REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the 2017-2020 Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Clara and Unclassified Fire Management Employees (Unit 9B)
Report
DISCUSSION
A tentative agreement has been reached between the City of Santa Clara (City) and Unclassified Fire Management (Unit 9B) on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This report recommends approval of the MOU, and if so approved, will be in effect from December 17, 2017 through and including December 26, 2020.
The MOU between the City and Unit 9B expired on December 16, 2017. A tentative agreement was reached on November 14, 2018 and Unit 9B subsequently ratified the attached agreement.
The primary substantive elements of the agreement are:
Salary Adjustments
* Year 1 -- 5.76% wage increase retroactive to December 17, 2017 (same wage increase as IAFF (Unit 1)
* $200/mo. additional City contribution per member to the City's Voluntary Employee's Benefit Association (VEBA), retroactive to December 17, 2017 in lieu of increasing the City's contribution to medical plans (as negotiated with other bargaining units)
* Years 2 and 3 - salaries will be increased by the same percentage as applicable to IAFF (Unit 1) employees on the same date. Staff is currently reviewing the survey information for the second MOU year and will bring an updated salary table based on the survey information for Council approval for an upcoming Council meeting.
Medical
* Effective October 1, 2018, modify the language of the health insurance section to ensure compliance with the Affordable Care Act. The amount designated as "Kaiser employee only" will continue as the mandatory health allocation and the amount provided as cash in lieu for those that submit an attestation confirming other group health coverage.
Compaction Avoidance
* In Year 3 all salary ranges of classifications represented by the bargaining group will increase by 5% without an automatic increase in incumbent salaries; employee...
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