Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Human Resources Director
Nicole McKay, Employee Relations Manager
Subject: Successor Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Law Enforcement Unit (LEU)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing approval of the Tentative Agreement establishing the terms and conditions of a successor agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Law Enforcement Unit (LEU) for the term of December 30, 2018 through December 23, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
The current MOU expired on December 29, 2018, and the County concluded negotiations with LEU on December 12, 2018. The County and LEU have met and conferred in good faith and agreed to the terms as described in the Tentative Agreement. The LEU membership has ratified the Tentative Agreement.
DISCUSSION:
This agreement covers all of the staff in classifications represented by LEU. The following summarizes the major changes.
Term
December 30, 2018 through December 23, 2023, five years.
Salary Adjustment
Classifications in this bargaining unit will receive Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) increases as follows: 3% effective the First Full Pay Period after adoption (January 13, 2019), 3% effective December 15, 2019, between 2 and 3% based on CPI effective December 13, 2020, and between 2 and 4% based on CPI effective December 12, 2021 and December 11, 2022. In addition, employees in this bargaining unit will receive equity increases of 1% January 13, 2019, December 15, 2019 and December 13, 2020.
Other economic changes
Employees in this bargaining unit will receive 1% of longevity pay after the completion of the equivalent of five years. Additional longevity steps at 10 and 20 years will also increase by 1% and those with 25 years will receive an additional 2% over their current longevity pay. Employees represented by LEU will begin to accrue vacation at higher incremen...
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