SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
Between the City of Fort Bragg
and the
Fort Bragg Employees Organization, SEIU Local 1021
ARTICLE 1 - PREAMBLE
Pursuant to the provisions of the Meyers-Millias-Brown Act (California Government Code Section 3500 et seq.) and the Fort Bragg Municipal Code, agreement has been reached between the City of Fort Bragg (hereinafter referred to as "CITY") and the Fort Bragg Employee Organization (FBEO) affiliated with the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 (hereinafter referred to as "ORGANIZATION").
It is the general purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote the mutual interest of the City and its employees and to establish rates of pay and certain other terms and conditions of employment.
1. The City and the Organization agree that the term of this Agreement shall be from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029.
2. Pursuant to the provisions of the City's Employee-Employer Organization Relations Formatted: Right: 2.19' Resolution (1868-91) and applicable law, the City hereby acknowledges and recognizes Formatted: Right: 1.69' the Organization as the certified representative of the employees in the following Formatted: Right: 3.63"
classifications:
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Administrative Assistant (Non-Confidential) Broadband classifications to reflect the fact that these classifications are now part of the SEIU Local 1021/FBEO Assistant City Engineer
bargaining unit.
Assistant AssistantPPlannerPlanner
Associate Planner Formatted: Not Highlight
Broadband Finance Technician I Formatted: Right: 0.94"
Code Enforcement Officer
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Engineering Technician, II, and Senior Engineering Technician Environmental Compliance Coordinator Commented [JM2]: Added the non-exempt, full-time Broadband classifications to reflect the fact that these Finance Technician I, II, and Ill, classifications are now part of the SEIU Local 1021/FBEO Government Accountant I and I| bargaining unit.
Grants Coordinator
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Maintenance Worker t, #I, II, III, and IV
Maintenance Division Supervisor Formatted: Right: 3.94" Mechanic Formatted: Right: 0.94"
Network Operator Commented [JM3]: Since we are essentially updating Permit Technician the MOU by virtue of this side letter, I am adding the Planning Technician recent change of the Public Experience Liaison to a full- Public Experience Liaison time position that is part of the bargaining unit.
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Public Works Administrative Analyst Formatted: Right: 1.88" Systems Technician
Senior Network Administrator Formatted: Not Highlight
Systems Technician - Broadband
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Treatment Plant Operator I, Il, and III
Broadband classifications to reflect the fact that these Treatment Plant Operator-in-Training classifications are now part of the SEIU Local 1021/FBEO Treatment Division Supervisor bargaining unit.
-The term "employee" or "employees" as used herein shall refer to employees employed + Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 11 pt, Not Expanded by the City (excluding, Temporary.Part Time,and/or,Seasonal) as well, as, such classes, by / Condensed by, Ligatures: None of employees as may be added hereafter through the provisions of the City Employee- Formatted: Normal, Justified, Indent: Left: 0.11", Employer Relations Resolution or applicable state law. Hanging: 0.24*, Right: 0.04*, Line spacing: Multiple
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4. If any, article, or, section, of this, Agreement should, be, found, invalid, unlawful, or • space between Latin and Asian text, Don't adjust space unenforceable by reason of any existing or,subsequent enacted legislation or by judicial between Asian text and numbers, Tab stops: 0.35", Left + 0.35", Left
authority, all other articles and sections of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement., In the event of invalidation of any article or Formatted section, the City and the Organization agree to meet within thirty days for the purpose Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 11 pt, Character scale:
of renegotiating said article or section. 105%, Ligatures: None Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 11 pt, Ligatures: None
3.5. Any conflict between any article or section of this Agreement and any City or Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.35", Space Before: 0 pt, Line Departmental rule, regulation, ordinance, code, resolution, procedure or practice, spacing: Multiple 1.07 li existing as of the date of this Agreement or adopted thereafter, shall be resolved in Formatted
favor of the provisions contained in this Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the full and entire understanding of the parties regarding the matters set forth herein. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.11", Hanging: 0.24", Space Before: 0 pt, Line spacing: Multiple 1.07 li, Numbered
4.6. Except as specifically otherwise provided herein, it is agreed and understood that + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, ... + Start at: 1 + each party hereto voluntarily and unqualifiedly waives its rights to and agrees that the Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.06" + Indent at: 0.3" other shall not be required to meet and confer with respect to any subject or matter covered herein or with respect to any other matters within the scope of meeting and conferring during the period of the term of this Agreement, except regarding the interpretation of this Agreement.
5.7. The foregoing shall not preclude the parties hereto from meeting and conferring at any time with respect to any subject matter within the scope of meeting and conferring.
