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Item 17
Meeting Date 10/15/85
ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION/2,;2 O7 APPROVING MOU CONCERNING WAGES AND OTHER TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CHULA VISTA
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1985/86.
SUBMITTED BY: DIRECTOR OF PERSONNE (4/5ths Vote: Yes No )
REVIEWED BY: CITY MANAGER
The City's negotiating team has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Chula Vista Employees Association (CVEA) which has been ratified by their
membership.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding for 1985/86.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
The MOU with CVEA for 1985/86 includes the following changes:
WAGES - Effective July 5, 1985 represented employees will receive a 5% salary
increase. Effective the first pay period beginning January, 1986,
represented employees will receive an additional 1% salary increase.
In addition, special adjustments will be awarded to the following
classifications: Engineering Aide, 6%; Electronics Technician and
Senior Electronics Technician, 10%; Programmer Analyst, 9.7%; Police
Information Systems Specialist, 3%.
FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN - The amount available in the Flexible Benefit Plan for
1985/86 will be increased from $2,118 to $2,272. In addition to the
options available in 1985/86, childcare will be made an approved
reimbursable item.
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT - The imposition of the Fair Labor Standards Act onto
local government by the Supreme Court has resulted in a number of
changes in the MOU. These changes require the payment of overtime
after 40 hours in a workweek, require that overtime be paid at the
"regular regular rate which includes items that the City did not previously
calculate in paying overtime, and eliminates compensatory time off as
a method for paying employees for overtime worked. To offset the
additional cost of these changes other allowable FLSA provisions
were enacted, including the removal of paid leave time from hours
worked for the purposes of calculating overtime, a redefinition of
the workweek, standby, and time worked, an agreement that record-
keeping practices may need to be changed, and language regarding the
actions the City will take in the case of a repeal of the Fair Labor
Standards Act.
Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79)
ITEM NO. 17
MEETING DATE 10-15-85
SPECIAL STUDIES - It was agreed that special studies will be conducted during
the year on various classifications, vacation and holiday accruals and
the appropriate structuring of the flexible benefit plan under the new
IRS regulations.
LONG TERM DISABILITY - The waiting period for Long Term Disability benefits
for CVEA was reduced from 60 days to 30 days or the expiration of
leave benefits, whichever comes later.
OTHERS - There were certain housekeeping changes made to the MOU including
1) an update of the list of represented classifications,
2) the dates for City holidays,
3) agreement that the City would absorb the cost of any increase
in the health plan under Travelers (or successor plan) ,
4) the requirement that reimbursements under the flexible benefit
plan be for a minimum of $15.00, and,
5) changes in dates to reflect the new period covered by the MOU.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total additional annual cost for the compensation package is $357,336.00
which falls within the established guidelines.
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