| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.h.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Laura J. Stover
| | Dept.: | City Manger
| Dept.: | Human Resources
| | Subject: | Adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Garden Grove and the Orange County Employee's Association, Garden Grove Chapter and the Orange County, Employee's Association Garden Grove Employee's League. (Action Item) | Date: | 6/28/2022 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To obtain City Council approval for a new three (3) year Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter “MOU”) with the Orange County Employee’s Association, Garden Grove Chapter (OCEA) and the Orange County Employee’s Association, Garden Grove Employee’s League (League) (hereinafter “Union”). |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
The City, as directed by the City Council, met and conferred with the Union and agreed to an MOU that will expire June 30, 2025. The current MOU expires on June 30, 2022. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
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The City and the Union agreed to a new MOU with the term of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025. The City and the Union agreed to the following:
- A three percent (3%) base salary increase effective July 2022; a three percent (3%) base salary increase effective July 2023; and, a three (3%) base salary increase effective July 2024;
- Medical benefit contributions increases in July 2022, January 2024, and January 2025;
- Longevity pay of five percent (5%) of base pay for completion of twenty (20) full years of full-time service; and
- Five percent (5%) Assignment Pay for those assigned to assist the GGPD Homeless Liaison Unit.
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The final language of this MOU is still being worked out and the document may not be finalized until after the June 28, 2022, City Council meeting. In order to not delay implementation of the provisions in the MOU, it is requested that the City Council give the City Manager the authorization to agree to any final language revisions agreed to by the parties. There would not be any financial changes, only language changes. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
The estimated costs for the proposed MOU provisions are:
- League: $387,398 for FY 2022-23, $721,583 for FY 2023-24, and $1,500,707 for FY 2024-25, for a total cumulative cost increase of approximately $2.2 million over the term of the MOU.
- Association: $807,859 for FY 2022-23, $1.5 million for FY 2023-24, and $2.2 million for FY 2024-25, for a total cumulative cost increase of approximately $4.5 million over the term of the MOU.
- These estimated costs do not include normal increases resulting from annual merit increases, changes in an employee’s specialty pay eligibility or longevity, promotions, nor pension costs.
Future budget appropriations will be made as appropriate during the budget process. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Adopt the attached Resolution that approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the Orange County Employee’s Association, Garden Grove Chapter and the City;
- Adopt the attached Resolution that approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the Orange County Employee’s Association, Garden Grove Employee’s League and the City; and
- Authorize the City Manager to finalize any last minute language changes that may occur between the parties.
By: Jany Lee, Human Resources Manager
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | File Name | | OCEA Resolution | 6/23/2022 | Resolution | 6-28-22_Employee_Association_Resolution_(3).pdf | | League Resolution | 6/23/2022 | Resolution | 6-28-22_Resolution_for_adoption_for_League.pdf |
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