RES-10377 Amendment to LOU Orange City FirefightersRESOLUTION NO. 10377
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING THE LETTER OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF
ORANGE AND THE ORANGE CITY
FIREFIGHTERS, INC. LOCAL 2384 OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIREFIGHTERS, AFL-
CIO.WHEREAS, the City of Orange (hereinafter, City) and the Orange City
Firefighters,Inc. Local 2384 of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-
CIO (hereinafter,Union) have met and conferred in accordance with the requirements of
the Meyers-Milias-
Brown Act; and WHEREAS, the City and the Union entered into a Letter
of Understanding setting forth specified terms and conditions of employment for Union membership for
the period of March 1,2008 through February 28, 2011 (
hereafter, LOU); and WHEREAS, the LOU was approved by the City Council on June
10, 2008, by Resolution
No. 10302; and WHEREAS, since adoption of the LOU, national and
local economic conditions have changed dramatically and the City has projected a $10.9 million budget
deficit for the upcoming FY 2009/1 0 budget due primarily to projected decreases in
major
revenue sources;and WHEREAS, the City has requested all City employee bargaining
units, including the Fire Union, to defer scheduled salary increases for a one-year period
in exchange for the City's agreement not to lay-off employees or
reduce any other previously
negotiated compensation or benefits; and WHEREAS, the City and the Union desire to enter
into the attached Amendment to the
LOU to memoralize their agreement.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Orange that the Amendment to LOU attached
as Exhibit A is approved.ADOPTED this
26th
day of May, 2009.e....vecche,
May
ATTEST:
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I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 26th day of May, 2009 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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