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Item #6 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: ANTHONY ARROYO, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER / SUBJECT: APPROVE AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION R-103-98 FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (GENERAL UNIT) WHICH ADOPTS EXHIBIT A, THE CONSOLIDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. DATE: October 7, 2004 BACKGROUND: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with San Bernardino Public Employee's Association (SBPEA) for the General Unit expired on June 30, 2004. Representatives of the City and SBPEA have been negotiating for a successor MOU over the last few months. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Representatives of the City and SBPEA have reached an agreement, subject to formal City Council approval, with a term ending June 30, 2009. Attached is the Consolidated MOU as Exhibit A. Given the uncertain fiscal issues the City may be facing this year, the General Unit accepted the City's proposal of no salary increase for the 2004/05 fiscal year. Some of the key provisions are: • Enhanced Vacation and Holiday accrual sell back benefit. • Change Association membership to closed shop per Association vote earlier this year. • Change in the grievance procedure from arbitrator to mediator. • Add Management Rights provision. • Salary increases as follows: 1. Effective July 1, 2005, 3% of base salary; 2. Effective July 1, 2006, 3% of base salary; 3. Effective July 1, 2007, 3% of base salary; 4. On or before January 1, 2008, the City and SBPEA will complete a compensation study and will meet and confer regarding the implementation of the survey to be effective July 1, 2008. • Implement a"No Smoking" policy in all City owned vehicles and mandate seat belt usage. • Effective January 1, 2005, increase the cafeteria plan to $990 per month. � Add language approved by Council in the last two years to be included in the Consolidated MOU.