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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on March 6, 2020
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Docket #0405
Order to reduce the appropriation for the reserve for collection bargaining by sixty-nine thousand five hundred dollars ($69,500) to provide funding for the Police Department for the FY20 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police School Traffic Supervisors Association.
Docket #0406
Order approving a supplemental appropriation of sixty-nine thousand five hundred dollars ($69,500) to cover the FY20 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police School Traffic Supervisors Association.
A
4:06
I
want
to
remind
you
that
this
public
hearing
is
being
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and
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on
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cnat,
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in
the
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to
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phones
and
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devices
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public
testimony
at
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end
of
the
hearing.
So
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you'd
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testify,
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and
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comments
to
a
few
minutes.
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you're
watching
from
home,
we
also
take
written
testimony
by
mail
or
email
at
CCC,
WM
at
Boston,
gov,
again
just
to
read
it
into
the
record.
A
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
zero,
four
zero
five,
which
is
a
message
in
order
to
reduce
the
appropriation
for
the
reserve
for
the
collective
bargaining
by
sixty
nine
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
to
provide
funding
for
the
police
department
for
FY
2010
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Boston
police,
school
traffic
supervisors
Association
and
then
docket
zero.
Four,
zero.
A
Six
is
a
message:
an
order,
approving
a
supplemental
appropriation
of
sixty
nine
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
to
cover
FY
20
Kos
items
contained
with
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Boston
School
police
traffic
supervisors.
Association,
the
terms
of
the
contract
are
September
1st
2019
through
August
31st
2020.
The
major
provisions
of
the
contract
include
base
wage
increase
of
2
percent
and
a
new
step
effective,
the
first
period
of
September
29
1900
by
the
mayor
and
referred
to
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means
On
February,
24th
2020.
A
So
in
layman's
terms,
that
means
the
contract
has
been
concluded
and
there's
a
the
aim
is
to
move
money
from
the
reserve
that
we
hold
for
collective
bargaining
into
an
appropriation
for
the
relevant
bargaining
unit.
So
joining
us
today
to
walk
through
this
and
take
questions
is
Justin
stereo
at
the
city
of
Boston's
budget
director,
Justin,
welcome
and
I'd
love.
If
you
could
just
start
off
by
kind
of
giving
us
the
context
for
this
yeah.
B
Absolutely
and
thank
you
counselor
vodka,
councillor
Flint
for
having
me
here
today.
As
you
mentioned,
my
name
is
Justin
Sara
and
I'm
the
budget
director
for
the
city
of
Boston
I'm
here
to
offer
testimony
on
the
two
doctorates
you
mentioned
as
well
as
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
to
the
best
of
my
ability.
B
I
am
normally
joined
by
Andrew
Noonan
from
the
city's
Labor
Department,
who
unfortunately
couldn't
be
here
today,
but
we
will
be
happy
to
follow
up
with
any
labor
questions
that
I
am
not
able
to
answer
docket,
so
405,
Oh,
406
or
appropriation
orders
that
cover
the
FY
2007
collective
bargaining,
bargaining
agreement
between
the
city
and
the
Boston
police,
school
traffic
supervisors
Association
for
sixty
nine
thousand
five
hundred.
As
you
remember,
the
FY
2008
passed
by
the
council
included
seven
million
in
aggregate
to
cover
unresolved
collective
bargaining.
B
So
far
in
FY
twenty-fourth,
supplemental
bargaining
appropriation,
the
City
Council
has
previously
passed
appropriations
for
bps
planning
and
engineering
VPS
bus,
Ponder's
and
PHC
Cena.
With
the
approval
of
the
supplemental.
The
remaining
balance
in
the
FY
2013
reserve
will
be
five
million.
Six
hundred
thousand
5100.
Excuse
me.
Five
million
six
hundred
fifty
one
thousand
seven
hundred
eighty
nine
dollars
and
with
the
completion
of
this
contract,
the
city
will
have
settled
agreements
with
95
percent
of
unions,
city
VPS
and
PhD
combined.
B
As
you
mentioned,
the
agreement
before
you
today
covers
one
year
from
September
2019
until
August
2020,
and
it's
consistent
with
the
pattern
set
by
other
agreements
during
that
time
period,
and
as
you
mentioned,
there
is
a
new
step,
eight
effective,
a
new
step,
eight
effective
September
2019-
that
is
two
percent
higher
than
the
existing
pre-existing
step.
Seven,
and
with
that
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Great.
A
Thanks
so
much
so
just
to
be
clear,
this
is
my
understanding.
Is
that
for
most
of
the
units
that
I
think
19
out
of
20
of
the
units
that
the
city
bargains
with
that
they're
on
a
cycle,
that's
gonna,
start
again
in
the
coming
fiscal
year
and
that
many
of
those
reach
deals
that
ultimately
covered
the
past
three
years,
plus
this
one
right
four
years,
but
that
this
you
this
unit
had
only
reached
a
three
year
and
that's
why
we're
looking
at
such
a
short
contract,
yeah.
B
Absolutely
so
we
so
take
a
step
back.
So
the
vast
majority
of
the
city's
contracts
are
up
starting
July
1st
of
this
year,
with
the
exceptions
being
school
department,
teachers
and
Fire
Department,
as
well
as
EMS
for
Phe.
The
vast
majority
of
the
other
city
unions
are
out
starting
on
July
1st.
This
contract
was
originally
settled
previously
for
on
a
three-year
basis,
which,
ultimately
being
a
little
bit
short
compared
to
most
of
the
other
agreements
that
we
had
on
a
four-year
basis.
