HomeMy WebLinkAboutWaterloo Police MOU - 6.20.2022Memorandum of Understanding between
City of Waterloo & the Waterloo Police Protective Association
June 2022
The City of Waterloo, hereafter referred to as "the City" and the Waterloo Police Protective Association, hereafter
referred to as "the Union", cooperatively and voluntarily enter into this memorandum of understanding relating to the
restructuring of the wage scale for regular full-time police officers and the creation of a lateral incentive for current and
future police officers.
The City and the Union acknowledge the difficulty in recruiting and retaining entry level and currently certified officers
and believe the changes outlined in this memorandum of understanding will provide the Employer a more competitive
compensation package to recruit new police officers and a more accelerated wage scale to retain officers with whom the
City has made significant financial investments in through training.
This memorandum of understanding shall take effect once this resolution is ratified by City Council except Article 5
(wage scale adjustment) which shall begin July 1st, 2022. This MOU will serve as an addendum to the current collective
bargaining agreement between the City and the Union; set to expire June 30th, 2023.
Article 11: Vacation
Newly hired police officers, who have already achieved Iowa certification shall be eligible for an accelerated vacation
schedule as outlined below:
Newly hired certified officers with less than 2 years of experience prior to beginning employment with the City shall
receive 40 hours of vacation upon completion of FTO and 112 hours of vacation of completion of 1 year of service with
the City.
Newly hired certified officers with more than 2 years of experience prior to beginning employment with the City shall
receive 80 hours of vacation upon completion of FTO and 160 hours of vacation of completion of 1 year of service with
the City.
Article 14: Sick Leave
Newly hired certified police officers shall receive 80 hours of sick leave upon his/her first day of employment with the
City.
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Memorandum of Understanding between
City of Waterloo & the Waterloo Police Protective Association
June 2022
Article 5: Wages:
7/1/22
Hourly Rate
22-00
$31.28
22-01
$32.22
22-02
$33.83
22-03
$34.84
22-04
$36.48
22-05
$37.58
22-06
$38.80
22-08
$40.06
22-10
$41.36
Replace the current 15-year wage scale for officers with a restructured 10-year wage scale for officers.
Officers will be transitioned from his/her step on the current wage scale to a step commensurate with his/her years of
service with the City as agreed upon by both the City and the Union.
Article 5-1: Wages:
Furthermore, certified officers may be given credit for previous years of service and placed on the wage scale up
to and including Step 04. This shall be retroactive for recent hires, who were previously certified, by the City to ensure
all employees are treated equally — if and when a certified officer with similar experience is hired by the City.
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