For City Council Meeting [January 23, 2024]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Shama P. Curian, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management
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Request the City Council to (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8177, approving the agreement with City of Rialto and the Rialto City Employees Association; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8178 Approving an Agreement with Teamsters Mid-Management Union and (3) Authorize the Acting City Manager or Designee to Execute All Documents for the implementation of a 4/10 schedule with the City Hall business hours to be that of Monday-Thursday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City Hall offices are currently open Monday through Friday, from 7:00am to 6:00pm. Employees within the Rialto City Employees Association ("RCEA") and the Teamsters Mid-Management Union ("TMMU") work a split 4/10 schedule; some employees assigned to a 10-hour Monday-Thursday schedule, while others are assigned to a 10-hour, Tuesday-Friday schedule. Department Directors and Unrepresented Managers are on a 5/40 schedule, working Monday-Friday, at 8 hours per day. The various alternate work schedules have caused difficulty with employees being off different days; operational efficiencies within departments lag or stagnate due to scheduling conflicts. There is difficulty in obtaining coverage to have offices remain open during lunch hours on Mondays and Fridays, and weeks where there are Holidays, further productivity is lost due to only two out of the five days having full staff.
Although the City is currently negotiating the successor Memoranda of Understanding with both the RCEA and TMMU groups, the negotiating team felt this item significant enough to be brought separately to the City Council for discussion.
The attached Agreements define the day that City Hall offices will be closed and office hours for those positions in the bargaining groups of TMMU and RCEA. Additionally, there are specific...
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