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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER: /IMAZin
FROM: Ann McPike, Personnel Director
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement between the City of San Luis
Obispo and the SLO City Employees' Association for the
period 7/1/92 - 6/30/94.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution approving the Memorandum of Agreement
BACKGROUND:
The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City of San Luis Obispo and the
San Luis Obispo's City Employees' Association (SLOCEA) expired on July 1 , 1992
after a term of five years. As provided for in that agreement, the City entered into
negotiations with SLOCEA in March of this year to develop a successor agreement.
The City Council in closed session was briefed on March 17, 1992 on the various
issues of mutual concern and economic considerations. Bill Avery, the City's chief
negotiator, Ken Hampian and the Personnel Director then met for several sessions
with the Association's negotiating team led by Paul Bechely of Employee
Representation Service, a professional negotiator from Los Angeles.
A closed session was held with Council again on June 16, 1992 where they reviewed
an updated status report and directed staff to suspend negotiations indefinitely
pending clarification from the State on the potential fiscal crisis California cities are
facing. Again, Council and staff met in closed session on July 21, 1992 and Council
authorized staff to resume negotiations. A tentative agreement was reached in late
July and ratified by a majority of the Association members soon thereafter.
The agreement reflects and strengthens the continued cooperation between the
Association and the City to address issues of mutual concern in a productive manner.
Following is a summary of the significant changes and cost items included in the
agreement. The agreement is within the economic guidelines previously discussed
with Council.
Economic Issues:
Year 1 1 July 92 - 2.5% salary increase for all employees in the unit. The
Police Records Clerks I and II receive a range adjustment of 5% based
upon changes to the job description resulting from the 1991
classification study
1 July 92 - Standby pay is increased $5 per day so employees on
standby receive $30 for each week day, $35 for each weekend day and
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Memorandum of Agreement between the City of san Luis Obispo and the SLO City
Employees' Association for the period 7/1/92 - 6/30/94.
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holiday of such assignment.
1 December 92- City's contribution toward employees' health insurance
increased from $285 to $355 per month and by an additional $40 per
month to $395 effective 1 December 93 through 1 July 94.
1 December 92 - Vacation sell back - Employees with 80 hours of
accrued vacation may request payment for ip to 24 hours of unused
vacation leave provided an employee's overall performance and
attendance practices are satisfactorylubject to the availability of
budgeted funds.
Year 2 1 July 93 - 2.5% salary increase.
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Other Issues:
To comply with recent legislative mandates, the MOA includes provisions required by
the California Family Rights Act of 1991 and the Americans with Disabilities Act i
(ADA):
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Family Leave: Employees with one or more years of continuous service
are entitled to up to four months of family leave within any
24 month period to care for newborn or newly adopted
children; or for a child, parent or spouse with a serious
health condition.
ADA: The City and Association agree ,:hat the City shall take all
necessary actions to comply with the provisions of this
Act.
Floating holidays have been reduced from 3 to 2 with Martin Luther King Day, the
third Monday in January, formally taken as a holiday.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated increased costs in this agreement are $209,000 for year 1 and $233,400
for year 2. These are total compensation costs which include benefit costs. Funding
is available in the existing fund balances for FY 92-93. Funds will be appropriated in
FY 93-94 as part of the two year financial planning process in accordance with this
agreement.
ALTERNATIVES:
(1) Do not approve the resolution and direct staff to negotiate a different successor
agreement. This is not recommended as the agreement as presented is
consistent with the Council's previous direction and the City's employer-
employee relations policies.
(2) Defer adoption of the resolution until the final State budget is approved and the
City has a clearer understanding of the state's cuts in City funding. Likewise,
this is not recommended since the current agreement has expired, the salary
increases agreed to by the Association are significantly less than those of other
City employee groups and when the State will finalize its budget is still
unknown. To ask the employees to continue to postpone a reasonable
adjustment to 'their salaries is not in keeping with the City's tradition of
equitable compensation for its employees.
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Attachment:
Resolution
Note: A copy of the Memorandum of Agreement is available in the Council
Reading File.
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RESOLUTION NO. (1992 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
ADOPTING AND RATIFYING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO
CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1 , 1992 -
JUNE 30, 1994
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
Section 1 . The Memorandum of Agreement between the City of San Luis
Obispo and the San Luis Obispo City Employees' Association, attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby adopted and ratified.
Section 2. The Finance Director shall adjust the Personnel Services
appropriation accounts to reflect the negotiated compensation changes.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall furnish a copy of this resolution and a copy of
the executed Memorandum of Agreement approved by it to: Tim Girvin, President
SLOCEA; An McPike, Personnel Director; William Statler, Finance Director.
On motion of seconded by ,
and on the following roil call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this day of August, 1992.
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Resolution No. (1992 Series)
Mayor Ron Dunin
ATTEST:
City Clerk Pam Voges
APPROVED:
City dministrative Officer
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