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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-13-2016 Item 15, IronsCity Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Consideration of Settlement Agreement Page 2 the City and its public safety associations, SLOPOA and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 3523 (SLO City Fire Union). Following the August 2011 special election in which both measures were overwhelmingly approved by City voters, the SLOPOA filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the City with PERB alleging that the City failed to meet and confer in good faith with SLOPOA prior to calling the election and placing the measures before the voters; the City denied that it committed any unfair practice and asserted its compliance with the law and the validity of the election results. Ultimately, the charges proceeded through full administrative hearing before a PERB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), who ruled that the City had violated applicable labor laws by failing to “meet and consult” with SLOPOA prior to placing the measures on the ballot. The City filed an appeal of the ALJ’s decision, both parties fully briefed their positions for submission to the PERB Board, and the appeal has been awaiting hearing and decision before the PERB Board since 2014. One reason for delay likely is the fact that a case presenting similar issues, although with significant factual distinctions, which was decided by the PERB ALJ and full Board several months prior to the City’s, has been making its way through the California Court of Appeal (City of Palo Alto v. Public Employment Relations Board (International Association of Firefighters, Local 1319, Real Party in Interest). That case has now been decided by the Court of Appeal, generally against the City of Palo Alto, but has been remanded to PERB for further review of its remedy order. The Court of Appeal held that PERB exceeded its jurisdiction and violated constitutional separation of powers doctrine by ordering the City Council to rescind its resolution placing a binding arbitration repeal measure before City voters. However, the Court also held that PERB does have the authority to void the Council’s legislative act and staff anticipates that PERB will simply amend its decision on remand to reflect that remedy, with the result of the decision being practically the same. Once PERB acts on the remand order in the case, the City of Palo Alto will have to evaluate whether it will pursue additional appeals and/or seek Supreme Court review of the Court of Appeal decision. Whatever happens in the Palo Alto case, it is unlikely that the case will result in absolute clarity in predicting the outcome in SLO’s case because the determination of whether an unfair practice has been committed is a fact intensive analysis and there are important factual distinctions that we would argue warrant a different result in SLO’s case. What is likely is that there won’t be finality or certainty in the City of Palo Alto case any time in the near future and that, no matter the outcome in that case, SLO can anticipate a similarly lengthy, contentious and risky court outcome if the current litigation proceeds along the same path Palo Alto’s case has followed. In the midst of this evolving factual and legal background over the last couple of years, the SLOPOA elected new leadership and retained new legal counsel. Under that new leadership, SLOPOA approached the City over a year ago with an invitation to open discussions about a potential resolution to the currently pending action and the Council authorized staff to engage in settlement discussions. Over several months, City staff and SLOPOA leadership and membership have negotiated a tentative settlement that staff is now recommending the Council approve. The Settlement includes a financial component given the significant time and resources the SLOPOA City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Consideration of Settlement Agreement Page 3 has invested in the PERB action and in working with the City, the fact that by settling this issue the City will be avoiding further legal costs that could far exceed the settlement number, and that the mutually developed dispute resolution process provides the parties more clarity than the existing process under Resolution 6620 and AB646, while retaining “local control” of impasse resolution decisions. The Proposed Settlement The general terms of the recommended settlement are summarized below: Financial: City will pay SLOPOA $150,000. Dismissal of Action and waiver of right to future action: The SLOPOA will dismiss the pending PERB action with prejudice and agree not to bring, fund or support any future action, including but not limited to any quo warranto action challenging the Charter amendments or election results and the City will withdraw its appeal before the PERB Board. Dispute Resolution Process: The City and SLOPOA agree to modify the current process provided in Resolution 6620 for dispute/impasse resolution (as to the SLOPOA only) and replace it with a modified dispute resolution process that includes the following: 1. Fact Finder. Any dispute subject to the process will first be submitted to a fact finder, which will be chosen via a strike process from a list of pre-approved fact finders on which the parties will mutually agree in advance. The fact finder’s decision will be a recommendation to the Council. 2. Final Authority. Any final decision, adopting, modifying or rejecting the factfinder’s recommendations will be within the ultimate discretion of the Council majority, subject to subsequent judicial review rights provided in the new dispute resolution process. 3. Findings. The Council must review the factfinder’s recommendation at a public meeting and, either adopt the findings and recommendations of the factfinder favorable to the association or make written findings of fact as to why it is opting to modify or reject a factfinder’s recommendation and/or to impose its last best and final offer contrary to the factfinder’s recommendation. 4. Legal Standard. The legal standard applicable to Council’s findings in support of any action to reject favorable factfinder recommendations or unilaterally impose will be “preponderance of the evidence.” In other words, the Council’s findings to reject City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Consideration of Settlement Agreement Page 4 or modify a recommendation favorable to the association or to unilaterally impose less favorable terms and conditions would need to be supported by the preponderance of the evidence in the record, including evidence and testimony provided via the public hearing. 5. Writ Review. In the event the association does not agree with the Council’s final action resulting in terms and conditions less favorable to the association than those recommended by the factfinder, the association will have the right to challenge the Council’s action by writ, providing for judicial review of final administrative actions (or in the event that the Council refused to act in accordance with the agreed upon process, a writ to compel Council’s compliance). The final decision for judicial review purposes would be the final action taken by the Council. 6. Process Modifications: The agreed upon dispute resolution process can be modified only through the “meet and confer” process, including submitting any unresolved disputes regarding proposed modifications to the existing process. This differs from the otherwise applicable statutory requirement that the Council “meet and consult” with labor groups over changes to dispute resolution processes, which does not necessarily require agreement and does not mandate any further actions in the event agreement cannot be reached. These general terms have been fleshed out and memorialized in a dispute resolution process to be amended into Resolution 6620, a legislative draft of which and the proposed resolution adopting the process are attached to this report. The settlement with SLOPOA does not achieve absolute certainty that a third party, including the SLO City Fire Union, which has recently sought to intervene in the longstanding action, could not bring a subsequent challenge to the City’s Charter election. However, staff believes the settlement forecloses the most significant risk of a legitimate challenge. Staff also believes that the SLOPOA’s leadership in re-opening discussion of this matter represents a significant positive new chapter in City/SLOPOA labor relations and that the agreement achieves a desirable clarification and certainty in the dispute resolution process between the parties that ensures there will not be a return to binding arbitration as the dispute resolution process between the City and the SLOPOA. CONCURRENCES The Police Chief concurs with this recommendation and the tentative agreement outlined has been approved by a majority vote of the SLOPOA membership. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Consideration of Settlement Agreement Page 5 It can be seen with certainty that the recommended action will not result in any adverse environmental impacts for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental review is required. FISCAL IMPACT The agreement will result in a one-time $150,000 expenditure to SLOPOA from the general fund. Staff believes that the settlement will result in the avoidance of legal costs that could significantly exceed the recommended settlement amount. ALTERNATIVES 1. The Council could reject the tentative settlement. This alternative is not recommended because the recommended settlement is consistent with tentative agreements authorized by the Council throughout an iterative negotiations process over the period of several months and would result in the City incurring significant ongoing legal fees and continuing to face risks to the finality and certainty. 2. The Council could provide direction to staff to pursue different terms of settlement. Again, this alternative is not recommended for the reasons discussed above. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB 2. Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) 3. Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 4. For Reference – Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 File path SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This is a settlement agreement between the San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association (SLOPOA) and the City of San Luis Obispo (City). SLOPOA and the City are parties to an unfair practice charge (LA-CE-729-M) in which SLOPOA has alleged that the City violated the Meyers Milias Brown Act by placing certain ballot measures before the voters prior to completion of statutory negotiations requirements. The City denies that it has engaged in any wrongdoing. In the interest of promoting harmonious labor relations between the parties, achieving finality in the local elections process that was the subject of Unfair Practice Charge No. LA-CE-729-M, reaching agreement in the applicable procedures for the resolution of labor disputes between the parties, and to avoid the uncertainty, inconvenience, and expense of continued litigation, SLOPOA and the City agree to resolve the above-captioned unfair practice charge before PERB as follows: 1. SLOPOA hereby withdraws with prejudice its unfair practice charge based on the following understanding: a. City will withdraw its appeal pending before the Public Employment Relations Board. b. City will pay SLOPOA $150,000.00 within 30 days of dismissal of Unfair Practice Charge No. LA-CE-729-M. c. SLOPOA will not bring, participate in, fund or support any other or future legal or administrative action, including but not limited to any quo warranto action, challenging or otherwise seeking to modify or invalidate the City Charter amendments or election results that are the subject of Unfair Practice Charge No. LA-CE- 729-M. d. The Parties agree to take all steps necessary to implement the dispute resolution process (applicable as to SLOPOA only) attached hereto as Exhibit A as the exclusive process by which to resolve disputes between the parties as outlined in Exhibit A, effective immediately upon dismissal of Unfair Practice Charge No. LA-CE-729-M. 2. This Settlement Agreement does not constitute an admission of wrongdoing, contract or statutory violation, or liability on the part of any party to this agreement. In addition, neither party is waiving the merits of any claims or positions it has taken in this matter. 3. This Settlement Agreement represents a full and complete resolution of the claims and disputes between the parties based upon the above-referenced matter and City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 1 shall be binding upon the parties, their members, officials, representatives, represented parties and their successors. 4. The undersigned parties represent that they have read and understand the terms of this settlement and that they are authorized to execute this Settlement Agreement on behalf of themselves and their principals. 