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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
FINANCE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE: Resolution No. 21-R-0083
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: __ ‘tC.
A Resolution approving updated terms of compensation for Field
Training Officers, per the 2021-22 Collective Bargaining
Agreement
FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: September 23, 2021
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: October 4, 2021
PREPARED BY: Colin Fleury, Chief of Police SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY: Michael Guttman, City Administrator
SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
The existing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council (ILFOP)
and the City of West Chicago contains a provision (section 15.3) covering compensation to police officers who function in the
capacity of Field Training Officers (FTOs). FTOs are tasked with ensuring that newly hired police officers receive the training
necessary to become certified for solo patrol duties.
The existing FTO compensation consists of a prescribed amount of leave time granted to the FTO per day spent training, with
an added incentive of additional leave time for not missing any training days. While this method of compensation does not
involve an immediate and direct expenditure of dollars, it often does at some point involve a “hard cost” for the Department.
This “hard cost” comes in the form of overtime necessary to backfill the hours on a shift vacated when the FTO exercises the
right to use their accumulated leave time. Given the nature of accumulated leave time and the ability of FTOs to carry said
time forward, the Department currently has little to no control as to when these “hard cost” are incurred.
In an effort to minimize and control the timing of expenses of this nature within the Department, coupled with a desire to
demonstrate in a tangible, timely manner the high regard the Department has for employees who perform the duties of an FTO,
I have proposed a change to the manner in which FTOs are compensated. The proposed compensation consists of a payment of
$150.00 per day the FTO spends training, with eight hours of Personal leave time granted at the end of each 14-day phase of
training, provided the FTO does not miss any training time during the 14-day period. This would result in an annual total cost
of approximately $10,877 per new hire.
The Side Letter of Agreement between the ILFOP and the City of West Chicago necessary to effect this change is attached.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Staff recommends approval of Resolution No. 21-R-0083.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:

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RESOLUTION NO. 21-R-0083
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE UPDATED TERMS TO A
CERTAIN LABOR AGREENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO AND THE
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of West Chicago, in regular session
assembled, that Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and the City Clerk is authorized to attest
updated terms to a certain Labor Agreement between the City of West Chicago and the Fraternal
Order of Police, in substantially the form attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”
APPROVED this 4" day of October 2021.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Mayor Ruben Pineda
ATTEST:
City Clerk Nancy M. Smith

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Side Letter of Agreement
Between
The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council
And
The City of West Chicago
The parties agree to comply with the updated terms and agreement of the following provision for
the purpose of Field Training Officers Compensation, Section 15.3 Field Training Officer Benefits.
This Side Letter of Agreement shall become immediately effective upon full execution by the
parties and shall be attached to and made a part of the 2021-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement
between the parties, and continuing.
Compensation Plan:
All Field Training Officers (FTO) will be compensated $150.00 for every training day completed.
A training day for purposes of this section is defined as a day an FTO is assigned to work in
conjunction with a trainee within the framework of the formal Field Training program in use by
the Department (currently Steps I-IV of the Sokolove Field Training Model). If the full Field
Training Step is completed with no time off by the FTO, the FTO will receive 8 hours of Personal
time. Unplanned bereavement leave and pre-approved time off will be the only exception to this
rule. FTO Benefits will only be provided to active Field Training Officers as defined in the
Department’s Policies.
For the City of West Chicago: For the ILFOP Labor Council:
Ruben Pineda Date Kevin S. Krug Date
Mayor Northern Field Supervisor
Nancy Smith Date Michael Levato Date
City Clerk Unit Steward
Robbi Peterson Date
Unit Steward
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Ed Berg Date
Unit Steward
Jake Fuller Date
Unit Steward
Chris Richards Date
Unit Steward
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