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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 97-187A 07/21/1997 RESOLUTION NO. s~-is7A N.C.S. of the City of Petaluma, California RESOLUTION RATIFYING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING EXECUTED BY THE DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY AND THE PETALUMA PUBLIC SAFETY MID MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF UNIT ]0 WHEREAS, the City, through its duly authorized representatives, and the Petaluma Public Safety Mid Management Association through it duly authorized representatives, have concluded their mutual obligation to meet and confer in good faith with respect to terms and conditions of employment for the employees in Unit 10, in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Browm Act and the Citvs Employer- Employee Relations Rules and Regulations (Resolution No. 5512 N.C.S J; and WHEREAS, the duly authorized representatives of the City and the Petaluma Public Safety Mid Management Association have executed a Memorandum of Understanding pursuant to Section 15, Resolution No. 5512 N. C. S. and recommend its approval by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Manger, pursuant to Section 28, City of Petaluma City Charter, and as the City's Municipal Employees' Relations Officer (Resolution No. 5375 N. C. S J is required and empowered to make a recommendation to the City Council on matters related to employees' compensation; and WHEREAS, the City Manger has reviewed and concurs with said Memorandum of Understanding for Unit 10, and does recommend that the Ciry Council ratify said Memorandum of Understanding. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Memorandum of Understanding, being in the best interest of the City is ratified and the terms and conditions of said Memorandum of Understanding (as attached) shall"be effective July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998. Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City. REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved asto Council of the Cit of Petaluma at a Re form y ( gular) ~ ~ )meeting on the ..21$)<--~--....---.. day of ......~Iu?•Y 19.:97.. by the ~~.J following vote: City Attorney AYES: READ, KELLER, STOMPE, TORLIATT, MAGUIRE, MAYOR HILLIGOSS NOES: NONE ABSENT: VI AYOR H T .r / ATTEST: .....Lt~ .~4y~. L.~.... City Clerk ~ Mayor Co~mcil Films.._......_._..._:...._......_ cA ross k~s v,. . _97-18YA ,.cs CITY OF PET.4LLIIA iv1E;~IOR~NDL1~i'OFL~~ DERST.~'~~DI\GFORtJ?~lT i0 PUBLIC SP.FETY ~IIDM.4\~AGE~IE\T AS~OCIATIO\' FY 1997 - 1995 ~eso q'1-I~`lA NC,S = TfiBLE OF CO'N'TENTS PREXMBLE GENERAL Section 1 Term of Agreement Section 2 City;Representation Section 3 Association Reco>>t»tion Section 4 .Dues-Deduction Section 5 Association Representatives Section 6 Accessto Workplace Section 7 Lse of City Facilities Section 8 Advance Notice Section 9 Ciiy Riehts Section 90 Association Rishts ..Section 11 Non Discrimination 'CO'1IPE:NS'.aTION Section 1~3 Salary Section I:i Special Pay Section ,l4 Compensation ForClothin~"Loss Section:l~ \`acation. Pa}Trtent Of Section 16 Sick Leave, Payment.Of Section 17 Retiree'Benefit„Payment of Section 18 Deferred Compensation Section 19 Holiday.-Pay Section 20 PERS"Employer Paid Contribution Section 21 Rork During Loca] Emereencies Section 22 uniform P.llowance Section Public Safety Education Incentive Section 24 Continuing Education/Training Section 2i Healt}v`Dental Care Gash.-Back TN SL' R9NCE Section 26 Health Instrance ' Section 2T Dental. Insurance Section 28 Life•Insurance Section 29 Loner Term Disability Section 30 \;ision.Insurance Section 31 Other Health and Welfare Payments LBA VES Section 32 kacation Section 33 Sick Leave Section 34 .Bereavement Leave Section 35 'Holidays. z ' ~ Section ~6 Military Leave Section 37 Leave'Of.Absences Without Pay Section 38 Jury Leave Section 39 Administrative Leave OTHER Section 40 Retirement Section 41 Crrievance Procedure 3 PREANIBlE - This'documenLrepi•esents,the final.and'^complete,agreemenfsresulting,from Meet and Confer sessions between the,City'"of.Petaluina and PPSn~1A: This document supersedes all prior ]vlemoratida of Undersfandine. Representatives of.fhe City<'and Unit 10 aclinowledge"that they have fulfilled theirmutualand. respective oblivatons'to Ivleet,and Confer under'tfie`Meyer-Milias-Brown Act. As,;a result; the parties;have come to a mutual understanding, which fhe?representativis of the;City and Uhit;1'0; who have approval;ofthermembers, a~~ree to"recotriiriend for acceptance~and,approval to the G,ity°Gounci] ofthe,Ciry~ofPetaluma. The parties affix their'si~>rratures as:constitutn~ mutual'accePtance and tecommendation'ofthls Memorandum;of Understanding to become effeeti~ e upon acceptance and 8pprot'al ofthe City Council GETTER-~I. Section 1.'Term This compensation plan sfiall be for. a one (t) Year [errn.for the+fiscal years commencing;July'7, 1997 and:confinuins thrbu~h June i0' 1'998 follo~~ing,City Counci] acceptance, Section 2. Cin Rear•esentation The Municipal Employee Relations Officerof the City:ofP.eta]uma or anyperson ororeanization duly;.arithorized by theMunicipal:Employee,Relations Officer, is'the iepresentativeof the City of Petaluma'hereinafter referred to as the 'City" in;employer-employee relations. Section 3. Association Reoresentatibn Subject fo the stafutory rights of self-representation,undez the Meyer=l~Iilias=Brown :Act, the Peialuma Public Safety-Atid-Management Association, Unit 10; hereafter referred'to+as'the "Association" i§ the recognized emplo_ pee organzation~for'the positions listed in Section ]2 of thi§ Memorandum. Sectioh'4. Dues,Deduction Pay~ol] deductions;for membePsliip dues shall be granted by the City to the Association im accordance with the terms of this paragraph'. The following procedures shall be observed in the withho]ding--of employee.earnings: (a) Payrolld'eductions, stial]:be for a specific amouniand uniform as,between eriiployee;ftterStbers of-the Associatibn PayTOll deductions shall be Jimitedsolely'to membership`dues. Dues~deduction 4_ shall be made onh upon the,.employee's written authorization on a payroll deduction form provided by the .fissociation and approved by the City. (b) Authorization; cancellation. or modification of payroll. dediictibnshall be made upon forms provided or approved by the City Manager: The voliititary payroll deduction authorization shall remain in e&~ect until employmentwith.the?City isterminate8or until canceled or modified by-the employee by ++ritten notice"to the City Manager. EmployeesCmay'authorize dues deductions only for the :Association cerpfied`as the-recoenized.representati~ e,:of the unit to which such employees are assigned. Am• dues deduction authorization will autbmaticallyterminate inthe event that the Association's atus as exclusive representative for the bargainne unit members terminates. (c) :amounts deducted and withheld by the City shall be transmitted'fo the officer designated in writing by the .