Administrative
Report
H.16., File # 23-7344 Meeting Date: 12/19/2023
To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: DIANE STRICKFADEN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
TITLE
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2312-136, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND THE REDONDO BEACH CITY EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION, FROM JANUARY 1, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City representatives and members of the Redondo Beach City Employees’ Association (RBCEA) have collaboratively met and conferred in good faith, and have reached a three-year agreement for a successor Memorandum of Understanding, for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
The attached Resolution will provide represented members with the following enhanced terms and conditions of employment:
1) Effective November 4, 2023, a 6% increase to base salary 2) In January 2025, an additional increase of 1.5% to base salary, along with the addition of a 5% “Step E” to the top of the pay scale range
3) In January 2026, an additional increase of 1.5% to base salary, along with the addition of a 5% “Step F” to the top of the pay scale range
4) Increases of 5% to seven specific job classifications including Building Inspector and Senior Building Inspector, Community Services Officer II and III, Housing Specialist, Human Resources Technician, and Municipal Services Officer
5) A 10% increase to the Communications Dispatcher range with a requirement to obtain Emergency Medical Dispatch certification
6) Increases to monthly City health insurance contributions in 2024, 2025 and 2026, consistent with other City bargaining units
7) Increases to the ability to cash out vacation pay
8) Continuation of three December “holiday closures” (additional paid holidays off in December 2024, 2025, and 2026
9) MOU Clean-Up (Insertion of previously approved side letters and job classifications).
The projected cost of the agreement for the current fiscal year is $340,535 and the total ongoing cost, beginning in year 3, is $1,503,362. The RBCEA has 90 active employees and represents a diverse range of job classifications such as Building Inspector, Community Services Officer, Recreation
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Coordinator, and Accountant.
BACKGROUND
City and RBCEA representatives have engaged in good faith negotiations to prepare this successor MOU. The existing MOU between the City and the RBCEA was a three-year contract which expires on December 31, 2023. The previous agreement provided a 1% base salary increase in 2022 and a 2% base salary increase in 2023, along with increases to health insurance contributions and continuation of the City’s “holiday closure” (three additional December holidays between Christmas and New Year’s Day during each year of the Agreement).
This successor MOU, if approved, will maintain the existing terms and conditions of employment, with the following changes:
Term: Three years, from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
Salaries: Represented employees will receive a 6% increase to base salary effective November 4, 2023, which was the pay period in which the agreement was ratified. In addition, in the first full pay period of January 2025, employees will receive a 1.5% base salary increase, along with the addition of a 5% “Step E” to the top of the pay scale range. In the first full pay period of January 2026, employees will receive a 1.5% base salary increase with the addition of a 5% “Step F” to the top of the pay scale range.
Certification Pays: Effective November 4, 2023, represented members will see a 5% increase to the following seven job classifications:
· Building Inspector and Senior Building Inspector
· Community Services Officer II and Community Services Officer III · Housing Specialist
· Human Resources Technician
· Municipal Services Officer
Health Contributions: In January 2024, represented employees will receive a $50, $100, or $150 per month increase to their monthly health insurance contributions, for employee, employee plus one, and family coverages. In January 2025 and January 2026, employees will receive additional increases in the same amounts, to maintain their coverage at the same level as the City’s other bargaining units.
Holiday Closures: Employees will receive three additional paid holidays each December in 2024, 2025, and 2026. City Hall offices will be closed on these days, as has occurred several times over the past years.
MOU Clean-Up: The City Council previously approved side letters regarding Facility Dog Special Assignment Pay, a Lateral Incentive, and Referral Bonus, along with two new CEA job classifications of Homeless Housing Navigator and Transportation Assistant. These items are being inserted into the MOU.
The provisions in this MOU were approved by the RBCEA Board and ratified by the bargaining unit
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on November 16, 2023
The RBCEA currently has 90 active employees and represent a wide range of job classifications such as Building Inspector, Community Services Officer, Recreation Coordinator, and Accountant. The Resolution reflects a significant investment in the City’s clerical front-line service employees and was reached in recognition of the recent salary survey which showed members of the group as receiving salary and benefits that were largely below comparative cities. Approval of this Resolution will make Redondo Beach a more attractive employer and help retain critical front-line service personnel.
COORDINATION
This report was prepared by the Human Resources Department. The Resolution was approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
FISCAL IMPACT
The FY 2023-24 cost of the agreement is $340,535 and shall be funded from the existing funds set aside in the current Budget. The ongoing annual costs beginning in 2026 (Year 3 of the agreement) total approximately $1,503,362 and will be incorporated in future budgets.
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
· Reso - Adopting a MOU Between the City of Redondo Beach and the Redondo Beach City Employees’ Association, with Exhibit A - MOU