SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE
AND
THE ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS (ABMEI)
AMENDED TERMS FOR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA)
BETWEEN CITY AND ABMEI
City of San Jose
August 18, 2023
The C
ity and A BMEI agree that the ABMEI M OA w ith the City of San Jose will be amended with the provision(s) outlined below. The parties further agree to changes below related to City-paid parental leave.
WAGES
Fi
scal Year 2023-2024
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ffective September 17, 2023, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to ABMEI shall be in creased by 1.00% for a total pensionable general wage increase of 6.00%. The 1.00% increase shall be based on the rate of pay as of June 24, 2023.
F
iscal Year 2024-2025
E
ffective the first pay period in Fiscal Year 2024- 2025, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to ABMEI shall be in creased by approximately 4.00%.
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ffective the first full pay period in January 2025, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifi cations assigned to ABMEI shall be increased by approximately
1.00%.
Fi
scal Year 2025-2026
E
ffective the first pay period in Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, all salary ranges for emplo yees holding positions in classifications assigned to ABMEI shall be in creased by approximately 3.50%.
If t
he revised 5-Year Forecast included as part of the 2025-2026 Proposed Operating Budget inclu des a $10 million dollar s urplus or more in Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, the general wage i ncrease effective the f irst full pa y period of Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to ABMEI shall be 4.00%.
CITY-PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
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ctive June 25, 2023, t he Paid-Parental Leave Program will become permanent and will be incorporated into the City’s Administrative Policy Manual.
For
eligible births, adoptions, or foster care placements that occur on or after January 1, 2023, full-time employees will receive a maximum total of three hundred and twenty (320) hours of paid time off and shall be eligib le to use up to a maximum total of one- hundred and twenty (120) hours of their available sick leave for City-Paid Parental Leave reasons.
Attachment E
Side Letter Agreement – Amended Terms for Memorandum of Agreement between City and ABMEI
City of San Jose
August 18, 2023
• For the period of January 1, 2023 through the effective da te of this agreement, no retroactive timecard adjustments will be allowable and any additional City-paid parental leave hours as provided for herein may only be used on a prospective basis.
City-Paid Parental Leave and the use of available sick leave balances for City -Paid Parental Leave reasons must be used and completed no la ter than 12 months from the birth or placement of a child.
The terms of this Side Letter Agreement shall become effective when signed by all parties below and approved by the City Council in open session a nd shall be incorporated into the current successor ABMEI Memorandum of Agreement.
FOR THE CITY: F OR THE UNION:
__________________________ __________________________ Jennifer Schembri Date Mary Reed Date
Director of Human Resources President, ABMEI
Director of Employee Relations
08/18/2023
08/18/2023