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Adopt resolution amending Agreement No. 30228 with Patrick H. West, City Manager, to increase the City Manager's salary. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In accordance with instructions from the City Council, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement has been reached with three miscellaneous bargaining units. Since February 2016, City management has met with representatives of the following bargaining units to discuss their successor MOU terms:
• Long Beach Association of Confidential Employees (LBACE) - 37 employees
• Long Beach Managers Association (LBMA) - 292 employees
• City Prosecutors Association (CPA) - 19 employees
The proposed successor MOUs with these bargaining units and City Council Resolution to approve the MOUs are attached. In addition, the proposed City Council Resolution extends the general MOU terms outlined below to the unrepresented miscellaneous and management employees, as instructed by the City Council. The unrepresented miscellaneous and management employees account for approximately 106 employees.
The proposed compensation provisions are consistent with recent agreements reached with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The proposed MOUs include a four-year term, from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2019, and the following major provisions:
1. General Wage Increase:
• 2 percent effective October 1, 2016
• 2 percent effective October 1, 2017
• 2 percent effective October 1, 2018
2. One-Time Lump Sum Payment - October 1, 2015, a one-time ad hoc payment of 3 percent of annual base pay will be provided on a prorated basis to current eligible employees that worked during October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
3. Skill Pay - Effective June 1, 2017, the Floor Warden Skill pay will be eliminated.
4. Overtime - During the term of the MOU, the bargaining units agree to meet and confer over changes to City overtime policies.
5. Healthcare - The formula for employees' contributio...
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