REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Sunnyvale and the Sunnyvale Employees' Association/IFPTE Local 21, and Adopt two Resolutions: (1) Amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category B (Employees Represented by the Sunnyvale Employees' Association/IFPTE Local 21) and Pay Plan Category G (Unrepresented Classified Confidential Employees); and (2) Paying and Reporting the Value of Employer Paid Member Contributions to the California Public Employees' Retirement System for Pay Plan Category B (Employees Represented by the Sunnyvale Employees' Association/IFPTE Local 21) and Pay Plan Category G (Unrepresented Classified Confidential Employees)
Report
BACKGROUND
A Tentative Agreement has been reached between the City of Sunnyvale (City) and the Sunnyvale Employees' Association/IFPTE Local 21 (SEA/IFPTE Local 21) on a Successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). SEA/IFPTE Local 21 represents non-management miscellaneous full-time employees. The report recommends approval of the MOU, which, if approved by the City Council, will be in effect from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030.
The current MOU between the City and SEA/IFPTE Local 21 expires on June 30, 2026. Representatives from the City and SEA/IFPTE Local 21 began the meet-and-confer process in April 2026 and met eight times to reach an agreement. A Tentative Agreement was reached on June 8, 2026, and the City was notified on June 17, 2026 that SEA/IFPTE Local 21 membership ratified the Tentative Agreement.
Pursuant to the existing provisions of the Salary Resolution Article 1.000, Unrepresented Classified Confidential (Pay Plan Category G) employees receive the same treatment for wages, benefits, and leaves as Pay Plan Category B (SEA/IFPTE Local 21) employees, except for benefits associated with FLSA exempt designation (as defined in Articles 3.910, 4.000, 4.100, and 4.300). Unrepresented Classified Conf...
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