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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE: June 17, 2014
AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE:
Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City Approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the City and the National City Municipal Employees' Association.
PREPARED BY: Stacey Stevenson
PHONE: 336-4308
EXPLANATION:
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
APPROVED BY:
The labor agreement between the City of National City and the National City Municipal Employees' Association (NCMEA),
represented by the Service Employees' International Union is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2014. NCMEA represents the
City's clerical/fiscal, engineering/planning/inspection, library/community service, police support, park maintenance and
public works positions.
Having met and conferred in good faith through a series of meetings, City representatives and NCMEA representatives
reached a tentative two year agreement. With NCMEA's members having voted to ratify the agreement, staff recommends
City Council approval. A summary of the terms is included as an attachment.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: APPROVED: L7/!% Finance
ACCOUNT NO.
Fiscal Year 2015 $ 49,735
Fiscal Year 2016 48,570
Total estimated cost for term of agreement: $ 98,305
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
APPROVED: MIS
This is not a project and, therefore, is not subject to environmental review.
ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION: FINAL ADOPTION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the resolution approving the two year labor agreement with the National City Municipal Employees'
Association.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
Summary of Tentative Agreement
Resolution
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Terms of the Tentative Agreement for a 2-Year Memorandum of Understanding (mum )
Between the City of National City and the National City Municipal Employees Associatior.
1. Furloughs: Two week closure each contract year for non -essential personnel to include 40
hours of unpaid work furlough to be deducted over the 26 pay periods of each fiscal year
beginning with the first full pay period in July 2014. Employees may use accrued leave
balances (vacation, comp time, floating holidays) for time not covered by unpaid
furlough or designated holidays.
The City facilities shall close except for emergency services, including Fire, Police and
other personnel deemed emergency services essential personnel. Any employee subject to
the furlough that is required to work in the performance of services deemed to essential
during the furlough period shall be credited with corresponding furlough leave hours.
The following proposed calendar is based on the City's current 4/10 workweek. A change
in the workweek schedule would result in a modification of the proposed calendar.
2014
Dec 22 accrued leave
Dec 23 furlough day
Dec 24 holiday (Christmas Eve)
Dec 25 holiday (Christmas Day)
Dec 29-31 furlough days
Jan 1 holiday (New Year's Day)
2015
Dec 21 accrued leave
Dec 22 & 23 furlough days
Dec 24 holiday (Christmas Eve)
Dec 28 & 29 furlough days
Dec 30 & 31 accrued leave
(Article 2)
2. Holidays:
a. Fixed holidays falling on a regularly scheduled workday will be based on the
employee's assigned daily work schedule. Floating holidays will be paid in eight
(8) hour increments.
b. In the event a fixed holiday falls on an employee's regular work day, if the
employee is not required to work, such employees shall be compensated at
straight time equal to the number of hours the employee would have been
assigned to work.
(Article 2)
3. Vacation Sell -Back: During the term of this agreement, all MEA members on a career
basis meeting the eligibility criteria defined below may convert a minimum of twenty
(20) hours and a maximum of eighty (80) hours of their accumulated vacation time
payable not later than December of each year. The City shall attempt to process these
requests prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
In order to convert accrued vacation hours:
• Employees must use a minimum of 50 vacation hours during the eligibility
period and have at least 80 hours "on the books" before and after the request.
• Employees must submit a written request to the Human Resources
Department to convert vacation hours to pay on or before November 1 of each
year.
• The eligibility period is defined as the first pay period in November to the last
pay period in October.
(Article 4)
4. Health: Effective July 1, 2014, employees covered by this MOU must retire from the City
of National City and have 20 full years of pensionable service credit with the City of
National City to receive $10/month for each year of pensionable service with the City as
the City's contribution towards medical insurance.
(Chapter 14)
5. Employee Life Insurance: The parties agree to meet and consult within a reasonable
period of time before the completion of the current contract between the City and its
insurance carrier that provides for Term Life Insurance with Accidental Death and
Dismemberment with the purpose of increasing the death benefit amount for employees
at no additional cost to the City.
(Article 16)
6. PERS: Incorporation of 2013 amending the agreement to reflect the terms and conditions
of a third retirement tier as legislated by the Public Employee's Pension Reform Act of
2013.
(Article 18)
7. Compensation:
a. Two before tax payments each equal to 2% of the employee's salary step at the
time of payment. Payment shall be made in the first full pay period after the
effective date of this agreement (2%); and in the first full pay period following
July 1, 2015 (2%). The retention incentive shall not be reported as compensation
to CaIPERS.
• MEA employees must have at least one full consecutive year of service
in an MEA classification in order to be eligible.
• MEA employees with less than one year of service at the effective date
of this Memorandum of Understanding shall receive their 2% retention
incentive in the pay period after reaching their one year anniversary.
The City shall have no obligation to pay a retention incentive to any
employee who does not reach his/her one year anniversary with the City.
• The employee may choose to contribute part or all of the retention
incentive into their 457 deferred compensation plan account or convert
(all or part of) their incentive into vacation hours.
• The retention incentive shall not be reported as compensation to PERS
b. For Fiscal Year 2016, either party may request a reopener on the issue of salary
increases only.
(Article 21)
8. Uniforms:
a. All Public Works employees assigned to conduct City related work in the field or
custodial work in City facilities shall receive five (5) changes of shirts and
pants/shorts per week.
b. Nutrition Center employees represented by MEA shall receive five (5) changes of
shirts and pants/shorts per week.
c. Fire Inspectors will be provided with an annual allowance of $650.
d. The City and MEA/SEIU agree to form a committee to discuss, evaluate, and
make recommendations in good faith regarding the list of City provided safety
equipment, including safety shoes/footgear, safety glasses, and any other City
provided safety items.
(Article 22)
9. Equipment Allowance: the parties agree to reopen negotiations on the tool allowance.
The scope of negotiations will include review of the appropriate tools needed for the
impacted classifications, the list of required tools, the amount of the tool allowance, and
the method of reimbursement for the tool allowance.
(Article 23)