Management of Emeryville Services Authority
City Council
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
March 5, 2024
TO:
MESA Board of Directors and City Council
FROM:
Paul Buddenhagen, Executive Director/City Manager
SUBJECT:
SEIU Successor MOU
Resolution Of The Board of Directors Of The Management Of Emeryville Services Authority (MESA) Approving And Adopting A Memorandum of Understanding With The Service Employees International Union Local (SEIU) 1021 Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Memorandum Of Understanding And Approving An Amendment To The City’s Classification And Compensation Plan In Conformance With California Code Of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City of Emeryville Approving And Adopting A Memorandum of Understanding With The Service Employees International Union Local (SEIU) 1021 Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Memorandum Of Understanding And Approving An Amendment To The City’s Classification And Compensation Plan In Conformance With California Code Of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board of Directors of the Management of Emeryville Services Authority (MESA) and City Council of the City of Emeryville approve resolutions adopting the successor Memorandum of Understanding (the Successor MOU) with Service Employees International Union Local 1021 (SEIU) for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, authorizing the City Manager to execute the Successor MOU on behalf of the City, and approving an amendment to the City’s salary schedule.
BACKGROUND
The City and SEIU are parties to an existing MOU covering the period of July 1, 2019 through July 31, 2021 and extended through June 30, 2022 (the Existing MOU). Staff and SEIU have been negotiating in good faith on the Successor MOU since March 2023, prior to the expiration of the Existing MOU, and have continued to actively negotiate since that time.
DISCUSSION
Both parties have now reached a tentative agreement on matters related to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, consistent with authority provided by the City Council, as reflected in the attached Successor MOU.
On February 12, 2024, SEIU notified staff that their membership ratified the Successor MOU. The Successor MOU does not become effective until approved by the City Council. The key updates to the Successor MOU are as follows:
Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)
3.5% effective the first full pay period following City Council approval of this agreement.
3.5% effective the first full pay period in July 2024
3.5% effective the first full pay period in July 2025
Recruitment and Retention Adjustments
1.5% effective the first full pay period following City Council approval of this agreement.
1.5% effective the first full pay period in July 2024
1.5% effective the first full pay period in July 2025
Market Adjustments
Effective the first full pay period following City Council approval of this agreement, the following classifications in the bargaining unit shall receive a concurrent (i.e., non-compounding with the salary increase above) market adjustment to median, over 2 years, as follows:
Code
Job Classification
Year 1
Year 2
1242
Police Communications Dispatcher
5.8%
5.8%
1370
Public Works Maintenance Worker
3.7%
3.7%
1390
Public Works Crew Leader
3.7%
3.7%
1595
Recreation Assistant
1.2%
1.2%
1605
Program Coordinator
1.2%
1.2%
1234
Police Evidence Technician
0.5%
0.5%
1241
Police Records Specialist
0.5%
0.5%
1321
Engineer, Senior Civil
6.5%
6.5%
1537
Sr. Building Inspector
5.5%
5.5%
*1325
Environmental Programs Analyst
3.8%
-
*Align Environmental Programs Analyst with Administrative Analyst.
In addition, the City will provide bargaining unit employes employed on the date of payment a one-time lump sum payment equivalent to the value of the salary increase (COLA, Recruitment and Retention, and Market Adjustment) for the period of July 1, 2023 through the implementation of year 1 referenced above.
Medical Benefits and In-Lieu/Alternate Benefit
Effective the first full pay period following the City Council approval, the employer will pay 90% of the medical benefits plan selected by the employee inclusive of the required Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) amount and the employee will pay 10% of the medical benefits plan selected.
The City shall contribute ninety percent (90%) of the Kaiser - Region 1, single party premium per month for alternate benefits for eligible full-time employees who select medical-in-lieu/alternate benefits.
Bereavement
Effective the first full pay period following the City Council approval, the City shall increase paid bereavement leave from 3 to 5 days.
Holidays
Effective FY 2023-2024, add Juneteenth holiday for a total of twelve (12) holidays. Effective FY 2024-2025, convert floating seasonal holiday to a regular holiday for a total of four (4) floating holidays.
Life Insurance
Increase benefit to insurance equal to the employee’s annual salary or fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) whichever is greater.
Side letters of agreement
Incorporates side letters of agreement from the existing MOU Establish Bilingual Pay Joint Team Committee
Adopt Remote Work Policy
Establish Dispatch Center Operations Labor Management Committee
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost of this Successor MOU is projected to cost up to $1,765,000 over the life of a 3-year contract; an increase of up to $825,000 over the approved budget for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. The third year contract increase of $513,000 will be included in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
STAFF COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC
There was no staff communication with the public.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the MESA Board of Directors and City Council adopt the resolutions approving the Successor MOU with SEIU for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, authorizing the City Manager to execute the Successor MOU on behalf of the City.
PREPARED BY: Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF EMERYVILLE SERVICES AUTHORITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE BY:
Paul Buddenhagen, Executive Director/City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
SEIU Successor MOU tracked changes
SEIU Successor MOU clean
SEIU Successor MOU
MESA/City Council Meeting | March 5, 2024
City of Emeryville
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