REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the City Manager to execute the 2023-2025 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Santa Clara and the Unclassified Fire Management Employees ("Unit 9B") that incorporates the terms of the Tentative Agreement and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency.
BACKGROUND
The Memorandum of Understanding (hereafter, "MOU") between the City of Santa Clara and the Unclassified Fire Management Employees (hereafter, "Unit 9B") is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2022.
Given the ongoing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the City's ongoing budget deficit, the City and Unit 9B reached an agreement in 2020 for a 2020-2022 MOU that included a salary freeze during the term of the MOU consistent with agreements reached with other bargaining units. On or about October 7, 2022, the City and Unit 9B reached an agreement on a successor MOU with a term of January 1, 2023, and through December 31, 2025, that includes salary range increases after two (2) years of salary freezes, which is also consistent with agreements reached with other bargaining units. Unit 9B notified the City that membership had ratified the Tentative Agreement on or about October 7, 2022.
DISCUSSION
The recommended action authorizes the City Manager to execute a successor MOU with a term of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025, that incorporates the terms of the Tentative Agreement reached between both parties. The following is a summary of the notable provisions of the Tentative Agreement; a complete copy of the Tentative Agreement is attached.
Term:
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025 (3 years)
Wages:
Effective December 25, 2022 (the first pay period of calendar year 2023), all salary ranges for employees holding positions in classifications assigned to Unit 9B will be increased by approximately 4.0%.
Effective the first pay period of calendar year 2024, all salary ran...
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