HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 43-21 - 8/17/2021 - Memorandum Alliance of Police $10,000 hiring bonusRESOLUTION NO.43-21
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE A
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE
VILLAGE AND THE METROPOLITAN ALLIANCE OF POLICE, ELK GROVE
VILLAGE POLICE CHAPTER #141
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That the Chief of Police be and is hereby authorized to sign the attached
document marked:
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully set forth and the Village
Clerk is authorized to attest said resolution upon the signature of the Mayor.
Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 17th day of August 2021.
APPROVED this 1711 day of August 2021.
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") is entered into between Elk Grove Village
("Village") and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Elk Grove Village Police Chapter #141
("Union").
WHEREAS, the Village currently has authorized strength of seventy (70) police officers
in its police department;
WHEREAS, the Village currently seeks to fill several vacant positions in the police
officer ranks and increase its ability to hire individuals who have already completed the police
academy and have law enforcement experience;
WHEREAS, in order to increase the number of applicants with previous law enforcement
experience, the Village intends to offer a pre -hire bonus to applicants who satisfy certain
requirements in the first few years of their employment with the Village;
WHEREAS, the Union agrees and supports the Village's desire to hire additional police
officers including officers with previous law enforcement experience;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree to the following terms:
1. The Village, through its hiring process, will offer a $10,000 hiring bonus to applicants
who fulfill certain criteria, including,
a. The applicant is a sworn Illinois Certified Police Officer in good standing with
the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board;
b. The applicant has graduated from an Illinois Police Academy within the
previous 48 months of the applicant's application to the Village;
c. The applicant must take the Village's entrance exam and be hired by the Village
through its normal hiring process for non -certified officers including a
background check;
d. The applicant must not be under investigation by their Department at the time
of the application to the Village; and
e. The applicant must pass the 18-month probationary period and agree to stay
employed at the Village for a period of 36 months from the date of hire. The
bonus will be paid upon successful completion of probationary period.
2. Applicants may be required to sign an agreement to this effect once they are hired by
the Village.
3. Applicants who are eligible for this bonus shall be treated as a new hire under the
parties' collective bargaining agreement including payment of wages and seniority,
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4. The parties agree that this agreement and this temporary hiring incentive is non -binding
and non-precedential and only applies for the 2021 application process but may be
renewed by further agreement of the parties.
AGREED:
Village of Elk Grove, Illinois
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Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Elk Grove
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