HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 144-2011 RESOLUTION NO. 144 -2011
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SIDE LETTER TO THE
CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AND
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS,
LOCAL 1507, DATED JULY 1, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012
WHEREAS, staff recommends approval of the Side Letter to the Current Memorandum
of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the International Association of
Firefighters, Local 1507 ( "Local 1507 "), dated July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 ( "Side
Letter "); and
WHEREAS, the Side Letter was prepared by the Human Resources Department, has been
approved as to form by the City Attorney, and expresses the agreed upon terms and conditions of
shift holiday pay for Local 1507.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that the City Council hereby approves the Side Letter to the Current Memorandum of
Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and Local 1507 dated July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by
the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 1 day of
December, 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mark Addiego, Karel Matsumoto, and Kevin Mullin,
Vice Mayor Pedro Gonzalez and Mayor Richard A. Garbarino
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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Side Letter to the Current Memorandum of Understanding
Between the
City of South San Francisco
and the
International Association of Firefighters, Local 1507
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ( "City") has been informed by CaIPERS
that certain elements of compensation related to shift holiday pay that the City has been
reporting as PERS compensation are ineligible for inclusion because not specifically
described in the Memorandum of Understanding ( "MOU ") between the City and the
International Association of Firefighters, Local 1507 ( "Union'); and,
WHEREAS, the City has consistently reported all elements of compensation related to
shift holiday pay to CaIPERS as reportable PERS compensation; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the MOU at all times intended that that all elements of
compensation related to shift holiday pay be reported as eligible PERS compensation;
and
WHEREAS, the parties to the MOU desire to amend their existing MOU to reflect the
intention of the parties related to shift holiday pay; and
IT IS HEREBY AGREED THAT, effective July 1, 2011, the existing MOU between the
parties shall be amended to reflect this intention, as follows:
10.2 - Holiday Compensation for 56 hour employees- In lieu of paid time off,
compensation for holidays shall be as follows:
10.1.1 - Shift holiday pay for Full -day Holidays - Employees shall receive an
additional 10.7% of the employee's actual biweekly rate of pay for each pay
period in which the following holidays occur.
January 1 New Year's Day
Third Monday in January Martin Luther King Birthday
Last Monday in May Memorial Day observed
July 4th Independence Day
First Monday in September Labor Day
Second Monday in October Columbus Day observed
November 11 Veterans' Day
Fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day
Fourth Friday in November Day following Thanksgiving
December 25 Christmas Day
10.1.2 - Shift holiday pay for Half -day Holidays - Employees shall receive an
additional 5.35% of the employee's actual biweekly rate of pay for each payperiod
in which the following holidays occur:
December 24 Christmas Eve Day
December 31 New Year's Eve Day
10.1.3 - Discretionary Holiday Pay - Employees shall receive an additional 10.7%
of the employee's actual biweekly rate of pay for the payperiod selected by the
employee for receipt of the employee's discretionary holiday compensation. In the
event that an employee does not select a payperiod by the payperiod prior to the
last payperiod of each calendar year to receive the discretionary holiday
compensation, the employee shall forfeit this benefit that calendar year.
Employees hired on or after the payperiod prior to the last payperiod of each
calendar year shall not be eligible for the discretionary holiday compensation
for the remainder of that calendar year.
10.1.3.1 Other special compensation based on a percentage of base hourly rate
will be calculated based on the regular rate of pay plus shift holiday pay and
discretionary holiday pay in those pay periods where there is a recognized City
holiday.
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Kathy E. Mount Date
Human Resources Director
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City Manager
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