CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2025)
APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN MATEO AND THE SEIU LOCAL 521 NON-MERIT PART-TIME UNIT
WHEREAS, the SEIU Local 521 Non-Merit Part-Time Unit (SEIU NMPT or Unit) and the City have negotiated changes to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Unit; and 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.
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 SEIU NMPT, 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, from October 7, 2024 through June 5, 2027.
Salary: The bargaining unit will receive the same cost of living adjustments and any other special adjustments their merit counterparts will receive.
Differential Pay for Working Out of Class Pay: Additional compensation will be available to employees who perform a significant portion but not all duties of a higher classification for a minimum of one (1) shift.
Safety Shoes: The City will provide up to one hundred and twenty-five dollars $125.00 per fiscal year toward the reimbursement of safety shoes, socks, and orthotics for those employees required to don safety shoes, socks and orthotics for their job.
Training: The City will schedule one-time required trainings for all Parks and Recreation current employees similar to the trainings provided to new employees in June 2024 for, implicit bias/pronouns, DEI-related training and a refresher of the California state mandated harassment prevention training. The City will research and incorporate DEI-related training for all new hires.
Other: There are language changes relating to departmental operations and housekeeping language that amend some of the terms and conditions of the contract.