City of Santa Clara - File #: 19-793

• File #: 19-793
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Calendar
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/18/2019
• In control: Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting
• On agenda: 8/20/2019
• Final action: 8/20/2019
• Title: Action on Approval of the 2018-2021 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Santa Clara and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 (Unit 3), and a Resolution to Approve and Adopt the Associated Updated Salary Plan for Classifications represented by IBEW.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/20/2019	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Approved

REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Approval of the 2018-2021 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Santa Clara and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 (Unit 3), and a Resolution to Approve and Adopt the Associated Updated Salary Plan for Classifications represented by IBEW.

Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245 (Unit 3) expired on December 22, 2018. This bargaining group currently represents approximately 80 full-time equivalent positions and includes the employee job classifications of Electric and Water System Operator, Electric Crew Foreperson, Electric Helper/Driver, Electric Maintenance Worker, Senior/Electric Meter Technician, Senior/Electric Utility Electrician, Senior/Electric Utility Generation Technician, Senior/Principal Electrical Estimator, Fiber Splicing Technician, Journey Lineworker, Troubleshooter and Utility Locator.
On June 4, 2019, the City and IBEW reached an overall Tentative Agreement on the terms to be contained in the successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and IBEW. IBEW held a vote that concluded on July 3, 2019, resulting in IBEW ratifying the attached agreement.

DISCUSSION
The recommended action is approval of the MOU. If approved, the terms of the MOU will be in effect from December 23, 2018 through and including December 18, 2021.
The significant provisions of the new MOU are as follows:
Term
December 23, 2018 through December 18, 2021
Compensation Adjustments
Year 1 - Salaries will be increased by a 5.00% wage increase retroactive to December 23, 2018, for all persons still employed on the date the City Council approves the 2018-2021 MOU (scheduled for Council action on August 20, 2019).
Year 2 - For the December 2019-2020 MOU year, salaries will be increased by a 5.00% wage increase.
Year 3 - For the December 2020-2021 MOU year, salaries will be incr...