LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT & RIVER CITY FOP LODGE 614
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
Negotiated Changes from the 2004 -2007 CBA to the 2007 – 2011 CBA
Article 8 Lodge Business
The FOP sought to change the President of the Lodge to a full-time position and
proposed to have officers donate paid leave time to pay for the salary plus overtime and benefits.
Thus argued the FOP, there was no cost to Metro. Metro rejected that proposal, not due to cost,
but as a bad precedent to set in light of the other 4000 unionized employees of Metro.
Article 12 Grievance Procedure
No change in the 2004-07 agreement was made. The Metro proposal for the addition of a
new step that would provide for mediation before arbitration was largely a “throwaway” item.
Article 17 Disciplinary Procedure
No significant change. Metro was unable to allow the Chief to use a polygraph exam as a
part of an administrative investigation procedure, even though it was in current use for police
applicants (who are not part of the bargaining unit until hired, thus not under the CBA).
Article 23 Legal Protection
No change in was made in the 2007 -2011 agreement. Metro argued that officers and
Article 24 Salary
The formula used in the 2004-07 agreement was continued. The formula provides the
Article 26 Court Pay
Court pay was increased from $46 per appearance to $50 per appearance. Metro agreed
Article 29 Special Assignment Pay
The 2007-11 contract includes a new benefit; fifty cents ($.50) per hour shift differential
Article 30 Paid and Unpaid Leaves
Sec. 3 Bereavement Pay. Aunts and uncles were included as members of immediate
family. (estimated annual cost not significant)
Article 31 Sick Leave
Article 37 Personal Property
No change in this article for the 2007-2011 agreement.
Article 33 Health Insurance
No change in health insurance benefits or premium co-payments for the two FOP-only
plans calendar year 2008. In calendar year 2009, the benefits of the FOP-only plans was
changed; co-pay for urgent care center increases from $35.00 to $50.00; and the co-pay on
emergency room visit increases from $50.00 to $75.00. No other benefit level change during the
term of the contract, including prescription drug co-payments.
Article 40 Term
The parties agreed to a four year term – which is at least a year longer than any recently