To maintain parity and avoid compaction of classifications within job families of City employees, the City has historically extended the wage and benefit provisions afforded to the Orange County Employee’s Association (OCEA) and the OCEA Employee’s League to the Central Management and Middle Management groups.

The OCEA, League, Police Association (POA) and Police Management Association (PMA) have provisions that go into effect July 1, 2017.  Therefore Resolutions have been prepared that are consistent with 2017-2018 provisions of the OCEA, League, POA and PMA Memorandums of Understanding (MOU). 

The new Resolutions provide for an increase to the City’s cafeteria benefits in January 2018 and a new 4% H step to be effective July 1, 2017, for employees identified in the “central management” and “middle management” positions.  The increase of benefits are consistent with the increases of OCEA, League, POA and PMA MOU provisions.  The position of the City Manager is not identified in the Central Management Resolution; therefore, will not be subject to the new 4% H Step.  However, per the City Manager’s employment contract, the City Manager will be afforded the same cafeteria contribution as employees in Central Management group.  Section 5 of the Resolution for central management is revised slightly to make it consistent with Section 6 of the Resolution for mid-management.

The cost to increase the City’s cafeteria contributions in 2018 for members of central and middle management is approximately $70,320, and the new H Step on July 1, 2017, is approximately $279,728. These costs are included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2017/18 budget.

It is recommended that the City Council:

• Adopt the attached Resolution implementing terms and conditions of employment for the City’s Middle Management group;  

• Adopt the attached Resolution implementing terms and conditions of employment for the City’s Central Management group; and

• Approve the attached Salary Schedule.

By:  Jany Lee, Human Resources Manager