-yssociation as the peison authorized to receiie such funds at the address specified. (d) The employ s=eaminds must bersuffcient, after all other'required deductions are made, to cover the amount of he deductions hereimauthorized. ~~'hen an;employee is in a non-pa}' status for an enrire pa+ period. no i~ithholdinss trill be made to~~over'.that=pad period from future earnings nor ~;.il the einplovee deposirttieamount with the City which would have been ~citfiheld if the emplo}'ee.had;been in pay: status Burins tha± period. In the case of any emploj ee who;is in a non-pa}~ status du,.n~ a part ofthe pa}' period, and the galan° is;;not sufficient to cm er the full +tiithholdin~, no deduction shall'be made. In,this connection: all other-required deductions have' priorin over the•Association dues deduction. (e) In additior_ the _~ssociation,shall refundto the City orthe•Cit}'to the Association, an}' amounts pai3 iecei+ed in errorupon presentation of supporting evidence. Section'~..Associatibn Repcesenfati~•es Cih• employees vtfio are official representatives or unit representatives ofxhe Association shall.be given reasonable time off a2th pay to attend meetings with;manaeement representatives, or to be present=at hearings wherein maPters ~-ithin the scope of representation are being considered. The. use:bf ofvcial rime fd"rthis-purpose shal]'be reasonable and shall noi,interfere with the ~perforrnan~e'of Cii~ ser,ices as determined"by City ?\4anagement.: The employee or_anization may select normore thin'three (3) on-dut}' employee members of such:organization to attend such scheduled me:pngs•yith the,Cit} for the above listed purposes. HoN~ever, in order that ani• given depanment not be'unduli~:burdened by the released;time'requirements; in no case shall more than onrrepresentati+e.~,om+any paciicular job classification in,the=sameDepartment be allowed released time pursuant;to thisrsection:at ads ~ivenaime: s Section 6. access'~to ~~`orkolace Reasonable access;to employee woTkaocations shall.begranted of5cers°,of the,Assodiatibn~and. their,officially designatedsrepresentaiives for ifie purpose of processing grieyances;_or contacting members of.the;:~ssociafion concerning business within°the scope of representation. Representatives, if they,aze::not CiR employees, shall'-notify jhe City Personnel Director or lusher' designee.prior'to enterrig'onto Citc premises fot` such purposes;,Access--shall be,restri:cted so.as not to interfere with the:-normal operatiom'of the department-.orwith established safety~or security- requirements: Section 7: lise of~Giri Ea¢ilities The .Association~ortheii representatives may:. ~+ith'the: prior. approval. of the•City°Personnel Director, be granted the-.use,of Git~ facilities for:meetih~s,tdf the .~ssociation.pr'ovided space is at~ailable,and subject fo Cit} operacional,requirements. Use;of these facilities~stial]'be in accordance tidt}i City Resglutions and the b4e~er ~lilfias Brown .Act:. Section 8. Ail~~ance:\`otice. Exceptin cases of declared<emergen:;ies;, reasonable advancerw~ritten notice shall be gii en riie` :Xssociation of:am•`ordinance.>rule, resolution or reeulatiorndirectly relating to, matters~witiiin the• scope of representation proposed ae be; adopted by the City Council and shall be`g~en the' opportunityto.meet and;confer prior to"adoption: In cases,of~emergencywhen.the?City Council ~ - determines that an ordinance, rule: r~solunon orregulation must be adopted immediatel}; ithour. prior notice or:meetine°,andyconfemng wih'the,~ssociation, the City a~~reesto meet,and confer within a reasonable'and practical time after-the termihation,of the;emergency situation; Section;9. ,City Risfits :all manageriat;functionsand ri~hts~tihich~arenot moi3ified, restricted or litntted bythe \10U, State or,Federal Law _and Cin~ Ordinances;.Resolutions;,Rules and Regtilationraze,retained bys the city as its legal authority to direct; manage and control;;the'wotk:force, deterrnineithe kinds and levels of seci~ices to bepro~ided, and maintain the effi"cienc}=of,City operations. Section'10... :association Riehts The Citywill'pot interfere ~t$h or, discriminate:in any v`~a}, against any employee of,tiisJliei membership in the Association;, or basedupon any activity required or permitted,6y his. Agreement,.nor Nill the Cit}' discourage member'shipinhthe Association nor encouraee membership in;any other :association. V The :association,. in turn; recognizes its responsitiility,as the employee representative and' agrees to. provide fair';epresentation.to employees on issues arising under`ttiis agreement without discrimination;:ihterference,;restraints or coercion.. 6 Section il: !~on:Discrimination The City and the_Association recognize that the Americans with.Dsabilities Act and the Fair Employment and Housing,Act may require accotninodatidn of ihdividuals protected under the Act and these accommodations must be deternvned on an indi~~dual, case-by -case basis. The .Association recognizes that the;City hasthe legal obli«ation to meet with the individual to be accommodated before, any adjustment ismade in working conditions. The Association also recognizesthat individual employees have rights to privacy and confidentiality of medical information which the City is required to protect.. If the City determines that, in order to accommodate a member of this Unit, it would be necessary to si~nificantlp alter the terms and conditions of emplo}ment of other members of the bargaining unit; the City agrees to notifi the. Association prior to the implementatioq of anv such accommodation. If the Association disa~=reel with the proposed accommodation it may. before the end of the third'ousiriess dac follotiiag such notification, requesrto meet with the Citc to discuss ttte accommodation. The association understands and agrees Ghat, in a<<=reeinQ to meet in such instances: the Cin mac take those steps reasonably necessary in the circumstances to protect individual employees' rights, to privacy and rights to confidentialit} of medical information. The Association agrees that its representatives will keep information, shared in such meeting*s confidential and ~;-i11 not disclose such information to am other member. In the event that the Cit} and the -association are unable to asree with respect to the proposed accommodation, the association may resort to a court of competent jurisdiction for any relief it believes it may be entitled to. However, until otherwise ordered bya;court of competent jurisdiction, the Cit} may implement the proposed accommodation if the City and the Association are unable to reach asreement. Any accommodatior: prodded to an iridi~ idual shall not establish a past practice, nor shall it be cited or used as e~ idence of a past practice. CONiPEK8:~T1O! Section 12. Satan' (A).Classifications represented bythisunit areas follows: Baftaliom,Chief _ Fire Marshal P.olice'Captan Police Lieufenant Police Ptibiic Safety Dispatch Supervisor Police,Records Supervisor (B) Effecti~ e September`8; 199 i The Cit} .kill update the evstin~ compensation surne}'to determine the a_reed;upon a+erase in, effect on .