COPS, MANAGERS, CITY AT IMPASSE.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer BURBANK - After reaching contracts with firefighters and the city's largest employees' union, Burbank remains at impasse im·passe n. 1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. 2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate: reached an impasse in the negotiations. in negotiations with police officers and a group of about 150 managers. The 300 employees of the Burbank Police Officers Association and the Burbank Managers Association have been continuing to work under a contract that expired ex·pire v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires v.intr. 1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired. 2. July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year. Their salaries and benefits account for 23.7 percent of the city's $110 million budget. ``This is between the officers and the city and this will be worked out. And we don't think this has anything to do with the services that we provide and we want the citizens to know that we're still going to be out there protecting them,'' BPOA BPOA Barbados Programme of Action BPOA Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs BPoA Brussels Programme of Action BPOA Barbados Plan of Action BPOA Berkeley Property Owners Association (Berkeley, CA) President Mike Parrinello said Wednesday. The City Council last week approved a one-year contract giving Burbank firefighters a 2.4-percent cost-of-living increase. The agreement will cost the city $350,000. And the 700 members of the Burbank City Employees Association got a 2.4 percent raise and enhanced medical coverage under a $617,000 agreement approved in August. After negotiating with the city since April, the police union declared an impasse earlier this week. Negotiators plan to meet again in the coming days, with the union seeking a three-year contract with enhanced pay. A mediator mediator n. a person who conducts mediation. A mediator is usually a lawyer, or retired judge, but can be a non-attorney specialist in the subject matter (like child custody) who tries to bring people and their disputes to early resolution through a conference. brought in to resolve the dispute between the city and its managers' union failed to get a contract. ``This is one of (our) most difficult contracts. We've never gone to impasse before,'' said BMA BMA British Medical Association. President Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Berichon. The city is facing a budget shortfall Shortfall The amount by which the capital required to fulfill a financial obligation exceeds available capital. Notes: Shortfall risk is often combated with an efficient hedging strategy created by a fund, group, institution, or individual. of nearly $2 million the next fiscal year, officials said, which makes it difficult to negotiate a long-term deal. ``It's hard to really tie yourself into something when the outlook is so uncertain. And I think that would be the issue on both sides of the table,'' said Judie Sarquiz, management services director. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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