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Collective Bargaining
Your best quote that reflects your
approach… “It’s one small step for
City of San Antonio &
man, one
San Antonio Policegiant leap
Officers for mankind.”
Association
February 12, 2021
- NEIL ARMSTRONG
Maria Villagomez, Deputy City Manager
Elizabeth Provencio, First City Attorney
Ground Rules
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1. Collective Bargaining Teams
Each party to the collective bargaining negotiations will have a bargaining
team consisting of no more than 10 (10) members. This does not Alter
Article 3, Section 3(B) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Only
the respective bargaining teams can engage in bargaining discussions.
Each team member delegates full authority to remaining team members in
the event of absence. Each party can bring substantive experts who are
not team members to assist with respect to specific topics subject to
negotiation. Each team shall designate one or two Chief Spokespersons.
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2. Deadline for Initial Proposals.
By no later than the third negotiating meeting, each party will (a) present
its initial proposal on each topic it desires to discuss during these
negotiations; and (b) make its initial proposals concerning all economic
issues. A party’s failure to present a proposal on a topic by the third
negotiating meeting, does not preclude it from making a later proposal
about that topic if the other party listed the topic or presented a proposal
on that topic prior to the deadline. Either party can make
counterproposals and additional proposals on all topics for which an initial
proposal has been made.
43. Bargaining Schedule/Duration.
The parties agree that the sixty (60) day bargaining period under Texas Local Gov’t
Code §174.152(a) will commence with the first Bargaining Session on [ ],
, 2021, and end on [ ], , 2021. This bargaining
period may be extended in fifteen (15) day increments as authorized by Texas Local
Gov’t Code §174.152(b). Both parties agree to use all reasonable efforts to reach
an agreement on all identified topics as expeditiously as is permitted by the
seriousness of the issues in dispute. After the bargaining period commences, the
parties agree to meet as often as necessary in furtherance of this goal, and in any
event, no less than once each ten (10) days.
5City’s Proposed Bargaining Dates
Meeting dates over the next 60 days
February March April
March 2 and/or April 6 and/or
February 19
March 5 April 9
February 23 and/or March 9 and/or April 13 and/or
February 26 March 12 April 16
March 15 and/or April 19
March 19
March 23 and/or
March 26
March 29 and/or
March 30
64. Tentative Agreements.
When the parties have reached a tentative agreement as to an
existing or new article, the agreement shall be reduced to writing
and signed by the Chief Spokesperson(s) for each party. Each Chief
Spokesperson shall maintain a copy of all tentative agreements
reached. The parties expressly acknowledge that such agreements
are tentative, and become final only if agreement is reached on all
articles/topics in the negotiations.
75. Amendment of Ground Rules.
The parties may amend these ground rules
at any time by written mutual agreement.
86. Deliberations.
Bargaining Sessions will be held during normal
business hours, unless otherwise mutually agreed.
Bargaining Sessions will not exceed eight (8) hours
except by mutual agreement. Either party may call
a caucus when necessary.
97. Open Meetings.
All Bargaining Sessions shall be open to the public as required by Texas Local
Gov’t Code §174.108. However, both parties’ private caucuses are closed to
the public and to members of the other bargaining team. Meetings shall be
posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act for an agreeable location. Posting
shall be handled by the City Attorney's Office, which will need advance notice
for 72 hour posting. Although the sessions are open to the public, only
bargaining team members, the bargaining teams’ attorneys, resource
persons and designated consultants will be entitled to speak during the
Bargaining Sessions.
108. Record of Negotiations.
Both parties shall have the right to record the Bargaining Sessions,
and shall, upon request, provide a copy of any such recordings to the
other party at actual cost. The City shall record the Bargaining
Sessions, and its recordings shall be the presumptive official record
of what occurred at the Bargaining Sessions. However, the
Association’s recordings may be used to establish errors or
omissions in the official record.
119. Good Faith Negotiations
The parties agree to the principle of good faith
bargaining and shall each strive to reach a mutual
agreement that is consistent with the intent and
purpose of Texas Local Gov’t Code Chapter 174 (the
Fire and Police Employee Relations Act).
