File #: 21-1010   
Status: Passed
File created: 7/6/2021 In control: Clark County Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 7/20/2021 Final action: 7/20/2021
Title: Pursuant to NRS 288.153, conduct a public hearing; and in accordance with Clark County Ordinance 3.74.030(12), ratify the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada's ("UMC") Governing Board's approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 salary plan cost of living adjustment ("COLA"), effective July 1, 2021, to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between University Medical Center of Southern Nevada ("UMC") and the Service Employees International Union, Local 1107; and recommend approval of the same percentage increase in the salary range for non-bargaining unit employees, excluding management plan employees, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and those employees covered by a separate collective bargaining agreement; and direct staff accordingly. (For possible action)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment I - Summary of Changes, 3. Attachment II - Appendix B2, 4. Attachment III - Signed Agreement, 5. Attachment IV - UMCSN COLA Fiscal Impact FY22
Date Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo/Audio
7/20/2021 Clark County Board of Commissioners Approved

Agenda note: DISCUSSION: Following introduction of the item, sitting as the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Board of Trustees, the Board was addressed by Mason Van Houweling, Chief Executive Officer for University Medical Center (UMC) of Southern Nevada, who advised that the collective bargaining agreement article No. 14 addressed the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA); historically the average COLA was approximately two percent; team members gave financially during FY 2020 and worked tirelessly during the pandemic; there was no COLA in FY 2021; recommended a 4.5% COLA for Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members for FY2022 only; will discuss the COLA again during the spring of 2022; and the fiscal impact, included in the hospital’s budget, will be approximately $11.8 million. Chair McCurdy opened the public hearing and asked if there were any persons present in the audience wishing to be heard on the matter. SPEAKER(S): Present The Board was addressed by Ed Uehling who advised that the wage increases for public employees should be measured by what was happening in the private sector. There being no other persons present in the audience wishing to be heard on the matter, Chair McCurdy closed the public hearing.
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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Board of Hospital Trustees

AGENDA ITEM

 

Petitioner:

Mason VanHouweling, Chief Executive Officer

Recommendation: 

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Pursuant to NRS 288.153, conduct a public hearing; and in accordance with Clark County Ordinance 3.74.030(12), ratify the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada’s (“UMC”) Governing Board’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 salary plan cost of living adjustment (“COLA”), effective July 1, 2021, to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between University Medical Center of Southern Nevada ("UMC") and the Service Employees International Union, Local 1107; and recommend approval of the same percentage increase in the salary range for non-bargaining unit employees, excluding management plan employees, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and those employees covered by a separate collective bargaining agreement; and direct staff accordingly.  (For possible action)

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FISCAL IMPACT:

Fund #:

5420.00

Fund Name:

UMC Operating Fund

Fund Center:

Various

Funded PGM/Grant:

N/A

Amount:

$11,862,485 for the 4.5% COLA

Description:

SEIU - Collective Bargaining Agreement

Additional Comments:

N/A

 

BACKGROUND: 

On May 20, 2021, UMC and the SEIU, Local 1107, reached a tentative agreement to adjust the salary plan in the current collective bargaining agreement with a COLA increase of four and one-half percent (4.50%) for Fiscal Year 2022.  The tentative agreement was subsequently ratified by UMC’s SEIU bargaining-unit employees on May 28, 2021.  UMC's Governing Board approved the tentative agreement on June 30, 2021.

No articles in the current collective bargaining agreement are being amended.

Attachment I contains the Summary of Changes setting forth the COLA increase.

Attachment II is the Appendix that will reflect the for Fiscal Year 2022 salary plan after the COLA increase.

Attachment III is the Tentative Agreement for the Fiscal Year 2022 salary plan COLA increase.

Attachment IV is the Fiscal Impact Summary for the Fiscal Year 2022 salary plan COLA increase.