Tentative Agreement Between
the City of Huntington Beach and
the Huntington Beach Municipal Teamsters (HBMT)
Article # Subject Proposal
I Term January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027
VI(A) Salary Schedules –
Classification and Salary
Rates
Effective the pay period including January 1, 2025,
employees will receive a base salary increase of three
percent (3%).
Effective the pay period including January 1, 2026,
employees will receive a base salary increase of three
percent (3%).
Effective the pay period including January 1, 2027,
employees will receive a base salary increase of three
percent (3%).
VI(B) Salary Schedules –
Performance Bonus
Effective the first full pay period following City Council adoption of this MOU, the existing Performance Bonus
shall be replaced with the addition of a new salary step at the top of the salary range. This added step, Step H, will be a 5% increase from current Step G.
VII (D) Special Pay – One-Time
Payment
All HBMT employees currently employed on the date of
City Council adoption of the MOU shall receive a one-
time payment of $1,000, which they can receive directly on their paycheck or deposit into their deferred
compensation account.
VIII(A)(1) Uniforms – Safety Shoes –
Cost
Increase maximum reimbursement for a pair of safety
shoes not to exceed to $275.00 per pair every six months.
X(B)(2) Health and Other Insurance
Benefits – Maximum
Employer Contribution
City contribution toward employees’ health insurance at each plan level (i.e., employee only, employee + 1, family) shall be increased as follows:
- January 1, 2025, increase by $75/month
- January 1, 2026, increase by $65/month
- January 1, 2027, increase by $55/month
X(F) Health and Other Insurance
Benefits – Medical Cash-
Out
Updated medical cash-out amounts to match the new
maximum allowable city contribution to the lowest single plan tier monthly premium.
XII(A)(2)(h) Leave Benefits – CalPERS
Reporting of Holiday Pay
Updated Classifications to reflect changes implemented
following the Citywide Class and Comp study.
XII(A)(4) Leave Benefits -
Bereavement Leave
Increase leave entitlement from three to five work shifts in each instance of death in the employee’s immediate
family.