Resolution 09150CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 9150
ADOPTING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA AND THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF TEE CITY OF ALAMEDA
that the attached Memorandum of Understanding agreed to between
\ the City's representatives and the Alameda Municipal Management
LIA,A ' and Confidential Employees Association is hereby adopted, to be
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effective July 1, 1979.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the City of Alameda, hereinafter
called the "City," and the Alameda Municipal Management and Confidential Employees
Association hereinafter called the "Association," represents the results of meeting
and conferring in good faith in accordance with Section 3505 of the California
Government Code, and covers those areas of mutual agreement for the period of July 1,
1979 through June 30, 1980.
The parties executing this Memorandum are the duly appointed representatives of the
Association and the Municipal Employee Relations Officer of The City of Alameda. The
adjustments to wages, hours and conditions of employment set forth in this Memorandum
have been discussed in good faith between the parties hereto. The representatives of
the Association agree to its acceptance by its members of all adjustments set forth
herein, and along with the Municipal Employee Relations Officer, agree to recommend
to the City Council that all adjustments set forth herein be adopted in full by the
City Council in the manner and under the procedure prescribed by law. It is understood
by the parties that the adjustments set forth herein represent only recommended changes
in existing policies and procedures as stated in various ordinances, resolutions and
memoranda, and are not represented as a complete and comprehensive statement of these
policies and procedures. It is also understood that any adjustments which by law
require action by the City Council shall become effective and in force only if the
Council takes such action by its affirmative vote.
The recommendations of the parties to this Memorandum of Understanding include:
1. Dental Care
Effective July 1, 1979, the City shall contribute Twenty-two Dollars and Forty-one
Cents ($22.41) per month per eligible employee toward the City's dental plan.
2. Kaiser Health Insurance Plan
Effective July 1, 1979, the City shall make the following contributions per month
per eligible employee toward the Kaiser Health Insurance Plan:
Employee $ 30.90
Employee and one dependent $ 61.80
Employee and two or more dependents $ 89.28
Effective November 1, 1979, the contribution shall be increasod to the fol 1 wing
rate:
Employee
Employee and one dependent
Employee and two or more dependents
3. Blue Cross Insurance Plan
$ 31.91
$ 63.82
$ 92.17
Effective July 1, 1979, the City shall make the fol lowinq contribution per month
per eligible employee toward the Blue Cross Health Insurance Plan:
Employee $ 44.03
Employee and one dependent $105.95
Employee and two or more dependents $131.32
4. Insurance
The City shall pay the full premium for term life, accidental death and dis-
memberment insurance for employees represented by the Association with coverage
provided per employee of $15,000.00.
5. Sick Leave Stud,/
At the request of the City the Association will undertake a study of the
whole sick leave program.
6. Layoffs
If the City decides to lay off any employee or discontinue any position
represented by the Association , the Association shall receive notice
concurrently with the affected employee.
7. Private Vehicle Use Reimbursement
The City shall reimburse employees represented by the Association for authorized
use of personal automobiles on City business at the rate of Seventeen Cents
(17() per mile effective July 1, 1979.
8. Classifications
The City shall undertake within the 1979-1980 fiscal year, if resources are
available, a comprehensive study of certain classifications of confidential
employees and those below department heads represented by the Association.
Such study shall include an analysis of responsibilities and a comparison of
compensation levels in positions within the City, in other reasonably compar-
able cities, and, where applicable, in private sector employment in the region.
9. Safety Forces
ClassifiCations in the Police and Fire Departments represented by the Association
shall continue to receive benefits under the Educational Training Incentive Program,
uniform allowance and holiday pay provided by the City to safety forces employees.
10. Funeral Leave
In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee who has one (1) or
more years of uninterrupted service with the City, the employee shall, upon request,
be granted such time off with pay as is necessary to make arrangements for the
funeral and attend same, not to exceed three (3) regularly scheduled working days.
This provision does not apply if the death occurs during the employee's paid
vacation, or while the employee is on leave of absence, layoff, or sick leave.
For the purposes of this provision, the immediate family shall be restricted to
father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
grandparents and grandchildren. At the request of the City, the employee will
furnish a death certificate and proof of relationship.
Funeral leave applies only in instances in which the employee attends the funeral
or is required to make funeral arrangements, but is not applicable for other
purposes such as settling the estate of the deceased.
11. Illness in the Immediate Family
An employee may use up to twenty (20) hours of accrued sick leave in any twleve
(12) consecutive month period for illness in the immediate family. For the pur-
pose of this provision, immediate family means spouse, child or dependent living
within the employee's household. At the City's request the employee will provide
satisfactory evidence of the facts justifying such absence.
12. -Floating Holiday in Lieu of Columbus Day
Effective july 1, 1979 a floating holiday shall be substituted for Columbus Day.
The date on which the floating holiday may be celebrated by the employee shall
be by mutual agreement between the employee and his or her Department Head or
designated representative.
