REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sunnyvale and the Public Safety Managers Association 2015-2021 and Resolution to Amend the City's Salary Resolution to add Pay Plan Category M (Public Safety Captains and Public Safety Deputy Chiefs)
Report
BACKGROUND
A Tentative Agreement has been reached between the City of Sunnyvale (City) and the Public Safety Managers Association (PSMA) on a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). PSMA represents Public Safety Captains and Deputy Chiefs. This report recommends approval of the MOU, which, if approved by the City Council, will be in effect from July 1, 2015 through and including December 31, 2021.
The MOU between the City and PSMA expired on June 30, 2015. Negotiators for the City and PSOA began the meet and confer process in October 2016 and met five times in an effort to reach an agreement. A Tentative Agreement was reached on November 17, 2016, and on November 21, 2016, the City was notified that the PSMA membership ratified this agreement.
The Salary Resolution contains pay plan categories for unrepresented Classified Management (Category D) and members of the Sunnyvale Managers Association (Category E). There has not been a separate category for members of PSMA. The proposed amendment to the Salary Resolution adds Pay Clan Category M (Public Safety Captains and Public Safety Deputy Chiefs).
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.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that...
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