Ordinance 2024-4662 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4662
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 789, THE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SALARY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEGOTIATED COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS IN
GROUP III, REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIRE FIGHTERS, ("IAFF"), LOCAL 1510; EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY
PERIOD JULY 2025, SELECTED PAY INCENTIVES AND FIVE PERCENT (5%)
PARAMEDIC PAY WILL BE ROLLED INTO SELECTED BASE PAYS, AND
THERE WILL BE AN ACROSS THE BOARD COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT
("COLA") OF THREE PERCENT (3%); EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY
PERIOD ENDING IN APRIL OF 2026, THERE SHALL BE AN ACROSS THE
BOARD COLA OF THREE PERCENT (3%); EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY
PERIOD ENDING IN APRIL OF 2027, THERE SHALL BE AN ACROSS THE
BOARD COLA OF THREE PERCENT (3%); AN ADDITIONAL FOUR PERCENT
(4%) STEP SHALL BE ADDED TO THE END OF THE RANGE FOR THE
FIREFIGHTER CLASSIFICATION EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD
OF JULY 2025,AND AN ADDITIONAL FOUR PERCENT(4%) STEP ADDED TO
THE END OF THE RANGE FOR THE FIREFIGHTER CLASSIFICATION
EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD OF APRIL 2026; ALL FIRE
LIEUTENANT AND FIRE CAPTAINS PAY STEPS SHALL BE ADJUSTED BY
FOUR PERCENT (4%) EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD OF JULY
2025, AND ALL FIRE LIEUTENANT AND FIRE CAPTAINS PAY STEPS SHALL
BE ADJUSTED BY FOUR PERCENT (4%) EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY
PERIOD OF APRIL 2026; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND
CODIFICATION.
WHEREAS, classified employees are categorized into six(6)groups: Group I represented
by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ("AFSCME") Local 1554;
Group II represented by the Fraternal Order of Police("FOP")William Nichols Lodge No. 8; Group
III represented by the International Association of Firefighters ("IAFF") Local 1510; Group IV
represented by the Communications Workers of America ("CWA") Local 3178; Group V
represented by the Government Supervisors Association of Florida ("GSAF"), OPEIU, Local 100;
and Group VI comprising of all other classifications in the classified service not covered by a
bargaining unit(commonly referred to as "Others"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has approximately 1520 classified employees; and
WHEREAS, the IAFF bargaining unit employees held a ratification vote whereby the
proposed 2024-2027Agreement was approved by a majority of the bargaining unit members who
voted; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2024, the City Commission ratified the three-year Agreement
with the IAFF,which covered the contract period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027;
and
WHEREAS, the ratified Agreement between the City and the IAFF mandates the
implementation of a three percent (3%) COLA, effective the first full pay period ending in July of
2025, for all classified employees represented by the IAFF; a three percent(3%) COLA, effective
the first full pay period ending in April of 2026, for all classified employees represented by the
IAFF; and a three percent (3%) COLA, effective the first full pay period ending in April of 2027,
for all classified employees represented by the IAFF; and
WHEREAS, classified employees represented by the IAFF collective bargaining unit that
separate from employment with the City prior to the date of implementation of these COLA
increases, which are effective the first full pay period ending in July of 2025; effective the first full
pay period ending in April of 2026; effective the first full pay period in April of 2027, shall not be
eligible to receive the COLA increases.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1:
The IAFF bargaining unit agreed to roll into base pay the uniform cleaning and
maintenance premium of$100 per month, totaling $1,200 per year for all members. Furthermore,
the IAFF bargaining unit agreed to roll into base pay$1,000 of the annual paramedic recertification
pay, leaving a $500 paramedic recertification pay to be paid annually for Firefighters, Fire
Lieutenants, and Fire Captains. Each step and range for Firefighters, Fire Lieutenants, and Fire
Captains has adjusted by 5% as the IAFF bargaining unit agreed to reduce their paramedic pay
premium from 15% to 10%. These pays are now incorporated into the Salary Ranges and
Classification Charts below.