~ueust 1 1997 The,a_reedrupon average shalC:consist ofthe;follo«ine items y~'a_res; EPMC PERS Contributions; Medical Insurance,;Derital.'Insurance. and \%ision.Insuratice Contributions; Lniforrn Allowance; and EducationaLPost ,vlanagement Incentives°~ihich'aze paid on a monthly basis for various certificatesior de_rees, with monthly totals compared. Example if tfie differential percentage is :°o at SI000:00' per month the formula•iis_ as #oflo++s: SI000.00 x ].000= SIO~Oeffective September 8, 1997. a Section 13. Sneeial P.av A. The City'Mana~>er has authorized Police Captains; Police.Lieutenants, Dispatch Supervisor, and Police Records Supervisor, with the prior approval bythe Chief of Police, to be eligible for special pay assignments under limited circumstances. These assignments shall not include any duties related to the. performance of•their management duties. Special pay uill be indicated on the employee's pay7oll report. B Police Captains and Police Lieutenants With priorapproaal of the Cluef ofPolice, Police Captains and Lieutenants:may work out of class as Police Sergeants to provide. supervisory personnel on those shifts, or special assignments where Police Sergeants or Police Officers are•not available to fill the assiottment. Pa}' ual] not be authorized to polite managers v;ho volunteer to fill behind each other due to shifr shortages or other circumstances tilanagement personnel ma}' work these out. of class assignments onl}' on their resular dad s off and are Lmited to not.more than 10 hours per week nor more than '0 hour per individual per month. Special pay. is not available forperiods of less than a complete work day. Rate of pa} for said assi_rsnents shall be equal to 1.Sx a Serveant top step base salar}~ rate. C. Police Dispatch Supervisor Special Pay shall be authorized for the Dispatch Supervisor equal to 1. ~x the Public Safety dispatcher top step base rate per hour for periods of ] 0 hours or less to fill for short periods of Dispatcher shoraR:s. D. Police Records Supervisor Special Pay shall be authorized for the Police Records Supervisor.to fill for short time periods of Police Records -Assistant shora~es: Special pay is not available for periods of less than a four (4) hour work period. Rate of pa} for this. assignment shall equal 1 ~x a Police Records Assistant top step base salar} rate. E. Fire Battalion Chief and Fire Marshal Employees. classified as Battalion Chiefs and'F.ire Marshal, subject.to approval of the Fire Chief, may work ewtra hifrs to bacl.-'i[l~ for an absent Fire Battalion Chief The Fire'•'Iarshal may backfill four (4) shifts annually and the employees classified as Fire Battalion Chief may backfill;eight (S) shifts annually, Annuall} is denned.as a calendaryear. Employees workin~_ et-trashifts shall not work in ihcrements any less than eight (S) hours ortwelve'(]2).hours and shall be compensated at time and one half] l Sa) of the top step of the Battalion Chief. Section 14. Compensation ForClothino Loss The CityManaseris authorized to provide compensation fo City empldyees forloss or damage to their clothing which occurs during the course of carrying out an•official duty: A request. for compensation hereurider stiallbesu6miPted in writing; in detail, to the City Manager via the department head concerned. The amount of compensation;.. if any„ shall be at the discretion of the City IOtanaeer 9 Section lS. ~~acation'- PaJment .at Termination Employees.who terminate employment"shall be paid in a lump sum for all accrued vacation leave earned prior to the' effective date of termihation. Section ]ti. SicKLeave: Pavment'Af at Retirement In the event of the death; disability retirement, regardless of time in service, or re_ular retirement of an employee who has completed ten (10) or moreyears.of continuousseniice with the City, the employee shall;be paid orishall.receive to his/her benefit, fifii percent (~0°o) of.his/her accumulated but unused sick leave not°to exceed 6Q0 hours.-F,ire Battalion Chiefs who are assigned3o a 56 hourworkweek shalTreceiye~50% of the accumulated but unused sick'lea~'e to a maximum of 1,000 hours. Ancemploiee reiiringon,axregular sen-ice~retirement:ma~>elect not to receive this benefit-and instead place all orpart of:accumulated sick=leave hours into the PERS Sigk Lease Conversion. Sectional i. Retiree Benefiti,Pavmenf.of 1. ~n employee: with twent}'(20) years of'sen'ice and who.is age SO or older and who,retirees on.a service ot-disability'retirement duringthe•term of this agreement, will be eligible £ora service benent in the amount equal to ~ l00 less the amount contributed directly'to`tlie PEMCHA prenvum 6}"the City:. This:pa}Tnent wilhcontinueaslorvg as`the'emplo~~ee contihues in the PE~iC1-L~ plan as-a retiree: Should the,reiired• employee not continue in the PEMCI-L9 plan, that retired"employee will"be eligible for an amount bf X100 as a direct payment as;a retiree: servicebenefit. It-is the responsibility of the retiree to notifi the City~in writing that he/she'issnot being.covered;tictpe PEIviC;-LA plan and the City will commence paymept of the S T00:00 at the beginning of the`monthfollowing the receipt,`ofwritten rSotice by the retiree. 2. Foremployees retiring"after Septemb"er.°1, 1'991 and;-ho.meet the:;ser4ice requirements-listed in paragraph, L abore; those employees shall receive an~additonal S20 per month as a retiree sen~i'ce:bencfit. Should the retired employee'pot continue in°the. PE:~4CFL4 plan, that:retired emplo"yee will'be eligible for-an amount ofS1_20:as a direct pa}7rtent as^a,retitee service benefit. It is the responsibility of-the retiree>to noEifi the City in Nriting,-that heishe is.not being covered by the PENICFLa,plan.and the CitywilLcommence pa}•ment:of the 5130 00 arthe beginning of the.month,following the receipt of'wtitfen'notice-by the retiree. Section 18: Deferred Compensation The Ciry'of Peta]utna=ahall make available to the members of this Association, the Cit}'s Deferted Compensation'Plan. ~o Section 19. Holidav'P.aV The City shall pa}° Battalion Chiefs and Police Lieutenants for all holida}s as fisted in Section 35A in the month of December in lieu of giving-time off. Holiday pa} shall calculated. as follows: 56 1;our employee =regular rate x 1Z hours x number ofholida}s -l0 hour employee =regular rate x 8 hours x number of holidays Section 20. PERS Emalover Paid Contribution The percentage of each employee's PERS contribution pre}iouslypaid b} the Cite prior to the adoption of the 19~=-95 Compensation,'Plan as the Employer Pa~meni.ofMember Contribution (EP\IC) shall instead be paid to the employee ~;fio shall then pa} that amount to PERS. For purposes of ith::aiding;, the City shall defer that portion of the emplo} ee's contribution paid to PERS fnrough Sez:ion ~14(h)(3) :ofthe Internal Revenue Code pursuant to Cin of Petaluma Resolution 90-36? Therefore, for calculation of base salar}' at retirement. the emplo} ee shall now hay e an increasea ease salar}' that will include the total amount of the employee's contribution to PERS pre~iousl~ paid as EP;`4C. The.employee's cohtributioh•~~ill be withheld from the emplo} ee's pa} b} :he City, and the City will make the emplo}'ee's pa} ment of the employee contribution directic to PERS on behalf of the employee. The employee may not make 8n election to take this antoun: ih salary and/or to make he payment to PERS. The tax exemption does not apple to FIC.