October 17, 2023
Human Resources
DATE: October 17, 2023
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Dave Aleshire, City Attorney
Nickie Mastay, Deputy City Manager - Internal Services
Sharrone Taylor, Interim Director of Human Resources
Subject:
Resolution Approving Tentative Agreements with
Richmond Police Management Association
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated fiscal impact of the Tentative Agreements establishing the Memorandum of Understanding with the
Richmond Police Management Association is: Fiscal
Year (FY) 2022-23 is $236,636; FY 2023-24 is $382,004;
FY 2024-25 is $289,786.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
N/A
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The City’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Richmond Police Management Association (RPMA)
expired December 31, 2022. Representatives from the
City and RPMA negotiated in good faith regarding a
successor MOU. On September 22, 2023, the parties
reached Tentative Agreements, which will establish a
new MOU effective January 1, 2023, through
December 31, 2025.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution approving the Tentative Agreements
between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Police
Management Association to establish a new
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the term of
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025; and
DIRECT the city manager or her designee to update the
publicly available salary schedule with the adopted wage increases during the term of the MOU – Human
Resources Department/ City Attorney’s Office (Sharrone
Taylor/Nickie Mastay/ Dave Aleshire 510-620-6602).
AGENDA
REPORT
October 17, 2023
DISCUSSION:
The current term of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Police Management Association (RPMA) covered the period of June 1, 2016, to December 31, 2022. Representatives of the City and RPMA have been meeting and conferring in good faith to negotiate an agreement and finalize the MOU. The parties have reached Tentative Agreements. The major terms of the Tentative Agreements are:
Three-year contract, effective January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025 Removes the “me too” clause
The City will increase base wages for the Police Lieutenant and Police Captain job classifications as follows:
o 13.5% effective the first full pay period in January 2023 o 7.0% effective the first full pay period in January 2024 o 6.5% effective the first full pay period in January 2025 Adds a section on physical fitness
If the City Council adopts the Tentative Agreements, the parties will continue to prepare the MOU to memorialize and replace the Tentative Agreements. When completed, the MOU will be submitted to City Council for approval and adoption.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The estimated fiscal impact of the Tentative Agreements establishing the MOU with the RPMA is as follows: Fiscal Year 2022-23 is $236,636 Fiscal Year 2023-24 is $382,004; Fiscal Year 2024-25 is $289,786.
RECOMMENDATION:
City staff recommends the City Council adopt the resolution approving the Tentative Agreements between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Police Management Association to establish a new Memorandum of Understanding for the term of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025. City staff further recommends that the City Council direct the City Manager or her designee to update the publicly available salary schedule with the adopted wage increases during the term of the MOU.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Attachment 2 – Tentative Agreements