HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 17-7763-Amending the MOU w-DCEA Misc Unit Adopting Side Letter AgmtRESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILOF OF DOWNE
AMENDING • r OF r r
MISCELLANEOUSCITY OF DOWNEY AND THE DOWNEY CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION
r rADOPTIN
THE SIDE LETTER OF
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2016, the City Council of the City of Downey adopted
Resolution No. 16-7622 for the purpose of adopting the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the City and the Downey City Employees' Association (DCEA) — Miscellaneous Unit;
and
Subsequent to the adoption of the MOU, the City of Downey and the DCEA-
Miscellaneous Unit agreed to changes to the MOU that are reflected in a Side Letter of
Agreement between the City and the DCEA — Miscellaneous Unit ("Side Letter Agreement")
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE • •
SECTION 1. The Side Letter of Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A is approved
and adopted.
SECTION 2. The Side Letter of Agreement amends the MOU between the City of
Downey and the DCEA — Miscellaneous Unit.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of November 20-17_,
FEANAN,610 VASQUEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
A, IA ALICIA DUART „ CMC
City Clerk
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 28th day of November, 2017 by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members: Pacheco, Rodriguez, Saab, Ashton, Mayor Vasquez
NOES: Council Member: None.
ABSENT: Council Member: None.
ABSTAIN: Council Member: None.
MAR A ALICIA DUARTE, MC
City Clerk
Exhibit A
SIDE
TO MEMORANDUM OF r ,r OF
UNIT
UPON •
This side letter memorializes an agreement reached between the City of Downey
("City") and the Downey City Employees' Association — Miscellaneous Unit ("DCEA-Misc") to
change the 2016-2018 Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") entered into between the City
and DCEA - Misc. All other terms and conditions of the existing MOU shall remain in full force
and effect. The changes are as follows:
Eligibility for Longevity Pay._ As early as at least July 1, 2011, regular employees who have
completed ten (10) and twenty (20) years of service with the City of Downey have and shall
continue to receive longevity pay adjustments as follows.
Service Compensation Adjustment
10 years 5.5000%
20 years 8.4020%
Longevity pay is effective the start of the pay period that includes the ten (10) or twenty (20)
year anniversary date. Such pay is not cumulative.
Section 10. Supervising Librarian Assignment Pay (Supervisory Premium). Effective July
22, 1997, the Ceartrent stead, shall have the authority and discretion, up to budget authority,_
to designate and/or remove any Librarian who is routinely arid consistently performing
supervisory duties as a "Supervising Librarian". The Department Head will have the authority
to establish job requirements and duties for "Supervising Librarian". A Librarian designated and
assigned as a "Supervising Librarian" shall receive eight and one-quarter percent (8.25%) of
their base hourly rate of pay while assigned as a Supervising Librarian. The Association and its
members understand, agree, and acknowledge that should a Librarian transfer and
discontinue "supervising" that the discontinuance of this assignment pay does not constitute a
punitive action. The City and Association agree that a Librarian who is removed from the
supervising assignment shall be entitled to grieve the removal, but, in no instance shall be
allowed to grieve beyond "Step Three" of the grievance procedure contained in this
Memorandum of Understanding.
Article Sections shall be - •asfollows-
Section
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Section 13. Fire Mechanic Pay lEducation Incentive). Effective the pay period that includes August
28, 2001, the Fire Chief has the authority and discretion to designate and/or remove any covered
employee who has obtained the Fire Mechanic It certificate from the California Fire Mechanic Academy,
or equivalent, as a Fire Mechanic II, up to authorized budget. An employee who is designated Fire
Mechanic II shall receive five and one-half percent (5.5%) per pay period as additional compensation
above their hourly base rate of pay. In order to maintain eligibility for Fire Mechanic Pay, employees
must satisfactorily complete additional training as may be required by the Fire Chief.
Section 14. Calculating the Value of Special Compensation (Spec Comp). Beginning or
earlier than July 1, 2011, the values of the following special compensation items are calculated
using a compounding method that calculates them in the following order: (1) Longevity Pay;
(2) Supervising Librarian Pay (Supervisory Premium); (3) Fire Mechanic Pay (Education
Incentive). Any other special compensation items are not included in the compounding
calculation.
If the employee receives one or more of the special compensationitems subject to
compounding referenced above, the one that is highest in the order above is calculated first,
as the applicable percent of the base hourly rate of pay. For each additional special
compensation itemonthe list above, the value shall be determined by multiplying the next one
received in the above order as a percentage of the base hourly rate of pay plus the value of
the special compensation items already calculated under this method.
An example of the calculation method for a Librarian who works eighty (80) hours in a two
week pay period is as follows:
Employee` Base Hourly Rate $ 34.1997 Reportable Earnings @ 80 Hours $2,735.98
1. Longevity Pay (8.4020%) Spec Comp Earnings $ 229.88
2. Supervising Librarian Pay (8.25 %) Spec Comp Earnings $ 244.68
(Supervisory Premium)
Section 1. Reimbursement Rates. With prior approval of the City Manager, employees may
be reimbursed for tuition and books for courses taken to improve their value to the City.
Tuition shall be reimbursed for courses as recommended by the department head with job
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related justification and approved by the City Manager or their designee. An employee must
receive a passing grade in order to be reimbursed for the course. Reimbursement shall be
made at the rate of tuition charged at California State University. San Bernardino for
courses on the quarter system and California State University, Long Beach for courses on the
semester system. The employee will be reimbursed for required books only. The parties
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31, 2017, an employee who has a balance of accumulated vacation that exceeds the
Maximum Accrual shall not be entitled to accrue vacation until the vacation balance falls below
the Maximum Accrual.
When an employee :.•. has become - l - • to receive - • : underArticle separates
from City service, either by retirement, permanent layoff, or termination, the employee shall be
entitled to be paid for unused earned vacation at the employee's regular hourly rate of pay in
effect at the time of separation.
IT IS SO AGREED:
CITY OF DOWNEY
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