REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Adopt Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sunnyvale and the Communication Officers Association and the Corresponding Resolution to Amend the City's Salary Resolution and the Resolution for Paying and Reporting the Value of Employer Paid Member Contributions for CalPERS Retirement
Report
BACKGROUND
A tentative agreement (Attachment 1) has been reached between the City of Sunnyvale (City) and the Communication Officers Association (COA) on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Attachments 2 and 3). COA represents 19 dispatchers in the Department of Public Safety. This report recommends adoption of the provisions of the 2015 - 2017 MOU. This agreement, if approved by the City Council, will be effective January 1, 2015 through and including December 31, 2017.
The MOU between the City and COA expired on December 31, 2014. Negotiators for the City and COA began the meet and confer process in December 2014 and met nine times, in addition to numerous exchanges by telephone and email, in an effort to reach an agreement. On March 10, 2015, COA declared impasse and invoked the impasse procedures.
The Municipal Employee Relations Officer (MERO) held two impasse meetings on March 18, 2015 and April 3, 2015 with City and COA representatives in an effort to reach agreement on the unresolved issues. A tentative agreement was reached on April 3, 2015. On May 1, 2015, the City was notified that the COA membership rejected the tentative agreement.
On August 7, 2015, the City and COA met with a mediator assigned by the State Mediation and Conciliation Service. A mediated tentative agreement was reached on the same day, and the City was notified on August 11, 2015 that the COA membership ratified that agreement.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.3.1 Legislative Management - Goals and Policies, Goal 7.3D: Maintain a quality work force, consistent with state and federal laws, City Charter, and adopted policie...
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