Resolution No. 2026-082
Resolution No. 2026-082
June 17, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-082
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT TO THE 2020-
2025 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTNADING (MOU)
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND THE
SAN BERNARDINO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(SBPOA) TO INCLUDE ARTICLE III – COMPENSATION:
SECTION 10 – ASSISTANT WATCH COMMANDER PAY
WHEREAS, the Assistant Watch Commander assignment has been an established component of Police Department operations for decades; and WHEREAS, on December 19, 2018, the City and the SBPOA entered into a Side Letter Agreement regarding Assistant Watch Commander compensation that became effective on December 19, 2018, and expired on June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, following the recent retirements of several SBPOA members, CalPERS identified the need for an additional Side Letter Agreement covering the period from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025, to ensure continued compliance with CalPERS special compensation requirements under California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 571; and WHEREAS, this Side Letter Agreement serves as a corrective administrative measure to address the expiration date contained in the original side letter; and WHEREAS, a side letter agreement with SBPOA and the City was tentatively agreed upon approval of its terms by City Council.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or their designee is hereby authorized to execute the Side Letter Agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein, marked as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. CEQA. “The Mayor and City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.”
Resolution No. 2026-082
Resolution No. 2026-082
June 17, 2026
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 17th day of June 2026.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-082
Resolution No. 2026-082
June 17, 2026
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez , CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-082, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of June 2026 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
KNAUS _____ _____ _______ _______
FLORES _____ _____ _______ _______
ORTIZ _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this 17th day of June 2026.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk