University Daily Kansan, April 1, 1982
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Police, city ready to bargain
By SUSNA AHERN MARSUCO Staff Reporter
It's bargaining time again for the city and the Lawrence Police Department.
Six members of the Lawrence Police Association met recently to prepare an employment proposal that would focus on insurance benefits, wages, sick leave provisions and how much back up they should give officers should have in an emergency.
Gary Sampson, spokesman for the LAPA said his group had not decided on any specific request, but he hoped to have the proposal ready for the city by the City will then review the association's requests and bargaining will begin.
"We hope they'll agree to our proposals in the first place," Sampson said, "so we don't have to talk much. But that never happens. Both of us will try to come up with something we can live with.
"Theen the city will consider the revised proposal and decide what they're willing to pay for. We'll take the new proposal to the Lawrence Police station for a vote. If they don't like it, they send us back to the bargaining table."
Sampson said negotiations had been controversial in the past. According to City Management Analyst Allen Loyd, a federal mediator was called in to settle disputes in the last round of negotiations two years ago.
"The mediator only stayed one day," Lydd said. "The groups felt they could reach an agreement without his help. Although after mediation the disputes still were not settled, the city did reach an agreement with the Lawrence Police Association without having to go to the city commission."
IF NEGOTIATIONS reach an impasse, the city commission has the final word on which version of the employment proposal will be used.
Under a city employee relations resolution, the LPA employment proposal must be presented to the city by April 14. The proposal on its notice must begin by April 20.
Sampson said money was not his primary goal in the negotiations.
"Our main concern is being the best force in the nation. We've already gotten national recognition. We have a good, quality staff, but we're having trouble with turnover. We want to provide a package that will retain officers."
Sampson agreed that it took money to keep "good people," but he said his association was not out for the "big bucks."
"We deal with work conditions and benefits to retain our people, but we're not out for union coffers like the other company," she service charges just to keep us going."
THE LPA IS a subgroup of Lawrence Lodge No. 2, which in turn is a member of the national Fraternal Order of Police.
Jackie McClain, director of the Lawrence Human Relations Department and spokesman for the city's negotiating team, said her main concern was the cost and quality of police protection for Lawrence residents.
"I try to listen to all issues, even those raised by patrolmen, which are management's responsibility," she said. "But it is the responsibility of the police to make sure that the police's. Our negotiating team will strive for a balance of interests."
"If I put all the city money into the police department, there would be no money left for fire protection, clerical workers or other city employees."
McClain said she had no idea what wage increase the LPA planned to ask for. She said that, while some unions around the country would inflate their requests hoping to compromise with a higher dollar figure, the LPA in the past has "been good about coming up with a figure within the bargaining ballpark."
MECLAIN SAID that the current top and bottom salaries for Lawrence police officers were $18,500 and $15,500 respectively. And, she said, all other city employees received a 9 percent cost of living increase in January, but she did not know what wage increase the cities would be willing to give police.
"It's not a great economic year," McClaim said. "The economic condition is not conducive to large packages such as the ones we've had in the past."
r general, state and local governments are all feeling the pinch. I'm sure the LPA will take this into account when drawing up their proposal. Everything negotiable costs Lawrence citizens money."
In addition to McClain and Loyd, the bargaining team for the city includes Lawrence Police Chief Dick Stankwell and Assistant Police Chief Ron Olin.
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According to the employee relations resolution, a final agreement must be accepted before June 1. After that date, the two groups will move into an impasse for three days and, if a compromise still is not reached, they will be called in discuss the fairness of both proposals and to make recommendations. The city commission will then make the final selection of one party's package.
BUT SAMPSON said that it was a conflict of interest for the city to make the final decision regarding either proposal.
"The resolution the city has is inadequate. It does not allow enough time to conduct meaningful talks and a passcode procedure is inefficient," he said.
He added that a professional arbitrator should choose the final employment proposal, not just make recommendations.
"That way, both sides would be kept honest," he said.
"Why should the city pick our contract?" the city staff knows that the city commission will back them. The city's philosophy under the present law could be. Why should I give them (LPA). Why should the commission's going to do what I tell them."
McClain said, though, that she thought the city should make the final decision in an impasse.
"The city commission has a financial responsibility to the citizens of Lawrence and it doesn't want to delegate authority to a neutral party that might not know the city's financial history," she said. "The commission is responsible for making such an offer." The commission holds itself back from the negotiating process so it doesn't hear both sides of the issues until an impasse is reached."
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"I can't ever yet. We gotta be here till all hours of the wee morning." David Zimmerman, the Senate's Finance and Auditing Committee cochairman, said about tomorrow night's meeting.
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- KU-Y requested $2,095 for film rental, office rent, phone usage and films.
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- The KU Water Ski Club requested $1,756 for jumping skis, tournament fees and lake rental.
- The Minority Business Student Council requested $313 for office supplies and phone usage.
- Astronomy Associates of Lawrence requested $230 for office supplies and publications.
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- The KU Science Fiction Club requested $945 to produce a magazine and film series.
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- The African Students' Association requested $990 for advertisements, film rental and exhibition items.
- The River City Women's Health Collective requested $2,283 to provide information to women.
- The KU Committee on South Africa requested $469 for advertisements and film and projector rental.
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