RES-9356 Letter of Understanding Police Association effective March 2001 through February 2004RESOLUTION NO. 9356
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
ESTABLISHING A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF ORANGE
AND
THE CITY OF ORANGE POLICE ASSOCIATION
EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2001 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004
This Letter of Understanding ("LOU") is entered into by and between the
City of Orange (the "City") and the City of Orange Police Association (the
Association)."
In October 2000, the City and the Association met and engaged in the
Meet and Confer process to establish its next contract. These discussions
resLlited in this LOU between the City and the Association, who have agreed to
the following:
Term of Aqreement
March 1, 2001 through February 29, 2004
Salclrv Increases
first Year
3.5% Salary Increase for all Sworn personnel effective 7/1/2001
3.0% Salary Increase for all Civilian personnel effective 7/1/2001 (except
Police Dispatchers)
4.0% Salary Increase for all Police Dispatchers effective 7/1/2001
Second Year
3.5% Salary Increase for all Sworn personnel effective 6/30/2002
3.0% Salary Increase for all Civilian personnel effective 6/30/2002
Jhird Year
3.5% Salary Increase for all Sworn personnel effective 6/29/2003
3.0% Salary Increase for all Civilian personnel effective 6/29/2003
PEHS 3% lal 50 Retirement Benefit
The City agrees to pay the increased cost for the 3% @ 50 benefit program with
a cap of 7.0% for all Sworn employees effective by June 1, 2001. Any"Employer
Contribution" due to PERS greater than 7.0% shall be equally borne by the City
and the covered employees. The Association agrees to have its employees pay
50% of any cost for this benefit over 7.0% when such cost exceeds 7.0%.
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Medical Insurance Contribution
first Year
The City shall increase the medical insurance premium for all full time
employees from $496 per month to $546 per month effective 3/1/2001.
econd Year
The City shall increase the medical insurance premium for all full time
employees from $546 per month to $586 per month effective 3/1/2002.
Jhird Year
The City shall increase the medical insurance premium for all full time
employees from $586 per month to $595 per month effective 3/1/2003.
Salarv Median LanQuaQe
The Association agrees to suspend the salary median language that exists in
the current MOU from July 2000 until July 2002.
COPA and the City will conduct a salary survey by or before July 30, 2002 of
the eleven (11) pre-selected cities to determine the maximum (top
step)salary for each classification covered by this MOU. The contractual July
2002 salary data from the survey agencies as well as the City of Orange will
be utilized for any necessary adjustments. In the event that any classification
is below the median of the eleven (11) surveyed cities, the City shall
increase the entire salary range of that classification to a maximum of 2.0%.
The effective date for any applicable salary increases will be June 30, 2002.
The eleven (11) pre-selected cities are Anaheim, Brea, Costa
Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine,
Newport Beach,Santa Ana, and Westminster. The City will not increase the salary
for any c:lassification if said classification is less than 1.0%
behind median.COPA and the City will again conduct a salary survey by or before
July 30,003 of the eleven (11) pre-selected cities to determine
the maximum (top step) salary for each classification covered by this MOU.
The contractual July 003 salary data from the survey agencies, as well as the City
of Orange, will be utilized for any necessary adjustments. In the event
any classification is below the median of the eleven (11) surveyed cities, the
City shall increase the entire salary range of that classification to a level at
the survey median.The effective date for any applicable salary increases will be
June 29, 2003.The City will not increase the salary for any classification
if said classification is less than 1.
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HearinQ Officer
The Association agrees to remove the following language contained in Section 6,
Artic:le XXV of the current MOU:
In
grievances filed to challenge the imposition of discipline, the final step
in the formal administrative process shall be a decision rendered
by a Hearing Officer following a full and fair evidentiary hearing
conducted by a Hearing Officer. If the parties cannot agree on
the identity of the Hearing Officer, the parties shall procure from the
State Conciliation Se/Vicea list of seven (7) qualified Hearing Officers.