8. It is recognized that the Employer-Employee Organization Relations Procedure adopted by Resolution No. 1868-91 on November 12, 1991, is the governing document Formatted: Character scale: 100%
as to the procedures for meeting and conferring in good faith with recognized employee organizations regarding matters that involve the wages, hours and other terms and Formatted: List Paragraph, Left, Right: O", Line spacing:
single, No bullets or numbering, Widow/Orphan
conditions of employment.,
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6. ARTICLE 11 - COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND ONE-TIME PAYMENTS Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.36", No bullets or numbering
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1. Cost of Living Adjustments: During the term of the Agreement. the City's Compensation Plan, attached as Exhibit A, will be modified as follows:
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The Fort Bragg Employee Association entered into a multi-year MOU that included the • following cost of living adjustments: Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.12" Formatted: Font: Not Bold
A. July 1, 2025, for a 6% increase. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.12", Space Before: 0 pt B. July 1, 2026, for a 5% increase... Formatted: Font: Not Bold C. July 1, 2027, for a 3.5% increase. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.24", Space Before: 0 pt, After: 6 pt, Line spacing: single, Outline numbered +
D. July 1, 2028. for a 3.5% increase Level: 1 + Numbering Style: A, B, C, ... + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.12" + Tab after: 0.37" + At the time that the MOU was adopted, the Broadband Department's full-time exempt Indent at: 0.37", Tab stops: 0.49", List tab + Not at employees and part-time employees were not part of the FBEO bargaining unit and did not 0.37" + 0.75" receive the cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to a previously entered into MOU by FBEA. The Formatted: Font: Not Bold cost-of-living adjustments and other integration issues for non-exempt, full-time classifications Formatted: Font: Not Bold
that are within the City's Broadband Department will be negotiated separately for each year covered by this memorandum of understanding for the duration of the contract unless Formatted: Font: Not Bold otherwise mutually agreed upon at a future date. Formatted: Font: Not Bold Formatted: Font: Not Bold
1. Cost of Living Adiustments: During the term of the Agreement, the City's Formatted: Font: Not Bold
Compensation Plan, attached as Exhibit A, will be modified as follows:
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A. Effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2025, each non exempt, full-time Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 11 pt
employee covered by this Agreement shall receive a 6% cost-of-living adjustment., except for non exempt positions within the Broadband Division. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.12", Hanging: 0.47", Right:
Broadband excemptexempt employees are not part of the FBEO bargaining 0.09", Space Before: 14 pt, Line spacing: Multiple 1.09 unit and do not receive the cost of living adjustment.
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B. Effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2026, each non exempt, full time broadband classifications until negotiations occur. employee covered by this Agreement shall receive a minimum COLA equal te Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 11 pt
5% of their base salary..
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except for non-exempt positions within the Broadband Division. Commented [JM6]: Added language. This is to exclude broadband classifications until negotiations occur.
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6. Effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2027, each non exempt, full time • Formatted: Normal, No bullets or numbering
employee covered by this Agreement shall receive a minimum COLA equal to 3.5% of their base salary. Commented [JM7]: Added language. This is to exclude broadband classifications until negotiations occur.
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D. « except for non exempt positions within the Breadband Division...
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Effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2028, each non-exempt, full-time Commented [JM8]: Formerly cost of living adjustment. employee covered by this Agreement shall receive a 3.5% COLA cost-of living adjustment. Changed to COLA for consistency.
Broadband exempt classifications are not part of the FBEO bargaining unit and do not Commented [JM9]: Added language. This is to exclude
receive the COLA. except for non exempt positions within the Broadband Division. broadband classifications until negotiations occur.
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The cost of living adjustments and other integration issues for non exempt, full- Widow/Orphan control, Adjust space between Latin and time classifications that are within the City's Broadband Department will be Asian text, Adjust space between Asian text and negotiated separately for each year covered by this memorandum of numbers, Tab stops: Not at 085" + 0.85" understanding for the duration of the contract unless otherwise mutually agreed Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 11 pt, Character scale:
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Will be negotiated by the parties beginning in February 2026 with the goal of Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.6", Right: 0.09" fully incorporating these employees into the FBEO MOU. Commented [JM10]: Added language. This is to exclude broadband classifications until negotiations
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FOR THE CITY OF FORT BRAGG FOR THE FORT BRAGG EMPLOYEE Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial ORGANIZATION/SEIU LOCAL 1021
DATE _ DATE
Isaac Whippy, City Manager Cody Filosi, Organization President Justin Celeri, Organization Vice
President
Attest:
Diana Paoli, City Clerk Adriana Hernandez* Moreno,
Bargaining Team Member
Steven Baxman, Bargaining Team
Member
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