Human Resources
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Item # 12
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
June 18, 2024
TOPIC: Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Police Officers Association and Resolution for the Santa Ana Police Management Association
TITLE
Adoption of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Establishing the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Classifications Represented by the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (SAPOA) Effective January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, and Adoption of a Resolution Updating the Compensation and Salary Schedule of Sworn Classifications of the Santa Ana Police Management Association (SAPMA)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with SAPOA regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment effective January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, and authorize non-substantive changes which may be necessary to implement the agreement (Agreement No.
A-2024-XXX); and
2. Approve a Resolution updating the compensation and salary schedule for sworn classifications of the SAPMA.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE CITY’S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The City recently reached a tentative agreement with SAPOA for a three and one-half (3 1/2) year MOU effective January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. The tentative agreement has been ratified by the SAPOA membership. The major provisions of the agreement include: salary increases of four percent (4%) effective the first full pay period following July 1, 2024, four percent (4%) in July 2025, and four percent (4%) in July 2026; recognizing Cesar Chavez holiday (beginning 2025); increasing non-sworn primary bilingual pay to three hundred dollars ($300) per month and non-sworn secondary bilingual pay to seventy-five dollars ($75) per month effective the first full pay
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Police Officers Association and Resolution for the Santa Ana Police Management Association June 18, 2024
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period following July 1, 2024; adding longevity pay of two and one-half percent (2.5%) for non-sworn employees with fifteen (15) or more years of service in July 2025, increasing to five percent (5%) in July 2026, and increasing longevity pay to five percent (5%) for non-sworn employees with twenty (20) or more years of service in July 2026; adding longevity pay of five percent (5%) for sworn employees with ten (10) or more years of service in July 2025.
Other key terms of the agreement include: modifying language to allow for new hires with exceptional experience and/or education/training to be assigned any pay rate step within the salary range; four (4) additional holiday hours to be donated back to the City for the full-time union release time for the SAPOA President; updated discipline procedure; and a reopener to consider health insurance contribution after receiving the results of the 2024 Association Medical Insurance Trust Fund audit.
Lastly, pursuant to Sections 4.3(A)(4) and 4.3(C) of the MOU between the City and SAPMA, the salary ranges for the Police Lieutenant and Police Captain classifications require an adjustment in order for the City to maintain compliance with the aforementioned MOU sections. The attached Resolution updates the salary schedule for the Police Lieutenant and Police Captain classifications as a result of the additional compensation provided to SAPOA.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with these actions.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated annual cost of the agreement and additional costs for the salary adjustments to the two (2) SAPMA classifications during the three and one-half (3 1/2) year period is $4,265,467 for FY 2024-25, $9,245,873 for FY 2025-26, and $13,688,646 for FY 2026-27, for a total estimated cost of $27,199,985 to the General Fund. The proposed FY 2024-25 Budget Ordinance on this same agenda includes sufficient amounts to fund the first year of the agreement.
FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 City’s
Ongoing
Costs
Wages $3,518,348 $7,156,688 $10,919,842 $10,919,842
Longevity -
Sworn
- $1,072,475 $1,108,660 $1,108,660
Longevity –
Non Sworn
- $253,844 $880,839 $880,839
Bilingual – Non
Sworn
$207,206 $206,623 $206,076 $206,076
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Subtotal: $3,725,554 $8,689,628 $13,115,417 $13,115,417 Cesar Chavez
Day (also
provided to
other FT
groups)
$483,984 $500,316 $517,301 $517,301
PMA increases
(POA
increases
require a
1.00%
increase for
Captains and
Lieutenants)
$55,929 $55,929 $55,929 $55,929
Total Costs: $4,265,467 $9,245,873 $13,688,646 $13,688,646
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Ana and Santa Ana Police Officers Association
2. Resolution for the Santa Ana Police Management Association Submitted By: Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human Resources Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, Acting City Manager