13. Expenses Reimbursement for Conferences and Professional Development
The City acknowledges that it is of value to the City for members of the
Association" to keep up with developments in areas of Their responsibility. The
City shall review the tentative allocations made in the 1979-1980 budget for
conferences, memberships in professional societies, and educational reimbursement
for professional development of members of the "Association" in areas of their
responsibility.
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14. Recognition of Extraordinary Time Requirements on Management Employees
a. As partial, recognition of the special responsibilities undertaken by manage-
ment employees, those management employees represented by The Association who
are required to put in time on-the-job beyond a normal m^nagomen| work week
shall be credited with up to five working days during a fiscal year as "admini-
strative leave" in lieu of overtime. This administrative leave time will not be
accumulative from one year to 1bc next.
At the option of the management employee, administrative leave time may be
exchanged at the end of the fiscal year for direct payment calculated at straight
time at the employee's salaried rate.
Administrative leave shall be approved by the City Manager after an annual review
of the management employee's extraordinary time requirements.
b. Without regard to the above provisions for administrative leave, the City
Manager may, at the request of the department head, authorize "special leave"
time off to management personnel for required work in unusual or emergency
situations, not to exceed five working days during the fiscal year. In addition,
/nformo| short periods of time may be authorized as informal compensatory time
off, for periods of less than a working day.
�15. Salaries
The salaries for the classifications represented by the Association are set forth
in Appendix A.
16. Health 8, Welfare Study
The City intends to evaluate the hospital-medical, life insurance, and dental
plans which are currently available to employees. In the event that it may be
possible to provide hospital-medical, life insurance and dental coverage as
nearly comparable as possible to the benefits in effect on July 1, 1979' without
additional cost to the City or tbe employees, the City may substitute new insurance
carriers. The Association will be given an opportunity to review the coverage
afforded under such substitute plans before they are implemented.
17. Term of Agreement
This Memorandum of Understanding shall be effective upon ratification by the
Association and approval by the Alameda City Council for the period July 1, 1979
through June 30, leun' but in no event shall it become effective on a date
earlier than July 1, 1979.
This Memorandum of Understanding is subject to all existing State laws and the City
Charter, ordinances, resolutions and administrative rules of the City except as
expressly provided to the contrary by this Memorandum of Understanding. The City
of Alameda agrees to continue with any and all fringe benefits sLich as holidays,
vaca+iuns, sick |eavo and retirement.
ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT AND
CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
By
By
By
CITY OF ALAMEDA
APPENDIX "A"
STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP
1 2 3 4 5
General Accounting Supervisor $1551 $1626 $1707 $1790 $1878
Legal Secretary 1138 1193 1251 1310 1376
Deputy City Clerk 1138 1193 1251 1310 1376
Asst. to the City Manager (HCDA) 1758 1844 1935 2029 2130
Administrative Secretary to the 1193 1251 1310 1376 1443
City Manager
Senior Typist Clerk (City Manager's 964 1011 1060 1110 1165
Office
Planning Director 2353 2469 2588 2715 2849
Assistant Planning Director/Zoning 1844 1935 2029 2130 2234
Administrator
Personnel Director 2244 2353 2469 2588 2715
Associate Planner-Urban Design 1675 1758 1844 1935 2029
Senior Personnel Analyst 1626 1707 1790 1878 1973
Personnel Typist Clerk 964 1011 1060 1110 1165
Personnel Clerk 964 1011 1060 1110 1165
Assistant Purchasing Agent 1551 1626 1707 1790 1878
Chief Building Inspector 2078 2182 2288 2400 2519
City Engineer 2912 3056 3209 3369 3532
Assistant City Engineer 2353 2469 2588 2715 2849
Senior Civil Engineer 2078 2182 2288 2400 2519
Administrative Services Supervisor 1776 1851 1932 2015 2103
Public Works Maintenance Superintendent 2078 2182 2288 2400 2519
Fire Chief -- -- 2918 3062 3214
Assistant Fire Chief (5) 2322 2435 2553
Chief of Police 2918 3062 3214
Police Captain (2) -- -- 2469 2588 2715
Director of Recreation and Parks 2410 2529 2651 2782 2918
Assistant Director of Recreation and 2078 2182 2288 2400 2519
Parks
Park Maintenance Supervisor 1443 1516 1589 1665 1748
Golf Course Maintenance Supervisor 1717 1800 1888 1983 2078
City Librarian 2140 2244 2353 2469 2588
Supervising Librarian (4) 1409 1478 1551 1626 1707
Personnel Aide-CETA Coordinator 1443 1512 1587 1065 1747
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of the City
of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 4th day of September, 1979,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Diament, Sherratt, and Tillman, (3).
NOES: Councilman Stone and President Corica, (2).
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 5th day of September, 1979.
Acting City Clerk of the City of Alameda