief Vice President, Local 3177
Arthur A. Malinowski,J . Al re A. a allero
Director of Human Resources Secretary,WT Local 3177