RESOLUTION NO. 2026-011
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A SIDE LETTER
OF AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND THE
VERNON POLICE OFFICERS’ BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. The Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association (VPOBA) has been recognized as an employee organization pursuant to Resolution No. 4027.
B. On September 2, 2025, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 2025-026 approving a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth certain terms and conditions for employment of the City of Vernon employees in classifications represented by the VPOBA, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
C. On December 16, 2025, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 2025-040 approving and authorizing the execution of a Side Letter of Agreement (Agreement) between the City of Vernon and the VPOBA, updating provisions regarding excess leave accrual pay-out procedure.
D. Representative members of VPOBA and the City have agreed to execute a second Side Letter of Agreement, effective July 1, 2025, updating provisions regarding In-Lieu Holiday Time.
E. All other terms of the existing VPBOA MOU would remain in effect.
F. The City Council desires to approve the Side Letter of Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby approves and authorizes the execution of the Side Letter of Agreement (Agreement) between the City of Vernon and the Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association, in substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby instructs the City Administrator, or his designee, to take whatever action is deemed necessary or desirable for the purpose of implementing and carrying out the actions of this Resolution and the transactions herein approved or authorized, including but not limited to, any Resolution No. 2026-011
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nonsubstantive changes to the Side Letter Agreement attached herein.
SECTION 5. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby directs the City Clerk, or the City Clerk’s designee, to send a fully executed Agreement to Lorenzo Gaytan, President of the Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association.
SECTION 6. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED March 17, 2026.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH MOUSSA-MILWARD,
City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-011
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF VERNON )
I do hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-011 that was passed and adopted at the Regular Meeting held on March 17, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF VERNON
AND THE
VERNON POLICE OFFICERS’ BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
This Side Letter of Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City of Vernon (“City”) and Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association (“Association”) (collectively “Parties”) is entered into to modify the following section of Association MOU dated July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028:
ARTICLE SEVEN BENEFITS – Section 6 “In Lieu” Holiday Time Effective July 1, 2025, Article Seven Benefits Section 6 “In Lieu” Holiday Time, shall be modified to read as follows:
Each year, the City shall provide “in-lieu” holiday hours for these employees in an amount equal to the number of City-approved holidays multiplied by the employees’ paid hours per shift.
The following City-approved “In lieu” holidays will be credited to each employee on each July 1 in which he/she is on the active payroll of the Department, including those on “Light Duty,” in a classification represented by the VPOBA, and must be taken prior to the immediately following July 1.
1. January 1st - New Year’ s Day
2. The 3rd Monday in January – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
3. The 3rd Monday in February – Presidents Day
4. March 31st – Cesar Chavez Day
5. The last Monday in May – Memorial Day
6. June 19th - Juneteenth
7. July 4th – Independence Day
8. The first Monday in September – Labor Day
9. The second Monday in October – Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resolution No. 2026-011
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10. November 11th – Veterans Day
11. The 4th Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day
12. December 24th – Christmas Eve
13. December 25th – Christmas Day
14. December 31st – New Year’ s Eve
“In lieu” holidays may be taken in increments of one-fourth (1/4) hour or more, on dates desired by the employee subject to the needs of the Vernon Police Department.
“In lieu” holidays, if not taken, shall not be paid except if the employee was off on Labor Code section 4850. In that case only, the employee shall be paid for said “in lieu” holidays not taken with his/her first possible payroll check on or after July 1 of the fiscal year following the year for which the “in lieu” holidays were credited, at his/her then basic rate, excluding all other compensation, computed in accordance with the applicable Salary Resolution of Vernon. An employee who quits or is terminated shall not be entitled to any compensation for “in lieu” holidays not taken. If the City Council, during the fiscal year, provides one or more additional holidays to the miscellaneous employees in addition to existing City Council approved holidays, Employees shall receive the same number of any additional holidays. Any additional “in lieu” holiday time received by employees will be for a maximum of ten (10) or twelve and a half (12.5) hours per day received, equivalent to assigned work shift.
FOR THE CITY OF VERNON
_____________________________ _________________________ Brian Saeki, City Administrator Date
FOR VPOBA
_____________________________ _________________________ Lorenzo Gaytan, VPOBA President Date
Resolution No. 2026-011
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