LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
between the
ANAHEIM POLICE ASSOCIATION
and the
CITY OF ANAHEIM
The Anaheim Police Association ("APA") and the City of Anaheim ("ANAHEIM" or "City"), herein referred to as the "PARTIES," have met and conferred and reached an agreement to amend the June 28, 2019 through July 3, 2025 Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the APA and the City of Anaheim as provided below.
1. Article 70— Duration
The term of the MOU shall be extended through June 30, 2026.
2. Article 59 — Mandatory Permanent Modified Duty Program ("PMD Program") The PARTIES agree to eliminate the PMD Program as follows:
a. No further employees shall be admitted into the PMD Program effective immediately.
b. The parties agree to maintain two positions in the PMD program until September 30, 2025.
c. As soon as practicable, but no later than 60 days of City Council approval, the City shall notify, one-by-one, the current nine (9) PMD participants the option of either filing for an Industrial Disability Retirement ("IDR"), having the City file for an IDR on their behalf, or filling one of the two remaining positions in the PMD program. PMD participants shall have two (2) weeks from the date of offer to accept or deny an IDR. Offers shall be made on the basis of seniority based on time spent in the PMD program, until the two remaining positions have been filled.
d. The City and employees shall follow the IDR process and requirements as established by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) per the current application form for a disability retirement. e. The City will take all steps necessary to gather the documents and other evidence to make a decision on and process IDR applications. Employees may be required to provide medical documentation concerning their eligibility for an IDR. If the City files the application, and the employee does not cooperate by filling out the employee portion of the application within 14-calendars from the date of notice, the employee will move to end of the list and the City will move to the next senior employee in the program. Upon obtaining the necessary medical documentation, the City shall submit the required information to support the findings of the accepted medical report(s) for the employee's substantial incapacity to the CalPERS, and upon such submission, the employee is deemed exited from the PMD program. If the employee is not certified for an IDR to CalPERS, the City will engage in the interactive process with the employee, in
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accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Civil Rights Department/Fair Employee and Housing Act.
f. Effective September 30, 2025, the two remaining PMD positions and the PMD program shall eliminated. The process shall be the same as in paragraph 2(c) through 2(e), except that employees will not have the option of remaining in the program based on seniority.
3. Any disputes that may arise between the parties concerning the provisions of Section 2 herein or of the manner of winding down the PMD program, must be resolved by agreement of the parties. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement, they shall employ the services of a mediator from California State Mediation and Conciliation Service to assist in resolving their dispute. If the PARTIES are still unable to resolve their dispute following mediation, they shall submit the matter to binding arbitration before an arbitrator mutually selected and whose costs are jointly paid by the parties from a list of seven (7) candidates provided by the California Public Employment Relations Board. Any appeals concerning the CalPERS' decision to grant or deny an IDR shall be heard in accordance with the Government Code section 21156.
4. Appendix "A" — Special Provisions
a. Effective June 21, 2024, ANAHEIM shall provide an additional base salary increase of four percent (4%) as set forth in the revised MOU Appendix "A-1" — Wages, attached, hereto. Retroactive pay for the four percent (4%) base salary increase shall be completed within two (2) pay periods from the date of City Council adoption of this Letter of Understanding.
b. Effective June 20, 2025, ANAHEIM shall provide a base salary increase of five percent (5%).
5. Except as modified herein or by prior written agreement of the PARTIES, the existing terms and provisions of the MOU shall remain unchanged, and in full force and effect.
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