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STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: March 17, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of the May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Working Conditions, Wages and Benefits with the Fortuna Police Employee Association (FPEA)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is recommending the Council approve an MOU with the FPEA for the term, May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff is presenting the completed MOU between the City and the FPEA, for City Council approval.
The attached MOU incorporates the changes agreed upon between the City and the FPEA during recent negotiations. Below is a summary of the changes. • Section VIII: Wages, 1. Wage Adjustments
For fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 FPEA association members who are scheduled for active shifts or are on paid leave as of July 1st will receive a one-time retention stipend, or ten percent of base pay, to be paid in two lump sums during the last pay period in July and the first pay period in December.
• Section IX: Insurance, 2. Opting Out of Medical Coverage For FPEA members that are opting out of medical coverage the opt out payment option has been adjusted from a flat $500.00 per month to 75% of the employee-only medical premium, prorated and paid bi-monthly.
• Section X: Holiday Benefits and Paid Leaves, 6. Family Sick/Bereavement/Mental Health Decompression
An FPEA member may be granted up to forty (40) hours of mental health decompression leave per critical incident. The City Manager shall approve decompression leave at the Chief of Police recommendation.
• Section X: Holiday Benefits and Paid Leaves, 4. Holidays December 24 is included as a holiday for calendar years 2025 and 2026.
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• Section XII: Other Pay, 12. Achievement Incentives
Beginning May 1, 2025 incentives will shift from a flat dollar amount to a percentage as shown in the chart below.
Records
Supervisor POST
Intermediate
POST
Advanced
POST
Supervisory
POST
Police Officer 7% 14%
Sergeant 7% 14% 5%
Police
Dispatcher II
7% 14%
Administrative
Assistant III
7%
FISCAL IMPACT
Fiscal impacts associated with the terms of the MOU’s have been reviewed by Council during the negotiations process. Achievement incentives and the medical opt-out will begin May 1, 2025 and will be covered by salary savings from the General Fund for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Staff will incorporate the fiscal impact of the changes into the fiscal year 2025-26 budget as part of the regular budget process.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive staff report for the 2025-2027 FPEA MOU. Consent Agenda Vote.
ATTACHMENTS:
• May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027 Memorandum of Understanding with the FPEA