~'socal security. The following is ari example of the application of IRC s l-:(h)(3) as applied to a nisce!:aneous employee. Amemployee makes 51,000 per month base salary. Under the'prior contract the employee ~cas not responsible for paying the required 7% employee contribution. The City was responsible for pa}dne 7°to (570.Oq), which was a City responsibility that was'in,addition to the S1,000 base salan . Ltnder'the~1~(hli=)method. the EPIvIC will revert to salan and the emnlovee s base salary till now be 51:OiV. Of this 7% approximately 575.00 will be-paid o PERS t"rom.the S1;t~70. The full 7°ro will be tax e~e.;ipt and this means the employee will pay takes on 5995.00. Section 21. ~i ork Durino:a' Local Emersencv Membersof this association who are required to work when called town acti~~ated EOC Local Emergencyshalf be paid. at their regular hourly rate for all hours beyond their normal work day. Section 22. L nifor•m :Allowance The Classifications of Fire Battalion Chief and Fire Matshal shall recei~ e as a uniform allowance I S°-b of the top step firefig}iter's annual salary effecti~~e July 1997. Police.Lieutenantsnnd. Captains shall receive J .5% of the to sfe ' p p police officers•annual salary effective July 1, 1997 as the uniform alloy ance. Uniform Allowance shall be paid in December. Section 23. Pu61i¢ Safety Education Incentive. Police Lieutenants and Captains, upon providing to' fhe,Personnel Office the POST Management Certificate, shall be eligible to receive an educationa]'incentive in the amount of $300.00 per month Battalion Chief and Fire-:Marshal, uponpro~iding to,the Personnel 0~ce the,ChiefOfficer Certification,. shall be eligible to~recei~e an education incentive in the amourit-of X150.00-per, month. Those.Battalion Chiefs who currently are recei}~ing an educationahincepti~~e for a BAshal1 continue to.receive that,5] ~0 per month and not be eligible for.the Chef Officer Certificate incentive ,'Vo futureipayTrtenrfot aBA will be perriiired foran}' member ofahiVs unit. As a conditiomof employztient, current Fire;!ylana_ement,will_.obtain the.Ciiief Officer Certificate i~~itfiin~three (3) vears,of appointment ?~'ew_Battalion.Chiefs=y-ill be required to,obtain their Chief ,Officer Certificate within two yeazs~of appointment.. Section 24. Confinuino Education/Ti•ainina Members ofthis unit shall:commiYto attending two management relationclasses/training seminars per year in'order to continue their management shills development. Section'25. 13eaIth7D'en'tal Care Cash Back An eligible employee_may request-cancellation ofthe;employee's City paid;medical?and/ordental insurance coverage under Section 12~,.of the IRS Tak Codes upon presentation ao'the City of satisfactory proof that he /she has medical..and/ordenta] insurance;coverage from anotfier source. Such a request may be made durine the;open.enrollment for PEMCI3A medical elections but will be, in all cases ubject to the terms and conditions and cancellation requirements of the particular plan. ~t'hen the,emp]oyee has demonstratedauch coverage to the City's satisfaction the Gify will request cancellation of tlie;employee's medical and%or dental coverage, subject,to`the terms and conditions of the.particulaz policy; ,Uponactual cancellation,of the employee's;medical.'coverage, and commencing on the date of cancellatioh of such`,policy„the•Ciry will instead payto the eligible employee, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to ~0% of the'"equivalent-:monthly cost';;as defined herein, of insurance coverage of said employee; In:determining the "equivalent monthly cost" of such coveraee, the City shall calculate'the rnonthly premium amount which .would be paid. by the City on the employee's behalf under the Health Plan of the:Redwoods plan based on the employee'srcoverage level (e:g: self; self plus' pouse, seh`plus spouse plus cnildren) at'the'time of such cancellation. i :.However, if the actual monthlycost of the employee's current:plan coverage is less than the motithly I-iPlt cost, thenahe lower figure shall be used. Inthe evenrcoverage is`canceled only for the employee's spouse or dependent children, the reimbursement will be 50°. o of the cost difference between the old and new levels of coverage (as calculated using the HPR plan). tipon such cancellation of the~employee's dental coverage, the~City will instead pay to the eligible employee, on a monthly basis, an amount<equal to 50°<0 of the City's internally generated estimated monthly cosTof the self-funded' dental costs. Any employee canceling coverage w211 be required to meet all rules and conditions of the particular plan, including, but not.aimited to; all rules and.conditions governing:administration, cancellation; and;re-enrollmeniteligiblity by requesting a cash payment pursuant to this section, such employee understands and'~asrees as a condition of receipt of this payment. that re-enrollment eligibility into any plan is not guaranteed.. 13 1 INSUR~iNCE Section 26. Health Irsurance 1. ACTIVE Emplo}-ees The City shall,participate in the:Publid Employees" Medical;Health Care Act,(PEMCHA) for member's and elieible dependents-of the Association of Unit l0. The desienafed premium,paid+by the-City toward this program shall' be in the amount of $100:00 per menfh`pei employee,... 2. .RETIRED Employees Employees wfio,retire.from the City o£Petaluma will'recei~ e. contributions to their' medical pretmum while-under the,PEMC_H4 plan. ,This payment,~~ill,increase in the amount of $5.00 per year until. if reached the amount of $100.00 as.listed inparastaph T abo~•e. Section 27: DentaLProeram The Cite shall prof ide.for°aaroup selffunded Delta Dental,Proaram Plan coy erase indicafed' on pro"viler contract documents on file in the _$ersonnel Deparment for City employee and dependentsin this 45sociation. ?.dditionally, the City shall contribute to~~ard an Orthodonture plan $1,000~per~ child at a 50 °io co-payment rater The,~Cit~~shall pay, duringthe.period of;2his Compensation Plan the full premium toti and the City group dental insurance coy e~age progfam. Section 28. Life Insurance A, The Cit_v'shall provide for a group term ife insurance,pro_ram for£in employees in;tliis .association: The City shall pay, during-the course ofthe Compensauon~Pian, the insurance premium towards;employee only coverage for such insurance imthe principle sum:of $25,000 per employee; additionally: B. The:City shall provide for a group\lanagement Life insurance;proeram"for City employees in this Association. Insurance shallbe in the amoutit of one and ope,=half (]-112) times ibeir annua] salary• rounded to the~nearest even dollar, norfo exceed $125;000. Section.29. Lone-Term Disability The City shall pro~•ide a lon~,teim disability plan, Plan^co~;erage indicated on pro,~~ider contract documents:on file`inthe Personnel Department. Premium tgbe'paid by the City. Section 30. ~'ision.Pro~ram The City shall:pro~idea Vision P.,lan for employees and dependents:-The premium shal]'be;paid,for bythe,City, The plan coverage shall be as indicated on;ptoiider contract documents on.file;in the: Personnel Department. ~a Section 31. ..'Other Health and V1!elfare Eavments The City, shall provide to the aciive members of the,fissociation additional monthly health and welfaze,payments equal the PEMCHA Health Plan of the Redwoods premium amounts less $100.00. ~s _ I. I.E:4~'ES Section 32. Vacation A I ,.Amounts. All regular employees of,the City,of Petaluma, after, working;onefiill year; are entitled to the;equyalent of eighty (80) hours of vacation with pay:in the year following the gear' in which Vacation is earned. All [egular employees of the Citycof Petalumat after five (5) years;of continuous service with the City, and beginning with-ihe si~.'ih.year, shall°be e_ntitled to the equivalept of one_-hundred twenty (1.20)`hours of vacationper year. Aftertern(LO);,yeazsofcontinuous service with=the City, ejeht (3) hours ofvacationahall be added-for`each-year ofconfinuous secGice to~a.maximum oftwo hundred (200) flours o£ vacation. oluntan"Leave'Plan A.2 ~ oluntar~-Leave Plan. Accruals undet the Voluntan Leap e Planahal] be prorated to the arork;~eel: etluiyalent hours'. B. Schedulins. The timesgduring a calendar year in which.an employee ma}'. tape his`her vacationshall be determined by the department head'with due respecrforthe wishes of the employee and partictilar regazdfor theneeds oftfieaen•ice. If the requirements ofhe service are suchahat=an~employee cannot take part or:all.of hisLher` annual:vacation-in;a particular~cali:ndar year, such ~~acation shall'''be•taken~diirm~.the~folloicing calendaf year, C. Vacation Adjustment. Employees who are grante8'time offfor`scheduled holidays sfiall norha~e such holidays charged as,vacation leave v<•hen",the Vacation ]ea~•e.and;holiday(s) coincide. Emplo} ees who are;paid for°scheduledi;fioli8ays in lieu of#ime=off sha_l]`not be eligible for this,adjustment in their vacation. , D. .Fire Battalion Chiefs' Vacation hall be computed as follo~~ s: Amounrof Continuous Service. .Vacation -After completion of fwelve months 5 shifts~:year :After:completon of-fiveryears 7 shifrsiyear .After completion of tenyeazs 9 shifts/year c3fter,completion ofrfifreen.years PO sfiifis/year Afte%compl'etion offwentyryears I?1 strifrs/year . , Any eligtble=employee:with'the•consent,of the head.of his/her- department'and the Personnel Officer may'defer 2 3.i' shifts;ofhis/iier annual vacation;to the succeeding calendar'year; subjecrfo'"the otherprovisions°of this'ru]e. A,writfen`report o€each defeiTed vacation signed'by the appropriate';department,head and the Personnel Officer,noting the details+shall`tieaept on file= with;the Personnel Officer., 16 Section 33. Sick'Leave A. General. Sick Leave with pay shall.be granted to all probationar}~ and regular employees within the competitive service. Sick weave shall not be considered a+-right which an employee may use at his/her discretion, but shall;be allowed only ih the case of;necessity and actual„personal non-service-connected sickness or off-the job injury, disability or the serious illness or injury of an"employee's-family members; which requires the-employee's attention. The term family member shall include: spouse, children, parents;. spouse's parents. brothers, sisters or other individuals whose relationship to the employee issthat of a dependent or near dependent. B. Accrual. Sick leave shall accrue to all full'-time employees at the rate of eight hours.for each month of continuous service; with the exception of Fire Battalion Chiefs, who shall: accrue at 12.0 hours per month. C. ~'oluntan" Leave Plan Acc;ualsunder the \~oluntarwLeavePlanshall be prorated to the work week equivalenrhours. D. utilization. For Fire Batta]ion Chiefs, sick leave shall be utilized at"the rate of t2.0 hours per shift absent. E. ?otification Procedures. In order; to receive compensation while absent on sick leave, the employee shall notify his/her immediate superior or the Personnel Ofitce'priocto or within four hours afrer the.titne set for be=inning }iis; her daily duties as may.'bea~zcified b} the head of his;'her department ~-'hen absence is for rnore,tlianahree daysishifts duration:-.the employee may be required to file a phcsician's:certificate with the Personnel Office stating the cause of the absence. F. Relationship To Workers' Cbmpensation. $enefi[s sfiall be payable in situationswhere miscellaneous employee absence is due to industrial injury'asprovided in California State Workers' Compensation,Law. During`the first three (3) work days'when the'employee's absence has been occasioned by injury suffered during his/her employment and he,~she receives Workers' Compensation, he-she sfiall receive.fulf pay. Following thisperiod sic};: leave ma}` be a supplement to the Workers' Compensation'benefit provided the employee. Compensation is at his/herregular rate for a periodnot to exceed six months or until suchsick leave is exhausted. or the disability is abro_afed, or that. employee is certified''"permanenrand,5tati'onary'' h}' a competent medical authority. The City shall pay him'her the:ieeular salary, based on'the'combination of the Workers' Compensationbenefit plus sick leave. AlLemplo} eessreceiving full salaries in ieu oftemporary disablin~ payments pursuant to Section 4850 of the-Labor Code>are entitled to accumulate sicl lea~•e during suc}i periods.of sick leave. Sick;.leave-for industrial.injury shall not be allowed for.a,disability resulting from sickness, self=inflicted injure or willful misconduct. The Cit} may retire any;employee.priorto the ettihaustion of accumulated sick leave, at which time,all accrued but unused sick Leave shall be abroeated, subject only to the limitations provided under this Ivfemorandum of Understanding (reference:Section 1.6 Sick Leave, P.aymenf. Of)_ G. Sick Leave Transfer Policv: Employees•wishing to donate hours,of sicl:;leave to anotfier, employee~may do so'by sending.arwritten request:approyed'by their dgpartmenr.head, io'the :Personnel Office, narning'the.individua] to receivesthe sick`leave and the amount donated„with`the following: iesfrictions: 1. Employees who. wish to'transfer sick]eave mtist retain a minimum.,of 160, hours of sick leave to be eligible to..transfer sick leave. 