Joint Meeting Council/BFPD
10/6/26 05:30 PM
City Manager Department
Kimberlie A. Turner
Amendment
Doc ID: 6602
AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
APPROVAL OF SIDE LETTERS TO THE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932, UNITS 1 AND 2, TO CORRECT LANGUAGE AND RESTORE OMITTED
CLASSIFICATIONS AND PROVISIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff recommends approval of side letters to the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the City of Barstow and Teamsters Local 1932, Units 1 and 2, approved by the City Council on September 1, 2026. Following approval, staff identified omitted language, missing job classifications, and typographical errors. The proposed corrections are intended to accurately reflect the agreed-upon provisions.
DISCUSSION:
Following adoption of the successor MOUs for Units 1 and 2, staff reviewed the documents and identified several items requiring correction. These include uniform benefit eligibility language, retiree medical benefit headings and tables, omitted classifications, and document dates.
The proposed side letters address the following:
Unit 1
Article 28-Uniforms, Safety Boots and Safety Equipment: Restore the introductory Tier I eligibility language identifying employees hired on or before December 31, 2012, or defined as CalPERS Classic Employees.
Article 41-Post-retirement Medical Benefit: Correct the table heading from “Tier I Retiree Medical Program” to “Tier II Retiree Medical Program” and restore the omitted benefit table within the Tier III Retiree Medical Program section.
III. TIER III RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
Any Union member employed by the City on or after January 1, 2013, will be eligible to participate in the City-funded Tier III Retirement Health Insurance Program (Tier III), provided that the following provisions are met:
1. Completion of at least 10 years of employment with the City (whether or not the years of employment were in consecutive order).
2. Process a bona fide retirement from the City.
3. Be at least of retirement age for the member’s pension plan.
Effective January 1, 2014, the table below demonstrates the maximum contribution amount that the City will contribute (which includes the adopted Public Employee’s Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) minimum) to those Union members who meet the above listed Tier Ill eligibility requirements.
Joint Meeting Council/BFPD
10/6/26 05:30 PM
City Manager Department
Kimberlie A. Turner
Amendment
Doc ID: 6602
AGENDA ITEM
TIER III RETIREE MEDICAL PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY STATUS MAXIMUM
MONTHLY
CONTRIBUTION
PAID BY THE
CITY*
MONTHLY
PEMHCA MINIMUM
CONTRIBUTION
PAID DIRECTLY
TO CALPERS
MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT
AMOUNT PAID DIRECTLY TO
RETIREE
Prior to eligibility for
Supplemental /
Managed Medicare
Health Insurance
$300.00 To be determined
based on the
updated CalPERS
PEMHCA Minimum
Employer Rate as
published by
CalPERS.
Difference between the Monthly
Maximum Contribution Paid by the
City less the Monthly PEMHCA
Minimum Contribution.
After eligibility for
Supplemental /
Managed Medicare
Health Insurance
$0.00 To be determined
based on the
updated CalPERS
PEMHCA Minimum
Employer Rate as
published by
CalPERS.
$0.00
Unit 2
Article 2-Recognition and Scope of Representation: Restore the omitted Police Services Assistant and Senior Police Services Assistant classifications and correct the incomplete Code Compliance Officer title.
Article 28-Uniforms, Safety Boots and Safety Equipment: Restore the Tier I heading and omitted Tier II uniform benefit provisions, including the Community Services Officer classification.
Tier II
All Association members hired by the City after December 31, 2012, or who are defined as CalPERS PEPRA Employees shall be provided with the following uniform, safety boots, and safety equipment benefits:
Employees who are required as a condition of employment to acquire and wear uniforms shall receive a uniform allowance of $756 per year. The job classifications identified as being eligible for the uniform allowing include the following:
• Senior Administrative Assistant (Police Department)
• Dispatcher
• Police Services Assistant
Joint Meeting Council/BFPD
10/6/26 05:30 PM
City Manager Department
Kimberlie A. Turner
Amendment
Doc ID: 6602
AGENDA ITEM
• Senior Police Services Assistant
• Building Inspector
• Senior Building Inspector
• Code Compliance Officer
• Senior Code Compliance Officer
• Crime Scene Evidence Technician
• Senior Crime Scene Evidence Technician
• Office Assistant (Barstow Fire Protection District)
• Community Services Officer
Union members will be responsible for maintaining the uniform.
Union members serving in the Building Inspector job classification that choose to wear blue jeans rather than uniform-issued pants will receive a uniform allowance of $252 per year.
Union members serving in the Engineering Technician or Senior Engineering Technician job classification shall be provided with a uniform allowance equal to $252 per year.
Employees receiving a uniform allowance shall be paid in one lump sum annually during the first pay period in December of each year.
Union members serving in the Administrative Assistant (Park & Recreation) and Information Technology Technician classification shall receive five uniform shirts each fiscal year. Such shirts shall be provided for at the City expense. The shirts shall be ordered in the month of October each year. Employees will be responsible for maintaining the uniform shirts. Employees who lose or damage the shirts, other than through normal wear and tear, shall be required to reimburse the City an amount equal to the loss and/or damage.
Union members assigned to the Wastewater Treatment Plant, the City shall maintain the laundered service for eleven (11) sets of uniforms. The Wastewater Treatment Plant uniform shall consist of button up work shirts and work pants.
Beginning July 1, 2022, employees required to wear safety boots in the Information Technology Division, Engineering Division and Building & Safety Division shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of acquiring safety boots in an amount not to exceed $300 per fiscal year.
Document footer: Correct the date from July 2025 to July 2026.
These amendments are intended to correct the written documents and restore provisions inadvertently omitted during preparation of the final MOUs. All other provisions remain in effect.
ATTACHMENTS:
Joint Meeting Council/BFPD
10/6/26 05:30 PM
City Manager Department
Kimberlie A. Turner
Amendment
Doc ID: 6602
AGENDA ITEM
Side Letter to the Teamsters Local 1932 Unit 1 Memorandum of Understanding.
Side Letter to the Teamsters Local 1932 Unit 2 Memorandum of Understanding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed corrections are intended to reflect previously agreed-upon benefits and existing represented classifications. No additional appropriation is anticipated.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the side letters to the Memoranda of Understanding between the City of Barstow and Teamsters Local 1932, Units 1 and 2, correcting language, restoring omitted classifications and benefit provisions, and correcting typographical errors.