5. This Agreement will become effective upon the signing of this Agreement by both parties, any action by the City Council necessary to implement the terms of this agreement, SLOPOA’s submittal to PERB of a request of withdrawal of its unfair practice charge and PERB’s dismissal of the action. For SLOPOA: For City of San Luis Obispo: ______________________ ___________________________ ______________________ ___________________________ Date Date City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 2 Exhibit A to Settlement Agreement between SLOPOA and City of San Luis Obispo Remove reference to SLOPOA in Section 13.2 of Resolution 6620; amend 6620 to include new section 13.3 to apply only to SLOPOA and to read as follows: 13.3 Dispute Resolution Procedures for the San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association (SLOPOA) Only A. It is the intent of the City and the SLOPOA that resolution of disputes on matters within the scope of representation as defined in California Government Code Section 3504 shall be resolved in the manner set forth in Government Code Sections 3505 through 3505.7 (as those sections subsequently may be amended) and as further provided in this section. To the extent that this section is silent as to procedural matters addressed in the Government Code, the provisions of the Government Code shall be deemed to apply. Otherwise, the express terms of this section shall govern. B. Selection of Neutral Factfinder. (1) Within a reasonable time following the adoption of this section, the City and the SLOPOA shall consult with one another to agree upon a list of no fewer than 7 acceptable and reasonably available factfinders from which the neutral factfinder will be chosen. (2) Any party may request to review and revise the list one time per calendar year after initial agreement on the list or as otherwise necessary to maintain the requisite number of acceptable and available factfinders. The list shall only be revised by mutual consent of the parties. (3) The neutral factfinder shall be selected from the predetermined list via an alternating strike process as follows: (a) The parties will determine either through mutual agreement or by coin toss which of the parties will strike first and that party will select one name to strike from the list. (b) The second party will then strike a name from the list. (c) The parties will continue with alternating strikes from the list until only one name remains. (d) The remaining factfinder will be contacted no later than two business days following the selection and requested to serve as the neutral factfinder. (e) If the selected neutral is unavailable, the name shall be removed from the list and the strike process shall be repeated until an available neutral can be retained. For City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 3 purposes of this section, the selected neutral will be deemed “unavailable” if s/he is not able to begin hearings within 45 days of the date the request to serve as the neutral factfinder is made. (f) The parties may mutually agree to a factfinder from the list without going through steps a-e above. C. Procedures For The Factfinding Hearing (1) The SLOPOA may request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding not later than 30 calendar days following the date that either party provided the other with a written notice of a declaration of impasse. Within five days after receipt of the written request, each party shall select a person to serve as the factfinder in accordance with section B above. (2) Once selected, the factfinder shall, as soon as reasonably possible, based upon the schedules of the parties and the factfinder, hold a hearing on the issues in dispute in the impasse. In no event shall the hearing take place more than 30 calendar days from the selection of the factfinder by the parties except by mutual agreement of the parties. For the purpose of the hearing, the factfinder shall have the power to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. (3) Ten calendar days prior to the hearing the parties shall either jointly or separately submit a statement to the factfinder listing the issue(s) in dispute identifying the proponent of the issue(s) in dispute. (4) In arriving at their findings and recommendations, the factfinder shall consider, weigh, and be guided by all the following criteria: (a) State and federal laws that are applicable to the employer. (b) Local rules, regulations, or ordinances. (c) Stipulations of the parties. (d) The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the public agency. (e) A Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the employees involved in the factfinding proceeding with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services in comparable public agencies. (f) The consumer price index for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 4 (g) The overall compensation presently received by the employees, including direct wage compensation, vacations, holidays, and other excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received. (h) Any other facts, not confined to those specified in paragraphs (a) to (g), inclusive, which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in making the findings and recommendations. (5) If the dispute is not settled within 30 calendar days after the appointment of the factfinder, or, upon agreement by both parties within a longer period, the factfinder shall make findings of fact and recommend terms of settlement, which shall be advisory only. The factfinder shall submit, in writing, any findings of fact and recommended terms of settlement to the parties before they are made available to the public. The public agency shall make these findings and recommendations publicly available within 10 days after their receipt. (6) The costs for the services of the factfinder selected by the parties, including per diem fees, if any, and actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses, shall be equally divided between the parties. (7) The costs for the services of the factfinder agreed upon by the parties shall be equally divided between the parties, and shall include per diem fees, if any, and actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses. The per diem fees shall not exceed the per diem fees stated on the factfinder's résumé submitted to the parties. The factfinder's bill showing the amount payable by the parties shall accompany his or her final report to the parties and the board. The factfinder may submit interim bills to the parties in the course of the proceedings. The parties shall make payment directly to the factfinder. (8) Any other mutually incurred costs shall be borne equally by the public agency and the employee organization. Any separately incurred costs shall be borne by that party. (9) After these factfinding procedures have been exhausted, but no earlier than 10 days after the factfinders' written findings of fact and recommended terms of settlement have been submitted to the parties pursuant to Section 5 above, the Council shall proceed as set forth in Sections D. et seq below. D. Council Procedures Following Factfinding (1) If the parties remain at impasse after conclusion of the factfinding proceeding, as set forth in Government Code Section 3505.7, the Council shall hold the public hearing required by that section not earlier than 10 calendar days and not later than 60 calendar days following the factfinder’s written findings and recommended terms of settlement have been submitted to the parties. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 5 (2) At the public meeting, the Council shall review the findings and recommendations submitted by the factfinder, the available information in the record presented to the factfinder, and any other testimony or relevant information that may be submitted to the Council by the parties or any other interested person(s) prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The format of the public hearing for purposes of this section shall not be evidentiary or adversarial in nature, but shall follow City standard procedures for Council public hearing items. (3) Following the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council by majority vote may either adopt, modify or reject, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendation of the factfinder and/or the Council may implement its last best and final offer, if inconsistent with the factfinder’s recommendation, after following the procedures set forth in section 4 below. If the factfinder’s recommendations are consistent with the City’s last, best and final offer, the Council may implement its last, best and final offer without additional findings otherwise required herein. (a) The Council shall take final action no later than 30 calendar days following the conclusion of the public hearing, but may do so at the same meeting during which the public hearing is conducted or at any time prior to said 30-day limit. (4) The factfinder’s findings and recommendations for settlement shall be entitled to a presumption of correctness, unless rebutted as follows: (a) If the Council opts to modify or reject any finding or recommended term of settlement favorable to the association and/or to implement its last best and final offer, the Council shall adopt written findings of fact, supported by a preponderance of the evidence presented in the record, in support of its final action. Said written findings of fact by the Council shall be sufficient to show the Council’s reasoning for any such rejection and/or modification with specific citations to the record. The written findings shall be supported by a preponderance of the evidence and the Council’s conclusions shall be supported by its findings. (b) Within 10 calendar days after submission of the factfinder’s findings and recommendations to the parties, the SLOPOA shall identify in writing to the City each factfinder’s “finding or recommended term of settlement” that it deems “favorable to the SLOPOA” for purposes of this section. (c) The Council may adopt any finding or recommendation of the factfinder without requirement of further findings of fact, other than as specifically required by this section. (5) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to limit, modify or preclude Council’s otherwise applicable rights to meet in closed session under labor relations provisions of the Brown Act, so long as no final action set forth herein is taken prior to the required public hearing. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 6 E. Judicial Review (1) The parties agree that this ordinance requires a hearing at which evidence/testimony is required to be taken and discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the Council. The City shall not assert any position that is contrary to the terms of this resolution including, but not limited to, any position that asserts that a court lacks jurisdiction under either CCP Sections 1094.5 or 1085. (2) No later than 45 calendar days following the Council’s final action to modify or reject the factfinder’s findings or recommendations favorable to the SLOPOA and/or to implement its last best and final offer, the parties agree that the SLOPOA may seek review of the Council’s final action by filing a writ petition in the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 and/or Section 1085 depending upon the issues submitted for review. The record for review shall include all evidence presented through the conclusion of the public hearing. (3) In the event the Council fails to take final action as required herein following the conclusion of a factfinding proceeding, the parties agree that the SLOPOA, within 30 calendar days following the date on which the Council would otherwise have been required to take final action, may compel the Council’s final action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1085. F. Process Modifications: Unless otherwise mutually agreed between the parties in writing, the dispute resolution process provided herein shall constitute the exclusive means of impasse resolution between the City and the SLOPOA as contemplated by Government Code Section 3507(a)(5) (or as it subsequently may be amended) and may be modified only through the meet and confer process provided in Government Code Section 3505 (or as it subsequently may be amended), including submitting any unresolved disputes regarding proposed modifications to this process. The parties may modify any of the procedures set forth herein as they may deem convenient by mutual written agreement. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 7 DRAFT Members Public Employment Relations Board 1031 18th Street Sacramento, CA 95811 Re: San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association and the City of San Luis Obispo PERB Case No. LA-CE-729-M Dear Board Members: The San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association (SLOPOA) and the City of San Luis Obispo (City) have reached a settlement in the above-referenced matter. A copy of that settlement is attached for your records. The parties request that this matter be dismissed; Respondent City withdraws its appeal with prejudice and Charging Party SLOPOA withdraws its unfair practice charge with prejudice. This case involves modifications to an impasse procedure. The procedures for resolution of bargaining disputes are governed by Government Code section 3507(a)(5). Since the focus of Govt. Code section 3507 is the establishment of locally developed rules governing such issues as the impasse process, and the parties here have been able to agree upon a process that best meets their needs in the collective bargaining process, the parties believe that the purposes of the MMBA are best served by granting the requested withdrawal of this case (City of Lompoc (2013) PERB Decision No. 2328-M [withdrawal appropriate where resolution is consistent with the MMBA’s goal of promoting harmonious labor relations].) If you have any questions regarding the above please do not hesitate to contact either of us listed below. Dated: December __, 2016 Dated: December __, 2016 ____________________________ ______________________________ Christine Dietrick, City Attorney Stuart Adams, Attorney Respondent City of San Luis Obispo Charging Party San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 8 cc: Bruce Barsook/Che Johnson Katie Lichtig, City Manager Monica Irons, Human Resources Director _________, President SLOPOA City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 1 Proposed Settlement Agreement and draft letter to PERB Page 9 RESOLUTION NO. _____ (2016 SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 6620 (1989 SERIES) TO ESTABLISH A NEW DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION WHEREAS, the resolution of labor disputes between the City and the San Luis Obispo Police Officers Association (SLOPOA) is currently governed by Resolution 6620 (1989 Series); and WHEREAS, SLOPOA and the City are parties to an Unfair Practice Charge, LA-CE-729- M, pending before the Public Employment Relations Board in which SLOPOA has alleged that the City violated the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act by placing certain ballot measures before the voters prior to completion of statutory negotiations requirements and in which the City has denied those allegations; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that approving a settlement agreement in the pending action furthers the City’s interests of: promoting harmonious labor relations between the parties; achieving greater certainty in the results of the local elections outcome that was the subject of Unfair Practice Charge No. LA-CE-729-M; clarifying and reaching agreement on the applicable procedures for the resolution of labor disputes between the parties; and avoiding the uncertainty, inconvenience, and expense of continued litigation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Amendment of Section 13.2 of Resolution 6620 (1989 Series). Section 13.2 of Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) is hereby amended to delete reference to “SLOPOA,” thereby making the section inapplicable to SLOPOA, but leaving those provisions otherwise intact and continuing in their application only to IAFF Local 3523. SECTION 2. Add New Section 13.3. Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) is hereby amended to add new Section 13.3 establishing a new dispute resolution process applicable only to SLOPOA to read as follows: 13.3 Dispute Resolution Procedures for the San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association (SLOPOA) Only A. It is the intent of the City and the SLOPOA that resolution of disputes on matters within the scope of representation as defined in California Government Code Section 3504 shall be resolved in the manner set forth in Government Code Sections 3505 through 3505.7 (as those sections subsequently may be amended) and as further provided in this section. To the extent that this section is silent as to procedural matters addressed in the Government Code, the City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) Page 1 provisions of the Government Code shall be deemed to apply. Otherwise, the express terms of this section shall govern. B. Selection of Neutral Factfinder. (1) Within a reasonable time following the adoption of this section, the City and the SLOPOA shall consult with one another to agree upon a list of no fewer than 7 acceptable and reasonably available factfinders from which the neutral factfinder will be chosen. (2) Any party may request to review and revise the list one time per calendar year after initial agreement on the list or as otherwise necessary to maintain the requisite number of acceptable and available factfinders. The list shall only be revised by mutual consent of the parties. (3) The neutral factfinder shall be selected from the predetermined list via an alternating strike process as follows: (a) The parties will determine either through mutual agreement or by coin toss which of the parties will strike first and that party will select one name to strike from the list. (b) The second party will then strike a name from the list. (c) The parties will continue with alternating strikes from the list until only one name remains. (d) The remaining factfinder will be contacted no later than two business days following the selection and requested to serve as the neutral factfinder. (e) If the selected neutral is unavailable, the name shall be removed from the list and the strike process shall be repeated until an available neutral can be retained. For purposes of this section, the selected neutral will be deemed “unavailable” if s/he is not able to begin hearings within 45 days of the date the request to serve as the neutral factfinder is made. (f) The parties may mutually agree to a factfinder from the list without going through steps a-e above. C. Procedures For The Factfinding Hearing (1) The SLOPOA may request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding not later than 30 calendar days following the date that either party provided the other with a written notice of a declaration of impasse. Within five days after receipt of the written City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) Page 2 request, each party shall select a person to serve as the factfinder in accordance with section B above. (2) Once selected, the factfinder shall, as soon as reasonably possible, based upon the schedules of the parties and the factfinder, hold a hearing on the issues in dispute in the impasse. In no event shall the hearing take place more than 30 calendar days from the selection of the factfinder by the parties except by mutual agreement of the parties. For the purpose of the hearing, the factfinder shall have the power to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. (3) Ten calendar days prior to the hearing the parties shall either jointly or separately submit a statement to the factfinder listing the issue(s) in dispute identifying the proponent of the issue(s) in dispute. (4) In arriving at their findings and recommendations, the factfinder shall consider, weigh, and be guided by all the following criteria: (a) State and federal laws that are applicable to the employer. (b) Local rules, regulations, or ordinances. (c) Stipulations of the parties. (d) The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the public agency. (e) A Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the employees involved in the factfinding proceeding with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services in comparable public agencies. (f) The consumer price index for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living. (g) The overall compensation presently received by the employees, including direct wage compensation, vacations, holidays, and other excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received. (h) Any other facts, not confined to those specified in paragraphs (a) to (g), inclusive, which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in making the findings and recommendations. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) Page 3 (5) If the dispute is not settled within 30 calendar days after the appointment of the factfinder, or, upon agreement by both parties within a longer period, the factfinder shall make findings of fact and recommend terms of settlement, which shall be advisory only. The factfinder shall submit, in writing, any findings of fact and recommended terms of settlement to the parties before they are made available to the public. The public agency shall make these findings and recommendations publicly available within 10 days after their receipt. (6) The costs for the services of the factfinder selected by the parties, including per diem fees, if any, and actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses, shall be equally divided between the parties. (7) The costs for the services of the factfinder agreed upon by the parties shall be equally divided between the parties, and shall include per diem fees, if any, and actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses. The per diem fees shall not exceed the per diem fees stated on the factfinder's résumé submitted to the parties. The factfinder's bill showing the amount payable by the parties shall accompany his or her final report to the parties and the board. The factfinder may submit interim bills to the parties in the course of the proceedings. The parties shall make payment directly to the factfinder. (8) Any other mutually incurred costs shall be borne equally by the public agency and the employee organization. Any separately incurred costs shall be borne by that party. (9) After these factfinding procedures have been exhausted, but no earlier than 10 days after the factfinders' written findings of fact and recommended terms of settlement have been submitted to the parties pursuant to Section 5 above, the Council shall proceed as set forth in Sections D. et seq below. D. Council Procedures Following Factfinding (1) If the parties remain at impasse after conclusion of the factfinding proceeding, as set forth in Government Code Section 3505.7, the Council shall hold the public hearing required by that section not earlier than 10 calendar days and not later than 60 calendar days following the factfinder’s written findings and recommended terms of settlement have been submitted to the parties. (2) At the public meeting, the Council shall review the findings and recommendations submitted by the factfinder, the available information in the record presented to the factfinder, and any other testimony or relevant information that may be submitted to the Council by the parties or any other interested person(s) prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The format of the public hearing for purposes of this section shall not be evidentiary or adversarial in nature, but shall follow City standard procedures for Council public hearing items. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) Page 4 (3) Following the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council by majority vote may either adopt, modify or reject, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendation of the factfinder and/or the Council may implement its last best and final offer, if inconsistent with the factfinder’s recommendation, after following the procedures set forth in section 4 below. If the factfinder’s recommendations are consistent with the City’s last, best and final offer, the Council may implement its last, best and final offer without additional findings otherwise required herein. (a) The Council shall take final action no later than 30 calendar days following the conclusion of the public hearing, but may do so at the same meeting during which the public hearing is conducted or at any time prior to said 30-day limit. (4) The factfinder’s findings and recommendations for settlement shall be entitled to a presumption of correctness, unless rebutted as follows: (a) If the Council opts to modify or reject any finding or recommended term of settlement favorable to the association and/or to implement its last best and final offer, the Council shall adopt written findings of fact, supported by a preponderance of the evidence presented in the record, in support of its final action. Said written findings of fact by the Council shall be sufficient to show the Council’s reasoning for any such rejection and/or modification with specific citations to the record. The written findings shall be supported by a preponderance of the evidence and the Council’s conclusions shall be supported by its findings. (b) Within 10 calendar days after submission of the factfinder’s findings and recommendations to the parties, the SLOPOA shall identify in writing to the City each factfinder’s “finding or recommended term of settlement” that it deems “favorable to the SLOPOA” for purposes of this section. (c) The Council may adopt any finding or recommendation of the factfinder without requirement of further findings of fact, other than as specifically required by this section. (5) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to limit, modify or preclude Council’s otherwise applicable rights to meet in closed session under labor relations provisions of the Brown Act, so long as no final action set forth herein is taken prior to the required public hearing. E. Judicial Review (1) The parties agree that this ordinance requires a hearing at which evidence/testimony is required to be taken and discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the Council. The City shall not assert any position that is contrary to the terms of this City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) Page 5 resolution including, but not limited to, any position that asserts that a court lacks jurisdiction under either CCP Sections 1094.5 or 1085. (2) No later than 45 calendar days following the Council’s final action to modify or reject the factfinder’s findings or recommendations favorable to the SLOPOA and/or to implement its last best and final offer, the parties agree that the SLOPOA may seek review of the Council’s final action by filing a writ petition in the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 and/or Section 1085 depending upon the issues submitted for review. The record for review shall include all evidence presented through the conclusion of the public hearing. (3) In the event the Council fails to take final action as required herein following the conclusion of a factfinding proceeding, the parties agree that the SLOPOA, within 30 calendar days following the date on which the Council would otherwise have been required to take final action, may compel the Council’s final action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1085. F. Process Modifications: Unless otherwise mutually agreed between the parties in writing, the dispute resolution process provided herein shall constitute the exclusive means of impasse resolution between the City and the SLOPOA as contemplated by Government Code Section 3507(a)(5) (or as it subsequently may be amended) and may be modified only through the meet and confer process provided in Government Code Section 3505 (or as it subsequently may be amended), including submitting any unresolved disputes regarding proposed modifications to this process. The parties may modify any of the procedures set forth herein as they may deem convenient by mutual written agreement. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon dismissal in its entirety of Unfair Practice Charge No. LA-CE-729-M by PERB and execution by the parties of the settlement agreement in that matter. In the event PERB declines to dismiss the action in its entirety, this resolution shall not take effect. SECTION 4. Resolution Number 6620 (1989 Series) is hereby amended as set forth herein and superseded to the extent inconsistent herewith. Upon motion of _______________________, seconded by _______________________, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was adopted this _____ day of _____________________ 2016. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) Page 6 ____________________________________ Mayor Heidi Harmon ATTEST: ____________________________________ Carrie Gallagher City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____________________________________ J. Christine Dietrick City Attorney IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, this ______ day of ______________, _________. ____________________________________ Carrie Gallagher City Clerk City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 Draft Resolution modifying existing Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) Page 7 Redline version of City of San Luis Obispo Resolution No. 6620 (1989 SERIES) Section 13.2 Original text here is a transcription of Section 13.2 with “(-#-)” indicating pagination in the original printing. Any perceived typos most likely exist in the original including the omission of sub-section #6 under 13.2(G): SECTION 13.2 REACHING AGREEMENT (only applies to SLOPOA and SLOFA) A. Statement of Intent It is the intent that: (1) Employee Organizations and City representatives comply with the State law (Meyers- Milias-Brown Act) requiring City and Employee Organization representatives to “meet-and-confer in good faith” and to meet as necessary to present respective positions, to resolve differences and to reach agreement (Memorandum of Agreement). (2) The substance and progress of the meet-and-confer process and other resolution measures be transmitted by City and Employee Organization representatives to, respectively, the City Council and the Board of Directors and the membership of the Employee Organizations. (3) Agreement be reached through the meet-and-confer process, and that other resolution measures be used only after giving every reasonable opportunity for resolution through meet-and-confer process. (4) Each successive stage of this process for reaching agreement be given a full and honest opportunity to resolve differences and to produce agreement and, failing that, to reduce the scope and number of issues which would be referred on to the next stage, and (-15-) further, that each successive stage only deal with issues not resolved by the meet-and-confer process or by earlier stages in the procedure. (5) Agreement be reached in the minimum time and that time limits be rigorously adhered to, except that any time limit in this resolution may be extended by mutual consent, in writing when the prospect for timely agreement would be enhanced by such an extension. (6) The content and substance of the meet-and-confer process and other resolution measures remain private and confidential, except as provided in this resolution. B. Request for Mediation Mediation may be requested only after the possibility of settlement by direct discussion has been exhausted. If so mediation may be requested in either of two ways: (1) By mutual agreement of both parties in the negotiations. Each party shall provide to the other a list of all points of disagreement, and their position on each of the points. Meeting shall then be scheduled promptly with the Employee Relations Officer (City Administrative Officer). (2) By providing written Notice of Intent (“Notice”) to request mediation. Such notice shall include a list of all points of disagreement and the amendments proposed to resolve the disagreements. The party receiving the Notice shall have one 10-day period to change its position on any points of disagreement. If notice of change is not received within the 10 (-16-) days or if any issue(s) remains unresolved, a meeting shall then be scheduled promptly with the Employee Relations Officer. C. Meeting with Employee Relations Officer (ERO) City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 1 (1) The ERO shall convene a meeting between the chief negotiator for the employee organization, one other representative of the employee organization, the ERO and one other representative of the City: (A) To review the position of the parties in a final effort to reach agreement or reduce the points of disagreement, and (B) If agreement is not reached, to make arrangements for the utilization of the mediation procedures provided herein. D. Mediation Following the meeting with ERO, only the disputed issues shall be submitted to mediation. The mediator shall be selected from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service by mutual consent. All mediation proceedings shall be private and confidential and the mediator shall make no public recommendation nor take any public position at any time concerning the issue. Any fees or expenses of mediation shall be payable one- half by City and one-half by the employee organization. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurring the expenses. E. Terminating Mediation 1. After no less than 10 days, mediation may be terminated only when at least two of the following agree in writing that there is no reasonable prospect of reaching a settlement through the mediation process: (A) Chief negotiator of the employee organization (B) Chief negotiator for the City (C) Mediator (-17-) 2. Mediation shall be terminated if agreement has not been reached in 30 days. 3. At the termination of mediation, the mediator shall submit a written report of the mediation to the parties for use by the Fact-finder. F. Fact-Finding 1. If mediation fails to resolve any issues, then only those unresolved issues shall be referred to “fact-finding.” A list of five potential Fact-finders shall be obtained from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service. Then following a random determination of which party begins, parties shall alternately strike one name from the list until only one remains. 2. Each party shall submit in writing its position on each unresolved issue and its last offer of settlement seventy-two hours prior to commencing Fact-finding. After due consideration, the Fact-finder shall select the position of one party on each issue using factors traditionally taken into consideration in determination of wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment in the public sector including but not limited to: A. State and Federal laws applicable to the employer. B. Changes in the consumer price index (all urban consumers – Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim). C. Stipulations of the parties. D. The financial condition of the City and its ability to meet the cost of the award. E. The wages and benefits of similar communities or organizations. F. Previous Memoranda of Agreement with the employee organization. (-18-) G. The interest and welfare of the public and employee. H. The Employer-Employee Resolution. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 2 I. Issues previously agreed to during the current meet-and-confer and mediation process. J. Past practice with respect to the issues before the Fact-finder. 3. Within 10 days of commencing fact-finding, recommendations of the Fact-finder shall be reported in writing at a meeting of representatives of the City and the employee organization. Additionally, the fact-finder shall determine the eligibility of issues for consideration by a Settlement Panel (“G” below). 4. Each party has 10 days to accept, reject or propose alternatives to recommendations of fact-finding. Any recommendations or alternatives not accepted by both parties within 15 days of the Fact-finder reporting the recommendations will be presented to the City Council. The City Council may accept or reject any recommendation. Any recommendation of the fact-finder or the employee organization accepted by the City Council shall be considered resolved. All proceedings and recommendations of fact- finding shall be private and confidential. If findings are accepted or issues are otherwise resolved any fees or expenses shall be payable one-half by the City and one-half by the employee organization. If not, the City will pay all fees and expenses of the Fact-finder. G. Settlement Panel Issues remaining unresolved following fact-finding which directly deal with articles of any current City MOA (or prior MOA for the employee (-19-) organization, if expired) except “Employee Rights” or “City (management) Rights” as contained in the applicable MOA may be taken to professional Settlement Panel according to the following process: 1. The Employee Organization may request that an eligible issue be taken to the Settlement Panel by clearly stating its request in writing. The position may be the same as previously taken or one closer to the other party’s. In no case can the position request more than the most recent proposal. 2. If the Employee Organization modifies its position on any issue, the City shall have one ten-day period to agree to or reject the proposed position or present a written counter proposal only on the modified issue(s). 3. If the Employee Organization does not modify its position, or if a counter proposal is not presented by the City, or if the counter proposal is rejected within 10 days then the unresolved issues shall be referred to a professional Settlement Panel. Each party shall submit to the Settlement Panel, in writing, its established position on each unresolved issue including any counter proposal. 4. A list of seven panelists shall be obtained from the state Mediation and Conciliation Service. Then following a random determination of which party begins, parties shall alternately strike one name from the list until only three remain. 5. The Settlement Panel shall select the positions of one party on each unresolved issue using factors traditionally taken into consideration in determination of wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment in the public sector including but not limited to: (-20-) A. State and Federal laws applicable to the employer. B. Changes in the consumer price index (all urban consumers – Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim). C. Stipulations of the parties. D. The financial condition of the City and its ability to meet the cost of the award. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 3 E. The wages and benefits of similar communities or organizations. F. Previous Memoranda of Agreement with the employee organization. G. The interest and welfare of the public and employees. H. The Employer-Employee Resolution. I. Issues previously agreed to during the current meet-and-confer, mediation and fact-finding process. J. Past practice with respect to the issues before the Settlement Panel. 7. These findings shall be reported within 10 days, in writing, at a meeting of representatives of the City and the employee association at which time alternatives to the findings may be discussed. The City Administrative Officer and Chief Negotiator for the employee organization shall jointly prepare a letter transmitting the findings to the City Council. 8. If the findings completely sustain one party and issues are not otherwise resolved, the other party shall pay all fees or expenses of the Settlement Panel. If the findings sustain each party on at least one issue then the parties shall pay fees or expenses in proportion to the number of issues on which they were not (-21-) sustained. If the issues are otherwise resolved any fees or expenses shall be payable one-half by City and one-half by the employee organization. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurring the expenses. 9. If findings are not accepted or otherwise resolved: (A) The findings will be made public. (B) The employee organization will no longer be bound by any agreement not to sponsor, support or collect signatures for a charter amendment requiring binding interest arbitration. 13.3 Dispute Resolution Procedures for the San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association (SLOPOA) Only A. It is the intent of the City and the SLOPOA that resolution of disputes on matters within the scope of representation as defined in California Government Code Section 3504 shall be resolved in the manner set forth in Government Code Sections 3505 through 3505.7 (as those sections subsequently may be amended) and as further provided in this section. To the extent that this section is silent as to procedural matters addressed in the Government Code, the provisions of the Government Code shall be deemed to apply. Otherwise, the express terms of this section shall govern. B. Selection of Neutral Factfinder. (1) Within a reasonable time following the adoption of this section, the City and the SLOPOA shall consult with one another to agree upon a list of no fewer than 7 acceptable and reasonably available factfinders from which the neutral factfinder will be chosen. (2) Any party may request to review and revise the list one time per calendar year after initial agreement on the list or as otherwise necessary to maintain the requisite number of City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 4 acceptable and available factfinders. The list shall only be revised by mutual consent of the parties. (3) The neutral factfinder shall be selected from the predetermined list via an alternating strike process as follows: (a) The parties will determine either through mutual agreement or by coin toss which of the parties will strike first and that party will select one name to strike from the list. (b) The second party will then strike a name from the list. (c) The parties will continue with alternating strikes from the list until only one name remains. (d) The remaining factfinder will be contacted no later than two business days following the selection and requested to serve as the neutral factfinder. (e) If the selected neutral is unavailable, the name shall be removed from the list and the strike process shall be repeated until an available neutral can be retained. For purposes of this section, the selected neutral will be deemed “unavailable” if s/he is not able to begin hearings within 45 days of the date the request to serve as the neutral factfinder is made. (f) The parties may mutually agree to a factfinder from the list without going through steps a-e above. C. Procedures For The Factfinding Hearing (1) The SLOPOA may request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding not later than 30 calendar days following the date that either party provided the other with a written notice of a declaration of impasse. Within five days after receipt of the written request, each party shall select a person to