HomeMy WebLinkAbout38 - PH-1 - Civic Openness in Negotiations (COIN) - 3/3/2015CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 3,d, 2015
ITEM NUMBER: PH -1
SUBJECT: CIVIC OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS (COIN) ORDINANCE FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING OF THE ADOPTION OF THE SIDE LETTER BETWEEN THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA AND THE COSTA MESA POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION (CMPMA).
DATE: February 20th, 2015
FROM: CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE/HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
PRESENTATION LAURA KALTY, CHIEF NEGOTIATOR
BY: LANCE M. NAKAMOTO, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION LANCE NAKAMOTO (714) 754-5172
CONTACT:
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Hold the first Public Hearing as required by COIN; and,
2. Schedule the second and final Public Hearing as required by COIN for March 171H
2015.
BACKGROUND:
The CMPMA MOU including subsequent side letter agreement between the City and
the CMPMA expired June 30th, 2014. Employees covered by this Agreement agreed to
contribute 5% of the employee's PERSable earnings towards the employee retirement
contribution for a period of one -hundred and four (104) consecutive pay periods. The
104th and final pay period ended February 21St, 2015
ANALYSIS:
In accordance with the COIN Ordinance and the initial stages of the meet and confer
process, negotiations are ongoing. As a result, the parties to this side letter agreement in
the context of good faith negotiations in accordance with Government Code Section 3500
et seq. (Meyers-Milias-Brown Act) have agreed to extend the 5% employee contribution
for a period of 26 pay periods, while negotiations continue. The first pay period will be
effective February 22,d, 2015 and the deduction will continue by using Section 20516 as
stated by PERS to be "Cost Sharing."
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
The alternative is to allow the 5% employee contribution to expire effective February 21St,
2015. Based upon CMPMA's CaIPERS base salary of $1,381,264, the value of this
alternative is $69,063.
FISCAL REVIEW:
As stated previously in!the Alternatives Considered Section, the City will recognize a
total savings of approximately $69,063. Savings for the current Fiscal Year 2014-2015
of $23,906 and an additional $45,157 for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed the documents and approved them as to form.
CONCLUSION:
This Public Hearing is the first of the two mandated by the City's COIN Ordinance. The
final Public Hearing is scheduled for March 17th, 2015.
LANCE M. NAKAMOTO TAMARA S. LETOURNE U
Human Resources Manager
STEPHEN DUNIVENT
Interim Finance Director
DISTRIBUTION: Chief Executive Officer
City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS: I CMPMA Side Letter
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
TH6MA8 DU TE
City Attorney
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