Title:
Title
Labor Agreement: Stationary Engineers, Local 39 Miscellaneous Units Memorandum of Understanding and Salary Schedule [Published for 10-Day Review 10/31/2019]
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01569
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Sacramento (City) and Stationary Engineers, Local 39 Miscellaneous Units (“Local 39”); 2) approving the citywide salary schedule; 3) authorizing the City Manager to transfer $2,641,435 in available fund balance in the General Fund (Fund 1001) and $1,032,537 in available fund balance in the appropriate Enterprise Funds as necessary to implement the terms of the agreement; 4) authorizing the City Manager to amend the FY2019/20 department operating budgets as necessary to fund the MOU; and 5) authorizing the City Manager to make minor changes or adjustments to exhibits in order to correct omissions and errors in the MOU and salary schedule.
Contact: Aaron Donato, Labor Relations Manager, (916) 808-5816, Department of Human Resources
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Local 39 Miscellaneous Units MOU Redline
3-Salary Schedule Redline
4-Local 39 Miscellaneous Units Labor Agreement Costing
5-Resolution
6-Exhibit A - Local 39 Miscellaneous Units MOU
7-Exhibit B - Salary Schedule Final
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The 2017-2019 MOU between the City and Local 39 expired on June 21, 2019. The City and Local 39 have negotiated a successor MOU with Local 39 which includes the following contract terms:
• New term expires June 18, 2021
• Effective November 23, 2019, salary ranges will be increased by three percent (3%).
o Eligible employees shall receive retroactive pay to June 21, 2019, within forty-five (45) days of adoption by the Council. Retroactive payment shall be prorated, based on date of hire.
• Effective June 20, 2020, salary ranges will be increased by three percent (3%).
• Effective upon adoption, the following classifications shall receive a seven percent (7%) equity increase:
o Claims Collector
o Senior Claims Collector
o Property Assistant
o Senior Property Assistant
§ Eligible employees shall receive retroactive pay to June 21, 2019, within forty-five (45) days of adoption by the Council. Retroactive payment shall be prorated, based on date of hire.
• Health and Welfare Contributions:
o For plan year 2021, the City will increase its contribution by fifty percent (50%) of the first fifty dollars ($50) of premium increases from plan year 2020, for a not to exceed contribution increase of twenty-five dollars ($25) per month. The method of calculating the actual increase is set out in the MOU.
• Graveyard employees who have a morning court appearance remain in paid status while waiting for court to begin.
• Standby Pay increased from thirty dollars ($30.00) per day to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day.
• Elimination of the three (3) year service requirement for associate’s and bachelor’s degree incentives.
• Establish Drone Certification Pay of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per pay period.
• Establish Instrument Technician Incentive Pay of up to fifty dollars ($50.00) per month.
• Establish the City’s ability to place safety stickers on City vehicles which read “How’s My Driving? Dial 311.”
• With the exception of classifications in the Parking Division, all Local 39 Miscellaneous Units’ classifications with a six (6) month probationary period are increased to a twelve (12) month probationary period.
Policy Considerations: Approval of this action by the City Council is consistent with the City’s legal obligations under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA), adheres to the City’s positive labor-management relations concept, and provides labor stability.
The Sacramento City Code Section 4.04.020 and Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a two-thirds vote of the Council, all labor agreements and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to Council action. This item was published for 10-day review on October 31, 2019 as required.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities that will not have a significant effect on the environment and that do not constitute a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(2).
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: Approval of this action will establish a new MOU between the City and Local 39 Miscellaneous Units through June 18, 2021.
Financial Considerations: The two-year cost of the MOU with Local 39 is $11,353,532 ($8,146,224 in the General Fund), as reflected on Attachment 4. The increase in department budgets in FY2019/20 will be $3,673,972 ($2,641,435 in the General Fund). Funding for the FY2019/20 budget adjustments will come from available fund balance in the General Fund and associated Enterprise Funds.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.