TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Manhattan Beach and the Manhattan Beach Police Officers Association (Human Resources Director Jenkins).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0017
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-0017 Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Manhattan Beach and the Manhattan Beach Police Officers Association (MBPOA).
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The total cost of the MOU is approximately $53,135,175 over the term of the three and one half year MOU. This cost includes a total increase of $2,743,480 over the course of the three and a half years due primarily to cost of living salary increases of 3% annually.
BACKGROUND:
The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) governs labor-management relations and collective bargaining for many public agencies in California, including for the City of Manhattan Beach. In compliance with the MMBA, the City Council has provided authority and direction to its negotiators who have met and conferred with representatives from the Manhattan Beach Police Officers Association (MBPOA) in reaching the terms of this proposed agreement. The MBPOA represents all employees of the City at the rank of Police Officer and Police Sergeant. There are currently 57 authorized positions represented by the MBPOA. The last MOU with the MBPOA expired on December 31, 2021.
DISCUSSION:
The following summarizes the significant terms of the negotiated MOU recommended for City Council approval:
1. Term of Agreement:
January 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025
2. Cost of Living Salary Increases:
• Effective the pay period following January 1, 2022: 3%
• Effective the pay period following January 1, 2023: 3%
• Effective the pay period following January 1, 2024: 3%
• Effective the pay period following January 1, 2025: 1.5%
3. Specialty Assignment and Certification Pay:
• Add a specialty assignment pay of 5% for those Police Officers assigned as Homeless Liaison Officer, for a maximum of two officers.
• Add an education incentive of $250/month for employees assigned and certified as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), for a maximum of four employees.
4. Miscellaneous:
• In lieu of tying cash-back for opting out of medical insurance to the employee’s Flexible Spending Account contributions, employees will be eligible for flat dollar opt out amounts of $2,700/year if they would have otherwise been eligible for single or two-party, and $5,400/year if they would have otherwise been eligible for family coverage.
• Add a catastrophic leave provision, allowing the donation of leave time to other City employees in the event of a catastrophic illness or injury.
• Remove restriction on vacation use in first six months of employment.
In order to assist with the update of the City’s Personnel Rules, a Human Resources Department work plan item currently in process, key provisions from the personnel rules were also incorporated into the MOU, in order to simplify the rules and enable employees to have a central location to find the key terms and conditions of their employment. MOU language has also been updated in order to memorialize practices not previously included, clarify language for ease of comprehension and administration, and reorganize articles and sections.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Staff has determined that public outreach was not required for this issue.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and determined that no additional legal analysis is necessary.
Special Counsel has approved the MOU as to form.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 22-0017
2. Memorandum of Understanding - MBPOA (Final Version)
3. Memorandum of Understanding - MBPOA (Strikethrough Version)