For City Council Meeting [July 12, 2016]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael Story, City Administrator
FROM: George N. Harris II, Assistant to the City Administrator/Director of Administrative Services/Labor Negotiator
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 6980 Approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Rialto and the Rialto City Employees Association (RCEA) Bargaining Unit for Changes to be Effective from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
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BACKGROUND:
The current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rialto City Employees Association (RCEA) was approved by the City Council on August 12, 2016. The MOU covered the period from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The City's negotiating team met with representatives of the Rialto City Employees Association (RCEA) Bargaining Unit regarding an MOU for fiscal year 2017. Staff has periodically updated the City Council regarding the progress of negotiations and the key provisions of the agreement. The representatives of RCEA and the City's chief negotiators have reached agreement on a new one-year contract for July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Implementation of this MOU requires approval by City Council to authorize the City Administrator to execute the agreement. The proposed terms of the MOU are as follows:
Term of Agreement (Article 1) - Term of Agreement shall be from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
Deferred Compensation (Article 5) - Increase the City monthly contribution for RCEA members employed with the City for five (5) to nine (9) years from $200 to $300 and for RCEA members employed with the City for ten (10) or more years from $400 to $600. Annual cost to the City for this improved benefit is $102,262.
Cafeteria Benefit Plan (Article 6) - Increase monthly cafeteria dollars from $1,100 to $1,300. The increase will only be applicable to those association members that use the city ...
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