Agenda Item No: L.1
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: November 18, 2025
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: David Gassaway, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 2025 -230 HR Amending Terms and Conditions for Fairfield Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding
Amending the Terms and Conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Fairfield Police Officers’ Association
Funding Source: $1,175,470; General Fund
Contact: Farbod Pirouzmand, (707) 428-7397
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt resolution.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
The Human Resources Department (HR) seeks to amend the current terms and conditions and adopt the resolution for the new successor memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City and Fairfield Police Officers’ Association (FPOA) to reflect the amendments made to the agreement as a result of successful bargaining between the parties.
DISCUSSION
In February 2025, City management and the Fairfield Police Officers Association (FPOA) initiated negotiations for a successor MOU. Through cooperative discussions focused on balancing essential service delivery with fiscal sustainability, both sides reached an agreement, which has been ratified by FPOA members. Approval of the new agreement represents a fiscally responsible action, with projected net costs of $854,787 in the first year, $320,683 in the second year, and reducing to $178,533 by the tenth year.
This agreement reinforces a shared commitment to fiscal discipline and organizati onal stability.
Staff recommend City Council approval of the resolution adopting the successor MOU with the FPOA.
The term of the successor MOU begins July 1, 2025, and expires June 30, 2027. The amendments will take effect within two full pay periods following the council adoption of the successor MOU.
There are no cost-of-living adjustments during this term of this MOU.
Additional amendments to the successor MOU are summarized in the table below:
Provision Summary of Change
Bereavement Leave Updated to ensure compliance with state law Compensation/Wages: Incentives Incorporated side letter addressing night shift incentive for Field Training Officers
Compensation/Wages: Off-Duty K-9 work Aligned K-9 food reimbursement with departmental policy
Compensation/Wages: Salary Schedule Decoupled premiums and incentives from base wage, bringing salary schedule into compliance
with CalPERS reporting requirements
Health, Life Insurance, and Other Benefits Streamlined existing language Holidays Converted existing holiday leave banks to a
premium, reducing long-term liability for unused
paid time off
Off-Salary Schedule Pay Issued a one-time cash payment to compensate for the period between expired and successor MOUs
Personal Leave Removed personal leave benefit and established pathways for employees to offload existing leave
balances, reducing compensated absence liability
Recognition Eliminated unused Corporal classification
Seniority Revised seniority list determination for employees with identical hire dates, granting priority ranking
to lateral hires
Sick Leave Enhanced benefit offering for yearly distribution if contributed to a deferred savings account
Uniform Allowance Aligned with CalPERS reporting requirements Vacation Accrual Rates Reduced accrual rates for employees hired into the unit after the adoption of successor MOU
The redlined successor MOU is attached to this report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total projected net cost to the General Fund (Fund 101) is $854,787 in the first year, $320,683 in the second year, dropping to $178,533 by the tenth year.
PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
The council may choose not to approve the new successor MOU between the City and FPOA and direct staff to negotiate different terms than stated above.
COORDINATED WITH:
City Attorney’s Office, City Manager’s Office, and the Finance Department.
STAFF CONTACT
Farbod Pirouzmand, Assistant City Manager/Director of Human Resources (707) 428-7397
[email protected]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 2: Proposed Resolution
Attachment 3: Redlined FPOA MOU