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Item #9 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 19, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ANTHONY ARROYO, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II'tjY APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND APPROVE AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBJECT: COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA (COLTON POLICE CLERKS, POLICE DISPATCHERS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS). DATE: AUGUST 11, 2003 BACKGROUND: The three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City's Police Clerks, Police Dispatchers, and Community Services Officers Bargaining Group, represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), expired on June 30, 2003. Representatives of the City and CWA have been negotiating for a successor MOU over the last several weeks. DISC USSION/ANALYSIS: Representatives of the City and the Communication Workers of America have reached a tentative agreement, subject to formal City Council approval, with a term ending June 30, 2004. The changes to the MOU and related salary and benefit increases were based upon the average compensation of surrounding cities with like classifications and using benchmark positions. The Police Services Clerk II and Police Dispatcher II were used as benchmark positions. The Police Clerk I and Sr. Police Services Clerk salaries were adjusted by 5% below and 10% above, respectively, to Police Dispatcher II. The same percentage formula was applied to the Dispatcher series. This methodology will set precedent for future negotiations with the CWA; in addition, this practice was used for the Colton Police Officers Association salary increases. Because of the uncertain fiscal condition of local government in future fiscal years, only a one-year contract could be offered to the Communication Workers of America; one-year contracts have been offered to other bargaining groups whose contracts expired this year. Because CWA has only contributed 1 % of the total 4% PERS cost for the 2.7% @ 55 retirement benefit, CWA employees will pay 3% of the cost for the current contract year. This amount will be deducted from the percentage increases under the key provisions listed below. The Summary of Changes is attached and the changes within the agreement will be incorporated into a subsequent comprehensive MOU with CWA. Some of the key provisions in the MOU provide the following: 0 Increases as follows for the following classifications: Community Services Clerk increase of