A
A
B
Absolutely
so
the
the
employees
contained
in
this
union
are
only
about
a
hundred
and
eighty
eight
and
they
are
mostly
part-time,
actually
they're,
all
part-time
hourly
employees.
So
the
the
overall
sort
of
size
of
the
salary
base
that
this
is
based
on
is
relatively
small
and
again
it.
It
only
reflects
one
year
and
in
fact
it
only
reflects
I
think
nine
months
of
that
year,
so
nine
months
of
a
fiscal
year.
So
the
the
cost
today
is
consistent
with
what
was
agreed
to
and
that's
why
it
seems
relatively
short
short
model
short
money
and.
A
A
B
And
this
was
one
of
the
ones
where
I
wish
I
had
n
we're
here,
but
basically
in
the
process
of
finalizing
this
Agreement,
there
was
several
different
components
of
ratification
that
throughout
the
process
required
us
to
have
a
side
letter
and
then
ratification
by
the
Union
and
then
ultimately
a
final
agreement
that
covered
both
the
side
letter
and
the
agreement.
It
was
really
more
of
a
timing
thing,
as
opposed
to
anything
overly
complicated.
C
C
A
A
B
So
I
would
say
that
we'll
begin
the
process
in
earnest
soon.
The
first
time
that
you'll
see
sort
of
any
financial
considerations
will
be
in
the
upcoming
FY
21
budget,
where
we
will
reserve
a
certain
amount
of
money
for
the
upcoming
contracts.
Now
I
think
there
is
not
been
a
wage
pattern
set
and
there's
not
been
sort
of
a
sort
of
a
conversation
had
about
what
that's
going
to
look
like
I.
Think.
B
That's
really
gonna
depend
on
when
we
start
sitting
down
with
the
unions
in
the
coming
months
and
over
the
next
year,
really
to
negotiate
it,
but
I
anticipate
that
the
city's
financial
position
remains
strong
and
I.
Think
we
go
into
those.
You
know
open-minded
to
all
proposals
from
the
Union
and
all
certainly,
proposals
from
city
departments
who
will
be
working
with
those
unions
and.
A
C
A
D
Growing
up
in
Boston
I've
always
had
a
great
deal
of
respect
for
our
school
traffic
supervisors
of
a
lacrosse
in
gaad's.
They
work
extremely
hard
to
ensure
the
safety
of
our
students,
they're
professional.
They
also
play
a
big
part
in
our
school
community
and
they're.
Often
the
first
point
of
contact
our
students
in
their
parents
see
walking
to
school,
so
they
they
play
a
key
role
in
the
education
of
our
of
our
students.
They
are
hardworking
and
I'm.
D
Glad
they're
well
represented
by
the
Union
and
I
know
we
value
their
their
work
here
in
the
council
and
I
know
the
I
know
the
mayor
does
as
well
Justin.
Can
you
tell
me
how
much
I
know
they're
getting
a
2
percent
raise
and
there's
another
step,
but
what
is
the?
What
is
the
average
hourly
rate
that
they
make
mm-hmm.
B
B
D
You
know
I'm
a
big
supporter
of
the
field.
If
you
work
even
part-time,
you
should
be
able
to
get
some.
Some
health
care
provided
by
the
city
are
provided
by
the
state
again,
the
these
cross
and
God's
work
hard
and
they're
very
professional
oftentimes
they're
in
the
middle
of
the
intersections
very
dangerous
escorting,
our
children,
children
to
school,
so
I'd
love
to
see.
If
we're
able
to
you
know,
sometime
down
the
road,
get
them
some
benefits
that
they
really
that
they
really
earned.
D
D
I
noticed
that
various
locations
I
see
when
I
see
a
crossing
god.
I
love
talking
to
the
cross
in
God,
but
I,
especially
love
to
see
when
the
cross
in
God
is
speaking,
maybe
Spanish
to
the
students
that
are
crossing
the
street.
The
student
they're
also
speaking
Spanish
it's
great
to
see
that
recruitment
of
people
that
you
know
speak
other
languages
as
well.
So
that's
an
issue.
That's
that's
very
important
to
me
again.
I
I
do
see
that
with
a
lot
of
the
cross.
D
Gods
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that,
but
it's
important
that
we
continue
to
reach
out
to
our
immigrant
community.
These
are
good
jobs
and
they
pay.
They
pay
a
decent
wage.
I'd
love
to
again
I'd
love
to
see
them,
get
health
care
in
benefits,
and
maybe
even
retirement
I
think
they
deserve
it.
They
earned
it
but
again.
Justin.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this
important
issue
and
thank
you
to
my
colleague,
counsel,
Ibaka,
great.
A
E
B
B
So
they
are
employees
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
they
report
to
their
local
precinct
and
then
with
a
sort
of
report
for
the
day,
and
then
they
are
assigned
out
usually
on
the
same
Road.
If
I
had
to
imagine.
But
we
could
certainly
get
you
some
more
information
from
the
police
department
about
how
and
the
school
department
about
how
each
one
is
chosen.
But
they
start
at
the
police
stations
and
then
report
out
to
their
sections,
obviously
usually
by
schools
and.
B
C
F
A
So
much
so
I
think
yeah
well,
I
mean
we'll
follow
up
with
just
a
few
on
those
points
just
about
how
I
how
this
resource
is
deployed.
I
think
certainly
I
would
be
curious
to
know
you
know
how
we
identify
places
where
we
feel
like.
We
need
particular
extra
safety
precautions
for
students
crossing,
because
I
think
you
know,
as
we
think,
about
a
vision,
zero
City,
a
place
where
we
really
need
a
crossing
guard
to
get
children
safely
across
the
street
at
school.