Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Human Resources Director
Michelle Kuka, Employee Relations Manager
Subject: Successor Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Probation and Detention Association (PDA)
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 Probation and Detention Association (PDA) for the term of May 20, 2019 through May 28, 2022.
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BACKGROUND:
The current MOU expired on May 19, 2019. The County and PDA met and conferred in good faith and agreed to the terms as described in the Tentative Agreement on June 11, 2019. PDA's membership has since ratified the County's offer and the Tentative Agreement.
DISCUSSION:
This agreement covers all of the regular staff in classifications represented by PDA. The following summarizes the major changes.
Term
May 20, 2019 through May 28, 2022, three years.
Salary Adjustment
Classifications in this bargaining unit will receive Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increases as follows: 3% effective July 14, 2019, 3% effective May 31, 2020, and 3% effective May 30, 2021. In addition, employees in this bargaining unit will receive equity increases of 1% July 14, 2019, May 31, 2020, and May 30, 2021.
Other economic changes
Employees in this bargaining unit will receive 1% of longevity pay after the completion of the equivalent of five years, 2.5% after the completion of the equivalent of ten years, 4% after the equivalent of twenty years and those with 25 years of service shall receive 6% longevity pay. This longevity pay will be phased in over the life of the MOU as set forth in the tentative agreement. In addition, employees will begin to accrue vacation at higher increments beginning after the equivalent of five years of full time employment wit...
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