City of Fullerton
March 29, 2022
Tentative Agreements
Fullerton Fire Association
Fullerton Fire Management Association
Tentative Agreement with FFA and Side
Letter Agreement with FFMA
• Consideration of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
reflecting a tentative agreement between the City and the Fullerton Fire Association (FFA)
• Consideration of a Side Letter to the Memorandum of
Agreement between the City and the Fullerton Fire
Management Association (FFMA)
Tentative Agreement with FFA and Side
Letter Agreement with FFMA
Negotiations Background
• FFA
o 78 budgeted positions; 67 filled
o Includes both sworn suppression classifications and non-sworn fire prevention classifications o Previous agreement expired December 31, 2021
• FFMA
o Fire Battalion Chief, Fire Division Chief, Fire Deputy Chief o Share Fire Command Agreement with the City of Brea
o Current agreement in place which expires June 30, 2023 o Agreement includes equivalency language should the FFA receive a greater ATB salary increase than FFMA
Tentative Agreement with FFA and Side
Letter Agreement with FFMA
• Significant changes to MOA - FFA
o Two-year term – January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 o 5.25% across-the-board increase effective first pay period following approval (4/2/2022) • Impact to FFMA
o Current agreement provides a 4.5% ATB increase over the term of the agreement (2.25% per year) o “Me Too” language to match any FFA salary increase that exceeds 4.5% o Results in a 3% increase effective the first pay period following approval of the FFA agreement. o The 2.25% ATB increase scheduled for July 9, 2023 will be removed from the MOA Tentative Agreements with FFMA, FMEF
and FMA
• Fiscal Impact
Between the City and Fiscal Year 2021-22 Fiscal Year 2022-23 FFA $131,000 $577,000
FFMA $24,500 $25,500
Tentative Agreement – Fullerton Fire
Management Association (FFMA)
Recommendation:
Adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE FULLERTON FIREFIGHTERS’
ASSOCIATION
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SIDE LETTER
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE FULLERTON FIRE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION