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Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the 2016-2019 Memorandum of Understanding with the Long Beach Supervisors Employees Association. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In accordance with instructions from the City Council, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement has been reached with the Long Beach Supervisors Employees Association (LBSEA) bargaining unit. The LBSEA represents approximately 90 supervisory employees throughout the City in such classifications as Fleet Services Supervisor, Gas Maintenance Supervisor, General Maintenance Supervisor, Park Maintenance Supervisor, Street Maintenance Supervisor and Water Utility Supervisor.
Since October 2016, City management and LBSEA representatives have held six negotiation sessions regarding their first MOU, since being recognized as a new employee organization in July 2016. A tentative agreement has been reached and jointly signed by representatives of the City and the LBSEA.
The proposed MOU is for a three-year agreement from July 15, 2016 through September 30, 2019, and includes the following major provisions:
1. General Wage Increase:
§ 2 percent effective October 1, 2016
§ 2 percent effective beginning of the pay period of City Council approval
§ 2 percent effective October 1, 2018
§ Economic Crisis Clause - allows the City to re-open the MOU if the City faces a fiscal hardship as defined by Long Beach Municipal Code Section 3.94.030.C. Changes to the MOU provisions must be based on a mutual agreement.
2. Compensation Study - to jointly conduct a salary/compensation survey of benchmark positions using the traditional ten-benchmark agencies beginning on or before November 1, 2018. This will be used to provide information to the parties for successor MOU negotiations. The results do not require the City to provide any level of compensation.
3. Higher Classification Pay - Increase rate from $0.80 per hour to $1.60 per hour.
4. Floor Warden Skill Pay - Effective July 1, 2017, the skill pa...
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