ITEM:

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

6.

CONSIDER ADOPTION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE GENERAL STAFF BARGAINING UNIT

 

Meeting Date:
August 19, 2019

Budgeted: 

No

 

From:

David J. Stoldt,

Program/

Salary & Benefits

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:

 

Prepared By:

Suresh Prasad

Cost Estimate:

$74,000 for FY 2019-2020

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378.

 

SUMMARY:  The General Staff Bargaining Unit, represented by United Public Employees of California, Local 792/Laborers’ International Union of North America, and the Board’s negotiating representatives have agreed to terms for a new 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), attached as Exhibit 6-A.  This agreement achieves the District goals of remaining cost conscious while also being fair and reasonable to employees. 

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The General Manager recommends that the Board adopt the General Staff Memorandum of Agreement as it appears in Exhibit 6-A.

 

BACKGROUND:  New bargaining points incorporated into the agreement, as a result of this year’s negotiations, are as follows:

 

Term

 

5 year contract

 

Salary Adjustment

 

-          Effective July 1, 2019, there will be a cost-of-living salary increase of 3.25%. 

-          Effective July 1, 2020, there will be a cost-of-living salary increase of 3.0%. 

-          Effective July 1, 2021, there will be a cost-of-living salary increase of 3.0%.

-          Effective July 1, 2022, there will be a cost-of-living salary increase of 3.0%.

-          Effective July 1, 2023, there will be a cost-of-living salary increase of 2.75%.

 

On-Call Pay

 

An employee that requires work in the field (excluding administrative employees), and is required to be available by phone outside of the employee’s regular working hours, shall be compensated at a rate of $25 per weekday (day of week other than Saturday and Sunday) and $75 per weekend day.

 

An employee is considered to be “on-call” when designated for duties identified in writing by the General Manager or their designee, for a specific period of time.

 

Out of Class Pay

 

An employee who is required to perform all the duties that is normally performed by a higher paid position shall be paid a salary that is equivalent to Step 1 of the higher paid position or a 5% premium (whichever is greater) after 10 consecutive business days of working in the higher paid position.

 

An employee is considered to be working “out of class” when designated for duties identified in writing by the General Manager, for a specific period of time.

 

Appendix A - The Job Classifications have been updated.

 

Attachment A – The updated salary chart for the next 5 years are attached.

 

EXHIBIT

6-A      Memorandum of Understanding between the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and the General Staff Bargaining Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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