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Adoption of Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding Between the Alameda City Employees Association and the City of Alameda for a Forty-Two Month Term Commencing December 28, 2018 and Ending June 30, 2022. (Human Resources 2510)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Dave L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda has nine labor groups and administers two compensation plans. This includes four Public Safety groups and five miscellaneous groups. Labor agreements with the four Public Safety groups expire in December 2021. The agreements with the five miscellaneous groups and the two Compensation Plans expired in December 2018. The City has been actively negotiating with the five miscellaneous groups for successor agreements. These groups are:
* Alameda City Employees Association (ACEA)
* Management and Confidential Employees Association (MCEA)
* Electrical Utility Professionals of Alameda Association (EUPA)
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
* Police Association Non-Sworn (PANS)
The two compensation plans provide for salary and benefits for the Executive Management Team (EXME) and the Alameda Municipal Power Unrepresented Managers (AMPU) at the City's Electric Utility (Alameda Municipal Power).
The City has now reached agreement on a 42-month Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ACEA and is recommending approval of the new labor agreement. ACEA members have ratified this agreement.
BACKGROUND
The prior agreement with ACEA, representing approximately one hundred and twenty one city employees expired December 27, 2018. Negotiations between the City and ACEA commenced in July 2018. Employee salary and benefits continue until a successor agreement is approved.
During this round of negotiations, the overarching goal focused on clarifying hours of work, vacation accruals, sick leave accruals and preparation for implementation of a new Human Resources Information...
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