Hiring Program. The 1992 DA had provisions to give preferential treatment for Berkeley residents in recruiting and hiring decisions. It asl required that Bayet pay of fee of $500 per First Source construction hire whose position lasted for longer than one week. Over the course of the course of the first five years of the Agreement, Bayer paid $20,500 ($40,660 in 2020 dollars) in these support fees. Affordable Housing Investments From 1992 to 2002 Bayer made annual payments to the City of Berkeley Housing Trust Fund, $884,000 ($1,513,000 in 2020 dollars). The 1992 Development Agreement affordable housing investments were designed to increase the supply of permanently affordable housing in the City of Berkeley, by 21 units with at least 50% of the funds invested in projects in West Berkeley, emphasizing the area from University Avenue south. Per the terms of Development Agreement, no further payments were required after 2002. Childcare Program The 1992 DA called for Bayer to establish a capital facilities fund to convert preschool slots to infant care slots; establish an operations fund to support a vendor-voucher program for affordable childcare slots; subsidize existing sick childcare providers; and to subsidize training for providers in CPR, First Aid and hygiene. The 1999 Amendment to the DA stipulated that Bayer planned to construct an on-site or near-site childcare center for its employees and make affordable childcare slots available to low-income employees. The center was completed in 2012, and from 1999 to 2012, Bayer paid a calculated in-lieu fee to the State Funded Resource and Referral Agency (RRA). Since 2012, Bayer has continued to pay support the RRA with funds to enable CPR, First Aid and specialized hygiene training in multiple languages to serve the diverse childcare workforce.
Hiring Program. Any law enforcement officer hired by the City of Galesburg on or after August 1st, 2022, except for rehires within one (1) year ,will receive a $2,000 sign-on bonus upon successful completion of the law enforcement academy, or upon date of hire for lateral candidates. They will also receive successive payments of $2,000 annually over the next four years for each year that they remain employed by the Galesburg Police Department. At a maximum, a law enforcement officer would receive $10,000 over a four-year period. An example of how the officer might earn these payments: DOH 9/1/22 Academy Complete 11/1/22 $2,000 9/1/23 $2,000 9/1/24 $2,000 9/1/25 $2,000 9/1/26 $2,000 The law enforcement officer must be in good standing, and not on any administrative leave related to their performance, to receive each payment.
