BACKGROUND:
The City and the Cathedral City Police Management Association (CCPMA) began negotiations over a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on March 9, 2022, and met by zoom and telephone. The negotiation teams reached a full agreement for a three (3) year contract.
DISCUSSION:
The terms agreed to by the parties include the following:
1. Term – July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025 (3-year term)
2. Salary Increase – Effective the first full payroll period following the following designated dates:
Sergeants: 3.0% upon ratification; 3.5% 07/01/2023; 3.5% 07/01/2024 Commanders: 3.5% upon ratification; 4.0% 07/01/2024; 4.0% 07/01/2025
3. Salary on Promotion - Clean up effective dates
4. Salary on Reinstatement - Clean up language; clarify new hire date/seniority
5. Overtime (Effective July 1, 2023)
i. Commanders’ classification to change from non-exempt to exempt ii. Overtime hours worked by Commanders where the City is reimbursed by an outside party is eligible for overtime pay.
iii. Call Out Pay - removed for Police Commanders
6. Bilingual Pay – Increase from $200 to $215 per pay period; change to process
7. Assignment Differential
i. Increase Detective Sergeant from $250 to $280
ii. Add PACT Team Sergeant $250 per pay period
8. Police Employee Court Appearance Time – (Effective July 1, 2023) i. Remove Police Commanders
9. Management Incentive Pay – (Effective July 1, 2023)
i. Increase from 1.55 hours per pay period to 5 hours per pay period.
10. Automatic Resignation – Clean up language
11. Hours of Work – Clean up - remove Friday as a closed day
12. Work Schedule Affecting Associate Members – Add Division Manager to distinguish between operations managers.
13. Work Week – Distinguish non-sworn
14. Effect of Absence on Vacation Crediting – Clarify intent
15. Compensatory Time Off – Clarify only available for sergeants, allow cash out throughout the year.
16. Sick Leave Accrued Limit and Payoff – Clean up language
17. Jury Duty – Clean up language
18. Educational Incentive – Change payout from fiscal year to calendar year
19. Health Insurance – Increase health cap effective January 1, 2025, by:
•Single = $70
•Single + 1 = $150
•Family = $300
20. Group Health Plan Continuation upon Retirement – Clarified vested language
21. Remove side letter – Commander classification study
FISCAL IMPACT:
The budget for the three-year agreement was planned to be $598,171. With this agreement, the updated budgeted cost is $619,744, for a net increase of $21,573.