For City Council Meeting [June 26, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Lucy M. Garcia, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management
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Request City Council to Approve Resolution No. 7361 Authorizing a Tentative Agreement with the Rialto Police Officers' Association, General Bargaining Unit, for the term of August 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019; and Approve Resolution No. 7362 Authorizing a Tentative Agreement with the Rialto Police Officers Association, Management Bargaining Unit, for the term August 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019.
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BACKGROUND:
On July 31, 2016, the City's 2015-2016 contracts with the Rialto Police Officers' Association (RPBA), General Bargaining Unit, and the Rialto Police Officers' Association, Management Bargaining Unit, expired. Labor negotiations for successor MOUs began on or about July/August 2016; however, pending the completion of the City's Class and Compensation Study (January 31, 2017); budget considerations; and negotiations regarding the Flores v. San Gabriel decision (June 2016), negotiations did not resume until August 2017. Since then, RPBA General Bargaining Unit, the RPBA Management Bargaining Unit, and the City continued to meet and confer in good faith in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.
The parties reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on May 31, 2018 on terms and conditions for successor collective bargaining agreements for a three-year period commencing on August 1, 2016 and expiring on June 30, 2019. The members of the RPBA General Bargaining Unit and the RPBA Management Bargaining Unit ratified the TA's on June 22, 2018.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Negotiation Goals
The City's goals with respect to the negotiation process were:
* To be transparent about the City's financial challenges and assets;
* To treat employees fairly;
* To position the City to be competitive for recruitment and retention;
* To propose be...
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