HomeMy WebLinkAboutMEA MOU July 1 2005 through Dec 31 2006 - Side Letter - 4/10 Schedule LibrarySIDE LETTER TO
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION,
SE1U LOCAL 2028 AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
4/10 WORK SCHEDULE FOR LIBRARY EMPLOYEES
Effective upon Council approval of this side letter, the CITY shall adjust the work
schedules of employees in the Library. The new work schedule is necessitated by the
City's current budget situation and the associated reduction in Library business hours.
This side letter will serve as the controlling document for issues related to the Library's
4/10 schedule. When the Library reverts to previous hours of operation, the feasibility of
the 4/10 schedule will be reconsidered at that time.
Although the 4/10 implementation plan has been designed to be as specific as possible,
the City, MEA, and SEIU Local 2028 understand that there are aspects of work schedule
changes that cannot be fully anticipated, and that the parties may need to meet to discuss
unforeseen circumstances should they arise.
ARTICLE 24: Work Day, Work Week, Pay Period, and Pay Day
Section 6: 4/10 Work Schedule for Library Employees
Work Day: The standard work schedule requires that employees work ten (10) hour days
four (4) days per week. The standard work schedule is 9:10 a.m. to 8:10 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The Library will be closed to the public on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, and employees will not work on those days. A one -hour unpaid
lunch will be provided.
Pay Day: No change.
Overtime: Implementation of this schedule will have no effect on current overtime
practices.
Leave Time: Leave time (including Comp., Floater, Vacation, and Sick) will continue to
be accrued at the same rate, but will need to be taken in accordance with however many
hours of work are missed. For instance, should an employee take a vacation day on a day
they are scheduled to work 10 hours, 10 hours of vacation time will need to be used.
Accrual Rates: Rates will be unchanged. The number of scheduled work hours during
which the employee is abscnt will be deducted from the appropriate leave category. For
example, an employee taking a single vacation day, or who is absent due to illness, will
have ten hours deducted from his/her accrual balance.
Holidays: Holidays will continue to be compensated at a rate of eight (8) hours of the
employee's regular rate of pay. Employees will use 2 hours of leave time (vacation,
floater, or comp.) to maintain a 40-hour workweek when those holidays occur on a
regular workday. Employees also have the option of working an additional 2 hours
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within the pay week (Tuesday through Monday) in which the holiday occurs. The make
up schedule will be structured at the Library Director's discretion. The standard make up
schedule will provide thirty (30) minute lunches and a ten (10) minute reduction in break
times for each day during the pay week in which the holiday occurs.
When a holiday falls on a Friday, the day will be accrued at eight (8) hours and will be
taken as a floater at a later date. These floaters must be used prior to the end of the fiscal
year. The use of the floater is subject to Supervisor approval, just as is the current
practice for leave time. If workload issues, as defined by supervisors, create a situation in
which holiday leave floaters cannot be used by the end of the fiscal year, the holiday
leave floater can be carried to the new fiscal year.
Breaks: In keeping with the current rest time allotted in Section 1, the City will continue
provide to 15 minutes paid rest time for each four (4) consecutive hours worked. To
account for the additional 2 hours worked during each workday required by the 4/10
schedules, an additional 7.5-minute rest time will be added to each workday.
Given the current staffing shortage in the Library, the City will permit the reconfiguring
of rest time, noted above, in any manner determined appropriate by the City Librarian.
This flexibility is specifically designed for the current staffing shortage only, and when
the City's budget once again allows for full staffing the City shall adjust rest schedules as
needed.
Implementation: Contingent upon Council approval, the new work schedule will be
implemented on February 7, 2006.
For the CITY;
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Chris Zapata
City Manager
Date 2// /0 6
For the NCMEA:
James S de
Presidcn CMEA
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RESOLUTION NO. 2006 — 12
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SIDE LETTER
TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION
AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY TO IMPLEMENT
A 4/10 WORK SCHEDULE FOR EMPLOYEES OF
THE NATIONAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
WHEREAS, due to budget constraints, the City Manager has recommended that
the National City Public Library be open only four days a week; Monday through Thursday; and
WHEREAS, to accommodate the new business hours of the Library, it is
necessary to adjust the work schedules of the full-time Library employees to work ten hours a
day, four days a week (4/10).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a side letter to the Memorandum of
Understanding between the National City Municipal Employees' Association (MEA) and the City
of National City to implement a 4/10 work schedule for full-time employees of the National City
Public Library.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7'h day of February, 2006.
Nick "Inzunza,'Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mic -el R. Dalla, •ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on February
7, 2006, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Inzunza, Morrison, Natividad, Parra, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
NICK INZUNZA
Mayor of the City of National City, California
ti
City CIrk of the City oti'National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-12 of the City of National City, Califomia, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on February 7, 2006.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy