1 TO: City Council
FROM: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Susan Kamada, Deputy City Manager / Administrative Services Director
MEETING DATE: July 1, 2025
SUBJECT: Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Lomita City Employees Association (LCEA) and Amendment to the Executive and Non-Represented/Confidential Comp Plan Relative to Salary and Benefits
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt resolutions amending the authorized positions and salary schedule for full-time and part-time employees for fiscal year commencing on the first full pay period following July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026; approve the attached MOUs with the Lomita City Employees Association (LCEA), affiliated with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), as Local 907, providing for an agreement through June 30, 2028; and approve a Revised Compensation and Benefits Plan for the Executive and Non-Represented/Confidential Employees.
BACKGROUND
The City’s management negotiating team has met and conferred in good faith with the LCEA and arrived at an agreement reflected in the attached MOUs.
The major points of the agreement are as follows:
• Term of Agreement – 3 years (July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028) • Cost of Living Adjustments:
o Effective first full pay period after July 1, 2025 – 6% o Effective first full pay period after July 1, 2026 – 3% o Effective first full pay period after July 1, 2027 – 3% • Additional Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life) Premium Payment o Effective first full pay period after July 1, 2025 – Additional $200 per month o Effective first full pay period after July 1, 2027 – Additional $200 per month
CITY OF LOMITA
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
Item No. 7j
2 The proposed agreements provide for an increase of 12% over the three-year term of the agreements and will begin to help the City address its recruitment and retention issues and provide for predictable and steady increases for existing and new employees, while also ensuing the City’s ability to adequately plan for budgetary increase over time. To address the increasing costs of Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance provided to employees, the cafeteria contribution will increase an additional $200 annually for the first and third years covered under the agreements.
OPTIONS
1) Approve staff’s recommendation.
2) Give staff alternative direction.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost impact for the terms of the agreements for all MOUs are as follows: $490,000 in year one, $209,000 in year two, and $362,000 in year three.
ATTACHMENTS
1) Resolution No. 2025-24 Approving MOUs with the LCEA
2) Resolution No. 2025-25 Approving a Revised Comp Plan for Executive Employees 3) Resolution No. 2025-26 Approving a Revised Comp Plan for NonRepresented/Confidential Employees 4) Resolution No. 2025-27 Approving a Revised Comp Plan for Part-Time Employees Prepared by: Approved by:
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Susan Kamada Andrew Vialpando
Administrative Services Director City Manager