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Item #13 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 15, 2005 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ANTHONY ARROYO, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR �� SUBJECT: APPROVE AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION R-90-03 FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA (CWA) ADOPTING EXHIBIT A, THE CONSOLIDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. AUTHORIZE CITY STAFF TO SIGN THE CONSOLIDATED MOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. DATE: MARCH 2, 2005 BACKGROUND: The one-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, 2004. Representatives of the City and CWA have been negotiating for a successor MOU over the last several months. DISCUSSION/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, 2007. The changes to the MOU and related salary and benefit increases were based upon the average compensation of surrounding cities with like classifications using benchmark positions. Given the uncertainty surrounding negotiations during the 2004-05 fiscal year, increases based on average salary increases from surrounding agencies could not implemented. As a result, both parties negotiated an increase of $75 per month for the Police Dispatcher II. The Police Dispatcher I and Sr. Police Dispatcher salaries were adjusted by 5% below and 10% above, respectively, to Police Dispatcher II. This methodology was used in 2003 for the Clerk series and will be used in future negotiations for salary increases. The Summary of Changes is attached and the changes within the agreement is incorporated into Exhibit A, the Communications Workers of America MOU. Some of the key provisions in the MOU provide the following: Monthly increases for the following classifications: Police Dispatcher I increase of $72 (5% below Police Dispatcher II); Police Dispatcher II increase of $75 (benchmarked position); Sr. Police Dispatcher increase of $83 (10°/a above Police Dispatcher II). The Clerk series was, on average, about 2% above the salary survey; as such, it was negotiated this group would not realize an increase until July 1, 2005. The Community Services O�cer was approximately 15% above market survey and no increase will be realized for this position during the term of this contract. A 3% increase for the Dispatcher and Clerk series effective July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006.