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JOINT COUNCIL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - Personnel Director Coral Ferrin
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT / RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Tehama and the Joint Council of International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 39), effective 7/2/23 through 6/30/26 and approval of corresponding revisions to the Tehama County Master Salary Schedule
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Financial Impact:
The proposed contract allows for a 0% salary increase effective July 2, 2023, a 2.5% salary increase effective June 30, 2024, and a 3% salary increase effective June 29, 2025. The increased cost for the contract term through June 30, 2026 is approximately $1,753,213 for salary, payroll taxes, and County CalPERS contributions, of which approximately $508,431 is General Fund.
Background Information:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and the Joint Council Bargaining Unit expired on 07/01/23. Prior to the expiration date, the County began to meet and confer with the bargaining unit over a new successor MOU. The resulting MOU, if approved, will be for a three-year term effective 07/02/23 through 06/30/26 and will include the following agreements:
COMPENSATION: All employees in the bargaining unit will receive a 0% salary increase in the first year effective 07/02/23, a 2.5% salary increase in the second year effective 06/30/24, and a 3% salary increase in the third year effective 06/29/25.
HOLIDAYS: All employees in the bargaining unit will be entitled to the holiday Juneteenth (June 19) effective 2024 if the agreement is ratified and adopted by the Board on June 4, 2024. Additionally, effective in the calendar year 2025, all employees in the bargaining unit will be entitled to the holiday Caesar Chavez Day (March 31). Caesar Chavez Day (March 31) will be added in exchange for removal of Lincoln’s Birthday (February 12).
SAFETY SHOES AND REQUIRED UNIFORMS: All eligible employees in the classification series of Public Works Maintenance Worker, Fleet Mechanic, Facilities Maintenance Technician, Public Safety Vehicle & Equipment Mechanic, Professional and Paraprofessional Engineering, Code Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector will receive a reimbursement for safety shoes up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300) once per calendar year upon presentation of proof of purchase or repair by the employee instead of once every two years.
SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL: All employees eligible for shift differential under Article 11.2 who are working between the hours of 2:30 pm and 10:30 pm will receive an increase from a rate of forty (.40) cents to sixty (.60) cents per hour and between the hours of 10:30 pm and 2:00 pm an increase from a rate of seventy-five (.75) cents to one dollar (1.00) per hour for each hour worked. In addition, all employees eligible for shift differential under Article 11.3 will receive an additional fifty cents per hour for each hour worked.
ADDITIONAL CHANGES INCLUDE: Revisions included removing language and adding clarifying or non-economic language to several articles. This includes changes to Article 8.2 section (a) outlining the process for altering an employee’s 9/80 work schedule and requiring ten days advance written notice except for cases of an extreme emergency. Additional changes to Article 8.10 include agreeing to meet prior to the end of calendar year 2024 to discuss Department specific concerns regarding implementation of an alternate work schedule. Articles 9.4, 17.3, 26, and 27 were updated to reflect changes made during the County’s transition from semi-monthly to bi-weekly pay periods. In addition, Article 10 was updated to reflect the current bilingual pay practices in accordance with TCPR §3302 Bilingual Pay.
If the requested action is not approved, the collective bargaining unit process will not be complete.