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Agenda Item 4.

City Council Special General Session Meeting

Meeting Date:	06/30/2023
FROM:	Bill Gallardo

Subject:

Approval of the Memorandums of Understanding Between the City of Brea and 1) The Brea City Employees’ Association and 2) The Administrative and Professional Employees’ Association

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt the resolution approving the Memorandums of Understanding (MOU’s) with the Brea City Employees’ Association (BCEA), and the Administrative and Professional Employees’ Association (APEA).

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Over the last several months, the City’s negotiation team has been meeting with various employee associations to try and reach an agreement on terms and conditions of employment for new labor contracts (Memorandums of Understanding or MOUs). Considerable progress has been made, and the MOUs with the Brea City Employees’ Association, and the Administrative and Professional Employees’ Association are ready for City Council consideration.

The agreement that was reached with APEA and BCEA calls for a three-year term, including market salary adjustments for those positions that have fallen behind the labor market and will be effective July 8, 2023. Additionally, it includes salary increases of three percent (3%) in the second and third years, effective July 6, 2024, and July 5, 2025.

The market, cost of living adjustments and additional holiday leave are consistent with the same benefits available to all labor groups and are consistent with the agreement reached with BMA. BCEA will see a decrease in the number of days working out of class without additional pay and hour-for-hour holiday pay for those employees currently assigned to a 4/10 work schedule, which is more consistent with other associations. Additionally, based on the market survey of bilingual pay on-call assignment pay, they will also see an increase from $100 to $150 per month for bilingual pay and on-call from $300 to $550 per week for an on-call assignment.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY

The City has been working to reestablish its median market pay for employees. As we’ve seen a steady stream of staff departures, we continue looking at ways to attract and retain quality employees. These contract adjustments are needed for the City to stay competitive in the labor market if Brea is going to attract and maintain quality employees, especially in these associations that consist of most of the City’s positions. The City’s bargaining team has been meeting in good faith with the APEA and BCEA resulting in tentative agreements with these employee associations. The estimated net General Fund impact of entering into the agreements with these employee associations has been included in the operating budget.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: Candice Fisher, Acting Human Resources Manager
Concurrence: Kristin Griffith, Director of Administrative Services

Attachments
Resolution
Attachment A
Attachment B