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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-27 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16~ 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION }~O. 9§-27 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADOPTING THE ~4EMOPJkNDUMOF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF UKIAH AND MANAGEMENT UNIT WHEREAS, the Employee/Employer Relations Officer has met and conferred in good faith with representatives of the Management Unit; and WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding attached as Exhibit "A" has been arrived at; and WHEREAS, said Memorandum of Understanding has been presented to the City Council for its consideration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the attached Memorandum of Understanding is hereby adopted and the Employee/Employer Relations Officer is authorized to enter into this Agreement for' the Fiscal Year 1995-96. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of November , 1995, by the following roll call vote' AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Sch~ NOES: None AJ~SENT: None ATTEST:/~ ~/~'TY~' 'c~~' c~ thy/ Mc Kay 3: PER/RES .MOU eiter MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINO 1995-1996 This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into pursuant to the Meyers-Millias-Brown Act (California Government Code Section 3500, et. seq.) and applicable ordinances and resolutions of the City of Ukiah, between the City of Ukiah (hereinafter City) and the Management Unit (hereinafter Unit). As a result of meet and confer sessions, the City and Unit have agreed to the following understandings. The term of this Agreement shall be one year, effective October 1, 1995, through September 30, 1996. 1. Salar~ Effective October 1, 1995, there shall be a 4.5% increase to the Management Unit's base rate salary schedule. 2. Flex Plan Effective October 1, 1995, the Flex Plan will be restructured as follows: $ 16.00 - City paid health and welfare $225.00 - Flat dollar amount 8% of base salary 3. Administrative Leave Effective upon the approval date of this Memorandum of Understanding, the existing 13 days of Administrative Leave granted annually on July 1, on a non-accruing basis, to members of the Management Unit shall be utilized in cash payment at straight time only. The time-off option is now deleted. Promotional employees shall be granted pro-rated Administrative Leave on a quarterly basis. 4. Health Plan a · Effective January 1, 1996, the City of Ukiah shall contract with CalPers to provide its health plans to the Management Unit members. Pursuant to the CalPers requirement, the City's existing Health Plan of the Redwoods and Operating Engineers health plans will no longer be available to Unit members. The Unit members would be responsible for any cost not covered by the benefits package at the time of implementation. · · · b · If the CalPers health plans are discontinued by the Management Unit, City, or PERS, the City will attempt to find alternative health coverage for the retirees that had been covered by the CalPers health plan. Salary and/or Benefit Calculations Ail members of the Management Unit are to be notified of any changes in the way salary or benefits are calculated prior to the implementation of such changes. If the City is legally obligated to institute a change, the City will provide documentation to show why the change is to be made. Continuation The City and the Unit agree that all conditions of employment established by City policy, including all conditions affecting wages, hours, and working conditions that are not specifically addressed in this Memorandum of Understanding shall continue in effect and shall not be affected by the terms of this Memorandum of Understanding. City Only Liable for Direct Cost of Benefits The value or availability of the benefits provided in the Memorandum of Understanding as originally worded or as amended from time to time may depend on their tax treatment by the state or federal government or the decisions of other government agencies or departments, such as, but not limited to, the Public Employees Retirement System. The City will endeavor to obtain the most favorable treatment legally possible from these other governmental entities. However, the City makes no representation concerning the value of such benefits to unit members or how they will be taxed or otherwise treated by other agencies or departments. The City's obligations under this Memorandum of Understanding are limited to the direct cost of providing the salary and benefits as described in the Memorandum of Understanding. The City shall have no additional financial obligation, even if the tax or other treatment of such salary or benefits by other agencies or departments reduces or eliminates their value to the employee. Whenever, the decisions of other government agencies or departments affect the value or availability of benefits, the City and the Unit will meet and confer on the best way to respond to these changes to reduce or eliminate their effect on unit members and the City. This Memorandum is ratified and adopted pursuant to the recommendations of the following representatives this I~~ day of A/ov~ ~ , 1995. CITY OF UKIAH Candace Horsley / City Manager MANAGEMENT UNIT Ken. Budro~ Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Don nham E~ipment Maintenance Supervisor 3 :MOU/MGMT95