CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2024)
APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN MATEO AND THE POLICE OFFICER’S ASSOCIATION UNIT AND A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
APPROPRIATION
WHEREAS, the amendments are related to salary, term, other pays and miscellaneous language changes relating to departmental operations, and language clarity for the unit; and WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred, and have reached tentative agreement to amend the Unit’s MOU; and
WHEREAS, the Unit has ratified the Tentative Agreement; and WHEREAS, an appropriation of additional General Funds to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Police Department operating budget is necessary to fund the negotiated increases.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. This Tentative Agreement is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)
2. The amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding for the Police Officer’s Association, set forth in the Tentative Agreements attached as Exhibit A, are approved and summarized as follows:
Term: The contract will be for a period of three years, expiring on January 3, 2027.
Salary: The bargaining unit will receive a 4.0% salary increase and an additional 1.0% increase for additional community-based training requirements implemented by the Department, effective the first full pay period following Council adoption of this agreement. The bargaining unit will receive a
3.0% salary increase and an additional 1.0% increase for additional community-based training requirements implemented by the Department, effective the pay period including January 5, 2025.
The bargaining unit will receive a 3.0% salary increase and an additional 2.0% for community-based training requirements implemented by the Department, effective the pay period including January 4, 2026.
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Educational Incentives: Effective the first full pay period following Council adoption of this agreement, sworn members who possess a POST Intermediate Certificate are eligible for a 4% differential of base pay. Sworn members who possess a POST Advanced Certificate are eligible for a 9% differential of base pay. For Dispatchers, possession of a POST Intermediate Public Safety Dispatcher Certificate shall qualify employees for 1% of their base salary. Possession of a POST Advanced Public Safety Dispatcher Certificate shall qualify Dispatchers for 2.5% of their base salary.
For Community Service Officers (CSOs), possession of an Associate’s Degree shall qualify a CSO for 2% of their base salary.
PORAC: Effective the first full pay period following Council adoption of this agreement, the City will contribute $550.00 per employee per month for all classifications in the POA bargaining unit to the trust.
Other: There are language changes relating to departmental operations and housekeeping language that amend some of the terms and conditions of the contract.
3. A supplemental budget appropriation of available fund balance in the General Fund of $400,000 for the Police Department's 2023-24 operating budget is authorized to accommodate the negotiated increases.