HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/19/1995, C-3 - MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1994, THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997 y� Same Agenda Rep From 9/5/95 Meeting
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FROM: Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer
PREPARED BY: Wendy George, Assistant to the CAO Of
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement between the City of San Luis Obispo
and the San Luis Obispo Firefighters' Association for the period
July 1, 1994, through June 30, 1997
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution approving the Memorandum of Agreement with the San Luis Obispo
Firefighters' Association for the period July 1, 1994, through June 30, 1997
DISCUSSION:
Background:
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)between the City of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis
Obispo Firefighters' Association expired on June 30, 1994, after a term of five years.
Negotiations with the Association to develop a successor agreement were begun in April, 1994.
The City's negotiators were Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative .Officer, Wendy
George, Assistant to the CAO, and William Avery of Avery & Associates. The Association's
negotiating team consisted of a number of fire personnel headed first by Fire Captain Ed
Marcom, then Fire Captain Bob Wilkinson and finally Fire Engineer Duncan Osborne, along
with Anthony Spitileri, their negotiator.
After lengthy negotiations, a tentative agreement has been reached which was ratified by the
Association membership. The following is a summary of the significant changes and cost items
included in the agreement.
Terms of the Agreement:
Length: 36 months
Year 1: No salary increase.
July 1, 1994 - $50.00 increase in uniform allowance to $750.00
per year.
July 1, 1994 - Add Martin Luther King holiday to holiday
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leave total (an additional 11.2 hours).
February 26, 1995 -All paid time will be considered hours worked
for the purpose of determining Fair Labor Standards Act
overtime.
Year 2: July 1, 1995 - 2.5% salary increase.
August 15, 1995 - $15.00 increase in medical insurance to
$415.00 per month.
Year 3: July 1, 1996 - 3.5% salary increase.
Other: Effective July 1, 1995, each employee will be allowed to sell back up to
72 vacation hours annually. Also, first choice vacation slots will continue
to be available for use even- if canceled by the originally selecting
employee.
Finally, reopeners to the contract were included as follows:
1.) Prior to the conclusion of the trial program for the 3-person
paramedic engine companies the parties will meet and confer on a)
engine company staffing; and b) the Station 1 captain's incentive..
2) Upon notice from the City, the Association will meet and confer
on an apprentice program.
3) Within ninety days, the City and Association will complete the
meet and confer process on the addition of a bumping procedure
for the layoff policy.
4) Within ninety days, the parties will determine which existing side
letters and General Operations Manual policies fall within the
scope of representation and should be incorporated in the
Memorandum of Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement would cost approximately $17,900 for Year 1. This cost reflects the benefits
given, with no salary increase. Total compensation cost for Year 2 would be approximately
$67,000 which is the cost of the salary increase plus benefits given. Total cost for Year 3 would
be approximately$86,100, reflecting salary costs only. Adequate funding for all three years is
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included the in current financial plan in the Potential MOA Adjustments account.
ALTERNATIVES:
Do not approve the resolution and direct staff to negotiate a different successor agreement. This
alternative is not recommended as the agreement presented falls within Council parameters for
Years 1 and 2 and Year 3 should also fall within acceptable City parameters, based on past
negotiations and what staff can reasonably predict for the future.
Attachment: Resolution
Note: A copy of Exhibit A, the Memorandum of Agreement, is available in the Council
Reading file.
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RESOLUTION NO. (1995 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 FIREFIGHTERS'
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 1994 - NNE 30, 1997
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 Firefighters' 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: Bob Wilkinson, President SLOFA;
Wendy George, Assistant to the CAO; William Statler, Finance Director.
On motion of , seconded by
and on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this day of September, 1995.
MAYOR ALLEN SETTLE
ATTEST:
DIANE.GLADWELL, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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August 31, 1995
TO: City Council Members
FROM: Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrator
SUBJECT: Agenda Item C-3 Firefighters' Memorandum of Agreement
At the request of the Firefighters' Association we are removing item C-3, approval of
the Firefighters' Association Memorandum of Agreement, from the September 5,
1995 agenda. While the terms of the agreement have been ratified by the
Association, we are having difficulty reaching accord on the language of some of the
articles in it. Both parties will be meeting in the near future to develop acceptable
language and this item will be placed on a future agenda once the difficulties are
resolved.
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