TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
Donna Peter, Human Resources Administrator (Special Projects)
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Manhattan Beach and the Manhattan Beach Firefighters' Association (MBFA) (No Budget Impact) (Human Resources Director Jenkins).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0073
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-0073 Approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of Manhattan Beach (City) and the Manhattan Beach Firefighters' Association (MBFA).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The annual cost associated with the negotiated compensation increases under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the upcoming Fiscal Year (2026-27) is approximately $576,482. The ongoing costs associated with the negotiated increases at the end of the three-year MOU will be $1,547,115. The cost of the MOU increase is included in the proposed 2026-2027 operating budget and future budget forecasts.
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 chief negotiator, who has met and conferred with representatives of the Manhattan Beach Firefighters' Association (MBFA) to reach the terms of this proposed agreement.
The MBFA represents sworn non-management Fire Department employees, and includes the classifications of Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Engineer, Fire Engineer/Paramedic, Fire Captain, and Fire Captain/Paramedic. There are currently 30 authorized positions represented by the MBFA. The last MOU with the Manhattan Beach Firefighters' Assoc...
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