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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2005-301 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-301 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING SALARY AND BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 2180 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR WHEREAS, the Management Negotiation Team representing the City of Chula Vista, acting for and on behalf of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, have met and conferred with the International Association of Firefighters Local 2180 (IAFF), the recognized organization representing various employee classifications in the Fire Department, in accordance with the provisions of the Meyers-Milias Brown Act, California Government Code sections 3500 et seq; and WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding jointly prepared by the parties as a result of meeting and conferring in good faith has been presented to the City Council and has been previously approved in concept by the City Council in closed session; and WHEREAS, the salary and benefit provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding were ratified by a vote of the membership of the International Association of Firefighters Local 2180 on July 20,2005. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby adopt the salary and benefit provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Firefighters Local 2180 as reflected in Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fire Department's personnel services budgets for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 are hereby amended by $524,234 and $560,685 respectively based upon unanticipated property tax revenues and funds appropriated therefore in Fiscal Year 2006. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Human Resource Department's personnel services budgets for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 are hereby amended by $35,000 each year based upon unanticipated property tax revenues and vehicle license fees and funds appropriated therefore in Fiscal Year 2006. Presented by Approved as to form by {d Lv- ~~ Edward Van Eenoo Director of Budget and Analysis ~'(%~~r~\\ "- Ann Moore City Attorney Resolution No. 2005-301 Page 2 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 13th day of September, 2005, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Castaneda, McCann, Rindone, and Padilla NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Davis ATTEST: iu/~ ~J.o-J Susan Bigelow, MMC, Ci lerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certifY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2005-301 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 13th day of September, 2005. Executed this 13th day of September, 2005. ~, I b...L~/~~~ Susan Bigelow, MMC, City erk Resolution No. 2005-301 Page 3 Exhibit A: Summarv of IAFF Salarv and Benefit Enhancements 1. The following wage increases shall become effective beginning the first day of the first full pay period including the stated date: . January 1, 2006 - 8% . January 1, 2007 - 2% . July 1, 2007 - 2% . January 1, 2008 - 4% . January 1, 2009 - 4% . January 1, 2010 - 4% 2. The base salary of fire engineers will be set at 17.5% above that of firefighters effective beginning the first day of the first full pay period including January 1, 2006. 3. The following benefit enhancements shall be made retroactive to July 1, 2005: . Increase vacation accruals to 224 hours per year for employees with 10 to 14 years of service and 288 hours per year for employees with 15 plus years of service . Provide education incentive pay on a monthly basis as follows: - $200 for an Associates Degree or 30 units and 5 years with City - $300 for a Bachelors Degree or 30 units and 10 years with City . Establish a professional enrichment fund of $35,000 with a maximum reimbursement of $1,000 per fiscal year per member . Increase the differential pay for training division staff from 7.5% to 15% of base salary . Increase bilingual pay from $100 per month to $200 per month . Convert Veteran's Day from a floating holiday to hard holiday and add Cesar Chavez day as a Hard Holiday 4. The fOllowing benefit enhancements shall become effective January 1, 2006: . Increase City provided life insurance to $50,000 per employee (effective January 1,2006) 5. Establish a retirement health savings account program to be funded by employee contributions of prospective annual leave not to exceed two weeks and/or by a one time contribution of all or a portion of accrued Resolution No. 2005-301 Page 4 vacation upon separation or retirement, provided the employee has a combined annual leave and sick leave balance of 480 hours at the beginning of open enrollment. The retirement health savings account program will begin on January 1, 2006 with elections to be made in October 2005 during open enrollment.