STEPPING UPÃOFFERING POLICEOFFICERS AND DEPUTIESSOMETHING EXTRA DURING THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
BUTOTHERS SAY ONE CITY COULD DOMORE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ANDQUESTION WHY MANAGERS AREGETTING AN EVEN BIGGERINCREASE.
CONTACT 5INVESTIGATOR MERRIS BADCOCDIGS DEEPER.<< IN A TIME WHEN ESSENTIALPERSONNELÃ(NATS) HAVE TO GOTO WORK (NATS) ONE UNION WANTSTO SEE THEIR MEMBERS FAIRLYCOMPENSATED.
JOHN KAZANJIAN,PRESIDENT PALM BEACH COUNTY PBA-- 11;46;17 - WEASKING FOR A LITTLE SOMETHINGPALM BEACH COUNTY P- B-APRESIDENT JOHN KAZANJIANRECENTLY SENT THIS LETTER TO20 MUNICIPALITIES& ASKING FORSOMETHINGÃANYTHINGÃTO HELPBOOST MORAL FOR THOSE WHOPROTECT AND SERVE.
JOHNKAZANJIAN, PRESIDENT PALMBEACH COUNTY PBA -- 11;45;34 -WEWORK AND WERESPONDERS AND WE KNOW THAT&.HOWEVER, THEREEMPLOYEES THAT ARE WORKINGFROM HOME& WELINES 11:50;00 RECENTLY, THECITY OF RIVIERA BEACH AGREEDTO PAY ALL EMPLOYEES 100PERCENT OF THEIRPAYCHECKS&EVEN IF THEY AREASKED TO WORK FROM HOME ORWORK REDUCED HOURS.
BUT THAT“PANDEMIC PAY POLIC”_- ALSOINCLUDED A TIME-AND- A-HALFINCREASE FOR MANAGERS&FOR ALLHOURS WORKED.
JONATHAN EVANS,RIVIERA BEACH CITY MANAGER -10;54;27ÃME AND THEDEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ANDEVERYONE IN THE MANAGEMENTGROUP, IT70 EMPLOYEES.
(SHOW THE MEMO)ACCORDING TO THE CITY MEMO -81 PERCENT OF RIVIERA MANAGERSARE WORKING MORE THAN 40 HOURSA WEEK DURING THE PANDEMIC&.(TRANSITION TO MERRIS STANDUP) AND - PANDEMIC PAY WASINSPIRED BY A 2005 FEMAPOLICY&THE SAME ONE RIVIERAHAS USED EVERY HURRICANESINCE.
STILL IT SPARKED PUSHBACK FROM THE FLORIDA PUBLICSERVICES UNIONÃWHOREPRESENTS FOLKS LIKE 911DISPATCHERS, SANITATION ANDUTILITY WORKERS.
ALPHONSOMAYFIELD, PRESIDENT OF FLORIDAPUBLIC SERVICES UNION - 9;55;0- WE ARE NOT ASKING FORANYMORE.
WE JUST THINK THATITTHIS TIME HAS CHOSEN TO GIVETHEMSELVES TIME AND A HALF.THE UNION ALSO SAYS MANY OFITS EMPLOYEES ARE ESSENTIALAND PUTTING THEMSELVES INHARMS WAY.
ALPHONSO MAYFIELD,PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA PUBLICSERVICES UNION - 9:54;45 - IFPEOPLE ARE REPORTING FOR WORK,THEN THEY SHOULD RECEIVESOMETHING, SOME KIND OF AHAZARD PAY.
POINTING TO ARIVIERA BEACH 911 DISPATCHERWHO RECENTLY TESTED POSITIVEFOR CORONAVIRUS.
JONATHAEVANS, RIVIERA BEACH CITYMANAGER - 10;52;52ÃWE DOWANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHOARE OUT THERE ON THE FRONTLINES JONATHAN EVANS, RIVIERABEACH CITY MANAGER - 10;52;44ÃWECONVERSATION WITH OTHERMUNICIPALITIES TO SEE WHATTHEY ARE DOING, SO NOTHING ISOFF THE TABLE.
ACCORDING TOTHE P-B- AOR MUNICIPALITIES HAVE OFFEREDTO STEP UP FOR THEIR DEPUTIESAND OFFICERS.
THAT INCLUDES ATEMPORARY 5 PERCENT INCREASEFOR ALL FULL-TIME PBSODEPUTIES WORKING DURING THEPANDEMIC.
TIME AND A HALF PAYFOR JUPITER OFFICERS& AND ANEXTRA $200 STIPEND PER PAYPERIOD FOR WEST PALM OFFICERS.JONATHAN EVANS, RIVIERA BEACHCITY MANAGER - 10;54;00ÃWEDID RECEIVE INFO FORM THE PBATHE POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING A5 % INCREASE AS A RESULT OFTHIS PANDEMIC, & SOMETHING WEARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING& JOHNKAZANJIAN, PRESIDENT PALMBEACH COUNTY PBA -- 11;48;30 -I KNOW THESE CITIES AND THESETOWNS ARE GOING THROUGH SOMEHARDSHIP WITH SOME REVENUE NOTCOMING IN.
SO LISTEN WEWITH GIVE US SOME VACATIONTIME.
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