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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Unit 2018-2021 f t Attachment 4 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Fire Unit 2018-2021 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 Fire Unit (hereinafter "Unit"). As a result of meet and confer sessions, the City and Unit have agreed to the following understandings. 1. TERM: September 19, 2018— September 18, 2021. 2. SALARY Year 1: 4% increase to salary effective retroactively to the first full pay period following September 19, 2018. Year 2: 3% increase to base salary effective the first full pay period following September 19, 2019. Year 3: 3% increase to base salary effective the first full pay period following September 19, 2020, unless the local economic benchmark—consisting of total revenue collected for property tax, sales tax and transient occupancy tax—falls below the combined total for the past audited Fiscal Year of 2018/19. Should the audited revenues fall below the benchmark, the increase will revert to the CPI calculation of the average of U.S. City and SF-Oakland-San Jose figures for April, to a maximum of 3%. In no case shall this result in a decrease in compensation. 3. HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION/FLEX PLAN The City shall offer employees and their eligible dependents, a health insurance program under the terms set forth below: Effective upon the ratification of this Agreement, and for all incumbent employees electing to do so, the City will pay 85% of the REMIF EPO 500, PPO 500 and HSA medical plans, including dental and vision plans. For employees electing the REMIF EPO 250 plan, the City will pay equivalent to the 85% portion for the EPO 500 plan. After July 1, 2019, Unit members not currently enrolled in the City's health may enroll in the City health plans during the first or any Open Enrollment period, or qualifying event, during the term of this agreement. Once enrolled in the plan, Unit members will no longer be eligible for the flex plan. Upon ratification of this agreement, all new hires will only be eligible for the 85% contribution plan as described above, based on actual enrollments, and will not be eligible for the flex plan. For incumbent employees, electing to do so the City will continue to pay up to $1,283.82 per month towards each Unit member's health insurance premiums, as agreed to in the 2015-2018 Agreement, based upon actual enrollments, in lieu of receiving flex dollars from the previous agreement. For incumbent employees electing "employee only" coverage, the City will continue to pay the employee- only premiums plus $200.00 a month, not to exceed the $1,283.82. Current employees not electing this contribution will remain on the existing flex plan. Those employees who choose not to have City health coverage must show proof of health coverage under another plan. An employee who is covered under a non-City health plan can only enter a City Attachment 4 plan upon a qualifying event approved by the health plan, or during open enrollment period of the health plan. 4. LONGEVITY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM An employee is eligible for Longevity Performance Pay if the following apply: 1. Employee has worked full time, including full time limited-term assignments exceeding one (1)year, for the City of Ukiah for a minimum of seven (7) years, and 2. Employee has received a satisfactory or above rating on his/her last annual performance evaluation. Such employee will be eligible to receive a lump sum payment on their anniversary date each year in which he/she receives a satisfactory or above rating on his/her last annual performance evaluation according to the following schedule: a) Upon the 7th anniversary date of employment, and each year thereafter in which the employee receives a satisfactory or above performance evaluation rating, on their anniversary date, a full time employee with the City of Ukiah will receive $1,000. b) Upon the 12th anniversary date of employment, and each year thereafter in which the employee receives a satisfactory or above performance evaluation rating, on their anniversary date, a full time employee with the City of Ukiah will receive $2,500. c) Upon the 20th anniversary date of employment, and each year thereafter in which the employee receives a satisfactory or above performance evaluation rating, on their anniversary date, a full time employee with the City of Ukiah will receive $3,500. The lump sum payment will not adjust the salary range, and will not count toward the calculation of annual salary for the purpose of computing life insurance coverage or long-term disability (LTD)wages. 5. COMPREHENSIVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING The City and Fire Unit agree to complete a comprehensive (single document) Memorandum of Understanding incorporating all current and previous agreements currently applicable to this Unit during the term of this contract. 6. 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. 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. �� Attachment 4 This Memorandum of Understanding is ratified and adopted pursuant to the recommendations of the following representatives this_Llf Yay of October, 2018. CITY OF UKIAH FIRE UNIT Saq Sang i omo, City Manager Single o , Fire Captain Ryan N Ison, Fir Engineer Mike Stewart, Fire Captain RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADOPTING MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF UKIAH AND THE POLICE, FIRE AND FIRE MANAGEMENT BARGAINING UNITS, AND THE POLICE CHIEF EMPLOYEMENT CONTRACT WHEREAS, the Employee/Employer Relations Officer and Human Resources Director have met and conferred in good faith with representatives of the Police, Fire and Fire Management Bargaining Units, and the Police Chief; and WHEREAS, Memoranda of Understanding for the term of September 19, 2018 through September 18, 2021 have been arrived at and agreed to by the parties; and WHEREAS, said Memoranda of Understanding have been presented to the City Council for its consideration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Memoranda of Understanding are hereby adopted and the Employee/Employer Relations Officer is authorized to enter into these Agreements. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17`' day of October 2018, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Brown, Scalmanini, Mulheren, and Mayor Doble NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Crane ABSTAIN: None Ke in e, ayor ATTEST: k"t-L 5 G (, L Kr tine Lawler, City Clerk