RES-10376 Amendment to MOU Water Division Employees AssociationRESOLUTION NO. 10376
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE CITY OF ORANGE AND THE WATER
DIVISION EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Orange (hereinafter, City) and the Water Division
Employees Association (hereinafter, WDEA) have met and conferred in accordance with the
requirements of the Meyers-Milias-Brown
Act; and WHEREAS, the City and WDEA entered into a Memorandum
of Understanding setting forth specified terms and conditions of employment for WDEA membership
for the period of July 1,2007 through June 30, 2010 (hereafter,
MOU); and WHEREAS, the MOU was approved by the City Council on November 13,
2007, by Resolution No.
10226; and WHEREAS, since adoption of the MOU, 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 WDEA, 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 WDEA desire to enter into the
attached Amendment to the MOU
to memoralize their agreement.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Orange that the Amendment to MOU attached as
Exhibit A is approved.ADOPTED this 26th
day
ATTEST:
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the city of Orange, California, do hereby
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 26t 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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