HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 20-7967 - Adopting Side Ltr Agmt - 2020-22 DFA MOU, r i' r - • 1 i 1
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on 1 the City Councilof - City of Downey adopted
Resolution No. 20-7918 for the purpose of adopting the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between th- City and the Downey Firemen'sAssociation (DF and
Subsequent to the adoption of the MOU, the City of Downey and the DFA agreed ts
changes to the MOU that are reflected in a Side Letter of Agreement between the City and thA
DFA ("Side Letter Agreement") attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this
NOW, - •-E, THE CITY COUNCIL OF OF DOWNEY DOES
WEREBY RESOLVE• •
SECTION 1. The Side Letter of Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A is approvea
• adopted.
SECTION 2. The Side Letter of Agreement amends the MOU between the City of
Downey • the r
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 81h day of September, 2020,
CLAUD PROA, W6yor Pro Tern
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AR A ICIA DUARI E,
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular-- • held on th day of • - •- 1 by -
following vote,to
Council Members:
Ashton, Rodriguez, Saab, Frome
NOES:AYES:
• • -None.
Council•-r:
Mayor Pacheco
Council- •-None.
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City Clerk
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
TO THE 2020-2022 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF
DOWNEY AND THE DOWNEY FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
EFFECTIVE: 9/8/20
This letter memorializes an agreement reached between the City of Downey ("City") and
the Downey City Firemen's Association ("DFA") to change the 2020-2022 Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") entered into between the City and DFA. All other terms and conditions
of the existing MOU shall remain in full force and effect. The changes are as follows:
ARTICLE XIV
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Section 1. Reimbursement Rates. With prior approval of the City Manager, employe
may be reimbursed for tuition and required books for courses taken to improve their value
the City. Tuition shall be reimbursed for courses as recommended by the department he
with job related justification and approved by the City Manager or their designee. An employ
must receive a passing grade in order to be reimbursed for the course. Reimbursement sh
be made at the rate of tuition charged at California State University, Long Beach for cours
on the semester system. Courses on the quarter system shall be reimbursed at the u
equivalent California State University, Long Beach tuition amounts. I
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Section 1. Compensation for Overtime. All authorized overtime for employees sh
be paid at time and one-half (1.5) the regular rate of pay for such employees. All non-statuto
overtime shall be paid at one and one half times the regular rate of pay, as defined in t
FLSA, except that cash received by employees who opt out of health insurance shall not
included in those calculations. Overtime shall be paid on all hours worked outside of
employee's regularly assigned work schedule. Hours worked in shift trades shall be exclud
as hours worked. I
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E. Employee Opt Out of Medical Coverage. The City agrees to permit an employee
to opt out of City -sponsored medical coverage as follows:
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that he and his qualified dependent(s) are covered by another group non -City -
sponsored medical plan for the plan year-,
2. The employee must sign a statement acknowledging the opt out of City offer-W
medical insurance coverage and agreement to hold the City harmless for a
consequences, whatsoever, that result from the employee's waiver of Ci
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offered medical insurance coverage for employee and/or qualified dependent(
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3. The employee must sign a statement acknowledging his understanding that his
qualified dependent(s) are not eligible to re -enroll in City sponsored medical
coverage until the next Open Enrollment period or as otherwise required by law
under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)
provisions.
4. Effective the first pay cycle in June 2018 in which the medical opt out payment is
due, the City agrees that the employee who is approved to opt out of medical
coverage shall receive compensation for one of the following, depending on the
level of non -City sponsored coverage the employee has provided proof of having:
a. Three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month if waiver eligibility is for
"employee only" coverage.
b. Four hundred and fifty dollars ($450.00) per month if waiver eligibility is for
11 employee plus one" coverage.
c. Six hundred and fifty dollars ($650.00) per month if waiver eligibility is
,(employee plus two or more dependents" coverage.
5. The eligible amount will be paid to the employee as taxable earnings. A medical
opt out election may only be made during an announced Open Enrollment period
for medical insurance changes effective January 1.
CITY OF DOWNEY
J&6 Oskoui, Assistant City Manager
DOWNEY FIREM N'S ASSOCIATION
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