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Report regarding a resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees unit, Local 829 dated July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020 (LaTanya Bellow, Human Resources Director)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Unit, Local 829 dated July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
This MOU was negotiated between January and June 2017, within the parameters authorized by the City Council, and has been ratified by the unit's membership June 23, 2017. Attached is a summary of the substantive terms of the MOU.
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The MOU provides for across-the-board salary adjustments that total nine percent over a three-year contract. Specifically, adjustments are three percent of base pay effective the pay period including July 1, 2017, three percent effective the pay period including July 1, 2018, and three percent effective the pay period including July 1, 2019. The budget presented for Fiscal Year 2017-18 and Fiscal Year 2018-19 reflect these adjustments. Staff anticipates that salary savings due to vacancies should provide budgetary relief in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 for the across-the-board salary adjustments effective July 1, 2017. However, Finance staff will present any budget adjustments for the Council's consideration at the end of the Fiscal Year should that prove otherwise. The across-the-board increase effective July 1, 2017 has been reflected in the FY 2017-18 proposed budget presented to the Council on June 14, 2017.
The MOU also provides for a salary survey adjustment effective the pay period including July 1, 2019 for the classifications of Building Inspector and Communications Dispatcher to address a hyper competitive recruitment market, characterized by dramatic swings in compensati...
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