City of Costa Mesa
Agenda Report
77 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
File #: 22-697 Meeting Date: 5/17/2022
TITLE:
DESIGNATION OF CITY NEGOTIATORS FOR THE COSTA MESA POLICE ASSOCIATION (CMPA)
MEET AND CONFER AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF
THE CURRENT MOU PER THE TRANSPARENCY IN LABOR NEGOTIATIONS COUNCIL POLICY DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE- HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION PRESENTED BY: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER, (714) 754- 5169
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Designate Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Peter Brown as the Principal Negotiator and City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Assistant City Manager Susan Price, Assistant to the City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City’s representatives in negotiations with the CMPA.
2. Authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the current CMPA 2018-2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) completed per the requirements of the Transparency In Labor Negotiations Council Policy (hereinafter policy).
BACKGROUND:
Per the policy, the City Council must designate a Principal Negotiator who “shallhave extensive prior experience in negotiating public employee collective bargaining agreements and shall be free from any actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to the bargaining unit.” The City Council may also designate one more employees to be present during negotiations and to assist the Principal Negotiator as the City Council and/or Principal Negotiator deem appropriate.
ANALYSIS:
Staff recommends that the City Council designate Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Peter Brown as the Principal Negotiator and City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Assistant City Manager Susan Price, Assistant to the City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, Human Resources Manager and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City’srepresentatives in negotiations with the CMPA. Furthermore, Section 2, Economic Analysis of the policy requires that the Finance Director prepare an economic analysis that must be verified by an independent auditor. Staff recommends that the City Council authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the
File #: 22-697 Meeting Date: 5/17/2022
current CMPA MOU completed per the requirements of the policy.
In April 2022, the CMPA contacted the City requesting to exercise its option to reopen negotiations as described in the July 2020 side letter.
ALTERNATIVES:
An alternative is to propose other designated representative(s).
FISCAL REVIEW:
The funds are budgeted in the General Fund in the Human Resources Division budget for outside legal counsel for negotiations.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the report and approved it as to form.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Designate Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Peter Brown as the Principal Negotiator and City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Assistant City Manager Susan Price, Assistant to the City Manager Alma Reyes, Human Resources Manager Kasama Lee, and Finance Director Carol Molina as the City’s representatives in negotiation with CMPA.
2. Authorize staff to have the independent fiscal analysis of the current CMPA 2018-2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) completed per the requirements of the Transparency In Labor Negotiations Council Policy.