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A resolution approving and ratifying a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Mesquite, Texas ("City"), and the Mesquite Police Association ("Association") under Subchapter B of Chapter 142 of the Texas Local Government Code effective as of February 28, 2020, and remaining in effect through September 30, 2022, unless extended as set forth therein (the "CITY/MPA 2020 Meet and Confer Agreement"); authorizing the City Manager to execute the CITY/MPA 2020 Meet and Confer Agreement and authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to take all actions necessary or requested to carry out the terms and provisions of the CITY/MPA 2020 Meet and Confer Agreement including, without limitation, the execution of extensions of the CITY/MPA 2020 Meet and Confer Agreement under the terms and provisions set forth therein.
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The existing meet and confer agreement between the City and the Mesquite Police Association (MPA) continues through February 27, 2020. The City and the MPA meet and confer negotiating teams held numerous meetings negotiating and deliberating a new meet and confer agreement. The resulting proposed meet and confer agreement would be effective as of February 28, 2020 and remain in effect through September 30, 2022. The Mesquite Police Association concluded a vote on the proposed new meet and confer agreement on February 11, 2020. The proposed new agreement was approved and ratified by a majority of the police officers who would be covered by the proposed new agreement. The terms of the proposed new agreement are generally the same as the existing meet and confer agreement between the City and the MPA. New provisions of this agreement include:
* Lateral Entry Program. The provisions in the existing agreement were updated to account for the additional Pay Grade PG1, Step B6.
* Special Assignment Compensatory Time. The new agreement includes a provision allowing police officers who are assigned by the MPD Police Chief to certain ...
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