Fiscal Note
Wages
The total cost for the proposed wage increase, over the life of the contract, is $3.5 million. This calculation includes permanent wages, overtime (including compensated absences), premium pay, and benefits. The table below shows the cost by year and by expenditure type.
2019 COST 2020 COST 2021 COST CUMULATIVE
Permanent Wages 941,973 965,396 1,150,121 3,057,489
Overtime 72,899 76,407 91,028 240,334
Premium Pay 48,731 51,077 60,850 160,658
Benefits 166,135 170,708 203,372 540,215
TOTAL $1,229,738 $1,263,588 $1,505,371 $3,458,482
In 2019, the anticipated cost of the proposed wage increase is $1.2 million. The 2019 Adopted Budget included an assumed pay increase for all IAFF employees. No additional appropriation is needed to fund the proposed wage increase.
Health Insurance
The 2019 Adopted Budget assumed savings from shifting IAFF employees from health insurance plans where the City pays 100% of the lowest cost provider to plans where the City will pay 88% of the average for Dane County Tier 1 service providers. The total assumed savings in both Police and Fire was $165,000. The Fire Department’s benefit budget will be monitored through 2019, additional appropriation may be necessary based on actual expenditures.
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Adopting and confirming the Labor Agreement between the City of Madison and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 311 (IAFF Local 311) for the period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance adopts and confirms the Labor Agreement between the City of Madison and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 311 (IAFF 311) for the period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
The Labor Agreement between the City of Madison and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 311 (IAFF Local 311) for th...
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