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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1991-16333 RESOLUTION NO. 16333 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THAT CERTAIN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING WAGES AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND THE CHULA VISTA CHAPTER, WESTERN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1991-92 AND 1992-93 The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the Management Negotiation Team representing the City Manager of the City of Chula Vista, acting for and on behalf of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, have heretofore met and conferred with the Chula Vista Chapter, Western Council of Engineers, an organization representing certain members of classified employees in the City of Chula Vista, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3500 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California; and, WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding jointly prepared by said parties as a result of meeting and conferring in good faith includes the following recommended changes: 1. Wages. All represented employees will receive a 5~ wage increase effective the pay period beginning June 28, 1991 and a 5~ wage increase effective the pay period beginning June 26, 1992. 2. Health and Welfare. The flexible benefit plan is increased from the current $4100 as follows: Beginning July l, 1991 - $4,600 Beginning July l, 1992 - $5,150 In addition, health plan increases above the flex plan amount stated for the year of the increase would be split 50/50 between the City and the Employees. 3. Professional Enrichment. The professional enrichment fund remains at the current $3,400 from FY 1991-92 but is increased to $4,500 for FY 92-93. The maximum reimbursement per employee remains at $200. Resolution No. 16333 Page 2 - 4. Other Additional Employee Benefits. Similar to the benefits afforded the other City employee groups and unrepresented employees, WCE would be permitted to take advantage of Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA's) for health care and dependent care; health and dental pa~vroll deductions being treated as pre-tax; and a medical premium retirement benefit plan administered by a joint powers employee benefit authority. These are all permitted under certain sections of the Internal Revenue Service Code. 5. Professional License or Registration Exam. Represented employees would be allowed time off when scheduled to take the license examination for Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor. This would be on a one-time basis only. 6. Miscellaneous. Job Sharing - The ability to do job sharing is added per the same 1 anguage contained in the CVEA MOU. Deferred Compensation The City agrees to investigate the _ feasibility of an increase in the allowable deferred compensation match from 20% to 25% and agrees to have the information available to discuss in sufficient time to permit meaningful negotiations prior to expiration of this contract in June 1993. Flexible Benefit Plan The City agrees to investigate the feasibility of replacing the existing cafeteria plan with an IRS Section 125 plan and have the information available to discuss in sufficient time to permit meaningful negotiations prior to expiration of this contract in June 1993. Catastrophic Leave - The City agrees to prepare a draft catastrophic leave policy which would allow an employee to transfer unused vacation or compensatory time off to another employee. This would be forwarded to WCE for consideration by April 1, 1993. Career Advancement the language in this section is slightly modified to clarify the career ladder involving the Assistant Engineer I and Assistant Engineer II. Flexible Work Schedule - One flex week work schedule is replaced with another. A four-day, ten hour schedule option to coincide with three other existing work schedules. All schedule changes are subject to supervisor and department head approval. Retirement The City agrees to request an actuarial valuation no - later than January 1993. The actuarial request will be to determine the payroll costs if the 2% e 55 formula were implemented. Upon receipt, the results of such evaluation will be forwarded to WCE representatives. Resolution No. 16333 Page 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that the compensation of said employees will become fixed and certain pursuant to agreement of the parties effective June 28, 1991. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby approve and accept the Memorandum of Understanding as described above for fiscal years 1991-92 and 1992-93. Presented by Approved as to form by ~r~emp~r'~ Bruce M. Boogaard M Deputy City anager City Attorney Resolution No. 16333 Page 4 ' PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 3rd day of September, 1991 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Malcolm, Moore, Nader, Rindone NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Grasser Horton ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 16333 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council held on the 3rd day of September, 1991. Executed this 3rd day of September, 1991.