TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Teresia Zadroga-Haase, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT:Title
Memoranda of Understanding with the Manhattan Beach Police Management Association and the Manhattan Beach Police Officers’ Association
APPROVE, ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 15-0067
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt by Resolution the attached successor Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Manhattan Beach Police Management Association (MBPMA) and the Manhattan Beach Police Officers’ Association (MBPOA), effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018. The City Council adoption will authorize the City Manager to execute the MOUs and take appropriate actions to carry out the implementation of the MOUs.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Representatives of the City began meeting in September, 2015 with representatives of the MBPMA and the MBPOA on successor MOUs. Both current MOUs expire on December 31, 2015. The successor MOUs presented herein are for three-year terms, effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018 and contain increases in compensation and other modifications consistent with the direction and authority provided by Council to the City’s negotiating team. Both MBPMA and MBPOA reached tentative agreement with the City on November 18, 2015.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The financial portions of the MOUs take effective with the first day of the full payroll period following January 1, 2016, which is the payroll period beginning January 10, 2016. The estimated fiscal impact of the negotiated changes to the MOUs over their three-year terms is:
Police Management Association
Contract Term: $270,252
FY2015-2016 (6 months): $21,804
Police Officers’ Association
Contract Term: $1,471,892
FY2015-2016 (6 months): $119,665
The fiscal impact breakdown by fiscal year for the three-year contract term is shown in Attachment 1.
All costs for the current fiscal year are included in the FY2015-2016 budget; no additional appropriations are required. Costs for future fiscal years will be included in the budget process for those fiscal years.
BACKGROUND:
In March of 2013, City Council approved a successor MOU with MBPOA for a term of three years effective January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015. In December of 2013, City Council approved a new MOU with the newly organized MBPMA for a term effective November 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015. In August of 2015, the City contacted representatives from MBPMA and MBPOA regarding the commencement of negotiations for successor MOUs.
DISCUSSION:
The City met with representatives of MBPMA and negotiated in good faith for a total of five (5) meetings, reaching a tentative agreement on November 18, 2015. The City was notified by MBPMA that the bargaining unit membership ratified this successor MOU on November 18, 2015.
The substantive amendments under the successor MOU for MBPMA are summarized as follows:
1. MOU Contract Term for three years - January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018;
2. Lieutenant Salary Schedule - Effective January 1, 2016 Lieutenants will move to a five-step salary schedule (2.5% between steps) with annual step increases based upon performance evaluation and recommendation of the Police Chief;
3. Captain Salary - Effective the first full pay period following January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017, Captains shall receive a 3.75% increase to base pay;
4. Dental Benefits - Provide same dental benefits as those received by MBPOA;
5. Lieutenants will have the choice between a take home City vehicle or a vehicle allowance;
6. Affordable Care Act Reopener - The parties have agreed to a reopener to discuss any issues arising during the contract term regarding the Affordable Care Act;
7. Tuition Reimbursement - An increase in the amount of possible reimbursement from $2,500 annually to $3,000;
8. Acting Pay - Reduction in the waiting period to receive acting pay from 30 days to seven (7) days; and
9. Elimination of obsolete language and other language cleanup changes.
The City met with representatives of MBPOA and negotiated in good faith for a total of five (5) meetings, reaching a tentative agreement on November 18, 2015. The City was notified by MBPOA that the bargaining unit membership ratified this successor MOU on December 1, 2015.
The substantive amendments under the successor MOU for MBPOA are summarized as follows (costs shown are FY15/16 costs only):
1. MOU Contract Term for three years - January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018;
2. Premium Pay - Increases Instructor Premium Pays and Crime Scene Investigator Pays by $70-75/month; adds Field Training Sergeant Premium Pay of $275/month;
3. Salaries - Effective the first full payroll period following January 1, 2016 employees shall receive a 2% increase to base salary, effective the first full payroll period following January 1, 2017 employees shall receive a 2% increase to base salary and effective the first full payroll period following January 1, 2018 employees shall receive a 2.85% increase to base salary;
4. Affordable Care Act Reopener - The parties have agreed to a reopener to discuss any issues arising during the contract term regarding the Affordable Care Act;
5. Tuition Reimbursement - An increase in the amount of possible reimbursement from $2,500 annually to $3,000;
6. Increase Compensatory Time Off Accrual Limit - Increases the amount of overtime hours that can be accrued from 80 hours to 100 hours;and
7. Elimination of obsolete language and other language cleanup changes.
CONCLUSION:
The MOUs presented for City Council approval are the result of collaborative and good faith negotiations between the City and the two police bargaining units. Each agreement provides the City’s valued employees with fair wages and benefits while also maintaining fiscal responsibility. Three-year contract terms provide predictability of costs in the City’s largest cost center for budgeting purposes.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the successor MOUs between the City and the MBPMA and MBPOA, each with a term of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018 and authorize the City Manager to take whatever actions necessary to implement.
Attachments:
1. Fiscal Implications Breakdown by Fiscal Year
2. Manhattan Beach Police Management Association Memorandum of Understanding (redlined)
3. Manhattan Beach Police Management Association Memorandum of Understanding (final)
4. Manhattan Beach Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding (redlined)
5. Manhattan Beach Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding (final)
6. Resolution No. 15-0067