CITY OF COMMERCEAGENDA REPORTCITY OF COMMERCEAGENDA REPORT
CITY OF COMMERCE
AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF COMMERCE
AGENDA REPORT
TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Commerce, California Approving an Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between the City of Commerce and the CCEA Related to Driver’s License Requirements for City Job Classifications.
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 11, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council will formally consider for approval and adoption a Resolution approving the attached Letter of Agreement between the City of Commerce and City of Commerce Employees Association amending the July 2021 Letter of Agreement related to Driver’s License Requirements for City Job Classifications.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council passed a resolution on March 16, 2020 declaring a local state of emergency.
The City Council passed a resolution on March 25, 2020 declaring an economic emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City Council passed a resolution on June 15, 2021 approving a letter of agreement between the City of Commerce and the City of Commerce Employees Association (CCEA), representing full-time and part-time employees units related to amending the process of maintaining and obtaining required licenses for certain City classifications.
Due to the continued COVID-19 Pandemic and as a result of limited City services related to certain classifications transporting patrons for Parks and Recreation Programming and requiring the use of vehicles that require the Class C with passenger endorsement, the City of Commerce and the CCEA have met and conferred and wish to amend the Letter of Agreement executed between the CCEA and City that was executed in July 2021 and approved by the City of Commerce Council on June 15, 2021, in the attached Amended Letter of Agreement.
The contents and points of discussions related specifically to the changes of these requirements and process is included in the attached Amendment to the Letter of Agreement of June 15, 2021 between the Commerce City Employees Association and the City of Commerce and is recommended for City Council’s approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No change to approved budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council can take the following action:
Approve staff recommendation
Revise staff recommendation
Provide staff with further direction
RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC GOALS:
This agenda report relates to the 2016 City of Commerce Strategic Guiding Principle – City Organization, as follows: Implement city business processes and operational efficiencies to streamline the cost of government including the examination and identification of cost of services and cost of recovery policies.
Respectfully submitted by: Edgar P. Cisneros, City Manager Prepared by: Ela M. Pappo, Director of Human Resources
Approved as to form: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Attachments:
Resolution
Letter of Agreement between the City of Commerce and City of Commerce Employees Association Executed July 2021 approved June 15, 2021 Amendment to the Letter of Agreement of June 15, 2021 between the Commerce City Employees Association and the City of Commerce