2. All such;transfers of sick leave'care`irre"vocable.. Theemployee:receiving the'sick,leave,transfer must have zero (0)=hours of accrued sicl: lead e, vacation and CTa lefr;onahe:books:: 4. Emplo} ees ma}' not bup or sell sick,;lea~•e, only'the time may be.transferred. 5. Employees may not transfer sick leave upon separation ofser~;ice., 6. Sick'.Leai'e:Transfer shall on]}' be allowed:between tinits,8; 9 and"unit-l-0. However. Sick Leave;by members of Unit 10 is permitted to'bearansferred to , members_ofbther:non management„units. 7. vo more'than ninety (90) workday s of;Sick Leave may 6e received by an employee for'any one illness or injury' 8. Any sickleave transferred bur norutilizedb} the person;to'whom it.is transferred shall"be:returned•to the donor in~the-event of the`death,of the employee recei~~ing thetransferredaeave. r~ a Section 3A. Bereavement Leave. A. In the event of the death of an erhplbyee'sspouse,. mother; step-mother, mother-in-law, father, step-father, father-in-law, brother; sister-; child, includingcan adopted child, grandchild, grandparent, and spouse's grandparems; an employee who attends the funeral shall be granted time off work with pay.. The amount of time off work writh,payshall be only that which is required to attend the funeral and make necessary funeral arrangemehfs; but in-no event shall it exceed three working days. These three (3);days shall not be chargeable o sick leave. :An additional two (3) days required.for necessary funeral`arrangements may?6e:charged toYhe employee's sick leave and any additional timebeyond'these two days maybe charred to accumulated vacation or leave without pay. Such bereavement leave shall not be accruable from'fiscal year to fiscal year, nor shall it have am monetary value ifunused. B. ~ oluntan Lea. e Plan Accruals under the Volumary Leave Plan shall be prorated to-the work week equicaient hours. Section 3i. Holidays A. Fixed Holiday s. The Cit} shall obsen e twelve (1_):fixed-date holidays. These holidays shall be established for the City's>fiscal~} ear as determined by City; Council resolution. The holidays for this fiscal .'ear 1997-98 ihclude the following: Indeeendence Dav Labor Day Columbus Day \'et~rans' Day Than}:sgiving Day Da}' afrer Thanks=wing Christmas E~~e Day Cfir.stmas Dav '\et< y`ear's Dav 1\~Ia,--~in L"uthei l~in~ Day Presid'ents'`Day 1\lemorial Dav B. Floating Holiday. During the period of this Compensation Plan, City-will authorize one (1) "Floating Holiday°'' peremplo} ee, which may be taken by the employee at a time selected b}° the employee, sutijec*. to operational requirements and appro~~a] determined,by the Cite. Employees hired'betiveen,Jul} I°and:December 31, will be eligible for a Floating Holiday during the course of the'Fiscal year C. Voluntart`Leave Plan Holidays taken during the Voluntary Leave Plan shall beprorated to the: work week' egtii~ alenf hours. 19 Employees onaVoluntary Leave for a fixed period will not be„paid for any,holidays falling within the fixed leave period. ~o Section 36. Militan• Leave '\lilitary leave shall be arran~=ed in accordance with the provisibns of State Law..~,11 emplo}'ees entitled to military leave shall give the appointing power an opportunity within the limits of military regulations to determine when such']eave shall be taken: Section 37. Leave Of Absence"R`ithout Pav .A. The City ~4anager may grant a resular orpirobationary employee leave of absence without pay pursuantto State and Federal Law. Good cause being shownby a ~.~iitten request. TheCity Dlanager may extend such leave: of absence without pay or seniority or benefits for an additional period not to exceed six (6) months. No such leave shall be granted except upon written request of the employee setting forth the reason forthe request. and the approval wilt be in writing. upon expiration of a regularly approved leave or within a reasonable period of time afrer notice to return to dun', the employee shall be reinstated in the position held at the time leave was granted. Failure on the part; of an employee on leave o report promptl} at iu expiration or within a reasonable time afrer notice to return to duty, shall because for discharse. B. Employees may reduce their work week upon approval oT-their Depanment Head and the City ?`lanaeer undera Voluntary Leave ~1'ithoutPay plan; not to exceed 30° o oftheir annual work schedule. Medical premiums will continue to be paid b}' the ¢ity and employee as if working a full schedule. Section 38. Jun' Leap e Ever}' classified employee of the City'who is called or required to,sen e as a trial juror shali be entitled to absent himself from his,'her duties with he Citr" during the period of such sen ice or while necessaril}' bein_ present in court as a result of,stich call. linder'such circumstances the employee shall be paid the difference between hf's/her full salar}~ and am payment received b} him, except travel pay for such duty. This compensation shall not exrtend be}`ond twenty (20) working days. Section 39, Administrative Leap e i\7embers of this .fissociation are eligible,for,administrati~e leave. Days;,may be granted b}' the Cite i~4anager upon written request, not to exceed ten (10) days per Fiscal 5"ear. Battalion Chief shall be granted four days Administratii e Leave at twenty=four(~4j hours per day. OTHER Section,.40'. Retirement A General The-City ofPetaluma'sretirementplan under.thePublic Employeels,Retirement System shall consist of the following items - - - - - Miscellaneous,Employees: _ • Z%@b0 gending,_contract modificatomfor,'_% 2~5 • 1959 Survivors Benefit Leyel_I (Sections 2~1~80 through 231$7) • 'One Year Final Compensation (Section 30G_4:3) e Milifary Service Credit as Public Service at,employee option/cost;(Section 2093O..i) • ",Credit for"Unused Sick Leave (Section ?OS6_.8) Pu61ic Safeh•,'Employees- Fire: • 199 Survivors Benefit LeveL3<(employee pacsadditiona] S_.00 over Level 7"cost, Section 2 ]382--:4) . • One Year Final Compensation (Section 200_4,3) • Post Survivors Retirement;.411owance (Section 21263 I-and '_1'263'.3) • \tilitary Service Credit as Public,Senice (S°ction 30930.3) , • Credit For unused Sick Lea~;e'(Section ?OSe3. S) Public Safet}-'Employeer- Police: e i% ~50 • I`959 Survivors;Benefit;Level'4 (S'ection 29'382:0 • One Year Final Compensation (Section.3003-1:2) • \4ilitary` Sen•ice Credit as,Public Service;,(Section'0930.3) • Credit for unused Sick Leave.