Regular Meeting
10/17/22 05:30 PM
Finance
Marc Puckett
Contract
Doc ID: 5154
AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
APPROVAL OF UPDATED MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING FOR UNITS 1, 2, 3, 6 AND 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
During the past several months, staff has been engaged in negotiations with Teamsters Local 1932 - Unit 1, Teamsters Local 1932 - Unit 2, Barstow Management Employees’ Association - Unit 6, Barstow Police Officers Association - Unit 3, and Barstow Police Department Management Association - Unit 8.
Recently, the City was able to reach agreement with the collective bargaining units on updated Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) which cover the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. Attached for the Council’s consideration are the following MOUs:
Teamsters Local 1932 - Unit 1 (Attachment A - Red-line) (Attachment B - Clean)
Teamsters Local 1932 - Unit 2 (Attachment C - Red-line) (Attachment D - Clean)
Barstow Management Employees’ Association - Unit 6 (Attachment E - Red-line) (Attachment F - Clean)
Barstow Police Officers’ Association - Unit 3 (Attachment G - Red-line) (Attachment H - Clean)
Barstow Police Department Management Association - Unit 8 (Attachment I - Red-line) (Attachment J - Clean)
DISCUSSION:
The agreed-upon MOUs with Units 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8 call for identical adjustments to salaries covering the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The changes in the updated MOUs for each bargaining unit include the following:
For Units 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8:
Effective July 01, 2022 - an 8% (eight percent) base salary increase.
Effective July 01, 2023 - a 6% (six percent) base salary increase.
Effective July 01, 2024 - a 2% (two percent) base salary increase.
Regular Meeting
10/17/22 05:30 PM
Finance
Marc Puckett
Contract
Doc ID: 5154
AGENDA ITEM
Also, for Units 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8:
Add Juneteenth as a recognized holiday by the City, and The City agrees to conduct a class and compensation study at its own expense covering all positions.
Also, for Units 1, 2 and 6:
Article 28 - Safety Boot Reimbursement - Increased to $300 per fiscal year from $225.
Article 42 - Bereavement Leave - Clarify that employees shall be entitled to five (5) paid days for bereavement leave in the event of the death of a member of the employee’s immediate family per occurrence.
For BPOA - Unit 3:
Article 19 - Detectives not assigned to standby duty shall be allowed the use of a City vehicle subject to the availability of a City vehicle for the purposes of being able to respond to calls back to duty.
For BPMA - Unit 8:
Article 18 - Standby Pay - Police Lieutenants shall be eligible to receive stand-by pay compensation.
For Units 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8:
All other terms and conditions of the preceding MOU will remain in effect and be included in the successor agreement without further changes.
The estimated annual impact for all five bargaining units is as follows:
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 6 Unit 8 Total
FY 22-23 $193,918 $265,138 $295,133 $255,808 $119,321 $1,129,318 FY 23-24 $157,391 $218,330 $242,701 $213,318 $101,284 $933,024 FY 24-25 $56,687 $87,409 $96,049 $94,479 $50,836 $385,460 The estimated financial impact for all five bargaining units is calculated for all economic issues negotiated within the new MOUs. These totals include consideration of the additional retirement contributions that will be necessary. The estimated financial impact for each unit varies widely due to the number of employees within each unit and wage base for those employees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Regular Meeting
10/17/22 05:30 PM
Finance
Marc Puckett
Contract
Doc ID: 5154
AGENDA ITEM
The annual fiscal impact for adoption of the MOUs is outlined within the "Discussion" Section of this staff report. The fiscal impact of the additional wages and benefits for the term of the MOUs is $2,447,802.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action:
1. Approve the MOU with Unit 1 and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on the City’s behalf. (Attachment B)
2. Approve the MOU with Unit 2 and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on the City’s behalf. (Attachment D)
3. Approve the MOU with Unit 3 and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on the City’s behalf. (Attachment H)
4. Approve the MOU with Unit 6 and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on the City’s behalf. (Attachment F)
5. Approve the MOU with Unit 8 and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on the City’s behalf. (Attachment J)