RES-9357 Letter of Understanding Police Management Association effective March 2001 through February 2004n
RESOLUTION NO. 9357
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
ESTABLISHING A LETTER OF UNDIIKSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF ORANGE
AND
THE CITY OF ORANGE POLICE MANAGEMENT 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 Management
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
resulted in this LOU between the City and the Association, who have agreed to
the following:
Term of Aareement
March 1, 2001 through February 29, 2004
Salary Increases
First Year
4.5% Salary Increase for all personnel effective 7/1/2001
Second Year
3.5% Salary Increase for all personnel effective 6/30/2002
Third Year
3.5% Salary Increase for all personnel effective 6/29/2003
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PERS 3% ((i) 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 Swom 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 ContributiQn
The City shall increase the medical insurance premium for all full time employees
from $585.50 per month to $640.00 per month effective 3/1/2001.
Salarv Median Lanouaoe nTheAssociationagreestosuspendthesalarymedianlanguagethatexistsin
the current MOU from JuJy2000 until July 2002.
COPA Management 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 immediately increase the entire salary range of that classification to
a maximum of a 2% increase. 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 effective date for any applicable salary increases will be June 30, 2002. The
City will not increase the salary for any classification if said classification is
less than 0.75%
behind median.COPA and the City will again conduct a salary survey by or before
July 30,2003 of the eleven (11) pre-selected cities to determine
the maximum (top step) salary for each classification covered by this MOU.
The contractual July 2003 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 immediately 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 0.
75% behind median.
Educational Incentive Pav Effective July 1, 2001, the Association agrees to reduce
the monthly education pay levels for all qualified employees
as
follows:1 j Post Intermediate (A) from $138 to $
100 per month Post Intermediate (B) from $275 to $
250 per month Post Advanced (C) from $413 to $
360 per month Bachelor's Degree (D) from $551 to $
500 per month Master's Degree (E) from $689 to $
600
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Salary Raises to Median
Association agrees to delay 1.5% Salary Survey increases to median from July
2000 to be included in the 4.5% across the board salary increase scheduled for
July 1, 2001.
New Memorandum of Understandina
The City and the Association agree to incorporate the provisions contained in this
Letter of Understanding into a new Memorandum of Understanding once both
parties 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
Understanding is hereby executed by the authorized representative of the City
and the Association and entered into on this~-n.
day of Nf>-.Jtl'l1h{ (" ,2000.By:
By:
City
of Orange Police Management Associatio
By:
By:
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ADOPTED
this 28th day of November, 2000.n
7 ATTEST:
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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 n
Reso:
9357