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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Michele Clark, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
DATE: December 11, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing Execution of Labor Agreement Between the City of Aurora and Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP), Aurora Information Technology Chapter #525 (Union), for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
PURPOSE:
To obtain authorization to execute a labor agreement between the City of Aurora and Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP), Aurora Information Technology Chapter #525 (Union).
BACKGROUND:
The labor agreement is the first collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Union, formally recognizing the bargaining unit and establishing the terms and conditions of employment for all covered employees, which include the following: All full-time employees employed by the Information Technology Department in the following titles: Data Engineer, System Analyst I, System Analyst II, GIS Analyst, GIS Analyst II, GIS Analyst Specialist, GIS Project Analyst, Telecom Engineer, Support Desk Engineer I, Network Engineer I, Network Engineer II, Network Engineer III, Data Analyst I, Data Analyst II, and PMO Administrator. Negotiations began in August 2024.
DISCUSSION:
Highlights of negotiated terms include a 3.5% wage increase for 2024, and a 4% wage increase for 2025, 2026, and 2027.
Beginning with the effective date of this Agreement, employees assigned to standby duty will receive the following weekly standby pay:
• 2025 - $100 per week
• 2026 - $175 per week
• 2027 - $225 per week
A summary of the changes, wage schedule and final contract are attached.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
NA
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the City Council authorize the execution of Labor Agreement Between the City of Aurora and Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP), for the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2027.
cc: Finance Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution authorizing the execution of labor agreement between the City of Aurora and Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP), Aurora Information Technology Chapter #525 (Union), for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aurora employs numerous personnel in its information technology department in furtherance of the public safety, welfare, and the maintenance and improvement of the City’s technology infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City has recognized Metropolitan Alliance of Police (“MAP”), Aurora Information Technology Chapter #525 (the “Union”), as the bargaining agent for the above said employees; and
WHEREAS, a proposed collective bargaining agreement has been negotiated between representatives of the City of Aurora and the Union, for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027 (the “Labor Agreement”), and the same has been submitted to the City Council for approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the best interests of the City and the public welfare that the Union employees receive wage increases retro-actively to January 1, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Labor Agreement without further delay.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the attached Labor Agreement between the City of Aurora and Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP), Aurora Information Technology Chapter #525 (Union), for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.