(Section 30$62.8) Sectiorr4L. Grievance Procedure A Purpose<of.Rule"; I. To'promoteimproved employer-employee relations by establishing,grievance procedures on matters for. which`appeal.or hearing is not provided be otherregulations 2. To afford employees ihdividually or-throuehqualified etnployee:organization systematic_tneans ofobtaitting=further=consideration of problems after every"reasonableteffort has failed'to resolve them through discussions:. 3, "fo provide that ~~rievances shall be settled as:near as,possi6le+to the point of origin.. ~z To provide that appeals shall be conducted as informallc aspossible. B ;\latters Subject To Grievance Procedure..~ity employee in the competitive service shall have the righYto appeal under this rule. a;decision affecting Iris7lier employment over which his/her appointing power has partial. or complete jurisdiction and for which appeal is not prodded by other regulations or is-not prohibited. C. Informal Grievance Procedure employee who has a problem or complaint should first try to get it settled throtigli discussion with. his/her immediate supervisor without undue delay. If, after this discussion, he/she does-not believe the problem has been satsfactori]} resolved; heishe shall have the right to discuss it with,his;'her supen~isor's immediate supervisor, if any, in the administrative service. Eger}; effort sfiould be~made to find an acceptable solution by`informal means at the lowest possible level. of supeci~ision. If the employee does not agree with the decision reached. or if no answer has been received within jive calendar days, he may present the appeal in writing to the City A4ana?_er. Failure of the emplo} ee'to take further action within fire calendar days after receipt of the decision or ~yithin a total of fifeen (1 calendar days if no decision is rendered: will constitute a droppinU or'ttie appeal. D. Forma] Grievance Procedure (Levels of review through chain of command) First level of review. Th: appeal shall be'presented ihwritin,.to the emplo}:ee~s immediate supervisor. who shall render iris/her decision and comments in writing and return them to the employee ~ ithin five calendar days after recei~inu.,the appeal If the emplo}ee does not agree with his/her supervisor's decision. orifno answer has been received within fire calendar days, the employee may present the appeal in,writing to his/her supervisor's immediate superior. Failure of the employee to take furtheradtion within fire calendar days after receipt of the written decision of is/her supervisor, or within a total of fifteen (1 calendar days if no decision is rendered. will constitute a dropping of the appeal. (3) Further level or-leyels.o~ review ac appropriate The supen~isor receiving the appeal shall [et`ien'it, render his/her decision and comments in writing, and return them to the employee within fire calendar days after recei~ ine the appeal. If the employee doesnot agree with the decision, orif no answer hasbeen recei~ ed within fire{5:) calendar da} s, he.!she may present the appeal in writing to the department head.. Failure of the employee to take further action within five calendar days after,receipt ofthe decision or within a total of fifeen (1>) calendar days if no decision is rendered. ~t~ill constitute a dropping of the appeal. (3) Department Review. The,department head receiving the appeal of his./her designated represemative; should:disctiss.the erievance with the employee, his;'her representative, if any, and with other appropriate pe{sons.. The depattmenr head shall render his./her decision and comments in writing, grid return fhemao the employee within five (5) calendar days after receiving the appeal. If the employee:doestnot agree with he decision reached, or if no answer has been received within fi~ e "calendar days after receipt of the, decision, or if within a total of fifteen (15) calendar days no decision is rendered; it will constitute a dropping ofthe appeal. 23 (4) City Manaeer:,The Ciiy Manager -receiving the appeal:or hi5'he designated representative should di cussahe grievance kith the employee, his/her representative, if'any, and with other appropriate person(s). The, City Alanager mat designate afact-finding.committee,. officer not in the normal_lne:ofsuperuiso_ r, or EeT`sonneLBoard'to advisehim-concerning the appeal. The City Manager,shall Tender-a decision in writin~ao the employee. within twenry'(20) calendar days: after receiving the appeal. (5) Conduct of.C,rievance Procedure. (a) The time limits specified above may,be:extended to;:a;definite date by mutual.agreement; ofthe employee and the reviewer concerned. (b) The employee ma}•,request'the assistance. of another person' ofhs/her own choosing'in•preparing and presenting his/her appeal at any level of review: (c) The employee and hi ;`her.representafive-may, be privileged to use a. reasonable amount of work.titne^as determined by the:appropriate departmznt head in concernng• about and presenting the appeal,. (d) Emplo} ees shall be assurcd:freedom from reprisal for using the•srieyance procedures. EOSTSCRiPT The'parties affix theirsi~_natures as constitutine mutual acceptance and recommendation of the Memorandum of Understanding to become effective July 1, 1997 upon acceptance and approval of the City Council. PETALI7MA PUBLIC SAFETY MIDMAI\'AGEMEIT ASSOCIfiT10>\ l Signature '7 .~i ~9 Date Signature Date CITY 5 ~r~~. ~ Si_nature Date ' J ~s R[?ST AGREEME?~T [JNIT ] 0 JL1NE'.4, 1997 STATEMENT'OF PURPOSE !PREAMBLE • Because the City of Petaluma and the:=Petaluma Public Safety Mid7vlanagement Association are committed.to improving their current and future'relationship, , • .And because the City of Petaluma and the Petaluma Public Safet}~ '~4id .Management Association acknowledge and recognize the existence of a continuing partnership between them, • .And because the indi~adua] successes of the City of Petaluma itself, the Peta]uma,Pubiic Safety ittid-Management Association and it's members are a direct consequence of the mutual success of the Cite of Petaluma and,the Petaluma,Pufilic.Safei? ?vlid-Manaeeinent .Association. • And because .both parties acknowledge and recbgnize the importance of communicationwith each other and the importance of communication in any successful relationship, `the City of Petaluma. and the Petaluma Public Safety Mid-Management Association hereby;establi"sh the following Trust A~*reement. CO)\1;1iITAIE\TTQ PRI\'CIPLES • The Petaluma Public Safet}' Mid-Dlanagerrient Association and the City. of'Petaluma.agree to the utilization of the interesi approach to decsion,mal:ing and negotiation for`the?purposesof resolving differences, negotiating terms and conditions of employment; and.in.othersituations requiring that a decsion,be reached betweenahe parties to; this TrusrAgreemenT. 