January 23, 2024
Human Resources
DATE: January 23, 2024
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Nickie Mastay, Deputy City Manager – Internal Services
Sharrone Taylor, Director of Human Resources
Dave Aleshire, City Attorney
Jack Hughes, Chief Negotiator
SUBJECT:
Proposed Resolution Approving a Memorandum of
Understanding between the City of Richmond and the
Richmond Police Management Association (RPMA)
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Richmond Police Management Association (RPMA)
Bargaining Unit. The estimated fiscal impact for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 is $236,636; FY 2023-24 is $382,004; FY
2024-25 is $289,786. The terms of the agreement - January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
October 17, 2023
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The City’s Memorandum of Understanding with the
Richmond Police Management Association expired
December 30, 2022. RPMA and the City negotiated
regarding a successor MOU. The parties reached a
Tentative Agreement (TA) to establish a new MOU effective January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025. The City
Council approved the TA on October 17, 2023. This action is to formally approve the new MOU.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution approving a successor Memorandum of
Understanding between the City of Richmond and the
Richmond Police Management Association for the term of
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025; and DIRECT
the city manager or designee to update the publicly available salary schedule with the adopted wage increases during the term of the MOU – Human Resources Department/City
AGENDA
REPORT
January 23, 2024
Attorney’s Office (Sharrone Taylor/Nickie Mastay/Dave
Aleshire/Jack Hughes 510-620-6602).
DISCUSSION:
The term of the prior Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Police Management Association (RPMA) covered the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2022. Representatives of the City and RPMA met and conferred in good faith to negotiate an agreement and finalize the MOU.
The parties reached Tentative Agreements to establish a new MOU, and the City Council approved those agreements through the adoption of City Council Resolution #107-23 on October 17, 2023.
Following City Council approval of the Tentative Agreements, the parties worked together to prepare the new MOU to memorialize and replace the Tentative Agreements. The parties have reached agreement on the MOU for the term of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. City staff is submitting it to City Council tonight for approval and adoption.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The estimated fiscal impact of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Richmond Police Management Association 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 proposed resolution approving the successor MOU between the City of Richmond and the RPMA for the term of January 1, 2023 to 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 – Resolution Exhibit 1 (Memorandum of Understanding)