serve as the factfinder in accordance with section B above. (2) Once selected, the factfinder shall, as soon as reasonably possible, based upon the schedules of the parties and the factfinder, hold a hearing on the issues in dispute in the impasse. In no event shall the hearing take place more than 30 calendar days from the selection of the factfinder by the parties except by mutual agreement of the parties. For the purpose of the hearing, the factfinder shall have the power to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 5 (3) Ten calendar days prior to the hearing the parties shall either jointly or separately submit a statement to the factfinder listing the issue(s) in dispute identifying the proponent of the issue(s) in dispute. (4) In arriving at their findings and recommendations, the factfinder shall consider, weigh, and be guided by all the following criteria: (a) State and federal laws that are applicable to the employer. (b) Local rules, regulations, or ordinances. (c) Stipulations of the parties. (d) The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the public agency. (e) A Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the employees involved in the factfinding proceeding with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services in comparable public agencies. (f) The consumer price index for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living. (g) The overall compensation presently received by the employees, including direct wage compensation, vacations, holidays, and other excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received. (h) Any other facts, not confined to those specified in paragraphs (a) to (g), inclusive, which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in making the findings and recommendations. (5) If the dispute is not settled within 30 calendar days after the appointment of the factfinder, or, upon agreement by both parties within a longer period, the factfinder shall make findings of fact and recommend terms of settlement, which shall be advisory only. The factfinder shall submit, in writing, any findings of fact and recommended terms of settlement to the parties before they are made available to the public. The public agency shall make these findings and recommendations publicly available within 10 days after their receipt. (6) The costs for the services of the factfinder selected by the parties, including per diem fees, if any, and actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses, shall be equally divided between the parties. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 6 (7) The costs for the services of the factfinder agreed upon by the parties shall be equally divided between the parties, and shall include per diem fees, if any, and actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses. The per diem fees shall not exceed the per diem fees stated on the factfinder's résumé submitted to the parties. The factfinder's bill showing the amount payable by the parties shall accompany his or her final report to the parties and the board. The factfinder may submit interim bills to the parties in the course of the proceedings. The parties shall make payment directly to the factfinder. (8) Any other mutually incurred costs shall be borne equally by the public agency and the employee organization. Any separately incurred costs shall be borne by that party. (9) After these factfinding procedures have been exhausted, but no earlier than 10 days after the factfinders' written findings of fact and recommended terms of settlement have been submitted to the parties pursuant to Section 5 above, the Council shall proceed as set forth in Sections D. et seq below. D. Council Procedures Following Factfinding (1) If the parties remain at impasse after conclusion of the factfinding proceeding, as set forth in Government Code Section 3505.7, the Council shall hold the public hearing required by that section not earlier than 10 calendar days and not later than 60 calendar days following the factfinder’s written findings and recommended terms of settlement have been submitted to the parties. (2) At the public meeting, the Council shall review the findings and recommendations submitted by the factfinder, the available information in the record presented to the factfinder, and any other testimony or relevant information that may be submitted to the Council by the parties or any other interested person(s) prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The format of the public hearing for purposes of this section shall not be evidentiary or adversarial in nature, but shall follow City standard procedures for Council public hearing items. (3) Following the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council by majority vote may either adopt, modify or reject, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendation of the factfinder and/or the Council may implement its last best and final offer, if inconsistent with the factfinder’s recommendation, after following the procedures set forth in section 4 below. If the factfinder’s recommendations are consistent with the City’s last, best and final offer, the Council may implement its last, best and final offer without additional findings otherwise required herein. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 7 (a) The Council shall take final action no later than 30 calendar days following the conclusion of the public hearing, but may do so at the same meeting during which the public hearing is conducted or at any time prior to said 30-day limit. (4) The factfinder’s findings and recommendations for settlement shall be entitled to a presumption of correctness, unless rebutted as follows: (a) If the Council opts to modify or reject any finding or recommended term of settlement favorable to the association and/or to implement its last best and final offer, the Council shall adopt written findings of fact, supported by a preponderance of the evidence presented in the record, in support of its final action. Said written findings of fact by the Council shall be sufficient to show the Council’s reasoning for any such rejection and/or modification with specific citations to the record. The written findings shall be supported by a preponderance of the evidence and the Council’s conclusions shall be supported by its findings. (b) Within 10 calendar days after submission of the factfinder’s findings and recommendations to the parties, the SLOPOA shall identify in writing to the City each factfinder’s “finding or recommended term of settlement” that it deems “favorable to the SLOPOA” for purposes of this section. (c) The Council may adopt any finding or recommendation of the factfinder without requirement of further findings of fact, other than as specifically required by this section. (5) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to limit, modify or preclude Council’s otherwise applicable rights to meet in closed session under labor relations provisions of the Brown Act, so long as no final action set forth herein is taken prior to the required public hearing. E. Judicial Review (1) The parties agree that this ordinance requires a hearing at which evidence/testimony is required to be taken and discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the Council. The City shall not assert any position that is contrary to the terms of this resolution including, but not limited to, any position that asserts that a court lacks jurisdiction under either CCP Sections 1094.5 or 1085. (2) No later than 45 calendar days following the Council’s final action to modify or reject the factfinder’s findings or recommendations favorable to the SLOPOA and/or to implement its last best and final offer, the parties agree that the SLOPOA may seek review of the Council’s final action by filing a writ petition in the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 and/or Section 1085 City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 8 depending upon the issues submitted for review. The record for review shall include all evidence presented through the conclusion of the public hearing. (3) In the event the Council fails to take final action as required herein following the conclusion of a factfinding proceeding, the parties agree that the SLOPOA, within 30 calendar days following the date on which the Council would otherwise have been required to take final action, may compel the Council’s final action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1085. F. Process Modifications: Unless otherwise mutually agreed between the parties in writing, the dispute resolution process provided herein shall constitute the exclusive means of impasse resolution between the City and the SLOPOA as contemplated by Government Code Section 3507(a)(5) (or as it subsequently may be amended) and may be modified only through the meet and confer process provided in Government Code Section 3505 (or as it subsequently may be amended), including submitting any unresolved disputes regarding proposed modifications to this process. The parties may modify any of the procedures set forth herein as they may deem convenient by mutual written agreement. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 3 Legislative draft of relevant provisions of Resolution 6620 Page 9 CITY OF SAN MIS OBIM RESOIIFFICN NO. 6620 (1989 SERIES) A RESOIDTION OF MM CITY OF SAN = OBISPO ESTABLISHING M FRAMEWORK FOR FUMRE REIMICNS BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN MIS OBISPO, AS AN EMPMYER; AND ITS MMDYEES, AND SUPERSEDING RESOMTIbN NO. 3405 ( 1977 SERIES). 6620 City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1 TITU OF RESOLUTION 1 2 STATEMENT OF PLUUKM 1 3 DESIGNATION OF MlJNICIPAL.EMPj-oYEE,ja=CNS OFFICER 1 4 DEFINITIONS 1 5 EMPWYEE RIGHTS 5 6 CITY RIGHTS 6 7 MEET AND CONFER IN GOOD FAIM - SCOPE 6 8 amsum=aa. im GOOD FAITH: - scopE 7 9 ADVANCE NOTICE 7 10 PETITION FOR RECOGNTTICN 8 u APPROPRIATE UNIT 11 12 RECOGNITION OF EMPL= ORGANIZATIONS AS MAJORITY 12 FORMAL RECOGNITION 13.1 RESOLUTION OF IMPASSES 14 13. 2 REACHING AGREEMENT 15 14.1 GRIEVANCES 22 14.2 DISCIPLINE ACTION- APPEAL 24 15 NEMMLAIMM OF AGREEMENT 24 16 EMPLOYEE REPRMEN7ATICN AT MEET AND CONFER 25 17 ACCESS TO WORK STATIONS 25 18 USE OF CITY FACrLTTIES 26 19 BULTZTIN BOARDS 26 20 DUES CHECK OFF 27 21 PEACEFUL PER MZQNCE OF CITY SERVICES 27 22 RULES AND REGUTATIONS 29 23 CO9S7WCTICN 29 24 SEPARABILITY 29City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 2 BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. T= OF RINOILITION This Resolution shall be known as the Employer-Employee Relations Resolution of the City of San Luis Obispo. I yo vUWIWOIKS) The Purpose Of this RBSOlutim is to implement Chapter 10, Division 41 Title 1, of -the Government Code of the State Of California - (Sections 3500 et seq.) caption "Public Employee Organizations,!' by providing orderly Procedures for the administration of employer - employee -relations between the City and its employee organizations and for resolving disputes regarding wages, hours, and other terms and cmiditions of employment. SECTION 3. DESIGNATION OF NLMCIPAL EMPLOYEE RELATIONS OFFICER The City Council hereby designates the City Administrative Officer as the Municipal Employee Relations Officer who shall be the City's principal representativesentative . in all matters of employer-employee relations, with authority to meet and confer in good faith on matters within the scope of representati ,on. including wages, hours and other terms and =kUtions of employment. The Mudcipal Employee Relations Officer so designated is authorized to delegate these duties and responsibilities. As used in this Resolution, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: A. Appropriate. unit w- means a unit of employee classes or positions established pursuant to Section 11 of this Resolution, citing factors to be considered in making such determination. 1- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 3 B. Citv -means the City of San Luis Obispo, a municipal corporation, and where in ate herein, "City" refers to the City Cmnicil, the governing body of said City, or any duly authorized management employee as herein defined. Consult or:r _ Cbnsultati.on _ in Good Faith . - , means _to commtlh cafe .verbally or in wr ting.for the purpose of presenting . and obtaining views or advising of intended actions. D.- EmeYgencv moans emergency conditions such as: extraordinary fire, flood; or. ea dxpake,:public calamity, or catastrophe: which threatens life or property. E. _Eumloyee —means any person filling a line -item position in. the City budget- except those persons elected by popular vote. F. Employee. Confidential - means an employee. who is privy to decisions of City management affecting a player- employee relations. G. Employee.. Management - 'means: 1) Any employee having significant responsibilities in formulating and aam;nister`ing City policies and programs,, including but not limited to the chief executive officer and department heads; and 2) Any employee having.authority to. exercise. independent judgement to hire, transfer, suspend, lay -off, recall: promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or having the responsibility to direct :then, or...to adjust their. grievances, or effectively to reommend such action if in connection with the foregoing; the exercise of which authority,is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent jam• 2- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 4 H. Employee. Professional - means employees engaged in work requiring specialized knowledge and skills attained through completion of a recognized course of instruction, including, but not limited to, attorneys, engineers and architects. Emnlovee::Omanization - _means any,, oxlgrc iMzat cm::which..31 dudes. ftloyees: of the City and which has as. one of its - primary. purposes representing such, employees: in, their: employment relations with-the City. J. Eawlover-Employee Relations- means the relationship between the City and its employees and. their employee organization, or when used in a general sense, the relationship between City management and employees or employee organizations. K.. Grievance as•this -tezm LiS. defined ,in section 14.,(A). means: 1) a deadlock in the discussions between a majority, representative and the .City ;over any s matters concerning which i they are required to meet and confer in good faith, or over the scope of such subject matter,,and.dfferences that remain are so substantial and prolonged that further. _ meeting arui conferring would be futile: or 2) any unresolved.oampl.aint by an. affected- ,employee organization advanced in good faith, concerning a decision of the Municipal Employee Relations Officer made pursuant to gections.10,. 11, or 12 of this Resolution. M. Majority Representative - means an employee organization, or its duly authorized representative, that has been granted - formal recognition by the Municipal Employee Relations Officer as representing the .majority of employees in an appropriate unit. 3- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 5 L 1_ N. Mediation or Conciliation - means the efforts of an impartial third per, or pins, motioning as ' I aries, to assist the parties in reaching a voluntary resolution to an impasse, through interpretation, suggestion and advice. .Mediation and conciliation are interchangeable.; terms.... All.; such. proceedings., shall be private and the.. mediator - shall. make no public recommendations_nor.take any public position cortoerning the issues. O. Meet and Confer, in Good Faith (sa etimes - referred to. herein as "meet and confer" or, „meeting and conferring")•- means performance by duly authorized. City representatives and duly authorized.repressentatives of an employee, organization recognized as-.the` major ty representative of their mutual: obligation, to -meet .at reasonable times and .to discuss in good faith matters within the scope of-representation including tinges, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, in an effort to: 1) reach agreement on those matters within the authority of such representatives and 2) reach agreement on what will be rimed to the-City Council on those matters within the - decision making:: authority of the City Council. This does not; require. either_ party. :to agree to a P. Municipal Emol Relations Officer - means the - City's principal representative in all.matters of.employer- employee relations designated pursuant to Section 12 of this Resolution, or a duly authorized representative. 4- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 6 Q. Peace Officer - shall mean and include those employees defined as peace officers by the Penal Code. R. Recognized Employee Organization - means an employee organization which has. been - formally. acknowledged by the Mom cipal.Employee Relations Offioe:as.•the.employee.cr organization : that< - represents :.e ployees,of the City, as provided elsewhere in this Resolution. S.;., Resolution -- means; unless - the, context: indicates'; otherwise; the Employer - Employee'' Relations . Resolution of the • City .of San Luis Obispo. T. Scope of Representation means all matters. relating to employment conditions and employer - employee relations, including, but not limited to, wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment, city Rights (Section 6) are excluded frcam the scape.of'. - - representati.on. . LJ. SIAFA - means, San Luis Obispo Firefighters'. Association. V. SIAPOA = means; San Luis Obispo Police Officers' Association. SECTION 5. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS Eaiployees of the City shall have the right to form, join and participate in the. activities- of employee organizations of.their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters. of employer -employee relations including but .not limited tp, usages, hours and other terms and =editions of employment. Employees of the City also shall have the right to reftm to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the City. No employee shall be. interfered with, intimidated, restrained, coerced or dicrrriminat against because of the exercise of these rights. 5- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 7 0 0 SECTION 6. CITY RIC YrS Me.ricdt of the City include, but are not limited to, the exclusive right to determine, the mission of its constituent departments cxmmtissions and boards; set standards.of service; determine the procedures and standards of:.seleckion for employment.:and prarnotiont direct "its employees; take disciplinary action; relieve its employees: from: duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate;: reasons; maintain the efficiency of govt operations; .determine.the methods,.•means..and personnel by . which government: operations are to be.coiducted;, determine : the "content of job classifications; take all necessary actions to carry.ent`its: mission in a *+-; es; and exercise complete control and discretion over its orga*+; ;ation and the technology of performing its work. 1 • i • e• 1' e••• •o' A. The City, through its representatives, shall 'meet and confer in good faith with representatives of formally recognized employee organizations with majority representation , rights regarding matters within thie scope .of reputation including wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment .within..therappropriate unit. B. 'the City shall not be required to meet and confer ~in:goocl faith on any subject except as required by Federal or State law, nor shall it be required to meet and confer in good faith.on Employee or City Rights as defined in Sections 5 and 6. C. With respect to the San Luis Obispo Police Officers Association SIDPLlA) and the San Luis Obispo Firefighters Association (sirm) only and consistent with the Meyers- milias -Bm m Act, and the intent of the 6- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 8 i City and the Employee Organizations, meet-and-confer, mediation, fact - finding and settlement panel discussions between the two parties or their agents shall be confidential. It is permissible, within the intent of confidentiality, for the representatives of the City to meet with the City Council.and.for the representatives of.the Employee organizations to meet with their.Board of Directors.or membership. It is.not.permissible for,- representatives - of ;either the City or:the Employee.organizations to dic icc the content of the meet- arxi-oomfer, mediation, fact- finding or settlement panel discussions, with members of the public or media except as provided in this.MTl%w- Employee Resolution. All matters affecting employer-employee relations, including those that are not subject. to meeting. and conferring, are subject to consultation. 4be City, through its representatives, shall consult in good faith with representatives of all recognized employee organizations an employes - employee relations matters which affect them. SE=ON.9. ADVANCE NOTICE Written notice shall be given to each recognized. employee organization affected a minimum of 14 calendar .days 'prior,to:adoption,of any ordinance, rule, or resolution or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adapted.by the City Council or by any board or commission of the City, and each shall be given the opportunity to meet with such body prior to adoption. 7- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 9 In case of emergency, when the City or any board or commission of the City determines that an ordinance; rule; resolution or regulation must be adopted ;;ately without prior .notice or meeting with a recognized employee organization, the City .small provide such notice acid opportunity to.Meet at tine earliest. practicable time (within 30 days) following the adoption of such ordinance, rule, resolution or.-regulation. SECTION 10. PETITION FUR_RECOGNrITCN There are two .(2) levels, of employee, organizatiom.:recognition - formal and informal.- The recognition, requirements of each are set forth below. A. _ FORL IMM2TITION the right to meet . and confer in good faith as majority x , - -+±±tative: An employee organization that seeks formal recognition for purposes of meeting. and oenferring.in good. faith as the majority representative of employees in an, appropriate unit shall -file a petition with the Municipal Employee Relations officer containing the following information and documentation: 1) Name and address of the employee organization. 2) Names and titles of its officers. 3) Names of employee organization:reprewntatives.who are authorized to speak on behalf of-its members. 4) A statement that the employee organization has, as one of its relations with the City. 5) A statement whether the, employee organization is a chapter or local of, or affiliated directly or indirectly in any marmer with, a regional or state, or national or international organization, and, if so, the names and address of each such regional, state or international organization. 8 City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 10 6) Certified copies of the employee organization's constitution and by -laws. 7) A- designation of those persons, not e3o3eeding two in number, and their- addresses,. to whom notice will be hand delivered or sent by regular .U.S..Mail will be dew sufficient notice on the employee organization for any purpose. 8)_ -A statement that the employee.organization.recognizes that the provisions of Secticn.923 of..the Iabor.Code are not applicable to City employees. 9) A statement that the employee organization has no restriction on membership based an race, color, creed, sex or national origin. l0).- Zhe job classifications or titles. of..epployees in the unit claimed to be appropriate and the number of member employees therein classified by department, division, and job title. 11) A statement that the.employee organizaticn.has in its possession written proof, dated within six months of the date upon which the Petition is filed, to establish that at least 30% of the employees in the unit. claimed >to.be, appropriate have designated the employee on;zation to represent them in their employment relations with the City. Such written proof shall be submitted for confirmation to the Municipal Employee. Relations Offioer or to a mutually agreed upon disinterested third party. 12) A request that the Municipal Employee Relations Officer recognize the employee organization as the majority representative of the employees in the unit claimed to be appropriate for the purpose of mecum and conferring in good faith on all matters within the. scope of representations. 9- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 11 B. INFaFML IUXD(2=CN - the right to consult in good faith, An employee organization that seeks recognition for purposes of consultation in good faith shall file a petition with the mmicipal I Relations Officer containing the followring,information and - -- Employee Mug , documm-rtaticn: 1) All of the information enumerated in A. .(l) through (9) of this - Section inclusive. 2) A. statement thatthe employee organization has in its possession written - proof , dated within - six months of the date upon which the petition is tiled, to.establish that employees have designated the employee organization to represent them in their employment relations with the City. Such written proof shall be submitted for confirmation to Municipal Employee Relations Officer or to a wally agreed upon disinterested third party. 3) a request that the Nimicipal Employee Relations officer recognize the employee organization for the purpose of consultation in good faith. C. 7hepetiticn, includiM.al-l-ac=npanyiM:docummits, shall'be verified, under oath,. by the Executive Officer and Secretary of the organization that the statements are true. All changes in such information shall be filed forthwith in like manner. D. No employee may be represented by more than one recognized organization for the purposes of this Resolution. City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 12 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATE UNIT A. The Nsmicipal Employee Relations officer, .after reviewing the petition filed by an employee orpnIzation seeking formal recognition as majority. representative ,. shall determine whether the proposed unit is an appropriate unit. The principal criterion in making this determination I is whether there is a cxmmamit of.interest among such employees. Me following factors, among others,, are: to be considered in making such determination: 1) Gfuich unit will assure employees the fullest freedom in 'the exercise of rights set forth under. this. Resolution. 2) The history of employee relations: (i) in-the unit; ii) among other eaployees of the City; and (iii) similar public employment. 3) The effect of the unit on the efficient operation and consistent with the Egan; national structure of the City and e: 1 .• JI I• • - JI I• • - - - •I 4) The extent to which employees have cMTMon skills, working conditions, job - duties or similar educational. rem» *em*+*s. 5) Me. effect on the existing classif-ication:.st-ructure of division of a single classification among two or mere units. B, In the establishment of appropriate units: 1) professional employees shall not be denied the right to be represented separately fz= nan- professional employees, and 2) management and confidential employees who are included in the same unit with nen- ment or non - confidential employees may not represent such employees on matters within the scope of representation. 11- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 13 3) Representation units should consist of the broadest feasible grouping of positions that share an identifiable community of interest. Every effort should be made to minimize the proliferation of units within the guidelines herein established. r• -a••r. • • r• • •-..• • r• •r A. . Me.Mnicipal Employee Relations Officer shal1ioafter.designaticn of an appropriate unit, determine the majority representative of such employees in such unit. - such determination Shall :be. made either by a* wrjin .for a secret ballot election or by any other reasonable method which -is based upon written proof,. and is - designed to ascertain the free choice of such employees. 1) In the event an election is held, any employee organization claiming: representation of, all or any part of the appropriate unit shall be entitled to a place on the ballot. 