26 • ^The Petaluma Public Safety';Vlid-Management ?ssociation and the City of Petaluma commit to making earnest efforts to reduce surprises and build understanding in the relationship by agreeing, to the fullest extent. possible; we will describe our unilateral actions to one another before taking action, check with. each• other before; making unilateral decisions we have the right to make:.and ensa~e in an active listening process }hen receiving such communication. • We acknowledge .and accept one another as partners in the decision making relationship resarding the terms and conditions of"employment and imregards to the relationship between the Petaluma Public Safety Jtid-?~1ana=ement Association and'the City of Petaluma. • In order to build and swtain'zrust+fhe Petaluma Public Safet} btid-.1lanagement Associatio? and the City of Petaluma commit to living ~~ithin the a~=teements ~e have reached and not judg=ing the trustworthiness of the other 'pare witfiout first seeking an explanation and understanding of beha~ior~~hich.appears othernise. • 'The,Petaluma Public Safety ~Iid=~2anagement Association and the City of Petaluma a~_ree to for_*o reliance upon' po«er as a decisionmaking tool ~~ivle ackno~tiledgine the mutuality of post°er forging the relationship. • R'e agree to acknowledge and ;identify .the presence. of emotion in any situation, and while working to deal with such. emotion, will not rely upon it as the: basis bf our decisions in the relationship. • The Petaluma_Public Safet} °\1id-Mana~etnent Association and the City of Peta]uma recognize and commit to the identification of issues and problems arising in this relationship before starzing to work on resoh`ing such issues. Such identification will .attempt to separate substance from°process and relationship issues. TRUST AGREEMENT L'~rIT 10 JiJI~~E 4, '1997 M01\ZTOItING :2:I~'D,EVALUP.TION o Itrisourintent-to-moriitor-ahe job descriptions~aridcomparable cities.:relativ8:to~~Petaluma'for~ possible major changes in duties and! management responsibilities. Imthe :event such, change occur3 in;Petalutna ;or' compariso? ;cities, we will meet Arid discuss ramifications regarding; compensation. • Should Cin or PPS;~L\1.a feel .the need`to modify current work hourf~~eel practices, then ti:e «il] meet and•,discuss.all relafed.issues, e In appreciation; of the ~;alued relationship established between the Ciy and':PPSIv~1t~ we will meet on a. triannuaP basis, October] February, June or as needed to review, the. agreementirelationship and to re~~ew successes, what is or is noG worl.ing; and what chah~es. are;needed. _ ~ _ • The Cii}' and PPSMNI:9' agree that. ongoing management training is essential. We "will seek opportunities within sand outside the contexrt of'the 'City training "budget "to rtiainfain and improvemanagemeni skills: • Ciry`and PPS'`RVL~. recognize that some benefit components cross unif lines. It~is understood that-said benefifsmay`be uriilaterally"applied tasome membersofPPSAL'VIA. • City and,PPSMMA;reco~nize~that personnel transition is inevitable: 'Botfi-parties commiGto addressing and designing"an:appropriate,transition'process so that institutionalizing is not put;. irrieopard}' by normal ahd organizational transition that occurs. za • The Cit}' and. PPSivIIy1A .reco~iize that members of PPS~IIv1A have oblieations and responsibilities which transcend,indi~,dual and unit interests and tharPPS1~L~1.~ members hold the community interests paramount. • To assure ongoing'ptocess, conscientiousness and capacity', City and PPS'VL~2~ will desi~ttate representati~ es who hay e had IBN training; Representati~•es are 'responsible for maintaining on_oing communications, e:g., triannual'.'meetines. • City and l?PS~L~L~ will use the; IBN` process: and muting oppoaunities then needed to .interpret the contract pro~~isiohs:and`fo airissues which migh become =rie~ antes prior to: and without prejudice. the initiation of the formal =tie~~ance°process. • In the case of an et~traordinaty event which sienificantl~;impacts the City, PPS~L~L~ or the. commurtit~, ~~e aeree to meet and discuss the ramifications ~tiitit re_~ard- to our mutual interests. • Cii~ and PPS\L~L~ will maintain am onuoin~ agenda of issues arisins in ttie relationship. Issues will be dealt with in contest of informal .meetings or -fornal triannual meetings or contract nesotiation. The ?.ppendix of Current Issues is'attached. • The Cite and PPS\11C2~ a~>ree'tltat, by mutual consent, the operational comnutments Listed .above can be e~panded.!modified. City: of Petalura Petaluma Public Safety .'~4anauement .~Sso:iation ignature ~ ' Signature 13 /ff7 ~ i ~ _ / ate Date I~e:~c~. I`6~ ~ NCS ~9 RESOLUTION NO: s7-rs~A N.G.S. of the City of Petaluma, California RESOEL-I'ION'R:a'TIFYZNG`ME~[OR.aNDCJh1 OF UNDERS~I'~?:~fDING.E7~CLTED BY i'~'DULY AiJTHORIZED' REPRESENT.~.TIYES^OF TEiE CITY ?d~ID THE~PETr\LUiVIr1.PiJBI.IC;SAFETY MID iVGV'1AGEVIENT .4SSOCL~.TION FOR E~IPGOYEES'+OF Wi. IT 10 W'I-~REAS, the Citn•, through its dul};+authonzed(representatives; and the;Petaluma PublicySafeN Mid'Manageinent Association through tt duly authoiized?representatives. have~conclnded them mutual obligatiorrYO'me~t;and cpnfer in good-Earth with.respecti fo-terms+and conditions o£employmeneforrhe- employees in Unit 10. in accordance <<ith,the Meeers-Milias-BYO~~n act and the;Cin "s:,Employer- Eittplo}ee Relations,Rules and Regulations (Resolupon~No. I_ N".C.S.>: and W'I~RE:~S.,the:dul} authorized representavyes'of the Cin and therP~.alatna:Public Safen'~td Management .association~Iiave:executed a ~temorandum!of Understandmg.pursuant to,Secvon l`~, Resolution No.: 12 N,.C. S. and.recomtnend its"approval`b},the Cin'Gouncil; and- , WHERE,aS;:the Citv Manger; pursuant td Section 28, Cin'of Petaluma. Ciro Charter;.and~as'the ~Cin ~ Municipal Emplo}ees~ Relations Officer(Resoluton ~+o is N. C..B:)'•is revuired,and empo~cered to inalce a~recommendation to'the Cin:Council=on matters:related'to~emplo}tis' compensation: and W"I-IERE.aS. the ~in1~langer has're~e~ced;and concurs•~~ith said,~letnorandiun of L nderstandin_o for limt 1.O,.and does recommend~iharihe Cit}"CounciLratift satd~[emo"random of~linderstanding NOEL`::TE~REFORE: BE IT RESOGUED the°Memorandum,of,Lnderstartdins, bemg in.thebzst; interest of the Cin is+tatined and,ihe'terms and conditions of said ~icmorattdum of Understanding (as attached) shall 6e effzctice Julc 1, 1937 through June 30; 1 X98': ~Underthe,powerand°authority~rnnferzed4upon•:tlii.9!Couacil by~ihe Chaztet.of said City. REFERENCE: I'•hereby certify"ihe foregoing Reaulsstion,:wati introduced and adopted liy. the. Approved°osto Council of'the City cf„Petaluma atT,a.l<(Regular) )meeting. form oa the.~~~1:~.~ daY'af._-V-)IAy t9'~97,.by. the; %(~J ~i-- following°wte:~ ~ ~ City Attorney nYES: READ, KELLER~, STObtPE TORLIATT;,MAGUIItE; MAYOR. HII.LIGOSS :NOES: NONE AH9ENT: VI ' - AYOR, H tII,T ATTEST. ~ - wK~G° l ~ _ City.,Cler7i ~ - il28YOr _ CotmvlPiL t/,,np LA IO~tlS Hen Vnc.:c:J.1.-187A, C.S.