The City of Miami Beach has the following five (5) classified employee groups that are represented by bargaining units:

• Group I - Represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1554;
• Group II - Represented by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) William Nichols Lodge No. 8;
• Group III - Represented by the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 1510;
• Group IV - Represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3178; and
• Group V - Represented by the Government Supervisors Association of Florida (GSAF), OPEIU, Local 100.

In addition, the City has one classified employee group, Group VI, comprising all other classifications in the classified service not covered by a bargaining unit. This group is commonly referred to in the City of Miami Beach as “Others”. There is a seventh salary group comprised of at-will employees commonly referred to as Unclassified.

On July 20, 2016, the City Commission ratified a three-year labor agreement between the City and the FOP, covering the period of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018. Included in the FOP collective bargaining agreement is a provision that requires amendments to the Classified Salary Ordinance (Ordinance No. 789).

The first amendment calls for the implementation of a one percent (1%) across the board cost of living adjustment (COLA), effective the first full pay period ending April of 2016, for all bargaining unit employees covered by the FOP, and providing for an increase to the minimum and maximum of each pay range correspondingly by one percent (1%). The one percent (1%) COLA, effective with the first full pay period in April of 2016, represents an impact of approximately $150,000 for members covered by the FOP.

The second amendment calls for the implementation of a three percent (3%) across the board COLA, effective the first full pay period ending July of 2017, for all bargaining unit employees covered by the FOP, and providing for an increase to the minimum and maximum of each pay range correspondingly by three percent (3%). The three percent (3%) COLA, effective with the first full pay period in July of 2017, represents an impact of approximately $531,250 for members covered by the FOP.

The third amendment calls for the implementation of a three percent (3%) across the board COLA, effective the first full pay period ending July of 2018, for all bargaining unit employees covered by the FOP, and providing for an increase to the minimum and maximum of each pay range correspondingly by three percent (3%). The three percent (3%) COLA, effective with the first full pay period in July of 2018, represents an impact of approximately $1,462,500 for members covered by the FOP.

The estimated figures do not take into consideration current turnover rates or vacant positions; however, the Administration anticipates the impact of such to be minimal. Any of the aforementioned classified employees who separate from employment with the City prior to the date of implementation of the COLA’s, will not be eligible to receive the COLA increases.

Pursuant to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the FOP, the City has also agreed, effective October 1, 2015, there shall be one additional pay step (Step I), added to the classification of Detention Officer. The newly created pay step (Step I), effective October 1, 2015, will increase the maximum of the aforementioned classifications by five percent (5%). The minimum pay range shall remain as is and there shall be no immediate pay increase for any employees.

For employees under the Detention Officer classification who are covered by the FOP, whose salary is at the maximum of the pay range (Step H) as of October 1, 2015, will move into the new step (Step I) on October 1, 2015, with their anniversary date remaining unchanged. Thereafter, any employee in the aforementioned classifications covered by the FOP whose salary is at the maximum step of the range, (Step H), shall be eligible to proceed to Step I upon reaching his or her next anniversary date. The estimated impact for impacted employees covered by the FOP in FY 2015/16 is $7,070; FY 2016/17 is $7,354; FY 2017/18 is $7,575.