City Council Agenda Report
August 5, 2025
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager
BY: Carina Montes, Director of Human Resources/Risk Manager SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 25-37 - APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORWALK AND THE NORWALK ASSOCIATION OF MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES FROM JULY 1, 2025
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2029 AND RESOLUTION NO. 25-38 - APPROVING A NEW 9-STEP SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND MID-MANAGEMENT UNITS
Background:
City representatives have concluded negotiations with the Norwalk Association of Management Employees (NAME). The parties met in good faith and have reached a mutually agreed-upon contract.
The representative groups have ratified the provisions outlined in the proposed agreement, which will become effective upon final approval by the City Council.
The NAME MOU Contract provisions include the following:
1. The term of this MOU shall begin on July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2029.
2. Effective with the pay period beginning August 31, 2025, salaries for NAME members will reflect the new 9-Step Salary Schedule presented to NAME on June 12, 2025. Step increases will continue to occur on employees’ anniversary date.
3. Salary reopeners will occur in Year 2 (FY 2026–27), Year 3 (FY 2027–28), and Year 4 (FY 2028–29) of the agreement.
4. Me-Too agreement: If the City agrees to a higher total across-the-board Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for the Norwalk City Employees Association (NCEA) in any fiscal year during the term of this MOU, the City will apply the same percentage COLA increase to the NAME bargaining unit.
City Council August 5, 2025
Resolution No. 25-37 - NAME MOU 2025 – 2029 and Resolution No. 25-38 - Approval of New 9-Step Salary Schedule FY 2025/26 Page No. 2
5. Juneteenth will be a recognized as an official holiday. The floating holiday allotment will be reduced from two (2) days to one (1) day.
6. The Wellness Program changes from a reimbursement to a one-time, taxable $500 wellness stipend, which will be distributed at the beginning of each fiscal year. The amount remains the same.
Fiscal Impact:
The total fiscal impacts of the four-year MOU provisions of the contract for NAME is $1,686,660. As detailed in table below, General Fund additional total cost is $1,371,155; cost of Other Funds is $315,505. The fiscal year 2025/26 budget impact will be evaluated and revised accordingly during the mid-year budget review.
Citizens Advised:
N/A
Strategic Plan 2023 Implementation:
N/A
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council adopt:
a. Resolution No. 25-37, APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORWALK AND THE NORWALK ASSOCIATION OF MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES FROM JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2029; and b. Resolution No. 25-38, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 FOR THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 25-37
2. Resolution No. 25-38
T OT AL COS T OF NAME MOU NAME MOU
E stia ma ted Ad d itiona l CostYE AR 1YE AR 2YE AR 3 YE AR 4T OT AL COS T Genera l F und 238,411$ 309,728$ 381,407$ 441,610$ 1,371,155$ Other F und s 54,787$ 71,048$ 87,370$ 102,301$ 315,505$ T OT AL 293,197$ 380,775$ 468,776$ 543,911$ 1,686,660$