REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Approval of the 2018-2021 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Santa Clara and the Public Safety Non-Sworn Employees Association (Unit 10), a Resolution to Approve and Adopt the Associated Updated Salary Plan for Classifications represented by the PSNSEA, and authorization for the City Manager to Execute the Necessary Third Party Agreements and Documents to effectuate the Amendment to the Life Insurance Benefit in the Memorandum of Agreement.
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's collective bargaining agreement with the Public Safety Non-Sworn Employees Association (PSNSEA) (Unit 10) expired on December 22, 2018. This bargaining group currently represents approximately 70 full-time equivalent positions and includes the employee job classifications of Community Service Officer I/II, Fire Prevention Specialist I/II, Fire Protection Engineer, Jail Service Officer, Police Records Specialist, Police Records Supervisor, Public Safety Dispatcher, and Senior Public Safety Dispatcher.
On or about July 11, 2019, the City and PSNSEA reached an overall Tentative Agreement on the terms to be contained in the successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and PSNSEA. PSNSEA held a vote that concluded on June 30, 2019, resulting in PSNSEA 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 4.00% 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 4.00% wage incre...
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