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PERSONNEL - Personnel Director Coral Ferrin
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request approval for the Personnel Director to sign the side letter of agreement revising the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the County of Tehama and the Joint Council International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39 to add Article 9.7: Commercial Driver’s License (Class A or Class B) Incentive Pay and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Trainer Incentive Pay, effective 1/7/25
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Financial Impact:
If the proposed action is approved, the total financial impact will be approximately $41,040 for the remainder of FY 2024/25 and approximately $82,080 for FY 2025/26.
Background Information:
Through the meet and confer process, the parties have met and agreed to add the language of Article 9.7: Commercial Driver’s License (Class A or Class B) Incentive Pay and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Trainer Incentive Pay effective January 7, 2025. The purpose of Article 9.7 is to provide incentive pay for those employees who are required to possess and maintain a California Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A or Class B license and for those employees who are certified and registered as trainers through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) program to train other employees to test for their CDL as a condition of their employment. This language will apply to eligible employees only.
If approved, an employee in a classification, required to possess and maintain a California Commercial driver’s license (Class A), or California Commercial driver’s license (Class B) shall receive an additional one dollar ($1.00) per hour in addition to base pay. Additionally, employees who are designated by the Public Works Director and/or their designee as an FMCSA Trainer shall receive one dollar ($1.00) per hour in addition to base pay, not to exceed two dollars ($2.00) per hour under this section.
The Personnel Office and the Joint Council bargaining unit have met and conferred regarding this proposed addition and an agreement has been reached.