SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF CORONA
AND
CORONA PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES
This Side Letter of Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City of Corona (“City”) and the Corona Public Service Employees Association, (“CPSEA”) is entered into with respect to the following:
WHEREAS, the Parties are parties to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a term of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to make changes to two provisions in the MOU for CPSEA; and
WHEREAS, the changes set forth below will go into effect upon City Council approval of this agreement; and
WHEREAS, the following sets forth the Parties Agreement:
1. The Parties agree to the changes set forth below in track changes in Article 5 - Additional Compensation, Section 5.2 - Assignment Pay:
5.2.2 - Police Department - Animal Control Trainer
Animal Control Officers and Animal Care Technicians assigned as trainers will be compensated $50.00 for each thirty (30) days of training provided on a cumulative basis.
In compliance with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System regulations and definition of Special Compensation (2 CCR §571), the monetary value of this pay to Animal Control Officers and Animal Care Technicians shall be reported to CalPERS as Special Compensation. The parties agree that this pay is described in Title 2 CCR, Section 571(a)(4) and 571.1(b)(3) as ”Training Premium” – a type of reportable special compensation. However, it is ultimately CalPERS who determines whether any form of pay is reportable special compensation.
2. The parties agree to the changes set forth below in track changes in Article 5 - Additional Compensation, Section 5.9 – Uniform Allowance
5.9.2 - Uniform Allowance - Animal Control Officer, Animal Care Attendant Technician, and Jailer
Employees in the classifications of Animal Control Officer, Animal Care Attendants Technician, and Jailer shall receive uniform allowance of eight hundred and forty dollars ($840.00) upon hire into these classifications. Upon completing one-year of employment in the classification, employees in these classifications shall receive thirty-two dollars and thirty-one cents ($32.31) per pay period. These employees are required to use their uniform allowance to clean their uniforms and purchase new uniforms if directed by their supervisor to replace an existing uniform.
FOR THE CITY OF CORONA
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Jacob Ellis Date
City Manager
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Angela Rivera Date
Chief Talent Officer
FOR THE CORONA PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
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Kyle Delaney Date
President, CPSEA
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Peter J. Brown Date
Attorney for City of Corona
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Robert Wexler Date
Attorney for CPSEA