City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: April 7, 2026
From: Su Tan, Director of Human Resources
Department: Human Resources
Submitted by: Lisette Grizzelle, Human Resources Manager Subject
Side Letters of Agreement with Various Bargaining Groups Regarding a Holiday Name Change Recommendation
A. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-015 approving Side Letter of Agreement No. 2 by and between the City of Vernon and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 (IBEW) regarding a holiday name change;
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-016 approving Side Letter of Agreement No. 2 by and between the City of Vernon and the Teamsters Local Union 986 (Teamsters) regarding a holiday name change;
C. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-0017 approving Side Letter of Agreement No. 3 by and between the City of Vernon and the Vernon Police Management Association (VPMA) regarding a holiday name change; and
D. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-0018 approving Side Letter of Agreement No. 3 by and between the City of Vernon and the Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association (VPOBA) regarding a holiday name change.
Background
The City recognizes four employee bargaining groups including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 (IBEW), Teamsters Local Union 986 (Teamsters), Vernon Police Management Association (VPMA), and the Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association (VPOBA). On September 2, 2025, the City Council approved Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with each of the four respective bargaining groups for the term period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
Given the nature of the recent developments regarding Cesar Chavez, staff recommends renaming Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day. The new name aims to honor the contributions of the agricultural labor community and shifts the focus from a single figure to the broader farmworker movement. All the bargaining units agree with the proposed holiday name change.
For IBEW, in addition to the holiday name change, the Side Letter of Agreement reflects an administrative update to the classification titles for the Mechanic job series at the power plant.
Said classification titles now include "Power Plant" in front of the job titles to align with the changes made as part of the classification and compensation study.
The proposed resolutions and respective side letters have been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments
1. Resolution No. 2026-015 – IBEW Local 47 Side Letter of Agreement No. 2
2. Resolution No. 2026-016 – Teamsters Local Union 986 Side Letter of Agreement No. 2
3. Resolution No. 2026-017 – VPMA Side Letter of Agreement No. 3
4. Resolution No. 2026-018 – VPOBA Side Letter of Agreement No. 3