CORRECTED: City appears to have reached agreement with employees union
The City of Batavia and the union representing many its workers have apparently reached a tentative contract agreement.
Details of the agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association have not been released.
The new five-year contract, which will run from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2015, will give union workers graduated raises (no raise in the first year, but a $1,000 bonus and compensation instead), and 2-percent raises in the fourth and fifth year.
The total impact of the raises over the next five years will be $79,000 in additional expense.
New hires will not be able to accrue sick leave to use to purchase health care upon retirement. They will not be able to purchase health care from the city when they retire.
Health care contributions for current workers will increase, with the first-year contribution being 10 percent, then 12.5, then 15, then 17.5, then 20 percent. There are cash incentives, up to $1,000 per employee and spouse, for participation in wellness programs.
New hires will contribute 30 percent to health care, an amount that can be reduced if they participate in wellness programs. If both spouse and employee participate, the total health care contribution by the employee would be reduced by 25 percent.
Information on the settlement is contained in the Batavia City Council's agenda for Monday night. The council will be asked to approve the agreement.
The council meets Monday at 7 p.m.
The Batavian apologizes for the incorrect information in the original version of the story.