May 27, 2025
Agenda Item No. 11
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
Grace K. Leung, City Manager - 949-644-3001, [email protected] PREPARED BY:
Barbara J. Salvini, Human Resources Director - 949-644-3259, [email protected] TITLE:
Tentative Agreement with Newport Beach Police Association (NBPA) ABSTRACT:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Newport Beach and the Newport Beach Police Association (NBPA or Association) expires November 30, 2025. At the NBPA’s request, the parties began negotiating the terms and conditions of a successor agreement in March 2025. After several productive meetings, a Tentative Agreement (Agreement) has been reached. The Agreement addresses wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for employees represented by the NBPA and was negotiated as required under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, California Government Code §3500.
To promote greater transparency in the negotiations process, including the costs associated with the labor contract, the Agreement with the NBPA is being presented at this time for public review and comment. The complete Agreement, which spans the period May 31, 2025, through June 30, 2028, will be presented again for City Council adoption (or rejection) at the June 10, 2025 regular meeting.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Receive and consider the Tentative Agreement between the City of Newport Beach and the Newport Beach Police Association.
DISCUSSION:
The NBPA is an exclusively recognized bargaining unit and represents safety and non-safety members. City staff members, Association members, and their respective legal representatives began negotiating the terms and conditions of a successor agreement in March 2025. Topics discussed during negotiations included wage and equity adjustments, specialty pays, holiday time, the medical cafeteria allowance, retirement contributions, and other non-economic matters. Additionally, language was added to the proposed Agreement to clarify the intent behind existing terms and conditions.
Key provisions of the Tentative Agreement between the City and the NBPA include:
Term: May 31, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
Wage adjustments
May 31, 2025 – 4%
July 2026 – 4%
July 2027 – 4%
Equity adjustments
May 31, 2025 – 8% for all sworn
May 31, 2025 – 5% for Police Fiscal Services/Facilities Manager Job Classification Salary schedule adjustments for all unit members (sworn and non-sworn) Additional City contribution of $400 per month to the employee medical cafeteria allowance (this includes the temporary additional $100 per month referenced in the November 29, 2022 and August 15, 2024 side letters between the City of Newport Beach and the Newport Beach Police Association) Decreased non-sworn contribution to the CalPERS retirement benefit (varies by retirement tier) Adjustments to holiday pay for all members requiring total cash-out of the holiday pay benefit Adjustments and/or additional special assignment pays:
Field Training premium for sworn officers equal to 15% of base salary for hours worked as a Field Training Officer with a trainee Detective Pay premium for sworn officers equal to 3% of base salary SWAT Pay premium for sworn officers equal to 2% of base salary Crisis Negotiation Team premium for sworn officers equal to 1% of base salary Adjustments to longevity pay for non-sworn members
Police Mechanic Tool Stipend of $500 per year
A draft version of the Tentative Agreement between the City and the NBPA is included as Attachment A, with changes from the current agreement in redline. Costing information for NBPA is included as Attachment B. The total cost of the NBPA Agreement is estimated to be approximately $19.3 million.
Following City Council review of the Tentative Agreement and proposed MOU with the NBPA, a final version of the successor MOU will be presented at the June 10, 2025 regular meeting. In the interim, costing information and proposed revisions to the MOU will be posted for public review on the City’s website.
The Agreement will not become effective, per Government Code §3505.1, until the City Council takes action to adopt it. If the City Council approves adoption of the Tentative Agreement with the NBPA at the June 10, 2025 meeting, City staff will work to implement the provisions as soon as practicable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Detailed cost information is provided in Attachment B. Since the MOU covers the period from May 31, 2025, through June 30, 2028, it will result in the following annual fiscal impacts to implement the terms of the agreement, totaling $19,291,939:
Fiscal Year
Amount
2024/25
$ 361,589
2025/26
4,692,100
2026/27
6,263,565
2027/28
7,974,685
$19,291,939
Sufficient projected unassigned General Fund balance reserves are available to support the required appropriations. Following the City Council’s consideration of the Tentative Agreement, staff will return with a budget amendment in the amount of $361,589 to appropriate the funds needed to cover the cost of the contract for the current fiscal year. Adequate funding will be included in the annual budgets for subsequent years.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Tentative Agreement and proposed MOU (redlined) between the City and the NBPA Attachment B – Estimated Cost of Contract with NBPA
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Tentative Agreement with Newport Beach Police Association (NBPA) May 27, 2025
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