1 RESOLUTION NO. 24-4784
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR A SUCCESSOR
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF MURRIETA AND THE MURRIETA SUPERVISORS’ ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027
WHEREAS, the City of Murrieta (“City”) endeavors to recruit and retain the most qualified and talented employees to serve its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the compensation and benefits offered by the City to its employees are designed to aid in the City’s employee recruitment and retention efforts; and
WHEREAS, Section 36506 of the California Government Code requires that a city council fix the compensation of all appointive officers and employees by resolution or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City and the Murrieta Supervisors’ Association (“MSA”), adopted by City Council Resolution No. 23- 4706, covering the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024 (“MSA MOU 2022-24”) expired June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City and MSA have met and conferred in good faith and have prepared a written Tentative Agreement on a fair and equitable package of compensation and benefits for a successor MSA MOU for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027 (“MSA MOU 2024-27”) subject to MSA ratification and City Council approval, pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (“MMBA”) (Government Code sections 3500-3511) and the City's Employer-Employee Relations Resolution No. 93-214; and
WHEREAS, the members of the MSA have voted to ratify the Tentative Agreement and the labor representatives of the City and the MSA have executed the Tentative Agreement, which is still subject to City Council approval; and
WHEREAS, the MMBA provides in Section 3505.1:
“If a tentative agreement is reached by the authorized representatives of the public agency and a recognized employee organization or recognized employee organizations, the governing body shall vote to accept or reject the tentative agreement within 30 days of the date it is first considered at a duly noticed public meeting. A decision by the governing body to reject the tentative agreement shall not bar the filing of a charge of unfair practice for failure to meet and confer in good faith. If the governing body adopts the tentative agreement, the parties shall jointly prepare a written memorandum of understanding."
WHEREAS, once the City Council adopts the Tentative Agreement for the MSA MOU 2024-27, the parties are required to jointly prepare a written MOU to present to City Council at a 2 later date for consideration, adoption, and implementation consistent with the Tentative Agreement; and
WHEREAS, once approved by the City Council, the Tentative Agreement and the successor MSA MOU 2024-27 become binding agreements between the parties, each in their own right; and
WHEREAS, upon City Council approval of the Tentative Agreement, the compensation and benefit changes outlined therein shall be implemented and incorporated into the Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024/25; and
WHEREAS, the City Council having considered the Tentative Agreement desires to accept, adopt and implement the Tentative Agreement for the successor MSA MOU 2024-27.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. T he executed Tentative Agreement for a successor MSA MOU for the period of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027, a fully executed copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is accepted, approved, adopted, and implemented as stated therein.
Section 3. The labor representatives of the City and MSA are directed to jointly prepare a written memorandum of understanding in accordance with the Tentative Agreement and present same to the City Council at a future date for its consideration and approval.
Section 4. In anticipation of the successful completion of the negotiation, t he Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget was amended on August 20, 2024, to reflect the increased compensation and benefits authorized by the Tentative Agreement for a successor MSA MOU 2024-27.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution and deem it effective and implemented as of September 3, 2024, the same shall be in full force and effect.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND ADOPTED this 3
rd day of September 2024, by the City Council of
the City of Murrieta, State of California.
Lori Stone, Mayor
3 ATTEST:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany Israel, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§
CITY OF MURRIETA )
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-4784 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 3 rd day of September, 2024, and was
signed by the Mayor of the said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
Exhibit A