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 an Agreement Between the City of Manhattan Beach and Manhattan Beach Fire Management Association (Human Resources Director Jenkins).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20-0126
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached Agreement between the City of Manhattan Beach and the Manhattan Beach Fire Management Association (MBFMA).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The negotiated terms result in an estimated savings of $130,474 over the term of the one year and two month agreement, with an ongoing savings of approximately $120,000 annually.
BACKGROUND:
The Manhattan Beach Fire Management Association (MBFMA) represents three employees in the classification of Battalion Chief. Employees in the FMA were previously unrepresented employees in the City's Management and Confidential employee group. The employees organized as a formally recognized employee association under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) in 2017.
DISCUSSION:
The Agreement represents terms agreed upon following good faith negotiations with representatives of the Association and the City, following authority being given to the City's labor negotiators in closed session. The Agreement will be incorporated into the first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the FMA, which will return to Council for approval at a later date. In order to implement the agreed upon terms immediately, Staff is recommending Council formally ratify the Agreement while the parties meet and confer regarding finalizing the MOU language.
The following summarizes the significant terms of the Agreement recommended for City Council approval:
1. Term of Agreement
* November 7, 2020 - December 31, 2021.
2. Salary
* Effective January 4, 2020, ...
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