SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
between
PATTERSON MANAGEMENT and MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION and
THE CITY OF PATTERSON
The City of Patterson and the Patterson Management and Mid-Management Employee Association are parties to a current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in effect for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025, and previous MOUs that were effective July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, and July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021, and July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019. In an effort to clarify language of the current MOU, and clearly document current and past practice regarding special compensation for longevity pay, both the City of Patterson and the Patterson Management and MidManagement Employee Association agree to amend the existing language of the current MOU section 7(N) as stated below, and both also agree that language of previous MOUs was intended and interpreted the same.
This side letter supersedes all other agreements in effect from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2025, regarding longevity pay. It shall remain in effect until July 1, 2025, or until the ratification of a successor MOU, whichever occurs first.
Existing and Prior MOU Verbiage:
7. SALARY/COMPENSATION
N. Longevity Pay
Longevity Pay is compensation in addition to the employee’s regular base pay. The total longevity pay increase any employee can receive during their term of employment is twelve percent 12%.
Eligibility & Qualifications
1. An employee is eligible for a two percent (2%) longevity pay increase only if he/she has been with the City ten (10) consecutive years.
2. An employee is eligible for an additional five percent (5%) longevity pay increase only if he/she has been with the City fifteen (15) consecutive years.
3. After 20 years an employee is eligible for an additional five percent (5%) longevity pay increase only if he/she has been with the city twenty (20) consecutive years.
Amended MOU Verbiage:
7. SALARY/COMPENSATION
N. Longevity Pay
Longevity Pay is compensation in addition to the employee’s regular base pay.
A. Eligibility & Payment
An employee shall be paid longevity pay of 2% of their base salary upon completing 10 consecutive years of service;
An employee shall be paid longevity pay of 7% of their base salary upon completing 15 consecutive years of service;
An employee shall be paid longevity pay of 12% of their base salary upon completing 20 consecutive years of service.
The total longevity pay any employee can receive during their term of employment is twelve percent 12% of their base pay rate.
The longevity pay increase will begin on the employee's anniversary date and will be paid semimonthly as part of the employee's regular paycheck.
For the City of Patterson: For the Patterson Management MidManagement Employee Association:
_________________________________ _____________________________________ Fernando Ulloa Tony Arguelles, Labor Representative
City Manager
_________________________________ _________________________________ Marie Guillory-Jones Maria Encinas, President
Director of Human Resources
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Adrian Laurel, Vice President
Years of Service Longevity Pay
10 - 14 2%
15 - 19 7%
20 and above 12%