ITEM:		CONSENT CALENDAR
7.	CONSIDER ADOPTION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE MANAGEMENT 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:	$16,000 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 Management 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 7-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 Management Staff Memorandum of Agreement as it appears in Exhibit 7-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%.

Appendix A - The Job Classifications have been updated.

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

EXHIBIT

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

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