1210.Economic Data & Documents.
Both sides will provide copies of all economic data and
comparisons to the other side contemporaneously with
discussion of the issues. All requests for documents or statistics
maintained by the City shall be processed in accordance with
the Texas Gov’t Code Chapter 552 (the Texas Public Information
Act), but will be expedited as much as possible so as not to
delay or defeat the bargaining process.
1311.Use of Subcommittees.
The parties may designate members from their respective bargaining teams
to form subcommittees to work on complex issues outside the Bargaining
Sessions. Any tentative accords reached by such subcommittees will be
presented for final review and approval in subsequent Bargaining Sessions.
Any subcommittee shall consist of three (3) or fewer members from each
team. Subcommittee will meet for work purposes in a support role, and their
ideas and work product shall be the subject of full discussion at Bargaining
Sessions before any issues are resolved or tentatively agreed upon.
1412. Final Agreement.
When the bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement on
all proposals, the agreements thus reached will be compiled in a
single instrument and submitted to the City Council and the
Association's Members for ratification. Upon ratification by the
Council and the Association's Members, the collective bargaining
agreement shall be binding and enforceable as provided in Texas
Local Gov’t Code §174.109.
15City Priority Terms
16• Allow the Chief of Police to impose discipline up
Discipline & to 180 days from the date the Chief knew or
should have known about the incident.
Transparency Priorities
• The current contract allows the Chief to impose
discipline up to 180 days from the date of the
180-Day violation, whether or not the Chief or
Department knew about the misconduct, a
Rule
technicality that has led to the reinstatement of
fired officers.
• The City seeks to ensure that the 180-day rule
applies to the discovery of alleged misconduct,
as currently provided for in the collective
bargaining agreement with the San Antonio
Professional Firefighters Association.
17• The current contract includes statutes
Discipline & of limitation for types of past
Transparency Priorities misconduct that the Chief may
consider while imposing discipline (10
Consider all past years for drug and alcohol violations; 5
years for intentional violence
conduct for violations; and 2 years for other
disciplinary misconduct.)
actions • The City seeks to ensure that all past
conduct may be considered when
disciplining officers.
18•The current contract gives officers 48
Discipline & hours advanced notice of an investigation
Transparency Priorities into alleged misconduct
• The current contract provides the
Modify opportunity for the accused officer to
review all evidence
Timelines in •The current contract allows the accused
Disciplinary officers to take home interrogatories – the
investigator’s questions – to answer them.
Process •The City seeks to ensure a more balanced
process for Internal Affairs investigators.
19•The current contract allows a third-party
Discipline & arbitrator or Civil Service Commission to
Transparency Priorities change the level of discipline imposed by
the Chief, even if the facts of the alleged
Maintain misconduct are sustained upon appeal
officers right to •The City seeks to limit the arbitrator’s and
the Civil Service Commission’s review to
appeal whether or not the City proved the facts of
discipline – but the case, leaving the final decision on the
only to review appropriate level of discipline to the Police
Chief and City Manager
the facts 20Discipline & • The current contract does not
Transparency Priorities
allow for performance
evaluations to be considered in
Establish promotions
Annual • The City seeks to establish a
Performance promotion process that includes
officers’ annual evaluations and
Evaluation for consideration of officers’ past
Officers performance
21• Scheduling: City should
determine hours of training
• Working Hours: City should
determine working hours of Units
Operational within Department
Improvements • Leave: City shall determine leave
policies for all employees
• Civilianization: City should have
authority to civilianize any
assignment that does not require
arrest powers
22•Contract changes should be
in line with City’s Financial
Fiscal policies and current
economic conditions
Responsibility •Public Safety spending
should remain at less than
66% of General Fund
23Collective Bargaining
Your best quote that reflects your
approach… “It’s one small step for
City of San Antonio &
man, one
San Antonio Policegiant leap
Officers for mankind.”
Association
February 12, 2021
- NEIL ARMSTRONG
Maria Villagomez, Deputy City Manager
Elizabeth Provencio, First City AttorneyYou can also read
