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Consider a memorandum/resolution ratifying a Meet and Confer Agreement with the Killeen Police Employee Association FOP Lodge 32.
Summary
DATE: May 17, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Traci Briggs, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Ratify a Meet and Confer Agreement with Killeen Police Employee Association FOP Lodge 32
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
On March 10, 2020, the City Council recognized the Killeen Police Employee Association FOP Lodge 32 (KPEA-FOP 32) as the exclusive bargaining agent for Killeen police officers and authorized the City to meet and confer with KPEA-FOP 32 regarding wages, hours of employment and other terms and conditions of employment of police officers pursuant to Texas Local Government Code chapter 142. (Resolution 20-16) KPEA-FOP 32 and the City Manager each created a bargaining agent. The City's bargaining agent was the City Manager, the City Attorney and the Executive Director of Human Resources.
Both parties agreed that the main issue to address in the meet and confer process at this time was the promotional process. Civil service provides that promotional positions other than the position immediately below the Chief are filled strictly by a written exam. The parties agreed that a process involving an assessment center would be a more productive promotional system. An assessment center can include such activities as in-basket exercises, role playing, structured interviews or plan preparation. For a sergeant promotion, the written exam would count for 40% and the assessment center would count for 60%. For a lieutenant promotion, the written exam would count for 30% and the assessment center would count for 70%. In both cases, the candidate must make a passing score of seventy (70) points to be eligible to move on to the assessment center and to have seniority points added. For promotion to captain, there would be no written exam and only an assessment center would be conducted. The manner of calculating seniority points...
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