SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE
AND
THE PARK RANGER PEACE OFFICER ASSOCIATION (POPRA)
AMENDED TERMS FOR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA)
BETWEEN CITY AND POPRA
City of San Jose
August 18, 2023
The
City and POPRA agree that the POPRA 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
Ef
fective September 17, 2023, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to POPRA 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 pa y period in Fiscal Year 2024-2025, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in c lassifications assigned to POPRA shall be in creased by approximately 4.00%.
Effe
ctive the first full pay period in January 2025, all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifi cations a ssigned to POPRA shall be incre ased by approximately
1.00%.
Fi
scal Year 2025-2026
Effe
ctive the first pa y period in Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, all salary ranges for e mployees holding positions in classifications assigned to POPRA shall be in creased by approximately 3.50%.
If the
revised 5 -Year Forecast included as part of the 2025-2026 Proposed Operating Budget in cludes a $10 million dollar s urplus or more in Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, the general wage i ncrease effective the first full pa y period of Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to POPRA 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
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 hun dred 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.
• For the period of January 1, 2023 through the effecti ve date of this agreement, no retroactive timecard adjustments will be allowable and any Attachment G
Side Letter Agreement – Amended Terms for Memorandum of Agreement between City and POPRA
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 Parental Leave and the use of available sick leave balances for City -Paid Parental Leave reasons must be used an d completed no late r than 12 months from the birth or placement of a child.
The terms of this Side Letter Agreement shall become effec tive when signed by all parties below and approved by the City Council in open session a nd shall be incorporated into the current successor POPRA Memorandum of Agreement.
FOR THE CITY: F OR THE UNION:
__________________________ __________________________ Jennifer Schembri Date Jeremy Cabaccang Date
Director of Human Resources Business Representative, POPRA Director of Employee Relations
8/24/2023
8/24/2023