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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
DATE: FEBRUARY 24, 2026
FROM: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF THREE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND THE ANAHEIM
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION INCLUDING
GENERAL EMPLOYEES, CLERICAL EMPLOYEES, AND PART-
TIME UNIT
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 15
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION § 84308 APPLIES: NO
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, take the following actions:
1. By three (3) Resolutions, adopt three separate Memoranda of Understanding establishing the terms and conditions of employment for classifications in the i) General Employees, ii) Clerical Employees, and iii) Part-Time Unit represented by the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association (“AMEA”) effective July 4, 2025 through June 30, 2027; and
2. By Motion, amend the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget by $9,579,846.
DISCUSSION:
The Memoranda of Understanding (“MOUs”) between the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association, General Employees, Clerical Employees and Part-Time Unit(s), expired on July 3, 2025. The City’s labor negotiations team has worked under City Council authority to meet and confer with the AMEA since June 26, 2025. The MOUs presented for City Council adoption reflect the tentative agreements reached with the AMEA that were subsequently ratified by the AMEA members on January 8, 2026.
The AMEA represents a total of approximately 878 full-time and part-time employees organized into three units 1) General Employees Unit, 2) Clerical Employees Unit, and 3) Part-Time Unit. These employees serve in a wide range of classifications in every City department.
The General Employees Unit includes 364 incumbents serving in 132 different classifications, such as Assistant Engineer, Assistant Planner, Code Enforcement Officer, Forensic Specialist, Housing Specialist, Librarian, Plans Examiner, Security Officer, and Adoption of Memoranda of Understanding Between the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association February 24, 2026
Vehicle Technician. The Clerical Employees Unit includes 174 incumbents serving in 56 different classifications in roles such as Accounting Specialist, Office Specialist, Police and Fire Dispatchers, Police Records Specialist, and Senior Storekeeper. The Part-Time Unit includes 340 incumbents serving in 42 classifications, many of which are the part- time equivalents of the full-time classifications, as well as Library Page, Park Ranger, Program Specialist, and Traffic Control Assistant.
Major provisions of the MOU for the General and Clerical Units include:
Term of MOU: Two (2) year term from July 4, 2025 through June 30, 2027; Wages: A total of twelve percent (12%) wage increase over the two (2) year term of the contract that includes FY 2025/26 through FY 2027/28 (9.0%, 3.0%), with initial wages effective July 4, 2025;
Bereavement Leave: Increase in Bereavement Leave from three (3) paid shifts to five (5) paid shifts, with the ability to use such leave for one designated person per year with whom the employee has a significant personal relationship; Holidays: Increase in number of Floating Holidays each bargaining member employed as of January 1 of each calendar year will receive, from one (1) to two (2) Floating Holidays to use in the calendar year;
Bilingual Pay: Increase in biweekly bilingual pay premium for full-time employees who are assigned bilingual duties from seventy dollars ($70) to eighty-five dollars ($85) for their ability to speak; ninety dollars ($90) to one hundred fifteen dollars ($115) for their ability to speak, read and write; one hundred dollars ($100) to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for their ability to speak while employed in certain safety support classifications; and one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to one hundred eighty-five dollars ($185) for their ability to speak, read, and write while employed in certain safety support classifications;
Standby Pay: Standby Pay provided to employees assigned to work on recognized City holidays;
Certification Pay:
o Increase in hourly Emergency Medical Dispatcher pay to one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50); and
o Increase in Professional Public Safety Dispatcher pay from an annual payout to a monthly amount of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) for Intermediate certification and three hundred dollars ($300) for Advance certification; and a monthly amount of four hundred fifty dollars ($450) for Supervisory certification.
Heath Retirement Account (HRA) (formerly RHS): Employee contribution reduced by one percent (1%) of the employee’s gross pay and the City’s contribution will increase by one percent (1%) of the employee’s base pay; Boot Allowance: Increase in the annual Safety Boot Allowance to four hundred fifty dollars ($450); and
Longevity Pay: In Year 2 of the MOU, June 19, 2026, an increase of three percent (3%) of base salary for members upon completing ten (10) years of consecutive full-time Anaheim service, and an additional three percent (3%) for members upon completing twenty (20) years of consecutive full-time service.
Adoption of Memoranda of Understanding Between the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association February 24, 2026
Major provisions of the MOU for the Part-Time Unit include:
Term of MOU: Two (2) year term from July 4, 2025 through June 30, 2027; Wages: A total of twelve percent (12%) wage increase over the two (2) year term of the contract that includes FY 2025/26 through FY 2027/28 (9.0%, 3.0%), with initial wages effective July 4, 2025;
Bilingual Pay: Increase in hourly bilingual pay premium for part-time employees who are assigned bilingual duties from eighty-five cents ($0.85) to one dollar and five cents ($1.05) for their ability to speak; ninety-five cents ($0.95) to one dollar and forty-five cents ($1.45) for their ability to speak, read and write; one dollar and fifteen scents ($1.15) to one dollar and fifty-five cents ($1.55) for their ability to speak while employed in certain safety support classifications; and one dollar and sixty-five cents ($1.65) to two dollars and thirty cents ($2.30) for their ability to speak, read, and write while employed in certain safety support classifications; Holidays: Compensate at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay when performing authorized work on the Friday after Thanksgiving and every holiday designated by City Council for a public feast, thanksgiving, or holiday;
Shift Differential: Increase in shift differential premium to one dollar ($1.00) per hour for certain part-time classifications;
Bereavement Leave: Provide paid leave for up to five (5) paid shifts (not to exceed 40 hours), with the ability to use such leave for one designated person per year with whom the employee has a significant personal relationship; and Boot Allowance: Provide an annual Safety Boot Allowance of three hundred ($300) for employees required to wear safety boots – four hundred fifty dollars ($450) for those who work with asphalt and/or concrete.
In addition to the foregoing, salary relationships within each unit were adjusted to establish benchmark job classifications to replace ones identified as obsolete and deleted in previous Council actions.
Further, the tentative agreements provide clarifying or new language on issues of employment, including temporary upgrades, promotions, health and dental insurance, and jury duty. Redline copies of the MOUs reflecting the agreed changes are included with this report.
Adoption of Memoranda of Understanding Between the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association February 24, 2026
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The impact of the three (3) AMEA MOUs is estimated to be $9,800,000 in Fiscal Year 2025/2026 and $23,710,000 over the two-year term of the agreement, of which approximately 61% is in the General Fund and will come from General Fund reserves.
The City’s FY 2025/2026 budget will be amended by $9,579,846 broken down by department as follows:
Department Change Amount
City Clerk $ 34,595
Finance 213,820
Human Resources 15,554
Community Services 1,955,237
Police 2,131,063
Fire & Rescue 416,979
Housing & Community Development 593,489
Public Works 2,509,885
Planning & Building 1,122,973
Convention, Sports & Entertainment 488,228
Public Utilities 98,023
Total $ 9,579,846
Amendment to the Fire Joint Power Authority budgets in the amount of $212,608 will be subject to approval by the respective JPA boards.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda N. Andal
Human Resources Director
Attachments:
1. Resolution – General Employees
2. Memorandum of Understanding – General Employees
3. Memorandum of Understanding – General Employees - redlined
4. Resolution – Clerical Employees Unit
5. Memorandum of Understanding –Clerical Employees
6. Memorandum of Understanding –Clerical Employees - redlined
7. Resolution – Part-Time Unit
8. Memorandum of Understanding – Part-Time Unit
9. Memorandum of Understanding – Part-Time Unit - redlined