SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE
AND
THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS (ALP)
AMENDED TERMS FOR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA)
BETWEEN CITY AND ALP
City of San Jose
August 18, 2023
The Ci
ty and ALP agree that the ALP MOA with 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
Fis
cal Year 2023-2024
Ef
fective September 17, 2023, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to ALP shall be increased 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.
Fi
scal Year 2024-2025
Effe
ctive the first pay period in Fiscal Year 2024- 2025, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to ALP shall be increased by approximately
4.00%.
Effe
ctive the first full pay period in January 2025, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to ALP shall be increased by approximately 1.00%.
Fis
cal Year 2025-2026
Effec
tive the first pay period in Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, all salary ranges for emplo yees holding positions in classifications assigned to ALP shall be increased by approximately
3.50%.
If th
e 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 wa ge increase effective the f irst full pa y period of Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to ALP shall be 4.00%.
CITY-PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
Effec
tive June 25, 2023, t he Paid-Parental Leave Program will become permanent and will be incorporated into the City’s Administrative Policy Manual.
For el
igible 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 twent y (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.
• For the period of January 1, 2023 through the effective date of thi s agreement, no retroactive timecard adjustments will be allowable and any Attachment F
Side Letter Agreement – Amended Terms for Memorandum of Agreement between City and ALP City of San Jose
August 18, 2023
additional City-paid parental leave hours as provided for herein may only be used on a prospective basis.
City-Paid P
arental 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 ter
ms of this Side Lett er 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 ALP Memorandum of Agreement.
FOR TH
E CITY: FOR THE UNION:
__________________________ __________________________
Jenni
fer Schembri Date Terra Chaffee Date
Director of Human Resources President, ALP
Director of Employee Relations
8/23/2023
8/24/2023