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File #: 2025-5140   
Type: Consent Calendar Item
Body: City Council
On agenda: 7/1/2025
Title: Adoption of Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Alameda Police Officers Association and the City of Alameda for a Twenty-Four Month Term Commencing July 1, 2025 and Ending June 30, 2027. (Human Resources 10025060)
Attachments: 1. Exhibit 1: APOA MOU - Redlined, 2. Exhibit 2: APOA MOU - Clean, 3. Exhibit 3: APOA Salary Schedule Effective July 13, 2025, 4. Resolution
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Adoption of Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Alameda Police Officers Association and the City of Alameda for a Twenty-Four Month Term Commencing July 1, 2025 and Ending June 30, 2027. (Human Resources 10025060)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The prior agreement with APOA, representing approximately 58 City of Alameda (City) employees, expired on June 30, 2025. Negotiations between the City and APOA commenced in January of 2025.

The revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) submitted for approval represents a twenty-four month agreement, commencing July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, and includes increases to base salary through equity adjustments, additional steps to the Police Officer salary range, and Base Revenue Index (BRI) Salary Adjustments. The proposed MOU additionally provides increasing Education Incentives, lump sum retention bonuses during the term of the MOU, clarifying and updating outdated provisions, and updating acting pay, vacation and holiday language to reflect current practices. Elements of the proposed MOU are summarized below.

APOA members have ratified this agreement.

BACKGROUND

The City has nine labor groups and administers two compensation plans. This includes four Public Safety groups and five miscellaneous groups.

The agreements with the five miscellaneous groups, two Public Safety groups, and the two Compensation Plans expired in June of 2025. The City has now reached agreement with APOA, Alameda Police Officers Association: Non-Sworn (PANS), Management and Confidential Employees Association (MCEA), the Alameda City Employees Association (ACEA), and the Electrical Utility Professionals Association (EUPA). The City is currently meeting with the Alameda Police Managers Association (APMA), and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1245 (IBEW) groups.

DISCUSSION

Proposed MOU wage incre...

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