Qualifying incumbents covered by the IAFF bargaining unit shall receive a three percent
(3%) COLA effective the first full pay period ending in July of 2025, provided that the employee's
base salary does not exceed the maximum of their salary range for the classification established,
in this section below.
An additional four percent (4%) step shall be added to the end of the range for the
Firefighter classification effective the first full pay period of July 2025. In addition, all Fire
Lieutenant and Fire Captains pay steps shall be adjusted by four percent (4%) effective the first
full pay period of July 2025.
A. Classification and Salaries
GROUP III
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 1510
Salary Ranges and Classification
Effective 1st Pay Period Ending July of 2025
(Includes Premium Roll Up, 3%COLA,an additional 4%step and an additional 4%adjustment)
Job 2024 Minimum 2025 Minimum 2024 Maximum 2025 Maximum
Job Classification Number Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly
Firefighter I 5110 $ 2,4188.35 $ 2,778.30 $ 3,677.50 $ 4,226.94
Fire Lieutenant 5107 $ 4,253.85 $ 4,875.20 $ 4,692.62 $ 5,368.72
Fire Captain 5105 $ 4,927.25 $ 5,632.62 $ 5,432.28 $ 6,200.66
Fire Inspector 5117 $ 2,183.47 $ 2,250.16 $ 3,483.35 $ 3,635.39
Fire Inspector
Supervisor 5116 $ 3,335.28 $ 3,482.87 $ 5,432.85 $ 5,643.37
*Contract charts are a representation of pay corresponding to a salary change in the Munis payroll system,
which will be applied with rounding to 4 significant digits.
SECTION 2: Qualifying incumbents covered by the IAFF bargaining unit shall receive a
three percent (3%) COLA effective the first full pay period ending in April of 2026, provided that
the employee's base salary does not exceed the maximum of their salary range for the
classification, established in this section below.
An additional four percent (4%) step shall be added to the end of the range for the
Firefighter classification effective the first full pay period of April 2026. In addition, all Fire
Lieutenant and Fire Captains pay steps shall be adjusted by four percent (4%) effective the first
full pay period of April 2026.
B. Classification and Salaries
GROUP III
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 1510
Salary Ranges and Classification
Effective 1st Pay Period Ending April of 2026
(Includes 3%COLA and additional 4%step and corresponding 4%adjustment)
Minimum Maximum
Job Classification Job Number Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly
Firefighter I 5110 2,861.65 $ 4,527.90
Fire Lieutenant 5107 5,222.32 $ 5,750.97
Fire Captain 5105 6,033.66 $ 6,642.15
Fire Inspector 5117 2,317.66 $ 3,744.45
Fire Inspector $
Supervisor 5116 3,587.36 $ 5,812.67
*Contract charts are a representation of pay corresponding to a salary change in the Munis payroll system,
which will be applied with rounding to 4 significant digits.
SECTION 3: Qualifying incumbents covered by the IAFF bargaining unit shall receive a
three percent (3%) COLA effective the first full pay period ending in April of 2027, provided that
the employee's base salary does not exceed the maximum of their salary range for the
classification, established in this section below.
C. Classification and Salaries
GROUP III
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 1510
Salary Ranges and Classification
Effective 1st Pay Period Ending April of 2027(Includes 3%COLA)
Minimum Maximum
Job Classification Job Number Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly
Firefighter I 5110 $ 2,947.50 $ 4,663.74
Fire Lieutenant 5107 $ 5,378.99 $ 5,923.50
Fire Captain 5105 $ 6,214.67 $ 6,841.41
Fire Inspector 5117 $ 2,387.19 $ 3,856.78
Fire Inspector
Supervisor 5116 $ 3,694.98 $ 5,987.05
*Contract charts are a representation of pay corresponding to a salary change in the Munis payroll system,
which will be applied with rounding to 4 significant digits.
SECTION 4: REPEALER.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall
not be affected by such invalidity.
ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of the COLAs for IAFF is estimated at$262,570 for FY 2024/25, $1,291,929 for
FY 2025/26, and $2,214,302 for FY 2026/27. The fiscal impact of the step adjustments for IAFF
is estimated at$267,732 for FY 2024/25, $1,126,568 for FY 2025/26, and $98,620 for FY 2026/27.
The total estimated three-year impact of the salary changes is $5,261,721, with $530,302 being
in FY 2024/25, with $2,418,497 being in FY 2025/26, and $2,312,922 being in FY 2026/27.
SECTION 6: EFFECTIVE DATES
The premiums rolling into base pay, a three percent(3%)COLA, and the addition of a four percent
(4%) step added to the end of the range for the Firefighter classification and all Fire Lieutenant
and Fire Captains pay steps adjusted by four percent (4%) set forth in Section 1 herein shall be
effective the first full pay period ending in July of 2025; a three percent (3%) COLA, and the
addition of a four percent(4%) step added to the end of the range for the Firefighter classification
and all Fire Lieutenant and Fire Captains pay steps adjusted by four percent (4%) set forth in
Section 2 herein shall be effective the first full pay period ending in April of 2026; a three percent
(3%) COLA set forth in Section 3 herein shall be effective the first full pay period ending in April
of 2027.
This Ordinance shall take effect on the 30 day of itio%€NfIer _, 2024.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of /Own,ler , 2024.
ATTEST
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NOV 2'2 2024
Rafael Granado, City Clerk
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: November 20, 2024 9:55 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 789, THE CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES SALARY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEGOTIATED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT, PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS IN GROUP III,
REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS,
("IAFF"), LOCAL 1510; EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD JULY 2025,
SELECTED PAY INCENTIVES AND FIVE PERCENT (5%) PARAMEDIC PAY WILL
BE ROLLED INTO SELECTED BASE PAYS, AND THERE WILL BE AN ACROSS
THE BOARD COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ("COLA") OF THREE PERCENT
(3%); EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD ENDING IN APRIL OF 2026,
THERE SHALL BE AN ACROSS THE BOARD COLA OF THREE PERCENT (3%);
EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD ENDING IN APRIL OF 2027, THERE
SHALL BE AN ACROSS THE BOARD COLA OF THREE PERCENT (3%); AN
ADDITIONAL FOUR PERCENT (4%) STEP SHALL BE ADDED TO THE END OF
THE RANGE FOR THE FIREFIGHTER CLASSIFICATION EFFECTIVE THE FIRST
FULL PAY PERIOD OF JULY 2025, AND AN ADDITIONAL FOUR PERCENT (4%)
STEP ADDED TO THE END OF THE RANGE FOR THE FIREFIGHTER
CLASSIFICATION EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD OF APRIL 2026;
ALL FIRE LIEUTENANT AND FIRE CAPTAINS PAY STEPS SHALL BE ADJUSTED
BY FOUR PERCENT (4%) EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD OF JULY
2025, AND ALL FIRE LIEUTENANT AND FIRE CAPTAINS PAY STEPS SHALL BE
ADJUSTED BY FOUR PERCENT(4%) EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD
OF APRIL 2026; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND CODIFICATION.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the proposed ordinance on the first reading and set the ordinance for the second reading
on November 20, 2024.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
The City's workforce is divided into seven (7)Salary Groups: Group I represented by the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ("AFSCME") Local 1554; Group II
represented by the Fraternal Order of Police ("FOP"), William Nichols Lodge No. 8; Group III
represented by the International Association of Firefighters ("IAFF"), Local 1510; Group IV
represented by the Communications Workers of America ("CWA"), Local 3178; Group V
represented by the Government Supervisors Association of Florida ("GSAF"), OPEIU, Local 100;
Group VI comprising of classifications in the classified service not covered by a bargaining unit
(commonly referred to as "Others"); and Group VII comprising of Unclassified employees.
