HomeMy WebLinkAbout48 - PH-1 - Civic Openness in Negotiations (COIN) - 6/16/2015C/T Y COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 16th, 2015 ITEM NUMBER: PH -1
SUBJECT: CIVIC OPENNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS (COIN) ORDINANCE FIRST
PUBLIC HEARING OF THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE SIDE
LETTER AGREEMENT (Attachment 1) TO THE 2013-2016 MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
AND THE COSTA MESA CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CMCEA).
DATE: JUNE 3RD, 2015
FROM: CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE/HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
PRESENTATION LAURA KALTY, CHIEF NEGOTIATOR
BY: TAMARA S. LETOURNEAU, ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
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.
2. Schedule the second and final Public Hearing as required by COIN for July 7th, 2015.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS:
The current Memorandum of Understanding between the City and CMCEA specifies a
"singular reopener." The negotiations shall be limited to base salary only, Article 3 —
Salaries and Wages, 3.1 states:
"...Therefore, on or about June 1, 2015, the parties shall convene the meet and
confer process in this singular regard."
At the March 17th, 2015 City Council Meeting, the City Council formally approved Assistant
Chief Executive Officer Tamara S. Letourneau and Laura Kalty, Partner, Liebert Cassidy
Whitmore to represent the City in negotiations with the CMCEA in accordance with the COIN
Ordinance. The City Council also approved and directed staff to have the independent fiscal
analysis completed of the current CMCEA MOU.
Subsequently, as the result of a legal Settlement Agreement (Attachment II) reached by
representatives from the City and CMCEA, the Parties agreed upon a wage increase for
CMCEA represented classifications.
The following are the relevant COIN provisions of the Side Letter Agreement:
Wage Increase. The CMCEA members shall be provided with a four percent
(4%) base wage inclusive of the pay period of July 1, 2015. This wage increase
is expressly conditioned upon the City's compliance with the COIN process
required by the City's Municipal Code prior to implementation of the wage
increase.
• Unfreezing of Merit Increases. The City will unfreeze merit increases effective
June 28th, 2015, and this provision shall be set forth in the new MOU between
the City and CMCEA.
The corresponding CMCEA salary resolution will be presented at the July 71h, 2015
meeting for approval and adoption.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
The parties through a legal Settlement Agreement have mutually agreed to the terms
stipulated in the Side Letter and appropriate alternatives need not be considered as a result.
FISCAL REVIEW:
The Fiscal Impact Analysis (Attachment III) prepared and posted in compliance with the
COIN Ordinance recognizes City costs of approximately $1,154,297 for the Fiscal Year
2015-2016.
CONCLUSION:
This Public Hearing is the first of the two mandated City Council Meetings conducted
pursuant to the COIN Ordinance. The final Public Hearing is scheduled for July 7th, 2015.
LANCE M. NAKAMOTO
Human R sou, s Manager
THOM S DUAR E
City Attorney
DISTRIBUTION: Chief Executive Officer
City Clerk
TAMARA S. LETOURNEA
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
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Interim Finance Director
ATTACHMENTS: I CMCEA Side Letter Agreement
II Settlement Agreement
III COIN Fiscal Impact Analvsis
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