REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 30, 2015
FROM: JEFF CARDELL, Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: KEN PHILLIPS, Labor Relations Manager
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
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***Adopt a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Fresno and City of Fresno Management Employees Association (Unit 14 - CFMEA, Management Confidential)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement changes in wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for City employees in Unit 14, represented by CFMEA.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City and CFMEA reached a tentative agreement on a successor MOU which replaces the MOU that expired on June 30, 2015. CFMEA members ratified the tentative agreement on July 23, 2015. Highlights of the agreement include a system for merit increases based on a new performance appraisal, discontinuing the employee payment of 4% of the City's share of retirement costs retroactive to July 1st, and new employees picking up 1.5% of the City's share of retirement costs. Council is asked to approve the new MOU.
BACKGROUND
The City and CFMEA have been in negotiations since May 1, 2015. A tentative agreement was reached on July 9, 2015 and CFMEA members ratified the agreement on July 23, 2015. The successor MOU includes the following, along with other updates as identified in the attached document.
* Term: Through June 30, 2017.
* Wages and Pension:
o Employees above the top step of the appropriate salary table will continue to be Y-rated.
o Current employees will stop paying an additional 4% towards the City's share of pension costs retroactively to July 1, 2015.
o New employees hired on or after August 1, 2015 to pay an additional 1.5% towards their pension.
o Established a new method for determining pension for employees who defer retirement after leaving City employment on or after July 1, 2015, tied to the Con...
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