Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.18. 12/12/2023 File #: 23-0802
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Monica Espinoza, Human Resources Director
1. SUBJECT
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47. Resolution No. 11513.
2. SUMMARY
Resolution No. 11513 establishes the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47 for the period of January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt Resolution No. 11513. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange Repealing Resolution No. 11374 and approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47 concerning wages, hours, and other conditions of employment effective January 1, 2024, through and including June 30, 2025.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost for this MOU is approximately $388,500, of which $190,800 is included in the FY 2023- 24 adopted budget. The remaining balance of $197,700 will be included in the FY 2024-25 budget.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a: Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
e: Attract, retain and develop quality employees dedicated to public service.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
In October 2023, the City began the collective bargaining process with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47. The current contract between the parties expires on December 31, 2023.
After four meetings, on November 29, 2023, the parties reached agreement on the terms and conditions of an eighteen-month labor contract that includes the following:
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Item #: 3.18. 12/12/2023 File #: 23-0802
TERM January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
SALARIES · 3% Across-the-Board Salary Increase
effective December 31, 2023; · Salary
inequity adjustments effective December
31, 2023 for classifications 10%-20%
below market median: o Senior Water
Meter Service Worker, Skilled Maintenance
Worker - Water, Water Maintenance
Leadworker; Water Maintenance Worker I;
Water Maintenance Worker II; Water Meter
Service Worker I; Water Meter Service Worker
II, Water Yard Storekeeper = 7.5% · Salary
inequity adjustments effective December
31, 2023 for classifications 20% or more
below market median: o Water Plant
Operator I/II = 10% Salary survey Cities
include: Anaheim, Brea, Costa Mesa,
Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove,
Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach,
Santa Ana, and Westminster.
HOLIDAY · Convert existing Floating Holiday (9
hours) to designate as Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. · Increase Christmas Eve holiday
from 4.5 hours to 9 hours, if it falls Monday
through Thursday.
HEALTH BENEFITS Increase monthly contribution to health benefits as follows: Effective January 1,
2024 o Single: $1,095 o 2-Party: $1,620
o Family: $1,995 Effective January 1,
2025 o Single: $1,095 o 2-Party: $1,670
o Family: $2,095
LIFE INSURANCE Increase life insurance benefit from
$40,000 to $50,000 effective January 1,
2024.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY Increase salary cap from $4,000 per month to $6,000 per month effective January 1,
2024.
CLOTHING REIMBURSEMENT Increase clothing reimbursement
allowance from up to $150 to up to $250
per employee, per fiscal year, effective July
1, 2024.
WORK SHOE ALLOWANCE Increase work shoe allowance from up to $450 to up to $500 per employee, per
fiscal year, effective July 1, 2024.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Increase paid bereavement leave from
three (3) to five (5) days per incident, for
regular full-time employees.
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Item #: 3.18. 12/12/2023 File #: 23-0802
TERM January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
SALARIES · 3% Across-the-Board Salary Increase
effective December 31, 2023; · Salary
inequity adjustments effective December
31, 2023 for classifications 10%-20%
below market median: o Senior Water
Meter Service Worker, Skilled Maintenance
Worker - Water, Water Maintenance
Leadworker; Water Maintenance Worker I;
Water Maintenance Worker II; Water Meter
Service Worker I; Water Meter Service Worker
II, Water Yard Storekeeper = 7.5% · Salary
inequity adjustments effective December
31, 2023 for classifications 20% or more
below market median: o Water Plant
Operator I/II = 10% Salary survey Cities
include: Anaheim, Brea, Costa Mesa,
Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove,
Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach,
Santa Ana, and Westminster.
HOLIDAY · Convert existing Floating Holiday (9
hours) to designate as Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. · Increase Christmas Eve holiday
from 4.5 hours to 9 hours, if it falls Monday
through Thursday.
HEALTH BENEFITS Increase monthly contribution to health benefits as follows: Effective January 1,
2024 o Single: $1,095 o 2-Party: $1,620
o Family: $1,995 Effective January 1,
2025 o Single: $1,095 o 2-Party: $1,670
o Family: $2,095
LIFE INSURANCE Increase life insurance benefit from
$40,000 to $50,000 effective January 1,
2024.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY Increase salary cap from $4,000 per month to $6,000 per month effective January 1,
2024.
CLOTHING REIMBURSEMENT Increase clothing reimbursement
allowance from up to $150 to up to $250
per employee, per fiscal year, effective July
1, 2024.
WORK SHOE ALLOWANCE Increase work shoe allowance from up to $450 to up to $500 per employee, per
fiscal year, effective July 1, 2024.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Increase paid bereavement leave from
three (3) to five (5) days per incident, for
regular full-time employees.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47 took this to a vote of their membership and ratified the tentative agreement on November 29, 2023. City Council approval is required to finalize this agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11513
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