REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Side Letter Agreement that amends the 2019-2023 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Santa Clara and the City of Santa Clara Employees' Association (Units 5/7/8), that incorporates the terms of the Side Letter Agreement and Related Budget Amendments
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara and the City of Santa Clara Employees' Association (Units 5/7/8) (hereafter, "Employees' Association") reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (hereafter, "MOU") in December of 2020 with a term of December 15, 2019 to December 23, 2023. As part of the MOU, the parties agreed to meet and confer under a reopener provision in the event the City reached an agreement with another nonsworn bargaining unit subject to the General Fund for a general wage increase above 3.0% for calendar year 2023. The City reached an agreement on a successor MOU with another bargaining unit, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 101 (hereafter, "Unit 6") that included a general wage increase of more than 3.0% for calendar year 2023. Accordingly, the Employees' Association requested to meet and confer with the City pursuant to the terms of the reopener in their current MOU.
In August 2022, the City and the Employees' Association reached agreement on a Side Letter Agreement that amends the terms of the current MOU as follows:
* Effective December 25, 2022 (the first pay period of calendar year 2023), all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to the Employees' Association will be increased by approximately 5.0% (instead of the 3.0% previously agreed to as part of the agreement on the current MOU).
* The City will exercise its discretion and provide employees in classifications assigned to the Employees' Association at the time of disbursement a one-time lump sum non-pensiona...
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