2) The employee organization found to represent a majority of the employees in the•apprcpriate unit..shall.be formally acknowledged as.the. recognized employees- organization by the NtJnicipal Employee Relations Officer. 3) In the event no employee organization receives a majority in an election.,a runoff election ..will .be held between the top two vote getters. 4) The recognized employee organization, determined as provided herein, is the only employee organization entitled to meet and confer in good faith on matters within the scope of 12- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 14 representation on behalf of employees in such unit. This Shall not preclude other recognized employee organizations, or individual employees, from consulting with management representatives on employer - employee relations matters of concern to them. B. The recognition rights of the majority representative designated in accordance with this section shall. not be subject to challenge for the longer term of either 12.mranths:fol-1ewing :the date of such recognition Or during - term of any ramorandLm of understanding between such organizations and the City. C.. An -employee organization which desires to challenge the recognition rights of -a recognized empleyee.crganizaticn shall submit written proof that it represents at least 30% of the employees in the appropriate unit. The Municipal Employee Relations Officer shall arrange for a secret ballot election to. be conducted by the City Clerk. or other such method normally used by the City to conduct an election. The choice of Vino organization!' shall also be. included in the ballot. Employees entitled to vote in such, "election. shall be those.perrscros regularly employed -in permanent positions within the--unit moo - were employed during the pay period immediately prior to the date which is fifteen . days before the election, .including those who did not work during such period because of illness, vacation, or authorized leaves of absence, and who are employed by the City in the same unit on the date of the election. An employee organization shall be granted formal recognition following an election if the employee organization has received the vote of a numerical majority of all the employees eligible to vote in 13- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 15 the unit in which the election is held (50% plus 1 of the votes of all eligible employees). D. The Hz icipal Employee Relaticros officer shall withdraw the recognition rights of any recognized employee organization.:which has .been. found by secret. ballot. election to no .longer represerrt .. a. majority . of the employees in an appropriate unit. SECTION. 13.1 RESO=CN OF IMPASSES. (except SLOPOA and ST -OFA) Impasse procedures may be invoked only after the .possibility of are as follows: A. • A *?n'T'TON BY U CITY COUNCIL after a hearing an the merits of the dispute. B. Any other dispute resolving probes to which the parties mutually agree or which the City Council may order. Any party may initiate the. impasse procedure by filinng with the other party (or parties) affected a written request for an impasse meeting together with a statement of its position cn all disputed issues. An pas meeting shall .:.then.be...scheduled..to.be held in executive session by the Ndmicipal Employee- Relations.Offioer forthwith after the date of filing of the written request for such meeting; with written notice to all parties affected. The purpose of such upasse meeting is twofold: (1) To permit a review of the position of all parties in a final effort to reach agreement cn the disputed issues, and (2) if agreement is not concluded, to mutually select the specific impasse probe to which the dispute shall be submitted; in the absence of agreement between the parties on this 14- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 16 point, this matter shall be referred. to the City Council. The fees and expenses, if any, of mediators or of any other impasse procedure, shall be payable once -half by the City and one-half by the - employee organization or employee organizations. S=ON 13. 2 REAMM AMZM= (only applies to SIDPoA and STOpA) A. Statement of Intent It is the intent that: 1) Employee Organizations- and.: City.. Y q -r i c entatives -cxzply with the State law (Meyers-Milias-Brown Act) regairing City and Employee aCrganization representatives to .11meet-and-canfer in good faith" and to meet as necessary to present.respective positions, to resolve differences and to reach agreement (Memorandum of 2) The substance and progress of the meet-and-confer Process and other resolution measures be = transmitted by City and Employee Organization representatives to, respectively, the City Council and the -Board of Directors and the medDership of the Employee Organizations. 3) Agreement be reachedzthrough..the-meet-and-cbnfer,prbCeS gj and that other resolution measures be used only after giving every 0 8%10 q - 6000) a a C-j E = 4) Each successive stage of this process for reaching agreement be given a full and honest opportunity to resolve differences and to Produce agreement and, failing that, to reduce the socpe and number of issues which would be referred on to the next stage, and 15— City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 17 further, that each successive stage only deal with Issues not resolved by the meet-and-confer process or by earlier stages in R t..1.17 1 -0 1 - 5) - Agreement be, reached., in , the minimum time and.:ihat, time limits be rigorcusly adhered. to, except that. any time i i7ni t -in this resolution may be extended by mutual =Lsezrt, in writing when the prcspe't for; timely= agreement, would be.: enhanced -by- such -an extension. 6) - The content and - suJostar&e of the meet_arjd;_;Confer process and other- resolution measures ..remain private and - confidential; except as ; provided in this resolution. B. Pagpest, for Mediation Mediation may be requested only after the possibility Of settlement by direct discussion has been exhausted. If so mediation may be requested in either of two ways: 1) By mutual agreement of both parties in the negotiaticns- Each Party shall provide to the other a list of all points of disagreement, and their position on, each. of the points. Meeting shall then be scheduled prcaptly. with - the,,Mmplcyee Relations Officer (City Administrative officer). 2) By providing written Notice of Intent (,,Notice,,) to request mediation. -Such notice shall include a list of all points of disagreement and the amehtwnts proposed to resolve the disagreements. The party receiving the Notice shall have one 10-day period to change its position on any points of dicarrt. If notice of change is not received within the 10 City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 18 days or if any issue(s) remains unresolved, a meeting shall then be scheduled promptly with the Employee Relations Officer. C. Meeting with Employee Relations Officer (ERD) 1) The ERO shall convene a meeting between the chief negotiator for the employee ..mfan i zaticn, one other representative of . the employee =1 ization, the SRO and. one- other' representative of the City: A) To review the position'.of °the parties.in.•a final effort to B) If agreement is riot reached, to .make . arrangements for the utilization of the mediation . proce s provided herein. D. Mediation Following the meeting with ERO, only the disputed issues shall be submitted to mediation. The mediator shall be selected from the State Mediation and 0MIC111ati.on Service by mutual consent. All mediation proceedings shall be private and confidential and the mediator shall make no public reommmendation nor take any public position at any time concerning the issue.. Any _fees or expenses: of mediation shall be payable one -half by City .. and :one - half :by:the:eiOlcyee- orgahizati.on. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurring the expenses. E. Terminating Mediation 1., After no less than 10 days, mediation may be terminated only wheys at least two of the following agree in writing that there is no reasonable prospect of reaching a settlement through the mediation A) Chief negotiator of the employee organization B) Chief negotiator for the City C) Mediator 17- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 19 2. Mediation shall be terminated if agreement has not been reached in 30 days. 3. At the terminatiai of mediation, the mediator shall submit a written report of the mediation, to the parties for use by the Fact-finder. F. Fact-Finding 1. If mediation fails to,resolve any issues, , -then. only those unresolved issues shal I .1et referred. tO-"faLG+-rfindiM. It A list of I five potential- Fact-finders shallI be obtained from - the state Mediation. and Conciliation Service. Men :following A. randcm determination of ;diidh party begins,, -parties. shall alternately strike one name from the list until,only one remains. 2. Each party shall submit in writing its position on each unresolved issue and its last offer of settlement seventy-two hours prior to camnencing Fact-finding.• After due-oonsideration, -the Fact-finder shall, select the position of one party on each issue using factors traditionally taken into consideration in determination of- wages, hours and other terms: and- ccnditions, of employment in the public sector -including but not.linited.toi A. State and Federal laws applicable to the employer. B. Changes in the consumer price index (all urban consumers - Los Angeles, Lc! .Beach, Anaheim) . C. Stipulations of the parties. D. The financial condition of the City and its ability to meet the cost of the award. E. The wages and benefits of similar ommmmities or organizations. F. Previous Memorarda of Agreement with the employee organization. 18- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 20 G. 7he interest and welfare of the public and employee. H. r1he Employer Employee Resolution. I. Issues previously agreed to during the current meet- and - confer and mediation process. J. .Past practice with, respect to the.issm ,before the Fact- finder. 3 . - --: Withi.n .10 •; days.,of - c ncirq . fact =fib, .reocm nendat cns . of the Fact - finder shall be:reported.,in:writing at-a:.meeti:ng of representatives of the City and the employee organization. Additionally, the fact - finder, shall determine the eligibility of issues for consideration-by a Settlement Panel ( °G" below). 4. Each party -has l0-days to accept, reject or propose alternatives to reocmmmdations.of :fact - finding. Any recannendations or alternatives not acopted by both parties within 15 days of the City Council. Me City Council may accept or reject any reommaendation. Any recmmmndation of the fact - finder or the employee organization.::aocepted: by, the City -Ccn=: l shall be considered: resolved. All proceedings:. and-. recmmendaticns of fact - finding shall be private and confidential. If .findings are accepted or- ica„pa are otherwise resolved any fees or expenses shall be payable one -half by the City and one -half by the employee organization. If not, the City will pay all fees and expenses of the Fact- finder. G. Settlement Panel Issues remaining unresolved following fact - finding which directly deal with articles of any current City IAA (or prior mA for the employee 19- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 21 n organization, if expired) except "Employee Rights" or "City management) Rights" as contained in the applicable NBA may be taken. to professional Settlement Panel according to the following process: 1...7he Employee Organization may request that an eligible 1SSUe be taken.to.the::Settlement Panel by clearly: stating its request in writing. Me position may be the same.as. previously taken or one closer, to the, other: party,s.., In no:.c:ase, can the •positim--request 2. If the:Employee Organization modifies its position on any issue, the City shall have one ten- day.period to:agree to or :reject the modified issue (a). 3. .If the Employee Organization does.nct modify its position, or if a counter proposal is not presented by the City, or if the counter rejected within 10Pr'op .is reJ days then the unresolved issues shall be referred to a professional Settlement Panel. Each party shall suit to the Settlement Panel, in writing, its established position on each unresolved. issue., including.: any counter proposal. C A list of seven panelists.shalI be; obtained.:frrn. ".the state. Mediation and Conciliation Service.. Then following a random determination • of - which • party begins, pages shall alternately striker .one name from the list: until only three .remain. 5. The Settlement Panel shall select the positions of one party on each unresolved issue using factors traditionally taken into oarisIderation in determination of wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment in the public sector including but not limited to: 20= City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 22 A) State and Federal-laws applicable to the employer. B) a anges in the corm mer price index (all urban consumers - Los Angeles, Lxq beach, Anaheim) C) :Stipulations of the parties. D)- -..The financial condition of the city. and._its_ability to meet the cost of the award. E) _ 7he wages and benefits: of similar cxmmamities or organizations. F): Previous Memoranda of Agreement with the employee organization. G) The interest, and welfare of the public and employees.. H) Zhe.Employer- Employee Resolution. I) Issues previously agreed to during the cuxrent . meet - and - confer, mediation and fact- finding process. J) Past practice-with respect to issi before ' the' Settlement Panel. 7. These findings shall be reported within 10 days, in writing, at a meeting of representatives of the City-and the employee association at which time altexmatives to.the.fir4ings : may.be discussed. The City Administrative Officer and Chief Negotiator for the employee organization shall jointly prepare a letter- transmitting the findings to the City Council. 