REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Adopt Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sunnyvale and the Sunnyvale Managers Association (SMA) and the Corresponding Resolutions to (1) Amend the City's Salary Resolution and (2) Pay and Report 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 Sunnyvale Managers Association (SMA) on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Attachments 2 and 3). SMA represents 76 budgeted positions City-wide. This report recommends adoption of the provisions of the 2015 - 2018 MOU. This agreement, if approved by the City Council, will be effective July 1, 2015 through and including June 30, 2018.
The MOU between the City and SMA expired on June 30, 2015. Negotiations for the City and SMA began the meet and confer process in February 2015 and met six times, in addition to numerous exchanges by telephone and email, in an effort to reach an agreement. On April 13, 2015, SMA declared impasse and invoked the impasse procedures.
The Municipal Employee Relations Officer (MERO) held an impasse meeting on May 5, 2015 with City and SMA representatives in an effort to reach agreement on the unresolved issues.
On July 28, 2015, the City and SMA met with a mediator assigned by the State Mediation and Conciliation Service. No agreement was reached through mediation. The parties started discussions again on November 2, 2015. A tentative agreement was reached on November 18, 2015, and the City was notified on November 18, 2015 that the SMA membership ratified the 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 policies in order to assure that City services are provided in an effective, efficient, and high quality manner.
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