Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors (sitting as the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo)
From: Debbie McIntyre, Executive Director, Housing Authority
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 57 (AFSCME)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo (HACSM), adopt a Resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 57 (AFSCME) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.
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BACKGROUND:
The previous Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 57 (AFSCME) and the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo (HACSM) expired on September 30, 2025. AFSCME and HACSM finalized the negotiation process for updated terms to the MOU on April 22, 2026. The membership of the union ratified HACSM’s total tentative agreement on May 1, 2026.
As a distinct governmental entity, HACSM is a separate employer from the County of San Mateo. HACSM’s labor management consultant, Industrial Employer & Distributors Association (IEDA), acted as the consultant to management and served as the chief negotiator on behalf of HACSM.
DISCUSSION:
The following summarizes the primary results of the negotiations:
Term:
October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028 (three years)
Salary Increases:
• 3.25% increase effective the first full pay period in October 2025.
• Re-opener for Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) in October 2026.
• Re-opener for Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) in October 2027.
Holidays
HACSM will add March 31, Farmworkers Day, to its list of recognized paid holidays under Section 14 of the MOU.
HACSM shall provide two (2) paid Winter Recess holidays in December 2026 and December 2027 (sixteen hours for full-time employees). Winter Recess Holidays shall be taken between December 27 - December 31 each year (2026 and 2027).
Hospitalization and Medical Care
Effective the pay period following Housing Authority execution of the 2025 - 2028 MOU, the Authority will pay 90% of the cost of the medical, dental and vision plan and the employees will pay 10% of the cost of the medical, dental and vision plan.
Other Terms:
The MOU contains some "housekeeping" items that clarify or revise contract language, which have no associated costs and little to no impact on personnel rules.
The tentative agreement ratified by the membership of the union is included with this Board memorandum for reference. The final MOU will be executed on the terms outlined in that tentative agreement and the enclosed Resolution.
The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with this action. HACSM is 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The cost of the negotiated COLA for 2025 and the percentage change to health insurance for represented HACSM employees will be approximately $201,500.