Each party shall altematively strike one name from the list until
only one person remains, who shall be the Hearing Officer. The determination
as to which party strikes first shall be made on a random
basis.The
Hearing Officer shall determine whether good cause exists for the
imposition of discipline and, if so, the appropriate degree of discipline,
provided that the Hearing Officer may not impose more severe
discipline than that assessed by the Police Department. The decision
of the hearing officer is subject to the right of either party to seek
judicial review pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the California Code
of Civil Procedure. The cost of the Hearing Officer shall be split
equally between the City and the Police Association."Educational
Incentive Pay Effective
July 1, 2001, the Association agrees to reduce the monthly education pay
levels for all qualified employees hired after September 1, 1984, as follows:Post
Intermediate (A) from $100 to $50 per month Post
Intermediate (B) from $200 to $150 per month Post
Advanced (C) from $300 to $250 per month Bachelor'
s Degree (D) from $400 to $350 per month Master'
s Degree (E) from $500 to $450 per month The
Association further agrees to reduce the monthly educational pay levels for all
eligible employees hired prior to September 1, 1984 as follows:Post
Intermediate (A) from $113 to $63 per month Post
Intermediate (B) from $226 to $176 per month Post
Advanced (C) from $338 to $288 per month Bachelor'
s Degree (D) from $451 to $401 per month Master'
s Degree (E) from $564 to $514 per month 3
Special AssiQnment and Special Pay
The Association agrees to remove the existing MOU language under Article IX,
Section 2A, 2E, and 2F of the current MOU and replace the existing language
with the following new language:
A. Motor Officers and InvestiQators. Police Officers assigned by the
Chief of Police in a special assignment as a Motor Officer shall receive an
additional six percent (6%) compensation above the employee's regular
compensation during the period of such special assignment, provided the
employee is performing all the significant duties of the special assignment.
Effective July 1, 2001, employees assigned as Motor Officers shall receive
six and one-half (6Y:.%) compensation above their regular compensation
in lieu of the 6% listed above. Motor Officers shall clean and maintain
their City issued vehicles during their regular duties. If any cleaning
or maintenance is required to be done outside the regular work day and
will trigger overtime pay, approval for such work must be obtained from
the immediate supervisor prior to performing such
work."Police Officers assigned by the Chief of Police in a special assignment
as an InvestiQator, shall receive an additional seven and one-
half percent 7Y:.%) compensation above the employee's regular
compensation during the period of such special assignment provided the
employee is performing all the significant duties of the
special assignment.E. Canine Officers. Police Officers may be assigned from time to
time by the Police Chief as Canine Handlers and shall be
responsible for maintaining, training and utilizing a police service dog during
their regular duties. The parties recognize that not all care for a police service
dog can be accomplished during the regular work schedule. The parties
agree that in the past, Canine Officers were compensated for all
off-duty canine activities through the special assignment pay and
other overtime policies of the City. The parties further agree that eight (8)
hours per month constitutes the number of hours that Canine
Officers reasonably spend outside the regular work schedule for all time spent in relation
to the care,maintenance, and training of a police service dog
and related equipment.The parties agree that effective March 1, 2001, such
activities shall be paid at the hourly rate of $13.00 an hour ($19.50, when
factoring in FLSA overtime). In addition to the eight (8) hours
per month compensation,Canine Officers shall continue to receive six percent (6%)
per month of their base salaries as special assignment
pay. With appropriate documentation, the City agrees to separately
compensate Canine Officers for visits to the veterinarian or unusual occurrences
that
accomplished during regular work hours at 1 Y:. times the Canine Officer's
base salary hourly rate.
Effective July 1, 2001, employees assigned as Canine Officers shall
receive six and one-half (6Y:.%) compensation above their
regular compensation in lieu of the six percent (6%) listed
above.F. Corporals. Police Officers may be assigned from time to time by
the Police Chief as Corporals within the Patrol, Motors, or Canine
units.Police Officers appointed to these special assignments shall receive
as compensation an additional eight percent (8%) per month in addition
to their regular salary, which is in lieu of and not in addition to the
special assignment pay received by other Police Officers in these
assignments."New Memorandum of
Understandinq The City and the Association agree to incorporate the provisions contained in
this Letter of Understanding into a new Memorandum of Understanding once
both partlles have had an opportunity to review and concur on any and all
language changes included in the new
MOU.Ratification and
Execution The City and the Association acknowledge that this Letter of Understanding
shall not be in full force and effect until ratified by the Association and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange. Subject to the foregoing, this Letter
of Understand' g is hereby executed by the authorized representative of the
City and the As ciation and en retJ into on this '2- ,1srday of f\Jo..;eVlfbt'....,
2000.City of
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ADOPTED this 28th day of November, 2000.
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of Orange
ATTEST:
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t-CassandraJ. Cathc ity Clerk of the City of
Orange I certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly ado~ted by the
City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 28 day
of November, 2000 by the following
vote:AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Murphy, Slater, Mayor Coontz, Spurgeon,
Alvarez NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None
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