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ANALYSIS
The Administration will present a separate item before the City Commission during the October
30, 2024, meeting, requesting approval to ratify a three-year labor agreement ("Agreement")
between the City of Miami Beach and the International Association of Firefighters
("IAFF"), Loca11510, from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027.
The ratified agreement between the City and the IAFF mandates the implementation to roll into
base pay the uniform cleaning and maintenance premium of$100 per month, totaling $1,200 per
year for all members. Furthermore, the IAFF bargaining unit agreed to roll into base pay $1,000
of the annual paramedic recertification pay, leaving a $500 paramedic recertification pay to be
paid annually for Firefighters, Fire Lieutenants, and Fire Captains. Each step and range for
Firefighters, Fire Lieutenants, and Fire Captains has adjusted by 5% as the IAFF bargaining unit
agreed to reduce their paramedic pay premium from 15% to 10%.
The ratified agreement between the City and the IAFF mandates the implementation of a three
percent(3%)across the board cost of living adjustment("COLA"), effective the first full pay period
ending in July 2025, for all classified employees represented by the IAFF; a three percent (3%)
across the board COLA, effective the first full pay period ending in April 2026, for all classified
employees represented by the IAFF; a three percent (3%) across the board COLA, effective the
first full pay period ending in April 2027, for all classified employees represented by the IAFF.
The ordinance amendment will also include the addition of an additional (4%) step added to the
end of the range for the classification of firefighter effective the first full pay period of July 2025
and an additional (4%) step added to the end of the pay range for the classification of Firefighter
effective the first full pay period of April 2026. The ordinance amendment will also include a four
percent(4%) increase to the salary range for the classification of Fire Lieutenant and Fire Captain
respectively, effective the first full pay period of July 2025 and an additional four percent (4%)
increase to the salary range for the classifications of Fire Lieutenant and Fire Captain respectively,
effective the first full pay period of April 2026. These changes will ensure that the City has an
employee classification and compensation system that is reasonable and competitive.
Any of the classified employees who separate from employment with the City prior to the date of
implementation of the COLAs, will not be eligible to receive the COLA increases.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The fiscal impact of the COLAs for IAFF is estimated at$262,570 for FY 2024/25, $1,291,929 for
FY 2025/26, and $2,214,302 for FY 2026/27. The fiscal impact of the step adjustments for IAFF
is estimated at$267,732 for FY 2024/25, $1,126,568 for FY 2025/26, and$98,620 for FY 2026/27.
The total estimated three-year impact of the salary changes is $5,261,721, with $530,302 being
in FY 2024/25, $2,418,497 being in FY 2025/26, and $2,312,922 being in FY 2026/27.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate? No
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on: 11/5/2024.
See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall!city-clerk/meetinq-notices!
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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See above fiscal impact statement. Fiscal year 2024/25 salaries are funded through the Fire
Department funds in the City's 2024/25 budget.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends amending Ordinance No. 789, the Classified Employees Salary
Ordinance of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, by adjusting the salaries by rolling specified
premiums into base pay, providing for a three percent(3%) COLA, and providing for the addition
of a four percent (4%) step added to the end of the range for the Firefighter classification and
adjusting all Fire Lieutenant and Fire Captains pay steps by four percent (4%) as set forth in
Section 1 herein, effective the first full pay period ending in July of 2025; by providing for a three
percent(3%) COLA and providing for the addition of a four percent(4%) step added to the end of
the range for the Firefighter classification and adjusting all Fire Lieutenant and Fire Captains pay
steps by four percent(4%)as set forth in Section 2 herein, effective the first full pay period ending
in April of 2026; by providing for a three percent (3%) COLA as set forth in Section 3
herein, effective the first full pay period ending in April of 2027.
Based on the foregoing, the Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the
proposed ordinance on first reading and set it for second reading on November 20, 2024.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? Project?
No No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
Human Resources
Sponsor(s)
Mayor Steven Meiner
Co-sponsor(s)
Condensed Title
9:55 a.m. 2nd Rdg, Amend 789 Classified Employees' Salary Ordinance - IAFF. (Meiner) HR
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