BACKGROUND:
The City and The Cathedral City Fire Management Association (CCFMA) have been negotiating a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the past few months. The negotiation teams reached a full agreement for a three (3) year contract for the period of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
The terms agreed to by the parties include the following:
1. Term – January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025 (3-year term)
2. Gender Pronoun Replacement – All references to he/she change to “employee”, All references to his/her change to “their”, All references to himself/herself change to “themselves”.
3. Rearranged Article 1 – to Article 2, and Article 2 to 1.
4. Compensation –
A. 3% effective after ratification (effective May 28, 2023) B. 3% effective the first pay period following January 1, 2024 C. 3% effective the first pay period following January 1, 2025
5. Bilingual – Simplify the bilingual process by eliminating the annual testing.
6. Paramedic Assignment Differential – Battalion Chief paramedic stipend with stipulations.
7. Probation Period – Specifying actual working hours vs. hours.
8. Satisfactory Completion of Probation Period – Update language with administrative process.
9. New Article | Live Within City Limits –
A. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2023, shall live within 150 miles of the City limits by the end of their probationary period.
B. Employees hired before January 1, 2023, grandfathered with stipulations (delayed implementation until December 31, 2025).
10.Remove duplicate sections from Personnel Rules:
i. Military Duty
ii. Family Medical Leave
11.Holidays – Follow the Annual Holiday Council Resolution; the City will not lower the number of CalPERS holidays that currently exist and will report holidays as required per the guidelines and requirements.
12.New Article - Conduct and Discipline
13.New Article - CCFMA able to grieve duplicate articles housed in the Personnel Rules.
14.Health Insurance – Increase health cap effective:
i. January 1, 2024, by:
Single = $23.72
Single + 1 = $47.43
Family = $61.66
i. January 1, 2025, by:
Single = $100.00
Single +1=$100.00
Family = $100.00
15.HRA Contribution – Increase by:
i. $25 per month; August 1, 2023
ii. $25 per month; January 1, 2024
iii. $15 per month; January 1, 2025
16.Deferred Compensation – update participant name
17.Wellness Program – Follow City Policy; remove 75/25 cost.
18.Unlimited shift trades subject to Chief approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
For the period January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025, three (3) percent/year was the budgeted increase. These increases result in an additional $75,718 impact for the three- year period.