8. If the findings completely sustain. one party and issues are not otherwise resolved, the other party shall pay all fees or expenses of the Settlement Panel. If the findings sustain each party on at least one issue then the parties shall pay fees or expenses in proportion to the number. of issues on which they were not 21- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 23 sustained. If the issues are otherwise resolved any fees or expenses shall be payable one-half. by City and one -half by the employee organization. All other expenses shall be borne by the ply incurriM the 9. :Jf findings are not accepted or otherwise.resolved: A) The findings will be made public. B) ... `Ihe= employee.. organization will..no :1onger::be: bound by any agreement.. not to. sponsor,`, support or.collect signatures for a charter amendment requiring binding 7interest arbitration. SECTION 14.1 ..GRIEVANCES A. A: grievance, is an alleged violation, misinterpretation or misapplication of. the Exployer- Employee Resolution, the Personnel Rules and Regulations, any..of.agreement with.,an employee association or any existing written policy or procedure relating to wages; .hours or other terms and oonditi.ons:of:emplcyment excluding disciplinary matters. B. Any emplcyee may.file and process a grievance ' by -providing the time, place and of:the:.action pxnmpting...the:: grievance. Employees may be aoccqanied- by.: a ;representative:,at,•eacth step of the . process. If a specific action to be grieved affects several employees, those. employees may consolidate, their- grievances and be represented. C. Provided that.. lementation processes are correctly followed, amending the Employer-Employee Resolution or the Personnel Rules and Regulations or creating new or amended written policies or procedures may not be grieved but shall first be subject to notice and consultation or meeting and conferring with the Employee Organization as provided -in Sections 7, 8 and 9 in this resolution or by State law. 22- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 24 D. The grievance procedures shall be outlined in the P ersa¢mel Rules and Regulations. E. Rules and Procedures for the SLOP QA and SIOFA only; 1. Any. dispute regarding the eligibility ofg' _ty an: issue; for . the grievance process - may -,be : appealed through :the process. ultimately to .the Hearing Officer who shall. decide, ,on; the :eligibility prior.to ruling an .the, merits. 2. A grievance is appealable,,.. following. several, preliminary steps, to a Hearing Officer whose:decisicn shall -be` final. A list,of five potential hearing. officers.shalI be obtained. ftcm the State Mediation and Conciliation Service by mutual consent. Then following a random determination. of which -party. begins, parties shall alternatively.stxi one name from the list until only one remains. 'lire grievance procedure shall be outlined in-the Personnel 'Rules and Regulations. 3. .Ally fees or.e)q*nses of the Hearing Officer shall be payable one -half by. the City and one -half by the appellant. All other J-.N 0- •' •• - • M 1 .• 4. The City reserves the - right. to ::make.;the'-Hearing;Officer's opinion advisory or to replace the Hearing Officer position in the grievance process with the Personnel Board for-an Employee Organization after July 1993 provided that: a. The Hearing Officer has ruled on at least five separate grievances for the Employee Organization; and b. The City has been sustained in at least 65 percent of the determinations on grievances _filed by members of the Employee organization. 23- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 25 SECTION 14.2 DISMMMARY ACTION- APPEAL (only applies to SIDpDA and SI.OFA) A. Any employee demoted, suspended for four days or more or the shift equivalent, reduced in pay, or removed under the provisions of Section 2.36.330 of.the.Persa2mel Rules and Regulations. shal I. have the- riqftlt to appeal -such disciplinary - action to a Hearing.-. ..The appeal-,shall- .- be.-in writing.; and: shall be :.filed with, the .:Persormel :birector.within . fifteen:• business -:days-follcxaiiig, the., effective ;date.:of::the -notice-of decision on disciplinary f.action -,,The Hear ng-officer. shall be selected from a- list of five''names ~obtained.fr m-the State,Mediation, and .. Conciliation Service.:., -Followi.ng a - randan -deterauiation . of _which. party begins, parties sha11 alternately strike one name from, the list lentil only one remains. B. The. appeal procedure including' a. Hearing officer shall be outlined in the Personnel Rules and Regulations. expenses - of theReginaAnyfees, Hearing Officer shall be'payable one- half.by the City and one -half by the appellant. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurringng the C. 'The City reserves the right .to replace - the:- Hearirttg,, officer, in the.- appeal procedure with the',PetSCMel Boan3 after.. July,•,:1993. - Mien the meeting and conferring pzocess.is concluded between the City and a formally recognized eMPloyee organization representing a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit, all agreed upon matters shall be incorporated in a written memorandum of agreement signed by the duly authorized City and majority representative. As to those matters within . the authority of the City Council, the memorandum of agreement shall be submitted to the City Council for determination: 24- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 26 r1 tic •, a r • -• -s. v s; i •• - Members of any recognized employee organization may, by a reasa able method select not more than three employee members of such organization and one.emplcyee observer to meet and confer with. the Munacipal.Employee . Relations Officer -and other-management officials (after written certification_of. such selection is. :provided,by.an authorized official of the; organization ).an - subjects- within..the.scope of..*+T++eritation during regular duty or work hours without_loss,of compensation or other benefits. The employee organization shall, whenever practicable, submit the r me(s) of each emplcyee..representative to the Municipal.EMployee Relations Officer at least two working days in advance of such meeting. Provided further: 1) Mat no employee representative shall leave his or her duty or work station or assignment without specific approval of the depart head.or other, authorized City antyage _, .official. If employee representative cannot be released, date of meeting will be. rescheduled in accordance with item,(2) below. 2) mat any such meeti;ig is .:subject to:schecbulingby city management consistent with cperating.needs and ,work:schedules. Nothing provided herein, however, shall..limit or restrict.city management from scheduling such meetings before or after regular duty or work hours. SECTION 17. ACCESS 'Ili WORK LOCATIONS Reasonable access to employment work locations during duty hours shall be granted officers of recognized employee organizations and their officially designated representatives, for the purpose of prooess=q grievances or contacting me¢nbers of the organization concerning business 25- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 27 within the soope of representation. Nan emtployee representatives of any employee organization must have specific approval of the m=cipal Employee Relations Officer to have such access. Employee access during non duty hours ' and ncn employee representative access during: duty: hours, may be obtained: with the. specific approval in eaeh:.instartce of the Municipal Employee Relations - officer -.or an authorized..a*+tar _ management official . when. such. access. shall. not. interfere:. with. the normal operation of the department or with established safety: or security :requir me ts. SECTION 18. USE OF CITY- FACILITIES Employee organizations may, ,': with the prior approval: of. the department. . head, appropriate supervisor or Municipal Employee, Relations Officer, be granted.the use of City., facilities dur ng:non- working:hours for ,meetings. SECTION 19. USE OF BUIi= HOARDS Recognized employee organizations may use portions of City bulletin boards wader the following conditions: . a) - Only notices of recreatioml.and social-affairs, notice of meetings, or.:elections and appointments and. results of.- elections may be posted. b) Ail. materials must reoeive.:.the: approval= :of::the,:.departiment head in charge of the bulletin board. c). All materials must be dated and must identify the organization that-published them. d) the actual posting of materials will be done by the City as soon as possible after they have been approved. Unless special arrangements are made, materials posted will be removed th rty -one days after publication date. 26- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 28 e) The City reserves the right to determine where bulletin boards shall be placed and what portion of them are to be allocated to employee organization materials. f) An employee organization that does not abide. by these rules will .. forfeit its ;right, to have,:materials-posted on City bulletin SECTION 20. ..:DUES CHECK -OFF Only .a formally•recognized- :emplvyee,associaticn- (i.e., the majority .. _ .. representative, "of.emplcyees in an.apprcpriate unit).. may be granted ermissicn by. the Municipal Employee.Relations Officer to have:.the 1 • 11. X111 .' • ..1 • p .III - • { . O • • _ •' pr'ocedures prescribed. by the Municipal Employee. - Relations Officer. Provided, however, this shall not preclude the continuation of dies check -off heretofore granted to any employee organization. Dues withheld by the. City shall be transsmitted.to the officer designated in writing by.. the employee organization as the person authorized to-receive such funds, at the address specific. All employee organizations who; receive -dues cheek -offs shall indemnify, defend, and hold the City ofr. ;san:.Luis:Obispo hazmless -against any claims made and against any suit instituted.against -the City of San Luis Obispo on. amt of check -off of employee organization dues. In addition, all such emp cyee:organizaticns shall refund to-the °City of San :Luis Obispo any amts paid to it in error upon presentation of supporting evidence. Participation by an employee in a strike or a concerted work stoppage is unlawful and shall terminate the employment relation. Prmvided hmmver that nothing herein shall be so construed as to affect the right of any 27- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 29 employee to abandon or to resign his employment. a) Fgplayee organizations shall not hinder, delay, interfere or coerce employees of the City to hinder, delay, or interfere with the' peaceful- performance.. of C ty.servioes by strike;. tested work.stcppage;.cessaticn:_of work,: slow -dawn, sit -dmm, -stay -away, Or. unlawful. picketing. b): .;In the-event that . there . occurs.. any strike, ,:ooneexted..werk stoppage. -or any: other:•:form : ofF- interference: with,or::limitaticn of the -peaceful,perfamance-of City services prohibited by Section - - 4.04:(a) hereof, the, in addition to, any .other .-..lawful remedies or disciplinary actions, may-by action of the Municipal Employee Relations. Officer, cancel ' any or: all :payron:.deducti&is;.prnhibit the use:.of.bulletin boairI prohibit the use of City facilities, and withdraw recognition of the employee organization or orgaiii zations::participating _in. such `actions. c) Employee meznbers- of -any employee organization shall not be locked out,orprevented by:management officials -fimm performing their assigned duties TAM: such'.;employees: are; . willing -and able to perform such duties':-in •:the.: custcmary. ,I arm.er. aiid at a T reasonable level of efficiency. Any decision made under the provisions of this Section may be -appealed to the City Council by :filing a written Notice.of Appeal :with.the City_ Clerk, aoocapanied by a complete statement setting forth all of the facts- upon which the appeal is based. Such Notice of Appeal must be filed within ten (10) working days after the affected employee organization first received notice of the decision upon which the ocnplaint is based, or it will be considered closed and not subject to any other appeal. 28 City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 30 SE=C N 22 . BUD'S AND REGtTIATIC IS The City Caluboil may adopt such additional Rules and Regulations as may be necessary or omwenient:to Implement the provisions of this Resolution and. Chapter 10, Division 4,•Title 1'of''the.C,cwerrment. Code: of the -state .of CElifornia.(Section 3500, et seq.) . SECTION 23.. C@IS°PfBJCI'ION A. ° Nothing_. in.this.:Resolution shall be.. oonstrued..to.- deny..any:persc.n or employee - the ::rights:,granted:by:Federal and: State laws;And_-City Charter provisions. B. The, rights , powers and authority .,of.the'City.Council.. in, all: Matters including the right to maintain any legal action, shall not be modified Or .: restricted by this Resolution. C. Nothing in this Resolution shall abrogate any written agreement between any employee organization and the City:in effect on the effective date of this_ Resolution. .....All such:agreements :shall'.continue in °effect•for. the duration of the term specified therein unless modified or rescinded by mutual agreement of the parties thereto. D. -..The provisions:, on :this Resolution are not ;inter -.to cAnflict: urith .the . provisicns:,of Chapter 10, Division 41 _:Title;l.ofLL the .-Goverment Code of the State of California (Section 3500,. et seq.) as amended. SE=CU N. SEPARABILSTY If any provision of this Resolution or the application of such Provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid the remaindp*- of this Resolution or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. 29- City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 31 IA Y Resolution No. 6 6 2 0 On motion of 1989 Series) Councilmember Settle, sued by Councilmember Rappa , and on the following roll call vote: pyM: Councilmembers Settle, Rappa, Pinard, Reiss and Mayor Dunin NOM: None ABSENT: None the foregoing Resolution was passed. and adopted this 6th day,of June 1989. ATTEST: CIT1'Y _Pam Vog P.F OVED: 30- rnff« 1131 1=1Q7 1:4 Zoi C4711 City Council Meeting of 12/13/2016 Business Item 15 Attachment 2 For Reference - Resolution 6620 (1989 Series) as adopted June 6, 1989 Page 32