HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2019-062 N.C.S. 05/20/2019Resolution No. 2019-062 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY THE
DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AND
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, UNIT 7
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF),
Unit 7, through their duly authorized representatives, have concluded their mutual obligation to meet
and confer in good faith with respect to the successor contract provision provided by Section 1.2 of the
IAFF Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective July 1, 2013 - December 31, 2017, in
accordance with the Meyers- Milias-Brown Act and the City's Employer -Employee Relations, Rules
and Regulations (Resolution No. 55412 N.C.S.); and
WHEREAS, the duly authorized representatives of the City and the IAFF have reached
Tentative Agreement and executed this Side Letter Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, pursuant to Section 28 of the Charter of the City of
Petaluma, and as the City's Municipal Employees' Relations Officer (Resolution No. 5375
N.C.S.), is required and empowered to make a recommendation to the City Council on matters related
to good faith bargaining and employees' compensation; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and concurs with said Side Letter Agreement for
IAFF, Unit 7, and does recommend that the City Council ratify said Side Letter Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Side Letter Agreement, being in the best
interests of the City of Petaluma, is hereby ratified and the terms and conditions of said Side Letter
Agreement, attached to and incorporated as Exhibit A, shall be effective the first pay period following
ratification
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Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
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REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the pproVed as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 201h day of May
2019 by the following vote:
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AYES: Mayor Barrett; Fischer; Healy; Kearney; King; Vice Mayor McDonnell; Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk
Mayor
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SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
PETALUMA AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF FIRE FIGHTERS (IAFF), UNIT 7
The representatives of the City of Petaluma and the International Association of Fire Fighters
(IAFF), Unit 7, have met and conferred and reached agreement on this Side Letter of Agreement.
The parties agree to the following:
1) The current contract will be extended by one year to December 31, 2018,
2) A compensatory time bank will be implemented as an alternative to overtime, with a
cap of 240 hours maximum accumulation, the City agrees as follows:
Overtime Compensation — Compensatory Time
Employees shall be compensated for accrued overtime either in cash or as compensatory
time. Employees may accrue up to a maximum of two hundred and forty (240) hours of
compensatory time, When two hundred and forty (240) hours of compensatory time are
accumulated, the City shall compensate the employee in cash for any additional overtime
worked
Compensatory Time — Request for Time
An employee wishing to use his or her accrued compensatory time off (CTO),shall make the
request to his or her supervisor in writing. The City shall permit the employee to use the
requested accrued CTO within a reasonable period after making the request, and to the extent
required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), so long as the use of the CTO does not
unduly disrupt the operations of the City. The City is not required to grant use of the CTO on
the preferred day or days requested by the employee.
Compensatory Time Payout
Each employee may request payment of up to 100 hours of the employee's current balance of
compensatory time two times per year, to be paid in the month of December and the month
of June. This payout shall be made in the employee's regular paycheck.
3) Uniform pay will be eliminated after incorporating the premium into base pay.
Uniform pay is currently paid as a bi-weekly premium of $52.19, which is based on
the current top step of the Firefighter's annual salary.
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4) Union Time Bank:
This time is used by Union Officers for official business and shall not exceed a
cumulative balance of 450 hours. The City agrees to lower the union time bank. cap to
450 hours.
5) Long Term Disability (LTD):
The City agrees to pay $24,50 per employee, per month for LTD insurance premiums.
6) Fine Prevention Bureau — the following terms cover Fire Prevention employees
exclusively:
a) Holidays:
Fixed holidays currently provided for in the MOU will be based on the
employee's regular wort. shift. For example, if an employee works a 4/10
schedule, s/he shall receive ten (10) hours of pay for the holiday, If an
employee works a 9/80 schedule, s/he shall receive nine (9) hours of pay
for the holiday, or eight (8) hours pay if the holiday falls on their regularly
scheduled eight (8) hour workday as part of their 9/80 schedule. If an
employee works a 5/8 schedule (five days/week, eight hours/day), s/he
shall receive eight (8) hours of pay for the holiday. The same shall be true
for any employee whose regular work week is fewer than forty (40) hours
per week, except that no such employee shall receive more than eight (8)
hours of pay for the holiday.
b) Floating Holiday:
On a fiscal -year basis, employees will receive floating holiday hours based
on the employee's regular work shift. Employees regularly assigned to an
eight-hour work day shall receive one eight-hour floating holiday,
Employees regularly assigned to a nine -hour work day shall receive one
nine -hour floating holiday. Employees regularly assigned to a ten-hour
work day shall receive one ten-hour floating holiday.
c) Standby Pay:
An employee who is assigned to standby shall be paid $3.25 for each hour
that the employee stands by on call.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Kenneth Dick, President, IAFF Local 1415 Date
Matt Martin, Representative, IAFF Local 1415 Date
CITY OF PETALUMA
Peggy Flynn, City Manager Date
Cynthia Kasten, Interim Human Resources Director Date
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