DATE:
June 4, 2024
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
Chair and Board Members Hesperia Housing Authority Chair and Board Members, Hesperia Water District
FROM:
Rachel Molina, City Manager
BY:
Casey Brooksher, Assistant City Manager
Rita Perez, Deputy Human Resources/Risk Management Director SUBJECT:
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Hesperia and the Teamsters Local 1932 for the period of February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026
RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No 2024-24 and the Board of Directors of the Hesperia Water District, adopt HWD 2024-07, approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Teamsters Local 1932 (Teamsters).
BACKGROUND
The current Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Hesperia and the Teamsters was effective from February 1, 2022, through January 31, 2024, and remained in effect until a successor MOU was negotiated.
On April 4, 2024, the City and the Teamsters began the meet and confer process in order to negotiate a successor MOU. In May 2024, the parties reached a tentative agreement on a successor MOU to cover a two (2) year period beginning February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The changes to the MOU agreed to by City and Teamsters are as follows:
Article 4: Duration, Implementation and Re-openers
The term of the Teamsters MOU shall be for the duration of February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026.
Article 13: Salary Ranges
For all Teamsters members as of the time of ratification (May 9, 2024), the City shall pay the sum of $1,000 to be included in the June 6, 2024 paycheck. Bargaining unit members must also be employed by the City as of May 9, 2024.
Effective July 1, 2024, all salary ranges reflect a 4% COLA increase to base salary.
Effective the Monday of the first full pay period of Fiscal Year 2025-26, all salary ranges reflect in base salary a COLA increase based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) – All Urban Consumers (Area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario) measured by the annualized CPI from January 2024 to January 2025 no less than 2.0% and no more than 5.0%.
Article 14: Overtime
Standby Pay:
Effective June 29, 2024, employees shall be compensated at a rate of two hundred eighty dollars ($280) per seven (7) day period.
Article 18: Tuition Reimbursement/Certification
Commercial Driver’s License Certification Pay:
Effective 2025, each employee shall receive a one-time payment of $200 each fiscal year for maintaining a valid California Commercial Driver’s License. This certification payment shall be made on or after February 1 each year for those employees who hold the License as of January 31st.
Article 20: Health Insurance
Effective December 1, 2024, for the January 2025 insurance premiums, the City shall pay up to $1,650 per month, with no difference received as cash, the employee shall be responsible for paying the difference, or the amount greater than $1,650 through payroll deduction.
Effective December 1, 2025, for the January 2026 insurance premiums, the City shall pay up to $1,750 per month, with no difference received as cash, the employee shall be responsible for paying the difference, or the amount greater than $1,750 through payroll deduction.
Article 23: Life Insurance
Effective January 1, 2025, the City will pay life insurance premiums for $50,000 life insurance coverage.
Article 28: Holiday
The addition of federal holiday Juneteenth effective 2024 and thereafter. The City closure of December 23, 2024 and January 2, 2026.
Other Changes
Employees assigned to Animal Services Division, Management is authorized to change work schedules (9/80 and 4/10) to include Friday, Saturday, Sunday, holidays, and evenings on a rotating shift to provide the customer service needs of the City, the humane care and treatment of the animals in the Shelter and save overtime costs.
Any employee working a call out after midnight shall be allowed to have their shift for the next day reduced by the number of hours worked on the call out after midnight and will be paid as hours worked.
Other minor cleanup language to the MOU as agreed upon during the labor negotiations.
CITY GOAL SUPPORTED BY THIS ITEM
Organizational Health: Foster a high performing organization that provides opportunities for professional growth.
FISCAL IMPACT
The monetary implications of the Non-Represented Employees’ Compensation and Benefit Plan is reflected in the Proposed FY 2024-25. The FY 2024-25 Budget will be presented to the City Council for adoption on June 4, 2024.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff
ATTACHMENT(S)
Memorandum of Understanding
Resolution No. 2024-24
HWD Resolution No. 2024-07
City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
Staff Report to the Mayor and City Council/Board Members MOU February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026 between the City of Hesperia and Teamsters June 4, 2024