HomeMy WebLinkAbout015-25 - Port Orchard Police Guild - Contract Amendment MOU, Recruitment IncentivesMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
AND THE PORT ORCHARD POLICE GUILD
The City of Port Orchard ("City") and the Port Orchard Police Guild ("Guild") enter into
this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") regarding recruitment incentives.
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2022, the Port Orchard City Council approved Ordinance number
019-22 allowing the Mayor to offer a hiring incentive of $10,000 upon hire to lateral patrol officer
candidates who had completed the Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Academy; and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2022, the City and the Guild entered into a MOU allowing the
City to offer an additional $5,000 and 40 hours of sick leave and 40 hours of vacation leave to
lateral patrol officers who successfully complete their probationary period, subject to certain
conditions (the "October MOU"); and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2022, the Port Orchard City Council authorized the Mayor
to sign an MOU with the Guild to extend the hiring incentives to Certified Patrol Officers and
qualified out of state lateral candidates and required that candidates who left City employment
within two years of employment repay a pro -rated portion of the incentive payments (the
"December MOU"); and
WHEREAS, City staff has found the collection of the repayment amounts labor intensive
and administratively burdensome; and
WHEREAS, both parties recognize the highly competitive market for law enforcement
officers and the need to compete for quality candidates; and
WHEREAS, both parties recognize that hiring candidates who do not need to attend the
full Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Academy benefits the City and its Police
Department; and
WHEREAS, both parties are interested in attracting quality candidates from out of state
who need only to complete the Washington State Law Enforcement Equivalency Academy; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Guild desire to revise their agreements regarding recruitment
incentives, as set forth in this MOU;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the Guild agree as follows:
Beginning on the effective date of this MOU, the City may offer the following
recruitment incentives to Lateral and Certified Patrol Officer candidates, subject to the
conditions in this MOU:
a. $10,000 after date of hire;
b. $5,000 after successful completion of probation; and
c. Frontloading of 40 hours of sick leave and 40 hours of vacation leave after
successful completion of probation.
2. All payments are gross wages and subject to applicable payroll taxes and withholdings.
All payments and leave balance credits will be provided on the first available paycheck
as determined by payroll.
3. Lateral candidates are eligible for payments and credits under the terms of this MOU
if they are a Lateral candidate as defined by Port Orchard Civil Service Rules and they
have either already successfully completed the Washington State Basic Law
Enforcement Academy or they are eligible to attend the Washington Law Enforcement
Equivalency Academy.
4. Certified Patrol Officer candidates are eligible for payments and credits under the terms
of this MOU if they are a Certified Patrol Officer candidate as defined by Port Orchard
Civil Service Rules.
5. A candidate who receives sick and vacation leave credits under this MOU who
separates employment for any reason from the City within six months of receiving the
leave credits will automatically forfeit 40 hours of any accrued sick leave and 40 hours
of any accrued vacation leave at the time of separation, and such hours will not be
cashed out.
6. Candidates who signed repayment agreements under the previous MOU(s) and are
employed by the City as of the effective date of this MOU are hereby relieved of any
obligation to repay any portion of the financial incentive(s) paid to them should they
separate from employment with the City. The forfeiture of leave time in accordance
with Paragraph 5 of this MOU still apply.
7. This MOU shall supersede and replace in their entirety the October and December
MOU's.
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This MOU is effective when signed by both parties and will remain in effect until
terminated by the City with ten (10) calendar days written notice to the Guild. No
modification to this MOU is valid unless in writing and signed by the parties. The
parties reserve the right to reevaluate this MOU no less frequently than every 30
calendar days to determine if its continuance is of mutual benefit to the City and the
Guild. The City may terminate this MOU with ten (10) calendar days written notice to
the Guild.
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
Mayor Rob P/utaansuu
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PORT ORCHARD POLICE GUILD
Mike Miulli, President
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